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When it involves money, a person's personality serves a meaningful role in their financial decision-making. Each person is unique, and that's what makes us human, so it really shouldn't come as a shock that there are certain personality types that are more likely to have money issues than others. It's tough to modify your personality traits, especially when you're older, so simply having an understanding of how your personality affects your financial decisions can help you make better financial decisions down the road. It's without a doubt an important topic to understand, as money challenges can intensify rapidly and you can find yourself in deep water within the blink of an eye. This article will look at 4 different personality types whom are more likely to have money complications, together with some recommended ways to improve your financial situation if you fall into one of these personality classifications.
- The Risk-Takers
Economically speaking, the higher the risk the higher the reward, but the likelihood of experiencing high risk success is significantly low. Some people are born as risk-takers, others develop this personality trait gradually; but most of the time, it's the thrill of the risk that these types of people revel in. Statistically, the likelihood of financial success for the risk-takers are low, so it is vital for these types of people to diversify their risks to increase their chances of financial success. These individuals can make high-risk investments, but they can't put all their eggs in one basket. A mix of high-risk and low-risk investments will substantially improve their financial future.
- The Spenders
Whether they're wealthy or not, the spenders are the types of people who live life to the fullest without taking into consideration the financial effects of their decision-making. Whether they're spending money to have fun, look good, or to simply please others, the spenders are more likely to accumulate significant amounts of debt which can take a long period of time to repay. Consequently, their opportunity of financial success are considerably impeded. Saving money is the key to financial success, so to avoid overspending, the spenders need to consider setting up a budget to observe their spending habits and at the same time, study the triggers that cause them to spend their money to begin with. Addressing the triggers that cause these types of people to overspend is the key to fixing the issue.
- The Ignorants
The ignorants are normally the type of people that are financially uneducated and have no interest in improving their financial skills. The ignorants may have a similar way of thinking to the risk-takers in that they want to 'live life to the fullest' and as a result, spend all of their money and wind up in debt. It's crucial that folks with this personality trait learn the value of money and how it can be used to provide a better future. Instead of thinking about now, they should aim to think about how spending their money now will affect their future. Take an interest in learning how to budget by reading online blog posts and articles. Who knows, they might actually enjoy it?
- The Pessimists
In bleak contrast to the risk-takers, the pessimists have a tendency pass up on opportunities to make money purely because they're afraid they won't succeed. When it relates to large investments like purchasing a house or investing in the stock market, the pessimist will avoid taking any risks for fear of losing their hard-earned money. The challenge with the pessimists is that by avoiding all risks, they will feel more secure, and this will impair their opportunity of financial growth and success. An ideal solution for the pessimists is to diversify their investments in a wide-range of markets to make certain that they have a well-balanced portfolio that is low-risk and offers an opportunity for a good return.
There are naturally many other types of personalities than the ones specified above, however these are likely the most common personality traits that inhibits financial growth and can result in money issues. In today's world, money is without question extremely important not only for survival, but also to be able to enjoy the only life we have. Just because you have particular personality traits doesn't suggest that you can't modify some of them over time to be more financially responsible. If you need any assistance with your finances, or you've found yourself facing a mountain of debt due to overspending, get in touch with Bankruptcy Experts Darwin on 1300 795 575 for assistance, or visit _URL_ for more details.


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MCHN 1320 - Precision Tools and Measurement
An introduction to the modern science of dimensional metrology. Emphasis on the identification, selection, and application of various types of precision instruments associated with the machining trade. Practice of basic layout and piece part measurements while using standard measuring tools.
Recommended Basic Skills prerequisites: INRW 0305, MATH 0305
Semester Hours: (3-2-3)
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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium
(Redirected from Paper)
- Paper (material): A type of material made of flat sheets of dried, fibrous substances, but most commonly refers to those made from wood pulp.
- Newspaper: Periodical publications presenting current news and commentary on politics, government, business, sport and other matters of public interest.
- Scientific article: The most common unit of formal communication in a scientific context, typically describing a piece of new scientific research, or providing an overview about the state of research on a specific topic.
- An academic paper, such as:
- A research article, report, project or essay ("A paper on... the history of the three-legged race")
- A published, peer-reviewed article
- Educational documents: "Term Papers", "Exam Papers"
- Plural of any of above, except that plural sheets of the material are usually pieces of paper
- The archived work of a notable personality ("The Papers of Bozo the Clown at the University of ___")
- Government documents: "Westminster Papers"; "Parliamentary Papers"; "White Paper"
- Collected works about an individual, e.g., "Presidential Papers"
- Official documents identifying a person's identity such as a passport or ID card, e.g., "Show me your papers"


text: Industry and the environment: the problem; industrial development; environmental degradation; plan for the book. Industry and natural resources: the problem; industrial water consumption; industrial energy consumption; industrial minerals consumption; conclusions. Industrial pollution: the problem; industrial air pollution; industrial water pollution; industrial solid wastes; hazardous industrial wastes; toxic chemicals; the example of Katowice; conclusions. Processes and pollution in selected industries: the problem; electronic manufacturing; iron and steel; textiles; motor vehicle manufacturing; petroleum refining; leather tanning; pulp and paper mills; electric lamp manufacturing; conclusions. Economic implications of industrial pollution abatement: the problem; pollution abatement analysis; investments in pollution abatement in selected countries; economic impacts of long term structural changes; economic impacts at the macroeconomic level; economic impacts as the process level; waste-paper production; printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing; corrosion protection of components; textile printing; potato-starch manufacturing; preparation of moulding sands in the foundry industry; production of semi-synthetic antibiotics from penicillin; summary of other case-studies.


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Noun: nitrate 'nI,treyt
 1. Any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
Verb: nitrate 'nI,treyt
 1. (chemistry) treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
 "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol"
Derived forms: nitrated, nitrates, nitrating
Type of: chemical compound, compound, process, treat
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evive has an inbuilt piezo buzzer, which is an electronic device commonly used to produce sound or tone. The piezo buzzer is connected to digital pin 46 of Arduino Mega and is controlled via PWM.
Piezo buzzer is based on the inverse principle of piezoelectricity discovered in 1880 by Jacques and Pierre Curie. It is the phenomena of generating electricity when mechanical pressure is applied to certain materials. The vice versa is also true. Such materials are called piezoelectric materials. Piezo-ceramic is a class of manmade material, which poses piezoelectric effect and is widely used to make a disc, the heart of piezo buzzer. When subjected to an alternating electric field they stretch or compress, in accordance with the frequency of the signal thereby producing sound.
How to Control Piezo Buzzer in Arduino IDE
To generate the electric signal from evive to control evive, we use tone() function. It generates a square wave of the specific frequency with a 50% duty cycle on digital pin 46. A duration can be specified, otherwise, the wave continues until a call to noTone(). Only one tone can be generated at a time. If a tone is already playing on a different pin, the call to tone() will have no effect. If the tone is playing on the same pin, the call will set its frequency.
The frequency range is from 31 Hz to 65535 Hz.
tone(pin, frequency, duration)
- pin: the pin on which to generate the tone
- frequency: the frequency of the tone in hertz - unsigned int
- duration: the duration of the tone in milliseconds (optional) - unsigned long
To illustrate the use of piezo buzzer please see the following code:
How to Control Piezo Buzzer in Scratch
Play tone block is used to play sound on evive buzzer. When it is executed it plays the tone of specified frequency/note for a specific duration/beat. The note and the beat can be selected from the drop down menu. Also the user can input the specific frequency and duration (in milliseconds).
There is an inbuilt buzzer in evive connected to digital pin 46. By default, this pin is selected.
This block can be used in Arduino Mode as well as in Scratch Mode.
Playing tone using keyboard pins in Scratch mode.
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Methods in Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) of a product
Suh S, Huppes G (2005)
Journal of Cleaner Production 13(7):687-697
Methods for Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) compilation are reviewed and compared. In total, six methods are distinguished. They are LCI computation using process flow diagram; matrix expression of product system; input–output (IO) based LCI; and three different forms of hybrid analysis: the tiered hybrid analysis, the IO-based hybrid analysis, and the integrated hybrid analysis. Theory and principles of these methods are presented using a numerical example, and evaluated with regard to data requirements, uncertainty of source data, upstream system boundary, technological system boundary, geographical system boundary, available analytical tools, time and labour intensity, simplicity of application, required computational tools and available software tools. Compliance of these methods to ISO standards is discussed. Finally, conclusions are drawn, combined with a view on the future outlook of these inventory building methods.


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- Scientific Name:
- Astragalus and Oxytropis species
- Where Found:
- 300 different species in North America; those of toxic concern typically found from the Rocky Mountains westward and Western Texas into New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico.
- Toxic to Horses
- Toxic Principles:
- Clinical Signs:
- The plant is not very palatable, but will be eaten by animals with no other forage; once eaten, animals become "addicted" to the plant and will not consume other forage. The toxic principle has the most profound effect on the brain, and toxicity (known as "locoism") occurs after ingestion of more than 30% of the animal's body weight over a period of 6 weeks or longer. Clinical signs include a loss of sensory and motor nerve function, central nervous system depression, progressive loss of coordination, inability to eat and drink, as well as fetal death and birth defects. Affected animals may become excessively excitable and wild when stimulated, and may also become unaware of their surroundings.
If your pet ingested this plant, contact your local veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at _PHONE_.*
* A $65 consultation fee may apply.
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Strange things I see frequently
I don't know if they didn't get the memo, but a startlingly large number of people talking on cell phones in Mexico hold the phone in front of their mouth while talking. It is as if they didn't know that the mouthpiece on these things was designed to pick up their voice WHILE the body of the phone is pressed to their ear. This allows for a quite handy full-duplex conversation, a wonderful feature of modern life. I never noticed this type of behavior in other countries I have visited, so what is up with Mexico or its cell phones?


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The Waste Prevention and Management Regulation, 2012, which came into effect on 18 April 2012 in Bhutan is a comprehensive regulation for the waste minimization and management. It establishes various agencies and monitoring authorities for the effective implementation of this regulation, and is applied to all point sources and/or point of origin of different types of waste and their management.
National Environment Commission (NEC) is the apex monitoring body under this regulation which shall coordinate and monitor the overall performance of Implementing Agencies designated to efficiently implement the provisions of this Regulation. And, the Royal Bhutan Police shall assist the implementing agencies in achieving full compliance.
This regulation is a strong measure to deal with the existing bad scenario of waste disposal and management in Bhutan.
Chapter 2 of the Waste Prevention and Management Regulation, 2012 states the general provisions and provides summary to the whole purpose of this regulation.
Some of the salient features of the general provisions are:
Providing safe and healthy environment to the community at all times
Prohibition from disposing waste by every person or an organization in any manner unless required by this regulation
Inherent duties on each person regarding
- Safe storage and disposal of waste
- Handle waste without endangering the person or the environment
- Complying and cooperating with the initiatives of waste management required under this regulation
- Cooperation to implementing agencies and authorized service provider for the proper implementation of this regulation
A person on having knowledge of any person disposing waste of any nature into the environment shall report to the nearest local authority or the Royal Bhutan Police
Restriction of sanitary landfill or open dump site in certain locations such as within a distance in or around human settlements, near water catchment areas, rivers, wetlands or ground water sources, landslide prone areas, notified area of endangered wildlife habitation and near monuments.
Identification of an area as an open dump site for a specific duration by NEC which can close or upgrade these sites depending upon their impact on health and environment
Removal of non-functional vehicles or machineries stranded in one public place.
Formulation of appropriate mechanisms to prevent and control the waste and nuisance caused by stray domestic animals
This regulation has laid down many provisions for handling and management of hazardous or infectious waste which are to be followed by implementing agency such as to have in place a system for safe storage, handling and disposal of hazardous wastes, providing personal protective equipments, labeling of containers having hazardous contents and maintaining detail records regarding incidents of injuries, accidents and non-compliance to the regulation.
For waste management services, the implementing agency in consultation with the Sanitary Committee may formulate collection mechanisms and propose chargeable fee amount that may vary for residential, commercial institutions and corporations. The fees, charges and fines collected are used for purposes such as outsourcing of waste collection services; public education and awareness programs; fund research, technical capacity development programs; cleaning campaigns, maintenance of existing waste management infrastructures; and incentives & awards for exemplary waste management initiatives.
The implementation agencies or responsible authorities for the above mentioned provisions are:
The National Environment Commission
The Royal Bhutan Police
Dzongdag monitoring authority within Dzongkhag jurisdiction
Dungpa, Gup, Mangmi, Divisional Forest Officer, Park Managers and institutional heads shall be the implementing agencies within respective territorial jurisdictions
Department of Roads in collaboration with the Road Safety and Transport Authority
WASTE MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES This regulation classifies wastes into four categories for the purpose of clearly demarcating the roles of implementing agencies under respective waste categories for the effective waste management. The provisions under these four waste management categories are as follows:
A. Medical Wastes Management
Under this section, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests shall monitor the Implementing agencies which include health clinics, hospitals, BHUS, Department of Livestock, Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency and Drug Regulatory Authority.
Medical wastes under this regulation are classified into the categories of general waste, pathological waste, infectious waste, sharps, pharmaceutical waste, chemical waste, radioactive waste and pressurized containers. And, this regulation has laid out comprehensive provisions for the prevention and management of each category of medical waste mentioned above.
B. Municipal Waste Management
Under this section, the Ministry of Works and Human Settlement shall be responsible for monitoring the implementation within the jurisdiction of Thromde with the help of municipal offices of the Thromde and Dzongkhag as implementing agencies.
Some of the responsibilities to be undertaken by Thromde for managing municipal waste are:
- Proper waste management including segregation, collection, processing, transport and disposal to designated sites
- Provide separate containers for biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes at every point source for the waste segregation
- Collect waste management service fees and other charges
- Safe handling, storage and disposal of hazardous or infectious waste
- Collection and treatment of leachate from a sanitary landfill before its release into the environment
- Conduction of advocacy programs and awareness programs.
The implementing agencies shall designate Thromde Inspectors for the effective implementation of the municipal waste management provisions under this regulation. Responsibilities are entrusted to waste traders and scrap dealers to ensure cleanliness while dealing with municipal wastes, provide protective equipment to their workers and ensure suspicious recyclable wastes are not purchased.
C. Industrial Waste Management
Under this section, the Ministry of Economic Affairs in cooperation with other related agencies shall monitor the implementing agencies.
The salient provisions of the regulation under this section are:
- Trading of waste or waste products by an individual or firm without the permit from competent authority is prohibited.
- Waste or waste products trading requires license issued by Ministry of Economic Affairs
- To get environment clearance is mandatory for a business person engaged in the waste and waste products trading.
- Without the prior consent of the importing country, export of hazardous industrial waste, by-products and raw materials of industrial processes by an individual or firm shall not be allowed.
- The industrial waste generators have to undertake the responsibilities of segregation (into biodegradable, recyclable and non-recyclable), treatment, proper collection, transport and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
- The industrial waste generators have to ensure that the effluent discharge and gaseous emissions should be within prescribed national standards and a detail documentation is maintained of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from generation to disposal in terms of quantity, characteristics and components.
Incentives like exemption from Bhutan sales tax, Income tax and custom duties for 20 years, exemption from license fee etc. may be provided to any licensed person engaged in the activities of waste collection, recycling, reuse or value addition to the waste.
Under this section a Waste Management Fund is established which deposits any revenue generated from the implementation of this regulation and is used for many activities related to waste analysis, minimization and management initiatives.
D. E-Waste Management The provisions under this section will be implemented by the e-waste management entity and the Thromdes, Dzongkhags, Gewog and Chiwog with overall directives and guidelines from the Department of Information Technology and Telecom shall monitor the implementation by the e-waste management entity.
This section have laid down detailed provisions for every producer, importer, exporter, transporter, consumer or bulk consumer for the management and handling of e-waste.
An E-waste fund is created under this section by the Department of Information Technology and Telecom in consultation with the NEC to finance the implementation of e-waste management system and carry out related tasks.
There is an entire chapter under the Waste Prevention and Management Regulation, 2012 dealing with Waste management in government reserved forest including protected areas and Dzongkhag communities. The implementing agency for this purpose is the Divisional Forestry Officer or Park Manager and the monitoring authority is the Ministry for Agriculture and Forests.
The guidelines for solid waste collection and transportation within communities are also mentioned under this section. A Regional Waste Collection Centre may be coordinated by different Dzongkhags to promote economic viability of inorganic solid waste for the reuse or recycling purposes by interested agencies.
Fine and administrative action
This regulation imposes fines and administrative actions on individuals or organizations for various offences.
TABLE 1: Offence and fine schedule
Offence (acts of noncompliance)
Fine amount (Nu. per instance)
Littering at any public places
dumping of wastes in places other than approved sites
Operating business establishments without providing waste bins for customer usage
Any nature of waste being found within a boundary of a household or business unit
Urinating or defecating in a public place
sale of goods or services on the streets and pedestrian walkways without approval
dumping wastes into the streams, rivers, drainage systems or other water bodies
dumping of industrial waste in areas other than designated location or facility
collection of waste without permit from the relevant authority
dumping of construction waste including excavated materials and structural demolition waste in places other than designated sites
9000 per truck load
Upon completion of a construction work, failure to clean up the remnants of the construction materials in and around a
construction area, streets, roads or pedestrian pathways
Placing or storing of goods, including commercial and construction materials, on the streets, roads, and pedestrian pathways without permission of the relevant authority
failure to provide common waste bins by house owners
failure to segregate solid waste when segregation facilities
are available or provided with
failure to record detail information on accident, noncompliance or other detail in particular to medical, industrial or any hazardous waste as required to be included in a report
dumping or releasing of waste into the prohibited areas by
dumping or releasing of industrial, medical or other hazardous wastes including spillage during transportation in any places other than designated or approved facility
giving false or distorted information or report
an Implementing Agency failing to:
provide or cause to be provided with safety gears for the personnel handling hazardous or infectious wastes


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Producer's Notes: Chasing Beetles, Finding Darwin
Today QUEST TV broadcasts its half-hour documentary "Chasing Beetles, Finding Darwin," which tells the story of California Academy of Sciences beetle expert David Kavanaugh's unusual prediction that a new species of beetle would be found in Northern California's Trinity Alps.
The film follows Kavanaugh and his collaborator, University of California-Berkeley doctoral candidate Sean Schoville, as they search for the beetle, then put possible candidates to the test by dissecting them under the microscope and doing genetic testing on them.
It's rare for a biologist to predict the discovery of a new species – even for someone like Kavanaugh, who has discovered 73 new species. For his prediction, he drew inspiration from Charles Darwin's own prediction, which the English naturalist and founder of modern evolutionary biology made in 1862.
When Darwin saw an orchid from Madagascar with a foot-long nectare, he predicted that a pollinator would be found with a tongue (called a proboscis) long enough to reach the nectar inside the orchid's very thin, elongated nectar "pouch." Darwin's prediction was based on his finding that all living beings are related to each other and that some of them evolve closely together. His prediction came true in 1903, when a moth was discovered in Madagascar with a long, thin proboscis, which it uncurls to reach the nectar in the orchid's nectare. In the process of feeding from the orchid, the moth serves as its pollinator. The moth was given the scientific name Xanthopan morganii praedicta, in honor of Darwin's prediction.
"Chasing Beetles, Finding Darwin" is QUEST TV's contribution to the celebration of Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book "On the Origin of Species."
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Safe Practices in Handling Molecular Sieves
General Use and in the Process Industry
General Precautions and Practice of Handling Molecular Sieves
Molecular sieve beads or powder are not flammable but if they are exposed to water the molecular sieve will give off heat. Molecular sieve dust can also irritate sensitive tissues and because of these reasons, safety precautions must be observed. Wear protective clothing (eye protection, dust masks, gloves and clothing to cover the body).
Molecular sieves are typically shipped in 55 gallon drums or in Supersacks. When removing the lid from the drum a vacuum condition may exist. Loosen the vent screw on the lid first to break the vacuum before removing the lid.
Preparation for Entering the Process Vessel
Purge the spent molecular sieve bed. This is done by first regenerating the bed by heating and cooling it with gas in a typical regeneration. If the bed was in hazardous or toxic service, use nitrogen to purge the system.
As a recommended last step to ensure safety, in hazardous service, pressure up the vessel to at least 100 psi then block it in and depressure it to flare. The rate of depressurization should be rapid in the downflow direction. 10 bed volumes is the typical for a very good purge to eliminate any residual hydrocarbons. Check the purge outlet until the outlet nitrogen level is below 50% the lower explosive limit and free of toxic materials. Then shut off the nitrogen purge and flare exhaust line.
Install blind flanges on all inlet and outlet piping to prevent accidental release of hazardous fluids into the vessel. Sample the environment inside the vessel to ensure it is breathable.
Purge the vessel of hazardous gases by using atmospheric air with an air mover.
Water flooding is an alternative to gas purging but will not allow for any reuse of molecular sieves.
To water flood, install blind flanges on all inlet and outlet lines but leave the flare line open and the water line at the bottom of the vessel. Open the water line and fill the vessel with water. The displaced gases will be forced into the flare line. Monitor the water filling rate to avoid flooding the flare line.
After the vessel is filled, shut the flare line off and drain the water to an appropriate disposal area.
Entering the Process Vessel
When entering the vessel, make sure the environment inside the vessel is breathable. Use an air mover to blow air continuously through the vessel. Never use plant air which might be contaminated or worse, piped to another gas other than air.
Make sure there is are two outside spotters holding the rope attached to a safety harness around the inside worker. The spotters can use the safety rope to prevent falls from the ladder or remove an unconscious or disabled worker.
Safety Procedures in Handling Molecular Sieves in Process Units
Clear the area of nonessential personnel. Make sure nobody walks under the load while the vessels are being loaded and rope off the area. Drums weigh over 300 lbs and full Supersacks weigh over 1200 lbs and are typically lifted to a height of over 30 feet.
If pneumatic trucks are used to load the vessel, keep the hose pointed away from personnel and ground the system electrically to prevent a static discharge. Flammable vapors in the area have the potential of being ignited.
Startup of a Molecular Sieve Unit with Straight Chain Hydrocarbons or Inert Gases
Remove all air in the molecular sieve vessel by purging with nitrogen. Use enough nitrogen to prevent channeling. To ensure a complete purge, pressure and depressure the vessel several times in the downflow direction. Continue purging until the mixture of nitrogen and contaminant is below 50% of the lower explosive limit.
Straight chain hydrocarbon or inert gases can be reintroduced for adsorption at this point.
Startup of a Molecular Sieve Unit with Reactive Fluids (Ethylene or Propylene)
Remove all air in the molecular sieve vessel by purging with nitrogen. Use enough nitrogen to prevent channeling. To ensure a complete purge, pressure and depressure the vessel several times in the downflow direction (about 10 bed volumes). Continue purging until the mixture of nitrogen and contaminant is below 50% of the lower explosive limit.
Regenerate with a non reactive gas like nitrogen.
Make sure that the reactive fluid and larger pore molecular sieves do not come into contact at temperatures above 100 degrees centigrade.
Be sure that the reactive fluid is not contacted with molecular sieves above 100 degrees centigrade. The beds must first be cooled with gas flow to ambient temperature prior to introducing the reactive fluid.
Molecular sieve beds must be preloaded with the reactive fluid (ethylene, propylene, etc.). This is done by using once through nitrogen and adding a precisely controlled amount of reactive fluid into the inlet purge gas. Start with a low flow rate of reactive fluid and gradually build to 10% of the nitrogen purge gas.
*Continuously monitor the outlet bed temperature such that the outlet gas does not exceed 100 degrees centigrade during the preload stage. This may require the preload to be done in two or more stages.
When the bed is purged and pressurized with the reactive fluid and the temperature has stabilized and does not exceed 100 degrees C anywhere in the bed it is ready for service. This is typically observed when the outlet temperature increases from the inlet temperature and then decreases to a level near the inlet temperature during preloading. When this condition is met, the preloading step has been completed. If the temperature decrease is not observed, the nitrogen/ethylene purge must be repeated again.
After preloading, the bed must be purged with one volume of the reactive fluid prior to pressurization. Always monitor the temperatures in the bed and the exit temperatures.
When the bed has been pressurized, the bed should never be left dead ended without flow. Flow must be established to flare or process to prevent a dangerous explosive hazard.
The adsorption vessel should be properly instrumented to monitor temperatures throughout the vessel.
Good flow distribution is essential at all times. This means good gas or liquid distributors and proper use of bed support material.
The vessel must be alarmed and monitored for temperature excursions at all times during operation.
If a heat excursion is observed and cannot be controlled below 140 centigrade, immediately shut down the unit and blow the vessel down to flare and follow with a nitrogen purge. Stop the reaction by closing the valves on the pipes leading in and out of the vessels to stop the flow of the fluid into the molecular sieve. Open the valve on the flare line to vent the reactants to flare. Purge with nitrogen to flare to remove the reactants and cool the bed down. This procedure is best if automated and provisions made to execute remotely.
When the molecular sieve bed is saturated with contaminants, the bed must be regenerated. This is accomplished by heating the bed to 300-650 Fahrenheit. If the heating outlet at any times exceeds the heating inlet temperature, stop the heating immediately. This may mean that a reaction is occurring. To stop the reaction, close the inlet and outlet valves to the vessel and depressure it to flare then purge with nitrogen.
Before putting a bed back into service, the bed must go through a cooling step before reintroducing the process feed. At high temperatures the feed can become highly reactive and equipment could be damaged causing a safety hazard. Temperatures in a molecular sieve bed can stay hot for weeks following a shutdown if the bed is not completely cooled. Always check to ensure that a hot bed is not switched to adsorption before the bed is cooled properly.


text: Sometimes your eclipse viewing goes bad in an interesting way. While watching and photographing last Thursday's partial solar eclipse, a popular astronomy blogger suffered through long periods of clouds blocking the Sun. Unexpectedly, however, a nearby cloud began to show a rare effect: iridescence. Frequently part of a more familiar solarcorona effect, iridescence is the diffraction of sunlight around a thin screen of nearly uniformly-sized water droplets. Different colors of the sunlight become deflected by slightlydifferent angles and so come to the observer from slightly different directions. This display, featured here, was quite bright and exhibited an unusually broad range of colors. On the right, the contrails of an airplane are also visible.


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This paper investigates first the influences of ancient Chinese culture on Ezra Pound, and then Pound's influence on the New Culture Movement of modern China (1917). It is a kind of circular journey of literary texts and theories from ancient China to the West and then back to China. This journey, or "circle model," involves textual appropriation, variation, transformation and misunderstanding in every stage.
"China Question of US-American Imagism."
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
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Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
Print version ISSN 0100-0683
SANTANA, Reynaldo Campos et al. Nutrient allocation in eucalypt plantations in Brazil. Rev. Bras. Ciênc. Solo [online]. 2008, vol.32, n.spe, pp. 2723-2733. ISSN 0100-0683. _URL_
Forest management practices can alter nutrient exportation from the site. The purpose of this study was to estimate nutrient contents in the aboveground biomass of eucalyptus plantations in Brazil. The influence of key climatic variables on eucalypt productivity and nutrient content was evaluated, using the database from the Reserch Programa on Soil and Eucalyptus Nutrition of the Soil Science, Departament - Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Climatic characteristics were an important component of the models. In regions with low water availability the nutrient accumulation in aboveground biomass as well as biomass production were lower. The highest proportion of all nutrients (68 % N, 69 % P, 67 % K, 63 % Ca, and 68 % Mg) was accumulated in the biomass within 4.5 years after planting for harvesting after approximately 6.5 years. After 4.5 years, the potential of fertilizer response was lower. Canopy and stem bark together accounted for 65 % N, 70 % P, 64 % K, 79 % Ca, and 79 % Mg in the aboveground biomass. Debarking in the field can therefore substantially reduce nutrient exportation and contribute to a more sustainable production in eucalyptus plantations.
Keywords : Forest nutrition; biomass; macronutrients.


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6 0255 Number of inputs, low byte
7(…8) LRC/CRC Error check value
After receiving a query message with Modbus function 02, the slave puts the requested input values in a message structure and sends this message back to the Modbus master. The length of the message depends on the number of input values returned. This causes the length of the output message to vary. The number of data bytes in the data field that contain the input values is passed as the first byte in the data field. Each Modbus answering message has the following general structure.
Function 02 answer structure
Byte Value Description
1 1247 Slave device address
2 2 Function code
3 0255 Number of data bytes N
4…N+3 0255 Bit pattern of input values
Function 03: Read holding registers
Internal values in a Modbus device are stored in holding registers. These registers are two bytes wide and can be used for various purposes. Some registers contain configuration parameters where others are used to return measured values (temperatures etc.) to a host. Registers in a Modbus compatible device start counting at 40001. They are addressed in the Modbus message structure with addresses starting at 0. Modbus function 03 is used to request one or more holding register values from a device. Only one slave device can be addressed in a single query. Broadcast queries with function 03 are not supported.
Function 03 query structure
Byte Value Description
1 1247 Slave device address
2 3 Function code
3 0255 Starting address, high byte
4 0255 Starting address, low byte
5 0255 Number of registers, high byte
6 0255 Number of registers, low byte
7(…8) LRC/CRC Error check value
After processing the query, the Modbus slave returns the 16 bit values of the requested holding registers. Because of the size of the holding registers, every register is coded with two bytes in the answering message. The first data byte contains the high byte, and the second the low byte of the register. The Modbus answer message starts with the slave device address and the function code 03. The next byte is the number of data bytes that follow. This value is two times the number of registers returned. An error check is appended for the host to check if a communication error occurred.
The Modbus technical resources on the Modbus-IDA site are a good starting point for those who need the latest information about implementing and using the Modbus interface. Modbus-IDA is the current driving force behind the promotion and implementation of the Modbus protocol. Modbus-IDA
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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research: January 2018 - Volume 476 - Issue 1 - p 52–63 doi: 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000011 2017 KNEE SOCIETY PROCEEDINGS
Analysis of Outcomes After TKA: Do All Databases Produce Similar Findings?
Bedard, Nicholas, A., MD; Pugely, Andrew, J., MD; McHugh, Michael, MD; Lux, Nathan; Otero, Jesse, E., MD, PhD; Bozic, Kevin, J., MD, MBA; Gao, Yubo, PhD; Callaghan, John, J., MD
Background Use of large clinical and administrative databases for orthopaedic research has increased exponentially. Each database represents unique patient populations and varies in their methodology of data acquisition, which makes it possible that similar research questions posed to different databases might result in answers that differ in important ways.
Questions/purposes (1) What are the differences in reported demographics, comorbidities, and complications for patients undergoing primary TKA among four databases commonly used in orthopaedic research? (2) How does the difference in reported complication rates vary depending on whether only inpatient data or 30-day postoperative data are analyzed?
Methods Patients who underwent primary TKA during 2010 to 2012 were identified within the National Surgical Quality Improvement Programs (NSQIP), the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), the Medicare Standard Analytic Files (MED), and the Humana Administrative Claims database (HAC). NSQIP is a clinical registry that captures both inpatient and outpatient events up to 30 days after surgery using clinical reviewers and strict definitions for each variable. The other databases are administrative claims databases with their comorbidity and adverse event data defined by diagnosis and procedure codes used for reimbursement. NIS is limited to inpatient data only, whereas HAC and MED also have outpatient data. The number of patients undergoing primary TKA from each database was 48,248 in HAC, 783,546 in MED, 393,050 in NIS, and 43,220 in NSQIP. NSQIP definitions for comorbidities and surgical complications were matched to corresponding International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision/Current Procedural Terminology codes and these coding algorithms were used to query NIS, MED, and HAC. Age, sex, comorbidities, and inpatient versus 30-day postoperative complications were compared across the four databases. Given the large sample sizes, statistical significance was often detected for small, clinically unimportant differences; thus, the focus of comparisons was whether the difference reached an absolute difference of twofold to signify an important clinical difference.
Results Although there was a higher proportion of males in NIS and NSQIP and patients in NIS were younger, the difference was slight and well below our predefined threshold for a clinically important difference. There was variation in the prevalence of comorbidities and rates of postoperative complications among databases. The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and coagulopathy in HAC and MED was more than twice that in NIS and NSQIP (relative risk [RR] for COPD: MED versus NIS 3.1, MED versus NSQIP 4.5, HAC versus NIS 3.6, HAC versus NSQIP 5.3; RR for coagulopathy: MED versus NIS 3.9, MED versus NSQIP 3.1, HAC versus NIS 3.3, HAC versus NSQIP 2.7; p < 0.001 for all comparisons). NSQIP had more than twice the obesity as NIS (RR 0.35). Rates of stroke within 30 days of TKA had more than a twofold difference among all databases (p < 0.001). HAC had more than twice the rates of 30-day complications at all endpoints compared with NSQIP and more than twice the 30-day infections as MED. A comparison of inpatient and 30-day complications rates demonstrated more than twice the amount of wound infections and deep vein thromboses is captured when data are analyzed out to 30 days after TKA (p < 0.001 for all comparisons).
Conclusions When evaluating research utilizing large databases, one must pay particular attention to the type of database used (administrative claims, clinical registry, or other kinds of databases), time period included, definitions utilized for specific variables, and the population captured to ensure it is best suited for the specific research question. Furthermore, with the advent of bundled payments, policymakers must meticulously consider the data sources used to ensure the data analytics match historical sources.
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Monitoring Duckling Temperature Using A Remote Receiver/Datalogger System
Elston H. Dzus, Nova Gas Transmission Ltd., P.O. Box 2330, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2R1 Canada, and Robert G. Clark, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, 115 Perimeter Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0X4 Canada
The ability to remotely monitor body temperature allows the researcher to evaluate behavior and survival of an unrestrained animal under a variety of environmental conditions. Mallard ducklings are unable to effectively regulate their body temperature in the first week after hatching and thus require an external heat source during this period. We monitored brooding behavior and a correlate of body temperature of mallard ducklings under laboratory and field conditions.
Temperature-sensitive microtransmitters (1.1 g) were glued to the skin on the back of wild-strain, captive-reared ducklings using Skin-bond O adhesive. Four to 6 ducklings per brood received transmitters. Captive female mallards that had recently (<3 days prior) hatched their eggs were used as the care-giving heat source. The recording system was comprised of an omni-directional antenna and a telemetry receiver (modified to accept a voltage output to change channels) connected to a data logger (which served to store data and provide the voltage output to the receiver). The system was programmed to record temperature and change channels every 10 sec. Experimental protocol was developed and utilized primarily in a laboratory setting where ambient temperature was manipulated between 5 and 30°C. A video camera was mounted above the experimental chamber to monitor behavior of the female and young. The sensitivity and accuracy of the transmitters allowed us to easily record tenth of a degree accuracy for duckling temperature; such sensitivity allowed detection of when the duckling was or was not being brooded by the female (confirmed by the video recording). The system worked very well in laboratory conditions and limited field testing showed considerable promise for future applications under natural conditions.
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Process of Information System Audit (4 Steps)
Some of the major steps involved in the process of information system audit are as follows:
Audit is an appraisal activity carried out by people who are not actively involved in performing the activity under appraisal. It aims at prevention and detection of abuse of the corporate resources. Information system audit is carried out by professionals who are not only well versed with the complex information system issues but also know how to relate them to the business.
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The information system audit is conducted to evaluate the information systems and suggest measures to improve their value to the business. The information system audit can be used as an effective tool for evaluation of the information system and controlling the computer abuse.
The process of information system audit involves four steps:
1. Measuring vulnerability of information system:
The first step in the process of information system audit is the identification of the vulnerability of each application. Where the probability of computer abuse is high, there is a greater need for an information system audit of that application. The probability of computer abuse would depend upon the nature of the application and the quality of controls.
2. Identification of sources of threat:
Most of the threats of computer abuse are from the people. The information system auditor should identify the people who might pose a threat to the information systems. These people include system analysts, programmers, data entry operators, data providers, users, vendors of hardware, software and services, computer security specialists, PC users, etc.
3. Identification of high risk points:
The next step in the process of information system audit is to identify the occasions, points or events when the information system may be penetrated. These points may be when a transaction is added, altered or deleted. The point of high-risk point may also be the occasion when a data or program file is changed or the operation is faulty.
4. Check for computer abuse:
The last step in the process is to conduct the audit of high potential points keeping the view the activities of the people who could abuse the information system for the applications that are highly vulnerable.
Scope of Audit:
The information system audit may encompass almost all the resources of IT infrastructure. Thus, it will involve evaluation of hardware, application of software, the data resources and the people. However, one of the most important resources that attract the attention of an information system auditor is the application software.
Application software audit:
The application software audit is carried out with the objective of establishing whether or not:
a) The procedure and methods established for developing an application were actually followed;
b) Adequate control were built in to the application software; and
c) Adequate controls are provided in the process of maintenance of software.
The objectives of a detailed review of the application shall be influenced by the method of procurement of the software. It is so because the vulnerability of application software for custom-made software is different from that of ready-made software.
Information System Auditors:
An information system auditor is the link between software development team and the management. His role is different from the system analyst who interacts to help in development of application software. The information system auditor evaluates the review of every project on behalf of the management.
The information system auditor is associated right from the feasibility study of information system development project to the implementation stage. In fact, the information system auditor gives the clearance for implementation after due review and evaluation of software package.


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Excess Co2 is bad for the planet. It's bad for the planet because it destroys the planet's atmosphere. CO2 heats the earth. When CO2 heats the earth the polar ice caps start to melt and when they melt city's start to flood.
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Plane Generic Defra
This category is deprecated. The latest DEFRA methodology for plane transport can be found here and here.
This category allows users to calculate greenhouse gas emissions from aeroplane travel using the latest Defra data and advice. The calculation is based on a given emission factor, dependent on the users drill-down choices, and a distance flown. The distance can be calculated in one of three ways: (1) directly, by specifying an actual distance flown; (2) indirectly, by specifying departure and destination locations; or (3) approximately, by using generic distance categories. In all cases, the returned value represents CO2 equivalent emissions attributable to the journey specified, which includes contributions from carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide.
Directly specifying a distance
Users can alternatively specify the distance travelled. To use this method, select either domestic, short haul, or long haul via the type drill down choice and the appropriate passengerClass (unspecified, economy, economy plus, business, first), via the second drill-down. Next, set the distance flown in the distance profile item value. CarbonKit calculates emissions according to this distance and the selected emissions factor (kg CO2e per mass km). In this case it is up to the user to ensure that the correct drill-down options have been chosen for the specified distance travelled. For example, if a distance of 50 miles was entered for a long-haul flight, the result of the calculation will be incorrect. In this example ''domestic'' travel should be specified instead.
Specifying departure and destination locations
Users can enter either the latitude/longitude of the departure and destination locations or IATA codes for the respective airports involved in travel. In both cases, CarbonKit calculates the distance based on a 'great-circle' calculation (using the haversine formula), and inflates by 9% to account for congestion and indirect routing.
To use this method, select the auto category via the type drill choice and the appropriate passengerClass (unspecified, economy, economy plus, business, first), via the second drill choice. Next, enter departure and destination locations by setting one of the following groups of profile item values:
 - lat1, long1, lat2, long2 (i.e. a pair of latitude and longitude coordinates)
 - IATACode1, IATACode2 (i.e. a pair of airport IATA codes)
The IATA code calculation made by reference to airport longitude and latitude data obtained from the /transport/plane/generic/airports category. If no IATA codes are specified but long1 is set to a valid value then the great circle distance is calculated directly between long1, lat1 and *long2, lat2 (and inflated by 9%). Longitude must be in the range -180 to 180 with negative numbers representing eastern longitudes. Latitudes must be in the range -90 to 90 with negative numbers representing southern latitudes.
Depending on the distance calculated, CarbonKit selects the appropriate CO2e emissions factor (kg CO2e per mass km). A short haul emissions factor is used for flights under 3700 km, while a long haul factor is used for those greater than 3700 km. For flights originating and landing within a single country, the domestic emissions factor is used.
Generic distance categories
If flight distances, or specific freight departure and destination locations are not available, users can calculate flight emissions based on 'typical' distance categories. CarbonKit follows DEFRA in assuming the following typical one way flight distances:
 - domestic = 463 km
 - short-haul = 1108 km
 - long-haul = 6482 km
To use this method, specify the type of flight and passengerClass as above, but leave the distance profile item value unspecified. In this case, CarbonKit calculates freighting emissions according to the the appropriate typical distance.
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There are four other optional profile item values that can be set: numberOfPassengers, journeys, useRFI and radiativeForcingIndex.
The *numberOfPassengers profile item value can be used if the user wishes to calculate emissions for multiple people. The journeys profile item value can be used if the specified journey has been flown multiple times. In both of these cases the calculated emissions are multiplied by the number of passengers and the number of journeys entered by the user. The number of passengers and number of journeys are set to 1 if nothing is entered.
If users wish to incorporate the effects of radiative forcing, the useRFI profile item value should be set to true (default value is false). The value of the the radiative forcing index can be set using the radiativeForcingIndex profile item value, defaulting to 1.9 otherwise. For an explanation of the radiative forcing index (RFI) see the here.
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|Kurzfassung||PRIM (Patient Rule Induction Method) is an algorithm to create hyperboxes that are human comprehansable. But PRIM requires relatively large datasets. It has been shown, that using ML models (e.g. Random Forrest) that generalize faster can increase performance by around 75%.
In this Thesis we are trying to increase the overall performance even further, using an active learning approach in order to train the models. Acquiring labels for a given dataset can be quite costly, with active learning only a small part of the dataset has to ben labeled (if at all). Furthermore, a preliminary experiment indicated, that combining these methods does indeed increase performance even further.


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What conditions can OCT help to diagnose?
OCT is useful in diagnosing many eye conditions, including:
OCT is often used to evaluate disorders of the optic nerve as well. The OCT exam helps your ophthalmologist see changes to the fibers of the optic nerve. For example, it can detect changes caused by glaucoma.
OCT relies on light waves. It cannot be used with conditions that interfere with light passing through the eye. These conditions include dense cataracts or significant bleeding in the vitreous.


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Things to try at home while the school is closed if you are in KS1
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Have a go at some of the activities below and see how well you can do!!! Remember, it's all about setting yourself a personal challenge and enjoying what you do.
1. See how long you can skip without stopping.
- Set yourself a target eg. 10 skips, 20 skips, 30 or more.
- How long can you skip for, if you can get someone to time you?
2. Practise throwing and catching a ball, on your own or with a friend.
- See if you can do it with one hand.
- See how many times you can do it without dropping it.
- How high can you throw it and catch it.
- Can you clap when the ball is in the air? How many times?
3. Practise some of the things you have been doing in gymnastics. Remember to always be in control and be safe.
4. Practise your swimming strokes.
- Set yourself a distance challenge.
- Ask a friend to time you over a distance of your choice.
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When you want to turn that giant spreadsheet into an HTML table without wrangling too many TD's and TR's by hand, you can use a formula to generate the HTML tags for you. The Design Intellection blog describes how to use the
=CONCATENATE("text", cell, "text") spreadsheet formula to turn a row of data into an HTML table row. On Friday, Kevin pointed out a web-based HTML table generator that's a simple, fast solution for small tables; but if your data's already in a spreadsheet and the word "concatenate" doesn't make you want to run screaming, this may be a better way to go.
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This is a flat handaxe, dating from the younger Acheulian or Acheulo-Yabrudian from N-Syria found during the 1960ies.
The data base from the Levant includes 239 Acheulian sites from Syria, 33 sites from Lebanon and 137 sites from Israel. Most of the sites are dated to a late Acheulian (c 600- 400 k.a. BP). These ensembles show a considerable typo-technological variability with almost no chronological significance.
The earliest reliable occurrence of Acheulean handaxes outside of Africa is that at Ubeidiya in Israel during the Early Pleistocene (c 1.4 million years). The absolute chronology of later Acheulian sites in Israel is sparse. The famous Gesher Benot Ya'aqov site, with a basalt and chert handaxe and cleaver dominated ensemble, is known to have been occupied between 800 and 700 ka. Other early Acheulian sites include Joub Jannine II and Latamne in Syria. Here large and rather crude lanceolate handaxes and trihedral picks are predominant. Most bifaces are made by hard hammer, a few indicate occasional soft hammer. The Latamne archaeological horizon lay in the mid-sequence of the Latamne Formation. The Formation has a single TL date of 560 k.a. BP; the proposed date for the horizon is 500-700 k.a. BP.
The Acheulian Evron Quarry yielded luminescence and ESR dates in the order of 630 -330 k.a. The Acheulian layer of Umm Qatafa yielded dates between 262 and 409 k.a. BP. The Acheulian site of Revadim shows luminescence dates between 403 and 194 ka, but it is not clear how the dates relate to the human occupation. U/Th dates on calcitic crusts attached to flint artifacts resulted in dates exceeding 400 k.a. that might be later than the artifacts themselves. The Acheulian site of Birket Ram predates 233 ka and postdates 800 ka but the date of the occupation is not clear.
The data set for the El Kowm area in central Syria clearly helped to clarify the age of the Levantine Acheulian. At least 26 Acheulian sites are known from that area. Well dated Acheulian complexes mainly come from Nadaouiyeh and Hummal. The Acheulian at El Kowm is dated between 525 and 350 k.a. BP. No "logical internal evolution" has been recognized in this sequence on the data base of many thousands of handaxes.
Subdividing the Upper Acheulian of Israel into phases or "facies" is not an easy task and may, after the results at the deeply stratified Syrian sites, not be as significant as once thought. On the basis of technological and morphological considerations Gilead (1970) subdivided the Late Acheulian into several groups as follows:
The Ma'ayan Barukh group (MB), mostly from open-air sites, is characterized by the dominance of handaxes with a cordiform aspect (including amygdaloids, cordiforms and subtriangulars) with fewer ovate and a few pointed bifaces and rare cleavers. The assemblage from the excavations of Umm Qatafa D2 is included in this group.
The Evron-Kissufim group (EK) is, on the basis of stratigraphic evidence, later than the MB group. It contains a richer flake tool component, up to 30-60%, with clear evidence for the manipulation of the Levallois technique. The bifaces show a decrease in rounded aspects (ovates and discoids) and a slight increase in the pointed forms.
The Sahel el-Khoussin-Yiron group (SY) are those assemblages mostly surface collected in the hilly areas and flanks. The bifaces are somewhat cruder than those of the other groups with an occasional dominance of the rounded aspect over the cordiform aspect (Yiron, Beith Uziel, Baqaa-Rafaim 556 etc.). As in the EK group, the Levallois technique was practiced in some sites. It is worth noting that despite the hilly distribution, these assemblages are not present in the three caves where Late Acheulian layers were uncovered (Tabun F, Abu Sif, Umm Qatafa D).
The youngest lower Paleolithic in the Middle East is the Acheulo-Yabrudian. According to TL and ESR methods, the Acheulo-Yabrudian can be generally dated to a range from ca. 400 to ca. 200 k.a. by a small number of reliable ages currently available. The most consistent dates in Israel come from Qesem Cave, where the Acheulo-Yabrudian started earlier than 320 k.a. BP and ended about 220 k.a. BP. The absolute dates of the most important stratigraphy in Israel, the Tabun-cave in the the Nahal Me'arot on the lower reaches of the western part of the Carmel Mountain Range, are still controversial but stratum E could be also of a considerable age between be of 350 to ca. 200 k.a. Dates of 225 k.a. on a flowstone above the Acheulo-Yabrudian layer were reported from Jamal Cave, adjacent to Tabun Cave. It is thus clear that the Acheulo-Yabrudian of Jamal Cave predates 225 ka. Again the dates from the El Kowm area help to clarify stratigraphical issues. The Acheulo-Yabrudian at Hummal cluster around 200 and 256 k.a. BP. Similar dates have been determined for the Acheulo-Yabrudian layers at Yabroud I.
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The kindergarten campus is situated in the midst of lush green surroundings that include the children's park and garden. A harmony with nature and reverence for all living things are the underlying principles that necessitate t hese idyllic surroundings for young minds to play in. The park, with swings, roundabouts, see-saws and other play items are specifically designed to stimulate the physical, mental and intellectual development of the children.


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Common misspellings of the word phenomenal are:
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The Midwest's higher education institutions represent a primary asset to the region's economy, providing highly skilled human capital and research and development potential for new businesses and technology transfers. While other economic actors have an increasingly global perspective and less direct interest in the local economy, higher education is being asked to fill new roles regionally. Would a direct economic development mission compromise traditional roles of higher education in teaching and research?


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One of the text structures that authors often choose when giving instructions is sequential order. In this lesson, we will examine this text structure and discuss strategies for putting sentences in the proper sequence.
Sequencing as a Text Structure
Think about the steps involved in baking a cake. What would happen if you changed the order? There's a reason the recipe says to preheat the oven before mixing the batter. Sequence matters, and sequencing is putting the steps in a process in order from beginning to end. It's an important skill, not only for reading comprehension, but is also used in other content areas, such as math, science, and social studies. Let's examine some sequence structures that will help you organize instructions in a passage.
Chronology vs Sequence
A common error with putting things in sequential order is assuming that it's the same as putting things in chronological order. Chronology has to do with the time that something happens. For example, on the Titanic's maiden voyage, this is the chronology:
Chronology of the Sinking of the Titanic
 - April 14, 11:40 PM, the Titanic strikes an iceberg.
 - April 15, 12:05 AM, Captain Smith orders the crew to prepare the lifeboats.
 - April 15, 12:45 AM, the first lifeboat is launched.
 - April 15, 2:20 AM, the Titanic sinks.
 - April 15, 4:10 AM, the Carpathia picks up the first lifeboat.
The chronology describes the order of events at a particular time and setting. Baking a cake is a sequence of events because it doesn't matter when or where you start; the order of the process will remain the same. For example, here is the sequence of making a cake:
Sequence of Baking a Cake
 1. Preheat the oven.
 2. Lightly grease the pan.
 3. Mix the ingredients in a bowl.
 4. Pour the batter in the pan.
 5. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 35 minutes.
Whether you make the cake now or wait until your birthday, the sequence is consistent. Sequencing is the text structure that is generally used when the author is giving instructions. Signal words that you will often see when things are put in sequential order include: first, next, before, lastly, finally, and then.
Sample Passage
To illustrate the importance of sequence, let's read the following passage.
How to Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Then, you'll use a butter knife to spread approximately 2 tablespoons of peanut butter evenly across the top of one of the slices of bread. The next step will be to spread approximately 1 tablespoon of jelly evenly across the top of the other slice of bread. The first step to making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is to go to the store to purchase bread, peanut butter, and jelly. Next, you'll remove two pieces of bread and place them side-by-side on a plate. Finally, you'll place the slice of bread that's covered with peanut butter upside-down on top of the slice of bread that's covered with jelly so that the peanut butter and jelly are facing each other.
While all of the steps are in place, this passage doesn't make a lot of sense. To put it back in the proper order, let's look for some transition words. The first sentence will be the one that begins with 'The first step…'
It's also pretty easy to find the final sentence in the sequence because it begins with the transition word 'Finally.'
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Feroz Shah Kotla Fort: Jinn Haunted History, Timings and Metro Station
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Delhi is a beautiful and fantastic place that provides various historical as well as haunting sites for the viewers. Delhi consists of monuments, parks, and multiple museums in different areas. The visitors will get amused after watching the whole of Delhi because the site is the best place for any planned trip.
Overview of Feroz Shah Kotla Fort
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The Feroz Shah Kotla Fort is one of the best places that gets visited by many tourists in the world. The site consists of the Ashokan pillar on the one side and Jami Masjid on the other side. The Feroz Shah Kotla Fort is a fortress fort that has built by Delhi sultanate during the 14th century.
The sultan Feroz Shah then named the fort by Ferozabad. The fort consists of various gardens, Baoli palaces, madrassas, and mosques, which get visited by most of the visitors. The place was in use when Mughals were facing a significant issue of water in their area named Tughlaqabad.
The most remarkable feature of the Feroz Shah Kotla Fort Delhi is that it consists of Ashoka Pillar that is thirteen meters long. The pillar stands in a pyramid structure building, and it is a magnificent pillar. The fort consists of support that has brought by Shah from Ambala, and then it got engraved with lots of principals of Ashoka edicts.
History of Feroz Shah Kotla Fort
feroz shah kotla fort history
The city of Feroz Shah Kotla Fort Delhi got constructed during 1354, which gets considered as the capital of Delhi Sultanate during 1354. It consists of 13 meters long pillars named Ashoka pillars on its side.
These pillars have constructed by using polished sandstone, and it got installed in Sultanate's fort by using three-tier pavilions.
The Mughal's built Feroz Shah Kotla Fort when they were facing a significant problem of shortage of water. Then they shifted from Tughlakabad to the Firozabad due to a lack of water in their area, and that is why a fort built near the Yamuna Nagar, which helped them solve the problem of water.
It consists of various places like Madrasas, gardens, palaces, and mosques that are very popular and exciting for sightseeing. The Feroz Shah Kotla Fort history provides an excellent blessing for djinns because the place is famous for its benefits and problem-solving.
The Architecture of Feroz Shah Kotla Fort
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Feroz Shah Kotla is one of the most massive and ancient forts that consist of excellent architecture work. Much architecture, including Malik Ghazi and Abdul Hakk, designed the fort in such elegant ways that Feroz Shah Kotla fort architecture gets admired these days.
Both Malik Ghazi and Abdul Hakk have helped in building the polygon shape of the fort. Feroz Shah was the main person behind the building of a fort when their area was facing a significant problem of water supply. The fort has a built-in irregular shape on the side of the Yamuna River to get the problem provision of water.
Haunted Story of Feroz Shah Kotla Fort
Haunted Story of Feroz Shah Kotla Fort
People believe that Feroz Shah Kotla Fort Delhi is a very haunting place, and many recommend that visitors should not visit the area after sunset. The fort has a significant impact on Djinns, spirits, and ghosts that roam around the place after the sunset.
It has got constructed in the heart of the city that is behind the ITO press lane, and it is very near to Kotla Cricket Stadium. The local people get seen every Thursday that they offer milk and various products to djinns so that they can understand their wishes to come true. You can also find that many mentally disturbed people visit Feroz Shah Kotla Fort to get solace.
It gets said that djinns are shapeless that can get married and even can have kids, but they are formless, unlike humans. Visitors need to know that they are not like angels, and they can get bad as well as moody at any period. The remarkable fact is that bad djinns mainly prey on young women when they find them alone and on the roof while they were drying their hair.
The Feroz Shah Kotla Fort haunted place consists of many screaming voices that come out from the graves, and many visitors have claimed that they have slapped by invisible hands. Many people have also chased by mysterious winds that roam around the whole Feroz Shah Kotla Fort.
Things to see at Feroz Shah Kotla Fort:
Ruins of Palace:
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The Feroz Shah Kotla Fort information includes that Ruins of Palace is a great place to visit inside the fort. The beautiful palace had got built by Mughla's during the fourteen century when they were having a significant problem of water in their city. The famous Sultan Feroz Shah made the place which gets named as Ferozabad.
Pyramid Structure:
Pyramid Structure
The Ashoka Pillars have brought in the fort during 236 BC from Ambala, and then it was not easy to install the pillar in fort because of the large size of components. Thus, pyramidal structured with three-story was get made to establish the Ashoka pillar in the fort very smoothly and successfully. The black and white stones used to make the pyramidal structures, which consist of Kalash at the top.
Mosque (Jami Masjid):
Kotla Masjid
It is one of the oldest and largest mosques of the Feroz Shah Kotla Fort that gets still used by visitors. It has built by using an extreme series of underground quartzite stone that covers the limestone. The Jami Masjid consists of exciting surroundings that include large courtyards of cloisters and hall for prayers. These prayer halls have once used by the royal ladies of the 14th century, and the architecture of the Masjid supports as an excellent example of Tughluq structures.
Top Ashokan Pillar:
Ashokan Pillar
The 13-meter tall pillar has accurately placed on the north side of the Masjid that lies inside the fort. The Ashokan pillar of Meerut got rebuilt by Kolkata's society after the explosion on the component, and then both of the Ashokan Pillars has completely wrapped with cotton silk. Then the pillars have transported by a large number of people on the carriage of 42 wheels to the Feroz Shah Tughluq so that they can prevent the components from any other damage.
Feroz Shah Kotla Fort Baoli
Baoli is a stepwell that lies on the northwestern side of the pillars of the fortress. It has got constructed in subterranean departments that lie on the vast gardens of the fort. It also consists of an underground canal that includes running water wells on the side.
It is a very famous Baoli of Delhi, which consists of a tank with the well. It is the old times; visitors were able to enter the Baoli from the north and east side, but now only the west side is accessible to join. You, as a visitor, can not enter the place because of some security reasons, but researchers can quickly enter the area after permission.
Prayers at the Fort:
Prayers at the Kotla Fort
The fort consists of a great crowd every Thursday because it gets believed that jinns descend in the place to fulfill the wishes of the people. The visitors can find that many dreams get written on the paper and then pinned on the walls of the fort within the premises.
Many people come to a fortress that is facing mental disorders because they find solace in the fort. The Feroz Shah Kotla Fort is not such an old place for the visitors because the first record of a large number of visitors has recorded after the end of an emergency.
How to reach Feroz Shah Kotla Fort?
It is effortless to take the Feroz Shah Kotla Fort nearest metro station that is ITO on Violet Line. You can easily make other transport systems like auto, taxi, and bus to reach the Feroz Shah Kotla Fort nearest metro.
The Feroz Shah Kotla Fort timings include the timings between the sunrise and the sunset.
 - Address: Balmiki Basti, Vikram Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi 110002
 - Timings: 8:30 am–7 pm (all days)
 - Nearest Metro Station: ITO on Violet Line
 - Fee: Rs.30 and Rs.500 non-Indian
The grand fort of the Feroz Shah Kotla Fort Delhi is very unusual because of its number of peculiarities. The visitors get great blessings from the jinns and the djinns. They can register their wishes to the walls of the fort because it gets believed that jinn fulfills their desires.
It would help if you visited the fort by Thursday because a jinni appears from heaven to consider all the preferences of the people. You can visit amazing sites like Baoli, gardens, and monuments like Masjid around the Feroz Shah Kotla Fort.
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A: As being indicated in the FAQ "Does one call to'send()' result in one call to'recv()'?", there are some specialties about the'send()' function as well which need to be understood.
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This is a fairly common lichen (symbiotic organism consisting of a fungal matrix with photosynthetic algae embedded in it) that has been used historically to produce a purple-brown dye. It is also a useful pollution indicator, as it is tolerant of sulfur dioxide, but particularly sensitive to fluoride exposure ("Pollution monitoring with lichens" by D.H.S Richardson, 1992). ECOS magazine, from the CSIRO, has an interesting article "Fluoride and Trees" describing the effects of fluoride exposure on vegetation, including chlorosis (yellowing caused by failure to produce chlorophyll) and necrosis (cell death). It should be noted that some plants are more sensitive to fluoride emissions that mammals and therefor act as indicator or 'sentinel' species.
The following key information is from the "World Health Organisation Environmental Health Criteria for Fluorides" produced by a panel of expert scientists -
Physical and chemical characteristics: Hydrogen fluoride (HF) is a colourless, pungent liquid or gas that is highly soluble in organic solvents and in water, in which it forms hydrofluoric acid. Calcium fluoride (CaF2) is a colourless solid that is relatively insoluble in water and dilute acids and bases. Sodium fluoride (NaF) is a colourless to white solid that is moderately soluble in water. Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is a colourless, odourless, inert gas that is slightly soluble in water and readily soluble in ethanol and bases.
Sources: Fluorides are released into the environment naturally through the weathering and dissolution of minerals, in emissions from volcanoes and in marine aerosols. Fluorides are also released into the environment via coal combustion and process waters and waste from various industrial processes, including steel manufacture, primary aluminium, copper and nickel production, phosphate ore processing, phosphate fertilizer production and use, glass, brick and ceramic manufacturing, and glue and adhesive production. The use of fluoride-containing pesticides as well as the controlled fluoridation of drinking-water supplies also contribute to the release of fluoride from anthropogenic sources. Based on available data, phosphate ore production and use as well as aluminium manufacture are the major industrial sources of fluoride release into the environment.
Transport mechanisms: Fluorides in the atmosphere may be in gaseous or particulate form. Atmospheric fluorides can be transported over large distances as a result of wind or atmospheric turbulence or can be removed from the atmosphere via wet and dry deposition or hydrolysis. The transport and transformation of fluoride in water are influenced by pH, water hardness and the presence of ion-exchange materials such as clays. The transport and transformation of fluoride in soil are influenced by pH and the formation of predominantly aluminium and calcium complexes. Fluoride is not readily leached from soils.
Human health effects: Epidemiological investigations on the effects of fluoride on human health have examined occupationally exposed workers employed primarily in the aluminium smelting industry and populations consuming fluoridated drinking-water. In a number of analytical epidemiological studies of workers occupationally exposed to fluoride, an increased incidence of lung and bladder cancer and increased mortality due to cancer of these and other sites have been observed. In general, however, there has been no consistent pattern; in some of these epidemiological studies, the increased morbidity or mortality due to cancer can be attributed to the workers' exposure to substances other than fluoride.
Fluoride has both beneficial and detrimental effects on tooth enamel. The prevalence of dental caries is inversely related to the concentration of fluoride in drinking-water. The prevalence of dental fluorosis is highly associated with the concentration of fluoride, with a positive dose–response relationship.
Cases of skeletal fluorosis associated with the consumption of drinking-water containing elevated levels of fluoride continue to be reported. A number of factors, such as nutritional status and diet, climate (related to fluid intake), concomitant exposure to other substances and the intake of fluoride from sources other than drinking-water, are believed to play a significant role in the development of this disease. Skeletal fluorosis may develop in workers occupationally exposed to elevated levels of airborne fluoride; however, only limited new information was identified.
Environmental health effects: The uptake of fluoride by biota is determined by the route of exposure, the bioavailability of the fluoride and the uptake/excretion kinetics in the organism. Soluble fluorides are bioaccumulated by some aquatic and terrestrial biota. However, no information was identified concerning the biomagnification of fluoride in aquatic or terrestrial food-chains. Terrestrial plants may accumulate fluorides following airborne deposition and uptake from soil. Fluoride accumulates in the bone tissue of terrestrial vertebrates, depending on factors such as diet and the proximity of fluoride emission sources.For example,mean fluoride concentrations of 7000– 8000 mg/kg have been measured in the bones of small mammals in the vicinity of an aluminium smelter.
The original findings of fluoride effects on mammals were from studies in the field on domestic animals such as sheep and cattle. Fluoride can be taken up from vegetation, soil and drinking-water. Tolerance levels have been identified for domesticated animals, with the lowest values for dairy cattle at 30 mg/kg feed or 2.5 mg/litre drinking-water. Incidents involving domesticated animals have originated both from natural fluoride sources, such as volcanic eruptions and the underlying geology,and fromanthropogenic sources, such as mineral supplements, fluoride-emitting industries and power stations. Symptoms of fluoride toxicity include emaciation, stiffness of joints and abnormal teeth and bones. Other effects include lowered milk production and detrimental effects on the reproductive capacity of animals. Investigations of the effects of fluoride on wildlife have focused on impacts on the structural integrity of teeth and bone. In the vicinity of smelters, fluoride-induced effects, such as lameness, dental disfigurement and tooth damage, have been found.


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Brownfields are contaminated and abandoned properties. They can be found in big cities, small towns, suburbs and rural areas. Left untouched, brownfields pose environmental, legal and financial burdens on communities and taxpayers. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation works with other state and federal agencies, local governments, developers, and businesses to clean up these sites so that the land can once again be put to useful purposes. Many cleaned up brownfields sites have been used to develop businesses, parks and recreational areas, and housing. Remediated brownfield sites also create jobs, improve the local economy, and boost neighborhood pride.
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How to identify parent without child
06-10-2019 12:48 PM
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Hello everyone,
In a RelationshipClass between a FC (Parent) and a Table (child) How can I identify the aren't that do not have a child, or features in the Fc that do not have records associated in the table.
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Esri Esteemed Contributor
Hi Jose,
You could do this using Python. Ex:
import arcpy
from arcpy import env
env.workspace = r"C:\temp\python\test.gdb"
parentLayer = 'Airports'
childLayer = 'Districts'
# Get list of foreign keys
foreignKey = [row[0] for row in arcpy.da.SearchCursor(childLayer, ["FCC"])]
# Convert list to tuple
primaryKey = ()
for id in foreignKey:
primaryKey += (str(id),)
# Search for primary keys that are not in foreignKey tuple and print OBJECTID
query = "NOT FCC IN {0}".format(primaryKey)
noChildIds = [row[0] for row in arcpy.da.SearchCursor(parentLayer, ["OBJECTID"], query)]


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|Easton's Bible Dictionary|
Used in brick-making (Exodus 5:7-18). Used figuratively in Job 41:27; Isaiah 11:7; 25:10; 65:25.
Noah Webster's Dictionary
1. (v. t.) To spread or scatter. See Strow.
2. (n.) A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc., especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, beans, and peas.
3. (n.) The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw.
4. (n.) Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a mere trifle.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia
stro, stub'-'-l: The cognates of Hebrew tebhen, "straw" and qash, "stubble," have been retained in the modern Arabic terms tibn and qashsh. Tibn applies to the straw which has been cut up into short pieces and more or less split by the threshing operations. It is commonly used throughout the East as a coarse fodder or roughage for domestic herbivorous animals (compare Genesis 24:25, 32 Judges 19:19 1 Kings 4:28; Isaiah 11:7; Isaiah 65:25). Hay and similar cured crops are practically unknown. Barley, peas and other grain, when fed to animals, are mixed with the tibn. The animals will frequently reject the tibn unless there is grain in it. They often nose about the tibn until the grain settles to the bottom so that they can eat the latter without the straw. Straw left in the manger is thrown out in the stall to form part of the bedding (compare Isaiah 25:10).
Tibn is mixed with clay for plastering walls or for making sun-dried bricks. It is also mixed with lime and sand for plastering. The children of Israel had their task of brickmaking made more arduous by being required to gather stubble and prepare it by chopping it up instead of being given the already prepared straw of the threshing-floors (Exodus 5:7).
Qashsh (literally, "dried up") refers to the stalks left standing in the wheat fields or to any dried-up stalks or stems such as are gathered for burning. Camels and other flocks sometimes supplement their regular meals by grazing on the stubble, otherwise it has no use. In the Bible stubble is used to typify worthless inflammable material (Exodus 15:7 Job 13:25; Job 41:28, 29 Psalm 83:13 Isaiah 5:24, etc.; 1 Corinthians 3:12, kalame).
mathben, is translated "straw" in Isaiah 25:10.
James A. Patch
Straw (21 Occurrences)
1 Corinthians 3:12 And whether the building which any one is erecting on that foundation be of gold or silver or costly stones, of timber or hay or straw-- (WEY DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Genesis 24:25 She said moreover to him, "We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Genesis 24:32 The man came into the house, and he unloaded the camels. He gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Exodus 5:7 "You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Exodus 5:10 The taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, "This is what Pharaoh says:'I will not give you straw. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Exodus 5:11 Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished.'" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Exodus 5:12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Exodus 5:13 The taskmasters were urgent saying, "Fulfill your work quota daily, as when there was straw!" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Exodus 5:16 No straw is given to your servants, and they tell us,'Make brick!' and behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Exodus 5:18 Go therefore now, and work, for no straw shall be given to you, yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks!" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Judges 19:19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our donkeys; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your handmaid, and for the young man who is with your servants: there is no want of anything." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
1 Kings 4:28 Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they to the place where the officers were, every man according to his duty. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Job 21:18 They are as straw before wind, And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away, (YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Job 41:27 He counts iron as straw; and brass as rotten wood. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Job 41:29 Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin. (See NIV)
Isaiah 11:7 The cow and the bear will graze. Their young ones will lie down together. The lion will eat straw like the ox. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Isaiah 25:10 For in this mountain the hand of Yahweh will rest. Moab will be trodden down in his place, even like straw is trodden down in the water of the dunghill. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Isaiah 33:11 Your designs will be without profit, and their effect will be nothing: you will be burned up by the fire of my breath. (See NIV)
Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain," says Yahweh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Jeremiah 13:24 Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passes away, by the wind of the wilderness. (See NAS)
Jeremiah 23:28 The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat? says Yahweh. (WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)


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