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A partnership to develop a new tool for brain research
29.10.12 - One Mind for Research and Guardian Angels For Smarter Life (GA) announced an alliance to design a new tool for the treatment of major brain diseases: micro devices that use nanotechnology monitor and transmit biological signals.
One Mind for Research, an independent non-profit organization dedicated to curing the diseases of the brain, and Guardian Angels For Smarter Life (GA), based at EPFL, have announced an alliance to design research projects in North America using the revolutionary GA Zero Power Biosensor and its potential for analysis, monitoring and treatment of major brain diseases. This strategic partnership will be a "Demonstrator" platform in GA's bid for a €1Billion funding grant from the European Union "Future and Emerging Technologies" (FET).
Swiss-based GA is developing the Zero Power Biosensor, using low power nanoelectronics and nano/microsystems that harvest power rather than requiring batteries or power sources. Potential uses include monitoring of health status, monitoring ambient conditions for environmental danger, and, ultimately to perceive emotional conditions and provide functional activity.
"Our platform will create the ultimate smart device that will assist us from infancy to old age," said Prof. Adrian Ionescu, co-project leader, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). "One of the key features is its zero power requirement as it will scavenge for energy – think of it as recharging using the environment, sun or movement – a technology that will benefit from bio-inspired concepts."
One Mind, with its mission to accelerate the development of treatments and cures for all major brain disorders, will ensure, through its healthcare-centric mission, the relevance of the Guardian Angels devices in real medical settings, organize field trials and provide necessary medical guidance and feedback.
Magali Haas, Chief Science and Technology Officer for One Mind, stated "The promise of individualized medicine for devastating brain diseases will be hastened through this unique interdisciplinary partnership. Together we will create next-generation technology to solve today's real-world healthcare challenges."
These autonomous, self-powered sensors, no larger than a band-aid, can uniquely record in a non-invasive way biological and environmental signals and transmit them automatically. The continuously collected complex medical and environmental data by arrays of sensors embedded in small, lightweight, wearable devices can serve as a data pipeline to drive mobile health technologies, medical decision support systems, disease modeling and other advances in healthcare that have never been possible before or ever even conceptualized.Return to previous page
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Configuring the Appearance of the Toolbar
From the settings in the Toolbar Options dialog box, you can change the appearance of the Toolbar buttons (as icons or with text), determine which buttons display, and set the order in which they are displayed.
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hen and chicks
My hen and chick leafs are turning red;at least I thing it red, and some of the red one look like there rioting. What is wrong with it?
Drought Smart Plants reply: Well, I'm pretty sure you don't mean rioting, maybe you mean rotting?
Yeah, these look like they are receiving way too much water, and not enough light.
You don't say where you have them, but these are outdoor plants, and will only thrive with lots of bright sunshine. They can't live indoors, as even in really bright windows, it's not enough light for them.
They also cannot under any circumstances, have too much water.
If the soil is wet, then stop watering, take the plant out of the pot, and let the soil dry out.
I mean, dry out completely.
Don't worry, if you haven't killed it by overwatering it, there is hope, but only if you do exactly as I recommend.
These plants have the ability to make new roots, if they dry out completely to replace those that are rotted.
This might be enough to save the plant, but leaving it in wet soil any longer will be the death of it for sure, if it's not too late already.
See this page for more on how to grow Sempervivum.
Best of luck with your poor sick plant,
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CS-19-TR Shellside Vacuum Condensation Data for n-Heptane and a Noncondensable Gas
Current shellside condensation methods used to predict heat transfer coefficients are based on data collected near or above atmospheric pressure. The accuracy of these methods in vacuum conditions requires validation. HTRI collected heat transfer and pressure drop data in the Low Pressure Condensation Unit (LPCU) for shellside condensation of pure n-heptane and n-heptane plus nitrogen at vacuum pressures ranging from 2.8 to 48 kPa (21 to 360 Torr). Current HTRI methods underpredict the overall heat transfer coefficient for pure n-heptane and overpredict it for n-heptane plus nitrogen. Compared to the pure fluid, the addition of the noncondensable gas significantly reduced the measured heat exchanger duty. Acquired high-speed videos display the condensate drainage patterns and droplet interactions. This report presents the collected heat transfer and pressure drop data of shellside vacuum condensation.

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Follow along with Sid the Science in this fascinating Kid I'm Not Afraid of the Dark Book as he takes on some simple science experiments to teach children that there is nothing to be afraid of when the lights are out.
Sid the Science Kid is scared of the dark but he engages in some science experiments that help him and his friends understand why there's nothing to fear. Young readers will enjoy the fun illustrations in this Sid the Science Kid I'm Not Afraid of the Dark Level 1 Book.
- Author: Meister, Cari
- Reading level: Children's, Age 6-7
- Publication date: 5/3/2011
SKU #: SID-200-9780061852619

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Google's new algorithm can compress JPEGs 35% more than now available methods
Janie Parker
March 18, 2017
If you're building an app or site that stores, manipulates or serves a lot of images, you'll want to consider implementing Google's new image compression algorithm, which promises to reduce JPEG file sizes by 35 percent more than other methods. According to the Google blog announcement post, "Guetzli is a JPEG encoder for digital images and web graphics that can enable faster online experiences by producing smaller JPEG files while still maintaining compatibility with existing browsers, image processing applications and the JPEG standard". In addition to making image files that are smaller, Guetzli is also focused on creating images that look better than other compressed images, too.
"This is similar to our Zopfli algorithm, which produces smaller PNG and gzip files without needing to introduce a new format", said Google.
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The project is an image encoder called Guetzli (which is Swiss German for cookie; the project was born out of Google Research's Zurich office). To accomplish this, Guetzli trades visual quality for a smaller file size at the quantization stage of image compression. Comparing it to one of the popular JPEG encoders - libjpeg, Google Research says that "75 percent of ratings are in favour of Guetzli".
JPEG compression has several steps, including color space transformation, discrete cosine transformation, and quantization. Other methods mostly get the job done by leaving out minor details, while Guetzli compresses the image without compromising on the quality. This basically means that the process is based on the way humans see objects, so the encoder uses the way people see to decide which areas of the JPEG can be reduced, thus compressing it in such a way that the quality is improved. If that's not something you care about, you can head over to the Github destination instead and check out all the files, instructions on installing the tool, and the code necessary for using it. Right: Guetzli. Google claims that Guetzli has fewer artifacts without a larger file size. The second image is encoded with libjpeg and the third image uses Guetzli. "Although Guetzli may be too slow for many practical uses, we hope that it can show direction for future image format design", the researchers said.
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winds from the north dispersed the low altitude plume to the SSE, completely covering the Chillán volcano cone early on September (C. Hubert, written communication, 2004) (Fig. 3). The eruption finally stopped by the middle of that month.
Fig. 3. Eruption plume of the 2003 event (September 1, 0400 PM). The strong wind from the North in September caused near horizontal dispersion (courtesy of Dr. Cadence Hubert).
A conspicuous thin (<5 mm) deposit of black ash mantled the remaining snow on January 22, 2004. This could be seen within the crater of the Arrau volcano (Fig. 4). The limits of the deposit are sharply defined on the remaining snow as a 'dirty' grey mantle (Fig. 5). In agreement with the eyewitness observations, the dispersion was directed to the south (N175º), having a width of only 2.2 km (Fig. 1). Within the area of fallout, 2 m long and 5 cm high ridges have formed of damp clusters of 0.5 to 1 cm diameter ash spheres. These structures were probably formed as the ash was re-mobilised and agglutinated by the snow-melt water. The black damp ridges became larger, with coarser ash, closer to the volcano source. Thickness estimations of the ash mantle are not possible, but it seems that the deposit never exceeded 1 cm thick.
FIG. 4. Photograph taken on January 22, 2004, looking inside Arrau volcano crater. Note the absence of fumaroles and the snow patch covered by dark grey tephra of the 2003 event, indicating the crater quiescence.
When dry, the tephra has a dark grey colour and a lithic-rich polymodal composition. Grain-size varies from fine ash (i.e., <2 mm diameter) to 4-5 mm particles. The deposit comprises 5-10% lithic-rich coarse ash to fine lapilli of black, grey and reddish aphyric andesite and nearly 60% of fine-medium ash of similar lithic clasts with some quartz and plagioclase broken crystals. In this <1 mm size ash fraction, black glassy particles have broken vesicle surfaces and blocky or plate-like shapes. Juvenile shards with bubble wall morphologies are completely absent. The 30 to 35% remaining fraction comprises light grey fine-grained ash and volcanic dust. Textures and composition are typical of vulcanian-type eruptions and hydrovolcanism (e.g., Sheridan and Wohletz, 1983).
FIG. 5. Southwestern flank of Arrau volcano showing the sharp limit of the dark grey ash-fall deposit of the 2003 eruption.
In addition to particles, the authors assume that toxic gases were emitted as a remarkable amount of dead insects was found among the agglutinated ash.
Both the presence of snow as well as fresh ash on snow within the crater of Arrau volcano, indicates that the emission centre was located to the northwest of Arrau's crater (Fig. 2). In fact, a new compound crater was found in the saddle region that joins the flanks of the Arrau and Nuevo volcanoes. It is a 64 m long fissure-like double crater, aligned in a N325º direction. The northwestern elliptical crater is 25x14 m in diameters and 10 m deep, while the south-eastern one is 39x28 m and 15 to 20 m deep (Fig. 2). Both craters have funnel shape interiors (Fig. 6). The temperature measured in the water vapour fumarole at the narrowest part between the two craters was 57.4ºC (Table 1).
FIG. 6. Eruptive fissure-like double crater aligned in a N325º direction of the 2003 event as seen on January 22, 2004. View to the southeast from the northwestern crater-rim. The smaller crater is in the foreground, beyond the people.
During the recent effusive activity of the southern Las Termas Subcomplex of the Nevados de Chillán volcano, new relatively small volcanic structures have been built during the XX century. For example, Nuevo volcano (_PHONE_) and Arrau volcano (_PHONE_) upon the larger and effusive Democrático volcano (Fig. 1) of Upper Holocene age (Dixon et al., 1999). The recent small eruption of August-September 2003 is the first postcessation of the Arrau eruption in 1986. It was centred between both young volcanic craters, closer to the high fumarole flux showed by Nuevo volcano crater rim. The authors have the hypothesis that reactivation of activity on the Democrático volcano in the northern part of the Las Termas Subcomplex will continue as a new and more extended volcano including Nuevo and Arrau. However, any reactivation of another segment of the 9 km fissure-like Nevados de Chillán Complex cannot be ruled out.
As shown on air photographs and in the field, the location of fumaroles implies that the ground heat-flow is mainly concentrated on the Nuevo rather than Arrau volcano. The latter centre is normally covered by extensive snow patches and shows only few small fumaroles. The active fumarole on the south-eastern part of Nuevo volcano crater already observed in 1994 by one of the authors (JAN) as well as on the 1998 air photographs, could be the precursory evidence of the 2003 and future eruption source. The elongated fissure-like crater of the 2003 event located at the former fumarole supports this idea.
The August-September 2003 small vulcanian eruption of Nevados de Chillán volcano has been the first eruption since 1986. The location of the new vent indicates that the activity has migrated towards Nuevo volcano to the northeast. Systematic measurements of the fumaroles temperature together with microseismic monitoring would help to assess the potential risks of further euptions.
The authors appreciate the valuable assistance given by the Termas de Chillán Ski and Spa Resort. The eruption pictures given by Dr. Cadence Hubert, physician of the Olympic French ski-team, are kindly acknowledged. The authors gratefully acknowledge M. Gardeweg (Aurum Consultores, Santiago, Chile), J. Gilbert (Lancaster University, U.K.) and E. Polanco (Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería, Chile) for their reviews, which helped to improve the manuscript. This is a contribution to the Volcanic Hazard Programme of the Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería, Chile.
Déruelle, B. 1977. Sur l'activité recente des Nevados de Chillan (Chili Central). Compte Rendus de l' Academie des Sciences de Paris, Vol. 284, No. 17 (Sér D), p. _PHONE_. [ Links ]
Dixon, H.J.; Murphy, M.D.; Sparks, S.J.; Chávez, R.; Naranjo, J.A.; Dunkley, P.N.; Young, S.R.; Gilbert, J.S.; Pringle, M.R. 1999. The geology of the Nevados de Chillán volcano, Chile. Revista Geológica de Chile, Vol. 26, No. 2, p. 227-253. [ Links ]
Moreno, H.; Varela, J. 1985. Geología, volcanismo y sedimentos piroclásticos cuaternarios de la región central y sur de Chile. In Suelos volcánicos de Chile (Tosso, I.; editor). Instituto de Recursos NaturalesCorporación de Fomento de la Producción, 526 p. [ Links ]
Naranjo, J.A.; Chávez, R.; Sparks, R.S.J.; Gilbert, J.; Dunkley, P.N. 1994. Nuevos antecedentes sobre la evolución Cuaternaria del Complejo Volcánico Nevados de Chillán. In Congreso Geológico Chileno No. 7, Actas, Vol. 2, p. 342-345. Concepción. [ Links ]
Sheridan, M.F.; Wohletz, K.H. 1983. Hydrovolcanism: basic considerations and review. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Vol. 17, p. 1-29. [ Links ]
Manuscript received: March 2, 2004: accepted: August 13, 2004.
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We are all concerned about the quality of our community's environment, from clean air to clean water. MARTA is proud to be more socially and technically competent in raising our community's awareness for sustainable development and a cleaner Atlanta environment.
How do we at MARTA help with the environment?
- Less Traffic, less carbon - With less traffic clouding our roads and highways, we lower traffic and reduce the resultant emissions. By placing 20 riders (who would normally each drive a car) on one bus for the same total mileage, we have reduced the greenhouse gas emissions by 90%.
- Early adoption and use of Natural Gas Vehicles - A majority of MARTA's fleet is powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), a clear, odorless, and non-corrosive gas. MARTA is committed to reducing emissions and pollutants for an easier breathing Atlanta.
- Commuter Options - MARTA offers several sustainable commuting options: parking and kiss-ride; advanced route planning; bus/HOV lanes commuting; employer incentive programs, etc.
- Regional Partnerships – MARTA serves as the backbone of a growing transit network with connections to Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties by saving customers time, stress, gas and oil, maintenance, tires (wear of tear on your vehicle) and parking.
- Multi-Modal Connections – MARTA is the only multi-modal transit system in the State, reducing the need for taxis while lowering emissions.
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MARTA's Sustainability Program
MARTA's Sustainability program has proven to be a true commitment to environmental stewardship. The 2009 initial baseline of the Authority's carbon footprint created a foundation for the program to kick off the various initiatives.
Environmental and financial benefits abound since the implementation of the various initiatives such as integrating LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) into recent design efforts,
The award of a major grant for solar panel installation to create green energy and offset energy use, as well as smaller efforts such as recycling, LED light installations, and the use of high power hand dryers in place of paper towels
APTA's Sustainability Commitment
- MARTA became a founding signatory of the 2009 Pilot Phase of APTA's Sustainability commitment
- This commitment offered all APTA members the opportunity on a voluntary basis to commit to putting processes and actions into place which allow for continuous improvement on environmental, social, and economic sustainability
Clean Cities Lifetime Appreciation Award
- In 2009, MARTA received the Clean Cities Lifetime Appreciation Award from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) for its partnership with the City of Atlanta to significantly reduce petroleum consumption in the transportation sector
- The 411 CNG buses that MARTA currently utilizes in its fleet, displaces more than 7 million gasoline gallons equivalent of petroleum a year
Laredo Bus Canopy PV Installation
- On September 21, 2009, MARTA successfully secured the largest federal Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Grant in the country.
- The $10.8 million full funding grant for Laredo Bus Facility in Decatur, GA provided funding to install shade structures with an array of 4,888 energy-efficient solar panels.
- This installation is the largest solar PV installation in Georgia and generates over 1.2MW of green power
- The steel structure shades approximately 220 buses with a perforated canopy and has LED lights to accommodate the 24/7 operational needs of the facility
- The project improves the energy efficiency of the operations
- Cuts fuel consumption and emissions, and enhances the work environment,
- MARTA continues to make significant contributions to improving the environment and the quality of life in this region
- MARTA's entire bus fleet uses clean fuel technology with part of the fleet comprised of full size clean diesel buses and the other being Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses which reduce carbon monoxide by a full 95%
- In 2010 MARTA implemented a recycling program for its Headquarters and Annex Facilities since implementation
- The facilities average about 36 tons of recycling material on annual basis that get diverted from landfills
- In 2012, MARTA implemented recycling throughout all of its operating facilities. In addition to the Headquarters and Annex recycling efforts these additional facilities generated over 100 additional tons of recyclables being diverted from the landfills.
- As part of the Authority-wide Board authorized Sustainability "GREEN LIGHT" Program
- MARTA eliminated the use of paper towels throughout the agency's restrooms and installed over 290 high efficiency, low energy hand dryers in all restrooms
- The Authority has saved over $160K per year in paper toweling and labor cost.
- MARTA implemented the Retrofit of Motion Detecting Sensor Light Switches
- This program replaces standard light switches with motion detecting sensor light switches in multipurpose rooms that have moderate to infrequent use
- The ROI of this project was within 3 months of implementation
- MARTA is using more LED lights due to their longer life span, their low energy consumption and their better quality of light output
- Their brighter light quality makes their usage better candidates for overall security camera resolution and their long lifespan reduces long term maintenance and replacement cost
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- Working in conjunction with Maintenance Department, the Sustainability Program has initiated a Utility Analysis for Gas and Water Usage that can verify correct billing rates by providers
Clean Air Act Campaign
- The Authority partnered with the Clean Air Act Campaign on November 1, 2011 to launch the "reduced Idling" initiative to improve air quality affected by the idling of MARTA vehicles
- The no idling campaign reduced unnecessary vehicle idling at MARTA's bus garages, kiss and rides, loading docks, and taxi stands. to improve the health of our workforce, visitors and the general public
- This initiative improves overall air quality and reduces wasted fuel.
- MARTA has implemented LEED standards (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) in the design of new facilities and implements the same design principles in existing facility renovations.
- LEED is used as a standard to promote Green buildings which are environmentally responsible buildings and resource-efficient throughout their life-cycle: from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and deconstruction.
Water Filling Stations
- In an effort to reduce use of natural resources and continue the Authority's green efforts for environmental sustainability
- MARTA has installed water filling stations for employees at all operating facilities to eliminate the use and Authority's cost of plastic water bottles
- Part of the initiative includes providing all employees with refillable stainless steel water bottles to promote the elimination of plastic bottles and reduce cost to the Authority
- MARTA employees are drinking more natural water than ever
- The initiative has also eliminated thousands of plastic bottles from going to a landfill and the Authority's cost of purchasing water bottles.
- MARTA has installed 22 water filling stations at various operating facilities at a cost of about 80K.
- The Authority continues to reduce its dependence on natural resources and kept approximately 141,555 plastic bottles out of landfills.
- Previously MARTA spent over 100k annually on purchasing plastic water bottles alone.
Environmental Management System (EMS)
- MARTA adopted an Environmental Management System (EMS) in 2011 for Armour Yard Rail Facility
- EMS is a set of management processes and procedures that allows an organization to analyze, control and reduce the environmental impact of its activities, products and services
- EMS helps an organization address its regulatory demands in a systematic and cost-effective manner
- The EMS process will allow the facility to be ISO 14001 certified.
Click here to view information about MARTA Environment Management System
- MARTA washes hundreds of buses and rail cars and that effort consumes many hundreds of gallons of water
- MARTA uses at least 200 gallons of water to wash a single bus and 1500 gallons to wash a six car train
- MARTA's Vehicle washer reclamation system makes sure that all that water is not lost down the drain
- The filtered clean water is then reused with new chemicals and is used over and over again
- MARTA reclaims up to 90% of the water
- MARTA's Board Room Process went paperless in 2012 saving MARTA over 960,000 sheets of paper annually as well as about $40,000 in paper, printing and courier costs.
- MARTA installed projectors and interactive boards in conference rooms to reduce paper usage
- MARTA partners with ZIP cars to extend the reach of our service area
- Sharing services allow people to use public transportation and still reach their specific destinations.


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Grade Range: 5-12
Resource Type(s): Interactives & Media, Reference Materials
Date Posted: 7/10/2012
In this post, students will learn about the oldest sound recordings preserved toda, found at the Museum. These experimental phonograms were made starting in 1881 by the Volta Laboratory Association, which consisted of telephone pioneer Alexander Graham Bell, scientific instrument maker Charles Sumner Tainter, and chemist Chichester A. Bell. Written by Dr. Patrick Feaster, an instructor in Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University and a Lemelson Center Fellow, this post is published on the Museum's "O Say Can You See?" blog.
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Conservation Reserve
Gnangara Water Mound
Whiteman Park was established in order to protect the southern tip of the Gnangara Water Mound, a large underground water source that supplies drinking water for up to 60% of Perth.
The Gnangara Mound is Perth's largest source of groundwater, stretching from Gingin in the north, to the Swan River in the south.
Wetland and groundwater levels on the Gnangara Mound have been under considerable pressure in recent years due to a combination of the drying climate (less rainfall) limiting recharge of the mound, and extraction for irrigation and public water supply purposes.


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What, if anything, are the implications of the happiness economics literature on competition policy? This Article first examines whether competition policy should promote (or at least not impede) citizens' opportunities to increase well–being. It next surveys the happiness literature on five key issues: (i) What constitutes well–being; (ii) How do you measure well–being; (iii) What increases well–being; (iv) Do people want to be happy; and (v) Can and should the government promote total well–being? Although the happiness literature does not provide an analytical framework for analyzing routine antitrust issues, this does not mean that competition officials should discount or ignore the literature altogether. The findings of the happiness literature, as this Article argues, offer some helpful insights on the current debate over antitrust's goals. The literature suggests that competition policy in a post–industrial wealthy country would get more bang (in terms of increased well–being) in promoting economic, social, and democratic values, rather than simply promoting a narrowly defined consumer welfare objective.
Maurice E. Stucke,
Should Competition Policy Promote Happiness?,
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Saving Lives – Transforming Care
The discovery and development of new medicines and vaccines in Canada makes our communities and our country stronger. It creates jobs and contributes to the sustainability of our healthcare system. But most importantly, new medicines represent some of the most scientifically advanced, safest and most effective treatments available to help Canadians live longer, better and more productive lives.
Saving Lives - Transforming Care
Summary of Pharmaceutical Survey Findings on R&D Spending and Investments by Association Members
The Potential Impact of Pharmaceutical Interventions
Improving the Health of Canadians


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The Judeo-Christian tradition consists of those beliefs and mores which Christianity derives from and shares with Judaism, including a belief in God as a benevolent, omnipotent creator, and the Ten Commandments. The United States has a Judeo-Christian heritage.[1]
See also
 1. "The United States of America is the only country in history to have defined itself as Judeo-Christian." What does 'Judeo-Christian' mean?, Jewish World Review


text: In urbanised areas around the world, road pricing policies are considered more and more frequently, the aim often being to alleviate (some of the) external traffic-related costs. To assess the effects of a proposed road pricing measure, several evaluation measures can be used, coming from different disciplines, including economics, transportation science and transport geography. In this paper, we compare two types of evaluation measure that can be used to assess the effectiveness of road pricing measures: geographical accessibility measures and economic social surplus measures. We explore the possibilities of both types of measure in terms of evaluating road pricing effects from a theoretical perspective, as well as comparing their outcome measures for a research area in the Netherlands. By means of correlation analysis and spatial comparison of outcomes, we find that geographical accessibility measures, being simpler and easier to interpret than economic measures, offer a poor proxy of the outcomes of the economic evaluation measures and vice versa. Therefore, the decision whether to use economic surplus measures or geographical accessibility indicators to a large extent depends on the research goal. If the goal is to gain a thorough insight into the monetary gains/losses resulting from a policy measure, economic measures, such as the rule-of-half or the logsum measure, are preferable. However, if there are concrete questions about the changes in accessibility of certain types of activity locations, geographical indicators, such as the contour and potential measures, are more appropriate. The outcomes of such geographical measures, and especially those of the contour measures, are, however, sensitive to the spatial distribution of activity locations in the area under study and to the selection of the impedance parameter that has to be selected in advance to compute the effects. Therefore, if geographical indicators are to be used, it would be wise to use different sensitivity parameters. It is only then that a thorough insight can be gained into the (sensitivity of) geographical accessibility effects. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.


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Fostering a culture of continuous improvement is a complex challenge that varies across industries. In the digital age, software solutions are starting to have a real impact on company culture. Yet it's important to keep the advantages of software solutions in perspective.
In identifying what makes a continuous improvement team successful, it's most helpful to look at where they fail. Anyone can retroactively attribute key factors to success, however, real learning comes from understanding the shortcomings. Below, we've identified five common reasons continuous improvement teams fail to succeed.


Term:image backup
An image backup is a complete copy of a hard disk or other media. The copy is complete in that it can be restored to an empty hard drive – for example, a replacement hard drive – the result being a hard drive containing everything from the original.
There are, of course, nuances to and even disagreement on the term's meaning.
An image of a hard disk most commonly refers to a copy of all files, folders, and overhead information stored on the disk, including the information required to boot.
Another less common definition is that an image is a copy of every sector on the disk, including those not used, and their physical layout. This is more commonly referred to as a "clone". See What's the Difference Between a Clone and an Image? for a more exhaustive comparison and detailed definition.
The term image can be applied to either a partition or an entire hard disk. While making image backups of specific partitions can have value, only an image backup of the entire hard disk can be used to restore to a replacement hard disk.
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text: What the "95" in Windows 95 realy stands for 15. The 95 stands for average CPH : Crash Per Hour. 14. Bill Gates' age when it ships. 13. The number of days until Gates tries to sell you a newer OS. 12. The required number of megabytes of RAM to run at useable speed. 11. The percentage that will be complete on the shipping date. 10. The number of floppies it will ship in. 9. The percentage of people who will have to upgrade their hardware. 8. The number of megabytes of hard disk space required. 7. The number of pages in the EASY-INSTALL version of the manual. 6. The percentage of existing windoze programs that won't run in the new OS. 5. The number of minutes to install. 4. The number of calls to tech support before you can get it to run. 3. The number of people who will actually PAY for the upgrade. 2. The number of MHz required for the OS to run. 1. The year it WAS DUE to ship.


I had nothing to lose
Lee, Des (Lévi, Dezsö)
A life of ups and downs.
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Des Lee was born Levi Dezső in the village of Vertes in the district of Hajdu Bihar Megy in Hungary. His parents and uncles were important and influential landowners and also owned the local butcher shop and tavern. They all worked very hard. War saw them taken from the Debrecen Ghetto to the Strasshof camp, then as slave labourers on an aristocrat's estate in Austria and finally to Theresienstadt. Though still a child, Des proved himself a courageous, often foolhardy, risktaker to help ensure the family's survival through the horrors of the Holocaust.
Back in Vertes they learned that 180 members of their family, including Dezső's father and grandfather, had been murdered. Des was the only Jewish child in the whole district to have survived.
Des, his mother and uncles lost all their former possessions when communism came to Hungary, but their combined guile, initiative and hard work helped them survive. Des tells of life under communism and in the army with a unique honesty and sense of humour. By 1956 they'd had enough, escaped illegally and migrated to Australia, where more hard work brought them great success. Throughout, one senses the strength of the family's loyalty and love for one another and their joy in all that remained true of Hungarian life and culture.


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This is the list of all infantry types, weapons, and vehicles existing in the game as playable units.
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The armies control the land war and are comprised of Infantry, Armor, Field Pieces (Guns), Trucks and Movers.
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Infantry weapons
Standard Infantry Units
Elite Infantry Units
Elite infantry are more fit and burn ATP more slowly than other units, allowing them to sprint for long periods of time.
Airborne (or "Paratrooper")
Tehse units have slightly different equipment than their Standard Infantry counterparts.
American Infantry Units
Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFV)
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List of Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs)
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Trucks and Prime Movers
Air Force Units
Each country has access to between 9 and 11 different aircraft to use in the fight!
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Naval Units
Currently, each country has access to a destroyer, a motor gun boat, and a freighter.
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Marine Studies - Year 8 and Year 9
To complement their inquiry on a chosen marine invertebrate, students explored the rocky shores of Barwon Heads Marine Sanctuary to investigate the different intertidal zones. Exercising their noticing skills, students identified various marine flora and fauna and formed questions around why they are located in the different zones; and how this would assist in survival.
Students formed connections with their observations to various structural and behavioural adaptations. This session also lent itself towards the Year 9 curriculum by developing an awareness of how the survival of these species can play a role in maintaining the diversity of intertidal ecosystems.
Over the past few weeks, the Year 9 Marine Studies students have been busy collaborating in the science lab and out in the community. Students engaged in exploring the external and internal anatomical structures of two types of marine animals. A Bony Fish and a Cephalopod in the form of an Arrow Squid. Here, students identified key structures and investigated the functions of these.
An eye-opening, yet shocking discovery has been made from these sessions with students finding evidence of human impacts through small debris in the stomach of some of these species. Most recently, the students conducted a Marine Debris Data analysis along a 300m beach area near Clifton Springs Boat Ramp. Through resources used from Tangaroa Blue, an Australia-wide organisation dedicated to the removal and prevention of marine debris, students collected debris and input specific data which was sent to a national base.
From this information, solutions and strategies are developed and implemented to stop the flow of litter at the source. We finished by sorting the debris into waste and recyclables, including soft plastics and material appropriate for the Geelong Resource Recovery Centre.
Marine Studies Teacher


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StartSmart Greece 2015: Morning Sessions
Foteini Agrafioti, Chief Innovation Officer, Architech
"The Process to Authenticate the Human Heart"
Biomedical authentication was a congested field when Foteini Agrafioti started her postgraduate work at University of Toronto. Unsure whether to pursue research in the spectrum of typical biomed technologies, Dr. Agrafioti instead took a cross-disciplinary approach, reading everything of interest. In her reading, one idea kept surfacing: the use of the human heartbeat to identify people.
In this session, Dr. Agrafioti will walk you through her journey from the idea phase to commercializing her research, an automatic human identification system from cardiac signals. The challenges along the way were numerous: there were no universal standards to measuring the heartbeat as a biometric identifier, and the idea had plenty of naysayers. Dr. Agrafioti will share with you the steps in her journey to commercialization: the proof of concept phase, the obstacles, the findings, and the options.
-Justifications and challenges to the idea of using the heartbeat as an authentication signal
-Setting the stage in the biometrics arena
-Searching for a next step: taking a "blue sky" approach
-Building a database: signals, algorithms and pizza


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German military use laser to destroy targets
over half-a-mile away
High-energy laser passes various tests with
Germany-based Rheinmetall Defense has
demonstrated a 50kW, high-energy laser at their ground facility in
Switzerland. According to representatives from the company, the
device passed all target tests with "flying
High-energy laser system designed by
While we're still a bit away from the
sort of shootouts we see in popular science-fiction flicks, the
demonstration of this sort of weaponry is impressive
How it works
The Rheinmetall laser system isn't a
single laser; rather, it's composed of two separate laser
modules mounted on a Revolver Gun air defense turrets and attached
to additional power modules. The laser modules themselves are 30kW
and 20kW, respectively, and a Beam Superimposing Technology
combines them, focusing the lights' energy in a
"superimposed, cumulative manner" for the sole
purpose of obliterating its target(s).
In one test, the laser system sliced through a
half-inch thick steel girder from a little more than a half-mile
away. Next, from a distance of approximately one-and-a-quarter
miles, the system shot down a bunch of drones as they nose-dived
toward the surface at a rate of 50m/s.
Specific to this test, the system's
radar was able to actually track the drones through their descent
at a distance of two and a half miles.
The last test the system performed was perhaps
its most impressive. The weapon was able to focus in on and destroy
a steel ball with an 82mm diameter traveling at 50m/s. Beyond
demonstrating a high level of accuracy, the purpose of this
demonstrate was to simulate how well the laser could handle an
incoming mortar round.
Representatives from Rheinmetall say that the
laser system will reduce the time required for counter rocket,
artillery, and mortar measures to just a couple of seconds
— even in difficult weather circumstances. As a matter of
fact, the weather during the aforementioned tests featured a wide
array of typical Swiss-based weather patterns, including ice, rain,
snow, and extremely bright sunlight.
Looking forward to the immediate future, the
company plans to test a 60kW "technology
demonstrator": the quotes are purposeful here, as this
new system will feature a couple of different technologies coming
together in one unit. This includes 35mm Ahead Revolver Guns, which
will allow the company to explore ways in which a laser and
automatic canon can be used together.
Looking a bit further down the road,
Rheinmetall's ultimate goal is to get their technology to
a 100kW laser, and to make these systems mobile, where they can be
mounted onto an armored vehicle so that they can be operated in the
After successfully testing a 50kW laser
system, Rheinmetall Defense will look to next develop a
truck-mounted mobile system with 100kW power.
Learn more about Jeff Bausch.


Instead of working from a task that you have set, you might want your students to work independently on topics of their choice. They can do so by accessing the Practice page from the navigation bar.
When they are in the Practice page, the first thing they should do is to ensure that they are working in the correct syllabus. Mathspace remembers the students' selection for when they next come to the Practice page.
Once the appropriate syllabus has been chosen, the student can then choose a topic and subtopic. They will then have the following options:
 - Scorecard: they can view their previous work done on that subtopic.
 - Question Set: they can view a list of all the questions that might appear, and practice on individual questions of their choice.
 - Lesson: they can view the lesson for the topic.
 - Practice: they can work through a self-started adaptive assessment in the workbook.
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Now that you are ordered to have an ignition interlock system installed in your car, you have the option of selecting the ignition interlock device you wish from the providers in your area. Although this is initially an added burden to you, the good news is that the impact to your time and schedule will be minimal. You can also rest assured of the reliability of the ignition interlock device you choose. Ignition interlock technology and the systems that bring the technology to us have very little trouble. In fact, this article focuses on the common issues that come up when using the ignition interlock device that require user awareness and understanding.
Today's ignition interlock systems include devices that are designed to give you the most benefits and the least problems. For example, the device itself has a very small footprint and the breath sampling part of the ignition interlock system is conveniently placed within the comfort of your driving area.
Understand that you might have been told half-truths and misinformation from others around you that perhaps used an ignition interlock system many years ago. Rest assured that we have the most up-to-date factual information to set you straight about today's ignition interlock systems and devices.
Let's talk a look at some commonly perceived troubleshooting issues that are really user issues. Reviewing this information will put you ahead of the curve to knowing what to expect and what not to do to keep your ignition interlock device running flawlessly.
Many of us consume foods that contain alcohol, even if in small doses. Some of the foods we eat contain sugar that is converted to alcohol quickly when ingested. Surely you can cause the ignition interlock system to send a fail signal to the ignition interlock device. Therefore, when it comes to the following foods, use the best practices tip below to avoid false positives that cause you to fail a breath test:
- Dentyne or other spicy gums
- Cinnamon rolls or donuts
Best practices: 1. Avoid these 2. Rinse mouth with water 3. Wait 3 to 5 minutes before attempting an engine start or rolling retest
High concentrations of alcohol also exist in conventional mouthwash or mouth spray. Without taking any precautions, you will fail a breath test. As a reminder to the instruction you have or will likely receive upon signing on to ignition interlock program, remember to rinse your mouth with water prior to taking a breath test to minimize your chance of failing the test. Additional best practices are:
- Switch to low or non-alcoholic oral hygiene rinse liquids and sprays 2. Wait 15 minutes after mouth washing to allow the alcohol content to subside
Another form of ignition interlock device troubleshooting can arise when your breathing pattern is different from what the ignition interlock system and device expect. A different breathing pattern will cause a failed breath test. To avoid this use the following best practices.
1. Avoid attempts to start your car immediately after exercising
2. Remember to breath normally in the way you were instructed and 'trained' the ignition interlock device to recognize your exhale pattern
3. Respond to any voice tones in the way you were instructed by your system technician at installation of your ignition interlock device
4. Remember to exhale to the breath sampler component face on and not from any angle.
Your use of the ignition interlock device includes required monthly appointments to visit your service provider for data extraction and calibration. These visits are paramount to further reduce any troubleshooting potential with the ignition interlock system or device. Should you feel you have followed all of the best practices while still receiving breath test failures, contact your ignition interlock device service provider. Sometimes, you may have to make an appointment outside of regularly scheduled visits to take a look at the ignition interlock system and device to definitively rule out any trouble.


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"A wigwam or wickiup is a domed room dwelling used by many different Native American cultures. The curved surfaces make it an ideal shelter for all kinds of conditions. These structures are formed with a frame of arched poles, most often wooden, which are covered with some sort of roofing material. Details of construction vary with the culture and local availability of materials. Some of the roofing materials used include grass, brush, bark, rushes, mats, reeds, hides or cloth."
"A bender tent is a simple shelter. A bender is made using flexible branches or withies, such as those of hazel or willow. These are lodged in the ground, then bent and woven together to form a strong dome-shape. The dome is then covered using any tarpaulin available. These tents can be heated during the winter using a woodburning stove, and they are easily capable of withstanding very strong winds so long as the covers are well weighed down."
These shelters are made with minimal resources gathered from the site (mostly flexible branches or saplings) and are easy to dismantle and take with you. Many shapes are possible – tunnels (vaults), domes, lean-to, free form or combination of shapes. Adding a protective flap or overhang over the entrance helps block snow and rain, and creates space for a small fire. A plastic or canvas tarp blocks wind and rain, and traps warm air inside. An optional space blanket will reflect heat into the shelter. In cold climates the roof could be covered with multiple materials for improved performance: space blanket on inner layer, insulating material such as blankets, bundled grass, pine boughs or mounded leaves, and waterproof tarp for outer covering. Raise the floor if necessary in wet or cold climates. For instance, a raised floor with insulation underneath will provide a cold air sink. These improved versions are sometimes called super shelters. Add a closed cell foam sleeping pad, good sleeping bag and firepit and you could comfortably survive in most any climate. A larger, sturdy, well made wigwam or bender with adequate living space could provide decent shelter for years at negligible cost.
Image source: Heart and Soil
Image source: Rustic Buildings
Camp Bling Shelter Construction (good advice based on actual experience)
Mungo Says Bah (good advice about raising the floor to create a sink for cold air and leaves for insulation)


J Jane Hirshfield
The Promise by Jane Hirshfield
The Promise by Jane Hirshfield is a reflection on how things in the poet's life seem to drift away from her, leaving her behind. She asks objects such as 'flowers', a 'spider' and even her own 'body' to stay, but in the end they always leave or change. The final stanza of the poem focuses on asking lovers to stay, to which they answer 'always'. This ending can be interpreted both positivity, in that they stay with her, or as a lie – a broken promise repeated lover after lover.
The Promise by Jane Hirshfield
Structure and Form
The Promise is split into six stanzas of unequal length lines, with stanzas ranging from between two to six lines. Lines are typically finished by an end stop, with only three lines in the entire poem using enjambment. The meter is therefore very blunt, with the poem stopping and starting repeatedly, perhaps representing the relationship Hirshfield builds only to be left behind.
Throughout the lines, there is the frequent use of caesura, which can be understood as a representation of the separation the poet finds between herself and other people/objects. A caesura breaks up the sentence, both grammatically and within the poem's meter, demonstrating a linguistic pause as the lines read.
The poem uses anaphora, a technique where a word or phrase is repeated to begin each stanza. In this poem, the anaphora is comprised of only the word 'Stay', with the central plea being a focal point, and a major theme of the poem.
You can read the full poem The Promise here.
Analysis of The Promise
Stanza One
Stay, I said
their heads lower.
The Promise begins with the indicative command, 'Stay', focusing the poem on this anaphoric plea. The first word is followed by a caesura in the form of a comma, acting as a short pause after this initial word. Hirshfield is placing emphasis on 'stay', with the moment of silence signifying the desperation of the poet.
This stanza focuses on the poet asking 'the cut flowers' to 'stay' with her, yet they 'bowed their heads lower', ignoring her cry as they wilt. This is the first moment in which an element of nature does not 'stay' with the poet, with their drooping 'heads' an image which instils sadness within the opening stanza.
The enjambment between 'bowed / their heads' is a representation of the dropping flowers, their continuous wilt not stopping for the poet's plea to 'Stay'.
Stanza Two
Stay, I said to the spider,
who fled.
This stanza is two lines shorter than the first, but expresses much the same sentiment. Hirshfield requests that a 'spider' 'stay' with her, but still it 'fled', leaving her alone. The anaphora of 'Stay' is utilised again in the same form, with the dramatic pause caused by the caesura further compounding the sense of desperation after each chime of 'stay'.
The shortness of this stanza could be a reflection of how, unlike the flowers, the 'spider' actually flees from Hirshfield. While the flowers droop and begin to die, they ultimately would still be in the same place, the wilting process taking more time than the simple action of fleeing.
Stanza Three
Stay, leaf.
embarrassed for me and itself.
Hirshfield's plea moves to a 'leaf', the poet begging a third form of nature. In this stanza of The Promise, much like the flowers, the process which Hirshfield is trying to stop is a process of nature. Whilst the flowers wilt and die, the 'leaf' turns from green to 'red', reflecting the changing of the season.
In this stanza, the command to 'stay' is more abrupt, the 'leaf' being followed by a full stops to finish the line. This newfound quickness can be understood as a reflection of Hirshfield realising that her pleas are ineffective, being left alone no matter what she does.
Stanza Four
Stay, I said to my body.
soon starting to tremble.
The fourth stanza is directed at the poet's own 'body', The Promise moving away from external aspects of nature and looking inward. While in stanza three nature was personified, here her body is dehumanised, relating it to a 'dog'. This dehumanisation could suggest that she doesn't have a good relationship with her body, perhaps feeling insecure or self-conscious.
Although not expressed literally within The Promise, we can assume, based on the idea of change detailed by stanza one and three, that the thing that is changing within this stanza is to do with her body weight. The idea of 'obedient for a moment' then followed by 'soon starting to tremble' resembling the failing of self control.
Stanza Five
Stay, to the earth
with a changing expression, in silence.
The fifth stanza of the poem is the longest of all, measuring six lines, and due to the length, detailing more than one thing that leaves her. She discusses a landscape, split into 'valley meadows' and the materials that compose it, 'limestone and sandstone'. This stanza acts as the ultimate abandonment by nature, with a whole landscape failing to communicate with her. The final word of the stanza, 'silence', compounds this idea of being left alone, with the isolation evoked in the blank, expressionless environment causing the poet to feel that this aspect of nature has left her too.
The images within The Promise seem to expand in size, with this final plea to the landscape the most desperate of all. Yet, still, the poet is left alone, with even the materials that comprise the 'fossil escarpments' rejecting Hirshfield. The enjambment connecting 'It looked back / with a changing expression, in silence' could represent the cohesion of nature, something which she can never truly be a part of. Moreover, it could be interpreted as the distance between the poet and nature, 'it looked back' followed by a space manifesting the distance physically on the page.
Stanza Six
Stay, I said to my loves.
The final stanza can be understood in many ways. Some readings of this poem discuss the final 'always' as suggesting love is the one thing that never leaves, always remaining even after natural things like 'flowers' and leaves have long passed.
Yet, due to the italics placed on 'Always', I would suggest that the comment is seen as ironic by the poet, with her actually rolling her eyes at how lovers have lied to her in their promise. This 'Promise' constitutes the title of the poem, with Hirshfield pointing out the deceit that humans are capable of. While the first five stanzas of the poems indicate a desperate and sad tone, the change to italics here, and the scorn which it involves, suggests that Hirshfield does not mind about nature leaving – indeed, it never said it would stay – but her lovers have lied, they said they would stay and didn't.
Indeed, the suggestion of 'loves', in the plural form, suggests that there have been more than one. Of course, if the first would have stayed, then there wouldn't be plural 'lovers', therefore they broke their promise to 'stay'. This is a repeated offense, 'each answered', every lover Hirshfield takes deceiving her and eventually leaving.
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From the July 1996 issue
Municipal Waste Diversion in Ontario
By Linda Varangu
Over the past years we have seen a public awakening to the concerns of managing solid waste. With total waste
quantities generated across the province of Ontario at around 10 000 000 tonnes per year, the diversion of some of
this waste would be welcome. The public has been well served by local municipal waste diversion programs such
as recycling programs, household hazardous waste programs, backyard composting programs, reuse centres, and
education on less wasteful and toxic alternatives. Through these various programs, Ontario residents were able to
divert an estimated 900 000 tonnes from landfills in 1994, with approximately 500 000 tonnes coming from the blue
box program.
The blue box program has become an institution in households across Ontario. Many blue box programs now
include materials such as textiles, different types of plastics, and household fine paper in addition to metal cans,
glass bottles, newspaper, and plastic bottles. 3.2 million households in Ontario (or 85%), now have access to
recycling programs. In various municipalities, pilot programs have demonstrated that householders can achieve
solid waste diversion of over 75% using a combination of reduction, reuse, composting, and recycling. Considering
that only a few years ago, even 50% diversion was considered unattainable, these diversion rates are remarkable.
Several years ago, federal and provincial governments set diversion goals of 50% by the year 2000. How likely is it
that Ontario municipalities will achieve this? Not very. Lately, the diversion rate for municipalities has reached a
plateau at 25-35%. Significant changes in waste diversion programs must be offered that include attention to the
organic stream if we are to go beyond this plateau. Instead of expanding waste diversion programs, however,
funding cuts may see the erosion of support for some programs currently offered by municipalities.
Many municipalities are now concentrating on activities that will enable them to run their programs as efficiently and
cost effectively as possible. One of the key objectives is to keep recycling operations costs as low or lower than
garbage collection costs. The strategy includes reducing operational costs and services, and increasing revenues
from materials sold through recycling programs.
By Pierrette King
COMPOSTING is an effective recycling strategy for turning otherwise unrecyclable organic wastes into a valuable
resource. It is estimated that approximately 40 to 70 percent of the total municipal solid waste stream could be
composted. Some examples of organic material that can be composted include fruit and vegetable scraps, tea bags
and coffee grounds, leaves and yard wastes, agricultural crop residues, paper products, sewage sludge, and wood.
Composting is a natural biological decomposition process by which microorganisms (primarily bacteria) break down
organic material. There are two types of composting processes (performed by different types of bacteria): aerobic
and anaerobic. Aerobic composting requires oxygen, while anaerobic composting takes place in an oxygendepleted environment. The by-products of anaerobic composting include volatile amines (which smell like rotten
fish), hydrogen sulphide (which smells like rotten eggs), and methane. The anaerobic process is not recommended
for backyard composting.
In addition to oxygen, aerobic microbial activity requires food (carbon for energy and nitrogen for protein building),
and adequate moisture and temperature. During the aerobic composting process, bacteria break down the organic
waste, and the pile gives off heat. The compost temperature should not be allowed to exceed 70°C, because most
microorganisms involved in composting die or become inactive above this temperature. When the compost no
longer generates heat, it is generally ready to be used.
Composting is, of course, not a new idea, but centralized composting facilities have only recently appeared in
government, institutions, and various rural settings. There are presently 162 composting facilities in Canada, of
which 112 are municipal and 50 are private. These facilities processed almost 700 000 tonnes of organic waste in
1994. There are three basic types of centralized aerobic composting methods:
 - the windrow method consisting of long triangular rows known as windrows, which are turned mechanically;
 - the aerated static pile method, which involves forming windrows over perforated pipes, and supplying air to
 the micro-organisms through the pipes rather than turning the compost; and
 - the in-vessel method, where the organic material is composted inside a drum, silo, agitated bed, covered or
 open channels, batch container, or other structure. The process conditions are closely monitored and
 controlled. The material is aerated and mechanically turned or agitated.
Standardized testing methods are needed that would certify the maturity and stability of different compost batches.
The quality of compost is largely defined by its intended use. High quality compost is used in agriculture,
horticulture, landscaping, and home gardening. Medium and low quality compost is used in erosion control,
roadside landscaping, as a landfill cover, and in land reclamation projects.


need to consider the operating speed of the system and the image processing speed, whether to use a color or black and white camera, the size of the detection target or whether the detection target has defects, how large the field of view needs to be, how high the resolution needs to be, and how much contrast needs to be Wait. From a functional point of view, a typical machine vision system can be divided into: image acquisition part, image processing part and motion control part.
The main working process of a complete machine vision system is as follows:
 1、The workpiece positioning detector detects that the object has moved to the center of the field of view of the camera system, and sends a trigger pulse to the image acquisition part.
 2、The image acquisition part sends out start pulses to the camera and the lighting system respectively according to the pre-set program and delay.
 3、The camera stops the current scan and restarts a new frame scan, or the camera is in a waiting state before the start pulse arrives, and starts a frame scan after the start pulse arrives.
 4、The camera opens the exposure mechanism before starting a new frame scan, and the exposure time can be set in advance.
 5、Another start pulse turns on the lighting, and the turn-on time of the light should match the exposure time of the camera.
 6、After the camera is exposed, the scanning and output of a frame of image is officially started.
 7、The image acquisition part receives analog video signals and digitizes them through A/D, or directly receives digital video data digitized by the camera.
 8、The image acquisition part stores the digital image in the memory of the processor or computer.
 9、The processor processes, analyzes, and recognizes the image to obtain measurement results or logical control values.
 10、The processing result controls the movement of the pipeline, performs positioning, and corrects movement errors.
 It can be seen from the above workflow that machine vision is a relatively complex system. Because most of the system monitoring objects are moving objects, the matching and coordinated actions between the system and the moving objects are particularly important, which brings strict requirements to the action time and processing speed of each part of the system. In some application fields, such as robots, flying object guidance, etc., there are strict requirements on the weight, volume and power consumption of the entire system or part of the system.
The advantages of the machine vision system are:
 1、Non-contact measurement will not cause any damage to the observer and the observed, thereby improving the reliability of the system.
 2、It has a wide spectral response range, such as the use of infrared measurement that is invisible to the human eye, which expands the visual range of the human eye.
 3、Working steadily for a long time, it is difficult for humans to observe the same object for a long time, while machine vision can do measurement, analysis and recognition tasks for a long time.
 The application fields of machine vision systems are becoming wider and wider. It has been widely used in industry, agriculture, national defense, transportation, medical treatment, finance, and even sports, entertainment and other industries. It can be said that it has penetrated into all aspects of our life, production and work.
How To Clean The Camera Lens
 Industrial lenses are the "eyes" of industrial cameras. Clear image quality can only be obtained by keeping the lens clean. When the camera is working, fingerprints and dust will inevitably be stained on the lens. If it is not cleaned in time, it will even erode the coating on the lens. Floor. When cleaning the dust on the lens, the operation sequence of blowing, brushing and wiping should be followed.
 Combination one, air blowing + brush + ultra-micro non-woven lens paper.
 Combination two, air blowing + brush + super fine fiber lens cloth + professional cleaning fluid.
 Combination three, dust removal compressed air tank + super fine fiber lens cloth + professional cleaning liquid + short cotton swab.
 1. Blow large dust particles away from the lens with air blowing or compressed air canister for dust removal;
 2. Use a brush to gently brush away the dust from top to bottom;
 3. If you encounter more stubborn stains, you need to use super micro non-woven lens paper or super fine fiber lens cloth to wipe from the center to the surrounding in the spiral outward order;
 4. For the movable part of the zoom ring, focus ring, etc., and the switch button on the lens, use a short cotton swab dipped in a small amount of lens cleaning liquid to wipe.
 1. Using low-end lens paper, lens cloth, etc. will not only produce dust or lint, but also keep other dust in itself. When repeatedly wiped, it will scratch the lens glass.
 2. Air blowing of inferior rubber is prone to aging and adhesion. Some use talcum powder mold release molding process in molding manufacturing, which will blow the original dust into the cleaned part, which is bound to cause secondary damage to the equipment Pollution.
 3. The usual stains can be wiped directly with super micro non-woven lens paper or super fine fiber lens cloth; if you encounter very stubborn stains, you must wipe it with professional cleaning fluid.
The Difference Between Ccd And Cmos-Shenzhen Vision Technology Co., Ltd.
 The main difference between CCD and CMOS in manufacturing is that CCD is integrated on a semiconductor single crystal material, while CMOS is integrated on a semiconductor material called metal oxide, and there is no essential difference in working principle. Only a few CCD manufacturers such as Sony and Panasonic have mastered this technology. Moreover, the CCD manufacturing process is more complicated, and the price of the camera using CCD will be relatively expensive. In fact, after technological transformation, the gap between the actual effects of CCD and CMOS has been reduced a lot. Moreover, the manufacturing cost and power consumption of CMOS are much lower than that of CCD, so many camera manufacturers use CMOS photosensitive elements. Imaging aspect: CCD imaging permeability and sharpness are very good under the same pixel, color reproduction and exposure can be guaranteed to be basically accurate. However, CMOS products tend to have average permeability, weak color reproduction capabilities for real objects, and poor exposure. Due to their own physical characteristics, there is still a certain distance between the image quality of CMOS and CCD. However, due to the low price and high integration, it has been widely used in the camera field.
 CCD is a relatively mature imaging device, and CMOS is regarded as the imaging device of the future. Because the CMOS structure is relatively simple and the same as the existing large-scale integrated circuit production process, the production cost can be reduced. In principle, the CMOS signal is a charge signal in points, while a CCD is a current signal in behavior units. The former is more sensitive, faster, and more power-efficient. The current advanced CMOS is not worse than the general CCD, but the CMOS process is not very mature. The general SMOS generally has low resolution and poor imaging.
 CCD or CMOS, basically both use silicon photodiodes to convert light to electricity. The principle of this conversion is similar to the "solar battery" effect of computers with "solar power" in your hands. The stronger the light, the stronger the electricity; conversely, the weaker the light, the weaker the electricity. The light image is converted into Electronic digital signal.
 Comparing the structure of CCD and CMOS, the location and number of ADCs are the biggest difference. Simply put, according to what we mentioned in the previous lecture "The working principle of CCD photosensitive element (Part 1)". Each time the CCD is exposed, the pixel transfer process is performed after the shutter is closed. The charge signal of each pixel (pixel) in each row is sequentially transferred to the "buffer", which is guided by the line at the bottom to output to the amplifier next to the CCD for amplification, And then series the ADC output; relatively, each pixel in the CMOS design is directly connected to the ADC (amplification and analog digital signal converter), the signal is directly amplified and converted into a digital signal.
Comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of the two
CCD versus CMOS
 Due to the basic differences in structure, we can list the differences in performance between the two. The characteristic of CCD is to fully keep the signal without distortion during transmission (dedicated channel design). Through the collection of each pixel to a single amplifier for unified processing, the integrity of the data can be maintained; the CMOS process is relatively simple, and there is no dedicated channel. Design, so you must first zoom in and then integrate the data of each pixel.
 On the whole, the application of CCD and CMOS designs reflects the imaging effect, resulting in different types of differences including ISO sensitivity, manufacturing cost, resolution, noise, and power consumption:
 ISO sensitivity difference: Since each pixel of CMOS includes an amplifier and A/D conversion circuit, too many additional devices compress the surface area of the photosensitive area of a single pixel, so under the same pixel, the same size of the sensor, the CMOS sensitivity Will be lower than CCD.
 Cost difference: CMOS application of the MOS process commonly used in the semiconductor industry can integrate all peripheral facilities in a single chip at one time, saving the cost and yield loss


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Indian and Himalayan Art
Pillared Temple HallMade in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia
Artist/maker unknown, India
1919-714Gift of Susan Pepper Gibson, Mary Gibson Henry, and Henry C. Gibson in memory of Adeline Pepper Gibson, 1919
The granite pillars, brackets, and slabs that form this temple hall (mandapa) come from the Madanagopalaswamy Temple, a sixteenth-century building complex in the south Indian city of Madurai. (The complex is dedicated to Krishna, an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, and is still used for worship today.) The architectural elements installed here were purchased in 1912 by Adeline Pepper Gibson of Philadelphia while on a visit to Madurai. They are believed to have come primarily from a freestanding hall that once stood in front of the main shrine and was probably dismantled in the mid-nineteenth century.
The eight stone slabs between the pillars' lion brackets depict scenes from the Ramayana, the epic tale of the hero Rama, another avatar of Vishnu. The slabs were originally part of a larger relief series that ran around the inside of the hall and narrated the entire Ramayana. The life-sized figures projecting from the central-aisle pillars are deities and characters from both the Ramayana and another major Hindu text, the Mahabharata. These include Garuda (the bird-man vehicle of Vishnu) and Hanuman (the monkey-general of the Ramayana). A variety of small relief images of divine and human figures also ornament the pillars, including Krishna as a baby, a couple making love, royal donors, and even the temple architect with his measuring stick.
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3 Essential Guidelines when Giving Feedback to Sales Candidates
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Contrary to popular belief, the process of sales recruitment does not end at the stage where you give the candidate notice on whether or not they have been hired. On the contrary, expert Dallas recruiters understand the importance of providing constructive feedback to those candidates who have not succeeded in getting the position. The main purpose of this final stage in the recruitment process is to enable the candidate to grow in the sales profession, refine themselves and ultimately land the job that is a perfect fit for them.
Providing helpful feedback is also in the best interest of the recruiter because the relationship between recruiter and candidate is a progressive one. If the candidate remains stagnant, it reflects poorly on the recruiter because it appears as though they have been unsuccessful in placing.
How to Give Constructive Feedback
1. Make it Clear
As a sales recruiter, the feedback that you give to candidates should be easy to understand. Be direct and avoid evasive responses. Being evasive may feel like you have wisely diffused a situation that could have potentially been explosive; but feedback of this kind has no effect on the candidate in whose progress you should be invested.
2. Personalize it
Personalize your feedback to suit individual candidates. In order to do this effectively, first-rate sales recruiters keep comprehensive notes on each candidate throughout the recruitment process. That way, they are able to describe the highs and lows that the candidate had, with the aim of equipping the candidate for change and growth. More than likely, the candidate has received generic feedback from other sales recruiters in the past; which is why they are still stuck.
3. Make it Actionable
Always provide feedback that the sales candidate will be able to act on. By taking conscious steps towards their success, the candidate is able to consistently evolve and improve. This puts them in a better position to be a strong and viable contender for future sales positions. Some steps that the candidate can take as a result of actionable feedback include:
 - Presenting themselves better during the recruitment process. This refers either to personal presentation or the manner in which they present their papers, showcase their skills, etc.
 - Getting additional training to specialize in sales
 - Being authentic in order to integrate more easily into the culture of a new company
 - Keeping up with different trends within the sales industry
Constructive feedback is essential in ensuring that the recruitment process is transparent and well-structured. By integrating this step, the candidate has a better idea of what to expect at the end of the process. Even when he/she does not get hired, they know that the constructive feedback they receive will enable them to develop their careers. Providing helpful feedback also demonstrates to the sales candidate that you are beneficial to them; thus causing them to be more motivated to pursue their career path and to work with you in the long-term.
As a sales candidate, it also helps to request feedback if you are unsuccessful during recruitment. Some Dallas recruiters may be more inclined to give honest and constructive feedback to candidates who seek it out because they recognize that you are invested in your own success.
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of the instability also tends to zero while the growth rate varies as 𝑞2𝑦. We have studied the effect of magnetic field on long wavelength instabilities. We have observed that Eckhaus instability and Zigzag instability regions increases when 𝑄 increases (see Figure 4).
Figure 4: Numerically computed secondary instability regions of Eckhaus instability (E), Zigzag instability (Z), and stable regions (S) are plotted in (𝜆2/𝜆1,𝛿𝑞𝑠)-plane for 𝑄=2000, 𝐷𝑎=1500, Λ=0.85, 𝜙=0.9, 𝑀=0.9, Pr1=1, and Pr2=2. As |𝛿𝑞𝑠| increases then the secondary instability regions increases.
4.3. Heat Transport by Convection
The maximum of steady amplitude 𝐴 is denoted by |𝐴max| which is given as||𝐴max||=𝜖2𝜆2𝜆31/2.(81) Equation (81) is obtained from (64) with tanh(𝑋/Λ1)=1. We use |𝐴max| to calculate Nusselt number Nu. To discuss the heat transfer near the neutral region, we express it through the Nusselt number is defined as Nu=𝐻𝑑/𝜅Δ𝑇, which is the ratio of the heat transported across any layer to the heat which would be transported by conduction alone. Here 𝐻 is the rate of heat transfer per unit area and is defined as𝐻=𝜕𝑇total𝜕𝑧𝑧=0.(82) In (82), angular brackets correspond to a horizontal average. The Nusselt number Nu can be calculated in terms of amplitude 𝐴 and is given as𝜖Nu=1+2𝛿2sc||𝐴max||2.(83) From (83), we get conduction for 𝑅𝑅sc and convection for 𝑅>𝑅sc. Since the amplitude equation is valid for 𝜆3>0, which is possible for 𝑅>𝑅sc (supercritical pitchfork bifurcation), thus we get Nu>1 for 𝑅>𝑅sc. We get convection for Nu>1 and conduction for Nu1. In stationary convection Nu increases implies that heat conducted by steady mode increases. In the problem of double diffusive convection in porous medium with magnetic field, Nu depends on Pr1,Pr2,Λ,𝑀,𝜙,𝐷𝑎, and 𝑄. We have computed Nu for different values of 𝑄, for some fixed values of other parameters and observed that Nu increases as 𝑄 decreases (see Figures 5(a) and 5(b)). This implies that magnetic field inhibits the heat transport. The parameters Pr1, Pr2, Λ, 𝑀, 𝜙, and 𝐷𝑎 show the same result as 𝑄 shows on Nu.
Figure 5: Graph (a) is plotted for 𝑄=1000 and graph (b) is plotted for 𝑄=3000 for the fixed values of 𝐷𝑎=1500, Λ=0.85, 𝜙=0.9, Pr2=1, Pr1=2, and 𝑀=0.9. in (Nu,𝑅/𝑅sc)-plane. In graphs (a) and (b), as 𝑅/𝑅sc increases then Nu increases.
5. Oscillatory Convection at the Supercritical Hopf Bifurcation
The existence of a threshold (critical value of Rayleigh number for the onset of oscillatory convection 𝑅=𝑅oc) and a cellular structure (critical wave number 𝑞=𝑞oc) are main characteristics of the oscillatory convection. In this section we treat the region near the onset of oscillatory convection. Here the axis of cylindrical rolls is taken as 𝑦-axis, so that 𝑦-dependence disappears from equation 𝑤=𝒩. The 𝑧-dependence contained entirely in sine and cosine functions which ensure that the free-free boundary conditions are satisfied. The purpose of this section is to derive coupled one-dimensional nonlinear time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau type equations near the onset of oscillatory convection at supercritical Hopf bifurcation. We introduce 𝜖 as𝜖2=𝑅𝑜𝑅oc𝑅oc1.(84) We assume that𝑤0=𝐴1𝐿𝑒𝑖(𝑞oc𝑥+𝜔oc𝑡)+𝐴1𝑅𝑒𝑖(𝑞oc𝑥𝜔oc𝑡)+c.c.sin𝜋𝑧(85) is a solution to linearized equation 𝑤=0, which satisfies free-free boundary conditions. Here 𝐴1𝐿 denotes the amplitude of left travelling wave of the roll and 𝐴1𝑅 denotes the amplitude of right travelling wave of the roll, which depends on slow space and time variables [23]𝑋=𝜖𝑥,𝜏=𝜖𝑡,𝑇=𝜖2𝑡,(86) and assume that 𝐴1𝐿=𝐴1𝐿(𝑋,𝜏,𝑇), 𝐴1𝑅=𝐴1𝑅(𝑋,𝜏,𝑇). The differential operators can be expressed as𝜕𝜕𝜕𝑥𝜕𝜕𝑥+𝜖,𝜕𝜕𝑋𝜕𝜕𝑡𝜕𝜕𝑡+𝜖𝜕𝜏+𝜖2𝜕.𝜕𝑇(87) The solution of basic equations can be sought as power series in 𝜖,𝑓=𝜖𝑓0+𝜖2𝑓1+𝜖3𝑓2+,(88) where 𝑓=𝑓(𝑢,𝑣,𝑤,𝜃,𝐻𝑥,𝐻𝑦,𝐻𝑧) with the first approximation given by eigenvector of the linearized problem:𝑢0=𝑖𝜋𝑞oc𝐴1𝐿𝑒𝑖(𝑞oc𝑥+𝜔oc𝑡)+𝐴1𝑅𝑒𝑖(𝑞oc𝑥𝜔oc𝑡)𝑣c.c.cos𝜋𝑧,0𝐻=0,𝑦0𝜃=0,0=1𝑀1𝑒1𝐴1𝐿𝑒𝑖(𝑞oc𝑥+𝜔oc𝑡)+1𝑒1𝐴1𝑅𝑒𝑖(𝑞oc𝑥𝜔oc𝑡)𝐻+c.c.×sin𝜋𝑧,𝑥0=𝑖𝜋2𝑞oc1𝑒2𝐴1𝐿𝑒𝑖(𝑞oc𝑥+𝜔oc𝑡)+1𝑒2𝐴1𝑅𝑒𝑖(𝑞oc𝑥𝜔oc𝑡)𝐻c.c.×sin𝜋𝑧,𝑧01=𝜋𝑒2𝐴1𝐿𝑒𝑖(𝑞oc𝑥+𝜔oc𝑡)+1𝑒2𝐴1𝑅𝑒𝑖(𝑞oc𝑥𝜔oc𝑡)+c.c.×cos𝜋𝑧.(89) where 𝛿2oc=(𝜋2+𝑞2oc), 𝑒1=(𝛿2oc+𝑖𝜔oc), and 𝑒2=(𝑀𝛿2oc+𝑖𝜔oc𝜙Pr2/Pr1), here 𝑒1 and 𝑒2 are complex conjugate of 𝑒1 and 𝑒2.
We expand the linear operator and nonlinear term 𝒩 as the following power series=0+𝜖1+𝜖22+,𝒩=𝜖2𝒩0+𝜖3𝒩1+,(90) substituting (87) and (88) into 𝑤


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Astronomers have just released the highest-resolution images ever taken of the Sun's corona, or million-degree outer atmosphere, in an extreme-ultraviolet wavelength of light. The 16-megapixel images were captured by NASA's High Resolution Coronal Imager, or Hi-C. The Hi-C telescope provides five times more detail than the next-best observations by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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National Day of Civic Hacking: Volunteer experts, federal agencies team up to find technology solutions
When you think of hackers, you think of stolen credit card information or website destruction among other things.
So why did the federal government allow hackers access to a ton of information today?
At the National Day of Civic Hacking - or Hackathon - computer experts volunteered across the country and in Northwest D.C. to work with people from NASA, the Department of Labor, and other agencies to build technology solutions using publicly available data.
These civic hackers are using their strong computer skills to solve some social challenges facing our country. And more than 20 federal agencies were in on it.
ABC7's Ashley Coleman has the story.
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John Davidson by Walter Sickert (British Museum)
The Isle of Dogs is not often the subject of poetry, however recently I have come across the following poem by John Davidson.
John Davidson was born at Barrhead in 1857 and after leaving school at 13, trained as a pupil teacher and then a teacher in Scotland. He had longstanding literary ambitions and decided in 1889 to go to London to find fame and fortune. He quickly joined other aspiring poets and writers such as W.B. Yeats and formed the Rhymers Club which met at the 'Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese' pub in Fleet Street.
To make a living, Davidson wrote numerous articles, plays and books. However he barely made enough money to survive, although he often socialised with other writers such as Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw.
Frank Harris who knew Davidson well wrote :
His manners were perfectly frank and natural; he met everyone in the same unaffected kindly human way; I never saw a trace in him of snobbishness or incivility. Possibly a great man, I said to myself, certainly a man of genius, for simplicity of manner alone is in England almost a proof of extraordinary endowment."
For all the support of his fellow writers, his work never caught on with the general public which meant his prolific output bought very little financial security.
In 1906 he was awarded a civil list pension of £100 per annum, however the years of poverty, overwork and ill-health began to take its toll and late in 1908, Davidson left London to live in Penzance. On 23 March 1909, he disappeared from his house, some months later his body was found in the sea. From the letters he left behind it was clear that he intended to kill himself.
Davidson did not find fame in his lifetime, but is seen as an influential poet by later poets. T. S. Eliot was a great fan of Davidson and acknowledges his influence when writing The Waste Land, he especially admired the poems 'Thirty Bob a Week' and 'In the Isle of Dogs'.
Davidson was researching a book when he visited the Isle of Dogs in the 1890s, he was walking near the Millwall Docks when the sound of an organ in the street triggered memories of his homeland.
IN THE ISLE OF DOGS
While the water-wagon's ringing showers
Sweetened the dust with a woodland smell,
" Past noon, past noon, two sultry hours,"
From the schoolhouse clock
In the Isle of Dogs by Millwall Dock.
Mirrored in shadowy windows draped
With ragged net or half-drawn blind
Bowsprits, masts, exactly shaped
To woo or fight the wind,
Like monitors of guilt
By strength and beauty sent,
Disgraced the shameful houses built
To furnish rent.
From the pavements and the roofs
In shimmering volumes wound
The wrinkled heat ;
Distant hammers, wheels and hoofs,
A turbulent pulse of sound,
Southward obscurely beat,
The only utterance of the afternoon,
Till on a sudden in the silent street
An organ-man drew up and ground
The Old Hundredth tune.
Forthwith the pillar of cloud that hides the
Burst into flame,
Whose alchemy transmuted house and mast,
Street, dockyard, pier and pile :
By magic sound the Isle of Dogs became
A northern isle
A green isle like a beryl set
In a wine-coloured sea,
Shadowed by mountains where a river met
The ocean's arm extended royally.
There also in the evening on the shore
An old man ground the Old Hundredth tune,
An old enchanter steeped in human lore,
Sad-eyed, with whitening beard, and visage lank:
Not since and not before,
Under the sunset or the mellowing moon,
Has any hand of man's conveyed
Such meaning in the turning of a crank.
Sometimes he played
As if his box had been
An organ in an abbey richly lit;
For when the dark invaded day's demesne.
And the sun set in crimson and in gold ;
When idlers swarmed upon the esplanade,
And a late steamer wheeling towards the quay
Struck founts of silver from the darkling
The solemn tune arose and shook and rolled
Above the throng,
Above the hum and tramp and bravely knit
All hearts in common memories of song.
Sometimes he played at speed ;
Then the Old Hundredth like a devil's mass
Instinct with evil thought and evil deed,
Rang out in anguish and remorse. Alas!
That men must know both Heaven and Hell!
Sometimes the melody
Sang with the murmuring surge;
And with the winds would tell
Of peaceful graves and of the passing bell.
Sometimes it pealed across the bay
A high triumphal dirge,
A dirge For the departing undefeated day.
A noble tune, a high becoming mate
Of the capped mountains and the deep broad firth ;
A simple tune and great,
The fittest utterance of the voice of earth.


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|Édouard Lartet, Louis Lartet primatology|
- Édouard Lartet, fascinated with fossils,
- found countless fossilized mammal bones
- digging in Sansan Hill in Gascony,
- including the first fossil anthropoid jawbone
- of the species named Pliopithecus antiquus
- leading to the conjecture
- that early apes and humans
- lived together far back in time.
- Édouard and his son, Louis, excavated a cave
- near Aurignac in southern France
- where human bones had been found in a rabbit hole
- and found more human bones
- associated with the bones of extinct animals.
- The idea that we used to eat
- mammals that have become extinct
- was too strange for people to accept readily
- but then Louis discovered
- bones of humans buried purposefully
- with stone tools and perforated shells and animal teeth,
- among scattered bones of lion, reindeer, and mammoth,
- under an outcropping of rock
- near Les Eyzes in the Dordogne,
- in an area known as Cro-Magnon.
A place in time
- A dot on the horizon of the ocean
- was an ocean liner.
- Far back in time
- was a home we used to live in
- during a childhood we cannot remember.
- Anatomically modern humans
- lived and died beside extinct mammals
- well before the stories in Genesis.
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- excavated from the floors of caves?
- Obviously, these people could not have been
- as smart as we are today.


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The conditions of a solitary bird are five:
- The first, that it flies to the highest point;
- The second, that it does not suffer for company, not even of its own kind;
- The third, that it aims its beak to the skies;
- The fourth, that it does not have a definite color;
- The fifth, that it sings very softly.
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Clicked this snap during the monsoons in 2009, loved the painting effect this snap gives with a solitary bird flying high.
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An excuse many use for gaining weight… The happy couples tend to fatten more than the singles! However now we can prove it! To help us do is a study by the University of Queensland in Australia.
The researchers examined about 6,500 women for 10 years. From an in-depth study of their dietary habits and lifestyles, it was found that married or stable-relationship women, without children and between the ages of 20 and 30, were 30% fatter than singles. The weight gain that was recorded in a year was about 1.8 kilos.
adult-beautiful-girl-blur-coupleAnother research, however, conducted on men, gave very similar results. It is the one conducted by some scholars of the Southern Methodist University of Dallas, in the United States. The researchers carefully analysed the lifestyles of 169 newly married couples. It emerged that in stable and happy couples there was an increase in weight, both in men and in women.
In conclusion, the more we are satisfied and happy with our relationship, the more we tend to accumulate extra kilos. At the base of this weight gain there are the following causes that should not be underestimated or ignored:
– Bad eating habits of the partner: we tend to follow the incorrect eating habits of our partner. Women, for example, tend to consume the same portions of food as their partner, forgetting that they need a lower caloric intake than men do;
– Preparation of processed meals: when you are in pairs, you tend to eat foods rich in fat and sugar. We organise more romantic lunches and dinners outside the home. In these we tend to exceed the consumption of portions and quantities;
– More sedentary life and laziness: when they are in pairs, many people let themselves go, neglecting their physical form. They tend to get lazy. Laziness is due to the fact that we now feel calm from the sentimental point of view. Instead, as a couple, we should encourage each other to achieve a healthy lifestyle with more genuine and correct eating habits. We should choose to play sports together and share the desire to keep fit and stay healthy and young.