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Ivan Aivazovsky's "The Ninth Wave"
Yesterday marked the 108th anniversary of the death of the Armenian painter Ivan Aivazovsky. Aivazovsky is most famous for his seascapes, which constitute more than half of his oeuvre. Karly Briullov's "Last Day of Pompeii" (previously featured on 'Feel Art Again') had a significant impact on Aivazovsky, influencing some of his work.
1. As a young boy growing up in Theodosia, Ivan Aivazovsky was known to draw in charcoal on the whitewashed walls throughout the town. Luckily, his graffiti did not land him in trouble, but instead attracted the attention of the town-governor, who then helped Aivazovsky attend high school and later the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts to further develop his talents. Aivazovsky graduated the Academy at age 20,with their highest honor, the gold medal.
2. Aivazovsky honed his skill for seascapes with hands-on experience. In 1836, he participated in training exercises of the Baltic Sea fleet. By a Tsar's edict, he was attached to the Chief Naval Staff "with the title of painter to the Staff and with the right to wear the uniform of the naval ministry." He was so revered by the navy that, in 1846, they marked the tenth anniversary of his artistic career with a special squadron of battleships sent from Sevastopol to congratulate him.
3. In 1840, Aivazovsky traveled to Rome, where he became friendly with Nikolai Gogol. He also received high praise from the Roman critics, newspapers, and even Pope Gregory XVI. The pope purchased Aivazovsky's "Chaos" and hung it in the Vatican where, according to the Art Gazette, "only the pictures of the world's greatest artists are considered worthy of a place."
4. Joseph M.W. Turner, who himself is known for his marine paintings, saw Aivazovsky's "The Bay of Naples on a Moonlit Night" in 1842 and was so struck that he wrote a rhymed poem (in Italian) to Aivazovsky:
In this your picture
I see the moon, all gold and silver.
Reflected in the sea below...
And on the surface of the sea
There plays a breeze which leaves a trail
Of trembling ripples, like a shower
Of fiery sparks or else the gleaming headdress
Of a mighty king!
Forgive me if I err, great artist,
Your picture has entranced me so,
Reality and art are one,
And I am all amazement.
So noble, powerful is the art
That only genius could inspire!
5. Between 1845 and 1890, Aivazovsky traveled to Istanbul 8 times, first upon invitation of Sultan AbdÃ¼lmecid. He was later commissioned as a court painter by the Sultans AbdÃ¼lmecid, Abdulaziz, and Abdulhamid. In 1895, Aivazovsky was so devastated by the massacres of Armenians ordered by Sultan Abdulhamid that he threw into the sea the medals he had received from the sultan.
6. Aivazovsky, who believed "to live means to work," was one of the most prolific and successful artists of his time. He painted more than 6,000 works by his death in 1900, and had even started a new canvas, "The Explosion of the Turkish Ship," on the last day of his life.
7. A minor planet, discovered by a Soviet astronomer, Nikolai Stepanovich, in 1977 was named after 3787 Aivazovskij in honor of the artist.
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Meaning of PRATTLE In A Sentence
Definition: to talk foolishly like a child for a long period of time
Part of Speech: Verb
Synonym(s): babble, blab
Antonym(s): n/a
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1. My eyelids grew heavy as I listened to my grandmother prattle about the days of her youth.
2. Starved for conversation, the senior citizens will prattle with strangers.
3. Jack and Jill are in love and often prattle on the phone late into the night.
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Carbon-Based to Crystalline-Based Bodies. Loren and Diane Mickelson (Drs. Mick)
Just what does it mean to change from a carbon based body to a silicon/crystalline based body structure to support the higher vibrational frequencies? Silicon/crystalline is located directly beneath Carbon on the periodic table.
Since there have been changes within the gravity field around earth, there have also been changes in the electromagnetic field. When there are noticeable changes with earth this is echoed in our physical bodies.
So the physical elements on earth are changing this supporting the idea of ascension within the physical body for each living being upon earth. For this to happen, the physical cell structure is changing. Since there is change going on with each cell there will also be changes within each chakra. This is very important because it will allow even greater changes within each cell.
Inside each physical cell is becoming more weightless as the outside of each cell is developing an extra layer of electrons that are attracted to the cells through the spinning of the chakra/electrons. When the extra layer is built around each cell, the cell will have more electrons than protons. When this happens our cells will be able to spin and go into higher frequencies or dimensions. The magnetic resonance within each cell attracts these electrons until it is full and cannot receive any more electrons. This is the point where the complete cell changes into a crystalline cell, light, or even weightless energy?
Within the gravity field around the earth at this moment, you need to reach a point where the spinning of the electron shells have to reach zero point (A balance of the frequency within and the frequency of the electron shell). This is where the alchemical change takes place from a 3rd dimensional be-ing into multidimensional be-ing.
This is the process of ascension.
We as humans have the option to transform the physical body into light energy. It is one of the options or choices available to us but it requires a personal responsibility as far as bringing in the needed clearings. As this is a free will world and the path to ascension is a personal step.
A physical change like this takes place over a long time and cannot be done within a couple of months, this change of the carbon structure into crystalline based structure has been taking place hundreds of years and many lifetimes. The process should be completed as the time comes for the earth to ascend.
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Since _PHONE_ of release
Repair and car operation
Audi 80/90/Coupe
- 1.2. Car identification
 1. The maintenance instruction
 1.3. An arrangement of identification tablets
 1.4. The panel of devices
 - 1.5. Car service
 1.5.2. Seasonal change of type of fuel
 1.5.3. Petrol additives
 1.5.4. The latest news in the field of fuel
 1.5.5. A cowl
 1.5.6. An engine compartment
 + 1.5.7. Engine oil
 1.5.8. The oil filter of the engine
 + 1.5.9. Liquid automatic gearbox
 1.5.10. Oil manual transmission
 1.5.11. The air filter
 1.5.12. Spark plugs
 + 1.5.13. The hydraulic booster of a steering and the amplifier of brake system
 + 1.5.14. A brake liquid
 + 1.5.15. Cooling system
 + 1.5.16. Tanks for washers of a windscreen and headlights of forward light
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 1.5.18. Brushes of screen wipers
 + 1.5.19. Wheel Tyres /
 + 1.6. Independent service of the car
 + 1.7. Specifications
 1.8. Capacities
 1.9. The sizes
 1.10. Loadings
+ 2. Engines, carburettors
3. Greasing system
+ 4. Cooling system
+ 5. Fuel system
+ 6. An exhaust system
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+ 8. Transmission
+ 9. Suspension brackets, wheels
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+ 11. A steering
+ 12. A body, salon
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The big problem for a great number of manufacturers of cars is formation of a deposit which appears because of use of wrong type of fuel.
Though the gasoline made by the various companies, differs on many parametres, it has one general property. In gasoline of any type substances which can lead to deposit formation on injectors and inlet valves contain. Though in gasoline of the majority of marks to contain the additives interfering a contamination of the engine and fuel system, not all of them are equally effective.
After the long period during which fuel of the incorrect mark was used, the formed deposit can lead to decrease in performance data of the engine.
And the adjournment of a deposit similar to that are shown on an illustration, can lead to other problems in engine work:
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Junior Entomology/Wildlife Conservation double major at University of Delaware
REU Mentor: Dr. Margaret Thayer (Curator, Zoology, Insects)
Symposium Presentation Title: Wingless in Tasmania: A New Genus of Flightless Rove Beetle from Tasmania (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae)
Symposium Presentation Abstract: The family Staphylinidae – the rove beetles – is the largest family of beetles in the world and also one of the least understood. There are currently over 57,000 described species in over 3,600 genera and more are still being discovered at a rapid rate. In this project we describe a new flightless staphylinid genus from Tasmania belonging to the tribe Omaliini of the subfamily Omaliinae, extending knowledge of the highly endemic Australian fauna. We studied the beetles whole as dry specimens and in alcohol as well as cleared and dissected in permanent or temporary microscope slides. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) allowed us to examine and image selected characters not clearly visible with optical microscopy. Using these sources of data we prepared descriptions and images of the beetles including species-specific genitalic structures and compiled all known distributional and ecological data. We added the genus into an ongoing phylogenetic analysis of World Omaliini by the second author to infer its phylogenetic placement. While we initially believed that this genus consisted of a single undescribed species from Tasmania we discovered that there are actually two species inhabiting different areas of that island. Several other genera of Omaliini have austral disjunct distributions that probably reflect an ancient origin on Gondwana. Our new genus needs to be compared carefully with several undescribed species of wingless Omaliinae known from southern New Zealand to assess whether they are all phylogenetically close – representing another disjunct genus – or convergently wingless.
Original Project Description: The beetle family Staphylinidae – the rove beetles – is the largest beetle family in the world, with over 57,000 species and nearly 3,600 genera already described. Several hundred new species and at least two dozen new genera are described every year, the largest proportion of them from Asia. The faunas of Australia, New Zealand, and southern South America also include many new genera awaiting naming and description but have received less attention. This relative lack of attention means that even identifying specimens belonging to described genera is difficult, because there are no comprehensive identification guides. International collaborative work is just beginning on two guides to beetle genera, one focused on Australia and one on southern South America, similar to the two-volume work American Beetles published in 2000 and 2002. Margaret Thayer is a coordinator of the rove beetle chapters of both guides, and hopes to describe the 20 currently known new genera from those areas so they can be included in these guides. The guides will promote more detailed work on those faunas by any researchers, including describing additional species, synthesizing information on all the species, and analyzing their distributions and evolution. This REU project will involve primarily describing one of the new genera (and, if necessary, new species) belonging to the subfamily Omaliinae, based on existing museum specimens from the collections of The Field Museum and others. The intern might also help with some aspects of work on other genera.
Research methods and techniques: Research work will include training in beetle skeletal morphology; dissecting, microscopy, and imaging techniques (probably including some SEM – scanning electron microscopy); databasing and georeferencing specimen collecting records; and using the georeferenced records to map the known distribution of one or more species. The intern will work with the sponsoring curator on writing, for publication, a modern description of the genus with illustrations (drawings, digital macroand microphotos, SEM) and comparisons to other genera of Omaliinae. This project will provide experience with museum collections, entomological study techniques, and scientific literature on rove beetles. It may also involve developing and/or testing identification keys, potentially either traditional dichotomous or interactive ones. Although not directly involving the genus being studied, some local fieldwork would be possible to enable the intern to see other rove beetles in the field.


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Parenteral penicillin for children with meningococcal disease before hospital admission: Case-control study
Harnden A., Ninis N., Thompson M., Perera R., Levin M., Mant D., Mayon-White R.
Objective: To explore the impact on mortality and morbidity of parenteral penicillin given to children before admission to hospital with suspected meningococcal disease. Design: Retrospective comparison of fatal and non-fatal cases. Setting: England, Wales, and Northern Ireland; December 1997 to February 1999. Participants: 158 children aged 0-16 years (26 died, 132 survived) in whom a general practitioner had made the diagnosis of meningococcal disease before hospital admission. Results: Administration of parenteral penicillin by general practitioners was associated with increased odds ratios for death (7.4,95% confidence interval 1.5 to 37.7) and complications in survivors (5.0, 1.7 to 15.0). Children who received penicillin had more severe disease on admission (median Glasgow meningococcal septicaemia prognostic score (GMSPS) 6.5 v 4.0, P = 0.002). Severity on admission did not differ significantly with time taken to reach hospital. Conclusions: Children who were given parenteral penicillin by a general practitioner had more severe disease on reaching hospital than those who were not given penicillin before admission. The association with poor outcome may be because children who are more severely ill are being given penicillin before admission.


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The Precambrian Shield, the oldest geological formation on the planet, lies under most of Northern Ontario. The shield was broken into many sections, or 'provinces.' Timmins sits on what is known as the Superior Province.
The history of the Timmins-Porcupine area goes back beyond the early days of the Porcupine mining camps. Archaeological and historical studies done in the area indicate that the first people to settle in the area were the nomadic people of the Shield Archaic culture, whose first record of existence dates back to 5,500 BC. Others from Europe came to the area in the late 1600s. They were explorers and traders who established outposts in the region to capitalize on the fur trade. It has even been postulated that Radisson and Des Grosseillers trapped fur in the area and had an outpost on Nighthawk Lake. The Hudson's Bay Company established several trading posts along major trading routes in the area. The Northwest Company also operated several posts.
Timmins was founded in 1912 and the community was a byproduct of the Porcupine Gold Rush. Situated 680 kilometres north of Toronto, the camp attracted men and women eager to find their fortune and carve a name for themselves in New Ontario. Starting in 1907, the area became home to dozens of prospectors who explored the areas around Porcupine Lake and the Frederick House River.
It was not until the discovery of the Dome Mine in 1909 by Jack Wilson, a member of the Harry Preston crew, that the area became known as an important gold camp. Benny Hollinger and his partner Alex Gillies were not far behind the Wilson party since they later discovered the Hollinger Gold Mine.
Discovered by Alexander Olifant (alias Sandy McIntyre), the McIntyre Mines completed the string of important gold discoveries in the Camp.
Many other gold mines would open up in the area around the Porcupine Camp in the next 60 years. However, no other gold mines discovered to date have ever equalled the importance of the first mines in the Timmins area, called the Big Three.
Most of the people who came to the Porcupine area settled around Porcupine Lake and Dome Mine is situated one mile from the lake. Four miles down the road, around the McIntyre Mine, the hamlet of Schumacher grew, which was named after Frederick Schumacher who was a druggist and supplier of'miracle medicines' in a dry camp. A mile from that site, the town of Timmins, which was in fact the company homes for employees of the Hollinger Mines, came to be. This entire area would form the core of the present City of Timmins, Canada's largest city in area size 3,185 km2.
The arrival of the rail system in 1911 accelerated the growth of the Camp. Until then, the trek to Porcupine was done by canoe and foot from Haileybury. That same year, two days after the first train arrived in the Porcupine, the entire Camp was destroyed in the fire of 1911. Because of the importance of the gold discoveries, very few people abandoned the camp and the area was rebuilt within two months.
The 1920s and 1930s were prosperous years. The Great Depression did not adversely affect the economy of the area. Jobs were available from any of the mines and lumbering facilities and farming also offered opportunities for the residents of the area.
A third important event in the history of the Camp was the decline of the gold mines in the 1950s. Until then, the community had been sheltered from the Great Depression and its effects on the economy. The discovery of base metals in the 1960s resurrected a dying industry and today the city continues to prosper because of numerous additional gold deposits and important zinc, copper, nickel, and silver finds. Secondary industries, such as lumbering, government and business services and tourism have also helped to maintain this growth.
In the 1990s, the City of Timmins became a regional service and distribution centre for Northeastern Ontario. In addition to its business based on natural resources, new areas of manufacturing, high technology and a labour-intensive service industry have emerged. Based on our vast wealth of natural resources, our region enjoys a strong and diversified industrial sector, using the latest technological advances to compete on the world market. The city's key industries include mining and smelting, forestry and manufacturing value-added wood products, metal fabrication, retail, service industries, and tourism.
Its people, resources and strong work ethic provide a favourable climate for investors, and there is confidence in the future of the growing community.
The City of Timmins owes its birthright to the riches of the Canadian Shield. On June 9, 1909, Harry Preston slipped on a rocky knoll and the heels of his boots stripped the moss to reveal a large vein of gold, which later became the Dome Mine. This vein was several hundred feet in length and was 150 feet wide.
In 1912, Noah Timmins founded the town to house the employees of the Hollinger Mine. In 1973, the town amalgamated with its neighbouring townships, and the City of Timmins was born. The City has grown since its inception, with a residential population of approximately 46,500. It services a region of more than 118,000 people it is one of the North's largest regional centres.
Building on its solid, industrial foundation, the City of Timmins offers a variety of natural, cultural and recreational diversions. It is a growing community that welcomes your business and provides ample opportunities. Country music superstar Shania Twain is also proud to call Timmins her hometown.
It's all here, waiting for you! Take a deep breath of fresh, Northern air and get ready to experience the Incredible hospitality of Timmins — the City with a Heart of Gold!

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Abstract #3648
LL-FAIR: Implementation and Application at 7T
Susan T. Francis1, Roman Wesolowski1, Emma L. Hall1, Penny A. Gowland1
1School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK
The feasibility of LL-FAIR, also known as ITSFAIR or QUASAR, at 7T is demonstrated. LL-FAIR is implemented using optimised readout pulse timing and flip angles to suppress the static tissue signal, thus providing inherent background suppression to reduce physiological noise. Increased signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and relaxation times at 7T result in increased sensitivity. Arterial Cerebral Blood Volume (CBVa) and Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF) data are collected at high spatial resolution, with improved Mbo estimation due to reduced partial volume effects. Functional CBF and CBVa maps show improved spatial localisation and reduced physiological noise compared to BOLD, with the possibility of mapping changes to a single activation cycle.


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If you include extra slides at the end of your talk, you can stop them affecting the page count (usually shown in the footer) as follows:
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Creature Feature: American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
By Emma Dean, CG Science Editor
Though once believed to have a range that covered what would be the continental United States until the glacial period, American beech currently maintains a slightly lesser native geographic habitat, which is still quite impressive. American beech covers the eastern U.S. and Canada from Florida to Quebec, as well as Utah.
Indigenous to North America, European colonists recognized the tree as a relative of the European beech and gathered the beechnuts to extract the oil which is similar to olive oil. The beechnuts, which persist through winter, can become somewhat of a litter problem, but not the leaf litter due to the fact that after turning a lovely bronze color, the leaves stay on the tree throughout winter. As autumn ends and winter begins, the leaves become less bronze and resemble thin, curled parchment paper.
Due to a shallow root system, grass does not sprout beneath the tree. This is not entirely noticeable because the short trunk allows the branches to nearly touch the ground. Its roots are unique, also, in that they routinely develop root suckers, which is when the root system is the site of new growth that then grows upward and out of the ground to form new branches and essentially a clone of the original tree. Entire beech groves have been known to grow from the roots of a single tree.
American beech is notorious for having incredibly smooth, light grey bark even as it advances in age. Though not necessarily beneficial for the tree, American beech is also notorious for being a favorite for carved initials and dates which are preserved indefinitely.
- American beech is a larval host as well as a nectar source for Early Hairstreak.
- American beech is at home in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia and also Washington D.C.
- This beech is often associated with the extinct Passenger Pigeon, which consumed beechnuts and roosted in its branches.
- A few minor pest issues that affect American beech include powdery mildew, aphids, canker and beech bark disease.
- Though it has a slow growth rate, American beech will grow to a height between 50-70 feet.
- The general lifespan for an American beech is 300-400 years.


How Employee Voice and Recognition Boosted Engagement at Bayhealth
How employee voice and recognition boosted engagement at Bayhealth
Taking a clue from their adage to strengthen the health of their communities one life at a time, Bayhealth prioritized the strength of their teams with a strategic focus on employee voice and recognition, and the goal of improving engagement.
For all organizations, improving a culture of approval is critical to driving the booking needed to succeed. In fact, according to the Brandon Hall Group's 2020 Culture of Recognition report, organizations that rate their culture of recognition highly are 2. 5x more likely to see increased hire engagement–a known outcome of frequent and meaningful approval.
Here's how Bayhealth, Delaware's largest not-for-profit healthcare system with 4,000 hires, encouraged a culture of acceptance and boosted action across the organization.
Turning top-down recognition into greater transparency
Grappling with outdated approval traditions that were siloed and without discernible significance, Bayhealth departed in search of a new mixture. They needed a platform that would take them from handwritten notes committed from overseer to employee, to a dynamic tech-forward solution that was easy to use, allowed for transparency across the organization, and altered their growing–and largely mobile–workforce.
Understanding that their employees too required recognition that was in-the-moment, two-way and technology-focused, Bayhealth opted to partner with Achievers, the chairwoman in acceptance and wages technology.
Using Achievers Employee Success Platform, Bayhealth launched their new recognition curriculum and appointed it Driven–a testament to their commitment to doing, and being, better. Upon its launch, Driven began to move the needle on engagement in a big way.
Previously among the lowest values on their date cross-examine, acknowledgment at Bayhealth met a. 11 stage mount to 3.79( on a scale of 1-5) in the first year of their program. Similarly, changes to the frequency and opennes of peer-to-peer identifications impacted action values, rapidly moving them out of the bottom quarter of the industry average, where they previous seat. These chassis and their real impact on the organization are largely attributed to the enthusiastic adoption of their Achievers program among Bayhealth employees. Despite being a primarily portable personnel, works were agitated and interested to recognize and reward their peers and interact with the recognitions of others employing the platform's mobile and social capabilities.
98 percent of Bayhealth works have activated their planned accounting and 84 percentage are using the programme monthly
Implementing easy ways to recognize and has an influence
90 percent of workers say that when they receive approval, it causes them to work harder. While optimal hire accomplishment was something that Bayhealth strived for, they understood that the positive effects of recognition went beyond merely laborer output.
To Bayhealth, acknowledgment is not only about the employee, it was about the customer–or in such cases, the patient. The society understood matters by aligning its values with actions that drive improved employee booking and performance, the patient experience could be positively affected.
Using the robust reporting capabilities in the Achievers platform, supervisors at Bayhealth were able to find brand-new and artistic ways to recognize their teams in times that would have maximum significance. For instance, Bayhealth's chief nurse detective captured "great catches" each day and shared the good news tales and recognitions during safe huddles. This public recognition was two-fold: it aroused a culture of recognition and reinforced Bayhealth's focus on patient safety.
Leveling up hire listening
To genuinely make their employee engagement to the next grade, Bayhealth chose to complement their acceptance planned with Achievers Listen, Achievers' dynamic work expres solution.
Seamlessly integrated with their Driven program, Listen lets Bayhealth to uncover how hires feel about the performance of their duties and why, in the moments that matter most to them. Bayhealth can now tap into real-time feedback with Listen's Check-Ins feature and gathering a robust and timely given of insights through its frequent Pulse examinations. This approach has allowed them to understand engagement at different points throughout the year and accomplish awfully change by addressing employee concerns as they arise.
Using their hire feedback and data-driven insights from Listen, commanders at Bayhealth are able to take action and upshot positive change that drives engagement across their teams. When it comes to feeling heard, 90 percent of workers say that they are more likely to stay at a company that takes and acts on feedback. That's an important figure for organizations like Bayhealth that want to keep their immense talent.
Seem forward with a 360 thought
By pairing two dynamic technologies together, Bayhealth is empowered with a holistic 360 -degree view of their hire ordeal. Armed with real-time feedback and a program supported by science, they continue to bolster commitment across the organization.
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As one of the most misunderstood factors in astrological interpretation the lunar nodes indicate past life patterns that we must cleanly incorporate into our daily life situations. Rather than indicating what you should or shouldn't do, they indicate the polarity of energy and circumstances that are in need of re-balancing. In this they contain a reservoir of past life energy that, if ignored, will create contentious and puzzling life experiences until they are acknowledged, addressed and resolved. Find out how, where and why these adjustments must be made. Workshop.
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high-resolution spectra of metal lines obtained with Keck I HIRES spectrograph, my collaborators and I have search for time variability of the fine structure constant, alpha. Variations in alpha would lead to detectable shifts in the rest wavelengths of redshifted UV resonance lines such as those used to deduce kinematics and metallicities in DLAs (e.g. Ni II, Cr II, Zn II, etc). For relativistic fine structure splitting in alkalai-type doublets, the separation between the lines is proportional to alpha2, so that small relative variations in the separation are proportional to alpha. We used a new technique which is more sensitive than the alkalai technique, since it is not restricted to transitions with respect to the same ground state. Rather, it compares transitions relative to different ground states in different species. Using species with widely differing atomic masses produces an increase in sensitivity because the difference between ground-state relativistic correction can be large and of opposite sign. We measure variations in alpha, i.e.
by explicitly including these variations in a Gauss-Newton optimization code in which other parameters such as velocity width and thermal width of the absorption lines are allowed to vary freely. The results, based on 72 quasar absorption systems, are summarized in Figure 4. The figure shows possible evidence that (dalpha / alpha) decreases with z.
This is a potentially exciting result that needs to be checked with independent data sets. We have searched for possible systematic errors and find that removal of the most important of these, atmospheric dispersion and isotopic abundance evolution, would enhance the significance of these results.
Sample at present:
28 Mg II/Fe II absorption systems toward 17 QSOs (Churchill)
18 DLA absorption systems (+3 further Mg/Fe systems)
toward 13 QSOs (Prochaska/Wolfe)
21 Si IV doublets toward 13 QSOs (Prochaska/Wolfe)
(All Keck spectra, ~ 30/pixel, resolution FWHM ~7 km/sec
for entire dataset)
Sample Method Nobs Redshift (d alpha / alpha)
Fe II/Mg II MM 28 0.5 < z < 1.8 -0.70 +/- 0.23
Ni II/Cr II/Zn II MM 21 1.8 < z < 3.5 -0.76 +/- 0.28
Si IV AD 21 2.0 < z < 3.0 -0.5 +/- 1.3
21 cm/mm Radio 2 0.25,0.68 -0.10 +/- 0.17
Table 1: Summary of results for 4 independent samples. Values of
(d alpha/alpha) are weighted means and are in units of 10-5. MM
and AD indicate "many-multiplet" and "alkalai-multiplet". Nobs is
the number of absorption systems in each sample.
Overall deviation from zero is 4 sigma, (uncorrected for any systematic effects.)
Figure 4: Summary of evidence for variations in fine structure constant
from Webb,et al. (2001)
Thick Disk Abundance Patterns
We (Prochaska,et al.,2000) have obtained accurate HIRES spectra for 10 thick disk stars. Our analysis confirms previous studies of O and Mg which show enhancements of [O/Fe] and [Mg/O] relative to the thin disk. We also find that the elements Si, Ca, Ti, Mn, Co, V, Zn, Al, and Eu have a chemical history distinct from the thin disk. Moreover, the thick disk abundance patterns tend toward the values observed for halo stars with [Fe/H] = -1. This suggests that the thick disk stars had a chemical enrichment history similar to the metal-rich halo stars.
Furthermore, we find that all 10 stars exhibit enhanced alpha/Fe ratios with O, Si, and Ca exhibiting trends of decreasing overabundance with increasing [Fe/H]. If these trends are explained by the onset of Type Ia Sn, then the thick stars formed over the course of >/= 1Gyr. This slow formation time is apparently incompatible with dissipational collapse scenarios for the formation of the thick disk. Models with heating of an initially thin disk are favored instead.
Figure 5: Comparison of abundance patterns of DLAs (green circles)
and thick-disk stars (blue stars) from Prochaska,et al.,2000.
Figure 5 shows the impact of the thick disk abundances on interpretations of abundances in DLAs. The DLA abundance pattern exhibits a classic example of halo abundances with enhanced alpha-elements, deficient Mn, and normal Ni, Cr, and Al. While the [Zn/Fe] ratio of DLAs is high, the overall Type II Sn pattern is clearly evident. In fact, there is tentative evidence for an evolutionary sequence in the abundances of DLAs to the thick disk stars.
On the other hand, the abundance pattern is also consistent with element depletion in the ISM. This would explain the enhanced Si, Zn, and S, but is inconsistent with the Mn trend. Our guess is that the DLAs consist of a Type II Sn pattern on top of a small amount of dust.
Selected Publications
University of California, San Diego
UCSD Department of Physics
UCSD Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences
Evolution of Galaxies
Evolution of the Universe
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Uniquely Formulated Lotion Heals Over Washing, Sanitizing Hands
There are hundreds of moisturizing lotion and cream options, but most of these only provide dry skin relief for a few minutes, or until hands are washed, and then they have to be reapplied. Gloves In A Bottle is unique compared with other lotions and creams because it is a shielding lotion, a lotion that bonds with the outermost layer of skin cells, enhancing the skin's ability to retain natural oils and moisture and assisting in the skin's ability to protect against hand sanitizers, alcohol, and other irritants.
Because it literally becomes part of the outer layer of skin, it does not wash off like other lotions, but comes off naturally as the skin exfoliates.
Gloves In A Bottle is vegan, dermatologist-tested and -prescribed, hypoallergenic, and noncomedogenic. Every ingredient is on the FDA's most safe list.
Through a series of clinical studies conducted by independent labs and hospitals, it has been proven to be so safe it is approved for all staff use in hospitals, even in operating rooms.
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Company Recertifies three Laundries for Cleanliness
AmeriPride Services' Watkinsville, Ga., Springfield, Mo., and Minneapolis locations again have earned Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification. Hygienically Clean is the quantified, validated standard and measure for hygienically clean textiles in North America since 2011, and this re-certification reflects a laundry's ongoing commitment to best management practices (BMPs) in laundering as verified by onsite inspection and its capability to produce hygienically clean textiles as quantified by ongoing microbial testing.
Recertification confirms the organization's continuing dedication to infection prevention, compliance with recognized industry standards, and processing health care textiles using BMPs as described in its quality assurance documentation. The independent, third-party inspection must also confirm essential evidence that employees are properly trained and protected, managers understand regulatory requirements, and physical plant operates effectively.
To achieve certification initially, laundries pass three rounds of outcome-based microbial testing, indicating that their processes are producing Hygienically Clean Healthcare textiles with diminished presence of yeast, mold, and harmful bacteria. They also must pass a facility inspection. To maintain their certification, they must pass quarterly testing to ensure that as laundry conditions change, such as water quality, textile fabric composition, and wash chemistry, laundered product quality is consistently maintained. Reinspection occurs every two to three years.
Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification acknowledges laundries' effectiveness in protecting health care operations by verifying quality control procedures in linen, uniform and facility services operations related to the handling of textiles containing blood and other potentially infectious materials.
Certified laundries use processes, chemicals, and BMPs acknowledged by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, American National Standards Institute, and others.
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Cooper Lighting Solutions is integrating Signify's over 35 years of expertise and leadership in UV lighting into applications that bear Cooper Lighting Solutions' trusted hallmarks of customization and flexibility. With this combination, Cooper Lighting Solutions is uniquely positioned to provide customers with disinfection solutions that simplify and personalize business needs and achieve optimal disinfection speed and effectiveness, while offering safeguard features to ensure safe use.
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Mounted image 168: Wide Field Imager view of the southern spiral NGC 300
This picture of the spectacular southern spiral galaxy NGC 300 was taken using the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile. It was assembled from many individual images through a large set of different filters over many observing nights, spanning several years. The main purpose of this extensive observational campaign was to get an unusually thorough census of the stars in the galaxy, counting both the number and varieties of stars and marking regions, or even individual stars, that warrant deeper and more focussed investigation. But such a rich data collection will also have many other uses for years to come.
The images were mostly taken through filters that transmit red, green or blue light. These were supplemented by images through special filters that allow through only the light from ionised hydrogen or oxygen gas and highlight the glowing clouds in the galaxy's spiral arms. The total exposure time amounted to around 50 hours.Credit:


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An exposition of 1 Corinthians 11:15
For 18 centuries, the title phrase never caught much attention from the people of God. Then came the 1800s, and new voices began to arise. New ways of looking at things. Questions of authority, questions of translation accuracy, questions about validity of long-established practices and teachings.
Yes, the question of covering the female head in public was one of those long-established practices that began to be questioned in the early 1800s.
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NAME SQLite::Archive - Version-agnostic storage and manipulation of SQLite databases DESCRIPTION SQLite (and the Perl module for it DBD::SQLite) is an extremely handy database for storing various types of simple information. However, as SQLite has developed, the binary structure of the SQLite database format itself has changed and evolved, and continues to change and evolve. As new releases come out, new versions of DBD::SQLite are also released with matching code. This makes SQLite database files suboptimal (at best) for use in distributing data sets between disparate systems. At the same time, a giant raw.sql script says very little about the data itself (such as which database and version it is intended for), requires a client front end to throw the SQL script at, and it not easily editable or manipulatable while dumped. SQLite::Archive provides a straight forward mechanism for exporting (and importing) SQLite databases, and moving that data around as a single file to (or from) other hosts. It uses a regular tar archive, with the data stored in CSV files, and the table structure stored in a create.sql file. Given a SQLite archive file (SQLite::Archive will take anything supported by Archive::Extract) it will extract the tarball to a temporary directory, create a SQLite database (in a location of your choice or also in a temp directory) and then populate the SQLite database with the data from the archive. METHODS new SQLite::Archive->new( file => 'data.tar.gz' ); SQLite::Archive->new( file => '' ); SQLite::Archive->new( dir => 'extracted' ); The "new" constructor creates a new SQLite archive object. It takes a data source as either a "file" param (which should be an Archive::Extract-compatible archive, or a "dir" param (which should contain the equivalent of the content of the archive, but already expanded as single files). Returns a new SQLite::Archive object, or throws an exception on error. create_db $dbh = $archive->create_db; # Temp file created $dbh = $archive->create_db( 'dir/sqlite.db' ); The "create_db" method create a new (empty) SQLite database. It optionally takes a single param of a path at which it should create the SQLite file. If created as a temp file, the database file will be destroyed until END-time (as opposed to being destroyed when the DBI connection handle goes out of scope). Returns a DBI connection (as a DBI::db object) or throws an exception on error. build_db $dbh = $archive->build_db; # Temp file created $dbh = $archive->build_db( 'dir/sqlite.db' ); The "build_db" method provides the main functionality for SQLite::Archive. It creates a new SQLite database (at a temporary file if needed), executes any SQL scripts, populates tables from any CSV files, and returns a DBI handle. Returns a BDI::db object, or throws an exception on error. SUPPORT No support is available for this module AUTHOR Adam Kennedy SEE ALSO SQLite::Temp COPYRIGHT Copyright 2007 Adam Kennedy. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.


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Religious Organizations & Movements are more modern in origin than the traditional world religions, but our approach to learning about such movements remains the same.
As with different world religions, members subscribed to different religious movements live in a culture of shared beliefs, morals, and values that influence individual attitudes and worldviews. The study of these religious organizations and movements involves developing a deeper understanding of that culture, the impact it has on those who adhere to it and, ultimately, our relationships with those people.
As with witnessing in any specific context, witnessing to someone who subscribes to a particular religious organization or movement first requires developing a real, authentic relationship with that person. In developing that relationship, the witness gains an understanding of that person's attitudes and worldviews, which inform how the witness should go about sharing the Gospel.
The Every One His Witness Context Modules specifically address witnessing to religious organizations and movements.
Modules currently available include:
Modules planned include:
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Christian Science
Preview: Witnessing to Mormons
Preview: Responding to Scientism
Every One His Witness Website
Every One His Witness Self-Study Guide
Genesis 1-11: Foundation for Doctrine and Life
Recorded as a session in the January 2022 Making Disciples for Life conference, this video presents the importance of taking it literally for a Christian worldview, the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and the message of salvation. It includes scientific evidence that corroborates the Biblical account.
- Witnessing (Individual Evangelism)
- Basic Witnessing
- Witnessing in Specific Contexts
- World Religions
- Life Events/Issues
- Human Care
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The Fortress of Sant'Angelo on Mons Spatula was founded, near the Church of St. Michael Archangelo, in the second half of the 12th century, by the powerful Roman senator Giovanni Capocci (from where the name St. Angelo in Capoccia derives). The Fortress was passed down the generations following the laws of primogeniture until 1370 when Perna Capocci married Ugo Orsini and the fief of Sant'Angelo with all its possessions became property of the Orsini family.
The last Orsini to possess it was Giordano di Napoleone and at his death (early 1500s) the Fortress was ceded to the Apostolic Camera.
Around 1590, the fief of Sant'Angelo was bought by Bartholomew and Federico Cesi, uncle and father of Federico who founded the Academia dei Lincei, thereby bringing the entire Sabine-Cornicolano territory into the family's hands.
During the second half of the 17th century, the fief of Sant'Angelo was sold to the Borghese family to pay off debts, as were all the other Cesi possessions in the area. Once a local governor had been named, they lost interest in the Fortress and in just a few years its original function as a deposit for the grain produced by the family's territories had been forgotten.


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Empowering Students Thru Education Employment & Mentorships
E.S.T.E.E.M. provides individualized academic, emotional and behavioral support for student success. It is our hope that students will become empowered with the knowledge that their success is based on their education and individual decisions. We provide a safe, high-performing alternative learning community through developmentally appropriate instruction that allows for individual differences and learning styles. We assist students in developing and improving the skills needed for success in life and prepare them for successful entry into employment and post-secondary educational opportunities. Our role is to mentor each student in discovering his or her talents, and establish values that will allow him or her to act with thoughtfulness and humanity, enabling them to contribute to their communities in meaningful and positive ways.


Create Log When A Window Gets Focus in Windows
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Window Focus Logger GUI is a free software to create a log when a window gets focus in Windows. That means whenever an application/window/program becomes an active application, its log is created which you can save for later use. The log contains different items like process name of window, date and time when the window gets focus, if keyboard focus was enabled for that application, if application UI was visible, and title of the window. You can create the record of all such items and then save these details as TXT file.
As its name indicates, it is the graphical version of its command line tool "Windows Focus Logger". This software lets you set a custom time (in minutes) for log creation and then you can minimize it to system tray. After that, whenever the focus is removed from some active application to another application, it creates the log each time including keyboard focus, user interface mode (true or false), the application which replaced the first application was off screen or on screen, etc.
Window Focus Loggerinterface
In the screenshot visible above, you can see its interface where it shows the list of all windows which got focus, its time and date, and other information. You can also select all the items, copy them to clipboard, and paste in Notepad like I did in the screenshot below. Once you get the list, you can save it as TXT file for later analysis.
information copied to notepad
How To Create Log When A Window Gets Focus In Windows?
Step 1: Download its zip file. You can do that using the link that I have added at the end of this review.
Step 2: Open the software interface by double-clicking its "WindowFocusLoggerGUI" application. Its interface will show a blank page unless you set the time to log windows. So, add Runtime (in minutes) by adding some value and then press Start button.
set runtime and start log creation process
Step 3: Now you can minimize it to the system tray and it will work silently. Whenever you move from one application to another or some background process/service will try to steal focus mode from the current application, the software will create a log for that.
You can stop the Runtime anytime or let it stop automatically when the timer is completed. After that, you can open its interface and you will see the record. In the record, you can see which application was running as the active window, which application came as next application window, if the application was visible on screen or it was off screen, if keyboard focus enabled for that application, date and time when the application became active application.
log created
To save all the details, copy them using Ctrl+A hotkey and paste it in Notepad++, Notepad, or somewhere else and create a text file.
You can also create log file for each process launched on PC.
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This is helpful in case there is some hidden process or malicious application runs in the background without your knowledge which usually steals the focus from a particular window. Once you have the log, you can identify the application and then try to remove it from PC or take other actions.
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Quick Answer: What Is The Difference Between Size Dimensions And Location Dimensions?
Why is the placement of your dimension important?
Why is placement of your dimensions so important.
Answer: Dimension placement helps a designer know the actual size of a part & not the scaled size.
Why do designers need to fully dimension a part.
Answer: Designs need to fully dimension an object so that there are no missing lengths..
Which way is length and width?
What is the LxWxH?
Standard corrugated boxes are measured as: Length x Width x Height. (LxWxH) where the height is the vertical dimension of the box when the opening is facing upwards.
What is width and height?
Length, width, and height are measurements that allow us to indicate the volume of geometric bodies. The length (20 cm) and the width (10 cm) correspond to the horizontal dimension. On the other hand, the height (15 cm) refers to the vertical dimension.
What is datum dimensioning?
A datum dimension is a group design object. It allows for the dimensioning of a linear distance of a collection of objects, relative to a single reference object. The first object chosen is the 'base'.
What are the two types of dimensioning?
Is size a dimension?
Dimension means size for engineering, formally or informally, and has a vector property associated with it. One can refer to the dimension "length" of a couch when buying furniture or on a mechanical drawing designing it. "Size" is more general. The words are synonyms; it is the usage which differs.
What is parallel dimensioning?
1. Parallel dimensioning: When numbers of dimensions are measured in the same direction from a common feature, i.e. surface of the part, then method of indicating all the dimensions from the same feature is called parallel dimensioning. The dimension lines are parallel to each other and equally spaced.
What are different types of dimensions?
Types of DimensionsSlowly Changing Dimensions.Rapidly Changing Dimensions.Junk Dimensions.Stacked dimensions.Inferred Dimensions.Conformed Dimensions.Degenerate Dimensions.Role-Playing Dimensions.More items…
What does it mean to over dimension a sketch?
What does it mean when a sketch is over dimensioned? A sketch is over dimensioned when. the same measurement/dimension is on 2 or more of the views: such as the over all width is. placed in both the front and top views. This can cause confusion and increase the.
What are different methods of dimensioning?
Dimensioning a drawing is about adding dimensions, notes and lines to a drawing. There are four methods: parallel, running, chain, and combined dimensioning.
Why is it important to use a set of guidelines to dimension a drawing?
The purpose of dimensioning is to provide a clear and complete description of an object. A complete set of dimensions will permit only one interpretation needed to construct the part. Dimensioning should follow these guidelines. Accuracy: correct values must be given.
What is a location dimension?
[lō′kā·shən də′men·chən] (design engineering) A dimension which specifies the position or distance relationship of one feature of an object with respect to another.
What is the difference between chain and datum dimensioning?
What is the difference between chain dimensioning and datum dimensioning? … Chain dimensioning is when size dimensions of each object are listed such that the dimensions are lined up next to each other. Datum dimensioning is dimensioning in reference to a single point (datum = one piece of information).
How do you calculate overall dimension?
What are the 8 rules of dimensioning?
Terms in this set (8)Rule 1: Dimensions should not be duplicated, nor should the same info be given in two different ways.Rule 2: Dimensions should be attached to the view that best shows the contour of the feature being dimensioned.Rule 3: … Rule 4: … Rule 5: … Rule 6: … Rule 7: … Rule 8:
How many dimensions is a linear?
Linear inches – or really, any linear dimension – simply refer to the sum total of your bag's length, width and depth. So, if your bag measures 28 inches high, 13 inches wide and 10 inches deep, its linear measurement or linear dimensions would be 28 + 13 + 10 = 51 linear inches.


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Because supplies of rare earth metal are limited, researchers have turned to ordered metal nanowire meshes that provide high transmissivity due to the small diameters of the nanowires, high electrical connectivity due to the many contact points in the mesh and use more common elements.
They have demonstrated a scalable method to create metallic nanowire arrays and meshes over square-centimeter-areas with tunable sub-100 nanometer dimensions and geometries. They said that they were able to attain comparable or smaller dimensions than what the traditional nanofab techniques can produce and do it over a significantly larger area relevant for real-world applications.
For transparent electrode applications, having such small metal nanowire meshes is important because their small nanometer-size diameter enables more light to pass through while the ordered nature of the arrays/meshes increases the number of electrical contacts between nanowires, increasing conductivity.
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Strindbergs skugga
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An historical love-novel about the conditions of art.
The novel takes us through the literary and artistic life in 1880s Copenhagen, and in it we meet the big questions of our own time about love, art and self-realisation. Does anyone have the right to sacrifice another for art? What is the role of sexuality? Why do we betray each other and for what? Is Strindberg crazy? Who speaks the truth?
Softcover with flaps, 268 pages.
When the young linguistic genius Knud Wiisby is employed by the Casino Theatre in Copenhagen as a go-between in their dealings with the notorious playwright August Strindberg, he meets the woman of his dreams, the ballerina Anne Aretino. In this panorama of the Scandinavian Belle Époque, viewed from Copenhagen, the Paris of the North, we meet a cast of artists, lovers and strugglers battling the questions of our own time. Ulf Peter Hallberg's novel in a new edition, with added historical material and new chapters.
Ulf Peter Hallberg was born in Malmö, but lives in Berlin since 1983. He has published several novels and been translated into six languages. In 2018, Hallberg was awarded the Kellgren Prize by the Swedish Academy.
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Genetic diversity of the azuki bean (Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & Ohashi) gene pool as assessed by SSR markers.
To facilitate the wider use of genetic resources including newly collected cultivated and wild azuki bean germplasm, the genetic diversity of the azuki bean complex, based on 13 simple sequence repeat (SSR) primers, was evaluated and a core collection was developed using 616 accessions originating from 8 Asian countries. Wild germplasm from Japan was highly diverse and represented much of the allelic variation found in cultivated germplasm. The SSR results together with recent archaeobotanical evidence support the view that Japan is one center of domestication of azuki bean, at least for the northeast Asian azuki bean. Cultivated azuki beans from China, Korea, and Japan were the most diverse and were genetically distinct from each other, suggesting a long and relatively isolated history of cultivation in each country. Cultivated azuki beans from eastern Nepal and Bhutan were similar to each other and quite distinct from others. For two primers, most eastern Nepalese and Bhutanese cultivated accessions had null alleles. In addition, wild accessions from the Yangtze River region of China and the Himalayan region had a null allele for one or the other of these primers. Whether the distinct diversity of azuki bean in the Himalayan region is due to introgression or separate domestication events requires further study. In contrast, western Nepalese azuki beans showed an SSR profile similar to that of Chinese azuki beans. The genetic distinctness of cultivated azuki beans from Vietnam has been revealed for the first time. The specific alleles indicate that Vietnamese azuki beans have been cultivated in isolation from Chinese azuki beans for a long time. Wild germplasm from the Himalayan region showed the highest level of variation. Based on the results, Himalayan germplasm could be considered a novel gene source for azuki bean breeding. A comparison with mungbean SSR analysis revealed that the mean gene diversity of cultivated azuki bean (0.74) was much higher than that of cultivated mungbean (0.41). The reduction in gene diversity due to domestication, the domestication bottleneck, in azuki bean is not strong compared with that in mungbean.
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Copyright © 2019 Health Classique
HC Dine Gargle contains Chlorhexidine Gluconate that prevents the build-up of plaque on teeth, inflammation of the gums (gingivitis) and tooth decay. HC-Dine Gargle is active against various bacteria, bacterial spores, viruses, and fungi associated with Mouth & throat infections like Oral thrush, Mouth ulcers and infection of sore areas in the mouth following dental surgery. Use HC-Dine Gargle to: Promote gum healing after dental surgery. Prevent build-up of plaque on teeth and maintain oral hygiene. Prevent & treatgum disease (gingivitis) associated with bad breath Control recurrent mouth ulcers (apthous ulcers) and oral thrush (candidosis).


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This always seems to confuse new users. "CMD K, CMD 1" is called a "sequence." To fold the text, you have to press "command+k," then without removing your finger from "command," press 1,2,3,etc. If you don't remove your finger from command after pressing k, nothing will be removed, and your tabs wont be cycled.
Sequences allow Sublime Text to add a lot more keybindings than other applications, making it a very powerful tool, but it is a bit confusing when you're new to the concept.
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There are lots of ways to look at the universe. Scientists take pictures that show minute details and beautiful colors. They split light into its individual wavelengths to learn details about an object's composition and motion. And they look at forms of energy that are invisible to the human eye. Each technique adds to our understanding of how the universe works. [bring music up]
Roberto Morales-Manzanares has found another way to "look" at the universe: with music. He worked with scientists to create software that creates music from raw data. The scientists were developing a NASA mission called STEREO -- two spacecraft that study the Sun from different angles to produce a 3D view.
Scientists were already converting data into sound. [fade music out, sun sounds in.] This example shows the flow of the solar wind -- a stream of charged particles from the Sun. The sounds allow scientists to "feel" the Sun's rhythms. [cross-fade solar wind to music]
But the STEREO scientists wanted another way to appreciate the sound -- and a way to engage the public in their work. So four years ago, they turned to Morales, a musician and a graduate student at UC Berkeley.
Not only did he develop the music-generating software, he created his own piece from data captured by another Sun-watching satellite. It's called "Turning Point." It provides a new way to look at the universe -- through music. [bring up music to end]
Script by Damond Benningfield, Copyright 2008
For more skywatching tips, astronomy news, and much more, read StarDate magazine.


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Nasal packing is gauze, foam, or cotton that has been packed into the nasal chambers. The term nasal packing may refer to individual gauze strips or cotton pledgets that are packed as they are inserted into the nose to form a plug or may refer to a pre-shaped pack of foam, gauze, or cotton that is inserted into the nose as a unit. Nasal packing may be coated with petrolatum, antibiotics or agents that aid in clot formation. Some types of nasal packing have tails made of sutures or ties, which remain outside the nose to assist in repositioning or removing the nasal packing. Pre-formed nasal packs may include small tubes in the center of the pack to allow some air exchange while the packing is in place.
Nasal packing is inserted into the nose by a physician to control severe nosebleeds. The purpose of the packing is to apply direct pressure onto the blood vessels located in the nasal membranes. Nasal packing may be used after nasal surgery to provide support to the nasal septum, control bleeding and absorb drainage.
Nasal packing prevents air exchange through the nose. If both sides of the nose are packed, the client must breathe through his mouth while the packs are in place. Clients with nasal packing should be placed with the head of the bed elevated 30 degrees and observed for respiratory distress. Continued bleeding may not be apparent on the external end of nasal packing. Check the posterior oropharynx area regularly to see if blood is trickling into the back of the throat. Nasal packing can slip back or out with movement or sneezing. Check the positioning of the nasal pack routinely both at the external opening of the nose and by examining the oropharynx.
When assisting the physician with nasal packing insertion, tilt the client back into a semi-reclining position to allow visualization into the nose. Monitor the client's respiratory status and anxiety during the procedure. Assist them to keep their hands down out of the way during the procedure if necessary. Assist the physician with positioning of the client, the light, suction and the instruments as instructed.
Local packing is a procedure used when only a small part of the nose must be packed. Typically, this occurs when one blood vessel is prone to bleeding, and there is no need to block breathing through the nose. Local packing is used when the pack can remain in place by itself. This situation can be found at the turbinates. Turbinates are folds of tissue on the insides of the nose. The folds are sufficiently firm to support packing. A small piece of gauze or cotton is wedged in between the turbinates where the blood vessel being treated is located. Local packing is left in place for up to 48 hours and then removed. The main advantage to this type of packing is
A postnasal pack is used to treat bleeding in the postnasal area. This is a difficult area to pack. Packs used in this area are pre-formed or made from cotton balls or gauze that have been tied into a tubular shape with heavy gauge suture or umbilical tape. Long lengths of suture or tape are left free. The lengths of suture or tape are used to help position the pack during installation and to remove it. After being tied, the pack is soaked with an antibiotic ointment. Generally, packs are formed larger than needed, so that they completely block the nasal passage. A catheter is passed through the nose and pulled out through the mouth. Strings from one end of the pack are tied to the catheter and the pack is pulled into place by passing through the mouth and up the back of the nasal cavity. The pack is removed in a similar manner. The end of the nose may be taped to keep the packing in place or to prevent the patient from pulling them out. More often a gauze 4× 4 is folded and taped across the entrance to the nose to collect excess drainage and remind the client not to interfere with or probe the packing while it is in place.
In patients who are chronic nose pickers, frequent bleeding is common and ulceration of nasal tissue is possible. To promote healing and to prevent nose picking, both sides of the nose are packed with cotton that contains antibiotics. The nose is taped shut with surgical tape to prevent the packing from being removed. The packing is left in the nose for seven to 10 days. If the wound is high up in the nasal cavity, gauze strips treated with petrolatum and antibiotics are used. The strips are placed into the nose one layer at a time, folding one layer on top of the other until the area is completely packed.
Modern pre-formed nasal packs are lubricated with water-soluble lubricant and easily inserted as a unit in a compressed state. They are moistened after insertion by squirting them with saline or nasal medication, which causes them to expand to fill the nose. Newer polymer nasal packs are designed with a non-stick coating and absorbent core to enhance absorption but avoid re-opening the vessels when the pack is removed.
When nasal packing is to be inserted in the clinic or emergency room setting, the nurse should wash the hands and put on gloves and a disposable gown. The client should be placed in a sitting position with the nose tilted forward and slightly upward until the physician is ready to insert the packing. The patient should be given 4 × 4 gauze pads or a washcloth to hold below the nose to catch the blood with one hand, and he or she should apply pressure to the bridge of the nose with the thumb and fore-finger of the other hand, while the nurse prepares the equipment. A drape or towel should be placed around the client's neck and shoulders. The nurse should prepare and instrument tray, which includes nasal speculum, hands free light, flash light, nasal packing material, nasal instruments, tongue blades, suction apparatus, sterile saline, lubricant, and medications as requested by the physician. The nurse should explain the procedure to the client, instructing him or her to keep the hands down during the procedure and breathe through the mouth. The patient may feel discomfort while the nose is being packed such as a feeling of congestion or pressure. If he or she has to sneeze, the patient should warn the staff and to sneeze with the mouth open. Medical personnel should wear gowns, gloves, masks and goggles during the insertion of nasal packing because of the potential for blood spraying if the client sneezes.
The patient should be placed in a semi-reclining position with the head elevated at least 30 degrees and should be allowed to rest. Old blood on the face, neck, and hands should be cleaned away with a warm wet wash cloth, and the soiled linens discarded in a contaminated linen bag. Instruments should be handled according to the contaminated instrument policy of the medical setting. Soiled gowns, gloves, gauze 4x4's, and disposable equipment should be placed in a trash bag that can be sealed and discarded. The nurse should wash the hands again.
The staff should check the nasal drip pad and the oropharynx for bleeding every 15-30 minutes, and notify the physician if the patient drains through four drip pads in an hour or if frank bleeding is observed in the oropharynx. Mouth breathing will cause the patient to have a dry mouth. The patient should be offered ice chips or mouth-wash to moisten the mouth. The use of a room humidifier will also help keep the mouth moist. The patient should sneeze with their mouth open to avoid increased pressure in the nose. He or she should not "snuff" drainage in their throat, but spit secretions out into a basin or the sink rather than swallow them. The patient should have tissues on hand for secretions and/or sneezing, and be monitored for respiratory distress, especially for the first hour after packing and during sleep. The patient should know that analgesics can be given if they experience a headache after the procedure. The nurse should monitor the patient for nausea or vomiting of old or fresh blood and warn the client to avoid spicy food and smoking while the packing is in place. The patient may
smell a foul odor as the nasal pack ages over the next 48 hours. He or she may also develop bruising or swelling of the eyelids secondary to nasal packing. The patient should not pick at the packing or rub the nose while the packing is in place.
Because of the complications of using nasal packing, physicians will attempt other methods to control nasal bleeding, such as external pressure, cold packs, cautery or topical medicine application before the use of nasal packing. The most common complication of nasal packing is that the removal of the packing dislodges healing tissue and causes the nose to bleed again. Nasal packing can cause a lack of oxygen in those who have difficulty breathing through their mouths such as elderly clients or those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Nasal packing can lead to a drop in the blood oxygen content and an increase in blood carbon dioxide levels (CO2). This, in turn, can cause respiratory and cardiac complications, including a racing pulse. Airway obstruction and asphyxiation can occur if the nasal packing slips back into the airway, particularly during sleep. Complications may occur if a pack compresses the Eustachian tube, causing ear problems. Infections can develop in the nose, sinus or middle ear after nasal packing insertion. These infections are not common but can lead to septic shock.
Nasal packing is usually an effective method to stop nasal bleeding. In cases of nasal surgery, packing is frequently removed within 24-48 hours following surgery. In the case of nosebleeds, packing may be left in for extended periods of time to promote healing


Our local birds need undisturbed native habitat in which to live and find food. Owls and hawks can roam over hundreds of acres looking for food, and one owl can require 40 acres or more of woodlands and prairie to survive.
Preserving habitat is not so simple. As HUMAN population in Lake County increases, development pressures increase. Development damages habitat in three ways:
 - Reduces its size
 - Degrades its quality
 - Fragments it into smaller parcels
The habitat required to support an owl or hawk must also support their food supply. Problems arise if the area is too small, if it is pavement or turf grass instead of native woods and prairie, or if it is not connected to other habitat areas to provide migration corridors.
People and wildlife are competing for habitat. The challenge is coexistence – to live in nature while minimizing disruption, so it remains available for the benefit of future generations of humans and wildlife.
If you find a wild animal:
If you find an injured animal, avoid touching it. Birds in particular, have remarkable recuperative powers. If the bird is simply stunned, it may fly away after a few minutes if you leave it undisturbed. Keep pets away. Let the animal rest. If the animal appears to have a serious injury such as a broken bone or wing, you can contact one of the following for advice:
Barnswallow, in Wauconda (owls, hawks and falcons) _PHONE_
Flint Creek Wildlife, in Barrington (birds, deer and other mammals) _PHONE_
Chicago Bird Collision Monitors hotline: _PHONE_
Ryerson Woods: _PHONE_
Do not try to rehabilitate any wild animal yourself. They require specific diets and generally do not benefit from inexpert human contact. It is illegal to keep a wild animal, including a raptor or migratory bird, without a license.


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Last question. Why was it important to you, and I know why but I want you to tell the audience, to change your name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali?
Well, why it was important to me when I first heard the teachings that when Blacks came here, the people watching this interview, what's your name?
Sam Pollard is White. He's originally got a European name. I met a brother, he had dashiki, African robes, sandals, real Black, I said, "What's your name?" He said, "George Washington." Afro named George Washington. I said, "Mr. Clay here, 200 years ago they called Clay property, so the Jones is Jones. These are names that are names that identified us as the property of certain masters. But the day you're free, you don't belong to Clay and Jones. So, you know how you look, well, in Africa, what's your name? George Washington? There are Africans all over Africa. They don't know if a Negro Christian is a any other. They're all over Chicago. They're in California. Africans, other people, how does the White man know? What's your name? Ching Chong. A White man named Ching Chong. That's Chinese there. That's their culture. So, not too many Muhammad Ali, all of a sudden they start saying, "He's the world's most known man." It's not because I box, Sugar Ray is good, Floyd Patterson is good, Joe Louis was good. It was because Muhammad Ali is in Africa, all over Africa, the name is in Ethiopia, Morocco, Syria, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Algiers, Saudi Arabia. Muhammad Ali is common when I traveled. Muhammad is the most common name in the world. There are more people on Earth, every third a person is a Muslim in the world. So when I took the name Muhammad Ali and I fought, I'd say this, Floyd Patterson, "In this corner Muhammad Ali!" All the people in the arena says, "What?" The whole world jumped because this is a common name. You mean in America we have a Muhammad Ali fighting? So, my father's name was Cassius Clay. His father's name was Cassius and myself's name, and my great-grandaddy, who was a slave, worked for the original Cassius Clay from Kentucky. So, we know I'm not no slave now. It's funny, that's how an old name, how one name for a good amount of people, it all started in Kentucky. You saw Roots? Alex Haley? Alex Haley knows that we was made slaves. He knows that this happened, they took our names, but after making that movie, I was surprised to see he still kept the name Alex Haley, so. If I say, here come Ching Chong, you look for a Chinaman, here comes Lumumba, Africa, here comes Weinstein, Jew, here come Morningstar, Indian. Here come Miltonberger, German. Here come Jones, don't know what color he is 'til you see him. So we don't have our names. There's something about the American Black people still got slave names. I hear that. I love truth, I don't care if you go to church or mosque or synagogue. I don't care if your Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, I don't care what you are. When I hear the name, I want the truth. People watching this interview now, got slave names if they're Black. So, Muhammad Ali, you go away, you go to Syria Indonesia, Africa, put it over on them, you won't know who you are until you tell them your name. "What's your name?" "George Washington." They say, "He's a Negro." Man, nobody could argue with this. I challenge anybody watching the show, I'm embarrassing the nation. Prove I'm wrong, if you're Black and you have a European name, that's not your name. Now if you hear White people in the government, somebody tell me, "You ain't Muhammad Ali. You're wrong." No, nobody never said that's wrong. So, if you leave this country and go to Asia and Africa, all you is hear is national names is Hassan, Omar, Ishmael, Elijah, Muhammad, Ali, Akbar. These are the names of dark people. So, when we were made slaves in America and the names, we took their names. But our people are still slaves mentally. We can hear this, you can here what I'm saying, I don't know if you might or might not but you might keep your name when you leave here. This is a known fact. It's a White man's slave name. Hey now, you're free, why not buck Uncle Sam and pick you a pretty name to fit your Black people? Some people they don't admit it mentally 'til only dead men can hear. So why don't they wake up and we all want a beautiful name. My daughter wanted Rasheeda, not Sue-Ellen Mary, one named Jamillah. One name Laila. One named Hana. One named Miya, Kaliah. Pretty names that fit our people. So, that's why I changed my name.
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William Davis is a famous for the simplicity, clarity and sincerity of his poems. 'Leisure' is a simple but forceful poem in which he advises us not to fall a prey to hurry and haste. He feels sorry at the miserable plight of the modern man.
The poet says that modern man has become the slave of Time. He remains busy in gathering wealth and making progress from morning till late at night. He has no time to rest. He can not enjoy himself of the beauties of nature.
The tragedy of modern man does not end here. He has a lot many things to worry about. He lives under constant stress and strain. We have become machines by reaming in the company of machines.
We are unable to spare some moments of leisure to refresh our minds by standing among the hills and trees. In the poet's opinion, our slavery to Time is the greatest curse of the modern age. He also advises us how to make use of our leisure. (172 words)
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We have an OLAP database with a typical star shaped schema. It has several dimension tables and some fact tables. Dimension tables have values for the dimensions, and fact tables have FKs to the dimension tables. The values in the dimension tables have to be unique, otherwise the reports look messy
Now, we have this grid distributed application that does some massive computation and puts data into the OLAP tables. The input data gets split into batches, and the batches are sent to workers on the grid. The workers basically do some processing and then insert data into the fact tables. One of the challenges is the Dimension tables aren't prepopulated. So, if a worker sees an output that requires a new record in the dimension table, it has to insert into the dimension table itself.. AND the records in the dimension table should be unique.
Each worker basically does this (assuming for simplicity's sake that there is only one column in the fact table.. and only one dimension
When we insert into dimension table we do this query
When we insert into fact table, we do this
Each batch is executed in it's own transaction.
Again, this is a simple example. Actually, there are several dimension tables, and we insert into each dimension table if required, and do one insert into the fact table that joins all the dimension tables
Ok, so the problem is that when 2 differrent threads are concurrently executing batches that produce Output with the same value. Both threads insert a record into the DImension table. The changes are isolated because we haven't committed the transaction yet. Then both threads insert a record into fact table.. first record in fact table has the FK to first record in dimension table.. second record in fact table has a FK to the second record. Then both commit, which results in duplicate records in the dimension table. Now, a third batch starts up. This third batch doesn't insert any records in dimension table,. but inserts 2 records into fact table! Actually there are other constraints on the fact table that prevent us from have dup records, so third batch fails
So, my main problem is how do I do this concurrently without adding (too many) bottlenecks
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Traditional methods of soil remediation call for the ground to be dredged creating higher labor costs and elongating the remediation process. Dredging involves the removal of the contaminated soil and replaced with purified soil. Then the contaminated soil has to be transported to a specially designed landfill,. ERC's Bio-Integration® process bypasses the last two steps by remediating on site.
ERC's Bio-Integration® is a natural, non-obtrusive process that remediates contamination below the ground surface, within the confines of the treatment cell or plume. This process speeds up soil cleanup significantly, with most projects completed in less than a year. (Specific times vary with the site's complexity).


text: Taken post-mortem by his undertaker April 1865. This lock was kept at the U.S. patent office in the late 19th century. It was given to a prominent Washington D.C. family and remained with them until The Gettysburg Museum of History obtained it a few years ago. There were several documented locks of Lincoln's hair taken at his death bed. This lock was previously unknown to historians. The practice of taking a hair lock from the deceased seems very unusual today. In the 19th century it was a tradition practiced by most people of all classes.


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Trenbolone acetate, sold under brand names such as Finajet and Finaplix among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used in veterinary medicine, specifically to increase the profitability of livestock by promoting muscle growth in cattle. It is given by injection into muscle.
Side effects of trenbolone acetate include symptoms of masculinization like acne, increased hair growth, voice changes, and increased sexual desire. The drug is a synthetic androgen and anabolic steroid and hence is an agonist of the androgen receptor (AR), the biological target of androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
It has strong anabolic effects and weak androgenic effects, as well as potent progestogenic effects, no estrogenic effects, weak glucocorticoid effects, and no risk of liver damage. Trenbolone acetate is an androgen ester and a long-lasting prodrug of trenbolone in the body.
Trenbolone acetate was discovered in 1963 and was introduced for veterinary use in the early 1970s. In addition to its veterinary use, trenbolone acetate is used to improve physique and performance, and is purchased from black market suppliers. The drug is a controlled substance in many countries and so non-veterinary use is generally illicit.


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The Liquid Pre-amps on the Liquid Saffire 56 introduce 11 samples of delay to the audio stream. This is due to the Digital Signal Processing required to emulate the preamps.
Depending on the sample rate you are using, audio passed through inputs 1 and 2 will be the delayed by the following:
|Sample Rate (Hz)||Time Delay (milliseconds)||Offset Distance (centimeters)|
Audio recorded through the Liquid Pres can be moved forward by 11 samples in your DAW to account for the delay, however, in'real world' recording situations the user may choose to ignore this delay.
For stereo recording, either 2 Liquid Preamps should be used, or 2 standard Preamps should be used,
For ensemble recording, where more than 2 preamps are used to record, this delay should cause no audible artefacts. When two microphones are placed in a recording space, regardless of what pre-amps or interfaces are used, there is inevitably a delay between them unless they are placed at exactly the same distance from the source. This will mean that the audio arriving at the two mics, even if they are recording the same source will be non time coherent. The non time coherence - i.e. similar audio but with a delay between each mic, will be significantly more apparent due to the physical mic placement than any delay introduced by the Liquid Preamps.
Users of the Liquid Saffire 56 should set up their microphones exactly the same was as they always do, by moving the microphones around until the sound is right.


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For a number of years I have been giving an introductory course on Chaos at Caltech (Physics 161), emphasizing the the characterization of chaos in experimental systems and theoretical tools to understand the chaos. Computer demonstrations of chaotic systems have played an important role in the course. I started off using an overhead projector in front of the class, but since the programs were platform dependent, they were not ideal for student use. This prompted me to see if JAVA provides a good platform for such a project, and the demonstrations here result from the early stages of this work. Over several years this has evolved into a fairly complete set of interrelated lecture notes and demonstrations that you can find here.
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The demonstrations use the Java Graph Class Library version 2.4 by Leigh Brookshaw.
I have made various modifications to pieces of the library to incorporate "double buffering" to eliminate the flicker in animated plots. I have made an archive (zip) file of the source and class files.
You can find the complete course material here.


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AIM: This study quantified associations between (absolute and relative) individual income and obesity prevalence. These associations were then used to model the potential effect of a New Zealand (NZ) Government's income redistributive policy (the Families Package) on adult obesity prevalence. METHODS: Logistic regressions were used to investigate associations between absolute individual income and adult obesity prevalence in NZ. Linear regressions were used to assess associations between relative income (income inequality measured by Gini) and obesity prevalence (from the NCD-RisC) for O…
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'The corridor connects!
At what given moment can a space be defined as corridor? When does a corridor metamorphose into residential space? Is a corridor that functions as residential space no longer a corridor by definition? (...) To be perfectly clear, it's not or not only a question of characterization or definition, diversity of guises that the corridor in particular is able to assume is the main question. The corridor is after all both connectional link and meeting place, symbol as system, anachronism as future perspective. The corridor is fleeter than its shadow.' (Herman Verkerk 1999)
In our eagerness of using every m2 of the interior, some beautiful parts of it are endangered species. The hallway seems to be one of those parts: it is left out of the interior or, when left in, people go through it, the faster the better. So within the enormous event-machines that interiors are becoming, is there still a'somewhere' that doesn't contain fully prescribed functions? That can be anything? If everything is overlapping and being juxtaposed, if everything is open and defined, is there stil a spot in the interior where things coincidentally come together? Is there an area that is hybrid, that is empty but full of potential? An area where nothing and everything can happen?
This metaphorical piece of furniture reflects a way of designing that values the zones of the interior with a less prescribed function. In my point of view, a good interior requires flexibility and opportunity. A 100% functionality is the illusion of efficiency. Total openness is is the illusion of transparency. By using and experiencing this setting, I hope to provoke an awareness of the passthrough. Awareness of separation and of the 'thresholds' present in the interior, our daily living space.
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Astronauts often see flashes when they are in space. How often these particles make their ways down to the Earth and hit us? What's the chance they hit our eyes and see flashes?
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Muons are the main cosmic rays reaching sea level with a possibility of interacting with matter. Neutrinos interact very weakly and need special detectors to be seen at all.
Rule of thumb when I was working with counters is that the flux of muons at sea level is 1 per cm^2 per second, wikipedia gives this number for over 1 Gev
For energies above 1 GeV see this link.
The question then becomes biophysical, can the eye detect ionizing deposition which lasts much less than a second as the velocities are very high? The answer is no, unless there is an interaction with nuclei in the eye and there is a shower in the eye. The flux at sea level is predominantly muons which interact weakly with nuclei so there is very small probability that a shine in the dark is a cosmic interaction.
In the stratosphere and where the astronauts are living the flux is composed mainly by hadrons, and those have a high probability of interacting with nuclei in the eye.
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