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the ocean, kelp would react to the turbulence created by ocean currents. The
tube attributes associated with many preset brushes have turbulence attributes
turned on for interesting visual effects. Turbulence attributes
can be increased from their default settings to make the kelp sway
back and forth, providing additional realism when used in an animation.
To increase the turbulence on the kelp
- In the scene view, select the kelp stroke.
- Open the Attribute Editor,
select the Kelp tab, and expand the Tubes
> Behavior > Turbulence section.
- In the Turbulence section,
set the options as follows:
Type: World Force
- Interpolation: Smooth
over Time and Space
- Click the Play Forward button on the
Animation Time Slider to see the turbulence effect on the kelp (You
don't need to set specific keyframes).
The kelp animates as
if it were affected by ocean currents.
- Press the Stop button to cancel the animation
You can adjust the turbulence
settings while viewing the playback. If the frame range is too short,
you can modify it to suit your needs.

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Dictionary Results for commoner|
1. commoner - noun
· a person who holds no title
Synonym(s): common_man, common_person
Hypernym(s): person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
2. common - adjective
· belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community"
3. common - adjective
· having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap"
4. common - adjective
· common to or shared by two or more parties; "a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor"
5. common - adjective
· commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting"
6. common - adjective
· being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species"
Synonym(s): vernacular, vulgar
7. common - adjective
· of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"
Synonym(s): plebeian, vulgar, unwashed
8. common - adjective
· of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"
9. common - adjective
· lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"
Synonym(s): coarse, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar
10. common - adjective
· to be expected; standard; "common decency"
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project or homework!
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Technology has enabled us to make old processes more efficient, make the world safer, and even make money more easily. And sometimes tech can benefit two fields at once, like sports and healthcare.
About 8.7 percent of all spinal cord injuries, for example, are sports related. These injuries and consequent surgeries can be career-ending, but a company called Xenco Medical is creating products to improve the way spinal surgeries are performed. It designs, manufactures, and markets its breakthrough composite-polymer spinal instruments with pre-attached spinal implants with the intention of making the process more efficient, painless, and cost-effective for both providers and patients.
The hope is that Xenco's revolutionary technology is able to help all sorts of subjects, like athletes, recover much more quickly.
I recently had the opportunity to learn about these innovations with Jason Haider, Founder and CEO of Xenco Medical, with the following being a wrap-up of our discussion.
What are the benefits of a pre-attached spinal implant on spinal instruments?
Haider: By bridging materials science, mechanical design, and advanced sterilization techniques to pre-attach spinal implants onto disposable delivery instruments, we've developed a technology that outperforms traditional systems in mechanical consistency and the risk of pathogen transmission, and that fundamentally changes the internal logistics of both hospitals and outpatient surgery centers.
What enabled you to commercialize your technology?
Haider: It starts at the microscopic level. The unique strength of the interfacial bond in our composite polymer systems has been central to making commercialization possible.
Leveraging materials science enabled the development of devices with a remarkable strength-to-weight ratio, allowing for systems that are as strong as metal but capable of being injection molded. Years of development gave way to Xenco Medical's patented process, allowing for surgical systems so lightweight that it was possible to develop a comprehensive portfolio of sterile-packaged, surgical systems at a significantly lower cost than traditional systems.
What risks does your technology reduce for the patient?
Haider: That's a great question. Xenco Medical's technology has had a huge impact in reducing the numerous risks patients face during each procedure. From eliminating the risk of patient-to-patient pathogen transfer from improperly sterilized delivery devices to the risk of infection from bioburden that accumulates on unpackaged implants and instruments during a surgical procedure, the single-use systems have been extremely effective. Beyond the risk of infection, the consistent calibration of the devices ensures the patient will not be subjected to a device's mechanical failure due to repeated use.
Xenco's technology may be microscopic, but it's powerful, with the potential to impact patients ranging from disease sufferers to injured athletes. By packaging the instruments with the spinal implant pre-attached and sterilizing the tools before sealing them, Xenco Medical is saving hospitals and surgery centers an incredible amount of time, money, and other vital resources.


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Ink Vs Toner
In an earlier blog post, we talked about the 5 main differences between ink and toner. There is a lot of information regarding this topic, and we only touched the surface in our blog. If you are someone who barely knows how to operate a printer, you may not even realize what your printer requires to create text and images. This article will be especially useful as you will need to replace or refill your cartridges at some point, and having general knowledge will help ease the process.
For printer enthusiasts and those who are just wondering what ink and toner is all about, this article aims to provide you with everything you need to know about the differences, and how they work.
Main Types Of Printers
The two main types of printers used in homes and offices today are laser and inkjet printers. They both excel in different areas, and you will use one or the other depending on what type of prints you require. They each use a different type of print process.
Ink Vs. Toner - Differences
- Laser printers use a powdered ink called toner, and it is best for printing text at a cost-effective per-page amount. The initial cost of a laser printer is generally high, and they are used primarily in medium or large offices. While the toner cartridges can be costly, they are capable of printing a high volume of pages before needing to be replaced or refilled.
- Inkjet printers use a liquid ink and they are best for printing images. The cost of ink is considerably higher than the cost of toner, and many people offset the cost by using compatible cartridges in place of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) cartridges. The inkjet printer itself is generally lower in price. The (OEM) cartridges are so expensive that people are known to buy a new printer with the ink included, rather than purchase cartridges. There are some models nearly affordable enough to make this a viable option.
- Ink cartridges are generally small and toner cartridges are larger, mainly to accommodate the moving mechanical pieces such as drum units and fuser wands that help toner bond to the paper. The toner cartridge may not have a drum included, and you would need a separate drum unit instead. This makes the inkjet printers themselves much smaller than laser printers.
- Ink is available in more colors than toner, specifically for printing higher quality images.
- Toner powder fuses to the paper through heat as it prints while ink dries on the paper after it is applied.
- Ink is available in pigment or dye-based colorant solutions.
Dye-based is the most popular as it produces vibrant colors suitable for images, but it runs the risk of fading and smearing if you touch it while it is still wet. It also runs the risk of bleeding edges, as it tends to soak into regular paper. Dye ink is formulated with specific solvents geared to making the ink dry quickly, in order to prevent bleeding as much as possible. Dye-based ink also gives more color per volume, as the colorants are dissolved throughout the ink.
Pigment-based ink is made up of solid colored particles that are mixed into the ink, and sits on top of the paper where it dries. It is resistant to fading and smearing, but produces less vibrant colors best suited for printing text. Pigment-based inks are generally more expensive than dye-based inks.
- Ink can be oil-based, but most are water-based.
- Toner powder originally consisted of carbon particles, but has since become a combination of carbon, polymers, and coloring agents. Carbon particles do not fade over time.
- Ink cartridges send frequent errors that will halt your print processes.
- Without regular maintenance, ink tends to clog the print nozzles, resulting in poor prints or ink not being able to pass through the nozzle at all.
- Toner is easier to clean up if you have an accident.
Ink Vs. Toner - Similarities
- They can both print in black and white (monochrome), or color.
- They are both great choices, depending on your printing needs.
- They both come in cartridges.
- Both types of cartridges can be refilled or replaced with compatible cartridges or original manufacturer cartridges.
- Depending on your printer model, they are both available in a 2-cartridge or 4-cartridge system. If you use a 2-cartridge system, you will have to replace the entire color cartridge when only one color runs out, as opposed to a 4-cartridge system; you will only need to replace the one color that ran out.
- They both cause a negative environmental impact if not disposed of properly.
Main Inkjet Printing Processes
There are two main types of inkjet printing processes, continuous (CIJ), and drop on demand (DOD), which are both broken down into various other processes.
Many printers we use at home or in our offices (Canon, Lexmark, HP) employ the DOD thermal technique where the cartridges are broken up into tiny heated compartments. A current passes through the heater causing vaporization of the ink to form a bubble (this is where the term "bubble printer" originated from), which increases pressure, and propels an ink droplet onto the paper.
Commercial and Industrial printers, as well as some consumer printers (Brother, Epson) use DOD's piezoelectric (electricity resulting from pressure) technique, in place of a heating element to build pressure. The piezoelectric material, a crystal usually located in the nozzle, changes shape when activated, causing pressure to build which forces out the ink droplets.
Ultimately, the thermal technique uses heat to cause vaporization, which builds enough pressure to shoot ink droplets from the nozzle. The piezoelectric technique uses electric currents to change the shape of the piezoelectric material, which builds pressure, forcing ink droplets from the nozzle. Both types depend on pressure to make the ink droplets shoot from the nozzle to the directed area.
Toner Printing Process
Laser printers use static electricity. The drum unit (depending on the type of laser printer you use) charges the paper as it rolls through, and at the same time, a laser beam shines on the areas you want printed, causing the patterned area to discharge. The discharged patterned areas are covered in the toner ink powder, which due to static electricity, only sticks in the areas that have been discharged. Once the pattern has been covered with toner, the paper moves through a set of heated rollers, which is how the toner powder fuses and sticks to the paper. The speed at which the papers move through the rollers ensures that the paper does not burn in the heat.
Among others, there are types of ink such as solid ink, UV ink, and ink designed to react and bind with cellulose, thereby making counterfeiting by "check-washing" more difficult. Solid ink comes in the form of colored or black sticks that are melted down in the printer as needed. They are more environmentally friendly as there is less waste from empty cartridges, and their main ingredient is made from vegetable oil.


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text: If the Metamorphoses can be said to have a protagonist, Jupiter, the king of heaven, is that protagonist. He is the first god on the scene in Book I as he encounters the impious Lycaon, and he is present at the end of the poem in the Book XV at the deification of Julius Caesar. Jupiter's frequent presence in the poem does not, however, mean that he is a character worthy of respect. In most instances, Ovid portrays Jupiter as foolish, rash, and lustful. Jupiter destroys the world out of anger at one man, he rapes countless women (Io, Europa, Callisto, and Semele, to name a few), and he constantly deceives his wife, Juno, whom he fears. When Jupiter does attempt to do good deeds, he bungles them. When he tries to defend Dis, for example, he tells Ceres that at least her daughter, Proserpina, was raped by a god with good lineage. Ovid's portrayal of Jupiter is sometimes comic and nearly always dark.


Dynamic Range (contd.)
RAW headroom
The second part of the dynamic range story is of course the additional headroom available in RAW files. Experience has told us that there is typically around 1 EV (one stop) of extra information available at the highlight end in RAW files and that a negative digital exposure compensation when converting such files can recover detail lost to over-exposure. Much experimentation lead us to eventually use Adobe Camera RAW for conversion with the settings show below to retrieve the maximum dynamic range from our test shots.
It would appear that the EOS 5D's RAW files contain just over one stop of extra highlight detail, although interestingly this was pretty much unavailable in any Canon RAW converter because of their conservative approach to potentially incorrect data. At the shadow end it is possible to lift shadow detail however this also increases the visibility of noise. Another interesting artifact here was that using the default ACR conversion we lost a tiny bit of highlight range and about a stop of shadow range, it appears that ACR's default 'Medium' tone curve is a little more contrasty than the camera curve and also that ACR is doing less noise supression in shadows (hence it hit our lowest acceptable SNR earlier than in-camera JPEG).
 - ACR Best: Exp. -1.25 EV, Shadows 0, Bright. 50, Contrast 0, Curve Linear
The issue with highlight data above the normal 'clip' point is that the RAW converter can not be sure that it is 100% color correct, it appears as though rather than risk false color the Canon converters simply discard it. Adobe Camera RAW (and some other third party RAW converters) however do attempt to reproduce as much extra detail as possible and where a single channel is completely clipped they instead produce a gray of the correct luminance (seen below).
Real life example
Step wedge shots are great for analyzing the optimum response from a camera but nothing beats a real life example to get some idea what all this means. Below left you can see an example of an EOS 5D image with a large area of over-exposure. Using Adobe Camera RAW we produced two additional versions of this shot, the first with the 'optimum' -1.25 EV compensation and the second with a -2.00 EV compensation. While initially the -2.00 EV shot looks better a closer look shows that where ACR could not correctly calculate the color of a pixel it instead turns it gray (with the correct luminance), some of the brickwork has its correct color, other bricks are gray. The -1.25 EV shot shows no less detail it's just about optimum for the amount of additional information available in this RAW shot.
Default conversion (original) -1.25 EV, lower contrast -2.00 EV, lower contrast
Different RAW converters
Lastly it's worth comparing a couple of other RAW converters. In these cases we used -2.00 EV, despite the fact that it's more than the available headroom to explore how each converter deals with the lack of complete (accurate) data for some pixels. As you can see Adobe Camera RAW produces the most natural looking image with the best 'guess' for the value of pixels with inaccurate color data, RawShooter comes in second and Canons DPP takes the conservative approach, if it can't be sure of the pixel color then it just leaves it white / gray.
Adobe Camera RAW, -2.00 EV RawShooter, -2.00 EV Canon DPP, -2.00 EV


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Queen Anne & Shingle: 1880 To 1900
Queen Anne houses are brick with wood shingled or stuccoed upper floors, or wood with surfaces variously sided with clapboards (horizontal wood boards) and an assortment of shingle patterns.
Houses are irregular in plan, asymmetrical in form, and have hip or multi-gabled roofs, or a combination of both. Towers, dormer windows, stained glass windows, bay windows, turrets (small towers at the corners of buildings), encircling porches, and tall chimneys with decorative brick patterns are typical.
Queen Anne houses often have windows of many different designs. Elements of Gothic Revival, Stick Style, Eastlake, and Classic architecture may be included in houses of the style. Color was an important part of the Queen Anne style. First floors may have been painted one color, with a contrasting color used for upper stories, and one or more additional colors to highlight details.
Queen Anne is the style that represents "Victorian" to many people. It is visually the liveliest of the styles of the Victorian era and was popular in Cincinnati and throughout the United States. The style originated in England in 1868. Many of the elements of the style were borrowed from an earlier period of English architecture under the reign of Queen Anne, for whom the style was named.
The Queen Anne style became fashionable in the United States in the late 1870s and reached Cincinnati in about 1880. Among neighborhoods that have large numbers of houses of the style are Northside, Avondale, Walnut Hills, and Clifton. These areas were largely developed in the 1880s and 90s because of the expansion of the electric streetcar system.
Evolving from Queen Anne was a style that exhibits many of its characteristics, the Shingle style. Shingle was a New England style that was not widely popular in Cincinnati. These later houses are also irregular in plan and many include turrets, towers, dormer windows, bay windows, and porches. Ornament is greatly reduced and roofs are lower pitched, giving houses a horizontal orientation, contrasting with the vertical look of Queen Anne houses. The most important feature of the style, from which it gets its name, are the wood shingles that were used to cover the entire house.


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Definition of at the wheel
- She fell asleep at the wheel.
: a circular frame of hard material that may be solid, partly solid, or spoked and that is capable of turning on an axle
: a contrivance or apparatus having as its principal part a wheel: such as
: a chiefly medieval instrument of torture designed for mutilating a victim (as by stretching or disjointing)
: to turn on or as if on an axis : revolve
: to change direction as if revolving on a pivot
: to move or extend in a circle or curve
What made you want to look up at the wheel? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).


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What's a "flare stack"? It's neither of those two giant stacks where the blast occurred, is it? What's a "flaring operation"? Is this Natural Gas or....? What are these "cylinders"? And why is it black smoke?
Cylanders used in welding operations, argon, acetylene, propane, nitrogen. Flare stacks are small stacks attached to a "furnace" used to burn them off. Black smoke because most of the burn off is a hydrocarbon.
Each cylinder is put in an enclosure. The contents of the cylinder are released and ignited. Acetylene burns black.
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Energy and Ecology
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Studies in the area of freshwater research reported from University of Wisconsin
April 9th, 2010
According to recent research from the United States, "We quantified standing stocks of large wood in 12 streams along the north shore of Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota during June - September 2007. All large pieces of wood (> 0.1 m in diameter for a portion > 1 m in length, n = 963) were measured."
"Standing stocks of large wood ranged from 0.01 to 0.48 pieces/m, lower than most published values from around the world. Wood inputs to streams in northeastern Minnesota may be less than elsewhere due to differences in tree species, environmental conditions, and past forest management practices," wrote E.C. Merten and colleagues, University of...
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Attic fans can be electrical or solar powered with various installation options including surface, curb, or gable mount and several methods for controlling operation. They all function under the same principle; accelerate the movement of air through the attic, drawing cool air in so that the hot air can exit reducing or preventing the buildup of heat. Because excess heat can damage your shingles and potentially void their warranty, reducing the heat in your attic can help prevent a serious and costly repair.
Solar Powered Attic Fan
The major advantages of a solar powered attic fan are...
- They operate costand pollution-free. They operate on solar energy alone and don't give off harmful pollutants.
- They don't require an electrician to install. Since they operate on solar energy, you don't need to hook them up to your home's electrical system.
- A homeowner with basic DIY skills can install. They come with instructions that you can follow. A great DIY solar energy project!
- Quiet operation. No harmonic noise from the motor so they can run all day long without a bothersome "hum".
- Efficient operation. Because they cost nothing to run, longer operation means less chance of heat buildup
- You may be eligible for a 30% Federal Tax Credit on the price of a Solar PAV and installation costs. Click here to learn more.
Electric Powered Attic Fan
The major advantages of an electrical powered attic fan are...
- Higher performance. Because they draw more power than their Solar cousins they can deliver much higher CFM (cubic feet per minute of air). Higher CFM means more air is moving through your attic so the heat can be quickly removed.
- They don't depend on sun to run. Your attic can heat up even on an overcast or cloudy day. Electrical powered attic ventilators are not dependent on the sun for their energy so there are no worries about losing or reducing power throughout the day.


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Since 1949, The California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI), a unique partnership among NOAA Fisheries Service, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the California Department of Fish and Game, has been monitoring the California Current. The information is used to better understand the marine environment off the coast of California, relevant to the management of its living resources in a changing climate. CalCOFI conducts quarterly cruises off southern & south-central California, collecting a suite of hydrographic and biological data on station and underway. This season's survey is conducted upon NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada and R/V Ocean Starr (formerly NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan now operated by Ocean Services, Inc)
Follow the progress of the first part of this season's survey on the CalCOFI Twitter feed:
CalCOFI Twitter site
The researchers post near real-time maps of the relative number of fish eggs for coastal pelagic species (sardine, jack mackerel, anchovy) collected using the continuous underway fish egg sampler and super-imposed on satellite sea surface temperature maps.
- SWFSC Ship Operations and CalCOFI
- SWFSC Fisheries Research Division


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Why Do Humans Dance?
Monday night's premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" has celebrities – among them Pamela Anderson, Buzz Aldrin and Kate Gosselin – showcasing their dance moves for the world and driving a point home for those sitting at home: For some people, dancing is a natural form of expression. For others with two left feet, dancing can be more of a spectacle.
The answer to why we dance – and even why some people are better dancers than others – can be found in evolution. A study published in the Public Library of Science's genetics journal in 2006 suggested that long ago the ability to dance was actually connected to the ability to survive.
According to the study, dancing was a way for our prehistoric ancestors to bond and communicate, particularly during tough times. As a result, scientists believe that early humans who were coordinated and rhythmic could have had an evolutionary advantage.
The researchers examined the DNA of a group of dancers and non-dancers and found that the dancers shared two genes associated with a predisposition for being good social communicators. In addition, the dancers were found to have higher levels of serotonin, known to boost moods in humans and mice.
Early humans might have danced to attract a mate, as far back as 1.5 million years ago, according to Steven J. Mithen, an archaeologist at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom.
A more recent study suggests babies are born to dance, with the ability to bop to the beat as young as 5 months old. The scientists aren't sure why humans might have this innate ability. Of course, not everyone is born with as much ability as the best dancers. One difference: body symmetry. Dancers are more symmetrical, research has shown.
So, while dancing is no longer a factor in our everyday survival, this season's contestants on "Dancing with the Stars" will be dancing for their survival on the show. And which of the celebrities will earn bragging rights and the coveted disco ball trophy? Only time (and fan votes) will tell.
- Top 10 Things That Make Humans Special
- Why Beautiful Women Marry Less Attractive Men
- 5 Myths About the Male Body
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Wolf Creek Dam —
The seven-year rehabilitation of Wolf Creek Dam is 88 percent complete and the project is still on track to be finished in about 14 months –– December 2013.
Bill DeBruyn, resident engineer at the dam, said 1,053 of the concrete piles to form a permanent barrier wall to stop uncontrolled seepage are in place, leaving 144 more piles to complete the wall.
The permanent wall is being created by drilling 50-inch diameter holes 275 feet deep from the work platform on the upstream side of the dam to about 100 feet into the limestone bedrock. Each hole, filled with 140 cubic yards of concrete, is called a pile.
The 50-inch holes overlap, like Olympic rings, forming a permanent wall that must be at least two feet thick. The new wall extends into a deeper and more stable limestone stratum than immediately below the dam. Another wall, installed during the 1970s, was not long enough or deep enough to stop uncontrolled seepage that undermined integrity of the structure.
It takes a lot of concrete for the wall currently being formed. At onset of the project, an engineer said it would take enough concrete to build a sidewalk 5 feet wide from the dam south of Jamestown to Washington, D.C.
DeBruyn laughed at this analogy. He said the total project will require 290,000 cubic yards of concrete. According to our calculation, a cubic yard of fresh concrete weighs about 3,700 pounds, so a total of 1,073,000,000 (one billion, 73 million) pounds of concrete will have been inserted in the dam when the rehabilitation project is complete. Pyle Concrete Company of Columbia built a plant on U.S. 127 across from Lake Cumberland State Park to supply concrete for the dam project.
Up to now, 270,000 cubic yards of concrete have been used. The 144 additional piles to complete the wall will require another 20,000 cubic yards of concrete, DeBruyn said.
He estimated that 41 percent of the permanent wall is complete in Critical Area 1, an unstable section of the dam near where the earth wraps around the concrete monolith. This part of the structure is undermined with cavities that initially wouldn't accept grout and ended up delaying the rehabilitation project about a year.
All the pilot holes in Critical Area 1 have been drilled, DeBruyn said. Pilot holes are 8 inches in diameter and guides the 50-inch drill as it descends 275 feet to form another part of the permanent wall.
Wolf Creek Dam has been plagued with seepage since the gates closed and the lake began to fill in December 1950. A serious leak developed in 1968 and was controlled by intense grouting and installation of a barrier wall during the 1970s.
Seepage continued and in 2005 an outside panel of experts declared Wolf Creek Dam in high risk of failure. A complete rehabilitation of the dam was deemed necessary at a cost now projected at $594 million.
Lake Cumberland in January 2007 was lowered 40 feet to ease pressure on the dam and facilitate rehabilitation of the dam. When the project is completed the lake will be raised in increments and each level will be monitored by more than 350 instrument in the dam.
The Corps hasn't promised a full lake by Summer 2014 but Don Getty, manager of the rehabilitation project, assured it will be higher than it is now.
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The material in this section was taken from New York State Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources by
Gordon L. Remington, published by NEHGS in 2002. It is intended to
help locate published and transcribed records for the state's nearly
1700 organized municipalities.
The tables give basic information on each of New York's towns,
villages, and cities: the county in which it is located, the date of
organization or incorporation, and whether or not a dedicated history of
that place has been published. It then provides information on
transcribed church and cemetery records and the collections or
repositories in which they are found. Key guides can be found at the top of each page, in pdf format.
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An efficient polynomial interpolation method is proposed to reduce the computational burden of the coregistration of synthetic aperture radar images in interferometric processing. The method can be viewed as an application of the Farrow interpolator technique and requires a series of 2-D fast Fourier transforms (FFTs). Mainly, it has two advantages relative to the usual coregistration procedure. First, it does not require to compute or store in memory any kernel sample. Second, it involves less floating-point operations than the conventional coregistration, with a clear advantage if the image needs to be oversampled. The efficiency of the method is based on the fact that the complexity of one 2-D FFT is much smaller than the complexity of one spatial convolution. These advantages are demonstrated by both analyzing the interpolation procedure itself and by defining an efficient code implementation.


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- Assigns 218 university general use classrooms (auditoria, lecture classrooms,
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- Reserves available classroom space for one-day and special event reservations
coordinated through authorized departmental personnel.
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- Maintains records and data on general use classrooms.
- Prepares classroom space utilization reports.
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Chronic abdominal pain (caP) refers to pain that has been present continuously – or occurring at least on a weekly basis when intermittent – for a minimum period of 2 months. it is a description not a diagnosis, and can be due to a functional disorder or organic disease. a functional disorder is one in which symptoms of disease occur in the absence of objective evidence for an organic process. in the majority of cases, caP in childhood is due to a functional disorder. a detailed history should elicit the characteristics of the pain, precipitating and relieving factors, appetite, dietary intake, and stool history. in the well child with a normal examination and history typical of functional caP, investigation is usually unnecessary. However, the duration and severity of pain, its impact on daily life and the level of concern will temper this approach.


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Poverty 'affects 20% of children'
One in five British children live below the poverty line, research has revealed.
The Campaign to End Child Poverty published figures today showing that 20.2% of British children are classified as below the poverty line before housing costs.
In eight areas of large cities, over four out of every 10 children lived in poverty in 2012, the research showed.
But that is a decrease on the 19 parliamentary constituencies that had 40% of children living in poverty in 2011.
The poorest constituency for children was Manchester Central, with nearly half (47%) of children living in poverty.
Over four in 10 children were living in poverty in Belfast West (43%), Glasgow North East (43%), Ladywood, Birmingham (42%), Liverpool Riverside (42%), and Middlesbrough (40%).
In London, 40% of children were living in poverty in Tower Hamlets, 42% of children were below the poverty line in the constituency of Bethnal Green and Bow while 41% were living in poverty in Poplar and Limehouse.
The situation has broadly improved since 2011, except in some areas of the North East of England.
In Newcastle, 38% of children were poor in 2012, compared with 29% in 2011, while in Middlesbrough the figure rose to 40% from 38% in the previous year.
Child poverty was the lowest in Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's Sheffield Hallam constituency (below 5%). It was also under 10% in Prime Minister David Cameron's Witney constituency, the report said.


There is no shortage of the news on stablecoin censorship, in particular blacklisting of Ethereum addresses:
Tether has been blacklisting Ethereum addresses that hold USDT for a couple of years now—this year alone, Tether has blacklisted 24 addresses that hold a total of $5.51 million USDT in summation. [...] Tether has blacklisted a total of 39 out of the 1.47 million Tether addresses that exist, which represents a total of 0.00002% of all tether addresses. When a tether address is blacklisted, it can't send, receive, or redeem USDT.
Assuming that the said stablecoin issuers are not miners/validators, how are they able to do censor sending and receiving? Does such censorship involve also NFTs, Eth, and other erc-20 tokens? Could similar censorship be done by MakerDao?
They own the contracts.
For example, one of the Tether contracts is named BlackList. This contains a mapping:
mapping (address => bool) public isBlackListed;
...which can be updated by the owners using addBlackList().
When an address is added to the blacklist, that address can no longer use its Tether balance.
 - Does MakerDao own like contacts and could they practice similar censorship with respect to DAI? – Jerzy Brzóska Feb 11 at 10:20
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How does your body feel after sitting down for a long period of time? Does your body stiffen and the muscles get tight? On average, Americans spend at least nine hours a day sitting. That is from working all day, the commute and sitting down and watching tv. Sitting for long periods of time can affect your body and mental health.
Essential stretches to do
It is part of the trucker lifestyle to be sedentary in the cab all-day, especially for over the road drivers. It is important to take advantage of gas breaks and rest stops to get up and move around to get your blood flowing. Sitting for too long can lead to serious medical conditions like blood clots and muscle strains.
Stretching can be done in the cab or outside of your truck. The stretches you can do from the inside of your cab are; neck rotations, shoulder pull, chest pull and spinal twist.
Neck rotations:
Use your right hand and reach for your left ear and gently pull your head towards your shoulder and repeat the same action on the other side. This stretch will relieve tension in your neck and upper shoulders.
Shoulder pull:
Place one arm across your chest and pull, repeat with your other arm. This will stretch your shoulder and triceps.
Chest pull:
Put your hands on your upper chest and place your chin up and move your head up away from your hands. This will stretch your neck and upper back.
Spinal twist:
Place your back on the chair, place your hands on the armrest and twist in the other direction. Repeat on the other side. This will stretch your lower back.
Incorporating these stretches into your trucker lifestyle can make a huge difference with your energy level and overall health.
How can sitting all day affect overall health
Sitting down for a long period of time can affect your heart and cardiovascular system and could increase the risk of developing heart disease. Research has found that sitting down burns 21 percent fewer calories per minute compared to standing up. Sitting down also reduces the amount of energy that enters your lungs.
The lack of blood flow and oxygen to your brain and affect your overall mental health. It decreases the number of endorphins and slows your brain function.
How to deal with mental health as a trucker
The first thing to keep in mind is not to overwork yourself. Next, you should find ways to keep your mind occupied, like listening to music or podcasts. A stable routine can also keep you in the right state of mind.
When you are over the road driving it is important to get enough sleep every night, eat the right amount of food and move around. It is also a good idea to keep in contact with loved ones so you can feel connected while being away.
As a truck driver, it is also important to talk to someone about your trucker lifestyle. Times can be a challenge and it's important to remember that you are not alone!TransWood prioritizes its employee's mental health and safety. Contact us today for more information.
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What is nutrition and how will you assess it?
The state of nutrition depends mainly on the distribution of adipose tissue in the body.Based on nutrititonal status people are classified as
Normal weight
- Underweight
- Overweight
- Obese
How will you assess the state of nutrition at bed side?
1.Ideal body weight (IBW)
Ideal body weight (IBW) = 22.5 x (height in metres)2
In females, the ideal body weight is calculated as = 0.94 x 22.5 x (height in metres)2
If the body weight is more than 10% of IBW the person is overweight.
If the body weight (IBW) is more than 20% the individual is said to be obese.
2.Body mass index
BMI is calculated as follows.
Weight in kg/(height in metres)2
Thc normal range of BMI is 19-25
In males, it is 20-25 '
In females, it is 18-23
If BMI is between 25 and 30, the individual is overweight
If BMI is more than 30 individual is obese.
How to Grade Obesity based on BMI
Grade I - if BMI 25-30 (over weight)
Grade II - if BMI 30-40 (obese)
Grade III - if BMI > 40 (very ohese)
3.Measurement of subcutaneous fat
The amount of subcutaneous fat can be estimated by measuring the skinfold thickness over the triceps.biceps,subscapular region and suprailiac region by special pair of calipers(Harpendencalliper). Equations and normograms can be used for conversion of skin fold thickness to bodyfat.
Subcutaneous fat is assessed by picking up the skinfold between the indexfinger and thumb.
Normal triceps skin fold thickness adult males 12.5mm
Normal triceps skin fold thickness adult females 16.5mm
4.Bulk of musle mass
Muscle mass can be measured with a tape. Usually mid arm circumference or mid-thigh circumference is taken from the elbow or knee joint respectively (i.e. from a fixed bony pointl
In the presence of generalised odema (anasarca) the nutrition cannot be properly assessed.
Skinfold thickness in the midtriceps region (midway between acromion and elecranon process, when the arms are hanging by the side of the body) is the most commonly used method.Othernsites examined are biceps, infrascapular and supraiiac region.
4.BROCAS index
Rough calculation of body weight can be obtained with Brocas index.
To use Brocas index the height of the person should be > 100 cm, hence it is possible in adults only.
Height in cm - 100 = desired body weight in kg
Height in inches = body weight (in kg).
5.Signs of vitamin and mineral deficiency
Search for the signs of glossitis,chelitis,angularstomatitis,Xerophthalmia,bitots spots and koilonychia which indicate underlying nvitamin and mineral deficiency


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Smoke signals is an early form of the optical telegraph, developed by the native North Americans and Chinese (as in the towers of the Great Wall.) By covering an open fire with a blanket, and suddenly removing it for a short time, a puff of smoke is generated. With some training, the sizes, shapes of, and intervals between these puffs can be controlled in a way that can be observed from a long distance, and used to carry information.
Apparent to anyone within its visual range, the smoke signal is not a standardized code that can be easily translated. Like other forms of communication, the signals are often of a predetermined pattern discerned by sender and receiver. Still, the smoke signal can abide by other universal patterns of communication. For example, as in other distress calls, a pattern of three would indicate a call for help.
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(GL(n + 1, ℝ), GL(n, ℝ)) is a generalized Gelfand pair
Research paper by G. van Dijk
Indexed on: 07 Dec '08Published on: 07 Dec '08Published in: Russian Journal of Mathematical Physics
Denote by G = GL(n + 1, ℝ) the group of invertible (n + 1) × (n + 1) matrices with real entries, acting on ℝn+1 in the usual way, and let H1 = GL(n, ℝ) be the stabilizer of the first unit vector e0. Let H0 = GL(1, ℝ) and set H = H0 × H1. It is known that the pair (G,H) is a generalized Gelfand pair. Define a character χ of H by χ(h) = χ(h0h1) = χ0(h0) where χ0 is a unitary character of H0 (h0 ∈ H0, h1 ∈ H1). Let σ be the anti-involution on G given by σ(g) = tg. In this note, we show that any distribution T on G satisfying T(h1gh2) = χ(h1h2) T(g) (g ∈ G; h1, h2 ∈ H) is invariant under the anti-involution σ. This result implies that (G,H1) is a generalized Gelfand pair.


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- The paper "Reasoning about Causality in Games" focuses on the intersection of causal reasoning and game-theoretic reasoning.
- The authors propose a formal framework that supports both forms of reasoning through structural causal games.
- The paper considers three key questions: how can the (causal) dependencies in games be modeled in a uniform, principled manner; how may causal queries be computed in causal games, and what assumptions does this require; and how do causal games compare to existing formalisms?
- To address question one, the authors introduce mechanized games that encode dependencies between agents' decision rules and the distributions governing the game.
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- Regarding question three, they describe correspondences between causal games and other formalisms while explaining how causal games can answer queries that other models do not support.
- The paper also highlights possible applications of causal games aided by an extensive open-source Python library.
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Authors: Lewis Hammond, James Fox, Tom Everitt, Ryan Carey, Alessandro Abate, Michael Wooldridge
Abstract: Causal reasoning and game-theoretic reasoning are fundamental topics in artificial intelligence, among many other disciplines: this paper is concerned with their intersection. Despite their importance, a formal framework that supports both these forms of reasoning has, until now, been lacking. We offer a solution in the form of (structural) causal games, which can be seen as extending Pearl's causal hierarchy to the game-theoretic domain, or as extending Koller and Milch's multi-agent influence diagrams to the causal domain. We then consider three key questions: i) How can the (causal) dependencies in games - either between variables, or between strategies - be modelled in a uniform, principled manner? ii) How may causal queries be computed in causal games, and what assumptions does this require? iii) How do causal games compare to existing formalisms? To address question i), we introduce mechanised games, which encode dependencies between agents' decision rules and the distributions governing the game. In response to question ii), we present definitions of predictions, interventions, and counterfactuals, and discuss the assumptions required for each. Regarding question iii), we describe correspondences between causal games and other formalisms, and explain how causal games can be used to answer queries that other causal or game-theoretic models do not support. Finally, we highlight possible applications of causal games, aided by an extensive open-source Python library.
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At FSA's conference on the Turner Review:
- the Chancellor looked back at the role of banks and regulators in the financial crisis and at how investor confidence is being rebuilt. He welcomed the Turner Review and said the Government would respond fully. In his speech, he touched on his desire for international agreement on capital and liquidity requirements, to regulate hedge funds and to control banking risk better. He supports an EU macro-prudential body in which BoE and FSA should play a key role;
- Paul Tucker of BoE also looked at causes of the crisis and lessons the international community could have learnt from previous crises. He then looked at the Turner proposals for microregulation and stressed the importance of good supervisors who are prepared to tell firms' management what they should do. He then looked at macro-prudential issues, discussing capital, liquidity and the credit cycle. He discussed how the infrastructure had failed and how certain AAA rated institutions distorted credit supply and made the economy vulnerable to a down-grading in key ratings; and
- Lord Turner himself spoke on priorities from the Review. He singled out:
- capital, liquidity and published accounts, where he said international agreement is critical;
- the need for macro-prudential analysis and intellectual challenge;
- how to regulate large complex banks (and the limitations of a Glass-Steagall solution); and
- cross-border banks: he commented that neither "clean" solution – complete control to one European entity or total power for domestic regulators – would work.


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While only one patent model for a protractor survives in the Smithsonian collections—from an inventor with a colorful personal history—several of the other objects also provide examples of technical innovation. For instance, some are manufactured versions of patented inventions. Others were named for the person with whom they were associated, even if that engineer or craftsman laid no claim to designing that protractor.
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- This brass semicircular protractor is divided by single degrees and marked by tens from 10° to 90° to 10°. It is attached with metal screws to a set of brass parallel rules. Brass S-shaped hinges connect the rules to each other. The bottom left screw on the parallel rules does not attach to the bottom piece. A rectangular brass arm is screwed to the center of the protractor. A thin brass piece screwed to the arm is marked with a small arrow for pointing to the angle markings. The protractor is stored in a wooden case, which also contains a pair of metal dividers (5-1/4" long).
- The base of the protractor is signed: L. Dod, Newark. Lebbeus Dod (1739–1816) manufactured mathematical instruments in New Jersey and is credited with inventing the "parallel rule protractor." He served as a captain of artillery during the Revolutionary War, mainly by making muskets. His three sons, Stephen (1770–1855), Abner (1772–1847), and Daniel (1778–1823), were also noted instrument and clock makers. The family was most associated with Mendham, N.J. (where a historic marker on N.J. Route 24 indicates Dod's house), but Dod is known to have also lived at various times in Newark.
- ID number MA*310890 is a similar protractor and parallel rule.
- References: Bethuel Lewis Dodd and John Robertson Burnet, "Biographical Sketch of Lebbeus Dod," in Genealogies of the Male Descendants of Daniel Dod... 1646–1863 (Newark, N.J., 1864), 144–147; Alexander Farnham, "More Information About New Jersey Toolmakers," The Tool Shed, no. 120 (February 2002), _URL_ Deborah J. Warner, "Surveyor's Compass," National Museum of American History Physical Sciences Collection: Surveying and Geodesy, _URL_ Peggy A. Kidwell, "American Parallel Rules: Invention on the Fringes of Industry," Rittenhouse 10, no. 39 (1996): 90–96.
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If we assume space is flat the volume of Earth is:
$$ V = \frac{4 \pi R^3}{3} = \frac{4 \pi (6378.1 km)^3}{3} = 1.086 \times 10^{21} m^3 $$
The Einstein field equations, however, predict that the presence of matter warps space-time. As I understand it, the hyperbolic geometry means that the actual volume will be smaller than that predicted by the radius with the above equation, because the space in the center of the Earth (and around the Earth) is "dimpled". How much will these two volumes differ by?
There would be different ways to answer this question, depending on how you define "radius". There is one sense, where you could drop a measuring tape from the surface to the center of the Earth, and I think this would be the "proper" length. This is my preferred definition, but I think it would be the most complicated to answer. Otherwise, you could use the universal coordinates from someone far from Earth, which would give a smaller measure of radius. Another, more meaningful, way might be to take radius from the circumference as measured by us on Earth $R=C/(2 \pi)$, in which case the real volume would be greater than the naive $4 \pi R^3/3$ number. I welcome correction on any of these predictions.
I thought it could be done easily after discovering Flamm's paraboloid, but my attempts have so far failed. For reference, this shape describes the shape of space if the "extra" space were extended out into another dimension, $w$.
the space curvature
$$ w = 2 \sqrt{r_{s} \left( r - r_{s} \right)}. $$
Specific to Earth:
$$ r_s = \frac{2 GM}{c^2} = 8.868 \text{mm} $$
This shape, however, is only valid past $R$, and some kind of clever corrections would be needed to get around this fact. I originally wanted to ask what the added volume would be over the entire Schwarzschild metric compared to flat space (meaning from $r=R$ to $r=\infty$). It looks like that would be infinity, so I didn't ask that question.
So in short, how much does general relativity math change the volume by Earth by? Is it really tiny? Is it huge? This is exciting to know!
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Love the question! My first thought is that an accurate answer to this would require a determination of the metric inside the Earth, which is not Schwarzschild; it would have to be a non-vacuum solution to the Einstein equation. I'm not sure how much is known about such solutions. But since the curvature is so low it might (should?) be possible to make a perturbative estimate of the factor you're asking for without knowing the exact metric. – David Z Sep 13 '12 at 17:25
_USER_ I don't know if you can easily turn this into the field equations, but the obvious Newtonian form for gravity in Earth is $\propto r$. Funny enough, due to the crazy distribution of Earth's matter, gravity actually increases as you go down into the crust. Obviously, I think we should seek the homogenous sphere answer. IMO, first thing I think someone should do is trash $w(r)$ and only use $dw/dr$, which I hope would be unaffected by the symmetrically distributed matter everywhere $>r$. But that's part of my problem, I don't know what rules still apply. – AlanSE Sep 13 '12 at 18:33
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To start out, we can quickly simplify the equation for the surface. The $r_s$ metric is laughably small compared to Earth-scale dimension, so when we add those two it can be simply ignored.
$$ w(r) = 2\sqrt{ r_s (r+r_s) } \approx 2\sqrt{ r_s r}$$
We would like to apply this to the interior of the Earth but obviously we can't. GR only gives the curvature of space, the equation above is a constructed form of the surface that satisfies that curvature. So I'll work backwards here to get an equation for the curvature. That's not all though. If we're looking at some point in the interior of the Earth, only the matter below that point contributes to the gravitational field, and thus the curvature.
$$ \frac{dw}{dr} = \frac{\sqrt{r_s}}{2 \sqrt{r}} $$
$$ r_s = \frac{ 2 G M(r) }{ c^2 } $$
$$ M(r) = \rho \frac{4}{3} \pi r^3 $$
$$\frac{dw}{dr} = \sqrt{\frac{2G \pi \rho}{3 c^2} } r = \alpha r = (2.9 \times 10^{-12} 1/m ) r $$
Here, $\alpha$ comes out to a physical constant that is easy to calculate. This metric is for curvature. It is the rise to run for the surface in the extra dimension.
$$ ds = \sqrt{1+\left( \frac{dw}{dr} \right)^2 } dr \approx \left( 1 + \frac{1}{2} \left( \frac{dw}{dr} \right)^2 \right) dr = \left( 1 + \frac{\alpha^2}{2}r^2 \right) dr$$
The Volume of a normal sphere is:
$$ V = \int_0^R 4 \pi r^2 dr = \frac{4 \pi R^3 }{3}$$
In doing the correct integral with GR we integrate about $ds$. I should note, the radius is a difficult value to pin down, as I discussed in the question. I'll use $R'$ notation, but I'm really going to continue from this point with $R'=R$. If you disagree with this, this would be the point you'd want to pick the calcs up. My position for making these radii the same is to get the circumference the same. Keep in mind, the w-axis offset of $w(r)$ is arbitrary, so I can claim it intersects the r-axis at the surface of Earth. In this way, $R$ is a straight line in 4-dimension space (3 space plus the fictitious buckling dimension) from the surface to "under" the center of the Earth. The thing that is preserved with this method is the circumference and the surface area of Earth, which are the only values Earthlings have direct measurement of. I also made an illustration to convince you of this (I needed it myself).
The Earth is a bowl
$$ V' = \int_0^{R'} 4 \pi r^2 ds = \int_0^{R} 4 \pi r^2 \left( 1 + \frac{\alpha^2}{2}r^2 \right) dr $$
Subtract the normal volume to find the difference.
$$ \Delta V = V' -V = \int_0^R 4 \pi r^2 \frac{\alpha^2}{2}r^2 dr =\frac{4 \pi \alpha^2}{2} \int_0^R r^4 dr $$
$$ \Delta V = \frac{4 \pi \alpha^2 R^5}{10} = \frac{4 G \pi^2 \rho R^5}{15 c^2} = \frac{ G M \pi R^2}{5 c^2} = 113 km^3 $$
This comes out to 113.33 km^3, or 1000 Strategic Petroleum Reserves (I stand corrected on this point). This is a common size for lakes around the world.
Coincidentally, the same calculation for the sun yields about half the volume of the Earth.
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The SPR contains 110,640,000 m^3 ~= 0.11 km^3. But there are lots of things that must remain hidden... :P – mmc Sep 14 '12 at 15:46
Your comment 'laughably small' made me look up the Schwarzschild Radius of the Earth. Turns out $r_s = 8.87*10^{-3} = 9mm$ – Ehryk Sep 14 '12 at 15:52
The formula for the integral should be $\int \epsilon_{abcd}\sqrt{|det(g)|}t^{a}dr^{a}d\theta^{b}d\phi^{c}$, where $t^{a}$ is the unit timelike normal. For most of the Schwarzschild-y coordinate systems, det(g) = -1, so this will come out to $\int \frac{4\pi r^{2}}{\sqrt{|g_{tt}|}}dr$ after you use the spherical symmetry to your advantage, which differs from the expression you use. – Jerry Schirmer Dec 13 '12 at 21:48
_USER_ I was returning to the basics of Einstein notation to get what that means in terms of $r$, but it's still beyond me. What is $g_{t,t}$ in


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Phosphorus [P] Release over Time
As a % of Total P
The above graph has been created to give a visual indication of how the phosphorous [P] in the Guano Gold® product is released into the soil medium.
A laboratory experiment was conducted by SWEP to try and replicate the way, over time, the soil around the plant's root zone changes due to growth of the plant and exudates secreted by the plant roots.
The first reading of 40% is the amount of P released instantly once Guano Gold-Kwik Start® is exposed to a 2% citric soluble solution. This equates to 5.5kg per 10kg of P private. The citric soluble solution was then increased by 0.5% gradients. This increase is an indicator to the time that P becomes available after sowing or top dressing. The time would be influenced by soil temperature, type of crop and other soil chemistry, however the graph gives a fair indication of the P release, so it can be used as a tool by farmers and agronomists to predict release of phosphorous.
In individual farming situations, overall the graph indicates 80% of the applied P is released over the crop cycle with 40% of that being quick and the remaining P as shown by the graph constantly drip feeding into the soil.
Taking this information and applying to a cropping program if 10kg of P is required per hectare for a crop then 90kg of Guano Gold-Kwik Start® would supply this amount of P and provide 2.5 kg/hectare of carryover residual P into the next crop.


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CFCA is an international organization that serves sponsored children, youth and the elderly in 22 developing countries.
Our Kansas City staff traverses the globe to monitor and support our programs, and they put together this informal quiz about different cultures and their traditions.
Take time to answer each question before scrolling down to see the answer. Give yourself one point for each correct answer. There are 12 questions total.
1) People say that you "have a lot of weight." It's actually a compliment, though you may not feel that way. You've traveled to …?
- Central American countries, and some African countries
- Pretty much any country outside the Western world
- Philippines, Ecuador and Mexico
Pretty much any country outside the Western world.
In many countries, having a lot of weight is a physical sign of wealth. This holds true for a number of regions. We've noted this phenomenon in countries as diverse as the Philippines in Asia to Kenya in Africa (and South/Central America).
- Offer your left hand.
- Explain the situation.
- Wipe off your right hand before offering it.
Explain the situation.
Offering your left hand is an insult in many countries, especially India. Your left hand is considered unclean, and offering it may convey disrespect. It may not be feasible to wipe off your right hand, either. Explain the situation and look for alternative ways to greet the person, such as nodding your head and saying, "Pleased to meet you."
- Give short, general answers and inquire after her family.
- Politely evade her questions and change the subject to other matters.
- Tell her that she's crossing some personal boundaries.
Give short, general answers and inquire after her family.
Many people from different cultures see you as an extension of the family unit, not as an individual. To many Americans, this may seem strange at first. Often people are just being friendly. It's best to respond politely and ask about your questioner's relatives as well.
4) When ordering a hot dog in Chile or Brazil, you should be prepared for it to be …
- Served without a bun, but still on a plate
- Made from the meat of a guinea pig
- Topped with corn, peas and mayonnaise
Topped with corn, peas and mayonnaise.
In several South American countries, including Brazil and Chile, hot dogs and even pizza are normally eaten laden with toppings such as chopped veggies and many condiments. Ordering a hot dog plain, or with "just mustard," is met with looks of confusion.
- Reach out to take it with both hands.
- Wait until she has placed the money on the counter before going to pick it up.
- Tell her to keep a portion as a tip.
Reach out to take it with both hands.
In Botswana it is considered polite to show both of your hands when receiving something from someone else. It is appropriate to take a gift, plate of food, or your change with one hand while cradling it, or your elbow, in the palm of the other. (Please note that CFCA does not have a project in Botswana, but we found this interesting and wanted to include it.)
6) At a restaurant in Costa Rica, you have finished your meal and are ready to leave. You still have not received the check, however. Why?
- You didn't eat all your food and your plate is not clean.
- You are expected to settle your payment at the door.
- You never asked for it.
You never asked for it.
In Costa Rica and many other countries, waiters usually bring your check only after you have asked for it. It would be considered rude to bring it before then, as you might think they want you to leave (isn't that what most U.S. restaurants are trying to do when the waiter says, "Here is the bill Ö whenever you are ready"?).
7) After arriving in a Santali tribal village in Bihar, India, you are ushered into the village amid singing and dancing, seated, and your feet are washed by some of the villagers. Following this, the children form a line and, one by one, come to touch your feet. What is the appropriate response?
- Bow your head.
- Lift your hand over each child.
- Hold your hands together, palms up, and curl your fingers toward your body.
- Touch each child's shoulder.
Two right answers to this one!
Lift your hand over each child OR hold your hands together, palms up, and curl your fingers toward your body, depending on your gender.
If you are a woman, it is appropriate to receive the sign of respect by holding your hands together, palms up, and curling your fingers toward you or bringing your palms together.
If you are a man, you are to raise your hand over the child as a sign of blessing. (If the person is older than you, the actions are reversed: you bow your head or touch their feet, and the elder will either cup her hands or lift his hand in blessing.)
- How is your food?
- Enjoy your meal.
- Your food looks delicious.
Enjoy your meal.
It is customary in Mexico and many Central American countries to say "Buen provecho" to your own table before beginning a meal and to anyone else you see eating. You might feel strange interrupting complete strangers, but it is appropriate to wish them a good meal.
9) If you need to park your car in Venezuela, what should you look for to identify a parking lot?
- A sign that says "Parking"
- A sign with a car on it
- A long line of cars. Surely they are all trying to park, too.
A sign that says "Parking."
In Venezuela and some other countries, the word parking has been adopted into the Spanish language. You might also find a sign that says "Parking Full," and well, you know what that means.
- The Philippines
Videoke is the Filipino version of the famous interactive singing game of Karaoke.
11) Say that you are in Africa, and you need to get to a specific destination immediately. How should you communicate that to your fellow travelers?
- "We need to leave now!"
- "We need to leave now now!"
- "We need to leave just now!"
"We need to leave now now!"
In some parts of Africa, time is so fluid that it has three categories: now (an hour or more ñ no one really knows), just now (maybe an hour or less) and now now (if you are not in the vehicle at this moment, it will leave you in the dust).
12) When you arrive at work at your office in Colombia, you should:
- Go straight to your desk. It is rude to interrupt people while they are working.
- Say a general hello to the co-workers you pass by and go to your desk.
- Say good morning to every person in the office/every person you see.
Say good morning to every person in the office/every person you see.
In many Latin American countries a general greeting can be considered rude, so it is usually best to greet people individually.
The tally system
0-4 points: It's possible that you may be offended at things that aren't meant to be offensive. Try learning a little more about the culture you're going to visit before traveling there.
5-10 points: Good job! You're increasing your cultural awareness. There's always room for improvement, though, so feel free to ask about experiences and things that have surprised you. You may find there's a simple answer behind every previously mysterious gesture.
11-12 points: Congratulations! You're quite the international traveler. We hope you share your stories with us about where you've been and what you've learned along the way.
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Texas Two Step: "Successors and Assigns"
Homeowners are losing to legal presumptions arising from apparently facially valid documents. Thus defensive strategies, tactics and narratives should include a robust attack on the facially validity of the instruments relied upon by parties seeking foreclosure. In most cases the grounds for such an attack are present — but only upon careful reading and review of the instrument.
Looking a the "return to" instruction can often give a clue as to what is going on. If the "Lender" is asserted as "Broker One" or "American Broker's Conduit" or some other sham conduit, the fact that no payments were ever made to BOL or ABC combined with the instruction to return the document to some other entity would be corroboration of a defense narrative that the debt was never owned or controlled by the name used to designate the "lender."
The ubiquitous use of the phrase "successors or assigns" can also be used as part of the defense narrative. Was there a succession? Was there a previous assignment? If not directly referenced on the document then the assumption must be that "successors and assigns" is mere surplusage. That means that only the name used to designate the "lender." And if that "lender" is dead then MERS has no party principal for whom it can act as nominee.
Assignments and indorsements from such an entity are not valid. Without assertions of the face of the document, it is improper and illegal to assume that MERS is acting on behalf of someone or some party that was the owner of the debt — especially when that party has never been specifically identified.
Take a look at the following analysis I recently performed for a client:
 1. DOT names MERS as Beneficiary. "MERS holds only legal title…" for "lender"
 2. Assignment of Deed-of trust has MERS executing as nominee for Broker One Lending (BOL) LLC its successors or assigns located at PO Box 2026 in Flint Michigan, which is an address associated with MERS and MERSCORP.
 1. The hidden factor here is that when you read the wording carefully you can see that it is unknown if (a) the person signing worked for MERS (I can tell you with certainty they did not) (b) BOL existed at the time of the assignment and (c) whether the assignment was executed on behalf of a successor or assign which on its face could indicate that the claimant successor was JP Morgan Chase.
 2. There is no basis of any agency relationship as nominee or otherwise between MERS and JP Morgan Chase as to this alleged loan.
 3. The agency relationship existed only between MERS and BOL. If there was a successor or other assign it is not revealed which makes the assignment subject to parole evidence, and hence cannot be claimed to be facially valid.
 4. If not facially valid no legal presumptions as to the existence or content of the assignment can be drawn.
 5. JPM cannot assign to itself — if they claim to be the successor or assign and thus claim the a agency (nominee) relationship with MERS, and to have some agent of JPM execute the assignment on behalf of JPM as successor or assign of BOL then they are assigning from JPM to JPM.
 6. The reference to "and assigns" indicates at least the possibility of a previous assignment that is unrecorded. Hence this assignment would not be considered facially valid and is presumptively in conflict with itself, to wit: if the DOT was previously assigned then it could not be again assigned to a different party. If the DOT was previously assigned to JPM there is no reference to such a transaction.
 7. BOL had ceased to exist when the assignment was executed, hence the agency relationship was automatically terminated by law when BOL ceased to exist.
 8. Since no purchase transaction is referenced the cessation of business by BOL either terminated MERS status as nominee or continued such status to the trustee as defined by statute of the estate of BOL.
 9. Samuel B Muller executes as "assistant Secretary" – a designation reserved for robosigned and forged documentation over the past 20 years. We can state with virtual certainty that he was not an employee or agent of MERS until he gained access to the MERS IT platform and designated himself as assistant secretary. We scan state with certainty that his knowledge of any data relating to the subject debt, note or mortgage was nonexistent and that therefore the document should be considered unauthorized or, as it is now known, "robosigned."
 10. In all likelihood JPM never entered into any transaction in which it purchased for value the subject debt, note and mortgage. Based upon our proprietary information and related admissions by representatives and counsel for JPM it was neither the owner of the debt nor the beneficiary as defined by applicable statutes at the time of the foreclosure proceedings and sale. Any action undertaken at the direction of JPM including substitution of trustee or notices are not notices on behalf of any party answering to the definition of a beneficiary of the DOT.
 11. Based upon our prior encounters with JPM it has intervened and/or interposed itself as servicer for the subject debt, note and DOT and further claims to own the subject d debt, note and mortgage despite no foundation for such claim. Its claim to having the rights of a servicer are not defined, referenced nor founded upon any facts in reality.
 12. As such there could have been default in payment to JPM or BOL because BOL had never been receiver of payments and JPM was never entitled to receive them as creditor. If it claims to be the agent for the owner of the debt, note or DOT no such assertion or reference is contained in any document utilized in the alleged foreclosure proceedings and sale of the subject property.
 13. The amounts stated as due therefore cannot be taken as a representation of what is on the books of the party who owns the debt, note and DOT (as beneficiary).
 14. Claims for Quiet Title, Interest, and Judicial foreclosure are not only without foundation — they are contrary to the facts and events that took place in the real world marketplace.
 15. An interesting observation is that in the HELOC loan JPM Chase is asserted as "lender," This could be the time that JPM interposed or intervened in the original loan.
 3. Indorsement of the note from BOL to Flagstar Bank within days of the alleged loan closing is a strong presumptive indicator that BOL, as its name implies, was only acting as a Broker who did not in actuality have any rights to access the funds being loaned. Hence the BOL could not have owned the debt even at the time of the closing.
 1. An indorsement from a party who does not own the debt nor have any rights to enforce the debt is (a) meaningless and void as it cannot create rights that were not present at the time of the claimed "transfer" and (b) such endorsement could obviously not be used as proof (facially valid or otherwise) of ownership of the debt or rights to control enforcement. Therefore under Article 9 of the UCC, no foreclosure is applicable in the absence of clear and convincing proof that the debt was owned by party on whose behalf the foreclosure was initiated and pursued.
 4. The 2015 TILA Rescission notice is somewhat vague in its interpretation of law but effective as a notice of rescission. There is considerable conflict in the courts. But the Supreme Court by unanimous decision in Jesinoski v Countrywide made it clear that 15 USC §1635 is a procedural statute, not one that gives rise to a specific claim. When the notice is sent and delivered it is effective as terminating the loan contract, and under Reg Z rendering void the note and mortgage or deed of trust — by operation of law.
 1. While numerous defensive arguments could theoretically be raised to vacate the TILA rescission the fact that it occurred is indisputable according to both the statute and the US Supreme Court.
 2. And while such defensive arguments could be brought as claims to support vacating the notice of rescission, this is restricted to the following:
 1. A party with standing without reference to the note and mortgage that are now void
 2. Filing within 20 days of the date that the notice was effective
 3. Defensive references to a three year limitation, or other restrictive facts in sending the notice of rescission are attempts to raise the claim that the rescission should be vacated without filing a pleading on behalf of a party with standing who does not rely on the void note and void mortgage (DOT) as the basis for asserting standing. In essence such arguments are references to claims that could have been brought by the creditor but never were.
4 Responses
 1. Everyone should have a successor LENDER. Trusts, Trustees, servicers, and investors, are NOT lenders.
 The problem is that all the financial crisis loans were made by non-banks with undisclosed warehouse lenders — who only funded cash out.
 The refinance of the prior loan was simply recycled.
 I have said many times to check the prior loan to last so-called "refinance" in question. Now, I am saying — go back even further. Go back all the way to the purchase of the house — and before for prior owner. GO ALL THE WAY BACK. Sixty year title search and examine it carefully. Buyer beware..
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What is the role of job owner in SQL Server? How does it affect job?
role of job owner account
When SQL Server Agent run the schedule job it will check for the permission of the job owner, if job owner is non-sysadmin account, SQL Server logs into job using its own credential and switches the context of the job to non-sysadmin job owner account.
You can see the job history below message for the security context switch
Executed as user: Jugal
If the job owner is sysAdmin account SQL Agent will run the job under its own security context, for example job owner is SA which is SQL Server Sysadmin account. You can see in the job history, SQL Server service account.
Executed as user: SQL Server Service account
It is recommended that individual user accounts should not be set as the owner of the agent jobs because of the security issue and to avoid the important job failures, in case individual account deleted or required permission revoked due to role change or account disable in active directory.
Instead of using individual user accounts as job owner dedicated account with the least privileges should be created to run SQL Server agent jobs.
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A tool to automate removal of generated logs after a set amount of time.
npm install log-file-remover
var logRemover = ;logRemover;
The library will accept a custom config object being passed into the schedule function. If no object is passed through then the default config will be used.
If startTheJobAutomatically is set to false, remember to call job.start(), assuming job is the variable you set the cron job to. Unfortunately, for now this is hard coded to true.
For the timeZone if you need others, check the moment-timezone npm module
timeToTake is the time which will be looked at when deleting logs.
timeToTake is either mtime, ctime or fileName. The modified time, the created time or a date specified in the file name.
The filename looked at follows this expression:
cronTime uses standard cron input. This allows for more explicit control of the timed settings of the cron Job
everySecond: '* * * * * *'everyMinute: '* * * * *'everyHour: '00 00 * * * *'every10Seconds: '*/6 * * * * *'midnight: '00 00 00 * *'everyDayAtTwoFifteen: '00 15 02 * * *'


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Daily Care Checklists to Keep Elderly People Active
Activity is important for elderly people. Both physical and mental activity helps them to stay healthy as well as keep their minds active, and it can enhance their overall well-being.
It can improve fitness and bone health, reduce the risk of depression and reduce cognitive decline. According to the WHO, older adults should get 150 minutes of aerobic exercise with moderate intensity during the week, but more is even better.
But which activities are most suitable? How should you organise the activities? Here's a guide to how to create a checklist for your elderly friend or relative.
How to Create a Daily or Weekly Plan
Ideally, you should create a different plan for every day of the week. Rather than having a set plan that is the same every day, try to introduce something different every day.
Make sure you take their abilities into account. If they are in pain or they have dementia, there may be some activities that they are incapable of doing.
Focus on what they enjoy doing, and don't try to force them to do anything they don't want to. Do they have any hobbies or things that they used to do that they no longer do?
Personalise the plan by considering their activity levels during the day. When are they most active? Do they get tired and have a rest after lunch? Plan activities accordingly.
Even when you have created your plan, put aside some free time to do activities that you have not planned. Things can turn up during the day, so be flexible.
And don't forget to include some quiet time without any activities. Sometimes simply sitting in the garden and enjoying the day is the best activity of all.
Different Types of Activities to Include
There are lots of different types of activities you could include in your daily care checklist. Some of these will be things that you need to do every day, while others will be once a week or less.
Here is our daily checklist to keep elderly people active:
- Personal Hygiene – Help them to clean their teeth, wash their face, and follow a good personal hygiene routine in the morning and at night. If they have any trouble in the bathroom, consider installing some grab rails or other bathroom aids.
- Brain Training – Crosswords, jigsaw puzzles and card games are fun ways to keep the mind active.
- Preparing Meals – Following recipes and cooking are enjoyable and rewarding activities you can do together.
- Creative Activities – Drawing, painting, working with clay, knitting and sewing are just a few creative activities you can introduce.
- Physical Exercise – Gentle walking, stretching and yoga are good ways to introduce some physical activity into their day. If they have trouble walking, you might want to get a walker to provide them with more support so they can enjoy more independence.
- General Chores – Cleaning the house, washing the dishes and doing the laundry are useful ways to stay active and get important tasks done.
- Social Activities – Make some time for visiting friends, stopping in a coffee and going to clubs.
Keep Adjusting Your Schedule
Once you have created a daily activity schedule, remember to be flexible. Your schedule should not be set in stone. Instead, observe how successful it is and make changes accordingly.
If they don't like one activity, switch it for another. Do they seem bored? Do they get irritable? Change it.
If you look after an elderly friend or relative, consider creating an activity schedule for them, or create one together. Then help them to get the activity they need every week to enjoy all the benefits that come with it.
If you're ever in need of assistance, consider us here at Felgains – we're here to help. Send us a message or call our advice line for any information in regard to our services on 01473 741144.


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تلفظ آنلاین
Oxford 3000 vocabularyACADEMIC vocabularySPEAKING vocabularyWRITING vocabulary
context /ˈkɒntekst $ ˈkɑːn-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
سابقه، زمینه، مفاد، مفهوم، متن، قانون فقه: دیرینه، روانشناسی: بافت
ارسال ایمیل
مهندسی صنایع: فضا، زمینه، مفهومکامپیوتر: زمینه
[TahlilGaran] Persian Dictionary
- circumstances, ambience, conditions, situation
- frame of reference, background, connection, framework, relation
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary
context S2 W2 AC /ˈkɒntekst $ ˈkɑːn-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Word Family: verb: contextualize; noun: context; adverb: contextually; adjective: contextual]
[Date: _PHONE_; Language: Latin; Origin: contextus 'connection of words', from contexere 'to weave together', from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + texere 'to weave']
1. the situation, events, or information that are related to something and that help you to understand it
political/social/historical etc context
the political context of the election
place/put/see etc something in context
To appreciate what these changes will mean, it is necessary to look at them in context.
in the context of something
These incidents are best understood in the broader context of developments in rural society.
2. the words that come just before and after a word or sentence and that help you understand its meaning:
The meaning of 'mad' depends on its context.
3. take/quote something out of context to repeat part of what someone has said or written without describing the situation in which it was said, so that it means something quite different:
His comments, taken out of context, seem harsh.
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English
ADJ. broad, general, larger, overall, wider You can't just look at it in terms of the immediate problem. You've got to see it in a wider context.
narrow | immediate A work which transcends its immediate historical context and speaks to later generations.
correct, proper, real, right | appropriate, realistic, relevant to present examples of language in use in an appropriate context
certain, given, particular, specific These actions only have meaning within certain specific contexts.
original | changed, changing, different, new, novel | meaningful Children need meaningful contexts for their work in science.
neutral | contemporary, modern | everyday, normal | global, international, local, national, regional | human It is natural to find conflict in the work environment, in the family, or any other human context.
communicative, conversational | experimental, practical, theoretical | classroom, school | business, commercial, cultural, economic, educational, fictional, geographical, historical, legal, literary, political, religious, social | Christian, Islamic, etc. | African, Asian, etc.
VERB + CONTEXT offer (sb), provide (sb with) Institutions provide a context in which individuals can take on different roles.
place sth in, put sth into, set sth in This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s.
consider/examine/look at/see/understand/view sth in His decision can only be understood in context.
quote sth out of, take sth out of Her reply was quoted out of context and seemed to mean something quite different from what she had intended.
PREP. in (a/the) ~ Similar problems have arisen in other contexts.
within a/the ~ You've got to look at these remarks within the context of the recent scandals.
~ for a neutral context for sharing and debating ideas
PHRASES a range/variety of contexts
[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary
the social/political/historical etc context
You often need to understand the cultural context of jokes.
a wider/broader/larger context (=a more general situation, set of events etc)
It's important to look at the story in the wider context of medieval Spain.
an international/European/British etc context
We study the work of these artists in their European context.
a general context
This problem is occurring within a general context of economic difficulty.
see something in the context of something (=consider and understand something in relation to a particular situation)
His life and work must be seen in the context of his youth.
look at/examine etc something in context
put something in/into context (=consider something in context)
These statistics need to be put into context.
place/set something in context (=consider something in context)
The issue must be placed within its historical context.
provide a context for something
The study provides a context for future research.
[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of English Phrases
TahlilGaran Online Dictionary ver 15.0
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دیکشنری تحلیلگران (وب اپلیکیشن، ویژه کاربران آیفون، IOS) | دیکشنری آنلاین تحلیلگران ( معنی context ) | موسس و مدیر مسئول :


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The ROTRF is proud to announce that in 2014 it completed its mission and no further funding cycles are planned.
The ROTRF supported important and innovative research projects relevant to organ transplantation, particularly where there was an unmet medical need.
Our priority was to support clinically oriented research projects, such as observational clinical studies or studies that use human transplant samples for laboratory examinations, and to focus on understanding the pathogenesis and prevention of human transplantation diseases, including organ injury and rejection, viral infection, and late graft deterioration. Furthermore, the ROTRF considered funding research that addressed related clinical issues in non-transplant patients, including hepatitis C infection and other viral infections, and inflammatory processes relevant to human organ transplantation. These related clinical issues had to demonstrate their relevance to disease phenotypes in organ transplant patients. The Trustees also considered funding studies that investigated transplant populations, ethics, organ preservation and allocation, and healthcare delivery. Moreover, the ROTRF welcomed research in new emerging technologies that examined the pathogenesis of human disease states in organ transplantation. If animal models were used to complement the clinical research, a higher priority was given to those that simulated pathological states and mechanisms operating in human organ transplantation.


text: The mid-Piacenzian is known as a period of relative warmth when compared to the present day. A comprehensive understanding of conditions during the Piacenzian serves as both a conceptual model and a source for boundary conditions and means of verification of global climate model experiments. In this paper we present the PRISM4 reconstruction, a palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the mid-Piacenzian (~ 3 Ma) containing data for palaeogeography, land and sea-ice, sea-surface temperature, vegetation, soils and lakes. Our retrodicted palaeogeography takes into account glacial isostatic adjustments and changes in dynamic topography. Soils and lakes, both significant as land surface features, are introduced to the PRISM reconstruction for the first time. Sea-surface temperature and vegetation reconstructions are unchanged but now have confidence assessments. The PRISM4 reconstruction is being used as boundary condition data for the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project, Phase 2 (PlioMIP2) experiments.


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Webb School of Knoxville Middle School science teacher Kirk Beckendorf has been named a 2015 Science Communication Fellow by Dr. Robert Ballard's (discoverer of the Titanic) Ocean Exploration Trust (OET), and in September, will set sail aboard the Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus during its 2015 scientific expedition. The E/V Nautilus is one of only two ships in the world dedicated to ocean exploration.
Beckendorf joins the Corps of Exploration aboard E/V Nautilus as they use remote operating vehicles (ROVs) to explore the ocean floor and sea life off the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. He will stand watch alongside scientists and engineers, as well as participate in live interactions with shore-based audiences via Nautilus Live (_URL_
), a 24-hour web portal bringing expeditions from the ocean to future explorers on shore.
Beckendorf's involvement will help immerse Webb School students in real-world science and engineering. While Beckendorf is on the Nautilus, eighth grade engineering and robotics teacher, Miller Callaway, will lead Webb students in building, designing and testing their own underwater ROVs; and learning how and why ROVs can be used in ocean exploration. The students will stay in close contact with Beckendorf through email, the Nautilus Live website and Skype-type calls directly to the ship.
Beckendorf was one of 28 educators and 26 students from around the world to be selected by the OET to join the Nautilus Corps of Exploration during its six-month expedition in the Gulf of Mexico, Galápagos Islands, and Eastern Pacific Ocean. The selected educators and students hail from schools, universities, science centers, aquaria, and non-profit organizations in 25 states in the United States, and five countries. As a Science Communication Fellow, Beckendorf is charged with the responsibility of engaging students and the public in the wonders of ocean exploration, sharing discoveries from the expedition, as well as inviting others to learn aspects of daily life aboard a working exploration vessel.
"I am both thrilled and humbled to have this exciting opportunity to be a part of bringing real world ocean science, engineering and exploration to the students at Webb School and to students of all ages across the globe," Beckendorf said. "Although Knoxville is miles from Earth's ocean, it still has major effects on Tennessee, and the people in this landlocked state significantly impact the ocean," he continued. "I hope to excite students with the opportunities that exist for them in the ocean sciences and help them think deeply about the connections between Earth's ecosystems."
The OET was founded in 2008 by Ballard to explore the ocean, seeking out new discoveries in the fields of geology, biology, maritime history, archaeology, physics, and chemistry while pushing the boundaries of STEM education and technological innovation.
"One of the major goals of our Nautilus Exploration Program is to inspire the next generation of explorers in STEM fields," said OET Executive Vice President, Dr. Katy Croff Bell, in an OET release, "so we are very excited to provide educators and students with the direct experience of ocean exploration, while allowing them the opportunity to share their experiences far and wide with their peers."
The public, scientists, educators, and students can join Kirk Beckendorf's seagoing adventure via streaming video on the Nautilus Live website (_URL_
), or follow the expedition on social media – on Twitter _USER_
and on Facebook or Instagram
at Nautilus Live


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Dear Masters and slaves,
Women in the western world are plagued by an irreducible cognitive dissonance produced by the conflict between there evolutionary biological behavior and the behavior expected by her social environment, between her biology and society. This conflict surpresseses her natural biological behavior. In psychoanalytic terms as these suppressed drives accumulate in her subconscious, they are sublimated into fantasies of being perfectly powerless relative to a man that has complete power over her. This is the root of total power exchange. Of course of all the frame that can be put on a total power exchange relationship such as King-vassal, Teacher-student, or Pimp-ho, perhaps the most contemporary power stratified is Master-slave. Owning the woman is like having perfect control over the mind, emotions, sexuality, body, and talents of another human being, perpetually at your disposal. Perhaps a contemporary western form of slavery is the Pimp-ho relationship. Though I myself prefer to enslave only educated woman, and use her career as source of income from my slave, this documentary entitled "American Pimp" does portray the psychological dynamics of owning multiple financial productive slaves. Really good resources for Master, or Dominants in training. Enjoy.


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2021, VOL. 7 ISSUE 1, PART B
A better understanding is needed of the prevalence of social isolation in older persons, its risk factors, the links between isolation and well-being, and its financial impacts for health care and social services. The following review endeavors to deepen the understanding of social isolation and loneliness and its risk factors, explore any connections that may exist between lonely or socially isolated seniors and increased demand or utilization of health and social services, and outline some of the policy implications of these findings.
The present study is made on to study the extent of loneliness among elderly living in rural and urban areas. The selected sample was 60 from Lucknow by adopting multistage sample technique the data collected through self-design questionnaire schedules.