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Q: Where is Chichibu (秩父市)?
A: Chichibu City is located in Saitama prefecture (roughly equivalent to a State in the US), on the main island of Japan (see map). Present population of Chichibu city is approximately 69,000. The city was formally "incorporated" in 1950, but Japanese have lived in this area for thousands of years.
Interestingly, like Antioch, there is a river that runs through Chichibu – the Arakawa River - and Mount Buko rises south of the city center. These geographical similarities are part of what initially prompted Chichibu to be proposed for a Sister City in Japan. For more information see this wikipedia link.
Q: How old does a student have to be to visit Japan through this program?
A: The minimum age is 16. Please see information for interested delegates for more information.
Q: Are vaccinations needed to visit Japan?
A: No vaccinations are needed, although making sure you are up-to-date on your regular vaccinations is recommended. More health information can be found online through the CDC Travelers Page.
Q: What is the time difference between Chichibu and Antioch?
A: Chichibu is 17 hours "ahead" of Antioch, that is, at 7:00PM Monday in Antioch, it is Noon Tuesday in Chichibu. Communication between the two cities is convenient from 3:00 PM Antioch time (8:00AM the next day in Chichibu) to 7:00 PM Antioch time (12:Noon the next day in Chichibu).
Q: How difficult will it be to "navigate" in Japan; do many Japanese speak English?
A: Delegates are most often with their host family and/or the delegation who will help them navigate about Japan.
Delegates should also always have the contact information for the group leader on hand in case the need for additional help should arise.
Smart phones with translator aps are very useful, however, due to the radical difference in sentence structure between the Japanese language and English, these aids are often not as easy to use as one would hope.
Many Japanese we meet in our visits speak some English, as English is taught starting in the third grade. Interestingly, their written English is generally superior to their spoken English, as English is often learned from books, with less stress on verbal communication. Sometimes communication between delegates from Chichibu and their hosts in Antioch is easier by writing notes.
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Q: How can I get money in Japan?
A: Currencies can be exchanged at either airport. In the visit of 2015, the exchange rate was more favorable at the Narita Airport in Japan.Note that most of the costs to delegates (food, lodging) will be covered by our host families. For personal spending (Ice cream? Souvenirs?) Yen will be needed.
Japan is a cash-based society so you will want to have cash on you at all times.
Once in Japan, you can get cash 3 ways:
 - Use your Visa Delta/Cirrus/Plus (check the back of your card for these logos) debit card to get from a CashPoint/ATM machine. These can be found at the local post office, some 7Elevens, and there are some Citibank ATMs as well. There is usually an English option on the menu once you enter your card. Make sure to notify your bank that you will be withdrawing money from Japan, or they may freeze your card.
 - Use Travelers Checks and exchange at the airport or at the local bank counter.
 - Exchange cash at a JUSCO store (big grocery and department store). They often have money exchange machines (dollars to yet) on the first floor.
Most large businesses and restaurants will accept credit cards, but you will use cash for smaller businesses
Keep in mind that any time you exchange dollars for Yen, you are selling your dollars and buying Yen, and there will be handling fee for this service (often 3% of your purchase or withdrawal) in addition to the exchange rate, which is "bundled" into the nominal exchange rate. This bundled fee results in the difference between the nominal rate of yen per dollar and dollars per yen. You can view the current exchange rate online through Google or Xe.com and your credit card and bank will let you know their additional service charges
Here is a link to interesting information regarding costs in Japan.
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Q: Will my cell phone work in Japan?
Example: AT&T Pay-per-Use
 - Without international package: $2.50/min
 - With international package: $1.69/min + $5.99/month
A: Maybe. Most newer smart phones will work in Japan on international roaming. Check with your cell provider for rates and prices.
Renting an international sim card before you depart will allow you to use your phone in Japan. There are several options online for this, including PicCell Wireless. However, for trips less than 2 weeks, International roaming and calling cards may suffice. You can use a calling card bought in the U.S. or buy one in Japan. Often you can find calling cards at the airport or at 7-Eleven in Japan.
Example: Mobil 1
 - Using WiFi: free text, calls to the US, internet surfing.
 - Using WiFi: calls to non-US numbers, including Japanese numbers: $0.20 per minute.
 - Non-WiFi calls to the US: $0.20 per minute
International Data roaming plans are for a very small amount of data, and you can rack up VERY large bills quickly if you use it too much. It is recommended that you ONLY use data when connected to WiFi; you can disable data in your phone settings. It does not cost anything to connect to WiFi and you can do that from any hotspot.
3G service is standard in Chichibu.
Texting will likely be at no charge.
"Being Smart About Phone Fees Overseas" NY Times
Q: How do I call to Japan from the U.S.
A: The Country Code for Japan 81. From most phones, dial 011+81+phone number.
For example, the City of Chichibu phone number is 0494-22-2211. From the U.S., you would dial: 011+81+274+494-22-2211. As you see, you drop the "0" from the number given in Japan. When calling a Japanese number from inside Japan, you would use that "0." Toll-free numbers in Japan begin with 0120 or 0088. See _URL_ for more information.
How do I call to the U.S. from Japan?
A: The international access number when calling from Japan is 010; and the US code is 1.
From most phones, dial 010+1+area code+phone number.
For example, the City of Antioch phone number is _PHONE_. If you are using a Japanese-based calling card in Japan, you would dial: 010+1+_PHONE_. See _URL_ for more information.
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Other useful links:
Department of State Japan Consular Info Sheet
Centers for Disease Control Japan Travel Page
Japanese Consulate, SF:
US Embassy, Tokyo
More Questions?
Send your question to Antioch-Chichibu helpers
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Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: December 15, 2010
Publication Date: N/A
Technical Abstract: Many Hemipteran insects communicate through substrate-borne vibrations produced by a diversity of stridulatory structures. Examples are presented of stridulations produced by different structures of two little-studied Hemipterans, a Rhopalid, Jadera haematoloma, and a pentatomid, Euschistus servus. The functional roles of these stridulations and potential uses of such information in pest management are discussed.

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Fire, GIS and the Northern Rockies
The management of wildland fire in the Northern Rockies requires the efficient gathering, movement, and display of information.
The Fire Intelligence function must provide useful information at three levels:
1. Level I Operations -Local Coordination Center, Initial Attack, Extended attack, and IMT situations. Information Examples: Fire location maps, and Operational maps.
2. Level II Strategic -MAC group, GACC, NIFC.
Information Examples: Fire location maps for Resource allocation and smoke management.
3. Level III Programmatic - Resource Planning at Forest, Area, or Perk Levels.
Information Examples: Resource (i.e. Vegetation & Fire History) data
All the identified needs require that data and geographic information be linked quickly and efficiently at each of the above levels.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide a mechanism to achieve the stated objectives.
All Agencies are currently working independently on the implementation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to accomplish various fire and non fire resource needs.
Recommendation and Decision to be made by NRCG
1) Agree to coordinate to adopt and implement information protocols that will facilitate the efficient exchange of Fire Oriented GIS information.
2) Formulate an interagency task group to achieve the objective.

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The uses of Combantrin include: Treats pinworms / threadworms in a single dose.
These anti-worm products will only treat the adult worms currently residing in the intestines. They will not treat the eggs or immature worms. This is why it is important to treat the whole family at the same time and to check roughly two weeks after the initial dose in case a second dose of treatment is required. This is because existing threadworm eggs in your environment can cause a reinfection and treatment will not prevent your children from contracting threadworm again if they ingest more eggs.
Other infections: Roundworm and hookworm infections can be treated with Combantrin adult strength tablets but you should seek medical advice before beginning treatment if you suspect that you have either of these worm infections because they are often difficult to diagnose.


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Armpit Infant Temperature
Armpit infant temperature. 979 f to 1004 f 366 c to 380 c. For infants 3 to 12 months old recommended options include a digital rectal axillary armpit or tympanic ear temperature measurement. If you dont get a snug fit the reading you get will probably be too low. Has a rectal ear or temporal artery temperature of 1004 f 38 c or higher has an oral temperature of 100 f 378 c or higher has an armpit temperature of 99 f 372 c or higher.
Make sure that your babys clothing doesnt get between the thermometer and the skin. Normal temperature in babies sometimes babies and young children have higher body temperature ranges than adults for armpit and ear measurements. Although the temperature can be measured from different parts of the body the rectal temperature provides the clearest most reliable figure. The armpit axillary method is usually used to check for fever in newborns and young children but its not as accurate as a rectal temperature.
The babys skin should completely surround the thermometer. The normal body temperature ranges using these devices are. If you need to speak to someone outside normal surgery hours you can call your gp surgerys out of hours service if they have one or nhs 111. A forehead temporal scanner is typically 050f 030c to 10f 060c less than an oral temperature.
A normal body temperature for infants aged 02. To take an accurate axillary temperature the thermometer point must fit snugly into your babys armpit. Its also commonly used to check temperature in infants to 5 year olds because it. In general the newborn temperature range is between 98 and 100 degrees fahrenheit with the average normal baby temperature being 986 degrees fahrenheit.
An armpit axillary temperature is typically 050f 030c to 10f 060c less than an oral temperature. How accurate is armpit temperature. Your babys temperature is 39c or higher if theyre 3 to 6 months old. Your babys temperature is 38c or higher if theyre under 3 months old.


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TNR Reality Check
Library Display Information
Each month TNR Reality Check presents a display on domestic cats and native wildlife and includes information about wildlife rehabilitation, cat predation, TNR, the environment, cat adoption, as well as local and regional nature events.
Most libraries welcome the opportunity to display interesting and educational material. You do not need to be part of an organization to participate - all you need is enthusiasm for and dedication to your cause!
A library display is a great tool for educating the public about important issues. By offering to set up a display, you will reach a wide and diverse audience and provide a useful public service.
Displays should be professional and eye-catching. Offer brochures and handouts if possible.
If you are interested in setting up a library display in your area on these same subjects, consider utilizing some of the resources below.
Regarding TNR, we display the following information:
A reference and comments to the most recent study by Dr. Levy
Cats and Dogs and Birds on the Beach. A Deadly Combination (From the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
Local cat law. (Whenever possible, research the law in the municipality in which the display is appearing. Folks are sometimes unaware of the laws in their own town, city or borough as applied to licensing, roaming, feeding, etc.)
Regarding domestic cat predation, we display information from the American Bird Conservancy and have their materials available for the public to take. They have brochures, posters and flyers on their website, as well as educational material for children.
Never abandon cats outdoors. (Poster from the American Bird Conservancy)
Healthier, safer: indoors. (Poster from the American Bird Conservancy)
Keeping Cats Indoors Isn't Just For The Birds! (From the American Bird Conservancy)
We offer the above brochure for the public as well as a brochure from the CDC for cat owners about toxoplasmosis.
Regarding wildlife rehabilitation, contact your state division of fish, game and wildlife or department of natural resources to find the licensed wildlife rehabilitation facility nearest to the library. Contact the facility and offer to display their newsletters or other information. See if they have any photos or documentation of cat-injured wildlife that is available for public use. Many folks do not realize the impact free-roaming cats have on native wildlife and this is an excellent way to inform the public about the consequences of cat predation and how they can help prevent this, as well as where to go should they find an orphaned or injured wild animal.
If you are also involved in cat rescue, this is an opportunity to showcase some photos of available animals. If you are not involved in cat rescue but know of an animal rescue organization that shares your values, offer to display their information.
Regarding the environment, we display information from the following sources:
The Ocean Conservancy and various other conservation organizations.
We cover topics such as citizen science, sustainable fishing, sustainable forestry, sustainable coffee farming, recycling, the impact of trash on marine life, pesticides and window strikes from migratory birds.
Contact local nature centers or birding clubs and offer to display their rack cards or any upcoming events.
REMEMBER to research the philosophy of any organization you promote! Publicize those organizations whose values and viewpoints are supportive of the preservation of native wildlife and the humane treatment of domestic cats.
Other materials for distribution could include:
Do You Believe She Deserves to Live Inhumanely and Die Tragically Outside Just Because She Acts Wild? (Brochure by TNR Reality Check that presents an overview of the free-roaming cat issue and TNR).
The Real Deal. (Flyer by TNR Reality Check stating the five basic problems of TNR).
Uncover the Deception. (Flyer by TNR Reality Check that addresses information promulgated by Alley Cat Allies in their document, "Discover the truth about feral cats".)
Be creative and have fun while you educate the public about these important issues!


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I always assumed $10$ was pronounced "ten" regardless of whether it's binary, decimal, or another system, just like how 5 is "five" in all systems that the digit exists exists. But someone told me that, if it's not base-10, it should be pronounced "one-zero", and that "ten" is the name of the number, not the ordered group of digits. I see no reason why it should, as taking that logic to hexadecimal, a should be called "ten", b "eleven" and so on. To me, that sounds like it would create more confusion. However, I have nothing to support (or refute) my view (neither does he, so far).
So, what is it, really? Or is it personal preference?
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If in hex you call 10 "ten", what would you call 1F? – Rahul Sep 19 '11 at 10:17
I would pronounce it 'two'. In order to remove potential for ambiguity, names for numbers should refer to their value and not to their representation in a particular notation (even though we derived the names from our experience with a base-10 system). Therefore '10' in binary notation is 'two' and '10' in decimal notation is 'ten' and '10' in hexadecimal is'sixteen'. Similarly 'a' in hex is 'ten', 'b' is 'eleven' et cetera, just as you guessed. To fully remove ambiguity you can subscript the notation with the base, as in '$10_{10}$' for ten (in decimal) and '$11_2$' for 'three' (in binary). – Chris Taylor Sep 19 '11 at 10:27
_USER_, i propose fteen :) – Mike Sep 19 '11 at 10:27
See the Schoolhouse Rock video on "Little Twelvetoes", and how he counts. youtube.com/watch?v=Myu_5eNdSJo&hd=1 – GEdgar Sep 19 '11 at 14:06
_USER_: In hex, you call $10$ "sixteen". In hex, $\mathrm{A}$ is "ten". $1\mathrm{F}$ is "thirty one" or "one-F base sixteen". – robjohn Sep 19 '11 at 20:49
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As a professor who faces this issue every time I teach (cryptography and algorithms both tend to run into non-decimal bases), I have the following policy:
 - If decimal, just say the number (with the word "decimal" if we're mixing contexts)
 - If any other base, read the digits and say the name of the base
So I might say, "therefore the answer is one-zero-one binary, or 5 decimal."
I would never call 10 hex "ten". Nor would I call 10 binary "two."
The confusion here reminds me of this T-Shirt:
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That joke could be one of the reasons I thought about it the way I did in my question. To say the joke out loud, you basically have to call it "ten". But beyond that, it seems my view is the wrong (or at least, less popular) one. – AlbeyAmakiir Sep 19 '11 at 23:04
_USER_: The joke doesn't work so well when said out loud; I think it's doomed to be a T-Shirt (or bumper-sticker or email sig, etc) identifying the wearer as a huge nerd. :) – Fixee Sep 20 '11 at 0:12
It works perfectly when said out loud. You pronounce it the normal way it would be pronounced -- "one zero". – David Schwartz Dec 21 '11 at 23:08
"There are 10 types of people: those who understand ternary, those who don't, and those confuse it with binary". And so on, extending it to other bases. :-) Because of course, every base is base 10. – ShreevatsaR Dec 22 '11 at 8:06
_USER_: If you say it out loud as "one zero", then it doesn't "work perfectly" in the sense that it's no longer a joke, because it's not as unexpected. The "joke" in the written version is that you naturally read "10" as "ten", and then only when you encounter the word "binary" (or reach the end of the sentence) do you to reinterpret what "10" meant. With "one zero", the interpretation is held in abeyance until explanation is given... a listener doesn't automatically interpret "one zero" as "ten" the way a reader interprets "10" as "ten". – ShreevatsaR Dec 22 '11 at 10:09
I'd say "two"... A professor at my university said that you should call it with its actual "value", so 10 in binary is "two" in value. "Ten" means 10 units (in decimal), or 1010 in binary. Anyway I think it's just his own opinion.
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one plus one is two in any base, whether it is binary or decimal. ** is two asterisks, not "ten base two". "binary ten" or "ten base two" would be the binary representation of ten, which is $1010_{two}$, not $10_{two}$ which is two.
$10$ when it's in binary is two.
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If you are thinking of these numbers as just strings of digits then, when speaking, I would just list the digits. Otherwise I would say "binary ten." If, after some conversation in which every number mentioned is a binary number I would suggest we simply drop the word "binary." If this is written I would use the notation Chris Taylor describes.
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May I request you change the phrase "binary 10" to use only letters and not digits? – MartianInvader Sep 19 '11 at 19:59
Made the change – Jay Sep 19 '11 at 20:02
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Taking hay fever tablets could land you with a huge fine and a driving ban.
Hay fever sufferers taking medicines used to treat the condition can suffer side-affects such as reduced vision, hearing and reaction times and could land you with a criminal record if you're in an accident.
Over-the-counter medication such as hay fever relief is covered under the same law as cocaine and cannabis that prohibits driving with drugs in your body if they impair your ability.
The offence carries a minimum one year driving ban and unlimited fine.
In serious cases you could be landed with a prison term and the criminal offence stays on your driving licence for 11 years.
Road Safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is warning hay fever sufferers to check their medicines carefully before getting behind the wheel, and to be aware of the possible effects these drugs can have on their driving.
Road safety officer Neil Worth said: "Some medicines, including those used to treat hay fever, can have an effect on your ability to drive safely. They can affect your vision, your hearing, your reaction time, your perception of risk and your ability to carry out a variety of tasks.
"You may feel sleepy, sick, dizzy or unable to move quickly. Your vision may be blurred, and you may also find it hard to focus or pay attention. Symptoms like this make you much more likely to be involved in a collision.
"The same road traffic laws apply to therapeutic drugs as to illicit substances, so if your driving is impaired and you cause a collision, you risk prosecution and the loss of your licence."
The organisation has put together a safety checklist for any driver likely to need a hay fever medicine:
- Ask your doctor or pharmacist if a medicine could affect your ability to drive. Be particularly careful if you are using a medicine for the first time.
- If you do experience potentially dangerous side effects from a medicine, don't drive. Organise a taxi or a lift from a friend if you need to travel.
- If you find a particular medicine is making you sleepy, consider asking if there is a non-sedating alternative available.
- It's not just prescription medicines that can cause drowsiness and other potentially dangerous side-effects. So, check with your pharmacist if you plan to use an over-the-counter drug.
- If you're unsure about the warning given on the medicine you're using, ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any risks… before you drive anywhere.


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acosmetic surgery operation that removes fat from many different
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one session. Ultimately, the operating physician and the patient make
surgical risk. While reports of people removing 50 pounds (20 kg
or around 4 stone) of fat have been claimed, the contouring possible
with liposuction may cause the appearance of weight loss to be
greater than the actual
amount of fat removed. The procedure may be performed under
general, regional, or localanesthesia. The safety of the technique
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Is it time to stop obsessing over MadELeINE?
Why the Madeleine McCann case epitomises a narrative of white privilege
By El Barnes
The Madeleine McCann case is the most notorious missing person's case in history.
Almost twelve years later, Operation Grange has received a total of £11.75m of government funding, the most recent instalment having been granted in October 2018. But with 1 in 200 children going missing each year in the UK alone, is it time to finally stop obsessing over Madeleine McCann?
Before continuing, it must be addressed that this is a devastating case which has at the heart of it a beautiful and innocent little girl who, no matter which theory you choose to believe, has been met with an exceedingly tragic fate. I do find it interesting, though, that the only other case involving a child that has had an international audience just as captivated is the 1996 murder of JonBenét Ramsey in Boulder, Colorado. The most significant point of contrast between the two is that JonBenét's ordeal culminated with the discovery of a body, but the similarities don't start and end with public reception.
Like Madeleine, JonBenét was thought of as something of a juxtaposition between prized possession and least favourite child. Like Madeleine, JonBenét suffered the most horrific fate with her – apparently oblivious – family close by. JonBenét's brother, like Madeleine's siblings, was completely unaware and came out unscathed. As with Madeleine's case, evidence arose after the fact that pointed towards some kind of familial involvement. Like Madeleine, JonBenét was a white middle-class child, born to wealthy and respected parents. Like Madeleine, JonBenét was innocence personified – a young child with fair hair, fair skin and coloured eyes.
According to the charity Missing People, someone is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK.
That means that since Madeleine's disappearance over 4.2m others have been reported missing, the majority of these being children, which begs the question: why Madeleine? It seems crass to suggest that an innocent and ill-fated child should become an unfortunate symbol of white privilege, but the sad truth is that when a person of colour and/or an immigrant or refugee goes missing, the media is far less likely to pay attention. A scroll through the current list of missing persons in the UK will reveal a glaring and cruel reality: people of colour make up a significant majority of missing persons, despite the population of the UK being 86% white.
What really saddens me about this is that I couldn't name a single person of colour on this page; the only missing persons' cases I've seen media coverage of recently are that of 16-year-old Liam Smith from Aberdeen, 21-year-old Libby Squire from Hull and 19-year-old Daniel Williams from Reading. The common denominator? The victims whose faces the media has chosen to circulate are all white.
I'm not suggesting that these three people received the media attention they deserved, or anywhere near as much as Madeleine.
I'm not even suggesting that Madeleine has received more than she deserves; I firmly believe that everything should be done to uncover the circumstances of her disappearance and bring the perpetrator(s) to justice. She, as a child, and an innocent victim, deserves that much. But if the government is incapable of providing such extensive and sustained funding, and the media incapable of giving such extensive and sustained air-time, to every child that goes missing, then it shouldn't be provided to one in particular. After all, it's not just Madeleine whose image conjures up reminders of the perpetuation of white privilege – it's her parents, too.
All too often Madeleine herself becomes lost in the earth-shattering reverberations of the tempestuous see-saw that is the public opinion of Kate and Gerry McCann and no matter which side of the see-saw you are on, you are sure to have an opinion. You are sure to believe that they are victims of unimaginable tragedy or evil perpetrators of a heinous crime. You are sure to know their faces. You most likely know that in just the first 10 months following Madeleine's disappearance, the public donated £2m to the McCanns. Picture Madeleine, and you inevitably picture Kate and Gerry along with her; their names and faces and numerous details of their lives…and yet so many names of actual missing people in the UK draw a blank.
But instead of contributing to an endless media circus and becoming another extension of the problem, let's talk about the missing people of colour in the UK and remind them, wherever they are, and their families, that we haven't forgotten them.
Recent photos can be found at, where you can also report sightings.
Let's find 16-year-old Ismael Berkoun, missing from Westminster since March 13th.
15-year-old Iesha Manuk Welsh, missing from Lambeth since March 13th.
14-year-old Rhys Moore-Campbell, missing from Camden since March 7th.
15-year-old Tamara Oram, missing from Walthamstow since March 4th.
17-year-old Tung Nguyen, missing from Luton since February 18th.
16-year-old Haftom Manush, missing from Birmingham since February 10th.
16-year-old Amy Mendes, missing from Croydon since January 22nd.
Let's circulate their names and faces and keep them in our thoughts as much as we have kept Madeleine there for the past twelve years and let's hope, just as fervently, that they too will be found.
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What do we have?
Over 25,000 catalogued Hampshire rocks and fossils, the majority of which were collected during the past 50 years; numerous rocks, minerals and fossils from elsewhere in the British Isles, mostly collected more than 100 years ago; a comprehensive library containing, books, publications, borehole logs, maps, site plans and photographs.
Why do we have them?
We have a strict Collecting Policy, which governs what we collect and how we collect it.
Items in the collections document Hampshire's rich geological and palaeontological heritage. They are used in displays, for teaching and by geologists for reference and research.
How do you get to see them?
Anyone who wishes to work on or consult the geological collections and library please contact us.


Magic Chef Microwave Troubleshooting
Chad Buleen
Magic Chef microwaves do not typically have all of the features that other microwaves might have, however if you simply need a microwave that is able to heat up your food, a Magic Chef microwave should be sufficient. These microwaves also are fairly simple to troubleshoot.
 1. Check to make sure the microwave's power cord is firmly plugged into the wall outlet. Plug another appliance into the wall outlet to see if the appliance works. If the microwave still has no power, try plugging it into a different outlet altogether.
 2. Open the microwave door and firmly close it if the microwave is not cooking. A door that is not closed and latched will not allow the microwave to work properly.
 3. Press the "Start" button after you enter the cook time. Failing to press "Start" will mean that the food will not cook.
 4. Check the breaker box to make sure the switch that controls kitchen appliances is not switched to "Off." If it is in the "Off" position, slide it to the "On" position.
 5. Remove any metal containers or silverware from the microwave if sparks appear while you use the appliance. Also make sure that metal foil does not touch the walls. Metal in the microwave could create sparks or a fire.


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that give them a clear scoring opportunity, when cutting inside towards goal.
- To double up on the opposition winger, particularly when he is being "double-marked" by both the team's full back and winger.
The stereotypical winger is fast, tricky and enjoys 'hugging' the touchline, that is, running downfield close to the touchline and delivering crosses. However, players with different attributes can thrive on the wing as well. Some wingers prefer to cut infield (as opposed to staying wide) and pose a threat as playmakers by playing diagonal passes to forwards or taking a shot at goal. Even players who are not considered quick, have been successfully fielded as wingers at club and international level for their ability to create play from the flank. Occasionally wingers are given a free role to roam across the front line and are relieved of defensive responsibilities.
The typical abilities of wingers include:
- Technical skill to beat a full-back in a one-to-one situation.
- Pace, to beat the full-back one-on-one.
- Crossing ability when out wide.
- Good off-the-ball ability when reading a pass from the midfield or from fellow attackers.
- Good passing ability and composure, to retain possession while in opposition territory.
- The modern winger should also be comfortable on either wing so as to adapt to quick tactical changes required by the coach.
Traditionally, right-footed players are played on the right wing and left-footed players on the left as a matter of familiarity and comfort. However, in the modern game, coaches usually demand wingers to be able to play on both flanks and to switch flanks during play regularly as a quick change of tactics. For instance, a right-footed winger who plays on the left flank is more comfortable cutting into the middle, which suits the styles of playmaker forwards who can cause a threat both by shooting from distance, dribbling towards goal, or sliding through passes to other forwards. Another advantage is that the winger can cut inside, towards the weaker foot of the full-back. Clubs such as Barcelona and Celtic often choose to play their wingers on the 'wrong' flank for this reason. One of the foremost practitioners of playing from either flank was the German winger, Jürgen Grabowski, whose flexibility helped Germany to third place in 1970, and a championship in 1974.
Although wingers are a familiar part of football, the use of wingers is by no means universal. There are many successful football teams who operate without wingers. A famous example is AC Milan, who typically play in a narrow midfield diamond formation or in a Christmas tree formation (4-3-2-1), relying on full-backs to provide the necessary width down the wings. Also, in the 1966 World Cup, England manager Alf Ramsey led a team without natural wingers to the championship. This was unusual enough at the time for the team to be nicknamed "The Wingless Wonders".


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The day after Christmas is Boxing Day, a holiday observed by a large part of Europe and most of the former British Empire -except for America, who broke away fairly early. Mental-floss has a roundup of Boxing day facts for those who aren't familiar with the customs of this odd holiday.
Boxing Day is observed every year on December 26. Before it took on its feistier name, the holiday was known as St. Stephen's Day.
Many historians think the holiday's name is derived from the church practice of opening alms boxes the day after Christmas and distributing money to the poor.
Historically, British employers followed the church's lead by sliding workers and servants gifts or cash on December 26. Merchants tossed servants a few coins, too, for bringing in a household's business.
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Repeatable change in electrical resistance of Si surface by mechanical and electrical nanoprocessing
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The properties of mechanically and electrically processed silicon surfaces were evaluated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Silicon specimens were processed using an electrically conductive diamond tip with and without vibration. After the electrical processing, protuberances were generated and the electric current through the silicon surface decreased because of local anodic oxidation. Grooves were formed by mechanical processing without vibration, and the electric current increased. In contrast, mechanical processing with vibration caused the surface to protuberate and the electrical resistance increased similar to that observed for electrical processing. With sequential processing, the local oxide layer formed by electrical processing can be removed by mechanical processing using the same tip without vibration. Although the electrical resistance is decreased by the mechanical processing without vibration, additional electrical processing on the mechanically processed area further increases the electrical resistance of the surface.


Eupoecila australasiae
The fiddler beetle was originally described by Anglo Irish naturalist Edward Donovan as Cetonia australasiae in his 1805 work An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite, and other Islands in the Indian, Southern, and Pacific Oceans. It was reclassified in and became the type species of the new genus Eupoecila by German entomologist Hermann Burmeister in 1842.[1] Within the scarab family, it is a member of the subfamily Cetoniinae, commonly known as flower chafers. These beetles are strong flyers and can fly without moving the elytra; they spend much of the time searching for nectar and plant exudates.[2]
Its common name is derived from its patterned body, reminiscent of a violin.[3]
The fiddler beetle measures 15–20 millimetres (0.6–0.8 in) in length, its body patterned dark brown and lime green to yellow.[4]
It is found in eastern Australia, in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and southeastern South Australia, and lives in heathland and eucalypt woodland, as well as suburban parks and gardens.[4]
Eggs are laid in rotting logs, or in debris or soil. The larvae eat rotting wood until they mature and pupate there by making a cocoon-like chamber within the wood. Adult beetles burrow through the soil and emerge in early summer, and feed on nectar-laden flowers.[4][5] These include Angophora hispida and A. woodsiana, Backhousia citriodora, and Melaleuca linariifolia.
 1. ^ Burmeister, H.C.C. 1842. Handbuch der Entomologie. Coleoptera Lamellicornia Melitophila. Berlin : T.C.F. Enslin Vol. 3 pp. xxii 827 [538].
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 3. ^ Museum Victoria (December 2007). "Fiddler Beetles". Museum Victoria website. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
 4. ^ a b c Hawkeswood, Trevor (1987). Beetles of Australia. North Ryde, New South Wales: Angus and Robertson. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-207-15352-3.
 5. ^ Hangay G, German P (2000). Insects of Australia. Frenchs Forest, New South Wales: Reed new Holland. p. 85. ISBN 1-876334-41-X.
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Cooking Oil and Your Carbon Footprint. What's the Connection?November 15th, 2012
As we watch oil prices and concern over greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels increase by the hour it seems, the recycling of cooking oil is a hot restaurant industry topic. So, on the heels of our recent blog post Go Green … and Your Restaurant's Bottom Line will Thank you, we wanted to dig deeper.
Our findings: recycling cooking oil and turning it into biofuel (which produces near zero emissions) to replace coal and other fossil fuels for heat generation and powering equipment has become a driving force for restaurants to up their sustainable practices ante and reduce their carbon footprint in a major way.
So much so, organizations such as The Alternative Fuel Foundation and the Association for Restaurant Owners for a Sustainable Earth (AROSE) are dedicated not only to educating restaurant services professionals on the benefits of turning their cooking oils into biofuel, but to the arduous task of collecting, converting and ultimately recycling cooking oil.
In fact, AROSE collects and recycles in excess of six million gallons of used cooking oil every year!
So, is it worth the effort? It sure is! According to AROSE biodiesel yields 93% more energy than the energy invested in its production.
For more information on turning your restaurant's cooking oil into environmentally friendly biofuels check out The Alternative Fuel Foundation and the Association for Restaurant Owners for a Sustainable Earth. Also visit Carbonfund for more solutions to reducing your carbon footprint.


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, by offering multiple metal layers, is the best candidate to design three dimensional (3D) µCoils with specific geometry suitable for high resolution NMR spectroscopy. In this section, we demonstrate and discuss the design and simulation results of two different µCoil structures, namely serial stacked coils (SSC) and differential stacked coils (DSC) shown in Figure 5a,b.
SSC is a simple structure consisting of multiple planar coils in different layers (with i layers). These planar coils (with j turns) are connected through inter-metal vias in order to achieve large inductance values as seen in Figure 5c. However, the equivalent resistance will be increased as expressed in Equation (3).
The DSC is a symmetrical differential structure consisting of multiple planar µCoils (i layers, and j turns in each layer) that are connected to each other with two vias [31,32]. The equivalent resistance of a DSC structure as expressed in Equation (4)
As described in, in our design, each layer consists of multiple parallel coils in order to increase the magnetic field B1. Therefore, a number of vias are used to connect the µCoils between two layers as seen in Figure 5d.
The equivalent circuit model of both DSC ad SSC structures is a tank circuit and therefore the quality factor of their equivalent circuits can be expressed by
where Leq and Ceq are the equivalent inductance and capacitance and Req is the equivalent resistance that can be obtained from Equation (3) or Equation (4) for EEC and DSC structures, respectively. Based on Equations (3)–(5), one can roughly conclude that quality factor of the DSC structure is higher than the SSC structure. This is because Req-SSC >> Req-DSC. Next, in Section 3.2.2, we calculate the quality factor using the finite-element electromagnetic simulator HFSS.
Two different topologies of the stacked inductors (DSC and SSC) are designed in a CMOS compatible manner using eight metal layers. In this design, from a circuit point of view, two parameters are important for designing µCoils. These parameters are the self-resonant frequency f0 and the quality factor, which determines the noise level of the µCoil. Additionally, in the design of µCoils, the silicon area is another very important factor that should be minimized. The ANSYS HFSS software is employed to search for an optimum geometry at f0 = 300 MHz. Based on these studies, the quality factors of both structures versus frequency are obtained as shown in Figure 5e.
The optimum inner and outer diameters of the hexagonally shaped DSC structure are 80 and 365 µm respectively. The same geometry was also used for the SSC structure. As the results of HFSS modeling and simulation show, the operating frequencies of SSC and DSC structures are 40 MHz and 300 MHz, respectively as seen in Figure 5e. As expected (see Section 3.2.1) due to the differential configuration of DSC, the quality factor of the differential inductor is around 2, a value seven times better than the SSC structure's quality factor.
Another advantage of the DSC structure is the homogeneity of the magnetic field B1 generated inside the µCoil. As seen in both structures (see Figure 5c,d), the metal vias introduce horizontal magnetic field components which affect the homogeneity of the magnetic field B1. In the DSC structure, the current flows through the vias between each two layers are in opposite directions. These opposite current directions almost cancel the horizontal magnetic field components. Therefore, one can argue that the symmetric structure of the DSC can almost cancel out the magnetic parasitic effects while the asymmetric structure of the SSC cannot. The magnetic field generated by these asymmetric and symmetric structures in three different directions (B1x, B1y and B1z) is demonstrated in Figure 6a–f.
As seen in these figures, the magnetic fields in the x and y directions are less than the magnetic field in the z direction in both DSC and SSC structures in the middle of the coils. The ratio of the B1xy over B1z is 3.02% (33.67/1114) at the center point of the SSC while this ratio is 0.93% (11.89/1274) at the center point of the DSC. Based on these values, the vertical magnetic field B1z in both structures are close to each other while the DSC has lower magnetic field in the xy-plane in comparison to the SSC structure. In addition, one can see the distribution of the B1z in the middle volume of the DSC and SSC structures, in Figure 6g,h, respectively. Based on these results, the mean values of the B1z for the DSC and SSC are 1290 A/m and 1115 A/m, respectively. Furthermore, the standard deviation of the DSC is around 59.5 A/m which is about half of the standard deviation of the SSC which is about 108 A/m. Based on all these results, we can say that the uniformity of the magnetic field in the DSC structure is much better than that of the asymmetric structure. This is the key advantage of the DSC structure for NMR spectroscopy. The computational results shown in Figure 6g,h prove this concept. In these figures the population vs. magnetic field strength are shown. The central cross sections each coil is devided into a large number of small square or so-called pixel. Total population of pixels with certain magnetic stregnth Hz is ploted in Figure 6g,h. Therefore, thess plots can show the uniformity of magnetic field in the center of the microcoil with a DSC structure is much better the one with a SSC structure.
It is noteworthy that the quality factor of μCoils implemented in CMOS is lower than the quality factor of μCoils reported in. This low quality factor quality is due to the thin underneath aluminum layers in CMOS technology. On the other hand, CMOS offers the advantage of developing multiple μCoils along with conditioning circuitries on a single chip. Herein, we improved the quality factor by connecting multiple layers using vias between them. The winding density and diameter of μCoils shown in Figure 6 are about 17 turns/360 micron.
As described in Section 2.1, the design of the low noise amplifier is key for the development of high resolution NMR spectroscopy. A low noise amplifier system consists of two parts: a preand a post-amplifier.
As already mentioned in Section 4.1, it is very crucial to replace the impedance matching with a passive voltage amplifier as reported in [6,32]. Figure 7a shows the circuit model of such a passive pre-voltage amplifier. This LC resonator consists of an on-chip DSC inductor in parallel with a tuning capacitor. A MIM capacitor in a CMOS process is used for this purpose. By assuming that LNA's input impedance is very high, the voltage gain of this pre-amplifier can be obtained from the following equation.
The optimum capacitance can also be obtained by taking differential of Equation (6) at C ()
Therefore, by choosing C appropriately, the voltage gain peaks as shown in Figure 7b, at a frequency of around 300 MHz. Indeed, this input LC structure (pre-amplifier) boosts the weak NMR signal with minimal noise corruption for the ensuing signal processing. This pre-amplification is followed by a post amplifier shown in Figure 7c.
The post-amplifier is a fully differential cascode push-pull LNA that is designed and implemented for NMR spectroscopy purposes. In this circuit, M1–M4 form the core of the LNA and constitute a differential cascade voltage amplifier circuit to suppress the common mode noise. In this sub-circuit, M1–M2 are NMOS and M3–M4 are PMOS transistors. The total voltage gain can be obtained from.
where gm1 and gm3 are the transconductances of the NMOS and PMOS input transistors and R3 = R4 are output resistive loads. M7–12 and R1 = R2 constitutes a bootstrap voltage reference's circuitry to regulate bias of amplifier. This circuitry is used to minimize the thermal effect on biasing of circuitry. On the other hand, M13–M14 as well as M11 mirrors the bias currents of M8.
For noise performance, we need to optimize the noise source of M1–M4. According to the circuit shown in in Figure 7c, the input referred noise due to M1 and M3 can be stated as follows.
where T, k and γ are temperature in Kelvin, Boltzmann constant and the drain thermal noise excess factor respectively. Based on this equation, the noise can be reduced by increasing the DC currents or gm1 and gm3. However the extra DC current increases the power consumption and consequently the temperature that results in higher thermal noise level. In other words, by designing low-power-consumption circuitry, we can prevent the self-heating of the chip.
The layout and simulation results of the proposed integrated circuit are demonstrated and discussed in this section. The HFSS and Cadence design suites were used to model and simulate the µCoil and IC circuit, respectively. The layout of this circuit can be seen in Figure 8.
As noted above, the LNA is designed to achieve an optimum input referred noise. Therefore, we designed the LNA with a large


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With Depression, Helping Others May in Turn Help You
Random acts of kindness can snowball into more positive mood overall, experts say.
By Dennis Thompson
MONDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Doing something nice for someone else often leaves people feeling good about themselves and positive about their place in the world.
But does that mean practicing random acts of kindness has scientifically proven therapeutic value in treating mood disorders like depression?
Yes, according to a growing body of research that has found that "positive activity interventions" -- like helping someone with groceries, writing a thank you note or even counting your blessings -- can serve as an effective, low-cost treatment for depression.
"They seem really trivial. They seem like, what's the big deal, you feel good for 10 minutes," said Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychology professor at the University of California, Riverside, who co-authored a recent paper on the topic. "But for a depressed person, they aren't trivial at all. Depressed individuals need to increase positive emotions in their life, even a minute here and there."
After a rigorous review of research on the therapeutic benefits of positive emotion, Lyubomirsky said, she and her colleagues found widespread support for the notion that people with a tendency toward depression can help themselves by helping others or otherwise introducing positivity into their day-to-day lives.
Such a simple, low-cost path to well-being could have big-time implications, given that more than 100 million people worldwide suffer with depression, according to Lyubomirsky's study. That includes more than 16 million U.S. adults, of whom about 70 percent of reported cases either do not receive enough treatment or do not get treated at all.
Positive activity interventions come in a variety of forms, including:
- Being kind to others
- Expressing gratitude
- Thinking optimistically
- Meditating on the good things in life
"The major aspect is the positive emotion," Lyubomirsky said. "The most significant feature of depression is the absence of positive emotion -- just a feeling of nothing, of emptiness."
Not only can being positive improve your mood, it can develop into a self-sustaining "upward spiral," she said.
"You might be more approachable to others, or be more creative and imaginative," Lyubomirsky said. "It snowballs, and you are more likely to experience even more positive emotion." For example, your boss might be more likely to compliment you if you are happy in your work, or your husband or wife might be friendlier after an act of kindness.
Dr. Michelle Riba, former president of the American Psychiatric Association, a psychiatry professor and associate director of the Depression Center at the University of Michigan, agreed that positivity can have a dramatic effect on people's psychological well-being.
"There's a lot of good research that shows these kinds of actions can have a positive impact on life," Riba said. "In general, people who help others stop focusing on their own pains and problems and worries and feel good about themselves."
And perhaps the best thing about it is that people can pursue these positive actions on their own.
"They are simple," Lyubomirsky said. "They don't involve going to a doctor. They aren't a substitute, but they are a great alternative or addition to therapy or medication."
Researchers are still assessing the best ways to pursue and implement positive thought and action to help treat depression, Lyubomirsky and Riba said.
For now, those who want to improve their mood through positivity need to figure out what works best for them through trial and error. This may include thinking long and hard about the best ways they can help others and reminding themselves of the good things in their own lives.
"You have to do work," Lyubomirsky said. "It takes effort to continually remind yourself to do acts of kindness for others, although I think it gets easier over time."
It's also important, she said, to vary your activities, lest you fall into a rut.
"You want to do them in optimal ways," Lyubomirsky said. "You want to vary what you do. You don't want to do the same thing every day. You want to do them at a rate that's optimal to you."
The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health has more on depression.
(SOURCES: Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., professor, psychology, University of California, Riverside, Calif.; Michelle Riba, M.D., professor, psychiatry, and associate director, Depression Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.)
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The taxation of alcoholic beverages has for centuries been a major source of government revenue in many countries, but there has always been a risk that excessive taxation might threaten the economic viability of the alcoholic beverage industries by forcing prices up to an unacceptable or unaffordable level. In a few countries, e.g. Sweden (and, to a lesser extent, the other Scandinavian countries), where the anti alcohol movement is politically influential, this has been a deliberate policy, although in practice it tends to encourage smuggling and illicit production rather than reducing consumption. Other countries have used taxation to favour specific types of alcoholic beverages over others (as in Poland, where the continued growth in beer consumption is partly attributed to heavy taxation on spirits, introduced because of a government policy of encouraging the consumption of beverages with a more moderate alcoholic strength, or in Japan, where traditional local beverages have been much less heavily taxed than European style beers, wines and spirits) or to promote diversity by taxing the products of small companies at a lower rate than equivalent products from large concerns (as in Germany, where the sliding scale of beer taxation, according to brewery output, has aided the survival of a great number of small independent brewing companies). Trends in beer taxation in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the USA and China from the 1960s to the time of writing are illustrated by graphs and their effects on the economic performance of these countries' brewing industries are discussed. It is pointed out that when beer consumption is stagnant or declining, any attempts by the government to increase its revenue by raising the tax rate is almost certain to accelerate the decrease in beer consumption as prices rise, especially where cheaper foreign beer is readily available (as in the UK, where the rising excise duty has led to large scale "personal" importation of beer from France).
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A New 'Spin' on How Sperm Swim
FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If you ever had a sex-ed class in school, you have probably seen a visual of sperm swimming with a wagging tail. Now, high-tech tools have shattered that view of how sperm move.
More than 300 years ago, a Dutch scientist used an early microscope to observe human sperm in motion. He saw that they appeared to swim using a tail that moved from one side to the other.
But scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek only had access to a 2D microscope.
And sperms' rapid spinning causes an illusion when seen from above with a 2D microscope, according to a study published July 31 in the journal Science Advances. That illusion makes it appear that the tail moves from side to side, as Leeuwenhoek described.
Now, an international team has deployed a high-speed camera, high-tech microscope and mathematics to show that the sperm tail only wiggles on one side.
A one-sided stroke would typically cause something to swim in circles, but the researchers explained that a sperm's ability to move forward is similar to an otter.
"Human sperm figured out if they roll as they swim, much like playful otters corkscrewing through water, their one-sided stroke would average itself out, and they would swim forwards," said researcher Hermes Gadelha. He's a senior lecturer in the department of engineering mathematics at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom.
To this day, when sperm is looked at under a microscope in clinics or laboratories, 2D lenses are typically used, promoting the illusion first seen by van Leeuwenhoek centuries ago.
The study authors hope that their findings will improve understanding of the mysteries of human fertility and reproduction.
"With over half of infertility caused by male factors, understanding the human sperm tail is fundamental to developing future diagnostic tools to identify unhealthy sperm," Gadelha said in a university news release.
More information
There's more about sperm at the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
SOURCE: University of Bristol, news release, July 31, 2020
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I'm currently designing a step-by-step wizard, where the interface tells the user which section of the wizard he/she is visiting, using Progress Trackers, like the image below.
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Having Progress Tracker with 2 levels, which the user can navigate through, is a flow that is familiar for the user? If so, is there any usability issue that I should be aware of?
I don't think it is a familiar flow, but it can work.
There are a few points.
 - Make sure your hierarchy between main steps and sub steps is very clear. Users must not think there are more steps than there really are.
 - Also make sure there's a clear difference between a completed and an in progress step (like your image already has).
The above mentioned points could look something like this.
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Another solution might be to make the substeps part of the main steps using a progress bar. See image below.
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Users don't really care about discrete progress
Rather than showing sub-steps that tell the user exactly which one they're on, I'd recommend implementing a progress bar on each section of the wizard. I'm envisioning the Step 1 box with a progress bar immediately below it or within it (maybe as a background?).
This sacrifices letting users know the exact number of actions they need to take, but in some cases, I would argue that this is better as it seems like fewer steps are necessary.
 - Ok, I just added to the question that the user can jump between steps (check 2nd paragraph). I believe this will important to share since the Steps, although indicate progress, also serve as "shortcut" to jump between steps – Joao Carvalho Apr 20 '17 at 13:23
It is not something that I have seen before, but I think it could work. As a suggestion, consider if you can have left and top navigation, especially when they are too many sub-steps. I think this is model that more people are used to it.
Something like the following images:
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 This is very confusing. There is no association to what is on the left and what's on the top. – Majo0od Apr 20 '17 at 14:53
 - _USER_ Thanks for your comment. What about if I place the steps on top and the substeps on the left? Is it more clear now? all ideas for improvement are more than welcome – Dimitra Miha Apr 20 '17 at 15:04
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The U.S. Army conducted experiments with biological weapons on Taiwan and the Japanese island of Okinawa at the beginning of the 1960s, according to U.S. documents revealed Sunday by the Kyodo news agency.
In the tests, which were undertaken at least 12 times in _PHONE_, the fungus Magnaporthe grisea was sprayed on rice fields to see how it affected production, the documents say.
The U.S. government earlier had revealed details of other experiments with chemical and biological weapons in Puerto Rico, as well as in the states of Hawaii and Utah.
Japan's Okinawa archipelago was under U.S. control until 1972 and currently it houses more than half of the roughly 48,000 troops the United States keeps on Japanese territory, and 20 percent of the main island's territory is U.S. military terrain.
According to Kyodo, it is believed that the United States was developing agents that would damage rice cultivation with an eye toward potentially attacking China or Southeast Asia.
The U.S. government put an end to its chemical and biological weapons program in 1969.
The documents obtained by Kyodo mention locations such as the cities of Nago and Siri, both in Okinawa prefecture, but it is not known if the experiments were carried out on the U.S. military bases in the area or on civilian territory.
The army used different amounts of the chemical agents on different rice fields so as to measure their effect on crop cultivation, the document says.
Another document specifies that tests using wheat stem rust and the abovementioned fungus on rice were performed in different areas of the U.S. Midwest and South and in Okinawa with partial success in terms of the "useful information" gleaned from them. EFE


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Introduction: Chess Robot
--This project was my graduation project at Kuwait University-College of Engineering & Petroleum--
Chess is a very famous and common game worldwide. The main purpose of the design is to develop a stand-alone chess robot using an intelligent system to provide more entertainment with low cost as much as possible for home use.
The system is designed such that:
· No external hardware or software is needed.
· The user interface is simple
· Low power, can run on batteries (6 v) or AC adapter (220-240 v)
Step 1: Basic Idea and Needed Components
The overall system has three major parts: the hardware circuits, the chess board, and the robotic arm.
The first element to design is the chess board. The chess board has 64 blocks (positions) where the check pieces (checkers) move on. In order for the system to determine their movement, there is a sensor underneath each block to sense whether a piece has moved or not. Then sensors will send the result to a controller and the controller will determine how the robot should move.
The robot is designed such that it can reach all the 64 blocks. The game starts with the player's move, and then the sensors are be affected by that move. Finally, the controller will determine the player movement and tells the robot where to move.
we will need:
1-servo motors (for the robotic arm, basically 6)
2-reed sensors (64)
6-100 ohm resistors
7-1k ohm resistors
8-2.2k ohm resistors
10-3.3v voltage regulator
Step 2: Connecting the Reed Sensors
The first thing to design is the chess board. For an appropriate size, the board size is set to be 40 by 40 Cm, with 2 by 2 Cm for each square.
Under each square, there is a magnetic sensor called "Reed Switch".
These switches are sensitive to magnetic fields. Whenever a magnetic field is sensed, the switch will turn on, otherwise it will be off. Operation of reed sensor is shown in fig (5). Inside the switch there are two pieces of metal. When a magnet approaches, the two leads will touch each other (attracted) which will cause a "closed circuit", otherwise it is an "open circuit".
Now, each checker has a small magnet beneath it that will affect the sensors. By moving the checkers around the sensors will be opened and closed accordingly.
Next, the circuit that will handle the 64 sensors is designed. As it described before, each sensor will cause either an open or closed circuit. Before connecting them to the microcontroller, some standards are set. In order for the microcontroller to determine whether the sensor is open or closed, the output of each sensor must be either 1 (high) or 0 (low). A circuit that accomplishes this task is needed. Without setting these standards, the sensors states will be "float" when they are open, and NOT zero. What is needed is to add a couple of resistors on each sensor, that will make sure that the output of the sensor is either 1 (high) or 0 (low).
Step 3: Connecting the Sensors to the Microcontroller
Now that the sensors are adjusted to 0 or 1, they can be connected to the main controller. However, microcontrollers in general can't handle this huge amount of sensors (64). So, a decoding circuit is required. A multiplexer is used to do the decoding. A multiplexer (MUX) is a chip that acts as switch, where it connects multiple outputs to a single input and switches between them.
In the design, 4-multiplexers with 16 channels each (that is a total of 64) are used. Then a single output in addition to the "select" pins will be connected to the controller, occupying a total of 9 I/O pins
The decoding circuit takes the 64 input from the sensing circuit and decodes them to 9 outputs, which will be fed to next part of the design, the main controller.
Step 4: The Propeller Microcontroller
The controller specifications are very critical. The circuit of the controller includes the following:
· Fast microcontroller with 32-I/O, capable of handling the heavy artificial intelligence algorithms.
· Capability to drive high power servo motors.
· Capability to do video generation
By following the previous specifications, the microcontroller is chosen to be the "PROPELLER" microcontroller. The propeller is 32-bit multi-core system, running at 80 MHz. capable of video generation and parallel processing. It is powerful enough to run the whole system.
P0 to P8 are used for the multiplexers, P9 to P15 are used for controlling the servo motors
Step 5: The Circuit Designs and PCB's
Attached are the circuit designs (schematics+PCB) for the entire system.
Step 6: The Robotic Arm
I is not nessesary to design the arm by your self. You can buy it ready made if you want. There are many robotics arm that you can purchase from RobotShop or Trossen Robotics. The most important thing is that the size of the robot and the chess board are appropriately chosen.
After the design of the robot is completed and built, a control system is needed to move the robot to the correct position. The robotic arm control is an open loop, which means that there is no feedback from the arm to the microcontroller. However, the servo motor itself is a closed loop system; so, its stability can be ensured.
The control system is done using the Master-Slave method. The microcontroller will send commands to the robotic arm servo motors, and they will move accordingly.
Since servo motors receive digital signals with pulse durations, it is easier to use the durations instead of angles. All the positions (64) are found practically using a servo controller with special computer software that enables the control for each servo. Since the robotic arm is 4-DOF, 4-values are needed for each position, each value is for a single servo
For a smother movement, each block on the chess board has two robotic arm configurations: Position #1 and Position #2. A movement using these two positions is done in 4 steps:
1) The microcontroller tells the robotic arm to move to the specified block, at a HIGH vertical altitude (Position #1)
2) The microcontroller tells the robotic arm to move to the specified block, at a LOW vertical altitude (Position #2)
3) Pick up the checker
4) Return to Position #1 of the same block
5) To move the checker to another block, go to step 1.
Those positions are found practically after fixing the robot with the chess board.
Step 7: Software
One of the advantages of the system is that it is a stand-alone
system; no external software or hardware is required (no need to connect it to a computer). Therefore, the software that will be running the whole system is very essential, and runs at the heart of the system. Many aspects regarding the capabilities of the software are considered:
1. Determining the player's movements.
2. Checking whether the player movement was legal, and notifying him if it was illegal.
3. Finding a suitable movement for the robotic arm.
The first step is to determine which piece the player is moving, and what is the destination. This is done using an algorithm that reads all the positions (using the sensors) before and after the player moves the piece. The algorithm will compare the data before and after the movement and looks for the positions that were changed. Once the algorithm finds the positions, it can set a movement as a 'source' to 'destination', which will then go to the next step: certification of the movement.
When the movement is checked, there can be one of two outputs:
· Turn on yellow LED's if the movement was illegal
· Flash yellow-green-red LED's if the movement was legal
If the player movement was illegal, the system will not proceed until the player corrects his/her movement. Once the movement is corrected (and checked again by the system) the system will proceed to the next step: finding a suitable movement for the robot.
Design of chess algorithms can be very challenging. Here I will attach the code used. It is a modified version of a chess algorithm developed for the Propeller microcontroller.


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The Elf-friends were those, usually among Men, who were recognised by the Elves as providing special aid or alliance to their efforts. The Quenya terms were technically Eldandil ("Devoted to the Eldar"), or Quendil ("Devoted to the Quendi") or Elesser.
Among the Edain and Dúnedain, the Elvish words for "Elf" and "star" were often confused, since they sounded similar. Thus Elendil or Elvellon was used by them to mean "Elf-friend", though it actually signifies "Devoted to the Stars".
The concept of the "Elf-friend" is recurrent in Tolkien's legendarium, both in meaning and in name. The name Ælfwine/Elfwine is an actual Old English personal name that means "Elf-friend" and has survived in modern times as Alboin or Alwin/Elwin. This word has been the basis for several characters and terms:
- Elfwine son of Éomer
- Ælfwine of England (also known as Eriol)
- Alwin Lowdham


Ancient Perfumery
Discovery News has an article on a 4000 year old perfumery, next to an olive press.
Remains include "clay perfume bottle fragments that contain 14 perfumes of varied fragrances and ten odor essences."
"So far, Belgiorno and her colleagues have identified fragrances of cinnamon, laurel, myrtle, anise, citrus bergamot and pine."
In his "Natural History, Volume XIII," Roman historian Pliny (23-79 A.D.) wrote, "As to perfume of cyprus, that from the island of Cyprus was at first preferred, and then that of Egypt; when all on a sudden the unguents of Mendes and metopium rose into esteem. In later times Phoenicia eclipsed Egypt in the manufacture of these last two, but left to that country the repute of producing the best unguent of cyprus."
Given the proximity of the olive press to the Cyprus perfumery, it is likely that olive oil was included in the perfume-making process.


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As has been mentioned before, birders in the northeastern states and Maritime Provinces have been on alert for two European thrushes: Redwing (Turdus iliacus) and Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris). Why on high alert? An unusually frigid winter in northwestern Europe and the UK, particularly around the New Year, drove incredible numbers of these thrushes to the extreme western limits of Britain and Ireland. As Dave Brown mentions, this situation could only increase our chances of finding one of these vagrants on this side of the pond.
Here is a brief (and certainly incomplete) summary of the status of these two thrushes in the New World:
REDWING (Turdus iliacus)
The Redwing breeds from Greenland east to Siberia and winters in southern Eurasia and northern Africa. The Greenland population was supposedly just established in the 1970s, indicating current westward expansion, and this population apparently continues to grow. Redwing is increasing in North America, with most records occurring over the past 7 years. For instance, the species has been an annual winter visitor to Newfoundland over the past 5 years, sometimes with multiple birds present in a year.
Closer to here, records include:
New Brunswick – 3 (Jan 2001, Mar-Apr 2003, Nov 2004)
Nova Scotia – 1 (Nov-Dec 1989)
Pennsylvania – 1 (Feb 2005)
New York – 1 (Feb 1959)
Rhode Island – 1 (Dec 2005)
FIELDFARE (Turdus pilaris)
Fieldfares are another widespread Eurasian breeder with a small population on Greenland, but in contrast to the Redwing, the Greenland breeders are apparently declining. No worries though…the species is doing well overall. Newfoundland has seen a drop-off in records over the past decade.
Here are records closer to home:
New Brunswick - 3 (1991, Feb-Apr 1997, Jan-Mar 2001)
Nova Scotia – 1 (couldn't find the date)
New York – 1 (Feb 1973)
Massachusetts - 1 (Apr 1986)
Compare the dates of the Redwing records to those of Fieldfare, which mimics the trend in Newfoundland (Redwing UP, Fieldfare DOWN).
As the Latin names reveal, these two birds are very closely related to American Robin (Turdus migratorius). So it is not surprising that most North American records come from Robin flocks.
I decided to post this now because, although winter's grip will be loosening over the next several weeks, we are right in the heart of the "European thrush season."
Here's the month-by-month breakdown, counting the ENTIRE duration of stay:
Nov – 2
Dec – 2
Jan – 2
Feb – 5
Mar – 3
Apr – 3
And here's the month-by-month going solely by months in which the birds were FOUND:
Nov – 2
Dec – 1
Jan – 2
Feb – 4
Mar – 1
Apr – 1
Sure it's a small sample size, but it may be legit. Here are a couple theories: 1) Perhaps these birds (and the Robins they're with?) continue to move south through the winter as food supplies are depleted, reaching their southernmost point during the late winter. Or, 2) The first real thaws often occur during this time (for example, avg high temp here in CT rises 6 °F through Feb after reaching a nadir in Jan)…and during this time wintering Robin flocks become more visible by feeding on open lawns and fields.
While jogging around here one evening last week I noticed several small Robin flocks heading in the same general direction. I followed them via car to a roost site on private property. This evening I got around to asking the landowner for permission to observe the roost, which he graciously granted. While I was there I estimated about 600 Robins coming into the roost. I may have undercounted, as my chosen vantage point was not optimal. While not the largest Robin roost ever recorded (not even close…), it holds potential and I'm hoping to check on that roost again later this month. I only got a good look at about half the individuals as they came in.
If you happen to run into a flock of robins, take a close look at each one to ensure there's not a Redwing or Fieldfare hiding in plain sight amongst them.


An Interview with Tricia Martineau Wagner: It Happened on the Underground Railroad
Michael F. Shaughnessy
Senior Columnist
Eastern New Mexico University
Tricia Wagner is an experienced elementary teacher and reading specialist. She is also a well-versed and entertaining speaker who enjoys conducting presentations for schools and organizations around the country on the history of the Oregon Trail, African American Women of the Old West, and the Underground Railroad. Additionally she does workshops, on creative writing for grades two through eight.
In this interview, she responds to questions about her book on the Underground Railroad and her creative endeavors.
1) First of all, tell us a bit about your background and what led you to write about the Underground Railroad.
I attended the University of Toledo and Miami University, Ohio. My undergraduate degree was in Elementary Education and while I was working on my masters I taught in the Chicago suburbs as both a teacher and reading specialist. My passion however, has always been history. It probably started on my first trip to England with my parents when I was eighteen years old. There was a big sign near William Shakespeare's bed that said, "Do Not Touch." I had to touch it. There is something about being so connected with the past that excites me. To be where others have been… ahhh.
After moving to the San Francisco Bay area with my husband and children I became interested in the westward migration of pioneers. After all, we flew out West - they traveled for a half year in covered wagons! I began to investigate. I was nearly ecstatic while researching and reading century old journals and diaries for my first book for The Globe Pequot Press, It Happened on the Oregon Trail. To visit the private archives in libraries and to be able to hold in my hands the very diary that someone took over the Oregon Trail on their westward journey in 1852 was simply thrilling. It was like I was right there with the emigrants sitting around the campfire at night while they wrote in their journals.
I love being able to reconstruct the details from people's lives and bring them back to life. It's a great way to honor them and to recognize their achievements. Of the 29 stories about the men and women in It Happened on the Oregon Trail only two chapters were about African Americans. It bothered me that the research materials about these individuals were so hard to find. I became determined to search out primary source documents and write about those who were, in my opinion, the least recognized.African American Women of the Old West became not only the topic of my second book, but the title as well. These incredible women overcame insurmountable odds to make something of their lives and affected the settling and civility of the Old West. They were trailblazers in every sense of the word.
It was while writing that second book that I began to think about the majority of African Americans in the country who were still in bondage enslaved in the South. And that was how I came to write It Happened on the Underground Railroad.
2) You have 23 episodes about various events and aspects of the Underground Railroad. How much research did you have to do and where did you do it?
I am the research queen. Truth is uncovered in the facts. Voices are waiting to be heard. I had a pile of notes on my desk twenty inches high and it took me as long to do the research as it did to write the book; a year total. I utilized the Interlibrary Loan program and had books sent to me from around the country. Historical societies and museums that I could not visit were kind enough to copy their primary source documents and send them to me. I also visited the places that I wrote about. I climbed in the hiding places that slaves were held up in. I walked about the homes of abolitionists (and touched their beds) and got a feel for who I was writing about and what their lives were like. Additionally, I interviewed descendants of the individuals that I wrote about.
3) How is your book related to "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "Beloved"?
In 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her legendary character, Eliza Harris, was based on the brave nameless woman who actually crossed the semi-frozen Ohio River while escaping from the slave state of Kentucky to the free state of Ohio. Stowe's family knew the Rankin family, abolitionists in Ripley, Ohio, who assisted the woman, and Stowe was taken by the amazing escape story. To protect those involved in the Underground Railroad system of assisting fugitive slaves Stowe changed the details of her Eliza so as not to incriminate anyone. The chapter in It Happened on the Underground Railroad entitled "The House on the Hill" relates the real story of the real "Eliza."
Ohio-born author Toni Morrison was captivated by the horrific choice that escapee Margaret Garner was forced to make in 1856. Morrison found seeds of inspiration for her 1987 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel Beloved from the experience of this distraught mother trying to save her children from a life of slavery. The chapter, "Not My Child" in It Happened on the Underground Railroad recounts this heartfelt tragedy.
4) I learned a great deal from you bookand found that some slaves actually escaped to Canada! How did you learn about some of these esoteric facts?
Research, research, research. Canada became a safe haven for escaping slaves after the passage of antislavery legislation on July 9, 1793. After the War of 1812, the news circulated that Canada was a safe haven for slaves on the run. Canada was far away for slaves from the Deep South traveling on foot. Chatham, Canada a popular destination was over three hundred miles from the Ohio River. Initially, most slaves escaped to the northern free states in America. However, after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850 it became increasingly dangerous for freed or escaped slaves to feel safe. Not only could slave owners legally pursue their slaves out-of-state, but gangs of kidnappers, especially in the Mid-Atlantic States, made money by kidnapping free blacks and selling them into slavery. Thus Canada became the safety destination by necessity as slaves could not be taken back across national borders.
5) Also, some slaves apparently escaped by water routestell us about that.
The Underground Railroad encompassed multiple routes to freedom over land and water. Where you lived determined what escape options that were available. Slaves from Texas often crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico. Slaves from Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and other areas of the Deep South escaped to live with the Seminole Indians in Florida or islands in the Caribbean. The Virgin Islands, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and Puerto Rico were all destinations for escapees. There are several harrowing water escape stories in the book.
6) Frederick Douglass is a well-known name from that time period. Tell us about his story.
Actually, my editor wanted me to veer away from the more well-known figures associated with the Underground Railroad such as Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. I concentrated on lesser known unsung heroes who were equally important. The chapter about Frederick Douglass entitled "Baker's Special" is more about Polly and Nathan Johnson who used their bakery as a front to take in fugitive slaves; their most famous being Frederick Douglass.
7) Who was the "Father of the Underground Railroad" and what can you tell us about him?
The "Father of the Underground Railroad" is known as William Still, a free black man who lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An ardent abolitionist, Still did much to preserve the history of the workings of the Underground Railroad. His work at the Anti-Slavery Society in recording the life stories of escaped slaves (though few records were kept for fear of incrimination) did much to locate and reunite family members of slaves after 1865 when slavery was abolished. An incident in one of the chapters about William Still entitled "Remember Me" is simply amazing.
8) Who was the "President of the Underground Railroad" and what was his story?
Levi Coffin, a white Quaker from Indiana is recognized as the "President of the Underground Railroad." Coffin, a peace-loving abolitionist, was generally an "agent" who made the arrangements for fugitive slaves. He and his wife risked fines and imprisonment for their involvement in hiding people in their home. Coffin also oversaw the "conductors" who transported or led the slaves along various escape routes. Involvement in the Underground Railroad, once seen as illegal, is now viewed as a noble cause. It is good to remember that anyone, black or white, risked their own lives and liberty to assist others to freedom.
9) Do you have a web site where people can learn more about your book?
Yes! I am both an author and presenter. I travel around the country giving "hands-on" interactive presentations to schools and organizations. Please There is information for the general public, both adults and children, as well as information pertinent to teachers. Check out reviews on the books, lists of discussion questions, information of the various programs along with links to writing grants to afford inviting a guest author to your school, steps to begin the writing process, author bio, comments from readers, and various interesting links relevant to the topics in my books that are good for research.
10) What question have I neglected to ask?
a.) What one point would you like your readers to come away with?
Historically there has been an overemphasis on the participation of white abolitionists and an under representation of black agency in connection with the workings


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I have recently been learning to use OpenGL ES on Android. I know that many devices currently support OpenGL ES 2.0, but I wanted to start with 1.0 that is supported everywhere. To that end I will be making a series of posts that contain various bits of code that I have learned along the way that might be useful to others.
So, this is how you can create a texture in OpenGL ES 1.0:
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(),
int textureIds = new int;
gl.glGenTextures(1, textureIds, 0);
textureId = textureIds;
GLUtils.texImage2D(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, bitmap, 0);
You can then use the textureId to bind the texture and draw it on the OpenGLSurfaceView.