text:
PETKUS Gravity Table G40 - The next Generation29.08.2014
Founded in 1852 PETKUS was the first company worldwide to specialize in the design and production of seed sorting and cleaning machines. The focus on continuous improvement and development throughout the changing decades has led to its standing as a traditional and reputable force in Thuringia. After two years of research and in cooperation with scientists PETKUS has landed a coup with its new Gravity Table G40. The objective of the new design was to achieve the best possible separation effect and a cleaning efficiency of nearly 100%. To achieve this goal, research was conducted with state-of-the-art fluid mechanics simulation tools.
Sorting by weight
PETKUS gravity tables are applied where product of different weights need to be separated and are usually utilized as last process step in grain and seed processing plants. Their main task is to separate diseased grains, fractional parts or debris from the good / healthy grains. Due to the different specific weight of the individual grains, the sorting can be performed easily. The new PETKUS Gravity Table G40 is characterized by an almost 100% pure sorting result in grain and seed. This has a positive effect on two important aspects: the efficiency in the seed business and in terms of healthy grain in the food industry.
With the new Petkus Gravity G40, the mechanical selection already begins in the front section – shortly after filling. The adjustment of the flags or fins directs the material to be sorted already when fed into the inlet zone. The so-defined direction of the grain movement makes a mechanical separation and an increased flow rate possible from the start. The fins and the unique secondary zone ensure a high sorting efficiency and separation effect.
Also important for an optimal separation result is the height of the product layer on the sorting table. The vibrating table surface of the gravity table must be filled continuously and consistently, so that the surface is always completely covered. This is achieved by setting the flaps at the outlet.
Besides the mechanical separation the vibration of the working surface and the resulting micro throws perform an additional separation. The newly developed secondary zone ensures that the poor (light) grains do not reenter the main separation zone. This way the clearly defined separation zones can already be seen on the sorting table.
The length of the gravity table has been exactly calculated so that the heavy grains – the good ones – have enough time to separate themselves from the bad. The setting of the table has an enormous impact on the performance respective the quality of the goods to be separated. The longitudinal inclination determines the performance of the sorter, while the lateral inclination is responsible for the quality of sorting.
Optimizing the air distribution
PETKUS developers and designers have improved the air distribution so that an optimal ratio between levitation force and gravity arises. Equipped with a new aerodynamic system that not only increases the performance but also the precision of the separation. Due to the new design of the fan and the table surface a laminar and therefore a consistent air flow is produced, whose speed and pressure is consistent at every point of the table surface.
The PETKUS Gravity Table G40 is equipped with three high-performance fans, each of which is responsible for an individual zone: input, sorting and exit. At the input the air flow is precisely controlled by an innovative iris – similar to a camera – and is the key controller for each individual fan. A new type of sieve diffuser on the fans ensures a homogeneous air distribution. Modified perforated plates optimize the air speed profiles within the three separation zones.
Installation and Ease of Operation
A key optimizing factor was the reduction of the frame's vibration. For this purpose it was necessary to reduce the forces acting at the foundation to achieve a complete mass balance. This was done by decoupling the air distributor box from the machine frame. The new PETKUS Gravity Table G40 is characterized by a very smooth, almost vibration-free operation and as such it does not require a large foundation for the installation.
The completely electrically controlled inclination adjustment contributes to a significant operation. A large number of setting parameters can be stored on the touch panel to allow for faster adaption when changing products.
Accessibility and serviceability were also seen as key development factors. The cover can be easily opened by means of gas springs and because of the open structure there is limited adherence of dust and light materials. The reduced cleaning effort therefore allows for a longer run time.


text:
In this issue of JAMA Ophthalmology, Linz et al1 investigate the preference values and treatment preferences of patients with vitreomacular interface abnormalities (VIA) in 3 countries. To do this, they used the Vision Preference Value Scale, which was first validated in 2004 in the Submacular Surgery Trial2 to measure the value that patients place on their vision. Interestingly, the study by Linz et al found similar results among patients from Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The authors justifiably conclude that their study has important implications for future research and for the delivery of patient-centered eye care. However, the authors do not go into great detail describing these implications, which are worthy of further consideration.
Ehrlich JR. What Is the Value of Preference Values for Patient-Centered Eye Care? JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018;136(6):664–665. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.1537
Customize your JAMA Network experience by selecting one or more topics from the list below.
Create a personal account or sign in to:

source: openbmb/Ultra-FineWeb


text:
If you use the word
Bubbler a trademarked name that refers to a drinking fountain. The Bubbler was developed in 1888 by the then-small Kohler Company in Kohler, Wisconsin, which was already well-known for its faucet production. While Harlan Huckleby is credited with the actual design, it was Kohler that patented it and trademarked the name.
The Bubbler concept took off and there were many copies. Since the name was trademarked, other companies named their fountains "The Gurgler" and "The Gusher". In the end, the generic term "drinking fountain" became the standard term used in American English for a device that shoots water into the air for purpose of drinking.
The bubbler term is still used in several regional dialects of the United States such as in Wisconsin (mostly in the southeast part of the state, centered on Milwaukee, where it is considered part of the local dialect; residents of southeastern Wisconsin often state that the term is used within a "five county radius," however, the term's use has spread throughout the region, beyond five counties in the area.
Some people only call ones that are outdoors "bubbler" and some vice versa. Some residents of Milwaukee refer to them as "water bubbler". Most residents of southern Wisconsin refer to water fountains, both indoor and outdoor, as "bubbler".
The Bubbler at the Washington County Fairgrounds


text:
You have two main options when creating a vision board with your kids. The first is to create a physical board together, and the second is to create a digital vision board. The question is, which version is more effective?
There are pros and cons to each option. Therefore, it's a good idea to familiarize yourself with these differences before deciding which one to attempt with your child.
Here, we'll explore digital and physical vision boards, the differences between them and how to choose the right one to create with your kids.
You Might Also Like: 5 TYPES OF VISION BOARDS THAT ARE GREAT FOR KIDS
What are physical and digital vision boards?
Physical vision boards are the most common type created by both adults and children. They typically consist of images cut out of magazines or photos, stuck onto a whiteboard or cork board.
Digital vision boards are created online. Images are taken from the internet, arrange using graphic design software and then printed off to be displayed.
What are the main differences between them?
There are a few notable differences between physical and digital vision boards. The main one being how they are created.
It takes a little more effort to create a physical board as you need to go through the motions of cutting and pasting. However, they do give you a lot more versatility in terms of design. You can use images and quotes, or you could even add physical items onto the board. With digital vision boards, you can only use digital materials.
One of the downsides of physical vision boards, is that you do need materials on hand that you can use. This means investing in magazines. If you don't have a magazine subscription, it can get expensive finding the right materials for the board. With a digital vision board on the other hand, all of the materials you find are free.
However, while the materials for digital boards are free, printing them out professionally can make them more expensive. So, if you're on a budget, you'll want to stick to printing them onto photo paper.
You and your child will also need a few more skills to create a digital vision board. Teaching them how to use graphic design software can be tricky. With physical boards on the other hand, your child likely already has the skills to create one.
You Might Also Like: VISION BOARDS FOR KIDS – WHAT AWESOME BENEFITS DO THEY DELIVER?
How to choose the best vision board for you and your child
So, now you know the differences between physical and digital vision boards, the question is how do you choose which one to create with your child? It helps to ask yourself the following:
- Is your child familiar with digital software?
- How much are you willing to spend?
- Does your child learn more from physically doing something?
- How much time do you have to spare?
If your child isn't familiar with digital software, it can be challenging teaching them how to create a digital vision board. However, if you do have the time and they are old enough to learn, you could use it as an opportunity to teach your child a new skill. If they are likely to struggle, a physical board might be your better option.
How much you're willing to spend is also important as a professional looking digital vision board can be expensive. Similarly, if you don't have magazines lying around, buying some could also really add up.
Physical vision boards are great for kids who learn more by physically doing something. If they've actively put together the vision board, they will be more connected to it and therefore more likely to find it effective. However, some kids are more digitally minded, so consider the personality of your child when choosing between them.
Both physical and digital vision boards take time to create. However, digital boards do tend to take a little more time. So, consider any time restrictions you may have before making a decision.
Both digital and physical vision boards have their advantages. It's important to be aware of both the pros and cons before choosing which one to create with your child.
Which vision board would you choose for yourself and your child? Comment below.


text:
1amirkabir university of technology, computer and information engineering, hlt lab
Parallel corpus in different domains from domain of parallel training corpus, may have some sentences that are useful to use in training of system. These sentences have words and phrases that are occur in in-domain corpora too. The context of these sentences is more similar to context of parallel training corpora and is far from context of out-of-domain parallel corpora that are contain them. In these paper we suggest a method based on topic models to extract some sentences from out-of-do-main parallel corpora that their context are similar. We used these extracted sentences in training of system. We will show BLEU of the system will in-crease about 4.69 BLEU.


287,298 Pages
Question book-new.svg
Aspirant is a military rank in the Canadian Navy, Estonian Defence Forces, French military, Brazilian military, Italian Air Force, Romanian Navy and Polish Policja.
Canadian Navy[edit | edit source]
Similar to the French usage, the Canadian Navy uses the French-language rank of "Aspirant de marine" (AspM) to denote a junior officer under training. The same rank in the English language is referred to as "Naval Cadet" (NCdt). An aspirant de marine does not hold the Queen's commission and must either acquire a university degree or complete his first trades qualification to earn promotion.
Estonian Defence Forces[edit | edit source]
Junior Sergeant conscriptees having passed the Reserve Platoon Commander Course get ranked Aspirants meaning they will be given officer ranks(Ensign or Junior Liutenant) in case of mobilisation and war. Some Aspirants also get promoted during reserve war games.
French Army[edit | edit source]
An Officer Designate rank, it is used in the Armée de Terre (Army), the Armée de l'Air (Air Force), the Marine Nationale (Navy) and the Gendarmerie Nationale. Technically it is not a commissioned rank but it is still treated in all respects as one. Aspirants are either officers in training in military academies or voluntaries, serving as temporary officers. The aspirant must have been previously élève officier (Officer Cadet). He can afterwards be commissioned as a sous-lieutenant or enseigne de vaisseau de deuxième classe. His insignia is a single curl of gold lace, disrupted by "flashes" of wool. It was widely used during both World Wars for providing young educated people with an officer's authority.
Portuguese Armed Forces[edit | edit source]
Aspirante-a-oficial is the first rank in the officer corps, coming below Alferes in the army and air force and Guarda-Marinha (Naval School graduates) or Sub-tenente (temporary officers graduated from civilian universities) in the navy.
Romanian Navy[edit | edit source]
In the Romanian Navy, Aspirant is the lowest commissioned rank, equivalent to the rank of Ensign.
Norway[edit | edit source]
In Norway, the "Aspirant Course" is a three-year trainee programme for students intending to work for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, i.e. prospective diplomats.
Other uses[edit | edit source]
An aspirant is also a title for doctoral education candidates in the post-Soviet states. This educational step leads to a scientific degree called kandidat nauk.
The term is also used in reference to religious vocations as one who is discerning the religious life.
See also[edit | edit source]


[lammps-users] Tdamp and T-coupling
Hello everyone,
In fix NVT and NPT command, there is a parameter named Tdamp, which is specified intime units and determines how rapidly the temperature is relaxed. We can read a parameter T-coupling in article, for example, Nosé–Hoover coupling constant is set to 5.
I am confused by the two parameter. What is the difference between them, and the relation of them. Could some kind people give me some suggestion?
Thanks in advance.
Tdamp is the coupling constant - i.e. the "mass" of the thermal
piston being coupled to.


The theory of life effect • Presentation of the website PDF Imprimer
The theory of life effect is an artistic theory based on the discovery of a universal invariant that can be found in the texts written by great artists of all times and in all cultures.
It postulates the existence of an innate aptitude of homo sapiens for art. It proposes that a work of art is successful when it creates in the body-mind of the recipient an 'effect' that awakens not only the affect, but all faculties, and does so in a coherent manner.
A work of art is therefore a living work, and a work of life. In order to study it, one needs a specific human science that is able to integrate the rich contributions of the other sciences that study art, as well as to examine closely the corollaries of the life effect invariant.


text:
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
This paper is devoted to the introduction of physicochemical, filler size, and distribution effect in micromechanical predictions of the overall viscoelastic properties of asphalt mastic. In order to account for the three effects, the morphologically representative pattern (MRP) approach was employed. The MRP model was improved due to the arduous practical use of equivalent modulus formula solution. Then, a homogeneous morphologically representative model (H-MRP) with the explicit solution was established based on the homogenization theory. Asphalt mastic is regarded as a composite material consisting of filler particles coated structural asphalt and free asphalt considering the physicochemical effect. An additional interphase surrounding particles was introduced in the H-MRP model. Thus, a modified H-MRP model was established. Using the proposed model, a viscoelastic equation was derived to predict the complex modulus and subsequently the dynamic modulus of asphalt mastic based on the elastic-viscoelastic correspondence principle. The dynamic shear rheological tests were conducted to verify the prediction model. The results show that the predicted modulus presents an acceptable precision for asphalt mastic mixed with 10% and 20% fillers volume fraction, as compared to the measured ones. The predicted modulus agrees reasonably well with the measured ones at high frequencies for asphalt mastic mixed with 30% and 40% fillers volume fraction. However, it exhibits underestimated modulus at low frequencies. The reasons for the discrepancy between predicted and measured dynamic shear modulus and the factors affecting the dynamic shear modulus were also explored in the paper.
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Micromechanical Prediction Model of Viscoelastic Properties for Asphalt Mastic Based on Morphologically Representative Pattern Approach.
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering,
Retrieved from: _URL_
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.


text:
Next time you're helping a buddy move or about to run a marathon, here's a tip: Start dropping F-bombs BEFORE you do. According to a new study out of England, shouting swear words makes you physically STRONGER. The down side is the effect doesn't last long, but if you keep shouting and cursing like a sailor you might keep it up, but also will have people looking at you weird. The upside of letting "sh#* hit the fan" came about after a series of experiments with people who repeatedly either swore or used a neutral word as they pounded away on an exercise bike, or performed a simple hand-grip test.
When people cursed their way through the half-minute bike challenge, their peak power rose by 24 watts on average, according to the study. In the 10-second grip task, swearers boosted their strength by the equivalent of 2.1kg, researchers found. The researchers think it's because swearing makes your heart pound a little faster, like it would when you're in danger, and that gives you a quick power burst.
Read more about it HERE


Subscribe English
look up any word, like sapiosexual:
A scientific discovery that is completely obvious to the rest of the world, such as that sugar cereal makes kids hyper, or that people don't exercise enough.
Scientists made a major duh-scovery today, revealing that those who eat salads and raw vegetables with salad dressing have considerably higher levels of vitamins C, E, B6, and folic acid.
by martica April 16, 2007
5 0
Words related to duh-scovery:
discovery duhscovery epiphanot geek science


text:
Dec. 16, 2008 Scientists have discovered that plant roots can sense UV-B light and have identified a specific gene that is a vital player in UV-B signaling, the communication between cells.
A study published Dec. 8 in the Early Edition of PNAS reveals that the gene RUS1 measures UV-B light levels and passes this information on to other parts of the plant responsible for growth and development. A low dosage of UV-B light, for example the levels found in shady conditions or under fluorescent lighting, can provide important signals to the rest of the plant and is therefore beneficial to normal plant growth. It helps young plants stay on the right track of development and aids seedling morphogenesis, but too much UV-B light can be toxic.
The study found that plants with a mutated UV-B light sensor gene become hypersensitive to UV-B light and even under low intensity levels of UV-B light, their root growth is stunted and they fail to grow leaves. Therefore the RUS1 gene is responsible for ensuring that young seedlings develop normally even when their roots are exposed to UV-B light.
It's unusual that roots, normally covered in soil, should have sensors for UV-B light, but the RUS1 gene is crucial at the young seedling stage when a plant's roots are resting on the soil surface. Later in a plant's life, roots can be exposed after rainwash, geological movements or animal activity.
The discovery of RUS1 provides scientists with a platform to examine other key genes that receive UV-B light and translate light information into how the plant should develop.
The paper's corresponding author is Zheng-Hui He, professor of biology at San Francisco State University. In addition to He, co-authors include SF State researchers Hongyun Tong, Colin D. Leasure, Xuewen Hou, Gigi Yuen, and Winslow Briggs from the Carnegie Institute of Washington.
Other social bookmarking and sharing tools:
Note: If no author is given, the source is cited instead.

source: HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu


text:
2019 VLGAA Conference: Audit Considerations for Personally Identifiable Information and Cybersecurity
May 20, 2019
In 1988, the Virginia Local Government Auditors Association (VLGAA) started as a small group of local Virginia government auditors that shared methods and common experiences during audits. Over the years, this small group has developed into a formal organization with over 100 members statewide. The 2019 VLGAA Spring Conference continued to deliver this message, by enlisting the help of speakers from a variety of backgrounds. These included SC&H Group, the City of Chesapeake Audit Services Department, Guidehouse, and the City of Virginia Beach.
The range of topics included a summary of changes to the Yellow Book Government Auditing Standards, Performing a Value Added IT audit, and Energy Audits. In addition, SC&H had the opportunity to present on auditing considerations for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Cybersecurity. For additional information regarding these topics, refer to our previous blog posts Managing the Protection of Personally Identifiable Information and Don't Let the Next Cyberattack Be Yours.
Topics of Interest
Government Auditing Standards – Yellow Book Changes
Presented by Jay Poole, City Auditor, City of Chesapeake
- New Format and Organization: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reorganized and realigned the Yellow Book chapters to better differentiate requirements from application guidance. This allows audit practitioners to more clearly understand Yellow Book aspects that they must comply with versus those they should consider as guidance. Required components are now clearly distinguished by a "black box" around the associated language.
- Ethics, Independence, and Professional Judgement: These topics, contained within Chapter 3, have been updated to clarify the independence expectations of internal auditors. These requirements focus on:
- Independence of Mind (Yellow Book 3.21.a), which allows the auditor to conduct an engagement without compromising their professional judgement
- Independence of Appearance (Yellow Book 3.21.b), which allows a reasonable third party to assume that the integrity, objectivity, or professional skepticism of an audit organization/team has not been compromised
- Reevaluation of threats to independence whenever the audit organization becomes aware of new information or changes in facts and circumstances (Yellow Book 3.28)
- Fieldwork Standards for Performance Audits: Chapter 8 of Yellow Book includes the updated requirement 8.04 with states that "Auditors must plan the audit to reduce audit risk to an acceptably low level." Section 8.16 defines audit risk as "the possibility that the auditors' findings, conclusions, recommendations, or assurance may be improper or incomplete as a result of factors such as evidence that is not sufficient or appropriate, an inadequate audit process, or intentional omissions or misleading information because of misrepresentation or fraud." Achieving this requirement is best accomplished through diligent, well documented planning procedures conducted by a competent auditing team in accordance with Yellow Book guidance. Documentation is key to supporting that appropriate procedures were taken to reduce audit risk in a performance audit.
Basics to Performing Value-added Information Technology (IT) Audits
Presented by Edwin Caron, Management Consultant, Guidehouse
- Defining a "Value-Added" IT Audit: This portion of the presentation defined what is considered "value-added". In summary "value-added" is subjective, per organization, based on perspective of what the organization is seeking in an IT Audit. The way auditors add value to organizations is through an independent and objective analysis of control activities. The goal of the analysis is improve the control and governance processes to achieve the organizational strategies and objectives.To add value, the auditor should implement a risk-based approach. This risk-based approach will help the auditor to focus on specific areas of concern or considered at-risk. This will reduce the unnecessary review of areas that may not pose a significant threat to the organization. Development of a risk-based approach is based on a formal risk assessment methodology that helps determine why a specific process area should be audited. Specifically for IT Audits some key items to determine during the IT risk assessment phase is:
- Frequent system issues?
- How sensitive is the data within the system?
- What are some of the common or inherited controls associated with the process?
- Defining IT Audit Universe: Based on the risk assessment, a determination of what should be audited is developed. The audit plan, contains an inventory of specific audit areas in one centralized location. The audit plan may include focus areas such as:
- IT Governance: Policies and procedures, IT strategic plan
- Operations: Data centers, configuration of IT devices, system backups
- Third Party Service Providers: Cloud service providers, consultants, telecommunications
- Applications: Business software, micro-systems (ex. excel and personal databases)
- Mobile: Cell phones, tablets
- Security: Security awareness, physical and logical security
- Risk Management: Mitigation measures, risk assessment
- Data: Quality, classification, database administration, data protection
In summary, to add value to IT audits a "risk based" approach should be taken that helps determines the priorities of audit areas. These audit areas are linked to critical risks that is associated with specific business objectives and processes that helps prioritize the risks.
Overall the 2019 VLGAA Conference included information sessions that provided valuable auditing strategies and updates on authoritative guidance. Each of these sessions reminded the attendees the importance of protecting Virginia's data and services and SC&H was proud to contribute as a presenter.


Domestic fee-paying students
If you enrol in a unit of study as a fee paying student:
 - you must pay full tuition fees for your studies
 - the Commonwealth does not contribute towards the cost of your education, however
 - you may be eligible for a FEE-HELP loan to help pay your tuition fees.
How much do I pay?
Fee-paying students are charged tuition fees per unit of study by UniSA. Please refer to the program information page to find the fees set for each program. This value is the cost of one year of full time study, equivalent to 36 units.
The tuition amount for each course is based on the annual program fee and the unit value of the course. The formula for calculating the tuition amount for this course is:
 (Annual fee/36) x course unit value
As an example:
Contemporary Management Skills BUSS 5244 has a unit value of 4.5 and if a student is studying Master of Business Administration with an annual fee of $AU 27,500 the tuition for BUSS 5244 would be calculated as follows:
 $27,500/36 = 763.88 rounded down to two decimal places.
 $763.88 x 4.5 units = $3437.46
Am I eligible for FEE-HELP?
A FEE-HELP loan can cover all or part of your tuition fees, find out if you are eligible.
What are my payment options?
Find out how to pay tuition fees.
What are my responsibilities?
You are responsible for paying fees by due dates, enrolling by census dates, reading notices and invoices and staying out of bad financial standing (BFS).


text:
Flourish Spices and African Food
West African food is an essential part of Olajumoke Elkanah's life, so when she moved to Oregon and discovered that the closest place to buy the ingredients she needed to cook her cultural dishes was over an hour's drive away, she knew she needed to do something. She opened Flourish Spices and African Food in 2022 with the goal of making all the spices, snacks, and produce necessary for her favorite West African dishes affordable and accessible for all.
Ola believes that sharing food has the power to bridge cultures and bring people together. Sign up for one of her cooking classes and she might just let you in on a few of her cooking "secrets" passed down through three generations of her family.


Fishing pole bait ark
How do you bait a fishing pole in Ark?
Once you have the fishing rod, bait, and the chair/bench, you are ready to find a body of water. Drag bait onto your fishing rod to apply the bait. Place and sit down in your chair facing the fish. You can use the fishing rod from your hot bar or inventory.
What is the best fishing bait in Ark?
Can you catch sabertooth salmon with SAP?
The bait will determine which kind of fish you will be able to catch. The most basic of bait is Sap. Sap is used to catch only Coelacanth. … Leech Blood allows you to catch Coelacanth, Sabertooth Salmon, and Piranha.
What does unicorn poop do in Ark?
Where do you find leech blood or sap in Ark?
You might be interested: How to get fishing bait in terraria
Do fish like ham?
The bacon, ham or sausage you didn't finish at breakfast might be just the tidbit that will make fish bite after sunrise. Crispy bacon is hard to hook, but an uncooked strip cut into pieces will often entice fish.
How do you tame a coelacanth?
The Coelacanth can only be tamed using a Fish Basket in Aberration.
What do you do with leech blood ark?
Leech Blood is a resource in ARK that is obtained by killing/Harvesting Leeches or Deathworms. Leech Blood is needed to craft Lesser Antidote. Lesser Antidote is needed to cure Swamp Fever. Leech Blood is also used in Fishing as Bait.
Can you tame a sabertooth salmon in Ark?
The Sabertooth Salmon can only be tamed using a Fish Basket in Aberration.
Where can I find SAP in Ark?
What do sabertooth salmon eat in Ark?
How far should the weight be from the hook?
Hook, Line, and Sinker
Why is my fishing pole not reeling in?
Leave a Comment


text:
If pixels are missing from your photos, follow the advice below.
If this is the case, the first thing you should do is try and clean your camera.
It's important to remember the following thing when cleaning your Nintendo DS:
1. Do not use any type of solvent to clean it.
2. Do not pour water directly onto your system.
3. Never place your system in liquid of any kind.
1. Slightly dampen the corner of a cloth then lightly rub the lens of your camera to shift any stubborn dirt.
2. Using a dry corner of the same cloth, wipe away any other stains from the lens.
3. Wrap some tape around your fingers so that the sticky side is facing outwards. Then dab at the lens and repeat steps 1 & 2.
If you've cleaned your lens using the steps above and your photos are still missing pixels, it's likely there's a problem with your Nintendo DS.
You can book your Nintendo DS in for inspection by the Nintendo Customer Support Team.


text:
Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common innate liver tumor. Due to improved surgical techniques, even extended resections are feasible, and more patients can be treated with curative intent. As the liver is the central metabolic organ, preoperative metabolic assessment is crucial for risk stratification. Sarcopenia, obesity and sarcopenic obesity characterize body composition and metabolic status. Here we present the impact of body composition on survival after liver resection in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
Methods: A retrospective database analysis of 70 patients who were assigned for liver resection due to hepatocellular carcinoma was conducted. For assessment of sarcopenia and obesity, skeletal muscle surface area was measured at lumbar vertebra 3 level (L3) in preoperative four-phase contrast enhanced abdominal CT scans, and L3 muscle index and body fat percentage were calculated.
Results: Univariate analysis comparing the survival curves using the score test demonstrated superior postoperative overall survival for sarcopenic (P=0.035) and sarcopenic obese (P=0.048) patients as well as a trend favoring obese (P=0.130) subjects. Whereas multivariate analysis could not identify significant difference in postoperative survival regarding sarcopenia, obesity or sarcopenic obesity. Only large tumor size, multifocal disease and male gender were risk factors for long-term survival.
Conclusions: Sarcopenia, obesity and sarcopenic obesity are indeed no risk factors for poor postoperative survival in this study. Our data do not support the evaluation of sarcopenia, obesity and sarcopenic obesity before liver resection in hepatocellular carcinoma patients. (C) 2018 First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Sarcopenic obesity
- Liver resection
- SKELETAL-MUSCLE DEPLETION
- SARCOPENIC OBESITY
- CRYPTOGENIC CIRRHOSIS
- MASS INDEX
- TUMOR SIZE


text:
Note: This message is displayed if (1) your browser is not standards-compliant or (2) you have you disabled CSS. Read our Policies for more information.
Harvey Weir Cook was born in Wilkinson, Indiana in 1892. He graduated from Anderson High School and attended college at both DePauw University in Greencastle and Washington & Jefferson University in Washington, Pennsylvania. In 1917, he joined the United States Army Air Service and was a combat ace and captain during World War I, officially downing seven enemy planes.
Cook was a pioneer in bringing Indianapolis its first principal airport. The Indianapolis International Airport was known as the Weir-Cook Airport from 1944 to 1976. In 1942, he returned to military service as lieutenant colonel in World War II, where he was killed while flying a Bell Airacobra P-39 over New Caledonia. A memorial in his honor remains on display at the Indianapolis International Airport.
Source: Indiana Historical Bureau


text:
The popcorn, or trinity stitch as it is called in the United States, is also known as the bramble or blackberry stitch in England, and the spider stitch in Italy. No matter what name you give to this stitch, this slightly raised pattern adds texture to a piece. This particular pattern includes both knit and purl stitches and allows the piece to remain soft and flexible while increasing the visual appeal.
Knit this pattern for any number of stitches that is a multiple of four. Practice with some worsted weight yarn and a larger set of needles before beginning a project that requires you to use the popcorn stitch.
Purl the first row. This will be the right side of the piece. Second row: knit one, purl one, knit one into the next stitch, purl three together; repeat from. Purl the third row. Fourth row: purl three together, knit one, purl one, knit one into the next stitch; repeat from.
Begin your project once you are comfortable with the stitch. Ensure that your tension is even and the "bumps" are nearly identical in size.


text:
SpeechDiscardType (SAPI 5.4)
Microsoft Speech API 5.4
The SpeechDiscardType enumeration lists flags indicating portions of a recognition result to be removed or eliminated once they are no longer needed.
Enum SpeechDiscardType SDTProperty = 1 SDTReplacement = 2 SDTRule = 4 SDTDisplayText = 8 SDTLexicalForm = 16 SDTPronunciation = 32 SDTAudio = 64 SDTAlternates = 128 SDTAll = 255 End Enum
Removes the property tree.
Removes the phrase replacement text for inverse text normalization.
Removes the non-top level rule tree information for a phrase.
Removes the display text.
Removes the lexicon from text.
Removes the pronunciation text.
Removes the audio data that is attached to a phrase. However, the audio has to have been both set and retained.
Removes the alternate data that is attached to a phrase. Discarding alternates loses the words permanently and they cannot be retrieved.
Remove all the features above.


FamilySearch Indexing: US Veterans Pension Cards, _PHONE_, FAQEdit This Page
From FamilySearch Wiki
Revision as of 20:57, 10 March 2012 by Eafreem2 (Talk | contribs)
When indexing a widow's card with minors, please clarify if the widow is indexed as the guardian even if the word guardian is not used. If I don't index it that way, the arbitrator usually changes it; if I do index it that way, the arbitrator usually changes it. The field helps are being rewritten to clarify this situation. The reason we would index the widow as a guardian is that on many cards this will be the only way a child will have a surname attached to them.
How do we index co-guardians for the minors listed on a Minors' Card? The project is now being updated
Press Tab to skip the guardian fields unless: The clearly indicated guardian is the guardian of a MINOR. ONE EXCEPTION: When neither the MINOR nor the SOLDIER has a surname listed on the card, index the WIDOW as the guardian of the MINORS (so that a surname can be associated with the indexed minors).
We should not extract information from the NED (No Extractable Data) side of the card and index the information as if it were on the front of the card. Remember: Each image is treated as a unique document and not linked to any other document. Some indexers have been pulling names, death dates, etc., from the NED side of what they assume is the back of the card they are indexing.
When a married woman remarries and her previous married surname and new married surname are clearly indicated, "or" is not used between the two surnames. The names are separated with a space. Example: For the surnames (was) Smith and (now) Jones, you would enter the surname as: Smith Jones.
Where are the instructions when the two documents do not match? Each image is treated as a unique document and not linked to any another document.
Regarding PartA/004694298[4] the first image for Calder, Philip C, Army Invalid, has a dates of commencement of 1907 and 1912. The second image for Calder, Rachel, Army widow says the name of the soldier was James and the date of commencement 1901. Treat each image as a seperate record.
Did you find this article helpful?


text:
Durable Goods Disposal Calculator: U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The EPA created this Durable Goods Disposal Calculator to help users make informed decisions about the greenhouse gas (GHG) and energy impact they have. The calculator estimates GHG emissions benefits in Metric Tons Carbon Equivalent (MTCE) and energy savings in Millions British Thermal Units (MMBtu) for recycling, landfilling and combustion of 14 typical household durable goods (refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, gas and electric stoves/ovens, washers and dryers, televisions, VCRs, microwaves, carpets, cars, tires, and computers). There are further conversions into easily understood units — e.g. gallons of gasoline not burned.
The GHG emissions and energy factors in the calculator were developed using a life-cycle assessment methodology consistent with international GHG accounting standards. The calculator computes GHG emissions and energy consumption related to disposal activities using analyses of baseline and alternative disposal scenarios. For example, the tool can estimate the GHG emissions and energy benefits of disposing of appliances with varying percentages being recycled, combusted or landfilled. The Calculator estimates GHG emissions benefits in Metric Tons Carbon Equivalent (MTCE) and energy savings in Million British Thermal Units (MMBtu) for recycling, landfilling and combustion of 14 typical durable goods.
This tool will be useful for advanced sustainability officers looking to estimate the benefits of implementing a bulk electronics and appliance waste collection event or program. The calculator's estimates also support GHG measurement and provide quantitative data for reporting initiatives.


How Member Discovery Works
Pivotal GemFire provides various options for member discovery within a distributed system and between clients and servers.
Peer Member Discovery
Peer member discovery is what defines a distributed system. All applications and cache servers that use the same settings for peer discovery are members of the same distributed system. Each system member has a unique identity and knows the identities of the other members. A member can belong to only one distributed system at a time. Once they have found each other, members communicate directly, independent of the discovery mechanism. In peer discovery, GemFire uses a membership coordinator to manage member joins and departures.
Members discover each other using one or more locators. A locator provides both discovery and load balancing services. Peer locators manage a dynamic list of distributed system members. New members connect to one of the locators to retrieve the member list, which it uses to join the system.
Note: Multiple locators ensure the most stable start up and availability for your distributed system.
Standalone Member
The standalone member has no peers, does no peer discovery, and so does not use locators. It creates a distributed system connection only to access the GemFire caching features. Running standalone has a faster startup and is appropriate for any member that is isolated from other applications. The primary use case is for client applications. Standalone members can be accessed and monitored if you enable the member to become a JMX Manager.
Client Discovery of Servers
Locators provide clients with dynamic server discovery and server load balancing. Clients are configured with locator information for the server system, and turn to the locators for directions to the servers to use. The servers can come and go and their capacity to service new client connections can vary. The locators continuously monitor server availability and server load information, providing clients with connection information for the server with the least load at any time.
Note: For performance and cache coherency, clients must run as standalone members or in different distributed systems than their servers.
You do not need to run any special processes to use locators for server discovery. The locators that provide peer discovery in the server system also provide server discovery for clients to the server system. This is the standard configuration.
Multi-site Discovery
In a multi-site (WAN) configuration, a GemFire cluster uses locators to discover remote GemFire clusters as well as to discover local GemFire members. Each locator in a WAN configuration uniquely identifies the local cluster to which it belongs, and it can also identify locators in remote GemFire clusters to which it will connect for WAN distribution.
When a locator starts up, it contacts each remote locator to exchange information about the available locators and gateway receiver configurations in the remote cluster. In addition to sharing information about its own cluster, a locator shares information that it has obtained from all other connected clusters. Each time a new locator starts up or an existing locator shuts down, the changed information is broadcast to other connected GemFire clusters across the WAN.
See Discovery for Multi-Site Systems for more information.


text:
- 2 green balls, 2 red balls, 2 sashes of the same colour.
- 6 children are chosen out of the class to be dinosaurs while the other children run around and try to avoid getting caught.
- 2 children of those children hold the green balls or "freeze balls" and 2 of the children hold the red balls or "dance balls". The remaining 2 children are to wear sashes and it is their job to be officers and unfreeze the children that have been caught by the freeze and dance dinosaurs.
- This means that whenever the frozen dinosaurs move towards the other children, those children have to freeze in order to prevent getting caught and whenever they see a dancing dinosaur coming towards them they need to dance to prevent getting caught. If a child is caught, they need to freeze in a dinosaur pose until the officers come and unfreeze them.
- More dinosaurs can be added if desired, and actions can be altered to suit individual needs.
- If you have a small class, only elect one child per dinosaur.
Do you have any other suggestions for different actions? Leave a comment below…


Logo for: Shoreline Adult Education
Go Further With Lifelong Learning
Teach an Enrichment Class
Interested in teaching an enrichment course? Complete the form below or send an email to _EMAIL_.
We're always looking to add new and engaging enrichment classes. A catalog of courses is mailed out to the residents of Branford, North Branford, Clinton, and Guilford bi-annually. Our Fall semester runs from September through December and our Spring semester runs from January through June.
Please tell us about yourself: (* denotes required fields)
Name *
Email *
Phone *
Class Details: (* denotes required fields)
Type of class you want to teach *
How many sessions would your class have? *
What days of the week do you prefer to teach? *
Please provide a detailed description of the class and what would be included *
Additional Comments:


text:
Animal Species:Cotton Harlequin Bug
The Cotton Harlequin Bug is a member of the Jewel Bug family named for their bright metallic colouration.
The males and females of the Cotton Harlequin Bug are different colours, with the females mostly orange and the males mostly blue-red.
The Cotton Harlequin Bug is found in eastern Australia.
The Cotton Harlequin Bug lives in urban, agricultural and coastal areas.
The Cotton Harlequin Bug is common during summer in Sydney gardens and among ornamental trees in parks.
Feeding and Diet
The Cotton Harlequin Bug feeds on many species belonging to the hibiscus plant family (Malvaceae), including ornamental hibiscus species and cotton. It feeds mostly on young shoots, piercing the stems and sucking the sugar-rich juices intended for shoot growth.
Cotton Harlequin Bugs are sometimes a minor pest of cotton and have been known to cause the introduction of a fungus, which rots the cotton boll. In gardens, they cause flower buds to drop prematurely.


Quasi-Spectral Characterization of Strongly Distance-Regular Graphs
M. A. Fiol
A graph $\Gamma$ with diameter $d$ is strongly distance-regular if $\Gamma$ is distance-regular and its distance-$d$ graph $\Gamma _d$ is strongly regular. The known examples are all the connected strongly regular graphs (i.e. $d=2$), all the antipodal distance-regular graphs, and some distance-regular graphs with diameter $d=3$. The main result in this paper is a characterization of these graphs (among regular graphs with $d$ distinct eigenvalues), in terms of the eigenvalues, the sum of the multiplicities corresponding to the eigenvalues with (non-zero) even subindex, and the harmonic mean of the degrees of the distance-$d$ graph.
Full Text: PDF


A CBC News report last winter that detailed how many university students could not accurately answer basic geography questions has inspired some academics to deal with the problem at a meeting in St. John's.
The report showed how some Memorial University students in St. John's could not identify Europe on a map, and some did not even know the name of the ocean that surrounds them.
The report was based on Memorial professor Judith Adler, who says her students consistently have trouble with basic geography.
"After this initial disclosure, other Canadian university professors have come forward, divulging that Memorial University isn't the only institution with geo-illiterate students," said a statement from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, which is meeting this weekend with members of the Canadian Association of Geographers.
The group plans to chart a plan of action to "raise the profile of geography and to underline the importance of geoliteracy."
To that end, we put together the following quiz. Test your own knowledge on questions that run from local to global.


Home Forums Lives of Leisure and War Lives of Leisure and War Reply To: Lives of Leisure and War
The pottery made by both the Minoan and the Mycenaean people show flowing lines and shapes, as well as their sea and plant life around them. But Minoan pottery also seems shows a more relaxed culture versus the Mycenaean culture, who depicts them as "militaristic' (see Minoan Harvester Rhyton, Mycenaean Warrior Krater). Those seem to be the only two big examples showing the difference between their people through their artwork. However, in some of their pottery that shows their sea life, both have made vases with an octopus on them. The Minoan vase shows the octopus drawn in a more cartoony way in its face, with the big eyes, but otherwise still seems fairly realistic while feeling freer. The Mycenaean vase, on the other hand, makes the octopus symmetric with ridiculously long tentacles and loses both the realistic and the freer feeling. The stiffer feeling of the Mycenaean octopus could be corresponding to a more rigid lifestyle that revolves around more uniformity as we can see in the Krater. I don't necessarily see it as the Mycenaeans engaged in a lot more conflict, but maybe don't view life as peaceful as the Minoans had.


text:
What's new on our site today!
U'wa Language (Tunebo, Uwa, Uwcuwa)
U'wa is a Chibchan language of South America,
spoken by 5000 people in in northeastern Colombia and western Venezuela. There are several different dialects of
the Tunebo/U'wa language, and some linguists consider them distinct enough to be different languages.
Our list of vocabulary words in the U'wa language, with comparison to words in other Chibchan languages.
Uwa Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Uwa words.
Uwa Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Uwa language.
Tunebo Language (U'wa):
U'wa language information including a linguistic map of Colombia. Page in Spanish.
Central Tunebo Language Gramatica de la Lengua Tuneba Diccionario Bilingue Uw Cuwa Tunebo Grammar: Tunebo Phonology Texto Tunebo Uwa Indian Map:
Scanned-in Central Tunebo language materials from the Rosetta Project. (Most are in Spanish.)
U'wa translation of the Lord's Prayer.
Angosturas Tunebo Barro Negro Tunebo Central Tunebo Western Tunebo
Demographic information on U'wa from the Ethnologue of Languages.
The Grammar of Tunebo
Tunebo linguistics text for sale online.
Homepage of the U'wa indigenous community of Colombia. Site in Spanish.
Wikipedia article on the U'wa/Tunebo tribe.
U'wa In Crisis The U'wa Struggle Open Letter from the U'wa People U'wa Tribe's Suicide Pact:
Articles about the U'wa Indians' fight to prevent oil drilling on their ancestral lands.
El Pueblo U'wa Los indios uwa Los kogi y los u'wa:
Information about the U'wa tribe in Spanish.
Back to our Indian nations index
Back to Native American Indians for kids
Would you like to sponsor our work on the U'wa Indian language?
Native Languages of the Americas website © _PHONE_ Contacts and FAQ page


text:
If there is foam and soap powder residue in washing machine, refer to the suggestions below for step by step instructions.
The reason for foam in the washing machine is soap or another agent that has got into the machine.
- Foam is not a malfunction in your washing machine.
When your washing machine foams a lot, this may be due to:
- Adding too much soap
- A build up of soap powder residue in the machine caused by a adding too much soap and wash at low temperature.
- Capacity of the soap to prevent foam – soap type
- Washing the fabric with soap powder residue, e.g. cleaning rags with dishwashing detergent and similar
What you can do:
- Clean the machine – run repeated washes at the highest temperature without soap, until it does not produce any more foam.
- Clean the machine with washing machine cleaner. You may need to do this several times.
- Carefully follow the soap powder manufacturer's instructions on dosing
- Wash using a different brand of soap
- Run a boil wash regularly
- Use the extra rinse function
- Use cycles intended for the type of clothing
You may consider contacting the soap manufacturer for further advice and instructions for using the soap.
Foam in the washing machine is obviously not covered by warranty, as it is not a machine fault.
Examples of foam formation:


Man and Earth's Best Friend
By: Shani Lewis | February 11, 2021
Shani Lewis, VP of Environmental Issues YU Democrats
Everyone knows that a dog is man's best friend, but did you know that a dog is also Earth's best friend? Dogs have an enhanced ability of smell, in fact, their sense of smell is 10,000 times stronger than a humans.
Wildlife conservationists use dogs to help track down dangerous wildlife. Jaymi Heimbuch, a specialist in wildlife conservation, wrote that dogs are able to "[sniff] out invasive species like giant snails in the Galapagos or [detect] disease in beehives, dogs' noses can be put to work in searching out what shouldn't be there so that humans can act. Dogs are able to sniff out particular plant species, pointing ecologists to tiny patches of invasive mustard so that the plants can be removed before they take over an area."
This is a tremendous aid to wildlife conservationists who, according to Heimbuch, are only able to identify dangerous species of plants by sight when they are in full bloom. Which is ultimately too late since most plants once they are fully bloomed will spread their deadly nature to the wildlife around them. In addition to finding dangerous plants in wildlife, dogs are also able to sniff out endangered species, helping conservationists find and protect these species.
According to CNN, the dogs are trained to identify the endangered species from their feces. Many species have been saved, such as the San Joaquin kit fox, gray wolves, cougars, bobcats, moose, river otters, American minks, black-footed ferrets and even the North Atlantic right whale. With the help of dogs, conservationists around the world have been able to eliminate dangers to nature and protect wildlife that is endangered. Who knew man's best friend would also be a friend to Earth?
*** ***


text:
Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Labour Representation Committee
The Labour Representation Committee (LRC) was formed on February 27, 1900, at a conference at which representatives of the main socialist groupings in the United Kingdom were present. The LRC is the direct predecessor of the modern British Labour Party.
Organisations present at this conference were the Independent Labour Party (ILP), the Social Democratic Federation (SDF) and the Fabian Society, as well as various trade union leaders. After a debate the 129 delegates decided to pass Keir Hardie's motion to establish "a distinct Labour group in Parliament, who shall have their own whips, and agree upon their policy, which must embrace a readiness to cooperate with any party which for the time being may be engaged in promoting legislation in the direct interests of labour."
To make this possible the Conference established the LRC. This committee included two members from the ILP, two from the SDF, one Fabian, and seven trade unionists. Keir Hardie was chosen to head up the LRC and Ramsay MacDonald was chosen as its secretary.
The LRC put up fifteen candidates in the 1900 General Election and between them they won 62,698 votes. Two of the candidates, Keir Hardie and Richard Bell won seats in the House of Commons. They performed even better in the 1906 election with twenty nine successful candidates. Later that year the LRC decided to formally change its name to the Labour Party.
The contents of this article is licensed from _URL_ under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details


Quick Answer: How Do You Use Drastically?
What is mean by drastically?
Meaning of drastically in English in a way that is severe and sudden or has very noticeable effects: Their budget has been drastically reduced.
Our communication environment has changed drastically in the last 10 years.
Is Drastically an adjective or adverb?
The adverb "drastically," like the adjective "drastic," is generally used in connection with measures that are extreme, severe, or harsh.
How do you use experimental in a sentence?
The equipment is still at the experimental stage.The experimental farm is near the waterpower station.The experimental plot was'parceled out to the students.The technique is experimental, but the list of its practitioners is growing.The technique is still at the experimental stage.More items…•
Is Drastically a adverb?
drastically adverb – Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.
How do you use drastically in a sentence?
His life wouldn't change drastically if he agreed. After the school lost its national accreditation, their enrollment drastically declined. Something was drastically altered about his friend, and the thin collar around his neck told Kris everything he needed to know.
What is another word for experiment?investigationtestexaminationstudydemonstrationexperimentationobservationproberesearchtesting173 more rows
What is another word for drastically?
What is another word for drastically?extremelyhighlyoverlyradicallystrikinglytotallyintenselyparticularlyabundantlyoutstandingly235 more rows
What's more than extremely?
What is another word for extremely?highlyterriblyespeciallyexceedingexcessivelymightyreallyseriouslysupremelyvastly233 more rows
What is another word for really?
Find another word for really. In this page you can discover 53 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for really, like: genuinely, actually, indeed, certainly, undoubtedly, absolutely, as-a-matter-of-fact, surely, veritably, positively and legitimately.
What part of speech is drastically?
derivationDrastic comes from an ancient Greek word that means "effective," or "thing to be done." In the 1600s, a strong medicine with that acted with force on the body was called a "drastic." "Drastic" was first used to mean "extreme" or "severe" in the early 1800s….drastic.part of speech:adjectivederivation:drastically (adv.)4 more rows
What is experiment mean?
The definition of an experiment is a test or the act of trying out a new course of action. … To experiment is defined as to try out something new or to test a theory.
What is an example of experimental research?


Containment building
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Nuclear power reactor defense layers
Containment building is a building with a nuclear reactor in it. It is built around the reactor to keep the radiation from getting out, if something happens to the reactor. The containment building is the last barrier to the radiation getting into the environment. Containment systems for nuclear power reactors are distinguished by size, shape, materials used, and suppression systems. The kind of containment used is determined by the type of reactor, generation of the reactor, and the specific plant needs.[1]
The Chernobyl accident was very bad partly because Soviet reactors had no containment buildings.
Layers of nuclear defense[change | change source]
The diagram shown to the right demonstrates the order of defense layers for a nuclear reactor. The first layer of defense is the inert, ceramic quality of the uranium oxide itself. The second layer is the air tight zirkonium alloy of the fuel rod. The third layer is the reactor pressure vessel made of steel more than a dozen centimeters thick. The fourth layer is the pressure resistant, air tight containment building. The fifth layer is the exclusion zone around the reactor.
Notes[change | change source]


text:
Use clay and wire to make a Brown Bear.
To get polymer clay tips & techniques, click here.
Roll and shape all the clay parts as shown on page 4 of this PDF.
Cut the end off a toothpick and use it to fasten the head to the body.
Press the arms, legs, and tail into place.
Use small pieces of wire to attach the ears to the head, as shown at right.
Press the small teardrop-shaped cheeks onto the face and add the black ball for a nose.
Use a toothpick to create holes for the eyes and to shape the ears.


text:
How to make the mouse left-handed in Mac OS X
This page explains step-by-step how to make the mouse left-handed in Mac OS X. Unless you have a single-button mouse, your mouse is set up for a right-handed person by default, with the primary button on the left. However, you can swap the function of the mouse buttons from the default left click, so that a right click is instead used for selection and dragging. You'll just need to remember to press the opposite button to what is called for when you are following instructions (for example, if you are requested to right-click on something).
Note: The following abbreviations for keys on the Mac are used: Ctrl is used for the Control key, Apple is used for the Command key, and Alt is used for the Option key. For keyboard access, make sure 'Full keyboard access' is turned on - you can turn it on or off by pressing Ctrl + F1 at any time.
Step 1: Open the 'Keyboard & Mouse' window
Make sure you are in 'Finder'. If necessary, press Apple + Tab to cycle through the open applications until you return to 'Finder'.
Click on the 'Apple' icon on the menu bar or press Ctrl + F2.
Click on 'System Preferences', as shown in Fig 1, or press the down arrow key to highlight it and then press Enter.
In the 'System Preferences' window (shown in Fig 2), click on the 'Keyboard & Mouse' icon, or press Tab repeatedly (you might need to press Ctrl + F7 first) to cycle through the icons until the 'Keyboard & Mouse' icon is highlighted and then press the Spacebar.
Step 2: Swap the primary and secondary mouse buttons
In the 'Keyboard & Mouse' window, make sure the 'Mouse' tab is selected. If it is not, click on it, or press Ctrl + F7 to highlight one of the tabs and then press the left or right arrow key to select it. Depending on the mouse you are using, you will see something like the window shown in Fig 3, which shows the default button settings for a right-handed person.
Click on the drop-down button to the right of the picture of the mouse and select 'Primary Button' from the list, or press Tab until the drop-down button is highlighted and then use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the options.
Click on the drop-down button to the left of the picture of the mouse and select 'Secondary Button' from the list, or press Tab until the drop-down button is highlighted and then use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the options.
(If you prefer to use your mouse as if it had a single button, select 'Primary Button' from the drop-down lists to both the right and the left of the picture of the mouse.)
You can also change the function of the side buttons and scroll ball (or scroll wheel), if your mouse has these.
When you are finished, click on the window's red close button or press Apple + W.


Fly the Vegan Skies
airline vegan meal
A vegan airline meal
Vegan options are showing up in a wide variety of places these days, from prisons to hospitals to public schools. Now a new initiative by the Vegan Society and Humane Society International seeks to make sure airlines have vegan meals available in commercial airliners.
While air travel is blamed for significant greenhouse gas emissions, meat is actually much worse. It's also a culprit in other environmental problems. "A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth, not just greenhouse gases, but global acidification, eutrophication, land use and water use," said Joseph Poore, at Oxford University, England. "It is far bigger than cutting down on your flights or buying an electric car."
Airlines serve an estimated one billion inflight meals every year, so actively encouraging passengers to choose plant-based options could help reduce the industry's carbon emissions, while at the same addressing a number of other environmental problems caused by meat and other animal-derived foods.
If you fly long distance, be sure to order a vegan meal when you book your flight. While you're waiting for your flight at Seatac airport, why not check out the new restaurant "Floret" by Café Flora? The sister restaurant of our much beloved vegetarian restaurant Café Flora offers both sit down and grab-and-go food.


text:
This paper studies the characteristics of Mai Jia's spy fiction. Placing it under the global map of spy fiction as a genre, this paper evaluates the uniqueness and contribution of Mai Jia to this genre. It identifies two themes of Mai Jia's works: The truth of history does not necessarily have the only answer, and individual's growth may not develop through a rational way. The main characteristics of Mai Jia include that he provides different perspective of certain event through various methods such as letters and interview; The unexpected ending of the story creates a dramatic effect of the uncertainty of life; The texts deconstruct the holy revolutionary discourse with the vernacular emotion and everyday practices. Through these methods, Mai Jia succeeds in overthrowing the tradition of Chinese spy fiction in the 1950s.
|Original language||Chinese (Simplified)|
|Number of pages||10|
|Publication status||Published - 2017|


Example 3.17h: Determining the Mass of Solute in a Given Volume of Solution
How many grams of \(\ce{CaCl2}\) are contained in 250.0 mL of a 0.200 M solution of calcium chloride?
Attn: This is a demo of the virtual study group
The following illustrates a partial student answer where all the quantities mentioned in the question are written down, but the solution to the problem requires use of a molar mass for a compound with now chemical formula.
To enter this student answer, press go once. To see all the prompts from the virtual study group,
press go multiple times until the study group says goodbye
Think about it...


text:
6. The manufacturer of a particular all-season tire claims that the tires last for 22,000 miles. After purchasing the tires you discover that yours did not last the full 22,000 miles. Suppose that a sample of 100 tires made by that manufactures lasted on average 21,819 miles with a sample standard deviation of 1,295 miles. Is there sufficient evidence to refute the manufacturer's claim that the tires last 22,000 miles? Let α = 0.05. Assume that the population standard deviation is σ= 1300.
State the null hypothesis.
State the alternate hypothesis.
What is the appropriate rejection region?
Compute the test statistic.
What is the final conclusion? Explain.
(Question also in attachment below)


text:
This painting is entitled "Quaille, an English Water Spaniel."
I include it because this English water spaniel because, except for color and the docked tail, this animal reminds me of a heavily-built golden retriever. It doesn't remind me of a more-lightly built golden, but something about Quaille that says he could make it as a show golden.
At a distance he also could remind one of a Welsh springer spaniel. In fact, it is well-known that the water spaniels were absorbed into several spaniel breeds, including both breeds of springer. One of the founding dogs in the field spaniel studbook was a cross between a cocker (English) and English water spaniel. He was listed as a Sussex spaniel only because he was liver in color.
That should tell you that the term Sussex spaniel was a much broader term than it is today. After all, one of the leading characteristics of English water spaniels is they had MORE leg length than most land spaniels. The modern Sussex spaniel has very short legs, and for a while, virtually all field spaniels were short-legged. They looked a lot like long-haired dachshunds with docked tails.
I'm preparing a post on the history of field spaniels. It will be posted early to the middle of next week.


Mini Succulent Garden DIY
I love miniature gardens and polymer clay – this little project has them both! One thing that makes this garden extra special is the container. When I saw this old metal ladle at a sort of yardsale my grandma was having, I thought, "This would be perfect for a fairy garden!"
And it was.
succulent garden.PNG
Isn't it so cute? 🙂 I filled the ladle with dirt, added some moss, and stuck in the mushrooms and succulents I made from polymer clay.
I took some pictures while I was making the succulents so I could show you guys how to do it yourself. Let's start with a really easy succulent.
Step 1: Roll lots of little balls from green polymer clay. (More than it shows here.)
Step 2: Shape the balls into teardrops.
Step 3: Arrange the teardrops as the leaves of the succulent.
Step 4: Smush together layers of teardrop leaves. Start with small teardrops, then surround them with slightly large teardrops and so on and so forth until the desired shape is formed. Attach the teardrops together pointed side down.
Step 5: If you wish, paint a little red-brown artist's pastel onto the ends of the leaves.
Now let's try a harder succulent: (But this is definitely one of my favorites.)
Step 1: Roll a medium sized log of green polymer clay.
Step 2: Cut the log into many small chunks with a knife of some kind (if you don't have an exacto knife, a kitchen paring knife will work too.)
Step 3: Roll one end of each piece to a point so you have a forest of little clay trees.
Step 4: Pinch one of your trees between your thumb and forefinger, like so:Steallisonclay_succulents_mums_038
Step 5: Squish five of these deformed tree shapes into a star, like this: Add a tiny cone in the center.
Step 6: Keep adding layers of five around and around until you reach the desired shape. You can also dent the leaves with the end of a paintbrush or a toothpick.
Step 7: Paint the tip of each leaf with red-brown artist's pastel powder. (Rub some of the chalk onto paper, then brush it on with a small paintbrush.) This makes your succulent a lot more realistic.
There we go! Know you know how to make two kinds of succulents. Play around with different shaped leaves to make different kinds of succulents.
Do you like making miniature gardens? If so keep watching for another post about them soon!
Thanks for reading, guys! 🙂
42 thoughts on "Mini Succulent Garden DIY
 1. Wow!! I have been wanting to find a way to make a garden that will stay alive for a long time! This is soooo cool!!
 Addylover 🙂
 2. That was hysterical, I saw the picture at the top and seeing the title I assumed that they were real, because they LOOKED real! But then I read that it was all made out of polymer clay, and I was like "What?!" Ha-ha! I LOVE mini-gardens, so I'm looking forward to the next post! 😀
You are commenting using your account. Log Out / Change )
Google photo
Twitter picture
Facebook photo
Connecting to %s


Why do ships use "port" and "starboard" instead of "left" and "right"?
Since port and starboard never change, they are unambiguous references that are independent of a mariner's orientation, and, thus, mariners use these nautical terms instead of left and right to avoid confusion. When looking forward, toward the bow of a ship, port and starboard refer to the left and right sides, respectively.
Source: NOAA
_TAG_ _TAG_ _TAG_ _TAG_


text:
The name Parry originates from Welsh. It originated as a surname and is derived from "ap Harry," which can be translated to "son of Harry." Parry is a common name in Wales.
Similar Names: Parrie, Pary
Famous Parry Names: Parry Shen (actor), Parry Wayne Humphreys (politician)


Open colormap editor
colormapeditor displays the current figure's colormap as a strip of rectangular cells in the colormap editor. Node pointers are colored cells below the colormap strip that indicate points in the colormap where the rate of the variation of R, G, and B values changes. You can also work in the HSV colorspace by setting the Interpolating Colorspace selector to HSV.
You can also start the colormap editor by selecting Colormap from the Edit menu.
Node Pointer Operations
You can select and move node pointers to change a range of colors in the colormap. The color of a node pointer remains constant as you move it, but the colormap changes by linearly interpolating the RGB values between nodes.
Change the color at a node by double-clicking the node pointer. A color picker box appears, from which you can select a new color. After you select a new color at a node, the colors between nodes are reinterpolated.
You can select a different color map using the Standard Colormaps submenu of the GUI Tools menu. The Plotting Tools Property Editor has a dropdown menu that also lets you select from standard colormaps, but does not help you to modify a colormap.
How to Perform
Select a built-in colormap
Tools > Standard Colormaps
Add a node
Click below the corresponding cell in the colormap strip.
Select a node
Left-click the node.
Select multiple nodes
Adjacent: left-click first node, Shift+click the last node.
Nonadjacent: left-click first node, Ctrl+click subsequent nodes.
Move a node
Select and drag with the mouse or select and use the left and right arrow keys.
Move multiple nodes
Select multiple nodes and use the left and right arrow keys to move nodes as a group. Movement stops when one of the selected nodes hits an unselected node or an end node.
Delete a node
Select the node and then press the Delete key, or select Delete from the Edit menu, or type Ctrl+x.
Delete multiple nodes
Select the nodes and then press the Delete key, or select Delete from the Edit menu, or type Ctrl+x.
Display color picker for a node
Double-click the node pointer.
Current Color Info
When you put the mouse over a color cell or node pointer, the colormap editor displays the following information about that colormap element:
 - The element's index in the colormap
 - The value from the graphics object color data that is mapped to the node's color (i.e., data from the CData property of any image, patch, or surface objects in the figure)
 - The color's RGB and HSV color value
Interpolating Colorspace
The colorspace determines what values are used to calculate the colors of cells between nodes. For example, in the RGB colorspace, internode colors are calculated by linearly interpolating the red, green, and blue intensity values from one node to the next. Switching to the HSV colorspace causes the colormap editor to recalculate the colors between nodes using the hue, saturation, and value components of the color definition.
Note that when you switch from one colorspace to another, the color editor preserves the number, color, and location of the node pointers, which can cause the colormap to change.
Interpolating in HSV. Since hue is conceptually mapped about a color circle, the interpolation between hue values can be ambiguous. To minimize this ambiguity, the interpolation uses the shortest distance around the circle. For example, interpolating between two nodes, one with hue of 2 (slightly orange red) and another with a hue of 356 (slightly magenta red), does not result in hues 3,4,5...353,354,355 (orange/red-yellow-green-cyan-blue-magenta/red). Taking the shortest distance around the circle gives 357,358,1,2 (orange/red-red-magenta/red).
Color Data Min and Max
The Color Data Min and Color Data Max text fields enable you to specify values for the axes CLim property. These values change the mapping of object color data (the CData property of images, patches, and surfaces) to the colormap.
This example modifies a default MATLAB® colormap so that ranges of data values are displayed in specific ranges of color. The graph is a slice plane illustrating a cross section of fluid flow through a jet nozzle. See the slice reference page for more information on this type of graph.
Enhance Colormap
This example modifies a default MATLAB colormap so that ranges of data values are displayed more prominently.
Create a slice plane for the flow dataset:
[x,y,z,v] = flow;
hz = slice(x,y,z,v,[],[],0);
hz.EdgeColor = 'none';
hz.FaceColor = 'interp';
Start the colormap editor:
To reveal more information about the flow data, create more color variation in the region of interest. Add the color red for the largest color data value and blend it with the yellow and orange colors:
The new colormap reveals more of the flow data variation in the higher data values:
Saving the Modified Colormap
You can save the modified colormap using the colormap function or the figure Colormap property.
After you have applied your changes, save the current figure colormap in a variable:
mycmap = get(fig,'Colormap');
To use this colormap in another figure, set that figure's Colormap property:
To save your modified colormap in a MAT-file, use the save command to save the mycmap workspace variable:
To use your saved colormap in another MATLAB session, load the variable into the workspace and assign the colormap to the figure:
Was this topic helpful?


text: In possibly the most bizarre exception in English, the past tense of the verb hang is hung, except when speaking about the method of killing someone--then it's hanged. This, however, is relatively uncommonly used correctly, which, when combined with the slang meaning of the word, a shorter version of well-hung, results in tremendous humor potential. This potential has been most effectively realized, to my knowledge, in Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles. The main character, Bart, is greeted by his friend Charlie with, "They said you was hung!" "And they was right," is Bart's reply.


Jobs Near SCC
LocationOrange, CA
Highest Degree OfferedAssociate's degree
Average In-State Tuition$864
Average Out-of-State Tuition$4,800
Santiago Canyon College (SCC) is a diverse learning community dedicated to intellectual and personal growth. Our purpose is to foster a learning environment that helps students develop knowledge and understandingcritical thinkingsound decision makingcultural awarenesseffective communication skillsand a commitment to local and global citizenship. Santiago Canyon College offers a comprehensive curriculum that includes university transferassociate degree and certificate programs. In additionwe provide community servicescareer educationcontinuing educationbasic skills developmentand a range of support services for full and part-time studentsincluding those with family and career responsibilities. At SCC we encourage students to planimplement- and evaluate their educational progress through meaningful reflection and interaction with both the college and community.
Nearby Jobs
See all nearby jobs


Degree of Cure
The degree of curing describes the conversion achieved during crosslinking reactions (curing). In macromolecular chemistry, crosslinking refers to reactions in which a large number of individual molecules are linked to form a three-dimensional network. Linkage can be achieved either by direct setup of macromolecules or reaction to the already existing polymers.
This can easily be measured by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
The degree of curing, α, is the amount of heat converted divided by the reaction enthalpy.
α = H/ΔHR
The degree of cure of an already (partially) crosslinked sample can be determined via the residual enthalpy of post-crosslinking, HPC (post-cure). Then, the degree of cure can be calculated as
α = 1-(HPC/ΔHR)
Figure 1: DSC 214 Polyma measurement results; black curve: uncured adhesive; red curve: partially cured adhesive (sample weight: 2.80 mg and 2.77 mg; heating rate 5 K/min)
Figure 1 depicts an example for the calculation of the degree of cure for a partially cured adhesive. The uncured adhesive shows a curing enthalpy of 242.35 J/g, whereas the partially cured sample shows an enthalpy of just 203.92 J/g for the post curing reaction. Therefore, a degree of cure of 15.9 % for the partially cured sample can be calculated.
Related Methods


text:
Almost incandescent in the soft light of an overcast sky, the remarkable color of this scrub oak apple gall contrasts sharply with the muted greens, grays and browns of the surrounding chaparral.
The gall forms in response to the larvae of the California gall wasp. The gall protects the developing larvae, as well as providing it a source of food.
On the right side of the gall there appears to be a "sun print" of an oak leaf in the red color, where a nearby leaf may have shielded the surface from sunlight.
From today's run on the Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains, near Saddle Peak.


Google Awards $1.2M in Natural Language Research Grants
Alex Armstrong of I Programmer reports, "Google has awarded over $1.2 million to support research in several areas of natural language understanding that relate to Google's concept of the Knowledge Graph. Google has been investing heavily in machine learning and deep neural networks to improve web search. Supporting natural language understanding is also motivated by the need to further search technology. In the announcement of the awards Google Research Blog explains how natural language processing is integral to its Knowledge Graph technology that represents a shift 'from strings to things'."
The blog post states, "Understanding natural language is at the core of Google's work to help people get the information they need as quickly and easily as possible. At Google we work hard to advance the state of the art in natural language processing, to improve the understanding of fundamental principles, and to solve the algorithmic and engineering challenges to make these technologies part of everyday life. Language is inherently productive; an infinite number of meaningful new expressions can be formed by combining the meaning of their components systematically. The logical next step is the semantic modeling of structured meaningful expressions -- in other words, 'what is said' about entities. We envision that knowledge graphs will support the next leap forward in language understanding towards scalable compositional analyses, by providing a universe of entities, facts and relations upon which semantic composition operations can be designed and implemented."
Read more here.
Image: Courtesy Google


text:
Definition of knotty in English:
adjective (knottier, knottiest)
1Full of knots: the room was paneled in knotty pine
More example sentences
- B-I-N will seal porous surfaces, like new wood, and seal off knots and sappy streaks in knotty pine so they won't bleed through and ruin the paint job.
- The 31-room lodge sits right on Lake Superior and is all Scandinavian, with hand-hewn beams, massive stone fireplaces, and guest rooms of high-gloss knotty pine.
- These range from the pale silvery hue of maple to the warm gold, knotty style of pine, and from the classic mid-brown of oak to the rich darkness of walnut.
1.1(Of a problem or matter) extremely difficult or intricate.
- Mr Dexter said: 'Insurance is increasingly becoming a knotty problem.'
- He spent much time trying to tease out this knotty problem with Laing.
- The newspaper also dwells on the jury selection in the original federal trial, but it never once mentions the truly knotty constitutional issue involved - double jeopardy.
- Example sentences
- This may seem like it has the knottiness and subterfuge of a good spy thriller, but it fails as a drama because every climax is a false climax.
- The difficulty and complexity of the play's plotting is matched by an unusual density and knottiness of syntax.
Words that rhyme with knottydotty, grotty, hottie, Lanzarote, Lottie, Pavarotti, potty, Scottie, snotty, spotty, totty, yachtie, zloty
What do you find interesting about this word or phrase?
Comments that don't adhere to our Community Guidelines may be moderated or removed.


text: ||A point set is extremal if and only if the points lie on the boundary of a rectilinear convex hull of the point set [l0]. For an extremal point set of size n, the problem of constructing an optimal rectilinear Steiner tree was first shown to be solvable in ο(n[to the power of 6]) time by Provan. Later, Bern, and Erickson developed a faster algorithm that runs in ο(n[to the power of 5]) time. Richards and Salowe [l0] developed an improved algorithm and solves the problem in ο(k[to the power of 4]n), where k is the number of sides of the rectilinear convex hull. Cheng et al. observed a common substructure which often appears in an optimal Steiner tree and developed a dynamic programming algorithm that runs in ο(n[to the power of 3]). In the worst-case scenario, an extremal point set can have θ(n) boundary edges. So the algorithm in has a better asymptotic time complexity than the algorithm given by Richards and Salowe. In this thesis, we make use of some of the results in and [l0] and redesign a dynamic programming algorithm that runs in ο(k2n) time. Thus our algorithm has the best asymptotic time complexity known for the problem.


text:
New method for testing solar sensitivity of commercial formulations of the granulovirus of codling moth (Cydia pomonella, Tortricidae: Lepidoptera)
A method for screening codling moth granulovirus (CpGV) formulation sensitivity to sunlight using specially prepared half apples and a solar simulator is described. The half apple preparation allows an even coverage of virus over the surface of the fruit that would not be possible using whole apples. Leaves and artificial medium were not usable for extended periods of exposure in the solar simulator due to excess drying. Fruit was sprayed with 10−3and 10−5 dilutions of three commercial formulations of CpGV (Carpovirusine, Cyd-X, and Virosoft) and infested with codling moth neonates. Half of the sprayed fruit was exposed to 650 W/m2 for 4 h in an Atlas Suntest CPS solar simulator resulting in an accumulated radiant energy of 9.36 × 106 J/m2 before they were infested with neonate codling moth larvae. Spraying non-irradiated fruit with the 10−3 dilution of Cyd-X and Virosoft resulted in nearly 100% mortality of neonate larvae. Irradiation reduced viral activity by 71–98% at the 10−3 dilution and by up to 32% at the 10−5 dilution relative to non-irradiated fruit. The procedures utilized enabled good preservation of the fruit throughout the incubation period and minimized invasion of the fruit by plant pathogens and saprophytic organisms. This laboratory method for screening candidate formulations and potential UV protectants could conserve time and resources by eliminating adjuvants with less potential in laboratory tests and field testing only the most promising candidates. It also enables year-round testing.
_URL_ REVIEW, Field evaluation of commercial formulations of the codling moth granulovirus: Persistence of activity and success of seasonal applications against natural infestations of codling moth in Pacific Northwest apple orchards, November 2004, Biological Control 31(3):388-397, DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.05.004,Steve Arthurs, Lawrence A Lacey.


text:
native get_cvar_string(const cvarname, output, iLen);
Cvar name to retrieve value from
Buffer to copy cvar value to
Maximum size of the buffer
Gets a string value from a cvar. The cvar is accessed by name.
Accessing a Cvar by name is slower than direct pointer access, which is why the otherwise equivalent get_pcvar_string() function should be used instead.
Number of cells written to buffer.


text:
Definition of Rattened
1. ratten [v] - See also: ratten
Click the following link to bring up a new window with an automated collection of images related to the term: Rattened Images
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rattened
Literary usage of Rattened
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1868)
"The men were not rattened, but Holdsworth's warehouse was blown up, and after the... They were aware that he could not be rattened at Butchers' wheel,..."
2. The Cutlery Trades: An Historical Essay in the Economics of Small-scale by Godfrey Isaac Howard Lloyd (1913)
"If, for example, it was desired to enforce payment of dues by the forgers, the grinders were often rattened in order to stop their work and so bring..."
3. Our Little Life: Essays Consolatory and Domestic with Some Others by Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd (1882)
"And the persons who sit in judgment upon his doctrine, and decide whether or not he shall be rattened, are the ministers of neighbouring congregations : who..."


text:
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process: drained water from the sink.
- v. To cause liquid to go out from; empty: drained the bathtub; drain the pond.
- v. To draw off the surface water of: The Mississippi River drains a vast area.
- v. To drink all the contents of: drained the cup.
- v. To deplete gradually, especially to the point of complete exhaustion. See Synonyms at deplete.
- v. To fatigue or spend emotionally or physically: The day's events completely drained me of all strength.
- v. To flow off or out: Gasoline drained slowly from the tilted can.
- v. To become empty by the drawing off of liquid: watched the tub slowly drain.
- v. To discharge surface or excess water: The Niagara River drains into Lake Ontario. When flooded, the swamp drains northward.
- v. To become gradually depleted; dwindle: felt his enthusiasm draining.
- n. A pipe or channel by which liquid is drawn off.
- n. Medicine A device, such as a tube, inserted into the opening of a wound or body cavity to facilitate discharge of fluid or purulent material.
- n. The act or process of draining.
- n. A gradual outflow or loss; consumption or depletion: the drain of young talent by emigration.
- n. Something that causes a gradual loss: interruptions that are a drain on my patience.
- idiom. down the drain To or into the condition of being wasted or lost: All of our best laid plans are down the drain.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To draw off gradually, as a liquid; remove or convey away by degrees, as through conduits, by filtration, or by any comparable process: as, to drain water from land, wine from the lees, or blood from the body; to drain away the specie of a country.
- To free, clear, or deprive by degrees, as of a liquid; empty or exhaust gradually: as, to drain land of water (the most familiar use of the word); to drain a vessel of its contents; to drain a country of its resources.
- To flow off gradually.
- To be gradually emptied, as of a liquid: as, the cask slowly drains.
- n. The act of draining or drawing off, or of emptying by drawing off; gradual or continuous outflow, withdrawal, or expenditure.
- n. That which drains, or by means of which draining is immediately effected.
- n. Specifically— A passage, pipe, or open channel for the removal of water or other liquid; especially, a pipe or channel for removing the surplus water from soils. Drains may be open ditches or sunken pipes or conduits. Those for wet lands are so made as to permit the percolation into them of water from the adjacent soil, as by the use in a covered conduit of porous earthen pipes or tiles, or of a filling of small stones, of an open cut where there is a sufficient slope, etc. See sewer.
- n. The trench in which the melted metal flows from a furnace to the molds
- n. In surgery, a hollow sound or canula used to draw off purulent matter from a deep seated abscess.
- n. Pl. The grain from the mash-tub: distinctively called brewers' drains.
- n. In ship-building, a large pipe which runs through or above the double bottom of a war-ship and is connected with the principal pumps to remove water from the various compartments. The main drain is from 12 to 15 inches in diameter, has openings into the large compartments controlled by valves, and is intended to pump out the water in case of damage by grounding, collision, etc. The secondary or auxiliary drain is also connected with all the large compartments and is used for all ordinary pumping.
- n. A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume.
- n. Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
- n. vulgar An act of urination.
- n. electronics The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- v. intransitive To lose liquid.
- v. transitive, ergative To cause liquid to flow out of.
- v. transitive, ergative To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
- v. transitive To deplete of energy or resources.
- v. intransitive, pinball To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.
- v. To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like.
- v. To filter.
- v. To flow gradually.
- v. To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping.
- n. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal.
- n. That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.
- n. engraving The grain from the mashing tub.
- v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
- v. flow off gradually
- n. a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- n. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- v. deplete of resources
- v. make weak
- n. tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- n. a gradual depletion of energy or resources
- Middle English dreinen (verb) from Old English drēahnian ("to drain, strain, filter"), from Proto-Germanic *draug- ("dry"), akin to Old English drūgian ("to dry up"), drūgaþ ("dryness, drought"), Old English drȳge ("dry"). More at dry (Wiktionary)
- Middle English dreinen, to strain, drain, from Old English drēahnian. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
"Brain drain is still claiming Canadian doctors, but not our doctorals."
"She noted that the more typical "brain drain" is to the US, as Canadian professionals leave for greater income potential."
"If there is brain drain from a particular country, it can scarcely develop."
"That a slip-slide into banality leads to forum brain drain is a sort of Catch-22 given."
"The brain drain is not the consequence of some sort of collective despair."
"Hong Kong's brain drain is both a myth and a reality -- a myth in that its proportions tend to be wildly exaggerated, and in that its existence is attributed to a largely imaginary state of panic supposedly to be found in Hong Kong."
"Highly educated women's abandonment of the workplace is not an extension of the centuries of upper-class arm candy; it's a sex-specific brain drain from the future rulers of the society...."
"Ainalem puts it this way: One potential solution to Africa's brain drain is virtual participation."
"America's loss may be India's gain, analysts say, pointing to a'reverse brain drain' that may see India reaping benefits for years to come."
"Watch the water drain from the roof of the greenhouses."
These user-created lists contain the word 'drain'.
The path of least resistance, watercourses, plumbing....
words describing slow action or movement
( open list, randomness, descriptive )
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
Words that make me think of Vampire: The Requiem
Grateful credit to _URL_
Very basic words for ESL students.
Words from 2009 'Watchmen' film.
Words that mean drink.
Looking for tweets for drain.