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Where did the Rudman coat of arms come from? When did the Rudman family first arrive in the United States?
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The Hebrew language belongs to the Semitic family and is generally divided into three historic and linguistic periods: Old Testament Hebrew, Postbiblical and Modern Hebrew. Modern Hebrew was developed in the 19th century and is now the official language of Israel. It has a special script, based on the Phoenician alphabet.More
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A layer structural complex magnetic refrigerant, which is suitable for the Ericsson cycle, satisfying the Carnot principle, has been investigated. Above ∼15 K, since the thermal agitation energy and the lattice entropy increase considerably, the ferromagnetic material has to be used for the refrigerant in the magnetic refrigeration. However, the variatio of the magnetic entropy of the ferromagnets is not ap propriate to the Ericsson cycle in which the entropy difference ΔSJ between two kinds of the iso-magnetic field processes should be constant in the refrigeration range. In order to make the refrigerant having constant ΔSJ mentioned above, we made the layer structural sin tered material composed of four kinds of ferromagnets ErAl2.2, HoAl2.2, (DY0.5Ho0.5)Al2.2 and DyAl2.2, and investigated its entropy experimentally. As the result, it is verified that the layer structural magnet material is one of the most promising refrigerant for the Ericsson cycle.
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- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Posted 14 September 2010 - 02:49 PM
We know that a six base pair sequence AGAATA occurs 1 time in 4096 nucleotides [ (1/4)^6 = 4096 ] correct?
Let's say we have a DNA library that is 50,000 base pairs in total (small library of 50 clones to keep numbers small) it should occur roughly ~12 times [ 50000/4096 = 12.2 ] with 100% probability?
1. What is the probability that it would occur twice? How about 5 times?
2. What is the probability it would occur once in a single clone from this library if the clone is 500 bp long? What about twice?
3. And finally, let's say AGAATA occurs 3 times in one 500 bp clone. Is this significant? What is the equation? I wanted to know basically, "This six base pair sequence has an X-percent probability of occurring within the clone, and an x-percent probability of occurring in the whole library. Thanks.
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Posted 14 September 2010 - 07:41 PM
Let's assume it's 25% each. And I can replace this sequence with any sequence. I'm just looking on how to do the math.

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The Body Hollow
(As featured in the May 2007 issue of Practically Seeking)
This style of shelter is an easy step up from the most basic idea of burrowing down into a big pile of leaves for warmth or protection from the elements.
- Quick to construct
- Will keep you warm and dry
- Takes far less time and materials than a full-on debris hut.
- Can be tricky to keep water-tight in a heavy rain
- Makes a great "hide" or ground blind when hunting with firearms
- Good short-term cache (for non-food items)
- Adaptable to a wide variey of terrains and conditions
- Snug — Needs no other heat source
- Camouflages very well into the landscape (See how our completed Body Hollow shelter blends into the surrounding area)
Wonder how well this simple shelter would really hold up? Check out our post-Nor'easter pics!
Step-by-step instructions for building this quick, easy-to-construct shelter.
- Dig a hole that is at least two hand widths wider and longer than you are, and the depth of your body are when lying down. Your chest should be even with the ground level.
- Using the excavated dirt, build up a berm around two sides and one end of your hole. (The end with no berm will be your entry point.) The total depth of your hole should now be approximately knee deep.
- Line the inside with a layer of leaves or other dry debris six to eight inches deep.
- Overlay the top with a layer of branches (about wrist thick) spaced about a hand-width apart.
- Continuing to build on your "roof", add a layer of smaller branches to create lattice about six inches thick.
- Cover your lattice with a layer of debris at least 2.5 feet thick. Start by heaping your debris around the bottom and work your way up, making sure that the highest point is in the center of your debris pile. (This will help keep your shelter dry.)
Place a few more of the thinner branches on top of your debris to keep it from blowing away.
- Have an extra pile of debris near your door that you can pull in after you to close your entryway after you crawl in.


Quick Answer: How Do You Delete A Message On Facebook Messenger After 10 Minutes?
How do you delete Facebook messages on both sides after 10 minutes?
Step 1- Go to the Facebook conversation you would like to delete from both sides after 10 minutes.
Step 2- Click on the Action gear icon & choose option Report Spam or Abuse from the pop-up menu that appears..
Why can't I remove a message for everyone on messenger after 10 minutes?
For up to 10 minutes after a message is sent, users will soon have the option to delete that message from the conversation. To do this, users need only to tap the message once and select "Remove for Everyone."
How can you tell if someone has deleted your message on messenger?
Does deleting a message on messenger delete it for the other person?
Using "delete" in the messenger deletes the message in your version of the thread but not the recipient's. So deleting a message or conversation from your inbox won't delete it from your friend's inbox. It isn't possible to delete sent or received messages from a friend's inbox.
Q: How to delete shared photos on Messenger permanently from both sides? A: Tap and hold the photo you want to delete. Now, click on "Remove" and then, click on "Remove for Everyone" and finally, confirm the deletion. You'll the message with the thread, stating "You removed messages" on the bottom of your screen.
When someone blocks you on Messenger only, you will still see them on your list but can't send them messages or view their last seen or online status. However, you must note that this doesn't only happen when a user blocks you. You will also not be able to interact with them if they deactivate their Facebook account.
How do you delete Messenger chats from everyone?
Does the other person know when you delete a conversation on Facebook?
How do you delete Imessages on both sides?
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touchIn a message conversation, touch and hold the message bubble or attachment that you want to delete.Tap More.Tap Trash, then tap Delete Message. If you want to delete all messages in the thread tap Delete All, in the upper-left corner. Then tap Delete Conversation.Aug 19, 2020
Why can't I delete my messages on messenger?
Apparently, you cannot delete one message from new Facebook Messages. You can only delete the entire correspondence with a given person. Since the messages are grouped by friend, you would have to delete all your correspondence.
Can a blocked person see old messages?
Can blocked Facebook users see old messages?
Why delete for everyone option is not coming?
Time Limit for Deleting WhatsApp Messages You can unsend messages within an hour of sending them only. After that, you will not see the Delete for everyone option. So, if it's missing when you press the delete icon, you might be trying to delete it after an hour of sending a message.
How do you delete Facebook messages on both sides after a long time?
Will Blocking someone on Facebook delete messages?
How do I permanently delete messages from messenger?
To delete a conversation in Facebook Messenger using the app, hold down your finger on the conversation and then tap "Delete." Confirm you want to delete the conversation to delete it permanently.
What happens when you Unsend a message on messenger?
If you selecting 'Unsend', Facebook Messenger will replace your message with a notice that says the message was unsent by you and it will have a 'Removed at [timestamp]'. … If you want to remove a message just for yourself, select "Remove for You" (others will still see your message with this option).
How do I permanently delete photos from Messenger?
To delete a message or photo:Open the conversation.Hover over the message or photo you want to delete.Click More.Click Remove > Remove.
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Overview — By Pat Daly GAA Head of Games
The main objectives of the GAA's Games Grassroots to National Programme (GNP) are to maximise participation and optimise playing standards. The big challenge for those in charge of teams is to ensure that games are structured to cater for the needs and abilities of those who participate.The GAA Coaching and Games Development Committee has developed 3 GO Games in Hurling and 3 in Gaelic Football known as —
What are the Key Objectives of the Go Games?
The key objectives of the Go Games can be summarised as follows:
 1. Promote Full Participation: Provide playing opportunities for all children at their respective levels of participation by ensuring everyone gets to play in the game and that nobody remains a substitute. "Playing, not winning, is the name of the game."
 2. Propagate the Principles of Fair Play: Promote sportsmanship by ensuring that all participants endeavour to play by the rules and give due respect to the opposition, the match officials and the game.
 3. Cater for the varying developmental needs of young players: Use modified playing rules and equipment that are appropriate to the age group and ability level of those participating
 4. Implement the GAA's Code of Best Practice for Youth Sport: Give practical expression to the GAA's Code of Best Practice for Youth Sport by invoking the principles of the Code at the fundamental levels of participation. N.B. While the playing rules for First, Quick and Smart Touch are not necessarily set in stone - the principle of ensuring that all participants get to play the full game is, as is the principle of not awarding medals or trophies arising from success in the Go Games.
What are the Benefits of the Go Games?
The benefits of the Go Games are:
 1. Increased enjoyment
 2. Increased number of touches on the ball
 3. Increased physical work rate
 4. Increased perception of competence
*Research conducted under the guidance of Professor Niall Moyna at the School of Health and Human Performance at DCU and presented at the 2004 National Coaching Conference
* To download the Go-Games coaching handbooks, go to _URL_
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analytic spectrum
The concept of analytic spectrum is a realization of the concept of spectrum (geometry) in the context of non-archimedean analytic geometry. Given an affinoid algebra AA over a non-archimedean field, then the concept of spectrum of a commutative ring whose points are prime ideals/maximal ideals does not produce a sensible space that admits analytic geometry. Rather, instead of regarding points of the spectrum as ring homomorphisms to AA \to \mathbb{R}, the analytic spectrum instead takes points to be multiplicative seminorms ||:A 0{\vert -\vert} \colon A \to \mathbb{R}_{\geq 0} bounded by the norm on the given field.
If Spec an(A)Spec_{an}(A) is the set of all such multiplicative seminorms, then for xSpec an(A)x \in Spec_{an}(A) a point one writes the corresponding seminorm as || x{\vert - \vert}_x and thinks of it as being the norm on the function algebra on Spec(A)Spec(A) which is given by "evaluating functions at xx and then applying the field norm to that".
One turns this Spec an(A)Spec_{an}(A) into a topological space in the usual way by choosing the weakest topology such that under this assignment the original elements of AA become continuous function on Spec an(A)Spec_{an}(A).
Globalizing this analytic spectrum construction leads to the concept of Berkovich analytic space.
For AA a normed ring, its analytic spectrum or Berkovich spectrum Spec anASpec_an A is the set of all non-zero multiplicative seminorms on AA, regarded as a topological space when equipped with the weakest topology such that all functions
Spec anA + Spec_{an} A \to \mathbb{R}_+
of the form
x|x(a)| x \mapsto {\vert x(a)\vert}
for aAa \in A are continuous.
If AA is equipped with the structure of a Banach ring, one takes the bounded multiplicative seminorms.
So a point in the analytic spectrum of AA corresponds to a non-zero function
:A {\Vert -\Vert} : A \to \mathbb{R}
to the real numbers, such that for all x,yAx, y \in A
 1. x0{\Vert x \Vert} \geq 0;
 2. xy=xy{\Vert x y \Vert} = {\Vert x \Vert} {\Vert y \Vert};
 3. x+yx+y{\Vert x + y \Vert} \leq {\Vert x \Vert} + {\Vert y \Vert}
and boundedness means that there exists C>0C \gt 0 such that for all xAx \in A
xC|x| A. {\Vert x\Vert} \leq C {\vert x \vert}_A \,.
(e.g. Berkovich 09, def. 1.2.3)
Affine line
For kk a field and k[T]k[T] the polynomial ring over kk in one generator,
𝔸 k:=Spec ank[T] \mathbb{A}_k := Spec_{an} k[T]
is the analytic affine line over kk.
If k=k = \mathbb{C}, then 𝔸 k=\mathbb{A}_k = \mathbb{C} is the ordinary complex plane.
The notion originates in
 - Vladimir Berkovich, Spectral theory and analytic geometry over non-Archimedean fields, Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, vol. 33, American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, (1990) 169 pp.
Expositions and Lecture notes
Introductory exposition of the Berkovich analytic spectrum includes
 - Sarah Brodsky, Non-archimedean geometry, brief lecture notes, 2012 (pdf)
 - Scott Carnahan, Berkovich spaces I (web)
 - Jérôme Poineau, Global analytic geometry, pages 20-23 in EMS newsletter September 2007 (pdf)
 - Frédéric Paugam, section 2.1.4 of Global analytic geometry and the functional equation (2010) (pdf)
 - Vladimir Berkovich, section 1 of Non-archimedean analytic spaces, lectures at the Advanced School on pp-adic Analysis and Applications, ICTP, Trieste, 31 August - 11 September 2009 (pdf)
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The Ionic Toothbrush
How does it compare with a sonic or power brush?
A clinical meta-analysis of oscillating brushes (power and sonic) found that only certain types remove significantly more plaque than a manual toothbrush. And even then, the amount of plaque removed was only up to 11% more than a manual brush.
Research on the Ionic toothbrush showed that it removes up to 48% more plaque than a manual toothbrush. The Ionic toothbrush works on a different principle to other toothbrushes, making it extremely effective, even in hard-to-reach areas of the mouth
How does it remove plaque?
As dentists know, teeth normally have a negative polarity while plaque has an opposite or positive polarity. This is why plaque clings to your teeth.
The Ionic toothbrush from Dr. Tung's breaks this ionic bond by temporarily reversing the polarity of tooth surfaces as you brush. The plaque molecules are then repelled by the teeth and drawn to the negatively polarized bristles of the IONIC toothbrush.
Is the IONIC toothbrush Clinically Proven?
Yes. There have been many studies demonstrating the effectiveness of the IONIC toothbrush. One important study at Marquette University School of Dentistry showed a very significant 36.17% reduction in plaque. This was up to 48% MORE effective than a manual toothbrush. The same study showed a big improvement in gingival health - up to 51% - for the IONIC toothbrush group.
Plaque scores were determined using the Turesky-Gilmore-Glickman Index. Likewise, gingival indices were determined using the Loe Silness Gingival Inflammation Index. Other studies in both Japan and the USA have shown similar improvements in plaque scores, as well as improvements in dental hypersensitivity.
How do I test the battery?
The power cell lasts up to two years with normal use. It is easy to test the battery on our new Ionic toothbrush with integrated battery tester!
 1. Push button. Red light indicates that the battery has power and is working properly.
 2. If the light does not go on when testing, it is time to order a new IONIC toothbrush set.
 1. We recommend testing the battery monthly.
 2. The light does NOT go on when USING the toothbrush.
Do I need to use toothpaste?
You can use the Ionic toothbrush with or without toothpaste since the cleaning action occurs through ionic action - reversing polarity to make teeth repel plaque - and not merely through the mechanical scrubbing action as occurs with other toothbrushes. (You have to use an abrasive like toothpaste with other toothbrushes to help with the mechanical cleaning, as with scrubbing a floor.)
The Ionic toothbrush on the other hand, makes teeth repel plaque and also attracts plaque to the toothbrush head, both due to Ionic technology. This means you do not have to brush so hard, which is better for the gums. You do need some fluid for the ionic effect to work - this can be water (a wet toothbrush head) or toothpaste, as per your preference.
What is your warranty on the toothbrush?
Dr. Tung's Products warrants the IONIC toothbrush for one year from the purchase date against all defects in manufacturing, workmanship and power source failure. If within one year of date of purchase, this product fails to function because of defects in materials or workmanship, it can be returned for replacement.
 1. All returns require a return authorization number (RMA) or will not be accepted.
 2. Returns must include a copy of the original invoice from, plus an RMA number, which can be obtained by simply emailing us at
 3. Items purchased at a retail store, third-party website or International location should be returned to that store/website under that company's standard returns policy.
 4. Replacement items will ONLY BE SHIPPED TO USA OR CANADIAN ADDRESSES. We DO NOT ship to any other countries.
How do I care for my IONIC toothbrush?
 - After brushing, rinse and dry your Ionic Toothbrush and store in a dry place. (If your toothbrush lies in water / moisture, this will reduce the battery life and will void the warranty)
 - It is preferable to store your toothbrush away from metal surfaces.
 - Remove the brush head occasionally to rinse off toothpaste residue.
Note: If you cannot easily remove the brush head, toothpaste residue build up on the metal rod may be the issue. You can loosen this residue by soaking your Ionic Toothbrush in hot water for 2 - 3 minutes. Once you've soaked your toothbrush, you should more easily be able to remove the brush head. You can help prevent this from happening in the future by removing the brush head every 3 - 4 weeks and wiping off any accumulated build-up.
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Leah MacRae meets Drama Workshop students with Learning Disabilities.
Actress Leah MacRae
Actress Leah MacRae
Actress Leah MacRae, known for her role in successful Scottish show River City as Ellie Mclean, visited a drama workshop by CKUK, involving people with learning disabilities.
CKUK, or Common Knowledge United Kingdom, is a Glasgow based organization that reaches out to people with learning disabilities with a strong conviction that such people 'deserve better' opportunities.
They believe that people with learning disabilities need more skill sets so that they too can pursue their personal interests and talents.
Along with this, CKUK also addresses a number of varied social issues, that range from autism-related bullying, dealing with internet and associated safety issues, work as well as sexual health.
Learning disability is a major aspect of neurobehavioral disorders like Autism. People with mild to severe Autism often suffer from learning disabilities that greatly inhibit the process of social integration as well employment readiness in their adult lives.
In recent times, though, it has been observed that it is more beneficial to harness the specific skills of people dealing with Autism than trying to push them to emulate normal life and work.
Leah MacRae in CKUK with Autistic Adults
Leah MacRae enjoying her time at CKUK with people having Learning Disabilities and Autism
Leah MacRae, who is known for the diverse characters she has played over the years, understands the struggle of people with learning issues, because, her aunt had a similar disability.
Others under-estimate people with learning difficulties. But, my aunt had learning difficulties and, therefore, I don't. It's just ignorance stemming from lack of social awareness really" she explained. One cannot agree more, for it has been repeatedly seen how people with behavioral disorders are at times much more productive than the most normal individual when they are given a job suited to their respective skills.
Common Knowledge has received grants from Comic Relief that helped greatly in arranging the drama workshops for the over 16s with disabilities.
As the River City star watched, the group performed physical warm-ups, rehearsals, and vocal trainings just like any other theatre group.
One of the members, Wesley Greer, opened up about how a motivating workshop like this altered his outlook and helped build his confidence. He had been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome when he was just six years old and needless to point out that his life had not been a cakewalk.
Because of the Asperger's, Greer also suffered from severe anxiety issues, which hampered his social life and his self-belief resulting in his confidence taking a downwards dip.
However, being associated with CKUK and taking part in drama workshops, meeting people like him, making friends and getting to know people who do not judge his inabilities, has added a significant positive impact on his outlook.
Wesley Greer happily agrees that"It's helped me to build my confidence and work with others less fortunate than me", adding that, "This took me out of my comfort zone".
The drama group is the first of its kind that strives to understand people with learning difficulties and believes that there are a lot of other opportunities outside the regular school education system.
Leah MacRae's involvement definitely added to their efforts. MacRae is a hugely popular actress and her presence among these students and participants gave then that extra shot of confidence which they tremendously need.
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Pia Larsen is an artist who works with text, drawing, printmedia, paper and metal. Her practice draws from a long-standing enquiry into the discourses of representation around bodies, with a focus on the constraints imposed through gender. Recent work examines bodies in Afghanistan in conjunction with those from her own culture, looking through history and at everyday life.
Pia Larsen Australian Artist print maker and teacher
Title: Their Loss is Our Loss
Dimensions: 336cm(w) x 238cm(h) x 6cm(d)
Materials: copper, acrylic paint, paper + pins


An explosive journey through the history of Chemistry
Students at Holy Trinity Academy were treated to more exciting demonstrations as part of the Aspire to Higher Education programme, thanks to the University of Wolverhampton. They were taken on an interactive and explosive journey to learn about some of the most important discoveries and laws of chemistry and the people who invented them.


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There is complete lack of information on roosting behavior of the house swift, Apus affinis native to Chhattisgarh. Therefore, we studied the roosting behavior (exit and entry patterns from/to its roosting site) of the house swift. Attempts were also made to ascertain the modulatory role of environmental factors. We monitored the exit and entry timings of the house swift in the roosting site located on the busiest commercial area of Raipur city, India, for eight consecutive days, every month over a period of two years. The exit and entry timings showed positive relationship with the sunrise and sunset, respectively. The house swift exited tater and entered earlier in winter as compared with summer and monsoon seasons. A significant negative correlation between exit time and morning ambient temperature, and positive correlation between entry time and evening temperature was witnessed. Unlike exit time, the entry time was negatively associated with the humidity. The emry time was also associated with light intensity. In summary, we conclude that various environmental factors, viz., sunrise time, sunset time, temperature, humidity and light intensity are likely to produce statistically significant effect on roosting behavior of the house swift. This study is, however, inadequate to answer the following questions: (1) how the first bird of the colony determines that it is the time to fly out? (2) Is it the same individual that flies out first daily? Nonetheless, the findings of the present study may have important bearings on the safety of civil and military flights.
Cite this article:
Kankariya, Singh, Pati and Parganiha (2014). Temporal Pattern in Roosting Behavior of the House Swift, Apus a/finis with Reference to Environmental Factors - a Longitudinal Study. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science), 27(1), pp. 41-50.


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This week, NILU welcomed the partners from the Polish GIOS, Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection, to Kjeller.
Over the course of three days, NILU researchers from several departments have shared insights and experiences that contribute to the ongoing collaborative project "Strengthening of atmospheric deposition assessment in Poland based on Norwegian experience".
Of particular interest to the Polish partners was how NILU carries out monitoring and assessment of the deposition of air pollution in Norway and Europe. In addition, a comprehensive tour of NILU's chemical laboratories as well as an exclusive visit to the Birkenes Observatory in Agder were included in the program (see picture above).
The first day of the visit began with a presentation of NILU by Deputy CEO Ole-Anders Braathen. Among other things, the EBAS database was highlighted as a valuable international resource that is openly accessible to all.
Furthermore, project manager Barbara Toczko (pictured below) gave a summary of the activities in the project:
- Developing the concept of revision and optimization of deposition measurements in Poland (NILU lead: Wenche Aas, ATMOS)
- Developing the concept of launching the quality assurance / quality control (QA/QC) system for deposition measure (NILU lead: Helene Lunder Halvorsen, MILK)
- Developing the guidance document on assessment of atmospheric deposition, including a proposal of the most suitable deposition modeling technique (NILU lead: Joana Soares, IMPACT)
- Visualisation and making available of atmospheric deposition data via the web site "Air Quality" CIEP (NILU lead: Rune Åvar Ødegaard, DIGITAL)
- Procurement of deposition measurement instruments
- Project management and promotion activities (see _URL_
We look forward to continuing the collaboration!


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Projecting meaning
Projecting meaning into Chinese characters
Chinese characters look complicated, but they're mostly made up of smaller simpler characters.
I love learning these because every character is like a tiny poem.
language = words 讠+ five 五+ mouth 口
So a language is words that five mouths speak? Brilliant!
thanks = words 讠+ body 身+ inch 寸
Hmmm... so.... when you say thanks, you speak words that give a body an inch of space? Interesting.
name = evening 夕 + mouth 口
So your real name is what's spoken by a mouth in the evening? That's kind of romantic.
They're so vivid. I try to imagine the historical or cultural meaning behind each one.
Projecting meaning into Talking Heads lyrics
Talking Heads were a great band from the late-70s to mid-80s. Their lyrics were really evocative and mysterious. Specific but vague. Made you wonder what they were really about.
Here's an example:
Watch out - you might get what you're after
Cool babies - strange but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house
Everything's stuck together
I don't know what you expect staring into the TV set
Fighting fire with fire
All wet - hey you might need a raincoat
Shakedown - dreams walking in broad daylight
Three hundred sixty five degrees
Burning down the house
I read an interview with David Byrne from the Talking Heads who said that many of their lyrics were just random. Literally!
They would write evocative phrases onto little pieces of paper, then throw them into a bowl, and shuffle them up. Then they'd pull them out in random order, and put them into the song in that order. They did this because they liked how the listener creates meaning that wasn't intended.
Hearing one phrase next to another makes you assume they're connected in a meaningful way. But nope. It was just random. You made that meaning yourself.
Back to Chinese.
I have a Chinese dictionary called Wenlin that tells the history behind every character.
I looked up,, and the rest, and found that those characters are just phonetic. Those composite character bits were not chosen for their meaning, just their sound.
So... it seems I've just been putting the meanings into them, myself. They actually had no meaning.
But even knowing that, I choose to keep doing it. It's poetic. It's beautiful.
Projecting meaning into everything?
How many other things in life really have no meaning?
She was born April 12. He was born September 22. What does it mean?
One day you ride your bike instead of taking the bus. That day your usual bus gets into a big accident. What does it mean?
Black cat crosses your path as you walk under a ladder on Friday the 13th. What does it mean?
Nothing at all.
Nothing has inherent meaning. It is what it is and that's it.
We just choose to project meaning onto things. It feels good.
Even if presented with proof that it's totally random or neutral, we decide it has meaning anyway. It makes life more poetic and beautiful.
(And what if you've projected some bad meaning onto something, and it's getting you down? Don't forget that none of it is true. You're the one that put the meaning into it. You can just as easily take all the meaning out of it.)
P.S. Appropriate video: "Double rainbow! What does it mean?" smile


text: The present paper assesses the impacts of renewable energy generation and globalization on income inequality in Argentina. We make use of vector autoregression models. We find that globalization and hydroelectric power increase inequality, while the opposite holds true for other renewable energy sources. Several robustness checks are considered. Policy implications are discussed keeping into account the specific Argentinean context.


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'In providing aid, our giving must provide strength and bring ease of mind to calm hearts. Don't be materially rich but poor at heart.'
Master Cheng Yen, Founder of Tzu Chi Foundation
Why consider CVA or any other form of cash aid?
In 2021, it is projected that 235 million people will require humanitarian assistance and protection1. 1 in every 33 people in the world population needs help, near 40% increase from 2020. The nature of the global humanitarian needs that usually derive from conflicts and complex crises has now been shifted to public health and health security. This is mostly due to the pandemic which killed approximately 2.3 million people worldwide and about 1000 people in Malaysia as of February 20212.
Through the ILMU Hasanah webinar held on 9 February 2021, Yayasan Hasanah has brought to the table of discussion on ways to provide effective and efficient aid delivery through Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA). The webinar aimed to bring to the fore insights and challenges experienced during the common practice of aid delivery within Malaysia's humanitarian landscape. Attended by 82 people who were mostly the actors in the humanitarian field, the informative session was moderated by the Managing Director of Yayasan Hasanah, Shahira Ahmed Bazari. The speakers of the day are Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood, Special Advisor to Prime Minister on Public Health, Jeffrey Perera, Deputy Chairman of MyKasih and Sio Kee Hong, Deputy CEO of Tzu Chi Foundation.
Globally, CVA has accounted for 17.9% of international humanitarian assistance in 20193. Though the number has increased by 10% since 2015 with a total amount of $5.6b spent for CVA programming in 2019, the humanitarian needs remain a huge gap.
During disaster, giving cash and voucher assistance may be a challenge as businesses are also impacted by disaster and the community in need may not have the means to travel to buy their necessities.The panel, through examples of their work and urged us to consider cash aid for the following reasons:
- CVA is cost and time-efficient. Providing cash or voucher assistance can reduce the cost of delivering humanitarian aid. By providing cash, aid providers, NGOs, and CSOs can use their budget to go the extra mile as no additional logistics are required in cash and voucher programmes.
- CVA is transparent and traceable. With an appropriate transfer mechanism, such as bank cards, MyKad @ identification card and mobile transfer, organisations can reduce the risk of abuse of funds. As an example, the system used by Mykasih allows the organisation to trace items bought as it is barcode controlled and allows them to generate real-time consumptions for audits.
- CVA reduces wastage and addresses the need. Often than not, failure in conducting a proper needs assessment leads to aid organisations providing assistance not needed by the community. The assumption that aid givers 'know' what aid recepients need is misplaced and power laden to some extent. Though the debate on whether to provide conditional or unconditional cash and voucher assistance continues, CVA has proven to provide affected populations with choice and more power to control their lives.
During disaster, giving cash and voucher assistance may be a challenge as businesses are also impacted by disaster and the community in need may not have the means to travel to buy their necessities.
Issues, Risk and Challenges
The panel recognised some misconceptions regarding cash aid which posed challenges to its scaling up and being widely adopted. Some of the challenges are:
- Limited knowledge and capacity – Processes and system is critical in implementing cash aid programming. As the cash programming evolves, there is a demand for humanitarian agencies to build their skills and capacities in fulfilling the gaps concerning technology, social protection, accountability, communication and coordination.
- Quality programming – The concept of accountability to the community in need was introduced with the aim to protect their rights and ensure quality programming. Cash aid programming that was designed without taking into account effectiveness, efficiency and accountability measures may lead to waste of resources, unmet needs, fraud and corruption, which cause the humanitarian gaps to remain huge.
- Protection – In some societies, especially in the protracted crisis area, giving cash may trigger safety issues. Hence, humanitarian agencies need to ensure that a safe and secure transfer platform is prepared when implementing cash programmes.
- Multi-sector assessment– The availability and accessibility of data are crucial in understanding the community's needs. Without data and good analytical ability, practitioners often work in siloes, increasing the risk of duplication and redundancy.
- Donors' reaction to cash provision– Too often, the decisions to provide to the community are driven by organisations and funder's mandate. However, this risk can be reduced if both parties (the organisation and donors) understand the basic principles of humanitarian principles: humanity, neutrality, independence, and impartiality.
- Practicality – Sometimes, during the disaster, resources are scarce. Giving cash aid during the onset of disaster might not be practical when the businesses are also shut down and impacted by the disaster. In some remote area, limited retail outlets may also pose a challenge for the implementing agencies and community.
Some CVA approaches being practiced in Malaysia: The case of MyKasih, Tzu Chi Foundation and Yayaysan UEM
During the session, Jeffrey and Sio Kee Hong shared their organisation's approaches in implementing CVA. Leveraging on MyKad technologies' innovation, MyKasih's cash aid programming allows the people in need to choose items they need in the selected retail outlets. All recipients will have their MyKad activated and registered with the MyKasih system. This approach is not only transparent but also efficient and convenient for the community they help.
Practising a needs-based approach, Tzu Chi foundations offered four types of financial assistance: long-term, education expenses, natural disaster and emergency reliefs and institution. Making use of their large numbers of volunteers, they frequently conducted house visits, frequent discussions with community leaders and provided direct financial aid distribution to the people in need.
Aishah Nor from Yayasan UEM has also shared some insight on her view towards cash aid programming from donor perspectives. Though cash aid is not Yayasan UEM primary programme, there have been continuous discussions about considering cash aid as part of their aid programmes. They have also started providing cash aid in collaboration with Pusat Zakat.
Providing better solutions for a quality CVA programming
In summary, the following solutions were offered to the organisation to consider taking the plunge:
- To have a cash coalition in Malaysia. Coordination from various section is pretty much needed and essential to ensure quality CVA programming in Malaysia. The cash working groups or coalition should work as a platform to gathers experts and practitioners from the field to discuss, share learnings and develop new tools and methods that work for the Malaysian context.
- Setting up the standard for cash and voucher assistance in Malaysia. Cash transfers are among topics that are well-researched in the humanitarian sector with comprehensive resources are available online. Hence, it will be beneficial for us to use the resources to set suitable standards for Malaysia. Though admittedly not all learnings from other regions can be referred to, understanding the culture and the systems that might work in Malaysia may help in setting up the benchmark for CVA programming in Malaysia.
- Link the CVA with the social protection system. The prevalence of prolonged health crisis such as COVID 19 pandemic in Malaysia, which has occurred for more than one year, has pushed for more mid-to-long-term solutions rather than emergency response. Getting the government to involve and collaborate will reduce redundancies and ensure wider distribution. Thus, linking the social protection system with CVA could help address the poverty and economic strain among Malaysians and increase resiliency among the community, with accurate data and coordination.
- Build a narrative of collective impact. All sectors need to work in contributing to shared knowledge, sharing measured success and failures collectively. External evaluation reports on cash and voucher assistance programme in Malaysia is still at scarce or almost none. Hence, an in-depth study in Malaysia is much needed, as it provides an overview of the cash aid situation in Malaysia.
- Develop the capacity of an organisation to understand CVA. Through proper collaboration and understanding of cash and voucher assistance, we can help increase Malaysia's aid provider's capacity. It is vital to make them understand the need to shift from giving in-kind donation to cash.
- Dignity is crucial to all giving. Having a universal unique identity is an example in which dignity can be ensured to nameless undocumented aid receipeints be it refugees, stateless etc.. When we glance at the refugee and stateless crisis that occurs, habitually, they will lose their identity along the way or often need to get a new identity (UNHCR card). As for Malaysians, cash aid programming can be easily done using MyKad and other digital platforms. However, when considering cash aid programming for vulnerable groups such as refugees and stateless, humanitarian agencies might need to make use of the available digital platform or invest in new technology to accommodate the vulnerable people's need.
Restore Dignity, Give with Gratitude, Respect and Love
In conclusion, while we claim to be providing the best services to the people in need, we often forget that the people in need should be given the power to make decisions for themselves. In responding to the call for more cash aid programming, we should also not forget to restore the people's dignity and give with gratitude, respect, and love.
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- Global Humanitarian Overview 2021. Retrieved from _URL_
- WHO Coronavirus Disease Dashboard. World Health Organisation (WHO). Retrieved from _URL_


Parallel Trade Conference
8 February 2019
SMi presented its 13th annual Parallel Trade conference, which took place in London on the 5-6 of February 2019.
As the only parallel trade conference in Europe, the event provided a unique opportunity to hear from industry leaders from both sides to share different perspectives on the practice of parallel trade.
Brexit, of course, was of particular significance this year, particularly as the leaving date of 29 March 2019 is fast approaching. After this date, the UK will no longer be a part of the EU single market. It will probably have a significant impact on parallel trade. The hot topic besides Brexit is the upcoming Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD), which comes into effect this week.
The first day of the conference focused on the fundamentals of parallel trade and its impact on different markets, pharmaceutical companies and patients. The ever-changing environment in which this occurs was apparent and the need for a mindful approach about the immediate and long term impact of industry activities in this area. A key theme was the importance of prioritising patient safety, including optimising access to medicines and preventing counterfeit drugs from entering the supply chain. It was noted by a speaker that in comparison to previous years, patients took a more prominent role in the presentations at this year's conference. This is perhaps unexpected in light of increasing discussion about 'patient centricity' in the industry.
The second day of the conference addressed the complex regulatory context of parallel trade. As an already highly regulated industry, parallel trade adds a new layer of difficulty for all stakeholders. Challenges discussed included navigating pricing, competition law, intellectual property obligatory and supply considerations. Lots of discussion also took place about the root causes of drug shortages and how to prevent them. It was clear that there remains a lot of grey area within parallel trade, which makes tackling these issues no easy task. A major theme from this day was the importance of collaboration and taking a proactive approach to preparing for regulatory changes.
With strong and sometimes conflicting opinions about many aspects of parallel trade, the conference involved lively panel sessions and engaging question and answer sessions. It is clear that there is a lot to discuss about parallel trade and conferences such as this play an important role in providing a platform for these conversations to occur.
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Peer Academic Leaders: SLS 1501 - Effective Learning course
Peer Academic Leaders are assigned to each section of SLS 1501. The mentees in the course are First Time In College (FTIC) students who have an academic hold following the fall semester.
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Farrell, Mary Eileen and Bishop, Marilyn F and Kumar, N and Lawrence, WE (1990) Theory of the effects of destruction of localization by inelastic scattering in the resistivity of pure thin potassium wires. In: Physical Review B: Condensed Matter, 42 (6). pp. 3260-3270.
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Measurements of the electrical resistivity of thin potassium wires at temperatures near 1 K have revealed a minimum in the resistivity as a function of temperature. By proposing that the electrons in these wires have undergone localization, albeit with large localization length, and that inelastic-scattering events destroy the coherence of that state, we can explain both the magnitude and shape of the temperature-dependent resistivity data. Localization of electrons in these wires is to be expected because, due to the high purity of the potassium, the elastic mean free path is comparable to the diameters of the thinnest samples, making the Thouless length lT (or inelastic diffusion length) much larger than the diameter, so that the wire is effectively one dimensional. The inelastic events effectively break the wire into a series of localized segments, whose resistances can be added to obtain the total resistance of the wire. The ensemble-averaged resistance for all possible segmented wires, weighted with a Poisson distribution of inelastic-scattering lengths along the wire, yields a length dependence for the resistance that is proportional to [L3/lin(T)], provided that lin(T)?L, where L is the sample length and lin(T) is some effective temperature-dependent one-dimensional inelastic-scattering length. A more sophisticated approach using a Poisson distribution in inelastic-scattering times, which takes into account the diffusive motion of the electrons along the wire through the Thouless length, yields a lengthand temperature-dependent resistivity proportional to (L/lT)4 under appropriate conditions. Inelastic-scattering lifetimes are inferred from the temperature-dependent bulk resistivities (i.e., those of thicker, effectively three-dimensional samples), assuming that a minimum amount of energy must be exchanged for a collision to be effective in destroying the phase coherence of the localized state. If the dominant inelastic mechanism is electron-electron scattering, then our result, given the appropriate choice of the channel number parameter, is consistent with the data. If electron-phason scattering were of comparable importance, then our results would remain consistent. However, the inelastic-scattering lifetime inferred from bulk resistivity data is too short. This is because the electron-phason mechanism dominates in the inelastic-scattering rate, although the two mechanisms may be of comparable importance for the bulk resistivity. Possible reasons why the electron-phason mechanism might be less effective in thin wires than in bulk are discussed.
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We describe the setup of testing regions for the China Earthquake Forecast Testing Center and provide preliminary forecast results in the scope of the Collaboratory for the Study of Earthquake Predictability (CSEP) project. We investigate the spatiotemporal variations of the completeness magnitude Mc by using the frequency‐magnitude distribution of the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) catalog. We find three periods of significantly different Mc histories: (I) 1 January 1970–30 September 2001, (II) 1 October 2001–30 September 2008, and (III) 1 October 2008–31 August 2011. Mc mapping provides median values, 2.2, and 1.6 for the three periods of time, respectively, showing the improvement in catalog completeness over time. We recommend using data from periods II and III to define a baseline long enough for retrospective forecast testing. Small magnitude events from period I should be used with caution due to important fluctuations in completeness. For period III, coordinates of all national and regional seismic stations are available, and we therefore apply the Bayesian magnitude of completeness (BMC) technique, mapping Mc continuously by using prior information on the relationship between Mc and the density of seismic stations. We define four potential testing/collection areas for CSEP‐China: (A) All China, (B) North–South Seismic Belt (NSSB), (C) North and West Xinjiang Seismic Region, and (D) North China Seismic Region. In the current phase of CSEP‐China, only the NSSB (region B) is considered. To demonstrate the type of earthquake predictability experiment that will be performed in the Chinese Testing Center, we present a series of retrospective forecast experiments with TripleS, a smoothed seismicity model.
Online Material: The CENC earthquake catalog (1 January 1970–31 August 2011, restricted to magnitudes M≥3.0) as well as completeness magnitude Mc(x,y) spatial grids.


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science project: effect of aspirin on flowers
Beverly Erlebacher bae at
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In article <4fluqq$jps at> RXSE93A at (Phil Branstetter) writes:
>I am doing a 7th grade science project. The question is what is the
>effect of aspirin in the water of cut flowers. I thought it was supposed
>to extend their life but they turned brown at the stem and became limp.
>Is there any truth to the benefit of aspirin?
How much aspirin did you use? Did you do a control? You should try
putting flowers of the same type, cut at the same time, in equal amounts
of plain water (this is your control), and water with several different
concentrations of aspirin. Different concentrations may work differently
for different kinds of flowers. Too much aspirin may be worse than plain
water. Aspirin may be more or less effective depending on how fresh the
cut flowers are too.
If you design your experiment carefully, you should be able to draw
conclusions like "One aspirin per x amount of water makes (this kind
of) freshly cut flowers last n times as long without wilting than plain
water, but one aspirin per y amount of water is worse than no aspirin
in prolonging freshness".
It's usually a good idea to make a fresh cut before putting cut flowers
in water with or without additives, since the cut end seals up when it
dries, and the stem can't take in more fluid.
Beverly Erlebacher
Toronto, Ontario Canada
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The Boy Who Drew Birds is free 20-page download from Homeschool Share – another one of their very nicely pulled together resources.
Using the picture book biography The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon by Jacqueline Davies as a spine for the study, the unit covers history, geography, science, language arts, art and math.
Among the topics you will cover include Napoleon, France, Pennsylvania, caves, seasons, idioms, and, of course, birds.
Activities include map work, copywork, writing a letter, keeping a backyard bird lapbook, making a bird feeder, creating a mixed-media picture and keeping a nature journal. A bibliography provides more options for further research.


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This is The Rock
The mission of the Rock Ethics Institute is to promote ethical literacy and catalyze ethical leadership throughout the Penn State community and to foster interdisciplinary ethics research designed to address significant social issues and pressing world problems.
Our aspiration is that students, faculty, and community members—Meet the challenge. Stand up. Make a difference.
We are an Institute "without walls:"
- We serve the entire Pennsylvania State University and collaborate with all Colleges and academic units to integrate ethics throughout the Penn State curriculum and to provide resources that support ethically responsible research in all disciplines;
- The Institute supports and promotes a deeply interdisciplinary approach to ethics research. Our goal is to embed ethical analyses into interdisciplinary research topics paying special attention to achieving this aim through embedded ethics research in science and engineering;
- Underscoring the importance of exchanges between the University and broader communities, we work to raise awareness of the ethical dimensions of pressing social problems within the larger public, as well as supporting policy-makers and other stakeholders by providing resources for ethically informed responses to pressing world problems.
Guiding the work of the Rock Ethics Institute is our commitment to ethical literacy, which we define as:
- the ability to identify ethical problems and to recognize the complex issues that they raise; and
- the ability to evaluate ethical problems from multiple perspectives and to assess disagreements about, and proposed responses to, these problems.
The Rock Ethics Institute aims to help people better understand the different cultural contexts of ethical problems, disagreements, and solutions. We believe that in today's world, ethical literacy is essential to being active, informed citizens, and to living vibrant professional and personal lives.
Through education, research, and outreach, we catalyze ethically informed scholarship, promote ethical literacy, and encourage ethical decision-making at Penn State and beyond.
- Education: We encourage the ongoing development of curricular units and innovative courses on theoretical and practical issues in ethics for use by Penn State faculty and the broader community. Our events and workshops support ethically informed research across the disciplines and aim to ensure that every student inherits a legacy of ethical integrity and ethical leadership as part of their Penn State education.
- Research: By embedding ethics into multiple research domains we positively impact scholarship and provide ethically informed decision support resources to help solve complex social problems. Further, by introducing ethical literacy into research and policy, we strive to foreground ethics in professional and public dialogue.
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1. Whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
2. Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.
3. The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.
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What is 2kool4skool?
A variation of 2cool4u. When someone acts like s/he is "too cool" for something/under a high-pressure situation, not necessarily school per se, but something deemed to be of importance, such as relationship, work, family, or even YOU.
Girl: I graduated from Y School! Are you an alum too?
Boy: I went to X School, then Y School, cuz I didn't feel like finishing my degree at X.. Then I transfered to Z School.. Can't remember anymore. Anyway, does it matter?
*Boy lights a cigarette*
*Girl whispers to friend (Hel-lo Mr. 2kool4skool!)*
See cool, asshole, friends, bitch, 2cool4u, l337
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1. this word refer to a person that enjoy the sex with animals in this case the person prefers sex with baboons only, this person is a sick..
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Why are these the Softest Blankets Ever?
Mink blankets, commonly referred to as "faux mink" blankets or "faux fur" blankets, are not what their name implies. They have nothing to do with real mink fur, or any other fur for that matter. Instead, every mink blanket or mink throw, is made out of some sort of synthetic material, primarily acrylic. The typical make-up of a mink blanket or throw is 85% acrylic and l5% polyester. The acrylic supplies the "softness" while the polyester keeps the mink blanket or throw blanket from wrinkling.


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What are the Accidents at Work that Occur in Waste Management?
In the UK the Waste Management sector is one of the most dangerous sectors for employees to work in. This is not only because of the immediate dangers present but because unlike other hazardous occupations within other industries, this sector has many additional problems associated with it which are not apparent until long past the time at which the problem started. In layman's terms illnesses associated with the waste management industry can take a lengthy time to surface due to the exposure of hazardous waste.
What are the Types of Accidents that occur in Waste Management?
The types of accidents that occur in the waste management sector can be widespread and diverse. The most common injuries that occur are strains, sprains as well as wounds and dislocations. However, the area of damage can be anywhere on the body, including the head, spine, etc.
Although, most of these injuries listed above are superficial and can be fixed with little or minor treatment, the amount of concussions and internal injury and illnesses are actually far higher than many other sectors. The cause of these injuries/illnesses can be highly varied and range from poisoning, effects of sound and pressure as well as shocks and various other causes.
How Severe can Accidents in the Waste Management Sector be?
The severity of the accidents occurring in the waste management sector is also much higher than in the other industries. However, most of the injuries are not permanent. NACE data shows that temporary absences account for a majority of these accidents (95.4%) followed by permanent incapacity to continue working (4.4%), while fatal accidents account for around0.3% of the total figures. While most of these accidents occur in the age group of 35-54, it is seen that most of them occur to the relatively lower age group as compared to the more experienced elder groups.
Have you suffered from an Accident at work?
If you work in a waste or recycle workplace and if you work in a waste or recycle workplace and you have suffered from an accident you will want to find out how to make a compensation claim and look for some accidents at work compensation examples to see what you could claim. Its very important as you could have life time lasting injuries and you might need medical health care the compensation can cover medical expenses as it can be expensive.
What are the Causes of Accidents at Work in Waste Management?
Waste management is more than just refuse collection. It involves recycling and corrective measures as well. As such, since the scope of work activities are quite diverse, the kind of accident relates to the field of work. For example, the dominant form of accidents faced by refuse collectors (~70%) is related to transport. By comparison, the other sectors have different forms of predominant accidents. However, the most common form of accident observed in relation to the waste management industry is with handling.
Handling is a loose term encompassing accidents like lifting, moving, cutting etc. This is about 45% of all accidents reported. Other major accidents include slips and trips (26%) and getting struck by falling objects (10%).
Statistics on Workplace Accidents that happen in Waste Management Employment
Waste management injury and illness incident statistics illustrates that the waste management industry has a much higher rate of affecting the worker's well-being than any other industry. In fact, while the average for all sectors stands at 24.2% for work affecting the health of an average worker, it is 36.9% in the waste management sector (NACE data). Not only that, the physical risk factors are also significantly higher regarding the waste management industry. For example, while the risk of working in low temperature is at 25.2% across all sectors, for the waste management industry, it is nearly double that figure at 50.2%, while the risk of handling infectious materials is at 30.1% within the waste management industry against the usual figure of 11.3%. Also visit the HSE waste management statistics page.
What are the main causes of Illness and Injury in Waste Management?
The most common form of sickness observed in the waste management workers was related to musculoskeletal disorders. This is connected to the particular risks associated with the waste management sector, including heavy muscle usage due to pulling, pushing and heavy lifting. Other factors which contribute to it are the temperature along with work hours and the repetitive nature of the work, among other things.


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Nonlinear Complex Resistivity
complex resistivity (NLCR) is a geophysical method of stimulating materials
with an electrical current sine wave of variable frequency and measuring
the voltage response. The ratio of the amplitudes of the voltage
to the current normalized by the geometry of the electrodes is the magnitude
of the resistivity. The shift in time between the stimulus current
and response voltage is a phase shift. Deconvolved response by stimulus
and summed root mean square harmonics are the total harmonic distortion.
Deviation of the real and imaginary parts of the complex resistivity transfer
function versus frequency from the Hilbert transform expectation are Hilbert
Distortions. Both distortions are measures of nonlinearity.
complex resistivity measurements as a function of frequency from 0.001
Hz to 1,000 Hz are useful in a variety of applications where remote measurements
of active chemical processes are important. As all chemical reactions
involve electron charge movement, NLCR can measure or observe nearly all
chemical processes (some are too fast or too slow). NLCR is used
in the laboratory, in boreholes, between boreholes or between holes and
the surface, from the surface and inside tunnels. It requires contact
with the ground to inject a current and has not been successfully employed
from airborne platforms. It has applications to the study of corroding
metals, ore exploration and delineation, clay-organic reactions for petroleum
exploration, environmental characterization and monitoring, ground water,
archaeology, and agriculture.
Copyright 1999 by Gary R. Olhoeft.
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NAME Class::C3 - A pragma to use the C3 method resolution order algorithm SYNOPSIS # NOTE - DO NOT USE Class::C3 directly as a user, use MRO::Compat instead! package ClassA; use Class::C3; sub hello { 'A::hello' } package ClassB; use base 'ClassA'; use Class::C3; package ClassC; use base 'ClassA'; use Class::C3; sub hello { 'C::hello' } package ClassD; use base ('ClassB', 'ClassC'); use Class::C3; # Classic Diamond MI pattern # # / \ # # \ / # package main; # initializez the C3 module # (formerly called in INIT) Class::C3::initialize(); print join ','=> Class::C3::calculateMRO('ClassD'); # prints ClassD, ClassB, ClassC, ClassA print ClassD->hello(); # prints 'C::hello' instead of the standard p5 'A::hello' ClassD->can('hello')->(); # can() also works correctly UNIVERSAL::can('ClassD', 'hello'); # as does UNIVERSAL::can() DESCRIPTION This is pragma to change Perl 5's standard method resolution order from depth-first left-to-right (a.k.a - pre-order) to the more sophisticated C3 method resolution order. NOTE: YOU SHOULD NOT USE THIS MODULE DIRECTLY - The feature provided is integrated into perl version >= 5.9.5, and you should use MRO::Compat instead, which will use the core implementation in newer perls, but fallback to using this implementation on older perls. What is C3? C3 is the name of an algorithm which aims to provide a sane method resolution order under multiple inheritance. It was first introduced in the language Dylan (see links in the "SEE ALSO" section), and then later adopted as the preferred MRO (Method Resolution Order) for the new-style classes in Python 2.3. Most recently it has been adopted as the 'canonical' MRO for Perl 6 classes, and the default MRO for Parrot objects as well. How does C3 work. C3 works by always preserving local precedence ordering. This essentially means that no class will appear before any of its subclasses. Take the classic diamond inheritance pattern for instance: / \ \ / The standard Perl 5 MRO would be (D, B, A, C). The result being that A appears before C, even though C is the subclass of A. The C3 MRO algorithm however, produces the following MRO (D, B, C, A), which does not have this same issue. This example is fairly trivial, for more complex examples and a deeper explanation, see the links in the "SEE ALSO" section. How does this module work? This module uses a technique similar to Perl 5's method caching. When "Class::C3::initialize" is called, this module calculates the MRO of all the classes which called "use Class::C3". It then gathers information from the symbol tables of each of those classes, and builds a set of method aliases for the correct dispatch ordering. Once all these C3-based method tables are created, it then adds the method aliases into the local classes symbol table. The end result is actually classes with pre-cached method dispatch. However, this caching does not do well if you start changing your _USER_ or messing with class symbol tables, so you should consider your classes to be effectively closed. See the CAVEATS section for more details. OPTIONAL LOWERCASE PRAGMA This release also includes an optional module c3 in the opt/ folder. I did not include this in the regular install since lowercase module names are considered *"bad"* by some people. However I think that code looks much nicer like this: package MyClass; use c3; This is more clunky: package MyClass; use Class::C3; But hey, it's your choice, that's why it is optional. FUNCTIONS calculateMRO ($class) Given a $class this will return an array of class names in the proper C3 method resolution order. initialize This must be called to initialize the C3 method dispatch tables, this module will not work if you do not do this. It is advised to do this as soon as possible after loading any classes which use C3. Here is a quick code example: package Foo; use Class::C3; #... Foo methods here package Bar; use Class::C3; use base 'Foo'; #... Bar methods here package main; Class::C3::initialize(); # now it is safe to use Foo and Bar This function used to be called automatically for you in the INIT phase of the perl compiler, but that lead to warnings if this module was required at runtime. After discussion with my user base (the DBIx::Class folks), we decided that calling this in INIT was more of an annoyance than a convenience. I apologize to anyone this causes problems for (although I would be very surprised if I had any other users other than the DBIx::Class folks). The simplest solution of course is to define your own INIT method which calls this function. NOTE: If "initialize" detects that "initialize" has already been executed, it will "uninitialize" and clear the MRO cache first. uninitialize Calling this function results in the removal of all cached methods, and the restoration of the old Perl 5 style dispatch order (depth-first, left-to-right). reinitialize This is an alias for "initialize" above. METHOD REDISPATCHING It is always useful to be able to re-dispatch your method call to the "next most applicable method". This module provides a pseudo package along the lines of "SUPER::" or "NEXT::" which will re-dispatch the method along the C3 linearization. This is best shown with an example. # a classic diamond MI pattern... # # / \ # # \ / # package A; use c3; sub foo { 'A::foo' } package B; use base 'A'; use c3; sub foo { 'B::foo => '. (shift)->next::method() } package C; use base 'A'; use c3; sub foo { 'C::foo => '. (shift)->next::method() } package D; use base ('B', 'C'); use c3; sub foo { 'D::foo => '. (shift)->next::method() } print D->foo; # prints out "D::foo => B::foo => C::foo => A::foo" A few things to note. First, we do not require you to add on the method name to the "next::method" call (this is unlike "NEXT::" and "SUPER::" which do require that). This helps to enforce the rule that you cannot dispatch to a method of a different name (this is how "NEXT::" behaves as well). The next thing to keep in mind is that you will need to pass all arguments to "next::method". It can not automatically use the current _USER_. If "next::method" cannot find a next method to re-dispatch the call to, it will throw an exception. You can use "next::can" to see if "next::method" will succeed before you call it like so: $self->next::method(_USER_) if $self->next::can; Additionally, you can use "maybe::next::method" as a shortcut to only call the next method if it exists. The previous example could be simply written as: $self->maybe::next::method(_USER_); There are some caveats about using "next::method", see below for those. CAVEATS This module used to be labeled as *experimental*, however it has now been pretty heavily tested by the good folks over at DBIx::Class and I am confident this module is perfectly usable for whatever your needs might be. But there are still caveats, so here goes... Use of "SUPER::". The idea of "SUPER::" under multiple inheritance is ambiguous, and generally not recommended anyway. However, its use in conjunction with this module is very much not recommended, and in fact very discouraged. The recommended approach is to instead use the supplied "next::method" feature, see more details on its usage above. Changing _USER_. It is the author's opinion that changing _USER_ at runtime is pure insanity anyway. However, people do it, so I must caveat. Any changes to the _USER_ will not be reflected in the MRO calculated by this module, and therefore probably won't even show up. If you do this, you will need to call "reinitialize" in order to recalculate all method dispatch tables. See the "reinitialize" documentation and an example in t/20_reinitialize.t for more information. Adding/deleting methods from class symbol tables. This module calculates the MRO for each requested class by interrogating the symbol tables of said classes. So any symbol table manipulation which takes place after our INIT phase is run will not be reflected in the calculated MRO. Just as with changing the _USER_, you will need to call "reinitialize" for any changes you make to take effect. Calling "next::method" from methods defined outside the class There is an edge case when using "next::method" from within a subroutine which was created in a different module than the one it is called from. It sounds complicated, but it really isn't. Here is an example which will not work correctly: *Foo::foo = sub { (shift)->next::method(_USER_) }; The problem exists because the anonymous subroutine being assigned to the glob *


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Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
1. Auflage Dezember 2007
2007. 256 Seiten, Hardcover
ISBN 978-1-4051-1855-2 - John Wiley & Sons
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Using the life of a young girl and her family as a model, this book recreates the daily life of the middle-class residents of the ancient town of Lahun during Egypt's Middle Kingdom period. This perfect snapshot in time has been painstakingly recreated using recently published textual data and archaeological findings.
* Provides an illuminating and engaging re-construction of what daily life was like in ancient Egypt
* Describes the main issues of everyday life in the town - from education, work, and food preparation to religious rituals, healing techniques, marriages, births, and deaths
* Authentically recreated through the use of recently published textual data and archaeological findings directly from the settlement of Lahun and other sites
* Includes photographs and illustrations of actual artifacts from the settlement of Lahun
Aus dem Inhalt
List of Illustrations.
1 The Setting.
3 Close to Home.
4 The Stuff of Life.
5 Crafts and Trades.
6 Learning Earning and Leisure.


What Is The Fuel Capacity Of A Formula 1 Car?
Formula 1 is an ever-growing and developing sport. The series has taken huge strides in improving technologies used in road cars. Fuel efficiency development is no different, and it has led to many changes over the years in terms of the fuel capacity of Formula 1 cars.
A Formula 1 car's fuel capacity is 110 kilograms. This fuel load has to last the car for the entirety of the race which is 305km (190 miles). The fuel burns at a much faster rate than normal cars due to the higher performance level the engines run at.
Formula 1 has developed a number of technical innovations in order to improve fuel efficiency. From KERS to hybrid power, Formula 1 is constantly pushing technology to become better. Most of these technologies are also implemented directly into road cars.
How Much Fuel Do F1 Cars Carry?
No More Refueling
With refueling during races being banned after the 2009 season, Formula 1 teams have had to develop their engines to become much more fuel efficient. They can no longer burn as much fuel as they like in order to go faster.
It has become a challenge both for engineers and drivers to get their cars from the start of the race all the way to the end without running out of fuel. Everything needs to be carefully calculated, and the engine performance needs to be monitored properly in order to stay fast enough to remain competitive.
Going The Distance
The average distance of a Formula 1 race is 305 kilometers (190 miles). This might not seem all that far for a car to go, however keep in mind these cars are driving on the limit which consumes the fuel at a much faster rate. They are also designed specifically to go just that distance and not much further.
Formula 1 cars are built to the bare minimum of what they are required to do. This is why they carry 110kg at most, with them taking on even less for qualifying laps to keep the car as light as possible. For example, building a bigger fuel tank for your car would make your car slower. It would become heavier, and there is no need to put extra fuel into the car which would slow it down.
Different Engine Modes
Instead, Formula 1 teams have very clever systems on their cars. The engine modes can be controlled from the cockpit of the car as well as the pit wall. If the car is running low on fuel, the engine can be turned down so that it uses less fuel but will not be performing at such a high level.
It's very rare for a Formula 1 car to not complete a race due to running out of fuel. Everything is calculated perfectly. Normally teams will start with 2 extra laps of fuel onboard. This is to allow for a possible safety car situation or an extra formation lap.
This also allows them to run the engine at a higher performance level later in the race if they need to catch up to a car in front to overtake. This engine mode system has made its way into road legal cars quite a while ago and has become extremely common to find in modern day cars.
The Efficiency Of Formula 1 Cars
Small But Mighty
Formula 1 have been at the forefront of improving the efficiency of cars. The days of racing with huge V12, V10, or even V8 engines are gone. Formula 1 cars now have turbocharged V6 engines that sometimes manage to produce over 1000 horsepower.
The current crop of Formula 1 cars produces more power while using less fuel than any other car. The hybrid power unit has been designed as a part of a new sustainable outlook for Formula 1. They also use sustainable fuels and energy recovery systems to make the cars more efficient.
Formula 1 has not only developed the engine to become more efficient, but they have also trialed and implemented various new technologies such as the KERS system. The KERS, or Kinetic Energy Recovery System has also been used in road cars to improve their engine efficiency and power output.
KERS started off as a small battery in the car. The battery is charged by using the kinetic energy generated while the car is braking. The driver can then choose where to use the extra power at the press of a button.
KERS was first used in Formula 1 in 2009 and was not widely accepted at first. However, the technology quickly gained a lot of traction, and eventually the battery could provide a power boost of up to 180 horsepower per lap.
Since its introduction into the sport, the KERS system has developed to become more powerful, more efficient and more durable. The system is still in use today with a stronger battery. The battery still charges under braking, with a red light flashing at the back of the car to show that the battery is harvesting energy.
A Lap Of Extra Power
The battery can then deploy energy for a full lap depending on its charging state and the amount of power it has in it. In previous years, the battery could only deploy energy for around 10 seconds per lap. This helps to push up the power output of the seemingly small engines on modern Formula 1 cars.
The 2020 Mercedes F1 engine is 50% thermally efficient. Your typical road car has a thermal efficiency of around 30%. Thermal efficiency is the ratio of work done by the engine compared to the heat supplied to it. In other words, it is the percentage of heat energy in a combustion engine that is transformed into power (or its working rate).
Relevance To The Real World
The key to all of these innovations in the sport is to remain relevant to the real world. As mentioned previously, all of the technologies tested and used in Formula 1 are implemented into real world road cars.
Road Cars
Mercedes-Benz for example are now using a form of the KERS device in some of their newer road cars. They, along with others such as Renault, are using their hybrid technology from Formula 1 in their road cars very successfully.
Formula 1 plans to become carbon neutral by the year 2030. This means that both the cars, and the forms of travel (transporting cars, crew and drivers) will have a net carbon footprint of exactly zero percent.
More Efficient Than A Plane
This in itself is a massive challenge. However, it's not impossible. A full 20 race season of Formula 1 (with 20 cars) uses the same amount of fuel as a Boeing 747 flight across the Atlantic. This proves that these cars are already super-efficient in their fuel usage.
By the year 2030, we are going to see cars with incredible technology, fuel efficiency, and energy recovery systems. Formula 1 will continue to push the limits of technology, not only for the world of motorsport, but also for our everyday lives.
Looking To The Future
As technology in Formula 1 develops, so will the tech that we get in our everyday road cars. The future is exciting, and we are going to see some big changes in the motorsport sphere as well as the automotive industry as a whole.
Final Thoughts
Formula 1 has been the ultimate engineer's playground for many years. In recent years they have focused on making the cars more fuel efficient without increasing the fuel capacity of the car (remaining at 110kg).
This is all in line with the 2030 net-zero carbon footprint plan laid out by the Formula 1 Management team and the FIA. The plan is to develop even more efficient cars and to work on more energy recovery systems and become more sustainable.


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Children's author Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo is one of the UK's best-loved kids' authors and he's been talking to Newsround about his latest book, Shadow.
The former Children's Laureate has seen loads of his books get turned into stage plays and now Hollywood director Steven Spielberg is turning one of Michael's most famous books, War Horse, into a movie!
Michael Morpurgo's Shadow - book cover
Shadow is based on the true story of a sniffer dog in Afghanistan, who went missing during an attack while out on patrol.
The soldiers thought the dog was dead, but 14 months later he shows up alive. The question is, who looked after him all that time?
Shadow is an imagined story about what happened to the sniffer dog. An Afghan boy called Aman befriends the dog when it turns up outside the cave where he lives.
When Aman's family flees the country and comes to England as asylum seekers, the dog Aman has called Shadow won't leave their side...
Why did you choose to set your new book in Afghanistan?
I've written a lot about war before but particularly wars that have been in the past. With these stories we know the outcome. But when we write about a war that's going on, it's much sharper because we're still full of anxiety about it.
You've written quite a few books about war - what's your interest in war?
Everyone is interested in war, in that people don't want it to happen. I'm much more interested in peace than in war but it's important to understand why we fight.
I grew up in 1943 [during World War II], I was a war baby. The first world I knew was a country that had been through a war. It affected me deeply.
Why should kids be interested in war?
It's important because kids know it's there, they watch TV, they know these things are going on. Books that kids read should be about what is going on in the world.
How did you research for the book?
I did a lot of research about soldiers in Afghanistan, and about Afghan people living in north Afghanistan. I found out about people living in caves in a place called Bamiyan. I researched those people in particular and decided that's where my family should come from.
I also researched a detention centre for asylum seekers called Yarl's Wood. It's the only place in the country where we still imprison children and I was very upset about that.
I visited Yarl's Wood. I didn't visit Afghanistan but I did talk to people who had been there.
Shadow is based on a dog - are you a dog lover?
Yes, we've had dogs in my family all my life until seven or eight years ago, when our beloved lurcher died and we felt we couldn't replace her. Now is the only time I've never a dog.
What's your favourite animal?
Elephants, but they're quite difficult to keep in your house!
I like their eyes - when you look into their eyes you know they're intelligent. I'm fascinated by how ancient they are and how they're prehistoric animals.
You have seven grandkids - do you test out your stories on them?
I don't test my stories on them anymore. I did a little with my children when I was younger. But I do test my stories out on school children. When I visit schools I read them what I've been writing.
I only tested out Shadow on my wife. She always says the same thing - it's very good, but it's not as good as War Horse.
War Horse is being made into a movie - how do you feel about that?
I feel very flattered that one of our great storytellers [Steven Spielberg] has chosen War Horse to make into a film. He's one of very few directors who can do it justice.
It's a very difficult story to tell. At the heart of the story there's an animal - the horse tells the story. There are no stars. It's about a war, the young people, and the animals with them. [Spielberg] will tell it brilliantly in the cinema.
What tips would you give kids who want to become writers?
Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.
Start writing two or three lines every day about something interesting that's happened to you. Go places, meet people - so you have lots to write about.
Read a lot of books, read everything - fill your head with stories, poems, facts.
What kids' book do you wish you had written?
Treasure Island. It's the first book I loved, when I was about nine, the greatest adventure story for boys. Robert Louis Stevenson is my writing hero.


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Wild: 10-13 years
Captivity: 20 years
Females: 500 lbs
Males: 710 lbs
Name of Young
- American Elk are the second largest member of the deer family. The males of one subspecies, called the Roosevelt Elk, may reach the weight of 1300 lbs. The largest member of the deer family is the moose.
- Males begin growing antlers at around 11 months of age. Their antlers are fully grown when the elk reaches 4-6 years old. The antlers are 5.6 feet across on average and can weigh up to 40 lbs.
- Newborn elk weigh about 35 lbs at birth, and they are born with spots which fade by the end of the summer. By the time they are 6 months old, they are almost the size of an adult white tailed deer.
- During the mating season male elk bugle and grunt. Females may respond to their calls with a barking noise. Males will roll in mud during the breeding season to become more attractive to the females.
Did You Know?
Elk are important to many Native American tribes. In Lakota culture the spiritual elk was a symbol of strength and courage. Another name for elk is Wapiti. This word means "White Rump" in the Shawnee language.


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If you love green salsa, then you should get to know tomatillos. Dating back to 800 B.C., when the Aztecs domesticated them, tomatillos are considered a key ingredient in Latin-American cooking. Also called "tomate verde" in Mexico, the fruit of the tomatillo is generally firm, green, about the size of a large cherry, and meatier than a tomato. They grow to maturity inside a light brown, papery husk. The husk is a good indicator of freshness, but is inedible and should be removed before use.
The fruit of the tomatillo can be used as a base for chili sauces, known generically as salsa verde (green sauce), and will help lessen the pepper's hot flavor as well as stimulate the appetite. Because of their tart quality, tomatillos can be cooked, eaten raw, minced or pureed to accompany prepared dishes. Tomatillo's also makes a great addition to tortilla soup or guacamole.


Learn How To Cook Oha Soup In Easy Steps
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Learn How To Cook Oha Soup In Easy Steps
Cooking Oha soup is fun and easy. Learn the steps here!
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Oha soup is a traditional dish mostly eaten by the Igbos. The method of cooking this soup is similar to that of cooking Bitterleaf soup. It is one of the most special delicacies there are in Nigeria because of the Oha leaves used to prepare it.
Ingredients needed to prepare Oha soup include:
1. Vegetables.
2. Oha leaves.
3. Cocoyam.
4. Palm oil.
6. Assorted beef.
7. Shaki (cow tripe).
8. Dry fish, stock fish, crayfish.
9. Chili pepper.
10. Seasoning cube (s).
Method of cooking:
1. Grind your crayfish and pepper
Make sure you grind your crayfish and pepper.
2. Wash your cocoyam
Wash the body of the cocoyam to get rid of sand, and boil it till it is soft. When it is cooked, peel the skin and pound using a mortar and pestle till it is smooth.
3. Cut your Oha leaves
After you have separated each leaf from its stick, use your hand to cut it into pieces. If you cut your leaves with a knife, it will make the soup dark in colour
4. Boil your stock
Boil your meat, shaki, cow tripe, stock fish and dry fish. Make sure they are all soft before moving on to the next step.
5. Add Maggi, pepper and ground crayfish
Add maggi cubes, pepper and ground crayfish to the boiling stock and let it cook for 10 minutes.
6. Add your cocoyam paste
Add your cocoyam paste to your mixture and add palm oil. Cover the pot and let it cook for about 15 minutes. Once the cocoyam paste is dissolved and you notice the soup is too thick, pour some water.
7. Add your Oha leaves
Your next step is to add your Oha leaves and leave to cook for another five minutes.
8. Add some salt to taste
Remember to add some salt to taste at this point and leave your pot of soup to cook for another five minutes. You can eat Oha soup with Eba, Fufu, Semolina, and Amala.
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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument celebrates the life and landscape of the Sonoran Desert. In this desert wilderness, you may drive a lonely road, hike a backcountry trail, camp beneath a clear desert sky, marvel at magnificent cactus, or soak in the warmth and beauty of the Southwest.Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument exhibits an extraordinary collection of plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert. This is a showcase for creatures who have adapted themselves to the extreme temperatures, intense sunlight, and little rainfall that characterize this Southwest region. Twenty-six species of cactus have mastered the art of living in this place, including the park's namesake and the giant saguaro.
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When you look at it from broader perspective it is a from of 3d printer which prints with carbon fiber, it just needs to be upgraded and developed to be able to print non-rotating shapes with full x/y/z movement or at least to reinforce ABS/PLA parts with carbon fiber applied on their surface.
There were similar solutions on the beginning of DIY 3d printing machines development like this 3d printer which printed silicone on rotating tube:
There were successful applications of epoxy surface glued Kevlar and carbon fibers on regular ABS/PLA 3d printed parts which gave them amazing strength:
For next level in carbon printing we need to bring those concepts in a single machine.
Hopefully there will be someone to develop this idea further.
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