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A dowel is a cylindrical rod, usually made from wood, plastic, or metal. In its original manufactured form, a dowel is called a dowel rod. Dowel rods are often cut into short lengths called dowel pins. Dowels are commonly used as structural reinforcements in cabinet making and in numerous other applications, including:
- Furniture shelf supports
- Moveable game pieces (i.e. pegs)
- Hangers for items such as clothing, key rings, and tools
- Wheel axles in toys
- Detents in gymnastics grips
- Supports for tiered wedding cakes
The traditional tool for making dowels is a dowel plate, an iron (or better, hardened tool steel) plate with a hole having the size of the desired dowel. To make a dowel, a piece of wood is split or whittled to a size slightly bigger than desired and then driven through the hole in the dowel plate. The sharp edges of the hole shear off the excess wood.
A second approach to cutting dowels is to rotate a piece of oversized stock past a fixed knife, or alternatively, to rotate the knife around the stock. Machines based on this principle emerged in the 19th century. Frequently, these are small bench-mounted tools.
For modest manufacturing volumes, wood dowels are typically manufactured on industrial dowel machines based on the same principles as the rotary cutters described above. Such machines may employ interchangeable cutting heads of varying diameters, thus enabling the machines to be quickly changed to manufacture different dowel diameters. Typically, the mechanism is open-ended, with material guides at the machine's entry and exit to enable fabrication of continuous dowel rod of unlimited length. Since the 19th century, some of these dowel machines have had power feed mechanisms to move the stock past the cutting mechanism.
High-volume dowel manufacturing is done on a wood shaper, which simultaneously forms multiple dowels from a single piece of rectangular stock (i.e., wood). These machines employ two wide, rotating cutting heads, one above the stock and one below it. The heads have nearly identical cutting profiles so that each will form an array of adjoined, side-by-side "half dowels". The heads are aligned to each other and one head is shaped to make deeper cuts along the dowel edges so as to part the stock into individual dowel rods, resulting in a group of dowel rods emerging in parallel at the machine's output.
The wooden dowel rod used in woodworking applications is commonly cut into dowel pins, which are used to reinforce joints and support shelves and other components in cabinet making. Some woodworkers make their own dowel pins, while others purchase dowel pins precut to the required length and diameter.
When dowels are glued into blind holes, a very common case in dowel-based joinery, there must be a path for air and excess glue to escape when the dowel is pressed into place. If no provision is made to relieve the hydraulic pressure of air and glue, hammering the dowel home or clamping the joint can split the wood. An old solution to this problem is to plane a flat on the side of the dowel; some sources suggest planing the flat on the rough stock before the final shaping of the round dowel. Some dowel plates solve the problem by cutting a groove in the side of the dowel as it is forced through; this is done by a groove screw, a pointed screw intruding from the side into the dowel cutting opening. Some dowel pins are Fluted with multiple parallel grooves along their length to serve the same purpose.
When two pieces of wood are to be joined by dowels embedded in blind holes, there are numerous methods for aligning the holes. For example, pieces of shot may be placed between the wood pieces to produce indentations when the pieces are clamped together; after the clamp is released, the indentations indicate the center points for drilling. Dowel centers are simple and inexpensive tools for aligning opposing blind holes. Various commercial systems, such as Dowelmax, have been devised to solve this problem.
The word dowel was used in Middle English; it appears in Wycliffe's Bible translation (circa _PHONE_) in a list of the parts of a wheel: "...and the spokis, and dowlis of tho wheelis..." Cognates with other Germanic languages suggest that the word is much older (deuvel in Dutch, Dübel in German).
Wooden dowels have been used in manufacturing and woodworking for many centuries. One of the earliest documented uses of wooden dowels was in Japanese shrines in AD 690, which were constructed using only wood, wooden dowels and pegs, and interlocking joints. Around AD 1000, Leif Erikson sailed across the North Atlantic in a ship that was largely constructed of overlapping planks held together by wooden dowels and iron nails. The wooden dowels did not rust and thus were more reliable than iron for long expeditions.
Dowel pins are often used as precise locating devices in machinery. Steel dowel pins are machined to tight tolerances, as are the corresponding holes, which are typically reamed. A dowel pin may have a smaller diameter than its hole so that it freely slips in, or a larger diameter so that it must be pressed into its hole (an interference fit).
When designing mechanical components, mechanical engineers typically use dowel holes as reference points to control positioning variations and attain repeatable assembly quality. If no dowels are used for alignment (e.g., components are mated by bolts only), there can be significant variation, or "play", in component alignment.
Typical drilling and milling operations, as well as manufacturing practices for bolt threads, introduce mechanical play proportional to the size of the fasteners. For example, bolts up to 10 mm (0.394 in) in diameter typically have play on the order of 0.2 mm (0.008 inches). When dowels are used in addition to bolts, however, the tighter dimensional tolerances of dowels and their mating holes—typically 0.01 mm (0.0004 inches)—result in significantly less play, on the order of 0.02 mm (0.0008 inches). Manufacturing costs are inversely proportional to mechanical tolerances and, as a result, engineers must balance the need for mechanical precision against cost as well as other factors such as manufacturability and serviceability.
There are a variety of specifications, military, ISO, DIN, ASME that pins may be made to. And size can even vary by dowel pin material. Metric dowel pins are often found in two size. In DIN 6325 standard the dowel pins are slightly larger than the nominal value. For example a 3 mm dowel pin will range from 3.002 to 3.008 mm (0.1182 to 0.1184 inches). In the ISO 2338 standard the dowel pins are slightly smaller - 3 mm nominal range is 2.986 to 3.000 mm (0.1176 to 0.1181 inches). The terminology (e.g. "oversized", "standard") is not entirely consistent across suppliers. In inch pins "oversized" refers to pins that are more significantly oversized for worn out dowel pin holes. The most common inch sized pins are slightly oversized, and "undersized" versions are also available.
In automobiles, dowels are used when precise mating alignment is required, such as in differential gear casings, engines, and transmissions.
Bolts in a bolted joint often have an important function as a dowel, resisting shear forces. For this reason, many bolts have a plain unthreaded section to their shank. This gives a closer fit to the hole and also avoids some problems with fretting wear when a screw thread bears against an unthreaded component.
A cross dowel is a cylindrically shaped metal nut (i.e., a metal dowel) that is used to join two pieces of wood. Like other metal nuts, it has an inside threaded hole, although the hole is unusual in that it passes through the sides of the dowel. One or both ends of the dowel are slotted, with the slots oriented parallel to the threaded hole through which the bolt will pass.
In a cross dowel application, the two pieces of wood are aligned and a bolt hole is drilled through one piece of wood and into the other. A dowel hole is drilled laterally across the bolt hole and the cross dowel is inserted into it. A screwdriver is inserted into the slot at the end of the cross dowel and the dowel is rotated so that its threaded hole aligns with the bolt hole. The bolt is then inserted into the bolt hole and screwed into the cross dowel until the wood pieces are held tightly together.
- Ivin Sickels, Exercises in Wood-Working, American Book Company, 1889; see Exercise 18.— Uniting with Dowels, pages 104-105.
- Dowel Making and Doweling, Scientific American, Vol. XLIX, No. 6 (Aug. 11, 1883); page 88.
- H. H. Parker, Making Wood Dowels, Popular Mechanics, Vol. 41, No. 6 (June, 1924); page 957.
- William H. Whitlock, Improvement in Turning Tool, U.S. Patent 83,573, granted Oct. 27, 1868.
- Sanford A. Penny, Lathe, U.S. Patent 398,077, granted Feb. 19, 1889.
- Edward A. Cherry, Tool for


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Movement speed (MS) is an attribute that controls the action cost of moving.
Movement speed can't be adjusted during character generation, and is not affected by other attributes, such as agility. The player and most other characters begin with a default movement speed of 100.
Overview[edit | edit source]
How fast a character moves is determined by a combination of quickness (QN) and movement speed (MS).
 - Quickness determines how fast a character is overall. It affects all actions, including moving, attacking, using items, and just about anything else a character can do. For that reason, if you have a choice between increasing your quickness or your movement speed, it is generally preferable to increase your quickness.
 - Movement speed is a more specialized attribute that affects only movement actions. Improving your movement speed can allow your character to move multiple spaces in a single turn (or, more commonly, to move one extra space during the course of a few turns), helping you to outrun enemies, escape dangerous situations, or keep your distance as you fight an enemy with a ranged weapon.
Mechanics[edit | edit source]
Characters generate a certain number of action points each turn equal to ten times their quickness (QN) value, or QN x 10. Each time a character moves, the character expends some or all of those action points, depending on their movement speed.
Moving consumes a number of action points equal to 100000 ÷ MS.
If your movement speed and your quickness are both equal to 100, this means that you can move exactly once per turn.
Action points generated per turn
QN × 10
Action cost of a single movement
Total movements per turn
QN × MS10,000
Increases in movement speed follows a simple logic based on how much greater it is than the base movespeed of 100. 150 movespeed means that you will move 1.5 times faster than normal. For example, with 100 quickness, you will see the following behavior as your movement speed increases:
 - 100 MS - You move 1 time each turn
 - 120 MS - You move 1.2 times each turn (6 times every 5 turns)
 - 150 MS - You move 1.5 times each turn
 - 180 MS - You move 1.8 times each turn
 - 190 MS - You move 1.9 times each turn
 - 200 MS - You move 2 times each turn
Because of this, negative decreases will have more significant impacts to how often you can move. 50 movespeed means moving 0.5 times a turn, half that of the base movespeed; However, +50 is moving 1.5 times instead of double the movespeed.
Modifying Movement Speed[edit | edit source]
These things directly modify a character's movement speed, changing the action cost of a single movement, and thus the number of movements the character may take per turn.
Name Type Movement Effect
Bounding boots.pngbounding boots equipment +15 movement speed while worn, along with increased sprint speed.
Dazed effect -10 temporary movement speed.
Dismembered (feet) effect -20 movement speed as long as the feet are dismembered. (penalty may vary depending on number of feet)
Greased equipment modifier -5 movement speed while worn.
Heavy Weapons without Tank type of equipment -25 movement speed while equipped.
Hobbled (short sword skill) effect -50% temporary movement speed for 16-20 rounds.
Hyper-elastic ankle tendons cybernetic implant +6 movement speed while implanted.
Interdictor.pnginterdictor enemy -10 temporary movement speed for each interdiction beam focused on the character.
Ironshank disease -8 to -80 movement speed. This penalty worsens the longer the character is infected.
Lovesick effect -5 temporary movement speed.
Magnetized boots.pngmagnetized boots equipment -5 movement speed while worn.
Motorized treads.pngmotorized treads cybernetic implant +150 permanent movement speed.
Multiple Legs physical mutation +8 to +53 permanent movement speed, depending on mutation level.
Nocturnal apex.pngnocturnal apex cybernetic implant +10 temporary movement speed while activated.
Prone effect -80 temporary movement speed until you stand up.
Rocket skates.pngrocket skates equipment +5 movement speed while worn.
Sandals of the riverwives.pngsandals of the river-wives equipment +5 movement speed while worn.
Skulk injector.pngskulk injector (in darkness) effect +25% or +40% temporary movement speed while active, depending on whether the user is a mutant or a True Kin.
Skulk injector.pngskulk injector (in daylight) effect -20% temporary movement speed while active.
Spring-loaded equipment modifier +5 to +10 movement speed while worn.
Ultra-elastic ankle tendons cybernetic implant +10 movement speed while implanted.
Yeshyrskin slippers.pngyeshyrskin slippers equipment +20 movement speed while worn.
Swimming in pools of 2000+ drams effect -50% when active
Wading in pools of _PHONE_ drams effect -20% when active
Additional Types of Movement[edit | edit source]
Beyond your movement speed attribute, there are many additional ways to change the speed at which you move, or cause you to move around without directly modifying your movement speed.
Some common examples include:
Modding[edit | edit source]
In XML and the game code, movespeed is stored as a penalty to the base movespeed. This means that it increases when negative numbers are added to the stat. Wishing for stat:MoveSpeed:0 will set the movespeed to the base 100. Setting movespeed to 0 requires wishing it to 100.


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Suppose X is a complete metric space, and $f:X↦X$ a continuous surjective function. Let D be a dense set. Suppose $f:D↦D$ is injective and $f^{-1}(D)=D$.
Is $f$ injective?
Is there a family of metric spaces where you can conclude $f$ is injective?
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nice question... why should we close it? – Pietro Majer Oct 31 '11 at 8:16
_USER_: is it obvious that one can 'symmetrize' the examples in the question you link to so as to apply to the present question? – Yemon Choi Oct 31 '11 at 8:27
Related: mathoverflow.net/questions/73719/… – Joel David Hamkins Oct 31 '11 at 8:28
Yemon, no, I guess not. This question is more interesting! – Joel David Hamkins Oct 31 '11 at 8:47
Joel, I understand from the text that $f$ splits into $f_{|D}:D\to D $ which is bijective and $f_{|X\setminus D}:X\setminus D\to X\setminus D $ which is surjective. – Pietro Majer Oct 31 '11 at 11:49
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The map is defined on $[0,1]\times[0,1]$, and can be written as $$ f(x,y) = \begin{cases} (x, (2-x)y) & \text{ if }y\leq 1/2, \\ (x, xy+1-x) & \text{ if }y> 1/2. \end{cases} $$
Just take $D$ to be the set of $(x,y)$ with rational coordinates in $(0,1)\times(0,1)$, then $f$ is bijective on $D$ (because it can be easily inverted), but it is clearly not injective on $[0,1]\times[0,1]$.
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Here is another example which is easy to visualize. Let $X=[-1,1]^2$, $I$ be the segment between $(-1,0)$ and $(1,0)$ and $I_0$ its subsegment between $(-1/2,0)$ and $(1/2,0)$. There is a homeomorphism $f$ between $X\setminus I_0$ and $X\setminus \{0\}$ which sends $I\setminus I_0$ to $I\setminus\{0\}$ and extends continuously by setting $f(I_0)=0$. (Think of contracting the segment $I_0$ to the center while deforming the rest of the square continuously.) This map can be given by an explicit formula which is piecewise linear on each horizontal segment. Now define $D=X\setminus I$ and we are done.
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The answer to the second question is "yes, for discrete spaces where metric is $d(x, y) = 1,$ for $x \neq y.$
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This is by far the best answer to a question that I am surprised was not closed immediately. – Bill Johnson Nov 3 '11 at 18:18
I think I can prove that if X=[0,1] (or 1-dimensional) then the claim of FelipeG is true.
Indeed, let $X=[0,1]$ and $D,f$ be as above, and proceed by contradiction. Assume there are points $a,b\in [0,1]$ such that $ar$). On the other hand, by continuity of $f$, for every value $y\in D\cap (r,s)$ (which is not empty) there is an element $x_1\in (a,c)$ such that $ f(x_1) = y $ and an element $x_2\in (c,b)$ such that $ f(x_2)= y $. But, since $f^{-1}D=D$ both $x_1, x_2$ belong to $D$, which contradits the injectivity of $f_{|_D}$.
PS: this construction works if $f_{|_D}$ is a bijection (as one might argue from the title), otherwise there is a counterexample
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I took the liberty of fixing your LaTeX -- hope you don't mind – Yemon Choi Oct 31 '11 at 8:24
_USER_ Choi I was trying to fix it as well... In fact I still cannot visualize my comment correctly: may be the fact we were both working on the file simultaneously has generated some mess – ccarminat Oct 31 '11 at 8:28
Let me have another go... – Yemon Choi Oct 31 '11 at 8:28
[_USER_ Choi] now it works: thanks! – ccarminat Oct 31 '11 at 8:32
Nice. I understand that $r:=f(a)$, right? – Pietro Majer Oct 31 '11 at 12:41
There are counterexamples.
Let $X$ be the ordinal $\omega^2+1$, which as a topological space is the same as infinitely many convergent sequences, whose limit points converge. This space is homeomorphic to a countable closed subset of the unit interval and is therefore completely metrizable. Let $D$ be the isolated points of $X$, which is exactly the set of successor ordinals below $\omega^2$. This is dense, since the closure adds the missing limit ordinals. Let $f$ be the function that interleaves two successive sequences together into one. That, we combine the successor ordinals in the interval $[\omega\cdot 2n,\omega\cdot 2(n+1))$ to those in $[\omega\cdot n,\omega\cdot(n+1))$ by an injective function that simply interleaves the two sequences into one. This is injective on $D$ and also surjective. The function $f$ extends continuously to $X$ by mapping the limit points of the successive sequences, $\omega\cdot2n$ and $\omega\cdot2(n+1)$ both to $\omega\cdot n$, and $\omega^2\mapsto \omega^2$. Note that the extension $f$ is not injective.
A simpler version of this example, without ordinals, is to take $X$ to be the positive integers, plus a sequence converging to each of them in the interval below. Specifically, let $X$ have points $k$ and also $k-\frac 1n$ for positive integers $k$ and $n$. Thus, $X$ is a countable closed subset of $\mathbb{R}$. Let $D$ be the isolated points $k−\frac1n$, and let $f$ be the function that interleaves successive convergent sequences into one. That is, for each adjecent pair of sequences, converging to $2n$ and $2(n+1)$, we map the isolated points of the sequences bijectively to the sequence converging to $n$. This is bijective on D, but extends continuously to $X$, and is not injective on $X$.
(I have removed the earlier flawed example.)
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I don't understand. You have $1\in D$ and $f(-1)=1$, so $-1\in f^{-1}(D)$ but $-1\not\in D$. – Guillaume Brunerie Oct 31 '11 at 11:07
Oops. I go back to my first examples, where $f$ is bijective on $D$. – Joel David Hamkins Oct 31 '11 at 12:36
Here's an example. First take a countable family $\lbrace A_n:n\in\mathbb{N}\rbrace$ of countable dense sets in $(0,1)$ and then let $f:[0,1]\to\[0,1]$ be continuous such that for each $n$ the maps $f$ is an order-isomorpism between $A_n\cap(0,1/1)$ onto $A_{2n}$ and an order-reversing isomorphism between $A_n\cap(1/2,1)$ and $A_{2n+1}$. Thus $f$ is a bijection between $D=\bigcup_{n]1}^\infty A_n$ and itself, but it is not injective on $[0,1]$. The map $f$ is readily constructed, first recursively on $D$ and then by continuous extension to all of $[0,1]$.
Addendum: to construct the restriction of $f


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Can anyone point to an article or code samples anywhere on how to provide BOTH editing AND range selection in a TStringGrid?
Yes, I KNOW there are third-party grids that do this, but it's frustrating that the built-in grid lacks this basic capability.
It's pretty normal to expect to be able to both edit a cell in a grid, and also to select a range of cells such as for a Copy operation.
As delivered, TStringGrid doesn't do that. It's either/or. In fact, the docs tell us about the grid Options, "When goEditing is included in Options, goRangeSelect has no effect".
However, it looks like it may be possible to do editing and rangeselects in a TStringGrid anyway!!! Through careful use of the mousedown, mouseup, selectcell and exit events, you can get dang close by switching editing elements on and off at the right times. But I still don't have it perfect, and that only covers mouse use, not keyboard changes.
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I have not used the TStringGrid for this, so I can't provide a specific answer. But am I right in assuming you can manually (in code) start a cell being edited? That link implies it is possible even if the grid doesn't have goEditing included in its Options. (See below to work around this if this is not true.)
If so, I'd suggest the following approach:
Combined selection and edit behaviour
I find this is a good, Windows-standard-behaviour sort of approach:
 - Leave the grid in selection mode, so mouse and keyboard interaction selects cells
 - Trigger a cell being edited yourself, based on certain criteria (I think you are on the way to doing this from what you said in your last paragraph.) There are common ways to trigger editing, and the following criteria are what my programs follow when they do something similar with other controls:
 - Selection is normal. Ie, click to select, click and drag to multi-select, use the keyboard arrows and Shift or Control to select, etc.
 - A cell enters edit mode when either:
 1. A cell is selected and the user presses Enter or F2 (F2 is the standard "Rename" or "Edit" shortcut, which works in a number of programs)
 2. The user "slow-double-clicks" on a cell - ie, slow-double-clicks to select and edit, or clicks again, after a pause, on an already-selected cell. This mimics Explorer's behaviour, where if a file is selected and you later click on it, it enters the inline edit/rename mode. To implement this, record when a cell was last clicked (and selected.) If it is clicked again, and if the time is greater than GetDoubleClickTime then they have clicked twice, slowly, and enter edit mode. This allows you to distinguish between the first click to select, a double-click (to perform some kind of action), and a slow second click, to enter edit mode.
 I also tend to check the mouse position, so that if an object is slow-double-clicked and it wasn't first selected (ie, this both selects the object and then enters edit mode) I verify the mouse hasn't moved very much. I use GetSystemMetrics to find the double-click distance, and check that the slow double click was within this box. (Because it's not a true doubleclick, I actually check the distance times 2. My action code is:
 const int iMAX_MOVE_AMOUNT = ::GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYDOUBLECLK) * 2; (sorry, C++ not Delphi, but should be convertable easily enough!)
 but I'm actually not certain if this is completely and utterly 100% to Windows guidelines. In practice users find it works as they expect, though.)
That should let you change between selecting and editing at the appropriate times with both the keyboard and the mouse.
Miscellaneous thoughts
You may find some of this is cleaner and easier to implement by subclassing TStringGrid and creating a new component. That will allow you to implement this in normal code and override the inbuilt behaviour (rather than event handlers) while keeping it invisible to the form code. It will also give you lower-level access to the mouse events or Windows messages than are exposed simply through events such as OnMouseDown. Finally, if there are problems with showing the editor when goEditing is included in Options, this will allow you to change that behaviour. You could also add your own events if you want your code to respond to certain things happening, such as creating an OnBeginEdit event, say.
Creating your own components is normally regarded as an advanced Delphi topic, but it's actually remarkably easy once you know how! This site has a few good topics that will introduce you to the subject in general, and if you go this route and encounter problems, Stack Overflow is of course a good place to ask questions :) The Embarcadero Delphi » VCL » Writing Components newsgroup / forum is also an excellent resource, in fact possibly even better than SO for this specific topic.
Hope that helps!
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An Early British Sailor''s Woolwork Picture of the Royal Yacht, HMY Victoria and Albert II, Circa 1855-70 Dimensions: 27 inches x 20 inches HMY Victoria and Albert II (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) HMY Victoria and Albert, a 360 foot steamer launched 16 January 1855, was a Royal Yacht of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom until 1900, owned and operated by the Royal Navy. She displaced 2,470 tons, and could make 15 knots on her paddles. There were 240 crew. Victoria and Albert II was scrapped in about 1904. The El Horria was built to the same specifications for Isma''il Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt in 1865 and is the oldest steamship afloat. Below: HMY Victoria and Albert II by William Frederick Mitchell orginaly published in The Royal Navy in a series of illustrations.
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This paper describes an attempt on the word recognition using a matrix of feature vectors as a description unit for a time pattern. Pseudo-phoneme patterns represented by the matrices are extracted in advance by a vector quantization. The connected words recognition is conducted using these pseudo-phoneme patterns and Continuous Dynamic Programming. Distance measures among matrices and an algorithm of the vector quantization are described. Results of preparatory experiment are shown for 54 city names.
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|Journal||Denshi Gijutsu Sogo Kenkyusho Iho/Bulletin of the Electrotechnical Laboratory|
|Publication status||Published - 1986|
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- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering


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Data from the Met Office shows how rainfall was less than half the long term average for March, prompting hosepipe bans which were announced on 12 April.
The droughts were compounded by a lack of rainfall over previous years, leading to empty reservoirs and lower river flows.
April then saw a nearly twice the expected rainfall for that month compared to average rainfall from 1971 to 2000.
The hosepipe bans were lifted on 9 July, fewer than 90 days since they were put in place.
To illustrate the change, compare these two graphics provided by the Met Office.
Here is rainfall in March 2012, with some areas seeing less than a fifth of the expected rain...
...compared to rainfall three months later in June 2012, with most of the country experiencing more than twice the expected rainfall.


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IMSE Electronics Design - How to Start?
If you are an electronics designer, becoming an IMSE electronics designer is not a giant step. You already have basic understanding about the tools and methods for traditional electronics. These can be utilized in IMSE electronics, as well. In the big picture, the design flow is similar in PCB design and IMSE electronics design, but the details make the difference. In this post, I will explain the key differences.
1. Understand Electrical Characteristics of IMSE Materials
When you design the electrical characteristics of your layout, you need to recognize that the materials are not similar with a PCB. This also means that the circuit's electrical characteristics are different. The same layout, one made with IMSE and the other with a traditional PCB, has different electrical characteristics. Traces have big differences in terms of conductivity and are one of the most important design parameters. In addition, the plastics used in IMSE creating the mechanical structure are electrical components as well, and these are worth considering in the design.
2. IMSE Stack-up
An IMSE stack-up contains
A substrate film,
Traces, which are printed on top of the substrate and
Injection molding resin.
Calculation methods used in PCBs, for example, relating impedance, are not applicable for IMSE. IMSE sets certain limitations on how to build stack-up, but also what kind of a grounding structure we can use. Designing the IMSE stack-up is different compared to the PCB world, since the IMSE stack-up is also a mechanical structure of a product and typically an optical light guide, as well. So it is not designed only by an electrical engineer, but a mechanical engineer and an optical engineer together.
3. Design for Manufacturing
Materials used in IMSE are not similar to those used in PCBs. This means that the manufacturing methods are different. In IMSE, traces are printed with silk screen printing, the assembled electrical circuit is 3D formed and finally the electronics are encapsulated inside the plastic by injection molding. All of these impact on how to consider design for manufacturing. Make sure that your design can be manufactured by understanding the IMSE manufacturing steps.
4. One Integrated, Solid Piece
An IMSE part is an integration of electronics, optics, mechanics, graphics, antennas, etc. All disciplines are integrated into a one solid piece, and all have critical parameters, which need to be designed properly. Design work is a close collaboration between all engineers, and compromises should be done. Things become easier if all understand well what the technology limitations are and where we need to be strict and what items can be flexible.
These four key points set the foundation for IMSE electronics design. For a PCB designer, this is not a side step. It is just learning something new and different.
About the writer
Tuomas Heikkilä, Principal Engineer, Electronics
Tuomas has over 13 years of experience in the electronics industry in consumer and automotive areas. He has designed PCBs, printed electronics and structural electronics. Before TactoTek, Tuomas worked on mobile phones and gained experience in sensor ICs development and component verification and validation. Tuomas holds an M.Sc in Electronics from University of Oulu. In his free time, Tuomas enjoys jogging and bicycling in summer and skiing in winter. As a counterbalance for physical exercises, Tuomas relaxes by reading books.


Ad Widgets
Ad Widgets are probably the easiest way to get your ads onto your pages. Ad Widgets function like other widgets in WordPress and can be placed in any widgetized area of your site - most commonly this is your sidebar or footer areas, but this is going vary wildly with the theme you've chosen.
AdSanity has three different Ad Widgets you can use to place your ads:
The Ad Group Widget
The Random Ad Widget
The Single Ad Widget
Ad Group Widget
The Ad Group widget allows you to rotate through many ads an Ad Group into a widgetized area of your site.
There are a few configurations available to the Ad Group widget. You can title the ad group, select the group that you'd like to be displayed in the widget, choose how many ads from the group are to be displayed at the same time, and set the number of columns that you'd like the group to be displayed in (fig. 1).
fig. 1 - The ad group widget
This allows you to present your ad groups in a variety of ways. Here is an example of displaying four ads from a group in one column (fig. 2).
fig. 2 - The widget displayed in the sidebar
Note: your theme may require you to specify a title for your widget areas in order for the ads to display properly. If you're running into an ad display issue with a widget, try setting a title for the widget if you don't already have one set.
Random Ad Widget
The Random Ad widget allows you to select an ad group and the widget will display a random member of that ad group with each page refresh.
You can set the title for the Random Ad Widget and choose the ad group to display (fig. 1).
fig. 1 - The Random Ad Widget
Single Ad Widget
The Single Ad Widget allows you to place a single ad in a widgetized area of your site.
The widget allows you to set a title for the widget and choose the ad you want to display (fig. 1).
fig. 1 - The Single Ad Widget


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Indexing is the process of replacing a unique identifier such as the CHI number, or a combination of identifiers such as name, date of birth and post code with a randomly assigned study ID so that records can still be linked but no explicit "real world" identifiable information about an individual is made public. The process uses probability matching of available personal identifiers to a population spine and returning an anonymised unique person identifier specific to the project. For health data where PHS is the data controller eDRIS can perform the indexing, otherwise indexing services are provided by trusted third party indexing services from National Records Scotland (NRS) Indexing Team or PHS CHI Linkage (CHILi) Team as required.
A useful image illustrating the indexing process can be found at the NRS website here.
Data for your study will be linked using established probability matching techniques based on the Howard Newcombe principles. Linkage will be undertaken by a trusted third party and a Population Spine used as an intermediary linkage tool. The Population Spine contains the personal identifiers of all individuals in Scotland who have been in contact with NHS Scotland. The steps describing the process of linking data are detailed below:
- Data Providers will supply personal identifiers (only) plus their own person or record ID number to the indexing team.
- The indexing team will probability match the identifiers to the Population Spine using complex algorithms.
- The Data Provider will receive a file back with their own person or record ID number and a unique person index ID number specific to that dataset. This is generated by the indexing team.
- The Data Provider will attached the received index ID number to the remaining content of the dataset to be provided for linkage and send to their Research Coordinator.
- The Research Coordinator will confirm that the agreed data has been received and send the file to the linkage agent. The linkage agent is an automated computer programme which carries out the linkage.
- The linkage agent will receive 2 files all the datasets and their unique person ID numbers plus a master control file containing a master person ID and all the dataset unique Person index ID numbers.
- The linkage agent will then replace all the dataset unique Person ID numbers with the master Person ID number on each of the content data files.
- This allows the person analysing the data to see all the records belonging to an individual across all the datasets without the need to see the personal identifiers.


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Definition of barn :
1. A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of the barn is often used for stables.
2. To lay up in a barn.
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- Ruth kept right on from the barn, across the field, into the " old place." - "We Girls: A Home Story", Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney.
- Like the building of a fire under the barn to keep his cat warm. - "The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted", Katharine Ellis Barrett.
- Roger stood there waiting, then turned and walked slowly out of the barn. - "His Family", Ernest Poole.


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Pyxidanthera brevifolia
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Pyxidanthera barbulata var. brevifolia (Wells) H.E. Ahles
Pyxidanthera brevifolia, the littleleaf pixiemoss or sandhills pyxie-moss, is a plant species known only from North Carolina and South Carolina. It occurs in deep, sandy soil such as sand hills and sandy ridgetops, sometimes in open pine-oak woodlands, at elevations of 50–200 m (160–660 ft).
Pyxidanthera brevifolia is closely related to the more widespread P. barbulata, and some authors have suggested considering the two as a single species. For the moment, though, Flora of North America and the Kew Gardens Plant List both accept P. brevifolia as a distinct species. The two can be distinguished by the leaves. Leaves of P. brevifolia are shorter than those of P. barbulata, rarely more than 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long. They also lack the marginal cilia characteristic of P. barbulata, and are more intensely woolly on the underside.
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Original projections estimated the Fernald cleanup would take 30 years and cost $12 billion. When shut down, the Fernald processing facility had over 250 radioactively contaminated structures residing on over 2.5 million cubic yards of heavily contaminated soil, with an excess of 1,500 tons of nuclear material held up in aging process lines and vessels.
Fluor provided project management, engineering, procurement, and construction services to retrieve, package, and remove this waste. Fluor also decontaminated and demolished the buildings, constructing new facilities to process the waste.
To meet the accelerated clean-up schedule at Fernald, Fluor developed a 13-part project management strategy to work safely through cost efficiencies utilizing available funding. Implementation of this strategy required a dramatic culture change at Fernald, from a government mindset to an entrepreneurial / commercial model. Site safety dramatically improved and several creative and cost-saving solutions were implemented using innovative approaches. For example, Fluor constructed a 75-acre onsite disposal facility to contain 2.9 million cubic yards of contaminated soil and debris.


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Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary…
Lettuce photoDo your kids know where healthy food comes from? (Hopefully they realize it's not from a convenience store or the drive-up window of a fast food restaurant!)
One of the best ways for children to learn about where the good food on your family table originates–and one of the best ways for them to learn to love it–is to grow it themselves.
Think about it: How much more likely is your daughter to eat a salad she makes herself–from ingredients she grew herself–than a salad plopped down in front of her at the table with the words, "Eat it. It's good for you"? ("I don't eat anything green," I once heard a child pronounce.)
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Death of a Salesman: From Page to Stage
AbstractConsidering the original dramatic text Death of a Salesman, the objective of the present research is to study and analyze different modes of adaptation carried out advancing from Persian page translations toward its considered stage performance. Using Ladoucer's (1995) model for the translation of drama texts, the Persian (audiovisual) stage performance and the two published Persian page translations involved, were analyzed so that the cases of alteration were identified and compared with/to one another. The results of the study revealed that in the case of page translation, alterations were carried out mostly due to linguistic and cultural mismatches and for the sake of the target readership. On the other hand, in the theatrical system, the alterations could be observed at a higher level in the form of freer adaptations, where not only the linguistic and cultural mismatches, but also the style and creativity of the theatre members, especially those of the director are involved. Thus, in the context of the theatrical production, different modes of adaptation are carried out when the authority of the theatre producer along with the value, taste, and interest of the theatre goers are to be taken into account.
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Arjomandi, N., & Mollanazar, H. (2017). Death of a Salesman: From Page to Stage. Translation Studies Quarterly, 14(55). Retrieved from _URL_
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Global Ecology and Biogeography, (Global Ecol. Biogeogr.) (2011) 20, pp. 817–831, DOI: 10.1111/j._PHONE_.2011.00670.x.
Aim To demonstrate that the concept of carrying capacity for species richness (SK) is highly relevant to the conservation of biodiversity, and to estimate the spatial pattern of SK for native landbirds as a basis for conservation planning.
Location North America.
Methods We evaluated the leading hypotheses on biophysical factors affecting species richness for Breeding Bird Survey routes from areas with little influence of human activities.We then derived a best model based on information theory, and used this model to extrapolate SK across North America based on the biophysical predictor variables. The predictor variables included the latest and probably most accurate satellite and simulation-model derived products.
Results The best model of SK included mean annual and inter-annual variation in gross primary productivity and potential evapotranspiration. This model explained 70% of the variation in landbird species richness. Geographically, predicted SK was lowest at higher latitudes and in the arid west, intermediate in the Rocky Mountains and highest in the eastern USA and the Great Lakes region of the USA and Canada.
Main conclusions Areas that are high in SK but low in human density are high priorities for protection, and areas high in SK and high in human density are high priorities for restoration. Human density was positively related to SK, indicating that humans select environments similar to those with high bird species richness. Federal lands were disproportionately located in areas of low predicted SK.


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Is EDM right for 2-axis metal cutoff?
Many people look at the topic of wire EDM cutting in terms of how the method stacks up against laser cutting, 3D manufacturing, or traditional machining for multi-axis shaping of metal. But for us at Metal Cutting Corporation — and our customers — the topic of wire EDM cutting pros and cons is all about 2-axis cutoff and how the EDM method compares with other 2-axis precision metal cutting options.
Wire EDM Cutting Advantages
With the wire EDM cutting process, controlled and rapidly repeating electrical charges are used to remove material from electrically conductive materials. It is a very precise method for the right applications, such as for 2-axis cutting of small parts with tight tolerances at high volumes. For example, for mass production of pins, probes, and other small, solid metal parts with diameters under 0.020" (0.50 mm), wire EDM can deliver:
- Highly repeatable lengths without end deformation, distortion, or delamination
- Far better cost-effectiveness than a method such as laser cutting
For small diameter solids, wire EDM cutting also offers extremely high measures of central tendency, for remarkably high Ppk/Cpk values. For example, EDM not only can cut a precious metal wire of 0.004" (0.1 mm) diameter to a length of 1" (25 mm), but also can do so while achieving a length tolerance of ±0.001", radiused ends, and a Ppk well over the standard minimum of 1.33.
Wire EDM can cut diameters ranging from a few thousandths of an inch to several inches, to lengths from 0.5" (12 mm) to 18.0" (450 mm) and with high dimensional accuracy. Because it does not involve a wheel or saw teeth, the wire EDM cut procedure generally does not leave any burrs, and the kerf width is usually 0.004" to 0.012" (0.1 to 0.3 mm).
Wire EDM cutting is alsoversatile in the hardness of the conductive metals it can cut with relative ease, ranging from copper to the hardest materials including molybdenum and tungsten. EDM also gives a natural radius to the end cut; this may or may not be an advantage, depending on the application.
The most widely known negative is that wire EDM cutting is still an extremely slow method. Modern EDM machines with AWT (automatic wire threading) and CNC capability can be programmed to work "lights out," to help mitigate the slow cutting speed. However, for very high volumes of parts with diameters larger than 0.020″ (0.5 mm), a method such as thin-wheel abrasive cutting might be preferred.
Due to the nature of wire EDM cutting — removing material by using rapidly repeating, controlled electrical charges along a strand of metal wire — the method is limited to electrically conductive materials. Therefore, any material that is a composite or coated with a dielectric is not feasible for EDM.
The total EDM environment — including the wire, deionized water, and workpiece — is charged. The wire's repeated electrical discharges can heat the target area of the workpiece to thousands of degrees. This can result in thermal stress to neighboring portions and cause some amount of waste. The wire itself also suffers damage, so the EDM machine must constantly feed new wire.
Depending on the metal being cut, another disadvantage of wire EDM cutting is that an oxide layer can form on the cut surface. This may require secondary cleaning, which adds to cost.
Wire EDM cutting is best for materials that are solid, so the method is not a good choice for cutoff of tubing. To maintain conductivity, the parts to be cut using EDM must be held firmly in place. This creates significant risk of deformation to tubing. It can also cause the cutting wire to contact the workpiece — shorting out the cut, causing the cutting wire to break, and possibly causing a "step" in the workpiece.
Although you can fixture a tube can so that it rotates in the EDM machine, the method is optimized for more complex shapes and not cost-effective for simple 2-axis cutoff of tubing. In addition, the wire EDM method cannot do very short cutoffs, under 0.125" (3.175 mm), and does not produce quality cut end surface finishes. In fact, wire EDM cutting can result in surface roughness that is often characterized as "craters of the moon"!
So for applications such as medical device tubing that must be cut to very short lengths and have a very smooth end finish, a method such as thin-wheel abrasive metal cutting would deliver the necessary tight tolerance, burr-free results and a clean end cut without tube wall deformation.
A Myriad Of Options
Clearly, there are many advantages and disadvantages to wire EDM cutting as well as the other precision cutting methods that might be considered. So, does EDM make sense for 2-axis cutoff of small parts?
It depends! That's because the efficacy of ANY cutting method can vary greatly depending on the material you use and the desired results. Making the right choice requires an in-depth understanding of your application, its parameters, and the product's end use.
How does wire EDM cutting compare with other precision metal cutting methods? Keep reading to find out.


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Join ARPEL (Association of Oil, Gas and Biofuels Sector Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean) and ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers) at the fourth biennial International Pipeline Geotechnical Conference (IPG 2021) from June 21 – 22, 2021.
IPG 2021 is an international event to share knowledge, foster international cooperation, and promote technical progress by advancing the management of natural forces impacting pipelines – protecting the public, environment, energy infrastructure assets, and ensuring safe and reliable operations.
IPG 2021 will be presented in a virtual format. There will be opportunities to discuss papers and network with your fellow attendees as in prior versions.
Pipeline risk factors associated with natural forces include:
- Landslides and mass movement
- Tectonics/seismicity — including fault crossings and liquefaction
- Hydrotechnical — including river scour and channel migration
- Erosion and upheaval displacement
- Geochemical — including karst and acid rock drainage
- Unique soil structure — including residual and sensitive soils
- Desert mechanisms — including dune migration
- Volcanic mechanisms
- Freezing of unfrozen ground
- Thawing of permafrost terrain
These forces have become critical in the integrity management of pipelines, due to failures causing loss of life and damage to the environment. The risk factors, known as geohazards, result from geotechnical, geological, hydrological, or tectonic natural processes that represent potential threats usually induced during the pipeline construction and operations.
Geohazard management practices, including special design and construction, monitoring and inspection, risk assessment and associated data management, have seen considerable advancements in recent years as the topic has gained prominence within the pipeline community.
Who Should Attend?
The Conference will be of special interest to:
- Professionals from the oil and gas pipeline sector.
- Professionals from the mining industry.
- Professionals responsible for the facilities integrity, geotechnics, applied geomatics, risk analysis, operations, right of way maintenance, geotechnics instrumentation, pipelines design, construction and maintenance.
- Providers of goods and services.


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Depression impacts millions of people every year. While outside stress can have an impact on those with depression, there are biological factors as well. Cognitive impairments, including brain cell inflammation and neurotransmitter imbalances can be factors in experiencing depression symptoms. At NexGen Health in San Jose, CA, we offer NAD+ IV therapy infusion treatment for depression that can improve symptoms from a cellular level.
NAD+ is the active form of nicotinamide adenosine dinucleotide, a coenzyme of niacin, or vitamin B3. NAD+ is required for creating energy in the human cells and for many other cellular functions. When NAD+ levels are low, there is a higher chance of cellular dysfunction. This includes cells in the brain and nervous system. Individuals with low levels of NAD+ are at higher risk for mood disorders, addiction and depression. Restoring NAD+ levels in the body and brain can help improve the performance of neurotransmitters and other cells.
Mood Elevation and Calming Effects
NAD+ IV therapy infusion treatment for depression can impact the function of the brain and nervous system. Improving NAD+ levels can result in higher levels of coenzymes and chemicals in the brain that stimulate happy and calm effects on mood. Neurotransmitters require NAD+ to function correctly, and increased levels can improve cognitive function and focus. NAD+ also helps detoxify the body and removes elements that can impact mental and physical health.
NAD+ IV treatments for depression are very safe and can improve mood and cognitive function from a cellular level. There are no negative side effects from using NAD+ for depression or anxiety, only improved cellular health and overall wellness.
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Shungite influence on the water chemistry
A. Z Zaidenberg
Institute of Geology, Karelian Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrozavodsk, Russia 185610
The Proterozoic rocks of the Shunga district (Karelia, Russia) have attracted interest for over one century because of their high carbon contents and unusual C forms. In addition to their geological fascination, shungites have properties that make them industrially interesting [ 1].
Shungite applications in adsorption of organic matter, bacterial and heavy metal removal, drinking water preparation were widely elaborated in Russia. Hypothesis concerning the role of shungite rocks in natural water systems recovering were also suggested.
Nevertheless, up to now the nature of shungite influence on the water chemistry, is not quite clear.
The most prominent features of shungite/water interaction are the following: pH alteration, extraction of metals and organic, formation of colloidal systems.
Results and Discussion
The most pronounced effects in water treatment were noticed for the so called 'type III' shungite from the Maksovo-Zazhogino deposit (Sh III). This rock is characterized by the inseparability of carbon and mineral parts and the following content (wt.%) •
C (20-32), SiO2 (57.0 -66.2), A1203 (3.20-4.45), TiO2 (0.16 - 0.3), Fe203 +FeO (1.0 - 2.3), MgO (0.4 - 0.8), CAO(0.07-0.3), K20(0.8- 1.6), Na20(0.11-0.3), MnO (0.01- 0.02), S (0.2 - 0.7).
The specific surface area measured by N2 adsorption BET technique is about 25 m 2 g-1. Neutral solutions became more acidic after the contact with Shungite III. The pH decrease up to 3.8-4.4, depending on the particle size and the Shungite - water contact conditions was found. Among possible reasons the following might take place: the influence of surface groups, catalytic destruction of organic substances, and also electrochemical reactions, in particular
4Fe(III) + C + H20 - CO2 +4Fe(II) +4H
C (O)ads + OH--- CO2 +21-1 + +3e
C (O)ads + OH --- C +H202 + e
Extraction of elemems from Shungite III under different conditions such as exposure time, electrolyte content and concentration was
investigated. Among the most intensively extracted substances Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Ni, AI, SO4, C1, S were found. It was also shown that thermal treatment as well as fine grinding influence greatly on the character of the extraction process. In particular, increase of Na and K and decrease of AI, Fe, Ni, Cr, V extraction were noticed under both kinds of treatment.
Formation of colloidal systems is possible as a result of AI, Fc and SO4 presence in water contacted with Shungite III. However, the most unusual colloid is formed due to the Shungite rock 'dissolution', so that each micron sized colloidal particle includes carbon and mineral parts. The close connection between carbon and minerals is the very specific feature of shungite rocks which might reflect shungite origin from carbonsilicone precursor. We assumed that this feature would allow us to use shungite in a treatment of oily wastes. Indeed, we found it possible to clean water from oil up to the very high level - 0.02 - 0.05 mg/1. In this case adsorption capacity was about 60-100 mg/g and the water /sorbent ratio was as high as (_PHONE_) : 1, depending on the condition of the process.
Electrochemical treatment of the Shungite filters is possible because of Shungite rocks high conductivi.ty (1000 S m ~ ) [5}. The later also allows us to use Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy methods to control conditions of the process, such as electrolyte concentration, velocity, and also pressure applied to the shungite filter. We found that one can strongly increase the pH alternation and extraction of Fe(II)as a result of 2-10 V dc. polarization (figure 1).
Figure 1. pH and Fe(II) vs. time plots for 2, 4, 6 V shungite filter polarization
Obtained data allowed us to use Shungite III as an electrode material in flow-type electrolyzers for drinking water preparation and heavy metals (copper, nickel, cobalt, zinc) removal.
Figure 2. Power consumption vs. time plots for heavy metals electrodeposition process.
In the later case about 90% of metals were removed from sulfate solutions and 100% of nickel was precipitated in a water-ammonia solution. Practically a complete extraction of cobalt and zinc was achieved with a power consumption shown in figure 2. In addition to the above reduction of Cr (VI)to 10-100 times less toxic Cr (III) was pointed. The later allows us to elaborate a practical system for Cr (VI) removal. The main advantages of the system are the following:I) using of low cost adsorbent made of Sh III rock and timber industry waste products combination, 2) elimination of the pH adjustment step, 3) easy utilization of the exhausted adsorbent by thermal oxidation. The ash containing up to 90 wt.% chrome (III) oxide can be used in metallurgy as an abrasive and pigmem.
The results allow us to use shungite as a new carbonmineral adsorbent and also utilize its specific properties: pH alteration, formation of the colloid systems and high electroconductivity in flow-type electrolyzers for heavy metals removal.
The study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Intellectual Collaboration (grant "Shungite').
1. Kalinin, Yu.K., Proc. Of the All -Union Society of Mineralogy, CXIX, NS, 1990, 1-8 (in Russ.)
2. ~ev, E.F, Kalinin, Yu.K., Zaguralskaya, L.M., Zaidenberg, A.Z., in Geology and Protection of Mineral Wealth of Karelia. Karelian Research Center, Russ..Acad. of Sci., Petrozavodsk, 1992, p. 20 (in Russ.).
3. Kalinin, A.I., Theoretical basis for self recovering processes of contaminated water. Proc. St. Petersburg Center of Ecological Security.
4. Zaidenberg, A.Z.,. Bormatov, A.A., Beloshapkin, A.A., Dyukkiev, E.F, in Engineering Problems in Ecology, (Ext. Abstr. Ira. Conf.), Vologda, Russia, 1993, pp. 15-21 (in Russ.).
5. Parfenyeva, L.S., Smimov, I.A, Zaidenberg, A.Z., Rozhkova, N.N., Stefanovich, G.B., Russ. Phys. Sol. State, 1994, 36, pp.234-236
6. Solovov, V.K., Tupolev, A.G., Zaidenberg, A.Z., Zverev, A.A., Kalinin Yu.K., in MICC-90 Moscow International Composites Conference, ed. I.N. Fridlyander, V.I. Kostikov. Elsvier Applied Science. London and NY, 1991. pp. 1343- 1347.


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Potatoes were the number one crop in the Federal Point and Hastings area for years. The Hastings Potatoe Growers Association is a result of this. In 1924 there were 294 farms in the Area growing potatoes. The average farm was 100 acres; the largest being 1046 acres and the smallest 100 acres. Hastings was known as "The Potatoe Capitol of the World".


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This species of dinoflagellate is a rare visitor to the Rhode River area. The salinity of the mid-Chesapeake Bay is usually too low to support D. accuminata. It has been known to cause toxic shellfish poisoning. The cells average 48u in length and 16u wide with an average total volume of 3.2x103 cubic microns. During late winter and early spring of 2002,
D. accuminata grew to bloom proportions in the Potomac River causing oysters beds to be closed. A few wandering cells were found in main bay and near the mouth of the Rhode River.


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- You can easily share your screen on Google Hangouts to more effectively communicate information and, in some cases, even shorten the length of meetings.
- Sharing your screen on Google Hangouts can also make giving presentations easier, even if everyone isn't in the same room.
- In Google Hangouts, you can choose to either show your entire screen or only show individual windows that you have open on your computer.
- Here's what you need to do to share your screen within Google Hangouts.
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When you're hosting a video chat, sometimes it's useful or easier to simply let the other person see your screen, or a specific window you're viewing, like a presentation.
Rather than having to explain something, which may be difficult to put into words, you can provide a visual that makes it easier to understand.
If you're using Google Hangouts, there's an easy fix that is built into the program itself.
Here's how to use it:
How to share your screen on Google Hangouts
Once you're in a Hangout, it's relatively easy to share your screen, and the process should only take you a few seconds to complete:
1. Click the three dots in the top-right corner of the screen.
2. Select "Share Screen."
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Definition: learning during a specific state of sleep or wakefulness, or during a chemically altered state, where retrieval of learned information (as measured by performance of a learned response) cannot be demonstrated unless the subject is restored to the state that originally existed during learning.


text: Ransom Everglades Upper School is an independent private school that offers college-preparatory education to students in grades nine through 12. The school offers academic programs in various subjects, such as English, language arts, science, social studies and math. It also provides education in various other subjects, such as fine and visual arts, physical education and technology. It additionally offers advanced placement courses in a wide range of subjects, including statistics, calculus, computer science, music theory, French, American and European history, environmental science government and politics, chemistry, world history, psychology, biology, physics, and microeconomics and macroeconomics. It also provides a library and media center that houses more than 25,000 volumes of print books, databases and access to other libraries, including the University of Miami and Miami-Dade County Public Libraries. The school also provides a wide range of extracurricular activities and sport programs. Ransom Everglades Upper School is located in Miami.


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Offer: Alston Bannerman Fellowship Program (for U.S. activists)
The Alston Bannerman Fellowship Program was founded in 1988 to honor and support longtime activists of color by giving them the resources to take time out for reflection and renewal. Fellows receive a $25,000 award to take sabbaticals for three months or more.
To qualify for an Alston Bannerman Sabbatical Fellowship, you must:
- be a person of color
- have more than 10 years of community organizing experience
- be committed to continuing social change work in communities of color
- live in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa,or US Virgin Islands
Beyond the basic eligibility criteria, the Alston/Bannerman Program seeks applicants whose work:
- Attacks roots causes of inequity by organizing those affected to take strategic collective action.
- Challenges the systems that perpetrate injustice and effects institutional and structural change.
- Builds community capacity for democratic participation and develops grassroots leadership.
- Acknowledges the cultural values of the community.
- Creates accountable participatory structures in which community members have decision-making power.
- Contributes to building a movement for social change by making connections between issues, developing alliances with other constituencies and collaborating with other organizations.
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics identifies perfumers as a new and emerging occupation in the engineering services and manufacturing industry. A distinct connection between the art of perfumery and chemistry exists -- perfumers are also known as fragrance chemists. Job markets include fragrance houses, marketing agencies for fragrances and perfume product manufacturers.
Supervision During Manufacturing
A perfumer is in charge of evaluating the quality of odors emitted by aromatic chemicals. The fragrance should follow the set standards for production, and the exact particulars of the formula for preparing the perfume. To achieve this standard, the perfumer supervises the staff involved in compounding and distilling the fragrance. He needs to evaluate the batch sheets provided by the staff compounding the fragrance before forwarding it for distillation.
Performing Chemical and Physical Tests
A creative perfumer participates in the preparation of a fragrance by performing chemical and physical tests, and making analysis of the resulting products. It is, therefore, vital for a perfumer to have a background in chemistry; a bachelor's degree in chemistry is essential. For example, while analyzing chemical substances that form the additives in the fragrance, knowledge in gas chromatography is essential. The perfumer is able to make informed analysis of aromatic chemicals, ensure the manufacturing process conforms to safety standards and take quality control measures.
A perfumer is responsible for approving or rejecting the batches presented as finished products. He needs to have in-depth knowledge of the characteristics of a particular fragrance to ensure the finished product meets the specifications of a client or the set formula. A perfumer has to have a distinct sense of smell, to capture the uniqueness of a scent -- the odor, its permanence and harmony. A perfumer has to smell and re-smell samples in air filtered rooms to facilitate proper evaluation of its characteristics. He also rejects unsatisfactory batches and submits them for re-distilling.
Upholding Safety Standards
Perfumers are in charge of guaranteeing that the manufacturing environment is safe. He ensures the staff participates in programs meant to facilitate safety in the workplace. He should also perfume laboratory or plant safety audits to avoid incidences of accidents occurring from working with various chemicals. The perfumer also confirms that there are adequate supplies to facilitate safe and efficient procedures during the preparation of the perfume.
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BA New Media Arts | BA English & Professional Communication | BS Technical Communication | Undergraduate Degree ProgramRequirements | Undergraduate Internships
Undergraduate Internships
Apply the skills you've learned in your undergraduate degree program in the English, Technical Communication & Media Arts department at Southern Polytechnic State University with an undergraduate internship. You'll make valuable career connections and gain hands-on experience working with communication professionals.
Do I qualify for an undergraduate internship?
You qualify for an internship if you
 - are pursuing an undergraduate degree program in the English, Technical Communication & Media Arts department,
 - have completed half your coursework beyond the core,
 - are not on academic probation, and
 - have at least a 3.0 GPA (overall).
How does an internship fit into my degree program?
An internship is a program elective worth 3 credit hours for BS Technical Communication majors and BA English & Professional Communication majors. It is an additional course in major for New Media Arts majors. An internship requires at least 120 hours of work. You will have both an internship supervisor at work and a faculty internship advisor who will monitor your progress.
How do I find an internship?
You are ultimately responsible for finding an internship, but the department will help you.
Will I be paid for the internship?
Consider your internship a learning experience; some will also pay you an hourly wage, and some won't.
What are internships like?
You may do extended work on one project or you may do a variety of shorter assignments. Your projects and assignments could include user documentation, public relations, editing, website design, graphic design, proposals, instructional design, project reports, multimedia projects, marketing materials, or any other genres related to your major.
How do I apply for an internship?
 1. Submit a letter of intent to Dr. Smith, the internship coordinator (, at least one semester before you plan to begin your internship. This letter of intent should include the following information:
 - Why you want to do an internship
 - How the internship will contribute to your career goals
 - What educational value the internship adds to your course of studies
 - When you plan to begin your internship
 2. Meet with Dr. Smith (J347) to discuss your letter of intent.
 3. Apply for internships related to your major.
 4. Email Dr. Smith when you have found an internship and describe your internship responsibilities in detail.
 5. Request that your internship supervisor at work provide Dr. Smith with an email containing the following information:
 - A comment that you have been hired on as an intern
 - A detailed description of your responsibilities and activities
 - The number of work hours included in the internship
Important: Only after Dr. Smith receives this email from your internship supervisor at work will you be registered for 3 hours of internship credit. You cannot register yourself for internship credit.
How do I complete the internship?
 - Meet with your faculty internship advisor at least twice during the semester you are working your internship.
 - Submit three progress reports to your faculty advisor.
 - Submit a log or notebook of activities/tasks you did during the internship to your faculty advisor.
 - Submit two final reports to your faculty advisor:
 - A detailed formal report describing your internship with samples of the actual work you did during the internship.
 - A final memo report describing your internship experience.
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Rising Divorce Rate in Korea
Rising Divorce Rate in Korea
Rising Divorce rate in Korea
Name: Seoh, Julia
Class: #11
Due date: Jan. 18, 2011
Teacher: Daryl Bergman
Rising Divorce rate in Korea
Ⅰ. Introduction
Thesis statement: There are several main causes that many married couples get divorced in Korea; a lack of communication, differences in values, and abuses.
Ⅱ. Body
1. Causes
A. Changed women's role
* Increase the women who get a job
- Destruction of patriarchal system
B. Stress in modern living
* Economical problem
* personality
* abuse
C. lack of communication
* individualism
* weak family bond
Ⅲ. Transition paragraph
Also, these three causes of divorce have an influence on divorced people, children, and even in whole society. (Using news articles)
1. Effects
A. Positive effect
* Establish their independence again
* Retrieve better quality of life
* Recovery of personal relations
* Reduce of economical burden
B. negative effect
* Violence, (using statistics), lack of socialization
* Poor educational achievement : low grade and adaptability, dropouts,
* Mental problem: psychological, behavioral problems
* It caused lack of love from parents and families
Ⅳ. Conclusion
To sum up, divorce has become a sort of an epidemic in today's society and poses a big threat to it. Rising divorce rate is a serious problem in Korea in recent days. The cause and effect of divorce can go to such an extent that it might leave a permanent scar on the mind of the children which might last forever, forcing the child to indulge in violent crimes. Researchers have shown that children from divorced families mostly resort to robbery, and drug abuse.
The first cause is that changing women's role in the present society. Differently with former days, now, the women can get a more opportunity to get a job
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Traveling Luck for Roche Brigandin, French Guiana (general), French Guiana
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- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
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- an area dominated by grass vegetation.
- populated place;
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.
- Roche Corossony (7.5km)
- an open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles.
- Route de Saint-Élie (13.8km)
- a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.
- Îlet Lacour (24.3km)
- a raised roadway across wet ground or shallow water.
- Digue Yiyi (15km)
- a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.
- Pointe des Palétuviers (9.4km)
- drainage canal;
- an artificial waterway carrying water away from a wetland or from drainage ditches.
- Canal Philippon (14.2km)
- a place where boats receive or discharge passengers and freight, but lacking most port facilities.
- Dégrad Guédon (18km)
- a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
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- a meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents.
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text: Application of using rare earth salts with acid dyes for dyeing wool fabrics have been investigated. The rare earth salts used include neodymium chloride, samarium oxide and gadolinium oxide; and acid dyes used are C.I. Acid Red 114, C.I. Acid Yellow 42 and C.I. Acid Blue 113. The results of these experiments exhibit that the addition of rare earth salts does lower the dyeing temperature of wool slightly, and the addition of neodymium chloride achieved the better result. The result of mixing different rare earth salts is not very distinct, although the mixture of neodymium chloride and gadolinium oxide in the ratio 8:2 has the best effect. Moreover, the addition of rare earth salts has no great impact on the tenacity of dyed fabrics. Among the color range of dyed fabrics, Red 114 has better color strength. Furthermore, the washing fastness of fabrics can be up to grade 4-5 in general, while its dry rubbing fastness can be up to grade 4-5 and its wet rubbing fastness can be up to grade 3-4.


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Brian Switek: How did bones evolve?
Fossil fanatic Brian Switek explains what a bone actually is, and why they are so important in human history.
Brian Switek, the pen name of science writer and fossil fanatic Riley Black, this year released a book called The Secret Life of Bones: Their Origins, Evolution and Fate (£9.99, Duckworth). In it, she explains how and why we evolved bones, and explains the relationship we humans have with these sturdy struts of osseous tissue.
In this week's episode of the Science Focus Podcast, she helpfully explains what a bone is and how they turn into fossils, as well as how they revealed Richard III's diet and were historically used to justify scientific racism, and why Hollywood is getting aliens all wrong.
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The Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center came about as the result of efforts started in the early 1960's to consider the need for a national program of human nutrition research. Such a need was addressed by Senator Milton Young of North Dakota in a 1963 report he submitted to the U.S. Congress. That report, prepared by the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, outlined the need for an expanded national research program in human nutrition and proposed to establish three regional research laboratories each near a medical school: one each in the North Central, Southeast and Southwest United States.
The Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center was the only laboratory established under the original concept of that report; it was established as a field station of the Vitamins and Minerals Laboratory of the ARS Human Nutrition Division in Beltsville, MD. Planning for the Grand Forks facility began in 1966; the actual construction began in 1969 on land provided by the State of North Dakota. The building, located immediately adjacent to University of North Dakota campus, was completed in September, 1970. Modest by today's standards, the original building consisted of five research laboratories and an austere 8-bed metabolic ward. The facility was dedicated with a scientific symposium entitled "Newer Trace Elements in Nutrition."
In 1972, the Grand Forks facility was designated a Human Nutrition Research Laboratory of the ARS North Central Region. In 1976, the laboratory's capabilities were expanded beyond research with experimental animals with the inauguration of an active clinical nutrition research program. In 1977, the laboratory was designated the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center.


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Homocystinuria and Marfan syndrome represent distinct genetic conditions that share phenotypically similar skeletal features. An overview of the current understanding of genetic and physiologic contributing to the etiology of these conditions is summarized. The focus of this review is to explore the present understanding of the pathophysiology of Marfan syndrome and homocystinuria relative to the occurrence of osteoporosis in both conditions. Osteoporosis has been reported in association with homocystinuria. However, evidence supporting an association of osteoporosis with Marfan syndrome is equivocal and sources of ambiguity are critically reviewed. Advisability and approaches to bone mineral density monitoring in patients with Marfan syndrome or homocystinuria to inform clinical management are discussed. Finally, future research foci are proposed which will improve understanding of association of osteoporosis with Marfan syndrome or homocystinuria.


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Came across the word "heulandite", thought it was weird so I looked it up in the dictionary and found that it means: "a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate of sodium and calcium." I looked up "-ite" on etymonline.com so I suspect the suffix comes from Greek meaning: "connected with or belonging to." Where does the "heuland" part come from? Is it related to "andesite" or maybe something else?
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OED gives it as named after a mineralogist (presumably the chap who first identified it):
In that regard, the name is related to Andesite in as much as it's named after a particular property of the mineral: in this case, who identified it; in the case of Andesite, where it is found.


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Mrs. Dixon's Home Page » Treasure Key
In Dixon Den we have special keys that allow students to bring in a "treasure" to share with the class. Much like show and tell, the first grader with the key stands up in front of the class to tell all about the treasure he/she has brought to share. The holder of the key should be able to tell why the item is a treasure to him/her and be able to tell important information about the treasure. If your child brings home the key, please help him/her to choose something interesting to share with our class. Some good ideas include: a few pictures or a souvenir from a recent trip, part of a collection, pictures of a pet, a favorite book, a special or unusual gift, or something from nature. Help your first grader put the key and the treasure in his/her backpack that evening so nothing will be forgotten the next morning. In order to share, a child must bring both the treasure and the key. Dixon Den first graders look forward to their turn with the key! It gives them an opportunity to practice speaking in front of a group and it makes them feels special!
Amy Dixon's Site
Mott Road Elementary School
7173 Mott Road
Fayetteville, NY 13066


Intensification for sustainability
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Would it be possible to valorise a waste stream… by purifying another? Dr. Jean Septavaux, co-founder of Secoya Technologies, co-authored a paper in Nature Chemistry describing a methodology for the convergent purification of electronic and gas waste streams. By using the unique properties of polyamines solutions upon capture of CO2 from car exhaust fumes, the authors manage to separate with a high selectivity the valuables metals contained in a dissolved car battery electrode.
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Though few studies exist on service utilization among homeless youth in the U.S., services are important because without them, many of these young people may resort to delinquent strategies in order to meet their daily survival needs. The current study examines frequency and correlates of service utilization (i.e., shelters, food programs, street outreach, counseling, STI and HIV testing) among a sample of 249 homeless youth ages 14 to 21. Multivariate analysis revealed significant differences in service usage by sex, age, and sexual orientation. Experiencing family physical and/or sexual abuse, being kicked out of the family home, spending more nights per week sleeping on the street, and having ever stayed in a group home facility were significant correlates of homeless youths' service usage.


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A football place kicker is about to attempt a field goal from the 30-yard line. He is lined up directly in front of the left goal post; but since there is a wind coming from the right side of the field, the kicker aims for the right goal post. This means that, from above, the ball will be kicked at a 79º angle to the 30-yard line.
A.) The player kicks the ball at this angle with enough force to make the ball go 47 miles per hour, and the wind is blowing at 10 miles per hour. Use a vector sum of these two forces to show that, under these circumstances, the kicker will miss the field goal.
B.) To make the field goal, the resultant force of the kick and the wind actually should have a magnitude of 50 miles per hour and a direction of 85º. To counteract the 10-mph wind, with what speed--and at what direction--should the football player kick the ball?
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Preparation, proton conduction, and application in ammonia synthesis at atmospheric pressure of La0.9Ba0.1Ga1–xMgxO3–α
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La0.9Ba0.1Ga1–xMgxO3–α (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.25) was prepared by the microemulsion method. A single phase of LaGaO3 perovskite structure was formed when x was ≥0.15. Electrochemical hydrogen permeation (hydrogen pumping) proved that La0.9Ba0.1Ga1–xMgxO3–α had proton conduction, and the proton conduction was measured by AC impedance spectroscopy method from 400 to 800 °C in hydrogen atmospheres. Among these samples, La0.9Ba0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3–α has the highest proton conductivity with the values of 9.51 × 10−4 to 4.68 × 10−2 S cm−1 at 400–800 °C. Ammonia was synthesized from nitrogen and hydrogen at atmospheric pressure in an electrolytic cell using La0.9Ba0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3–α as electrolyte. The rate of NH3 formation was 1.89 × 10−9 mol s−1 cm−2 at 520 °C upon imposing a current of 1 mA through the cell.
KeywordsProton Conduction Electrolytic Cell Hydrogen Atmosphere Ammonia Synthesis Ammonia Formation
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20771079).
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What are the Advantage of Swagger in API?
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What are the Advantage of Swagger in API?
Swagger provides a unique and convenient platform to document, test, and write API structures. Take a look at its benefits:
 1. The documentation of APIs is necessary as you have to let the API consumers know about the endpoints being used. This includes the input and output of an API method and should also include what challenge the particular API will solve. Swagger provides a method to automate the documentation, which means Swagger picks up the methods with GET, PUT, POST, DELETE attributes and prepares the documentation by itself. Further, if any changes are implemented, then the Swagger documentation is automatically updated.
 2. Testing is always crucial; on both the development and QA levels. Swagger provides a UI integrated page where all the API methods are listed and enables the user to test any method that is required from the UI.
 3. Swagger does the documentation in a conventional way (OpenAPI) which means it is in a machine-readable language. If a user starts the documentation first, Swagger will write the structure of the API automatically based on the written documentation. The API logic relies on the developer and business requirements but the structure will be written by Swagger itself.
 4. The user does not need a separate applications to test APIs. Just configure Swagger once in the project and access it through a URL to test the APIs.
These are the major benefits users will see once they start using Swagger. Swagger provides immense support for a wide range of platforms, languages, and domains.