About Craig
Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colorado is one of the most established rehabilitation hospitals in the world. Our patient outcomes are some of the best in the field of rehabilitative medicine. Craig Hospital is a private, non-profit, free-standing hospital licensed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and is accredited by the Joint Commission.
Craig Hospital Patients
Over the past five decades Craig Hospital has helped more than 31,000 patients with spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. Each year, Craig Hospital treats and average of 500 inpatients and 1,400 outpatients. One of the most important benefits of Craig is the opportunity for patients with similar ages, backgrounds and injuries to teach, encourage and support one another during rehabilitation. At any given time, there are approximately 50-55 inpatients with spinal cord injury and 25-30 with traumatic brain injury.
Rehabilitation at Craig
Craig provides a highly individualized and personal approach to treatment, focusing on the patient's physical, cognitive, and psychological well-being. Craig sets high expectations for patient participation in therapy and helps patients set their own high expectations.
Patients typically stay in the inpatient program for two to four months. Length of stay is individualized based on diagnosis, severity of injury, rate of progress and possibility complications.
Each patient and family has a consistent interdisciplinary team of professionals that includes: a physician, nurses, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech pathologist, neuropsychologist, clinical care manager, respiratory therapist, recreational therapist and others. The team meets regularly with the patient and family to set goals, develop treatment plans, review progress and coordinate services needed at home following discharge.
Craig therapists regularly take patients into the community and the mountains for valuable, real-life learning experiences such as navigating streets, rough terrain, and public buildings, and interacting with the public, etc.
Patient Outcomes
On average, Craig graduates are more independent when they are discharged; functionally make greater gains during their initial treatment, are discharged home at higher rates, are more functionally independence and require less attendant care and have fewer re-hospitalizations than other rehab facilities.
Return to work and school averages exceed the averages of other rehabilitation programs across the country. A high rate of return to work and school results in greater productivity, greater contribution to the economy, decreased burden on taxpayers and welfare programs and greater patient satisfaction with life.
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Surface Tension by Anna Christiansen Cable
3rd Place - Natural Category
School: Evanston Township High School
Teacher: Daniel DuBrow
This insect is able to stay on top of the water because of a physics property called surface tension. This allows more dense objects, like the insect, to stay on top of substances with a lower density, like the water. Water molecules that are not on the surface are surrounded on all sides by other water molecules, and they are attracted to each other. On the other hand, water molecules that are on the surface are not surrounded on all sides. Each molecular attraction causes the molecules to have less potential energy, which results in the molecules at the surface to have a higher potential energy than the ones underwater. In order for the surface area to increase, water molecules that are not on the surface must be pushed to the surface, but because they have a lower potential energy, this requires a certain amount of energy to do. If the object on top of the water does not have enough energy to increase the surface area, than the object will not sink, just like the insect in the picture.

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Although igloos are usually associated with all Inuit, they were predominantly constructed by people of Canada's Central Arctic and Greenland's Thule area. Other Inuit people tended to use snow to insulate their houses, which were constructed from whalebone and hides. Snow is used because the air pockets trapped in it make it an insulator. On the outside, temperatures may be as low as −45 °C (−49 °F), but on the inside the temperature may range from −7 °C (19 °F) to 16 °C (61 °F) when warmed by body heat alone.
The Inuit word iglu (plural igluit) can be used for a house or home built of any material, and is not restricted exclusively to snowhouses (called specifically igluvijaq, plural igluvijait), but includes traditional tents, sod houses, homes constructed of driftwood and modern buildings. Several dialects throughout the Canadian Arctic (Siglitun, Inuinnaqtun, Natsilingmiutut, Kivalliq, North Baffin) use iglu for all buildings, including snowhouses, and it is the term used by the Government of Nunavut. An exception to this is the dialect used in the Igloolik region. Iglu is used for other buildings, while igluvijaq, (plural igluvijait, Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᒡᓗᕕᔭᖅ) is specifically used for a snowhouse. Outside Inuit society, however, "igloo" refers exclusively to shelters constructed from blocks of compacted snow, generally in the form of a dome.
There are three traditional types of igloos, all of different sizes and all used for different purposes.
- The smallest was constructed as a temporary shelter, usually only used for one or two nights. These were built and used during hunting trips, often on open sea ice.
- Intermediate-sized igloos were for semi-permanent, family dwelling. This was usually a single room dwelling that housed one or two families. Often there were several of these in a small area, which formed an Inuit village.
- The largest igloos were normally built in groups of two. One of the buildings was a temporary structure built for special occasions, the other built nearby for living. These might have had up to five rooms and housed up to 20 people. A large igloo might have been constructed from several smaller igloos attached by their tunnels, giving common access to the outside. These were used to hold community feasts and traditional dances.
The snow used to build an igloo must have enough structural strength to be cut and stacked appropriately. The best snow to use for this purpose is snow which has been blown by wind, which can serve to compact and interlock the ice crystals. The hole left in the snow where the blocks are cut is usually used as the lower half of the shelter. Sometimes, a short tunnel is constructed at the entrance to reduce wind and heat loss when the door is opened. Because of snow's excellent insulating properties, inhabited igloos are surprisingly comfortable and warm inside. In some cases, a single block of clear ice is inserted to allow light into the igloo. Animal skins were used as door flaps to keep warm air in. Igloos used as winter shelters had beds made of ice and caribou furs. These 'ice beds' are unique to the region and Eskimo culture.
Architecturally, the igloo is unique in that it is a dome that can be raised out of independent blocks leaning on each other and polished to fit without an additional supporting structure during construction. An igloo that is built correctly will support the weight of a person standing on the roof. Also, in the traditional Inuit igloo the heat from the kudlik (qulliq, stone lamp) causes the interior to melt slightly. This melting and refreezing builds up a layer of ice that contributes to the strength of the igloo.
The sleeping platform is a raised area. Because warmer air rises and cooler air settles, the entrance area acts as a cold trap whereas the sleeping area will hold whatever heat is generated by a stove, lamp or body heat.
The Central Inuit, especially those around the Davis Strait, lined the living area with skin, which could increase the temperature within from around 2 °C (36 °F) to 10–20 °C (50–68 °F).
Nanook of the North
The 1922 documentary Nanook of the North contains the oldest surviving movie footage of an Inuit constructing an igloo. In the film, Nanook, whose real name was Allakariallak, builds a large family igloo as well as a smaller igloo for sled pups. Nanook demonstrates the use of an ivory snow knife to cut and trim snow block, as well as the use of clear ice for a window. His igloo was built in about one hour, and was large enough for five people. The igloo was cross-sectioned for filmmaking, so interior shots could be made.
- "Iglu". Asuilaak Living Dictionary. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- "How Warm is an Igloo?, BEE453 Spring 2003 (PDF)" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- "The Mackenzie Inuit Winter House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- "Reconstructing traditional Inuit house forms using three-dimensional interactive computer modelling" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- "About the Flag and Coat of Arms". Gov.nu.ca. 1999-04-01. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- Inuinnaqtun English Dictionary. Cambridge Bay, Nunavut: Nunavut Arctic College, 1996.
- "Igluvijaq". Asuilaak Living Dictionary. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- "What house-builders can learn from igloos, 2008, Dan Cruickshank, BBC". BBC News. 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- Richard Gv. Condon, Julia Ogina and the Holman Elders, The Northern Copper Inuit (ISBN 0-8020-0849-6)
- Igloo – the Traditional Arctic Snow Dome
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Igloo|
|Look up igloo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.|
- Watch How to Build an Igloo (National Film Board of Canada)
- Building an Igloo, by Hugh McManners
- Field Manual for the U.S. Antarctic Program, Chapter 11: "Snow Shelters", pp. 140-145
- Traditional Dwellings: Igloos (1) (Interview; Library and Archives Canada)
- An article on igloos from The Canadian Encyclopedia
- How to Build an Igloo (wikiHow)
- UIUC Students build an igloo

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You can use this instructions also for grapefruits or lemons. Let me show you how this is done:
You would need:
- a sharp knife – the sharper the knife the less 'juice-loss' you are going to have. If you use a serrated knife you may as well use a hacksaw.
- non-slip cutting board
- sharp paring or chef's knife – not serrated
1. Cut the top and bottom off the orange.
2. Set your knife where the pith (white stuff) meets the flesh and start cutting downward in a curved motion following the shape of the orange.
3. Turn the orange a bit counterclockwise and repeat. If you turn it clockwise the blade will cover the pith/flesh and you will not be able to see where to cut. Cut – turn – cut – turn – cut – turn 'till you're done.


Organization of a nomadic apiary
Organization of a nomadic apiary
The article tells about the organization of a nomadic apiary. The most important thing for a nomadic apiary is the location of the bees or in the pavilion on the platform. I advise you to immediately exclude the option, when the beehive is on the ground, and for transportation it is required to load them into the car and unload it to a new place, because This method requires the hiring of movers, and the time of transportation of bees at night is reduced because of the time spent on loading. Preference should be given to keeping the bees on the platform because of fire safety, because The inflamed platform can be extinguished, having dumped a beehive from a platform and extinguish a fire on the ground, the pavilion can not be extinguished.
So, you are going to create a nomadic apiary. First, you need to determine the number of hives located in the apiary. The recommended number of beehives to one beekeeper is from 50 to 75, depending on the age. The next step is to choose a platform. You can buy a ready platform, or buy a trailer, then build a platform out of it yourself.
Depending on the configuration of the platform, the time of manufacturing the platform from a conventional trailer is several months. This interval depends on many factors: one or more tiers of hives; with additional retractable modules or not. The next article will be about the construction of single-tier platforms with additional retractable modules (the name "exhaust" will be used later).
Proceeding from the experience of operating various platforms, we give some recommendations for building a platform – it is recommended to make a single-tier platform, since multi-tiered platforms have a high center of gravity, which leads to an increased probability of tipping over. If you still decided to make a multi-tier platform, then it is advisable to make the top tier of the platform pushing to the side, otherwise it is inconvenient to cooperate with families in the lower tiers.
Extraction is desirable to make a retractable behind the platform, since there is no need to disengage the tractor from the platform during daytime idle time, or when traveling over long distances. If you increase the overall rigidity of the platform – during transport the trailer will stop swinging.
At the location of the permanent location of the platform, it is desirable to have an auxiliary apiary. It is a small family or nucleus. Their main purpose is to strengthen the main family at the time of bribery, as well as the operative replanting of the queens to the main family with its loss. For the possibility of strengthening the main families, the size of the framework of the auxiliary and main families should be the same.
Organization of a nomadic apiary


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TRIM THE TREE
A holiday game for 1-5 players
by Jeffrey D. Allers
If you like puzzle games, or if you simply enjoy the surprise of seeing what kinds of ornaments are in each box as you decorate your Christmas tree, you might enjoy "Trim the Tree." Play alone or with up to 4 opponents and try to score the most points by having the tree with the most balanced decorations in color and shape.
5 Christmas Tree boards:
5 Star scoring markers:
5 Star scoring markers:
80 Ornament counters (in 4 different shapes and 4 different colors):
1 Ornament Box tile with overview of the scoring:
Each player takes a Christmas Tree and a Star.
Place the Star next to the scoring space marked „0" on the Tree.
With only 3 players, take one set of 16 Ornaments out of the game.
With only 2 players, take out two sets (32 Ornaments total).
If playing solataire, take out 3 sets (or 4 sets for a more calculating version).
Place all the remaining Ornaments in the Bag and give to the starting player.
Place the Ornament Box in the middle.
1) Open a box of Ornaments: the starting player draws as many Ornaments from the Bag as the number of players and places them on the Box.
2) Trimming the Tree: starting with the starting player and continuing clockwise, each player chooses an Ornament from the Box and places it on an empty space on her Tree.
A space is represented by the intersection of 2 or 3 lines on the Tree.
After the first Ornament is placed, players must place each new Ornament on a space adjacent to an Ornament already on her Tree.
3) Scoring: if an Ornament placed completes one or more triangles on the Tree, that player may score points for the triangle(s) if all 3 Ornaments in each triangle are of a different color and shape.
One triangle completed in this ways scores 1 point. If an Ornament completes two triangles, and each of these includes Ornaments of different colors and shapes (but Ornaments of one triangle may match the color and or shape of Ornaments of the other triangle), the two triangles score 3 points. Three triangles completed by the same ornament score 5 points. Four triangles score 7 points. Five triangles score 9 points. And six triangles score 11 points.
See Ornament Box for a summary of the scoring.
Any points scored by completed triangles are marked by moving the Star along the outside of the Tree so that it points to that player's current score.
Example: a player places a blue box ornament that completes two triangles on his tree at the same time. One triangle has a red bell and a yellow candle, the other has a blue bulb and red candle. The first triangle scores because all of the ornaments are of a different color and shape. The second triange does not score because it has two blue ornaments. The player scores 1 point total for the two completed triangles and moves his star one space around his tree. If that player had placed a purple box instead of a blue one, he would have scored 3 points total for both triangles.
Note: a player must always place an Ornament from the Box. The last player in the round does not have a choice as to which Ornament to take.
BEGINNING THE NEXT ROUND:
After the last Ornament is taken from the Box, pass the Bag to the player on the left.
END OF GAME:
When all the Christmas Trees are filled with Ornaments, the game ends. The player with the highest score places her Star on the Tree and wins the game. If there is more than one player tied for the highest score, the tied players share the victory.
The original idea and first prototype originated naturally at Christmastime several years back, when I found some nice wooden bits and Christmas tree-shaped box at a local hobby shop. Seasonal games are notoriously difficult to market, and publishers usually avoid them, so my motivation was strictly personal--to create a fun game for myself, friends and family to play over the holidays. The early version pictured above actually works fine as a game, but did not have the elegance and efficiency I was looking for. So, just as I have done every year this time of year, I brought out the bits and began thinking again about changes I could make. This year, in the interest of improving the design, I finally "let go" of my beautiful bits in favor of cardboard counters (or one could print the ornaments on wooden or plastic chips as well), and I think this is much more "my type of game," if there is such a thing.
And since I doubted a publisher would be interested, I decided to "self-publish" on my blog. Enjoy!


Nearly 58% of flu increase in Arizona found in children
The Arizona Department of Health Services reports compared to last year's flu season, the number of flu cases has increased by nearly 75% and about 58% of that increase is the B-strain, also known as the Influenza B, and is mainly found in children ages 18 and younger.
"We know that Influenza B impacts kiddos more and we usually see that in the second half of the influenza season," Dr. Cara Christ said.
The health department says this year, flu cases started popping up earlier and they are seeing a lot more of them -- approximately 8,600 cases have been reported this flu season so far.
"When we look at influenza, we see in Arizona a peek between January and March," Dr. Christ said. "This year, we've seen cases as early as October or November."
And there's a large number of flu cases that go undocumented.
"So the cases that we're reporting, we know are only the tip of the iceberg because they are the ones that have gone, had the flu tested and have been reported to the department," Dr. Christ said. "A lot of people don't go to the doctor for flu, so we know we're just seeing a small minority of cases."
However, the department of health also says although flu cases have spiked, the number of flu shots has stayed the same.


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Most of the time, Frigidaire dishwasher lights blinking is not a major problem and can be diagnosed easily. Different lights indicate different causes, and once they are solved, you can start using your dishwasher again. Since the Frigidaire dishwasher blinking lights indicate different causes than other dishwashers, you should know the exact reason behind it. Therefore, knowing the correct cause is important since that is the only way to eliminate the Frigidaire dishwasher blinking lights. Consider the following factors to troubleshoot the Frigidaire dishwasher lights blinking issues.
Perform a Basic Reset
- 1 Perform a Basic Reset
- 2 Start/ Resume Keypad
- 3 Clean Keypad
- 4 Hi-Temp Wash or Hi-Temp Rinse Keypad
- 5 Heating Element
- 6 Check Frigidaire Dishwasher's Error Codes
- 7 Drain Pump
- 8 Touchpad and Control Panel
- 9 Frequently Asked Questions
- 10 Conclusion
Before you get into detail about troubleshooting your dishwasher, you should perform a basic reset:
- Switch off the dishwasher and unplug it from power, or turn off the circuit breaker.
- Wait for about five minutes and restore the power to the appliance by turning on the switch.
- Restart the dishwasher, select a new cycle and check whether the problem is solved.
Start/ Resume Keypad
A special sensor in the Frigidaire dishwasher detects whether the door is closed properly or not. So, it is necessary to close the door properly and latch it before a cycle is started. If not, the Start/ Resume light will flash. If you see this light flashing, you should open the door and shut it again to ensure it is latched properly. Then press the Start button to start the cycle, and this should have solved the problem.
The notification of cleaned dishwashers is indicated by illuminating the "Clean" keypad. But if this sign is flashing on the keypad, it indicates a problem with the temperature of the water. To test the water temperature:
- Turn on your home hot water sink connected with the dishwasher.
- Using a thermometer, check whether the temperature of water is around 120 ˚F.
- If the water has a temperature below 120 ˚F, turn on your home heater to ensure the water temperature to be around 120 ˚F. You can turn on your dishwasher to check whether the problem is fixed.
But if you cannot change the water temperature and if the problem remains, you would need to call a plumber for help.
Hi-Temp Wash or Hi-Temp Rinse Keypad
These options, named "Hi-Temp Wash" and "Hi-Temp Rinse" in a Frigidaire dishwasher, warm water for a cycle until the water reaches a specific temperature. If the "Hi-Temp Wash" or "Hi-Temp Rinse" button flashes during the water warming time, it indicates that the cycle has been paused. The buttons would stop flashing after the water reaches a certain temperature, and the cycle will be resumed.
Water is heated to a specifically selected temperature by the heating element. If water fails to reach the proper temperature within a pre-defined time, a light indicator on the control panel will flash. This indicates that something has gone wrong with the heating elements. Check the continuity of the heating element using a multimeter, and if the heating element does not indicate any continuity, then the heating element must have been burned out. Since these coils are not repairable, you would have to replace them to solve the problem.
Check Frigidaire Dishwasher's Error Codes
If your dishwasher is blinking even though the display window is working, you should check the display window for error codes. Then, refer to the user manual and consult the wiring diagram and tech sheet for more information. Follow the instructions indicated there as it is the best solution for your dishwasher.
The function of the drain pump is to remove used water out through the drain hose. If the drain pump is defective, it would not be able to drain out water. Your appliance indicates this as you can see the Frigidaire dishwasher lights blinking. Check the continuity of the drain motor using a multimeter to determine whether it is defective or not. As the drain motor is not repairable, you would have to replace the drain pump if it is found to be faulty.
Touchpad and Control Panel
If there are any issues with the touchpad or the control panel, you should first confirm that the display is working. If it is working, try pressing the touchpad buttons and check whether they respond. If you observe that some buttons don't respond correctly, the entire touchpad and control panel can be at fault. After confirmation, you would need to replace these components. Sometimes the touchpads are sold separately from the control panel by certain manufacturers. Other manufacturers would need you to buy the touchpad and control panel together. If you cannot replace the touchpad separately, then replace both the touchpad and control panel.
Frequently Asked Questions
If your dishwasher has continuously blinking Start, Wash, or Clean lights, it would indicate that there are electrical or water flow problems. Some issues can be solved simply by resetting, while others would need more troubleshooting.
What is indicated if the Option LED is flashing on the Frigidaire dishwasher?
Flashing LEDs in Hi-Temp Wash and No Heat Dry/ Power Dry Off indicates a power failure. Press Start/ Cancel and select the desired options and cycle again.
Why is Status LED flashing?
The Status LEDs will flash when the door is opened, and you should close the door to get rid of this.
As you have gained an overall idea about the Frigidaire dishwasher lights blinking, you can troubleshoot your dishwasher easily. If you need more clarification on the blinking indications, you can refer to your user manual, as it would give you a specific solution for your dishwasher model. You would also find it useful to know the reasons why your Frigidaire dishwasher won't start and how to troubleshoot them.
If you are thinking of purchasing a new dishwasher, avoid these Worst Dishwasher Brands and choose from the recommended models indicated in the guide.


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Background & Aims: Celiac disease is a prevalent immune disorder caused by the ingestion of gliadin-containing grains. We investigated the ability of a polymeric binder to reverse the toxic effects induced by gliadin in human intestinal cells and gliadin-sensitive HCD4-DQ8 mice. Methods: Gliadin was neutralized by complexation to a linear copolymer of hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) and sodium 4-styrene sulfonate (SS). The ability of the polymeric binder to abrogate the damaging effect of gliadin on cell-cell contact was investigated in IEC-6, Caco-2/15, and primary cultured differentiated enterocytes. The efficacy of the polymeric binder in preventing gliadin-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction was assessed using gliadin-sensitive HLA-HCD4/DQ8 transgenic mice. Results: Poly(hydroxyethylmethacrylate-co-styrene sulfonate) [P(HEMA-co-SS)] complexed with gliadin in a relatively specific fashion. Intestinal cells exposed to gliadin underwent profound alterations in morphology and cell-cell contacts. These changes were averted by complexing the gliadin with P(HEMA-co-SS). More importantly, the P(HEMA-co-SS) hindered the digestion of gliadin by gastrointestinal enzymes, thus minimizing the formation of immunogenic peptides. Coadministration of P(HEMA-co-SS) with gliadin to HLA-HCD4/DQ8 mice attenuated gliadin-induced changes in the intestinal barrier and reduced intraepithelial lymphocyte and macrophage cell counts. Conclusions: Polymeric binders can prevent in vitro gliadin-induced epithelial toxicity and intestinal barrier dysfunction in HCD4/DQ8 mice. They have a potential role in the treatment of patients with gluten-induced disorders.
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What if I told you that by the end of this article I could drastically boost your Photoshop productivity? Interested? That's actually not an exaggeration if you've never taken advantage of Photoshop's actions and batch processing tools. If you find yourself repeatedly performing the same (often mindless) tasks in Photoshop one step at a time, I'm going to show you a better way to work.
Actions are essentially a way to have Photoshop perform a series of predetermined steps on an image. You create them by first manually performing steps for Photoshop to record. But don't worry, Photoshop isn't timing you when you record an action. No matter how long you take to perform the steps, once the action is created Photoshop will execute it as quickly as possible, which will always be faster than we mere humans could do it. Most Photoshop commands can be included as part of an action, and I'll show you how you can incorporate those that cannot.
We'll explore how to:
- Create a basic action
- Create an action with a modal control
- Create an action with a stop
- Batch process images
- Create a droplet
- Use Photoshop's Image Processor
In this article I'll be using Photoshop CS5. While Photoshop Elements cannot be used to create actions, it can import and run actions created in CS5.
Actions live in the Actions panel, available if you go to Window>Actions. Without creating a single action of your own you'll see the list of default actions that ship with Photoshop. It's important to note that an action must reside in a folder, called an action set. You can name both the Action Set as well as the individual actions. Because Action Sets are the primary means of sorting and finding your actions, I recommend giving them descriptive names that relate to the actions contained within them.
|A collection of Photoshop's pre-built
actions can be found in the Default
Actions folder of the Actions panel.
|More action sets are available
via the panel's fly-out menu. Click
on one to add its contents to the
Let's begin by creating a new action set to store our custom actions. Click the folder icon at the bottom of the Actions panel (shown below). A dialog then appears in which you name this new set. In the examples below I typed 'Ellen's Actions'. This set is where I will store the actions I'll be demonstrating in this article. As you start to create additional actions on your own, however, I recommend that you create several distinct sets that are geared towards specific techniques such as resizing, editing or prepping for output and name them accordingly.
In this action we're going to add a copyright watermark to an image. Open an image in Photoshop (the simplest, though not the only way to begin) and then click the New Action icon (shown above). Because we're going to create a white watermark to use on images that are 1280 pixels wide, I name the action accordingly (shown below).
I've given the action a descriptive name and chosen to house it inside the 'Ellen's Actions' set.
Notice that you can also assign a Fn key to invoke the action, as well as give it a color label.
Press the Record button. To create the watermark perform these steps:
5. Go to Layer>Flatten Image.
6. Press the Stop recording icon.
7. Close your image (without saving it).
That's it. You've created a watermark action. To test it, open the same image you began with, select your newly created action from the Actions panel and click the Play button.
Before we go any further, you should know that by default the actions sets you create are stored in Photoshop's preferences. Should those get reset or corrupted, you've lost your actions. Fortunately you can save action sets to a more easily accesible location on your hard drive, which I strongly recommend.
|With an action set highlighted, clicking on
the panel's fly-out menu lets you save the
it and all of the actions it contains.
|Action sets are saved with the '.atn'
extention and can be stored on any shared
drive within your network.
Doing so allows you to export them to another computer, share them with others (including Elements users) and easily bring them into a newer version of Photoshop should you upgrade.


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Benefits of Aluminium Sliding Doors for Your Home
Sliding door refers to a door that is fitted to runners and it moves on a fixed track to ensure smooth operation. Sliding door usually consists of two door leaves and it can be opened by sliding the door leaf back and forth. Unlike traditional swing doors, sliding doors don't take up much space for the door to swing open but compared to folding doors, sliding doors have limitation in providing a smaller entrance way as only one of the door leaves can be moved at a time. When opened, the moving door leaf will slide in front of the stationary door leaf, resulting in half the entrance way being blocked. However, sliding doors still gain popularity these days due to their amazing characteristics. So what are the benefits of aluminium sliding doors for your home? Let's find out
1. Maximise space
Due to the limitation of home space, we will try to adopt a space-saving design when decorating our house. Aluminium sliding door, a simple and fashionable furniture, is often sought after by people for space maximization. The installation of the aluminium sliding door is relatively flexible as it does not take up much space. With a simple push-pull action, two spaces can be separated or joined at any time according to the usage to maximize your space effortlessly. Hence, in architectural design, aluminium sliding doors are commonly being used as bathroom door or kitchen door. Besides, sliding doors are also frequently used as exterior doors such as villa doors, patio doors, living room doors, balcony doors, store doors, studio doors, garage doors and so on.
2. Durability and low maintenance
The materials of sliding doors range from traditional wooden materials to glass and aluminium materials. A bad selection of sliding doors will lead to certain problems such as broken rollers, worn track with screeching sound, difficulty to slide, faulty locking mechanism and so on. So, it is wise to invest on a high quality sliding door. Wooden sliding doors that are too thin will appear to be frivolous and unstable when pushed and pulled. After a period of usage, they are easily warped and deformed which affects the operation of the doors. On the other hand, aluminium is the material to look for when choosing a sliding door as it is more durable and it requires minimal maintenance. Aluminium sliding doors are not affected by the factors such as rusting, fading and rotting. With these features, aluminium sliding doors are effective to withstand various natural environments while still deliver an astonishing performance for a long period of time.
3. Heat insulation and noise reduction
Window Elements Optima 68 Aluminium Sliding Door can be tightly sealed and there are no gaps between the door panels. Our aluminium doors also use high quality glass which provide good heat insulation and excellent sound proof effect. When the weather is relatively hot, a door can play a certain role in heat insulation. Instead of switching on the air conditioner, aluminium sliding door can better ensure the indoor cooling effect while not consuming much energy. Conversely, when the weather is colder, the sliding door can act as a partition to keep the interior warm. In short, aluminium sliding doors can keep your property warm in cold weather and cool in the summer, which ultimately reduce your energy bills.
4. Natural light and smooth operation
Aluminium sliding doors also have advantages in allowing natural light and providing smooth operation. Aluminium sliding doors operate quickly and take up no space as you only need to push a door leaf to one side. This design ensures that two spaces can be connected seamlessly to create a spacious area. In term of outlook, aluminium sliding door with glass can be installed at the balcony to enjoy the sun and the scenery. The large glass door also maximises permeability of sunlight. In today's advocacy of nature, aluminium sliding doors create a transparent, bright interior that is perfectly connected to the nature and can definitely enlighten your living area with soothing natural light. In general, installing aluminium sliding doors can certainly upgrade your living space. So, why not consider one in your home?


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I see the terms "declaration," "prototype" and "symbol" thrown around interchangeably a lot when it comes to code like the following:
void MyUndefinedFunction();
The same goes for "definition" and "implementation" for things like this:
void MyClass::MyMethod()
 // Actual code here.
Are there any distinctions between the terms, or are they truly synonymous?
EDIT: I'm unsure whether or not this belongs on Stack Overflow...
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In C, they are different.
A "symbol" is the name of a variable, constant, or function, e.g. i, sqrt, or value.
A "declaration" indicates that the given variable, constant, or function exists, and tells its type, e.g.
const int i;
double sqrt();
float value;
A "prototype" provides information about the arguments to a function as well as its return type, e.g.
double sqrt(double value);
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Another term for "prototype" in this context is a method signature. – Mike Rosenblum May 2 '11 at 2:05
Declarations are simply the act of declaring a variable into existence. The definition is what a variable is holding, or the code that a function will execute.
void MyUndefinedFunction(); is a prototype because it's not being defined to do anything (it is being declared). Implementing a variable or function would be the act of using it, or implementing it into your code, to accomplish a task.
void MyFunction(); // The function prototype
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Introducing malayalam letters. Identify the words and sentences. Identify grammars of malayalam language. Malayalam basic formation,writing,reading and communication.
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The measurement of minuscule forces and displacements with ever greater precision is inhibited by the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, which imposes a limit to the precision with which the position of an object can be measured continuously, known as the standard quantum limit1–4. When light is used as the probe, the standard quantum limit arises from the balance between the uncertainties of the photon radiation pressure applied to the object and of the photon number in the photoelectric detection. The only way to surpass the standard quantum limit is by introducing correlations between the position/momentum uncertainty of the object and the photon number/phase uncertainty of the light that it reflects5. Here we confirm experimentally the theoretical prediction5 that this type of quantum correlation is naturally produced in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO). We characterize and compare noise spectra taken without squeezing and with squeezed vacuum states injected at varying quadrature angles. After subtracting classical noise, our measurements show that the quantum mechanical uncertainties in the phases of the 200-kilowatt laser beams and in the positions of the 40-kilogram mirrors of the Advanced LIGO detectors yield a joint quantum uncertainty that is a factor of 1.4 (3 decibels) below the standard quantum limit. We anticipate that the use of quantum correlations will improve not only the observation of gravitational waves, but also more broadly future quantum noise-limited measurements.
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Lots of church leaders are considering a tough question: What do you think is going to happen after the pandemic?
No one knows for certain how the challenges and opportunities of the pandemic will impact the future of congregations.
Yet the Rev. Dr. Charles "Chip" Hardwick, interim executive of the Synod of the Covenant, took time to reflect about "The post-pandemic church in the 'Great Virtuality'" in a piece published online July 13, 2021 by The Presbyterian Outlook.
Hardwick provides a brief historical context to the situation based on "The Great Emergence" by the late Phyllis Tickle then highlights three important dynamics leading to the current transition facing churches:
- The centrality of social media as a force shaping the way most Americans interact.
- The wide availability of broadband Internet access means that more of our life is spent online every day.
- The sudden inability to interact face-to-face when the pandemic began provoking momentous disruption in life.
"These changes lead me to coin the "Great Virtuality" as the next season for the church (and society)," Hardwick writes. "More of our ministries will likely be online than those who just "want everything to go back to normal" might hope."
He points to the work of Sherry Turkle, author of "Alone Together," for some ideas about how the introduction of technology impacts things then contends that digital interactions are here to stay, bringing both opportunities and challenges along with lots of questions to ponder.
REMEMBER: All congregations within the Presbytery of Lake Michigan receive an online subscription to The Presbyterian Outlook. Access back issues archived in the Presbytery Records and monitor the email address used to access that Google drive space for future copies of the magazine to arrive.


There is a new proposed bill in town, which attempts to create tax incentives to encourage employers to voluntarily support paid parental and medical leave programs. The proposed bill would also encourage employees to save for time away from work during these times, specifically through leave savings accounts for which the employee can contribute up to $5,000 of wages, annually, to pay for leave-related expenses. Leave-related expenses include things like caring for the birth of a child or for a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition. The bill would allow employees to claim a state income tax deduction for the amounts they or their employer contribute to the savings account and grant employers that pay an employee for leave between 8 to 12 weeks an income tax credit, equivalent to 15% of the amount paid. Employers who contribute to employees' leave savings accounts would also receive an income tax credit.
This is not the first time a paid family leave bill has been proposed in Colorado. Indeed, just last year, there was a proposed bill, titled "FAMLI Family Medical Leave Insurance Program." The original drafting of the bill, which was much more aggressive, attempted to implement a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program, funded by both workers and employers. Unlike the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, this would have applied to employers of all sizes. Many of Colorado's top business associations opposed the original drafting of the bill and the bill eventually morphed into the creation of task force, becoming law in May 2019. The bill, as passed, creates a study of the implementation of a paid family and medical leave program through this task force. The bill requires the department of labor and employment to contract with experts in the field of paid family and medical leave to report on the establishment of a paid family and medical leave program, and request information from third parties that may be willing to administer all or part of the leave program.
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Shutting Hell's Mouth (Oct, 1944)
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SCREAMING sacrifices to strange gods, corpses of medieval victims of persecution, even the grisly results of Chicago gangster activities have hurtled down to oblivion in the gaping earth slit that is called The Mouth of Hell. That's all over now, for the citizens of Taxco, 105 miles south of Mexico City, have, with the help of an American and a Mexican engineer, sealed it up forever. Formerly believed to be a mile deep, the hole has been shown by scientific measurements to go down 475 feet. To remove this relic of barbarism, heavy timbers were braced on jutting rocks a few feet below the orifice; when dynamite charges were set off near the surface, tons of rocks keystoned across the horror hole, closing it for all time. The operation, which cost about $500, was undertaken after exhaustive exploration by Dr. Ezequiel Ordonez, leading Mexican geologist, and other scientists.


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There's a course at Yale University in which undergraduates travel to the Amazon rain forest to collect fungi.
The fungus samples are often nothing you've encountered. One of them, however, which will be featured in a paper accepted by a scientific journal, might solve the problem of polyurethane building up in our landfills. The fungus basically eats the plastic and breaks it down into carbon.
That's just one discovery being studied in the Rainforest Expedition and Laboratory course taught by professor Scott A. Strobel.
"We take 15 undergraduates into the Ecuadorean rain forest and collect plant samples," said Kaury Kucera, co-instructor of the course and a postdoctoral researcher in the department of molecular biophysics and biochemistry.
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Moods of Nature
Symbolist artists rejected the prevailing style of Naturalism, which sought to replicate the material world from a rationalist point of view. In contrast, the Symbolists expressed a world beyond superficial appearances and used subjects and motifs to create underlying meanings.
The landscape also aided artists to articulate nationalist concerns. By carefully selecting scenes that had special national significance, artists were able to promote their homeland or suggest the notion of a waning culture. The Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela, for example, drew on the mythology and imagery of his native country to assert Finnish independence from Russia.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has commissioned a new National Research Council sustainability study.
On the second day in December the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commemorates four decades of work on behalf of the environment. On the final day of November the agency made a special announcement at the Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Science (NAS) on the future of the EPA. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, along with NAS President Ralph Cicerone, revealed the launch of a new National Research Council (NRC) study to provide an operational framework for the EPA to incorporate sustainability into all its programs. The study will help the agency build upon its expertise in protecting human health and the environment. The speech coincided with the Aspen Institute's unveiling of a list of the ten ways EPA has strengthened America.
The NRC will produce a Green Book that will focus on energy, water, material and land issues. In summer 2011 the report will be completed and the EPA will review the recommendations. This effort signifies a shift in the environmental protection movement to confront challenges through a sustainability lens.
Dr. Paul Anastas, Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Research and Development, stated, "there is widespread recognition across the scientific community that sustainability, holistic thinking, and a systems approach to environmental protection are the only way forward. The study launched yesterday is the critical step that so many sustainability scientists have been waiting for."
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The testimony of an expert witness depends on the competency of the witness, whereas, the testimony of an ordinary witness is validated by corroborating testimony.
We are free to challenge an expert to ensure his testimony does not wander outside the scope of his expertise. The testimony of an ordinary witnesses should be corroborated by other voices.
The witnesses to the gold plates of the Book of Mormon are presented as expert witnesses where we are supposed to trust them without outside corroboration.
What is the nature of the witness of the Apostles in the gospels? How does the answer affect our presumptions in hermeneutics?
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I think you are trying to apply modern legal concepts to books written 2000 years ago. – DJClayworth Nov 1 '11 at 19:55
Actually I am just asking if the apostles expected us to believe them simply because they said so, or do they expect us to corroborate their testimony somehow. If the former, then how can we challenge their'mistakes'. If the latter, then how much of the gospel can be corroborated and by what? I think the gospels differ from the letters in how they treat their testimony. – Bob Jones Nov 2 '11 at 5:05
That's nothing to do with the concept of an 'expert witness'. Expert witnesses are those with particular expertise. The difference is that an expert witness can testify about their opinion - another witness can only testify to facts. – DJClayworth Nov 2 '11 at 13:28
There were multiple apostles, so their individual testimony is corroborated by the other voices, right? – GalacticCowboy Nov 3 '11 at 22:25
The gospels are validated by each other concerning details of Jesus's life but more importantly, they are witnesses that the prophesies of the OT came true. Each detail in the NT validates prophesies of the OT (though many of the prophecies are hidden in riddle, called shadows in Hebrews.) In the letters they are exercising their authority in the church, which is a different function. So I am thinking that the gospels are common, and the letters are expert. In the letters we are expected to believe them because of their appointed expertise. But the gospels can be validated by Bereans. – Bob Jones Nov 5 '11 at 15:27
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The simple answer is "no", none of the disciples were expert witnesses, certainly not in the modern sense, and more importantly, not in the sense of their time, whether according to the Pharisees or the Sadducees, both of who demanded a high standard of education in Jewish tradition and adherence to that tradition to be considered as witnesses at all for anything other than mundane issues.
There is no evidence to think that the disciples were particularly educated men in the sense that would be required to be considered valid witnesses then, and some evidence think the contrary. They appear to have chosen themselves or been chosen by Jesus, not on the basis of education, but on the basis of their conviction, their commitment and their willingness to hear a new idea that others burdened by doctrinal education could not hear. They might also have been chosen on the basis future leadership potential although the text itself does not indicate whether this is so.
When the disciples received the mission of being apostles following the resurrection, it doesn't appear from the text that not being considered expert witnesses in the sense of their time hindered them in any way. No one then seemed to be particularly worried by that fact. I don't think that we need to be either, as that is apparently not the message that the text intends to give us.
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Were the apostles "expert" witnesses?
If I understand the thrust of the question correctly, you are asking how the apostles expected their testimony in the gospels to be received - but in the process you appear (perhaps unintentionally) to be conflating the original audience and modern readers into a single group.
I would prefer to delineate those who read the gospels into at least two, and probably several more groups, and indeed the different gospels may even have been written with different audiences in mind. Luke at least seems to be primarily addressing a converted reader:
From the perspective of 'Theophilus', it seems likely that Luke was regarded as an 'expert' - and he may well have taken on trust things he wrote whereas a man encountering Luke's gospel today for the first time might
 1. have preconceived animosity towards religion
 2. have a sensible policy of not believing things just because someone wrote them
 3. have already put their trust in some other person or faith than the one Luke holds
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Given that:
It seems reasonable not to expect someone who is not already a believer to accept the testimony of Luke alone - and indeed I find it very helpful that the we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses from the varied Bible texts.
The remaining question then becomes whether Luke (or indeed God) intended his gospel to be a tool for convincing/persuading those who do not believe that it is a true account of the important facts about the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, as well as for building up 'Theophilus' (and perhaps other believers).
This goes to the heart of how a man is converted - is it the moment before he hears the gospel, so he can receive it, or the moment after, as he chooses to respond. In either event, at least for John, that intent is explicit:
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"... how the apostles expected their testimony in the gospels to be received" The message of Christ and the apostles was not a new message. All they said Jesus did was said to validate that the law and prophets were fulfilled. When we say Matt said so, we should be asking "In what way were prophecies fulfilled in what Matt said." Luke recorded things that demonstrated that Jesus fulfilled scripture as the means to persuade us, not as a testimony of a new message and messenger. We believe that Jesus is the C, SOG because he fulfilled scripture, not because Luke said he was. – Bob Jones May 5 '12 at 3:39
we don't believe Luke because he was an apostle, but because his testimony is corroborated by scriptures. We have their testimony in the gospels and can validate it the same way the Bereans did, by checking the Old Testament. When we "buy their story" because they are apostles, we treat them as expert witnesses. – Bob Jones May 5 '12 at 3:42
but speaking as a gentile convert, what reason do I have to trust the Old Testament first? The agreement certainly lends itself to the overall picture or integrity of all the witnesses but I for one trusted the apostles first :-) – Jack Douglas May 5 '12 at 7:18
So to you the apostle is an expert witness, which is an anachronism according to others here. If the early Jewish Christians did not accept them as experts when they spoke of the Jewish Messiah, what warrant do gentiles have? I suspect, if the truth be known, in your case, a sheep recognized the voice of his shepherd through the NT authors, and with time learned to understand his words. So the initial trust was really in the shepherd, which trust was imputed to the authors. – Bob Jones May 8 '12 at 3:46
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Fossil fuels are set to remain the dominant source of electricity across Africa over the next decade, according to a new study.
Researchers found that around 2,500 power plants are planned, enough to double electricity production by 2030. But the authors say that less than 10% of the new power generated will come from wind or solar. The authors say that Africa now risks being locked into high carbon energy for decades. They argue that a rapid, decarbonisation shock is needed to cancel many of the plants currently planned.
Until now, there has been a widely shared view that African countries would "leapfrog" directly to renewable energy sources, and away from old world coal, oil and gas. This has already happened with communications, where countries have invested in cellular technology and over 90% of people across the continent have access to a mobile service.
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This is the sixth in a series of seven factsheets on the theme of community engagement, that draws on the results and lessons learned from the PRRINN-MNCH programme. This particular factsheet focuses on working with religious leaders to improve maternal, newborn and child health. The key messages are:
- Religious leaders can play an important role in disseminating MNCH information across a large population and persuading communities to change established behaviour and attitudes.
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Macrofollicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (MFVPTC) is one of the rarest histologic types of papillary carcinoma. This tumor may mimic an adenomatoid/colloid nodule or follicular neoplasm (macrofollicular type) both on histology and cytology. There are very few articles describing the cytologic features of MFVPTC. We report the cytologic findings of two surgically confirmed MFVPTC. The first case showed abundant thin colloid with moderate amount of follicular cells arranged in a honeycombed and syncytial pattern. Some but not all the follicular cells showed enlarged round to ovoid nuclei, overlapping nuclei, few nuclear grooves and rare intranuclear inclusions. The second case showed abundant thin colloid and predominantly benign appearing follicular cells with few overlapping nuclei, enlarged round to ovoid nuclei and rare nuclear grooves. No intranuclear inclusions were identified. A review of the literature was done and the cytologic findings of MFVPTC including our two cases were tabulated. The cytologic findings showed moderate to abundant thin with focally thick colloid in 75% of cases and sheet like arrangement of follicular cells in 76%. Although nuclear features such as chromatin clearing, overlapping and grooves were present in majority of cases, the quantity varied from rare to focal. Small to prominent nucleoli were present in all of the evaluable cases. Intranuclear inclusions were seen only in 45% of patients. Hence, the cytologic features of macrofollicular variant of papillary carcinoma though present can be subtle and intranuclear inclusions may not be present always.
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Philipp Mainländer (October 5, 1841 April 1, 1876) was a German poet and philosopher. Born as Philipp Batz, he later changed his name into Mainländer from adoration for his hometown Offenbach am Main.
In his central work Die Philosophie der Erlösung (The Philosophy of Redemption) —according to Theodor Lessing "perhaps the most radical system of pessimism known to philosophical literature" 1 —Mainländer proclaims that life is absolutely worthless, and that "the will, ignited by the knowledge that non-being is better than being, is the supreme principle of morality." 2
Born "as a child of marital rape" (German: als Kind ehelicher Notzucht3) on October 5, 1841, in Offenbach, Philipp Mainländer grew up the youngest of six siblings.
In 1856, on paternal instruction, Mainländer entered the commercial school of Dresden to become a merchant. Two years later, he was employed in a trading house in Naples, Italy, where he learned Italian and acquainted himself with the works of Dante, Petrarca, Boccaccio, and – most notably – Leopardi. Mainländer would later describe his five Neapolitan years as the happiest ones of his life.
During this critical period of his life, Mainländer discovered Arthur Schopenhauer's central work The World as Will and Representation. Nineteen years old at the time, he would later describe the event as a penetrating revelation, referring to the month of February 1860 as the "most important of [his] life". 4 Indeed Schopenhauer would remain the most important influence on Mainländer's later philosophical work.
In 1863, Mainländer returned to Germany to work in his father's business. In the same year, he also penned the three part poem Die letzten Hohenstaufen ("The Last Hohenstaufen"). Two years later, on October 5, Mainländer's 24th birthday, his mother died. Deeply affected by this experience of loss, Mainländer began an ongoing turn away from poetry and towards philosophy. During the following years, he studied Schopenhauer, Kant – "not poisoned through Fichte, Schelling and Hegel, but rather critically strengthened through Schopenhauer"5)", Eschenbach's Parzival, and the classics of philosophy from Heraclitus to Condillac.
In March 1869, Mainländer worked in the banking house J. Mart. Magnus in Berlin with the declared goal of amassing a small fortune within a few years and then leading a decent life from the interest earnings. However, the stock market crash at the Wiener Börse on May 8, 1873 (Wiener Krach), totally ruined Mainländer and caused a sudden end to these plans. In 1873, Mainländer resigned from his post at the bank without really knowing what he would do afterwards.
Although his wealthy parents had bought off his military service in 1861, Mainländer – according to an autobiographic note – expressed the desire "to be absolutely in all things submitted to another one once, to do the lowermost work, to have to obey blindly"6 and sedulously undertook numerous attempts to serve with weapons. On April 6, 1874, Mainländer, already 32 years old, submitted a request directly to the emperor Wilhelm I of Germany which was granted resulting in his appointment to the Cuirassiers in Halberstadt, beginning September 28th. During the four months leading up to his conscription, Mainländer, obsessed with work, composed the first volume of his main work The Philosophy of Redemption.
Mainländer handed the completed manuscript to his sister Minna, asking her to find a publisher while he completed his military service. The author composed a letter to the as yet unknown publisher, requesting the omission of his birth name and substitution of the nom de plume "Philipp Mainländer", and stating that he would abhor nothing more than "being exposed to the eyes of the world" (German: "als den Augen der Welt ausgesetzt zu sein"7).
On November 1, 1875, Mainländer — originally committed for three years, but in the meantime, as he noted in a letter to his sister Minna, "exhausted, worked-out, […] at completely […] healthy body ineffably tired" (German: „verbraucht, worked out, […] bei vollkommen […] gesundem Körper unaussprechlich müde"8) — was prematurely released from military service, and traveled back to his hometown of Offenbach, where he — again having become obsessed with work — within a mere two months, corrected the unbound sheets of The Philosophy of Redemption, composed his memoirs, wrote down the novella Rupertine del Fino, and completed the 650-page second volume of his magnum opus.
From February of that year on, Mainländer's mental collapse — which has been compared to the collapse Nietzsche would suffer only years later9 — became apparent. Eventually, descending into megalomania and believing himself to be a messiah of social democracy,10 in the night on April 1, 1875, Mainländer hanged himself in his residence in Offenbach. A pile of voucher copies of The Philosophy of Redemption, which had arrived the previous day, had served as a pedestal. He was thirty-four years old.
Nietzsche's strong interest in Schopenhauer led him to read writers who were influenced by Schopenhauer. Such writers were Eduard von Hartmann, Julius Bahnsen, and Mainländer. He did not think that these authors were genuine German pessimists. Nietzsche mentioned Mainländer only once in his works.
Could one count such dilettantes and old maids as the sickeningly sentimental apostle of virginity, Mainländer, as a genuine German? … Neither Bahnsen, nor Mainländer, and especially Eduard von Hartmann, gives a secure handle regarding the question whether Schopenhauer's pessimism, his horrified look into a god–deprived, stupid, blind, insane, and questionable world, his honest horror, was not merely an exceptional case among Germans but was a German event.
— Die fröhliche Wissenschaft (The Gay Science), § 357
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- Theodor Lessing: Schopenhauer, Wagner, Nietzsche. Eine Einführung in die moderne Philosophie. Leipzig 1907. (in German: "vielleicht das radikalste System des Pessimismus, das die philosophische Literatur kennt.")
- Philipp Mainländer: Philosophie der Erlösung. Quoted after Ulrich Horstmann (Ed.): Vom Verwesen der Welt und anderen Restposten, Manuscriptum, Warendorf 2003, p. 85. (in German: "[der] von der Erkenntnis, daß Nichtsein besser ist als Sein, entzündete Wille [ist] das oberste Prinzip aller Moral.")
- Fritz Sommerlad: Aus dem Leben Philipp Mainländers. Mitteilungen aus der handschriftlichen Selbstbiographie des Philosophen. Printed in Winfried H. Müller Seyfarth (ed.): Die modernen Pessimisten als décadents. Texte zur Rezeptionsgeschichte von Philipp Mainländers ‚Philosophie der Erlösung'. p. 95
- Ibid., p. 98 (German: [den] bedeutungsvollsten Tag [seines] Lebens)
- Ibid., p. 102 (German: nicht durch Fichte, Schelling und Hegel vergiftet, sondern vielmehr durch Schopenhauer kritisch gestählt)
- Ibid., p. 88. (German: einmal unbedingt einem anderen in allem unterworfen zu sein, die niedrigste Arbeit zu tun, blind gehorchen zu müssen)
- Philipp Mainländer: Meine Soldatengeschichte. Tagebuchblätter. Quoted after Ulrich Horstmann (Ed.): Vom Verwesen der Welt und anderen Restposten. Manuscriptum, Warendorf 2003, p. 211
- Walther Rauschenberger: Aus der letzten Lebenszeit Philipp Mainländers. Nach ungedruckten Briefen und Aufzeichnungen des Philosophen. ‚Süddeutsche Monatshefte' 9, p. 121
- Ulrich Horstmann: Mainländers Mahlstrom. Über eine philosophische Flaschenpost und ihren Absender. In Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, No. 508, 1989.
- Walther Rauschenberger: Aus der letzten Lebenszeit Philipp Mainländers. Nach ungedruckten Briefen und Aufzeichnungen des Philosophen


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Juan Marichal (February 2, 1922 – August 9, 2010) was a Spanish-Canarian historian, literary critic and essayist. Marichal also served as a professor at Harvard University. Marichal spent years in exile during the Franco dictatorship following the end of the Spanish Civil War.
Marichal was born on February 2, 1922, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. He moved with his family to Madrid in 1935. However, he soon relocated to both Valencia and Barcelona before attending school in Paris, France. He graduated from French lycee in Casablanca, near the end of the Spanish Civil War.
In 1941, Marichal boarded a ship with other exiles from the Spanish Civil War and sailed from Casablanca to Mexico at just 19 years old. He enrolled at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he studied literature and philosophy. He worked at a box factory as a student to pay for his tuition.
Marichal became a professor at Luis Vives Institute, an organization in Mexico founded by Spaniard exiles. He moved to the United States, where he enrolled as a doctoral student at Princeton University in New Jersey due to a scholarship obtained for him by Edmundo O'Gorman, a Mexican historian and philosopher. Marichal received his doctorate in literature from Princeton University in 1949.
Marichal taught literature at Harvard University in Massachusetts after obtaining his doctorate, where his courses, which focused on Spain and the Spanish-language, included El Cid. He later spent more than 10 years writing his most famous work, The Complete Works of Manuel Azaña, a Spanish politician. He also published the writings and works of his father-in-law, Spanish poet Pedro Salinas, Three Voices of Pedro Salinas, in 1976. Marichal was a recipient of the Spain National Prize in Literature in 1996 for his work as a historian and was awarded the Canary Prize for Literature in 1987.
Juan Marichal died on August 9, 2010, at his home in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, at the age of 88. His death was announced by the regional government of the Canary Islands. He was predeceased by his wife, Solita, the daughter of poet Pedro Salinas.. The couple had one son.
- "Historian and Essayist Juan Marichal Dies". Latin American Herald Tribune. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- "The Canary Islands mourn the death of Juan Marichal". Tenerife News (Canary Island News). 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
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Following the death of Meriwether Lewis on Oct. 11, 1809, at Grinder's Stand, an inn along the Natchez Trace in middle Tennessee, his body was buried near the inn's stable—with no formal ceremony—and his grave was covered with wooden fence rails.
For more than 30 years, Gov. Lewis' grave remained abandoned and unmarked. Tennessee lawmakers established Lewis County as a memorial to Gov. Lewis in 1843 and allocated $500 to erect a monument over his grave. The monument, built in 1848, still stands along the National Park Service's Natchez Trace Parkway. It is about eight miles southeast of Hohenwald, Tenn.
The monument features a broken column, symbolizing Lewis' early and tragic death.
Unfortunately, the grave was abandoned once more and became overgrown with vegetation until the 1920s, when the Meriwether Lewis Memorial Association was formed. Through the association's work, President Calvin Coolidge designated the gravesite a national monument in 1925. That same year, the U.S. War Department assumed maintenance of the gravesite. Maintenance was transferred to the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1933.
President John F. Kennedy brought the gravesite under the management of Natchez Trace Parkway in 1961, and the site was renamed Meriwether Lewis Park.
The site features the grave and monument, along with a 1930s reproduction of Grinder's Stand, a pioneer cemetery, a campground, picnic tables, exhibits and trails. The site, at milepost 385.9 on the parkway, is about 70 miles southwest of Nashville.
During a ceremony on Oct. 7, 2009, marking the 200th anniversary of his death, a bronze bust of Gov. Lewis will be dedicated to the Natchez Trace Parkway for a planned visitor center. The Meriwether Lewis Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation will host the event, called "Courage Undaunted—The Final Journey." This will be the first national memorial service ever held to honor Lewis' life and achievements.
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Applying a cross-sectional design, we set out to further characterize the significance of extrahippocampal brain atrophy in a large sample of'sporadic' mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE+HS). By evaluating the influence of epilepsy chronicity on structural atrophy, this work represents an important step towards the characterization of MRI-based volumetric measurements as genetic endophenotypes for this condition. Using an automated brain segmentation technique, MRI-based volume measurements of several brain regions were compared between 75 patients with'sporadic' MTLE+HS and 50 healthy controls. Applying linear regression models, we examined the relationship between structural atrophy and important clinical features of MTLE+HS, including disease duration, lifetime number of partial and generalized seizures, and history of initial precipitating insults (IPIs). Significant volume loss was detected in ipsilateral hippocampus, amygdala, thalamus, and cerebral white matter (WM). In addition, contralateral hippocampal and bilateral cerebellar grey matter (GM) volume loss was observed in left MTLE+HS patients. Hippocampal, amygdalar, and cerebral WM volume loss correlated with duration of epilepsy. This correlation was stronger in patients with prior IPIs history. Further, cerebral WM, cerebellar GM, and contralateral hippocampal volume loss correlated with lifetime number of generalized seizures. Our findings confirm that multiple brain regions beyond the hippocampus are involved in the pathogenesis of MTLE+HS. IPIs are an important factor influencing the rate of regional atrophy but our results also support a role for processes related to epilepsy chronicity. The consequence of epilepsy chronicity on candidate brain regions has important implications on their application as genetic endophenotypes.
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AS ISO ASTM 52921:2020 Standard terminology for additive manufacturing一Coordinate systems and test methodologies.
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I'm wondering if the following can be true: Let Y be a second countable space and $\pi_2:Y \times \mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ ($\mathbb{R}$ with its usual topology and $\pi_2$ the projection onto the second factor) be a closed map: do these assumptions imply that Y is compact? (There is no assumption $T_0$, $T_1$ or $T_2$ on $Y$.)
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Let $(y_n)$ be a sequence in $Y$. Let $A$ be the subset of $Y \times \mathbf{R}$ of all points $(y_n, \frac{1}{n})$ for $n \in \mathbf{N}$, and let $B$ be its closure. Then $\pi_2[B]$ is closed in $\mathbf{R}$, and contains all points $\frac{1}{n}$, so it contains $0$. So for some $y \in Y$, $(y,0) \in B$. Using the countable base we can extract a subsequence of the $(y_n)$ that converges to $Y$ (as $Y$ is first countable in particular). We do then need that $y$ is in the closure of all subsequences of $(y_n)$ as well, which follows in a similar way, otherwise we cannot get (without separation axioms) a convergent subsequence from first countability alone. But this works.
So $Y$ is sequentially compact, which implies that $Y$ is countably compact (in the covering sense; no separation axioms needed) and as $Y$ is also Lindelöf, being second countable, $Y$ is compact.
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I assume that by compact, you mean quasi-compact (i.e. not necessarily Hausdorff but with the finite sucover property), otherwise any $Y$ with the coarsest topology would be a counterexample.
Then it seems that your notion is equivalent to pseudocompactness, namely that any continous $f:Y\to\mathbb{R}$ has compact image. I checked that quickly, so I may be wrong.
EDIT : indeed I am, see below. The property is slightly stronger than that.
(I haven't found a reference in MR, although I would bet it is an exercise in Bourbaki).
The idea is first to observe that the property remains the same if you substitute $\mathbb{R}$ with $[0,1]\simeq[-\infty,\infty]$, basically because any one is included in the other (up to homeo).
Then since the graph of a continuous $f:Y\to\mathbb{R}$ is closed, $f(Y)$ must be closed in $\mathbb{R}$ and also $[-\infty,\infty]$, hence bounded. Similarly, any lower/upper semi-continuous $f$ is lower/upper bounded and attains its inf/sup, since $f$ is lsc iff its "epigraph" $\{(y,t):f(y)\leq t\}$ is closed.
For the converse, if $F$ is closed in $Y\times[0,1]$, but not its projection $F_2$, one may assume that $0$ isn't in $F_2$ but is in its closure. Then the function $y\mapsto \inf t : (y,t)\in F $ is lower semi-continuous and doesn't attain its infimum $0$.
EDIT: pseudocompactness doen't imply that lsc functions attain their infimum in general (not completely regular) spaces : there is no way to construct a continuous function from an lsc one if there are "not enough" continuous functions. Your property is indeed stronger than pseudocompactness, as the particular point topology on $\mathbb N$ shows. This space is homeomorphic to $\mathrm{Spec}(\mathbb{Z})$ with Zariski topology : a discrete countable subspace (primes) plus a dense "generic point" (0). Any continuous function is constant (hence pseudocompactness), but a function $f$ is lsc iff $f\leq f(0)$!! (I checked that twice, it's so shocking!)
So your property is equivalent to "lsc real-valued functions attain their lower bound", which may have a name, I don't know. Maybe "strongly pseudocompact"?
By the way, pseudocompact doesn't imply (quasi-)compact, even for "nice" (completely regular) spaces, as is seen with the long line or simply the first uncountable ordinal $\omega_1$ (with order topology). There are also non-Hausdorff examples, see wikipedia article.
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I thought about the latter too, as all countably compact space satisfy the fact that the projection onto R is closed (we can replace R by any sequential space even). But of course I realized we cannot have a second countable (note that condition! the OP works in second countable spaces) counterexample, as a second countable space is Lindelöf, and a Lindelöf and countably compact is compact... So the standard examples do not work. I also don't see why we can replace R by [0,1]: closedness is not preserved by embedding... So please elaborate on that? – Henno Brandsma Jul 13 '10 at 16:38
This is the following lemma : If projection $Y\times Z_1\to Z_1$ is closed and $Z_2$ is a subspace of $Z_1$, then $Y\times Z_2\to Z_2$ is also closed. Proof: take $F$ closed in $Y\times Z_2$ the projection $G$ of its closure $\overline{F}$ in $Y\times Z_1$ is closed in $Z_1$, so $G\cap Z_2$ is closed in $Z_2$. But since $\overline{F}\cap(Y\times Z_2)=F$ (opens of subspace are traces of opens of ambient space), this is the projection of $F$. – BS. Jul 13 '10 at 18:31
And I overlooked the "second countable" hypothesis, which ruins my counterexamples. – BS. Jul 15 '10 at 9:50
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