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Barney Dreyfuss
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Barney Dreyfuss at Exposition Park in 1903.
Date of birth: (1865-02-23)February 23, 1865
Place of birth: Freiburg, Baden, German Confederation
Date of death: February 5, 1932(1932-02-05) (aged 66)
Place of death: New York, New York, United States
Career information
College: None
As owner:
Louisville Colonels
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Stars
Career highlights and awards
Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss (February 23, 1865 – February 5, 1932) was an executive in Major League Baseball who owned the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise from 1900 to his death.
He is often credited with the creation of the modern baseball World Series. He also built one of baseball's first modern steel and concrete baseball parks, Forbes Field, in 1909. During his period of ownership, the Pirates won six National League pennants and World Series titles in 1909 and 1925; only the New York Giants won more NL championships (10) during the same period.
Early years[edit]
Dreyfuss was born in Freiburg, Grand Duchy of Baden in 1865. He attended school in Freiburg and later worked in a bank in nearby Karlsruhe. At the age of 16, he emigrated in 1881 to the US to escape conscription into the German Army. At the time, his prospects of being drafted into the military was high, and as a young Jew, his potential for advancement there was low. Dreyfuss's father, Samuel Dreyfuss (_PHONE_), was actually an American citizen since 1861, who had returned to Germany at the outbreak of the Civil War. Samuel Dreyfuss had made a fortune selling spirits to the Native Americans.[citation needed]
Once in America, Barney Dreyfuss lived and worked with the Bernheim family in Paducah, Kentucky. The Bernheims were relatives of his grandfather, Leon Bernheim. In 1888, he moved with the Bernheim family to Louisville, Kentucky. Dreyfuss arrived knowing little English, but he became a quick learner. In just a few years, he rose from being a clerk to an officer of Bernheim Brothers, the creator of I. W. Harper bourbon.
Louisville Colonels[edit]
Dreyfuss enjoyed the game of baseball. He fueled his interest by organizing amateur baseball teams first for the distillery workers, then semi-pro clubs around Louisville. In 1889 the distillery expanded into larger quarters of Louisville. Dreyfuss quickly used the increased profits to buy a piece of the Louisville Colonels of the American Association. The team won the league pennant in 1890 against the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (today's Los Angeles Dodgers). However, the American Association fell apart in 1891. As a result, Dreyfess moved the Colonels into the National League.
One of his best decisions was hiring a local city editor and educated lawyer, Harry Clay Pulliam, to serve as his club secretary; he later appointed Pulliam president. When Dreyfess immigrated to America, it was Pulliam who taught him how to speak English. However Pulliam's greatest contribution to Colonels occurred when he convinced Dreyfuss to sign future Hall of Famer Honus Wagner to the team.
For much of the 1890s, the Colonels were in last place in the National League. In 1899, Dreyfess paid $50,0000 to acquire full ownership of the Colonels. By this time, however, the National League contracted several teams after the 1899 season and Dreyfuss purchased a half-interest in the Pittsburgh Pirates. As part of the deal, he negotiated the transfer of the best Louisville players, namely Wagner, Fred Clarke, Tommy Leach, Deacon Phillippe, and Rube Waddell to Pittsburgh. To pull off this deal, Dreyfuss accepted an option to purchase an interest in the Pirates, then traded the best of the Colonel's players to the Pirates; he then used this leverage to buy out his partners. The Colonels' president, Harry Pulliam, also left for the Pirates with Dreyfuss and became the team's president.
Pittsburgh Pirates[edit]
In Pittsburgh, Honus Wagner soon emerged as the National League's biggest star. The Pirates then won NL pennants in 1901, 1902, and 1903.
World Series[edit]
However a bidding war was taking place between the National League and the upstart American League. Dreyfess was victorious in attempt to keep the new league out of Pittsburgh. However he knew that the bidding war needed to end for the leagues to be properous. In 1903, Dreyfuss brokered the peace treaty that recognized two major leagues. It also instituted a single set of rules, established agreements with the minor leagues, set up cooperative scheduling, and recognized each league's rights to its own players. To cash in on the peace between the leagues, an agreement with terms was created by Dreyfuss and Boston Pilgrims' (today's Boston Red Sox) owner Henry Killilea to create the modern World Series. Although his Pirates would lose to the Boston Pilgrims 5 games to 3, the games proved to be a success. Dreyfuss further cemented his reputation by adding his own share of the gate receipts to the players' winnings.
Forbes Field[edit]
At the end of the 1908 season, Dreyfuss decided it was time that Pittsburgh had a new, larger stadium for its growing fan base and winning team. The team's current field, Exposition Park, was made of wood and so close to the banks of the Allegheny River that the outfield regularly flooded after heavy rains.[1] Meanwhile across the state in Philadelphia, Philadlephia Athletics owners Ben Shibe and Connie Mack had decided to build a steel and concrete venue for their team. Dreyfuss, with no intention of being one-upped, began the construction of Forbes Field.
The new stadium was built in the city's Oakland district and was named after John Forbes, the French and Indian War general who captured Fort Duquesne in 1758 and renamed it Fort Pitt. Dreyfuss purchased seven acres of land near the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, adjacent to Schenley Park, with assistance from his friend, industrialist Andrew Carnegie.[2] The low-priced land was selected so Dreyfuss could spend more on the stadium itself.[2] Dreyfuss signed a contract that he would "make the ballpark... of a design that would harmonize with the other structures in the Schenley Park district."[3] The site was initially labeled "Dreyfuss's Folly" due to its long distance—a 10-minute trolley ride—from downtown Pittsburgh; however, the land around the park developed and criticisms were dropped.[2][4] Official Pirates' records show that Forbes Field cost US$1 million for site acquisition and construction, but some estimates place the cost at twice that amount.[4][5]
The new park opened on June 30, 1909, and Dreyfess personally shook hands with the fans as they entered through the gates. The crowd for the stadium's inaugural game included Pittsburgh Mayor William A. Magee, Harry Pulliam (now the National League President), and Congressman John K. Tener, a former Major League player who was soon to become the Governor of Pennsylvania. While Pirates did lose the their first game at Forbes to the Chicago Cubs, they did go on to win the 1909 World Series later that year, over the Detroit Tigers.
1910 to 1932[edit]
In 1912, Dreyfuss became one of the major stockholders of Welte & Sons Inc. However he was still involved in every decision made involving the Pirates. Under his leadership, the Pirates won two more National League pennants and the 1925 World Series over the Washington Senators. He successfully helped fight off the Federal League in 1914 and 1915, and then helped form the commission that investigated the 1919 Black Sox Scandal. He also worked to abolish the three-man commission that ran the National League in favor of appointing a baseball commissioner, a post to be occupied by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. He also worked to outlaw "freak" pitches such as the spitball, and he was a force in ridding the game of gambling.
Pittsburgh Stars[edit]
In 1902, Dreyfuss and Pittsburgh Pirates minority owner William Chase Temple were suspected of being the secret owners to the Pittsburgh Stars, a professional American football team in the first National Football League. Both men denied any connection to the Stars' finances, as well as being the team's true owners. While the team's owner on paper, David Berry, insisted that he was the team's sole owner, it was impossible for him to afford the money to finance the team without the backing of Temple or Dreyfuss. The Stars would go on to win the 1902 NFL championship.[6]
Dreyfuss died on February 5, 1932,[7] at age 66 in New York City


> > Think-Pair-Share: Analyzing changes in supply & demand and predicting impacts on equilibrium
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In a think-pair-share activity, students first work independently to demonstrate graphically how events change supply and/or demand in specific markets and explicitly describe the adjustment process from the original to a new equilibrium. Students are then paired to share and revise their answers before being randomly chosen to report answers to the larger class.
 - This exercise is designed for a principles of microeconomics course; however, instructors reviewing supply and demand concepts in any course might find them equally useful.
 - Follow up exercises are provided so that instructors might engage students with additional problem solving outside of class or develop additional cooperative learning exercises on these and related supply and demand concepts.
Learning Goals
Identify factors which shift supply and demand (Proficiency: accessing existing knowledge).
Translate context specific events into such factors.
Analyze market outcomes such as changes in equilibrium price and quantity (Proficiency: displaying command of knowledge).
Follow up exercises are provided which cover other key components of the supply and demand chapter including mathematical solving for equilibrium and the calculation of consumer and producer surplus.
Context for Use
Knowledge required: This exercise is intended to be administered after a standard chapter on the market (covering supply, demand and equilibrium) is covered by the instructor.
Class size: This exercise was originally designed for a class of 25-30 students, but it can be easily adapted for smaller or larger classes.
Time required: The exercise is designed to take a total of 20 minutes.
Description and Teaching Materials
Two handouts are provided to support this exercise. The Student Handout for Supply and Demand Exercise (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 19kB Jun4 12) includes instructions for the think-pair-share exercise. Answer Key for Supply and Demand Exercise (Acrobat (PDF) 63kB Jun4 12) is a detailed answer key for the exercise.
Teaching Notes and Tips
Conclusion to exercise:
Reporting back to the larger group can be facilitated by tossing a soft ball to a random pair and asking them to share part of their answer. Depending on time constraints, students can be asked to orally describe shifts in supply and/or demand and the resultant outcomes, or they may be asked to come to the board and replicate their graph as well. Thereafter, students toss the ball to another pair to share a remaining part of the exercise. This process continues until all parts of the answer have been covered.
Further considerations:
The main exercise is applicable to all institution types and levels. Follow up exercises are similarly applicable with, perhaps, the exception of one problem which requires a mathematical solution for equilibrium.
References and Resources


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According to the documentation here, 'keyboard' input is supported for online experiments, but 'free text' is not. What exactly is the difference between the two? And why is only one supported? From my experience with psychopy in the past, having free text input in an experiment would require manually recording keyboard inputs one by one, so I wanted to know why this is the case.
Yes, you can get free text responses if you code them yourself, keypress by keypress.
What the docs are referring to is that we would eventually like to create a text component that would handle all of this for you, without any custom code required.

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- Type Parameters:
E1 - Type of the first free variable, i.e. the element the closure is called or closed on.
E2 - Type of the second free variable, i.e. the element the closure is called or closed on.
R - Type of the closure's return value.
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable, GridPeerDeployAware, GridLambda
public abstract class CX2
- extends GridClosure2X
GridClosure2X by extending it. Since Java doesn't provide type aliases
(like Scala, for example) we resort to these types of measures. This is intended to provide for more
concise code in cases when readability won't be sacrificed. For more information see
- See Also:
|Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait


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With over 3000 recorded plant species, including 180 endemic, it's not surprising that the spring months of June and July are a spectacular festival of wild flowers, trees and plants, in the central Pyrenees. The pastures and mountainsides are completely carpeted with a variety of stunning plants and flowers, creating a cacophony of colour. This is one of our favourite times of year to walk out here. Be warned though – walking holidays at this time of year can be slow at times, as people try to capture the beauty of flower-filled meadows and mountains on camera!
We've listed and described some of the plants and flowers you are most likely to see while walking in the French High Pyrenees, although, of course, this list is not extensive. There are also several uniquely Pyrenean species such as the Pyrenean saxifrage, the Pyrenean iris, the Pyrenean blue thistle, and the ramonda, which can only be found here, in the Pyrenees.
The Pyrenean tree-line can reach as high up as 2600m on the southern slopes of the Neouvielle massif. The highest altitude trees are the Pyrenean mountain pines (pinus uncinata or Pinus mugo), with their distinctive hooked tips on their cone scales. Black pines (pinus negra) can be found up to 2100m and then as you move lower down you can find Scots pine, beech, silver fir, birch and poplar. Below 1000m, the trees vary even more, with maple, hornbeam, sweet chestnuts and oaks.
Trumpet Gentiane, Gentiana kochiana (also known as Gentiana acaulis) (French: Gentiane de Koch)
This small gentian is native to central and Southern group and can be found here in the Pyrenees up to 3,000m. It has evergreen leaves which form a rosette, from which the trumpet shaped flower emerges. A perennial plant you can often see its blue flowers and their olive-green throats basking directly in the spring and summer sun.
Sundew or round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia
This carnivorous plant has its basal leaves arranged in a rosette, with a long stem that ends in a white or pink flower. The average plant has a diameter of 3 to 5 cm, with the flower having five petals and slender, tapered, light brown seeds. Thriving in wetlands, you can find it in sunny places.
Pyrenean Buttercup Ranunculus pyrenaeus
One of the first flowers of the spring, the Pyrenean Buttercup can sometimes be seen before the snow has even melted!
Rose Daphne Daphne cneorum
This shrub is named for it's smell rather than appearance, as it gives off a sweet and very rose-like aroma.

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Material handling crane rope clamp fixing
Wire rope is an important force components on the Material handling crane, should pay attention to safety during operation. When installing, need to use a rope clamp to fix the rope end, should pay attention to the following points:
1. Wire rope clamp need have the factory certificate and quality certificate. Nut and bolt should be coated with lubricating oil;
2. The clamps specifications should be consistent with wire rope, rope clamp prohibit using on material handling crane which specifications do not meet the requirements;
3. Wire rope clamp should ensure tightening, should be flattened rope diameter of about one-third;
4. In the wire rope fixing process, ensure each two rope close together, otherwise it is not conducive to material handling crane safe using;
5. After wire rope fixing, need to test the wire rope force situation, ensure the wire rope clamp does not appear loose;
6. After testing the wire rope clamp fixed situation, re-tighten to ensure the wire rope clamp fixed.


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Image: Field label for Magpie-lark (BF 2227)
A good, clear field label for specimens. Note the data that has been included: the location where the bird was found, the date it was found and the name of the collector. In this instance, the collector has also put the age, sex and scientific name of the bird, but don't worry about writing any of this if you do not know the details. Staff in the Bird Section will fill in those details. A waterproof pen was used to write this label; if you do not have one, a pencil is an excellent substitute.
- Jaynia Sladek
- © Australian Museum


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Black Tar Heroin
What Is Black Tar Heroin?
Heroin abuse is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. The Opioid Epidemic has taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans, claiming over 115 people each day. Black tar heroin is a solid, dark form of heroin, which like all heroin, stems from morphine. Black Tar Heroin may come from Asia, South, or Central America, but is most closely associated with Mexico and the Cartels that smuggle most of the supply into the United States.
Black Tar Heroin is most common west of the Mississippi River, but it is found throughout the United States. For example, the state of Hawaii has noted an increase in Black Tar Heroin use. A recent news headline noted a local police officer confiscated 600 grams of Black Tar Heroin last year in Kauai, Hawaii. The profit margin for Black Tar Heroin are extremely high and the demand is also startling. Black Tar Heroin is just as addictive as regular Heroin, and at $6 a dose in many places, often a cheaper alternative.
Identifying Black Tar Heroin
In addition to Black Tar, Heroin is often commonly sold in a powdered form. Powdered Heroin is most typically white, but may also be brown, beige, black, off-white, gray, or tan. Powdered heroin is often dissolved into water to form a liquid that is injected, although it may also be smoked or snorted. In some cases, heroin is found in a sticky black or form form with the consistency of resin.
Similar to powdered or liquid Heroin, Black Tar Heroin is a dangerous chemical with extremely addicting properties. However, the color is usually darker and the texture greatly differs from regular Heroin. The consistency is solid and typically comes shaped like a ball. Its hardened texture comes from the way it is processed. The crude processing form used to create Black Tar Heroin produces its sticky consistency. Black Tar Heroin has a distinct smell of vinegar, which is largely because of other chemicals used to create it.
Black Tar Heroin's Short-Term and Long-Term Effects
Black Tar Heroin is highly addictive and produces several long-term effects in users. Long-term effects of black tar heroin include lung disease, heart infections, mental disorders, and kidney disease. The most detrimental side effect is both a fatal and non-fatal overdose. Black Tar Heroin creates visible signs of abuse, such as:
- Feelings of elation
- Neglecting responsibilities
- Track marks from injection
- Mood swings
- Relationship problems
- Being secretive
- Change of friend group
- Frequent sedation
- Flu-like symptoms between doses
The impurities found in Black Tar Heroin make certain side effects of use more likely. The most notable side effects of shooting Black Tar Heroin are abscesses and wound botulisms. Abscesses develop from the harmful chemicals in both regular heroin and Black Tar Heroin. This is largely due to contaminated needles and long-term heroin use. An added physical side effect of Black Tar Heroin is vein loss.
Wound Botulism and Black Tar Heroin Abuse
Wound botulism is a "rare but serious illness" marked by bacteria that contaminate nerves in the body. Botulinum and other organism enter the body through open wounds, like those caused by needles. Typically, in cases of Heroin abuse, wound botulism occurs from wound infections caused by injection, popping skin, or popping Black Tar Heroin.
Because bacteria are hard to see, people who use needles would not know if the bacteria will infect them once they inject Heroin. High heat does little to kill the bacteria; the strain of germs creating botulisms cannot be contracted like a cold can—only through shared needles. Wound botulism manifests in symptoms like:
- Droopy eyelids
- Dry Mouth
- Blurred vision
- Difficulty with breathing
- Thick tongue
- Problems with speaking
As a result of Black Tar Heroin and liquid Heroin abuse, the CDC reported 9 cases of wound botulisms in 2018 in California alone. There was 1 death which emerged from these cases. The connecting factors in all 9 of these cases were directly related to heroin abuse.
Black Tar Heroin Abuse and Overdose Signs
Black Tar Heroin abuse can easily result from a prescription opioid dependence, although this is not always the case. Much of American's Opioid Epidemic can be traced to current and former patients using pills like Percocet and Oxycodone and becoming dependent. As a result, they can feel:
- Low blood pressure
- Depressive moods
- Weight loss
- Changes in appearance (hair, face shape, eyes)
- Low pulse
Signs of Black Tar Heroin overdose are more severe, including:
- Blue lips
- Shallow breathing
- Stomach spasms
These symptoms are severe and need assistance as soon as possible to prevent a fatal overdose.
Breaking Free From a Black Tar Heroin Addiction
Black Tar Heroin is a highly addictive substance which can lead to death. The key is getting help as soon as possible. Call a dedicated treatment provider to discover your options for treatment. Recovery can start today.


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Source: Steven Maxwell, _PHONE_, _EMAIL_.
Note to editor: This is the first in a series of news releases about the color purple in honor of Kansas State University's founding on Feb. 16, 1863.
News release prepared by: Greg Tammen, _PHONE_, _EMAIL_
Monday, Feb. 7, 2011
The power of purple:
ROCK MUSIC'S ROOTS RUN DEEP WITH PURPLE, PROFESSOR SAYS
MANHATTAN -- Ask Steven Maxwell what the color purple means and his answer is simple: turn the volume to 11 and open your mind, because purple is rock and roll in its prime.
"Artistically purple is a descriptive word, and I think that's why it's been adopted by some successful acts in the music world," said Maxwell, assistant professor of music at Kansas State University.
In 2008 Maxwell created a class about the history of rock and roll, where he teaches about the genre's evolution and its relationship to history.
"The really cool thing about rock and roll is that it ties into the American culture and really reflects what's going on in the country," Maxwell said. "It serves as the voice of the common person and has been associated with some important historical moments in the U.S. It was a part of that voice in the civil rights movement in the '60s and used in protest of the Vietnam War in the '70s."
Rock music's history runs purple, with the color being adopted by some of the most influential musicians.
"Think of the deeper concept of what a song like 'Purple Haze' means, especially when it first came out," Maxwell said. "The late '60s was all about looking at things differently. Jimi Hendrix perfectly captured that psychedelic era in the country, that time of opening the doors of perception in one's mind and really looking at something on a deeper level."
He said the "purple" Hendrix is referring to is that new, unknown, almost analogous way of thinking.
"Metaphorically, purple was a blend between the standardized 'primary colors' introduced by mainstream society in the 1950s and mid-1960s," Maxwell said.
Other artists, such as Deep Purple and Prince, adopted the color because of its ambiguity in the musical soundscape and pop culture.
Deep Purple was one of the pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal, Maxwell said. The group was the first rock band to record with a full Concerto orchestra, as well as the first to turn the volume to 11, a feat earning them the title of the world's loudest band by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1972.
And then there's the song "Smoke on the Water."
"When that song came out it was such a fresh thing," Maxwell said. "No longer was the focus just on the lyrics. That guitar riff made the music as important as the words. Today most people don't remember the lyrics but they know that guitar lick."
In 1984 Prince released "Purple Rain," an album that took the newly introduced music video to the next level as a full-length film.
The album also introduced Prince's backing band. The Revolution, an apt title due to the soundtrack's revolutionary nature, Maxwell said. The album has since been seen as an avant-garde piece of work and has been named one of the greatest albums of all time by outlets like Time magazine, Rolling Stone, VH1 and others.
"Purple's taking the softness of blue, the loudness of red, and meeting in the middle to make things a little ambiguous. It's a blend of those two primary colors and is therefore a different way of looking at things," he said.


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How to display multiple images or graphs in a single window (frame) in MATLAB
This is done by using the subplot command in MATLAB
Suppose we have to display 4 images (aa,bb,cc,dd) in a single figure and arrange them in 2x2 fashion.
We will use the following commands:
similary to display two image in 2x1 fashion, we will use:


Quipu Meaning In Urdu
Quipu Meaning in English to Urdu is خطِ گِرہ, as written in Urdu and Khtِ Girah, as written in Roman Urdu. Accurate Quipu Translation, Synonyms and Antonyms.
[kee-poo, kwip-oo]
خطِ گِرہ
Khtِ Girah
Definitions of Quipu
Form Noun
How To Spell Quipu [kee-poo, kwip-oo]
Origin of Quipu From Quechua khipu 'knot'.
Quipu Urdu Meaning - Find the correct meaning of Quipu in Urdu, it is important to understand the word properly when we translate it from English to Urdu. There are always several meanings of each word in Urdu, the correct meaning of Quipu in Urdu is خطِ گِرہ, and in roman we write it Khtِ Girah. The other meanings are Khtِ Girah and Hisabi Rassi. Quipu is an noun according to parts of speech. It finds its origins in From Quechua khipu 'knot'. Quipu is spelled as [kee-poo, kwip-oo]. After English to Urdu translation of Quipu, If you have issues in pronunciation than you can hear the audio of it in the online dictionary.


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Filling the interior of a shape is a two-step process:
First, tell the Graphics2D how to fill shapes with a call to setPaint(). This method accepts any object that implements the java.awt.Paint interface. The Graphics2D stores the Paint away as part of its state. When it comes time to fill a shape, Graphics2D will use the Paint to determine what colors should be used to fill the shape. The 2D API comes with three kinds of "canned" paints: solid colors, a linear color gradient, and a texture fill. You can add your own Paint implementations if you wish.
Now you can tell Graphics2D to fill a shape by passing it to fill().
Paints are immutable, which means they can't be modified after they are created. The reason for this is to avoid funky behavior when rendering. Imagine, for example, if you wanted to fill a series of shapes with a solid color. First, you'd call setPaint() on the Graphics2D; then you would paint the shapes using fill(). But what if another part of your program changed the Paint that Graphics2D was using? The results might be quite bizarre. For this reason, objects that implement Paint should not allow themselves to be changed after they are created.
Figure 4.2 shows the three types of painting supported by the 2D API. The figure contains three shapes:
The ellipse is filled with a solid color.
The rounded rectangle is filled with a color gradient.
The arc is filled with a texture, built from van Gogh's Starry Night.


Kendo Terminology: Kyo and Jitsu
You may have heard these words, kyo and jitsu, together as "kyo-jitsu". When we say, kyo-jitsu, we mean "kyo and jitsu".
What is kyo?
The kanji for kyo explains the following states of mind.
 1. Emptiness
 2. Hollow
 3. Not ready
In English, there is an expression such as "you caught me off guard". When we use this expression, we did not expect whatever the other person did/said to us.
How do we use the word in kendo?
We say, "aite no kyo wo tsuku", which means, "catch your opponent off his/her guard". Tsuku here does not have anything to do with "tsuki".
The best moment for us to strike is when our opponent is not ready for our strike. When our opponent is not ready, they are vulnerable to our attack.
When are they NOT ready?
Let's think about when we are not ready. When do we get struck?
We probably get struck at a moment when
 1. our concentration is broken
 2. we are surprised at our opponent's movements. (unexpectedly)
 3. - please refer to shikai
 4. we breathe in.
Why do we breathe in? It is because we need oxygen and probably we are out of air in our body. This is a good example and easy example of "kyo", emptiness. So when we breathe in, we have almost no air in our body to supply oxygen. That is why we breathe in. Thus, this is the moment we strike or get struck.
What is jitsu?
Jitsu means "fullness" in this case. We are filled with ki or energy. We are fully concentrating and there is no openness in our kamae and mind. This is the state of jitsu.
It is said that we should not strike when our opponent is in the state of jitsu. What happens if we do? Either we get struck or we cannot even get in because our opponent's shinai does not move.
The moment from jitsu to kyo
We want and try to be in the state of "jitsu". Thus, usually when we take chudan, we fully concentrate on our opponent's physical and mental movements. We are filled up with ki.
Now in kendo, we are trying to move the state of our opponent's mind from jitsu to kyo. That is the process we see in kendo before striking. We try to make an opening (kyo) using our shinai, footwork and body movements.
What happens when our mind moves from jitsu to kyo?
I am going to talk about this through my experiences. This may apply to you, or may not.
When the state of my mind moves from jitsu to kyo, I probably want to
 1. Go backwards: I probably want to take some distance from my opponent.
 2. Defend myself: I probably move my shinai from chudan and prepare to defend myself.
 3. Strike my opponent: I probably want to strike him/her before he/she gets me.
Or I cannot even do anything I mentioned above. That is called "itsuku".
So these are also good opportunities for a strike to attack.
Other moments of "kyo
If you keep striking and become out of breath, it is a definite state of "kyo". You have no energy and oxygen to keep going! That is a good opportunity to strike if your opponent is out of breath.
If the state of mind falls into one of shikai (kyo, ku, gi and waku), we are not able to keep ourselves in the state of jitsu. We are vulnerable to attacks.
We want to keep ourselves in the state of jitsu and it is very very hard to do. There is a very thin line between kyo and jitsu though... That is why we have to train, don't we?
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Medical Wooden Finger Correction Board
Wooden Finger correction board Medical Occupational therapy equipment exercise
Size: Large 22.2×22.2×3cm
The distance between finger: Large 2.6 Medium 2.25 Small 1.6
It is used to prevent and correct the flexor spasticity, deformation, contracture, and malformation of fingers.
1. Stretch your fingers apart, keeping your fingers in the correct extension position.
2. Patients with severe finger flexion can be helped by others, and patients with moderate to slight flexion can be taught how to complete their own wear.
3. After wearing it, but the upper limb on the side of the body, do abduction and external rotation, elbow extension, wrist extension, and put it on the bed for weight training.
4. It is best not to wear the fingerboard for more than 20 minutes. After removing it, observe whether there are any signs of indentation at the finger squeeze.


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Curriculum Vitae (short version)
- University of California, Davis, Ph.D., 1971
- University of California, Davis, Ph.C., 1970
- University of California, Davis, M.A., 1968
- University of California, Davis, B.A., 1967
Dr. Thomas recently completed 30 years of archaeological research on St. Catherine's Island, off the Atlantic Coast of Georgia. Using remote sensing technology, his team discovered the long-lost site of the Franciscan mission St. Catalina de Guale (_PHONE_) and conducted major excavations there for a dozen years. With fieldwork completed, the team is preparing publications about its discoveries. Recently, Dr. Thomas and his team have been excavating the ruins of the Spanish Mission (1620-80) located about 20 miles south of Santa Fe. The archaeologists are using a sophisticated array of remote sensing technologies to map the subsurface structure of the site, and then excavating significant architectural features in the church and convent area. This project includes a unique intern program involving high-school-age members of the local descendant (Hispanic and Pueblo Indian) communities. Dr. Thomas's scholarly research focuses on redefining the relationship between Native American and anthropological communities. His book, Skull Wars, traces the development of the current tensions in these relationships over the past two centuries, while seeking ways to build bridges between the groups' diverse perspectives. He has organized and directed more than 100 archaeological excavations, including the discovery of the Gatecliff Shelter in Nevada, the deepest archaeological rock shelter in the Americas.


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External scales can be both practical and useful if you send large volumes of mail such as parcels and packages.
 1. If you are using the scale that is located on top of the device, remove the scale by it lifting off.
 Integrated scale on top of the device
 integrated scale removed from the top of the machine
 2. Fit the blanking plate on the device where the scale was located.
 Blanking plate
 Blanking plate fitted to the machine
 3. Tap the Settings on the toolbar.
 Settings icon
 4. Scroll down and tap Scale Installation Guides.
 5. Swipe to the left and select the scale you are installing.
 6. Tap Continue.
 7. Following the on-screen instructions, swipe to the left and unbox the scale.
 8. Position and level the scale. The scale has a level bubble under its lid. Ensure the bubble is within the circle of the level bubble by adjusting the round feet of the scale.
 9. Connect the large end of the USB cable into the device and the other end into the scale.
 10. Tap Continue.
 11. Tap Verify.
 12. Tap Got It.
 13. Tap Envelope Printing.
 14. Tap the Weight icon, then tap the Scale option.
 15. Place your mail on the scale.
 16. Tap Apply.
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Animals students will inevitably study Bears, and in doing so need to obtain Bears textbooks. But students of Bears often spend far too much money every semester purchasing Bears textbooks. Bears books can be very expensive when you buy new textbooks, while a rented textbook can be half the price or less. For example, a rental copy of either He Bear She Bear (Beginner Series), More about Paddington, or Paddington Bear can be 75% less than what you might pay in a college bookstore.
Textbook rentals are easy (and even cheaper than buying used textbooks! And there are a number of ways to find the rentals themselves. If you wanted to rent My Baby Sister (Humber and Plum, Book 2), the best way would be to find the ISBN number (in this case, ISBN9780001712690) from your Bears class guide and search for it on Whether you're studying Fiction, Nonfiction, or any other subject within Bears, renting textbooks is the way to go.


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Automated dock loading and unloading systems are materials handling solutions that load or unload trucks and trailers automatically by using different kinds of conveyors, rollers, skates, docks and drives. Automated dock loading and unloading usually requires two systems: a system in the trailer and a system inside the dock. When the trailer is positioned at the dock, the entire load is loaded or unloaded automatically.
These systems are an essential component of a smooth and profitable logistics system and can be integrated into warehouse management systems, automated guided vehicles and production lines.
1. Eliminates the expense of running a forklift fleet
Forklift fleets are expensive to purchase and the ongoing maintenance and operation costs are significant. The fleet depreciates in value and ultimately has to be replaced with very little resale value. As an alternative, investment in capital infrastructure that replaces the need for a fleet of forklifts requires less maintenance and costs significantly less to operate. It also has a considerably longer lifespan than a forklift fleet and return on investment will be greater.
2. Optimises human resources and reduces labour costs
Automated dock loading and unloading systems eliminate double handling of materials and therefore require less human intervention to run. This enables human resources to be redeployed into higher value work. Furthermore, by eliminating the need for a forklift fleet this eradicates the expense of forklift operators.
3. The number of trucks required in the vehicle fleet is reduced
The speed of dock loading and unloading systems (3 minutes as opposed to 40 minutes) means that trucks are not idling for up to 40 minutes at each end. This ensures trucks are back on the road in a timely fashion, reducing the total number required in the fleet and aiding operational efficiency.
4. No demurrage charges
Demurrage charges are incurred when warehouse operators overstay the length of time allocated by a supplier to unload a container delivery. The high frequency of warehouse deliveries in today's fast paced global economy mean that ongoing demurrage charges are significant.
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The Maracot Deep
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Cover of the first edition of The Maracot Deep
Author Arthur Conan Doyle
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre Fantasy-Science fiction novel
Publisher John Murray
Publication date
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 310 pp
The Maracot Deep is a short 1929 novel by Arthur Conan Doyle about the discovery of a sunken city of Atlantis by a team of explorers led by Professor Maracot. He is accompanied by Cyrus Headley, a young research zoologist and Bill Scanlan, an expert mechanic working with an iron works in Philadelphia who is in charge of the construction of the submersible which the team takes to the bottom of the Atlantic.[1]
The novel first appeared in 1928 as a serial in The Saturday Evening Post.[2] It also appeared as a serial in The Strand Magazine from October 1927 to February 1928. In 1929 it was followed by a sequel, The Lord of the Dark Face,[3] beginning with the April issue of The Strand. The same year the novel was published in The Maracot Deep and Other Stories from John Murray in London, and was released in the U.S. by Doubleday Books of New York.[1]
The novel revolves around the legend of Atlantis, mentioned as an ancient city or continent which was drowned by the sea due to divine intervention. The novel is narrated by Headley who first writes a letter to his friend Sir John Talbot. On his subsequent rescue, he completes his story giving details on his escape and how they fought off possibly the greatest danger to humanity, the Devil himself.
The novel begins with preparations for the dive, off the coast of Africa. Prof. Maracot claims to have located the deepest trench in the Atlantic and is vehement that he shall go down in the specially prepared submersible actually a bathysphere along with Headley and Scanlan. On reaching the edge of the trench, a description of the undersea world is presented. The team comes face to face with a giant crustacean who cuts off their line and hurls them down into the trench. Down in the trench, the team is rescued by the Atlanteans who are the last survivors of the land that was Atlantis.
Although the description of Atlantis may not sound quite futuristic and may seem fantastic, the fact that the novel was written in 1929 should be taken into account. One device in particular is often made use of. This is a thought projector which visualizes the thoughts of a person for others to see. This helps the team and the Atlanteans to communicate.
Descriptions of work habits, culture and various sea creatures are provided. The Atlanteans forage for their food from the sea bed and their slaves, Greeks who are the descendants of the original slaves of the kingdom of Atlantis work in undersea mines. This is made possible thanks to an exceptionally strong and light transparent material which is fashioned into helmets to enable people to work underwater.
The team eventually uses the levity of these spheres to escape to the surface. Headley elopes with the daughter of Manda, leader of the Atlanteans.
In the later part of the novel, Headley describes the encounter with the Lord of the Dark Face, a supernatural being who led the Atlanteans to their doom and was the cause of untold miseries to humanity ever since. This being is likened to the Phoenician god Baal who was demonized by later religions and cultures. The being is defeated by Prof. Maracot who becomes possessed by the spirit of Warda, the man who managed to convince a handful of Atlanteans to prepare for the worst and thus built an Ark which saved them from the cataclysm which destroyed their land.
Features of the Novel[edit]
Although a short novel, it provides interesting glimpses into the belief regarding the sea during the early 20th century and particularly Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's own beliefs and outlooks. The dramatic end mentioned at the end of the novel, the fight between the ultimate Good and Evil reveals the deep spiritual nature which Conan Doyle had developed in his later years. Whereas the adventures of Sherlock Holmes show the keen analytical side of Sir Arthur, novels like The Maracot Deep show that he seriously took to spiritualism in his later years. It is not marked by any particular religion though there are strong Christian and Hellenistic undertones.
 1. ^ a b Bleiler, Everett Franklin (1990), Science-fiction, the early years, Kent State University Press, p. 206, ISBN 0-87338-416-4
 2. ^ Sprague De Camp, Lyon (1970), Lost continents: the Atlantis theme in history, science, and literature, Courier Dover Publications, p. 262, ISBN 0-486-22668-9
 3. ^ Clute, John; Grant, John (1999), The encyclopedia of fantasy (2nd ed.), Macmillan, p. 287, ISBN 0-312-19869-8


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CERP asked 3,616 undergraduate computing majors about their perceptions of institutional support for becoming a middle or high school computing teacher. As seen here, very few students in this sample have been exposed to this career path in their department, and more than one-third of students perceive the career path as viewed negatively in their department. Furthermore, few students knew where to seek advice for this career path at their institution. These data suggest colleges and universities in general, and computing departments specifically, could improve the amount of emphasis placed on teaching middle or high school computing. In turn, this might result in increased interest by computing majors in becoming middle or high school computing teachers. Given recent efforts to promote widespread K-12 computing education, enhancing support for students who might be interested in becoming middle or high school computing teachers is important.
Notes. Data were collected from a sample of undergraduate students who were majoring in a computing field during the fall 2015 academic semester. Computing majors included computer science, computer information systems/informative, bioinformatics, computing and business, information technology, computer engineering, and other fields with a strong computing component. Students were asked to indicate how much they agreed or disagreed with the following statements: Middle or high school teaching is discussed as a career option in my major department; There is a negative perception of choosing middle or high school teaching as a career in my major department; I know where to go at my college or university to get good advising about the career path for middle or high school teaching, using the following scale: (1) Strongly disagree, (2) Disagree, (3) Neither disagree nor agree, (4) Agree, (5) Strongly agree. Percentages of students who responded with either Agree or Strongly agree are displayed in this visualization.
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Ek, Anek aur Ekta (One, Many and Oneness)
Project Presentation for Computer Animation (CS 527 - Project 2)
The idea for this piece was inspired by a clip on National Integration that used to be shown on National Television in India in the 1980's. That clip was called as Ek, Anek aur Ekta (hence the name). It can be seen here.
A Boid is an entity that (according to Craig W. Reynold) follows the three basic rules. More information here.
Using the three (and another) basic rules of Boids, I have tried to portray a story:
A bunch of letters want to eat apples in a tree. They try to get them independently, but fail miserably. Then, they get together and think for a plan. It flashes to them that unity among the group will help them get the apples. They join together and reach their goal.
This has been implemented by changing the amount of influence each rule has on the boids and modifying their goals from time to time.
Rules that I have implemented:
1. Move Towards Center of flock
2. Prevent Collisions between Boids
3. Tend to go Towards a Particular Point (with Velocity Matching)
4. Move Boid to a specific Point
Special thanks to my girl-friend Shruti for the idea and all the support during the course of this piece.
Download Boids.zip. Unzip to a folder and run Vishu dot exe.
How it works
1. Setup Scene: Paper, Apples, Text.
2. Start with Scene (Step) 0 - Stationery position.
3. While (Animating)
4. For Each Boid in the Scene
Based on its current position, and step,
update its next position and step.
End While (Animating)
Q: I guess you would have used weights for your boids to make them fly differently base on their weights. If that is the case, did you use weight as a factor in determining the collision with the apples making them to fall down. Will a few boids of greater weight have a greater effect than the same number of boids of lighter weight in making the apple fall down? - Vijay Krishnamoorthy
A: Yes, the boids move differently because of the weight factor. But to make the apples fall down, I only used the fact that there has to be 10 or more boids around it in "close-vicinity".
Q: I have a few basic questions about your boid states - do yo switch states (jumping, talking, etc) based on location? Also, in class, I noticed that you create a new boid or apple object every time you change state. Isn't this constructor business computational expensive? - Lindsay Grace
A: I switch state of a boid based on its current step. Sometimes (Example: when it is about to jump) I change its state when it reaches its goal (position) and other times (Example: when they get together) I change the state of all boids at the same time. Also, an apple boid is created on the click of the mouse; when this is done, an existing apple is cloned and positioned randomly on the tree - so there is theoritically no loading from files involved; and the number of apples is very minimal, so I don't think it is very heavy of computation. But yes, I could have re-used the apples that were eaten up (if there were any) for new apples.


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Build ramps, build jumps and then send your skater flying with the Skate Park Building Set. This unique engineering and design challenge helps sharpen critical thinking, problem solving, and STEM skills as little ones create the skate park of their dreams. Engineer it and then engineer it again with the included activity cards that help guide the process.
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Today's technologies are being transformed by machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). Smart devices are appearing in all aspects of our lives and this is no different in the world of hearing aids. We will explain how AI extends the capabilities of hearing aid technology to perform tasks that enhance our listening experience and assist us in our daily lives.
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Bulleh Shah's real name was Abdullah Shah, was a Punjabi Muslim Sufi poet, a humanist and philosopher.
Born: 1680 Uch, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Died: 1757 (aged 77) Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan
Early life and background
Bulleh Shah is believed to have been born in 1680, in the small village of Uch, Bahawalpur, Punjab, now in Pakistan. His ancestors had migrated from Bukhara in modern Uzbekistan.
When he was six months old, his parents relocated to Malakwal. There his father, Shah Muhammad Darwaish, was a preacher in the village mosque and a teacher. His father later got a job in Pandoke, about 50 miles southeast of Kasur. Bulleh Shah received his early schooling in Pandoke, and moved to Kasur for higher education. He also received education from Maulana Mohiyuddin. His spiritual teacher was the eminent Sufi saint, Shah Inayat Qadiri.
Little is known about Bulleh Shah's direct ancestors, except that they were migrants from Uzbekistan. However, Bulleh Shah's family was directly descended from the Prophet Muhammad(PBUH).
A large amount of what is known about Bulleh Shah comes through legends, and is subjective; to the point that there isn't even agreement among historians concerning his precise date and place of birth. Some "facts" about his life have been pieced together from his own writings. Other "facts" seem to have been passed down through oral traditions.
Bulleh Shah lived in the same period as the famous Sindhi Sufi poet, Shah Abdul Latif Bhatai (1689 – 1752). His lifespan also overlapped with the legendary Punjabi poet Waris Shah (1722 – 1798), of Heer Ranjha fame, and the famous Sindhi Sufi poet Abdul Wahad (1739 – 1829), better known by his pen-name, Sachal Sarmast ("truth seeking leader of the intoxicated ones"). Amongst Urdu poets, Bulleh Shah lived 400 miles away from Mir Taqi Mir (1723 – 1810) of Agra.
The verse form Bulleh Shah primarily employed is called the Kafi, a style of Punjabi, Sindhi and Siraiki poetry used not only by the Sufis of Sindh and Punjab, but also by Sikh gurus.
Bulleh Shah's poetry and philosophy strongly criticizes Islamic religious orthodoxy of his day.
A Beacon of Peace
Bulleh Shah's time was marked with communal strife between Muslims and Sikhs. But in that age Baba Bulleh Shah was a beacon of hope and peace for the citizens of Punjab. While Bulleh Shah was in Pandoke, Muslims killed a young Sikh man who was riding through their village in retaliation for murder of some Muslims by Sikhs. Baba Bulleh Shah denounced the murder of an innocent Sikh and was censured by the mullas and muftis of Pandoke. Bulleh Shah maintained that violence was not the answer to violence.Bulleh Shah also hailed Guru Tegh Bahadur as a ghazi (Islamic term for a religious warrior) and incurred the wrath of the fanatic muslims at the time.
Banda Singh Bairagi was a contemporary of Bulleh Shah. In retaliation for the murder of Guru Gobind Singh's two sons by Aurangzeb, he sought revenge by killing common Muslims. Baba Bulleh Shah tried to convince Banda Singh Bairagi to renounce his campaign of revenge. Bulleh Shah told him that the same sword which fell upon Guru Gobind Singh's sons and innocent Sikhs also fell upon innocent Muslims. Hence killing innocent Muslim was not the answer to Aurangzeb's reign of oppression.
Bulleh Shah's writings represent him as a humanist, someone providing solutions to the sociological problems of the world around him as he lives through it, describing the turbulence his motherland of Punjab is passing through, while concurrently searching for God. His poetry highlights his mystical spiritual voyage through the four stages of Sufism: Shariat (Path), Tariqat (Observance), Haqiqat (Truth) and Marfat (Union). The simplicity with which Bulleh Shah has been able to address the complex fundamental issues of life and humanity is a large part of his appeal. Thus, many people have put his kafis to music, from humble street-singers to renowned Sufi singers like the Waddali Brothers, Abida Parveen and Pathanay Khan, from the synthesized techno qawwali remixes of UK-based Asian artists to the rock band Junoon.
Bulleh Shah's popularity stretches uniformly across Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims, to the point that much of the written material about this philosopher is from Hindu and Sikh authors.
In the 1990s Junoon, Asia's biggest rock band from Pakistan, rendered such poems as Aleph (Ilmon Bas Kareen O Yaar) and Bullah Ki Jaana. In 2004, Rabbi Shergill successfully performed the unlikely feat of turning the abstruse metaphysical poem Bullah Ki Jaana into a Rock/Fusion song, which became hugely popular in India and Pakistan. The 2007 Pakistani movie Khuda Kay Liye includes Bulleh Shah's poetry in the song Bandeya Ho. A 2008 film, 'A wednesday', had a song, "Bulle Shah, O yaar mere" in its soundtrack. In 2009, Episode One of Pakistan's Coke Studio Season 2 featured a collaboration between Sain Zahoor and Noori, "Aik Alif".
Bulleh Shah's Poetry
- Makkeh Gaya, Gal Mukdee Naheen (Going to Makkah is not the ultimate)
- Bulleya Ki Jana Main Kaun (Bulleya to me, I am not known)
- Verhe Aa Varh Mere (Do come to me)
- Main Jana Jogi De Naal (I'm going together with Jogi)
- Aa Mil Yaar (Come my love)
- Uth Gaye Gawandon Yaar (There goes my Love!)
- Bas Karjee Hun Bas Karjee (Enough is enough, my friend)
- Tere Ishq Nachaya (Your love has made me dance)
- Ilmoun Bas Kari O-Yaar (Aik Alif) (Enough of learning, my friend!)
- Ishq De Naween Naween Bahar (Love is ever new and fresh)
- Ghoonghat Ohle Na Luk Sajna (Hide not behind the veil, my love)
- Gharyali Diyo Nikal Ni (Sack the gongman)
- Meri Bukkal De Vich Chor Ni (There is a thief in the folds of my arms.)
- Ek Nukte Wich Gal Mukdi Ae (At this one point, all talk ends.)
- Ek Nukta Yaar Parhaya Ae (I have learnt a secret)


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Russian Musical Union (RMU)
It was created to provide comprehensive support to professional musicians – members of the Union, including music veterans and aspiring authors and performers. The RMU promotes the development and implementation of cultural, charitable, and educational projects, the organization and holding of concerts, festivals, tours, creative competitions, thematic seminars. The Union pays great attention to the dissemination and popularization of the music of Russian authors and performers – both classical and modern, cooperates with major music publishers. The RMU interacts with state authorities, societies for the collective management of copyright and related rights, specialized foundations, and international organizations working in the field of culture and art, and takes initiatives to solve the pressing problems of musicians.
Today, the RMU unites more than 3,000 members, including both individuals and organizations. The Union represents our country in the international arena as the National Music Council of Russia. It was in this status that the RMU was admitted to the International Music Council (IMC) in 2017, an authoritative non – governmental organization established by UNESCO in 1949 and uniting more than 1,000 musical and public organizations from 150 countries. The RMU is also a member of the European Music Council (EMC).
Goals and directions of the Union:
- Assistance in the development and implementation of cultural, charitable, and educational projects
- Organization and holding of concerts, festivals, tours, creative competitions, art exhibitions, thematic seminars
- Conducting publishing activities in order to popularize the achievements of Russian musical art
- Conducting active public activities aimed at forming the public opinion that takes into account the interests of professional musicians
- Assistance in the development and practical implementation of projects in the field of the legal protection of the activities of professional artists
- Interaction with international organizations working in the field of culture and art
- Assistance to young performers in realizing their creative potential and professional development
- Providing comprehensive assistance to professional figures of the musical artists who are retired
- Assistance in the implementation of the program for the restoration of an object of the cultural heritage of federal significance


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A Department of Firsts
North Carolina State University's Department of Nuclear Engineering is the only nuclear engineering program in North Carolina and a premier nuclear engineering department in the United States.
Our department has a unique history. It is home to the first university-based nuclear reactor and associated Nuclear Reactor Program dedicated to teaching, research and extension. It is also the lead university in two unique consortia:
- The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL), funded by the Department of Energy, uses advanced computer simulations to create safer, more cost-effective nuclear power plants.
- The Consortium for Nonproliferation Enabling Capabilities (CNEC) is funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA's) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNN R&D) Proliferation Detection Program (PDP). The mission of the PDP is to develop technologies to detect foreign nuclear weapons development activities; to support nuclear arms control treaties verification and monitoring for compliance; and to support national nuclear security more broadly.
- The National University Consortium (NUC), established by INL with North Carolina State University as one of the founding members, collaborates research that strengthens the portfolios of INL and universities and furthers the nation's strategic nuclear energy objectives.
In addition to the consortia, our department houses multiple research groups and programs:
- The 4th State Application Research Group (4-STAR), focuses in the area of industrial applications of plasma discharges, enhancing current plasma applications and developing new plasma applications for next generation material and device fabrication.
- The Center for Engineering Applications of Radioisotopes (CEAR), focuses in industrial and medical radiation and radioisotope measurement applications. The areas of interest include the optimum design and use of short-lived radioisotope tracers for unit processes, nuclear gauges, nuclear analyzers, nuclear oil well logging devices and computed tomography devices.
- The Nuclear Reactor Program (NRP), focuses to enhance, promote, and utilize the PULSTAR research reactor and associated facilities in an exemplary manner, leading to national recognition as a premier 1-MW Nuclear Reactor Program dedicated to research, teaching, and extension.
- The Radiation Detection Applications in Nuclear Security (RADIANS), focuses on applying advanced radiation measurement and analysis methods to meet current and future challenges to the missions of nuclear security.
- The Reactor Dynamics and Fuel Modelling Group (RDFMG), established at Penn State has been recently moved to North Carolina State University. RDFMG has established expertise and experience in developing, validation, and application of methodologies in core neutronics, core and system thermal-hydraulics, and coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics/fuel performance calculations.
Additionally, the department has faculty participating in collaborative research with other departments:
- The Center for Nuclear Energy Facilities and Structures, performs research on innovative but rigorous solutions to problems in nuclear power plants and to transfer this technology to the industry. These solutions reduce uncertainty, increase safety and reduce the cost of operation of existing plants and of building new ones.
As one of the smaller departments in the College of Engineering, interaction between faculty and students is high! Through our degree programs and research, we have increased opportunities for student learning in fission reactor engineering, radiation applications, nuclear materials, computational science, plasma science, radiological engineering and fusion engineering. Nuclear engineering graduates enter a wide spectrum of professions, from medical therapy and imaging to nuclear power production. Students find our department a challenging and collegial environment for study, research and innovation. We also encourage participation in student organizations.
Nuclear Engineering is a multidisciplinary field engaged in the development, design, deployment and analysis of methods and devices that utilize fundamental nuclear processes. These processes include natural and induced radioactive decay, the splitting of heavy atomic nuclei (fission), and the merging of light nuclei (fusion). Our undergraduate curriculum prepares students to step into industry or continue into graduate work. In the graduate programs, students work closely with faculty members in research thrust areas. Our programs include:
Some of our alums have been recognized by the department and college with Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards for their exceptional accomplishments. Our graduates typically become leaders in their fields. They represent and give back to the department, creating a beneficial cycle of academic and professional success.We are very proud of our alumni, who remain part of this department always.


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This cute turkey wreath will look great hanging from your door.
The wreath can also be decorated using craft feathers or fall leaves.
- Cut out the inner circle of a paper plate. You will be left with a ring.
- Paint the paper ring brown.
- Print the template. (Template)
- Color and cut out all of the template pieces.
- Glue the large feathers on the outside edge of the painted ring.
- Next glue the smaller feathers between the larger feathers.
- Glue the wings onto the turkey body.
- Then glue on the feet of your choice onto the turkey body. If you choose the longer feet you can bend the feet to give it a cool design.
- Finally glue the turkey onto the bottom of the wreath.


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Maximise the productivity of flowers, fruit and vegetables year round with Daikin's integrated greenhouse solutions for heating, air conditioning and temperature-controlled storage.
Daikin's energy-efficient solutions maximise productivity, while minimising the environmental impact.
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Read and Run Fitness is a book and running club that links language learning with exercise, changing how students read, discuss hot topics, make new friends, explore their natural surroundings, and stay fit. Research shows that students learn better if they combine studies with movement and exercise. This is the mission of our dynamic program, which brings socializing, experiential learning, and fitness all together at the same time, under the sky in the great outdoors. Students read inspiring books, stimulate their minds with running, and talk about what they're reading with interesting people that share their passion for exercise, learning, conversation, community building, and the natural world.
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Australia has a national system for removing from sale, distribution and consumption foods that may pose a safety hazard to consumers. Outlined below is how to check what foods have recently been recalled and how to initiate a recall.
If you suspect a problem with a food product, it should not be eaten and you should make a complaint to the appropriate authority. Please refer to Food Safety Fact Sheet 36 – Making a complaint about a food business, to find the appropriate authority to which you should direct your complaint.
It is a legal requirement under Chapter 3 of the Food Standards Code for food manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and importers to have a written food recall plan. While nearly all recalls are voluntarily initiated by food businesses, Queensland Health has the power to order the recall of food. All food recalls must be notified to Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
If a food business believes it may need to remove a product(s) from sale or distribution, or notify the public because the food product could be a safety hazard to consumers, you should:
Step One - Contact the Food Safety and Regulation Unit of Queensland Health on:
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Science has never been so cuddly! Introduce budding, young scientists to the basic organs and systems of the human body. Unbutton the doll's chest to explore the organs inside. Match the different organs to different body systems. Squeeze the heart, lungs and stomach to hear different sounds!
Includes: 1 doll 18" (46 cm) tall, 7 organs approximately 3½" (9 cm) and guide.
- Fun way to introduce students to the basic organs
- Students can connect sounds with different organs
- Great way to learn what organs go with what body system


Meridian Music offers piano tuning for home, churches, schools, institutions and businesses in the greater Indianapolis, Carmel and central Indiana area.
Tuning a piano involves taking a wrench (called a tuning hammer) and very precisely adjusting the tension on the 200-250 strings in the piano. Even though pianos only have 88 notes, most of those notes have 3 strings that must all be tuned exactly the same. Even the slightest movement of the tuning pin can change the pitch of the string quite a bit. Skilled piano tuners can easily hear up to 100 steps between two adjacent notes and learning exactly where to set the tension of the string is an art form that takes years to develop.
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Interest Parity Conditions as Indicators of Financial Integration in East Asia
Market participants and policymakers have a growing interest in the development of East Asian financial markets, and to the extent to which these markets are open and influenced by world markets. This paper examines the information contained in interest parity conditions about the international integration of a wide range of economies in East Asia. Legal restrictions on the capital account and tests of covered, uncovered and real interest parity are presented in some detail. Using standard regressions, cointegration analysis and error decompositions, it is argued that uncovered interest parity tests reveal a surprisingly large amount of information about financial openness. For example, McCallum's (1994) model of the interaction of uncovered interest parity and a monetary policy reaction function can be used to explain striking anomalies that arise between countries. Openness and the importance of foreign interest rate shocks appear to have increased in most countries, although Korea remains an important exception. Four policy implications are discussed in the conclusion.
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Software for the design and manufacture of footwear LASTS.
IcadFOR is the software for design and manufacturing of shoe lasts. Starting from real lasts digitized, the system allows the combination and edition of them using multiple 2D and 3D tools.
In addition IcadFOR also works with digital feet, and for this purpose there are different feet specific tools that allow us to carry out very useful comparative studies for the shoe's customization processes. The most important features are:
- Fast and precise dimensional control of feet and lasts.
- Multiple edition options to finally send the lasts to manufacture in machining centers.
- Last customization using feet information for analisys and deformation.
- Direct comunication with Icad3D+, the shoe design, adjustment and pattern making software.
- IcadFOR allows the join of 2 lasts stablishing the joining area in a very simple way and everywhere. The joining area can be manually edited and accurately.
- The system offers the possibility to combine a well fit body last with different toes to create new models. Furthermore, you can combine 2 lasts for keep bottom part to create booties.
Remove manufacturing supports
- IcadFOR allows the remove of heel and toe supports coming from some types of the digitizers.
- There are 3 different methods for remove heel supports and another 3 methods for the toe support.
Lasts modifications and rectifications
- IcadFOR allows the geometric modification of the last using different types of deformers (cage, curves, rotation y zones).
- It has a powerfull wizard that makes easy the task for the user to apply common modifications in known areas.
- This tool offers infinite edition possibilities in any zone of the last and it is posible to use as visual reference the feet information to know where to apply changes.
- IcadFOR allows the grading using grading systems based on sizes and other more special grading based on measures, with the possibility to define restricted areas.
Feet and lasts measurement and machining
- IcadFOR has a predefined set of parameterizable automatic measures and the possibility to define your own manual measures.
- The automatic measures depend on the control points and these control points can be edited manually. The edition of these points recalcs automatically the measures.
- Feet and lasts measurement independently with the possiblity to create comparative foot-last reports.
- When the edition, grade o join are finished, the new result lasts can be manufactured. For this, IcadFOR creates the mechanize toolpaths and the machining center can manufacture them phisycally.
- Definition zones and steps for toolpath generation.


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Introduction to Opera Online
In this course you will have an added opportunity to meet with opera singers and directors when possible.
This course is an intoduction to the standard operatic repertoire in terms of development of musical style, dramatic structure, and performance tradition. Emphasis is on the elements of the art of operatic singing, voice classification, vocal range, technique, and dramatic values.Opportunities for attendance at operatic performances will be provided.
Textbook and Supplies
- Opera for Dummies - 1997 Edition (w/CD) - David Pogue and Scott Speck - ISBN _PHONE_
- Carmen - George Bizet - Black Dog Publishers (2 CD's)
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- The Barber of Seville - Rossini - Black Dog Publishers (2 CD's) - ISBN _PHONE_
You can order books online from the Cypress College Bookstore.
The Honors Introduction to Opera Course (Music 118 H) is designed to provide a broader intellectual experience with increased critical thinking, analysis, discussion and/or writing skills. Honors students will extend the range of reference matierials to include opera libretti, opera music journals such as Opera News and online resources from major opera companies such as the New York Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera,.Los Angeles Opera and San Diego Opera.
Opera Attendance Requirement and Review
We will be attending 1 live opera performance A Night at the Opera and watching 2 opera DVD's called Opera Movie Nights in class. A schedule and ticket information will be given the first Orientation meeting. Students will complete an Opera Review for the live opera presentation.


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- a light, covered carriage drawn by one horse and having seats for several people
- a moderately large, enclosed, trucklike vehicle with removable seats
Origin of carryall; from French carriole (see cariole); spelling, spelled as if ; from carry + all
- A large receptacle, such as a bag, basket, or pocketbook, used to carry things from one place to another.
- A closed automobile with two lengthwise seats facing each other.
- A covered one-horse carriage with two seats.
Origin of carryallAlteration of cariole.


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Slough, pronounced like slew, refers to a marshy place or mire. As a verb, it can mean to plod through mud or for a slough to engulf something. The word's origins are appropriately murky. It derives from Middle English sloughe or slo, which comes from Old English sloh, meaning muddy ground. After that the origins are uncertain. It could derive from Middle High German slouche, meaning ditch, or from Proto-Germanic *slokhaz.
Figuratively, slough describes a state of moral degradation. John Bunyan made use of this meaning in The Pilgrim's Progress with the "Slough of Despond," a deep bog into which Christian sinks under the weight of sin and guilt.
Then I stepped to him [Help] that pluckt him [Christian] out, and said, Sir, wherefore, since over this place is the way from the City of Destruction to yonder Gate, is it that this plat is not mended, that poor travellers might go thither with more security? And he said unto me, This miry Slough is such a place as cannot be mended; it is the descent whither the scum and filth that attends conviction for sin doth continually run, and therefore it is called the Slough of Dispond; for still as the sinner is awakened about his lost condition, there ariseth in his soul many fears and doubts, and discouraging apprehensions, which all of them get together, and settle in this place: And this is the reason of the badness of this ground (The Pilgrim's Progress, The First Part, paragraph 53).
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I think it's fascinating that words with such different meanings would converge on the same spelling but retain different pronunciations. Here's a fun exercise. Use the word slough in a sentence multiple times touching on its different meanings. Then read the sentence aloud, matching the pronunciation with the meaning.
For example: The snake was sloughed while sloughing in a slough. [Read as: The snake was slewed while sluffing in a slew.]
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To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly (1909)
To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly is a very short educational film (it's only a minute long), made using stop-motion animation to explain how spiders travel across unexpectedly large distances. It was directed by F. Percy Smith, a naturalist and photographer who helped pioneer the use of many now-familiar film-making techniques, such as time-lapse sequences.
I love spiders and I love stop-motion creatures and I utterly love this. What a wonderful thing.
And a hundred and ten years old.
1. I watched this, yes, via the BFI Player – To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly
2. I think this may be my favourite thing
3. I just wish I'd seen it earlier so I could have incorporated this knowledge into Spiders Are Wonderful (multiple winner of the factual book of the year award in 2011).
Film Information
Title: To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly
Director: F. Percy Smith
Year: 1909
Runtime: 1 minute


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I've searched and searched for a solution today but haven't found one.
I have a Camera with Vector3 and also the camera has an angle.
If I use this:
hero.position.x += speedX;
hero.position.z += speedZ;
works great but as soon as I rotate the camera the "hero" still goes in the same direction. So if I press button W I want the hero to go the way the camera is looking.
I've also tried:
hero.position.x += Math.sin(hero.rotation*3.1415/180) * speedX;
hero.position.z += Math.cos(hero.rotation*3.1415/180) * speedZ;
But it wont work and I just can walk in a line.
So how do I move in 3D space in first person mode?
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You need to find a vector that points in the direction the camera is looking and then multiply this vector by your forward movement speed.
So you need to create a Matrix that rotates a Vector x-degrees around the Y-axis. Now I don't know what framework you're using (it just says java in your tags) so I'll just give some sample code that you need to adapt:
float degrees = 90; //degrees your camera is rotated along the y-axis
Vector3 forward = new Vector(0,0,-1);
forward = Vector3.Transform(forward, Matrix.CreateRotationY(MathHelper.ToRadians(degrees)));
Moving your player can now be done using the above forward vector
player.X += speed * forward.Z;
player.Y += speed * forward.Y;
player.Z += speed * forward.Z
Now if you're making a FPS you might also want to add strafing, this can be done easily by taking the forward vector, and rotating it another 90 degrees, you then have the 'left' vector which you can add as above the player's position where speed is 1 when'strafe-left' is pressed, -1 when'strafe-right' is pressed and 0 when nothing is pressed
You can also get the left vector by using the cross vector of the forward vector and the up vector (0,1,0).
In my example x is left-right, y is up-down, z+ screen to you z- screen to 'inside' of screen.
Edit: important note, you should always calculate a new forward vector every frame, don't re-use it and apply new rotations to the forward vector since small errors, that eventually become large errors, will creep in.
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or if he have access to the direction as a Quaternion orientation;, just: forward = orientation * new Vector3(0, 0, -1); backward = -forward; left = orientation * new Vector3(-1, 0, 0); right = -left; :D – Gustavo Maciel May 4 '12 at 18:18
Do you have a vector to the "look" point?
If so, just increase the player position by a vector speed*(eyePositionToLookPoint)
eyePositionToLookPoint = look - eye ;
eyePositionToLookPoint.normalize() ;
playerPos += speed*eyePositionToLookPoint ;
Be sure to normalize()!
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The Death of the People of Hell
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Q: Will anyone die in Hell? Is there any saheeh hadeeth to that effect or not? If it is true, then what is the nature of this death, and to whom will it happen?
A: It was reported in Saheeh Muslim that Aboo Sa'eed al-Khudree (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:«As for the people of Hell, they are its inhabitants, and they neither live therein nor die. But there are people who will enter Hell because of their sins – or mistakes – so Allaah will cause them to die once, then when they become like coal, He will give permission for intercession (for them). They will be brought group by group to the rivers of Paradise. Then it will be said: "O people of Paradise! Pour water on them." Then they will grow like seeds (i.e., the seeds of herbs and aromatic plants, or it was said, small plants that grow in between grasses, or it may mean wheat)»"
The scholars said: "What is meant by the people of Hell are its kaafir inhabitants, who will never come out of it and never die at all.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allaah), for them will be the Fire of Hell. Neither will it have a complete killing effect on them so that they die, nor shall its torment be lightened for them. Thus do We requite every disbeliever!" [Faatir 35:36].
{وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَهُمْ نَارُ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يُقْضَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَمُوتُوا وَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُم مِّنْ عَذَابِهَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي كُلَّ كَفُورٍ}
Transliteration: Wa Al-Ladhīna Kafarū Lahum Nāru Jahannama Lā Yuqđá 'Alayhim Fayamūtū Wa Lā Yukhaffafu 'Anhum Min 'Adhābihā Kadhālika Najzī Kulla Kafūrin
As for the sinners among those who believe in the Oneness of Allaah, those who have committed major sins (kabaa'ir), they will be punished in accordance with the degree of their sins for a period decreed by Allaah, then they will die a lesser death such that they no longer feel anything, for a period decreed by Allaah. Then they will be brought out dead, turned into coals and carried like luggage, and they will be thrown into the rivers of Paradise and the water of life will be poured over them. Then they will grow, like wheat at first, but quickly, like herbs. Then they will get stronger and be fully formed, and will be taken to their homes in Paradise. And Allaah knows best.
Imaam Aboo Zakariyyaa Yahyaa Ibn Sharaf an-Nawawee rahimahullaah
From Fatawaa al-Imaam an-Nawawee, (p. 84)


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Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Islands, Atlantic Ocean
January 17, 2006
This Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) image is centered over Saint-Pierre and Miquelon islands.
This territorial collectivity of France is located in the North Atlantic Ocean south of the coast of the Canadian island of Newfoundland. As can be seen in the image, a low, sandy isthmus divides Miquelon in Grande Miquelon to the north and Petite Miquelon to the south. Saint-Pierre Island is located to the lower right. The islands, mostly barren and rocky, are important for cod fishing. Some saltwater lagoons are seen in black color in the image bordered by barrier beaches.
Part of the island of Newfoundland is seen in the top of the image bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The first use of the name Newfoundland was in an English registry in 1947, recording the discovery of Terra Nova or the "new found land". As can be seen in the image, its coastlines are highly irregular, with many bays, islands, and peninsulas like the Peninsula of Avalon (in the south east).
One particular interest of this image is the patterns observed over the sea surface. The area known as Grand Banks is lying off the southeastern coast of Newfoundland. It consists on several banks rising from the continental shelf with an extension of 560 km and a depth ranging from 40 to 180 m. This area is one of the world's leading fishing grounds, being a favorable environment for plankton due to the shallowness of the water plus the mingling of the cold Labrador Current, crossing most of the banks, and the warm Gulf Stream, flowing along the eastern part of the region. Some lee waves, a special case of atmospheric gravity waves, are seen in the right part of the image where the wave motion is forced over a terrain obstacle, the coastline with the wind in the north part and the banks with the ocean in the south part of the image. Some current fronts extending from north to south are also seen in the central bottom part of the image.
Technical Information:
 - Satellite: Envisat
 - Instrument: ASAR
 - Acquisition: 20-Dec-2003
 - Orbit nr: 09440
 - Center coordinates: lat. 46.64, lon. -54.87
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Considering Herbert Hoover's Quaker upbringing, you might be wondering why there is a statue of Isis, "the Egyptian goddess of Life", sitting on the grounds of his birthplace. This bronze, seven and a half foot tall statue is the work of Belgian sculptor Auguste Puttemans, and was a gift from the children, refugees, and soldiers of Belgium in gratitude for Hoover's famine relief efforts on their behalf during the First World War.
Bronze statue of a seated Egyptian goddess on a marble block with autumn foliage in the background.
The Statue of Isis faces the Herbert Hoover Birthplace, and provides a visual connection between his upbringing and his later achievements.
Bronze statue of a seated, veiled Egyptian goddess against the blue sky and trees of fall foliage.
"Isis, Goddess of Life" by Auguste Puttemans
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When the Belgians shipped the finished statue to California's Stanford University in 1922, it remained on campus until the President and Mrs. Hoover brought it to West Branch in 1939. Both of them wanted it to be placed in a position where it was "contemplating the house," which is why Isis sits in her throne-like chair facing the Birthplace Cottage.
Look closely, and you'll notice that her veil, a symbol of the mysteries of life, cannot hide the strength of her features. Her right hand carries the torch of life-its three flames represent the past, present, and future-while her left hand holds the key of life.
An Egyptian goddess and an American President. It's an unlikely pairing, but one that provides a powerful visual link between Hoover's childhood and his life's dedication to the welfare of others. Find out more about Hoover's dedication to children's causes »
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Black and white photo of Herbert Hoover fly-fishing in a river.
Herbert Hoover was an avid fisherman. He'd often don a jacket, tie, and hat along with his waders and gear while fly-fishing. "All men are equal before fish," he wrote. More...


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There are key considerations to consider when selecting fans, think of the fans we use everyday in our laptops and what could drive these choices.
Do you need a lot of pressure or a lot of flow? Is it important in your application to maintain a particular pressure? (CFM vs static pressure)
From here you can decide what basic form factor you might want to go with. Blowers are good for higher static pressure applications and tubeaxial is good for moving lots of air quickly. From here you can further downselect fans by comparing fan curves (pressure vs flow) to see whether your fan can meet your specific requirements.
If you're to think of the key dials to select when choosing a fan, they can be best summarized through these criteria:
- Airflow: How much air can the fan actually push? Typically listed in cubic feet per minute (CFM) or meters^3/second
- Static Pressure Rating: Think of this as the fan's ability to overcome resistance to flow. If you have lots of air restriction, fans with higher static pressure ratings can withstand the flow resistance.
- Operating Voltage: Most fans are DC powered at 5V, 12V, or 24V.
- Form Factor: Thickness and length/width dimensions.
- Noise: How many decibels is the fan at max power.
- Efficiency: How much wattage does the fan draw at your rated airflow application?
- Operating Conditions: Different types of fans can push or pull air, and even direct air from one direction to another! One example is with centrifugal blowers in Macbook laptops.
All of the parameters above can be interpolated from the provided fan datasheet. Regarding static pressure, it's best to empirically test with the ducting shape you have designed in place to determine what static pressure drops will be encountered.
Below is a common example of a CFM vs. Static Pressure graph you'll find listed in datasheets:
Great points from _USER_ regarding types of fans to choose from and general applications.


text: Since the time of Augustine, the pneuma (i.e., Spirit) of God has often been assumed to be a non-corporeal substance. However, an influx of more recent studies have begun to explore the corporeal dimensions of God as discussed in earliest Christianity. In particular, scholars such as Troels Engberg-Pedersen, Dale Martin, and Troy Martin have paved the way in Pauline Studies for understanding pneuma as a physiological, corporeal substance, instead of viewing it primarily as a metaphor. In 2014, I published an article reinforcing these concepts by connecting pneuma with "Abraham's Seed" (Galatians 3:29) through a physiological explanation. In this presentation, I will further test the hypothesis of a corporeal pneuma by examining the concept of "Abraham's Seed" within several early church writings to see whether or not any traces of this corporeal concept of pneuma can be detected.


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Belief, Deconversion, and Authenticity among U.S. Emerging Evangelicals:
James S. Bielo
In this article I examine the status of belief among U.S. evangelicals organizing under the moniker of the "emerging church. As part of their cultural critique of the conservative Christian subculture, many emerging evangelicals recast their standpoint toward the role of propositional doctrine in their definition of an authentic Christian self. I join with colleagues in the anthropology of religion, in particular the anthropology of Christianity, who are rethinking the nature of belief as a form of relational commitment. I argue that emerging evangelicals seek a faith where humanhuman relationships are a precondition for humandivine relations to flourish. To achieve their desired sense of community emerging evangelicals create ritual structures that foster a highly relational religiosity. I illustrate this recasting of belief through analyses of narrative and institution making, grounded in three years of ethnographic fieldwork.


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