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EDMONTON - While oilsands firms have made significant environmental improvements in recent years — from using less fresh water, emitting less sulphur and reclaiming land into treed hills and meadows — images of huge tailings ponds have tarred the industry.
Because the fine clays — part of the sand, water and residual bitumen mix left after the bitumen is extracted — won't settle out, companies had to build more and more ponds to contain the backlog.
But recent technological advances, new, tougher standards from the provincial regulator and a decision by the oilsands companies late in 2010 to share existing tailings research, should see an end to most of them within the next few years. Here are some highlights:
It's new tailings management process, called TRO, looks like a game-changer. The liquid tailings are mixed with a binding material and spread over a sloping beach in multiple thin layers.
Suncor plans to spend $1.2 billion over the next couple of years to build and expand the system, which can remove water from the liquid tailings in a matter of weeks. Early success has already enabled Suncor to cancel its plans for five additional tailings ponds, and it will likely reduce the number of ponds at its site from eight to just one as it gets to work on quickly reclaiming its older ponds.
Last September, Suncor marked an industry milestone by becoming the first oilsands company to complete reclamation of a tailings pond, with thousands of trees and bushes planted on the former 220-hectare riverside site formerly known as Pond 1.
The first dike was built in 1967 when Suncor began operations, but the walls were heightened again and again as the tailings refused to settle, leaving the firm with the only one option — to build more and more ponds.
The firm was the first to reclaim dry areas beside mining pits, now home to bison herds, and will soon completely reclaim its first former tailings pond. It is noteworthy that this site will include the first recreated fen — a low, wet area that is biologically rich and common through the boreal area.
Syncrude uses various methods to handle its tailings, including water capping — pumping fresh water to cap a tailings pond and promote settling — and composite tails techniques, which involve adding gypsum to thicken the tailings.
Currently it is putting a big effort into its centrifuge technology, with extensive field tests now complete and commercial-scale implementation on the way. The technology involves putting tailings through spinning vessels which remove the water. The resulting paste is easily handled and quickly reclaimed.
Canadian Natural Resources
CNRL's Horizon project is the leader in testing carbon dioxide to help settle out the tailings, injecting the liquefied gas into the slurry before the tailings enter the pond where it reacts to form carbonic acid. This reaction changes the acidity of the tailings mixtures and allows the fine clays, silt and sand to settle quickly and leave cleaner water which can be immediately recycled into the bitumen extraction process.
When the new Horizon facility is expanded in the next few years, another new treatment will be added. Spinning chambers will remove water from the coarse sand, and thickeners will remove the water from the fine clays, silts and sand. These dewatered tailings streams will then be combined with waste CO2 from the plant. More water will be released when the tailings are deposited, and the CO2 will react chemically to form mineral carbonates, basically sedimentary rock.
Since 2006, Shell has been working on a technology that involves collecting fine tailings from a discharge pond and adding chemicals to accelerate de-watering, a system called atmospheric fines drying (AFD). The material is then placed on a sloping surface to enhance further drying by evaporation. The 300-square-metre test area will contain 250,000 tonnes of sand and clay by the end of the year. A second, larger test area will open this year.
The Edmonton-based firm sees rare minerals like zircon and titanium, as well as bitumen and solvents, in tailings. Its technology, run recently in a pilot project at the federal CanmetENERGY in Devon, proved a success. The firm aims to partner with Suncor, Syncrude or Canadian Natural Resources this year to build a commercial-sized, stand-alone project.
Titanium's technology works on the froth tailings — the most concentrated stream of the two tailings streams that pour into the ponds. And its current system works only with naphtha-based processes used by Syncrude, Suncor and CNRL. A second system, designed to work with the paraffinic tailings produced by Shell and Imperial's Kearl, is in early tests.
Titanium estimates it can recover 400,000 barrels of solvent (which now evaporates from the ponds) and up to three million barrels of bitumen at each plant every year, which means extra output for the plant — and extra royalties for Alberta.
A separate mineral recovery plant using equipment from the mining industry would handle the coarse, mineral-rich sands.


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Exploring Haifa's National Maritime Museum: A Tribute to Israel's Rich Maritime Heritage
Nestled in the heart of Haifa, Israel, the National Maritime Museum stands as a testament to the country's profound connection to the sea. With its captivating exhibits and immersive displays, the museum offers a unique and enriching experience for visitors seeking to delve into Israel's maritime history.
As one of the most prominent maritime museums in the Middle East, the National Maritime Museum showcases the nation's seafaring legacy, paying homage to its maritime pioneers, ancient trade routes, and naval accomplishments. Let us embark on a virtual journey through this remarkable institution and explore the wonders it holds within its walls.
- Ancient Maritime Trade: Step back in time and explore the fascinating trade routes that connected Israel to the ancient world. From Phoenician traders to Roman merchants, the exhibits shed light on the pivotal role Israel played in global commerce.
- Naval History: Delve into Israel's naval history, from its early days to modern times. Learn about the Haganah and Palmach naval units' significant contributions during the struggle for Israeli independence and the subsequent establishment of the Israeli Navy.
- Ship Models: Feast your eyes on a vast collection of meticulously crafted ship models, showcasing vessels from various eras. These intricate replicas offer a glimpse into the evolution of naval architecture and the diverse types of ships that have sailed the Mediterranean.
- Marine Archaeology: Discover the secrets hidden beneath the ocean's depths through the museum's marine archaeology section. Unearthed artifacts, shipwrecks, and captivating stories of underwater exploration provide insights into Israel's underwater heritage.
- Interactive Simulators: Brace yourself for a thrilling ride as the museum offers state-of-the-art simulators that allow visitors to experience the adrenaline of naval battles and rescue missions. These interactive exhibits provide an immersive and educational experience for all ages.
The National Maritime Museum in Haifa stands as a beacon, illuminating Israel's rich maritime history and its enduring relationship with the sea. Through captivating exhibits, detailed ship models, and interactive simulators, visitors gain a deeper appreciation for the nation's maritime achievements.
Whether you are a history enthusiast, naval aficionado, or simply curious about Israel's past, a visit to this museum is an absolute must. The National Maritime Museum not only showcases Israel's seafaring heritage but also serves as a crucial educational hub, inspiring future generations to embrace and cherish their maritime legacy.
So, plan your visit to Haifa's National Maritime Museum and embark on an extraordinary journey through time, where the captivating stories of Israel's maritime past come to life.
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3.1 Technical Approach
In order to quantify the effect of a requirements change, we used various risk factors.
These are defined as the attribute of a requirement change that can induce adverse effects on reliability and maintainability:
Failure incidence, maintainability (e.g., size and complexity of the code) and project management (e.g. personnel resources).


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P1dB vs TOI-1dB compression point,Third Order Intercept Point
This page compares P1dB vs TOI and mentions difference between P1dB (1dB compression point) and TOI (Third Order Intercept Point). It also describes IIP3,OIP3 etc.
TOI | Third Order Intercept Point
As mentioned TOI refers to Third Order Intercept Point. As we know from our discussion in intermodulation distortion page, saturated or overdriven amplifier produces unwanted products of input signals. This is known as IMD (Intermodulation Distortion). When two or more signals are fed to the nonlinear device whether passive or active will generate many combinations of input signals produced at the output. These contain first order, second order and third order products. Out of these intermodulation distortion (IMD) products only third order products are vulnerable to interference due to its higher amplitude and close proximity with the desired signals. For f1 and f2 input signals, output third order products namely 2f1-f2 as well as 2f2-f1 lead to IMD interference.
Each P1dB increase results in 3dB increase in 3rd order IM (Intermodulation) power. TOI point is a figure of merit,
which characterizes a RF receiver's tolerance subjected to multiple RF signals outside passband of interest.
The TOI points on X-axis and Y-axis are designated as IIP3 and OIP3 respectively.
Refer IIP3 versus OIP3 which describes difference between IIP3 and OIP3.
The figure depicts IP3 measurement setup.
➤ OIP3 = POUT + ΔP/2
ΔP = POUT - POUT_3
Here POUT refers to power of fundamental signals when they are equal in magnitude
POUT_3 refers to power of third order intermodulation products when they are equal in magnitude
Refer IIP3 calculator >> which calculates IIP3 and OIP3, when powers of both fundamental signals are equal and when powers of IMD products are also equal.
Refer IM3 calculator which calculates third order intercept points at input (i.e. IIP3) and at output (i.e. OIP3) using IM3 formula mentioned above.
P1dB | 1dB compression point
P1dB or 1dB compression point is the part of the curve where, 2dB change in the input power fed to the amplifier(RF circuit) results into 1 dB change in the output power. The input and output powers are called as P1Bin and P1dBout respectively. In reality, Intercept point is usually about 10 dB higher value compare to P1dB (1dB compression point).
Both IIP3 and OIP3 are results of third order intermodulation distortion products. RF circuit does not function correctly or amplify the input signal properly at the IIP3 input level.
IIP3 mentioned above is the 3rd order intercept point at the input of the amplifier for OIP3 (Output third Order Intercept point).
Following equation mentions relation between IIP3 and OIP3 with respect to gain.
Gain + IIP3 = OIP3
The formula is useful in order to characterize linearity of a RF receiver for signals below the saturation level.
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Which was the first European nation to be absorbed by Nazi Germany?
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The answer to this depends on what you mean by "absorb." There will be a different answer if you are talking about Germany taking a country over without fighting than there will be if you are talking about military conquest and absorption.
If you are talking about military conquest, the correct answer would be Poland. Germany invaded Poland in September of 1939. It defeated Poland in about six weeks. It divided up conquered Poland with the Soviet Union as it had agreed to do before the war started.
However, I think that the better answer is Austria. This was the first country that Germany absorbed before the war started. It did so in a semi-voluntary annexation that is known as the "Anschluss." Much of the population of Austria welcomed this union with Germany because the people of both countries were ethnically German. Even so, Austria ceased to exist as a country for that time. Therefore, it is proper to say that Germany absorbed Austria.
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Central African Republic
Practice Relating to Rule 15. The Principle of Precautions in Attack
Section D. Information required for deciding upon precautions in attack
The Central African Republic's Instructor's Manual (1999) states in Volume 3 (Instruction for non-commissioned officers studying for the level 1 and 2 certificates and for future officers of the criminal police):
To accomplish his mission a military commander needs appropriate intelligence on the enemy and the environment.
To be able to comply with the law of war, intelligence must comprise the following information:
- concentrations of civilian persons;
- the civilian environment;
- types of built-up areas (towns, villages, shelters, etc.);
- the presence and type of major civilian objects, in particular specially protected objects;
- the natural environment.
Also in Volume 3, the manual states: "Military commanders must inform themselves about concentrations of civilians, important civilian objects and specially protected facilities, the natural environment and the civilian environment of military objectives."


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WP 00/041 - Are Wage Adjustments an Effective Mechanism for Poverty Alleviation? Some Simulations for Domestic and Farm Workers
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This paper utilises a basic simulation exercise to analyse the possible poverty and employment reducing effects, of instituting a minimum wage in the South African labour market. The simulation is undertaken for three groups of unskilled workers, namely domestic workers, farm workers and drivers. The results showed firstly that a wage policy pursued to reduce indigence amongst the target occupations will have a relatively small impact on poverty levels. It took very large, and in policy terms highly unlikely, wage adjustments to ensure a tangible poverty reduction impact. Secondly, it was evident that the results displayed the fact that most poor domestics and farm labourers were in fact quite far below the poverty line rather than earning just below R650 per month. Thirdly the employment-wage results show that a minimum wage policy would run the serious risk of significant short-run employment losses to accompany the poverty-reducing outcomes. In essence, the analysis suggests that poverty eradication amongst domestic and farm workers cannot take place solely through a minimum wage policy. This is not the problem of minimum wage legislation per se, but rather the very high incidence of poverty found amongst domestic and farm workers. Ultimately, if a minimum wage policy was considered in order to reduce poverty levels amongst these workers, it would not serve the purpose of significant poverty alleviation amongst its target population.
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A Guide to Blanking in Contract Manufacturing
Many startups and small product manufacturing businesses do not have the capital needed to construct and operate a production facility. In these situations, they often turn to contract manufacturers to make their products so they do not need to invest in their own factory. Below, we provide an overview of contract manufacturing, discussing what it is, what types are available, what to look for in a good partner, and what role blanking can play in the process.
What Is Contract Manufacturing?
Contract manufacturing is a business relationship in which one company (the contracting company) outsources some or all of its manufacturing operations to another company (the contracted company). The contracted company produces parts and products to the specifications given to it by the contracting company.
There are many advantages to forming a partnership with a contract manufacturer. For example, the contracting company does not need to worry about making their products, so they can focus their resources and efforts on other parts of the business, such as sales and marketing. Additionally, contract manufacturers may offer other services that can further streamline the product development process for the customer, such as design assistance, assembly, and distribution.
What Are the Different Forms of Contract Manufacturing?
Contract manufacturing can be classified into several categories depending on what the contracted company provides to the contracting company. Four of the most common are:
 - Producing complete goods. This type of manufacturing relationship is also referred to as private label manufacturing. In this situation, the contracted company produces complete products for the contracting company. In addition to making all of the parts and components that go into the product, they assemble them together.
 - Producing parts or components. In this situation, the contracted company produces parts or components for the contracting company. The contracting company then uses these pieces in their own assembly operations to create finished products.
 - Supplying a service or labor. In this situation, the contracted company provides services to the contracting company, such as design, manufacturing, and distribution. The contracting company uses these services as part of their product development process. The contracted company may also supply a labor force if the contracting company does not have the manpower to carry out production.
 - Providing manufacturing equipment or facilities. In this situation, the contracted company allows the contracting company to use their equipment or facility to make the desired products.
7 Qualities to Look for in a Contract Manufacturer
Given the key role a contract manufacturer has in the production of a product, companies must choose who they partner with carefully. Otherwise, they risk subpar products, unmet production orders, and more.
The seven top qualities to look for in a good contract manufacturing partner are:
 1. ISO Certification
 2. Good Reputation in Market
 3. Good Financial Situation
 4. Clean Facility
 5. Good Management at the Facility
 6. Flexible to Market
 7. Can Meet Product Demand
How Does Precision Blanking Fit in With Contract Manufacturing?
Contract manufacturing can encompass a wide range of manufacturing processes, including precision blanking. Precision blanking is a fabrication process that uses a punch and die to remove a piece—i.e., a blank—from a sheet or strip of material. Both the punch and die are in the shape of the desired component, ensuring the piece removed has the proper form.
Ohio Valley Manufacturing: Your Blanking Expert
Looking for a contract manufacturer with blanking capabilities? Ohio Valley Manufacturing is here to help you!
At Ohio Valley Manufacturing, we are an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer offering blanking, stamping, and other precision metalworking services. We can produce circular blanks up to 72 inches in diameter and configured blanks up to 72 inches wide by 100 inches long from carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. Equipped with extensive industry experience and quality presses, we've developed a reputation as one of the top Tier 2 suppliers in the United States.
To learn more about our precision blanking or other contract manufacturing capabilities and how they can benefit you and your company, contact us today.
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Have you ever been tempted to assume that families with the same surname were related because they lived near each other? Well, you might want to think again before making assumptions about family relationships based on proximity.
The 1850 Federal Census for Independence County, Arkansas illustrates this pitfall very well. There were no less than 64 individuals with the surname Reeves, Reaves, or Reves, living in 11 households in the predominately rural county in 1850. Four households consisted of descendants of Jordan Reeves Jr (born about 1773 in North Carolina), four of descendants of William Reeves (born 1766 in Grayson County Virginia), and three of descendants of Miles Reeves (born about 1760-70, birth state unknown).
For years, the descendants of Miles Reeves assumed that he was a son of Jordan Reeves Sr (born 1747 in North Carolina), based on very little evidence other than the migration of his sons between 1837 and 1846 to Independence County where Jordan Reeves Jr had moved in 1825. Because of this assumption, investigation of the origins of Miles Reeves languished.
DNA analysis ultimately proved that the sons of Miles Reeves were not related to Jordan Reeves. Likewise, the William Reeves descendants are not related to either Miles Reeves' or Jordan Reeves' lines. Descendants of Jordan Reeves have tested in DNA Group 8 in the Reeves DNA Project while descendants of William Reeves' brothers Jesse and John have tested in Group 6. A Miles Reeves descendant who had his DNA tested did not match anyone in the DNA project.
Documentary evidence supports the DNA findings. No connections among the three families have been found other than the fact that they all lived in the same county for several years.
Similar situations abound in Reeves genealogy. Though today the surname "Reeves" is the 358th most common surname in the US, it seems sometimes that Reeves were everywhere in colonial America.
If you are researching a Reeves line, consider finding male descendants to do the Y-DNA testing. It could help narrow your research to specific families. And you will find cousins you never knew you had.

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text: Abstract: We describe case studies of clinically significant changes in sedentary behavior of older adults captured with a novel computer vision algorithm for depth data. An unobtrusive Microsoft Kinect sensor continuously recorded older adults' activity in the primary living spaces of TigerPlace apartments. Using the depth data from a period of ten months, we develop a context aware algorithm to detect person-specific postural changes (sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit events) that define sedentary behavior. The robustness of our algorithm was validated over 33,120 minutes of data for 5 residents against manual analysis of raw depth data as the ground truth, with a strong correlation (r=0.937, p<0.001) and mean error of 17 minutes/day. Our findings are highlighted in two case studies of sedentary activity and its relationship to clinical assessments of functional decline. Our findings show strong potential for future research towards a generalizable platform to automatically study sedentary behavior patterns with an in-home activity monitoring system.


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ICF CoreSets-plattformen för autism och adhd.
- Functional assessment and analytics
On this website, you can use the ICF CoreSets assessment tool to map functioning in children, adolescents and adults with autism (ASD) and/or ADHD. Assessment results are presented in a clear and dynamic manner, providing grounds for a better understanding of an individual in its environment.
You can also find information about ICF and ICF Core Sets, as well as educational films and instructions on how to use the ICF CoreSets tool.
The tool can be used by:
- Individuals diagnosed with ASD and/or ADHD
- Individuals undergoing assessment for ASD or ADHD
- Their next of kin
- Professionals in healthcare, education,, social services, employment and similar settings
What does function mean?
Function is the way in which individuals act and respond in different environments in everyday life, and how they meet requirements and expectations. Function always arises in interplay between the unique personal prerequisites of an individual and the situation and context they are living in.
The ICF CoreSets tool aims to identify individual strengths and weaknesses, as well as facilitating and hindering environmental factors. Results provide a holistic understanding of an individual's functioning, and a solid basis for understanding diversity and adequate support measures.
What is the ICF?
The ICF CoreSets tool is based on the World Health Organization's (WHO) classification system International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). ICF is a globally accepted system for assessment of the following areas of function: Body functions, body structures, activities and participation, environmental factors and personal factors. It is considered standard practice and is recommended by national and international organizations and guidelines.
What are ICF Core Sets?
ICF Core Sets are short versions of the ICF, targeting a specific diagnosis. ICF Core Sets for ADHD and ASD were developed through extensive research at the Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders at Karolinska Institutet (KIND) in collaboration with WHO and the ICF Research Branch Institute in Switzerland, as well as international experts and stakeholders. The ICF CoreSets tool is a rating system derived from the ICF Core Sets for ADHD and ASD.
More about ICF and ICF Core Sets
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JavaScript debugging made easy with source maps
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JavaScript debugging with source maps sounds complicated – but it definitely doesn't need to be. Source maps are a useful tool for debugging JavaScript and fixing minified JavaScript code without the hassle of determining where in the original code an error occurred. They provide a way to translate between minified code, designed to decrease webpage load times to the source code the developer writes.
This post gives an overview of setting up and using source mapping in your browser as well as within Raygun.
If you're unfamiliar with source maps it's probably best to see how they work within the browser. You can read about how to generate source maps here.
Source maps are natively supported by both Google Chrome and Firefox as well as IE11, this means that any minified JavaScript files with a source map comment at the bottom will automatically link to its sources so long as the mapping and source files are in the correct locations.
This allows errors to be mapped onto the original source code instead of reporting errors on only the minified script.
For instance if a minified file example.min.js has the following comment at the end of the file:
The browser will load the mapping file in the same directory as the minified file. Any source files specified by mapping file will then be loaded into the Sources window in the browser console.
In addition to showing the source files in the sources window, any errors which happen within the minified file will automatically be mapped into the source files allowing for easy debugging.
Now that you have an idea about how source maps can be used to review code and debug locally, here is an overview of how JavaScript debugging with source maps is easier with Raygun Crash Reporting. Debugging script errors reported from client's browsers becomes a bit faster.
When an error occurs in the JavaScript of a website using Raygun an error report including stacktrace is sent to Raygun.
Contained within the stacktrace are the URLs of the scripts in which the error occurred.
Given these URLs Raygun can download each script file and check for a source map comment. If the comment exists it tries to map the line of the stacktrace onto source code. This is done by downloading the map file specified.
If a map file is available Raygun can then perform the mapping which converts the lines numbers of the stacktrace on the minified code into line numbers on the source files, it also resolves the source files and symbol names.
Given the source file URL we can additional requests for the source files. If we can retrieve these we insert a snippet of the source code into the stacktrace to give more context to the error:
javascript debugging with source maps - a detailed diagram
All of this can be done across the public internet if the files are hosted at the correct URLs and are publicly available.
For many businesses hosting JavaScript files publicly is not in their best interests. For this reason Raygun provides a source map center, this is a private store of JavaScript files to be used in the source mapping process. It allows source mapping to work without hosting anything publicly. JavaScript debugging with source maps makes the whole process much easier, especially when you use a crash and error reporting software like Raygun.
If a file is uploaded into the source map center it will be used instead of requesting a file from the internet. All that is required is that the file be labeled with the URL it would be accessed from if it were to be publicly hosted. In most cases this is easy to figure out. For minified files it's simply the address your minified files are served from. Determining the address of the map and source files may be a bit harder but can be determined by looking at the relative URLs in the generated sourceMappingURL comment in the minified files as well as the sources section of the map files and figuring out the absolute URL based on the address of the hosted minified files.
Hopefully this quick guide to JavaScript debugging with source maps has given an overview of how Raygun can be used to produce powerful error reporting for minified JavaScript code in production environments.
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Stories of Spirit…The Symbolism of Cat Piss [it's one of those kind of days]
So, this morning I woke from my bedroom carpet (said cat also pissed on my futon), in a not so pleasant state. Now, I could go on a search for what this all means; but sometimes cat piss, is just cat piss.
I think about that a lot. Not cat piss, but the fact that with an awakening Intuition, we can fall victim to seeing great meaning in everything. Intuition is tricky; it is a feeling, a knowing. It is not every time, and every event. Even when those events are down right horrific. To understand our Intuition we must first study it.
Everybody's Intuition is different; or more accurately put, our symbolism is different. That's why a book on dream interpretation, is not a bible. It is meant to give you direction, not instruct you on what is right. When I say that Intuition is a feeling & knowing, I am saying it is both instantaneously. It is that voice in our head that makes us go…hmmm? Symbolism is the way in which we interpret our feeling & knowing.
Intuition, like I said is the feeling & knowing of something. Last night when the indecent happened I knew it was about the cat, and I also knew it was not some symbolic message from the Universe. I knew this because I constantly check things out with my Intuition. I do this without thought, because I know my own symbolism, and the way in it speaks to me, so well. That does not mean, I have reached my full potential, that I have no room for development. We all benefit from keeping a beginners mind. The moment we begin to think we have it all figured out…is the day the Universe kicks us in the ass for amusement. I know…I learned that lesson along time ago.
Symbolism is metaphysical terms; refers to how our Intuition responds to imagery. It is the gut response, the first thought we have when sensing something; seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling. I left out knowing; for it is with the sense of knowing, that responds to that which triggers us through our other senses. Books on Dream Interpretation are a good start, as they give us a whole list of things to interpret. But, when we are triggered by something; particularly in a waking state (conscious or lucid dreaming) we know what stood out most to us. We also know how it made us feel. That does not mean you have all the information from just that moment (although you certainly can), it means you know how you felt, how you responded. So ask yourself…Did you feel threatened? Did you feel excitement? Did anyone come to mind during your experience?
Write things down, keep track of your thoughts and dreams, and revisit them. Go back over your journals and connect the dots. Writing in a journal is only half the way it can be utilized. It can also be read, like a book of us…it is a book of us. It is telling a story from our perspective at the moment we are experiencing it. We may be experiencing prophetic (knowing of the future) things, and totally over looking it because we never looked back.
The world is waking up. I like to call it Psychic Evolution, because I find the term Ascension a bit fluffy, bunny for me. Like Unicorns should be involved, or it should be accompanied by a band of Angels, singing. But in reality, what people are experiencing is much more primitive, raw, and Earth rocking. Now, I am not bashing anyone's love of the term Ascension. If it grooves for you, go for it…for me, I will stick to my slightly-edged, terminology.
So, back to my original rant here…I believe we need to aware, and remember our logical brain is meant to be a companion to our Intuition. We need both, to get clear information. We do not want to cross over into the world of illusion; that does not serve the world. We are here for a reason, and developing strong, Logical Intuition is the way to go. And remember sometimes cat piss; is just cat piss, and when it happens we need to remember…we are not fucked up, or totally off kilter; we are simply having a bad day.
I hope you enjoyed the read Folks. I do have to say, writing to you…I found my center. Thanks for reading.
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Tapestry: A Medieval Tale of Curses, Crowns, and Courage introduces a wonderful world of dragons, knights, and powerful wizards. They wind their way through a maze of lies, jealousy, and madness in search of truth, justice, and honor. As imagined by author Jerry Smith, this world comes alive through a poetic narrative that follows the story of a gentle princess and her reluctant hero. Fortified with courage and stealth, they find the strength and perseverance to overcome the death, darkness, and destruction unleashed upon their land by an evil, power-hungry mage and a scheming sorceress.
Written in the style of the great Greek and Roman poets, Tapestry presents rich imagery and eloquent rhyming couplets portraying the adversity encountered by its characters. It follows them as they struggle-evil against good, death against life, and destruction against rebirth. Feudal lords, evil enemies, and noble knights emerge and entwine into colorful strands, creating this carefully woven tale as a vibrant tapestry filled with hope and promise for an age consumed by darkness and despair.
Tapestry: A Medieval Tale of Curses, Crowns, and Courage brings the poetic narrative to a story of good versus evil in a world brimming with justice, honor, mystery, and magic.


Catholic University Clinic of Psychology - CUP
The development of a higher education project in Psychology involves creating structures to carry activities such as practical training, teaching and scientific research, thus the Faculty of Education and Psychology has created a psychological consultation service. The CUP allows activities closer to the professional practice for students, supporting their development stage and advanced training programs in the area of psychological intervention. In addition, it contributes to the development of research lines, allowing systematic and more efficient monitoring of intervention processes. Finally, the CUP of the Catholic University in Porto embodies a strong connection to the target community, providing psychological support through cooperation protocols with entities as well as private users.
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| Which statement best describes a difference between cell division in plant and animal cells?|
In animal cells, cytoplasmic division is accomplished by a
In plant cells, cytoplasmic division is accomplished by a
In plant cells, centrosomes have a distinct role in spindle formation, while in animal cells centrosomes do not function during cell division.
In animal cells, replication of chromosomes occurs during the nondividing phase, while in plant cells replication occurs when the nuclear membrane disintegrates.
Correct Answer Number: 1
Explanation: Since plant cells have a rigid cell wall, they can not pinch in. Therefore, a cell plate forms between the two newly forming cells. A centriole is an animal organelle that directs the movement of chromosomes during mitosis and is involved in spindle formation.


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Indigenous Languages
Australian English borrowed more than 400 words from some 80 Aboriginal languages
Cartoon of two wombats trying to get reception on a broken television.
Cartoon: David Pope
Broken, exhausted, out of action — 'the TV's bung'.
It comes from bang meaning 'dead', which was first recorded in 1841 in the Yagara Aboriginal language of the Brisbane region.
The word found its way into nineteenth-century Australian pidgin, where the phrase to go bung meant 'to die'. By the end of the nineteenth century, the present sense had developed.
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An Aboriginal person, usually from south eastern Australia.
First recorded in 1834, Koori comes from the term for 'Aboriginal man or person' in the language of the Awabakal Aboriginal people of eastern New South Wales, and in neighbouring languages. It is now widely used throughout the south-eastern states.
Different words for 'Aboriginal person' are used in other parts of Australia, such as Murri, Nyungar, Palawa, and Yolngu.
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Astronauts often see flashes when they are in space. How often these particles make their ways down to the Earth and hit us? What's the chance they hit our eyes and see flashes?
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Muons are the main cosmic rays reaching sea level with a possibility of interacting with matter. Neutrinos interact very weakly and need special detectors to be seen at all.
Rule of thumb when I was working with counters is that the flux of muons at sea level is 1 per cm^2 per second, wikipedia gives this number for over 1 Gev
For energies above 1 GeV see this link.
The question then becomes biophysical, can the eye detect ionizing deposition which lasts much less than a second as the velocities are very high? The answer is no, unless there is an interaction with nuclei in the eye and there is a shower in the eye. The flux at sea level is predominantly muons which interact weakly with nuclei so there is very small probability that a shine in the dark is a cosmic interaction.
In the stratosphere and where the astronauts are living the flux is composed mainly by hadrons, and those have a high probability of interacting with nuclei in the eye.
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The bear-friendly label was designed to award practices that promote coexistence between bears and humans. Bear friendly practices include:
- the effective protection of livestock, beehives or orchards;
- preventing bears from losing fear of human (habituation of bears to humans) by using bear-proof garbage bins. When bears relate food to human, they will try to find it close to humans and their settlements. So, let's keep bears wild and do not leave your trash everywhere;
- development of responsible tourism programs;
- active promotion of bear conservation in the local area.
Honey, cheese, meat products and handicrafts equipped with the bear-friendly label highlight the connection between bears and local communities, which are deeply intertwined in the northern Dinaric region and Alps. Such products give additional value and sense of recognition to the use of bear-friendly practices and improve the coexistence between humans and bears.
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Production of Blackburn aircraft at the Olympia factory in Leeds during WW2. © Leodis.
A photographic trail developed in partnership with Leodis, an onlinephotographic archive from Leeds Library and Information Service, looking atlife in Leeds during World War Two. All photographs are under copyright and can be viewed in more detail on the Leodis website
Like many of the great industrial cities of the north, Leeds was at the vanguard of a manufacturing industry that turned out textiles and engineering components that were vital to the war effort.
A Blackburn 'Skua' fighter dive-bomber built by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd in Leeds for the Royal Navy. © Leodis.
Established firms in the city such as Blackburns and Avro made aircraft whilst the engineering giant Vickers Armstrong established a factory in Leeds during World War Two that concentrated on light and medium guns. By the end of the war it had churned out almost 9,000 pieces of ordnance to the British Army.
Nationally the company produced two thirds of the British Army's field artillery during the period and was also responsible for the famous Vickers machine gun, which had been in production since World War One. There is a tableau of a Vickers machine Gunner at the Royal Armouries Leeds together with examples of some of the weapons used in the Second World War.
If you'd like to see how a Vickers gun works in detail look at this animation from the Science Museum's fantastic Making the Modern World website. You need a fast web connection to view this properly.
Aerial view of Barnbow Ordnance works taken in 1963. The factory occupies the top half of the photo. © Leodis.
By 1940 Vickers were also heavily involved in tank production with Cruisers, Valentines and Matildas all rolling off their production lines.
Other factories were established in Leeds as the race to re-arm gathered pace and in 1939 the Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Leeds was hastily built on 60-acre site one mile from Barnbow. The area had already been the site of a famous munitions factory (closed in 1932) that employed thousands of local women during the First World War.
First World War: having worked at the Barnbow Munitions Factory in great numbers during the first war, women returned to the munitions industry during World War Two. © Leodis.
ROF Barnbow manufactured guns for the army and navy and employed 3000 workers including over 2000 women. As in other cities in the UK the contribution of women to the engineering industries became vital and in Leeds women were eventually conscripted into working from 1941 onwards to keep guns and ammunition flowing out of the factories.
Women even moved to the area to work in munitions and 24-hour production was commonplace, achieved by working shifts in factories like the other ROF munitions plant on the city outskirts at Thorp Arch where hundreds were employed in the repetitive and potentially dangerous task of cartridge filling.
A contingent of St John's Ambulance Brigade nurses, on parade down The Headrow in 1942. This was part of an appeal to raise money to build a new Ark Royal for the navy.
Prior to the war the manufacturing industries in Leeds had suffered a slump in fortunes but they were saved for a while by the Second World War. Greenwood and Batley switched to munitions manufacture, as did Mann's factory in Hunslett. Burtons started making military uniforms whilst John Fowlers Engineering Company in Hunslet, a coach maker, switched to making tanks and other fighting vehicles.
You can read a story about one Leeds man's journey from shop floor at Fowlers to the slopes of Monte Cassino on the BBC's People's War website.
View of the interior of the Wellington Street works of Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour Ltd. The female workers in the picture are boring two pounder gun barrels.© Leodis.
As an increasing number of local men were conscripted into the armed forces women poured into the factories to take up the slack - many of them taking on the traditional male occupations of forging, machining and other heavy manual work. The lack of'manpower' also led women to volunteer in large numbers for the ARP and auxiliary services in the city.
Another company that adapted its production lines for the war effort was Fairbairn, Lawson, Combe, Barbour Ltd. Originally a manufacturer of textile machinery, during the Second World War their predominantly female workforce made mortar barrels and other munitions at the Wellington Street Plant.
This ambulance was originally a Vauxhall 20 saloon of around 1935 vintage converted by Charles H. Roe Ltd, at Cross Gates Carriage works in Austhorpe Road. © Leodis.
Adaptability was a feature of both people and industry throughout Britain during the war and in Leeds, Oxley's Mineral Water Company began producing Coca-Cola from a special concentrate in 1943 when American troops were in the area.
The firm of Charles H. Roe Ltd, at Cross Gates Carriageworks in Austhorpe Road, converted the chassis of hundreds of private cars to ambulances and mobile canteens; private individuals in the city and abroad donating many of the cars to the war effort.
The company also produced utility double-decker and single-decker buses (to Ministry of Supply specifications) that were destined for all parts of the country as well as various military utility vehicles that ranged from mobile map printing wagons to articulated trailer kitchens. They also managed to produce 14,826 accumulator trolleys – invaluable pieces of equipment that were trundled out onto runways to start aircraft engines.
View from interior of museum entrance after bomb hit Leeds City Museum on March 15 1941. Broken shelves, boxes and pipes can be seen as well as damaged exhibits.
Despite a profusion of vital industry and possibly because of its geographical location so far inland on the edge of the Pennines, Leeds escaped a sustained period of enemy bombing during World War Two. (A popular local myth says Leeds was spared because of the thick pall of industrial smoke that smothered the city).
Even so 77 people lost their lives and nearly 200 buildings were destroyed in the nine Luftwaffe air raids over the city.
An interior staircase of the Town Hall which was also damaged on the night of March 15 1945. © Leodis.
Although relatively small and not as concentrated as those suffered by other British cities the raids resulted in some significant damage - the heaviest being on the evening of 14/15 March 1941. During that night the famous Town Hall was hit on the Calverley Street side, which partially destroyed the Law Library.
The museum was also a target (part of the Egyptology collection was destroyed) and the City Station, as well some small industrial complexes. The Union Mills in Pudsey was narrowly missed in the same raid - with bombs falling short of the Union Bridge on Roker Lane.
14 Ingram Road March 28 1941. View of bomb damage, caused by war time air-raid. On the right, group of workers with spades. There were nine bombing raids on Leeds, resulting in 77 fatalities. © Leodis.
Residential areas of the city also suffered. The Quarry Hill Flats, one of the first municipal flats to be built in the country were attacked on this night and parts of them had to be destroyed after the war – such was the damage.
Incendiary and high explosive bombs also fell in various parts of the Burley area. In Willow Street and Willow Grove a block of eight houses was destroyed. One of the bombs had a timing device that went off two minutes after the 'all-clear' siren had sounded. An elderly woman and her dog were killed and several people were seriously injured.
A bin lid and a long stick: training to put out incendiary bombs at the Leeds Anti-Bomb School based at Sweet Street. © Leodis.
Raids by the Luftwaffe remained a constant threat and in September 1941 a bomb caused damage during an air raid on Cliffside Gardens in Woodhouse, which sliced off the end of a row of houses.
Other bombs dropped on seemingly disparate locations; a raid hit Bramley in late 1941 and, in 1942 a 'stray bomb' (according to local residents it was stuck in the bomb bay of an aircraft) demolished part of Fairfield Crescent. The Oak Road Congregational Church in the city centre was hit and partially destroyed in October 1941.
Air raid wardens on parade on Marsh Street during the visit of H.R.H. Princess Mary, The Princess Royal, to mark Salute the Soldier Week on April 1, 1944. © Leodis.
The city had taken the usual precautions against bombing and although many residents were slow to build the government-provided Anderson Shelters, on Sepetmber 1 1939 18,250 children and 2,800 teachers and voluntary workers were evacuated on special trains leaving from City Station. Mainly to Lincolnshire and the Yorkshire Dales, they were followed on September 2 by 8,000 mothers, pregnant women and disabled people.
However, most of them were home again by Christmas but with the ever present threat of raids throughout the war children were sent to Ilkley or other nearby rural areas – enabling them to easily visit their families. You can read some of these fascinating and moving experiences related by Leeds evacuees on the BBC's People War Website.
Like all cities in Britain, despite the privations of war, the public were encouraged to throw their weight behind the war effort. Iron railings and even factory gates disappeared into the local foundries - reappearing as armaments.


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This blog will analyze how to achieve data merging of different two back end systems, we can assume the following scenario.
1. Step 1 : Create a Gateway builder project in SEGW in both CRM and BW with same EDM model.
2. Step 2 : Implement the data providers in CRM and BW systems.
3. Step 3: Register the service in GW Hub (from one system at-least)
4. Step 4: Assign the system alias of both CRM and BW in GW Hub.
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Severe Restrictions Proposed for Afghan Women's Shelters
The Ministry of Justice of the Afghan government is considering adopting a new regulation that would require women fleeing domestic violence situations to appear before an eight-person government panel before obtaining shelter. Under the new regulation, the shelters, which are currently funded by international organizations, Western governments, and individual donors, would be placed under the control of the government.
A government committee would determine whether women can be admitted to a shelter or if they should be jailed or returned to their families. If admitted to the shelter, women would then be required to submit to physical examinations, which could include a virginity test. Moreover, women could be forced to leave the shelter if their families requested that they return.
Women's rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, Women for Afghan Women and the Afghan Human Rights Commission, have expressed concern that the new laws would deter vulnerable women and girls from seeking necessary protections and shelter. Manizha Naderi, the director of Women for Afghan Women, told the New York Times, "I'm not sure why they are doing it - maybe because the government is becoming more conservative and to appease the Taliban they are doing this. Domestic violence is cultural and it takes time to change and it will change, but women need a safe place when they are a victim of violence."
Ten years ago there were no shelters for abused women in Afghanistan. Currently, there are approximately 14 shelters.
Media Resources: Reuters 2/10/11; New York Times 2/10/11; Irish Times 2/9/11; UPI 2/10/11


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Edmonia Lewis died at 63 years old
Born: July, 1844
Birthplace: New York, United States
Best known as: The woman sculptor who did 1876's 'The Death of Cleopatra'
Edmonia Lewis Biography
Edmonia Lewis was an American sculptor of the late 19th century who gained international fame at a time when women artists were a rarity — let alone a woman sculptor whose ancestry was African and Native American.
Born in New York to a father from the West Indies and a mother who was mostly Ojibwe, she was orphaned as a girl and little is known about her childhood.
Her brother and patrons who were abolitionists arranged for Lewis to attend Oberlin College in Ohio, where she studied art. While at Oberlin, Lewis was accused of poisoning two classmates, and of and stealing some art supplies; although there was no proof of guilt in either case, she was not allowed to finish her final term at Oberlin.
With help from more abolitionists, she made it to Boston in 1864, where her professional career began. Within a couple of years, Lewis had earned enough to move to Rome, where she encountered fewer barriers because of her race.
Lewis sculpted in the classical Western tradition and did many busts of writers, poets and abolitionists, as well as several characters from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popular poem The Song of Hiawatha (as well as Longfellow himself).
Her most famous piece is a two and a half ton statue of The Death of Cleopatra, which caused a sensation at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876. The statue ended up having a mysterious story of its own, ending up for decades at a racetrack and then forgotten in storage for years.
The end of Lewis's life is just as mysterious as the beginning, and until 2017 it was thought that she had died and was buried in Rome, but nobody knew when or where. As it turns out, she was living in England when she died in 1907, and her grave is in London.
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Edmonia Lewis went by the name Mary Edmonia Lewis for a time, but dropped the Mary around the time she was at Oberlin College… She also said she was called "Wildfire" and that she'd been raised in part by her mother's extended family… In the case of her going to trial for poisoning, the story is that she and two classmates were going out socially, but the other two girls got sick (not fatally) and Edmonia did not. Whether Edmonia was cleared because there was no evidence or because she had a good attorney is anyone's guess.
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"Are athletes athletes from the moment they're born? What about astronauts or idols? These things aren't decided at birth. So then... what about witches?"
Witch Hat Atelier (Tongari Booshi no Atorie in Japanese, Atelier of Witch Hat in German and Spanish publications) is a fantasy manga by Shirahama Kamome.
Ever since the day a mysterious witch sold her a picture book detailing the wonders of magic, seamstress's daughter Coco has loved magic and wished to become a witch. Unfortunately for Coco, everyone knows witches are born, not taught. Coco is resigned to a magic-less life until the fateful day when the witch Qifrey visits her mother's shop. Secretly observing as Qifrey magically repairs a flying chariot, Coco watches in awe as he casts his spells by drawing glyphs. Trying to replicate the effect, Coco turns to the magical picture book. When she copies down the glyphs in the book, Coco finds that even she is able to perform magic — until her attempts backfire disastrously, nearly destroying her home and turning her mother to stone. Rescued from her uncontrollable spell at the last minute by Qifrey, Coco is given a choice: she can let Qifrey erase her memories of magic, or join him as his apprentice and learn how to reverse the spell that trapped her mother.
Coco is swept up into a world of magic she could only have dreamed of before, but her troubles are far from over and the danger is far from past. Can Coco learn to harness the power of magic and prove herself a capable witch? Does Qifrey have an alternate motive for allowing Coco to join his atelier as an apprentice? And who is the mysterious witch who sold Coco a book of dangerous magic?
Kodansha Comics began publication of their English translation in 2019.
A spin-off called Kitchen of Witch Hat started publication in 2019.
Witch Hat Atelier provides examples of:
 - Abandon the Disabled: Witch society as a whole — magic casting is an art that utilizes precisely drawn glyphs, and Qifrey notes that the magical community does very little to accommodate those with vision problems. Even the children of witch families (who are raised with magic as part of their every-day lives) find their ability to become proper magic apprentices is limited if they have vision problems.
 - Tartah, who is the grandson of a magic stationer, has an advanced form of colorblindness. While he has been allowed to live among witchfolk and serve as an assistant to his grandfather, he's well aware of how limited his options for pursuing magic are and feels out of place in witch society.
 - Qifrey is progressively losing vision in his one remaining eye. He feels it necessary to hide the fact from even his closest friends with custom, invisible spellwork on his glasses that amplifies his failing eyesight. He fears losing his sight entirely will result in the magic world turning its back on him, in much the same way the Magic Security Council was willing to erase his memory and abandon him as a child.
 - Amplifier Artifact: The buried city of Romonneau had a huge magic "mirror" designed to amplify the effects of glyphs, with Qifrey describing the artifact as "ancient war magic." The effects of a warmth stone designed only to warm skin are amplified to the point where it throws off enough heat to melt gold, killing the gilded citizens of Romonneau who were forced to live in the caverns for hundreds of years.
 - Animate Inanimate Object: With a set of seals, Agott manages to create a "Parroting Pouch" in Chapter 34, meant to repeat words and act as a guide for others to follow. At the end of the chapter someone has managed to take control of it to guide Coco into a secret meeting.
 - The Apprentice: In the world of witches, all magic users must start out as an apprentice in an established witch's atelier:
 - Coco joins Qifrey's atelier and becomes one of his apprentices, joining his other pupils Agott, Tetia, and Richeh.
 - Other apprentices in the series include Euini (apprenticed first to Kukrow, then to Alaira), Ririfin (apprenticed to Sage Beldarut), and Jujy (apprenticed to Hieheart).
 - Arc Symbol: During the Second Test Arc, scales. The arc opens to a shot of scaled wolves shedding their scales for mating, the path of the second test is shaped like a serpent, with the ground tiles looking like scales and all the ones being tested wear a special cape with scales.
 - Bag of Sharing: Twin Bottle magic. It's been lost to time along with the medical witches, who used it to share medicine.
 - Ban on Magic: Anyone can use magic, as long as they can draw glyphs and have access to a magic ink. Unfettered and unregulated access to magic caused the world to go into mayhem, so the most responsible and powerful magic users created a set of rules for users and erased the memory of the rest of the population. The majority of the population believes that the witches are almost a separated species altogether, and most people can't use magic. One of the rules is that no magic can be used in human bodies, not even healing (with the exception of memory manipulation, and only in order to keep the truth about witches a secret). Orugio further explained that it's believed that what exactly led to the ban were dangerous and perverse human experimentation made by witch doctors.
 - Blood Magic: The Brimhat witch uses his blood as ink.
 - Body Horror:
 - Eunie being the victim of Brimhat forbidden magic — he has a glyph carved into his skin that causes him to undergo a Painful Transformation into a scaled wolf.
 - In the city of Romonneau, the prideful citizens used magic to turn people who they thought were worthless into solid gold while crucified. The gilded citizens are still alive in that state, and they end up melting in Chapter 24 when a warmth stone gets placed in a magical amplification mirror, killing them.
 - The Call Knows Where You Live: Though Coco had always wished to be a witch, her entry into the world of magic ends up being rather cruel and ironic—a book of Black Magic given to her by a rogue witch causes her to accidentally turn her mother to stone, and Qifrey decides to take her as an apprentice so she won't get mind-wiped by the magical authorities.
 - Catapult Nightmare: Coco has one in Chapter 14 where she envisions her mother blaming her for being turned to stone and the Brimhat telling her it's her fault the world will be destroyed.
 - Cool Hat:
 - Witches wear pointed hats to show that they are magic users. The design varies from witch to witch. When an apprentice is accepted into an Atelier, they receive their pointed cap.
 - The Brim-hat witches are recognizable by their witch hats that have additional wide brims or masks incorporated that hide the face.
 - Cute Witch: All the girls are young witches-in-training and are usually very pleasant.
 - Cutting the Knot: While being chased by the Brimhat in Chapter 22, Agott decides to just freeze the entire road rather than deal with it while they're being chased.
 - The Dark Arts: Widespread abuse of magic once led to the world being embroiled in constant chaos and war. When the witches of the Conspiracy took power, one of the means they used to bring peace was wiping out all knowledge of magic that directly affected the human body, such as transformation, teleportation, and even healing, and condemning it all as "forbidden magic". This includes magical techniques that are only indirectly related: twin bottle magic, used to remotely share the contents of one container with another, was destroyed because of its association with medical witches accused of human experimentation. It's taken seriously enough that people interested in medicine are expressly forbidden from learning magic, and even the hospital of the Seabed Sanctum, the center of magical governance, is staffed solely by non-witches despite the ban on them learning about magic making it inconvenient. Memory erasure is the sole exception to the body taboo, as it's used to enforce the laws of magic.
 - Escort Mission: The Second Test for becoming a Witch involves escorting a group of migrating birds to their mating grounds. However, its through a twisted landscape shaped by magic from the last war.
 - Establishing Character Moment:
 - Tetia, one of Coco's sister apprentices, is introduced happily telling her not to fear magic and helping her use the waterdrop buoy, a magical item that draws moisture from the air. She also thanks Coco for thanking her because she likes being thanked.
 - Richeh, another sister apprentice, is introduced by telling Coco not humor Tetia or else she won't shut up. She states that by staying quiet, Tetia will eventually give up.
 - Agott is first shown flowing into her room by the window using magical tools and asking Coco to move away so she can land. She doesn't even look in her direction when presenting herself and although she feels sorry for what happened to Coco's mother, she is quick to say that her mother will never be human again and that it's Coco's fault.
 - Floating Landmass: The Dadah "Mountain Range" is a watery landscape dotted with round, airborne hummocks. They float or sink at various altitudes depending on


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In earlier progress reports dealing with the development of triaxial acceleration analysis as applied to the evaluation of pavement riding qualities, of which this report is a continuation, riding comfort or discomfort was emphasized. The accelerations monitored then were evaluated in terms of g's per sec., or "jerk" which is considered by some authorities to be a more significant index of comfort. The earlier methods of analysis have been reviewed, and acceleration is considered here to be the most practical parameter to use as a measure of pavement roughness. Most of the equipment and instrumentation has been retained, and the recording of triaxial accelerations has been continued. However, only accelerations in the vertical direction are considered in the present method of analysis.
In the summer of 1957, some 265 miles of bituminous concrete pavements were recorded and analyzed as part of a study on flexible pavement design. Since then, some 1000 additional miles of bituminous and portland cement concrete pavements have been tested. These include some older pavements, newly constructed pavements, and Inter-state sections thus far completed. Some of the roads have been re-tested periodically. These roads represent a cross section of Kentucky pavements and give an indication of the status of pavement roughness from the standpoint of workmanship on new pavements, rate of deterioration, and the effects of re-surfacing.
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Candomblé Ketu (or Queto in Portuguese) is the largest and most influential branch (nation) of Candomblé, a religion practiced in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. Its liturgical language, known as Iorubá or Nagô, is a dialect of Yoruba.
Queto is a system of beliefs that merges the Yoruba mythology (brought to the New World by Yoruba slaves) with Christianity and Indigenous American traditions.[1] Queto developed in the Portuguese Empire. Yoruba slaves carried with them various religious customs, including a trance and divination system for communicating with their ancestors and spirits, animal sacrifice, and sacred drumming and dance.[2][3] Its origins are entwined with the religious and beneficent brotherhoods (irmandades) organized by the Roman Catholic Church among ethnic Yoruba slaves; the Order of Our Lady of the Good Death (Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte), for women, and the Order of Our Lord of the Martyrdom (Nosso Senhor dos Martírios), for men.
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Talking to the Lights with Natural Language Control
Natural Language Control's objective is to provide an intuitive programming experience and a versatile control system that when played back can actually provide the operator information about the system it is controlling. Natural Language Control does this by porting the control to an 'abstract' layer. This has a number of benefits:
- The 'handles' you use to control LEDs and moving lights are more inline with what you would do to manipulate white light.
- The numbers and 'words' you use to build cues will actually mean something. You will have an idea of what you can do with the lights and what is on stage by reading the display.
- If you have mixed equipment, the methodology you use to communicate is consistent regardless of the protocols defined by the equipment manufacturers. The attribute controls are laid out the same for every and any light.
- Building a set of looks with one group of lights in your rig can be copied to another groups, regardless of what type of lights they are.
- The cues you have in your show file can be played back with any equipment allowing you to swap out gear at the last minute if need be.


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Most plants grow from seeds. This is why the seeds are so important.
There is many seedbanks worldwide. They stores seeds as a source for planting in case seed reserves elsewhere are destroyed. It is a type ofgene bank. The seeds stored may be food crops, or those of rare species to protect biodiversity. The reasons for storing seeds may be varied. In the case of food crops, many useful plants that were developed over centuries are now no longer used for commercial agricultural production and are becoming rare. Storing seeds also guards against catastrophic events like natural disasters, outbreaks of disease, or war. Unlike seed libraries or seed swaps that encourage frequent reuse and sharing of seeds, seedbanks are not typically open to the public. [via]
Some seeds are well know but some look amazing and unusual. In out opinion the Sequoia is the most impressive of all. Such a tiny seed and yet it turns into such a huge tree.


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NoiseCapture App is an application to evaluate the sound pollution of your environment. With this app you can make a measurement that will inform you about endured exposure. In addition, you can contribute to create collaborative noise pollution maps by transferring this information completely anonymously.
Download: Android 4.0.3 (2.69MB)
Runs offline: partially (you need a connection to send the data and consult the map)
Last update: Android 31/08/2017 (v. 1.0.1)
Website of the developer: Noise Planet
NoiseCapture supports a citizen science project whose objective is to record the levels of noise endured by users. In addition to discover the noise pollution you suffer, you can share that information and contribute to the creation of collaborative noise pollution maps voluntarily and anonymously.
First of all, it is necessary to calibrate the telephone to be used. To obtain the most reliable measurements possible, a reference value obtained from an already calibrated device is used. However and despite this requirement, the application itself already warns that this utility does not replace in any case a professional sound level meter.
The calibration is carried out as follows:
- Enter in the section Calibration that you will find in the menu in the upper left corner. Confirm that you understand the warning message that will appear on the screen and that indicates the need to use a reference device.
- In the Calibration mode drop-down list, select the frequency in relation to which you want to calibrate the device. To take into account all frequencies, select Global.
- Press the Start button. For a short time, the app performs a heating phase, which you can leverage to prepare the reference device. Then the real calibration begins. In order to obtain the highest accuracy, the measurement duration must be the same on both the telephone and the reference device.
- Once the measurement is complete, enter the value registered by the reference unit in the Reference value field and press Apply. You can also reset the measurement.
- Finally, test the calibration using the Test gain option. You have to compare the results obtained with the previously calibrated apparatus. A difference of 0.5 decibels (dB) between the two devices is considered acceptable.
How noise measurement is performed
Once the device is calibrated, noise measurement can be carried out with certain guarantees. The steps to follow are those:
- Entering in the Measurement option, press the Record button represented by a microphone (you can stop it when you want). On the screen you will see the noise level in dB represented by an oscillating number and a bar graph. You will also be able to observe the maximum, minimum and mean levels, a chronometer or the GPS accuracy, as well as a sound spectrum.
- You can typify the measurement by providing a description, the degree of nuisance generated, the conditions in which the measurement was performed and the predominant sources (recommended, although it isn't a prerequisite). The measurements are sent by default to the server, although you can disable this in Settings > Data transfer. The logs are also stored locally on your phone and are accessible from the History option. From this last section you can also upload your measurements manually, as well as download the metadata in ZIP format, edit the description, etc.
Considerations for a real measurement of noise pollution levels
Users of NoiseCapture who want to know and share noise pollution information should consider the following good practices:
- Use a calibrated device.
- Keep the phone in your hand, avoid storing it in a pocket, handbag, etc..
- Avoid masking the device's microphone.
- Use an external microphone (if possible).
Also, if you want to share your data to create noise maps, remember the following:
- Take measurements outdoors (do not send indoor measurements).
- Wait for the GPS signal to be as accurate as possible.
- Complete the description of the measurement.
Images: screenshots 26/09/2017. © Noise Planet


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ACTA ALIMENTARIA, cilt.20, ss.197-203, 1991 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
Numerous physical and chemical changes occur in the products during the baking process. These changes may affect the migration mechanism of water and the drying behaviour of the product. In the present study temperature effects on the drying behaviour of raw thin biscuits of 7x5x0.25 cm dimensions were studied in a laboratory oven by applying constant or linearly decreasing oven temperatures between 100 and 195-degrees-C. With constant oven temperatures a falling rate drying model, and with linearly decreasing oven temperatures a constant rate drying model stimulated these processes. Final moisture contents are one of the major properties determining the shelf life of the biscuits. These models may be used as simple methods for calculating the baking times.


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Technical illustration showing a user entry in Oracle Internet Directory
How is information about each entry stored in Oracle Internet Directory?
In an LDAP directory, entry attributes contain specific pieces of information about the entry. Attributes for an employee can include, for example, name, employee ID, phone number and e-mail address.


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When you run Perfmon.exe with the Active Directory Diagnostics template to generate a report on a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller, the process may stop responding.
This issue occurs because the Reliability and Performance Monitor (Perfmon.exe) console that is running the TraceRpt.exe tool consumes too much memory and CPU resources during the report generation process. If the Windows Server 2008-based server is really busy and lacks resources, the report generation process will stop responding.
To resolve this issue, copy your files to a different computer that has same server role and that has enough hardware resources. Then, run TraceRpt.exe with the files. To do this, follow these steps:
In the Reliability and Performance Monitor (Perfmon.exe) console, click Data Collector Sets, and then click System.
Right-click Active Directory Diagnostics, and then click Start. The file collection process starts on the Windows Server 2008-based domain controller.
After the report status changes to generating report from collecting data for , copy the files to the second Windows Server 2008-based domain controller.
Note You can find the files at the following location:
Windows Server 2008 Standard, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 Datacenter, Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V


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Initial Posy Ring in 14K White Gold or Your Choice of Color
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- What's a Posy?
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Make a custom posy wedding ring your own with your choice of initials or name on the ring. This ring is exclusive to Crystal Realm, and we first made it for a couple who wanted a ring with Polish lettering. After careful deliberation over the choices Mandira provided, they chose lettering in a Gaelic font on a ring decorated with a Russian motif between every two instances of letters.
You may have:
1. Three initials inscribed twice around the outside
2. Two intials inscribed three times around the outside
3. Your three initials and your beloved's three initials on the outside of the ring
4. A five letter name followed by a heart (or other symbol) around the outside of the ring (you may add a comment in the comment field when you check out)
5. A six letter name around the outside of the ring
This ring is 6mm wide, and it is available in quarter, half, and whole sizes from 4 to 12.5. It is approximately 2mm thick, meaning it is a very substantial ring. Choose from 14K white gold, shown, 14K yellow gold or 14K rose gold. 18K or platinum is available upon request.
Priced singly. Order two for a pair (choosing one size at a time and placing it in your basket).
Made exclusively by Crystal Realm in the U.S. by the time-honored lost-wax casting method.
Your gold poesy ring(s) will be hand-made to your order and will ship in four to five weeks.
Whether spelled posie, poesy, posey, or posy, the word is pronounced 'posy' and refers to a ring that was popular during medieval and Renaissance times as a gift from lover to beloved. Quotations from courtship stories were inscribed, usually on the inside, but sometimes on the outside of the ring. Shakespeare popularized the rings by mentioning them in several of his plays. In Hamlet, 'Is this a prologue or the posy of a ring?'
From the British Museum: By 1430 love rings engraved with inscriptions were known as 'posies' (from 'poesy' or poetry). In the 13th and 14th centuries the language of the posy was usually French, but from the 15th century English became increasingly common. Rings were given on many occasions. They often seem to have been declarations of love, rather than formal betrothal or marriage rings.
Another quote from the British Museum: This ring is known as a posy ring, deriving from the French 'poesie ' (poetry). Posy rings were plain hoops inscribed with mottoes or saying, that might express sentiments of faith, commemoration, friendship and love. It was an especially popular type of ring in the fifteenth century. The romantic inscriptions on posy rings suggest that they were also used for weddings.


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Medium: Bienfang paper, Derwent graphic pencil set
Dimensions: 18 x 24 in.
The elements and principles of design can help us to understand an image, no matter the medium. Using them when creating an image creates a stronger finished piece. My biomorphic animal drawing can be better understood by looking at its texture, space, and contrast.
Since the animal I chose is a dog, creating a fur-like texture was necessary. I worked toward having this texture by shading using single lines placed closely together. The lines curve and move in different ways to show how the fur had grown on the husky and how it would lie on its body in this position. For the hat, I first shaded around the edges of the hat. I then shaded in different sections along the hat to create the fabric texture. I chose not to blend the shading for either of these parts of the image to make the texture stay closer to how it would look in reality. On the other hand, I blended the shading on the mechanical elements to look smoother since metal generally does not have a lot of texture.
The way in which the animal takes up space in the page helps with how the drawing's composition is seen. I wanted the animal to take up most of the paper so I have the potential to add a lot more visible detail. If I had made it smaller, it would have been difficult to some of the more subtle detail of the animal, such as the shine on the husky's nose and the reflection in its eyes. I put the animal off-center to make its presentation stronger. The image would not have been as strong if it was directly in the center of the paper. Also, this way helps with the impression of action, like the husky is looking down off the bottom of the paper at something capturing its interest.
Within the image, there is a full range of shading that creates a nice amount of contrast. The husky's fur has many different shades, so it creates a lot of contrast within the animal itself. With the hat being the darkest part of the image, the eye goes to that point first. It then moves to the darker fur on the animal's back and toward the right following the different values. Since metal is generally grayish in hue, it is about the same shade as the gray areas of the fur. However, there is enough of a difference in the value to create some contrast between those two elements. The differences in the contrast help to direct your eyes across the paper.
While an image can be strong standing on its own, thinking of it in the terms of the elements and principles of design can help us determine how successful an image is. Using texture, space, and contrast the choices behind my biomorphic animal can be better understood. These aspects of art in a work are what make art such a powerful force in our lives.


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The automation is a central process in i-score.
It is a curve that represents the variation of the value of an address in time, bounded between a minimum and a maximum, with an optional unit.
It also allows tweening : instead of starting from a fixed point, it will query the current value of its address and adapt its first segment to start smoothly from this point.
This is useful for transitions and will be explained in detail afterwards.
Automations can have multiple break-points.
Between each break-point, in green, there are curve segments, in red.
New break-points can be added by pressing ⌘ (Mac) / Ctrl (Lin/Win) and clicking on the curve :
By default, the curvature of a segment can be modified by clicking on it, pressing Shift and moving the mouse vertically :
For now, this is only possible for the « Power » curve segment type ; this is the default type of a segment.
Other curve segments are available, including the common easing functions :
One can remove points of the automation :
Finally, there are multiple edition modes :
- The default mode locks the moved point between its two closest points.
- Another mode (« unlocked ») allows overwriting them :
- It is also possible to just move the point without overwriting the adjacent points :
When clicking on the parent constraint of an automation (in the previous examples drop0lead33),
its inspector should become visible :
The fields are as follows :
- Address : the address on which the automation will send messages.
Nodes of the device explorer can be dragged here.
It can be of the form :
- aDevice:/anAddress : simple address
- aDevice:/anAddress : if the address is an array, will access the *second* value of the array (e.g. for [27, 12, 5], it will be 12)
- aDevice:/anAddress[angle.radian] : if the address has an unit, will send the value in this unit. The value will be converted back to the address's original unit upon sending.
- aDevice:/anAddress[color.rgb.r] : same as before, but for a specific component of an unit.
- Tween : when checked, the automation will tween from the current value of the address.
The first curve segment will become dashed :
When playing, if the value of the address when the automation is reached is 50, then the first segment will interpolate from 50 to the value of the second point.
- Min / max : the values between which the automation evolves.
The min is the value that will be sent if a point is at the bottom in the curve.
The max is the value that will be sent if a point is at the top in the curve.
The automation tries to send values that are graphically as close as possible as the shown curve.
For the case where the address has no unit :
- If the address is integer or floating point, the behavior is as expected.
- If the address is a fixed-width array, then :
- If there is no array accessor (such as an:/address), all the values of the array are set to the value of the automation ([1, 1], [2, 2], [3, 3], etc.).
- If there is an array accessor, only the accessed value will be set : [1, 1], [1, 2], [1, 3], etc…
For the case where the address has an unit, the value will be converted to the correct unit afterwards.
An interesting case is the cascading of units.
For instance, given this case :
First, the current value of aDevice:/light will be fetched, converted to the hue-saturation-value color space and its value will be set according to the first curve.
Then, in the red-green-blue color-space, the red component will be increased.
The result will be applied.
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Since last week, the old wall dividing the city of Nogales on the border between Arizona, USA and Sonora, Mexico is being replaced by a new one. The US government is tearing down 2.8 miles of old metal fence and building a higher, deeper fence of metal and cement posts at a cost of $11 million.
"There have always been flows of people, goods, money, and ideas back and for across the border," says Jeanette Pazos, the program coordinator at HEPAC (Home of Hope and Peace) an MCC partner organization in Nogales, Mexico, who grew up along the border.
In addition to the high-profile flows of undocumented migrants and illegal drugs going north, and illegal arms, remittances, and deportees going south, there are other smaller-scale economic exchanges taking place on a daily basis.
"American visas are highly coveted, not only by people who want to go to work in the US, but also by people who want to shop there," according to Jeanette. "A gallon of milk costs $1.58 in Nogales, Arizona, compared to $5.20 on the Mexican side. Other items like potatoes and beans are also cheaper on the US side because of American government food subsidies." Most people have a friend or relative with a visa who can go across to buy groceries for them.
On the other hand, Americans cross into Mexico for cheaper dental and medical care, perscription drugs, and real vanilla extract. Some retirement villages in Arizona have weekly bus transportation so that retired people can come to Mexico to have their hair and nails done cheaply.
The present wall was built in the mid-1990s out of sheets of recycled metal: former helicopter-landing pads discarded by the US army after use in the Persian Gulf and Vietnam wars.
Rising up 12 to 15 feet—miniature compared to the new wall which will be up to 30 feet high— the old ugly, rusted multi-coloured barrier had one advantage – it was flat and big – perfect for artist expression. Several well-known murals have been painted on the wall and there are hundreds of crosses attached to the wall. Some of these have been saved in the process of demolition.
The children of HEPAC participated in the creation of one of these murals. An artist took photos of the faces of the children to create a collage utilizing a computer program of feet walking.
Mexicans, always resourceful people, have also been close at hand during the dismantling of the old wall to get the old sheets of metal and either resell them or use them in their own house construction. "Apparently people are reselling the metal sheets for as much as 20-60,000 pesos [about $2000 to $6000]," says Jeanette.
A Latin American folk-song entitled "Punto y Raya" comes to mind when thinking about the wall.
Punto y Raya
By Anibal Nazoa & Juan Carlos Nunez
Between your people and my people, there is a point and a line,
The line says "no crossing," the point says "road closed."
This is how it is between peoples: dash and dot, dot and dash.
With so many dots and dashes, the map is like a telegram.
Walking in the world, you see rivers and mountains
jungles and deserts, but no dots or dashes.
Because these things do not exist, but rather, were drawn
so that my hunger and your hunger are always kept separated.
There are many songs about the border – this one is by Ricardo Arjona, a Guatemalan singer-songwriter, and a Tex-Mex band, Intocables:
For a weird modern version of border music, listen to the sound of the old metal wall vibrating at Security Camera 36 along the borderwall:
Original Lyrics in Spanish:
Punto y Raya (Anibal Nazoa/Juan Carlos Núñez)
Entre tu pueblo y mi pueblo / hay un punto y una raya /
la raya dice no hay paso / el punto vía cerrada.
Y así entre todos los pueblos / raya y punto, punto y raya.
/ Con tantas rayas y puntos / el mapa es un telegrama.
Caminando por el mundo / se ven ríos y montañas /
se ven selvas y desiertos / pero ni puntos ni rayas.
Porque esas cosas no existen / sino que fueron trazadas /
para que mi hambre y la tuya / estén siempre separadas.
picture of woman at wall:
picture of mural:


text: Block copolymers are increasingly being applied in areas such as transfection, membrane sealing, site-specific targeting, and bionanoengineering yet there is a relative paucity of assays available for simple, stable and reproducible colorimetric determination of copolymer concentration in solution. We have focused on improving the accuracy and reproducibility of a modified version of the Stewart biphasic colorimetric assay for quantitative determination of Pluronic (poloxamer) and Tetronic (poloxamine) macromolecules. The optimized assay achieved linear response ranges in chloroform for commonly used copolymers such as poloxamine 904 (20–300 μg/ml), poloxamine 908 (10–400 μg/ml), poloxamer 402 (20–400 μg/ml), and poloxamer 407 (10–400 μg/ml). Variation in the type of chlorinated solvent used significantly increased assay sensitivity, presumably through macromolecular reorientation, affording increased access for copolymer–ferrothiocyanate complexation. This was found to be optimally favored by the planar geometry of the solvent cis 1,2-dichloroethylene. For application to biological systems copolymer–protein interactions were for the first time determined and were found to be dependent on the fraction of hydrophobic constituents of the block copolymers and protein type. For instance serum albumin was found to interact with copolymers of low hydrophilic–lipophilic balance values and poly(propylene oxide) contaminants, whereas this interaction was not significant with the relatively hydrophilic IgG. In such systems the colorimetric assay directly determines the fraction of unbound (free) copolymer in the presence of proteins.


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Nagmy, Hemmali (Department of Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak Agricultural University in Nitre)
Zuravlovs, Aleksejs (Faculty of Economics and Management Riga, University of Latvia)
Assessment of the Slovak and Latvian Agriculture from the Point of Plant Production
Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW, Polityki Europejskie, Finanse i Marketing, 2012, vol.7(56), nr, s. 109-119
Agriculture as one of major industries of the national economy is closely connected with the development of the whole country, especially rural regions and food production. Therefore it should be viewed as an important factor of rural development and economic stability of the whole country. The main aim of article is to compare the position of plant production and agriculture in two EU countries: Slovakia and Latvia. Realization of the mentioned objective required the research within the period of the years 2009-2010. We used basic organizational and economic relations and numeric calculations while analyzing and forming the theoretical and practical solutions. According to crop production between Slovakia and Latvia outlines some similarities, the situation was reversed and crops production for most commodities has fallen, particularly in case of cereals, but some separate crops have the various tend. For example in Slovakia case crop production rise of legumes and sugar beet, parallel in Latvia case crop production increase rapidly of buckwheat and rape. In consequence it draws differences in crop production priorities which depends from a large number of different circumstances between two described countries.


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Gloria Parnham Bradfield (Jour'59) has captured the political intrigue, suspense and humor of 19th century American life in her insightful novel, Thrones (Xlibris) (website). Set in 1848, Bradfield's story transports the reader into the smoldering political climate of the antebellum South where men manipulated, conspired and debated the future of the country as they steeled their positions for what was to come.
Bradfield's years of period research are reflected in the pages of this extremely well-crafted tale. The author snipped a hole in history and inserted fictional land owner Nathan Coulter, his sons Justin and Dan, and Rebecca Chancellor, precocious daughter of the junior senator of South Carolina. The characters' lives intersect with the explosive issues of the day as events lead them from New York to the White House to Virginia's Tidewater and the plantations of South Carolina.
Addressing the predominant topic of the era, Thrones explores the political and economic issues that tied the country to slavery while depicting the slaves' profound contribution to the music, language, cuisine and culture that make up the South's rich heritage.


Scotland's Forgotten Treasure is a detailed study of the aesthetics and the religious vision of the fantasy works written by nineteenth-century Scottish novelist, George MacDonald. MacDonald's Phantastes (1858) and Lilith (1895) are the origin of much modern fantasy writing, and Colin Manlove brings to bear on MacDonald's major achievements decades of study in fantasy literature to unlock the structures that govern MacDonald's imagination and the relevance of his works to contemporary religious and scientific thought.
Manlove reveals in MacDonald's works a depth and complexity that establishes them as among the the most original works of nineteenth-century literature, and a treasure that should be the centrepiece of any account of nineteenth-century Scottish fiction.
1: MacDonald's life and character
2: MacDonald's views, literary and theological
3: Before MacDonald
4: Phantastes (1858)
5: 'The Golden Key' (1867)
6: Lilith (1895)
7: Conclusion