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Mass of fire, Speed of sight
Q: In my science class we have learned about mass, and I'm just wondering, does fire have any mass? It has stumped all the teachers I asked (even my science teacher), and I would really like to know. (Jimmy, Sioux City, Iowa)
A: Fire is a series of actions and changes that produces a result ó a process. In fact, it is an oxidation process (called combustion or burning) that gives out heat and light energy as well as glowing gas and a small amount of plasma.
The flame color depends on the temperature of the hot burning gasses and the material that burns. Courtesy of the US Forest Service and Wikipedia
So, talking about fire's mass is like talking about the mass of digestion, or boiling, or getting a driver's license ó although it certainly makes us think about what fire is. But a process doesn't have mass.
Flames are another matter. They are burning gases and gasses certainly do have mass.
Flame colors as chemical indicators by Rod Nave, HyperPhysics
Q: I heard at 100 mph what seems to be in front of you is actually behind you because of how fast your eyes receives images. Is this true, and if so how? What speed can your eyes keep up with? (Joe, Virginia Beach, Virginia)
A: Our eyes see faster than you think they do. The entire process ó from light entering the eye to the brain perceiving the image ó takes a mere 50 milliseconds (one sixth of an eye blink). See WonderQuest's speed of human sight.
A pilot weaves among pylons in the Red Bull Air Race at Kemble Airfield, England. Courtesy of Red Bull Air Race and Wikipedia.
Fifty milliseconds isn't much time, but it is time. So no matter how slowly you go, you will travel some distance during that time. At 100 mph (160 km/h), you'll cover 7 feet (2 m). At any speed, your side peripheral vision will pick up objects that are actually behind you. How much difference does that make? Not much. In fact, not much even going 300 mph (480 km/h).
"We reach speeds up to 300 mph (when entering the track)," says Kirby Chambliss, aerobatic champion and winner of the 2006 Red Bull Air Race. "The only time I have trouble seeing the pylons is when I am pulling 11 to 12 G due to tunnel vision. If you are on a straight part of the track it is no problem to see the pylons even at 300 mph." Video of the race.
"...if we focus or try to see the pylons as we go through them [at speeds of about 200 mph (320 km/h)], they would actually be behind us by the time our brain could return a control input," says Mike Mangold, 2005 RBAR world champion. "As I approach a gate, I position my aircraft to fly through what I perceive to be the center of the gate. I do not see the pylons as I go in between them because I am already looking ahead to the next computation. If I look too far ahead, then my ability to accurately position my airplane degrades." Mike looks about one second ahead, which is approximately 300 feet (90 m).
Kirby and Mike travel up to 35 feet (10 m) during 50 milliseconds, and can judge distances ahead well enough that a 35-foot discrepancy doesn't matter. What speed your eyes can keep up with depends on how accurately you need to know your position.
Red Bull Edge, Kirby Chambliss, 5X US Acrobat champion
To see, brain assembles sketch images eyes feed it, University of California, Berkeley, UniSci
Colors are composed by brain not eyes, Cornell University:
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Calculate your age with minute precision
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Adds and subtracts a specified time interval to the specified date
Calculator calculates the date of the initial date and the number of working days. Taking into account weekends, holidays and weekend shifts at work days, according to the published decrees of the government of the Russian Federation. Created by user's request.
This online calculator computes the result of addition/subtraction of the given number of days to the given date.
This online calculator outputs day of week for given date
This online calculator can be used to find out required amount of dry glue and water to get the needed solution strength
This calculator determines number of days between two given dates
Ideal weight calculator using Paul Broca formula
This online calculator recalculates quantities of ingredients for given proportions if quantity of one ingredient has changed
Julian and Gregorian calendars date conversion
Calculation of Julian day for given date plus some information about it
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Moon's age and phase calculation
Calculator calculates the number of days between the two entered dates. Taking into account weekends, holidays and weekend shifts to work days, according to the published decrees of the government of the Russian Federation.
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- Kokota grammar
- The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Education & Arts, School of Humanities and Social Science
- This work describes the grammar of Kokota, a highly endangered Oceanic language of the Solomon Islands, spoken by about nine hundred people on the island of Santa Isabel. After several long periods among the Kokota, Dr. Palmer has written an unusually detailed and comprehensive description of the language. Kokota has never before been described, so this work makes an important contribution to our knowledge of the Oceanic languages of island Melanesia. "Kokota Grammar" examines the phonology of the language and includes a lengthy section on stress assignment. It continues with chapters on nouns and noun phrases, minor participant types, possession, argument structure, the verb complex, clause structure, imperative and interrogative constructions, and subordination and coodination (including verb serialization). The typological interest of Kokota, along with its degree of endangerment and the paucity of information on Northwest Solomonic languages in general, combined with the level of detail given in the volume, make this a work of considerable interest to Austronesian linguists, typologists, syntacticians, phonologists, and all who are involved in describing and documenting endangered languages.
- Oceanic Linguistics Special Publication 35
- University of Hawai'i Press
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Dynamic Modeling and Parametric Resonance Analysis for Fast Transit Systems
Date: 2020/08/03 - 2020/08/03
Academic Seminar: Dynamic Modeling and Parametric Resonance Analysis for Fast Transit Systems
Speaker: Dr. Hao Gao, University of Southern California
Time: 9-10:00 a.m., August 3rd, 2020 (Monday)
Location: via Zoom (Meeting ID: 64711772740 Password: 6676)
Fast transit system is a class of systems with vast engineering applications, such as vacuum tube transportation (Hyperloop), maglev trains, cable transportation and weapon systems (railgun). Those applications share two common features: (1) subsystems (vehicles, cargos, or projectiles) conveyed by the supporting structure are moving at relatively high speeds; (2) subsystems are likely to move in a sequence and with certain patterns. Under the circumstances, unexpected vibration of the supporting structure with large and ever-increasing amplitude can be induced by the moving subsystems, causing instability issue and extreme stresses. Therefore, a systematic dynamic model of coupled rigid-flexible systems with accurate and efficient solution method becomes essentially important for this type of applications.
A semi-analytical method was proposed to give a systematic modeling for the coupled system. Instead of using finite element formulation, the coupled system is discretized via generalized assumed-mode method. It takes the analytical eigenfunctions of the structure as comparison functions to achieve good convergence and accuracy in solution. Another issue in the time-variant rigid-flexible systems is the inconsistent system dimension due to time-varying number of subsystems being coupled to the structure. To resolve this issue, an extended solution domain method (ESDM) was proposed by the author. It defines extended virtual solution domains in addition to the original structure domain so that all subsystems are always inside the extended domain and coupled to an "extended" structure. With the above two methods, transient response of the coupled system can be solved via numerical integration scheme.
Besides the transient response, system stability is also of great interest. To predict the stability and parametric resonance of the coupled time-variant system, a new form of governing equation based on sequential state equations was developed and a novel solution method was proposed by the author. By representing the system response with time-domain mapping matrix, an analytical stability criterion was established by the author for the coupled rigid-flexible system. Stability of the supporting structure excited by periodically passing subsystems is easily determined by comparing the spectral radius of the mapping matrix to unity. The proposed method is capable of handling flexible coupling between the supporting structure and moving subsystems which is not available in the literature for the parametric resonance of a supporting structure conveying moving subsystems.
The semi-analytical modeling and time-domain mapping solution in combination provides a systematic framework of modeling and dynamics analysis for fast transit systems. It allows people to perform not only dynamics analysis, but also stability prediction, parameter optimization, and vibration suppression/control for the coupled fast transit systems.
Dr. Hao Gao worked in the Dynamic Systems Lab (DSL) with Prof. Bingen Yang at University of Southern California and obtained his Ph. D. at 2019. After that, he joined the Virgin Hyperloop as a Dynamic Engineer in the System Loads Analysis Method (SLAM) team and engaged in the development of integrated vehicle model and dynamics analysis for the Hyperloop project.
With years of experience in dynamics and vibration analysis, his research interest is focused on modeling and dynamics analysis of distributed parameter systems, including rapid transit system, fast shooting weaponry, deployable structures and complex/periodic structures. He has developed a systematic method to model coupled rigid-flexible system with time-variant couplings. The proposed model and method allow people to perform dynamics analysis on time-variant coupled rigid-flexible systems and predict parametric resonance caused by the moving bodies.


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American Professor Alfred W. Crosby (1931–2018), Academician of Science, has passed away at the age of 87.
During his academic career in the field of environmental and global history, Crosby worked at several US universities, such as Harvard University and the University of Texas at Austin, retiring in 1999 as Professor Emeritus of Geography, History and American Studies. He also held teaching positions at the University of Helsinki. In 1995, the Academy of Finland awarded him the title of Academician of Science, which is the highest academic honour in Finland.
Crosby was a pioneering scholar who worked to explain and improve our understanding of human history. He is regarded as one of the leading founders of environmental history. In his work, he combined research results from history, geography, biology and medicine to explore, for instance, why Europeans had been able to succeed with relative ease in populating North America, Australia and southern South America. He was also interested in shedding light on why some early cultures failed and disappeared, for example due to inflammatory diseases and epidemics. These phenomena and their causes were the topic of his classic books The Columbian Exchange: Biological Expansion and Cultural Consequences of 1492 (1972), Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe 900–1900 (1986), and America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918 (1976/1989).
Crosby was a versatile researcher who was also interested in the history of science and technology. This interest inspired several works, such as The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250–1600, Throwing Fire: Projectile Technology Through History, and Children of the Sun: A History of Humanity's Unappeasable Appetite for Energy. The historian Crosby described himself also as a scholar of the future, and his interest in shaping a better future lasted until his passing.
Based on nominations made by the Academy of Finland, the President of the Republic of Finland may confer the honorary title of Academician of Science to highly distinguished Finnish or foreign scientists and scholars. The title of Academician can be held by no more than sixteen Finnish scientists and scholars at a time. There are no restrictions on the number of foreign Academicians.
- Mikko Saikku, McDonnell Douglas Professor of American Studies, firstname.lastname(at)helsinki.fi, University of Helsinki
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Skeletons must not be sold as Hallowe'en props, doctors warned
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The Medical Defence Union said the it is sometimes asked for advice on what doctors should do if they find human remains Credit: Reuters
Human skeletons must not be sold as Halloween props, doctors have been reminded.
Current medical students use plastic replicas of skeletons in their studies, but in the past doctors used real human skeletons.
Now the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has issued guidance for medics about the use and disposal of real bones.
It said that it is occasionally asked about how to appropriately deal with human remains.
The medical defence organisation said that skeletons cannot just be sold on like any other unwanted item.
Its guidance on the disposal of skeletons reminds medics that they must maintain dignity and respect in the handling of all human bodies and tissue.
"For example, advertising a genuine human skeleton online for use as a Halloween prop could draw criticism," it states.
The document draws attention to the strict rules on the disposing of human remains.
Dr Ellie Mein, medico-legal adviser for the MDU, said: "Medical students now use plastic replicas of skeletons in their studies, but up until 30 or 40 years ago it was common for those studying medicine to use a real human skeleton.
"At the MDU we sometimes hear from doctors and their relatives who literally find a skeleton in the closet and wonder how to dispose of it sensitively.
"There are strict rules about the disposal of human remains, meaning skeletons can't just be sold on like any other unwanted item.
"In fact auctions sites such as eBay say they don't allow the sale of human body parts, skulls or bones regardless of whether they are for medical use or not.
The organisation said any disposal of body parts should be done sensitively, and with respect and dignity. This can include by incineration, separate from other clinical waste or burial.
Dr Mein said: "Another option is to donate a skeleton to a medical school for teaching purposes or give the skeleton to a medical student. However any medical school using body parts to train healthcare professionals needs the appropriate HTA licence.
"Any doctor considering disposing of a human skeleton should bear in mind that a key principle on which the Human Tissue Act is based is that all bodies, body parts or tissue should be treated with respect and dignity."


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Master of Science (MS)
Woody plants have become established upon millions of acres of range land in the United States during the past 50 years. Because of the undesirability of many species, various methods for their control have been investigated extensively during the past few years. Many species can be controlled by foliage sprays with modern hericides, while others do not respond to this method of application but may be eliminated by basal trunk treatments with herbicides. Basal trunk treatment consists of spraying the base of trunk of individual trees to a height of approximately eighteen inches from the soil level. The basal treatment of individual trees generally requires petroleum oils as carriers of 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) or 2, 4,5-T, (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid). The oils used as carriers of the herbicides must penetrate heavily subsidized-corky-bark in order to reach the live woody tissues. A differential rate of penetration of various petroleum oils has been observed by a number of investigators. It is the purpose of this paper to report a laboratory method developed to determine the relative rate of movement of various petroleum fractions and to establish the physical or chemical properties of oils that may be used in estimating such differences. Differences in rate of penetration of petroleum oils as carriers for herbicides in woody tissues are obviously one of the important considerations in selecting oils for its use. The work was conducted during the past two seasons.
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Stone, James D., "An Investigation of Certain Physical and Chemical Factors Determining the Selection of Oils as Carriers of Herbicides" (1951). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2222.


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Global warming could help pesky fish pest
Thermal boost Global warming could advantage one pesky marine species while disadvantaging its predator, a new study suggests.
The study, of the eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) and its predator, the Australian bass (Macquaria novemaculeata), is published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
"Mosquitofish are very aggressive - they eat lots of tadpoles and eat or damage a lot smaller fish," says biologist Professor Frank Seebacher, of the University of Sydney.
"Once mosquitofish come in, the biodiversity decreases quite sharply. They are much more of a problem than canetoads."
Seebacher and colleagues wanted to investigate how increasing water temperatures could affect the relationship between mosquitofish and its predator.
"Species respond really differently to the same changes in climate," says Seebacher. "This is the first study to that looks at the thermal effects on interactions [between species]."
Seebacher and colleagues first acclimatised both mosquitofish and bass in laboratory tanks at 15°C and 25°C for several weeks, representing their winter and summer averages.
They then exposed each to 5°C increments in temperature starting at 10°C and ending at 30°C and tested how this affected their ability to swim, given their different long-term thermal background.
"Swimming is important for a fish to chase prey and escape predators, as well as to mate and reproduce," says Seebacher.
The researchers also exposed the different fish to each other and measured how well the bass could catch mosquitofish and how well the mosquitofish could escape from the bass.
"Mosquitofish were much happier in warmer temperatures than the bass were and when we looked at their interaction we also found the mosquitofish were better able to escape from the bass at the warmer temperatures," says Seebacher.
"It didn't require much of an increase in water temperature for that to be apparent - only about 3 or 4 degrees above their mean."
As well as being a fish humans like to eat, bass are currently being used by scientists to hold mosquitofish in check. But the researchers say their findings suggest as it gets warmer bass will be less able to feed themselves, because they will be less able to catch their prey and mosquitofish in return will escape predation.
The researchers now hope to look at the relationship between mosquitofish and their tadpole prey, and a three-way relationship between bass, mosquitofish and tadpoles.
"We're increasing the complexity of the system to test the flow-on effect of what we've found in this paper," says Seebacher.


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Canadian author Hugh MacLennan's important book about the relationship between English and French Canadians, published in 1945 (during a very divisive period for English and French Canadians, viz. the conscription issue).
Its protagonist Paul Tallard grows up in Quebec and is torn between his English mother and French father, between dual cultures and dual loyalties.
The title has since entered the Canadian vocabulary to represent the difficult nature of French/English discourse in Canada.


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 1. Identify linear trends shown in patterns, tables, graphs, and equations.
 2. Make connections between linear representations in patterns, tables, graphs, and equations.
 3. Identify \(y\)intercepts and rates of change (slopes) given linear patterns, tables, equations, and graphs.
 4. Write equations given linear patterns, tables, and graphs.
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You are given some colored marbles arranged in a circle. The marbles can have three different colors: red, white and green. The marbles changes their color in each second. The new color of a marble depends on the marble right to it. The rules of changing color is as follows:
 - if the color of the marble is white then in the next second its color will be the one onits right.
 - otherwise, the marble does not change color if the color of the one of its right is white.
 - otherwise, if the marble has the different color than the one of its right, it will become white.
 - otherwise, the marble will have the same color with its right. In this case, if it is red then it will become green and if it is green it will become red.
You are given a string S and an integer N. Determine the state of the marbles after N seconds. If we consider S as a character array and its length is L, then we have L marbles in the circle. Marble (i+1) is in the right side of marble i. For marble (L-1), marble 0 is in its right.
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For each case, output "Case _TAG_: W R G" (without quotes) in a line where X is the case number, starting from 1, followed by a single space, and W is the number of white marbles, R is the number of red marbles and G is the number of green marbles for that particular case, each separated by a single space.
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Case #1: 3 1 3
Case #2: 4 4 4
Case #3: 10 1 3
Case #4: 5 2 2
Case #5: 8 2 4


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Noun: long-tailed porcupine
 1. Porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail
 - Trichys lipura
Derived forms: long-tailed porcupines
Type of: Old World porcupine
Part of: genus Trichys, Trichys
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Tsunami Recovery in Sri Lanka
Ethnic and Regional Dimensions
Edited by Dennis B. McGilvray, Michele R. Gamburd
Published March 9th 2010 by Routledge – 208 pages
The Indian Ocean Tsunami, which devastated 70 percent of Sri Lanka's coastline and killed an estimated 35,000 people, was remarkable both for the magnitude of the disaster and for the unprecedented scale of the relief and recovery operations mounted by national and international agencies. The reconstruction process was soon hampered by political patronage, by the competing efforts of hundreds of foreign humanitarian organizations, and by the ongoing civil war.
The book is framed within this larger political and social context, offering descriptions and comparisons between two regions (southwest vs. eastern coast) and four ethnic communities (Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims, and Burghers) to illustrate how disaster relief unfolded in a culturally pluralistic political landscape. Approaching the issue from four disciplinary perspectives - anthropology, demography, political science, and disaster studies - chapters by experts in the field analyse regional and ethnic patterns of post-tsunami reconstruction according to different sectors of Sri Lankan society. Demonstrating the key importance of comprehending the local cultural contexts of disaster recovery processes, the book is a timely and useful contribution to the existing literature.
Part 1: Overview and Context 1. Introduction Michele R. Gamburd and Dennis B. McGilvray 2. Building the Conflict Back Better: The Politics of Tsunami Relief and Reconstruction in Sri Lanka Alan Keenan 3. Conflict, Coastal Vulnerability, and Resiliency in Tsunami-Affected Communities Randall Kuhn Part 2: Ethnographic Materials 4. The Golden Wave: Discourses on the Equitable Distribution of Tsunami Aid on Sri Lanka's Southwest Coast Michele R. Gamburd 5. The Sea Goddess and the Fishermen: Religion and Recovery in Navalady, Sri Lanka Patricia Lawrence 6. Dreaming of Dowry: Post-Tsunami Housing Strategies in Eastern Sri Lanka Dennis B. McGilvray and Patricia Lawrence Part 3: Disaster Studies 7. Actors in a Masala Movie: Fieldnotes on the NGO Tsunami Response in Eastern Sri Lanka Timmo Gaasbeek 8. Principles Ignored and Lessons Unlearned: A Disaster Studies Perspective on the Tsunami Experience in Sri Lanka Georg E. Frerks 9. Conclusion Michele R. Gamburd and Dennis B. McGilvray
Dennis B. McGilvray is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder. His research focuses on Tamil-speaking Hindus and Muslims of eastern Sri Lanka, including caste identities, matrilineal family patterns, popular religious traditions, and ethnic conflict. He is the author of Crucible of Conflict: Tamil and Muslim Society on the East Coast of Sri Lanka (Duke 2008)
Michele R. Gamburd is Professor of Anthropology at Portland State University. She has performed ethnographic research in Sri Lanka since 1992 and her theoretical interests focus on globalization, gender relations, violence, and social change. Her most recent book is Breaking the Ashes: The Culture of Illicit Liquor in Sri Lanka (Cornell 2008)


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Doctors have found that Ebola can linger in some male survivors for up to nine months but aren't sure if that means they might still be infectious, according to new research. In a study of 93 men in Sierra Leone, scientists found the Ebola virus in semen samples from about half of them. The risk seemed to decline over time. Ebola was detected in all nine men tested at two to three months after their illness began but in only 11 of the 43 survivors tested at seven to nine months.
Researchers aren't sure why Ebola remains in semen as opposed to other bodily fluids and don't know if the lingering virus might sicken others. More


Characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae complex isolates from pigs and humans in farms in Thailand: population genomic structure, antibiotic resistance and virulence genes
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2021 Apr 8:dkab118. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkab118. Online ahead of print.
OBJECTIVES: To define characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae complex (hereafter KP) isolates from healthy pigs, farm workers and their household members in Thailand.
METHODS: A total of 839 individual rectal swabs from pigs on 164 farms and 271 faecal samples of humans working on pig farms and persons living in the same household in Khon Kaen, Thailand were screened for gut colonization by KP. Genomic sequences were investigated for antibiotic resistance and virulence genes. Phylogenetic analyses were performed in addition to comparison with isolates from previous studies from Thailand.
RESULTS: KP was detected in approximately 50% of pig and human samples. In total, 253 KP isolates were obtained: 39% from pigs, 34% from farmers and 26% from individuals living on the same farm but without animal contact. MLST revealed high genetic diversity with 196 different STs distributed over four phylogroups (Kp1 to Kp4). Low prevalence of ESBL-KP (7.5%) and colistin-resistant KP (3.2%) was observed among pigs and humans. Remarkably, four convergent MDR and hypervirulent strains were observed: one from pigs (ST290) and three from humans [ST35, ST3415 (strain 90CP1), ST17 (strain 90CM2)]. Sharing of KP clones among pigs and humans was identified for some STs including ST4788, ST661, ST3541 and ST29.
CONCLUSIONS: The study indicated a low prevalence of ESBL and mcr genes among KP isolated from pigs and healthy humans in Thailand and suggested the possibility of zoonotic transmission for a subset of circulating KP clones.
PMID:33829268 | DOI:10.1093/jac/dkab118


Conceptualizing & Creating a Set Design
by Mary Beth Bosen
Conceptualizing & Creating a Set Design
Author Name:
Mary Beth Bosen
Unit Objective:
Students will demonstrate their understanding of the elements of design and the design process by creating/presenting a finished set design model.
This curriculum unit uses Michael Gillette's "Theatrical Design and Production" textbook as a resource throughout the lessons and instruction.
Learning Level:
This was designed specifically for a Stage Crew class at a high school. The tech class' main responsibilities are to run events, set ups, and support Westlake events. They build and paint the sets take care of any other tech needs for the drama productions. The bulk of their grade comes from supporting these events. Often times, these set ups, builds, and trainings happen during class hours, so it's not uncommon for there to be a day of tech work that happens in-between normal lessons in units. This unit was designed to work in that style of classroom where students will likely have several in class work days in-between instruction.
Prior Experience:
Up to this point, students have studied jobs/roles in the Tech theatre world, the tech chain of command. Students have taken a tour of the auditorium, Students have learned about the different theatre spaces (arena, proscenium, black box, thrust, found space, etc…) and have had lessons on basic script analysis as it applies to theatrical design work.
2014 National Arts Core Theatre Standards:
 1. Develop detailed supporting evidence and criteria to reinforce artistic choices, when participating in or observing a drama/theatre work.
 1. Discover how unique choices shape believable and sustainable drama/theatre work.
 1. Present a drama/theatre work using creative processes that shape the production for a specific audience
 1. Analyze and compare artistic choices developed from personal experiences in multiple drama/theatre works.
 1. Justify personal aesthetics, preferences and beliefs through participation in and observation of drama/theatre work.
Big Idea:
Set designers combine elements of color, shape, line, and texture to manipulate
the audience's experience with a show.
Essential Questions:
 - How can observation improve design skills?
 - What is the purpose of going through each step of the design process?
 - How do the elements of set design apply to other productions areas?
Enduring Understandings:
 - Designers use their work to communicate a story to the audience and to manipulate their thoughts/feelings according to the show's concept
 - Effective set designs:
 - "Reflect the production team's agreed-upon interpretation of the production concept
 - Exhibit a unity of style among all aspects of that production
 - Provide visual information about the world of the play including locale, period, season, time of day, culture, as well as the play's socioeconomic, religious, and political environment" (Gillette pg. 452)
Key Knowledge & Skills:
 - Collaboration, Commitment, Critical Thinking, Analysis, Elements of Design, Creating & Construction, Self Reflection.
Authentic Performance Tasks:
Note: A few weeks prior to Lesson 1, students were assigned to choose and start reading a play that they would use in the upcoming set design unit (must be a straight play—not a musical) and were asked to bring their script to class the next day to be checked off for points. Students have been instructed to bring their scripts to class each day during the set design unit.
Lesson 1: Elements of Design Part 1!
Students will demonstrate their understanding of how shape, line, and texture and principles of composition communicate in design by analyzing their effect in several designs.
Lesson 2: Elements of Design Part 2!
Students will demonstrate their understanding of how color communicates in design by doing a color response activity and brainstorming colors for their set project.
Lesson 3: The Viz!
Students will be able to communicate a designer's concept by choosing and presenting a viz for a popular fairy tale.
Lesson 4: Given Circumstances, Research, & Inspiration!
Students will prepare to create and present a design/research presentation for the play they have chosen by learning how to identify and use given circumstances in a script to shape and inform their design.
Lesson 5: Presenting Like A Pro!
Students will be able to verbalize and justify their design concept & choices by presenting their production viz & research PowerPoint in a mock designer presentation.
Lesson 6: From Research/Concept to Design
Students will synthesize their analysis and research to create a set design model.
Lesson 7: Final Set Design
Students will present their final set design for the class by showing/explaining their set design models.
Conceptualizing & Creating a Set Design Unit of Lessons.Mary Beth Bosen


Crafting an Item
A character who has the time, the money, and the needed tools can use downtime to craft armor, weapons, clothing, or other kinds of nonmagical gear.
Resources and Resolution. In addition to the appropriate tools for the item to be crafted, a character needs raw materials worth half of the item's selling cost. To determine how many workweeks it takes to create an item, divide its gold piece cost by 1000. A character can complete multiple items in a workweek if the item's combined cost is 1000 gp or lower. Items that cost more than 1000 gp can be completed over longer periods of time, as long as the work in progress is stored in a safe location.
Multiple characters can combine their efforts. Divide the time needed to create an item by the number of characters working on it. Use your judgment when determining how many characters can collaborate on an item. A particularly tiny item, like a ring, might allow only one or two workers, whereas a large, complex item might allow four or more workers.
A character needs to be proficient with the tools needed to craft an item and have access to the appropriate equipment. Everyone who collaborates needs to have the appropriate tool proficiency. You need to make any judgment calls regarding whether a character has the correct equipment. The following table provides some examples.
Alchemy KitAntitoxin, Potion of Healing
Leatherworker's ToolLeather Armor, Boots
Smith's ToolsArmor, Weapons
Weaver's ToolsCloaks, Robes
If all the above requirements are met, the result of the process is an item of the desired sort. A character can sell an item crafted in this way at its listed price.
Crafting Magic Items.
Creating a magic item requires more than just time, effort, and materials. It also requires you track down rare materials and the lore needed to create the item.
Potions of healing and spell scrolls are exceptions to the following rules.
FIRST, a character needs a formula for a magic item in order to create it. The formula is like a recipe. It lists the materials needed and steps required to make the item.
SECONDLY, a item invariably requires an exotic material to complete it. This material can range from the skin of a yeti to a vial of water taken from a whirlpool on the Elemental Plane of Water. Finding that material should take as part of an adventure.
The Magic Item Ingredients table gives an indication of what CR monster you may have to face to collected the required materials. Note that facing a creature does not necessarily mean that the characters must collect items from its corpse. Rather, the creature might guard a location or a resource that the characters need to access to.
Magic Item Ingredients
Item RarityCR Range
Very Rare13-18
FINALLY, In addition to collecting this resource, creating an item comes with a gold piece cost covering other materials, tools, and so on, based on the item's rarity. Those values, as well as the time a character needs to work in order to complete the item, are shown on the Magic Item Crafting Time and Cost table. Halve the listed price and creation time for any consumable items.
Magic Item Crafting Time and Cost
Item RarityWork Weeks*Cost*
Common150 gp
Uncommon2200 gp
Rare102,000 gp
Very Rare2520,000 gp
Legendary50100,000 gp
* Halved for Consumable Items, like potions.
*Halved for a consumable item like a potion or scroll
To complete a magic item, a character also needs whatever tool proficiency is appropriate, as for crafting a nonmagical object, or proficiency in the Arcana skill.
If all the above requirements are met, the result of the process is a magic item of the desired sort.
Complications. Most of the complications involved in creating something, especially a magic item, are linked to the difficulty in finding rare ingredients or components needed to complete the work. The complications a character might face as byproducts of the creation process are most interesting when the characters are working on a magic item: there's a 10 percent chance for every five workweeks spent on crafting an item that a complication occurs. The Crafting Complications table provides examples of what might happen.
Crafting Complications
1Rumors swirl that what you're working on is unstable and a threat to the community
2Your tools are stolen, forcing you to buy new ones.*
3A local wizard shows keen interest in your work and insists on observing you.
4A powerful noble offeres a hefty price for your work and is not interested in taking no for an answer.
5A dwarf clan accuses you of stealing its secret lore to fuel your work.*
6A competitor spreads rumors that your work is shoddy and prone to failure*
*Might involve a rival.
Brewing Potions of Healing.
Potions of healing fall into a special category for item crafting, separate from other magic items. A character who has proficiency with the herbalism kit can create these potions. The times and costs for doing so are summarized on the Potion of Healing Creation table. If you own the correct amount of Spineflower Berries, you may craft these potions without paying the gold cost.
Potion of Healing Creation
Healing1 day25 gp1
Greater Healing1 week100 gp5
Superior Healing3 weeks1,000 gp25
Supreme Healing4 weeks10,000 gp100
Potion of Mana Reference
Greater ManaRare1d4+2
Superior ManaVery Rare2d4+4
Scribing a Spell Scroll
With time and patience, a spellcaster can transfer a spell to a scroll, creating a spell scroll.
Resources. Scribing a spell scroll takes an amount of time and money related to the level of the spell the character wants to scribe, as shown in the Spell Scroll Costs table. In addition, the character must have proficiency in the Arcana skill and must provide any material components required for the casting of the spell. Moreover, the character must have the spell prepared, or it must be among the character's known spells, in order to scribe a scroll of that spell.
If the scribed spell is a cantrip, the version of the scroll works as if the caster were 1st level.
Spell Scroll Costs
Spell level TimeCost
Cantrip 1 day15 gp
1st 1 day25 gp
2nd 3 days250 gp
3rd 1 workweek500 gp
4th 2 workweeks2,500 gp
5th 4 workweeks5,000 gp
6th 8 workweeks15,000 gp
7th 16 workweeks25,000 gp
8th 32 workweeks50,000 gp
9th 48 workweeks250,000 gp
Complications. Crafting a spell scroll is a solitary task, unlikely to attract much attention. The complications that arise are more likely to involve the preparation needed for the activity. Every workweek spent scribing brings a 10 percent chance of a complication, examples of which are on the Scribe a Scroll Complications table.
Scribe a Scroll Complications
1You bought up the last of the rare ink used to craft scrolls, angering a wizard in town.
2The priest of a temple of good accuses you of trafficking in dark magic.*
3A wizard eager to collect one of your spells in a book presses you to sell the scroll.
4Due to a strange error in creating the scroll, it is instead a random spell of the same level.
5The rare parchement you bought for your scrolls has a barely visible map on it.
6A thief attempts to break into your workroom.*
*Might involve a rival
Collecting Materials
When adventuring, its possible to find common and exotic materials which are used to craft new objects and gear. In this section you will find new rules for collecting materials, which can be used for crafting new weapons, armor, clothing, and other kind of gear.
Material Sources
When the characters are camping in a forest, exploring an abandoned mine, diving in the ocean, or surviving in a dungeon, they can also search and gather raw materials for crafting.
Every day, characters can collect materials while traveling through the wild or exploring a dungeon or a cave. These materials can be found by mining a mineral vein, gathering plants and herbs for potions and other concoctions, and harvesting or collecting creature parts for later use.
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Scrim, also commonly referred to as gauze, is a type of strong, coarse cotton material made with a rectangular weave. This makes it look similar to a screen used in a window. The material is commonly used for making curtains, but is also used for upholstery, in bookbinding, and in theater in order to help create special effects. When used for this last purpose, it is typically referred to as sharktooth scrim.
Many people believe that scrim is an ideal material for curtains because it is lightweight and translucent. It can also appear opaque when lit from the front at a diagonal angle, but when lit from behind, it becomes transparent. This characteristic makes it particularly useful in theater, because it can be lit from the front in order to block the audience's view of what is taking place on the stage when scenes are changed. When the fabric is lit from behind, the audience can once again see what is taking place behind it.
Scrim and another material called bobbinette are often used interchangeably, though the two materials are not the same. The weave of bobbinette is hexagonal and wider, which makes it more difficult to hide the appearance of objects when used in the theater. Scrim can also be used with cyclorama, which is a large curtain used in the theater. When the cyclorama is lit, the projected images become easily visible, and then disappear again when the material is no longer lit. When the two fabrics are used together, the projected image appears to have depth.
The moiré effect can also be created by placing one piece of scrim cloth behind the other and then lighting them on stage. This effect is created when two grid-like patterns are placed over one another at an angle. Using the fabric for this effect can create a sense of disorientation in the audience when watching a scene on stage.
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Armored Glove Comes Equipped With Stun Gun, Video Camera
The BodyGuard, designed by cameraman David Brown, is an armored glove equipped with a high voltage stun gun, laser pointer for aiming, video camera and flashlight. Brown developed the concept for the BodyGuard — which is designed to prevent violent situations rather than end them — one night in 2004 when he and a few of his friends were discussing a recent mountain lion that attacked some cyclists, leaving one dead and the other maimed.
When using a knife, gun, or other handheld weapon, Brown felt the item could be easily dropped, thus leaving the wielder unable to protect his or herself. So, he came up with the glove concept because he felt it would be more difficult to lose the weapon, but also because using one's own hand was much more instinctual than using a foreign object.
The glove weighs less than three pounds, is made of breathable material and has a hard, protective shell that extends up the arm. The stun is generated by four electrodes on the wrist-area of the glove, prepped by a pull pin, and is activated by a button on the palm, with similar buttons activating the laser pointer, flashlight and video camera.
Brown developed the prototype for the BodyGuard in 48 hours, by using a medical arm brace as a base, attaching a stun gun and a fire-alarm button from Home Depot. It took Brown seven years and thirty prototypes to finish his final demo model. Though the BodyGuard seems like a neat futuristic piece of weaponry, one wonders exactly how effective it'll be when facing criminals with ranged weapons.
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Any modern CMM just cannot do without a Fixture Plate. A basic fixture usually consists of a flat plat which has a wide variety of clamps and locators in order to hold and locate the part. The Fixture Plates are normally, much heavier than the plate jigs. This is done with an intention to increase their resistance against the additional cutting force.
Normally, a Fixture Plate is used either as a base for the work piece fixture or as a secondary base for an existing fixture.
The basic function of a Fixture Plate is to provide a staging area for building up part fixtures. A large sized plate facilitates the fixture of multiple parts. This helps in reducing the machine down time for loading and unloading. Generally, Fixture Plates which supports higher part densities and faster part change-outputs per cycle are preferred. This helps in saving a considerable amount of time and effort.


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(verb) deny or contradict (a fact or statement) "it was difficult to gainsay his claim"
(verb) speak against or oppose (someone) "none could gainsay her"
Gainsay meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)
विरोध करना, चुनौती देना, खण्डन करना, प्रतिवाद करना, अस्वीकार करना
- Middle English: from obsolete gain- 'against' + say.
Gainsay in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)
- "There is no gainsay from such statements," Mr. Diwan pointed out.
- "There is then no gainsay in the fact that transgenders enjoy basic human rights including protection from violence and discrimination.
- He was a perfectionist, but he will gainsay it for that's what invariably makes him a perfectionist.
- If these demanding practices help Muslims find peace and God, no one has a right to gainsay them.
- But he also makes points that officials struggle to gainsay.
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of gainsay
- gainsay = gain weight?? say it… don't deny… don't gainsay


Question: How Long Does It Take To Replace A Timing Chain?
How much does replacing a timing chain cost?
Replacing the timing chain is a complicated job, and the labor costs can be quite high.
For most cars, a timing chain replacement costs between $413 and $1040, or you can order the parts themselves for $88 and $245..
Do you have to remove engine to replace timing chain?
In short, no; you don't have to remove the engine to replace a timing cover gasket or water pump on a 2000 Ford Taurus. You should remove ancillary components such as the radiator and some other parts in order to have easier access to complete this job.
Can you drive without a timing chain?
With that said, the vehicle is likely not going to run at all without it. You should not attempt to start the vehicle because the chain or belt inside can cause damage to the components around it. The vehicle's damage will need to be accessed when the timing belt is changed.
What happens if timing chain is off by one tooth?
Usually, off by one tooth is not all that critical, and you should not bend valves. You may have a bit more low rpm or a bit more high rpm responsiveness, depending on whether it's advanced one tooth or retarded one tooth.
What are the symptoms of a bad timing chain?
Symptoms of a Bad or Failing Timing ChainEngine misfires or runs poorly.Metal shavings found in the oil.Engine won't start or fails.Check Engine Light is on.Engine rattles while idling.
Can a timing chain be tightened?
Timing chains can be adjusted to either loosen or tighten the timing chain so that it runs smoothly along with the timing chain tensioner.
Can low oil cause rattling?
Low Engine Oil Level If the oil level gets too low, you can have a situation where the oil pump sucks air into it and the air gets pumped through the engine along with whatever oil is remaining. This can cause a rattling or ticking noise from within the engine.
How many hours does it take to change a timing chain?
In general, if the timing chain is replaced by a mechanic having all their replacement supplies and parts easily accessible, the job itself should not take more than 5 to 8 hours total. Again, it depends on the location of the job and accessibility of tools and supplies.
Will a new timing chain improve performance?
Replacing them with new components can give the false feeling of increased performance when the truth is the engine has just been returned to the correct state of operation. No timing belt will give an increase in performance – it's just not possible. Its main job is to keep the timing in check.
Which is better timing chain or belt?
Belts are quieter and because of their material, less expensive to produce. Timing chains are housed within the engine and receive lubrication from engine oil and can last a long time, while timing belts are located outside of the engine and tend to dry out and crack.
How do you know when timing chain needs replacing?
Symptoms of a failing timing chain include:Timing chain noise.Engine misfire and poor performance.Difficulty in starting the vehicle.Illuminated check engine light.Engine vibration or shaking when idling.Engine won't start.
Will a car start if timing is off?
Engine Won't Start: If the engine timing belt has broken, it won't be able to start. … On occasion, the engine timing belt will slip from the camshaft. This will cause one of the cylinder to open and close sooner than it should, aka misfiring. If the engine timing belt isn't replaced soon, catastrophic damage can result.
Is it worth replacing a timing chain?
A timing chain runs inside the engine, as it needs to be lubricated by the engine oil. A timing belt typically needs to be replaced between 40,000 and 100,000 miles depending on the vehicle. … A timing chain doesn't need to be replaced unless there is a problem with it.
What causes timing chain to break?
A timing chain can break with either too much or not enough tension. If the chain does not have enough tension, it can develop slack. This can result in the chain "slapping," leading to premature fatigue. A chain with too much tension can also fail, as it is placed under excessive stress.
What does a bad timing chain sound like?
Under normal conditions, the engine should have a consistent, smooth sound that indicates everything is running as it should. However, when the timing chain is loose, it may cause a vibration inside the motor and will be indicated by a rattling noise as the engine idles.


Tobacco is a high-density crop that is mowed several times throughout its cycle and that can be a good thing, because it can produce as much as 160 tons of fresh biomass per hectare.
Biomass that is suitable for producing bioethanol. Smoking cigarettes is bad but renewable energy is good, tobacco just needs some help from science.
For a recent study, tobacco plants of the Virginia Gold and Havana commercial cultivars were genetically modified to increase their production of starch and sugars, which contributes to the increase in ethanol production. Traditional tobacco growing allows the plant to develop and the leaves to grow and get bigger, as the nicotine is synthesized when the plant is more mature. However, if the plants are used for producing biofuels, the researchers go for a higher-density crop similar to that of forage crops.
As Professor Jon Veramendi of Elhuyar Fundazioa explained, "What has been done now is fieldwork with these two tobacco cultivars and it has been found that the starch and sugars in the tobacco leaf are in fact higher. The tobacco plants are sown very close to each other and various mowings are made throughout the cycle. When the plant has grown to a height of about 50 cm, it is cut and the output is taken to the biomass processing factory. That way, it is possible to obtain up to 160 tonnes of matter per hectare over the whole cycle."
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Objective: While considerable attention has focused on improving the detection of depression, assessment of severity is also important in guiding treatment decisions. Therefore, we examined the validity of a brief, new measure of depression severity.
Measurements: The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is a self-administered version of the PRIME-MD diagnostic instrument for common mental disorders. The PHQ-9 is the depression module, which scores each of the 9 DSM-IV criteria as "0" (not at all) to "3" (nearly every day). The PHQ-9 was completed by 6,000 patients in 8 primary care clinics and 7 obstetrics-gynecology clinics. Construct validity was assessed using the 20-item Short-Form General Health Survey, self-reported sick days and clinic visits, and symptom-related difficulty. Criterion validity was assessed against an independent structured mental health professional (MHP) interview in a sample of 580 patients.
Results: As PHQ-9 depression severity increased, there was a substantial decrease in functional status on all 6 SF-20 subscales. Also, symptom-related difficulty, sick days, and health care utilization increased. Using the MHP reinterview as the criterion standard, a PHQ-9 score > or =10 had a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 88% for major depression. PHQ-9 scores of 5, 10, 15, and 20 represented mild, moderate, moderately severe, and severe depression, respectively. Results were similar in the primary care and obstetrics-gynecology samples.
Conclusion: In addition to making criteria-based diagnoses of depressive disorders, the PHQ-9 is also a reliable and valid measure of depression severity. These characteristics plus its brevity make the PHQ-9 a useful clinical and research tool.


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Grounding Knowledge: Environmental Philosophy, Epistemology, and Place
cloth, 161 p., $34.95
According to ancient Greek philosophers, the study or the theory of the basis of knowledge was completely separate from external influences. In this scholarly book, philosopher Christopher Preston traces the evolving history of this traditional approach to truth and describes its challenges over the years. He also adds to the arguments, contending that man's thought processes can not be separated from his physical environment in the exploration of the relationship of social and cultural factors that influence mental activity. His thesis is that there are situated accounts of knowledge, such that, for example, a particular physical environment will affect theory. He concludes that mankind must protect a full range of environments in their natural condition in order to provide a complete grounding to knowledge.
Despite the fact that it is a bit of a slog through various philosophers' theories, readers will be rewarded with an epistemic reason for the protection of natural habitats.
— Marilyn K. Alaimo, garden writer and volunteer, Chicago Botanic Garden
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Promote WBL will not only identify and share methods which help make work-based learning more effective, but it will also provide VET professionals with the knowledge and tools to make it happen through a dedicated online course. Our partnership aims to demonstrate that work-based learning in VET can be a win-win situation for both learners and the host employer.
Barriers to making this happen can be challenging to overcome. Issues we have identified include poor relationships and collaboration between VET providers and employers, and a significant skills gap among learners of transferable skills; especially their entrepreneurship capabilities. VET professionals play a key role in developing this agenda, as both relationship-builder with industry and as the deliverer of skills improvement in young people. Promote WBL will support the training of VET teachers to help their students to make the most of their work-based learning.
Through this we will support VET institutions to create a number of long-term collaborations between themselves and businesses of all sizes to create high quality work-based learning opportunities for their learners. It is also expected that, through Promote WBL's contribution to a more effective learning experience for students, we can help to influence an increase of early employment outcomes.


What is an eco friendly alternative to jet fuel?
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 As part of NASA's Alternative Aviation Fuel Experiment II (AAFEX II), a chicken fat-based jet fuel was tested. The fuel, called Hydrotreated Renewable Jet Fuel, was to be used as fuel in a NASA DC-8 aircraft. Hydrotreated Renewable Jet Fuel was not developed by NASA, however; it has been used successfully in various other aircraft, including by an F-16CM Fighting Falcon, one of which recently used a 50/50 mixture of regular jet fuel and the biofuel.
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In this work, we address two coupled tasks of gaze prediction and action recognition in egocentric videos by exploring their mutual context. Our assumption is that in the procedure of performing a manipulation task, what a person is doing determines where the person is looking at, and the gaze point reveals gaze and non-gaze regions which contain important and complementary information about the undergoing action. We propose a novel mutual context network (MCN) that jointly learns action-dependent gaze prediction and gaze-guided action recognition in an end-to-end manner. Experiments on public egocentric video datasets demonstrate that our MCN achieves state-of-the-art performance of both gaze prediction and action recognition.
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Prescription for Heterosexuality
Nursing Clio's very own Carolyn Herbst Lewis recently sat down with Jackie Wolf, host of WOUB's Conversations From Studio B, to talk about her new book, Prescription For Heterosexuality: Sexual Citizenship in the Cold War Era.
Carolyn's book examines "how medical practitioners, especially family physicians, situated themselves as the guardians of Americans' sexual well-being during the early years of the Cold War. She argues that many doctors viewed their patients' sexual habits as more than an issue of personal health. They believed that a satisfying sexual relationship between heterosexual couples with very specific attributes and boundaries was the foundation of a successful marriage, a fundamental source of happiness in the American family, and a crucial building block of a secure nation."
You can check out the interview in its entirety here.


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This study aimed to explore the question: do American, millennial men that try to achieve masculine ideals have less ability to express themselves emotionally and do they have less positive mental health and well-being? The population sample gathered consisted of 44 American, male participants between the ages of 35 and 21. The data was measured via a survey that consisted of two questionnaires, the Gender Role Conflict Scale and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale as well as several demographic questions consisting of a total of 55 questions for the survey. The survey was administered online via Qualtrics Survey Software. The design of the study was a quantitative, correlational design. The results did not find a significant, positive relationship between gender role conflict and mental health and well-being or between emotional expression and mental health and well-being. Participants in this study had an average of moderate levels of gender role conflict (not severe levels of gender role conflict) and average mental well-being scores suggesting that men may be experiencing less gender role conflict pressures than men from previous studies. Gaining understanding and perspective on how this could affect men may be beneficial towards understanding what new generations of men are struggling with and how they may differ from previous generations.
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Human Development Innovation Fund
HDIF is now accepting funding applications for pilot and scale-up projects between £500,000 and £1,000,000 (exceptions can be made for compelling applications for a grant not lower than GBP 200,000). In this round, HDIF seeks to fund organizations to implement innovative projects in any of the results areas in WASH and Early Childhood Development (ECD), as detailed under the following challenge statements.
1.) Early Childhood Development (ECD)
To improve opportunities for ECD for vulnerable children aged 0-6 that will improve children's readiness and receptiveness to learning, and improve their general health and well-being.
2.) Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
To increase demand, uptake and sustainability of improved sanitation facilities, hand washing with soap at critical times and menstrual hygiene management, through innovative financing mechanisms, technology, and behavior change promotion.


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What is it about the French language that so prettifies commonplace notions? Devoré fabric refers to velvets that have been dissolved to create transparent patterns. In French, this literally means 'devoured'. More prosaically, in English this fabric is sometimes referred to as 'burnout', which conjures up some rather horrid images.
The process was first created in Europe in the 1920s, and requires velvet that has a blend of cellulose fibre – viscose, cotton, rayon – and a protein-based fibre such as silk. A chemical gel is applied in the desired pattern to the fabric, and the cellulose is dissolved away to leave behind the silk, which appears as a semi-transparent gauze, and thereby creating the pattern.
Devoré was popular during the 1920s unsurprisingly, as it was then invented, and the dresses of the time were so much more inventive with the use of this innovative fabric than the ubiquitous scarves and fringed kimonos of today.


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Keep Bananas Fresh Longer by Separating Them and Wrapping the Stems in Plastic Wrap
We've discussed how wrapping bananas with plastic wrap keeps a bunch fresher longer, but if you want your banans to last as long as possible, the real key is to separate them and then wrap each individual stem with plastic wrap. Here's why.
Instructables user wilgubeast explains that the traditional method of wrapping the whole crown of a bunch works well, but if you want those bananas to last all week, separate them and wrap the stems individually as tightly as possible. You can also slice them up and rest the cut sides in a little acid (lemon juice works best, maybe a little vinegar) to prevent browning. Some people also swear by putting them in the fridge to slow the process.
If you're uncertain of the science here, it's really straightforward. Bananas, like many fruits, release ethylene gas naturally, which controls enzymatic browning and ripening of not just itself, but other fruits nearby. Much of that offgassing takes place at the stem—or the crown—of the banana. By wrapping the crown of a bunch, you slow down the ripening process a bit. For the best effect, separate the bananas and wrap them individually. If you've ever gotten a fresh bunch home and removed the wrap around the crown only to discover the bananas ripened faster than you expected (this has happened to me before), this is why. Still, don't take my word for it, wilgubeast links a number of papers on the topic at the link below, along with more detail on how to wrap those stems.
Keep Bananas Fresh Longer (Slices, Too!) | Instructables


A 54-Year-Old Man Died After Eating A Bag And A Half Of Licorice Every Day For A Few Weeks
By Mayukh Saha / Truth Theory
In a bizarre turn of events, a 54 years old Massachusetts man has reportedly died after eating too much Licorice candy. The doctors confirmed that the rush of sugar had damaged his heart function.
The 54 years old man had been eating around a bag and a half of licorice candy each day for many weeks. This, naturally, resulted in nutrients imbalance.
A cardiologist from Massachusetts, Neel Butala, took up the case in a Medicine Journal. He warned people of the dangers of overloading sugar. He added that even a tiny bit of licorice can result in significant blood pressure increase.
The US Food and Drug officials announced that eating two ounces of black licorice for 12 days can results in heart rhythm issues for 40 and over individuals.
What Makes Black Licorice So Dangerous?
As per medical experts, the main ingredient that makes black licorice so deadly is the glycyrrhizic acid. This ingredient is present in other food items that use licorice root as well.
Your potassium levels drop when you consume too much glycyrrhizic acid. That's because it does not let your body absorb adequate potassium. And, for a healthy functioning heart, one needs an appropriate balance of sodium and potassium. When the potassium level drops, the sodium level increases substantially. This causes heart rhythm problems and increased blood pressure.
Another leading cardiologist from the University of Colorado, Dr. Robert Eckel, further explained that it's not just the licorice candy that's dangerous. He said that any food item that uses the licorice root can cause similar issues. Some other popular food items include licorice teas, jelly beans, etc.
Furthermore, Dr. Eckel added that the Belgian beers and even some types of chewing tobacco contain this dangerous compound. Dr. Eckel was formerly the president of the American Heart Association.
Health experts say, however, that the Massachusetts case was an extreme one. The 54 years old man has switched to black licorice from the red twists. The man had gone to eat at a fast-food restaurant when he had a blackout. The emergency services gave him CPR. He revived only to die the following day. Reports found that his potassium levels were fatally low.
Massachusetts Case Reported To FDA In Hopes To Bring Awareness
As per Dr. Butala, a maximum of 3.1 percent glycyrrhizic acid is allowed in a food item. However, licorice and many other candies don't reveal how much of this compound they have per ounce.
Jeff Beckmann from Hershey states that all their food items are safe to consume but needs to be eaten in moderation. The Hershey Company manufactures licorice candies.
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The Using Enumeration Tools module provides you with the instructions and devices to develop your hands-on skills in the following topics:
- Performing zone transfers
- Working with remote targets
Working with finger command
Lab time: It will take approximately 60 minutes to complete this lab.
The following objective is covered in this lab:
Exercise 1 - Performing Zone Transfers
The DNS (Domain Name System) server service provides three types of zones such as primary, secondary, and stub zones. Zone transfer is a mechanism with the help of which the changes that are made to the zone on a master server are replicated on all the secondary servers for that particular zone.
In this exercise, you will learn to perform zone transfers using command-line tools such as nslookup and dig.
Exercise 2 - Working with Remote Targets
PsInfo is a command-line tool that comes bundled with Microsoft Sysinternals suite. By default, this tool provides local system information. However, you can use this tool to retrieve information about remote systems in the network.
In this exercise, you will use the PsInfo command-line tool.
Exercise 3 - Working with Finger Command
In Unix/Linux, you can use the finger command to retrieve information about the system users in the network.
In this exercise, you will work with the finger command.


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Keep your Fire Hydrants clear from snow
"Clearing snow around fire hydrants keeps them visible and accessible and will save valuable time in the case of an emergency," In order for firefighters to quickly and easily utilize a fire hydrant in the event of a fire, there needs to be a 3 foot radius surrounding the hydrant that is completely cleared of snow. If a hydrant is covered, the firefighters need to clear it themselves and the delay that this causes could mean additional property damage, injuries or even lives lost. Unfortunately, this is sometimes an issue and the main reason for it is that people simply don't know whose responsibility it is to clear the hydrants in their neighborhood. It is your responsibility to clear Fire Hydrants located close to your home.


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2. 二级配电柜是接入一级配电柜的电能，将电能转化为低压，并配送给附近的负荷设备，配电柜分为控制中心与电力动力设 备应用中心。
The distribution cabinet is divided into the first, the second and the third. The distribution cabinet is suitable for the medium and large enterprises to use as the power supply system. Distribution Cabinet how to choose 1. FIRST-CLASS DISTRIBUTION CABINET: It is installed in the power control system. Therefore, it is responsible for transferring power to the second-class distribution cabinet in the substation equipment installed. Therefore, the function and structure of the distribution cabinet are higher than the second-class and third-class requirements. 2. Secondary Distribution Cabinet is connected to the first distribution cabinet of power, power into low-voltage, and distribution to the nearby load equipment, distribution cabinet is divided into control center and power equipment, equipment application center. 3. Three-stage distribution cabinet, because the three-stage distribution cabinet layout is simpler, the application is more widespread, the capacity is small, generally as the control low-level use electric load equipment.


Pronunciation: US [ˌrevə'keɪʃn] UK [ˌrevə'keɪʃn]
 - n.The abolition of
 - WebWithdrawn; Removed; Cancel
Repealing, cancellation, termination; (contract, suggestions) to lift; also called the ancient, bring back
This page is created to explain what the meaning of revocation is. Here, you can find complete definitions of revocation in English and other 40 languages. First of all, you can listen to the pronunciations of revocation in American English and British English by clicking the audio icons. Next, we list the most popular web definitions of revocation. Though they may not be accurate, but represent the most up-to-date explanations in the Internet age. Furthermore, we list other words that have the same meanings as revocation. In addition to synonyms, major antonyms for revocation are also listed. For detailed word list, you can click tabs to switch between synonyms and antonyms. More importantly, you will see the tab of 'Definitions in English' where the dictionary provides the accurate meanings of revocation. Thirdly, we list other word forms of revocation: noun, adjective, verb, and adverb. Fourth, we are giving example sentences that contain revocation. These sentences show how you can use the English word of revocation in a real sentence. Fifth, to help you better understand the definitions of revocation, we also present three images to illustrate what revocation really means. Finally, we are listing English words that start with revocation, English words that contain revocation, and English words that end with revocation.


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Shrouded Daggers is a skill located in the Dual Wield (which can be found in the Weapon skill tree). Shrouded Daggers is a morph of Hidden Blade
Shrouded Daggers deals the following types of damage: Physical Damage. Which means that it gets buffed by the following blue champion point trees: Master at Arms, Mighty, Piercing, Precise Strikes. Also the following red champion point trees protect against this skill: Hardy, Iron Clad.


Mining project behind Greenland political upheaval
In snap elections April 6, Greenland's indigenous-led left-environmentalist party Inuit Ataqatigiit (Community of the People) won 37% of the vote, overtaking the longtime incumbents, the social-democratic Siumut (Forward) party. At the center of the race was a contentious mining project that Inuit Ataqatigiit aggressively campaigned against. The Kvanefjeld rare-earth mineral project, near Narsaq in Greenland's south, has divided the territory's political system for more than a decade. Greenland Minerals, the Australian company behind the project, says the mine has the "potential to become the most significant Western world producer of rare earths," adding that it would also produce uranium. But the Chinese giant Shenghe Resources owns 11% of Greenland Minerals—raising concerns about Beijing's perceived design to establish control over the planet's rare earth minerals.
Rare earth minerals constitute a crucial part of the high-tech global supply chain, used in the manufacture of cellphones, other digital devices, and the rechargeable batteries in electric cars. Some 90% of global production is currently under Chinese control.
Inuit Ataqatigiit will have to negotiate a coalition to form a government, needing at least 16 of the 31 seats in the territory's parliament, the Inatsisartut, for a majority. The party itself only won enough votes for 12 seats. The snap election was called after the previous Siumut-led coalition government collapsed amid an internal power struggle. Siumut had governed Greenland since 1979, apart from a period from 2009 to 2013 when Inuit Ataqatigiit was in power. Upon returning to power in 2013, Siumut oversaw the repeal of a law that had banned the extraction of radioactive minerals such as uranium.
Greenland is an autonomous territory that is under the sovereignty of Denmark but effectively self-governing. Although it has a population of just 56,000, the election has been closely followed internationally—both due to the question of control of strategic minerals and because Inuit Ataqatigiit supports formal independence from Denmark. (NYT, Al Jazeera, Reuters, APNPR, NPRBBC NewsEuroNewsEye on the Arctic, Polar Connection)


text: The history of South Carolina's State House is as colorful as the state itself. Begun in 1851, the original architect was dismissed for fraud and dereliction of duty and the structure dismantled due to defective materials. Work on a new structure was begun in 1855 and suspended in 1865 as Sherman's Union Army swept through leaving its mark on Columbia and the State House. Completed in 1907, the copper-domed granite building today wears six bronze stars to mark hits from Sherman's cannons. An AfricanAmerican History Monument on the grounds traces African-American history from the Middle Passage, to the fight for freedom in the Civil War, the struggle for civil rights and emergence into mainstream America.


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Liam Hallam is a Sports Science graduate and competitive cyclist who loves to travel to Europe in search of great riding.
NAMSET: A Logical Approach to Teaching Resistance Exercise
Beginners to resistance training are often unfamiliar with resistance exercise machines and free weights. This is a basic method that gives the instructor the ability to provide a consistent and logical introduction to resistance exercises. It also allows the trainee to more easily understand an exercise's purpose and technique.
NAMSIT is used by some training courses in place of NAMSET, but the two are essentially the same. I recommend using whichever acronym makes the most sense for you or whichever one your course uses. The acronym is defined as follows:
N = Name of the exercise
- The instructor tells the client the name of the machine or free weight exercise.
- Example: "This exercise is called the back squat."
A = Area of the body worked
- The instructor then points out the area(s) of the body that the exercise will work.
- Example: "The squat mainly uses the legs and hips but also engages the core and back for stability."
M = Muscles used
- The instructor provides more detail and explains which muscles will be used and points them out to a client.
- Example: "The squat mainly utilizes the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, erector spinae, and abdominal muscles."
S = Silent demonstration
- The instructor now demonstrates the exercise silently so that the client can see how the exercise is done.
E or I = Explanation or instruction of the exercise
- The instructor then explains key aspects of the exercise.
- Example: "Stand upright with a neutral spine and with feet shoulder-width apart. Bend at the hips first and then at the knees, as if you are sitting down on a chair, until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Then, return to the starting position."
T = Teaching of the exercise
- The instructor now guides the client through the exercise as they attempt it themselves.
- See the video below for an example of this complete method.
This approach forms part of the CYQ (Central YMCA Qualifications) gym instructor Level 2 qualification.
This approach can be used no matter what resistance machine or free weight exercise is being used. The emphasis should always be on good form and technique.
The highly visual nature of the demonstration provides a large amount of information for the client to take in. This should be supplemented with small amounts of verbal instruction.
The instructor should always ensure the correct exercise intensity is maintained for the client's fitness level.
Good look with your CYQ or any other qualification you may be studying for.
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Referring to the divisor definition of Webster [link to that definition] suppose that we start with a divisor so large that no party gets a seat. Then let's start lowering the divisor so that parties will begin getting seats. As we keep lowering the divisor, more parties will get seats, more seats will be awarded. The object is to lower the divisor till (if 100 seats are desired) 100 seats are awarded.
So start with a divisor so large that no party gets a seat. As we lower the divisor, some party will get the 1st seat. Which party? This depends on which party can get a seat with the largest divisor. When every party has 0 seats, we want a party to qualify for 1 seat instead of 0. This means that, when we divide its votes by the divisor, we want to get.5, since that can be rounded off to 1 instead of 0.
For a particular party, what divisor, when divided into its votes, will give us.5? Find out by dividing.5 into that party's votes. This will tell you what divisor will round that party up to 1. So we do this for each party, dividing its votes by.5 The party with the largest result of that division is the party which will be the 1st one rounded up as the divisor is lowered. It gets the 1st seat.
We keep doing this: Say a party has 1 seat. It qualifies for 2 seats if dividing its votes by the divisor results in 1.5 What divisor, divided into its votes, will result in 1.5? We find out by dividing 1.5 into its votes.
So, in general: Divide each party's votes by.5 more than its current number of seats. We can call this division result that party's "score". The party with largest score gets the next seat. Then we again divide each party's votes by.5 more than its current number of seats, to determine which party gets the next seat, etc.
To clarify where it comes from, I've written that wordily. Here's a briefly stated electoral law for this systematic procedure for Webster:
All parties initially have 0 seats. Repeatedly, each party's votes are divided by.5 more than its current number of seats, and the party with largest division-result receives the next seat. This procedure is repeated till the desired number of seats has been awarded. The advantage of this systematic procedure rule is that it avoids the trial-&-error that would be needed to carry out Webster's method, directly from Webster's definition. The countries using Sainte-Lague must have felt that this is important, because they use a systematic procedure.
Actually, though, the systematic procedure that they use differs slightly from the above one: If you double all those numbers ending in.5, by which you divide the parties' votes, you get odd numbers. _That_ is the version of the Webster systematic procedure that is actually used in Sainte-Lague countries. It's the procedure that's given in books, under the name "Sainte-Lague".
The reason, most likely, why Sainte-Lague, as used, uses odd numbers instead of the numbers ending in.5, is that, in pre-computer days, doubling those numbers ending in.5, to get odd numbers, would reduce the number of digits, and get rid of fractions, which would make a non-computerized calculation easier.
But the way I worded it before makes for a much briefer & clearer wording. The odd-numbers procedure could be worded:
"Repeatedly, each party's votes are divided by the odd number equal to one more than twice that party's current number of seats, and the party with the highest division result gets the next seat. This is repeated till the desired number of seats have been awarded"
Obviously a more complicted wording.
The _World Atlas of Elecions_, available in most university libraries, refers to the above procedure as "pure Sainte-Lague". Another version of this is referred to in that book as "Modified Sainte-Lague". Modified Sainte-Lague has a provision to make it more difficult for a small partyk to get its 1st seat. Though some proportionalists are proposing pure Sainte-Lague, no one is proposing modified Sainte-Lague. But it's worth mentioning because some of the Sainte-Lague countries use it:
Where pure Sainte-Lague (odd numbers procedure), when a party has 0 seats, would divide that party's votes by the 1st odd number, 1, modified Sainte-Lague instead divides by 1.4, just to make it more difficult to get a 1st seat, in order to discourage small parties.
But if one isn't using a computer, that can amount to a lot of work, actually using that procedure. There's a quicker way for doing a systematic procedure without a computer:
You'd start as in the quota definition of Webster: If there are 100 seats to be allocated, then the 1st quota is 1/100 of the total vote. So you determine how many votes this quota is, and divide it into each party's votes, to determine how many quotas it has.
If, when you round each party to the nearest whole number and give it that number of seats, let's say this only awards 99 seats:
We have to award one more seat, so we simply do what we did before: Divide each party's votes by.5 more than its current number of seats to find out which party would be the 1st to round up if we were to begin lowering the quota. We give the 100th seat to the party with largest division-result.
Of course it we instead had 98 as the initial number of seats, instead of 99, we'd simply have to repeat the procedure, as described before.
But what if the initial quota awards 101 seats. Then we have to find out which party should lose a seat. An argument analogous to the previous one, this time involving raising the quota until a party loses a seat, leads to the following: Divide each party's votes by.5 less than its current number of seats. The party with lowest division-result is the one that loses a seat.
Why this is--if a party has 3 seats, we want to find out what divior or quota it would take to round it down to 2. So we want to find out what divisor, when divided into that party's votes, would give 2.5 And we find that out by dividing 2.5 into the party's votes. The 1st party to lose a seat as we raise the divisor will be the one with the lowest result of dividing its votes by.5 less than its current number of seats.
This is just essentially the same as the previous arguments, except that it's about finding out who should lose a seat, when the initial quota has awarded too many.
I emphasize that all these procedures (Websters definition, *The systematic procedure starting with 0 seats, dividing by numbers ending in.5 * The systematic procedure dividing by odd numbers, with all parties initially having 0 seats * The systematic procedure I've just described)--All these procedures give the same identical seat allocation.
It may be that a sytematic procdeure makes for a better electoral law, but Webster's definition, either his divisor definition, or the quota definition, is the one that is based directly on the principle of putting each party's seats as close as possible to what is called-for by a common ratio between seats & votes.
Most books on PR give, for Sainte-Lague, the odd numbers formula, without any word on where it comes from, leaving the impression that Sainte-Lague is an arbitrary unexplained procedure. I've approached Sainte-Lague from principle, deriving the systematic procedures from the definition based on principle.
An argument analogous to the ones used above leads to the following
systematic procedure for Jefferson's method:
All parties initially have 0 seats. Repeatedly divide each party's
by 1 more than its current number of seats, and give the next seat
to the party with the largest division-result. Repeat this till
the desired number of seats has been awarded.
All parties initially have 0 seats. Repeatedly divide each party's by 1 more than its current number of seats, and give the next seat to the party with the largest division-result. Repeat this till the desired number of seats has been awarded.
The reason why it's "1 more than the current number of seats, instead of ".5 more than the current number of seats" is that with Jefferson there's no such thing as rounding up, and so to for a party with 2 seats to qualify instead for 3 seats, the result of dividing its votes by the common divisor has to actually equal 3. But the argument leading to the above systematic procedure for Jefferson's method is the same as that for Webster, except for that one difference in rounding.
As I said, this systematic procedure for Jefferson's method is called "d'Hondt". Most countries use it in the form I've written, although it has also been used in an implementation similar to the quicker systematic procedure I described for Webster, for when a computer isn't being used. In that implementation, the parties aren't started with 0 seats, but rather a 1st quota is used, to get an initial result closer to the desired result. The country that was doing this is no longer using d'Hondt, and (as of 1995) it may be that no country is using this quick implementation.


FIX: Lenovo laptop is stuck at LOGO screen. (Solved)
If your Lenovo laptop stuck at the logo screen, then continue reading. This tutorial contains step by step instructions to fix the following problem on Lenovo laptops: After turning on, the laptop doesn't boot and hangs at the Lenovo logo splash screen. (The problem persists even when you try to boot from a USB bootable device).
FIX: Lenovo laptop is stuck at LOGO screen.
How to FIX: Laptop Stuck at LENOVO LOGO screen. *
* Important: Before troubleshooting a computer, disconnect all peripheral devices to make sure that the problem is not due to a connected device.
Step 1. Reset BIOS to default settings.
The first step to resolve the laptop freezing at Lenovo logo, is to reset the BIOS to default settings. To do that:
1. Turn OFF the Laptop by constantly pressing the power button for 5-7 seconds.
2. Now follow the instructions below according your model, to enter into BIOS:
 - If your system is ThinkPad, press the Power button and then immediately press the (Fn+) F2 or the (Fn+) F1 key rapidly and repeatedly.
 - If your system is ideapad laptop, locate and press the NOVO button, which is commonly located beside the Power button, and then select Enter BIOS Menu.
3. At Exit tab select Load Default Settings or "Load Optimized settings".
4. Save and exit from BIOS settings and see if you can boot to Windows.
5. If the laptop still freezes at Lenovo logo screen, continue to next step.
Step 2. Disable the Lenovo Service Engine.
In some Lenovo laptops (and desktops), the system hangs at "Lenovo Logo" during boot, when the "Lenovo Service Engine" is enabled. To disable the service:
1. Enter in BIOS menu.
2. At Security tab, highlight and disable the "Lenovo Service Engine".
3. Save and Exit from BIOS menu.
4. If the laptop still stuck at Lenovo logo splash screen, continue to next step.
Step 3: Perform a Power Reset.
The next method to resolve the "Lenovo Logo stuck" issue, is to perform a power reset. To do that:
1. Disconnect all connected peripherals.
2. Remove the AC Adapter.
3. Remove the Battery. *
* Note: If you cannot remove the battery, leave the laptop open until the battery is discharged.
4. Press and hold down the Power button for at least 50-60 seconds and then release the Power button.
5. Connect only the AC Adapter and turn on the laptop.
6. If Windows starts normally, shutdown your laptop and reconnect the battery and peripherals.
Step 4. Remove the CMOS battery.
1. Remove the Battery and the AC adapter.
2. Turn the laptop upside down and remove the back cover. *
* Note: The way of removing the back cover differs according the laptop model. So, perform a Google search about how to disassemble your own Lenovo laptop model.
3. Locate and remove the CMOS battery. *
* Note: The CMOS battery has shape like a circle and you can remove it out by gently prying it out with a small, flat-head screwdriver.
4. Press and hold down the Power button for at least 50-60 seconds and then release it.
5. Connect first the AC Adapter and then reinsert the CMOS battery.
5. Turn on the laptop. *
* Note: If the problem persists, remove and leave the CMOS battery unplugged for at least 30 minutes. Then, put the CMOS battery back, connect the AC Adapter and turn on the laptop.
Step 5. Remove the DVD unit. *
* Important: Turn off your computer and remove the Power Adapter, before adding or removing parts.
If you own a laptop with a DVD drive, then remove it and turn on your laptop again. (This sounds weird, but in some cases works.)
Step 6. Remove and Reseat the RAM & Hard Drive.
When a computer (desktop or laptop) freezes at LOGO (POST) screen, usually means a problem with the hard drive (HDD), or the memory (RAM). So, proceed as follows:
* Important: Turn off your computer and remove the Power Adapter, before adding or removing its parts.
1. Remove and reseat the RAM Module(s).
2. Turn on the laptop and see if the problem persists. If yes, then…
3. Turn off the laptop and remove (disconnect) the hard drive (HDD).
4. After removing the HDD, turn on the laptop again.
5. If the HDD is the cause of problem, then the Lenovo LOGO splash screen will disappear and you will receive a message saying "No bootable device found" or something like that. If this happen:*
a. Turn Off the laptop.
b. Clean the contacts on both hard drive and the HDD socket with a contact cleaner spray.
c. Reconnect the hard drive and continue reading below (6).
* Note: If this does not happen, this indicates a BIOS problem, or a motherboard problem, which can only be repaired by a specialized computer technician.
6. Turn on the laptop and see if the problem has solved. If not, proceed to backup your files and then perform a clean installation of Windows, by following the steps below:
a. Remove and connect the hard drive to another working computer (e.g. by using a USB to SATA Hard Drive Adapter).
b. If you can read the drive's contents, proceed and backup your files. *
* Note: If the hard drive is not recognized from the secondary computer, then the HDD is faulty and you have to replace it.
c. After backing up your files, proceed and diagnose the Hard Drive for problems, and according the results, replace the HDD (if it is faulty), or (if its OK) proceed and delete all partitions on the HDD.
7. After cleaning the partitions, put the HDD back on the laptop and proceed to clean install Windows.
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- mollify •
Part of Speech: Verb, transitive
Meaning: 1. To calm, soothe, or allay anger. 2. To temper, to reduce severity or harshness, as to mollify the language of a law. 3. (Obsolete) To soften, to make less hard and more flexible, as to mollify the beard with warm water and soap before shaving.
Notes: Today's Good Word comes with a complete complement of derivations. Those who mollify are mollifiers who engage in the mollification of those who are mollifiable, speaking to them in soothing, mollient tones.
In Play: This word is used most often when someone is distraught and beside themselves: "Lester became hysterical when his wife suggested that her mother stay with them for a while and nothing she could say would mollify him." It is often used in reference to softening the language in a document, too: "Could we somehow mollify the section on punishment for office hanky-panky?" Don't confuse this word with modify, which could refer to softening or stiffening.
Word History: Today's Good Word is a slight modification of Old French mollifier, the French modification of Latin mollificare "to make soft, mollify". The Latin verb was created from mollis "soft" + a variation of facere "to make". The root of mollis also turns up in emollient, a softener, and mollusk, the hard-shelled sea creature with the soft, edible innards. That root was originally mol-/melwith an E-variant that turned into words meaning "grind", for example, English mill and meal, the softened grain product that goes into bread-making. Milling grain apparently was originally seen as softening it for cooking. With different suffixes, it drifted away to various other concepts of softness, such as English melt and Russian molodoi "young". (Let us mollify any fears Husain Mustfa might have about our thanking him by saying, "Thank you," for suggesting today's Good Word.)
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