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VMFA-121 trains to fuel airpower in contaminated environment
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Laren Kenison, a powerline mechanic with Marine Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, prepares to fuel an F-35B Lightning II while wearing Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear level four during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15, 2017. The exercise trains Marines to keep aircraft in the fight while working inside a simulated-hazardous environment, and itenables Marines to refine their standard operating procedures while familiarizing them to operate in gear they aren't used to.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-121 Trains to Fuel Airpower in Contaminated Environments
By Cpl. Carlos Jimenez Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 trained to keep aircraft in the fight while working inside a simulated-hazardous environment at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15, 2017.
The Marines conducted hot refuel on F-35B Lightning II aircraft while wearing Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear level four.
"This exercise enables us to refine our standard operating procedures while familiarizing the Marines to operate in gear they aren't used to," said U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Martin Aldrete, a maintenance controller with VMFA-121. "It's important to practice in MOPP gear because the Marines don't get many opportunities to wear this on a daily basis, so in the instance where they do have to wear MOPP gear in a real-life scenario, it's not going to be a shock or surprise to them of how they are going to operate."
It's essential for operational readiness to train for hazardous scenarios where lethal agents such as chemical, biological or radiological weapons can hamper mission success.
A hot refuel is a fast-paced fueling method that allows aircraft to take in fuel while powered up, which gets them back to the fight quicker. Executing missions on time and being faster than the enemy is a vital aspect to the Marine Corps, and exercises like these assure that Marines can keep working quickly no matter what environment they're forced to work in.
"It's important to be proficient with this because on the battlefield there's not much time to put aircraft in the air," said U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Michael Jones, the ordnance staff noncommissioned officer in charge with VMFA-121. "Every second that we can save on that is possibly saving someone's life."
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Thompson, an ordnance technician with VMFA-121, said despite the extra gear the exercise went as expected. One challenge they faced was the narrowed field of vision that came with working with a gas mask on.
"It was just a little bit harder to see," said Thompson. "But that's about it."
Overall, the exercise was completed successfully and the Marines gained experience and knowledge from working a familiar job in an unfamiliar fashion.
"What I hope the Marines can take away from this training evolution is a better understanding for MOPP gear and the process that goes in to this whole training event and the added time that it requires to be able to perform this," said Jones.
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Volume 22, Issue 1, Spring 2004
Death Valley Roots
By Andrea Hellmann
U.S. Borax is deeply rooted in California's Death Valley, where teams of 20 mules once hauled great wagon loads of borate ore across 165 miles (265 kilometers) of desert. The company began mining borates – amazingly useful minerals based on the element boron – in Death Valley in 1882.
The Death Valley region contains almost half of the known borate ore in North America, thanks to the same tectonic forces that produce California's infamous earthquakes. Death Valley was created millions of years ago as the Pacific plate of the Earth's crust began sliding inexorably past the North American plate. Volcanoes erupted along the boundary of those two plates, which we now call the San Andreas Fault, and borates crystallized in lakes fed by volcanic hot springs. When the lakes dried up, they left behind great deposits of borate.
Most people associate borax with a powder that cleans just about everything from dirty clothes to bathtub rings. Borate minerals are still used in soaps and detergents, but they're also key ingredients for products as diverse as wood preservatives, fiberglass, ceramics and nutrients that increase crop yields.
In the early days, borate ore sat right on the surface of Death Valley's dry lakebed. All the miners had to do was shovel it up, dissolve the ore in boiling water, decant the clear liquid into another tank and wait for morning to find pure borax crystallized on the bottom of the tank. When the surface ores began running out, however, miners had to go underground.
Pacific Coast Borax, a predecessor of U.S. Borax, began underground mining on the edge of Death Valley in 1907 at the Lila C Mine, which grew to more than 2,000 feet (600 meters) at depths of up to 300 feet (90 meters). The company mined borates in several mines in Death Valley until 1927, when an enormous deposit was discovered at what's now Boron, California.
During those heady days around the turn of the century, Stephen Mather joined Pacific Coast Borax and quickly became director of advertising. Among many innovations, he introduced the famed Twenty Mule Team brand. Mather retired at age 37 and began traveling around the American West. Appalled by conditions at national parks of the time, he wrote a scathing letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Franklin Lane, describing them as a "federal disgrace." Lane suggested that Mather come to Washington and run the parks himself.
Mather did just that in 1916, becoming the first director of the new National Park Service and beginning a process that led to Death Valley being declared a National Monument in 1933. Thus did a graduate of the borax business become the father of America's national parks system.
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Makeup Tutorial: Pretty in Pink!
This makeup is a very girly, flirty and pretty look featuring my favourite colour - PINK! :) It also kind of reminds me of a pinup Barbie, hahaha! I achieved this whole entire look using mostly Sarah G Cosmetics, which is my friend Sarah's new makeup line. I am so happy for her success with her boutique, Rodeo Drive Boutique and now her own cosmetics line and I really wanted to share some of her products with you guys!
Starting off with a bare moisturised face, I applied Sarah G Mineral Tinted Face Primer with a foundation brush.
I then applied Sarah G Oil-Free Foundation in the shade Wheat all over my face with the same foundation brush.
On first glance the shade looks very light, but in fact it blended perfectly into my skin-tone and was a great match! My face is a little lighter than my body right now, as I use a higher SPF in my moisturiser. I love the natural appearance of this foundation and the fact that it's oil and fragrance-free!
I applied some of my Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer under my eyes and on any blemishes. I then filled in my eyebrows with The Body Shop Boho Beauty Palette matte light brown eyeshadow and contoured my face using The Body Shop Bronzing Powder in the shade Medium.
To complete the face makeup, I applied a dusting of Sarah G Pixie Blush in Crushed Velvet to my cheeks.
It's a mauve/soft lavender/pinkish shade with plenty of shimmer and luminosity, so it gives the cheeks a beautiful fresh glow! I quite like shimmery blushes although I prefer my bronzers matte so depending on your taste this may or may not work for you. With this blush you will not need to apply a highlight to your cheekbones, otherwise I think it might be a little OTT! You can clearly see how pigmented it is from the picture below!
I primed my eyelids with Sarah G Anti-Oxidant Eye Base with Sunscreen. This helps my eye makeup to stay in place throughout the whole day.
This is quite thick and paint-like in texture and also helps the shadows' colours show up very well on the skin!
I then applied a wash of Sarah G White Gold Eyeshadow to my entire lid, using a fluffy brush.
This just gives an all-over shimmer to the lids without looking like too much. Because this is more of a liner look, I didn't want to overdo it with the shadows. However Sarah sent me two eyeshadows in total, White Gold and Iced Malted which is a shimmery taupe/grey.
Here are the shadows swatched. I also like using both of these in a smokey eye look (which I'm actually wearing right now!) which involves smudging Iced Malted along the upper and lower lashline. Both are pigmented and stay on all day.
To achieve the cat-eye effect I applied a thick line of Maybelline EyeStudio Lasting Gel Liner to the top lids, and a tiny amount of black kohl pencil to the outer corners of the lower waterline, winging it out and upwards joining the gel liner to create a dramatic flick.
I finished it off with a coat of Sarah G Super Lash Brown Mascara to top and bottom lashes. This was featured in my June Favourites post!
Probably my favourite product of the bunch, this both lengthens and volumises the lashes without transferring or flaking off during the day.
To match up with the cheeks, I applied Sarah G Pink Shimmer Lipstick and Sarah G Lilac Mist Lipgloss on top.
Both of these products are very pigmented and long lasting. The lipstick contains a lot of shimmer and the gloss is creamier in texture so they compliment each other well. This completes the whole look!
I hope you like! Let me know if you try it out yourself :) Sarah G Cosmetics are available from her boutique, Rodeo Drive Boutique which is located in Wishaw, United Kingdom. You can also get in touch through Sarah's blog and Sarah G Cosmetics' Facebook page!


This honey came from the Tupelo trees that bloom in the Panhandle of Florida. The trees bloom once a year in the spring for just a few weeks making this a difficult honey to produce. If the bees aren't in the swamp when the trees bloom, no honey is made. Tupelo honey is known for its slight greenish cast.
Due to a very low harvest of Tupelo honey in 2015 we are forced to change our price while supplies last.
Winter Park Honey is a small family owned honey company dedicated to helping bees create the finest honey possible. We keep bees throughout Central Florida and, during the summer, we keep bees near Winter Park, Colorado also. We are committed to providing our customers many gourmet, varietal honeys in the most natural state possible. All our honey comes to you straight from the comb to the bottle. We always win first place in honey taste contests.
Check out additional Amazon listings for Fireweed Honey, Basswood Honey, Raspberry Honey, Orange Blossom Honey, Goldenrod / Aster Honey, Tupelo Honey, Sourwood Honey, Palmetto Honey, Galberry, Honey, Avocado, Honey, Key Lime Honey, Lavender Honey and more.


Composted green waste is lovely stuff. Veg peelings, grass clippings and prunings are turned into lovely compost. However, we've heard of weird and wonderful things cropping up in people's compost.
Composted green waste is great to use as a mulch or soil conditioner in gardens, allotments and parks. Some councils even deliver it to allotments for free.
The centre is now more rigorous at screening contaminated loads (which have to go into landfill, incurring a cost to the council) and at checking the screening machinery. But the spokesperson told us that they've previously had to reject a green microwave oven and a green tricycle because they were included as 'green' waste!
Green waste is also increasingly used in bagged composts, especially peat-free composts, and is one of the few alternatives to peat that is actually in plentiful supply. Metal, stones and plastic should all be eliminated in the production process, but people often complain about bulky bits in their bags – twigs, pieces of plastic bags and even glass. We've found that most debris doesn't affect the quality of the compost (you can just pick big pieces out), but it's clearly something that bothers people.
Compost companies rely on good green waste, and they've got a big challenge on their hands if they don't get the right stuff in the first place. And let's just say not everyone is a conscientious recycler! Where I live, the bin collectors reject anything that can't be recycled in my area, and quite right too. We all need to do our bit.
Have you ever found bulky objects in council green waste or in bagged compost? Are you impressed with the way your council collects or rejects green waste? Do you take care when filling your green-waste bin?
If anyone finds a small vegetable knife, it might be mine. I still miss it – five years after it mysteriously disappeared.
I'm normally very careful about what I put in my brown bin but mistakes can happen.
This highlights another good reason to compost your garden and kitchen waste in your own garden. Any secateurs, trowels or cutlery I accidentally add to the compost heap will turn up eventually in my garden or allotment rather than someone else's. I am still waiting for an old pair of glasses to reappear.
What happens if someone puts grass treated with "Feed and Weed"(lawn weedkiller)in their green waste bin?
We have found that some multi pupose composts seem to inhibit seedling growth or even kill young seedlings.
For years I have used b and q multi purpose compost, top of WHich composts for years. This year i used their verve compost and lost most of my seedlings due to water logging. Everything in small pots and modules dampened off. Fellow allotment holders had the same problem, plus plastic glass and vine weevil. We were told that compost producers now have to include garden waste. It clearly isn't being processed sufficiently. Ism concerned also that plants treated with pesticides and put in brown bins will find its way into compost. Their is need for tighter controls.
I once found a vinyl glove in a bag of compost,Ii only hope it did not contain a hand when it originally went in.!


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The Hand of Glory | Amusing Planet
Neokentin 1 month ago
At the Whitby Museum in North Yorkshire is a strange artifact—a dismembered hand, dried and shriveled. It once belonged to a man who was hanged from the gallows for an unknown crime. The hand was cut off at his wrist when the lifeless body was still hanging. The hand was then dried and pickled in salt.
The "hand of glory" is thought to have magical powers. Back in the shadowy days of black magic, witchcraft and the occult, sorcerers, shamans, and witch doctors kept such bizarre and otherworldly objects to practice black magic with. The "hand of glory" had a certain attraction among thieves because of its supposed powers of putting to sleep or rendering its victims motionless.
The "hand of glory" at Whitby Museum. Photo credit: Badobadop/Wikimedia
The name "hand of glory" most likely comes from the French main de gloire, a corruption of mandragore, which is the mandrake plant. Mandrake has a long association with magic and witchcraft. The roots and leaves of the mandrake plant contains an alkaloid that induces hallucination, blurred vision, dizziness, headache, vomiting, and a variety of symptoms when consumed. In sufficient quantities, it can even send a victim to unconsciousness. Antique doctors often used mandrake as an anesthetic during surgeries.
The magical properties of the "hand of glory" varied from story to story, but they always relate to things that would enable a thief to rob a house easily. To prepare a hand, first it had to be hacked off while the body was still hanging. The hand was usually the one the crime was committed with. The hand was then packed with salt to draw out the moisture, and then dried in the sun or over a fire until it had fully desiccated. Then a candle was prepared using the fat of the gibbeted person. When this candle was lighted and made to stand on the "hand of glory", acting as a candle holder, it put to sleep all occupants of the house. Sometimes, the fingers of the hand itself were lighted. Each lighted finger represented a sleeping person within the house. If a finger refused to light, it was a sign that somebody was awake. Either that or there were fewer people in the house than there are fingers on the hand. In many stories involving the "hand of glory", the thieves were usually caught because they misjudged the number of people in the house and therefore the number of people asleep.
Once the fingers were lit the sleeping people were unable to wake until the flames were extinguished. But the light could not be extinguished by water, but only by blood or skimmed milk, as these tales go.
The following story comes from Northumberland:
One dark night, when all was shut up, there came a tap at the door of a lone inn in the middle of a barren moor. The door was opened, and there stood without, shivering and shaking, a poor beggar, his rags soaked with rain, and his hands white with cold. He asked piteously for a lodging, and it was cheerfully granted him; there was not a spare bed in the house, but he could lie on the mat before the kitchen fire, and welcome.
So this was settled, and every one in the house went to bed except the cook, who from the back kitchen could see into the large room through a pane of glass let into the door. She watched the beggar, and saw him, as soon as he was left alone, draw himself up from the floor, seat himself at the table, extract from his pocket a brown withered human hand, and set it upright in the candlestick. He then anointed the fingers, and applying a match to them, they began to flame. Filled with horror, the cook rushed up the back stairs, and endeavoured to arouse her master and the men of the house. But all was in vain – they slept a charmed sleep; so in despair she hastened down again, and placed herself at her post of observation.
She saw the fingers of the hand flaming, but the thumb remained unlighted, because one inmate of the house was awake. The beggar was busy collecting the valuables around him into a large sack, and having taken all he cared for in the large room, he entered another. On this the woman ran in, and, seizing the light, tried to extinguish the flames. But this was not so easy. She poured the dregs of a beer jug over them, but they blazed up the brighter. As a last resource, she caught up a jug of milk, and dashed it over the four lambent flames, and they died out at once. Uttering a loud cry, she rushed to the door of the apartment the beggar had entered, and locked it. The whole family was aroused, and the thief easily secured and hanged.
The "hand of glory" at the Whitby Museum is the only surviving specimen of such a hand. It was discovered hidden on the wall of a thatched cottage in Castleton by a stonemason and local historian named Joseph Ford. It was donated to the museum in 1935.
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Q: Sending Basic authentication over http I am trying to read the source from a page that requires basic authentication. However, using a Header and even Credentials in my HttpWebRequest, I still get a Unauthorized  Exception [401] returned.
string urlAddress = URL;
string UserName = "MyUser";
string Password = "MyPassword";

HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(urlAddress);
            if (UserName != string.Empty)
            {
                string encoded = System.Convert.ToBase64String(System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("ISO-8859-1").GetBytes(UserName + ":" + Password));
                request.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Basic " + encoded);
                System.Net.CredentialCache credentialCache = new System.Net.CredentialCache();
                credentialCache.Add(
                    new System.Uri(urlAddress), "Basic", new System.Net.NetworkCredential(UserName, Password)
                );

                request.Credentials = credentialCache;

            }

            HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse(); //<== Throws Exception 401

Fiddler Auth Results

No Proxy-Authenticate Header is present.
  WWW-Authenticate Header is present: Basic realm="example"

A: As message says:

No Proxy-Authenticate Header is present.

Then, the workaround:
...
string urlAddress = "http://www.google.com";
string userName = "user01";
string password = "puser01";
string proxyServer = "127.0.0.1";
int proxyPort = 8081;

HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest) WebRequest.Create(urlAddress);

if (userName != string.Empty)
{
    request.Proxy = new WebProxy(proxyServer, proxyPort)
    {
        UseDefaultCredentials = false,
        Credentials = new NetworkCredential(userName, password)
    };

    string basicAuthBase64 = Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.GetEncoding("ISO-8859-1").GetBytes(string.Format("{0}:{1}", userName, password)));
    request.Headers.Add("Proxy-Authorization", string.Format("Basic {0}", basicAuthBase64));
}

using (HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse) request.GetResponse())
{
    var stream = response.GetResponseStream();
    if (stream != null)
    {
        //--print the stream content to Console
        using (var reader = new StreamReader(stream))
        {
            Console.WriteLine(reader.ReadToEnd());
        }
    }
}
...

I hope it helps.

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A 'Kinder Surprise' For All: Gendered Toys And Its Issues For Society
"Kinder Surprise is at the centre of a gender stereotyping row after announcing that it will be selling limited edition pink and blue eggs in the UK.
The pink eggs will contain dolls, while the blue eggs will contain toy cars. Ferrero, the Italian company which produces the chocolate eggs, said the first batch will hit shelves next month.
The firm says the products are not intended to reinforce gender stereotypes, and would merely allow parents to choose the most relevant product for their child. But anti-sexism campaigners described the move as a step backwards." (Bignell, The Independent, 2013)
Image from Independent
I recently stumbled across this when the author Kim Curran tweeted her disgust at it. I have to say I completely agree with her tweet. How on earth can Kinder state that they are not intending to reinforce gender stereotypes whilst colour coding their packaging plus limiting what toy a child could play with when purchasing said egg? It's fair to argue that if the little boy for instance, wanted to play with a pony, why wouldn't he purchase a pink egg? It wouldn't happen. The little boy would feel as if he was going against what it is to be male through purchasing such things. He would most likely be ridiculed for having a 'pink toy' to play with my friends. This, to me, shows how dangerous this gender reinforcement is. It restricts the freedom of choice: people are not comfortable in stepping away from this patriarchal and rigidly structured 'norm'.
I am absolutely astounded that this kind of marketing still happens. It isn't just with Kinder - they are just the most recent (that I am aware of). Barbie is pink, Action Man is military therefore defining what it is that children 'should' and 'should not' be playing with. It baffles me that people can't see how wrong it is to bring people down to their gender. Personalities, hobbies, friendships - they appear to mean nothing within a restrictive society when it comes down to the choices that people make. Women playing rugby - must be A) 'a lesbian' or B) 'butch'. A man that wants a career in hairdressing/ beauty - must be A) 'gay' or B) 'overly feminine'. It is ridiculous. I do not understand how this is still happening, what with the positive battles in the UK and US for same sex marriage and the rights that women have fought for and received. How have we come so far yet still remain so far behind? This packaging is a step backwards in this battle for equality. Both little girls and boys are going to be restricted by this, as are parents in their buying. What was wrong with the plain white packaging? Thank god they are limited edition.
Judith Butler argues that gender is performative, that is, gender is not what defines you. Your gender is in the actions that you take every day: "Gender is a choice, or that gender is a role, or that gender is a construction that one puts on, as one puts on clothes in the morning, that there is a 'one' who is prior to this gender, a one who goes to the wardrobe of gender and decides with deliberation which gender it will be today." (Butler, 2006) Taking this into account, can't we all see that gender stereotypes need to stop? Why can't people feel comfortable in being themselves - because society doesn't let them. With so much stigma associated with anyone that steps outside of what's to be considered 'the norm' - the mistreatment of transsexuals/ cross-dressers is still horrendous - it's no surprise that those in favour of gender equality are so disgusted and gob smacked by such campaigns that seek to reinforce these gender stereotypes. It opens so many questions and secludes certain members of society. For instance, where do intersex fit into this? What about transsexuals?
It's no wonder that people feel repressed by society. There's no freedom to explore who you are and to feel comfortable that you will be accepted or even left to enjoy your life without the abuse that comes with straying from the 'norm'. In a world where everything is gendered - even food (from Kinder to Diet Coke and Coke Zero) - it's difficult to express yourself as who you are, to break the norms. It's something that we should fight for. I look forward to the day where blog posts/ rants such as these no longer exist. It's things like this that show that feminism is still needed. This desire for equality between the sexes. This advertising is equally as repressive for males as it is females. If you child wants to play with a car or a pony, why can't they? Why should people feel restricted by something as trivial as colour? Frustrated is not the word.
Labels: gender, kinder surprise
Ula 11 November 2013 at 08:23
Erm, really?! What the hell? I can't believe this! How is this still around, even these days? I cannot even fathom this since my parents never minded what I played with, but to think people that care about this have such influence is terrifying!
Like you said, good thing it's limited edition. And I thought US are morons because Kinder eggs are not allowed there. I mean, having an egg in the house can truly be damaging so good thing they all have guns, too. But this takes the medal, I think. Wow.
Eff this crap. Now that really makes me angry! How can they not see how wrong this is?? I always hated the "pink is for girls" and "blue is for boys". I grew up with two brothers so I played with little soldiers, trains, trucks and so on and I really liked it. And my boyfriend was telling me one time how he wanted to play with dolls but his parents didn't let him. I fear this will happen with these eggs too. I hate these stereotypes!
So we have the blue kinder surprise marvel and the pink kinder surprise disney princess, we bought a box of these for our daughter so she could have one or two occasionally when she was good.
We have not influenced her at all in her freedom to choose between the two and she has settled on one of each everytime now, and is equally as interested in both toys.
I don't think kids have an issue with this, or that being surrounded by pink makes you more girlie or surrounded by blue more boyish, freedom of choice is the key...
We have even done some videos of her opening them on youtube!
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My father-in-law sat on his patio, reading the paper and drinking a hot cup of morning coffee when it caught his eye. The coyote was hunkered down less than 100 yards on a tee box of the golf course that butts up to the back of his home. Around a dozen squirrels scattered the backyard, filling their bellies on fallen acorns from a large oak. It was a bountiful feast'¦for the coyote.
The wild canine belly-crawled towards his quarry until he was close enough. The rodent didn't stand a chance. He pounced, trapping one of the squirrels by the tail with his paw. For several seconds, he toyed with the furry snack, smacking it around until he had finally had enough "playtime." The squirrel delivered a final squeal before being devoured. The spot and stalk was complete.
Typically, predators are not foragers or grazers — sans bears — they're killers, and that is what makes them so much fun for us. We're hunting the hunters, something that survives and thrives on fresh meat. Smart and wary quarry, they detect scent and the slightest of movements, probably because they know one false step, and it's over. So trick them, if you can, with some of the best gear on the market. You'll need it. Trust us.


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Vooruitgang is een verbetering in de toestand van zaken als de maatschappij als geheel, de economie, de wetenschappen of de techniek.

Het idee van vooruitgang op materieel gebied bestond niet in de oudheid, en ook gedurende de Renaissance (14e - 16e eeuw) was dit idee niet aanwezig. Wel was het het idee van statische utopieën zoals dat van Plato (427 v. Chr.-347 v. Chr.) of Thomas More (1478-1535). Veeleer werd in de klassieke oudheid uitgegaan van een gouden tijdperk aan het begin van de geschiedenis, waarna de mens door een of andere ramp terugviel in barbarij. Vergelijkbaar is het idee van de zondeval, zoals beschreven in het begin van het eerste
bijbelboek Genesis, waarna de verdrijving uit het paradijs volgde. In het hindoeïsme en boeddhisme wordt de geschiedenis als een oneindige cyclus van schepping en vernietiging beschouwd, zoals in het wiel van Brahma.

Rond 1650 begon daar in Europa verandering in te komen. Het vooruitgangsgeloof begon op te komen bij de geletterden. Het is terug te vinden in het werk van pioniers als Jean Bodin in zijn Methodus uit 1566 en  Colloquium uit 1588 en Francis Bacon in Novum Organum uit 1620 en in The new atlantis uit 1626, allebei vroege vertegenwoordigers van de wetenschappelijke methode.

Het idee brak uiteindelijk door gedurende de Europese verlichting (1650-1789) met denkers als René Descartes, Blaise Pascal en Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Een eeuw later zouden Amerikaanse filosoof-politici zoals Thomas Jefferson, James Madison en Benjamin Franklin de verlichtingsidee verder politiek uitwerken. Technologische vooruitgang werd in het bijzonder gepromoot door geleerden als Anne Robert Jacques Turgot die de onvermijdelijke opmars van technologische vooruitgang gedurende de Middeleeuwen opmerkte. Zijdelingse opmerkingen over de versnelling van technologische ontwikkelingen komen ook in de geschriften van Adam Smith (1723-1790) voor. In An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice voorspelde de transcendentalistische filosoof William Godwin dat de voortschrijdende kennis en informatieverspreiding wel moet leiden tot transcendentie van geest over materie met een verkleinde invloed van de staat over het individu daarbij inbegrepen. Totale overwinning over menselijke zwakten en levensverlenging voorbij alle natuurlijke limieten zouden ook behoren tot verbeteringen die de toekomst brengen zal. Verder voorspelde hij het afnemend belang van natuurlijke voortplanting.

De laatste twee eeuwen merkten verschillende filosofen op dat de vooruitgang steeds sneller gaat. Heden doet onder zogenaamde transhumanisten de theorie opgeld dat er in de nabije toekomst een technologische singulariteit in het verschiet ligt: het moment dat de vooruitgang naar oneindig schiet.

Literatuur
 René Descartes, Discours de la methode, 1637
 William Godwin, An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, 1793
 Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Réflexions sur la formation et la distribution des richesses, 1766
 Blaise Pascal, Pensees, 1660

Filosofische terminologie
Geschiedfilosofie
Sociale filosofie
Sociale verandering

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I'm Coco Claxton, from the UK. I graduated from the University of St Andrews in 2016 with an MA in Arabic and Modern History. My interest in Arabic really began at school, when I developed my love of languages, focusing particularly on Spanish and French. I wanted to branch out and when my parents moved to Dubai, I decided it was the perfect opportunity to start learning a new language. In 2014 I traveled to Jordan to pursue a colloquial Arabic course at AMIDEAST in Amman. It was at this point that I became increasingly intrigued by Middle Eastern culture, politics and FOOD ;). Having finished my Undergraduate Degree, I wanted to continue my studies, and began an MSc in Advanced Arabic at the University of Edinburgh. During this rich and diverse course, we all came on leaps and bounds largely due to the fantastic teaching and the opportunity to study abroad at The American University in Cairo. Having recently graduated I started interning and later volunteering at the British Red Cross Refugee Services in Glasgow; In the last 6 months I have had the opportunity to volunteer in the Red Cross Youth department, take up a position as Triage Caseworker and have recently started interpreting for some of our service users. I also work part-time as a Young People's Worker at Aberlour Childcare Trust.
My interest in Arabic was initially triggered by my parents move to Dubai, however long before that point my family has always been deeply invested in the Middle East. My Father was a documentary film maker, who made several films in the Arab world, whilst my mother was an air hostess for Iran Air and spent several years travelling in the region.
I have been studying Arabic for 5 years, and I am now at an advanced level. However, due to the complexity of the language and the various different dialects in the Arab world, I believe that improving your Arabic is probably a lifelong challenge – but very worthwhile!
I have definitely experienced ups and downs on my journey to Arabic; Having focused largely on formal Arabic during my Undergraduate Degree, it was only at Masters level that I really began focusing on colloquial Arabic – the Levantine and Egyptian dialect. This was very different to what I'd done before and therefore initially proved a great challenge. However, I am so happy that I had the opportunity to study colloquial Arabic at this level and that now when I communicate with people, I can do so on both a formal and informal level, thus breaking down barriers and opening up new channels of communication.
My career ambitions are largely focused around refugee services; this is the sector I feel truly passionate about, and I feel that in this field my knowledge of Arabic and Middle Eastern culture and politics can be put to great use – both as a channel of communication and as a means to make people feel comfortable, understood and supported.
I think becoming an excellent student of Arabic requires great perseverance and patience on the part of the student. You must find as many opportunities as you can to practise and improve your spoken Arabic – find a language partner, join an Arabic exchange group or simply get watching all of these amazing Arabic series! Your knowledge and enjoyment of Arabic will only increase the more you immerse yourself.


A Quirky owned brand, Poppy was envisioned as a range of beautiful, connected products that would utilize the Dash Replenishment Service by Amazon to reorder what you need before you need it.
Formula was initially imagined as part of a collection of five connected appliances. As the projects progressed the number of appliances to be launched at the outset was reduced based on time frame feasibility and other related concerns.
A broad value study was undertaken to assist in developing a clear picture of the focus market and supply the product development team with a clear picture of consumer expectation and aspiration in that space.
This helped the team strike an appropriate balance between function, personality and price.
We were fortunate developing this family of products in that we were designing several objects that needed to live together as a brand at the same time. This parallel development helped us to not only understand where the products needed to be similar but also how and why they should differ, all while still feeling like they came from the same hand.
Over the course of the course of the project many works like, looks like and volume study models were built. We also used this as another opportunity to not only quickly test out ideas and solutions but also continue to develop the capabilities and capacity of the work shop and its team.
The team were encouraged to produce physical artifacts whenever they felt appropriate.
In parallel to the Engineering team developing 'works like' vignette models, the ID team produced rapid volume studies that reflected these evolving design iterations, we could quickly see how engineering would affect design, and vice versa, and also the knock on effects of decisions on the end users experience of the product.


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The fauna of Barbados comprises all the animal species inhabiting the island of Barbados and its surrounding waters. Barbados has less biodiversity than the other Antilles. Human activities are responsible for the change in the composition of the fauna, in particular, the replacement of native species. Species that are able to adapt to human presence have survived.

Origin of Barbadian Fauna
The island of Barbados was formed by tectonic uplift and is younger than the surrounding lesser Antillean islands, primarily of volcanic origin. Avian colonization has therefore occurred recently relative to the geological age of the island, accounting in part for the lack of endemic species relative to neighboring islands.
Species capable of crossing the sea barrier by flight enjoyed a comparative advantage, helping to explain why avian species are more numerous than other animal groups, such as mammals. In addition to the natural colonization of the island by animals, humans have contributed to the faunal composition of the island through species introductions (intentional and accidental).

Mammals

Few mammals live on the island, composed almost entirely of introduced species. The Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus), house mouse (Mus musculus), European hare (Lepus europaeus), small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata), and green monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus) are the most notable examples. Pigs were introduced by the Portuguese in 1563 as a future food source; the introduction was successful and a feral pig population persisted up until the point of British settlement of the island, after which they became extirpated.

The now extinct Barbados raccoon (Procyon lotor gloveralleni) is considered to have been endemic to the island; however, even this subspecies may have been introduced by Amerindians in prehistoric times.

The only remaining native mammals are a number of bat species; the most common of which is the velvety free-tailed bat (Molossus molossus), which emerges at dusk to feed on insects.

A breed of sheep known as the Barbados Blackbelly sheep originated in Barbados. It has been exported to various nations around the world, including the United States where it is sometimes called affectionately "Barbado Sheep".

Marine mammals are not frequently seen in Barbadian waters. Some species, however, particularly bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), are occasionally seen offshore on the north coast.

Feral dogs and cats, introduced by humans, are also present on the island.

Birds

Birds are fairly well represented on the island, with most having adapted well to the presence of humans.

Icterids such as the Carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) and the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), which often parasitizes the nests of the former species, are quite common.

Seedeaters include the black-faced grassquit (Tiaris bicolor) and the grassland yellow finch (Sicalis luteola), known locally as the grass canary. Introduced from South America the grassland yellow finch is now faced with extirpation due to poaching for the pet trade. Until recently considered a non-sexually dimorphic subspecies of the Lesser Antillean bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis), the Barbados bullfinch (Loxigilla barbadensis) has recently been elevated to species level.

There are two species of tyrant flycatcher found on the island; the grey kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) which is quite common, and the Caribbean elaenia (Elaenia martinica) which is rarer.

Representatives of the family Columbidae include the zenaida dove (Zenaida aurita), common ground dove (Columbina passerina), scaly-naped pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa), and the ubiquitous rock pigeon (Columba livia). Another species, the eared dove (Zenaida auriculata), which was previously reported as an occasional visitor to the island, has now established a breeding population.

Nectar consuming species include the Antillean crested hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus), green-throated carib (Eulampis holosericeus), and the bananaquit (Coereba flaveola).

Heron species include, the cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) and the fairly rare green heron (Butorides virescens). A recent addition to the island's avifauna is the little egret (Egretta garzetta), which has recently colonized the island from Africa.

Early European visitors reported finding a species of parrot on the island, which subsequently became extinct. Currently, parrots are represented by a few escaped or released individuals which have formed feral populations; most notably is a small population of the orange-winged parrot (Amazona amazonica) which has become established among several Roystonea palms in the Belleville district of the capital Bridgetown. The brown-throated parakeet (Aratinga pertinax), introduced to the island, is rarely seen.

The scaly-breasted thrasher (Allenia fusca) may have become extirpated from the Island. A resident race of the yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia petechia) is also threatened, mostly due to loss of its mangrove swamp habitat; the last major refuge for this species is the Graeme Hall Swamp in the south of the Island, However some reports suggest the species is expanding its range on the island.

Species that may be encountered in wetland areas include the masked duck (Nomonyx dominica), American coot (Fulica americana), and the common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
The southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis), a shorebird, has recently bred upon the island; having spread to Barbados from Trinidad and Tobago and northern South America.

Substantial numbers of migratory birds either over-wintering on the island, or en route from North America to South American wintering grounds are seen annually. Shorebirds are one such group of birds that stop off in Barbados during migration; tens of thousands, however, lured to artificial wetlands, are shot annually for sport.

Reptiles

The green iguana (Iguana iguana) formerly resided on the island before being extirpated. An endemic species of anole lizard, (Anolis extremus), and the introduced tropical house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) are both common species; while Underwood's spectacled tegu (Gymnophthalmus underwoodi), and a native species of Kentropyx lizard (Kentropyx borckiana) are rarer on the island.

The red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria) is widely kept in captivity; it was likely introduced to the island, as no reports of it were made by early European explorers to the island.

Populations of an endemic Liophis grass snake (Liophis perfuscus) have been devastated as a result of predation by the introduced Indian mongoose; with no confirmed sightings of the species since 1961. Another snake species, Mastigodryas bruesi and the world's smallest snake, Leptotyphlops carlae, have also been recorded from the island.

Currently there are two species of sea turtle which nest in Barbados, the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), and the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Though not nesting on the island, the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) does forage in nearshore seagrass beds. Coastal infrastructure, such as hotel properties, has encroached upon the nesting grounds of sea turtles, while coastal lights also detrimentally impact nesting females.

Amphibians

The cane toad (Bufo marinus) from South America and the Johnstone's whistling frog (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei) encompass the islands' amphibian community. The introduction of the cane toad was done as a biological control aimed at insect pests of sugarcane; as has been the case elsewhere, the lack of predators to control the cane toad has led to uncontrolled populations in some areas.

Fish

Freshwater Fish

The wild form of the guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is native to Barbados as well as Trinidad and northern South America. Introductions of aquarium varieties of the guppy into the wild mean that it may be impossible to distinguish between original and fancy varieties.

Originally intended for aquaculture, tilapia species including, Oreochromis mossambicus, and Tilapia zilli have become widely established in ponds and streams across the island.

Brackish Water Fish
Brackish water species also occur, particularly in coastal wetlands such as the Graeme Hall Swamp; one such species is the mangrove rivulus (Rivulus marmoratus), notable for its unique ability of self-fertilization.
A resident and isolated population of Atlantic tarpon, (Megalops atlanticus) has become established in the Graeme Hall Swamp.

Invertebrates

Crustaceans
Terrestrial crab species found on the island include Cardisoma guanhumi and Gecarcinus lateralis.

See also
List of amphibians and reptiles of Barbados

References

External links
Animals of Barbados
Barbados Reptiles & Amphibians
Barbados Wildlife

Environment of Barbados


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There are several artists under the name of Labyrinth
1. Labyrinth is an Italian progressive power metal band created in 1991 in Tuscany, with famous former members (who has left the band since) like Fabio Lione (singer, Rhapsody) or Olaf Thorsen (guitarist, Vision Divine). Formed as Vision, which was later changed to Morbid Vision, and finally Labyrinth in 1994. The band members used to use pseudonyms, many of which were anglicized versions of their own names. Only Olaf Thorsen still uses a stage name. Labyrinth rose to fame in 1998 with the release of their second full length album, 'Return To Heaven Denied', on Metal Blade Records. That album allowed the band to be recognised as a leading force of the European metal scene and many prestigious tours (including a full European run with Hammerfall) and festival appearances (most notably Wacken, Dynamo and Gods Of Metal) followed its release, enforcing the name Labyrinth in the entire world. After album, 'Sons Of Thunder' (2002) and more tours with heavy metal luminaries such as Helloween and Iron Saviour among others, guitar player and mastermind Olaf Thorsen parted ways with the band in 2002 and started working with his new band Vision Divine. The remaining members of Labyrinth kept running on a different path, exploring a heavier musical approach and signing record deals with Century Media ('Labyrinth, 2003) and Scarlet Records ('6 Days To Nowhere', 2006) in the following years.
In 2009 labyrinth announced that former guitarist Olaf Thorsen finally rejoined the band and started working with them on the follow up to the much celebrated 'Return To Heaven Denied' album, which is still considered by fans and media alike their best effort to date. 'Return To Heaven Denied Pt.2 - A Midnight Autumn's Dream' was released June 21st, 12 years after their breaking opus magnum on Scarlet Records and and can be described as a comeback to their Power Metal roots.
The Current Line-up of the band is:
* Roberto Tiranti (Rob Tyrant) - Vocals (1997-1998, 1999-) (also Bass 2006-2010)
*Andrea Cantarelli (Anders Rain) - Guitar (1991-)
*Olaf Thorsen (Carlo Andrea Magnani) - Guitar (1991-2002, 2009-)
*Andrea de Paoli (Andrew McPauls) - Keyboards (1997-)
*Sergio Pagnacco - Bass (2010-)
*Alessandro Bissa - Drums (2010-)
2. Australian Artist Labyrinth began producing hip hop music in 2003 and wrote his first raps in 2004. In early 2007 he completed a 17-track album called "The Lost Poet", which is now barely available in its original form. he was there for the birth of Sub Conscious Records late 2007 and he christened his own company "Brainmaze Productions" in 2008. Aside from his solo project, he performs with Ovahand and DJ Kranky in a 3-man crew called Dark Matter. A second solo album called "The Philosopher" was released at the end of 2008 and is still in the process of being distributed - it occasionally finds its way into shops around Sydney . Labyrinth has begun work on the debut Dark Matter album as well as a third solo album... These are both certain to be far better quality recordings than previous Brainmaze releases and should be completed in 2010.
3. Labyrinth is also an alias of Djarvi Moris a.k.a Sandling and Void Settler who makes experimental Industrial Hardcore.
4. The Dutch group Labyrinth was a one-off project, featuring Cesar Zuiderwijk (drummer of rock band Golden Earring), jazz musician Jasper van 't Hof and singer Julya Lo'ko. They released one self-titled album in 1985.
5. Labyrinth is also an Australian beatsmith/MC from the Dark Matter Crew.
6. The sound track for the 1986 movie the Labyrinth sound track also scrobbles as this
7. Labyrinth is a death metal band from Iowa, USA
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The Book Of Love – Monotones
Today's song of the day is the American rock and roll and doo-wop song "The Book of Love" by The Monotones.
The song was inspired by a Pepsodent toothpaste commercial. Charles Patrick, the lead vocalist of The Monotones, heard the ad's catchy jingle and used it as the starting point for the song's lyrics and tempo.
Released in 1958, "The Book of Love" reached number 3 on the R&B chart and number 5 on the pop chart in the United States. Outside of the country, it peaked at number 5 in Australia.
While rehearsing the song one day, a child in the neighborhood accidentally kicked a ball against the garage. The group thought the "boom" sound from the ball worked well with the song, so they decided to incorporate it. The "boom" in the final recording of the track is a result of this serendipitous occurrence.
"The Book of Love" was the opening theme song for the game show The Newlywed Game in the late 1980s.
The hit has been featured in numerous films, including coming-of-age drama American Graffiti (1973), supernatural horror Christine (1983), and French drama Le Nouveau monde (1995).
In 2010, "The Book of Love" also made an appearance on the video game Mafia II.
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I wonder, wonder who, who-oo-ooh, who
(Who wrote the book of love)
Tell me, tell me, tell me
Oh, who wrote the Book Of Love
I've got to know the answer
Was it someone from above
(I wonder, wonder who, mmbadoo-ooh, who)
I love you darlin'
Baby, you know I do
But I've got to see this book of love
Find out why it's true
(Chapter one says to love her)
(You love her with all your heart)
(Chapter two you tell her you're)
(Never, never, never, never, never gonna part)
(In chapter three remember the meaning of romance)
(In chapter four you break up)
(But you give her just one more chance)
(Oh, I wonder, wonder who, mmbadoo-ooh, Who)
I love you, yes I do
Well it says so in this book of love
Ours is the one that's true
I wonder who (yeah)
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That was mine and my husbands song we were married in 1959 and had 57 years of a good marriage till he passed away in 2017 still miss him
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Only a few weeks ago did we catch wind that Layers Of Fear: Inheritance was coming as a nice little DLC for the original horror title from Bloober Team. It is slated for an August 2nd release for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC still but it looks like Aspyr Media has some new screen shots for us to look at and see how we are going to dig into the Artist's daughter's psyche in the game. That is what this little bit of Layers Of Fear DLC is going to be all about and it looks like another fun and creepy addition into the realm. Hopefully we will get more of the smaller stature play that the trailer teased before.
The new screenshots for Layers Of Fear: Inheritance here also show more of that a bit but also all of the childlike experiences we can look forward to in the DLC. Also a bit with Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf of some sorts but this could just be more horrible imagery than any kind of real story to go along with it all. If memory serves we had these bits in the first game though the eyes of the Artist but now I need to replay and double check. If anything it will be here in some form so I guess we'll have it none the less.
It also looks like Layers Of Fear: Inheritance will also be bringing us a new flashlight mechanic to the game as well. There isn't much in terms of how it will work or if it will stay throughout the whole mini-game but it was mentioned. Specifically mentioned, and it makes sense, that it may mysteriously go out at some keep point during the adventure. Just as we should assume in almost all horror titles that feature that saving grace. It really is a staple of the genre isn't it and I have a feeling that Layers Of Fear wouldn't want to skip out on just that.
What do you think of the new Layers Of Fear: Inheritance screens we have here? Do you still think this will be a great addition into the IP or just another cash grab with DLC? Do you agree that we are going to see the new flashlight go out or is that all PR mumbo-jumbo to entice and excite? Let us know and feel free to discuss in the comments below. For more on Layers Of Fear in any form be sure to stay right here on the site. We'll keep bringing it all as they keep developing it all for us. You won't want to miss a thing.


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Posted on 16 February 2017 by cvoinescu
Many things have happened since I last wrote here, but few that affected the store or the products directly.
Late last year I quit my day job, partly so I could focus more on this business. I still have a few essential things to sort out, so I'm still working what amounts to a full-time job, but that's for a limited time. By the end of March, I should be able to dedicate myself to designing and selling CNC machines, including the long-promised MegaRail-based machine.
As you probably noticed, some sizes of MakerSlide had been out of stock. Last November, the fabricator and I realized that there had been some confusion, and they produced less MakerSlide than I had ordered, so they had almost none left to cut for me. I had a new batch extruded, and it arrived, unannounced, last week.
That's eight pallets of MakerSlide and T-slot extrusion on my driveway. I had to scramble to get it out of the rain (and snow) and into the garage immediately.
First, I built one of these:
That's a pallet, some plywood, six or seven lengths of CLS timber, about 80 screws, some wood glue, and three or four hours of my time. By storing the rail vertically, I can load four to six pallets worth of MakerSlide into the space taken by a single pallet — and it's easily accessible too.
Here's the new, larger rack (on the right) with the contents of six of those pallets, plus most of the older stock; and the old rack with the remaining two pallets and a lot of empty space (which I'm going to use for MegaRail 80). The shorter lengths of MakerSlide are stacked vertically in twos and threes, to save space. Thankfully, the MakerSlide profile makes this arrangement quite stable. In fact, when I moved two years ago, I hired a van with a tail lift, I borrowed a hand pallet truck, and I loaded the smaller rack straight into the van, with some 500 m of MakerSlide on it (and plenty of packing to keep it from moving about).
All MakerSlide sizes are available: 250 mm, 375 mm, 500 mm, 750 mm, 1000 mm, 1500 mm, 2000 mm. We still can't cut custom lengths, but we're getting there.
20 mm × 40 mm T-slot extrusion is also back in stock in all sizes: 435 mm*, 560 mm*, 670 mm, 810 mm*, 920 mm, 1060 mm*, 1420 mm. The odd lengths are because that is what we need for the various sizes of eShapeoko; it doesn't make economic sense to stock other lengths. Sizes marked with an asterisk are also available with pre-drilled access holes for blind joints, as required for the "deluxe" eShapeoko frame.
One more thing: we've got some very nice 625-2RS bearings, with less axial play than all I've seen elsewhere, including some fairly expensive brand-name bearings. Standard 625 bearings tend to be quite loose, even those used inside NEMA 17 motors (those are preloaded, though). All eShapeoko kits now include the upgraded bearings at no extra cost. The better spec bearings should translate into more rigidity in the YZ and XY planes.
The new bearings are also available in the shop.
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kevin on 19 February 2017 at 10:00 am said:
Congrats on your self-employment. I'd like to to something like this one day but giving up the financial security of a fixed income is not an easy decision. I hope this will work out for you.
cvoinescu on 20 February 2017 at 12:13 pm said:
Thank you. We've been fortunate to be in a good financial position, but it was still a difficult decision.
zoin on 28 February 2017 at 10:05 pm said:
How's the megarail design coming along?
cvoinescu on 1 March 2017 at 11:05 am said:
It's a bit stalled, to be honest, for lack of time. I still have two weeks of hard work ahead of me, then I can relax — by which I mean start building prototypes.
I have a design worked out on paper. I need a day or two in front of a CAD program, followed by a day or two babysitting my eShapeoko while it cuts the parts for the prototype. Then assemble, test, think, and repeat at least once. I think I have the supply lined up for all components, but, funnily enough, packaging is going to take some effort to solve.
kevin on 2 March 2017 at 12:55 pm said:
What CAD are you using? I've tried a few of the usual suspects superficially but so far nothing really stuck with me. I'm really bad with complicated keyboard/mouse controls so the one I felt most comfortable with was OpenSCAD. But that's not really suitable for complicated models.
cvoinescu on 2 March 2017 at 2:05 pm said:
OpenSCAD is nice, but not for this. I used to use SketchUp for the 3D model and DraftSight (a free-to-use AutoCAD look-alike) for 2D drawings to the fabricators. I find the AutoCAD-style interface quite easy to use, once you get used to the basic idea. You type commands, and you have many ways to enter the arguments, all pretty logical and consistent. You mostly keep off the Shift, Ctrl and Alt keys. There are menus, but they're redundant (but they're a handy reminder of what commands you can type). The command entry window has very well designed prompts and defaults. They're useful if you're not yet fluent, and don't get in the way if you are.
I want to use something other than SketchUp this time, because it's not quite what I need. Fusion 360 looks good.
baxter on 8 March 2017 at 3:42 pm said:
I've never found any package more intuitive to use than Ashlar-Vellum's Drawing Board. It really is just like sketching on the back of an envelope, but with full CAD services. Unfortunately, it's so out of date that you need to run it on WinXP ….
kevin on 8 March 2017 at 4:42 pm said:
I've attended a 1-day CNC crash course a few years back and the guy there demonstrated Autodesk Inventor which was at the time free for students. I was very impressed with this program but the guy was using a 3D Mouse with dozends of buttons. A entry model 3D mouse is only around 100€ but it's still way too steep of a learning curve for hobbyists.
Fusion 360 looks like a good entry-level package of CAD, CAE and CAM but I don't like the Cloud aspect of it. "Cloud" means "someone elses computer" and "free registration" means "we're going to make money from your data".
I had high hopes for FreeCAD but the documentation and usability are a nightmare.


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Press release - 16/09/2021
Organ twin: a "flight simulator" for surgeons
Cyber Valley researchers have created medical educational tools that could potentially train the surgeons of the future, much like flight simulators train pilots. The team developed a range of artificial organ phantoms to serve as training platforms for surgeons. Thanks to the structured data of experienced medical professionals, a quantitative and objective assessment of a trainee's skills can be assessed in real time.
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CureVac N.V. (Nasdaq: CVAC), a global biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of transformative medicines based on messenger ribonucleic acid ("mRNA"), today announced the publication entitled "Therapeutic HNF4A mRNA attenuates liver fibrosis in a preclinical model" in the peer-reviewed Journal of Hepatology.
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Gene regulation - 20/07/2021
The many faces of the epigenetic regulator MOF
Epigenetic modifications play a crucial role in coordinated gene transcription, and are required for a fertilised egg cell to be able to develop into an organism with different cell types. Dr. Asifa Akhtar from the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg has been studying the essential epigenetic regulator protein MOF for 20 years.
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High-throughput metabolic profiling of single cells
Scientists from the EMBL and the German Cancer Research Center have presented a new method for generating metabolic profiles of individual cells. The method, which combines fluorescence microscopy and a specific form of mass spectroscopy, can analyze over a hundred metabolites and lipids from more than a thousand individual cells per hour. Researchers expect the method to better answer a variety of biomedical questions in the future.
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Immune cells promote proinflammatory fatty liver disease
A particular type of dendritic cell is responsible for the tissue damage that occurs in non-alcoholic steatohepatits (NASH) in mice and humans. The dendritic cells cause aggressive, proinflammatory behavior in T cells, as now discovered by researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in collaboration with colleagues from Israeli research institutes. Blocking these dendritic cells alleviates symptoms in mice.
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Liver cancer: which patients benefit from immunotherapy?
Immunotherapy using checkpoint inhibitors is effective in around a quarter of patients with liver cancer. However, to date, physicians have been unable to predict which patients would benefit from this type of treatment and which would not. Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center have now discovered that liver cancer caused by chronic inflammatory fatty liver disease does not respond to this treatment. On the contrary: in an…
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How novel pathogens may cause the development of colorectal cancer
Do BMMFs, the novel infectious agents found in dairy products and bovine sera, play a role in the development of colorectal cancer? Scientists led by Harald zur Hausen detected the pathogens in colorectal cancer patients in close proximity to tumors. The researchers show that the BMMFs trigger local chronic inflammation, which can cause mutations via activated oxygen molecules and thus promote cancer development in the long term.
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Article - 14/01/2021
Newly discovered RNA as growth driver in liver cancer
Non-coding RNA (ncRNAs) molecules that do not encode proteins have many different functions, and some are associated with certain diseases. Prof. Dr. Sven Diederichs from the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research and the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg has been conducting research into these molecules at the Freiburg University Medical Centre and discovered a ncRNA that regulates cell proliferation in cancer cells.
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HepaRegeniX achieves further milestone related to proof of safety and efficacy for MKK4 inhibition in an advanced chronic liver disease model
New preclinical data indicate beneficial therapeutic effects in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-associated liver carcinomas.
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Organ failure due to fatty liver - 24/09/2020
HepaRegeniX develops an active substance for liver regeneration
When the liver stops regenerating on its own, it might be possible in future for doctors to intervene with a chemical agent. Tübingen-based HepaRegeniX GmbH is developing a promising candidate with the aim of improving the treatment of both acute and chronic liver failure.
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Expert interview - 27/08/2019
Bacterial flora of the gut: how useful is its analysis?
Microorganisms in the human gut have been linked to obesity, inflammation, cardiovascular disease, liver disease, cancer and mental disorders. Stool analyses of intestinal flora can be ordered on the Internet from 130 euros upwards, and some also come with recommendations on what to eat for healthy gut bacteria growth. BIOPRO talked with Prof. Dr. Nisar Malek from the University of Tübingen about how useful such microbiome analyses really are.
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New pathogens in beef and cow's milk contributing to the risk of cancer
A team of researchers led by Nobel laureate Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. mult. Harald zur Hausen has discovered a new type of infectious agent in dairy and meat products produced from European cattle that increases the risk for colon and breast cancer. These so-called Bovine Meat and Milk Factors (BMMFs) are small DNA molecules that are similar in sequence to both bacterial plasmids and certain viruses.
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Targeted RNA editing with the body's own enzyme activity
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High distinction for stem cell researcher Andreas Trumpp
This year's State Research Prize of Baden-Württemberg awarded for outstanding achievements in applied research goes to Andreas Trumpp from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM). Theresia Bauer, State Minister of Science, Research and the Arts, presented the award, which carries a monetary prize of €100.000, at a festive ceremony on December 10, 2018.
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Hattrick in Freiburg
Three researchers at the MPI for Immunobiology and Epigenetics receive millions in funding from the European Research Council. Dominic Grün, Nicola Iovino and Ritwick Sawarkar from the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg will each be awareded one of the prestigious Consolidator Grants of the European Research Council. This means that 6 million euros in funding will go to fundamental research in Freiburg over the next…
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Resistance, immunity and malaria vaccination
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HepaRegeniX – a start-up is taking it up a step!
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New strategies against malaria
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Transregional research cooperation - 11/10/2017
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Cell marking opens up a window into the body
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For all types of tests: Signatope's biomarker assays
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New target for the therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma discovered
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