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Authors: Di Filippo, Michele*
Di Nezza, Maria*
Toro, Beniamino*
Title: New gravity interpretations in the northern and eastern side of the Colli Albani Volcanic District: first results
Keywords: Colli Albani
Roman Magmatic Province
gravity survey
3D density model
Abstract: The Colli Albani is a quiescent Volcanic District, located almost 20 Km southeast of Rome. It has been active since at least 600 ka and it belongs to the potassic and ultrapotassic Roman Magmatic Province, a northwest-trending chain of volcanoes that developed along the Tyrrhenian Sea Margin of Italy during middle and late Pleistocene time. The Albano maar (< 70 ka) represents the most recent activity of the hydromagmatic phase and cannot be considered extinguished yet. First Gravimetric map of Colli Albani Volcanic District was made by the Italian Geological Service from the 1:100,000 Gravimetric Map of Italy (Maino et al., 1969) and later some new gravity interpretations were performed by Di Filippo & Toro (1980, 1995). This paper gives preliminary gravity results in the northen and eastern side of the Volcanic District in order to obtain a detailed gravity map of Colli Albani Volcanic District. A broad area N of lake Albano (Rome, Ciampino-Marino) is the most one strongly characterized by the occurence of geochimical manifestation of a still-active subvolcanic system which are hazardous factors for the resident population. In eastern side of the volcano the previous studies showed that some areas are completely missing gravity stations. In this study the mesh interval between each gravity station are 500 m2 on average; in the previous was 2 km2 on average. A new Residual anomaly map has been prepared by substracting the first order Regional Field from Bouguer anomalies. The Residual anomaly map is very detailed and represents the most suitable picture for understanding the structure of the prevolcanic substratum. Residual anomaly map shows a maximium gravity value of Ciampino High, spatially continuous along the major NW-SE axis, corresponds to where the high distribution of radon and CO2 was observed. Another maximum value is located in the southern part of the Ciampino High relative to Rocca di Papa, where the second activity of the volcano took place.A minimum region gravity is located in the eastern part of the Ciampino High. The map shows faults obtained by gravity interpretations. The superficial geological data, the drill log data, and metamorphic xenoliths from the eruption of Colli Albani (Funiciello & Parotto, 1978) and gravity data have been analyzed all together in order to know sub-surface structure of this area and make a bi-dimensional gravity model. In order to define the heterogeneity of the lithotypes some sections have been prepared by gravity model.
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The 55-year reign of the Canadian Sea King is coming to a close.
In December, a crew from 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron in Patricia Bay, British Columbia, will fly the CH-124 Sea King on its last flight for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
Earlier this year, their counterparts at 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron in Shearwater, Nova Scotia, marked the aircraft's final East Coast mission on Jan. 26, 2018.
While five helicopters are still operational until the end of the year in British Columbia, Canada's remaining 23 Sea Kings have been retired and are currently making their way through the fleet disposal process.
Administered by the Department of National Defence (DND) and Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), this process aims to repurpose, sell or otherwise dispose of the old helicopters in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.
While final arrangements for the aircraft are subject to change, DND told Vertical on Oct. 2 that eight of the 28 remaining aircraft will be publicly displayed by the Canadian Armed Forces at various bases and museums across the country.
Another airframe will be retained by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as a training aid, and one will be displayed at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa.
Three aircraft were demilitarized and scrapped due to their poor condition, with components being recycled where possible.
The remaining 15 Sea Kings and their associated parts – 12 are currently located at 12 Wing Shearwater and three are at Patricia Bay – are now for sale, a process that is being administered by PSPC.
"Essentially, we have a website that is used to source interest for controlled and sensitive assets that are for sale," explained Josée Doucet, manager of the GCMil group at PSPC, which deals with the disposal of surplus Canadian military goods.
The helicopters are being sold in "as is, where is" condition.
Doucet said she was very pleased by the number of potential bidders who attended the Shearwater event.
While Doucet said that timeline has not yet been finalized with DND, she indicated the goal would be to have a purchase agreement in place by the time the Sea Kings cease flying on Dec. 31.
Before the Sea Kings went on the market, controlled goods and military equipment were removed from the airframes wherever possible.
Doucet said all Canadian bidders must be registered in the Controlled Goods Program. Interested foreign purchasers must be enrolled in their nation's equivalent program, which allows them to view military assets.
While Doucet declined to estimate the Sea Kings' worth, she said a myriad of factors are considered when selecting the winning bid. These include single-asset or full-lot bids, depreciation, condition of the fleet, and the costs to DND to maintain the helicopters as they await sale.
12 Wing Shearwater personnel gathered for a photo to commemorate the CH-124 Sea King helicopter's 50th anniversary. The photo was taken on the flight line in front of 423 Maritime Helicopter and 12 Air Maintenance Squadrons. Cpl Nedia Coutinho, 12 Imaging Services, Shearwater, Nova Scotia.
Ultimately, she said fleet value will be driven by market demand.
Canada accepted its first CH-124 Sea King on May 24, 1963.
Since then, the maritime helicopter has earned its legendary status in the Canadian Armed Forces, serving with distinction on Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Bonaventure (the country's last aircraft carrier, retired in 1970), as well as St. Laurent-class destroyer escorts, Iroquois-class destroyers, auxiliary oiler replenishment ships, and Halifax-class frigates.
No other aircraft in Canadian service has ever commanded such a lasting multi-generational legacy.
While 15 Sea Kings are destined for new homes, nine will remain on public display to ensure its story will never be forgotten.
It's a fitting tribute to a King that ruled the waves for more than half a century.


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Comparative Exercise Physiology (2)
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Emission Lines and the Spectral Energy Distributions of Quasars
B.J. Wilkes, P.J. Green, S. Mathur, J.C. McDowell
Journal: International Astronomical Union Colloquium / Volume 159 / 1997
Many years of study have failed to establish conclusively relationships between a quasar's spectral energy distribution (SED) and the emission lines it is thought to produce. This is at least partially due to the lack of well-observed SEDs. We present initial results from a line–SED study for a sample of 43 quasars and active galaxies for which we have optical and ultraviolet spectra and far-infrared–X-ray SEDs. We present the results of tests for correlations between line equivalent widths and SED luminosity and slope parameters and compare these results to those from earlier studies. We find that the Baldwin effect is weaker when the luminosity is defined close to the ionizing continuum of that line and conclude that the detailed SED is likely to be important in making further progress.
By Masoud Azodi, Patricia Baetens, Steven Bayer, Joel Bernstein, Jonathan D. Black, Christophe Blockeel, Carolien M. Boomsma, Birgit Borgström, Mark Bowman, Nicholas Brook, Elisabeth Carlsen, Peter Carne, Ying Cheong, Jen-Ruei Chen, Erin Clark, S. Alberto Dávila Garza, Sunita De Sousa, Michel De Vos, Leo Doherty, Patricio Donoso, Cindy M. P. Duke, Human M. Fatemi, Alison Fernbach, Juan A. Garcia-Velasco, Elizabeth S. Ginsburg, Dorothy A. Greenfeld, William M. Hague, Daniel Hajioff, Tristan Hardy, Catherine Henry, Outi Hovatta, John Hutton, Gordana Ivanovic, Sameer Jatkar, Shilpa Jesudason, Theo Joseph, Amanda Kallen, Sonal Karia, Bala Karunakaran, Jenneke C. Kasius, Ben Kroon, Dimitra Kyrou, Robert Lahoud, Jennifer M Levine, Inge Liebaers, Shane T. Lipskind, Derek Lok, Nick S. Macklon, Manveen (Manny) Mangat, Tom P. Manolitsas, S. McDowell, Cherise Mooy, Mark R. Morton, Andrew Murray, Robert J. Norman, Sara Ornaghi, Israel Ortega, Michael J. Paidas, Evaggelos Papanikolaou, Pasquale Patrizio, Sofie Piessens, Biljana Popovic Todorovic, Luk Rombauts, Katrina Rowan, Denny Sakkas, P. Sanhueza, Kirsten Tryde Schmidt, Mark Teoh, Hammed A. Tijani, Jelena Todorovic, Saioa Torrealday, Herman Tournaye, Geoffrey Trew, W. Verpoest, Veerle Vloeberghs, A. Yazdani
Edited by Nick S. Macklon, University of Southampton, Human M. Fatemi, Robert J. Norman, University of Adelaide, Pasquale Patrizio
Book: Case Studies in Assisted Reproduction
Print publication: 22 January 2015, pp ix-xiv
4 - Assisted reproduction in a subfertile couple with serodiscordant HIV infection
By S. McDowell, B. Kroon, A. Yazdani
Print publication: 22 January 2015, pp 16-18
On Fatigue Behavior of Cold Spray Coating
A. Moridi, S. M. Hassani-Gangaraj, M. Guagliano
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 May 2014, mrsf13-1650-jj05-03
Cold spray is a novel and promising technology to obtain surface coating. Notwithstanding the several technological advantages with respect to other processes, its diffusion is somewhat limited because of the limited knowledge on the mechanical properties of the cold sprayed materials and in particular, the fatigue behavior. Moreover, the existing data concerning fatigue behavior of coated specimens are controversial and different material system shows different behaviors. The aim of this study is to distinguish the involved parameters and their effect on fatigue behavior of cold sprayed systems. A critical discussion on four important parameters i.e. interface quality, material properties, deposition parameters and residual stress is given. The influential parameters are consolidated in one formula, which can predict the fatigue limit of cold spray system as a function of residual stress, coating hardness and stress gradient in the specimen.
Mood and anxiety disorders across the adult lifespan: a European perspective
R. D. McDowell, A. Ryan, B. P. Bunting, S. M. O'Neill, J. Alonso, R. Bruffaerts, R. de Graaf, S. Florescu, G. Vilagut, J. M. C. de Almeida, G. de Girolamo, J. M. Haro, H. Hinkov, V. Kovess-Masfety, H. Matschinger, T. Tomov
Journal: Psychological Medicine / Volume 44 / Issue 4 / March 2014
Print publication: March 2014
The World Mental Health Survey Initiative (WMHSI) has advanced our understanding of mental disorders by providing data suitable for analysis across many countries. However, these data have not yet been fully explored from a cross-national lifespan perspective. In particular, there is a shortage of research on the relationship between mood and anxiety disorders and age across countries. In this study we used multigroup methods to model the distribution of 12-month DSM-IV/CIDI mood and anxiety disorders across the adult lifespan in relation to determinants of mental health in 10 European Union (EU) countries.
Logistic regression was used to model the odds of any mood or any anxiety disorder as a function of age, gender, marital status, urbanicity and employment using a multigroup approach (n = 35500). This allowed for the testing of specific lifespan hypotheses across participating countries.
No simple geographical pattern exists with which to describe the relationship between 12-month prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders and age. Of the adults sampled, very few aged ⩾80 years met DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for these disorders. The associations between these disorders and key sociodemographic variables were relatively homogeneous across countries after adjusting for age.
Further research is required to confirm that there are indeed stages in the lifespan where the reported prevalence of mental disorders is low, such as among younger adults in the East and older adults in the West. This project illustrates the difficulties in conducting research among different age groups simultaneously.
Evaluation of an Urdu version of the Impact of Event Scale - Revised
M. S. Tareen, C. McDowell, K. Naqvi, A. Bashir, P. Keenan, Aziz ur Rehman, D. P. Farrell
Journal: International Psychiatry / Volume 9 / Issue 1 / February 2012
In the aftermath of the major earthquake that hit Pakistan in 2005, there appeared to be a paucity of psychometric tools validated in Urdu. It was decided to translate the Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R) so as to obtain an internationally validated and recognised psychometric tool for use in research into post-traumatic stress disorder. The resulting Urdu and English versions of the IES-R were compared for linguistic, conceptual and scale equivalence. The Urdu version of the IES-R (UIES-R) can be used for clinical, psychological trauma populations in Pakistan with evidence of good reliability and satisfactory validity. In trauma research in Pakistan the UIES-R will be an extremely useful psychometric tool.
Processing and Oxidation of Nitride Stabilized 18Cr-20Ni Stainless Steel
C. S. McDowell, S. N. Basu, T. Ando
The present investigation explores the use of nitride precipitates for grain-size stabilization in a 18Cr-2ONi austenitic stainless steel for high temperature applications in oxidizing atmospheres. The potential for reductions in alloying contents of such steels has become a focus of research out of concern for the conservation of strategic alloying elements such as Cr. In order for the alloy to maintain superior oxidation resistance, it must sustain a fine grain size by virtue of effective grain boundary pinning by stable precipitates.
Al and Ti microalloyed 18Cr-20Ni steels have been nitrided using rapid solidification processing (spray forming) and subjected to thermomechanical treatments to precipitate nitrides from the supersaturated solid solutions. The spray formed deposits were cold rolled to increase the density of dislocations, which act as sites for nucleation of nitride precipitates. The alloys were then annealed to nucleate and grow the precipitates, followed by cold rolling and recrystallization to generate a stable, fine grained microstructure. The Ti-microalloyed steel demonstrated high-temperature grain size stability by maintaining a grain size of≈7μm after 600h at 1000°C.
The Ti-microalloyed steel has been subjected to isothermal oxidation in air at 900°C. The results of preliminary oxidation experiments are reported. The spray deposited and thermomechanically processed alloy demonstrated high-temperature oxidation behavior superior to conventionally processed (hot rolled and annealed) alloys.
X-Ray Microbeam Quantification of Grain Subdivision Accompanying Large Deformations of Copper
G. C. Butler, A. Guvenilir, D. L. McDowell, S. R. Stock
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011, 43
Polychromatic synchrotron x-ray microbeams offer a very efficient alternative to electron beam methods for quantifying the amount and character of grain subdivision accompanying large deformations. With a 0.01 mm diameter collimator, bending magnet radiation from a 3.0 GeV source and image storage plates, samples of copper with thicknesses greater than 0.1 mm have been studied. Results from an as-received sample and a sample deformed to 100% torsion are compared and illustrate how efficiently grain subdivision can be quantified with polychromatic microbeam diffraction.
Bovine tuberculosis: herd-level surveillance of Mycobacterium bovis genotypes in Northern Ireland (2003-2008)
R A Skuce, T R Mallon, C McCormick, S H McBride, G Clarke, A Thompson, C Cousens, A W Gordon, S W McDowell
Journal: Advances in Animal Biosciences / Volume 1 / Issue 1 / April 2010
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 November 2010, p. 112
Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Conventional Cleaning Regimen in Removing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus From Contaminated Surfaces in an Intensive Care Unit
Mamoon A. Aldeyab, James C. McElnay, Salah M. Elshibly, Carmel M. Hughes, David A. McDowell, M. Ann S. McMahon, Michael G. Scott, Mary P. Kearney
Journal: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology / Volume 30 / Issue 3 / March 2009
Effects of vitamin E supplementation and training on oxidative stress parameters measured in exercising horses
K J Duberstein, S E Johnson, L R McDowell, E A Ott
Journal: Comparative Exercise Physiology / Volume 6 / Issue 1 / February 2009
Exercise places an increased demand on the body's systems, both to provide fuel for working musculature and to neutralize and dispose of toxic build-up. By-products of demanding performance are reactive free radicals. Dietary consumption of vitamin E, an antioxidant, may be a plausible way to reduce free radical damage. The present study examined the effects of supplemental dietary vitamin E on the presence of oxidation products and antioxidant capacity in blood and tissue of exercising horses. Eight Thoroughbred horses were used in a crossover design study, with one group consuming a diet containing vitamin E at the 1989 National Research Council (NRC) level recommended for horses in moderate to intense work (80 IU kg DM− 1 [National Research Council (1989). Nutrient Requirements of Horses. 5th revised edn.; Washingto, DC: National Academy Press, pp. 48]), and the second group being fed the control diet plus 3000 IU day− 1dl-α-tocopheryl acetate. The horses underwent an adaptation phase, an 8-week training programme and a final standard exercise test (SET) during which the horses ran on a 6° incline to exhaustion, and then a washout phase. Horses were then crossed over to opposite treatment groups and these phases repeated. Blood samples were collected at specific points before and after exercise during the training period and before and after performing the SET. Neither plasma vitamin E nor thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance concentrations were influenced by supplemental vitamin E. Blood Trolox-equivalent antioxidant capacity values increased (P < 0.05) following 5 weeks of training in both groups, indicating improved antioxidant capacity as horses became fitter. Vitamin E supplementation did not alter plasma reduced, oxidized or total glutathione levels, nor the percentage of glutathione in the reduced form during the training period. However, vitamin E did cause an elevation in the percentage of glutathione existing in the reduced form following a SET as compared with the control diet (P < 0.006). This is possibly due to lower plasma oxidized glutathione levels in vitamin E-treated horses (P < 0.03). This study indicates that vitamin E supplementation above NRC levels can influence certain measures of oxidative stress in intensely exercising horses, and training has the ability to improve the antioxidant status of the animal.
Protein carbonyl assay to measure oxidative stress in muscle of exercising horses supplemented with vitamin E
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2009, pp. 1-5
Intense exercise has been associated with free radical damage that forms potentially measurable by-products in the blood and muscle of exercising subjects. The extent of damage to the exercising animal has yet to be conclusively determined, and studies often focus on by-products in the blood rather than muscle. The current study examined the presence of oxidative products in the muscle of exercising horses as well as the effects of excess vitamin E on the presence of these products. Eight Thoroughbred horses were used in a crossover design, with one group being fed vitamin E at the 1989 NRC [National Research Council (1989) Nutrient Requirements of Horses. 5th revised edn.; Washington DC: National Academy Press, pp. 48] level recommended for horses in moderate to intense work (80 IU kg DM− 1), and the second group being fed the control diet plus 3000 IU day− 1dl-α-tocopheryl acetate. The horses underwent an 8-week training programme and a final standard exercise test (SET). During the SET, the horses ran on a 6° incline to exhaustion. Muscle samples were biopsied before and after performing the SET and analysed for the presence of carbonyl groups and ubiquitin. Blood was collected prior to the SET and analysed for vitamin E. No significant differences in plasma vitamin E were found between treatment groups. However, myofibril carbonylation, a product of free radical damage to muscle tissue, was found to be lower in vitamin E-supplemented horses post-SET exercise (P < 0.05), suggesting that vitamin E influences some measures of oxidative stress in exercising horses, particularly following a strenuous bout of exercise. Ubiquitin was not detected in myofibrils, indicating clearance of carbonyl groups by a different mechanism.
Saccadic inhibition among schizotypal personality disorder subjects
COLLEEN A. BRENNER, JENNIFER E. McDOWELL, KRISTIN S. CADENHEAD, BRETT A. CLEMENTZ
Journal: Psychophysiology / Volume 38 / Issue 3 / May 2001
Schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) is theoretically part of the schizophrenia spectrum both clinically and neurobiologically. A liability for developing schizophrenia may be associated with dysfunction of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and its cortical and/or subcortical circuitry. If so, abnormalities on tasks associated with DLPFC functioning among SPD subjects would support the thesis that SPD is neurobiologically related to schizophrenia. Antisaccade and ocular motor delayed response performance, both of which are ostensibly supported by DLPFC circuitry, were assessed among 29 SPD, 17 schizophrenia, and 25 normal subjects. Generally, the SPD subjects' performance was more similar to normal than to schizophrenia groups. There was evidence, however, for inhibition abnormalities in a subgroup of SPD subjects. Antisaccade performance identified more SPD subjects as "abnormal" than delayed response measures.
Performance and blood chemistry in lambs following fasting and transport
G. M. J. Horton, J. A. Baldwin, S. M. Emanuele, J. E. Wohlt, L. R. McDowell
Journal: Animal Science / Volume 62 / Issue 1 / February 1996
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 September 2010, pp. 49-56
Thirty-six 5-month-old Dorset ram lambs (28·7 kg) were used to investigate the effects of fasting and transport on performance and selected blood parameters. Three treatment groups (no. = 12) were: (1) control-food and water, without transport; (2) fasting for 72 h, without transport; and (3) transport in a trailer to a nearby auction-barn, then driven 8 h/day for 3 days without food or water for a total of 72 h. Lambs were given a total mixed diet containing 163 g/kg crude protein throughout the 28-day post-transport period. Both fasted and transported lambs consumed less food than the control group during the first 7 days post treatment (P < 0·05). Water intake was similar for all treatment groups on the 1st day post transport, after which both fasted and transport lambs drank less ivater than control lambs during the following 6 days (P < 0·05). Live-weight loss after the 3-day fast and transport period and subsequent body-weight gain during the 28-day realimentation period differed across all treatment groups (P < 0·05 and P < 0·09; (1) 1% and 305 g, (2) 14·8% and 343 g, and (3) 20·0% and 390 g, respectively, though control lambs had the highest weight gains over the 32-day experimental period. Plasma urea nitrogen was lower in both fasted and transported lambs on days 6, 7 and 11 compared with control lambs (P < 0·05). Plasma glucose concentrations on days 4 and 5 were lower in transported lambs than in fasted lambs, and highest in control lambs (P < 0·05); glucose concentration levels remained lower in both fasted and transported lambs than in control lambs on days 6 and 7 (P < 0·05). Plasma cortisol concentrations were highest in transported lambs during the 3-day transport period and for 2 days immediately following transport (P < 0·05). Effects of the 72 h fast were exacerbated by auction barn activity and subsequent transport, and compensatory gains by fasted and transport lambs were incomplete within the 28-day post transport period.
Constituents of Commiphora rostrata and some of their analogues as maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais repellents
W. Lwande, A. Hassanali, P. G. Mcdowell, L. Moreka, S. K. Nokoe, P. G. Waterman
Journal: International Journal of Tropical Insect Science / Volume 13 / Issue 5 / October 1992
The major alkanone constituents of the resin of Commiphora rostrata, 2-decanone and 2-undecanone, and a series of structural analogues were bioassayed for their repellency against the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais in olfactometric assays. All the aliphatic ketones and aldehydes showed comparable or greater activity than the synthetic commercial insect repellent N, N-diethyl toluamide (DEET). In the 2-alkanone series the C-8 and C-9 compounds demonstrated significantly higher activity than their shorter- and longer-chained congeners. Analogues differing in the relative positions of the carbonyl group, including aldehydes, showed a variable pattern of repellency. Alkanols appeared to be mildly attractive to the weevil. The results support our previous suggestion that the resin constituents may play an allomonal role in the ecosystem where the plant thrives.
Suicide in Young Doctors
J. C. Richings, G. S. Khara, M. McDowell
Fifty-five cases of suicide by doctors under the age of 40 were studied because of concern about deaths among anaesthetists in training. The excess mortality of doctors from suicide was confirmed, suggesting that risk factors associated with being a member of the medical profession continue to operate, although mortality for young male doctors from accidental poisoning is falling. Analysis of the branches of medicine in which the doctors were working showed no definite specialty predominance. There was a somewhat greater risk for women doctors born overseas.
Composition and structural state of coexisting feldspars, Salton Sea geothermal field
S. Douglas McDowell
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine / Volume 50 / Issue 355 / March 1986
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2018, pp. 75-84
Active metamorphism of fine grained sandstone in the c.16000 year old Salton Sea geothermal system has produced a suite of chemically equilibrated coexisting authigenic alkali feldspars and re-equilibrated detrital feldspars in the 250–360°C temperature range. At c.335°C the average compositions, 2 Vs, and (t1o+t1m) and Z ordering parameters of coexisting authigenic feldspars are [Or0.52Ab97.40An2.08, 2Vx = 91.3±4.8, (t1o + t1m) = 0.89±0.05, Z = 0.79±0.09], and [Or94.42 Ab5.10An0.48, 2Vx = 70, (t1o + t1m) = 0.90, Z = 0.81]. At c.360°C authigenic albite becomes more An-rich and less ordered [Or1.21Ab92.83An5.97, 2Vx = 87.5±3.4, (t1o + t1m) = 0.85±0.03, Z = 0.70±0.07] and K-feldspar is no longer stable. Detrital plagioclase (An up to 40%) is preserved metastably to temperatures up to c.190°C in strongly carbonate-cemented sandstone which forms part of a geothermally produced permeability cap. It undergoes rapid alkali exchange at temperatures near 200°C, and by 250°C no plagioclase with An-content over 12% is observed. At > 250°C authigenic and most detrital alkali feldspar compositions are in excellent agreement with the Bachinski and Muller (1971) microcline-low-albite solvus.
Carbonate alteration minerals in the Salton Sea geothermal system California, USA
S. Douglas McDowell, James B. Paces
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine / Volume 49 / Issue 352 / June 1985
Active geothermal systems in fluvial-deltaic sediment of the Salton Trough typically develop a thick, carbonate-cemented sandstone caprock which shows a regular progression of carbonate minerals, mineral reactions, rock-fluid mass transfer, and physical properties on increasing temperature. The Sinclair 3 well contains calcian ankerite at < 175 °C, ankerite from 175 to 195 °C, calcite+minor dolomite from 195 to about 250°C, and calcite at higher temperatures. The carbonate content of sandstone decreases on increasing temperature from > 45% at < 140 °C to about 10% at > 250 °C, The most abrupt decrease occurs in the 140 to 170°C range where significant compaction of sandstone occurs as carbonate is reduced to < 25%, and kaolinite reacts to form chlorite. The overall result is the loss of significant Ca, Fe, Mg, and CO2 from sandstone to the fluid phase on increasing temperature. Reaction ofcalcian ankerite to ankerite near 175 °C, and of ankerite to calcite and minor dolomite in the 195 to 245°C range, takes place on a constant carbonate-volume basis by direct replacement of one carbonate by another. The latter reaction produces significant chlorite, with Al derived from solution of detrital feldspar and from the smectite-to-illite transformation. The equilibrium coexistence of calcite with dolomite and ankerite near 200 °C has allowed construction of an isothermal section in the Ca-Mg-(Fe+Mn) carbonate phase diagram and provided a low-temperature constraint on the calcite limb of the calcite-dolomite solvus.
Responses to post-ruminal infusions of casein and arginine, and to dietary protein supplements in lactating goats
Christine B. Gow, S. S. E. Ranawana, R. C. Kellaway, G. H. McDowell
Journal: British Journal of Nutrition / Volume 41 / Issue 2 / March 1979

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Quirky rules
So my first FM17 save has bitten the dust due to a bug. I could start again in Norway with the same team, I'm very tempted to do so as I was enjoying the save. However i think it might feel a bit like Groundhog Day for the first season or two.
So I'm going to have a day or two not playing the game, but exploring it instead in order to find somewhere to start a career. I want somewhere that has quirky or odd rules ideally, something that lifts you out of your comfort zone when playing. The best examples of this are probably the MLS or A-League where you have salary caps, draft picks and various other oddities. They're not really LLM though.
Brazil has the state championship system alongside it's usual competitions which is an option but the seasons take so long to get through because of the volume of games.
Does anyone know of any nations that have some odd rules or competitions that I can investigate before starting my career?
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Sand-groping Llama
Belgium has an insane playoff system.
I seem to recall something about China and South Korea having caps but looking at those leagues nowadays the caps might be too massive to make any difference...
Currently managing: Kazincbarcika Sports Club, Hungarian Division I
The Belgian system can have two outcomes; either you are the 3rd best team and get beaten by a team that finished 13th but still get into the play-offs, or you are the 13th placed team and scab you're way in
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Take a look at Serbia. From Wikipedia:
Quote: As of the 2015-16 season, the league reverted to its previous playoff system, whereby the top 8 placed teams compete in the championship round at the end of the season and the 8 lowest placed teams play in the relegation playoff round. The two bottom placed teams are relegated to the second division, the Serbian Prva Liga. The third lowest-placed team is then sent to a relegation playoff against the third-placed team in the second division. Whichever team wins will play in the SuperLiga the following season.
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Have a look at this wonderful league table: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80...ague_table
You could be in the bottom half and still qualify for the promotion playoffs!
Wait...so I win six and draw three of my first nine matches and top the table. I then proceed to lose EVERY game for the rest of the season and finish bottom...and I can STILL get promoted?
We might have a winner! That's insane.
I'll be looking into these in more depth tonight. Belgium sounds similar to Netherlands. Serbia is interesting and I'm pretty sure I've never played there before.
Yup, entirely possible! Although now that they have opened up relegation from that league, I'm not sure what the rules say about qualifying for the playoffs and simultaneously being relegated. I'm sure one of them will have precedence.
It could be interesting. Qualify for promotion play off based on early form. Get dumped in a relegation play off due to collapse. Win one to get promoted, lose the other and simultaneously get relegated
The Netherlands is sounding good. Are there any teams in that division that have an interesting back story? Fallen giants? Overachieving, rising minnows?
Hey JP How could you forget Portugal? The Third Division has been revamped I'll let Wikipeda explain it
"The competition format consists of two stages. In the first stage, the 80 clubs were divided in eight series of 10 teams, according to geographic criteria. The only exceptions were teams from Madeira, which were placed in the first series, and teams from the Azores, which were distributed through the latter series. In each series, teams play against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system.
In the second stage, the two best-placed teams from each first-stage series will be divided in two groups of eight teams, again according to geographic proximity, with home-and-away matches. The two group winners, plus the winner of a two-legged play-off between the two group runners-up, will secure promotion to the LigaPro. To determine the overall division champion, the group winners will contest a one-off grand final on neutral ground.
The remaining eight clubs from each first-stage series will be divided in eight groups of eight teams, with home-and-away matches, but there will be a reshuffle so that teams from Series A, C, E and G ending the first stage on seventh to tenth place will be placed on second stage's Series B, D, F and H and vice versa. The bottom-two teams from each group will be relegated to the Districts Championships. The sixth-placed teams will be paired into four two-legged play-out ties, with the four winners being paired into two further two-legged play-out ties. All six play-out losers will also be relegated."
But playing in Portugal would involve managing and signing Portuguese players...
Scratchmonkey
There are some interesting teams in the Eerste Divisie -- NAC Breda is the "biggest" team in terms of following and in terms of historical significance, although they last won the title in 1921. FC Den Bosch is a former title winner too and has a dragon on their badge. Maybe the pick of the crop is FC Eindhoven, who are both a former champion and a potential "small team comes out of nowhere to challenge much larger club in the same city" story as could try and build them into a club to rival PSV.
(17-11-2016, 03:55 AM)Scratchmonkey Wrote: There are some interesting teams in the Eerste Divisie -- NAC Breda is the "biggest" team in terms of following and in terms of historical significance, although they last won the title in 1921. FC Den Bosch is a former title winner too and has a dragon on their badge. Maybe the pick of the crop is FC Eindhoven, who are both a former champion and a potential "small team comes out of nowhere to challenge much larger club in the same city" story as could try and build them into a club to rival PSV.
You're missing the best part - being able to talk with a fake Dutch accent.
I've gone with Almere City, the club is only about 15 years old, has no history and a small ground.
Thanks for everyone's input.
JD95 aka Fidsy Jr.
Professional P45 Collector
(16-11-2016, 06:15 PM)JP Wrote: Wait...so I win six and draw three of my first nine matches and top the table. I then proceed to lose EVERY game for the rest of the season and finish bottom...and I can STILL get promoted?
Sounds like one for me.
(15-02-2018, 10:50 PM)Rodderas Wrote: Maybe this upset the team? Fucked if I know.
AnalogBoy
(17-11-2016, 08:18 AM)JP Wrote: I've gone with Almere City, the club is only about 15 years old, has no history and a small ground.
The "Artists" Formerly Known As FC Omniworld.
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Although a rebranding is most visible through the use of a new name, logo, tagline, or some variation thereof, a true rebranding is more than just visual.
Whether you are a new entry into the market or one that has falling behind, you can take some easy steps to act like the market leader…until you ARE the market leader.
Let's try this approach. What if your brand were a person standing next to you at a cocktail party. You're chatting. Later, someone says, "Hey who was that you were talking to over there?" How do you describe them (your brand)?


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Post-graduation, Klein and the rest of the "Tessallation" team apply their knowledge to the game development world through various full-time and contract-based positions. Klein credits DePaul with preparing students for the world outside the classroom. "DePaul is very good at harboring a welcoming and tough environment, but if you don't push yourself to make new and cool stuff, you can become general," he explains. "[Employers] want outstanding and radical people," Klein adds. The "Tessallation" team proved themselves to be just that with their unique and quirky take on time travel.
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Allen, William Philip
Woods, C. J.
Allen, William Philip (1848–67), Fenian and 'Manchester martyr', was born in April 1848 near Tipperary town but moved when aged about 3 to Bandon, Co. Cork, where his father, Thomas Allen (1814?–1909), was keeper of the bridewell (c.1850–1868). The Allen family was religiously mixed: William's father and four brothers were protestants; his mother and sister were catholics, as he himself, influenced by a catholic missionary, became in adulthood. He was educated locally and was apprenticed to a local carpenter and timber-merchant named Preston, but this employment seems to have ended abruptly on his becoming a catholic. Allen then spent some time in Dublin before moving to Manchester, where he had relations, an address (101 Shudehill St., on the north side of the city) and some fame as a billiard player. He joined – when and where has not been ascertained – the IRB, becoming one of its most active Manchester members. On 18 September 1867, in Hyde Rd, he led about fifty Fenians, about half armed with revolvers or pistols, in an attack on a van guarded by a dozen unarmed policemen. Their purpose was to release two important Fenians under arrest, Thomas J. Kelly (qv) and Timothy Deasy (qv). In this they were successful, but a police sergeant, Charles Brett, was shot dead. Allen and twenty-five others were tried, at a special commission guarded by a military force of 2,000 men (28 October–13 November), for various offences connected with the rescue. Allen, whose defence by the radical Ernest Jones was ill conducted, was sentenced to death for the sergeant's murder. In a speech from the dock (1 November) he declared: 'I will die proudly and triumphantly in defence of republican principles and the liberty of an oppressed and enslaved people' (Nation, 9 November 1867). He denied firing the fatal shot and expressed deep regret at Brett's death. In a letter to an uncle he wrote: 'I am dying for Ireland . . ., for the island of saints.' With Michael Larkin (qv) and Michael O'Brien (qv) he was publicly hanged at New Bailey Prison, Salford, before a large, unsympathetic crowd (23 November 1867). In England there were anti-catholic disturbances. Among Irish nationalists the memory of the three 'Manchester martyrs' (as they came to be called) remained strong and the anniversary of their deaths was commemorated; but Allen's father, who gave up his position at Bandon shortly after the affair, in old age told Mark Ryan (qv) 'that he had no sympathy with the young martyr's principles'.
Thom 1853 et seq.; Nation, 21, 28 Sept., 2, 9, 30 Nov., 7 Dec. 1867; Cork Examiner, 3 Oct., 24 Nov. 1867; Mark Ryan, Fenian memories (1944), 181; Paul Rose, The Manchester martyrs (1970); Patrick Quinlivan and Paul Rose, The Fenians in England, 1865–1872 (1982)
Forename: William, Philip
Surname: Allen
Religion: Catholic, Anglican
Born April 1848 in Co. Tipperary
Died 23 November 1867 in England


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**ringo-coffee** is a [CoffeeScript](http://coffeescript.org) handler/compiler/runner for [Ringo.js](http://ringojs.org)

Installation
------------

    ringo-admin install amigrave/ringo-coffee

Usage
-----

From the shell:

    $ ringo-coffee -h

    Usage: ringo-coffee [options] path/to/script.coffee

    If called without options, `ringo-coffee` will run your script.

     -b --bare           compile without a top-level function wrapper
     -c --compile        compile to JavaScript and save as .js files
     -h --help           Display help
     -o --output OUTPUT  set the output directory for compiled JavaScript
     -p --print          print out the compiled JavaScript
     -v --version        display the version number

From Ringo.js:

```javascript
var cs = require('ringo-coffee');

var pows = cs.eval('[Math.pow num, 3 for num in [2,3,4]]');
    // [ [ 8, 27, 64 ] ]

var js = cs.compile('(name)-> "Hello #{name} !"', { bare: true });
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```

License
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This software is licensed under [the MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)


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Q: Remove the "salesforce" word in sender address for email which is sending from SF we configured the different workflow in salesforce.
Salesforce are sending emails from salesforce server. Sender email address is look like below.

I don't want salesforce word should be visible in the sender address.
I found the Email Relay Activation article. but not sure this will be the solution.
As per my knowledge to connect SMTP server we need to enter the username & poassword. SO where should we have to enter this.  In salesforce such option is not available. check below screenshot
Please suggest the workaround & Correct me if I'm missing something.

A: I'm seeing via 0cg7gri2umy6l.36-1gcueea0.na30.bnc.salesforce.com , This is a security feature set by Gmail which displays the full email address of the sender.
"Gmail detected that the email was sent via another mail service. This means that the sender may be using a third-party email service to generate this message. For example, the message may have been sent through a social networking site which offers an email service or sent through a mailing list that you're subscribed to.
Gmail displays this information because many of the services that send emails on behalf of others don't verify that the name that the sender gives matches that email address. We want to protect you against misleading messages from people pretending to be someone you know."
For more information please visit:
http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=mail&answer=1311182
Gmail recipient- Why am I seeing "via" followed by d.bnc.salesforce.com.
https://help.salesforce.com/apex/HTViewSolution?urlname=Gmail-recipient-Why-am-I-seeing-via-followed-by-d-bnc-salesforce-com&language=en_US
So here you need to setup the DKIM key feature provided by saelsforce.
Check Setup DKIM key article for the steps.

A: To get rid of the Salesforce sending address details in the email envelope, you have to use the relay option indeed. This potentially also increases deliverabilty as some receiving agents mark email 'send on behalf' as suspicious. However, the SMTP server you relay to has to allow unauthenticated sending, and not a lot of providers go along with that. Some of the premium smtp providers do however, so you best google for this if you don't own an smtp server.

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India > West Bengal > Furfura Sharif
Furfura Sharif
Weekend destinations are some of the most memorable trips. One of those is Furfura Sharif which is also popular as Phurphura, Furfura, Furfura Darbar Sharif is a known village Srerampore, Hooghly District. This is located in the Jangiapara Development Block and is considered as a sacred place for Muslims. The history behind this construction invites people to this place.
History of Furfura Sharif
The fascinating history is the prime attractions of the visitors. This masjid was constructed in 1375 by the famous Muqlish Khan. During Pir Mela, this becomes a popular site for the Muslim pilgrimage. Muslims residing in this region believes that the Ashrafs who are the descendants invaded Bengal during the 14th Century. The ruler of this place Bagdi King was defeated by Hazrat Karamuddin and Kabir Halibi. Even when both of them lost their lives in this battle, even today people from different religions visit their tombs. Mazaar Sharif which is the tomb of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique along with his five sons is a crucial place among the Furfura Sharif. This is also known as "Panch Huzur Keblah".
People from different parts of the world visit here to have a glimpse of the tomb and find the history of this place. In 1846 Hazrat Abu Bakr took birth in Furfura Sharif who was a religious and social reformer. This is the reason why he was known among people as "Mujaddid-e-Zaman". During his rule, he did some of the exceptional social work like founded orphanages, charitable institutes along with many health centers. Moreover, he was an educationist who had the knowledge that only educated people can make the society free from the evils. This is the reason why he constructed and initiated schools, madrasas and learning centers.
Furfura Sharif's Celebration
As mentioned above, this famous mosque was constructed by Muqlish Khan in the year 1375. The place invites thousands of visitors from the different parts of the world during Pir Mela. From 21st to 23rd day of Falgun as of Bengali calendar every year, the Islamic Sayoab festival takes place where thousands of visitors come here.
How to Reach Furfura Sharif
By Road: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Dumdum is the nearest airport. You can avail a car or bus to Howrah and reach the destination or you can simply avail bus service.
By Rail: Balarambati is the proximal railway station. This lies within the Howrah Burdwan Chord Line and eases to reach Furfura Sharif. You can avail any train from Howrah as a number of trains run every day from Howrah to Balaranbati. Once you reach Balarambati, you can avail the bus or car to reach this place.
By Air: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport situated at Dum Dum is the nearest airport. From here, either you can avail a private car or train to reach Bakkhali.
With its easy availability of the public transport system, you can now easily reach this destination. Moreover, the history of this destination will definitely create an urge of knowing more about the place. Just visit this place and have a look with your own eyes regarding its magnificence and history.


Orlando City can't take much confidence from an April win over the Philadelphia Union.
The win, at this point, may as well have been from a different season. Orlando City was surging at the time and the Union were struggling to find their way. The win, a 2-0 victory, remains Orlando City's only clean sheet of the season in MLS play.
The roles are reversed now. The Union (12-11-3, 39 points) have won four consecutive league matches and are in the thick of the playoff picture in fifth place, on the heels of fourth-place Columbus. Orlando City (7-16-2, 23 points) has won just one of its last 16 matches and has plummeted to the bottom of the Eastern Conference table.
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The Lions play the Union for the third time this season at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in Orlando City Stadium. The match is Orlando City's last home game before the club goes on the road for away games against Sporting Kansas City and the Chicago Fire.
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O'Connor said Orlando City is still looking for consistency. He's been at the helm since the start of July.
The club is also still trying to fix a leaky defense. The Lions have given up a league-high 59 goals and have a league-worst -21 goal differential.


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IT solutions experts Dimension Data needed a system for carbon reporting that could handle the complexity of their business: working from over 250 locations in 50 markets, with a need to incorporate historical data, while retaining flexibility for future reporting requirements. They needed a system that would make number crunching a small part of the task and allow more time for 'taking action'.
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Latest: Ramsay joins leaders
Richie Ramsay has joined overnight leaders Graeme Storm and Richard Green on top of the French Open leaderboard at 6-under.
Scot Richie Ramsay has joined overnight leaders Graeme Storm of England and Richard Green of Australia on top of the French Open leaderboard at 6-under.
Thanks to a birdie on his faultless front nine and three birdies and a bogey on the closing stretch, Ramsay was at three-under for his round and 6-under for the tournament after 16 holes as Storm and Green waited to tee off in the afternoon field.
At this stage Miguel Angel Jimenez, the defending champion had just posted an eagle at the par five third, his 12th, but with only six holes to go, he was in big trouble after four bogies and a quadruple bogey eight at the par for 13th had dropped him to into a tie for 123rd at 6-over for the round and 6-over for the tournament where he is was in severe danger of missing the projected cut of 1-over.
Alongside him in the same group, US star Bubba Watson, already a winner this year in two events on the US PGA Tour, was also looking like cut material.
The big-hitting American was 3-over for his round, but also 6-over for the tournament and was also going to need a miracle finish to survive.
Italy' s 18-year-old up-and-coming star Matteo Manassero was another having a bad hair day.
Already twice a winner on the European Tour this year – nobody has won at a younger age – Manassero resumed Friday's second round on three under and in a tie for sixth, but he bogeyed the 13th and 14th and then double-bogeyed the 15th.
Suddenly he was only 54th, with just the top 65 and ties progressing to the weekend.
Manassero next hit into the water on the short second – it was his third time in water for the day – but a birdie at the long next did repair some of the damage of the double bogey and left him at two over and just below the cut line.


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Wandy Rodriguez is starting for the Rangers tonight
By Bill BaerApr 24, 2015, 8:15 PM EDT
Wandy Rodriguez was a Phillie. Then, after a failed physical, he wasn't. Then he was a Brave, and had sewn up a spot in their starting rotation towards the end of spring training. Then he didn't, and was released when the Braves traded for Trevor Cahill.
The Rangers signed him to a minor league deal earlier this month. He'll start tonight against the Angels, and we can say that with more certainty than any of the other recent Rodriguez news. The Rangers designated Rule 5 pick Logan Verrett for assignment to make room for Rodriguez on the 25-man roster.
Rodriguez, 36, allowed two runs on four hits and no walks while striking out 10 in seven innings across two starts with Triple-A Round Rock. He'll be opposed by Angels starter Garrett Richards.
Tags: Atlanta Braves, Garrett Richards, Logan Verrett, Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers, Trevor Cahill


Beijing to Gatwick, England by air.
Flight was ok and not very busy at all, so there was plenty of room to spread out. It did seem to be a very long flight and I only slept for an hour or so though.
Once we'd landed at Gatwick and I'd got my bike and bags, I went and found a quiet corner to put the bike back together, it was too early to check in to the hotel and I wanted to go into central London to get some maps for future trips I'm thinking about. Bit of a waste of time as I couldn't find any of the maps I was looking for!
Had a little sleep in the afternoon, then out in the evening for a few pints and a nice steak.
Bed at normal time, hopefully I won't be jet lagged tomorrow for the shortish ride home.
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Minnesota resident's Christmas light display shamed for 'harmful impact' to community in anonymous letter
By Scrooge,
December 9, 2020 In Blow Molds
Scrooge 17
https://www.foxnews.com/us/minnesota-residents-christmas-light-display-shamed-for-harmful-impact
Person receives letter in the mail from 'woke' SJW.
Below is a 'snip' of the letter in the article. Use link to see full article.
"I couldn't help but notice your Christmas light display. During these unprecedented times, we have all experienced challenges which casual words just don't describe what we're feeling. The idea of twinkling, colorful lights are a reminder of divisions that continue to run through our society, a reminder of systemic biases against our neighbors who don't celebrate Christmas or who can't afford to put up lights of their own," the letter, shared by Crime Watch Minneapolis, reads. "We must do the work of educating ourselves about the harmful impact an outward facing display like yours can have."
Society is falling apart. Too many people with too many causes. Sickening.
The 'comments' to the article (at the link) are mostly in support of lawn displays.
You have that, in Norridge Il, Santa is a communist and made a little kid cry about what he wanted...world is going to pot lol. Sad,very sad
The person who wrote this letter is clearly the intolerant one.
What I would love to say would surely get me in trouble and would not be family friendly. 😡
People are downright rude..its Christmas, let's celebrate it how we think!!!
25 days of christmas 0
LIGHT UP EVERYONE !!!! SAC
drkness 61
drkness
Location: San Tan Valley AZ
If you can't do lights yourself, you drive around and appreciate the hard work of all the other displays. You don't shame because of it. Smh, people these days
nipster 10
nipster
I'm actually calling BS on this "news" article... this just doesn't seem like something anyone, even the most extreme "sjw" would do...
I think it's probably made up, fabricated to further the "war on christmas" narrative that a certain TV network is trying to push every year because real news is slow, or to distract from the President denying the fact that he lost the election
Russ 1
Location: Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
8 minutes ago, nipster said:
In a age when even the office thermostat is called sexist ( https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/nyregion/office-temperature-sexist-nixon-cuomo.html ), this letter is not un-plausible.
Or at a time when people think *everything* has to do with the current president...
If it's in the New Compost Times...it must be true🤣🤣😅😅🤣


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Finding your passion is hard work. People spend their entire lives doing so. I must admit, I find it a little annoying at times because people talk about it as if passion is out there hiding under a rock. Look hard enough, and one day, you'll find it. Who are you kidding?
For many people, that day is never going to come because a lot of people don't have just one burning desire. Most people just have a lot of interests, and that's completely fine. There's nothing wrong with you because you don't have that ONE passion. In fact, to believe that everybody must pursue their one and only passion is to neglect all the little things we enjoy no matter how big or small. Instead of pursuing your passion, I suggest pursuing micro-passions instead.
Micro-passion – (noun) – Something that you are interested in that may or may not align directly with your ultimate goal in life.
Are any of these things my passion per say? No, but they are definitely things that I am interested in and find a lot of joy doing. By the end of the year, I will have learned 12 new skills. Instead of pursuing just one burning desire, by the end of the year, I will have created for myself a multifaceted passion.
Have you been stuck trying to find your passion? Try doing the little things you enjoy instead, and see where it takes you. And if you're up for it, join me and let's tackle a micro-passion each and every month.