This post isn't about recovery. I don't like having to use this blog for non-recovery related things but I'm dealing with a situation that could make it difficult for people to find Recovery Book Press on Facebook. That alone isn't so bad but Facebook's help on this is nowhere to be found. Maybe making my request public will stir them to action, maybe this post will be a lesson for anyone else setting up a Facebook fan page.
Facebook has a feature called a fan page, which is different from the kind of page that a person would have. I won't get into the differences, but a fan page is for promoting companies, businesses, products, etc. When I built an online presence for Recovery Book Press I created this blog, a Myspace Page, a Facebook page, and a Twitter account. What I didn't know is that Facebook's process for creating a fan page wasn't user friendly. As I went through the process I made mistakes (because the instructions they give you are inadequate) and FaceBook is now telling me the mistakes can't be fixed.
Personally I don't believe that – I believe Facebook can fix the problems, they just don't want to. It would cost time and money (but if they made a better product from the start they wouldn't have to go back and fix things later). So what were my errors?
… so when I was asked what name I wanted my page to display I told it "RecoveryBookPress". Makes sense, right? But they didn't tell me I was creating a personal page, not the fan page. And they didn't explain that once RecoveryBookPress was in use it couldn't be used by any other page – even if I'm the one creating it. I created the personal page then Facebook wanted me to create the fan page. ("Huh? I thought I just did.") So I created the fan page.
What makes this even more irritating is that after a few months Facebook did seem to acknowledge that there was a problem with the way the fan pages were handled. One day I logged in and there was a button to click on and text saying that clicking on the button would combine the two pages. I tried that. It seemed like it combined some things, but not everything. In many ways I've still got two pages.
And then last weekend when I finally got 30 likes on the fan page I went to configure the user name and was told I couldn't – because it was already in use. So I went to the personal page and changed my username there, thinking maybe if I did it would free it up to be used on the fan page. No such luck. I waited 24 hours to see if maybe it just needed time to clear up in FaceBook's system. Nope. According to FaceBook's help section I will never be able to use RecoveryBookPress for the fan page on Facebook.
And now for the coup de grâce … if you have a Facebook page you can type "Recovery Book Press" in the search box where you search for friends … and Facebook will link you to our fan page. They manage to make it as confusing as possible, still connect you to whom you're looking for, but can't give you the link you want. Brilliant.
So the moral of the story is: if you need to set up a Facebook fan page someday be very careful when creating your personal account or you'll end up blocking yourself from creating the page you intended. If you find this whole mess as annoying as I do, or if you've found yourself in the same situation with no help from Facebook, please share this.


Although now an established community, Stratford couldn't have had a more fascinating history, not even if had been written by Shakespeare himself.
After the war of 1812, it had become clear to the British that the area along the shores of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie were too unpopulated and posed a threat to the security of the province. For this reason the Canada Company was formed in London, England. The company's purpose was to buy large sections of land in Upper Canada to promote settlement in the British Colony. The government of Upper Canada sold the Huron Tract, a band of land encompassing Stratford and most of Perth County, to the company in 1826, and shortly thereafter, Mr. William Dunlop, an agent for the company, set the stakes for what would eventually become The Festival City (Stratford).
Following the sale the city began to take mold as a town that would be closely tied to its English roots. It was then that William Sargint, an English settler in that area, erected the Shakespeare Inn and Tavern, a major monument at that time. In celebration, Thomas Mercer Jones, a director of the Canada Company gave Mr. Sargint a portrait of the English Bard. This event lead gave Stratford its name and led to the renaming of the creek known as Little Thames to Avon River. Today, a stone marks the site of the original Shakespeare Inn, near 70 Ontario Street, which was destroyed by fire.
Although originally an industrial centre, Stratford's name foreshadowed the city's new destiny as a town alive with music and theatre. However it wasn't until Tom Patterson, a Stratford native and writer for MacLean's Magazine, approached the town council with the idea of establishing a Shakespeare festival, that the Stratford really because The Festival City. With the rapid decline in industry, council was not hard to convince of the idea and were willing to entertain almost any idea.
Mr. Patterson was the lead actor in opening the doors to what is now called the Stratford Festival. It wasn't exactly an easy task, and the project was almost completely cancelled more than once. In the end, it was Stratford's residents who footed most of the bill, through donations and drives. So, by the time opening night arrived, the entire town, who had already placed all their eggs in one big canvass tent, watched in angst as the theatre filled to capacity with well-wishers and skeptics alike. On July 13, 1953, the Stratford Festival wrote its own history as the curtain raised for the first time.


Management Education is always spoken in the same breath with personality development. And what better way one could find out other than sports. DoMS, IIT Roorkee being a premier business school of the country, always plays a proactive role in this regard.
Recently it conducted Exuberance 2013. Exuberance is the annual sports meet of DoMS, IIT Roorkee in which MBA students from first and second years play against each other. It is basically a test of nerves, talent, confidence and ability to stand the pressure. The benefits are manifold. Not only it imparts basic management skills like teamwork and perseverance, it also serves as an ice breaker between the two batches.
The fun element and a relief from the hectic schedule is always an add-on. Needless to say, it is one of the most sought after and awaited events of the department. This year the Exuberance was conducted between 22nd to 26th of August 2013.
There were a number of games conducted in which students wholeheartedly participated. A number of games were played where students from both batches competed against each other. The games that were played included Football, Table Tennis, Chess, Carrom, Pool, Snooker, Squash, Badminton, Basket Ball, Volleyball, Cricket and Lawn Tennis. It was a neck-to-neck fight between the two batches. The excellent sports facilities at IIT Roorkee were utilized for the same.
The event was inaugurated by Prof. Sushil, DoFA, IIT Delhi on 22nd August 2013. Other dignitaries who graced the occasion were Dr. Santosh Rangnekar, Dr. Zillur Rahman, Dr. Vinay Sharma, Dr. Rajat Agrawal and Dr. A. Ramesh. The event was conducted and facilitated by SportsCom, the sports club of DoMS, IIT Roorkee. Dr. Rangnekar, HoD introduced the honoured guest about the department and event. A candlelight ceremony also took place.
This marked the official opening of the events and stage was set for the various breath taking matches. The next few days were as hectic yet as entertaining as they could be. Students from first and second year battled with each other for the winning trophy. Both teams were equally competent and it was a close fight with each other. It was next to impossible to predict about anything. For example, the first year proved their mettle in games like basket ball and football whereas second year came out as victorious in volleyball and badminton. The fight was so intense that people were not sure of the result even before last few hours of closing. The first years were leading in the game till last few hours. Sports meets are famous for turnarounds and this year we witnessed one such occasion. In the last few hours, second year put all their energies and won carom, chess and table tennis. This dramatic performance by second years have turned the tide and finally placed the trophy in their basket. However first years fought valiantly and it was well recognized and appreciated.
The basic purpose of any sports event is to spread the happiness and bonding and the Exuberance achieved this in totality. A brief closing ceremony was organized on 27th August 2013 to award the trophy and thanking everyone for their support and cooperation. Exuberance may have been over but the memories will always remain fresh in our heart.


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By next spring the 40-foot wooden poles that deliver electricity to Seven Mile Island along 95th Street, will be replaced by 70-foot steel poles. Atlantic City Electric says they need to upgrade the electrical transmission lines to Stone Harbor and Avalon to avoid overloads next summer. The Press of Atlantic City reports that nearly 100…
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Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi delivered his annual State of the Borough address in Avalon on Saturday morning. Pagliughi spoke at the Avalon Home and Landowners meeting and discussed current and future capital projects throughout the community. Atlantic City Electric provided details about a new Peermont Substation that is being constructed in Avalon, and about its…
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Avalon Police and the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office announced the arrest of a 22 year-old Lithuanian national for assaulting a woman early Sunday morning in Avalon. Two Avalon police officers were on bike patrol when they came upon a male assaulting an unconscious female at about 3 a.m. in the 2300 Block of Ocean…
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The main objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of integrating the blood oxygen level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD-fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data into radiation treatment planning for high-grade gliomas located near the primary motor cortexes (PMCs) and corticospinal tracts (CSTs).
A total of 20 patients with high-grade gliomas adjacent to PMCs and CSTs between 2012 and 2014 were recruited. The bilateral PMCs and CSTs were located in the normal regions without any overlapping with target volume of the lesions. BOLD-fMRI, DTI and conventional MRI were performed on patients (Karnofsky performance score ≥ 70) before radical radiotherapy treatment. Four different imaging studies were conducted in each patient: a planning computed tomography (CT), an anatomical MRI, a DTI and a BOLD-fMRI. For each case, three treatment plans (3DCRT, IMRT and IMRT_PMC&CST) were developed by 3 different physicists using the Pinnacle planning system.
Our study has shown that there was no significant difference between the 3DCRT and IMRT plans in terms of dose homogeneity, but IMRT displayed better planning target volume (PTV) dose conformity. In addition, we have found that the Dmax and Dmean to the ipsilateral and contralateral PMC and CST regions were considerably decreased in IMRT_PMC&CST group (p < 0.001).
In conclusion, integration of BOLD-fMRI and DTI into radiation treatment planning is feasible and beneficial. With the assistance of the above-described techniques, the bilateral PMCs and CSTs adjacent to the target volume could be clearly marked as OARs and spared during treatment.
Gliomas, which contain oligodendroglia, astrocytic and ependymal lesions are the most common primary intracranial tumors. High-grade gliomas, which make up 35 to 45% of all newly diagnosed primary brain tumors worldwide, have a very poor prognosis . The three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) has been considered as the standard therapy for patients with high-grade gliomas and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is becoming increasingly used to improve dose conformity and spare critical normal tissues. However, the risk of radiation-induced brain injury increases with the increase of radiation dose [2-4]. The strenuous endeavor has been made to diminish radiation complications.
With the assistance of conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and planning computed tomography (CT) data, many critical intracranial structures, such as lens, optic nerves and optic chiasm are well demarcated. However, it is difficult to accurately locate eloquent cortices and fiber connections in the white matter of the brain by routine neuroimaging. Excessive irradiation of eloquent cortices and white matter fiber tracts is unavoidable. Blood oxygen level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD-fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) have recently been used to identify the primary motor cortexes (PMCs) and corticospinal tracts (CSTs). These imaging techniques have been implemented in modern neuronavigation systems and used to guide the surgical removal of critically located intracranial lesions [5,6]. The purpose of our study was to evaluate whether the incorporation of BOLD-fMRI and DTI data into the 3D treatment planning process could spare the healthy brain and sensitive parts of the brain from high doses of radiation.
Ethical Approval was obtained from the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University Review Board and written informed consent was obtained from patients. The study was conducted with strict adherence to the Declaration of Helsinki Principles.
A total of 20 patients with high-grade gliomas adjacent to PMCs and CSTs between May 2012 and February 2014 were recruited from the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, China. Eleven male patients and 9 female patients aged from 24 to 66 year-old were enrolled in this study.
The glioma tissues in our study included 14 astrocytomas (WHO Grade III) and 6 glioblastomas (WHO Grade IV). The bilateral PMCs and CSTs were located in the normal regions without any overlapping with target volume of the lesions. BOLD-fMRI, DTI and conventional MRI were performed on patients (Karnofsky performance score ≥ 70) before radical radiotherapy treatment.
Four different imaging studies were conducted in each patient: a planning CT for radiosurgery treatment and target tracking during radiation therapy treatment delivering; an anatomical MRI to deliver a complete set of morphological MR data; a DTI to provide white matter tractography and a BOLD- fMRI to provide brain activation maps. Axial CT images (3-mm slice thickness) were taken by a wide-bore Siemens Somatom Sensation Open CT scanner (Siemens, Germany). MRI volumes were acquired using a Signal HDx 3.0 T MRI scanner (General Electric Company, USA).
BOLD fMRI data were obtained using fat-saturated single-shot gradient echo planar imaging (EPI) (TE = 35 ms, TR = 3,000 ms, acquisition matrix = 64 × 64 pixels, FOV = 240 mm × 240 mm2, flip angle = 90°, NEX = 1, 3 mm thickness). A block design paradigm (5 cycles, 30 sec on and 30 sec off) was utilized. Functional areas relevant to each treatment region were probed by Somatosensory tasks (finger tapping with audio cue). Following the acquisition of the functional data, gadolinium-enhanced high-resolution images were acquired (TR/TE = 450/14, flip angle = 90°, matrix = 256 × 256, FOV = 240 mm × 240 mm2, and slice thickness 3 mm skip 0 mm). After the images were taken, data were transferred to the Matlab workstation for analysis. The DTI data acquisition sequence was a spin echo-echo planar imaging (SE-EPI) sequence with TR = 10,000 ms, TE = 98.8 ms, acquisition matrix = 128 × 128 pixels; FOV = 240 mm × 240 mm2; slice thickness = 3.0 mm. Diffusion-weighted imaging with b factor of 1,000 mm2/s was taken along 25 noncollinear directions. The acquisition time of DTI sequence was 280 seconds. DTI data was analyzed on-line by the advantage workstation of the MR scanner (AW 4.4). For CST analysis, a seed region of interest (ROI) and a target ROI were placed on the posterior limb of the internal capsule and pons (anterior blue portion on the color map). Fiber tracking employed fractional anisotropy (FA) threshold of 0.2 and a tract angular change of 30°. The color-coded FA maps were merged with the anatomical MRI images. Regions of interest were drawn on the fused FA maps.
The fused fMRI activation maps and the white matter tracts overlaid on the anatomical MRI volume were exported as separate grayscale dicom images and loaded onto Pinnacle planning system software version 9.2 (Philips Medical Systems, Netherlands). The anatomical MRI images were registered with the CT volume for each patient. Figure 1 shows the anatomical MRI images were registered with the corresponding axial CT planes for a glioma case.
T1-weighted MR imaging and the corresponding axial CT after registration.
The target and organs at risk (OARs), i.e., optic nerves, optic chiasm and brain stem were precisely described using CT/anatomical MRI images. Both eyes were protected to avoid beam damage during treatment planning. The PMCs and the CSTs situated near the target were defined by a radiologist and a neurosurgeon, using the tractography images and the fused activation maps. Gross tumor volume (GTV) was described as the operative cavity with any remaining contrast-enhancing tissue on T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging or as unresected enhancing tumor. The initial clinical target volume (CTV1) was defined as the T2 hyper intensity area (edema) with a 20 mm expansion. An initial planning target volume (PTV1) was created by adding a 30 mm expansion to the CTV1 to account for setup uncertainties. A second clinical target volume (CTV2) was defined as the contrast enhancement region in T1 with an additional 25 mm margin. A PTV2 was generated by adding a 30 mm expansion to the CTV2.
For each case, three treatment plans were developed by 3 different physicists using the Pinnacle planning system. The first physicist created conventional 3DCRT plans (3DCRT) and the PMCs and the CSTs situated near the target were not taken in account by the physicist. The target and standard morphological OARs were considered in this plan. The second physicist developed IMRT plans (IMRT) and the PMCs and the CSTs situated near the target were not considered by the physicist. The third physicist developed IMRT plans (IMRT_PMC&CST), and the PMCs and the CSTs situated near the target were considered. Figure 2 shows the axial isodose distribution of a patient with high-grade glioma.
Axial isodose distribution in a patient with high-grade glioma. The A, B and C show the dose distributions for 3DCRT, IMRT and IMRT_ PMC&CST, respectively. (orange) ipsilateral PMC (red square symbol) contralateral PMC (pink square symbol) ipsilateral CST (green square symbol) contralateral CST.
The treatment plans met the requirement that at least 95% of the PTV receives the prescribed dose. Cumulative doses to the lenses, optic nerves, optic chiasm, and brainstem were limited to a maximum dose of 54 Gy for the last three structures and as low as practically achievable for the former. For conventional 3DCRT treatment, the prescribed dose was 50 Gy to the PTV1, immediately followed by 10 Gy to the PTV2, with a total cumulative dose of 50 Gy to the PTV1 and 60 Gy to the PTV 2 both at 2 Gy per fraction. For IMRT plans, the prescribed dose was 50 Gy to the PTV1 and 60 Gy to the PTV2, which were delivered concurrently over 30 daily fractions, with a fractional dose of 2 Gy to the PTV2.
The dose volume histograms (DVH) data were obtained from each patient. The dose coverage was analyzed according to the mean dose (Dmean), maximum dose (Dmax), conformity index (CI) and homogeneity index (HI). The CI was defined as follows : CI = VRI/PTV, where VRI represents the volume covered by the prescription dose. A CI value of 1.0 indicates that the volume of the prescription isodose surface is equal to that of the PTV. The HI was defined as follows : HI = (D2 − D98)/D50, where Dx% represents the dose delivered to x% of the PTV. Lower HI values indicate a more homogeneous target dose. OARs (e.g., brainstem, optic chiasm, optic nerves, and lenses) and PMCs and CSTs were compared based on the values of Dmax and Dmean.
The comparison of parameters between different plans was analyzed by the paired two-tailed Student t test. Differences were considered statistically significant at p < 0.05.
Parameters related to dose coverage planning for 3DCRT and IMRT are presented in Tables 1 and 2. The results indicated that there was no significant difference between the 3DCRT and IMRT plans in terms of dose homogeneity, but IMRT displayed better PTV dose conformity. Regarding the comparison of PTV1 Dmax, PTV1 Dmean, PTV2 Dmax and PTV2 Dmean, there was no significant difference between the 3DCRT and IMRT plans. The dosimetric details of brainstem, optic chiasm, optic nerves, and lenses revealed no significant differences between the two plans and all of these organs were strictly maintained within the dose limitations. The Dmax and Dmean of PMCs and CSTs were observed in both 3DCRT and IMRT plans (Table 3); however no significant difference was found between the two plans.
Treatment plan parameters are shown in Tables 4 and 5. According to the data presented, both PTV1 and PTV2 (Dmax, Dmean, CI and HI) were analyzed and showed no significant differences between two groups. The Dmax and Dmean to these conventional OARs (e.g., brainstem, optic chiasm, optic nerves, and lenses) showed no significant differences between the two plans. The Dmax to the ipsilateral and contralateral PMC and CST regions was considerably decreased by 28.7%, 24.5%, 20.2% and 37.6%, respectively. The Dmean to the ipsilateral and contralateral PMC and CST regions was considerably decreased by 27.8%, 30.4%, 23.1% and 33.4%, respectively (Table 6).
Radiation therapy is commonly applied to the brain tumors due to its ability to control cell growth; however, radiation therapy can have detrimental effects on the central nervous system causing neurological complications. The response of cerebral tissue to radiation can lead to the deficits in neural functions [9,10]. The extent of neurologic deficit is associated with the location and size of radiation-induced brain injury [11,12]. Efforts dedicated to the precise division of brain lesions have been made to reduce the risk of neurological complications caused by the radiation therapy.
The DTI and BOLD-fMRI have recently been used to identify the white-matter pathways and functional structures of the brain. In our previous study, we proposed a clinically feasible protocol of integrating BOLD-fMRI and DTI to optimize the extent of resection involving the cortical motor areas and subcortical white matter tracts in patients with brain gliomas. Those information helped neurosurgeons resected the maximum amount of tumor while still preserving the most critical cortices of the brain, thus resulting in enhanced postoperative quality of life for patients . The incorporation of this information for radiosurgery planning has also been suggested. Liu et al. has reported a novel method to integrate the fMRI brain activation map with treatment planning for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). Direct irradiation of the eloquent cortices was avoided by multiple radiation arcs or static radiation beams in SRS planning, and the average dose reduction to the eloquent cortices was 32% . In addition, it has been reported that the risk of radiation-induced neuropathy was minimized by the integration of tractography of the brain white matter with DTI into radiation treatment planning of radiosurgery using Gamma Knife . Moreover, Pantelis et al. has demonstrated that critical structures of brain could be marked and spared with the aid of the integration of BOLD-fMRI and DTI into CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery .
In this study, BOLD-fMRI and DTI were used to localize the bilateral PMCs and CSTs and the information obtained from these two technologies were integrated into radiation treatment planning. The first part of our study (3DCRT versus IMRT) indicated that there was no significant reduction in the dose to bilateral PMCs and CSTs between the 3DCRT and IMRT plans. The critical structures adjacent to the target volume marked as OARs can be better spared during the IMRT planning process due to a steep dose gradient and a high conformity [17,18]. The second part of our study (IMRT versus IMRT_ PMC&CST), has shown that a significant reduction in the dose to bilateral PMCs and CSTs regions can be achieved without compromising the coverage of planning target volume and the limiting dose to these conventional OARs.
Sparing of the bilateral PMCs and CSTs does not represent any significant breakthrough in the treatment of brain tumors, but we have demonstrated that it is feasible to reduce the irradiation of critical structures adjacent to the target volume. The development of the most appropriate IMRT plan for the patient could be achieved by the identification of the important functional structures of the brain tissues proximal to the tumors. Sparing these vital functional structures is important to maintain quality of life, even in those patients with restricted life expectancy. The current study has shown that the DTI examination and MR Spectroscopy are valuable tools to differentiate the postoperative recurrent glioma from the radiation injury for patients with a glioma [19,20].
We are currently investigating paradigms for Broca's and Wernicke's areas (speech center), Broadmann-17 functional structures (visual center) and optic tracts. The application of the fMRI in low grade cases has also been validated.
In conclusion, integration of BOLD-fMRI and DTI into radiation treatment planning is feasible and beneficial. With the assistance of the above-described techniques, the structures adjacent to suspicious cancerous lesions could be clearly marked as OARs and spared during treatment. However, a wider investigation and the longer-term clinical follow up are required to further validate the effect of the integration of BOLD-fMRI and DTI on sparing normal tissues.
Minglei Wang and Xiaodong Wang contributed equally to this work.
This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 81260373) and the Natural Science Foundation of Ningxia (Grant No. NZ11269).
XDW, HCX, XYH and XXJ conceived the study and draft the manuscript. MLW and XDW performed the statistical analysis and drafted the manuscript. HM, YHG, XSX, YLG and HH participated in the analysis of the treatment of radiotherapy plans and draft this manuscript. YX edited this manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.


These are beautiful handmade papers for collage and card making, rubber stamping and other art projects. They not only look great, you can feel great using them because they're made from 100% post-consumer recycled cotton fabric waste.
Durable and practically priced, each pack offers a random assortment from a range of 200 designs. Sheets are compatible with drawing and painting materials.
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Balsa Weight for Various Densities
Balsa is one of the lightest woods available, and in many respects has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any wood - even oak. The chart at the right gives a comparison of a few familiar wood types.
Hobby grade balsa is harvested in the jungles of Ecuador, kiln dried, cut into large blocks, and shipped to the U.S. for final cutting and sanding. Most balsa from hobby shops is in the 8-10 lbs/ft3 realm. The rock-hard stock that nobody wants is sent to the airplane kit manufacturers ;-)
Before being discovered as an ideal source of wood for model airplanes, balsa trees were cut and assembled into raft for floating down the river. In fact, the word "balsa" is Spanish for the word "raft." Balsa has been widely used by the military for air-drop pallets, and in fact, during World War II, balsa wood for models became scarce because the Army Air Force needed it for operations. Bamboo and other reeds were tried by modelers as a substitute wood, but it never could replace balsa.
Wood Properties
Species Weight
lb/ft3 Stiffness
Strength Bending
Strength Comp-
ression
Balsa 8 72 70 75
Balsa 10 100 100 100
Spruce 28 230 260 289
Yellow Pine 28 222 277 288
Douglas Fir 30 241 291 341
Hickory 50 379 638 514
Oak 48 295 430 366
Basswood 26 261 288 288
Black Walnut 37 301 506 512
The charts below for weights of standard hobby shop balsa sheets, sticks and blocks were calculated from a simple formula that takes the density of the of each piece of balsa and multiply it by the volume. For 48" lengths, multiply each 36" value by 4/3 (1.333).
A 3/16" x 3" x 36" sheet of balsa has a volume of 20.25 cubic inches (in3), which is equal to 0.01171875 cubic feet (ft3). A piece of balsa with a density of 8 lbs/ft3 is the same as a density of 128 oz/ft3. So, to find the weight of the balsa sheet, multiply 128 oz/ft3 by 0.01171875 ft3 to get 1.500 oz. A 48" length would weigh 1.500 oz. x 4/3 = 2.000 oz.
BALSA SHEETS
Weight in Ounces, Density in Pounds/Foot3
36" Length 6 8 10 12 14 16
1/32"x2"
1/32"x4" 0.125
3/8"x2"
3/8"x4" 1.500
1"x1½"
1"x3" 2.000
10.00 4.000
12.00 10.666
3"x4" 18.00
1½"x1½"
1½"x2"
1½"x2½" 4.500
2½"x3 12.500
BALSA STICKS
Weight in Ounces, Density in Pounds/Cubic3
36" Length Qty. 6 8 10 12 14 16
1/16"x1/16"
1/16"x1/8"
1/16"x1/2" 16
1/8"x1/8"
1/8"x3/16"
1/8""x1/2" 4
1/4""x1" 1
1/2"x1" 1
1.666 1.00
2.333 0.1333
3/32"x1/2" 8
3/16"x1" 2
3/8"x1/2" 1
3/4"x3/4" 1 1.125 1.500 1.875 2.250 2.625 3.000


Constantan is an alloy consisting of copper (55%) and Nickel (45%). It has a very low temperature coefficient of resistance which makes it ideal for use in instruments and bridges. Constantan also has good mechanical properties such as good fatigue and elongation properties.
Constantan has better corrosion resistance than manganin.
Constantan is also used as the negative element in J and T type thermocouples. Constantan has high resistivity. This makes it ideal for use in resistance grids.


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Shaikh Hamdan, Maktoum and Ahmad get married in Dubai
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Residents across the emirate were elated to find out that the three sons of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, were married.
Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, married Shaikha Shaikha Bint Saeed Bin Thani Al Maktoum in a religious ceremony that took place on Wednesday night.
On the same day, his brother Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, married Shaikha Maryam Bint Butti Al Maktoum.
The third marriage that took place that day was between Shaikh Ahmad Bin Mohammad, Chairman of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, and Shaikha Midya Bint Dalmouj Al Maktoum.
On social media, Shaikha Latifa Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum confirmed the wedding and extended her congratulations to the three couples, as she posted a message on Instagram of her brothers, accompanied with the caption: "The nation is rejoiced".
On Thursday, residents flooded social networking sites with photos of the three grooms, as the Arabic hashtag #Spirit_of_the_Union and the names of the newly-weds became a trending topic on UAE social media.
Match made in heaven
Following the news of the Al Maktoum wedding, Nasif Kayed, chief executive officer and founder of Arab Culturalist consultancy based in Dubai, told Gulf News how such unions take place in Emirati society.
"The concept of an engagement first happens when an adult man and woman meet, their families also meet, and agree that a match has been made in heaven. Each party knows what journey they will take and are ready to form a commitment," he said.
In Islam, the engagement is a contract signed before a judge where the bride and groom express their official approval to marry one another, and Surat Al Fatiha is then recited during the ceremony.
"In this phase, only immediate family members are aware of the union and the community do not know about it yet. This agreement can last anywhere from a few months to one year, however long it takes to get to know each other," said Kayed.
Although the couple are technically married, their union may still remain private until the wedding ceremony takes place.
Weddings of ruling families in the UAE are reserved events that are not celebrated in public or on television, although the emirate may choose to decorate the city with lights.
"Families get together in Ramadan and can get connected even further by a marriage. A marriage is about the unification of two people, and what best other time can there be than during the blessed month," he said.
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1,104 HP Zenvo ST1 Coming To U.S., Priced At $1,225,000
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Denmark's own supercar, the Zenvo ST1, will soon be coming to America. Red Sea, the sole distributor for the turbocharged 1,104-horsepower V-8-powered monster, has announced pricing today. The cost of owning this rolling piece of Danish art? A cool $1.125 million.
That's certainly a hefty sum, but considering the limited availability and the price of the car's competition, it's actually fairly reasonable.
Weighing in at a relatively light 3,040 pounds and clocking 62 mph in 3.0 seconds, the Zenvo ST1 is electronically limited to 233 mph. With a limit that high, you have to wonder why they limited it at all.
Dealers for the Zenvo are currently being selected, but no time frame has been announced for delivery. Only 15 of the cars are being made each year, so it'll be a fight to get your hands on one provided you've got the dosh to dole out.
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Season 1 of supernatural thriller "Stranger Things," a breakout hit for Netflix, had a whopping 182 tobacco incidents, the highest total among the shows examined. No. 2 was AMC's "The Walking Dead," with 94 scenes showing tobacco use, followed by four Netflix shows: "Orange Is the New Black" (45), "House of Cards" (41), "Fuller House" (22), and docu-series "Making a Murderer" (20), according to Truth Initiative.
ABC's "Modern Family" had 20 "tobacco incidents" during the 2015-16 season; FX's "American Horror Story" had 15; and Netflix's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" had nine, according to Truth Initiative. The org also looked at Netflix's "Marvel's Daredevil" season 2 and found no depictions of tobacco use.
Asked for comment, a Netflix rep said: "While streaming entertainment is more popular than ever, we're glad that smoking is not. We're interested to find out more about the study." Truth Initiative released the study Friday.
Of the Netflix shows cited, "Stranger Things," "Making a Murderer" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" are rated "TV-14" by Netflix (suitable for viewers 14 or older), while "House of Cards" and "OITNB" are rated "TV-MA" (for adult audiences only). "Fuller House" is rated TV-Y7, intended for audiences over 7.
Overall, according to Truth Initiative's analysis, 79% of the TV shows it analyzed prominently depict smoking. The org analyzed 14 series that were the most popular with American consumers 15-24, based on nationally sourced sample data.
The group says tobacco use is more prevalent in digital content than traditional TV. And that's worrisome because younger consumers have gravitated toward streaming services like Netflix while watching less traditional TV, it noted. Truth Initiative cited a UC San Francisco study of 2015-16 top-rated TV shows that found 54% of Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu shows sampled were associated with tobacco incidents, compared with 38% of broadcast TV shows and 22% of cable TV shows.
The rise of subscription VOD services has resulted in "a pervasive reemergence of smoking across screens that is glamorizing and renormalizing a deadly habit to millions of impressionable young people," Robin Koval, CEO and president of Truth Initiative, said in a statement.
Among the measures Truth Initiative outlined to take action on the issue: working with producers to exclude tobacco imagery from shows; enforcing stricter parental-guideline ratings for content that includes tobacco use; and changing state film-production subsidy policies to provide tax and other incentives for productions that do not promote tobacco use.
Truth Initiative has been among the leading groups urging Hollywood to cease or cut back on depictions of smoking. The MPAA last year announced that it would consider scenes showing adults smoking (along with historical context) as a factor in movie-ratings decisions. According to research cited by the Truth Initiative, 37% of youth smoking initiation in the U.S. is attributable to exposure to smoking in movies.
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So, two things have happened, that I never expected. The first one is Instagram. I always said that Facebook, Youtube, Pinterest, and my blog were enough (it really should be, right?). Famous last words. This hashtag thing is such a timewaster fun! LOL! The next thing I need to do is put my Instagram link in my sidebar here on my blog. If you want to follow me – I'm @kimmerbe I've been posting (almost) daily photos of my life – my kitties, my art, and … that brings me to the second thing that I never expected – my PLANNER obsession. I guess it kind of started (for me) last year with the Documented Life Project, (which has changed into more of an art journaling focus for this year).
I have two "planner-like" journals on the go. I am using Moleskines for both of them, because it is what I have on hand (a novel idea – use what you have…don't buy more! lmao). I'm using one for the "Listers Gotta List" challenge being run by The Reset Girl. It started in April, and basically there are daily lists to be made. Well, I've done 10. But, I don't really care that I'm so far "behind" – I'm enjoying the process.
Look how thick and chunky my planner is! I LOVE IT!
A NEW Art Journaling VIDEO!!!
I uploaded this a few days ago, but I've been feeling poorly, so haven't blogged about it yet. This is my final video in this series inspired by Shannon Green's challenge. Even if you haven't seen my previous videos, you may enjoy watching me complete 20 pages in my Dylusions art journal. I even do a flip-through of the completed pages.
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org.springframework.orm.hibernate4.HibernateTransactionManager the API of which reads:

Binds a Hibernate Session from the specified factory to the thread,
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Here is my code under question:
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            }
        }).start();
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In line 1 I get the session which is obvious. However line 2's execution shows me this error:
This is a branew thread Thread-2
Exception in thread "Thread-2" org.hibernate.HibernateException: No Session found for current thread
    at org.springframework.orm.hibernate4.SpringSessionContext.currentSession(SpringSessionContext.java:97)
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What I fail to understand is why is this failing? According to my understanding, Spring should create a brand new session and associate it with the ThreadLocal of Thread-2. Is my understanding wrong or the code? I am meanwhile trying to debug the Spring code and my netbeans even after attaching source to the spring-orm jar is not being able to debug inside of it (Please note I am not very good at debugging inside framework's code).
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Mustafa

A: Try this
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By using Propagation.REQUIRED Spring Container handle session you don't need to worry about Session object
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Laviolette named Jack Adams Finalist
Call it coincidence, but on this date one year ago, the Nashville Predators officially announced that former Philadelphia Flyers coach, Peter Laviolette would be Nashville's second head coach in franchise history. And now, Mr. Laviolette has been named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award, an accolade given to the coach that helped push his team to success during the regular season.
Fellow finalists are Bob Hartley of the Calgary Flames and Alain Vigneault of the New York Rangers. The winner will be announced June 24th at the NHL Awards, which will probably be aired on NBC Sports.
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Today's district-wide orientation, although tedious, wasn't an unmitigated disaster. While the speakers droned on and on and on, I managed to write 53 new haiku in a steno book that I brought along just for that purpose. Like a mentor I had when I was in graduate school, I refuse to be bored at meetings that are anything but interesting.
My mentor's name was James D. Glasse, and he was the president of Lancaster Theological Seminary. During the September seminar my first year at LTS, Jim decided to take us new seminarians to the local court house, where a forum on aging was in progress. I sat next to Jim as the speakers droned on and on and on.
Jim seemed to be keenly interested in the proceedings, because he was filling page after page of a yellow legal pad with notes. My curiosity was piqued. Maybe I was a poor listener. I decided to try to refocus my attention on what the speakers were saying, but thirty seconds later I was fidgeting in my seat.
I've followed Jim's example ever since. I find legal pads too cumbersome and too conspicuous, so I prefer a steno pad instead, but I never go to a meeting without one. Two in-services, one on Thursday, the other on Friday, will be perfect opportunities for me to write more poetry.
Any day I can write, I'm a happy guy.


Ars looks at two Boggle-style iPhone word games and finds them both worthy.
I'm quite fond of Boggle, the game where you extract words from a N-by-M grid of letters. You can use each letter only once and the letters must connect to each other with straight lines, whether vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. The App Store is full of word search games, but the only two games I found that really jumped out at me as having been designed to closely emulate Boggle were Word Spotter and Quordy.
Both games let you trace your finger along the on-screen letters to create your words. You place your finger on the first letter and then move it to each subsequent one. When you lift the finger, the word is finished and compared to the game's built-in dictionary. When it comes to the on-screen interaction, Quordy was the clear winner. Although both games were subject to mistakes in hitting unwanted letters, with Quordy it was far easier to hit each letter without having to backtrack from false moves.
A rich dictionary to compare words against is an important component of any Boggle-style game. In real life, we usually keep a reference dictionary on-hand. On the iPhone, the apps must rely on their built-in word base. Of the two, Word Spotter provides a more robust dictionary based on the official Scrabble word set. Words that I knew were real were almost always recognized, whereas Quordy would declare them invalid more often. Both programs by the way, failed at "lede."
In terms of game play, each had its strengths and weaknesses. It bothered me that Quordy scored 3-letter and 4-letter words the same. Word Spotter on the other hand never really explains how it scores at all, depending on some cryptic algorithm based on the number of possible words versus the number of words found. So, as far as scoring goes, Quordy gets the nod. I might not completely like how it scores but it's clear how the scoring gets done and you can track your progress throughout the game.
It can't be denied that Word Spotter is a far prettier game than Quordy. From a design point of view, Word Spotter presents a more visually pleasing interface. It's bright, it's cheerful, and it's uncluttered. I'm not thrilled by Quordy's crowded screen, dark color choices, and small font sizes. Quordy's decision to make each letter fly to the bottom as its used is another negative for me, as the motion kept pulling my eye away from the game itself.
Both games offer reasonable customization choices. Quordy provides multi-player options that Word Spotter does not. You can play Quordy with your online friends or use a pass-and-play option. Word Spotter lets you choose your dictionary, adjust the grid size, and change the time limit during gameplay.
I really enjoyed playing both games. While neither offered the perfect Boggle experience, both provided usable, fun applications. Simply put, you would not go wrong with either product. Word Spotter and Quordy both provide entertaining takes on Boggle and are well worth the $1 or $3 that they cost on App Store.


The periodic table is a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements. It is organized in order of increasing atomic number. There is a recurring pattern called the "periodic law" in their properties, in which elements in the same column (group) have similar properties. Generally, within one row (period) the elements are metals to the left, and non-metals to the right, with the elements having similar chemical behaviours placed in the same column.


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Many ancient religions like Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, etc. have used the Astrology method to tell things of the past and predict things of the future. All these religions have relied on a number of things like the sun, the moon or the stars in order to predict several events and occurrences. Due to the sun sign craze among many people, plenty of astrology books are in line to allow these individuals to get updated with the news on themselves and others. The internet is an excellent place to grab that interesting piece of information.
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Self improvement and motivating yourself doesn't mean simply purchasing a book, completing it shortly, and putting it aside. Most of the people who consider buying self improvement books and read them fast generally complain that it was a waste of money. The most important thing is that the book they have bought has not helped them. Well, mere possession of any book will never help anybody to accomplish anything successfully. Books written on these topics are only the assimilation of ideas and putting them into practice with your whole heart and mind, which will actually assist them to accomplish whatever they desired to accomplish. All in all, books are nothing but a storehouse of valuable knowledge & information, and unless you study books with full concentration, and put it into practice assiduously you cannot dream about enjoying any advantages because of possessing the book.
No more delays in putting into practice what you have learnt from the Self Improvement Books. We can say that preparing a goal setting worksheet will surely be a great help in this matter. The continuous practice in this regard will help you to sustain positive thoughts, which can make way easier to attain the success.
In the market a large number of the best success books are available. You can easily purchase them through websites. The online world has a number of options to help you to make your shopping convenient and affordable.
Self Improvement Books – Options are Countless!
Readi ng on self-improvement has always been a great idea to improve one's personality and help him/her to achieve his/her life goals. So, if you are planning to know more about any traits of this segment, then the market has a number of Self Improvement Books to offer to the book enthusiasts. You can find them a wide range and that too in different categories ranging from mental illness, emotional, to even spiritual categories. Most importantly, most of the books released these days have a lot to do with self-improvement part at some level, especially non-fiction books. In fact, it would not be wrong to say that self improvement is one of the most important things that play a very pivotal role in making your life smoother for you and the people around you. It is, of course, a of great importance in our lives that we always strive to improve on some aspect on our lives.
There are a plethora of books on self improvement that deal with various different issues, learning to accept yourself as you are, increasing your self worth and recovering from abusive relationships etc. You should not forget the fact that if you are unable to make a balanced relationship with yourself, then it is impossible for you to have a good relationship with anyone. Many self-improvement books in the category deal with the field of psychology.
A huge mass of individuals now loves to spend their on the market searching for an astrology book to understand the mysterious science that influences their lives. People have now become quite curious to collect more information about the science that has the ability to predict future and analyze the personality and other traits of a person. You can visit a reputed bookshop to find out the Best Astrology Books in abundance.
Some of the earlier suggestions about self improvement introduced in the form of religion. There are a plenty of religion books available on the market today to help individuals know more about their concerned religion.
Each and every book that is concerned with personality, parenting, relationships, dieting, fitness, learning, business, is part of the self improvement category. Plus, readers can also find various Best Success Books on offline or online bookstores. Each book encompasses its own set of equations that may not work for every individual, but there's a set of equations for everyone. Don't wait anymore! Spot a good bookshop to find your favorite self-improvement book!


Think less about what's in your mind, and more about what's in your heart.
Learning has always been something I've loved doing. Be it in school or on a free afternoon, I like learning about new things and keeping my mind going. However, the past few years at uni meant that most of my headspace and time has been swept up in art deadlines and photography dilemmas. These are a few times, that, now I have more time, I'd like to learn about or incorporate into my life.
I think it's good to take a step back every now and then and think about what you spend your valuable time doing and whether you're enjoying it or not. Learning about something that you really enjoy about is so much better for you then wasting time watching TV shows or staring at your phone!


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Hands-on with Vizio's 5.1 sound bar, Best of CES nominee (pictures)
CNET takes a hands-on look at Vizio's newly announced 5.1 sound bar, with wireless rear speakers, an innovative remote, and slick front-panel display.
Matthew Moskovciak
Jan. 9, 2013 3:30 p.m. PT
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Vizio's 5.1 sound bar packs wireless rear speakers, innovative remote
LAS VEGAS--Vizio's S4251W is a CNET's Best of CES nominee in the home theater and audio category, and I was able to spend some extra hands-on time with the 5.1 sound bar this morning.
Thick enough to sound good
The trend at CES 2013 was ultrathin, compact sound bars, but the Vizio has some depth to it. I have my doubts that the smaller sound bars will be able to deliver solid sound quality.
Every input type you need
On the back of the sound bar you'll find an optical, coaxial, and analog input, which is plenty if you use your TV as a switcher. There's also built-in Bluetooth for wireless streaming from mobile devices.
Wireless surround speakers
The S4251W includes two "wireless" surround speakers that you place in the back of your living room. They still need to be connected via wires to the subwoofer, but you avoid having to run cables from the front of your living room to the back.
The nice thing about the surround speakers is they'll give you true surround sound, which the vast majority of sound bars can't deliver.
Standard RCA-type connection
The surround speakers use a standard RCA-style plug to connect to the subwoofer, instead of a proprietary cable type, so it's easy to get a custom length cable to fit your living room if the included cables aren't the right size.
Wireless subwoofer
The included wireless subwoofer doesn't need to be connected to the sound bar, but it does need to be plugged in and connected to the two surround speakers. You can place the subwoofer in the back of your living room for the cleanest setup. That's not the ideal subwoofer location for music, but it works well for games and movies.
Subwoofer back panel
The back of the subwoofer includes ports for power and connecting to the two surround speakers.
Innovate remote with display
The included remote is a step above the usual cheap-feeling, "credit-card style" remote most sound bars include.
Remote's display
The remote also includes a display, so you get visual feedback as to what input you're on and how loud the volume is. It's a much better location for the display than trying to squint and read a front-panel display on the sound bar from across your living room.
Remote, side view
The remote has a solid feel, and the button layout is nice, too.
Front-panel lights
The Vizio also has a basic front-panel display: a series of lights along the bottom that light up and let you know how loud the volume is. Having a display on the sound bar (in addition to the remote) is nice in case you end up using a universal remote.
Vizio's jumbo sound bars are coming
In addition to the 5.1 sound bar, Vizio showed an extra-large sound bar designed to fit TVs 60 inches and up. It's not officially announced yet, but it's coming later this year.
Early sound quality impressions good, too
In addition to getting some hands-on time with the S4251W, I also had the chance to give it a listen at Vizio's showroom. I don't put too much stock in canned listening demos at trade shows, but my initial impressions were pretty positive. I'm looking forward to taking a more in-depth listen to the S4251W when it comes out this spring with a list price of $330.
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Governor of Connecticut, 1809-1811
Born: November 23, 1745 at Farmington, Connecticut
College: Yale, 1767
Political Party: Federalist
Offices: Deputy, Connecticut General Assembly, 1776-1785, 1814-1815
Council of Assistants, 1785-1798
Justice of the Peace, Hartford County, 1777-1782, 1784-1795
Judge, Farmington Probate Court, 1784-1809
Judge, Hartford County County Court, 1795-1798
Deputy Governor of Connecticut, 1798-1809
Died: August 19, 1823 at Farmington, Connecticut
John Treadwell, the only son of Ephraim and Mary (Porter) Treadwell, was born in Farmington, Connecticut on November 23, 1745. Ephraim and Mary were married in Farmington on April 30, 1741. Ephraim was commissioned as a Captain in the Farmington militia and served during the French and Indian War. The Treadwells attended the Farmington First Congregational Church and instilled in their son John a strong devotion to religion. He is often considered to be the last Puritan governor of Connecticut.
In 1740, Ephraim had purchased "certain pieces or parcels of land and several buildings"1 in the Poke Brook section of Farmington. There the Treadwell family lived in a small red house that is described as having had "the distinctive seventeenth century features of three end windows in a row, the windows close under the eaves, and a long sloping roof." 2 It was in this house where John Treadwell was born.
John Treadwell attended the local village school. When he was sixteen, his father gave him a week to decide whether or not to attend college. John chose to receive an education, and he prepared for college under the instruction of the Reverend Timothy Pitkin, a son of former governor William Pitkin. As a young man, John Treadwell attended Yale College. After graduating in 1767, he studied law with Judge Titus Hosmer in Middletown but decided not to pursue a career in the field. Instead, he chose to work on his family's farm and to teach in local schools.
On November 20, 1770, John Treadwell married Dorothy Pomroy, of Northampton, Massachusetts. They had four daughters, Dolle 1st, who died at just three years of age; Dolle 2nd; Eunice; and Mary, and two sons, George and John. George's son, Thomas Treadwell, later became Farmington's Town Clerk. The Treadwell family also came to have business interests in Albany, New York.
John Treadwell's service to the colony of Connecticut began in 1776, when the town of Farmington elected him to serve as the town's representative in the General Assembly. The Revolutionary War had just begun, though relations between Great Britain and the American colonies had been deteriorating for several years. Treadwell was an ardent patriot. In 1774 and 1775, he had been a member of Farmington's Committee of Inspection and Correspondence.
The town of Farmington re-elected Treadwell to serve as Representative each year until 1785, when he was elected to the Governor's Council of Assistants. In addition to this post, in 1777, Treadwell was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Hartford County.
In 1784, Treadwell was appointed Judge of the Farmington Probate Court. Treadwell took his responsibilities to heart and saw the appointment as a way to promote justice and humanity. He enjoyed this position immensely, as he was able to directly help widows, orphans, and the less fortunate in society through handling wills and estates, and served for twenty-six years.
When the Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783, ending the Revolutionary War, Connecticut citizens rejoiced. The country was free of British rule and had to come to terms with how to best govern the new republic. In 1785 and 1787, Treadwell was elected a delegate to represent Connecticut in Congress to help decide these issues, but he did not attend the sessions. In January of 1788, he was a member of the state convention that met in Hartford and ratified the United States Constitution.
Treadwell was a strong believer in education and supported the Connecticut School Fund. The foundation for a school fund was laid in 1733 when the General Court passed an act allowing for the proceeds from the sale of seven townships within the western part (present day Litchfield County) of the Connecticut Colony to be used for education. The interest from the proceeds was to be applied to the support of common schools in Connecticut. It was not until 1737, however, that the townships were authorized to be sold at public auction. In 1765, similar funds were generated from interest on taxes for certain goods. In 1795, the Connecticut School Fund received major support in the form of revenue from the sale of land in the northeastern part of Ohio. Treadwell negotiated the sale for $1,200,000, and supported the issue of the School Fund in the General Assembly. He was appointed one of the members on the Board of Managers to administer the Fund and is known as the 'father of common school education.'
Treadwell's interest in education also led him to become a founder of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, which was incorporated in 1799. The following year, the Academy began an ambitious project, the end result of which was to be a compilation of statistical and historical facts for each town in Connecticut. A letter and an accompanying questionnaire were sent to a representative citizen in each town, asking that the survey be filled in and returned to the Academy. For the town of Farmington, the letter was sent to John Treadwell. He, with help from others, completed the account. However, interest in the project waned, and nothing came of the accounts for over 200 years. In 2003, the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences did finally publish many of the accounts in the book Voicesof the New Republic: What They Said, Vol. I. The account Treadwell and others prepared for Farmington is included.
Treadwell was appointed a Judge of the Hartford County County Court in 1795. He served as Judge until 1798, the year he was elected Deputy Governor.
1798 also saw the formation of the Missionary Society of Connecticut, the oldest such society in the country. Treadwell's strong religious beliefs led him to become actively involved in the formation of the Society, and he served as its President from 1798 until 1822. During this time, the northern portions of Vermont and New Hampshire, as well as all of western New York, were considered new settlements, and many of the new settlers came from Connecticut. Missionaries from the Congregational Church were sent to their communities "to promote Christian Knowledge," 3 and convert those not of the same faith.
In addition to their religious message, the missionaries were also seen as a way to bring New England values and 'steady habits' to the new settlements. This view was supported by the Federalist Party, of which John Treadwell was a member. The Federalists believed in a strong central government and looked to preserve traditional ways. Members of the opposing party, the Jeffersonian Republicans, were against the idea of a strong central government. They felt that the new government served the interests of the wealthy rather than the common man. The Republicans also disapproved of the missionaries. They felt that they were pushing Federalist politics with religion. As a result, the rift between the two political parties steadily grew.
On August 7, 1809, the popular governor, John Trumbull, Jr. died. Treadwell, who was serving as Deputy Governor, was selected by the General Assembly to replace him. He was elected in his own right the following year, receiving 10,265 votes to 7,185 for the Republican candidate, Asa Spaulding.
During Treadwell's term as governor, the United States moved closer to war with Great Britain. The thought of war was unpopular in Federalist Connecticut, a state whose shipping industry depended heavily on foreign trade. A strong cultural bond also existed between Connecticut and the former mother country. When the United States government enacted laws to restrict trade with foreign countries, the Connecticut General Assembly passed resolutions denouncing them. Treadwell, and many others in Connecticut, were dismayed when war was officially declared against Great Britain in June of 1812.
In the 1811 Connecticut elections, Treadwell was defeated by Roger Griswold. It was the first defeat of an incumbent governor since 1786, when Roger Griswold's father, Matthew Griswold, was defeated by Samuel Huntington. Roger Griswold was also a Federalist, but he received the support of the Republican Party after their candidate, Asa Spaulding, declined the nomination. Part of Treadwell's problems came from a perception that he was too religious and applied his faith to his official duties. While this was not a concern for governors in an earlier era, it was by the 1800s.
Despite his defeat, Treadwell was still honored by the General Assembly "for his many eminent services rendered this State in the various important offices he has sustained, more especially while Governor of this State."4 Treadwell returned to private life in Farmington, although not for long. The town elected him to again serve as Representative in 1814 and 1815. Treadwell's last public service to Connecticut came in 1818, when he was elected as a delegate to the convention that drafted a new constitution for the state.
John Treadwell died on August 19, 1823 in Farmington, at the age of 78. His obituary in the Connecticut Courant said of him, "We believe 'tis no disparagement to others to say that no man's opinion was as often consulted or equally influential with his, on the great and important subject of Christianity. He will be long remembered for his eminent piety. Strict in the discharge of moral and religious duties, yet free from bigotry, though he was always tenacious of principle, he has descended to the tomb, lamented by the intelligent and virtuous." 5
His wife Dorothy passed away in 1829 at the age of 84. She is buried next to her husband in the Old Farmington Cemetery.
1 Microfilm copy of Farmington Land Records, Volumes 6 & 7, 1736 – 1750. Vol. 6, page 228. CSL number 1195. LDS number 0004218.
2 Hurlburt, Mabel S. Farmington Town Clerks and Their Times, pages 312 –313.
3 Ericson, Jack T. Missionary Society of Connecticut Papers, 1759-1948, A Guide to the Microfilm Edition, page 3.
4 The Public Records of the State of Connecticut, Volume XV, 1810-1811, page 191.
5 Connecticut Courant, August 26, 1823, page 3.
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34" x 39" in its frame. Painted by George F. Wright (1828-1881).
Originally prepared by David O. White, Museum of Connecticut History, Connecticut State Library. Edited and revised by CSL Staff, April 2008.


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O Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi é uma estátua equestre em honra de Giuseppe Garibaldi, localizada na Plaza Italia, bairro de Palermo, em Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 — 1882) foi um militar e político italiano. Quando jovem incorporou-se aos carbonários, uma sociedade patriótica de revolucionários italianos, tendo de fugir da Itália depois de uma tentativa fracassada de insurreição. Após participar da Guerra dos Farrapos, contribuiu para a independência do Uruguai. Regressou à Itália como comandante durante o Risorgimento. É conhecido como "Herói dos Dois Mundos", em homenagem a suas expedições militares na América do Sul e Europa.

O monumento foi doado pela comunidade italiana, construido pelo escultor italiano Eugenio Maccagnani, com base no monumento localizado em Bréscia, na Itália. Foi inaugurado em 19 de junho de 1904.

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Monumentos de Buenos Aires
Imigração italiana na Argentina
História de Buenos Aires
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Selected Writings Jeremy Bentham, Stephen G. Engelmann
Rethinking the Western Tradition
560 pages: 210 x 140 x 37mm
Humanities »
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Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832), philosopher and reformer, is one of the most influential thinkers of the modern age. This introduction to his writings presents a representative selection of texts authoritatively restored by the Bentham Project, University College London. As well as more familiar pieces on utility, law, and politics/policy, highlights include the succinct essay "On Retrenchment" and a never-before-published treatise on sex. The volume is completed by major interpretative essays by Mark Canuel, David Lieberman, Jennifer Pitts, and Philip Schofield.
The texts included in the book are:
-Sex
-An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and
Legislation, Preface and Chapters 1–5
-Place and Time
-Rationale of Judicial Evidence, Specially Applied to
English Practice, Book 1, Chapter 1
-Constitutional Code Rationale, Chapters 1 and 2
-Pannomial Fragments
-Panopticon, or, the Inspection-House, Letters 1, 2,
-Of Publicity
-Manual of Political Economy, Chapters 1 and 2
-Nonsense Upon Stilts (excluding the Observations
on Sieyes)
-On Retrenchment
Stephen Engelmann is associate professor of political science, University of Illinois, Chicago.
"This excellent collection ought to be in the library of every scholar working on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century law, public policy, and the public sphere. It brings together a superb introduction, carefully established texts, and illuminating essays."—Frances Ferguson, author of Pornography, The Theory: What Utilitarianism Did To Action
"This stimulating reader invites a fresh look at Bentham. Drawing on recent scholarship, it presents newly edited texts and unexpected perspectives on familiar works about sex, law, publicity, colonies, place and time, and much else besides."—William Twining, University College London
Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes
Founding God's Nation
Leon R Kass
On Democracy
Robert A. Dahl
The Lions' Den
Susie Linfield
The Passage to Europe
Sovereignty, RIP
Don Herzog
The Lessons of Tragedy
Hal Brands
The Hidden Face of Rights
Kathryn Sikkink
The Essential Works of Thomas More
The New Science
Giambattista Vico
Origins of Order
Paul W. Kahn
Why Liberalism Works
Deirdre Nansen McCloskey
The Great Delusion
Entrenchment
Paul Starr
Out of Joint
Nomi Claire Lazar
Thomas N. Mitchell
Social Democracy in the Making
Gary Dorrien
How We Cooperate
John E. Roemer
On Political Obligation
Judith N. Shklar
Why Liberalism Failed
David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society
An Essay on the Principle of Population
Questions on Love and Charity
Selected Writings of Thomas Paine
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
The Communist Manifesto
The Writings of Abraham Lincoln
Ian Shapiro
The Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy and Character and Opinion in the United States
Toward Perpetual Peace and Other Writings on Politics, Peace, and History
Reflections on the Revolution in France
Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration
On Liberty
Sesame and Lilies
The Social Contract and The First and Second Discourses
Discourse on the Method and Meditations on First Philosophy


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What Are the Five Parts of the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
1 Difference Between Natural Selection & Descent Modification
2 What Role Does DNA Play in Adaptation?
3 What Determines the Inherited Traits an Organism Has?
4 Does Natural Selection Operate on Genotype or Phenotype?
Godfrey Hardy and Wilhelm Weinberg are credited with independently generating the mathematical relationship behind the Hardy-Weinberg principle in 1908. The principle describes how genetic alleles will be inherited from generation to generation and was foundational to the study of population genetics. Diploid organisms, all animals and many plants, have two copies of an allele, one from each parent. The Hardy-Weinberg principle calculates the proportion of the population with a given combination of alleles, or genotype. The proportion will remain constant, or at equilibrium, as long as five key assumptions hold true.
Assumption 1: No Genetic Drift
Sexual reproduction recombines genetic information in a random pattern. In a small population, it is possible that few individuals carry an allele and simple chance could make them more or less successful in passing on that allele. This is known as genetic drift, and the Hardy-Weinberg assumes that it does not happen. In practical terms, a population at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium has to be large enough that the frequency of an allele is not impacted by random events.
Assumption 2: A Closed Population
Emigration and immigration -- that is, transfer of individuals into and out of a population -- can change the frequency of alleles. Emigrating individuals might take more of one allele out of a population, and immigrating individuals might come from a population with a different proportion of alleles. This is known as genetic flow, and it is common for most populations, with notable exceptions such as remote islands, deep caves or mountaintops. A population at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is assumed to have no genetic flow, or to be a completely closed population.
Assumption 3: Mutations Don't Happen
Mutations are errors that happen when DNA is being copied. They can be nonsense or neutral, they can be harmful to the organism or they can change the organism in a way that makes them better able to survive and reproduce. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium assumes that mutations don't exist because they represent genetic change that is not due to the recombination of existing alleles.
Assumption 4: Random Mating Patterns
The Hardy-Weinberg principle assumes that every individual in a population has an equal chance of mating with every other individual, totally random mating. In a population at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, nobody gets to be picky. Random mating, also known as a panmictic population, almost never happens in real life.
Assumption 5: No Natural Selection
Natural selection is a pressure that favors one allele over another because the resulting trait, or phenotype, gives the individual an advantage. From a genetic standpoint, the only advantage that matters is one that helps the individual survive or reproduce more effectively. In a population at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, there are assumed to be no evolutionary pressures.
Nature Education: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
National Forensic Science Technology Center: Hardy-Weinberg Principle
Palomar College: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Model
Berkeley Evolution 101: Genetic Drift
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Gene Flow
Molecular Ecology: Conclusive Evidence for Panmixia in the American Eel
Khan Academy: Hardy-Weinberg Principle
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Examples of Overproduction in a Species
Examples of Genetic Characteristics
What Is a Multi-Allele Trait?
What Crosses Will Produce Heterozygous Offspring?
Why the Process of Meiosis Creates Better Genetic Diversity than Asexual Reproduction
What Maintains Genetic Continuity?
Types of Bacteria Living in Acidic pH
What Does the Egg Cell Contribute to the Zygote?
The Chemistry of Melanin
Explanation of Mendel's Three Laws Through the Discussion of Meiosis


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Katrina Kaif, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ishaan Khatter are a happy vibe
Koffee with Karan Season 7 Episode 10 It starts with presenter Karan Johar talking about being the only person who hasn't been on holiday to the Maldives and got clicked there as no one would be interested in that. He prefers to go to London and meet the same people he met a few days ago in Bandra. From there he calls one of the guests, Katrina Kaif on the show.
The synopsis for the episode reads: "Katrina talks about her big wedding with Vicky and the drones that may or may not have been shot down! As Siddhant swears that he is single, Ishaan opens up about his ex-factor." The episode lasts about 51 minutes.
-Koffee With Karan Season 7 Episode 10 Recap contains spoilers-
Although the episode is supposed to have 3 guests, Katrina is first called in for a quick one-on-one with Karan Johar. He asks her about her life as a newlywed and how she started her love affair with Vicky Kaushal. He obviously mentioned that the Koffee sofa manifested it and made a sarcastic comment about not being invited to the wedding.
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Katrina Kaif does not hesitate to answer questions honestly and clearly. Johar also brings into her observation that he suspects Ileana D'Cruz is becoming part of her big culturally mixed family, as seen in Katrina's Maldives photos, with her brother. Johar may not have been there, but he certainly looks at the photos of everyone in the Maldives.
After that, he congratulates her on the upcoming movies, Merry Christmas Y Phone booth, which also stars Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ishaan Khatter. And that's the cue to call the two up-and-coming actors to the couch. They come out while dancing to the rhythm of the song. atmosphere there by Divine.
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Still of Katrina Kaif from Koffee With Karan Season 7 Episode 10
As Johar learns what kind of gesture to do with the song, he asks Siddhant what it was like working with 'The' Katrina Kaif and if he felt intimidated. He expresses how nervous he was, while Ishaan Khatter is said not to be intimidated by anything. There the focus is on the second sofa to accommodate the three guests.
Johar calls it a nepo kids sofa and the seats are shuffled between Ishaan and Siddhant because he wants to feel the nepo vibes. Furthermore, he recounts how Ishaan was the first 'blue mark' person on social media to reach out and congratulate him after the ravine boy the teaser was released. She even joined the gym with him and wanted Kaif to invite him to her wedding so he could meet her beautiful sisters.
The conversation then turns to Ishaan and his publicized relationship with Ananya Pandey, when Johar questions them about their breakup. However, Ishaan, bringing the passive-aggressive energy from him, asks the host that Johar claimed that Ananya broke up with him. They don't delve into who left whom and the actor ends up calling his ex-girlfriend his girlfriend.
Still of Ishaan Khatter in Koffee with Karan Season 7 Episode 10
Johar then brings up the roundtable conversation with Siddhant and how Ananya got the bitter end, with all the trolling. They then play the game of actor trolling the actor, where they ask each other questions about themselves, like worst habits, etc. Which ended with Johar asking Alexa to tell a joke about ghosts that really wasn't funny.
Finally, the rapid fire round starts with Ishaan Khatter as he comments that he will only say sex every 10 minutes and he will win it. He knows what works on the show, and her responses from him were a reflection of that, with outrageous to humorous responses and a few more reveals about his past relationship.
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Katrina gave straight answers and revealed how Vicky Kaushal danced for 45 minutes to her songs to make her laugh, with the crazy rumor that drones were shot down at her wedding. Siddhant was quick with her answers and recounted how people call him Sidharth instead of Siddhant, choosing the bromance with Ishaan over Ananya Pandey.
Still of Siddhant Chaturvedi in Koffee with Karan Season 7 Episode 10
Koffee With Karan Season 7 Episode 10: Final Thoughts
Koffee rookie Siddhant Chaturvedi won the round with 49%, though I think Ishaan's responses were more inventive. Leading up to the final tryout round as Katrina competes against the other two guests together. Ishaan unleashes his aggressive and angry energy in this round by yelling answers and pointing out that the buzzer is useless, with the slow host giving the point to anyone with a loud voice.
They danced on some hook steps and called out their celebrity connections. The acting duo were clearly winning, but they settled for a tiebreaker quiz, where Karan Johar discarded Kaif's correct answer from his own film and it was corrected by the staff later. Thus, they gave the prize to both teams.
The overall episode was much better than the previous ones where the guests put the audience to sleep. They were funny, loud and pointed fingers at the host and the show when needed and brought fresh vibes into a dull season.
Coffee with Karan Season 7 airs on Disney+ Hotstar.
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Roughly chop, then mix with the rest of the spinach and ricotta sauce ingredients. Taste and season. Taste and season. Spread a little of the spinach and ricotta sauce over the base of the baking dish, then cover with slightly overlapping lasagne sheets.... The first time I tasted baked ricotta cakes was when I was living near the Gourmet Platter store in Corrimal. Once a week they had tastings of new products and I fell in love with the texture and flavour of their ricotta cakes with ham and capers.
The first time I tasted baked ricotta cakes was when I was living near the Gourmet Platter store in Corrimal. Once a week they had tastings of new products and I fell in love with the texture and flavour of their ricotta cakes with ham and capers.
A lovely recipe and very easy to make. I read the previous comments and took on board everything said, therefore I swapped ricotta for feta (as that's all I had), roasted the toms, cooked in chili oil to add a little heat, wilted the spinach in a pan then placed in the bottom of the dish, I also added mushrooms.
In a bowl mix together the cooked spinach, ricotta, egg and seasoning. If you are using frozen, cooked spinach make sure you drain it really well, wring out a small amount at a time in your hands to remove as much the liquid. Set aside in the fridge.