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Cathodic Protection Training Course
The effects of resistance on monitoring measurements
Any cathodic protection surveyor will tell you that watering dry ground 'improves' the readings.
What do they mean by IMPROVE?
They mean that the readings settle down to a recognisable voltage caused by the contact area between the ground contact electrode and the grains of soil has been increased. The contact area between each of the grains of soil has also been increased as it is the salts disolved in the water that provide a path for the current of electrical charges.
Just after watering sufficient charges will enter the meter to fill the capacitors that cause the display to show a steadier voltage.
As more charges enter the meter the readings will steady to a readable value.
As the 'shells of resistance' due to the water, reach remote earth there will be sufficient resistances in parallel to enable the meter to reflect the true voltage from the subject metal to remote earth.
Remember that a voltage is a potential difference and that our measurement is the value of the charges compared between the poles of the voltmeter.
In this next photo the 9volt battery is puting charges into the dry sand at the positive end of the electrolytic path.
Adding water to the contact locations allows the charges to difuse easier resulting in less circuit resistance and this is reflected in the lower voltage reading between the two measuring points of contact with the electrolyte.
As the water disolves the salts and speads it allows the charges a more conductive path until eventually it joins the four points of interest on the surface.
However, we are dealing with a three dimensional situation and the water is drawn down by gravitation.
Each strata becomes saturated according to its permeability.
The conductive mass of the salty water varies layer by layer in these models as the strata in the ground vary in field circumstances.
We can see that the total resistance can be calculated from the voltage as is done in the Wenner four pin method of ground resistance measuring.
However, we are using an insulated space that does not replicated in true life except in the very rare occasions where a conducive area is completely surounded by a non-conductive 'mass earth'.
Such areas are sometimes found in rain forests based in silicon sand from which the salts have been washed away. Organic pockets in valeys and depressions are best addressed by sacrificial anode systems where the charges can be made available at locations where the electrolyte is most active and conductive.
In order to model the normal affect of resistivity it is necessary to use a conductive container which can be used as 'remote earth'. That is why I use metal flight cases for many of my demonstration models.
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It is not hard to understand why our Dear Leader wanted Dinesh D'Souza in jail and came at him with the full force of the Justice Department.
A so-called routine review of his campaign donations unearthed an irregularity, and Mr. D'Souza was prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Who has their campaign contributions routinely reviewed anyway? Perhaps if he had been an illegal immigrant, or a Democratic operative like Jon Corzine, his crimes would have been overlooked. But he was neither and is now convicted. However, in President Obama's eyes, Mr. D'Souza's real crime was not illegally funneling money to Republican politicians–it was exposing the President's dark agenda. For you see that in D'Souza's movie, 2016: Obama's America, he exposed for the world to see that Obama wanted to create a Muslim Jihadist caliphate across North Africa and the Middle East. For this, D'Souza had to be prosecuted.
Many on the Left laughed at D'Souza's claims. Even many on the Right thought he was a little "out there." But as I have written on these pages many times, the results speak for themselves, no matter what you believe about President Obama. If you are intellectually honest, I don't believe you can look at the evidence and come to any other conclusion but that D'Souza was right.
So let's take a look at the evidence. First, let's start with the so-called Arab Spring. Here, you had a chain reaction of events where dictatorial leaders across the Muslim world were violently thrown out of positions of control. However, if you examine these events with a critical eye, what you see is that strongmen had held in check Sunni Muslim jihadists with a boot on their neck for decades. When this restraint was removed, the Muslim Brotherhood and other similar groups came to power. In Egypt, for example, after Mubarak's ouster, there began a march towards Sharia Law. Why do you think the U.S. government was so angry when the Egyptian military threw the Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi out of office, put him in jail, and outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood across the country? Is there any other explanation except that Obama wanted the Brotherhood in control?
In Libya, the strongman Gaddafi was removed from power and killed in a movement backed by NATO forces in 2011. In the ensuing power vacuum, Islamic jihadist extremist elements are filling the void. In fact, once again, the military has launched operations against these Al Qaeda-backed forces to remove them from the country. Why do you think we really don't know what happened in Benghazi? Why do you think this administration is going to such lengths to cover up how four American's died? In Hillary's words, "What difference does it make?" I think if the truth ever comes out, we will find that America was supporting jihadists in the country to allow them to rise to power, in spite of their terrorist links. Obama cannot let this get out.
In Iran, we have well-documented evidence that the Obama administration has been hellbent on allowing Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. Yes, they are a Sharia state, which historically have been at odds with the Sunni majority in the Muslim world. However, I believe that if the Islamic community sees the opportunity to create a pan-Asian Islamic caliphate, as they obviously do, they will put aside their differences. What will be the consequences to Israel and the United States when Iran has the bomb? Obama's animosity to the security concerns of the Jewish State are well documented.
In Syria, Obama was begging for a reason not to attack the Assad regime after they used chemical weapons against their own citizens, deciding to desperately accept a Russian-backed deal that would force Assad to destroy his chemical stockpiles. Well, that was a year ago; and Assad has used chemical weapons fourteen times since against the opposition.
In Iraq, we have seen the Islamic State in Iraq (ISIS) defeat and occupy the northern cities on its march to Baghdad. Why do you think the Obama administration was so intent to remove American forces from the region? "See you in New York," was a recent comment from a terrorist commander in-country as they beheaded thousands of Iraqis that worked with the Americans to defeat the jihadists under President Bush. Sunni fighters now control an area from Syria to the border of Iran, creating a terrorist state in the Middle East that will be much more dangerous than Afghanistan ever was.
And now, we see the American presence being removed from that country as well.
In Turkey, Obama initially established a warm relationship with Islamist Prime Minister Ergodan until reports of his supporting Al Qaeda elements crossing Turkish territory back and forth from Europe to Syria forced Obama to publicly cool the relationship. Read that again. Obama supported a Turkish leader who allowed terrorists to travel from Syria to Europe through Turkish territory. Turkey is a member of NATO. Shocking.
As I have written before on these pages, the Obama administration's agenda is not the buttressing of American power and ideals in the Middle East. It is about creating an environment where Muslim countries can install religious governments to create a Islamic caliphate across the Middle East and South Asia. The evidence of results on the ground as we look at it today is just too obvious. Enjoy the show, folks; you're watching history. The Ottoman Empire is being reborn under our noses and is supported by our own government. I fear for our children's future.


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Q: Infinite scrolling with sticky date markers The page I've created infinitely scrolls through events, grouped chronologically by date. Each date marker can have several subsequent events. While scrolling downward through events for a particular date, the date marker for those events sticks to the top of the page. When a new date marker is reached, the old date marker scrolls off the page and the new date marker sticks in its place.
The problem arises when scrolling upwards, from the bottom of the page to the top. The dates do not consistently stick at the top of the page in the reverse order. What's going wrong?
Please view my code and demonstration, below:

$(function() {
  function addContainers() {
    var nextN = $('.marker-container').length + 1;
    var containers = []

    // Each container has 2 sections now
    for (var i = nextN; i <= nextN + 1; i++) {
      containers.push({
        number: i
      })
    };

    $(".wrapper").html($(".wrapper").html() + $("#template").render(containers));
  }

  function registerMarkers() {
    var collection = $('.marker');

    $.each(collection, function(index, marker) {
      // The last element always does not have a limit
      if (index == collection.length - 1) {
        if ($.isScrollToFixed(marker)) $(marker).trigger('remove.ScrollToFixed');
        $(marker).scrollToFixed();
      } else {
        var nextMarker = $(collection[index + 1]);

        // Skip current, if it and the following one are already registered
        if ($.isScrollToFixed(marker) && $.isScrollToFixed(nextMarker)) return true;
        // On this stage we have all unregistered markers and the last registered one, which precedes the first unregistered marker.

        var nextMarkerC = nextMarker.parent(); // For offsets we rely on stable position of marker container

        $(marker).scrollToFixed({
          limit: nextMarkerC.offset().top - 100
        });
      }
    });
  }

  addContainers();
  registerMarkers();

  $(window).bind('scroll', function() {
    // If we reached the end of window
    if (document.body.scrollHeight - $(this).scrollTop() <= $(this).height()) {
      addContainers();
      registerMarkers();
    }
  });
});
body {
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.wrapper {
  width: 500px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.marker {
  position: absolute; // This is important!
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 200px;
  height: 98px;
  border: 3px dashed red;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 20px;
}
.section {
  margin: 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 40px;
  height: 800px;
  border: 3px #666 dashed;
}

See code and demo on JSFiddle.

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LAKE COUNTY FIREFIGHTER NEEDS HELP FINDING MISSING DOG BEFORE CHRISTMAS
It's an awful feeling in the pit of your stomach when your beloved dog is missing. It's even worse when the pet is the best friend to two young girls.
That's the case for Lake County Fire Fighter Cameron Gegelman after his family's dog, Cooper, disappeared yesterday shortly after dropping him at a petsitter's home at approximately 3 p.m. near Eudora Road and 19A in Mount Dora.
Cooper, a timid 3-year old Boxer and Pit Bull Terrier mix, is handicapped with bad hips and knees, according to Gegelman. At the time of his disappearance, the dog was wearing a red collar.
"He is the most loving dog to his family. [He] Is a giant teddy bear with my 2 girls. Michelle my oldest is 9 and Emery is 5. He is their brother," said Gegelman who has been a Lake County firefighter for eleven years, on the Special Operations Teams for four years.
Cooper originally joined the family to provide companionship and protection during the long hours Gegelman was at work. Now the family would love to have their four-legged family member home before Christmas. The community is encouraged to help spread the word to make it a happy holiday for the first-responder and his on the two young girls. Anyone who has seen Cooper is asked to call 407-797-0161.
For more news and events in Mount Dora, Tavares & Eustis, click here. Download the free Mount Dora Buzz mobile app here and follow the Mount Dora Buzz Facebook page.
LOCAL POLICE OFFICER COMES THROUGH FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT
Above: Officer Garcia with Walmart's Kelly Rhodewell
Watch Mount Dora Police Officer Mike Garcia in action at work and you'll see a man that loves his job.
Instead of chasing down crime suspects, Garica spends his days as the School Resource Officer at Mount Dora Middle School. Every morning he's out front greeting and high-fiving teens as pop music plays from his custom- painted patrol car. Not only does Garcia relate to the students, but he protects and helps them.
During the city's Shop with a Cop event last Saturday, Officer Garcia discovered one of his students was sleeping on the floor at her house. Garcia reached out to the local Walmart which responded by committing a gift card toward a mattress. When the officer arrived to pick it up, the retailer donated an entire bed to the student. Garcia bought bedding for her including sheets and a comforter. This is just one small example of what Garcia quietly does for local students in need.
For more news and events in Mount Dora, Tavares & Eustis, click here. Download the free Mount Dora Buzz mobile app here and follow the Mount Dora Buzz Facebook page.
MOUNT DORA POLICE EXTEND COMFORT TO CHILDREN IN NEED
Mount Dora Police Department will begin distributing 'Comfort Bears' to children as officers respond to various calls including domestic violence and child abuse.
Volunteers devoted approximately two hundred hours hand-stitching the stuffed bears from old police uniforms.
The compassionate idea came when a former police employee sent a similar bear to Mount Dora Public Safety Director John O'Grady. The former employee said comfort bears were made in the 1990's to help children. O'Grady felt there was still a local need, so with a stash of old uniforms and a group of enthusiastic volunteers, 26 new bears were created. Officers will distribute the stuffed animals as needed beginning this weekend.
""It's a wonderful gift and a great use of material. I want to thank the citizens of Mount Dora and our eight volunteers that came forward and put these together for us," said O'Grady.
SINGLE MOMS & KIDS RECEIVE CHRISTMAS CHEER FROM MOUNT DORA POLICE
Acts of kindness are nothing new for Mount Dora Police Officer Ivy Severance. She's made a career of it.
The officer first learned about three single moms during MDPD's Tip-A-Cop fundraiser at Chili's last month. The restaurant manager spoke to her about three women employees that held additional jobs to support their families. One server takes care of an elderly parent along with a child.
Severance could relate to those tough times and made it a mission to make Christmas special for the moms and their six children. With generous donations from residents and businesses, including Wise Chiropractic and Walmart, Severance secured toys and bikes for all the kids. The chiropractic office held a special toy drive to fill over-sized Santa sacks for each of the families.
Today the kids were surprised at MDPD with a special party with treats and wrapped gifts, plus a long visit from Santa, Public Safety Director John O'Grady, and police officers.
True to her kindness and dedication, Severance still has families she is trying to help before Christmas. Although many toy donations have been made, she still needs new, unwrapped gifts for middle school and high school students. Anyone who can help should deliver the items to Mount Dora Police Department.

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Houston's Vanished and Current Middle-of-the-Road Rail Networks, Close Up and Personal
Here's one way to make a graphic comparison of the tight-knit electric streetcar routes that crisscrossed tiny 1895 Houston (pop. 44,643) to today's more spindly 22.7-mile light-rail network: Zoom way in, so that Buffalo and White Oak Bayous, not the more familiar target-like succession of looping freeways, appear as the major urban landscape feature — and stops in the Museum District and at UH line up at the edge of the frame like far-flung commuter suburbs. That's the approach New York-based serial transit-system cartographer Jake Berman has taken in his latest in a series of now-and-then rail comparisons, also suitable for framing.
Maps by Jake Berman [Fiftythree Studio] via Reddit
Maps: Jake Berman
Art, Houston History, Light-Rail, Public Transportation
Comment of the Day: Current Houston Air Smell Ratings, Minus the Coffee Perfume
M March 5, 2019 at 9:23 pm
Does anyone know when these streetcar lines came down?
Purdueenginerd March 6, 2019 at 8:06 am
in the 40's and 50's I believe.
You can still see relics of it in Freedmans town. See link below where it turned north from andrews street
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.7557923,-95.3812139,3a,75y,269.08h,53t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sDlOH9PswTy3rQ3CZQgJSEQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
the concrete strips are where the trolly lines used to be.
Thomas (Another One) March 6, 2019 at 10:24 am
1940 was the last year streetcars rolled in Houston.
If you want to learn more about Houston's old streetcar system, I highly recommend reading "Houston Electric: The Street Railways of Houston, Texas" By Steven Baron: https://www.amazon.com/Houston-Electric-street-railways-Texas/dp/0965382818
GlenW March 6, 2019 at 11:15 am
What do you know, the rail didn't go to the airports in 1895 either.
Guess if we didn't need them then, we surely don't them going there today.
M March 6, 2019 at 11:49 am
^^ Cool! Thanks for sharing.
LBC2HTX March 6, 2019 at 12:41 pm
GlenW is a clown. Commercial air service didn't begin in Houston until after 1940
Montrose Resident March 6, 2019 at 12:53 pm
Hmmm… The Fairview St. route is missing. In fact, most are missing. At one point, there were some two dozen routes. I guess the artist thought all of the routes would make the artwork too busy?
Disregard my comments earlier… I just noticed the artist chose 1895 for the date of his plotted map.
J March 6, 2019 at 2:09 pm
LBC-I think it was tongue in cheek. Loosen up dude.
David Crossley March 6, 2019 at 7:08 pm
Here's a drawing of the old network by Christof Spieler. Pretty sure it's trustworthy. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ethnbjgxd86uymw/streetcar-system.jpg?dl=0
Montrose Resident March 6, 2019 at 9:57 pm
@David Crossley, the Fairview route is there. How convenient something like that would be today, and probably would be a smoother ride as Fairview is so F*ed up, it is embarrassing when visitors come to my house!
Big Tex March 7, 2019 at 9:16 am
@Montrose Resident
The Fairview bus route replaced the streetcar line and operated for decades. Thirty years ago a significant number of people in Montrose relied on public transportation. As demographics changed, METRO decided that ridership didn't justify some routes through Montrose. In addition to Fairview, they also eliminated the University (Hawthorne) and Alabama (actually W. Alabama) routes.
It's surprising how much of a difference there is between walking one or two blocks vs five or more to the closest bus stop. I agree that a revived Fairview line would be convenient, and a trolley would be great. The question is, will residents of $500k townhomes willingly commit to giving up their cars?
I wish they would, and think they won't.
HappyGoLucky March 7, 2019 at 10:29 am
One of the streetcars ended/turned around on Grant St. @ Welch . Where Anderson Fair is behind Texas Art Supply. Of course Montrose was different in those days.. None of the overbuilt townhouses ,etc. There was room to accommodate the rail car/trolley infrastructure .
GoogleMaster March 7, 2019 at 10:45 am
It's funny how a lot of the "just give up your cars" people really just mean for _other_ people to give up their cars so that there's less congestion for the "just give up your cars" people's cars.
Also, the "just give up your cars" people must not have dogs*, or play ice hockey, or go sailing or kayak fishing or camping, or participate in other sports and activities that have large equipment and take place in locations where public transportation doesn't go and won't go or if it did, it would take 2 hours to get there.
* Dogs are typically not allowed on public transportation, and I suspect a lot of ride-share drivers don't want them in their cars, either. Yet dogs occasionally need to go to the vet, and sometimes we like to take them to the park.
Linda Foss March 12, 2019 at 11:32 am
Also, there is just about zero north/south bus routes through Montrose as everything turns somewhere and heads to downtown.
Adoile Turner III March 13, 2019 at 2:05 pm
@Linda the 56? a route that runs every 15 min all day goes north and south all the way up montrose never going downtown.
The Astrodome's Heavy Weather Problem
One Woman's Massive Collection of AstroWorld Hardware Is Getting Auctioned Off Online and at an East Fwy. Lucha Libre Bar


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B'nai B'rith Camp Topped the Fundraising Leaderboards for #OregoniansGive 2016!
B'nai B'rith Camp of Beaverton, Oregon, is a Jewish community camp for people of all ages whose mission is to provide services that help strengthen community development.
Aaron Pearlman, Director of Development for B'nai B'rith Camp (BB Camp), shared his success story participating in a local Day of Giving, Oregonians Give. Having used alternative online fundraising platforms in the past, Aaron shared his positive experience using GiveGab.
Before being introduced to GiveGab through participation in #OregoniansGive 2016, BB Camp had used alternative fundraising platforms for both Giving Days and day-to-day fundraising.
Aaron shared that his previous platform didn't waive platform fees on #GivingTuesday the way GiveGab did and took several weeks to distribute funds to them, unlike GiveGab who distributes funds within 24-48 hours.
"We were very impressed with how quickly (2-day turnaround) we received the funds donated through the site."
Aaron liked that GiveGab had a relationship with #OregoniansGive as their technology partner because this helped his donors feel like they were part of a larger giving movement, beyond BB Camp.
"It is very helpful when doing a day of giving to have a website that is easy to use for the end-user and the organization," Aaron told us.
"With GiveGab everything was easy to set-up, to make changes and updates, and it was a simple process for our donors. We had some concerns and questions, and we always received a prompt response."
Aaron shared that communication through GiveGab was faster and more polite than with other platforms. Having waived fees for #GivingTuesday and an easy-to-use interface were additional benefits he didn't experience before.
"GiveGab's user interface was slick and provided many ways to share pictures of our camp."
"There are many features that are just plain necessary, like being able to add off-line donations, being able to track a matching gift, tracking toward a goal, and having the ability to upload photos and videos. The best aspect for #GivingTuesday was the relationship with #OregoniansGive as it provided a larger platform which we were part of," Aaron told us.
Participating in #OregoniansGive through GiveGab helped BB Camp surpass their overall fundraising budget and ability to have enough funds for camperships. With the support of a matching gift and their various outreach efforts, BB Camp raised over $45,000 from 211 donors, surpassing their fundraising goal by 12%!
"The GiveGab platform is an excellent way to raise dollars for a Giving Day. They are helpful and responsive, they care about your bottom line, and they provide the end-user with a great experience! They helped our organization increase our fundraising on #GivingTuesday significantly."


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package de.unistuttgart.ipvs.pmp.gui.util.model.mockup;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;

import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import de.unistuttgart.ipvs.pmp.model.element.ElementPersistenceProvider;
import de.unistuttgart.ipvs.pmp.model.element.ModelElement;
import de.unistuttgart.ipvs.pmp.model.element.app.App;
import de.unistuttgart.ipvs.pmp.model.element.preset.Preset;
import de.unistuttgart.ipvs.pmp.model.element.servicefeature.ServiceFeature;
import de.unistuttgart.ipvs.pmp.xmlutil.ais.IAIS;

/**
 *
 * @author Tobias Kuhn
 *
 */
public class MockupApp extends App {

    private Drawable icon;

    public MockupApp(String appPackage, Drawable icon, IAIS ais) {
        super(appPackage);

        this.icon = icon;
        this.ais = ais;
        this.serviceFeatures = new HashMap<String, ServiceFeature>();
        this.assignedPresets = new ArrayList<Preset>();
    }

    @Override
    public void setPersistenceProvider(ElementPersistenceProvider<? extends ModelElement> persistenceProvider) {
        super.setPersistenceProvider(null);
    }

    @Override
    public Drawable getIcon() {
        return this.icon;
    }

    public void addSF(String name, MockupServiceFeature sf) {
        this.serviceFeatures.put(name, sf);
    }

    @Override
    public void verifyServiceFeatures() {
    }

}

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The form guides hones the awareness for the design of objects and help use terms more precisely. Using examples, a basic terminology is developed which aids communication about design in practice and education. The versatile vocabulary can be used to precisely describe product forms, constructions and impressions.
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Анто́ніу Родрі́гу Ноге́йра (;  2 червня 1976, Віторія-да-Конкіста, Баїя, Бразилія) на прізвисько «Мінотавр» — бразильський спортсмен, спеціаліст зі змішаних бойових мистецтв (). Переможець Гран-прі RINGS (2001 рік). Чемпіон світу зі змішаних бойових мистецтв у важкій ваговій категорії за версією PRIDE (2001 – 2003 роки). Двічі призер Гран-прі PRIDE (2004, 2006 роки). Тимчасовий чемпіон світу зі змішаних бойових мистецтв у важкій ваговій категорії за версією UFC (2008 рік). Перший і єдиний боєць, який володів чемпіонськими титулами UFC і PRIDE. Бронзовий призер чемпіонату світу з бразильського дзюдзюцу у вільній ваговій категорії за версією IBJJF (1999 рік).

Антоніу Родріґу Ноґейра є знавцем дзюдо (чорний пояс), і бразильського дзюдзюцу (чорний пояс).

Біографія
Антоніу Родріґу Ноґейра народився 2 червня 1976 року в місті Віторія-да-Конкіста, Бразилія. З чотирьох років він вивчає традиційне японське бойове мистецтво дзюдо.

В дитинстві Родріґу Ноґейра потрапив у важку автокатастрофу (його збила вантажівка), внаслідок чого провів тривалий час у лікарні, перебуваючи в комі. 11-річний Антоніу отримав переломи обох ніг, чисельні внутрішні травми, переніс декілька операцій, йому було видалено частину печінки і одне ребро. Зовнішнім проявом пережитого у минулому є великий і глибокий шрам в нижній частині спини, який неодмінно видно під час змагань.

В чотирнадцять років Антоніу долучає до своїх навичок дзюдо тренування з боксу, а в вісімнадцять років починає вивчати дзюдзюцу. За п'ять років тренувань Антоніу досягає високого рівня майстерності й проходить атестацію на чорний пояс із дзюдо і бразильського дзюдзюцу.

Кар'єра в змішаних бойових мистецтвах
Кар'єру в змішаних бойових мистецтвах Антоніу Родріґу Ноґейра почав в 1999 році, у віці 23 років. Його перший виступ відбувся на чемпіонаті WEF (Світовий чемпіонат екстремального бою) у Флориді, США. Ноґейра переміг у двобої американця Девіда Додда. Його перші бої проходять швидко і закінчують достроково — щоразу він перемагає больовими прийомами. На хвилі успіху у боротьбі в партері Ноґейра випробовує себе на чемпіонаті світу з греплінгу за версією ADCC, де програє у чвертьфіналі Рікко Родрігесу, і концентрується на змішаних єдиноборствах.

Протягом 1999 – 2001 років Ноґейра змагається із різноманітними супротивниками у двох чемпіонатах: американському WEF і японському FNR (RINGS). З 13-ти боїв він виграє 11, провівши бій у нічию із японською зіркою бойових мистецтв Цуйосі Косакою, і програвши за роздільним рішенням суддів у двобої із американцем Деном Хендерсоном, майбутнім чемпіоном серії PRIDE. 24 лютого 2001 року, на другій хвилині 13-го у своїй кар'єрі бою, Ноґейра переміг удушенням голландця Валентайна Оверіма, і здобув титул чемпіона RINGS.

29 липня того ж року Антоніу Родріґу Ноґейра дебютував у Бійцівському чемпіонаті PRIDE. Після боїв із тогочасними зірками змішаних бойових мистецтв Гері Гудріджем та Марком Колменом, яких бразилець долає підкореннями, він виходить на титульний бій проти Хіта Херрінга, і, перемігши його, стає першим в історії PRIDE чемпіоном світу.

Протягом 2002 року Антоніу провів п'ять рейтингових боїв, з яких особливої відзнаки заслуговують двобій із реслером Бобом Саппом, що вважається критиками одним із найбільш видовищних боїв в історії, (в ході бою Родріґу Ноґейра пережив тяжкий нокдаун від вертикального кидка на голову, але таки виборов перемогу підкоренням); поєдинок проти багаторазового чемпіона світу з гібридних єдиноборств Семмі Схілта, якого «Мінотавр» здолав трикутним удушенням ногами; а також бій проти олімпійця Дена Хендерсона — реванш, у якому знову переміг Нонейра, больовим прийомом на руку.

Наступний суперник Нонейри, росіянин українського походження Федір Ємельяненко, завдає бразильцю поразки. Федір відбирає у Нонейри титул чемпіона світу, а згодом виграє у нього бій-реванш, обидва рази — рішенням суддів. Всього Нонейра тричі зустрічається із Ємельяненком на рингу, але один із боїв визнають таким, що не відбувся, внаслідок отриманої російським спортсменом випадкової травми (глибоке розсічення). У проміжку між боями за титул, Антоніу стає призером Гран-прі чемпіонату PRIDE на турнірі «Pride Final Conflict 2004» та тимчасовим чемпіоном (перемога підкоренням над Мірко Філіповичем).

Протягом 2005 року Родріґу Ноґейра проводить декілька успішних виступів, перемігши, в числі інших, золотого медаліста Олімпійських ігор '96 із дзюдо, поляка Павла Настулу. У 2006 році, в боротьбі за кубок Гран-прі PRIDE, Антоніу отримує ще одну поразку — від екс-чемпіона UFC, американця Джоша Барнетта. Цього разу Ноґейра виходить із боротьби в півфіналі Гран-прі. До закриття чемпіонату PRIDE бразилець встигає взяти реванш у Барнетта. У 2007 році PRIDE припиняє своє існування.

7 липня 2007 року Антоніу Родріґу Ноґейра дебютував в Абсолютному бійцівському чемпіонаті (), третім у своїй кар'єрі виступом проти Хіта Херрінга. Не зважаючи на пропущений в кінці першого раунду сильний хай-кік, і отриманий нокдаун, Ноґейра знову переміг Херрінга. 2 лютого 2008 року він проводить складний бій із дворазовим чемпіоном світу Тімом Сильвією, й, перемігши Сильвію удушенням в третьому раунді, отримує титул тимчасового чемпіона світу у важкій ваговій категорії за версією UFC. Це змагання проводилось за тимчасову першість через те, що діючий чемпіон світу Ренді Кутюр мав юридичний диспут із організацією UFC і тимчасово не міг захистити титул. Довгоочікуваний фанатами і самими бійцями бій «Ноґейра-Кутюр» пройшов лише через півтора року, вже як рейтинговий, і був виграний Ноґейрою за одностайним рішенням суддів. Виступи «Мінотавра» проти Сильвії і Кутюра були відзначені премією «Бій вечора» як видовищні і високо технічні поєдинки.

Завойований же титул тимчасового чемпіона Антоніу Родріґу Ноґейра втратив, виступаючи з травмованим коліном, у бою проти американця Френка Міра, напередодні нового, 2009-го, року. Змагання завершилось у другому раунді, коли Мір лівим кросом відправив Ноґейру в нокаут. Ця поразка стала першою достроковою в кар'єрі «Мінотавра», який досі програвав лише за рішеннями суддів. Другий нокаут легендарний боєць отримав у поєдинку з представником нового покоління бійців, непереможеним на момент бою, потужним нокаутером Кейном Веласкесом. Після цих складних поразок, Родріґу Ноґейра зробив паузу у професійній кар'єрі.

Наступні півтора року боєць займався власним здоров'ям: пройшов через кілька хірургічних операцій, курс реабілітації та відновлення, а також переглянув програму підготовки до боїв.

Успішне повернення в клітку відбулось наприкінці літа 2011 року, коли Ноґейра вийшов на бій проти молодого проспекта, фіналіста «Абсолютного бійця» Брендона Шауба. Змагання відбулось на батьківщині Ноґейри, в Ріо-де-Жанейро. «Мінотавр» відправив Шауба в нокаут у першому раунді, і за ефектне завершення бою був нагороджений грошовою премією «Нокаут вчора» (100 тис. доларів). Наприкінці року Ноґейра добився реваншу з Френком Міром. У короткому й важкому бою бразильцю вдалось приголомшити суперника серією коротких потужних ударів, але при спробі задушити ураженого Міра в партері, Антоніу припустився помилки у маневруванні і був підкорений — гвинтом плечового суглоба Френк Мір зламав Ноґейрі руку.

У 2012 – 2013 роках Ноґейра виступав лише двічі, у Бразилії. Він здолав Дейва Хермана больовим прийомом на руку, за що отримав премію «Підкорення вечора», а згодом і сам був переможений у той же спосіб багаторазовим чемпіоном світу з боротьби на підкорення Фабрісіу Вердумом. Навесні 2014 року, на другому турнірі UFC в Абу-Дабі, Рой Нелсон двічі відправив Ноґейру у нокдаун і, врешті, правим кросом — у важкий нокаут у першому раунді.

Родина
Антоніу Родріґу Ноґейра одружений, виховує доньку.

У нього є брат-близнюк Антоніу Рожеріу Ноґейра, який є професійним боксером і спеціалістом зі змішаних бойових мистецтв.

Факти
 Чемпіони світу за версією UFC Андерсон Сілва (середня вагова категорія), Ліото Мачіда (напівважка вагова категорія) і Антоніу Родріґу Ноґейра (важка вагова категорія) тренуються разом і підтримують дружні стосунки; між ними існує домовленість не виступати в боях один проти одного. Всі троє є представниками різних рас, але бразильцями за національністю. Андерсон Сілва отримав свій чорний пояс із бразильського дзюдзюцу саме від «Мінотавра» Ноґейри.
 Антоніу Родріґу Ноґейра має глибокий і довгий шрам нижче правої лопатки. Цей слід від пережитої у дитинстві операції, а також понівечене у боях обличчя були тими ознаками, завдяки яким можна було відрізняти Родріґу від брата-близнюка Рожеріу, але з часом брати нанесли на тіло ще й різноманітні татуювання.
 Ноґейра полюбляє музику в стилі хіп-хоп, його улюблений виконавець — Тупак Шакур. Втім, композицією, під яку Антоніу найчастіше виходив на ринг в UFC є «Gimme Shelter» рок-гурту The Rolling Stones.

Статистика в змішаних бойових мистецтвах

Примітки

Посилання
 Інформація про Антоніу Родріґу Ноґейра на офіційному сайті UFC
 Статистика Антоніу Родріґу Ноґейра у базі «Sherdog»

Бразильські греплери
Бразильські борці бразильського дзюдзюцу
Бразильські бійці змішаного стилю
Чемпіони UFC
Чемпіони PRIDE
Уродженці Баїї

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Nic Salts: Fad or Future?
Vaping has emerged from a trend to a full blown subculture in the last decade. Cloud Chasers, DIY crafters, and squonk boxes are just a few examples of a diverse and intricate vape community. New products like sub-ohm mods and eclectic e-juice flavors breed innovation and encourage marketing efforts to keep the industry fresh.
Marketing also drives trends. Right now, the biggest name on the market – by a wide margin – is the Juul (read our review here). Its popularity is in part due to the sleek and compact nature of the device. Another reason for its popularity, however, is their patented formula of nicotine salt (nic salt) juice. The rise in nic salt popularity thanks to the Juul has bred competition in the vape market over a new hype product.
Nic salts are highly concentrated, but still smooth to hit. They deliver a unique vaping experience unlike traditional vape juices on the market. It's not an experience every vaper will enjoy, though. Nic salts were developed originally for specific users and specific devices. So, what's the hype for? Why are nic salts gaining in popularity, and who should be using them? We've covered some of the basics before, but let's take a closer look at one of the vape industry's growing trends, and the science behind why it's catching on.
Nicotine occurs naturally in the tobacco leaf as a salt (not like a crystal though, no). Salts are the result of a chemical reaction between an acid and a base. But, since nicotine is a weak base and wants to stabilize, its particles naturally seek out positive particles (protons) to become ionized. Ions do not easily move through our membranes. Hence, tobacco companies developed "freebase" nicotine.
The tobacco in cigarettes today is a manipulated version of the natural leaf, developed in the 1960s. Scientists at big tobacco companies manipulate nicotine by removing the positive charge (de-protonating), creating what is known as "freebase" nicotine. Despite the connotation, the word freebase simply refers to a base chemical without any protons. Without protons, nicotine can more readily travel through our bodies, lungs, and brains. A higher level of bioavailability makes nicotine more potent and addictive.
Nicotine salts more closely resemble the sensation of smoking a combustible cigarette than freebase nicotine does. A couple of puffs on a pod vape with salt-based e-liquid is all a user needs to get the right "nic fix." Freebase nicotine is made to vape deeper and longer draws. A lower concentration with the power from an open system mod provides a smooth hit and a good nicotine level. That's why the most accessible freebase e-liquids on the market are around 3-12mg nicotine.
At the high nicotine concentrations in nicotine salt juices, freebase e-liquid would deliver an extremely harsh throat hit. Quick uptake of high levels of nicotine in an open system could also cause illness or nicotine poisoning. Vaping salt-based or high-level freebase nicotine using powerful vapes – like sub-ohm devices – is not advised. If the goal is to produce bigger clouds and puff more, typical freebase e-liquids are the way to go.
Higher end concentrations of freebase e-liquid typically available on the market reach about 24mg. If nic salt doesn't travel through membranes as easily, though, how could nic salt be as effective as cigarettes? One manufacturer has developed, and patented a solution, boasting 59mg nicotine and a smooth throat hit.
The company most responsible for bringing them back into the limelight is Pax Labs. Pax Labs, parent company and manufacturer of Juul vapes, patented a nic salt-based formula for their juulpods in 2015. Juulpods are the branded e-liquid cartridges used with the Juul vape device.
The Pax Labs proprietary juulpod liquid ionizes nicotine using benzoic acid to simulate the feel and throat hit of a cigarette puff. Benzoic acid lowers the pH of the vapor, giving it a smooth hit. At the same time, the acid raises the bioavailability of the nicotine, giving it a potency similar to the effect of a cigarette.
Juul Starter Kits retail for $49.99, including the device, charger, and a 4-pack of various flavored pods. Pod vapes are usually stocked in local vape shops. Typical retail stops like gas stations, are starting to carry pod vapes and refill cartridges almost as readily as cigarettes. Be sure to verify your pod vape purchase with the QR code or serial identifiers found on the device and/or its packaging. Counterfeit vapes of lower quality and with impure ingredients are difficult to spot without doing some due diligence.
Pod vapes like the Juul are not the only way to get into the nic salt hype, though. Folks looking to use their old vape pens and low-power devices can find nic salt e-liquid for purchase. Or, use lower level nic salt e-juice (18mg) in a 220w mod and get the combined joy of decent-sized clouds with a mellow throat hit.
For open systems, there are a growing number of full lines of nic salt e-juices available. We recently reviewed some of our favorites. Nic salts offer a relatively new vaping experience for many users. Experiment with what works, but be smart about it.
Overall, research on the effects of vaping is still in its relative infancy. We may have information on the constituent components of vaping, its ingredients and chemical features. Vaping as a form of nicotine uptake and its potential longitudinal effects on the human body, though, is perhaps still too early to be definitive. Salt and freebase nicotine are relatively safe for consumers, with no major health comparisons.
Still, consumers should be aware of the few potential concerns they may face. Benzoic acid requires further study. There is no body of work on inhalation exposure. Some research does exist to suggest benzoic acid can trigger coughing or pseudoallergic reactions. Also, given the higher concentration of nicotine, nic salts are possibly more addictive than freebase juices. A higher nicotine level means higher nicotine blood content quicker, triggering a faster dopamine release.
The health effects of nicotine salts, just like everything else in the vaping world, still needs to be studied further.
Nic salt juice may seem to be trending in the vape scene right now. While it does have its reasons for getting popular, it won't be for everyone. Try a friend's pod vape or nic salt juice to see if it's a good fit before committing to the investment. I originally went from cigarettes to 6mg juice to 3mg juice. With a ~50mg nicotine level, nic salt juice may be overwhelming for a user like me, or even make me sick.
Nic salts are designed with a specific user in mind. Folks using smaller, pod vapes looking for a full strength hit will benefit from using nic salt juice. For beginner users, especially those looking for a simple transition from and similar experience to combustible cigarettes, pod vapes with nic salt-based formulas may be the best option. DIY juice crafters may save money with higher levels of nicotine (though not above 18mg with a sub-ohm mod).
Given Juul's enormous market share, their nic salt vape pods are well-stocked in vape shops, tobacco retailers, and online stores. DIY vapers are crafting nic salt e-juices to keep for times when they want fewer pulls, or a harder nicotine hit. The community is divided on closed systems and "beginner gear" overall, however. Not everyone is so keen to jump on the salt bandwagon.
The explosion of pod vapes on the scene has some die hard mod users offended. For some, vaping is a craft. Those who build their own mods, coils, mix juices, may not have the same interest in what is "big in the industry" right now. Everyday smokers, or vape users who want to have a quick "nic fix" on hand, however, stand to benefit from the advent of nic salt juices. So far the benefits outweigh the problems for nic salts, but we should be careful not to fetishize any product before we know enough about it.
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Oenococcus oeni (anciennement Leuconostoc oenos remplacé en 1995) est une bactérie lactique du genre Oenococcus.

Utilisation œnologique

Cette espèce bactérienne est responsable de la fermentation malolactique sur les vins, qui intervient normalement après la fermentation alcoolique des levures.

Caractéristiques morphologiques et biochimiques
 Des coques sphériques ou ovalaires
 Gram +
 De 0.5 à 0.7 µm
 Non mobiles et non sporulés.
 Organisation en paires ou courtes chaînettes sinueuse.
 Anaérobie facultative.
 Chimio-organotrophes.
 Mésophiles (20-30 °C).
 Hétérofermentaires.
 Asporogènes

Métabolisme

Métabolisme des sucres
Le métabolisme des sucres est hétérofermentaire, et transforme :
 Les pentoses en lactate et acétate
 1 pentose → 1 lactate  +  1 acétate  +  2 ATP
 Les hexoses en lactate, acétate, éthanol et
 1 hexose → 1 lactate + 1 CO2 + (1 acétate + 2 ATP) / (1 éthanol + 1 ATP)

Métabolismes des acides

Acide L-malique en acide L-lactique
A l'aide de l'enzyme malolactique, la réaction se produit tel que :
 →  +

Acide citrique
À partir de la dégradation du citrate, productions possible d'acétate, de lactate, d'éthanol, de lipides ou d'acides gras, et de substances acétoïniques comme le diacétyle, l'acétoïne, et le 2,3-butanediol. Ces dernières substances sont des composés aromatiques caractéristiques de notes de beurre/lacté, pouvant être recherchées dans les vins blancs.

Autres métabolismes

Décarboxylation de l'histidine et de la tyrosine
Production non désirée d'histamine et de tyramine qui sont des amines biogènes.

Dégradation de l'arginine
La réaction, grâce à l'enzyme agrinine déiminase, produit en faible quantité un composé cancérigène :
 arginine → citrulline  → carbamate d'éthyle

Références

Bacilli


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Why Do Banks Reject Business Loans?
Why do businesses get turned down when they apply for finance? What can they do to change no into yes? And are there alternative finance routes for businesses that are rejected by the banks?
Research found that 89% of small business owners have laid out strategies for growth, but 68% of them are missing the financial resources they need to execute those strategies. One clear and logical conclusion is that the economy, and jobs growth, are on a pretty tight leash.
So what are the most common reasons loan applications from small businesses are rejected by the banks? And in our new economy, do alternative finance routes provide any advantages for the small business owner?
Quality of earnings and quality of cash flow refer to earnings attributable to higher sales or lower costs – and not to profits that are not stable and core to the business, such as those resulting from holding back payments to vendors, and such as would be generated if a cafe were to sell off a property, for example.
This is a big factor for banks, and it's becoming increasingly more integral to the underwriting model for P2P.
Banks required collateral for all loans of $1 million, the Pepperdine survey found; but they required collateral for only 63% of loans of $100 million.
Here there is a significant difference between the banks and our P2P Lending model. Many small businesses do not have much in the way of collateral that can be used to settle with creditors if a loan defaults. We therefore do not usually reject loan applications on this basis. However, loans must be supported by a directors' guarantee, and the combined estimated value of the directors' net worth must at least cover the loan requirement.
The debt ratio of a business is one of the most heavily weighted factors in our underwriting risk tool. Where a business is too highly geared and we are not able to help consolidate some loans, the business will usually fail our risk assessment. Here again, there are no significant risk assessment differences between P2P and the banks. However, with a highly geared business, we look at options around consolidating their debts with other lenders, to make managing their cash easier and cheaper; and following this, a business may pass our risk assessment.
The top 3 reasons banks reject loan applications, account for 65% of all the rejected loans. The P2P underwriting model can answer effectively in some of these situations – notably in requirements for collateral; but still, P2P is limited by some factors in common with the banks. The advantages that exist emerge from the fact that P2P is geared to small businesses.
Typically our borrowers are owner-managers with between 2 and 15 staff. In our experience, a passionate director with a track record usually impresses lenders more than does a CV-heavy board / management team.
This is not usually a significant factor in our risk assessment, because there is a significant difference in the relevance of this factor across different sectors. However, lenders on our platform will often request more information on the clients of a business.
We work primarily with businesses that are in their first 10 years of trading, so it is not unusual for applicants to have no business credit history. However, this does not mean they are not ready for it. It may be the case that a business will struggle to service the loan amount they are requesting, but a more manageable sum can help them build credit history and rapport with lenders, with a view to refinancing at a later stage.
While we are all impacted by shifts in the economy, small businesses can be particularly vulnerable, so we're not in the practice of calling in loans where we may feel exposed in a particular sector. Instead we look at alternative ways of supporting businesses through the difficult times, through our lender base and business aid / development contacts.
Obviously, the nature of lending is such that we can expect some of the restrictions that exist in high street banking to exist also in P2P. After all, people need to know the money they are lending is fueling a sound business. But P2P is geared for small businesses. In these reasons, we can get some insight into how the differences and similarities in the approval processes of banks versus P2P play out.


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Trendsetter In EdTech, Eiffel Corp Crowned Winner And Finalist For Global EdTech And Excellence Awards 2020
Two wins and a finalist spot for the leading EdTech company in Africa, Eiffel Corp.
We are proud to announce that Eiffel Corp has been selected as winner for 'Most Innovative Higher Education Technology Company 2020' in the African Excellence Awards hosted by MEA Markets. We were also honoured with the title of, 'Best eLearning Consultancy Firm – Africa' in the 2020 Small Business Awards by Corporate Vision. This comes not long after being recognised by the Global EdTech Awards as a finalist in the 'EdTech Company Setting a Trend' category.
As winner of two awards of excellence, and a finalist in the prestigious EdTech Awards 2020, Eiffel Corp joins a global audience of educators, technologists, students, parents, and policymakers who all share the passion for building a better future for learners and leaders in the education and workforce sectors.
"Eiffel Corp's position as winner and finalist, recognises our integral role in the education sector, especially in a time where EdTech has become part of a worldwide solution to continued teaching and learning during the COVID-19 crisis," says CEO of Eiffel Corp, Ian Light.
Eiffel Corp offers a range of best of breed technology and services that span the entire student lifecycle. Proudly South African with level-2 BBBEE certification, we have 22 years' worth of experience, both in Africa and abroad. We work with organisations to select the technology and services that are optimal for all their learning, administration, communication, and wellness needs. We consult, deploy and support organisations, and its people, to adopt the technology in everyday activities, as they scale, adapt, and evolve. We guide organisations as they prepare for tomorrow, today by helping them realise the potential of technology in education.
"The EdTech Awards rewards people in and around education for outstanding contributions in transforming education through technology to enrich the lives of learners across the globe, and we are honoured to have been chosen as a finalist, being acknowledged as one of the 50 trendsetters worldwide. Of course, this role is highlighted by two subsequent awards that speak of our excellence in eLearning and Educational Technology in Africa," says Light.
"The EdTech Awards finalists were narrowed from a large field of expertise who were judged based on various criteria which included pedagogical workability, efficiency and results, support, clarity, value and potential. This US based programme is the largest of its kind, acknowledging the current and future game changers in edtech for the past ten years. It is exceptional that wê were acknowledged for our role both globally and in Africa," Light explains.
Our best-of-breed range of products and world-class strategic services empower learners, educators, trainers and faculties across Africa and the globe," explains Light.
"Being winners of the 2020 Small Business Awards and the African Excellence Awards, confirms that we are on the forefront of edtech technology and development in Africa. We are also grateful that we can contribute to solutions in EdTech, especially now when it is needed most. I wish to thank our incredible team of experts for their dedication and hard work that has awarded Eiffel Corp as a leader in edtech for 2020," Light concludes.
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I lost my husband of 29 years suddenly 7 weeks ago. I feel like I'm going backwards, I miss and love and grieve more every day. I still look for him everywhere. Friends and family have stopped calling and coming by. Everyone thinks I need to move on. Do more, get out. I have no motivation, to do anything. We were both retired, he for 2 years, me for 3 years. I'm so lonley sad depressed.
It is so hard to move through grief. It hurts in ways only you can know. Having someone, like this group or local ones, that can listen and not judge can help.
we all realize most friends want to help but many of them are really bad at it! Sending healing thoughts.
I lost my husband of 38 years almost 5 months ago. You are not going backwards Lost, though it does feel that way. Trust in the future and trust in you - for you will pull through. Truth is, you are navigating one of the most difficult seas , but always there - not today and maybe not tomorrow -but one day shelter, sunshine, calm. Take your time Lost. It is okay.
Friends and family do rally initially through love and support which is a beautiful gift-but they too grieve and they too need time to re-adjust to the loss of your husband who was and still is and will remain a vital thread to their own existence present and past. They too grieve.
The suggestion of moving on is simply what everyone wants for you to do -for they do not want to see you in pain. It pains them too. But of course moving on is not that easy as we know.
I have thrown myself into volunteering and on line courses. I don't get joy from it yet, but I am certain that with time the well will slowly begin to fill.
The other's comments are all true. Trust in yourself. I'm 41/2 months in and still very sad, but I have been able to do a little more with more consistency. Although believe me, its not much.
Hello Lost. I lost my husband, 56, four months ago. We, too, were married for 29 years. His passing was 3 years coming. Even knowing his disease would kill him, it did little to prepare me for the overwhelming and gut-wrenching sadness and grief. I feel worse each day, too. I found that most friends went back to their normal lives (as they should) quickly. The few very dear and close friends continue to ask me to do things or go places. I am honest with them and decline when I'm not up to it, or cancel last minute if I'm not up to it. I asked them to understand and please don't give up on me. Our closest friends understand and respect my wishes.


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Since President Barak Obama announced June 15 that young undocumented immigrants who meet certain requirements can apply for legal, non-immigrant status so they can work and be contributing members of society, Greg Cunningham, director of Catholic Charities' Immigration and Refugee Services in Spokane, has held several orientations and workshops to help people sign up.
About 12 came to an orientation in Brewster, and 40 each to orientations in Spokane, Okanogan and Walla Walla, where they learned about the two-year Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
"It's a temporary authorization and does not allow for permanent status," Greg explained.
Young people who have graduated from high school or earned a GED, and have no felonies, major misdemeanors or DUI records can enroll so they can go on to higher education or work.
"They are not a population targeted for deportation," Greg said.
He is hopeful because in the past some temporary programs have become permanent.
Recently, he met with three young women—one in high school, one who graduated in nursing and one who is studying civil engineering—to help them sign up.
They came to the United States in 2000 when they were ages five through 11, so all they know is their experience here. They have been educated and acculturated here, and have no ties in Mexico.
So far, Greg has been working with 15 applicants in varying stages of the process.
"It's not the DREAM Act—the proposal in Congress for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, proposed in 2001 to provide conditional permanent residency to some undocumented residents who arrived in the United States as minors, lived here continuously for at least five years and graduate from U.S. high schools.
Because it is not an act of Congress, the President can stop it at any time, but Greg doesn't see that happening.
Applicants must have been under the age of 30 on June 15, 2012, have entered before age 16, be enrolled in high school, have completed high school or a GED, or have been honorably discharged from the military. Those under 15 may apply only if they are involved in removal proceedings.
For Greg, DACA fits the Catholic bishops' position on immigration, emphasizing welcoming the stranger. It also fits his understanding of Gospel values.
He hopes it will be a foot in the door to help bishops and others lobby to extend the opportunity and make it permanent.


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Josep Maria Puigibet i Mestre (28 de juliol del 1966) és un polític bisbalenc militant d'Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya. Va ser alcalde de la Bisbal del Penedès del 2007 al 2015.

Arran de les eleccions municipals a Catalunya de 2007 és elegit alcalde de la Bisbal del Penedès, succeint en el càrrec a Agnès Ferré i Cañellas, de Convergència i Unió. Governa al principi de la legislatura en solitari fins, sis mesos després, que pacta amb Maria Dolors Andreu, d'Agrupació Democràtica Municipal de Catalunya, actualment fora del consistori.
A les eleccions municipals a Catalunya de 2011, és reescollit batlle de la Bisbal del Penedès, aquest cop amb majoria absoluta, de sis regidors, perdent la majoria absoluta en les eleccions municipals de 2015.

També ocupa un càrrec al Consell Comarcal del Baix Penedès del 2007 al 2011, quan deixa de ser conseller comarcal.

L'alcalde bisbalenc, també és conegut per haver demanat obrir un expedient a la directora de l'Escola Ull de Vent, i la dimissió del Delegat d'Ensenyament de Tarragona, per no haver avisat d'un cas de meningitis no greu. També és conegut, per haver-se tancat a les dependències de Sanitat a Tarragona, per a demanar un nou consultori mèdic.

L'alcalde també és Secretaria de Política Parlamentària, a Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya del Baix Penedès.

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Q: Wavefront meaning A wavefront is usually defined as the locus of points in which an electromagnetic wave has the same phase.
But, what do we mean with "phase"? Is it a phase in time, or in space, or both? According to wikipedia, it seems to me that it is only a phase in time, but if the wave is in a form like sin(2πf × t - k × x + a), how is it defined?

A: Suppose we write our wave as:
$$ y(t,x) = \sin(\omega t - k x + \phi) $$
Then the phase is the bit inside the brackets i.e.
$$ y(t,x) = \sin(\theta) $$
where the phase $\theta$ is:
$$ \theta = \omega t - k x + \phi $$
So constant phase means a constant value of $\theta$ and that means a constant value of $\omega t - k x + \phi$. So a wavefront is defined by:
$$ \omega t - k x + \phi = A $$
For some constant $A$.
Suppose we rearrange this to:
$$ x = \frac{\omega}{k}t + (\frac{\phi}{k} - A) $$
This gives us the relationship between $x$ and $t$ for our wavefront that has the constant phase $A$. Now we can differentiate it to get the velocity of the wavefront:
$$ \frac{dx}{dt} = \frac{\omega}{k} = \frac{2\pi f}{2\pi/\lambda} = f\lambda $$
and this gives us the standard equation $v = f\lambda$ for the velocity of the wave.

A: Wavefronts are defined during snapshots in time.
Take a three dimensional "photograph" of a wave at one instant of time.
Join points on the wave which are in phase with one another, eg "crests", and you then have a wavefront.
Take another "photograph" of the wave a little later in time.
Join the points which have the same phase as that in the previous "photograph" to get the new position of the wavefront.
The direction of motion of the wavefront is at right angles to the wavefront.


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Chinese New Year on tap for this weekend
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Chinese traditions will be on tap Saturday night as students at Troy University will celebrate Chinese New Year.
This is the eighth annual new year event sponsored by the Chinese Student Association.
The event will begin at 6 p.m. with entertainment festivities being held in the Trojan Center Theater and a dinner following in the Trojan Center Ballroom.
"Our New Year celebration is a time for families to come together," said Jiachen Duan, a freshman Chinese student who attends Troy.
"This is China's biggest celebration."
There is will be something for everyone at this year's event from music lovers to dance fanatics to even fashion gurus.
The entertainment at this year's festivities will include an array of traditional and contemporary performances.
Among the musical entertainment will be traditional performances on Chinese instruments such as the erhu, hulusi and guzheng.
For those who enjoy dancing there will be traditional Chinese dancing as well as hip-hop dancing.
A fashion show will feature reproductions from the Qing Dynasty, which governed China from 1644 to 1971.
The entertainment will also consist of an appearance by the dragon and lion, which will ring in the "Year of the Ox."
The Troy community has responded well to the Chinese New Year celebration in the past.
"This has become a favored event in the community," Debbie Davis, adviser to the Chinese Student Association said.
"We hope the community will come out and support this event."
According to Davis, the dragon appearance and the fashion show are usually among the popular events.
"We are so proud to have so many talented Chinese students," Davis said.
"This festival allows the students to showcase all of their wonderful gifts."
The entertainment will sure stir up an appetite, for those who want to curb their hunger, there will be a wide variety of international cuisine on the dinner table.
The dinner menu will consist of various meat and vegetable dishes including the traditional Chinese dumplings and rice cakes.
General admission is $15 and $10 for students.
Everyone is encouraged to buy their tickets in advance.
To purchase tickets contact, Debbie Davis at 670-5965 or visit Pace Hall room 126.
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With so many mystifying discoveries in physics as of late, like finding brand new particles and a negative effect mass fluid, the newest data from ALICE is adding strangeness to the top of the pile. ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) is one of seven detectors that are a part of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). As explained on the CERN website, ALICE's purpose is to "study the physics of strongly interacting matter at extreme energy densities, where a phase of matter called quark-gluon plasma forms." This plasma is a matter that existed solely in the immediate fragments of a second following the Big Bang.
Recalling what many of us learned in grade school, the most normal matter is made of atoms, which are further composed of neutrons and protons, which themselves are made of quarks. Quarks are held in a state, called confinement, with gluons. They are permanently attached and never seen separately.
Recently released results from CERN shows that using the LHC, lead ions were collided at exaggerated speeds, reaching temperatures 100,000 times higher that the Sun, breaking confinement between quarks and gluons. In radical conditions mimicking the environment of the Big Bang, a quark-gluon plasma formed.
Now that CERN can produce quark-gluon plasma, physicists hope to investigate strong interaction, one of the four fundamental forces, as well as the enhanced strangeness production. Originally predicted in the 1980's and first observed in the 90's, also at CERN but with their Super Proton Synchrotron, ALICE at the LHC gives a renewed and better chance to analyze the protein on protein enhanced strangeness production in heavy ion collisions.
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I was delighted to have the opportunity to run a workshop and create a briefing paper for Girl Geek Scotland as part of their Critical Skills for Leadership programme. We had an amazing venue for the event courtesy of White Space in Edinburgh. My topic was 'Have you got the Leadership XFactor?' based on research from the Harvard Business Review into what it means to be a high potential employee.
The session then turned to the suggestion that high potential employees also tend to exhibit some key differentiators that truly set them apart from the rest of the pack. These are not necessarily skills or competencies but rather intangible qualities that the authors of the research call 'The XFactors'.
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Using Deep Learning as a Searchlight for Dark Matter
Scientists at PNNL are bringing artificial intelligence into the quest to see whether computers can help humans sift through a sea of experimental data.
PNNL Garners R&D 100 Awards
The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is the recipient of two R&D 100 awards and one gold medal.
Sharing the Load Speeds Machine Learning
In today's digital age, the rabbit hole of connected information can be not only a time sink, but downright overwhelming. Even for high-performance computers.
PNNL, Sandia, and Georgia Tech Join Forces in AI Effort
Three powerhouses in the realm of artificial intelligence have become partners in a new research center created by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is leading efforts to address next-generation computing's critical role in protecting the nation from cybersecurity threats.
Containing Hydrogen in a Materials World
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories have joined forces to reduce costs and improve the reliability of hydrogen fueling stations.
Modeling Nanomaterials on Modern Earth
A study co-led by PNNL and reviewed in Science investigates how nanomaterials—both ancient and modern—cycle through the Earth's air, water, and land, and calls for a better understanding of how they affect the environment and human health.
PNNL Partnering on Center for Hydrogen Safety
Many industries are increasingly looking at hydrogen as a relatively new but efficient, clean, and quiet power source.
New AI approach bridges the "slim-data gap" that can stymie deep learning approaches
Scientists created a fast-track tutorial that equips a neural network to tackle drug discovery and other applications where there's a shortage of precisely labeled chemical data.
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Careful daily maintenance keeps dentures from becoming misshapen, which would weaken their structure and raise their risk of breaking if you were to drop them on a hard surface. Therefore, dentures should be removed from the mouth and cleaned once per day, usually at night. Be sure to do this over a towel or a sink full of water to avoid similar breakage or damage if they slip out of your hands. After rinsing your dentures in cool, clean water, brush them with a soft-bristled toothbrush such as Colgate® 360°® Sensitive Pro-Relief™, and place them in a denture cleaning solution overnight. Allowing dentures to dry out can change their shape so they no longer fit properly.
Jaws and gum lines can change shape over time, and this can cause false teeth / fake teeth to become loose or ill-fitting. Your denturist will even see signs that your dentures don't fit well at a checkup, or you may notice the dentures feel loose yourself. Stay alert to gums that are irritated or cause difficulty chewing, as well. Under these circumstances, your dentist can fix the problem by relining, rebasing or remaking the product entirely. Relining applies new surface material to the base of the dentures, whereas rebasing involves replacing the denture base. Alternatively, your denturist may decide to remake the dentures with both a new base and new set of teeth.
Dentures don't just break or become damaged when dropped on hard surfaces; they can also succumb to general wear and tear. The Canadian Dental Association (CDA) suggests partial dentures can incur this harm if the patient bites down to fit them into place. This bends the clasps that attach the dentures to the natural teeth.
Keep in mind that only a dentist can fix damaged or broken false teeth. Attempting to fix them yourself can be dangerous to your health. Over-the-counter glues contain harmful chemicals, and should not be used for repairing dentures. Another hazard may come from fixing dentures incorrectly – sometimes beyond repair – leading to irritation and mouth sores that need additional oral maintenance on your part. Newmarket Denture Clinic can often fix simple damage within a day.
Implant-supported dentures may face their own complications wherein the teeth loosen from their base and supporting screws, causing the denture to become loose or the implants to become unsteady as a result. Clenching or grinding the teeth, along with an uneven fitting at the outset, also make implant-supported dentures more likely to break or loosen. And as with other types of false teeth, a denturist is the best person to fix problems with implant-supported dentures.
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This section is dedicated to the work of John Clare, who began writing in the early 70s, and has long been regarded as the doyen of Australian jazz writers. Helen Garner, in her preface to Clare's book Take Me Higher, describes how she used to cut out his writings under his Gail Brennan pseudonym and paste them into her diary. Originally she thought the articles were written by a woman. She describes his writing as "superbly literate and articulate, deeply informed, yet completely ordinary in tone, even at their most elated. A relaxed freedom flowed through everything he wrote. He was fearless. He rejoices. He celebrated. Years later, an art critic who admired him said to me: John Clare's an ecstatic." Many of John Clare's articles that were published previously in various publications are collected here. Click on the INDEX button for a list of articles in this folder.


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1 x winner from Instagram and/or Twitter will be selected by the Not Dogs team based on the most fun, festive #SausageSelfie from all valid entries and will be announced after the closing date.
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This tour arrives into Dublin and departs from Shannon, but these arrival/departure points can be customised.
Journey back in time through thousands of years to unravel the mysteries of Ancient Ireland on this 6 days (5 nights) self-drive tour. Witness the majesty of monuments, which date back to prehistoric times, early-Christianity and even the Viking and Norman conquests. The history of Celtic Ireland will come alive before your very own eyes. You'll see proof of the earliest Irish civilizations, which predate even the great empires of the Egyptians and Romans.
Explore Neolithic tombs, passage cairns, early Christian monasteries, medieval castles and ancient abbeys. Walk the paths of those who etched their stamps on Irish history and witness some of the most spectacular scenery and sites Ireland has to offer.
Making your way from era to era around Ireland, you'll be staying in some of our most famous cities so after a long day of delving into the past, you can kick back and enjoy Ireland's rich heritage and the warmth of the locals.
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Newgrange- Constructed over 5,000 years ago it is older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt
Kilkenny City– Overlooking the River Nore , the castle has been an integral part of the City for 9 centuries
Cork City – The country's second largest city has everything from history and heritage, to bars and restaurants on offer
The Ring of Kerry- One of Ireland's most popular scenic routes with fields of a thousand greens and dazzling coastal views
Bunratty Castle– Dating to the 15th century this is Ireland's most authentic and complete medieval fortress
Overnights for this Tour
Dublin for 1 night
Cork for 1 night
Kerry for 2 nights
Clare for 1 night
What's included in this Tour
5 nights accommodation based on your chosen package
Full Irish breakfast each morning
Car rental (automatic compact car, insurance and all taxes)
All our tours are flexible - you can choose your own style of accommodation and you can add or delete days. You can also upgrade to a larger car.
What's not included in this Tour
Flights and dinners. Visitor attractions listed in the tour are just suggestions and are not included in the price of the tour. We can however quote you for some of these visits on request.
Itinerary in Brief
Day 1: Arrival in Dublin and Dublin city
Day 2: Newgrange and Kilkenny City
Day 3: Cork and Blarney Castle
Day 4: The Ring of Kerry
Day 5: Bunratty and the Cliffs of Moher
Day 6: Departure from Shannon
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