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La via Tiberina era un'antica strada romana, che dalla zona nord di Roma, risalendo la sponda destra della valle del Tevere, attraversava l'antico agro falisco-capenate per raggiungere la sabina e proseguiva fin verso Ocriculum in Umbria. Oggi, nella Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, il suo percorso coincide con la Strada provinciale 15/A  Tiberina.

Storia
La via Tiberina, che deve il nome al suo percorso che segue quello del Tevere (Tiber), è una delle vie più antiche della zona a nord di Roma: sebbene di essa si trovino riferimenti solo in documenti di epoca costantiniana, il suo utilizzo è testimoniato fin dalla preistoria, come insieme di tratturi che collegavano i centri arcaici dislocati lungo il fiume, svolgendo quindi un ruolo di via di grande comunicazione, analogamente a quanto avvenne sull'altra sponda con la Via Salaria.

Si ipotizza inoltre che la Tiberina coincidesse in zona con la Via Campana, strada utilizzata dagli Etruschi fin dal VII secolo a.C. per trasportare nell'entroterra il sale estratto dal Campus salinarum alla foce del Tevere.

Nel corso del IV secolo a.C. Roma, vinta definitivamente la città di Veio e i suoi alleati falisci e capenati, si mosse alla conquista e all'occupazione permanente e sistematica del territorio degli sconfitti: la Tiberina fu riadattata alle nuove esigenze romane, modificandone anche l'antico tracciato che, di fatto, assunse il percorso che ha mantenuto fino all'epoca moderna. L'opera di ristrutturazione romana superò in molti punti i limiti dovuti all'orografia del territorio a favore di collegamenti diretti tra i centri di maggiore importanza, come testimonia ad esempio il tratto rettilineo tra la località di Scorano e l'attuale centro abitato di Fiano Romano, del tutto coincidente con quello di epoca romana.

Sebbene perse parte della sua importanza come collegamento con l'Umbria e l'alta sabina con la realizzazione della Via Flaminia, intorno al 220 a.C., la Tiberina rimase comunque, sia in età repubblicana che in quella imperiale, una via rapida e sicura per trasportare i prodotti del fertile territorio circostante verso il mercato romano, nonché un supporto necessario alla navigazione fluviale e con funzione di viabilità locale.

E tale funzione di collegamento tra l'area del versante occidentale della bassa valle del Tevere e l'Urbe è restata invariata per i secoli seguenti, rappresentando così la Tiberina una dei principali assi viari per tutti i centri della zona, molti dei quali sorti nel medievo lungo il suo percorso, fino all'epoca moderna.

Percorso
All'inizio del suo controllo da parte di Roma, nella prima epoca repubblicana, la Tiberina partiva dal Pons Sublicius che, a valle dell'Isola Tiberina, collegava l'Urbe alla riva destra del Tevere.

In seguito, con la costruzione della Flaminia, il percorso delle due strade era comune da Ponte Milvio fino a Prima Porta (ad gallinas albas): qui, subito dopo il ponte sul Fosso di Prima Porta, la Tiberina si diramava continuando a seguire il corso del fiume e attraversando l'antico ager capenate arrivava al santuario di Lucus Feroniae. Proseguiva quindi, sempre costeggiando il Tevere, verso la zona dell'attuale Ponzano Romano fino ad oltrepassare il fiume Treja in località Borghetto (Civita Castellana). Qui si divideva in due: una branca si ricongiungeva direttamente con la via Flaminia mentre un'altra oltrepassava il Tevere (forse mediante traghetto) raggiungendo l'antico centro di Poggio Sommavilla e, proseguendo sulla riva sinistra, si ricongiungeva alla Flaminia poco a sud di Ocriculum.

Lungo il percorso della Tiberina molti e molto significativi i siti archeologici, come ad esempio il santuario di Lucus Feroniae e le molte ville rustiche tra le quali spicca la Villa dei Volusii a Fiano Romano, che testimoniano come essa collegava centri importanti e di primaria rilevanza per la storia della zona.

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Bibliografia

Voci correlate

 Valle del Tevere
 Lucus Feroniae
 Villa dei Volusii

Collegamenti esterni
 Via Tiberina - Imperium Romanum

Tiberina
Siti archeologici della Valle del Tevere

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1' Fiorentina kick-off, and the game is underway.
1' It's raining, making conditions difficult for the players.
1' The pitch is wet and slippery and it is not helping the players.
2' Fiorentina is in control of the ball.
2' Chievo Verona is trying to create something here.
3' Fiorentina is trying to create something here.
4' Dangerous challenge by Mehdi Leris from Chievo Verona. Jordan Veretout on the receiving end of that.
4' Federico Chiesa of Fiorentina passes the ball to a team mate.
7' Fiorentina is in control of the ball.
9' Emanuele Giaccherini from Chievo Verona swings in the corner from the right.
10' Fiorentina is in control of the ball.
14' Sergio Pellissier of Chievo Verona passes the ball to a team mate.
14' Mariusz Stepinski sees a huge opportunity go begging as his shot hits the post!
14' Alban Lafont could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.
15' Ball possession: [team1]: 57%, [team2]: 43%.
16' The referee has stopped the game and is going to watch a video review for a situation.
20' Fabio Depaoli from Chievo Verona directs a ball squarely in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
23' Chievo Verona is trying to create something here.
24' Chievo Verona is in control of the ball.
25' Ball possession: [team1]: 58%, [team2]: 42%.
25' Oh no. From a promising position Sergio Pellissier from Chievo Verona miskicks completely. Opportunity wasted.
26' Fiorentina is having a good opportunity to score.
26' Giovanni Simeone of Fiorentina passes the ball to a team mate.
26' Giovanni Simeone provided the assist for the goal.
29' Nenad Tomovic is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.
30' Nenad Tomovic is injured and is replaced by Bostjan Cesar.
32' Fiorentina is in control of the ball.
32' Fiorentina is trying to create something here.
33' Chievo Verona is in control of the ball.
34' Fiorentina is trying to create something here.
36' Fiorentina is in control of the ball.
38' Fabio Depaoli provided the assist for the goal.
39' Fiorentina is trying to create something here.
41' Christian Noergaard from Fiorentina swings in the corner from the left.
42' Fiorentina is trying to create something here.
43' Giovanni Simeone has a great chance to score, but Stefano Sorrentino comes out strongly to save!
44' Fiorentina is in control of the ball.
45' Giovanni Simeone from Fiorentina tries to play a 1-2 with Federico Chiesa, but the ball is intercepted.
45' Marco Benassi from Fiorentina swings in the corner from the right.
45' +2' Chievo Verona is in control of the ball.
45' +3' Chievo Verona is trying to create something here.
45' +3' Emanuele Giaccherini from Chievo Verona passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
45' +4' Perparim Hetemaj from Chievo Verona looks to have committed a foul on Marco Benassi but the referee is not having it and waves play on!
45' +5' Ball possession: [team1]: 49%, [team2]: 51%.
46' Christian Noergaard is leaving the field to be replaced by Gerson in a tactical substitution.
48' Jordan Veretout is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.
52' Jordan Veretout from Fiorentina swings in the corner from the left.
53' Emanuele Giaccherini from Chievo Verona swings in the corner from the right.
54' Jordan Veretout from Fiorentina takes a short corner kick from the left.
55' Fiorentina is trying to create something here.
56' Emanuele Giaccherini from Chievo Verona swings in the corner from the right.
56' A lob by Luis Muriel from Fiorentina goes wide.
57' Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
57' German Pezzella is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.
60' PENALTY! - Marco Benassi handles the ball in the penalty box! Heavy protests from Marco Benassi but the ref is uninterested.
60' HE'S OFF! - Marco Benassi is shown a red card! Heavy protests from his teammates!
60' Ball possession: [team1]: 52%, [team2]: 48%.
61' Giovanni Simeone is leaving the field to be replaced by Bryan Dabo in a tactical substitution.
63' Fiorentina is trying to create something here.
66' Fiorentina is trying to create something here.
66' Mehdi Leris from Chievo Verona crosses the ball, but his team mate arrives a little late and can't benefit from it.
67' CROSSBAR! Federico Chiesa misses a clear chance as his shot hits the crossbar! That was a sitter!
67' Chievo Verona is in control of the ball.
68' Chievo Verona is trying to create something here.
69' Luis Muriel from Fiorentina passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
69' Chievo Verona is trying to create something here.
70' Mariusz Stepinski from Chievo Verona crosses the ball, but it goes out for a goal kick.
70' Mehdi Leris is leaving the field to be replaced by Federico Barba in a tactical substitution.
71' Chievo Verona is trying to create something here.
71' Emanuele Giaccherini goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
71' Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
72' Bryan Dabo is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.
72' Chievo Verona is in control of the ball.
73' Should have been a goal! Federico Barba gets a great chance to score, but his effort is turned behind by Alban Lafont!
73' Emanuele Giaccherini from Chievo Verona swings in the corner from the right.
74' Luis Muriel from Fiorentina directs the ball behind the defence, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
74' Chievo Verona is in control of the ball.
76' Nicola Rigoni tests Alban Lafont with a long range shot, which is parried back into play!
77' Emanuele Giaccherini from Chievo Verona swings in the corner from the right.
78' Mariusz Stepinski is leaving the field to be replaced by Filip Djordjevic in a tactical substitution.
78' Fiorentina is in control of the ball.
79' Bryan Dabo provided the assist for the goal.
80' Vincent Laurini is leaving the field to be replaced by Federico Ceccherini in a tactical substitution.
80' The referee has stopped the game and is going to watch a video review for a situation.
82' Federico Chiesa of Fiorentina passes the ball to a team mate.
82' Jordan Veretout from Fiorentina swings in the corner from the left.
82' SITTER! Luis Muriel misses a clear cut opportunity as his volley hits the post!
83' Chievo Verona is in control of the ball.
83' Sergio Pellissier from Chievo Verona tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.
83' Emanuele Giaccherini from Chievo Verona takes a short corner kick from the right.
83' Emanuele Giaccherini from Chievo Verona tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.
84' PENALTY! - Bryan Dabo handles the ball in the penalty box! Heavy protests from Bryan Dabo but the ref is uninterested.
86' Gerson from Fiorentina directs a ball squarely in the box.
86' Gerson provided the assist for the goal.
87' Chievo Verona is in control of the ball.
88' Chievo Verona is in control of the ball.
89' Emanuele Giaccherini from Chievo Verona crosses the ball, but his team mate arrives a little late and can't benefit from it.
89' Fabio Depaoli provided the assist for the goal.
90' +2' Chievo Verona is in control of the ball.
90' +4' Emanuele Giaccherini from Chievo Verona takes a short corner kick from the left.


Think it'll be hard to stay on the wellness wagon while on holiday? Think again. Read on for a guide on how to stay healthy and active – mind, body and soul – while you're away, and come home with a well-earned post-holiday glow.
Holidays are a chance to escape and indulge; to switch up your everyday routine and see and do (and eat and drink) new things. While a change in routine is a key element of any vacation, it can all too often lead to a lapse in the healthy habits you maintain at home. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to keep fit and healthy during your holiday.
We've recently launched a lighter and more informal lunchtime menu in the main dining rooms across the fleet. Rather than sitting down to a full three-course meal, you can choose individual lighter dishes – think Smoked Mackerel and Horseradish Pâté with Wholemeal Toasts, or a Roasted Beetroot and Orange Salad with Feta Cheese and Mixed Leaves.
Herbivores will be happy to hear we've launched dedicated vegetarian lunch and dinner menus in the main restaurants across the fleet – a first in the cruise industry. These menus offer the same level of choice as our regular menus, and feature such delicious dishes as Falafel Pitta and Mushroom and Tarragon Strudel.
For a healthy and delicious snack on the go, Love Smoothies (launching across the fleet on 14 June) tick all the right boxes. The yummy smoothies contain nothing but fruit and vegetables, with recipes that have been refined by a Michelin-starred chef. They come in a wide range of flavours, including Pash n Shoot (passion fruit, mango and pineapple) and Detox-Zing (blueberry, carrot, ginger, banana and courgette).
For one-on-one training, all our ships have fully qualified personal trainers who can design a tailored exercise plan. For a more social experience, try a group fitness class such as yoga or pilates. This summer we'll be introducing FitSteps, an upbeat dance class created by Natalie Lowe and Ian Waite of Strictly Come Dancing. The workout mixes the graceful steps of ballroom with the high tempo of latin dance for fun-filled classes that take the 'work' out of your workout.
Our ships are full of fun ways to keep fit. It's easy to make little changes that help keep you moving – try taking the stairs instead of the lift, or enjoy a long stroll or jog around the prom deck. Swimming is a refreshing, low-impact way to keep active, and all our ships boast pools to stretch out in. Sporting types can indulge in some friendly competition on board with our courts and facilities, which offer everything from table tennis and deck quoits to football, basketball, tennis, cricket and golf.
On shore, why not get your blood pumping while you see the sights? One of the best ways to explore a destination is on foot. On the Hidden Venice Walking Tour, you'll venture into Venice's intricate maze of hidden passageways, clusters of tightly packed buildings, narrow canals and ornate bridges. The Nordic Walking Tour in Stavanger lets you get up close to Norwegian nature during a guided Nordic walk, a 'total body' version of walking. To step things up a notch, try a hike: In Grenada, the Hike to Seven Sisters tour wends through Caribbean rainforest to the stunning Seven Sisters Waterfall. In Gibraltar, the A Trek up the Rock tour brings you up to the 426m summit of the Rock of Gibraltar, from which you'll be rewarded with superb views. If two wheels is more your speed, the Hvar by Bike tour will provide you with breathtaking views of the Stari Grad area, while the Naples By Bike excursion immerses you in the daily buzz of Italian life while you explore the sights and scenery.
Nothing provides your mind and body with a dose of luxurious TLC quite like time spent in the spa. But spa treatments can be about so much more than relaxation – just ask Laura Steventon. 'A trip to the spa will help to melt away any stresses or strains, clear your mind, strengthen your body and immune system, and bring you back into your body through touch and helping you breathe more effectively,' she says.
To take your spa time to the next level, visit the Hydropool on board Arcadia and Britannia. High-powered jets invigorate your circulatory system and help relieve stiffness and soreness, from your shoulders to the soles of your feet. On Arcadia, Azura, Britannia and Ventura, experience the therapeutic powers of the thermal suite aromatic sauna and steam rooms, which gently cleanse and purify the body, while refreshing tropical showers and heated ceramic loungers aid rejuvenation and relaxation.


Mia created the MacFarlane Memorial Room in the mid-1970s to display hand-painted Chinese export wallpapers, made in the late 1700s or early 1800s and given to the museum by Mabel MacFarlane in 1967. The room is usually furnished with Federal-style American furniture, given to the museum by the MacFarlane family, and represents a parlor in the home of a wealthy New England family.
For this special installation focusing on the wallpaper, we have removed the furnishings and invite visitors to come inside, sit down, and let their eyes wander over the wallpaper's many lively scenes of a Chinese New Year festival in a noble family's garden.
Generous support for this project provided by the MacFarlane Memorial Room Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation. Generous support for Living Rooms provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and donors at the 2014 Mia Gala.


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KABOOM! and The CarMax Foundation are working to create opportunities for kids to develop 21st century skills through active play.
Over 10,000 CarMax associates have volunteered on KABOOM! projects.
The CarMax Foundation enriches the communities where associates live and work. Together with CarMax, Inc., the Foundation has donated more than $60 million since 2003. Funding programs are made available through a portion of CarMax, Inc.'s pre-tax profits. CarMax, the nation's largest retailer of used cars, revolutionized the automotive retail industry by driving integrity, honesty and transparency in every interaction. CarMax continues to innovate and is currently rolling out an omni-channel experience, providing customers the option to complete transactions entirely from home, in store, or in a seamless combination of both. CarMax has more than 200 stores nationwide, and during the latest fiscal year sold nearly 750,000 used cars and 450,000 wholesale vehicles at its in-store auctions. With more than 25,000 associates, CarMax is proud to have been recognized for 15 consecutive years as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®.
A national partnership with KABOOM!, supports The Foundation's commitment to furthering the cause of children's healthy living. By the end of 2021, we will have created 190 playspaces, including playgrounds, multi-sport courts, Imagination Playground and Rigamajig, and reaching over 170,000 kids.
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Q: Error when creating GIF using images2gif.py I'm trying to create a GIF file using images2fig.py from the visvis package
With this very simple code:
import glob
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from visvis.vvmovie.images2gif import writeGif

images = [Image.open(image) for image in glob.glob("*.png")]
filename = "test.gif"
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I got an error
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How do I fix this?
I'm using Python 2.7.5, Pillow 2.1.0, numpy 1.7.1-2, all are standard installation from Python(x,y) 2.7.5 on Windows, and visvis 1.8 which is the latest version. I tried to reinstall the packages but it did not help. I still get the same error. A friend of mine reproduced the error on his computer too.

A: @korylprince I fixed the problem with the following two changes:

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*I uninstalled Python(x,y), installed Anaconda (32-bit), then
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*Instead of PIL Image, now I use imread(image), which load image
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On another computer I did not uninstall Python(x,y), instead I uninstalled Pillow 2.1.0 and installed PIL 1.1.7, and also replaced the code same as step 2 above. In that way it worked with Python(x,y). So the problem is Pillow 2.1.0.

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Discussion in 'PTC - PRS Tech Center' started by [email protected], Jan 29, 2013.
I am grateful to PG mag for having the faith in us to transform this guitar and for taking the time to write about it!
It looks amazing and I'm sure it looks and sounds great too. But nobody has addressed what all that work would cost. Care to put a price tag on it!
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Do you TAG public structures in your office time ??????????????????
This would be the real question.
That is a work of Art! congratulations to you and the team Shawn!
You could always just send an email to the PTC and ask for a quote...pretty simple really.
So the latest Premier Guitar magazine just arrived (May 2013) and inside is a letter to the editor concerning the CE make-over we did. I thought the letter was funny and I can certainly relate.
Nice! And in the only magazine that has printed my picture!
And don't forget, folks - PG puts their magazine up on their site in digital form every month for free.


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Q: Automation of data loading to MySQL database from different data sources I have data in different sources like Access Database, CSV file, Flat file etc. and I need all these data in MySQL database. As it would be repetitive process, I need automation based on some trigger which will automatically pull the data, transform and load to MySQL database.
I am new to this area, so if anybody can suggest some good way or tool to achieve this. Any open source tools which can help me to achieve this?

A: You need an ETL tool such as SSIS. For SSIS alternatives to use with mySQL you could try:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/pentaho/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/cloveretl/
I've not used any of the tools myself as I use SSIS, but there seems to be plenty of help out there on the net for them.

A: Any ETL tool might help you with this (CloverETL, SSIS, Petaho, Talend etc.). I think some of them are out of the game since they are not open source (e.g. SSIS). The thing is that some of the parts you would like to do might not be easy to accomplish with just open source / community versions - e.g. automation, orchestration etc.
Speaking about the first product (CloverETL), you might need two products (Designer and Server). The Designer is a client application where you can design the whole data integration process using intuitive gui (it is basically oriented graph). Although the Designer can independently run the data integration graphs, it cannot handle the job orchestration, event based triggering. Server, on the other hand, can handle all the event listening, scheduled tasks etc.
If you are not familiar with any ETL tool you can take a look at these Walk-through videos.


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DAYTONA BEACH — The Streamline Hotel, one of the recent success stories in the rebound of the beachside lodging industry, is headed to the auction block.
The historic hotel, at 140 S. Atlantic Ave., will go up for sale April 1-3 in an online auction conducted by Ten-X Commercial, one of the nation's leading online commercial real estate companies.
The minimum bid is $2.3 million, according to the company's website, but Streamline owner Eddie Hennessy confirmed this week that he's expecting to get more than $7 million for the hotel, famous for its connection to the birth of NASCAR.
"The reserve on the auction is $7.5 million," said Hennessy, who invested $6 million into a renovation that attracted national media attention. Veteran hotel turnaround expert Anthony Melchiorri visited in June 2014 to film an episode on the project for the Travel Channel's "Hotel Impossible" and then came on board as a business partner.
The hotel opened to grand fanfare in 2017, with a celebration attended by dignitaries including Jim France, chairman of the board of International Speedway Corp. Built in 1941, the hotel became the birthplace of NASCAR in late 1947 when its rooftop bar was the site of meetings that led to the creation of the stock car racing sanctioning organization.
Two years after that grand opening, Hennessy has decided that he isn't interested in running a hotel.
"Honestly, in a nutshell, I'm a land developer, more of historical clean-up guy," said Hennessy, who was raised in the Daytona Beach area. "What I am concentrating on now is to move on to other properties and continue on working with other developments.
The Streamline is already generating a lot of interest among potential bidders on the Ten-X website, said Paul Sexton, an Orlando broker working on the auction for HREC Investment Advisors, a national hotel brokerage based in Denver.
"Typically, with any Ten-X auction, a goal is to get 100 people to sign the confidentiality agreement (to participate)," Sexton said. "We are 50 percent above that level, at 150, and we're still a month out from the auction. So there has been a lot of activity.
In a booming Florida real estate market, the Daytona Beach area is among the increasingly rare coastal destinations where beachfront property can be bought for less than $2 million an acre, Sexton said.
Sexton is optimistic about the area's long-term future, comparing it to the evolution of a popular South Florida destination.
Ideally, a new owner at The Streamline would bring a depth of hospitality experience that would enable "the implementation of experienced management and ownership that can take the property to the level that it has the potential to become," Sexton said.
The impact of Hennessy's work on The Streamline was praised by Ed Kelley, Volusia County Council chair, who added that he understood the motivation to step away from the daily hotel operations.
Those properties are not for sale in the auction. They are now Hennessy's immediate focus, he said.
"I'm working on a big project at ISB (International Speedway Boulevard), working with the city on that, so I'm going to continue to do what I'm doing," said Hennessy, alluding to a plan by the city to build a roundabout at the heavily traveled intersection of ISB and Atlantic Avenue.
"I was definitely surprised because he was doing such a remarkable job," said Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry. "I'm certainly hopeful the next owner will have the same level of commitment he's shown to the area. His resolve and commitment to that property is unmatched really in that area. He turned it into a beautiful property. Hopefully, this won't stall the evolution of the area."
If anything, Hennessy said, the transition will yield more time to work on that project.
The Daytona Beach area is fortunate that Hennessy wants to have an ongoing role in beachside development, said Jim Berkley, general manager of the 744-room Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, the area's largest hotel.


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November 8, 1914 – May 11, 2021 (106 years old)
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Norman Lloyd Net Worth: Norman Lloyd is an American actor, director, and producer who has a net worth of $5 million. Born in 1914 in Jersey City, New Jersey, Norman Lloyd began his acting career on stage in New York. He appeared in several Shakespeare productions and the 1938 Broadway show of "Everywhere I Roam".
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As you can see, everyone was happy with the choice to head to Portland on Sunday for grilled cheese sandwiches. We have been hearing about this food cart called the "Grilled Cheese Grill" and have been intending to check it out and get in on some of the delicious, cheesy action. Our calendar has been fairly open the past couple of weeks as we haven't wanted to schedule anything "just in case the baby comes." Sunday lunchtime found us without a baby and without plans so we headed into Portland with friends to see what our tastebuds could find at The Grill.
No one was disappointed in their selection even though our choices ranged from "The Baby Cheesus" to "The Shocker" to "The Jenny Lou" and others. Ingredients included jalapenos, bacon, havarti, pepperjack cheese, maple bread, beef patty, American cheese, colby cheese, etc. Everything was delicious and grilled to perfection. As a fun bonus we got to eat on the second story of a double decker bus, which has been converted into the dining room for the cart (see below). Fun all around! I love Portland!
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Using the principles of good benchmarking, we explore the metadata performance of four linux file systems using a simple benchmark, fdtree.
There are two drives for testing. They are Seagate ST3500641AS-RK with 16 MB cache each. These are /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc.
Only the first Seagate drive was used, /dev/sdb for all of the tests.
For all 4 file systems, the defaults were used in building the file systems. For btrfs, version btrfs-progs v0.18. For nilfs2, nilfs-utils-2.0.14 was used. Both ext3 and ext4 were mounted with "data=ordered" since this is recommended practice to prevent data loss.
This section presents the results of the testing (exploration). The results are presented in tables listing the average value and just below it, in red, is the standard deviation. This is done for each of the four combinations and each of the four file systems.
The first combination tested was for small files (4 KiB) with a shallow directory structure. Table 1 below lists the results with an average value and just below it, in red, is the standard deviation.
The first test, directory creates, had an average run time of 12 seconds for all four file systems, so the results may not be that meaningful. In addition, the directory remove test ran in about 1 second or less. Consequently, this test may not have much value.
Table 2 below lists the performance results with an average value and just below it, in red, is the standard deviation.
The second combination tested was for small files (4 KiB) with a deep directory structure. Table 3 below lists the benchmark times with an average value and just below it, in red, is the standard deviation.
For these tests, the first test, directory creates, took about 40 seconds for ext3 (the fastest). This time is fairly small and, consequently, the results may not be as applicable the other tests which had a much longer run time. The last test, directory removes, took 11 seconds for ext3 (the fastest). Again, this time is fairly quick so it may not be as useful because the time is so short.
Table 4 below lists the performance results with an average value and just below it, in red, is the standard deviation.
The third combination tested was for medium files (4 MiB) with a shallow directory structure. Table 5 below lists the benchmark times with an average value and just below it, in red, is the standard deviation.
For these tests, the first test, directory creates, took less than 1 second. This time is very small and, consequently, the results are not as applicable as some of the other tests. The file removes test took about 10-15 seconds. Again this is a very short time and the results may not be as applicable. The last test, directory removes, took 0-1.4 seconds. This time too, is very short.
Table 6 below lists the performance results with an average value and just below it, in red, is the standard deviation.
The fourth and final combination tested was for medium files (4 MiB) with a deep directory structure. Table 7 below lists the benchmark times with an average value and just below it, in red, is the standard deviation.
The first test, directory creates, took 2-3 seconds, which is very short. The time for the third test, file removal, was also fairly short at 11-19 seconds. The last test, directory removes, was extremely fast at less than 2 seconds. These three results are somewhat suspect because of short run time.
Table 8 below lists the performance results with an average value and just below it, in red, is the standard deviation.
There are four different combinations that were tested for the four file systems. Comparing the file systems is interesting but also comparing the same file system for the different tests is interesting as well.
Firstly, let's examine the shallow directory structure results (Tables 2 and 6). For small files (4 KiB) the four file systems performed about the same for the file create and file removal tests (the directory create and remove tests ran too quickly to be really useful). All four file systems achieved about 1,000 file creates per second or about 4,000 KiB per second (see Table 2). But medium files (4 MiB) produced very different results. For this case, btrfs was almost twice as fast as nilfs and 50% faster than ext3 or ext3 with respect to the number of files creates per second or throughput (KiB/s) (see Table 6).
However, the small file case produced 109X more files, 27X more directories, but only produced about 1/10-th the total amount of data. This points out the extreme pressure that is put on metadata performance of file systems for small files.
Second, we can perform the same comparison for deep directory structure (Tables 4 and 8). Small files (1 KiB) put extreme pressure on file system metadata performance as with the shallow directory structure.
Log-base file systems such as nilfs2 should work well with metadata tests. But the developers are evolving the garbage collection (gc) algorithm which should improve performance.
The standard deviation, or the spread in the data was much greater for ext3 than the other three file systems. The reason(s) for this are not known.
This is the first attempt at useful benchmarks and analysis for Linux file systems using the approach outlined in a previous article around benchmarking. There will be future articles that use the same basic tenants. But be ready because this approach introduces a great deal of data into the article. But overall it does give much more information that a quick table and a conclusion "file system X is better" (usually followed by a run for cover). Please let me know in the forums if this type of article is useful.
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"No plug-in of type AnimSaverHandler found with name QuickTime(.mov)."
I thought perhaps I needed to reinstall QuickTime so I purchased and reinstalled the Pro version. Still no luck. Am I missing a plug-in or something?
QuickTime doesn't exist on 64 bit platform.
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Either uncheck that or change to an image sequence (which you can view in QTPro) and resave the scene.
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In 2017, U.S. Senators Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Adam Smith (D-WA) proposed a bill known as the Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017 that concentrated on reducing waste, fraud, and abuse of Government spending on travel and when using purchase cards. This bill passed through the House and Senate when it was incorporated into the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (or NDAA 2018). The Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017 addressed three key issues with Government spends: (1) improper payments, (2) questionable transactions, and (3) strategic sourcing. Our focus today will be strategic sourcing.
Strategic sourcing as identified in the Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017 means analyzing and modifying a Federal agency's spending patterns to better leverage its purchasing power, reduce costs, and improve overall performance through the expanded use of data analytics. To support this agenda, we find direction from Congress in section 846, titled Procurement Through Commercial E-commerce Portals, which requires the Administrator (General Services Administration or GSA) to "establish a program to procure commercial products through commercial e-commerce portals for purposes of enhancing competition, expediting procurement, enabling market research, and ensuring reasonable pricing of commercial products." Section 846 clearly defines a timeline of phases to execute:
Phase I: Implementing Plan – within 90 days of enactment
Phase II: Market Analysis and Consultation – within one year after Phase I is complete
Phase III: Program Implementation Phases – within two years after Phase I is complete
Phase IV: Potential Initial Rollout – by end of FY 2019
Phase V: Assess and Scale Rollout – by end of FY 2020
In January 2018, GSA held a public meeting to seek input on a suggested program design, commercial-buying practices, and considerations for implementation. Stakeholders included were industry associations, portal providers/integrators, suppliers, procurement attorneys, consulting industry, socioeconomic community, and agency partners. Feedback obtained included risk mitigation strategies, mission-critical requirements, data ownership and security concerns, and the need for reducing the burden on the acquisition workforce by modernizing the purchase of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products.
Proof of Concept:
Government buyers have shown great interest in expanding its open market purchases by using commercial e-commerce platforms. Some agencies have already taken steps to establishing partnerships with e-commerce providers; Amazon is participating in a pilot program with the Air Force. To maximize the effectiveness of the proof of concept, GSA has recommended to increase the micro-purchase threshold from $5,000 for DOD and $10,000 for civilian agencies to $25,000 for a limited period of five years, for purchases made by all Federal agencies through GSA-approved commercial e-commerce portals. During this period, both GSA and OMB will have greater visibility into Government buying behavior of COTS products. GSA will begin collecting transactional data for purchases made through GSA-approved portals.
To date, GSA has completed Phase I and has recently published details for executing Phase II.
Phase II aims at accomplishing the following tasks:
Conduct market analysis
Initiate communication with potential e-commerce providers
Consult with Government buyers
Assess products suitable for purchase on an e-commerce portal
Assess precautions necessary to safeguard information and protect against cybersecurity threats
Assess the impact on existing programs
Ideally at the end of this fiscal year, Government buyers will have established a program by which they will be collecting data on COTS purchases from approved vendor portals. The impact that this program will have on Multiple Award Schedules, the National Supply System, small business, socioeconomic and other preference programs will be assessed in fiscal year 2020. However, critics of the program are already calling for increased competition between e-commerce portal providers so as to include other vendors other than Amazon and Walmart which GSA has already named as potential participants.
There are still a lot of questions: What is this going to cost? How much is this going to save? What will the interface look like? How will GSA promote competition across multiple portals? What will be the data reporting requirements of vendors? When will testing begin? How will this impact current GSA vendors? Will the public lose visibility of those purchases up to $25,000?
GSA has recommended a five-year pilot program to complete its analysis in order to increase its chances of making the program a success. We anticipate updates from GSA in the coming months and will continue to keep our clients and readers informed.
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In 2013, the venue's canvas design was upgraded to a radius 2:16, Kynar 24 gauge standing seam roof panel, providing lasting durability for concerts to take place under all weather conditions. The First Security Amphitheater is an all-weather venue – on rainy days, guests are encouraged to bring tarpaulins to sit on and rain coats. Umbrellas are not always permitted as these can obscure the views of other guests, so be aware you may be asked to leave these at the door when entering the venue.


The Pickens County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating the theft of a large enclosed cargo trailer that was parked in the driveway of an Easley residence that occurred on Monday, March 7, 2016.
The stolen trailer is described as a 60ft enclosed "Hallmark" tandem axle trailer with a side door and is red in color. The trailer which was parked in the driveway of a residence located at 126 Midland Dr. in Easley is believed to have been stolen at approximately 8:15 to 8:20am after the homeowner had left the residence.
A 1931 Ford car was inside the trailer at the time of the theft and is described as a "Hot Rod" model 2s and is black in color. The vehicle is currently not operational.
The Sheriff's Office is providing three images that were collected from a home surveillance system near the residence of the theft that show the trailer being pulled by a dark colored SUV believed to possibly be a GMC Yukon or Chevrolet Tahoe. Additional information that has been discovered during the investigation is that the SUV may have been occupied by a white male and white female.
The Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with information about this case to please notify the Sheriff's Office at (864) 898-5500 or Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC.
The Pickens County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate the shooting that occurred last night on Pope Field Rd. There has been no change in the investigation from the last release.
Sheriff's Detectives are waiting to receive clearance from the hospital that the male gunshot victim transported from the scene is able to speak with Detectives and answer questions about the events that took place leading up to the shot being fired.
The Sheriff's Office has identified the male patient as Clayton Ashley Anderson (30yoa) who is currently admitted to a local hospital for injuries sustained as a result of a single gunshot to the chest. The shot is believed to have been fired from a handgun owned by another individual present at the scene during the altercation.
Anderson is the husband of Brandi Lee Anderson (31yoa) who was also treated and released from the hospital for a gunshot wound to the hand.
Preliminary information is that a verbal altercation between Clayton Anderson and his wife, Brandi Anderson, led to a physical confrontation at which time a third party intervened. A single shot was fired and both of the Andersons were struck with the pistol round. A 9mm handgun was collected from the scene and is believed to be the weapon involved in the incident.
Additional information will be released as the investigation continues and after all parties have been interviewed by the Sheriff's Office. No charges have been filed at this time.
The Pickens County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a shooting after receiving a call at approximately 5:44pm this afternoon that a shooting had occurred at 524 Pope Field Rd in Easley.
Deputies arrived on the scene as two adults were being transported to the hospital. An adult female received a wound to the hand and an adult male had what appeared to be one gunshot wound to the chest.
Preliminary investigation is that the male and female are married but currently separated. Both the male and female were injured from the same gunshot that was fired by a third person inside the residence. A total of four people were at the home when the incident occurred.
Sheriff's Detectives are currently interviewing two individuals from the scene at the time of the shooting. One of those subjects is believed to be the person that fired the shot. No arrests have been made at this time as Detectives are still collecting evidence and conducting interviews. A handgun has been seized from the residence and is believed to belong to one of the uninjured persons being interviewed.
The Sheriff's Office has confirmed that there were a total of four people at the home during the encounter and there were no children present. The incident stemmed from a domestic altercation between the married couple.
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When responding to Tropical Storm KaiTak on Biliran Island in December 2017, ShelterBox worked very closely with the Rotary Club of Biliran Island.
A team including ShelterBox Canada's Executive Director, Stephanie Christensen, recently went back to Biliran Island to check on the families who received our aid and to work with the Rotary Club on their Rotary Village Project.
The Rotary Village project will provide 58 families with semi-permanent homes as a next step after the ShelterBox tents.
These families will reside in the semi-permanent homes until their government housing is completed in a few years time. ShelterBox is providing the roofing sheets for one of the Rotary Village sites.
Our team also met with many families who received our aid post-Tropical Strom Urduja.
We are so pleased to report that we heard overwhelmingly positive comments about the difference that the ShelterBox tents and aid items like solar lights, blankets and kitchen sets made during this difficult time.
Stephanie with happy families on Bilran Island.
International disaster relief agency, ShelterBox, set-up its new operations base in the Philippines in time for Tropical Storms Kai-tak and Tembin.
A team from ShelterBox has been working with the Philippines Government and the Rotary Club of Biliran Island, focusing on the municipalities of Caibiran, Almeria, Naval and Biliran which suffered serious flooding, mudslides and loss of homes and livelihoods when two months of rainfall fell within two days.
ShelterBox aid distributions have been carried out on the island of Biliran, providing families with vital weather-resilient tents, ShelterKits for weatherproofing damaged properties, and other desperately needed items including solar lights, water carriers, blankets and mosquito nets.
The more than 7,000 islands of the Philippines sit right in the firing line of one of the world's most deadly storm systems, known by meteorologists as 'Typhoon Alley'. On average, ShelterBox responds to disasters here around twice a year and it is intended that the new office 'ShelterBox Operations Philippines' sited at Cebu, the first of its kind for the international organization, will help get vital emergency shelter to vulnerable families even more quickly.
Of course, it was always likely we would be called into action before our new office was fully open. The prepositioned aid items and local contacts were already there, and our Response Team was on the ground with Rotary partners able to act faster because of our new in-country status. A new Philippines project Office Development Manager has also joined the organization recently.
ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity specializing in emergency shelter. Since its start in 2000 it has helped more than one million people worldwide rebuild their lives. However, while ShelterBox prepositions aid in storage hubs such as Panama, Dubai and Malaysia, all operational activity including deploying aid and volunteers to disasters zones has always been coordinated from the UK headquarters in Truro, Cornwall, England.
ShelterBox has responded to catastrophes in the Philippines more frequently than to any other country in the world – 24 times in the last 13 years. Located on the island of Cebu, one of the areas worst hit by the record-breaking Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, ShelterBox Operations Philippines already stores enough shelter items to help around 2,000 families, with capacity for far more in the future.
This is a first for ShelterBox, and a huge achievement. It shows ShelterBox's flexible and agile model at work. We have assessed and understood the situation of some of the most vulnerable communities in the world, and come up with a different approach to make sure we are best placed to help quickly whenever disaster strikes. As a charity with limited resources, having teams and aid ready where and when they are needed will be more efficient, which is also an absolute priority for us.
ShelterBox Operations Philippines has been created by working closely with local Rotary groups. ShelterBox is Rotary International's official Project Partner in disaster relief, and together they form one of the world's most effective humanitarian collaborations, with many Rotarians around the world volunteering and raising money for ShelterBox. The fully trained team for the new base will be in post soon, a new arm of the HQ Operations staff in the UK.
Meteorologists refer to the West Pacific as 'Typhoon Alley' with good reason. Tropical storms gather out at sea with almost no landfall to slow them down before they hit South East Asia. Between 2000 and 2014, 41 super typhoons were recorded there. That's almost four times as many as are generated in the Atlantic.
Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013, the deadliest typhoon on record killing 6,300 people, triggered major changes in how the Philippines responds to its constant barrage of tropical storms. The Philippine Government now requests international assistance less often, limiting tax-free importing. They also now strongly favour agencies that are registered and sited in the Philippines, as well as those locating their aid from within the country.
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Rivera: Saints-Panthers 'about as big as it gets'
CHARLOTTE – Panthers coach Ron Rivera isn't downplaying the significance of this Sunday's game against the New Orlea...
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Luke Kuechly (59) Jason Williams and the Panthers head into Sunday's game with nine wins in their last 10 games. (Photo: Bob Leverone , AP )
CHARLOTTE – Panthers coach Ron Rivera isn't downplaying the significance of this Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints.
When it comes to regular season games, Rivera said, "It's about as big as it gets."
The Panthers and Saints are tied atop the NFC South at 10-4 with two games remaining. The Saints, who beat the Panthers 31-13 on Dec. 8, can clinch the division and a first-round bye with a victory. The Panthers can do the same if they beat New Orleans and win at Atlanta the following week.
Rivera said the opportunity to play the Saints for the second time in three weeks — particularly at home — "comes at a good time" for his team after getting throttled in the Superdome.
"We get right back in the saddle and get to compete against them," Rivera said. "We don't have to wait two or three weeks down the line."
Rivera hopes that having home-field advantage Sunday turns the tide in Carolina's favor.
The Panthers have won six straight at home since losing their season opener to Seattle. Meanwhile, the Saints have struggled on the road where they're 3-4, as opposed to 7-0 at the Superdome.
"I'd like to be able to pinpoint one specific thing and say we're going to change this one element and all of a sudden play better" on the road, Saints coach Sean Payton said Monday. "Historically during our years here we have been a very good road team."
Panthers offensive tackle Jordan Gross is thankful this one is at home and on grass.
"We'll be at home, which is huge," Gross said after Sunday's game. "The dome is a tough place to play and they were coming off a tough loss, so shame on us if we didn't see that coming. But, we're feeling confident again. We never really lost confidence after the last game but it was definitely a bit of a wakeup call to go down there and lose like we did."
Players had the day off Monday.
Rivera suggested after the 18-point loss to the Saints that the Panthers "might have got a little full of ourselves."
He doesn't see the Panthers being overconfident again.
"There's no reason to be," Rivera said. "The thing that we have to do, most certainly, is focus in on this game. There is no reason to get caught up in anything else other than this game."
The Panthers must do a better job in the red zone if they want to beat the Saints, Rivera said.
In the first meeting Carolina was forced to settle for three field goal attempts in the first half, while the Saints converted their three trips inside the 20 into touchdowns. The Saints led 21-6 at the half, and the Panthers never threatened again.
There is also the matter of finding a way to shut down Brees, who gouged Carolina's then top-ranked defense for 313 yards and four touchdowns.
Rivera said his staff is studying how the Seahawks and Rams shut down the Saints in two of the past three games and made no secret about Carolina's plans to play copycat this week.
"We have to take a look and see what things they did that mesh well with our game plan, and try to incorporate those things as well" in the game plan, Rivera said.
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Written by Katie Burton
Abandoned coal mines contain a precious resource in the warm water they hold within
Across the UK, 23,000 coal mines lie abandoned. Carved into the subsurface, they now rest beneath 25 per cent of the country's built environment. But these once-productive voids are not dormant. Former coal mines are flooded with water that has been heated by geothermal energy radiating from the Earth's core. If this water could be extracted, experts predict that it could produce enough geothermal energy to meet the UK's heating needs for the next century.
Through the BritGeothermal Research Partnership, researchers at Durham University are now working on this proposition. Currently, the vast majority of UK homes are heated by gas, which is both a carbon emitter and a potentially insecure resource given that more than 50 per cent of the gas used to generate heat is imported. A mine energy system would work by extracting the tepid water in abandoned mines and passing it through a heat exchanger at the surface. The exchanger would transfer the heat from the water to another fluid, such as brine or anti-freeze, which would then circulate through individual homes. Meanwhile, the original water would return back underground to be reheated.
Dr Charlotte Adams, an assistant professor at Durham University, explains that mine energy systems could significantly decrease the UK's carbon emissions. While the process isn't carbon neutral – the water in most mines isn't hot enough to use directly and so a heat pump, powered by electricity, would be required to boost the temperature – Adams adds that for every kilowatt of electricity used to run the pump, around four kilowatts of heat would be produced. 'Although it's not carbon zero, it is low carbon,' she says. 'And, with the greening of the grid, the carbon content of electricity has dropped significantly. If you were to swap a domestic house boiler for a heat pump, you'd probably reduce the carbon emissions by around 75 per cent.'
There is another option which would avoid this problem altogether. Engineers could drill deeper geothermal wells, where temperatures are higher. However, there are risks to this approach. Not least that it is not easy to predict how much water is present at depths beneath one kilometre, meaning deeper geothermal projects carry an increased risk of lack of water flow. By using mines, the infrastructure is already in place and the water flow is almost guaranteed.
There are 30 sites globally which currently utilise heat from mines. The UK has just one commercial-scale project in Gateshead, where geothermal energy is used to heat the warehouses of a wine supplier. For a bigger roll-out, heat network infrastructure would be required and the gas boilers in most homes would need to be replaced with heat exchangers and heat pumps. Nevertheless, this transition is one the researchers think makes a lot of sense, and it is already being debated in Parliament. 'I think a lot of people don't realise how much water there is in these abandoned mines, and how extensive the resource is,' says Adams. 'A lot of what we've been doing is raising awareness about this huge potential.'
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When your freezer begins to fail on you, it's usually a straightforward fix. It doesn't have many moving parts, nor does it have as many adjustable features as the refrigerator. That makes it easier to repair, as well as easier to diagnose. A simple, straightforward repair can save you a lot of time and money. Instead of the hassle and expense of replacing your entire refrigerator, let our friendly, knowledgeable staff help you get it back up and running, so your family can get on with life!
If your freezer begins having problems like excessive noise during operation, inability to keep items frozen, or frost build-up, rest assured that it can likely be repaired. However, if your freezer stops working properly, the need for repair is urgent and immediate. At the first sign of freezer trouble, it's important to give our experienced, professional repair team at A-Tech Appliance a call.
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Just like any other appliance, the freezer requires careful handling and frequent repair. Freezer problems become noticeable in about a year after using it depending on the freezer brand. Hence, it is advisable to invest in reputable brands. Here are the five most common freezer problems and their solutions.
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Etching is an intaglio method of printmaking in which the image is incised into the surface of a metal plate using an acid.
The acid eats the metal, leaving behind roughened areas, or if the surface exposed to the acid is very narrow, burning a line into the plate. The process is believed to have been invented by Daniel Hopfer (circa 1470-1536) of Augsburg, Germany, who decorated armour in this way, and applied the method to printmaking.
There are many ways for the printmaker to control the acid's effects. Most typically, the surface of the plate is covered in a hard, waxy 'ground' that resists acid. The printmaker then scratches through the ground with a sharp point, exposing lines of metal that are attacked by the acid. Once the drawing in the ground is finished, the plate is submerged in acid for a period of time; longer submersion means that deeper lines are etched. The ground may be removed, or the artist may continue drawing in it, etching it again in acid to deepen existing lines while adding new lines. The ground may also be reapplied to protect existing lines while adding new ones. The ground may be removed and the plate printed to see its current printing state, to be followed by more work (or other techniques, such as aquatint, drypoint, or engraving); thus, many of Rembrandt's etchings exist in several distinct forms, with the final, "accepted" version apparently preceded by many artist's proofs.


I loved a lot of things about being a student. Getting to meet new teachers and learn from them was always great, and I loved it when I was put into a class with one of my friends. The best part of school, however, was always lunchtime. It seems that no matter what was going on throughout the day – a big exam, maybe, or a report that was due – the cafeteria was always a good time. Now that I'm back in schools training Educators to launch StratoStar's weather balloons kits up into the atmosphere with their students, some things have changed. The technology in the classroom is different, but lunch is still the best part of the day. Maybe it won't come as much of a surprise then that many students incorporate food into the expirments they send to the edge of space (20 miles above the Earth).
I wasn't sure what to expect exactly when students sent up a single can of coke (miniature size). When the can came back, the students were hoping for a nice, refreshing, soda to celebrate the successful launch with, but the can was frozen solid! The students instead enjoyed a can of coca cola ice. The actual can, made from aluminum, did not insulate the liquid inside. So, as we passed the troposphere and neared the edge of earth's atmosphere, the can of coke began to freeze, and it came back solid.
Marshmallows have a naturally strange texture and feel, so I was immediately interested in how they would fare in the atmosphere. The results were something I'd seen before as a kid when I put a marshmallow in a microwave: they exploded! Just kidding, they actually grew in size much like in the heat of a microwave, the gooey treats expanded like a balloon due to dropping pressure as the payloads rose in the atmosphere.
When some students decided to send a banana up, we thought it might come back frozen or a little warped. To our surprise, the banana we recovered wasn't yellow anymore, but completely black! The reason? As the banana froze in the upper atmosphere, its cells individually froze and ruptured, causing the dark color.
Sending a bag of chips up in a launch is actually a typical adventure for us at StratoStar. Students love to send a bag up and guess when it will explode, which is what happens most of the time. More interesting than the explosion, however, is occasionally the bag of chips will come back shrink wrapped. We actually don't know why this happens, but it is theorized air in the bag seeps out of the glued seem and when the balloon burst and the expirments come back to Earth the pressure inside is less than the pressure on Earth and the bag shrink wraps the chips. This is an interesting illustration of the effects of pressure changes within a typical journey for our balloons.
I was really eager to see what kind of funky things would happen to the egg. To my surprise, the egg came back the exact same as it left: normal. The hard shell of the egg acted as a guard from the pressure and the payload box protected it from temperature changes. While egg shells are fairly weak, their design proves to serve as a great defense for the egg when it really needs it.
Have we whetted your appetite for learning? What kinds of foods would you like to see launched? Tell us in the comments section below, and share your ideas for fun and interactive launch experiments!