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American woman praised for helping to rescue Afghan Girls Robotics Team accused of overplaying role
Ikramul Islam August 28, 2021	World Leave a comment 4 Views
An Oklahoma woman is being asked to stop claiming any affiliation with the group of Afghan high school girls whose talents developing and building robots have grabbed international headlines.
Allyson Reneau of Oklahoma City was accused in a cease-and-desist letter from the team of overstating her role in their harrowing departure out of Afghanistan last week.
The letter, sent Tuesday on behalf of the team and its parent organization, the Digital Citizen Fund, is described as a "fair and final warning" to Reneau to "stop any and all false statements in relation to the Afghan Girls Robotics Team," the team's attorney, Kimberley Motley, wrote.
"Recycling old pictures with the Afghan Girls Robotics Team, many of whom are minors, as validation that you had anything to do with their immensely stressful and dangerous escape not only impacts the safety of the girls but it also significantly affects the safety of the members of the team who still remain in Afghanistan," Motley said in the letter, which was first reported by The Washington Post and provided Friday to NBC News.
Motley wrote that the government of Qatar, which helped the girls flee Kabul in the wake of the chaos caused by the Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan, "confirmed that they have no idea who you are and that you were not involved in any material way with the girls leaving Afghanistan."
Some team members were flown to Doha, Qatar's capital city, while five girls were transported this week to Mexico, Reuters reported.
Reneau, who has previously been in the media spotlight for being a mom of 11 biological children, initially spoke with NBC's Today.com for an Aug. 19 article in which she said she helped to rescue members of the robotics team.
"We have repeatedly communicated to you to stop spreading false information," Motley wrote to Reneau, "and yet you continue."
Motley cited specific interviews with CNN and Fox News in which Reneau, who is on the board of directors of the nonprofit organization Explore Mars, spoke about meeting the robotics team at a conference in Washington two years ago and staying in touch.
In the Aug. 19 article, she told NBC News that when she saw how Afghanistan's government was collapsing ahead of the Aug. 31 deadline of the U.S. military's withdrawal from the country, she immediately thought of the girls and their safety. She said she worked with a former roommate, now living in Qatar, to prepare the paperwork to get the girls out safely.
The Taliban, when they ruled Afghanistan in the late 1990s, had prohibited girls from getting educated.
Afghan teenagers from the Afghanistan Robotic House take pictures at Herat International Airport on July 13, 2017.Hoshang Hashimi / AFP via Getty Images file
While Reneau implied on CNN that she had gone to Qatar, in a subsequent interview with Fox News, as her story gained more attention — including from a Wall Street Journal editorial that suggested President Joe Biden should "put her in charge" of helping people flee Afghanistan — she clarified she "never actually left Oklahoma City."
Qatari Foreign Ministry officials said the government had worked directly with the Digital Citizen Fund and its founder, Roya Mahboob, in helping the girls. Department spokesman Ibrahim Alhashmi said a Qatari diplomat was contacted by Mahboob on Aug. 13 "asking to evacuate the Afghan robotics team to Doha, citing fear for their lives and future."
Four days later, the girls met with Qatar's ambassador to Afghanistan in a secure location and he "escorted them safely to the airport, where they were evacuated to Doha in a plane arranged by Qatar's Armed Forces," Alhashmi said, adding that his government neither worked with Reneau nor the U.S. Embassy.
"The focus of this story should be the robotics team," Alhashmi said, "their struggles, hopes and aspirations, and the incredible work of the Digital Citizen Fund and Ms. Roya Mahboob to empower Afghani women and girls."
Following the scrutiny, Reneau defended herself in a Facebook post Friday and said she can produce "HUNDREDS of texts, emails and phone calls that shows the collaborative efforts" among herself, U.S. officials and the Digital Citizen Fund's founder.
"This has been a team effort as I have stated in every interview," she added. "I am not a one-man show and have made that clear from the beginning."
When reached by NBC News, Reneau said she sent her own cease-and-desist letter to the Digital Citizen Fund asking for the group to stop trying to discredit her to media outlets. The letter says that while Reneau "took the path of contacting various individuals in the United States, attempting to find a way to ensure the safety of those on the Afghan Girls Robotics Team, others took the international route, contacting those outside the United States."
Motley called Reneau's cease-and-desist letter "ridiculous."
Reneau remains adamant that she was also trying to help the girls as best she could and is "so sad that this has become a distraction," adding that "the real attention should be on the precious people of Afghanistan."
She also said she never set out to be seen as a "white savior," as she's been described, but will continue to help Afghans who are trying to leave the country, including the work being done to secure the safety of female judges.
"My wish for these girls is that they're the architects of their own future and they have the freedom to choose their own future," Reneau said. "I never stepped into this rescue effort to bring attention to myself."
Erik Ortiz is a staff writer for NBC News focusing on racial injustice and social inequality.
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Charlene Gubash is an NBC News producer based in Cairo. Gubash, a native Minnesotan, has lived and worked in the Egyptian capital since 1985.
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A top Republican senator just made it clear that Trump's new trade deal with Mexico and Canada could still fall apart
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Sens. John Cornyn and Chuck Schumer.
President Donald Trump agreed to a new version of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico on Sunday.
The new deal, named the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, must be approved by Congress before it can take effect.
Sen. John Cornyn, the second-highest-ranking Republican senator, told reporters on Tuesday that the deal's passage in Congress was not certain.
The USMCA isn't likely to make it to Congress before 2019, when Democrats could have a majority in one of the chambers.
President Donald Trump's victory lap on the new trade agreement among the US, Canada, and Mexico may have been premature, per one top Republican senator's lay of the congressional land.
Sen. John Cornyn, the second-highest-ranking Senate Republican, suggested to reporters Tuesday that the revised version of the North American Free Trade Agreement, agreed to Sunday night, might not have the votes to make it through Congress.
"I know people are still going through the details, but it's not a foregone conclusion that it will get confirmation by the Senate," Cornyn said.
The Texas Republican also said a congressional vote on the new deal, dubbed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, would definitely not happen until after the November midterm elections and would most likely slip into 2019.
Read more: The US, Canada, and Mexico's new trade pact looks a lot like NAFTA. Here are the key differences between them.
The comment is the first public acknowledgment by a GOP leader that the new trade deal may run into roadblocks.
While the Trump administration is negotiating the NAFTA revision under the fast-track trade promotion authority, any final agreement is still subject to a majority vote in both chambers of Congress.
Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto are expected to sign the agreement shortly before the latter leaves office on November 30. Given the trade promotion authority's notification requirements, that means Congress would not vote on the deal until 2019, when Democrats could be in control of at least one chamber.
With a majority, Democrats would have much more leverage to scuttle the deal. Party leaders have already said that the new labor and environmental standards in the updated deal will receive close scrutiny.
"The bar for supporting a new NAFTA will be high," Rep. Richard Neal, the ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee, told reporters on Monday.
During a press conference on Monday, Trump acknowledged possible issues with Democrats on the trade deal.
"I then will submit it for approval to Congress, where, in theory, there should be no trouble, but anything you submit to Congress is trouble, no matter what, " Trump said. "If it's the single greatest agreement ever signed, they'll say, 'Well, you know, Trump likes it, therefore we're not going to approve it, because that would be good for the Republicans, so therefore we can't approve it.'"
But some Republican lawmakers have also expressed concerns about the details of the deal.
"While the administration's proposal improves some elements of the existing NAFTA, such as strengthened IP rights, increased market access for US dairy processors, and a new chapter on digital trade, other provisions diminish NAFTA's economic benefits and create needless uncertainty," said Sen. Pat Toomey, a Republican from Pennsylvania.
Here's a quick rundown of the procedure the deal would have to go through:
Before December 1: The deal must be signed by the three leaders.
Within 60 days after the deal is signed: The Trump administration must notify Congress of necessary changes to US law that need to be made to enact the deal.
Within 150 days after the deal is signed: The US International Trade Commission must release a report on the economic impact of the deal.
At least 30 days before the deal is formally submitted as a bill to Congress: The text of the implementing legislation must be released.
The bill is considered by committees in the House and Senate and voted on: The implementing bill would start in the House and be passed in a matter of days or could take months, depending on Congress' wishes.
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Cesc Fabregas 'thanks God' for Chelsea move, Real Madrid eye deal and Willian's request granted
All the latest Chelsea news and transfer gossip as the Blues players continue to train behind closed doors with Premier League games postponed
Cesc Fabregas and Eden Hazard (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Chelsea players are continuing their period of self-isolation as the coronavirus pandemic shows no sign of slowing.
All Premier League football has been suspended until the end of April, as authorities try and work out how to fulfil the remainder of the season's fixtures.
UEFA have already confirmed that Euro 2020 will be postponed until next summer to allow domestic leagues time to finish their games, but the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak could further delay plans.
With that in mind, what is the latest Chelsea news from west London?
Fabregas 'thanks God' for Chelsea move
Cesc Fabregas has revealed the twists and turns that led him from Barcelona to Chelsea in the summer of 2014.
The midfielder had moved back to La Liga in 2011, but after just three years in Spain he was seeking a return to the Premier League.
However, Arsenal failed to exercise the buy-back clause in his contract, meaning a move to Stamford Bridge came about instead.
And the midfielder 'thanked God' that he made the decision to move to West London.
Cesc Fabregas on Arsenal snub and why he joined Chelsea over Manchester United
Philippe Coutinho transfer offered, Ben Chilwell confidence - latest Chelsea transfer rumours
Real Madrid's transfer decision
Real Madrid have reportedly made Erling Braut Haaland their top choice in the next transfer window.
That could be good news for Chelsea, because it means they will be trying to shift Luka Jovic on loan.
Chelsea were linked to the former Eintracht Frankfurt star before he moved to Madrid, and Frank Lampard has been looking for a new striker to offer competition to Tammy Abraham. Could a Jovic move be on the cards?
Real Madrid decision that could be great for Chelsea and Spurs
Boga's impressive form since leaving Chelsea & if a return would work
Billy Gilmour's message
Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour has reacted on social media to the club's update on Callum Hudson-Odoi.
The Blues wonderkid tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday March 13, less than 24 hours after English football had been suspended until April 30th at the earliest.
Almost two weeks removed and now there is even better news regarding his recovery.
A statement on the club's website reads: "Further good news on Callum Hudson-Odoi's recovery from COVID-19…
"We are pleased to report Callum Hudson-Odoi is now feeling fine and back to his usual self following the period of self-isolation required after the player tested positive for COVID-19.
"In addition to feeling good, the young winger is hard at work training at home to build and maintain his fitness, as are the rest of the Chelsea squad.
"It was first announced on Friday 13 March that having been tested for the virus, Hudson-Odoi had tested positive, a result that meant as well as self-isolation, the men's first-team building at Cobham was initially closed while it underwent a deep-cleaning procedure."
And Gilmour was suitably pleased.
Billy Gilmour reacts to Chelsea's update on Callum Hudson-Odoi
The most surprising exclusions from transfer experts' wonderkids list
Squad value
Following the departure of Eden Hazard to Real Madrid in the summer, Chelsea's current squad value has decreased by approximately £70million since January 2019.
Hazard joined Madrid for a fee that could reach as high as £150million in the summer, with Chelsea's squad value dropping by £70.38million.
N'Golo Kante is ranked as comfortably the most valuable player at Stamford Bridge, with the France midfielder valued at £90million.
His closest team-mate is Jorginho, who is valued at £58.50million after a strong season under manager Frank Lampard.
In comparison to their Premier League rivals, Chelsea sit in fourth-place in the squad value league table.
Chelsea squad value falls as Blues stay ahead of Arsenal
The missing piece to Lampard's Chelsea squad and the transfer to fix it
Willian to leave UK
Chelsea have reportedly allowed Willian to return to Brazil to be with his family amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Brazilian star's request was accepted by the club, despite many other overseas stars seeing similar queries rejected.
Willian's wife and daughters are currently in Brazil, and Chelsea have allowed the winger to fly back to his home country.
However, it is unclear how long he will be staying there, with Chelsea expected to return to training around April 6 following a three-week lockdown period.
Currently, the Premier League is schedule to resume on April 30 - though it is unclear at this stage whether fixtures around that date will be able to go ahead.
Willian will be expected to fly back and resume training with the rest of the squad, but he could face problems as there is currently no guarantee that he will be able to get back into the UK.


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Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers
Effect of anisotropic thermal expansion on the torsional actuation of twist oriented polymer fibres
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Javad Foroughi, University of WollongongFollow
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Aziz, S., Naficy, S., Foroughi, J., Brown, H. R. & Spinks, G. M. (2017). Effect of anisotropic thermal expansion on the torsional actuation of twist oriented polymer fibres. Polymer, 129 127-134.
Torsional actuation of twisted polymer fibres is the basis for high performance tensile actuation when these fibres are formed into coils. The thermally-induced torsional actuation of twisted polyamide-6 fibres can be predicted by a single helix approximation when the measured diameter and length direction thermal expansion coefficients are known. The single helix model illustrates the sensitivity of the magnitude of torsional actuation to the volume expansion anisotropy for a given volume change. The applicability of the model has been further assessed by investigating three polymer fibres that display different thermal expansion anisotropies. Commercially available polyethylene, polypropylene and polyamide-6 fibres were twisted to the maximum extent without coiling and then heat treated to fix the twisted structure. Heating the twisted fibres between 26 and 62 °C resulted in a partial untwist which was reversed during cooling. The single-helix model of the twisted fibres was used to accurately predict the torsional stroke based on the measured fibre length and diameter change during heating. Comparative torsional stroke of twisted polyamide-6, polyethylene and polypropylene was explained in terms of materials thermo-physical properties. Generated blocked torques was also correctly predicted by the single-helix model when combined with the measured fibre torsional stiffness. Variances between torsional stiffnesses were found to be dependent of different anisotropic thermal properties of tested fibres.
ARC/DP110101073
ARC/CE140100012
Engineering Commons, Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2017.09.052
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/DP110101073
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/CE140100012
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Rafael Antonio Vidal Castro (Caracas, 6 de janeiro de 1964 – Caracas, 12 de fevereiro de 2005) foi um nadador venezuelano, medalhista olímpico dos 200 metros borboleta nos Jogos de Los Angeles 1984.

Aos 19 anos de idade, nos Jogos Olímpicos de Los Angeles 1984, se tornou o primeiro venezuelano a ganhar uma medalha olímpica na natação. Ele era um dos nadadores de estatura mais baixa, o que o fez perder a medalha de prata para o alemão Michael Gross na batida de mão.

Um ano depois, Vidal deixou a Venezuela para realizar uma carreira na Administração, e obteve seu bacharelado em informática e ciências da informação na Universidade da Flórida, onde nadou para o Florida Gators na NCAA, de 1981 a 1985. Posteriormente voltou à Venezuela e se tornou comentarista esportivo na televisão.

Em 12 de fevereiro de 2005, Vidal morreu num acidente de trânsito, aos 41 anos de idade.

Até 2008, era o único venezuelano a ter ganho uma medalha olímpica na natação.

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Nadadores nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1984
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Provider: Cox
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Average internet speeds in Scottsdale
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*Data sourced from M-LAB speed tests taken by real users in Scottsdale.
Scottsdale – 176 Mbps
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Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lie a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.
Stunning beauty - Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfieffer, Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfieffer stunned me with their beauty when I first saw "Ladyhawke", a poignant vision of medieval love and longing. This visually-beautiful tale's cinematographers had filmed their hands, hair, and skin through dappled sunlight and shadows to emphasize their unearthly beauty. Matthew Broderick and Leo MacKern gave this magical story its humanity. Some reviewers have disparaged its musical score by Vangelis. I've always felt that it fit the mood and setting of the film. Rousing sword fights. One of my favorite movies of all time.


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Italian Studies Program
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M.A. in Asian Studies Program Requirements
Master of Arts (MA) in Asian Studies Program
Asian Studies Program, Fahy Hall 2nd Floor (973) 761-9464
Faculty: Shigeru Osuka (Director of Graduate Studies), Dongdong Chen, Jeffrey Rice, Edwin Pak-wah Leung
Faculty Emeriti: Blakeley, Brown, Yang.
The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures offers graduate courses leading to the Master of Arts (M.A.) in Asian Studies degree. Students in the M.A. program may elect to choose either the thesis or non-thesis track for degree completion. In addition to the general M.A. degree, the program also offers a specialized track in Teaching Chinese Language and Culture. The Teaching Chinese Language and Culture Track prepares aspiring Chinese language teachers to meet the language content requirement for the New Jersey Chinese Language Teaching Certificate of Eligibility (CE).
Additionally, the department offers a dual master's degree program with the School of Diplomacy and International Relations. Students graduating from the dual-degree program will earn two master's degrees: an M.A. in Asian Studies and an M.A. in Diplomacy and International Relations. Dual-degree applicants should review the admission requirements for the Diplomacy and International Relations program because that program may require additional materials.
The application deadlines for the M.A. in Asian Studies program are as follows:
Fall Semester: July 1st
Spring Semester: November 1s
Summer Semester: April 1st
Applicants must submit the following materials (please note that an application will not be reviewed until all required materials have been submitted):
Completed Graduate Application with Fee
Official Transcript(s)
Admission Requirements for Teaching Chinese Language and Culture Track
In addition to the general admission requirements for the M.A. program, applicants to the track Teaching Chinese Language and Culture must show a strong proficiency in Chinese. All non-native speakers of Chinese are required to submit scores on the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK), a national standard Chinese language proficiency test.
Admission Requirements for International Applicants
In addition to the general admission requirements for the M.A. program, international applicants must submit the following additional materials:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores.
Note: this requirement may be waived if you have earned a prior degree from an accredited university/college within the United States and/or if you are a citizen of a country of which English is the official language. Such a waiver must be requested via email to the department.
Transcript evaluation: Transcripts from institutions not accredited in the United States or Canada must be evaluated, course-by-course, by an organization that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). The preferred and most commonly-used organization is World Education Services (WES). For applicants in China, their transcript of the College/University can be evaluated by Seton Hall University in China Office. The China Office contact person is Ninkel Liu:
Ninkel Liu (刘品海)
Seton Hall University China Office
Room 1001 Huade Apartment, No.12 Huixin Dongjie,
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029,P.R. China
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What's in a Color?
Copper Magic
Which Metal Corrodes the Fastest?
Did you ever have a shiny new bike that over time got to look not so shiny and new anymore? Or some beach chairs that got left outside over the winter and by spring looked like they were ready for the trash heap?
If so, chances are that the culprit was rust. Mailboxes, swing sets, lamps, cars, railings, and just about anything else made from metal are subject to the perils of rusting—a deteriorating metal condition.
You've undoubtedly had some experience with rust—or at least have seen it on a car or other object. Rust is so common that its color also is called rust, as in rust-colored leaves, or rusty-brown hair.
In this section, you'll learn a lot more about rust and how it occurs. And you'll attempt to find out which metals rust the fastest, by exposing them to water and to salt water.
So What Seems to Be the Problem?
Rust occurs when metals containing iron react with the oxygen in the air or in water and form a compound called iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide). This compound contains water molecules, so we call it a hydrated compound.
Both oxygen gas and water must be present for the iron to rust. Chemically and very simply speaking, iron atoms lose a few electrons to oxygen atoms. This process by which electrons are removed from atoms is called oxidation. When oxidation occurs, it produces a chemical reaction that creates iron(III) oxide—or rust.
Oxidation is the process by which electrons are removed from atoms. It also can refer to a reaction of an object exposed to oxygen.
Rust is a type of corrosion. But it's not the only type. Other forms of corrosion include:
Tarnish found on silver teapots, trays, and jewelry
Copper carbonate, or patina, the corrosion that causes copper to turn green
Discolored spots that appear on brass
Aluminum oxide, which forms on aluminum
Chromium oxide, which forms on the outside layer of stainless steel
On some metals, corrosion actually serves as a type of protection. Aluminum oxide, copper carbonate and chromium oxide, for instance, act as protective coatings for the underlying metals.
Rust that forms on iron, however, cannot protect the iron from further corrosion because it's too porous.
The problem you'll be attempting to solve in this science fair project is which metals corrode the fastest, and under which conditions. You'll test five metals—silver, steel, zinc, copper, and aluminum—to see which corrodes fastest in water and in salt water.
When you've finished, you'll have a better understanding of corrosion, the process of oxidation, and the properties of different metals.
Scientific Surprise
Corrosion causes tremendous damage to buildings, cars, bridges, and ships. Finding a method to halt corrosion is a high priority for experts working in the metal industry.
The title of this section, "Which Metal Corrodes the Fastest?" would be a suitable title for your science fair project. Other possible titles include:
Which Metal Holds Up Best in a Corrosive Environment?
Understanding How Corrosion Affects Common Metals
Or, you can think of a name for your project on your own. Let's take a few minutes now to consider why this project is valuable.
Why should you care which of the five metals you'll be testing corrodes the quickest? Why should you care about metals at all, for that matter?
Metals have thousands of uses that affect our everyday lives, most of which we take for granted. Copper, for instance, is pliable and a good conductor of electricity. For those reasons, it's used to make the wire inside of electrical cables. Without electrical cables we'd have no electricity in our homes—no light, TV, or video games.
Aluminum is extremely strong and can be fashioned into thin sheets, making it vital for aircraft production. Think about that the next time you climb onto an airplane. Metals are used to make the utensils we eat with, the coins we use to buy what we want, and the cars we drive.
Obviously, metals that are used to build aircraft, cars, and electrical wiring had to be extensively tested to make sure they were suitable for use.
You can be sure that there was far-reaching research and experimentation before the first copper wire was put to use in an electrical cable. Metallurgists—experts on metals—are constantly looking for new uses of metals in many fields, including medical, military, and aeronautics.
Metals—and how they're used—are extremely important. Once you know how different metals hold up to corrosion, you'll be able to better understand why they have particular roles, and why they're important. In addition, you'll be able to give Mom and Dad some pointers the next time they're shopping for a new outdoor lamp or metal toy for your little brother.
A metallurgist, sometimes called a metallurgical engineer, researches, controls, and develops processes used in extracting metals from their ores in order to refine them. Experts in the area of metals, metallurgists also study the effects of combining metals with other materials, such as polymers and ceramics.
By experimenting with five different types of metal wire, you'll be able to see which corrodes the fastest, and which ones hold up best under certain circumstances. You'll test each wire in both distilled water and salt water. Again, the types of metal you'll be testing are:
Your control group will be 10 pieces of wire—two each of the metals listed above. The variables are the distilled water and the salt water in which the metal wires will be immersed. Using the scientific method, you'll learn which metal begins to corrode first, and which holds up the best.
What Do You Think Will Happen?
Think about what you may already know about different kinds of metals and how they react when exposed to rain, or air or water that contains a lot of salt. This will help you to formulate a hypothesis based within the context of knowledge you already possess.
Go back to the bicycle mentioned in the first sentence of this section. Under what type of circumstances did your bike rust? When it was stored in the dry garage? Or when you left it lying out in the yard for three days during a steady rain?
Why do you suppose that cold-weather drivers are advised to rinse off their cars every now and then during the winter season when road salts are being used? Have you ever noticed or heard people talk about problems with corrosion near the beach, where salt water is prevalent?
Do you already know, perhaps, which metals are most resistant to corrosion? If so, the experiment you'll do will support and affirm your knowledge. If you don't, try to use common sense and any information you may have about this topic to come up with your best guess—or hypothesis.
Materials You'll Need for This Project
The experiment you'll be doing will require only a short amount of time to set up, but you'll need to make observations over a 10-day period.
It's going to be important to write down exactly what you see happening to each metal each day. Remember that your measurements will be qualitative, not quantitative. For that reason, the more data you present concerning your experiment, the more reliable your results will be.
You'll need some materials for this experiment that probably aren't lying around your house. You should be able to find everything you need, however, at your local hardware or home supply store. You will need:
12 inches (30.5 cm) of silver wire
12 inches (30.5 cm) of steel wire
12 inches (30.5 cm) of zinc wire
12 inches (30.5 cm) of copper wire
12 inches (30.5 cm) of aluminum wire
Small pair of wire cutters (or ask the person at the store who cuts the wires for you to cut each 12-inch piece in half)
10 clear drinking glasses (preferably identical), or 10 test tubes and a test tube rack
A pen or fine-point marker
Small pieces of paper or labels for the glasses or test tubes
10 pencils (they don't need to be sharpened)
Transparent or masking tape
Liquid measuring cup
A tablespoon measure
A funnel
Distilled water (available in gallon jugs in most grocery stores)
If you can get test tubes and a rack, you'll probably find them easier to use than glasses. If you have to use glasses, however, that's fine. You can use plastic or glass cups; just make sure that they're clear so you're able to easily observe what's happening to the wires in them.
Conducting Your Experiment
Make sure that you have all your materials ready before you begin the experiment. Be sure to find an area large enough to accommodate the glasses or test tubes, where they will be undisturbed for the duration of your experiment.
Wires of different materials are suspended in distilled water and salt water.
If the five wires aren't already cut, cut them into 6-inch lengths.
Using the pen or marker, mark ten labels or small pieces of paper as follows:
water + silver
salt water + silver
water + steel
salt water + steel
water + zinc
salt water + zinc
water + copper
salt water + copper
water + aluminum
salt water + aluminum
Set the glasses or test tubes on a table or counter where you'll be able to easily observe them.
Stick a marked label, or tape a piece of marked paper, on each glass or test tube. Face all labels front so you can easily see them.
Using the measuring cup and funnel, fill five glasses or test tubes with distilled water.
Mix 8 ounces (240 ml) of water with 1 tablespoon of salt. Stir until the salt is completely dissolved.
Fill the other five glasses or test tubes with the salt water solution, mixing more water and salt as needed.
Wrap one end of each piece of wire around a pencil, so that when the pencil rests across the top of the glass, the wire hangs to the bottom.
Observe each wire at least once a day for 10 days. Use the charts found in the following sections, or make your own charts.
Remember that the more clear and accurate your observations are, the better you'll be able to draw conclusions from your experiment.
Keeping Track of Your Experiment
Explosion Ahead
Don't be tempted to cut short your observation time, even if one or more of the wires appears corroded before the 10-day period has ended. Decreasing the experiment time will jeopardize the reliability and validity of your results.
Use the charts on the following section, or make your own, similar charts to keep track of what you observe during the course of your experiment.
Be sure to not mix up the glasses. They'll all look very similar, so be sure that the labels remain intact and you can see them clearly.
Some observations you'll want to consider are how the changes to the metal wires immersed in the distilled water compared to the wires in the salt water. Which metals had the most rust? Was the formation of the rust on any of the wires concentrated on one particular area on the wire? Or was the corrosion distributed evenly along the immersed wire? Based on your data, which metal would you recommend for the manufacture of bikes, beach chairs, and swing sets—not to mention aircraft and medical equipment?
Once you've recorded your results, you can draw a conclusion and identify the answer to the problem you stated at the beginning of your project.
Further Investigation
Standard Procedure
A good idea when presenting your project would be to display any corroded wires next to a new piece of the same type of wire. If you want to do this, remember to buy an extra 6 inches of each type of wire so that you'll have a new piece at the end of the experiment.
If you enjoyed this project and would like to take it a step or two further, you could try one of the following ideas:
Place the metal wires in different liquids and see what happens. You could try vinegar, club soda, coffee, tea, soy sauce, or any other nonhazardous substance.
Try using different metals, such as brass, titanium, or zinc.
Test to see whether different conditions lead to different results. If you place some of the glasses in a cold spot, for instance, and others where it is very warm, do you get different results between the two groups?
Use your imagination to come up with other ways to vary the project and delve a bit further into this issue. Just be sure to keep good, accurate notes.
Excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Science Fair Projects © 2003 by Nancy K. O'Leary and Susan Shelly. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Used by arrangement with Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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Whether your child plays football, basketball, soccer or gymnastics, a common worry for many parents is the looming possibility of a sports injury. In many of these sports, anatomic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are one of the most common injuries young athletes experience. For most children who injure their ACL, treatment consists of rehabilitation, wearing a brace, and reducing athletic activity levels until they stop growing (usually around their mid-teens), at which point ACL reconstruction surgery can safely be performed.
Why do we wait until kids stop growing to perform the surgery? ACL operations are typically conducted with extensive use of X-rays in the operating room, which often leads to a large margin of "chance" when working around growth plates. Essentially, performing ACL surgery on a young child significantly increases the risk of causing a growth plate disturbance.
To help ease this fear and risk, we've developed a new 3-D MRI technology at Emory Sports Medicine Center. The 3-D MRI technology makes it possible for surgeons to reconstruct ACL tears in young athletes without disturbing the growth plate. This technology allows us to better pre-operatively plan and perform ACL surgery with more precision and less risk.
As one of the four major ligaments in the knee, the ACL is somewhat like a rubber band, attached at two points to keep the knee stable. In order to replace the ligament, a tunnel is created in the upper and lower knee bones (femur and tibia) and a new ligament (typically taken from a hamstring or allograft tissue) is slid between those tunnels and attached at each end.
With the new 3-D technology being used at Emory, we can actually see from one end to the other on either side of the knee, and can correctly position the tunnels so we are able to place the new ligament with more precision. With this technology, ACL surgery can be done in less time than the traditional surgery, and we have great confidence that the growth plates in our young patients will not be damaged.
Kids who undergo this type of operation will still have at least one year of recovery time. The good news, is that it does allow them to eventually pursue normal activity much sooner than they would with the traditional surgery. This new method of ACL reconstruction is able to be performed on children and adults alike. My hope is that this new technology will aid us in preventing future re-injury for athletes who have suffered from ACL tears.


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A French Horn in County Tipperary
Posted by Chris Paton on January 10, 2016 January 10, 2016
One of the greatest thrills from doing family history research is that occasionally what goes around, comes around. Over the last few years I have been corresponding with a cousin of my wife's, Paddy Nolan, on a shared part of our family tree concerning the Giles and Nolan families of Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. I've been sending finds at this end to Paddy, he's been reciprocating with finds at his end, and together we have achieved a lot in unravelling the shared part of our respective family stories.
As a part of this, some time ago Paddy sent through a photograph of my wife's father, Paddy Giles (1926-2001), which depicted him in the uniform of a Local Defence Force volunteer playing with the Carrick-on-Suir Brass Band (originally the Carrick-on-Suir Brass and Reed Band). The LDF was a local defensive group set up to prepare for the possibility of an invasion during the Second World War, known in the Republic of Ireland today as the 'Emergency', as Ireland was neutral throughout. It was an extraordinary find, not just because it was the first time we had seen him in an LDF uniform, but more so because we did not know he played an instrument. Front and centre though, Paddy sits there in the image with a French horn. This is the picture…
In 2014 there was a further development. Following the recent passing of their brother, Midge (Eugene), Paddy Nolan and his brother Pierce (top photo), who still resides in Carrick, had been in conversation about the family history research being compiled, and during their conversation came across the above photo. It transpired that Pierce had in his possession the very same French horn that Paddy Giles once played in his youth.
Paddy Giles was in the LDF and the band for a couple of years, but when he left (after the war, to join the RAF), the French horn was duly passed to Pierce as Paddy's successor. Pierce continued to play with the band for just under a year, before he too eventually left. At that point the French horn left Pierce's possession, and that was seemingly that – until a happy venture at a recent local auction in the town saw Pierce purchasing the instrument once again. During their discussion, Pierce had indicated that he would like to give my wife the instrument that her father once owned and played – if ever we were in the Carrick area, we could pop in to pick it up. Needless to say we were absolutely delighted!
On a return visit to Carrick-on-Suir a few months later we arranged to meet up with Pierce. We had a wonderful conversation with him about Carrick in the past, the role his grandfather had in establishing the brass band in the first place, and confirmed that Paddy Giles' father was also involved with the band in earlier years, though to what extent we have still to establish.
But there was more… Pierce sat us down beside his computer and promptly showed us an extraordinary collection of photographs from his family's past, including both Giles and Nolan members. The highlight was a photo of Paddy Giles as a child, believed to have been taken in approximately 1942, marching with the LDF in a parade through the Main Street of Carrick-on-Suir, possibly as part of a recruiting drive. Patrick C. Power's book, Carrick-on-Suir Town & District 1800-2000, notes such a parade on St Patrick's Day 1941 (p.315) – it may well be the same parade. At this stage Paddy was not playing an instrument, but was merely shadowing one of the members as he learned the ropes. The following is the image…
This cropped detail of the picture shows Paddy, marching behind Pierce Nolan's father Henry (Harry) Francis Nolan, carrying the band's sheet music for them – the French horn itself can be seen in the image also, on the far left, with the gentleman with the mop of hair looking down as he plays it:
I asked Pierce how he knew that the French horn purchased at auction was the same one? The answer was simple – the instrument was partially damaged one day when Paddy Giles dropped it on the Main Street! The dent that it left was of a unique shape, and it was this that Pierce recognised instantly at the auction.
Later in the evening, Claire and I returned home, after thanking Pierce for his generous gift. In the house of Paddy's widow, my mother-in-law Pauline Giles, several of Paddy's grandchildren were present, including my sons Calum and Jamie. An instrument is for playing, and so we allowed them each to try to get a note from it!
The French horn is now very tarnished, and we will seek advice now on whether it should be cleaned and restored, or left as is, before doing anything further with it. But the experience was absolutely extraordinary, and one for whom we are forever indebted to Pierce Nolan, and to his brother Paddy.
Family history does not get much better than this.
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Distance From Mesquite, Nevada to St. George, Utah – Mileage and Driving Time
It's 42 miles from Mesquite to St. George, Utah
It's 42 miles, (or 67 kilometers), from Mesquite, Nevada to St. George Utah.
Google maps says it will take you 44 minutes to drive it. Having driven it a hundred times at least, I can vouch for that 44 minute estimate – unless you are in a hurry, in which case it seems like a much longer drive.
Mesquite sits on the far eastern end of Nevada and was a town seemingly designed to siphon off some tourist money from Las Vegas-bound drivers.
St. George, on the other hand, sits on the far western end of Utah, and was settled by Mormon Pioneers. In fact, it's known as the winter home for LDS church founder Brigham Young.
Although connected by Interstate 15, the two towns are separated by both cultural norms and the massive Virgin River Gorge. Driving through this steep, winding canyon makes up the majority of the distance between Mesquite and St. George.
(Here's a map showing you the Interstate 15 drive from Mesquite, Nevada to St. George, Utah.)
Driving from Mesquite to St. George
Traveling to St. George from Mesquite will be done entirely on Interstate 15, which, for this section, is also known as the Veterans Memorial Highway.
The interstate was completed in 1973. According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, at the time it was completed, the Virgin River Gorge portion of the project, (including bridge construction, etc.) made it the most expensive interstate ever completed.
View of St. George, Utah
And yes, we said, "Arizona" Department of Transportation. That's because – although it's a fairly short distance between Mesquite and St. George – there's a whole 'nother state between the two towns. Specifically, you'll travel 29 miles on Arizona soil when driving.
The Arizona border is just outside Mesquite's city limits. After about ten miles of relatively flat desert terrain, you reach the entrance to the Virgin River Gorge.
From here, you'll go uphill swiftly. Elevation of Mesquite is 1,601 feet above sea level, while in St. George it's 2,860 feet.
Looking at the map, you'll see this 29 stretch is really cut off from the rest of the state.
Lest you think that this is a speed-limit free zone, and that the Arizona Highway Patrol wouldn't waste resources on a remote 29 mile stretch of road isolated from the rest of the state: think again. I've driven this section of road between Mesquite and St. George plenty of times and have seen a surprising number of Arizona Highway patrol vehicles, as well as drivers pulled over by said patrol for speeding.
And despite the fact this is an interstate in a very rural, remote area, and has two lanes in each direction, it can surprisingly get congested frequently. Part of this is the fact that ADOT says that 1.4 million commercial trucks traverse this section of I-15 each year. I can vouch for this, as all 1.4 million semi-trucks are in front of me every time I drive this road.
(Related: Distance from Las Vegas to St. George, Utah).
The congestion has other causes as well.
One: The speed limit through Virgin River canyon is annoyingly slow. (And this is coming from a guy who doesn't drive fast). I don't recall exactly what it is, but I want to say that – due to curves as such – it's often in the 35 mile per hour range.
On top of that, It's an uphill drive, and the canyon walls are steep and towering over both sides of the interstate. It can give you a little bit of claustrophobia. My point is that between the uphill climb, endless curves, slow speed limit, heavy commercial traffic, and seemingly narrow passage, the traffic typically moves fairly slowly in this portion of the drive from Mesquite to St. George.
In addition to the 8 wheeler traffic, there's plenty of St. George residents who commute to Mesquite for either work, and/or play, which also adds to congestion issues.
The climb up the Virgin River Gorge on the way to St. George
With a population growing to now over 150,000 residents, the St. George and the Washington Utah areas make up a big customer base and employment base for Mesquite casinos.
There are many people who work in Mesquite, but choose to make the roughly 45 minute daily commute back home to St. George for quality of life reasons.
In addition, Mesquite attracts a lot of gamblers from St. George, both in terms of tourists to St. George, as well as locals. I've played numerous times in the poker rooms in Mesquite (although there is only one now), where I struck up conversation with a fellow player who lived in St. George and was driving home after the game.
Because of very mild weather in this region, (it will very rarely snow in the gorge), the drive from Mesquite to St. George is relatively easy, safe and scenic and will take you about ¾ of an hour to get there. (Photos courtesy of Ken Lund via Flickr.)
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Ab dem Wintersemester 2019/20 gibt es an der TU Dresden den neuen Masterstudiengang Elektrische Verkehrssysteme, der mit dem Master of Science (M.Sc.) abschließt.
Die Professur für Elektrische Bahnen hat ihre internen Themenstellungen für studentische Arbeiten am Lehrstuhl aktualisiert.
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The Villager - Final Round!
Name: The Villager - Final Round!
Online registrations have closed, however we are able to accept walk-in registrations!
We invite ALL members and non-members to join us for our facilitated networking event. In this event, you will be welcomed to The Village and participate in an activity that will get you up and talking to other like-minded business people.
This Villager will also include new and exciting insight into what is coming up in the Tron and the Chamber for the end of year and early 2019 period. Our guest speakers are Bronwyn Bent and Sally Barnett, Co-Directors of Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival.
In a city of only 150 thousand people, the reality is, doing business here relies as much on who you know as what you know. If you are looking to expand your networks, meet others in a facilitated welcoming environment, and find out more about the Waikato Chamber of Commerce can help you, this event is for you.
Bronwyn Bent and Sally Barnett were brought on as co-directors of HGAF in mid 2017.
They specialise in community arts engagement projects, producing, programming and event management. Each have over 15 years experience in the arts, hospitality and event management fields, including significant outdoor, site specific, and festival programming expertise. They have programmed and produced events for independent theatre companies, national organisations and large venues and festivals.
Bronwyn and Sally are passionate about bringing HGAF to existing and new audiences, to presenting amazing artists from the Waikato and further afield, and to working with the Festival Board to develop the festival into the future.
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A hidden talent of sodium bicarbonate -- better known as baking soda -- is neutralizing acids, including strong varieties such as hydrochloric acid. When you mix baking soda, a mild base, with acids, a chemical reaction turns the acids into harmless byproducts, such as salt and carbon dioxide. Knowing how to use baking soda is simple. With the right supplies and directions, you can safely neutralize hydrochloric acid.
Baking soda can neutralize excess stomach acid, which contains hydrochloric acid. A drink made with a teaspoon of baking soda mixed in 8 ounces of water can help relieve symptoms of heartburn and acid reflux.
Determine the amount of hydrochloric acid or HCl used on the item you want to neutralize. Note the size of the bottle of hydrochloric acid to identify the quantity of HCl used. Most industrial applications for hydrochloric acid use less than a gallon per item washed in acid.
Put on rubber gloves and safety goggles to protect your hands and eyes from the acid.
Move the item with hydrochloric acid outside, or to a well-ventilated area, to avoid breathing fumes.
Pour 5 1/2 lbs. baking soda in the bucket per 1 gallon of hydrochloric acid used on the item. Add water to the bucket at a ratio of 1 part baking soda to 10 parts water.
Add the baking soda solution slowly to the item with hydrochloric acid, pouring no more than 1/2 gallon at a time. Wait five minutes between each 1/2 gallon pour until you run out of the water and baking soda solution.
Test to ensure the acid has been neutralized. Mix a small amount of baking soda no more than 3 tbsp. to 1/2 cup water in the bucket. Gently pour the baking soda on the item that had hydrochloric acid on it. If you notice a fizzing reaction after pouring the water and baking soda solution, pour more baking soda and water solution on the item to neutralize the hydrochloric acid. If you see no reaction, you have successfully neutralized the hydrochloric acid; you can safely handle the item. If you have any doubts about remaining acid, simply add more baking soda solution. The baking soda is safe, so there's little harm in overdoing it.
Do not touch the hydrochloric acid with your hands; it will burn your skin. If you get hydrochloric acid on your skin, pour baking soda on it immediately and call 911.
Gutierrez, Louis. "How to Use Baking Soda to Neutralize HCL." Sciencing, https://sciencing.com/use-baking-soda-neutralize-hcl-8591741.html. 29 April 2018.


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Had these frogs in Cambodia years back. I un-ironically miss them. Wish I could have had some tarantula but I did not come across any.
Them frogs must work out.
muslim are dirty stupid people.
That's why I like Chinese they don't give a dam about any food.. everything is eatable.
Haram,haram totally haram for all Muslims,frogs are very dirty they are just a animal not humanbeing.
Oh my God is this true.
Another man food is another man poison but is poison for all Muslims umma.


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Q: Switching a view I have a problem with switching views in an iPhone application.
I have the source code of "Beginning iPhone 3 Development" (http://books.google.com/books?id=TcP2bgESYfgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=beginning+iphone+3+development#v=onepage&q=beginning%20iphone%203%20development&f=false) - chapter 6 - Multiview Applications.
Now I have the problem, I want to create a new view which should switch by clicking the button on the blue screen "Press me". But it did not work.
I add the these lines to the IBAction that the button on the blue screen is pressed:
StartViewController *startController = [[StartViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"StartViewController" bundle:nil];
self.startViewController = startController;

[self.view insertSubview:startController.view atIndex:1];
[startController release];

But the toolbar at the bottom won't disappear. But I want that this toolbar disappear.
If I wrote
[self.view insertSubview:startController.view atIndex:0];

instead of
[self.view insertSubview:startController.view atIndex:1];

the new xib lies behind the old one, so I see both views, the old and the new.
Why? I do not understand this.
Thanks a lot in advance & Best Regards Tim

A: The toolbar is in the SwitchView so you would need to hide it from the view if you want it to hide.  You could make an IBOutlet for the toolbar and then call setHidden:(BOOL) to hide it. You will need to do this from BlueViewController so you will need a way to get to your super view (which is SwitchView). You will also need to remove the BlueView from the super view by calling removeFromSuperView on blueViewController before inserting the new view into place. It is basically the same code that comes from the switch button in SwitchViewController.
Update:
I looked at your code. In BlueViewController.m use this for blueButtonPressed:(id)sender
StartViewController *start = [[StartViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"StartViewController" bundle:nil];
self.startViewController = start;
[start release];
View_SwitcherAppDelegate *appDelegate = [UIApplication sharedApplication].delegate;
SwitchViewController *switchController = appDelegate.switchViewController;
switchController.theToolbar.hidden = YES;
[self.view removeFromSuperview];
[self.view insertSubview:startViewController.view atIndex:0];

You will also need to add these two imports for "View_SwitcherAppDelegate.h" and "SwitchViewController.h".

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Sonata op. 147 - Wintersonata
Dmitri Sjostakovitsj (1906-1975)
Susanne Van Els
Ramsey Nasr
Dmitri Shostakovich composed only one sonata for viola and piano at the end of his life in 1975. It is a late work not only in a biographical sense but also musically speaking. Essentialism and purification, disengagement, disenchantment and desperation are all aspects that play a part in Shostakovich's late works at various times. We can listen to is as a commentary to a historic reality which it also represents. With Wintersonate poet Ramsey Nasr pays homage to Shostakovich. He wished first to transform the piece itself, to see if he could develop the musical work into a poem. But, he says, "The poem finally, no matter how hard you try, cannot be a transformation of Shostakovich's music. The music is unapproachable. This is why my poetry in general often attempts to imitate the state of music. (…) The problem is that a poet works with language, in which meaning always lies hidden in advance; you can alter it or emphasise it — but meaning remains meaning. Music has a wondrous effect without propagating any meaning as such. Poetry sometimes strives towards the same abstraction, but cannot succeed. However close the two art forms may be to each other, the above is the essential difference between the two. My only consolation is that music itself often aspires to the state of poetry." Susanne van Els started to play the viola after finishing her violin studies. She graduated with honours and developed a keen interest in contemporary music. Susanne van Els is member of the Schönberg Ensemble and Nieuw Amsterdams Peil. Reinbert de Leeuw is widely acclaimed as a pianist and conductor. In 1974 he co-founded the Schönberg Ensemble. His work in the field of contemporary music is of great musical importance internationally. Ramsey Nasr (1974) is an actor and poet/writer. In 1995 he gained wide acclaim for both writing and performing the monologue The Persistent Player (De doorspeler), for which he received the Philip Morris Scholarship Award. His second monologue No Song (Geen lied) won him both the Mary Dresselhuys prize 2000 and the Taalunie Playwright's prize 2000.
Sonata op. 147 - Wintersonate
Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 147
artists: 'Susanne Van Els'
composers: 'Dmitri Sjostakovitsj (1906-1975)'
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Wintersonata (without piano and viola) From: Onhandig bloesemend (De Bezige Bij 2004/2006)
artists: 'Ramsey Nasr'
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Waiting for Eden is a 2018 novel by American author Elliot Ackerman. It follows main characters Eden, a veteran of the Iraq War who waits to die in a San Antonio burn center from severe injuries suffered in the conflict, and his wife Mary. She cares for their daughter and struggles with the decision of whether to take husband Eden off life support. The story is narrated by Eden's best friend, killed in the same explosion that badly injured Eden. It revolves around themes of intimacy and grief, and received a generally warm reception.

Plot
While on his second tour in Iraq, US Marine Corporal Eden is caught in the blast from an improvised explosive device while on patrol with his fellow Marine and best friend in their humvee. The blast kills everyone in the vehicle other than Eden, including the book's omniscient narrator. Eden suffers severe burns over the entirety of his body. Eden is transported back to the US for treatment, where he is confined to a hospital bed and suffers constant severe pain. Unable to communicate, he is "not alive, not dead, what it was didn't have a name."

In the hospital, his wife Mary cares for Eden, and advocates his medical care. She "never leaves him," and "soon Eden became like an appendage to her, one she spoke for ... His body became her own, and she anchored to it. Even as she refused to leave, she wanted him to die." Among these challenges, she watches their daughter take her first steps among the sterile corridors of the military hospital. She  struggles with the ultimate decision of whether to take Eden, "immobilized and practically catatonic", off the life support that tethers him to the world.

From the vantage of the novel's narrator, the story explores Eden's inner consciousness. He has a stroke after Mary leaves for the Christmas holiday and his mind becomes "unlocked". The novel explores the history of the couple, including with the narrator; Eden's decision to reenlist in the military, and the experiences of Mary with the "war on terror as it's waged at home". She is pregnant with the couple's child when Eden prepares to mobilize for his second time.

Themes
In describing the themes of the novel, Ackerman told NPR that although war sets the backdrop for the characters, the narrative is centrally one of intimacy:

...and it's also about grief — which I think is a type of faith, because contained within grief is this assumption that if we make it through it, that there will be healing on the other end. I'm not sure that that healing always occurs, and when it doesn't occur, oftentimes we're left just waiting in this type of liminal state — hence the title of the book.

Ackerman reflected that the choice of the name Mary was intentional, and an allusion to the biblical character, saying "I know lots of Marys, and I think we probably all do." As quoted in Vogue, Ackerman described his work' foundation as grounded in "the cumulative loss of many friends and the larger questions of how we keep faith with each other."

Reception
The Boston Globe described the novel as a "tight-knit, inward-looking reckoning with the costs of military sacrifice — in emphatic flesh-and-blood terms." In their list of anticipated books for the Fall of 2018, critic Ron Charles in The Washington Post praised Ackerman's prowess as "one of the best soldier-writers of his generation".

Joshua Finnell in the Library Journal described Waiting for Eden as "a profound meditation on the liminal space between our past, present, and future," and Alexander Moran of Booklist praised the work as "a deeply moving portrayal of how grief can begin even while our loved ones still cling to life."

In her review of essential books for the 2018 Fall season, Chloe Schama in Vogue described Waiting for Eden as "an unflinching guide to the mental, physical, and familial toll of war."

See also

 Green on Blue, a 2015 novel also by Ackerman

Notes

References

External links
 Elliot Ackerman official website

2018 American novels
Novels about death
Novels about marriage
American war novels
Alfred A. Knopf books


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Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival
The team behind the hugely popular annual Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival have launched their long-walks programme for the 2019 festival. The event, running from 4 - 12 May, is offering more than 50 FREE walks over nine days, making it probably the biggest in the West Midlands and one of the best in the country. The festival offers a number of 'themed' walks ranging from two to 21 miles covering a whole host of topics from the wonderful landscape and geology of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site to the wildlife that inhabits The Gorge's ancient woodlands. The walks are graded in terms of suitability for walks for everyone through to walks for experienced countryside walkers. Long Walks Programme The festival is offering a number of long walks for 2019 with five walks of more than 20 miles and six walks of more than 15 miles. The long walks include The Wrekin and a Rifle Range, taking on some of the less well-known paths on this famous hill, and The Gorge by Rail, a linear walk starting and ending at a railway station and passing through the World Heritage Site. These routes are aimed at more experienced walkers with the aim of providing a challenging but enjoyable day out. They range in length from 12 to 21 miles and mainly involve walking away from roads; some include steep ascents. Walkers will also need to carry enough food and water for the whole day. There is also an opportunity to complete the 50 or 100-mile challenge in the nine days by completing the series of daily long walks. Some of these comprise two walks of approximately six miles each, with a break to allow time for lunch in Ironbridge. The full Walking Festival programme, which will include shorter walks for families, themed wildlife walks, wellness walks and walks to music, will be published later in the year and a leaflet available early 2019. All walks are free; however, pre-booking is essential as numbers are limited to a maximum of 20 people. Well behaved dogs on a lead are welcome on some walks, but please check before booking. To reserve a place or request a copy of the programme contact the Ironbridge Visitor Information Centre by email at tic@ironbridge.org.uk or call 01952 433 424. For more details about the walks visit www.ironbridgewalking.co.uk or email info@ironbridgewalking.co.uk.
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The Incredibles (2004)
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Spawn (1997)
After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda. In exchange…
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Suicide Squad (2016)
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange…
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with…
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'Great Stories Start Here'
'Great Stories Start Here' - 01/09/2014
Point Clouds Everywhere at HxGN Live 2014
Mathias Lemmens, senior editor, GIM International
This year's HxGN Live, Hexagon Metrology's annual user conference, was once again held in Las Vegas, USA, from 2-6 June. Its maxim: 'Great Stories Start Here'. From a geomatics point of view the event can be typified as 'point clouds everywhere'. This report focuses on their creation by airborne Lidar, mobile mapping, trolleys and handhelds.
Although Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, has been a prominent manufacturer of airborne Lidar systems for decades, in October 2013 it acquired Swedish Airborne Hydrograph AB (AHAB) – a small firm which has been specialised in bathymetric airborne Lidar for over 20 years. Today, AHAB manufactures three types of Lidar systems: one for capturing land and two aimed at seabeds and riverbeds. The systems can be arranged in various configurations, fitting in one standard casing but stamped with different logos. DragonEye is a purely topographic Lidar system. In March 2014 the Dual Head was launched consisting of two scanners each emitting up to 500,000 pulses per second summing up to a pulse rate of 1MHz and joined by an RCD30 80MP camera recording RGB and near infrared. When flying at a height of 1km, the point density is 16 points/m2. The scan pattern is circular enabling the receipt of up to four returns per ground point. One sensor is pointing forward and one backward; the resulting oblique view enables the recording of facades on both sides of buildings without occlusion. Its uses include 3D modelling of buildings and cities; monitoring of forests and power transmission lines; and survey of roads and railways. Bathymetry can be captured by two oblique Lidar systems: one for shallow water (max. depth: 15m; pulse rate 35kHz) and one for deep waters (max. depth: 50m; pulse rate 10kHz). Both use the green band and record the full waveform, and the penetration depth depends on how clear the water is. Both bathymetric systems can be combined with the DragonEye land Lidar to seamlessly capture seabeds and the adjoining land. Now that Leica has directed its gaze towards 'the sea', it raises the question of which manufacturer of multibeam echosounders is the first in line to be acquired.
Road Surveys
Many countries have adopted road safety strategies and these often involve 3D modelling. Mobile mapping systems (MMS) mounted on cars are ideal for this purpose, as they can drive at speeds of up to 100km/h while acquiring data. As a follow-up to Pegasus:One, the Pegasus:Two MMS was launched at HxGN Live 2014. All sensors and computers are integrated in the same casing. The trunk of the vehicle stores only the rechargeable 11-hour battery. The MMS consists of one Lidar sensor and six horizontal cameras (rear and skyward-view cameras are optional) while there is space for a thermal camera, ground-penetrating radar, sonar, pollution monitor or other sensors. The MMS can be extended with a Leica ScanStation P20. Positioning is done with Novatel's ProPak6. A handle surrounding the unit enables easy mounting on any moving platform. Stuart Woods, vice president of Mobile Mapping, admitted that the handle took longer to design than any other component.
Trolley and Handheld
A prototype of Pegasus:T2, a trolley-based MMS weighing 20kg, was also on display. Designed for original data capture, updating or extending existing 3D models of construction sites or plants, for example, the system will be available by the end of 2014. The greatest challenge will be adaption for indoor use. To date, the collection of point clouds has focused on creating new 3D models but once these are in place the need for updating will arise as pipes are subsequently replaced and valves added. At a booth on the exhibition floor, the company DotProduct presented its DPI-7 KIT handheld device composed of off-the-shelf hardware: an Android tablet computer and PrimeSense Carmine 1.08 RGB and depth sensor. However, the heart of the handheld is the patent-pending Phi.3D software which stitches newly captured point clouds to existing ones in real time using the overlaps. This tool allows not only updating but also capturing of those parts of a scene which are invisible or not accessible to regular laser scanners.
Over 3,500 attendees from 80 countries participated in HxGN Live 2014. Two user conferences will be organised in 2015: one in Las Vegas from 1-4 June and a second one in Hong Kong from 18-20 November.
The image shows Aldo Facchin, R&D manager for Mobile Mapping Geosoft Srl (Italy) – part of Leica Geosystems – mounting a Pegasus:Two on a van of the Spicer Group, a surveying, engineering and planning firm based in Michigan (USA) (Courtesy: M. Lemmens).
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Looking back at Formula E's inaugural season
David Nelson 'The Verdict so Far' Series, 08. Summer 2015, Formula E, ITV Sport July 17, 2015 July 23, 2015 6 Minutes
The 2014-15 Formula E season came to a thrilling climax on June 28th from Battersea Park in London, with Nelson Piquet, Jnr clinching the championship in a finale that could be described as the electric version of the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix. Overall, the inaugural season has been a success, ten cities hosting eleven rounds. But what has gone well, what hasn't gone well and what could be improved for season two? There are a lot of lessons that the championship could learn going forward, but also some things that they should be congratulated on.
Viewing figures and scheduling
According to overnight viewing figures from overnights.tv, the inaugural season of Formula E averaged 216k (2.6%) on ITV4 for their eleven race day programmes, with an average peak audience of 366k (4.1%). It is worth remembering that the championship decider was broadcast live on ITV to an audience of 700k (6.9%). Removing that number brings Formula E's average down to 168k (2.2%), with an average peak of 285k (3.4%). Broadcasting the final race live on ITV's main channel made a huge difference to the season average. The audiences for ITV4 have been solid, but they have not been spectacular. In my opinion, I don't think ITV is all to blame for that.
Formula E: the future?
Some of Formula E's scheduling decisions during season one were bad, some their own fault, and some beyond their own control as we saw with Malaysia being moved from October to November, thus creating a two month gap between rounds one and two. Their season two calendar unfortunately does not fill me with much hope. The Formula One season starts in April, and I had hoped that Formula E would take advantage of that fact. Instead, what the provisional calendar shows is an seven week gap between rounds three and four, with a further six week gap between rounds four and five, neither gap makes much sense. Formula E should capitalise on Formula 1's absence with a race every three weeks (Christmas aside), if feasibly possible.
The season two problems are compounded by Battersea Park's date currently showing as TBA. The calendar needs to be more compact, to get the viewers into a routine in the off-season. From ITV's perspective, it is difficult to promote something that is not on regularly. There's less incentive for ITV to broadcast races on their main channel with long gaps. As of writing, we don't know whether ITV will be covering Formula E for season two. I assume the answer is yes, given that ITV's Formula E presenter Jennie Gow has referenced Formula E in some of her tweets recently, in but this has yet to be confirmed to me. I would outline what I think ITV should do scheduling wise for season two, but I think it is worth waiting until official confirmation that they are actually screening season two live first…
Graphics and Direction
The World Feed for Formula E's inaugural season was produced by Aurora Media, who packaged each session with their own broadcast crew, led by Nicki Shields, with Jack Nicholls and Dario Franchitti on commentary (more on that later). From a graphical perspective, the package was slick, and looked great in high definition. Unfortunately, the graphics did not stand up very well in standard definition, which was evident when I watched the races live on ITV4. The main timing graphics wall, which included the energy percentages, was superb. Easy on the eye, allowing the casual viewer to easily track the story of the race. Kudos to whoever came up with that idea for the percentages on screen, because it was executed fantastically. There were two graphics in my opinion which suffered from fatal flaws.
The first problem was the speedometer, which stayed the same for the entire season. The problem here was that too much information was being conveyed in a small amount of space. One of the core fundamentals of any user interface is that the user should be able to understand what it is telling you within around 10 seconds. When I'm looking at the speedometer, what exactly am I focusing on? And is that information important for the casual viewer? If the guy who watches every race struggles to understand or digest the graphic, then the casual viewer has no chance. It is good that this information is being provided to the viewer, but it certainly needs to be separated out to be made more useful (aka. separation of concerns).
The qualifying kW output during the second 2015 London ePrix.
The second problem I found concerned the qualifying graphics. I also want to put this under the "let's make the commentators job easier" category. The graphic itself is an addition to the timing wall, and normally sits to the right of it, which shows the amount of kilowatts that the driver is currently using. Normally, it is either 150 kW for a slower lap and 200 kW for a fast lap. The problem I have is that the graphic fluctuates considerably as the driver goes round the lap, sometimes even going into negative values. I mentioned this on Twitter a while back, and the reaction to the graphic seemed positive so it may be just me that feels this way.
Across the season, the direction was largely good, highlighted by the superb camera angles. I don't think you can ever get tired of seeing Formula E cars leap over kerbs and hurl themselves towards the fence and the onlooking camera. One worry before the season was whether the camera angles would convey the speed well, however for me this was quickly dispelled with round one in Beijing, as described above. Not every round was perfect, I didn't think the open airfield of Berlin portrayed the cars well, as it meant that the camera angles were not generally as close as previous rounds. But overall, it was good and for the most part it was clear that the team were learning as they went along, the pit sequence an example of something which improved significantly as the season progressed, helped by the aforementioned on-screen graphics.
However, as with the graphics, there were two aspects about the direction that I wasn't a fan of: cutaways and heli-cam. I can understand the occasional cutaway to Alain Prost or whoever in the pit lane. But as the season progressed, the cutaways felt more intrusive on the coverage, and also held onto the subject for far too long, some shots seemingly stuck forever. A separate issue was heli-cam. It works the majority of time in Formula 1 as it can help visualise the speed at places like Monza. But when the Formula E cars are slower than other single-seaters as it is, you really shouldn't use any shots that highlights this fact. The heli-cam was used frequently in London, and I wasn't a fan. I don't like saying this, but the direction behind the restart of the second London race was a mess as a result.
Commentary, other bits and looking ahead
The commentary team of Jack Nicholls and Dario Franchitti does not need much explanation, nor analysis. Why? Because it was Nicholls and Franchitti that helped made Formula E what it became during season one. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Nicholls and Franchitti are currently the best motor sport commentary duo around. The young, energetic style of Nicholls alongside the veteran analysis from Franchitti is a fantastic combination, and one that I hope is maintained for season two. It certainly deserves to be.
A helicopter shot looking down at Battersea Park during the second 2015 London ePrix.
A few other bits to round off. Social media is good, with great use of Grabyo for instantly sharing clips from the race, which has paid off with famous stars sharing the clips. Weirdly though, there has not been much direct interaction with fans from Formula E themselves, in the form of Q&A's and the like. Furthermore, I found that Formula E did not promote their own live streaming, which was incredibly bizarre. I mean, if you want someone to access the live streaming, surely you would provide a direct link to it? As I say, the social media content itself is great, but the interaction, not so. The website is okay, but it is not optimised for mobile browsing as far as I can see. Speaking of live streaming, if you didn't have a direct link to it, chances are you would find it difficult to spot it. It is silly that the Video page, linked from the homepage, has none of the full sessions listed, but the Live Streaming page, not linked from the homepage, has every session listed. A goldmine if you want to grab new fans, if you ask me, which is not being exploited.
Season one for Formula E has gone incredibly well. Have they proved the naysayers wrong? I'd like to think so. The points I have outlined above will only serve to get better as time progresses. The cars will only get faster, the technology will become more mainstream and attract a bigger audience. Formula E has its baseline. But the race is not over. The chase for viewers is only just beginning. Please, just don't do anything stupid. Keep it free and accessible, and you will attract more viewers.
Oh, and the segway is fantastic. Never forget the segway.
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ITV and other host broadcasters probably don't want the 'native' E streaming service promoted, as they can't sell adverts on it like their own streaming services.


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Die Qiang (, Eigenbezeichnung ; Rrmea, IPA [] oder []) sind eine der 56 offiziell anerkannten Minderheiten der Volksrepublik China. Nach der letzten Volkszählung im Jahr 2010 zählen sie 309.576 Menschen. Sie leben vor allem in Sichuan. Sie sprechen Qiang, eine Xixia-Qiang-Sprache, die zu den tibetobirmanischen Sprachen gehört.

Geschichte
Das Qiang-Volk ist ein altes Volk in China. Erste Erwähnungen finden sich im antiken China. Sie werden als Nachfahren des Yan-Kaisers und seiner Dynastie gesehen und hatten vor den Han-Chinesen ein Reich im heutigen China.

Literatur
 Wang Ming-ke: From the Qiang Barbarians to the Qiang Nationality: The Making of a New Chinese Boundary.

Siehe auch
 Völker Chinas

Weblinks

 Traditionelle Kultur der Qiang-Nationalität wird wieder belebt – Chinesische Regierungsseite
 The Qiang Ethnic Minority – Chinesische Regierungsseite (englisch)

Einzelnachweise

Ethnie in Sichuan
Ethnie in Guizhou