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Scream review: Metatextual as ever, the horror franchise now takes a stab at toxic fanboys
American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1939-2015)
Dir: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett. Starring: Melissa Barrera, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell. 12A, 111 minutes.
Scream is one of the few franchises still free of a bloated ego. It's never maintained that much reverence for its own iconography – namely, the opening to the 1996 original, in which a bobbed Drew Barrymore screams down the phone, as a sardonic voice asks her whether she likes scary movies, moments before she gets a knife in the chest. It's the wider pop-horror landscape that's treated that sequence as hallowed and untouchable. The Scream films, and their director Wes Craven, were happy to revisit, remix, and make fun of their own conventions as much as they liked.
That was always the aim – to rejuvenate the sagging teen slasher genre by both empowering and burdening its characters with the knowledge that they're stuck inside a stereotypical slasher. And the latest Scream, the fifth in the franchise, doesn't try to fix what isn't broken. It's a little metatextual analysis served up with a generous side of guts and gore, stabbing its cake and eating it with gleeful abandon.
In fact, when a new killer (or killers?) dons the cape and Edvard Munch-ian ghoul mask to become this generation's Ghostface, mowing down the residents of Woodsboro, the local teens don't seem all that impressed. They treat the in-universe equivalent of the Scream movies, called Stab, as something of a dated curio. They're all about the so-called "elevated horror" trend, populated by It Follows, Hereditary, and The Babadook, which one character calls "an amazing meditation on motherhood and grief".
They were clearly the kind of audience 2018's Halloween tried to cash in on when it brought back Jamie Lee Curtis and then tossed a sackful of generational trauma in her lap. But Scream is interested in keeping its scares light and bloody, rather than meditative, while doubling down on the self-awareness. This time, the main targets for satire are the choleric, maturity-challenged fanboys who never got over their hatred for The Last Jedi, the revisionist middle instalment of the latest Star Wars trilogy. Also on the chopping block is the recent obsession with "requels" – ie the sequel that's really a sly remake à la Jurassic World and Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The film's confusing title, which inexplicably drops the "5", is eventually played as a punchline.
Cynicism has always been Scream's modus operandi, and so we're treated to a brand new set of characters, including Tara (Jenna Ortega) (Paramount Pictures)
Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, behind 2019's sharp and twisty horror-comedy Ready or Not, have easily reshaped Scream's Nineties cynicism to weaponise it against the franchises that now wheel out self-awareness as an excuse for indulgence. And, though this may be the first instalment made without Wes Craven, who died in 2015, it still speaks in the horror maestro's adventurous, boundary-breaking language.
In the end, Scream is nostalgic only in the way its central trio – Campbell's Sidney, David Arquette's Dewey Riley, and Courteney Cox's Gale Weathers – take on the Luke, Han, and Leia roles of mentors to a new generation. That's not to say they've been sidelined, but there's a slightly twinkly-eyed, wistful tinge to their combined presences, as they sigh and smile like they're flipping through an old photo album. Oh, remember that familiar sound of blood-curdling screams? Remember when Dewey was stabbed nine times and inexplicably survived?
But that kind of overt sincerity is brief. Cynicism has always been Scream's modus operandi, and so we're treated to a brand new set of characters – including sisters Sam (In the Heights's Melissa Barrera) and Tara (Jenna Ortega) – who scream, run, and are occasionally hacked to pieces. The whole cast are game, bringing the same fresh-faced, cool kid energy that's been the common denominator of every past Scream star (from Jada Pinkett Smith to Emma Roberts). And the film finds plenty of ways to deliver fresh and funny scares, by playing around with the visual grammar of horror – on who gets killed how, and who ultimately comes out on top. Scream remains full of surprises.
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from __future__ import unicode_literals

import bridgekeeper.models
from django.conf import settings
import django.core.validators
from django.db import migrations, models
import django.db.models.deletion
import re
import uuid

class Migration(migrations.Migration):

    initial = True

    dependencies = [
        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
    ]

    operations = [
        migrations.CreateModel(
            name='Invite',
            fields=[
                ('id', models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='id')),
                ('created', models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, verbose_name='created')),
                ('updated', models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True, verbose_name='updated')),
                ('code', models.CharField(db_index=True, default=bridgekeeper.models.generate_code, max_length=255, unique=True, validators=[django.core.validators.RegexValidator(re.compile('^[-a-zA-Z0-9_]+\\Z', 32), "Enter a valid 'slug' consisting of letters, numbers, underscores or hyphens.", 'invalid')], verbose_name='code')),
                ('expired', models.DateTimeField(blank=True, help_text='Invite not valid after expired datetime', null=True, verbose_name='expired')),
                ('user', models.ForeignKey(blank=True, help_text='Invite creator', null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='invites', to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
            ],
        ),
    ]

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Due to popular demand, Australian power rock trio TRACER kick off their first nationwide headline UK tour at London's Islington O2 Academy onTuesday 24th April.
Planet Rock will start a 48-hour ticket pre-sale from Wednesday 1st February at 9am, ents24's pre-sale will follow from Thursday. Tickets go on generalsale at 10am on Friday 3rd February via the 24 hour ticket hotline: 0844 478 0898, Gig Cartel.
TRACER has captured the excitement and adrenalin rush of rock'n'roll. Tracer's sound embodies the same raw dynamics and edge to that of Alice InChains, Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age and Black Sabbath. Classic Rock magazine recently deemed them "New Band of the Month", while Total Guitar, Rock Sound, Guitarist, Fireworks and Powerplay awarded the debut 4 stars. Hailing from Adelaide, South Australia, the trio embrace a sonic sledgehammer sound steeped in epic guitars, thunderous riffs and raw, uncompromising vocals. Their Australian blend of 90's stoner and 70's classic rock continues to win them new fans.


Viruses are major pathogens in all biological systems. Virus propagation and downstream analysis remains a challenge, particularly in the ocean where the majority of their microbial hosts remain recalcitrant to current culturing techniques. We used a cultivation-independent approach to isolate and sequence individual viruses. The protocol uses high-speed fluorescence-activated virus sorting flow cytometry, multiple displacement amplification (MDA), and downstream genomic sequencing. We focused on 'giant viruses' that are readily distinguishable by flow cytometry. From a single-milliliter sample of seawater collected from off the dock at Boothbay Harbor, ME, USA, we sorted almost 700 single virus particles, and subsequently focused on a detailed genome analysis of 12. A wide diversity of viruses was identified that included Iridoviridae, extended Mimiviridae and even a taxonomically novel (unresolved) giant virus. We discovered a viral metacaspase homolog in one of our sorted virus particles and discussed its implications in rewiring host metabolism to enhance infection. In addition, we demonstrated that viral metacaspases are widespread in the ocean. We also discovered a virus that contains both a reverse transcriptase and a transposase; although highly speculative, we suggest such a genetic complement would potentially allow this virus to exploit a latency propagation mechanism. Application of single virus genomics provides a powerful opportunity to circumvent cultivation of viruses, moving directly to genomic investigation of naturally occurring viruses, with the assurance that the sequence data is virus-specific, non-chimeric and contains no cellular contamination.


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Home/New York/New York State Senator Iwen Chu vows to serve 17th Senate District to the best of her ability
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The first Asian-American senator of New York State introduced her team, and upcoming office hours
New York: Iwen Chu, the first Asian American Senator of the State of New York elected from the 17th District – a constituency predominated by the Asian-American population, vowed to serve her constituency to the best of her ability, and work with the community and other groups for the betterment of its dwellers.
She's the first Asian-American state-elected official in Brooklyn and the first Asian woman in New York State Senate.
While introducing the office hours and her team at a press conference she said: "I and my team are ready to help the residents of 17th District as much as possible."
Senator Chu outlined her commitment to delivering strong constituent services to residents of southern Brooklyn. "My staff of experienced and dedicated public servants is ready to serve District 17 residents. We know to truly serve the people, we must be strong advocates in all types of cases. This is a new district with a very diverse constituency; I look forward to working with community partners and groups to provide robust services."
She said Staff is available to connect with residents seeking assistance with cases. Senator Chu's team can assist Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, Urdu, Hebrew speaking residents. The office will host mobile hours to serve constituents:
"This is a new district and I'm eager to work with the community and other groups," said Iwen Chu.
Office timings are as under
Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., CPC Brooklyn
Thursdays,10 a.m. – 2 p.m., New Utrecht Library
Fridays, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., McKinley Park Library
Library President and CEO, Linda E. Johnson said "Brooklyn Public Library is pleased to partner with Senator Chu and to serve as a trusted meeting space where neighborhood residents can access much-needed services and resources.
We look forward to hosting the Senator's office hours and welcoming her constituents to McKinley Park Library."
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Q: What is the active record query I have 3 tables: country, gpc, and gpc_country.
gpc can have many countries and countries can also be under many gpc. I want to get the country names that are under a certain gpc.
What is the correct active record query to return the CountryNames from the gpc_country table?
I have used:
$this->db->where('GPCID',$gpcid);
$query = $this->db->get('gpc_country');
It works but it returns the countrycode. I want them to be converted into CountryNames based from the country table.

A: I am not sure what you mean but as far as I understand you want to try this:
$this->db->select("CountryNames")
         ->from("country")
         ->join('gpc_country', 'gpc_country.country_code = country.id')
         ->get
         ->result_array();

Now again, because the question is unclear and I have no idea how your schema looks like this is just a wild guess.

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Q: UIViewAnimationOptions.CurveEaseIn not working inside coordinated animation I am in the middle of developing a tvOS application.
In my application I have a UICollectionView. On focus I am using a coordinated animation. Inside that animation I have this code:
UIView.animateWithDuration(1.0, delay: 0.0, options: UIViewAnimationOptions.CurveEaseIn, animations: {
                    self.bg.image = finalImage
                    self.bg.alpha = 1.0
                    }, completion: nil)

But it seems like its not using the curveEaseIn animation option.
Its changing the alpha bluntly, which is odd. Where I am going wrong?

A: What is the desired effect? Are you trying to cross fade bg.image with a new image? Have you tried changing the duration to something higher, for example 10.0, to see if the animation is perhaps happening too fast?
Here's an example of what you may be looking for:
let myImageView = UIImageView()
let myFinalImage = UIImage(named:"FinalImage.png")

// Animate alpha
UIView.animateWithDuration(1.0, delay: 0.0, options: .CurveEaseIn, animations: {
    print("alpha animation started")
    myImageView.alpha = 0.0
    }) { (finished) in
        print("alpha animation finished")
}

// Animate change of image
UIView.transitionWithView(myImageView, duration: 1.0, options: .TransitionCrossDissolve, animations: {
    print("cross dissolve animation started")
    myImageView.image = myFinalImage
    }) { (finished) in
        print("cross dissolve animation finished")
}

A: Sorry. Forgot to post the answer.
I did animating the imageview in the completion of the coordinated animation like this
   self.bg.alpha = 0.0
   coordinator.addCoordinatedAnimations({ //code for coordinated animation}, completion: { _ in

                UIView.animateWithDuration(1.0, delay: 0.0, options: UIViewAnimationOptions.CurveEaseIn, animations: {
                    self.bg.image = self.finalImage
                    self.bg.alpha = 1.0
                    }, completion: nil)})

A: In Swift 4 or Swift 5 use: .curveEaseIn
UIView.animate(withDuration: 1.0, delay: 0.0, options: .curveEaseIn, animations: {
              ...
        }) { (finished) in
             ...
        }


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Kate Walsh On Returning As Addison For 'Grey's Anatomy' Season 19 – Hollywood Life
June 29, 2022 by Editorial staff
Image Credit: ABC/Everett Collection
Kate Walsh is having a great year. Addison Montgomery returned to Grey's Anatomy in season 18, and she's currently filming the third season of Emily In Paris in the City of Love. HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with the actress about whether or not we'll see Addison in season 19.
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"It was fun to go back. She might make an appearance. We'll see. I don't know," Kate said. "I'm really thrilled for them. They 400 episodes and what an iconic series moment for them. There are only a couple of shows ever that have done that and we're one of them. So I feel very grateful to be a part of it."
Kate Walsh in 'Grey's Anatomy' season 18. (ABC)
At the end of season 18, Meredith was conflicted about leaving Gray Sloan and moving to Minnesota. Meredith had become increasingly frustrated at those who wanted her to stay after she'd given so much to the hospital. After chaos at the hospital, Bailey ended up quitting and left Meredith in charge. Kate revealed what she thinks Addison would tell Meredith in the wake of the finale.
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"I think Addison would tell her to go live her best life. There's no obligation. That's one of the great things that you learn as you get older. Don't be a slave to obligation," Kate told HollywoodLife.
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Lily Collins and Kate Walsh in 'Emily In Paris.' (Netflix)
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The month of July is also Dry Eye Awareness Month. She told HollywoodLife that this partnership was a "no-brainer" for her. "I love that it's condom-free because I have sensitive eyes," she continued. "It's been a really gorgeous partnership. Wherever I go, they're in every bag. I love that it's accessible, too. You don't need a prescription and get it right over the counter."
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Federal Funding and Grid: Infusion of Investment Stirs Opportunity
Timing is everything, and the political whipsaw that was the summer of 2022 highlighted this in Technicolor®. Each year, as we consider the topics and questions to be addressed in our annual Black & Veatch Electric Report, we understand we're capturing a moment in time in the perspectives of our survey respondents. For a section focused on the potential impact of government funding — including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) — on the future of the grid, our timing arguably couldn't be worse.
How so? After weeks of careful planning, imagine our surprise as our survey launched to reports that the remaining clean energy elements of the "Build Back Better" framework were dead in the water, only to close it out a few weeks later with late-breaking word the Manchin-Schumer "Inflation Reduction Act" was alive and well, ultimately making its way through Congress and being signed into law.
With that backdrop in mind, we were struck by several themes emerging in 2022, including that government funding though the IIJA is expected to play a role in underpinning investment decisions for nearly 60 percent of respondents. This includes nearly two-thirds of those serving less than 2 million customers, demonstrating a favorable outlook on the role of federal funding in their planning. Optimistically, given the broad financial incentives targeting clean energy in the Inflation Reduction Act, and its passage through budget reconciliation, we expect these figures would reflect even greater optimism in a follow-up survey (Figures 4-5)
Timing aside, when it comes to expectations of how and where IIJA funding for grid-related projects will be prioritized, two areas — EV charging infrastructure and energy storage — were clear winners. This is consistent with the considerable efforts of the Biden Administration to support growth in the electrification of transportation, highlighted by the call to deploy 500,000 charging stations nationwide. The fact that federal funding will support the millions of EVs entering service and provide a significant business opportunity to a market that experienced years of flat load growth is not lost on industry stakeholders. Similarly, awareness of the critical role energy storage will play in providing grid-balancing support comes as the pace of renewable energy deployment accelerates. Grid resilience to climate impacts, cybersecurity and a series of interconnected elements round out a range of choices reflecting the competing priorities within the broader grid modernization effort (Figure 6).
For as much as the electric sector seeks to decide its own fate, policy and regulatory uncertainty represent the greatest factors impacting decisions to invest in electric sector infrastructure, followed closely by concerns over technology time horizons. Simply put, political decisions being made to drive decarbonization and evolve the regulatory compact reshape how service providers can look at a range of capital and operational expense planning scenarios. For example, in California, the state acknowledges its need to deploy large-scale natural gas technologies to ensure grid reliability, but its decision to phase out natural gas by 2045 means these technologies are to be taken out of service before the traditional asset lifecycle is complete, disrupting traditional market dynamics (Figure 7).
One area where respondents are shedding significant insight relates to the ongoing challenges the Department of Energy (DOE) faces in streamlining the complex process of securing government funding for energy projects. Fully 35 percent of survey participants indicated their organization would not pursue funding due to factors ranging from lack of awareness to overly restrictive conditions or administratively burdensome applications.
With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the DOE now has roughly $110 billion in loan authority to support innovative clean energy, advanced transportation and tribal energy projects. But to receive funding, the DOE must be comfortable with a project plan that addresses everything from design through commercial operation. The DOE's commitment of $504 million for the Advanced Clean Energy Storage green hydrogen production and storage project in Delta, Utah, reflected their confidence in the comprehensive framework the development partners and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) provider developed to meet their standards. Working with stakeholders who understand the DOE's approval processes will be essential to accelerating the flow of capital to worthy programs.
Despite the timing of our survey, we find reasons for optimism abound throughout this report. Efforts to address the digital and advanced infrastructure divide, highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic, are top of mind for more than three-quarters of 2022 respondents. This reflects the industry's effort to ensure that breakthroughs in clean energy will be deployed and benefit low-income communities in both urban and rural parts of the nation.
From a funding perspective, which cannot be overlooked as typically the most challenging aspect in developing next-generation infrastructure programs, billions of dollars in investment will be fueled by tax credits, loan programs and direct investment from the American taxpayer. This effort to modernize our grid reflects the type of transformative, Hoover Dam-like project that will reimagine countless sectors and decarbonize the U.S. economy.
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DeKalb Puts Three Wrestlers on top of the Podium at State Championships
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Stone Mountain's DeeJay McNeal (left) is undefeated heading into the Class 3A State Wrestling Tournament. He and teammate Antonio Mills are the only two undefeated out of the DeKalb [...]
Dunwoody Edges Out SW DeKalb for Third DCSD County Wrestling Title
Dunwoody's Charles McCowan (blue head gear) defeated Lakeside's Ian Johnson in the 195 class final to secure Dunwoody's third county championship in four years. (Photo by Mark Brock) [...]
Druid Hills Hosting 57th Annual DCSD Wrestling Championships
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DeKalb County Wrestling Names Inaugural All-County Selections
The inaugural DeKalb Wrestling All-County Team met at Chick-Fil-A Northlake. (Photo courtesy of Carla Parker) The DeKalb County Wrestling Coaches named the inaugural All-County Team this past week [...]
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McNair Hauls in Five State Wrestling Medals for Fourth Place
McNair senior Terrence Randle (wearing cap) finished the year 47-0 and as the Class 3A 182 weight class state champion. (Courtesy Photo) McNair picked up its second ever [...]
DeKalb Sending 108 Wrestlers to GHSA State Sectionals
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McNair Captures Second Venable DCSD Co. Wrestling Championship
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Southwest DeKalb, McNair Win Area Dual Wrestling Titles
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Southwest DeKalb Wins Second Consecutive DCSD JV Wrestling Title
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Dunwoody's Constantine Gavalas Captures State Wrestling Gold Medal
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DeKalb County Schools takes wrestling to the mat in a very serious manner. The schools own 26 state team-wrestling championships and an amazing 311 individual state titles since 1961.
Dequan Warner (blue), the 2006 and 2007 Class AAAA state champion.
Columbia leads the current 18-school contingent in state titles with five (1972 to 1973, 1976 to 1977, 1988). The now defunct Briarcliff and Walker High Schools hold six and five of the state titles, respectively. Chamblee (1974, 1979) and Redan (1983 to 1984) are the only other schools with more than one title.
Lakeside won the last team title in 1997. Towers (1975), Avondale (1983), Cross Keys (1961), Stone Mountain (1969) and Lithonia (1971) also captured state titles. Towers, despite only one state title to its credit, holds the county lead in Top 10 finishes in the state competition with 28. Avondale has finished in the Top 10 23 times and Columbia is third with 19. The county has 15 of the current 18 schools with at least six or more top ten finishes.
The 309 individual state titles include 57 participants that won 2 or more titles. Bucky Harrelson of Briarcliff won 4 titles (1961 to 1964) to lead the county and was later tied for that distinction when Lithonia's Arty McGuire won four from 1973 to 1976. Bill Glass (Druid Hills, 1965 to 1967), Craig Cummings (Sequoyah, 1967 to 1969), John Kalvelage (Lakeside, 1969 to 1971), Kirk Hoffman (Clarkston, 1978 to 1980), Kevin Pride (Towers, 1979 to 1981), J.J. Mathis (Clarkston, 1987 to 1989), Charles Cloud (Columbia, 1987 to 1989) and Richard Robinson (Tucker, 1991 to 1993) all won three state individual titles.
Clarkston's Terrance Gaddy (green) pins Lafayette's Will Gilbert for Class AAA gold medal.
Southwest DeKalb's Dequan Warner won the 2006 Class AAAA 103 lb. class state title as a freshman with a 32-0 record and became a two-time state titlist by winning the 2007 class AAAA 112 state champion as a sophomore. Clarkston's Terrance Gaddy won back-to-back state titles in the Class AAA 171-pound class in 2008 and 2009 to give DeKalb back-to-back champions twice in four years. Southwest DeKalb junior Adul Rahman-Yasin matched the back-to-back feat in 2014 by winning his second consecutive state title. He won the 145 title in 2013 to finish 42-1 on the year in 2013 and followed up with a 38-0 record in winning the 152 weight class in 2014.
Dunwoody's Constantine Gavalas became another undefeated state champ in 2017 with a 45-0 record on the way to the Class 6A gold medal in the 195 weight class.
Six schools hold over 20 individual state titles led by Briarcliff with 40. Towers (28), Columbia (26), Avondale (25), Walker (23) and Redan (22) round out the six schools with 20 or more individual titles.
State Titles (26)
Briarcliff (6) – 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
Walker (5) – 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
Columbia (5) – 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1988
Chamblee (2) – 1974, 1979
Redan (2) – 1983, 1984
Avondale (1) – 1983
Cross Keys (1) – 1961
Lakeside (1) – 1997
Lithonia (1) – 1971
Stone Mountain (1) – 1969
Towers (1) – 1975
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O Columbia 515 (anteriormente denominado de Intelsat VA F-15 e Intelsat 515) foi um satélite de comunicação geoestacionário construído pela Ford Aerospace, ele esteve localizado na posição orbital de 18 graus de longitude oeste e era inicialmente de propriedade da Intelsat que o vendeu posteriormente para a Columbia Communications Corporation. O satélite foi baseado na plataforma Intelsat-5 bus e sua expectativa de vida útil era de 9 anos. O mesmo saiu de serviço em novembro de 2002 e foi enviado para uma órbita cemitério.

Lançamento
O satélite foi lançado com sucesso ao espaço no dia 27 de janeiro de 1989, por meio de um veículo Ariane 2 a partir do Centro Espacial de Kourou, na Guiana Francesa. Ele tinha uma massa de lançamento de 2.013 kg.

Capacidade
O Columbia 515 era equipado com 26 transponders de banda C e 6 de banda Ku para 15.000 circuitos de áudio e 2 canais de TV.

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Parkinson's disease symptoms: You may miss the sweaty warning sign
One in 37 people alive today in the UK will be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in their lifetime. The disease caused by the loss of nerve cells in the brain doesn't directly kill people, but it can make you more susceptible to life-threatening infections. Although there is no cure for Parkinson's disease, treatments are available to reduce symptoms and maintain quality of life for as long as possible. So what are the symptoms of Parkinson's disease? Express.co.uk reveals the top symptoms and a sweaty warning sign you may be missing, according to charities Michael J Fox Foundation and Parkinson's UK.
Symptoms of Parkinson's disease vary from person to person, and sometimes it is difficult for medical professionals to detect the disease.
That's why it's so important to see a movement disorder specialist if you think you may have Parkinson's disease.
Symptoms can be very subtle, and there is one in particular that you may ignore.
Did you know that Parkinson's disease can cause sweating problems? Yes, excessive sweating — even when you're not hot or anxious — can be a symptom of Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's Disease UK explained: "People with Parkinson's disease sometimes have problems with their skin, how much or how little they sweat.
"Some people may have minor problems while others may have more serious problems that can affect daily life."
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Why does Parkinson's disease cause excessive sweating?
There are several reasons why you may sweat more because of Parkinson's disease.
First, Parkinson's disease may cause problems with the part of the nervous system that controls sweating.
Parkinson's disease UK has indicated that this can lead to excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis), which tends to occur if the Parkinson's disease medications wear off.
Sometimes, people with Parkinson's disease may experience sweating at night.
Excessive sweating can also occur in the 'running' state (when Parkinson's medications are working at their best) especially if you have dyskinesia (uncontrollable muscle movements or spasms).
"Because some people with Parkinson's disease may have a reduced sense of smell, they may not be aware of body odor caused by excessive sweating."
People with Parkinson's disease may also produce more sebum (a fatty substance that protects and preserves the skin) than usual.
This can cause your skin to become greasy and shiny, especially on your face and scalp.
Excess oily secretions can lead to seborrheic dermatitis, so this condition is very common among people with Parkinson's disease.
Seborrheic dermatitis primarily affects your scalp, face, ears, chest, and the bends and folds of the skin, leaving red scaly patches, weeping rashes, inflammation, redness, and sensitivity.
On the other end of the scale, some Parkinson's patients may not sweat enough in some or all parts of their body.
This is caused by a condition called hypohidrosis, and it tends to be a side effect of a type of Parkinson's medication called an anticholinergic.
Not sweating enough can raise your body temperature and put your life at risk, so it's important to talk to a GP if you're concerned.
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Parkinson's disease symptoms
Symptoms of Parkinson's disease are broad, but you can generally divide them into four categories: motor symptoms, autonomic weakness, changes in mood and thinking, and other physical changes.
Express.co.uk breaks down many of the symptoms included in these groups, according to the Michael J. Fox Foundation website.
motor symptoms
Motor symptoms refer to signs of Parkinson's disease related to movement and can be observed from the outside.
These are the most common symptoms that doctors find and usually lead to a prompt diagnosis.
Not everyone with Parkinson's disease will have all motor symptoms, but the Michael J. Fox Foundation said the "core" motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease are:
hardness (hardness): Muscle stiffness detected by the doctor on examination
Slow or slow movement: Decreased spontaneous and voluntary movement. This may include slow walking, reduced arm swing while walking, or reduced blinking or facial expressions. Slowness is always present in Parkinson's disease.
resting tremor: an involuntary rhythmic vibration that occurs in a finger, hand, or limb when it relaxes and disappears during voluntary movement. Not everyone with Parkinson's disease develops tremors, but it is the most common symptom at diagnosis.
Autonomic dysfunction is a group of non-motor and sometimes invisible symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
They occur when the automatic or involuntary functions that our bodies normally perform are disrupted by Parkinson's disease, including problems with sweating.
Other examples are:
holding: Decreased bowel movements or difficulty passing them
Low blood pressure (orthostatic hypotension): A drop in blood pressure when changing positions, such as standing up from sitting, which may cause lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting.
sexual problems: Erectile dysfunction in men. Decreased sexual desire or pain in women
urine problems Frequent urination, involuntary loss of urine (urinary incontinence) or difficulty emptying the bladder (weak stream)
Mood and thinking change
Parkinson's disease can affect the way you feel and think. For example, you may experience:
carelessness: Lack of motivation and interest in activities
Memory or thinking (perception) problems: vary widely; Ranging from multitasking and difficulties concentrating that do not interfere with daily activities (mild cognitive impairment) to significant problems affecting function and daily and social activities (dementia)
Mood disorders: Depression (sadness, loss of energy, lack of interest in activities) and anxiety (uncontrollable worry)
psychosis: Seeing things that are not there (visual hallucinations) and having false and often paranoid beliefs (illusions, such as that the spouse is unfaithful or that money is being stolen
Other physical changes
Parkinson's disease can lead to some physical changes as well, such as:
drooling Saliva accumulation due to lack of swallowing
Excessive sleepiness or tiredness during the day: feeling sleepy, lethargic, or tired; Symptoms may be spontaneous or caused by Parkinson's medications
pain: Discomfort in part of the body or in the whole body
skin changes: Oily or dry skin increases the risk of skin cancer
sleep problems: Insomnia (difficulty falling or staying asleep), restless legs syndrome (an uncomfortable sensation in the legs that goes away with moving them) or REM sleep behavior disorder (representation of dreams)
loss of smell: Decreased ability to detect odors
Speech problems: Speak in a low, monotonous voice and sometimes words or mumble
Swallowing problems: Choking, coughing and clearing the throat when eating and drinking
vision changes: Dry eyes, double vision and difficulty reading
Weight changes: Light to moderate weight loss may occur in some people
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US military contracted blockchain firm SIMBA Chain raises $25 million
Today blockchain startup SIMBA Chain announced it closed a $25 million Series A led by Valley Capital Partners. Other participants include Notre Dame Pit Road Fund, Elevate Ventures, Stanford Law School Venture Fund, and numerous individuals.
The startup spun out of the University of Notre Dame and landed numerous government contracts early on. But its primary offering is what it calls Smart contracts as a Service. It's a blockchain middleware platform that hides the complexity of managing blockchains from developers so they can focus on creating applications.
In the early days, Simba Chain supported Ethereum and enterprise blockchains Quorum and Hyperledger Fabric. But since then, it has expanded to support numerous public blockchains, including RSK, Binance Smart Chain, Avalanche, and Stellar, with more in the pipeline.
Government contracts landed by the startup include with the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force, including a $9.5 million contract with the navy in early 2020. Boeing also uses its technology.
"SIMBA Chain solves a very big problem; most companies don't know how to adopt or manage blockchain technology," said Joseph Grundfest, former commissioner of the SEC and member of Stanford's Center for Blockchain Research. "SIMBA Chain makes that easy and cheap, so it's a bit like Stripe for the blockchain. Also, by writing on energy-efficient blockchains, SIMBA Chain's 'green solution' responds to concern that some blockchains contribute to global warming."
More recently, the company has turned its attention to non-fungible tokens (NFTs). While much of the NFT attention has focused on art and collectible applications, there are numerous enterprise applications for NFTs, including for anti-counterfeit solutions and digital assets such as tokenized real estate. The company has developed an NFT marketplace for an un-named university.
Over the last 18 months, the company says it's grown revenue by 360% and now has more than 6,000 users.
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Q: What is the full name of the torturers' guild in "The Book of the New Sun"? I know a longer name is "The Order of the Seekers for Truth and Penitence," but I remember there being an even more formal name mentioned at one point. Something that is like the "The Fraternal and Beneficent...." Or am I misremembering?

A: You might be misremembering.  The omnibus volume of The Book of the New Sun is available to borrow at the Internet Archive, and it can be searched for text.  The only groups titled "Order" are the "Order of the Seekers for Truth and Penitence" and the "Order of the Journeying Monials of the Conciliator" (a.k.a. the "order of Pelerines").  The Order of the Seekers etc. is also referred to as the "Guild of Torturers," and there are no other groups titled "Guild" in the books.
"Beneficent" and "Fraternal" have no hits at all in the books.  Similar terms like "Benevolent," "Association," "Fraternity," "Loyal" and "Ancient" have no relevant hits.  In fact the only other organization given a capitalized title I've come across is the "Group of Seventeen."


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Q: Can a Changeling survive in space? They don't eat, breathe, etc.
Can Changelings survive in space?
Could a Changeling transform into a ship and fly?

A: Yes. Happened a few times.
Most notably in the DS9's episode Chimera, where at the beginning, Odo and Chief O'Brien meet Laas. Who approached them (in a Runabout, in space) as a very fast "space eel fish"...

A: Changelings can morph into practically any form that matter can. Even fire. Fire is a form of energy. All heat is are excited particles of matter. (Think of how the Flash or Reverse Flash can shake their hands really fast. It can pass through anything, yet their hand is still made of matter.)
Theoretically, a Changeling could transform into a working warp core but we have no idea how that would effect them physically, or what limits they have when it comes to their manipulation of matter. Maybe fire is their limit. We don't know.
Basing what we know purely off of what we've seen on the Star Trek TV show, we know that there are animals that live in space and can travel at sublight speeds (think of the beings from TNG, the first episode about Farpoint Station or the Crystal Entity). I think they can even travel at a low warp. If a living being can do it, then a shapeshifter can mimic it.
Think of the show Farscape. A living ship. They exist in Star Trek too. So if there is a biological process that can create a warp field then again, a shapeshifter can copy it. What good would Laas have to turn himself into a ship if he couldn't at least travel faster-than-light? If he couldn't, then it would take him hundreds if not thousands of years just to travel from one solar system to another. Even short-distance travel would be pointless. So we know they don't eat, drink, or breath and we can conclude also that they can travel at warp or at the very least the speed of light.
Changelings can in fact travel at warp, from Memory Alpha and they are considered a spaceborn species.


Imagine it's the middle of the night—you're tossing in bed, and you can't sleep. Your mind starts wandering…. what do I want to do with my life? And what is the purpose of my life anyway? Aren't I just a speck of nothingness in the huge expanse of the universe? What did that meme mean? Why am I confused and why do I even care? I really don't understand modern art; was that thing I saw today even art? Is it fair to cheat on the test if everyone else is?
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Compartment syndrome is a very serious complication that involves swelling and increased pressure in an arm, leg, or even the abdomen. If compartment syndrome is not diagnosed and treated right away, it can lead to permanent nerve damage, muscle damage, bowel injury or loss of a limb.
After any trauma, burn, crush injury, fracture, blood draw or surgery, there could be bleeding or swelling underneath the skin. The blood or fluid builds up and cannot be released because the closed skin will not allow it to escape. When that happens, the blood or fluid continues to accumulate under the skin and it causes pressure on the blood vessels, nerves and muscles. If there is too much swelling or pressure on the inside, it can cause a decrease in the amount of blood and oxygen the muscles receive and can cause death of the muscle. Many times, this is referred to as ischemia. In addition, if the nerves are squeezed or compressed for too long, it can lead to permanent nerve damage.
When someone who was injured develops compartment syndrome, is it negligence? No....it is not. Swelling and bleeding under the skin can happen after a traumatic injury or surgery. Compartment syndrome can develop in the absence of medical malpractice. What is negligent is that doctors and nurses know this can happen and should listen to their patient if they are complaining of increased pain, swelling or numbness after an injury, surgery, cast or bandage. Just think about the damage that can happen if there is still bleeding or swelling under the skin and there is nowhere for the fluid to go because the skin is intact and there is a cast or ace wrap on that is not allowing the fluid or increased pressure to escape.
An incident is considered as negligence or malpractice when the nurse, doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant does not realize a patient may have developed compartment syndrome and does nothing about it. If compartment syndrome is diagnosed and treated early enough with ice, elevation, re-casting, or a fasciotomy, the limb may be able to be saved from permanent nerve or muscle damage. If a patient is suffering from abdominal compartment syndrome after a surgery, re-opening the belly may prevent permanent damage to internal organs or the intestines. The development of compartment syndrome is not negligence. The failure to diagnose and properly treat compartment syndrome is negligence.
Here at the Beasley medical malpractice law firm, our experienced attorneys, doctors and nurses have not only diagnosed or treated patients with compartment syndrome while working in a hospital setting, we have also successfully represented clients that had a loss of a limb, nerve damage, muscle damage or bowel injury due to untreated compartment syndrome. If you or a family member has suffered due to compartment syndrome, please feel free to contact one of our experienced Philadelphia medical negligence lawyers, physicians or nurses at 1.888.823.5291 for a strictly confidential, free, consultation.


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Fatal Fury will be back. The cult series has indeed taken advantage of the EVO 2022 to give the news that will delight the fans.
23 years after the last opus of the series, Mark of the Wolvesit seems that Fatal Fury will come back on the scene to propose a sequel. We will wait to be a little more affirmative on the thing. For the moment, the project is only in the embryonic state, because, as we learn, SNK Global has only just given the green light for the production of a new opus.
The return of Howard
It's therefore not surprising that we won't see any information about it. For the release date, the names of the platforms or even a precise outline of the scenario, we will have to wait for the development to progress.
However, an illustration comes to give us a little clue about what is promised to us. And it appears that it will be a direct sequel to the last episode, which will again send the player in the company of the then protagonist, Rock Howard. But, not only, in front of him, in the alley which is given to us to observe, we find two other characters, whose silhouettes have the revealing air. What we see thus designates us, to what it seems, Billy Kane and Kain R. Heinlein.
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Now, we just have to wait until the details on this new future arrival reach us. We will be satisfied, for the moment, with the teasing video. What is already good, no?
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Bringing a smile to the lips, the word bodacious speaks volumes. Along with saying that something is remarkable and bold, the adjective further conveys the exuberance of the person who chooses such an expressive word. Without question, bodacious aptly describes one of downtown Pensacola's most recently cultivated businesses, The Bodacious Olive, as well as the store's founders.
The creation of owners Rishy and Quint Studer, The Bodacious Olive, which opened during the summer of 2012, has rapidly made a name for itself as a habit-forming epicurean market. Featuring more than fifty olive oils from around the world, the gourmet shop boasts all kinds of delectable varieties—from Cilantro and Roasted Onion extra virgin to Whole Fruit Lemon—plus an array of infused, spiced, and traditional balsamic vinegars to complement them. Finishing salts—unique in their textures, flavors, and origins—and all kinds of spices further please the palate.
We've always known what an incredibly beautiful and historically interesting place this is, but the Studers have made my job of marketing to tourists easier.
Alongside numerous flavor enhancers, The Bodacious Olive also sells its signature pasta, handmade each day, and mouthwatering sauces. The shop's irresistible options continue with freshly baked bread and a thoughtful selection of wines. Awakening their customers' taste buds, the Studers have also (thankfully) opened So Chopped, a salad bar overflowing with garden-fresh selections, as well as Bodacious Brew, a coffee shop café that serves premium caffeine fixes and good-for-you yummies. Plans for So Sweet, a soda shop, are also under way.
For those who love cooking as much as eating, So Gourmet, situated above The Bodacious Olive, sells top-quality kitchen accoutrements and conducts a professionally stocked and staffed cooking school. Lunch and dinner classes are available to the public and for private events, and all patrons savor So Gourmet's views of downtown Pensacola from its porch balconies.
Incidentally, "So" is short for South—a nod to the SoGo District. Nicknamed by the merchants, SoGo, a colloquial for "south of Government," refers to a stretch along Pensacola's historic Palafox Street that begins south of Government Street. Evolving as the place to shop, dine, work, and soon live, SoGo and the rest of downtown Pensacola credit the early adaptors—bold business owners who moved into abandoned spaces—as well as philanthropic investors, namely Rishy and Quint Studer, for breathing new life into an area that not so long ago seemed lost to the past.
Like many cities, Pensacola's downtown fell into decline when businesses and homeowners moved to outlying neighborhoods. Hurricanes Ivan in 2004 and Dennis in 2005 could have hastened the destructive path, but the Studers endeavored to turn the tide.
While the stadium was under construction, the Studers knew they had to address the neighboring vacant buildings and lots. "How could we attract investors if they came downtown and saw that?" Quint poses. Thus, the Studers began buying up partially empty and abandoned properties, including the building occupied by The Bodacious Olive.
By restoring existing buildings, the Studers preserve Pensacola's cultural history; by investing in people, they foster a new generation of entrepreneurs. The acclaimed Five Sisters Blues Café, for instance, celebrated for its Southern comfort food, occupies a building with historically significant ties to Pensacola's African-American music industry. Likewise, renovations and affordable rents have helped launch a floral shop, a hair salon, and Carmen's Lunch Bar.
Before opening its doors, Carmen's already had a fan base, having won the Pensacola Business Challenge, a new business initiative both conceived and sponsored by the Studers. Offering a $50,000 prize (subsidized rent and capital), the competition required applicants to complete a business plan with the help of the University of West Florida's College of Business. "One hundred people attended the first meeting," says Quint. In the end, thirty-three business plans were submitted and judged by local businesspeople. With a solid plan in hand, other participants have also launched their dreams. Many more have attended the nonprofit Studer Institute's leadership classes, which help prepare entrepreneurs for the challenges ahead.
In addition to fostering downtown business growth, the Studers are tackling the housing component, primarily by taking advantage of idle space in the Pensacola News Journal building, which sits on nearly six acres, to construct between 200 and 260 affordable residential apartments. Although high-end condos are going into other buildings above retail space, the Studers contend that the heart of a city must be viable for all. "We can't just have wealthy people in condos," says Quint.
As the pieces come together, the Studers know from experience that success results from instilling structures that hold people accountable. "We always tell the middle managers in health-care organizations that they are the solution," Quint says. "They stay, but executives come and go." For similar reasons, the Studers invest in private businesses—the stakeholders who are committed to long-term success—rather than politicians.
If the Studers and others continue to be bodacious about downtown Pensacola, people from all walks of life should do quite well there.


A011 – A hand-worked, wool tapestry depicting a huntsman and hounds. Probably made about 30 years ago and probably in China. One of the images shows the back of the tapestry. It measures 6 feet 11 inches x 5 feet 2 inches.


Before we go into any further detail regarding the CBCcraft resource pack we'd like to mention that it's still in its early stages of development so it probably won't have the finesse and polish that you see in most full-fledged packs but fortunately, it's still complete enough to be used properly without running into any major issues. The resource pack doesn't really do anything major to the default textures of Minecraft and instead only improves them in multiple different ways to provide players a highly immersive experience that few other resource packs can offer, and this is exactly what makes this one worth trying out.
While there's a lot to like about the CBCcraft resource pack, it does, however, come with its fair share of flaws. Some of the textures like the wood and stone textures look a little extra blocky which can be rather unappealing since everything else looks so smooth and refined. Some of the textures also feature some patterns that are designed for the purpose of enhancing their look, but they don't really succeed with this task and just end making the textures look cluttered. However, other than these issues, the pack is straight up brilliant and near flawless. The color palette is bright, the level of detail in the textures is incredible, and overall there's a ton of eye candy to enjoy.
Perhaps the main testament to the CBCcraft resource pack's quality is all the critical acclaim that it's received ever since its release. Almost every single player who has used it has applauded the pack's unique look and also its quality. As for technicals, it's relatively bug-free so you won't run into any issues that'll hinder your experience in any way.
CBCcraft is a solid resource pack that has the potential to become one of the absolute best out there.


At the Catskill Middle School each student is given the opportunity to create, explore, and learn about art. The Catskill Middle School art program is directed towards teaching the students about art appreciation. This is achieved by learning about artists, artwork, art mediums, and art techniques.
The Catskill Middle School Art Program follows the NYS Learning Standards for Art Education.
Students will know and use a variety of visual arts materials, techniques, and processes. Students will know about resources and opportunities for participation in visual arts in the community (exhibitions, libraries, museums, galleries) and use appropriate materials (art reproductions, slides, print materials, electronic media). Students will be aware of vocational options available in the visual arts.
Students will reflect on, interpret, and evaluate works of art, using the language of art criticism. Students will analyze the visual characteristics of the natural and built environment and explain the social, cultural, psychological, and environmental dimensions of the visual arts. Students will compare the ways in which a variety of ideas, themes, and concepts are expressed through the visual arts with the ways they are expressed in other disciplines.
Students will explore art and artifacts from various historical periods and world cultures to discover the roles that art plays in the lives of people of a given time and place and to understand how the time and place influence the visual characteristics of the art work. Students will explore art to understand the social, cultural, and environmental dimensions of human society.


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I wonder if reading the publisher's description would have reset my expectations for Elysium. Pun intended.
"A computer program etched into the atmosphere has a story to tell, the story of two people, of a city lost to chaos, of survival and love. The program's data, however, has been corrupted." That's the description from Aqueduct's website and might have helped center how I read the novel. Elysium is disjointed, meeting the fractured nature of the program. One section has the characters as male and female with one set of names. The next has the same characters, but gender flipped with slightly altered names. The next they are father and daughter. The next they are different again.
This builds the sense of unease as we can't quite figure out why the narrative / computer program is broken and what that means for the story Brissett is telling. I often struggle with non traditional narratives and it is only at the very end that I finally began to understand the story of Elysium and how everything fit together. I have the sense that a second reading of the novel would be much more rewarding than the first, but the problem is that I don't actually want to read Elysium again. There's only so much time.
Hammers on Bone is noirish detective novel with Lovecraftian overtones that become more overt as the novella progresses though they do not dominate the story. There is a lot to like here and I appreciated how Khaw treated the morality of the the protagonist, John Persons as well as how the story becomes increasingly creepy and disturbing the deeper into the investigation Persons gets. The thing is, I struggled to really connect or care much about how this was all going to turn out.
Part of my problem, I think, is because I read Hammers on Bone back to back with Ruthanna Emrys' forthcoming novel Winter Tide. Even though they are really only similar in the sense that both novels touch upon Lovecraftian mythos, reading them so close together has connected them in my mind. I'll admit that this isn't fair because the two novels are so stylistically different that comparing them is really without merit. I bring it up because I fully acknowledge that one of the reasons I didn't appreciate Hammers on Bone as much as I might have is that it isn't the book it isn't supposed to be. That's not fair, but that's also the reason I can't rate it higher.
Though I have no idea what it would feel like to drop acid, I imagine the literary equivalent would be Daniel Polansky's A City Dreaming. This is a bizarre, non-linear novel of linked vignettes which build the overall atmosphere of this sideways New York City filled with impossible magic and even more impossible creatures. This is what A City Dreaming is, and if you struggle with non-linear novels which bounce around as a series of scenes and prefer a much more straight forward narrative (as I do), you'll likely struggle with this one. I know that a novel is not for me when I have to wonder if taking drugs is perhaps the way to better appreciate a novel. This is not a flaw of the novel. It has everything to do with how and what I respond to in fiction. Of course, this does not change that I failed to engage with or appreciate A City Dreaming.


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Despite the fact that scientists consider megalodon has been extinct for 1.5 to 2 million years, this mysterious megabeast continues to fascinate and educate individuals at the moment. An important white shark compared with the much bigger megalodon, and a hapless hypothetical human. If megalodon's habitat was the same as that of right this moment's great white sharks', it lived in deep water offshore and traveled to hotter, extra shallow waters to breed.
On land, we see the evolution of the Polar Bear, and in the oceans we see the rise of the Killer Whales. Sadly, Megalodon sharks ate whales. Paleontologist Michael D. Gottfried and his co-staff have argued that these differences (with the exception of the bourlette) turn into less pronounced when Megalodon teeth are compared with the very largest white shark enamel.
Factors for extinction embrace changing ocean currents, the lack of it is fundamental food supply, competitors with Killer Whales, and whale migration into arctic waters. I shot these images of captive killer whales at SeaWorld. Of the shark fossils collected within the Lowcountry, probably the most famous are the enamel of the enormous shark Carcharodon (Carcharocles) megalodon.
Fossil shark enamel are frequent fossils as a shark loses and regenerates enamel throughout it life. Let's start by taking a look at certainly one of Megalodon's fashionable-day kin and the fish it is so usually based mostly upon, Carcharodon carcharias, AKA the nice white shark.
Megalodon (that means large tooth") is de facto the vernacular identify used for Carcharocles megalodon, an extinct relative of at this time's great white and mako sharks in the household Lamnidae. They're discovered on land in the desert areas, with many different shark and whale fossils.
When it was alive, Megalodons had been the largest sharks to have ever lived and had a fearsome urge for food, in accordance with the Florida Museum of Natural Historical past. Believed to be 60ft in size, the megalodon was the biggest shark ever to roam our oceans. We know of the real Megalodon shark solely from fossil records and preserved tooth.
Nonetheless, some researchers have achieved reconstructions of megalodon jaws using the tooth. Like other sharks the Megalodon lost it is tooth as it grew, they grew to become worn or damaged. Truth #1. The Megalodon Shark Was The Largest Predator That Ever Lived.
Sharks commonly goal weaker or sick fish, which removes these weak hyperlinks from the meals chain. With a most length of 60 feet and tooth the dimensions of butchers' knives, the megalodon (not pictured at right) is considered one of historical past's most fearsome predators.
I used to be drawn to the examine of Carcharocles megalodon's extinction because it's basic to know when species grew to become extinct to then begin to grasp the causes and penalties of such an event," says Catalina Pimiento, a doctoral candidate on the Florida Museum of Pure History at University of Florida.
In some artists' impressions, the gigantic fish has taken on the appearance of an oversized great white, with jet aircraft like pectoral fins, however some palaeontologists consider this to be an incorrect representation, and liken the creature to that of a sand tiger shark.
However these inaccuracies proved to be the fitting combination for followers, and though "Meg" has yet to make an appearance on the silver display, schlocky thrillers about large sharks have become television and DVD hits. It's also potential that these sharks may have been homeothermic (warm-blooded) just like the mako shark or great white.
The charges of extinction we are facing have led scientists to conclude we are experiencing a sixth mass extinction The examine of the fossil file permits us to understand previous extinction events, which may prove useful in understanding and reducing the impacts of the current extinction crisis.
In addition they have very related progress trajectories – how a tooth modifications in dimension and form because the shark grows to its adult measurement. There have been sharks in Britain for some time now and im starting to think what could be in the depths of our oceans.
Moreover, it's thought one of the components that will have contributed to their extinction was the migration of their prey to colder waters, limiting the prey available to them. As researchers frequently use the great white as a reference level for the megalodon with regard to determining what the megalodon seemed like and the way it hunted there are rising arguments about whether or not or not these two species are carefully associated.
As family of Great White Sharks, the juvenile Megalodon attacked their prey in a really similar approach. Megalodon Monsterquest Episode: Back in 2009, the History Channel show Monsterquest visited the Sea of Cortez where huge sharks have been reported for years.
Primarily based on what researchers have found, the megalodon had many physical and behavioral similarities to the great white shark ; nevertheless, one of many major variations between the two was that the megalodon was considerably extra menacing and intimidating.
It was a prime-level predator that fed on whales and different marine mammals. The Mayan concept of the xook" sea monster was the results of prescientific efforts to clarify their practical knowledge about sharks when it comes to their established cultural understandings of the world round them, Newman stated.


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What Types of Tools Can Be Powered by Air Compressors and How Do They Work?
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Some people think of air compressors as tools. In actuality, an air compressor is a device — consisting primarily of a piston and cylinder — that powers an array of tools by means of pressurized air for various applications. In the fields of construction, auto maintenance, furniture assembly and woodwork, the majority of applications rely on compressed air for speed and precision in everything from drilling, bolting, and nailing to sanding, greasing and painting.
The process of compressing air is initiated by the suction of air through the inlet valve. Once trapped, the air is compressed by the piston and then passed into a tank where the air gets pressurized. In its newly pressurized state, the air serves as an energy source for any given tool connected to the compressor. The process is measured in two variables:
CFM — the rate that air moves through the compressor
PSI — the amount of pressure created during compression
With so many applications enhanced by this technology, people often ask, "what tools can use compressed air?" Whether you're a plant operator looking to speed up operations or a craftsperson looking to enhance your arsenal, read on to learn what tools are powered by air compressors.
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When it comes to woodworking and construction, few tasks require more precision than hole drilling. With just one slip of the arm, a hole could wind up crooked and the whole project becomes compromised. With an air–powered drill, a hole can be made in just a fraction of the time it would take when using an electric drill. You could make deep holes in boards of varying thickness, each within just a split second. Best of all, an air drill can even blow holes through metal, and it rarely overheats.
Requirements: Average 3-6 CFM at 90 PSI.
Orbital Sander
Sanding is one of the most exhausting tasks in woodworking. With each swipe, the grains of a sand block leave streaks along surfaces in one direction or another. An orbital sander solves this problem by moving varyingly in random, circular directions, all for an effect that prevents marks from forming in any one or two directions on a given surface.
Furthermore, an orbital sander can smooth out rough surfaces in just a tenth of the time it would take with a plain piece of sandpaper. Most importantly, an orbital sander does all the brisk motions. All you have to do is hold it above the surface and power on. There's no exhausting wrist or arm strain.
Requirements: Average 8-12.5 CFM at 90 PSI.
Socket Wrench, or Ratchet
In metal work, auto maintenance and construction, wrenches typically require a lot of arm and wrist movement. Equally as troublesome is the fact that nuts are hard, if not impossible at times, to manually remove from bolts once the effects of time, weather and the elements have welded things into place.
The socket wrench, or ratchet, has solved this dilemma by doing most of the turning for you, but a pneumatic socket wrench goes several steps further by doing the unbolting and rebolting faster and much more effectively. That means no awkward slip ups that strip the grooves and rarely a stubborn bolt that won't come undone. Furthermore, a socket wrench can be fitted with various circumferences, so you don't have to carry multiple wrenches for various–sized nuts.
Requirements: Average 2.5-3.5 (1/4″), 4-4.5 (3/8″) CFM at 90 PSI.
An air compressor can be used to power many different tools, and some of those tools can be affixed with various extensions. One such tool is the pneumatic air hammer, which by itself can be used to carve stone and cut up metal, both of which can be handy if you're a sculpture or crafts person. The possibilities don't stop there. An air hammer can also be affixed with a shock–absorber chisel — which separates shock absorbers — as well as these extension tools:
Exhaust–pipe cutter
Ball–joint separator
Rubber–bushing splitter
Requirements: Average 3-11 CFM at 90 PSI.
Regular nails of the hammer and nail variety have their place with various projects, but there are applications where the fat, flat heads of nails would be unbecoming. For household features such as basic and decorative trim, you need thinner, unassuming fasteners that won't require large holes or potentially crack the delicate materials being applied. Brads are just the thing for projects such as these.
Brads go straight into the trimming and leave barely a trace to the naked eye. When a brad nailer is powered pneumatically, each brad applies in a split second.
Requirements: Average 0.3 CFM at 90 PSI.
Grease makes it possible for machinery to move. In any given machine, the moving parts consist of metal pieces, none of which would work without grease because everything would be grinding against each other to the point of wear and corrosion.
Applying the right amount of grease on hard-to-reach machine parts takes precision and hand–eye coordination, but the whole process is easier with a pneumatic grease gun, which can apply grease instantly at just the right amount. An air–powered grease gun is an invaluable tool for lubricating engine parts.
Requirements: Average 4 CFM at 90 PSI.
If there's one material that's meant to withstand all force, it's metal. That said, there are times when metal itself needs to be trimmed, sawed or cut away. With an air–powered angle grinder, you can trim off edges or cut out shapes on sheets of metal, the one material that's stronger than rocks or stones. For metalworking and construction, an angle grinder is a must-have tool. Angle grinders are also used sometimes in rescue missions, such as when victims are trapped in crashed vehicles where the doors are rendered immobile.
Hydraulic Riveter
The properties of metal are far different than wood or drywall. As such, structures consisting of metal panels require different fasteners than nuts, bolts or nails. Rivets are basically short metal pins that are used to join together metal plates. In pre-made holes, the rivet is pushed into place with a riveter tool, the most powerful of which is the air-powered kind that uses hydraulic oil.
Speed Saw
The saw has been an essential cutting tool since the dawn of construction and furniture making, but compressed air has long since made the task of sawing materials a whole lot easier. With an air-powered saw, your arm is not required to physically swing up and down, back and forth in order to trim boards and 2x4s.
A pneumatic saw will not just give you cuts with fine edges and precision, the tool will do so in just a fraction of the time it would take to saw the old-fashioned way. Furthermore, since there's no overexertion of the wrists and elbows, it's much easier to maintain a straight line while sawing with an air–powered tool.
For anyone with less-than-perfect hand-eye coordination, nailing things together can be troublesome. Sometimes you hit off target and either bend the nail or damage the board. Other times the nail might refuse to go in all the way. Problems such as these are solved with a pneumatic nailer, which can send each nail in straight and all the way through, regardless of the thickness, all in a split second. Within a quarter of a minute, you could have all the nails applied up and down a given piece of furniture or wall application.
Wood is not the only surface that could be in need of sanding. You need a tool to cut through all the years of corrosion and buildup and reveal the original sleek surface on old steel panels that are encrusted with:
Barnacles
On a needle scaler, a clutch of long, thick, powerful needles bristle away at thick paints and crusty residues that no sander could ever tackle.
Out of all the common fasteners, nuts are perhaps the most stubborn. In most applications, nuts are screwed on as tight as possible with the assumption they'll never be unscrewed for any reason. This very problem has become its own industry in the tools trade.
Add in cycles of moisture and heat, and eventually a nut and bolt pair become inseparable. With an air–powered impact wrench, however, the nut has met its match. Not only will the wrench undo years of bonding, it will do so in seconds. A pneumatic impact wrench is perfect for car maintenance, whether you need to remove engine parts, lights, hubcaps or any other components that could be hard to unscrew manually.
Requirements: Average 2.5-3.5 (3/8″), 4-5 (1/2″), 10 (1″) CFM at 90 PSI.
Die Grinder
When it comes to joining two panels of metal together, there's nothing more problematic than mismatched hole sizes. A die grinder can be affixed with carbide bits of varying circumference, either pointed or round–tipped, that can be used for widening holes and filing edges on pieces of metal. A die grinder can also be used for honing curves and polishing edges on sheets and pieces of metal, as well as on wood parts.
Metal isn't made to be cut like paper, but sometimes it is necessary. With pneumatic shears, a blade cuts through sheet metal in much the same way an X–Acto knife slices paper.
Whether you wish to make a metal cutout for use in an art project or a piece of furniture, the seemingly impossible can indeed become possible with an air-powered, hand-operated shear. Each slice leaves behind a thin strip of spiraled metal "confetti," which you can either discard or use as ornamentation.
Tire Inflator With Gauge
Out on the open road, a car requires evenly inflated tires. However, what may look even to you could actually be a few pressure points off, which can mean a big difference to the axle alignment.
With a pneumatic tire inflator and gauge, you can pump your tires with the exact amount needed for uniform pressure along the fronts and backs. A pneumatic inflator will not only do the job quickly, it'll also do all the pumping work. All you have to do is stick the tool into each tire nozzle and use the gauge to adjust pressure.
Dust is a pesky nuisance when it comes to electronic and motorized equipment, and as everyone knows, machines attract dust like fabric draws moths. From engine parts to machinery, dust and debris can cluster up in places that are vital to key functions. As a result:
Air flow gets blocked
Circuitry gets smothered
Components overheat, slow down or burn out
Dust can even accumulate in a lot of key places that can't be reached with a manual brush, while other dust-encrusted areas could be too hot or have too much static for contact. For situations such as these, a pneumatic blower is an essential tool for clearing away dust and debris and restoring vital machinery.
Among all the precision–based applications, few are as important when it comes to outer appearances as paint jobs. On vehicles, the slightest imperfection in a coat of paint could lead to complaints and poor reviews for the service shop in question.
In order to get perfect coats that are free of streaks, inconsistencies or brush strokes, compressed air is an absolute must. Most importantly, the compressed air application must be oil and moisture free. With today's air compressors, perfect paint coats are easy to achieve with the hookup of optimal paint-spraying tools.
Buy an Air Compressor to Power Pneumatic Tools
With all the capabilities that air compressors offer, there's really no reason for today's craftspeople to make do with old fashioned tools when air-powered counterparts are readily available on the market. In auto shops and assembly plants, air compressors have long become the standard means through which products and maintenance are delivered with professional-quality speed and precision.
While factories use large, air compressors for the operation of heavy, complex air-powered arsenals, craftspeople are now getting the same benefits with small, portable air compressors that can be used to power a variety of hand-held tools.
For nearly a century, Quincy Compressor has been a leading manufacturer of air compressors for small- and large-scale operations across numerous industries. To learn more about the kinds of tools powered by air compressors and the best compressors for such tools, visit the Quincy sales and service page to locate a service representative near you.


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The slope or gradient of a straight line can be calculated when two co-ordinate points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are given. A slope, also known as gradient describes the steepness of a line. This free online slope calculator helps you find the slope and equation of the straight line with two points.
In this online slope calculator, just input the x and y co-ordinates and the calculator will automatically update you with the slope and the equation of the straight line with two points. In simple we can say that, a slope describes you how steep a line is, or how much y increases as x increases. The slope is always constant anywhere on the line. Apart from slope calculator, this page also shows you the individual formulas for the calculation of slope and the equation of the straight line. Use this equation of straight line calculator to find the straight line equation using two points.
Find the Equation of the Straight Line with Two Points (x1 , y1) as (1,2) and (x2 , y2) as (3,4).
Apply the values in the formula of slope.
(y1 - y2) / (x1 - x2) = ( 2-4 / 1-3). Simplify the values (-2) / (-2) and you will get the slope as 1.
(y – y1) / (y2 – y1 )= (x – x1) / (x2 – x1).
Equation = (y - 2) / (4 - 2) = (x - 1) / (3 - 1). Simplify the equation ( y - 2) / 2 = (x - 1) / 2.
Bring all the unknown values to the left and whole numbers to the right.
It will become as -2x + 2y = 2 which is the equation of the straight line.


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