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Britain's windfarms provided more electricity than its eight nuclear power stations in the first three months of 2018, marking the first time wind has overtaken nuclear across a quarter.
The renewable energy industry hailed the milestone as a sign the UK was well on its way to an electricity system powered by cheap, domestic green energy.
Across the first quarter, wind power produced 18.8% of electricity, second only to gas, said a report by researchers at Imperial College London.
At one point overnight on 17 March, wind turbines briefly provided almost half of the UK's electricity. Wind power helped during the cold snaps, too, supplying 12-43% of electricity during the six subzero days in the first three months of the year.
Two nuclear plants were temporarily offline for routine maintenance, while another was shut because of seaweed in the cooling system.
While wind together with solar supplied more power than nuclear in the final three months of 2017, thiswas the first time wind has managed the feat alone.
Dr Rob Gross, one of the authors of the Drax Electric Insights report, said: "There's no sign of a limit to what we're able to do with wind in the near future."
The opening in December of a new power cable between Scotland and north Wales also helped unlock electricity from Scottish windfarms, some of which would normally be turned off to help National Grid cope.
The Western Link connection has drastically cut the amount of money paid by National Grid to windfarm owners for that curtailment. The company paid £100m in 2017 for curtailment. This year payments are already down by two-thirds.
Emma Pinchbeck, the executive director at industry group RenewableUK, said: "It is great news for everyone that rather than turning turbines off to manage our ageing grid, the new cable instead will make best use of wind energy."
News of the quarterly milestone came as MPs said UK emissions targets were threatened by government policy changes, which had caused a collapse in clean energy investment since 2015, including a 56% fall in 2017.
Mary Creagh, Labour MP and chair of the environmental audit committee, said: "Billions of pounds of investment is needed in clean energy, transport, heating and industry to meet our carbon targets. But a dramatic fall in investment is threatening the government's ability to meet legally binding climate change targets."
Separately, the spending watchdog concluded that £23bn spent on a government subsidy scheme for low-carbon heating had been poor value for money and did not deliver its aims.
The public accounts committee said the renewable heat incentive had "wildly optimistic" goals and that the government failed to understand what consumers wanted.
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Sitting on the terrace in my dressing gown, with a mug of coffee and binoculars, as one does, at 3.00 am, I watched the 'Super Moon Eclipse'. What was striking was how long the red Earth shadow was lasting, hours rather than the minutes we've seen with eclipses of the sun. I guess that is due relative distances. And it wasn't as cold as recent nights, down to 2C the night before. At 6C it felt mild.
This is a modest photo compared with those on media broadcasts, but it was taken with my phone. The wonderful thing was that here on Exmoor the night skies are unpolluted from man-made light – other than when the cat set off the yard light – and the sky was clear, no clouds, so that stars in their millions and billions and huge distances could be seen from horizon to horizon.
Toward half past four the brilliance faded as a veil of cloud came over. The super moon's eclipse was a sight to remember; I'll be in my nineties when the next opportunity comes in the 2030s.


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FCC's Genachowski to Congress: We need our auctions
While speaking at CES 2012 in Las Vegas, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski pushes the need for universal broadband and the incentive auctions to make it happen.
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Gary Shapiro (left) talks with Julius Genachowski Kent German/CNET
LAS VEGAS--If Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has his way, the United State would have universal broadband coverage by the end of the decade. And if we really has his way, his agency will be able to reallocate the needed wireless spectrum as it sees fit.
"As you know we've asked Congress to give the FCC the authority to conduct incentive auctions," he said while speaking here today at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. "My message on incentive auctions today is simple: we need to get it done now, and we need to get it done right."
Genachowski used much of his speech to forcefully push for the auctions, which would encourage television broadcasters to return unused wireless spectrum to the FCC. Then, once that spectrum is sold through a new auction, the broadcasters would get a cut of the proceeds as compensation.
"Because we would realign the spectrum, the spectrum we auction would have far greater value than the spectrum we'd receive, generating about $25 billion in cash for the Treasury," he said.
Both the Obama Administration and wireless providers are supporting the FCC's plans, but broadcasters are pushing back by insisting that they be entirely voluntary.
Though Genachowski didn't mention broadcasters, he called on Congress to let the agency proceed with the auctions without supervision and that it be allowed to reallocate unlicensed spectrum for use. He specifically mentioned a recent letter from by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), and Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA.) who wrote that "Congress should defer to the FCC to make the proper determination of optimizing the allocation of spectrum given the dynamic nature of the industry and wireless technologies."
"Any restrictions would be a real mistake," he said. "And the consequences of a mistake are greater than in the past."
If no action is taken, and the United States loses its leadership role in broadband deployment, the country could lose its place as the most attractive market in the world for apps and services, Genachowski warned.
Genachowski repeated these points later in the hour-long session when he sat down for a question-and-answer session with Shapiro. Yet, he also addressed a question from Shapiro on what the industry can learn from the unsuccessful merger of AT&T and T-Mobile.
"The core lesson is that it's a reminder to all of us of the benefits and power of competition," he said. "And investment and innovation is driven by competition."
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This report provides an overview of how occupational safety and health (OSH) can be supported in micro and small enterprises (MSEs).
MSEs face particular challenges when it comes to identifying and managing OSH risks. In the report, good examples from 12 different EU countries demonstrate how various intermediaries, authorities and OSH institutions can reach out to and support MSEs. The report also explores the experiences of OSH intermediaries that work with MSEs gathered through workshops and interviews carried out in nine EU Member States: Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Sweden and United Kingdom.
It is clear that there is no 'one-size-fits-all' solution to ensuring the safety and health of workers in the smallest workplaces — a combination of different tools and initiatives, tailored to the specific needs of each enterprise, is likely to be most efficient and effective.
Much more needs to be done to improve OSH in MSEs, in most settings and sectors. Based on the examples presented in this report, recommendations to support future policy development are made.
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Electron paramagnetic resonance
Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) or electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy is a technique for studying chemical species that have one or more unpaired electrons, such as organic and inorganic free radicals or inorganic complexes possessing a transition metal ion. The basic physical concepts of EPR are analogous to those of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), but it is electron spins that are excited instead of spins of atomic nuclei. Because most stable molecules have all their electrons paired, the EPR technique is less widely used than NMR. However, this limitation to paramagnetic species also means that the EPR technique is one of great specificity, since ordinary chemical solvents and matrices do not give rise to EPR spectra.
EPR was first observed in Kazan State University by a Soviet physicist Yevgeny Zavoisky in 1944, and was developed independently at the same time by Brebis Bleaney at Oxford University.
EPR theory
Origin of an EPR signal
Every electron has a magnetic moment and spin quantum number s = 1/2, with magnetic components ms = +1/2 and ms = –1/2. In the presence of an external magnetic field with strength "B"0, the electron's magnetic moment aligns itself either parallel (ms = –1/2) or antiparallel (ms = +1/2) to the field, each alignment having a specific energy (see the Zeeman effect). The parallel alignment corresponds to the lower energy state, and the separation between it and the upper state is Delta"E = geμBB0", where "g"e is the electron's so-called g-factor (see also the Landé "g"-factor). This equation implies that the splitting of the energy levels is directly proportional to the magnetic field's strength, as shown in the diagram below.
An unpaired electron can move between the two energy levels by either absorbing or emitting electromagnetic radiation of energy epsilon = "h" u such that the resonance condition, epsilon = DeltaE, is obeyed. Substituting in epsilon = "h" u and Delta"E = geμBB0" leads to the fundamental equation of EPR spectroscopy: "h u = geμBB0". Experimentally, this equation permits a large combination of frequency and magnetic field values, but the great majority of EPR measurements are made with microwaves in the 9000 – 10000 MHz (9 – 10 GHz) region, with fields corresponding to about 3500 G (0.35 T). See below for other field-frequency combinations.
In principle, EPR spectra can be generated by either varying the photon frequency incident on a sample while holding the magnetic field constant, or doing the reverse. In practice, it is usually the frequency which is kept fixed. A collection of paramagnetic centers, such as free radicals, is exposed to microwaves at a fixed frequency. By increasing an external magnetic field, the gap between the "m"s = +1/2 and "m"s = −1/2 energy states is widened until it matches the energy of the microwaves, as represented by the double-arrow in the diagram above. At this point the unpaired electrons can move between their two spin states. Since there typically are more electrons in the lower state, due to the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution (see below), there is a net absorption of energy, and it is this absorption which is monitored and converted into a spectrum.
As an example of how "h u = geμBB0" can be used, consider the case of a free electron, which has "g"e = 2.0023 [cite journal
author = Odom, B.; Hanneke, D.; D'Urso, B.; and Gabrielse, G.
title = New Measurement of the Electron Magnetic Moment Using a One-Electron Quantum Cyclotron
journal = Phyical Review Letters
volume = 97
pages = 030801
doi = 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.030801
url = http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v97/e030801] , and the simulated spectrum shown at the right in two different forms. For the microwave frequency of 9388.2 MHz, the predicted resonance position is a magnetic field of about "B"0 = "h" u / "g"e"μB" = 0.3350 tesla = 3350 gauss, as shown. Note that while two forms of the same spectrum are presented in the figure, most EPR spectra are recorded and published only as first derivatives.
Because of electron-nuclear mass differences, the magnetic moment of an electron is substantially larger than the corresponding quantity for any nucleus, so that a much higher electromagnetic frequency is needed to bring about a spin resonance with an electron than with a nucleus, at identical magnetic field strengths. For example, for the field of 3350 G shown at the right, spin resonance occurs near 9388.2 MHz for an electron compared to only about 14.3 MHz for 1H nuclei. (For NMR spectroscopy, the corresponding resonance equation is "h u = gNμNB0" where "gN" and "μN" depend on the nucleus under study.)
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
In practice, EPR samples consist of collections of many paramagnetic species, and not single isolated paramagnetic centers. If the population of radicals is in thermodynamic equilibrium, its statistical distribution is described by the Maxwell-Boltzmann equation
:frac{ n_	ext{upper} }{ n_	ext{lower} } = exp{ left( -frac{ E_	ext{upper}-E_	ext{lower} }{ kT } ight) } = exp{ left( -frac{ Delta E }{ kT } ight) } = exp{ left( -frac{ epsilon }{ kT } ight) } = exp{ left( -frac{ h u }{ kT } ight) }
where n_	ext{upper} is the number of paramagnetic centers occupying the upper energy state, k is the Boltzmann constant, and T is the temperature in kelvins. At 298 K, X-band microwave frequencies ( u ≈ 9.75 GHz) give n_	ext{upper} / n_	ext{lower} ≈ 0.998, meaning that the upper energy level has a smaller population than the lower one. Therefore, transitions from the lower to the higher level are more probable than the reverse, which is why there is a net absorption of energy.
The sensitivity of the EPR method (i.e., the minimum number of detectable spins N_	ext{min}) depends on the photon frequency u according to
:N_	ext{min} = frac{k_1V}{Q_0k_f u^2 P^{1/2
where k_1 is a constant, V is the sample's volume, Q_0 is the unloaded quality factor of the microwave cavity (sample chamber), k_f is the cavity filling coefficient, and P is the microwave power in the spectrometer cavity. With k_f and P being constants, N_	ext{min} ~ (Q_0 u^2)^{-1}, i.e., N_	ext{min} ~ u^{-alpha}, where alpha ≈ 1.5. In practice, alpha can change varying from 0.5 to 4.5 depending on spectrometer characteristics, resonance conditions, and sample size. In other words, the higher the spectrometer frequency the lower the detection limit (N_	ext{min}), meaning greater sensitivity.
EPR spectral parameters
In real systems, electrons are normally not solitary, but are associated with one or more atoms. There are several important consequences of this:
# An unpaired electron can gain or lose angular momentum, which can change the value of its "g"-factor, causing it to differ from "g"e. This is especially significant for chemical systems with transition-metal ions.
# If an atom with which an unpaired electron is associated has a non-zero nuclear spin, then its magnetic moment will affect the electron. This leads to the phenomenon of hyperfine coupling, analogous to J-coupling in NMR, splitting the EPR resonance signal into doublets, triplets and so forth.
# Interactions of an unpaired electron with its environment influence the shape of an EPR spectral line. Line shapes can yield information about, for example, rates of chemical reactions.
# The "g"-factor and hyperfine coupling in an atom or molecule may not be the same for all orientations of an unpaired electron in an external magnetic field. This anisotropy depends upon the electronic structure of the atom or molecule (e.g., free radical) in question, and so can provide information about the atomic or molecular orbital containing the unpaired electron.
The "g" factor
Knowledge of the "g"-factor can give information about a paramagnetic center's electronic structure. An unpaired electron responds not only to a spectrometer's applied magnetic field "B"0, but also to any local magnetic fields of atoms or molecules. The effective field "B"eff experienced by an electron is thus written
:B_{mathrm{eff = B_0(1-sigma) ,
where "sigma" includes the effects of local fields (sigma can be positive or negative). Therefore, the "h u = geμBBeff" resonance condition (above) is rewritten as follows:
:h u = g_mathrm{e} mu_B B_mathrm{eff} = g_mathrm{e} mu_B B_0 (1 - sigma) ,
The quantity "g"e(1 - σ) is denoted "g" and called simply the "g"-factor, so that the final resonance equation becomes
:h u = g mu_B B_0 ,
This last equation is used to determine "g" in an EPR experiment by measuring the field and the frequency at which resonance occurs. If "g" does not equal "g"e the implication is that the ratio of the unpaired electron's spin magnetic moment to its angular momentum differs from the free electron value. Since an electron's spin magnetic moment is constant (approximately the Bohr magneton), then the electron must have gained or lost angular momentum through spin-orbit coupling. Because the mechanisms of spin-orbit coupling are well understood, the magnitude of the change gives information about the nature of the atomic or molecular orbital containing the unpaired electron.
Hyperfine coupling
Since the source of an EPR spectrum is a change in an electron's spin state, it might be thought that all EPR spectra would consist of a single line. However, the interaction of an unpaired electron, by way of its magnetic moment, with nearby nuclear spins, results in additional allowed energy states and, in turn, multi-lined spectra. In such cases, the spacing between the EPR spectral lines indicates the degree of interaction between the unpaired electron and the perturbing nuclei. The hyperfine coupling constant of a nucleus is directly related to the spectral line spacing and, in the simplest cases, is essentially the spacing itself.
Two common mechanisms by which electrons and nuclei interact are Fermi-contact interaction and dipolar interaction. The former applies largely to the case of isotropic interactions (independent of sample orientation in a magnetic field) and the latter to the case of anisotropic interactions (spectra dependent on sample orientation in a magnetic field). Spin polarization is a third mechanism for interactions between an unpaired electron and a nuclear spin, being especially important for pi-electron organic radicals, such as the benzene radical anion. The symbols "a" or "A" are used for isotropic hyperfine coupling constants while "B" is usually employed for anisotropic hyperfine coupling constants. [Strictly speaking, "a" refers to the hyperfine splitting constant, a line spacing measured in magnetic field units, while "A" and "B" refer to hyperfine coupling constants measured in frequency units. Splitting and coupling constants are proportional, but not identical. The book by Wertz and Bolton has more information (pp. 46 and 442). ]
In many cases, the isotropic hyperfine splitting pattern for a radical freely tumbling in a solution (isotropic system) can be predicted.
* For a radical having "M" equivalent nuclei, each with a spin of "I", the number of EPR lines expected is 2"MI" + 1. As an example, the methyl radical, CH3, has three 1H nuclei each with "I" = 1/2, and so the number of lines expected is 2"MI" + 1 = 2(3)(1/2) + 1 = 4, which is as observed.
* For a radical having M1 equivalent nuclei, each with a spin of I1, and a group of M2 equivalent nuclei, each with a spin of I2, the number of lines expected is (2M1I1 + 1) (2M2I2 + 1). As an example, the methoxymethyl radical, H2C(OCH3), has two equivalent 1H nuclei each with I = 1/2 and three equivalent 1H nuclei each with I = 1/2, and so the number of lines expected is (2M1I1 + 1) (2M2I2 + 1) = [2(2)(1/2) + 1] [2(3)(1/2) + 1] = [3] [4] = 12, again as observed.
* The above can be extended to predict the number of lines for any number of nuclei.
While it is easy to predict the number of lines a radical's EPR spectrum should show, the reverse problem, unraveling a complex multi-line EPR spectrum and assigning the various spacings to specific nuclei, is more difficult.
In the oft-encountered case of "I" = 1/2 nuclei (e.g., 1H, 19F, 31P), the line intensities produced by a population of radicals, each possessing "M" equivalent nuclei, will follow Pascal's triangle. For example, the spectrum at the right shows that the three 1H nuclei of the CH3 radical give rise to 2"MI" + 1 = 2(3)(1/2) + 1 = 4 lines with a 1:3:3:1 ratio. The line spacing gives a hyperfine coupling constant of "a"H = 23 "G" for each of the three 1H nuclei. Note again that the lines in this spectrum are "first derivatives" of absorptions.
As a second example, consider the methoxymethyl radical, H2C(OCH3). The two equivalent methyl hydrogens will give an overall 1:2:1 EPR pattern, each component which is further split by the three methoxy hydrogens into a 1:3:3:1 pattern to give a total of 3 x 4 = 12 lines, a triplet of quartets. A simulation of the observed EPR spectrum is shown at the right, and agrees with the 12-line prediction and the expected line intensities. Note that the smaller coupling constant (smaller line spacing) is due to the three methoxy hydrogens, while the larger coupling constant (line spacing) is from the two hydrogens bonded directly to the carbon atom bearing the unpaired electron. It is often the case that coupling constants decrease in size with distance from a radical's unpaired electron, but there are some notable exceptions, such as the ethyl radical (CH2CH3).
Resonance linewidth definition
Resonance linewidths are defined in terms of the magnetic induction "B", and its corresponding units, and are measured along the "x" axis of an EPR spectrum, from a line's center to a chosen reference point of the line. These defined widths are called halfwidths and possess some advantages: for asymmetric lines values of left and right halfwidth can be given. The halfwidth Delta B_h is the distance measured from the line's center to the point in which absorption value has half of maximal absorption value in the center of resonance line. First inclination width Delta B_{1/2} is a distance from center of the line to the point of maximal absorption curve inclination. In practice, a full definition of linewidth is used. For symmetric lines, halfwidth Delta B_{1/2} = 2Delta B_h, and full inclination width Delta B_{max} = 2Delta B_{1s}
EPR applications
EPR spectroscopy is used in various branches of science, such as chemistry and physics, for the detection and identification of free radicals and paramagnetic centers. EPR is a sensitive, specific method for studying both radicals formed in chemical reactions and the reactions themselves. For example, when frozen water (solid H2O) is decomposed by exposure to high-energy radiation, radicals such as H, OH, and HO2 are produced. Such radicals can be identified and studied by EPR. Organic and inorganic radicals can be detected in electrochemical systems and in materials exposed to UV light. In many cases, the reactions to make the radicals and the subsequent reactions of the radicals are of interest, while in other cases EPR is used to provide information on a radical's geometry and the orbital of the unpaired electron.
Medical and biological applications of EPR also exist. Although radicals are very reactive, and so do not normally occur in high concentrations in biology, special reagents have been developed to spin-label molecules of interest. These reagents are particularly useful in biological systems. Specially-designed nonreactive radical molecules can attach to specific sites in a biological cell, and EPR spectra can then give information on the environment of these so-called spin-label or spin-probes. EPR spectroscopy can only be applied to systems in which the balance between radical decay and radical formation keeps the free-radicals concentration above the detection limit of the spectrometer used. This can be a particularly severe problem in studying reactions in liquids. An alternative approach is to slow down reactions by studying samples held at cryogenic temperatures, such as 77 K (liquid nitrogen) or 4.2 K (liquid helium). An example of this work is the study of radical reactions in single crystals of amino acids exposed to x-rays, work that sometimes leads to activation energies and rate constants for radical reactions.
EPR also has been used by archaeologists for the dating of teeth. Radiation damage over long periods of time creates free radicals in tooth enamel, which can then be examined by EPR and, after proper calibration, dated. Alternatively, material extracted from the teeth of people during dental procedures can be used to quantify their cumulative exposure to ionizing radiation. People exposed to radiation from the Chernobyl disaster have been examined by this method. [cite journal | author = Gualtieri, G. | coauthors = Colacicchia, S, Sgattonic, R., Giannonic, M. | title = The Chernobyl Accident: EPR Dosimetry on Dental Enamel of Children | journal = Applied Radiation and Isotopes | year = 2001 | volume = 55 | issue = 1 | pages = 71 – 79 | url = http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TJ0-42SXFBB-6&_reqID=77092946&_acct=C000058690&_userid=6565407&md5=d712a160445cb6a017063c8f57043b5e | doi = 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00351-1 ] [cite journal | author = Chumak, V. | coauthors = Sholom, S.; Pasalskaya, L. | title = Application of High Precision EPR Dosimetry with Teeth for Reconstruction of Doses to Chernobyl Populations | journal = Radiation Protection Dosimetry | year = 1999 | volume = 84 | issue = | pages = 515–520 | url = http://rpd.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/1-4/515 | doi = ]
Radiation-sterilized foods have been examined with EPR spectroscopy, the aim being to develop methods to determine if a particular food sample has been irradiated and to what dose.
High-field-high-frequency measurements
High-field-high-frequency EPR measurements are sometimes needed to detect subtle spectroscopic details. However, for many years the use of electromagnets to produce the needed fields above 1.5 T was impossible, due principally to limitations of traditional magnet materials. The first multifunctional millimeter EPR spectrometer with a superconducting solenoid was described in the early 1970s by Prof. Y. S. Lebedev's group (Russian Institute of Chemical Physics, Moscow) in collaboration with L. G. Oranski's group (Ukrainian Physics and Technics Institute, Donetsk) which began working in the Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Chernogolovka around 1975. [http://hf-epr.sitesled.com] Two decades later, a W-band EPR spectrometer was produced as a small commercial line by the German Bruker Company [http://www.bruker.de] , initiating the expansion of W-band EPR techniques into medium-sized academic laboratories. Today there still are only a few scientific centers in the world capable of high-field-high-frequency EPR, among them are the Grenoble High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Grenoble, France, the Physics Department in Freie Universität Berlin, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, USA, the National Center for Advanced ESR Technology (ACERT) at Cornell University in Ithaca, USA, the IFW in Dresden, Germany, and the Institute of Physics of Complex Matter in Lausanne in Switzerland.
The EPR waveband is stipulated by the frequency or wavelength of a spectrometer's microwave source (see Table).
EPR experiments often are conducted at X and, less commonly, Q bands, mainly due to the ready availability of the necessary microwave components (which originally were developed for radar applications). A second reason for widespread X and Q band measurements is that electromagnets can reliably generate fields up to about 1 tesla. However, the low spectral resolution over "g"-factor at these wavebands limits the study of paramagnetic centers with comparatively low anisotropic magnetic parameters. Measurements at u > 40 GHz, in the millimeter wavelength region, offer the following advantages:
# EPR spectra are simplified due to the reduction of second-order effects at high fields.
# Increase in orientation selectivity and sensitivity in the investigation of disordered systems.
# The informativity and precision of pulse methods, e.g., ENDOR also increase at high magnetic fields.
# Accessibility of spin systems with larger zero-field splitting due to the larger microwave quantum energy "h" u.
# The higher spectral resolution over "g"-factor, which increases with irradiation frequency u and external magnetic field "B"0. This is used to investigate the structure, polarity, and dynamics of radical microenvironments in spin-modified organic and biological systems through the spin label and probe method. The figure shows how spectral resolution improves with increasing frequency.
# Saturation of paramagnetic centers occurs at a comparatively low microwave polarizing field "B"1, due to the exponential dependence of the number of excited spins on the radiation frequency u. This effect can be successfully used to study the relaxation and dynamics of paramagnetic centers as well as of superslow motion in the systems under study.
# The cross-relaxation of paramagnetic centers decreases dramatically at high magnetic fields, making it easier to obtain more-precise and more-complete information about the system under study. [See the [http://hf-epr.sitesled.com High-Frequency EPR Group] of the Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences for more information about high-field EPR.]
*Ferromagnetic resonance
*Spin labels
*Site-directed spin labeling
*Spin trapping
Many good books and papers are available on the subject of EPR spectroscopy, including those listed here. Essentially all details in this article can be found in these.
* - Provides an overview of the role of free radicals in biology and of the use of electron spin resonance in their detection.
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Electron Paramagnetic Resonance — Mithilfe der Elektronenspinresonanz (kurz: ESR oder EPR für Electron Paramagnetic Resonance) wird die resonante Mikrowellenabsorption einer Probe in einem äußeren Magnetfeld gemessen. Dies macht sie zu einer hervorragend geeigneten Methode zur… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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The Sun's Wrath: Worst Solar Storms in History
By Tariq Malik published 7 August 13
Our Angry Sun
NASA/SDO/GSFC
The sun brings gives light and warmth to all life on Earth, but it has a temper too. Solar flares, eruptions and other sun storms can have serious effects to satellites and other systems around or on Earth.
Take a look at some of the worst solar storms known to humanity.
1859: The Carrington Event
Royal Astronomical Society/Richard Carrington via NASA
The Carrington Event of 1859 was the first documented event of a solar flare impacting Earth. The event occurred at 11:18 a.m. EDT on Sept. 1 and is named after Richard Carrington, the solar astronomer who witnessed the event through his private observatory telescope and sketched the sun's sunspots at the time. The flare was the largest documented solar storm in the last 500 years, NASA scientists have said.
According to NOAA, the Carrington solar storm event sparked major aurora displays that were visible as far south as the Caribbean. It also caused severe interruptions in global telegraph communications, even shocking some telegraph operators and sparking fires when discharges from the lines ignited telegraph paper, according to a NASA description.
1972: Solar Flare vs. AT&T
The major solar flare that erupted on Aug. 4, 1972 knocked out long-distance phone communication across some states, including Illinois, according to a NASA account.
"That event, in fact, caused AT&T to redesign its power system for transatlantic cables," NASA wrote in the account.
1989: Major Power Failures From Solar Flare
NASA/PSE&G
In March 1989, a powerful solar flare set off a major March 13 power blackout in Canada that left six million people without electricity for nine hours.
According to NASA, the flare disrupted electric power transmission from the Hydro Québec generating station and even melted some power transformers in New Jersey. This solar flare was nowhere near the same scale as the Carrington event, NASA scientists said.
2000: The Bastille Day Event
NASA/TRACE
The Bastille Day event takes its name from the French national holiday since it occurred the same day on July 14, 2000. This was a major solar eruption that registered an X5 on the scale of solar flares.
The Bastille Day event caused some satellites to short-circuit and led to some radio blackouts. It remains one of the most highly observed solar storm events and was the most powerful flare since 1989.
2003: The Ultra-Powerful Halloween Sun Storm
NASA/SOHO
On Oct. 28, 2003, the sun unleashed a whopper of a solar flare. The intense sun storm was so strong it overwhelmed the spacecraft sensor measuring it. The sensor topped out at X28, already a massive flare), but later analysis found that the flare reached a peak strength of about X45, NASA has said.
The solar storm was part of a string of at least nine major flares over a two-week period.
2006: X-Ray Sun Flare for Xmas
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center.
When a major X-class solar flare erupted on the sun on Dec. 5, 2006, it registered a powerful X9 on the space weather scale.
This storm from the sun "disrupted satellite-to-ground communications and Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation signals for about 10 minutes," according to a NASA description.
The sun storm was so powerful it actually damaged the solar X-ray imager instrument on the GOES 13 satellite that snapped its picture, NOAA officials said.
Tariq Malik
Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001, first as an intern and staff writer, and later as an editor. He covers human spaceflight, exploration and space science, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com's Managing Editor in 2009 and Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. He is also an Eagle Scout (yes, he has the Space Exploration merit badge) and went to Space Camp four times as a kid and a fifth time as an adult. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University. To see his latest project, you can follow Tariq on Twitter.
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NASA may need more astronauts for space station, moon missions, report says


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Water is the second most popular beverage in the United States after soft drinks.
With the holidays finally behind us and healthy habits on our minds, many are trading pitchers of beer for glasses of water. Whether it's a New Year's resolution to drink more H2O or you're still fending off that holiday hangover, we've uncovered some convincing reasons to knock back more water in the New Year.
1. Fluid balance. Roughly 60 percent of the body is made of water. Drinking enough H2O maintains the body's fluid balance, which helps transport nutrients in the body, regulate body temperature, digest food and more.
2. Calorie control. Forget other diet tricks — drinking water also could help with weight loss. Numerous studies have found a connection between water consumption and losing a few pounds. The secret reason? Water simply helps people feel full and as a result consume fewer calories.
3. Muscle fuel. Sweating at the gym causes muscles to lose water. And when the muscles don't have enough water, they get tired. So for extra energy, try drinking water to push through that final set of squats.
4. Clearer skin. Certain toxins in the body can cause the skin to inflame, which results in clogged pores and acne. While science saying water makes the skin wrinkle free is contradictory, water does flush out these toxins and can reduce the risk of pimples.
5. Kidney function. Our kidneys process 200 quarts of blood daily, sifting out waste and transporting urine to the bladder. Yet, kidneys need enough fluids to clear away what we don't need in the body. Let's drink to that!
6. Productivity boost. In order to really focus, a glass of water could help people concentrate and stay refreshed and alert.
8. Hangover help. If booze has got the best of you, help a hangover with a glass of water to hydrate the body and stop that pounding headache.
9. Pain prevention. A little water can really go a long way. Aching joints and muscle cramps and strains can all occur if the body is dehydrated.
10. Keep things flowing. Nobody wants to deal with digestion issues. Luckily, drinking enough water adds fluids to the colon which helps make things, ahem, move smoothly.
11. Sickness fighter. Water may help with decongestion and dehydration, helping the body bounce back when feeling under the weather. Just beware — drinking fluids hasn't been scientifically proven to beat colds in one swoop, so don't swap this for a trip to the doctor or other cold remedies.
12. Brain boost. A study in London found a link between students bringing water into an exam room and better grades, suggesting H2O promotes clearer thinking. While it's unclear if drinking the water had anything to do with a better score, it doesn't hurt to try it out!
The amount of water people need per day is up for debate, but studies suggest adults need nine to 16 cups of H2O. However this number varies depending on activity level, age, and how much water people are consuming in coffee, tea, or water-rich veggies and fruit.
Here's how to keep yourself hydrated: Begin by drinking a glass of water as soon as you wake up and 30 minutes before eating any big meal. (This will help control appetite, too.) Get in the habit of keeping a water bottle on hand at all times. And if the taste beings to bore, spice up the taste buds with a squeeze of citrus to the glass! Before you know it, all the benefits of water will be right at your fingertips … and in your body.


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Q: HTML button to run Python This is a follow up question to one that I posted earlier.
I have a html button that I would like to run a python script:
<form name = "input" action = "script.php" method = "get">
<input type= "submit" name = "submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

And the php it accesses looks like:
<?php exec("python /c/wamp/www/thursday.py");?>

My problem is that the code is not executing, and I am not receiving anything in my error log. What am I doing wrong?
My python code organizes images in a folder and asks for user input if the file is named incorrectly according to the way it organizes.
Will the python code still ask for input if it is run from a web server?
Sources I've looked at: Create HTML button to run Python Script and run python script with html button

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Will the python code still ask for input if it is run from a web server?

Yes and no. When the Python script is executed and it prompts for input, then yes, it will wait for input. However, it will not ask the user sitting in front of the browser for it; there's just no way that this can happen. The Python script is executed on your server, by php, and the user just waits for the php script to return some response (HTML) that is then displayed.
If you want to pass information to the Python script, you should pass data from php via command line arguments or the standard input, and then read the script's output to present it back to the user.
But it will be a lot cleaner, if you just stick to a single language there: Either put the logic into the php script, that way you can interact easily with the user via the webserver, or replace the whole php script by a Python web stack that does the same.


WSPC Commissioners and staff members had a blast, serving FREE baked potatoes in the Field House at the 2018 Apple Cup! The hungry crowds loved our product and were able to head over to the game with warm full bellies on the snowy evening. Over 1,700 baked potatoes to the excited game-goers. While collecting their free baked potatoes, fans also had the opportunity to donate to Second Harvest Food Bank. We were able to raise funds from generous fans to donate to 2nd Harvest to help feed those in need this holiday season. There was a lot of excitement in Pullman last Friday, and many people were able to make new friends. Even our potato pal Russ was able to meet Butch, the WSU mascot at the game. We hope everyone had as much fun as we did at this energetic event!


Heli Heat Wave 2016 – Wagga Wagga – Be there!
Get ready for the Heli event of a lifetime! This year's Heli Heatwave will be held on the 19th, 20th, 21st February 2016 at the Wagga Model Aero Club, Olympic Way south of Wagga. Dunkan Boission is our special guest who needs no introduction I am sure.
Kyle Stacy braves the cold to show us the new Goblin 570!
SAB is very excited to present a new Goblin at the Radio Model Show in Ozzano, Italy on June 7th and 8th. The machine is scheduled for release in approximately 2-3 month, we will have pictures and more information after the event in Ozzano.


In Round 2 of the Women's EHF Cup Group Phase, the focus will be on Denmark, where three matches are to be played. Meanwhile Danish side Team Esbjerg will compete in a Nordic clash in Stavanger.
In total, eight matches are scheduled for the upcoming weekend, and six of them will be streamed live on ehfTV.com.


I assume you mean directly connecting a hard disk to a computer both with differing file systems (e.g. hooking up an NTFS hard disk to Linux).
I remember when I was file sharing between my Windows and OS X Samba did a pretty good job on OS X's side. The only trouble is that copying files from OS X to Windows would sometimes mess up the User permissions on Windows' side, particularly the owner. My automated backup procedure would often have problems with these files because their owner was different from the User Account under which it was running as at the time.
Re: partitions, I have a 75 GB FAT32 partition on a USB HDD. I made it with the GParted live CD. I have accessed it from Debian Etch, Windows XP and OSX Leopard. Also I recall someone making a whole-disk 160 GB FAT32 partition in OSX Leopard.
I meant to also say nice article by the way.


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Pod toskanskim soncem (v izvirniku Under the Tuscan Sun) je ameriška romantična komedija iz leta 2003 scenaristke, producentke in režiserke Audrey Wells. V glavni vlogi je zaigrala Diane Lane. Temelji na spominih iz leta 1996, ki jih je v istoimenskem romanu zapisala avtorica Frances Mayes. Film govori o nedavno ločeni pisateljici, ki je na potovanju po Toskani na vrat na nos kupila vilo z upanjem, da ji bo odločitev spremenila življenje. Diane Lane je za vlogo v tem filmu prejela nominacijo za nagrado zlati globus za najboljšo glavno igralko..

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Frances Mayes (Diane Lane) je pisateljica, ki živi v San Franciscu. Njeno življenje se zdi popolno, dokler na zabavi v čast mlademu pisatelju, ki mu je napisala recenzijo knjige in pomagala do uspeha, ne odkrije, da ji je mož nezvest. Zaradi ločitve izgubi pisateljski navdih in njeno homoseksualno prijateljico Patti (Sanda Oh) skrbi, da ne bo nikoli zares prebolela. Patti se tako odloči, da svoji prijatelji podari potovanje po Toskani, ki ga je rezervirala zase, vendar zaradi nosečnosti ne more na pot. Zabavni zaplet je le v tem, da je to potovanje z agencijo za homoseksualne pare (Patti je hotela odpotovati s partnerko Grace). Frances se najprej upira in meni, da je to slaba ideja, naposled pa le odpotuje.

Med potovanjem se ustavijo tudi v Cortoni, majhnem mestecu, kjer med sprehajanjem po ulicah zagleda oglas za vilo. K njej pristopi neznanka in ji predlaga nakup. Frances misli, da je to popolnoma neumna zamisel, saj ima že tako čisto uničeno življenje. Toda gospa se le nasmehne in ji namigne, da so takšne ideje po navadi najboljše. Na poti iz mesta avtobus za nekaj časa obtiči na ulici, ker jim ovce nepričakovano prečkajo pot. Frances pogleda skozi okno in ko zagleda na bližnjem portalu ime hiše, katere oglas je videla v Cortoni, se v trenutku odloči in izstopi iz avtobusa. Pri nakupu se sreča z bogatim francoskim parom, ki je odločen, da bo dobil hišo. Ker lastnica dviga ceno in se začne zanimati tudi Frances, francoski par odide, ker se jima ponudba ne zdi poštena. Grofica, ki prodaja hišo, sprva zavrne Frances, ker ponudi premalo denarja. Premisli si šele ko ob odhodu na razočarano Frances pade golobji iztrebek, saj naj bi bilo to za lastnico dobro znamenje, ki ga je potrebovala pri odločitvi. Tako se Frances loti obnovitvenih del, pri tem pa ji pomaga nepremičninski agent Martini. Naposled najame skupino Poljakov in delo se začne. Spozna tudi nekaj novih prijateljev in nenavadnih ljudi. Eden takih je starec, ki ga vidi vsako jutro prihajati mimo hiše, kamor h kapelici prinaša sveže rože. Sosed Placido ji pomaga pri vsakdanjih opravilih na njenem posestvu in jo nekoč tudi povabi na večerjo k sebi domov, kjer spet sreča gospo, ki ji je svetovala nakup hiše. Naposled postaneta dobri prijateljici in Catherine Frances pogosto pomaga z nasveti. Med prenovitvenimi deli se Frances zbliža z delavci, vsak od njih je drugačen in zanimiv ter nekaj posebnega.

Toda delo jo izčrpa in odloči se oditi na izlet v Rim, kjer med iskanjem starinarnice spozna Marcella; prijaznega moškega iz Positana, s katerim preživi romantičen vikend. Dogovorita se za ponovno srečanje naslednji konec tedna, toda načrte jima prekriža Patti, ki se zdaj že visoko noseča zateče k Frances. Grace si je premislila in jo zapustila in Patti ni vedela kaj storiti. Frances je vedno bolj zaposlena s hišo, pisanjem knjige in mnogo drugim, tako da Marcella ne uspe več obiskati. Odkrije tudi, da se nekaj plete med najmlajšim delavcem pri obnovi Pawlom in sosedovo hčerko Chiaro. Zveza pa ni dovoljena zaradi fantovih korenin in revščine. Skupaj odidejo na praznik v Montepulciano, kjer Pawel hoče dokazati, da je enakovreden ostalim Italijanom. Nekaj dni pozneje Frances obišče Marcello, toda ravno takrat je ni doma in tako se spet zgrešita. Obnova hiše se bliža koncu in odhod delavcev jo razžalosti, saj so med tem časom postali prijatelji. Naenkrat ima veliko več prostega časa in ničesar posebnega za početi. Odloči se, da bo nenapovedano obiskala Marcella, toda v Positanu odkrije, da si je našel drugo. Spet razočarana se vrne domov in razmišlja, kje ga je polomila, da ne more najti sreče. V svojem obupu pomaga mlademu paru, Pawlu in Chiari, da jima starši končno dovolijo poroko. Na sprejemu, ki ga priredijo na njenem posestvu, se pojavi ameriški pisatelj, ki je ravno takrat potoval po Toskani in slišal, da v bližini živi ona. Tako se film konča s ponovno najdeno srečo in Francesino mislijo, da so spremembe mogoče tudi tako pozno v življenju.

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There are many available weight loss pills and supplements. Including numerous pills, drugs and supplements. They are claimed that will assist you slim lower, or in the best make sure it is better to reduce weight as well as other methods.
Reduce appetite, causing you to feel fuller and that means you consume less calories.
Listed here are the 12 most broadly used diet supplements and supplements, reviewed by science.
Garcinia cambogia shot to popularity throughout the world after being highlighted on the Dr. Oz present in 2012.
It is a little, green fruit, in the shape of a pumpkin.
The skin within the fruit is made up of hydroxycitric acid (HCA). This is actually the active ingredient inside garcinia cambogia extract, which can be promoted as a weight loss pill.
How it works: Animal research has shown that it can prevent a fat-producing enzyme within the body and increase amount of serotonin, most likely helping to minimize cravings .
Side effects: There are not any reports of significant side effects, but a few reports of slight digestive problems.
Bottom Line: However garcinia cambogia can result in simple weight loss, the outcome are very little which they probably won't even be noticeable.
Hydroxycut has existed for over a 10 years, and it is at present one of the most favorite weight loss supplements worldwide.
How it works: It includes a number of ingredients that are usually claimed to assist with weight loss, which includes caffeine and some plant extracts.
Side effects: For anyone who is caffeine sensitive, He may suffer from a little diarrhea , anxiety, jitteriness, nausea, tremors, as well as irritability.
Bottom Line: Unfortunately, there could be just one study this particular supplement without any data on long-term effectiveness. More research required.
It is naturally found in coffee, green tea extract and chocolates, and included with many processed foods as well as beverages.
Caffeine is really a well known metabolic rate booster, and is also often added to professional weight loss supplements.
Side effects: In some men and women, high quantities of caffeine can result in diarrhea , anxiety, jitteriness, nausea, tremors, as well as irritability and other conditions. Caffeine is usually addictive and may also reduce the good quality of your sleep.
There actually is no need to take a supplement or even a pill along with caffeine in it. The best sources are usually quality coffee as well as green tea, which also have antioxidants along with other health and fitness benefits.
Bottom Line: Caffeine can easily boost metabolic process and enhance fat reducing in the quickly. However, a ability to tolerate the effects may possibly develop rapidly. Caffeine are more useful then other weight loss pills.
Orlistat is usually a pharmaceutical drug, made available over-the-counter as Alli, as well as with doctor prescribed as Xenical.
How it works: This slimming pill works by preventing the meltdown of fat within the gut, causing you to take in less calories from fat.
Effectiveness: According to a large review of Eleven investigation, orlistat can simply enhance weight loss by just Six pounds (2.7 kg) in comparison with a dummy pill.
Side effects: This drug has numerous digestive adverse effects, including loosely, greasy stools, unwanted gas, regular bowel movements which are hard to management, and others. It may also give rise to lack of in fat-soluble vitamins, for example vitamins A, D, E and also K.
It will always be recommended to follow along with a low-fat diet although taking orlistat, in order to limit side effects.
Bottom Line: Orlistat, often known as Alli or even Xenical, can reduce the quantity of fat you absorb from your diet which help you slim down. It has numerous side effects, most of which are extremely unpleasant.
Raspberry ketone is usually a substance present in raspberries, which can be accountable for their own unique smell.A synthetic form of raspberry ketones is made available as a weight loss pill.
Side effects: They will often result in your burps to smell of raspberries.
Bottom Line: There is absolutely no studies which usually raspberry ketones lead to weight loss when it comes to human beings, and also the rat studies proving it to work implemented enormous doses.
Green coffee beans are simply just regular coffee beans which have not been roasting.
They consist of a couple of ingredients believed to assist with weight loss, caffeine as well as chlorogenic acid.
How it works: Caffeine can easily enhance fat burning, as well as chlorogenic acid can easily slow the actual breakdown of carbohydrates within the gut.
Bottom Line: Green coffee bean extract can cause moderate weight loss, however take into account that many of the research were business sponsored.
Glucomannan is a kind of fiber perfectly found on the plant's roots of the elephant yam, otherwise known as konjac.
Side effects: It may cause bloating, unwanted gas as well as soft feces, and may also interfere with a number of oral medicines if used at the exact same time.
You will need to take glucomannan with regards to a 30 minutes before meals, using a glass of water.You can find an objective review of glucomannan in this article.
Bottom Line: Research consistently demonstrate that the fiber glucomannan, whenever mixed with a nutritious diet, can help men and women lose weight. It also results in improvements in several health markers.
Forskolin is really an extract from the plant within the mint family, stated to work for weight reduction.
Effectiveness: One particular research in Thirty overweight as well as obese adult men established that forskolin reduced excess body fat and increased muscle tissue, while having absolutely no effect on bodyweight.
Side effects: There may be very minimal data on the protection with this supplement.
Bottom Line: The two main small experiments about forskolin have demostrated conflicting outcomes. It is best to prevent this supplement until eventually much more research is carried out.
Green tea extract is a favorite component in numerous weight loss supplements.
This is due to numerous research have proven the principle antioxidant within it, EGCG, to assist fat reducing.
Side effects: Green tea extract is usually well tolerated. It does indeed contain a number of caffeine, and may even cause signs and symptoms in those who are caffeine hypersensitive.
Besides that, every one of the health benefits associated with drinking green tea extract should affect green tea herb too.
Bottom Line: Green tea extract as well as green tea extract can easily increase weight loss slightly, and may even allow you to lose belly fat.
A kind of orange known as bitter orange delivers the ingredient synephrine.
Synephrine is linked to ephedrine, which was previously a well known ingredient in a variety of weight loss pill preparations.
On the other hand, ephedrine provides since been banned as being a weight loss element by the FDA as a result of serious adverse effects.
Side effects: Just like ephedrine, synephrine could have serious adverse effects associated with the heart. It could also be addictive.
Bottom Line: Synephrine is a reasonably powerful stimulant, and in all likelihood effective to lose weight in short term. However, the side results can be severe, so this must only be used together with careful attention.


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Americans drinking less Budweiser, demand remains strong overseas
By Megan Cerullo
Americans are drinking less Budweiser than before. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
This Bud's for them.
Americans are drinking less Budweiser, but foreign consumers are making up for the drop in domestic revenue.
Anheuser-Busch InBev said Wednesday that sales fell 1.3% overall during the first quarter—a decline attributed to a sharp drop in U.S. consumption.
Americans have started to eschew the brand in favor of craft beer and other alternatives like wine or whiskey, according to reports.
Overseas beer enthusiasts still favor the brand—revenue increased 2.5% in the rest of the world excluding the United States.
The markets for Budweiser are particularly strong in Latin America and Asia, according to CNN Money.
A-B InBev also owns Stella Artois, sales of which were up 12% — a spike attributed to strong demand in the UK and Argentina, according to CNN Money.
Overall sales were up slightly from a year ago thanks to international demand.
The company also looks forward to sponsoring the 2018 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Russia this summer.
A jump in marketing expenses ahead of the sporting event also ate into this quarter's profits.
Strong sales in Argentina, Colombia and Peru are expected to pay off the added expenses, though.
The company's shares are down more than 10% this year and other beer giants face similar woes.
Molson Coors, the owner of Coors Light, Miller Lite, Molson Canadian and Blue Moon reported a drop in beer sales last week, according to CNN Money.
Smaller brands, on the other hand, reported strong results.


Costa is Britain's biggest coffee company, with over 2,400 coffee shops in the U.K. and another 1,400 in more than 30 countries, including around 460 in China, its second-biggest market. Coca-Cola said Friday it would buy the Costa brand from Whitbread for 3.9 billion pounds ($5.1 billion) in cash.
Coca-Cola already owns the Georgia and Gold Peak coffee brands, which make bottled and canned drinks, but the purchase of Costa could allow it to compete with brands such as Starbucks.
Coffee is growing by 6% a year, making it one of the fastest-growing beverage categories in the world, said James Quincey, Coca-Cola president & CEO.


The Ragdoll is a semi-longhaired cat of Himalayan pattern and come in three variations which are either Colour Pointed, Mitted (white feet) or Bi-colour, all with blue eyes.
The name comes from the ability these cats have to relax and go completely limp when being handled, but of course, only when it suits them!
They are playful, gentle and affectionate cats who seem to have a "nothing bothers me" attitude. They make quiet, sweet and endearing pets and appear to love being carried around and held by their owners whether adult or child, although their docile nature could make them vulnerable to boisterous youngsters. Their coat is thick and silky but non-matting so only moderate, but regular, grooming required.
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Cowboys Edge Texans for Governor's Cup
Cowboys defenders come down with the Texans' Hail Mary to seal the game. | Photo credit to Sam Hodde by Getty Images
By Derek Fleming - Freelance Writer
This was a game that on paper should not have been close, but the feisty Houston Texans put up a great fight against the Dallas Cowboys, who ultimately triumphed 27-23 as Texans quarterback Davis Mills' Hail Mary pass as time was expiring fell into the arms of Cowboys Israel Mukuamu. The Cowboys' defense yet again came through to make up for mistakes by Dak Prescott and the Cowboys' offense to get a win and stay just two games back from the division-leading Philadelphia Eagles.
The Houston Texans came into this game at 1-10-1 and are closer to the first-round draft pick than anything else this season. The team is still continuing to look for answers in the post-Deshaun Watson era, but the squad performed above their record against one of the most explosive teams in the NFL on December 11. Dallas needed a stellar fourth quarter for the second week in a row against last-place teams to pick up the victory.
Ezekiel Elliott scored a touchdown with less than one minute to play in the game to give the Cowboys a lead after having trailed since the second quarter when backup QB Jeff Driskel hit a stunner to give the underdogs a lead. While the Cowboys' offense was forced to find ways to win from 98 yards out, the Dallas defense was the only reason the team had a chance after forcing a turnover on downs when the Texans had the ball at the Dallas four-yard line.
Prescott threw more interceptions (two) than touchdowns (one) for the first time this season, but the ground game, led by Elliott with 62 yards and a touchdown and Tony Pollard with 42 yards and a touchdown, was able to do just enough to secure a must-win game as Philadelphia demolished New York as the NFC East race tightens. Prescott completed 24-of-39 passes for 284 yards, but the most impressive part of his game Sunday was the last 98-yard drive for a needed score.
Tight end Dalton Schultz and receiver Noah Brown were the most common recipients of Prescott's passes on the final drive. Schultz added yards after the catch on short passes to net 21, 18, and 13 yards on three receptions. Schultz finished with six catches on the day and 87 yards. Most of those yards (52) came on the final game-winning drive.
Brown had similar production at 85 yards total, catching just four passes all day, and recording an 18-yarder on the last drive. Brown also had a 51-yard reception earlier in the game.
The Texans have struggled all season to close out games and Week 14 was no better. Quarterback Davis Mills did not record a touchdown pass and threw a gruesome interception on the final play of the game that fell into a sea of Dallas Cowboys players with no Texans receiver even trying for the ball. The Cowboys' defense held leading rusher, Dameon Pierce, to just 78 yards on 22 attempts to earn just 3.5 yards per carry.
As brutal as the Cowboys' defense has been, they were held to zero sacks today, a significant rarity for a defense that regularly chews up quarterbacks. Tremon Smith's two interceptions nearly set the stage for a massive in-state rivalry upset—until the Dallas defense forced the final turnover on downs late in the fourth quarter deep in the red zone.
WHO SAID?
Head coach Mike McCarthy wanted his team to know that no matter the opponent's record, no game should be checked off as an easy win. He said: "It's so damn hard to win a game in this league regardless of the betting spread. You can never lose sight of that."
The Dallas Cowboys face the Jacksonville Jaguars next Sunday—their third AFC South opponent in a row that holds a losing record on the season. Both the Indianapolis Colts and the Houston Texans gave the Cowboys trouble and forced the team to show grit in the fourth quarter, which will likely affect how much bettors are willing to believe the Cowboys can stay in the race for the NFC East title.
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Department of Biology University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario
Eastern Cereals and Oilseeds Research Centre Agriculture and Agrifood Canada Ottawa, Ontario
Shannon E. Binns
Department of Physics Florida International University Miami, Florida
Betty Jane Burri, Ph.D.
Western Human Nutrition Research Center U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Davis, California
Mary Ellen Camire, Ph.D.
Department of Food Science and
Human Nutrition University of Maine Orono, Maine
Fung-Lung Chung, Ph.D.
Division of Carcinogenesis and Molecular Epidemiology American Health Foundation Valhalla, New York
Michael A. Dubick, Ph.D.
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical
Research Fort Sam Houston Canyon Lake, Texas and
Department of Physiology University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, Texas
Department of Complementary Medicine
School of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Sciences University of Exeter Exeter, United Kingdom
Christian Herrero, M.S.
Department of Chemistry Florida International University Miami, Florida xvi
Department of Pharmacology and
Toxicology University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama
Department of Chemistry Florida International University Miami, Florida
Department of Chemical Biology College of Pharmacy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Andreas M. Papas, Ph.D. Eastman Chemical Company Kingsport, Tennessee
Fereidoon Shahidi, Ph.D., F.A.C.S., F.C.I.C., F.C.I.F.S.T., F.R.S.C.
Department of Biochemistry Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland
Department of Horticulture/Plant and Soil Science California State Polytechnic University Pomona, California
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Warmachine V3 – Dynamically Rebalancing the Game
Larry Vela 2 Minute Read
Privateer Press has a new policy to keep V3 Edition of Warmachien and Hordes balanced continually. Here's the details:
via Privateer Press:
The following text is listed at the start of the the new PRIME and PRIMAL rulebooks:
It is our goal to provide you the best, most entertaining experience possible when playing a game of WARMACHINE or HORDES. To best achieve this goal, we may update model entries and rules to maintain balance in the game as it continues to evolve and grow. We will publish any such updates online semiannually at privateerpress.com/errata. Additionally, these changes will automatically be applied in War Room, the digital companion app for WARMACHINE and HORDES, ensuring users will always have the most up-to- date cards and rules information on their digital devices.
In addition to the downloadable reference documents and War Room updates, annually we will release a physical update pack containing updated versions of the cards that were affected by the previous year's adjustments. Models that have been updated in this way will be listed on our website at privateerpress.com/errata. In order to make card versions easily identifiable, each stat card contains the year and version number and is marked with a color specific to that year. This will enable players in an official event setting to quickly and easily confirm the cards they are using are the most current versions by cross-referencing them with the stat card version sheet found at the front of the errata document.
We highly recommend that you visit this site regularly to ensure you are using the current version of a model's rules and enjoying the best possible WARMACHINE and HORDES experience.
So, Privateer will update their errata semi-annually, and automatically update all digital products such as WarRoom to keep the game in balance. There will be a website listing all the changes, with downloadable stat cards for the updated models. Finally each year they will put out a cardpack of all models that were updated in the last year.
Someone is taking the balance of their game very seriously.
~Pretty good approach and a solid balance between the needs of the digital and the paper based players out there.
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Despite its low ratings, why did "Bonanza" stay on the air after its first year?
It was one of the first series to be filmed and broadcast in color and was sponsored by RCA – the maker of color TV sets.
RCA was so into promoting its new color TVs that it put out a press release titled "RCA-NBC Firsts in Color Television, a Chronological List of Significant Firsts by the Radio Corporation of America and the National Broadcasting Company in Color Television".
It was published on March 27, 1955 as "News Information" by the Radio Corporation of America, RCA Building, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N.Y.
"Bonanza" certainly wasn't the first broadcast in color; that honor went to "St. George and the Dragon" on the "Kukla, Fran, and Ollie Show". This was the first publicly announced 'experimental broadcast in compatible color TV' of a network program and was presented on NBC on August 30, 1953 – a full 6 years before "Bonanza" debuted. This was followed by the first commercial in color on December 22, 1953, and then the next day, on December 23, 1953, NBC transmitted the first commercial TV program on color film: "Dragnet".
Finally, on January 1, 1954, The Tournament of Roses, from Pasadena, California, was telecast in color by twenty-one stations of NBC's first coast-to-coast color network. This colorcast marked a series of significant "firsts" in television history including: the first use of NBC's new mobile color TV unit; the first West-to-East transcontinental transmission of color television; the first West Coast origination of a color program under compatible color standards; and the first broadcast of a network color program by a coast-to-coast series of stations.
I really like the old black and white programs ,I have enjoyed watching the since I was a very girl and to this day I still enjoy them , all of them I especially like watching Roy Rogers and Dale I always thought of Roy as my hero. But I still enjoy each and everyone of them.


I'm overflowing with excitement right now, friends! Adam and I are traveling back to Charleston at the end of the month!! Okay, let me rephrase this… I'm excited but at the same time uber stressed out about it, but then crazily excited again! Let me give you a quick back story and mainly why I'm so stressed out, haha!
About a month ago we received a letter from our storage unit in Charleston. They informed us that the business is going under construction and we need to move everything out. We've had this unit for the last 5 years. 5 YEARS! A very far cry from our initial intention of returning to Charleston after a 6-month hiatus to spend time with family in Minnesota and finally enjoy a Christmas with actual snow!
As stated above, the plan to return never happened due to Adam taking a job out in California! Which is something I will never trade for the world. California is magical!
However, it's been driving us a bit crazy paying that silly storage bill each month (which keeps rising by the way and was broken into a few years ago! I know, right!) But it was less painful than digging up thousands, in one sitting, to move it all back here! Which cracks me up when you really think about it. Over a span of 5 years, I could have paid for a moving company 3 times over, haha! Receiving that letter made it's pretty clear that we couldn't put it off any longer. So that is why I'm just slightly stressed. Less than a two-month notice to get everything together and pay for it has me pouring an extra glass of wine at night, haha!
On the bright side, I'm going to be reunited with so many things I've missed throughout these 5 years! My cookbooks, my KitchenAid, the art I painted, the table Adam and his father refinished for me when we were dating, and so many wonderful memories we gathered throughout our lives. I'm overflowing with excitement! On top of that, I get to be back in Charleston! The anticipation of wandering the historic streets in South of Broad, eat so much great southern food, sit at the beach and watching the waves roll in, and most importantly, seeing friends that I haven't seen in so long is making my heart ache with joy! I'm tearing up right now, just thinking about it.
So in celebration of returning to my home of 8 years, I've rounded up all of my favorite things that give me all of those charming Charleston feels. Items that embody the breathtaking architecture, warm weather, incredible food, and old-world charm.
We've included some amazing and very talented Charleston-grown companies that are doing incredible things. Check them out and buy all of their stuff! Supporting local businesses is so important, especially when they are as cool as the ones listed below.
.01 Magnolia Pillow Cover $88 | This Magnolia pattern perfectly embodies the Charleston landscape, especially when the Magnolia trees are in full bloom.
.02 Large Pineapple Tumbler with Straw $99 | Since the colonial days, the pineapple has held a deep significance for most Charlestonians. It can be found just about everywhere.
.03 French Accent Chair Sale $374 | When I think of any historic Charleston interiors, I picture a great deal of French and English influences. Is this not a perfect addition to a beautiful home South of Broad?
.04 Limited Edition Bike with Riviera Basket $598 | People do a lot of biking around Charleston, especially at the beach. These charming beach-style cruisers are everything I remember of Charleston.
.05 Lion Door Knocker in Burnished Antique $159.00 | Spend an afternoon walking around South of Broad and you will quickly notice the unique door knockers adorning all of the different historic Charleston homes.
.06 Pink Crepe Myrtle 36″ x 48″ $5,000 | Artist Fred Jamar has been one of my favorites since his first show at the beautiful Robert Lange Studios. I love the playful, yet dramatic feel of his work.
.07 Rewined Candles Sale $15-23 | It's cool to see companies get their start in Charleston and quickly find their way into stores across the nation. Make sure to check out their glassware as well. Great for sangria on the patio.
.08 Smithey Ironware Co. No. 12 Cast Iron Skillet $200 | A well-crafted cast iron skillet is an essential tool in a cook's kitchen. The Smithey's polished surface is reminiscent of a handcrafted vintage skillets most modern-day skillets have failed to provide. This revival of historic design and function makes the Smithey an ideal non-stick surface that won't experience heat loss as you cook your beautiful filet mignon. The result is a magazine-worthy seared crust and perfectly juicy interior.
.09 Stono Feather Bow Tie $195 | Brackish & Bell put an unexpected, handmade twist on the traditional bow tie with real partridge and pheasant feathers – giving you that truly exceptional, southern look.
.10 Pineapple Studs $161 | Statement earrings are a must for every Charleston Belle. These stylish pineapple earrings are the perfect southern touch during these summer months.
.11 Riley Stripe Tote $59 | Charleston is a great walking city and if you visit you will find yourself doing a lot of it. A versatile bag that can easily transition from shopping at the Charleston City Market to soaking up some southern sun at Folly Beach is vital.
.12 Elderflower Tonic $16 | Nothing beats the southern heat like a refreshing gin and tonic. If you haven't mixed up a drink using anything from Jack Rudy Cocktail Co., then you are definitely missing out!
.13 Heritage $26.34 | It's safe to say that award-winning chef, Sean Brock, is an integral part of what makes the Charleston food scene so freaking good! This cookbook is loaded with beautiful photography and so many of his great recipes.
.14 Calhoun's Straight Rye Whiskey $49 | There's nothing better than a good cigar and a smooth whiskey, served neat. If whiskey isn't your thing, fear not, they offer a great selection of handcrafted spirits that will take your craft cocktail game to the next level.
.15 Stone Ground Grits $6.95 to $12 | You cannot experience the true South without diving into a bowl of buttery, stone ground grits. These Geechie Boy Mill grits are some of the best out there.
.16 The Edisto Oyster Knife $325.00 | We ate a lot of oysters while living in Charleston, like a LOT! Pearlz on East Bay Street was our go-to, but we also loved steaming our own oysters at home. Prying open fresh east coast oysters with this stunning and well-crafted oyster knife is a must for serious oyster lovers.
.17 Melamine Dinner Plate $10 | Charleston-based artist Lulie Wallace creates vivid floral designs using her signature color combinations. These melamine plates are perfect for a picnic on the beach or at the winery.


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Fairies battle in Waterloo Park
Cord ImportSeptember 22, 20102 mins read
"It's like walking into a different world," remarked visitors entering the Royal Medieval Faire this past Saturday.
Held in Waterloo Park, the Faire entered its 13th season this year. With hundreds of volunteers and actors, food and gift merchants and activities for kids, the Faire attracts a variety of members of the community, children and adults alike.
While walking through the Faire grounds, you could smell the giant turkey legs and watch children battling knights with fake swords. There were dragons and fairies walking around and old English being spoken at every turn.
Laurier was out in full force as well, being represented by students from the Medieval Students' Society. Students were giving out information on Medieval Studies courses as well as the society and events they plan.
Dressed in Medieval garb, the students were in the middle of the event interacting with Faire patrons. Erynn Bockler, Ashley Walsh, Amy Vigliotti and Melinda Phelan were more than happy to share information about courses and the Medieval Students' Society in general.
"We plan events like horseback riding, trips to the [Royal Ontario Museum], archery, medieval feasts and movie nights," said Bockler. "Another major event is Medieval Day, this year on Oct. 20, in the Senate and Board Chamber."
The Medieval Students' Society has been in attendance at the Faire for four years. The group doesn't require members to be a history student to join the society and there is no fee for membership.
The Faire ended with a battle scene, where the fairies battled with various other factions in front of the King and Queen, and performed the traditional Irish dance of the ceili.
Diana Turnbull, who played Fairie Ambassador Rosalyn, has been volunteering for this particular event for two years, but been a part of Medieval Faires for twelve. Turnbull has spent months preparing for the Faire, but said she "thoroughly enjoys every minute."
The five dollar admission fee was worth every penny. The rain managed to hold off and people were still in good cheer after events had been happening for more than five hours. All proceeds from the Faire go towards holding it the following year.
Next year's Faire will be held on Sept. 17, 2011 in Waterloo Park. Until then be sure to participate in Medieval Day on Oct. 20 at the Senate and Board Chambers.
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