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New FTIR method for the determination of FFA in oils
Ahmed Al-Alawi, Frederick R. Van de Voort*, Jacqueline Sedman
A rapid, practical, and accurate FTIR method for the determination of FFA in edible oils was developed. Analogous to the AOCS titration procedure, the FTIR FFA determination is effected by an acid/base reaction but directly measures the product formed rather than utilizing an end point based on an electrode potential or color change. A suspension of a weak base, potassium phthalimide (K-phthal) in 1-propanol (1-PrOH), is used to convert the FFA present in oils to their carboxylate salts without causing oil saponification, and differential spectroscopy is used to circumvent matrix effects. Samples are first diluted with 1-PrOH, then split, with one-half treated with the K-phthal reagent and the other half with 1-PrOH (blank reagent), their spectra collected, and differential spectra obtained to ratio out the invariant spectral contributions from the oil sample. Quantification of the percentage of FFA in the oil, expressed as %oleic acid, based on measurement of the peak height of the v (COO-) absorption of the FFA salt formed, yielded a calibration with an SE of <0.020% FFA over the range of 0-4%. The method was validated by standard addition and the analysis of Smalley check samples, the results indicating that the analytical performance of the FTIR procedure is as good as or better than that of the standard titrimetric procedure. As structured, the FTIR procedure is a primary method, as calibration is not dependent on reference values provided by another method, and has performance criteria that could lead to its consideration as an instrumental AOCS procedure for FFA determination. The FTIR portion of the analysis is automatable, and a system capable of analyzing ∼60 samples/h was developed that could be of benefit to laboratories that carry out a large number of FFA analyses per day.
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Al-Alawi, A., Van de Voort, F. R., & Sedman, J. (2004). New FTIR method for the determination of FFA in oils. JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 81(5), 441-446. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-004-0920-9
New FTIR method for the determination of FFA in oils. / Al-Alawi, Ahmed; Van de Voort, Frederick R.; Sedman, Jacqueline.
In: JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, Vol. 81, No. 5, 05.2004, p. 441-446.
Al-Alawi, A, Van de Voort, FR & Sedman, J 2004, 'New FTIR method for the determination of FFA in oils', JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, vol. 81, no. 5, pp. 441-446. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-004-0920-9
Al-Alawi A, Van de Voort FR, Sedman J. New FTIR method for the determination of FFA in oils. JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. 2004 May;81(5):441-446. doi: 10.1007/s11746-004-0920-9
Al-Alawi, Ahmed ; Van de Voort, Frederick R. ; Sedman, Jacqueline. / New FTIR method for the determination of FFA in oils. In: JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. 2004 ; Vol. 81, No. 5. pp. 441-446.
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Public Transportation and Pets: How 6 Cities Handle It
Before you take your pooch or kitty along on a trek around town, make sure you know if your city offers public transportation that allows pets.
By Featured Contributor May 16, 2013 May 15, 2020
Unlike this little fella, pets often need to be in carriers to ride the transit system in many major U.S. cities. Photo: Elsie esq.
As many canine and feline owners know, traveling with your pet companion can be an incredibly difficult task — especially if you rely on public transportation.
For the majority of the time, it's not a major concern for people traveling from state-to-state or across the country. However, for those moving around their native city via certain rail, taxi or bus lines during a standard day, few options can seriously limit mobility. This can get tricky, considering that 62% of U.S. households own pets, according to the American Pet Products Association.
Furthermore, pet-friendly public locations are popping up everywhere, and even some employers are jumping on the wagon. Major corporations like Google, P&G, Ben & Jerry's, Build-A-Bear Workshop and Amazon allow employee pets in the workspace.
As pets become more important in our lives, knowing acceptable forms of public transportation that allows pets can prove invaluable for owners with pet mobility concerns. Let's take a look at some of the major U.S. cities and their available pet-friendly transportation options.
1. New York City (Population: 8.2 million)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA): Permits small pets in carriers on the Long Island Railroad, Long Island Bus and NYC Transit buses and subways. If passengers are seeking a leash-only option, the Metro-North Railroad will allow small dogs.
Port Authority (PATH): Allows small dogs/cats secured in carrying cases on all trains.
Seastreak Ferry: Dogs of all sizes can ride the ferry; however, they must remain on the outside portion of the ferry and must be on a short leash. If owners wish to bring their dog inside, the pet must be small and in a carrier (cats included).
2. Los Angeles (Population: 3.8 million)
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation (LACMTA, MTA or "Metro"): Pets are allowed to travel without fee on all bus and rail lines if they are properly secured in a hard carrier. Passengers must be able to carry their pet in its crate at all times. They don't recommend trying to muscle in a Great Dane!
Metrolink: Any pet fully enclosed in a pet carrier that fits either on the passenger's lap or under the passenger's legs is permitted.
Other L.A. transit providers that allow small pets in carriers, other than service animals, include: Big Blue Bus, Culver CityBus, FlyAway Bus (full fare purchase required), Glendale Beeline, Gold Coast Transit, Long Beach Transit, Norwalk Transit, OmniTrans and Orange County Transportation Authority.
3. Chicago (Population: 2.7 million)
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA): Small dogs in carriers that fit on the passenger's lap are permitted on buses and trains. Also, the crate must be small enough to be carried by one passenger and shouldn't impede traffic flow.
Other Chicago transit providers that allow small pets in carriers, other than service animals, include: South Shore Line and Pace Buses.
4. Houston (Population: 2.1 million)
Metropolitan Transit Authority ("Metro" or "MTA"): The MTA is pet-friendly, as long as the passenger crates their animal properly.
Furthermore, the majority of residents reside in a 10-county area commonly known as "Greater Houston," and the majority of commuters own private vehicles. However, because Houston is expanding their light rail lines and commuter rail system, public transit will draw larger crowds.
Carrying a cat or a dog on buses is nothing new, but check out this goat that can never seem to find a seat on a school bus:
5. Philadelphia (Population: 1.5 million)
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA): SEPTA currently permits the passage of small animals secured in covered containers. The carriers must be stored on the owners' laps, and the animals should not disturb other riders. The rule applies to all SEPTA trains and buses.
Other Philadelphia transit providers that allow small pets in carriers, other than service animals, include: Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO), NJ Transit and Doylestown Rushbus.
6. Phoenix (Population: 1.5 million)
Although Phoenix is one of the larger cities by population, its public transit options are limited to one system because most residents live outside of the downtown area. Most residents own private vehicles as well.
Valley Metro: Consisting of a small METRO light rail and buses, Valley Metro allows small animals in crates to board with their owners. The cage must be small enough to sit on your lap.
Many cities allow dogs of a certain sizes on board if they can sit on their owners' laps or fit underneath the seats. Photo: dichohecho
All Major Cities
As you may have noticed, most major public transportation systems offer limited flexibility when considering larger animals. Regardless, this is not an "end all" for dog owners attempting to hike their 100-plus-pound canine across town.
Though traveling by cab can hit the pocketbook hard, it could be your only available option. If you want the cheapest ride possible, we recommend shopping around. Larger cities are filled with a variety of cab companies — some are smaller and/or more flexible about pets than others.
In most instances where the cab driver owns the vehicle, it's up to their discretion on whether or not your pet can ride. Either way, many cab drivers carry business cards and appreciate repeat business. Find one or two that like — or at least will allow — your pet and use them for future pet transportation needs.
If you're looking to travel in a city not mentioned, contact the local public transportation providers. Most transit systems maintain standard policies and a customer service representative can fill you in on the details pertaining to your specific situation.
This featured contribution was written by Mark Healey, who writes about and closely follows the pet insurance industry, specifically ASPCA Pet Insurance. He also enjoys learning about trending pet-related news across the web.

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Having Harry Allen and Scott Hamilton team together on a record date, at a jazz party, at a jazz festival or on any bandstand is quite logical. Their playing is very complementary and they blend together well yet they have slightly different sounds. They help keep the tradition of swing tenor alive without sounding exactly like any of their historical predecessors. And they can always be relied upon to play music that is both exciting and tasteful.
When listening to Harry Allen and Scott Hamilton jamming together, it is easy to think of the great tenor quintets of the past, particularly those of Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin, and Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt. While the latter two teams were always very competitive, this Allen-Hamilton recording is perhaps most reminiscent of Al & Zoot in that the two tenors are very supportive of each other, they often seem to think as one, and they inspire each other to play at their best without being compelled to try to "cut" each other.
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MANN+HUMMEL Adapts Filtration Portfolio To Fight Coronavirus, Support Communities
MANN+HUMMEL has implemented a number of initiatives to support the growing battle against coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the company said.
MANN+HUMMEL, the parent company of WIX Filters, has converted two production lines at its Fayetteville, North Carolina, facility to produce daily protective-grade (non-certified) face masks with a time to market of 15 days.
Initially, the face masks will be supplied to MANN+HUMMEL employees. As production ramps up, the masks also will be sold to customers.
The ramp-up has been fast. At the beginning of 2020, MANN+HUMMEL wasn't producing any face masks. The company now anticipates producing more than 5 million face masks per month by May 1, according to the company.
Since 2015, Ludwigsburg, Germany-based MANN+HUMMEL has acquired several companies that produce air- and water-filtration products, including Tri-Dim Filter Corp. and MICRODYN-NADIR, among others. The acquisitions gave MANN+HUMMEL expertise in HEPA filtration, cleanroom-filtration and operating-room (laminar-flow) technologies, the company noted.
"Companies are mobilizing at unbelievable speeds to assist the frontlines in their fight against COVID-19," said Charles Vaillant, chief technology/digital officer at MANN+HUMMEL. "It's incredible to see the levels of innovation, the speed at which it's happening, and most of all, the sincere belief that we can make a difference in this fight. If we can save even one life, it makes these efforts worthwhile, and I am immensely proud of MANN+HUMMEL as we embrace innovation and quickly adapt to help others."
Charles Vaillant, chief technology/digital officer at MANN+HUMMEL
MANN+HUMMEL said it is working on a design to provide highly engineered filtration-media inserts that can be used in homemade mask designs. The concept will greatly increase the effectiveness of homemade masks, featuring a thin, breathable media, according to the company.
The company anticipates having the media inserts available within two weeks, available through various e-commerce channels.
"MANN+HUMMEL has repeatedly demonstrated our competence in successfully transferring technology and know-how to new applications," said Kurk Wilks, president and CEO of the MANN+HUMMEL Group. "We now use our filtration competence in automotive to build up and drive the production and supply of face masks. We have several groups in different countries all over the world working on this initiative."
The company's TRI-KLEEN product gives public health officials and hospital staff the ability to turn a COVID-19 patient's room into a negative-pressure environment, providing a tool to help field hospitals, temporary care units, nursing homes or ad-hoc locations to maintain safety for patients and frontline staff. While initially sold by Tri-Dim, the technology has been rapidly scaled through MANN+HUMMEL's global network to prepare for mass production, which was accomplished in less than 30 days.
Supporting Automaker Production of Respirators
In support of a major automaker producing respirators to protect front-line health care workers, MANN+HUMMEL will "urgently" provide up to 5,000 filters per day for the project. The respirator is a collective effort from contributing companies, as it mainly uses off-the-shelf parts to construct a life-saving device, including a seat fan from a pickup truck, a battery from a power tool and now a HEPA filter supplied by MANN+HUMMEL.
The time to market for the HEPA-filter design for respirator devices from initial concept to full production was only 12 days, according to MANN+HUMMEL.
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"Membranes are a behind-the-scenes player in our global world, but they are vital to many industries," the company explained in a news release. "For instance, membranes ensure our wastewater plants are functioning, work to purify water and are essential to the purification and concentration of some of the food we eat and beverages we drink."
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Coach Jerry Olszewski has himself seven Preseason All Americans on the USA College Football Preseason All-America team.
The Augustana College head coach enters his third year at the helm and this may be his most talented team.
NEW YORK – Seven members of the Augustana football team have been named to the USA College Football Preseason All-America team. Trey Heid, Brian Long, Chris Mathieu, Brandon Mohr and Lucas Wainman earned second team honors. Matt Heller and Jason Greenway were named honorable mention.
Heid, an All-NSIC Second Team selection last season, provided the Vikings with a stellar sophomore campaign as he finished the season with 25 touchdown passes (third in the NSIC) while throwing just four interceptions on the season (fewest amongst all starting quarterbacks in the NSIC). Heid, a 6-foot-2, 192-pound quarterback from Lakeville, Minn., completed 185 of 331 passes (55.9 completion percentage) and compiled a 143.5 efficiency rating which ranked fifth in the NSIC. Heid racked up 2,564 passing yards (fifth most in NSIC) and tossed two or more touchdown passes in eight of 10 games played this season, including six against Wayne State on Oct. 18 which tied a single game record at Augustana. Heid also tied an NCAA record for touchdown passes in a quarter in that game, throwing five of his six touchdown passes in the second quarter alone. He also rushed for 251 yards and three touchdowns on the season.
Long, a 6-foot-3, 254-pound center from Pierre, S.D., earned All-NSIC Second Team honors in 2014 and enters the 2015 season having played 33 consecutive games. He helped Augustana set a single season record with 5,124 yards of total offense last season. The Vikings averaged 465.8 yards of total offense this season, including 289.9 passing yards and 175.9 rushing yards. Augustana had the third-best passing offense in the NSIC this season and averaged 34.5 points per game which ranked sixth amongst NSIC teams.
Mathieu, a 6-foot-5, 328-pound right tackle from Humboldt, S.D., was named All-NSIC Second Team last season after starting all 11 games in 2014. He helped an offense that set a single season record with 5,124 yards of total offense. The Vikings averaged 465.8 yards of total offense this season, including 289.9 passing yards and 175.9 rushing yards. Augustana had the third-best passing offense in the NSIC this season and averaged 34.5 points per game which ranked sixth amongst NSIC teams.
Mohr was also a second team All-NSIC selection last season after leading the team with 106 tackles, which ranked fifth in the NSIC. The 6-foot-0, 240-pound linebacker has played in 32 games the last three seasons for the Vikings and has been a steady force in the middle. He finished the 2014 season with 47 solo tackles and recorded 3.5 tackles for loss. Mohr picked up one interception and one fumble recovery on the season and reached double-digits in tackles six times this season. He registered a career-high 16 tackles against Minnesota State on Oct. 25. Mohr has been named All-NSIC Second Team two straight seasons for the Vikings.
Wainman, a 6-foot-0, 216-pound kicker/punter from Oviedo, Fla. earned All-NSIC second team honors in 2014 after finishing second in the NSIC hitting 12 field goals. He was 12 of 19 (63.2 percent) in field goal attempts and averaged 1.09 field goals per game on the season. Wainman hit 42 of 47 (89.4 percent) of his extra point attempts and ranked fourth in the NSIC in kick scoring averaging 7.1 points per game. He drilled a season-high 52-yard field goal against Minnesota Crookston on Sept. 6 and was 7 of 8 field goals between 30-39 yards. Wainman was called on to punt 44 times this season and averaged 38.1 yards per punt, including a career-long 60-yard boot. He booted six punts of 50-plus yards and landed 17 of his 44 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line. Wainman pinned opponents deep off the tee as well averaging 59.5 yards per kickoff and tallying 29 touchbacks on the season.
Greenway earned All-NSIC honorable mention honors as a return specialist last season after ranking second in the NSIC and 14th in all of Division II averaging 28.9 yards per kick return. The 5-foot-9, 196-pound running back from Mitchell, S.D. returned a season-high four kickoffs for 172 yards against Upper Iowa on Oct. 4, including a season-long return of 62 yards. Greenway had nine kick returns of 25 or more yards on the season, including two of 50-plus yards.
Heller, a 6-foot-0, 176-pound wide receiver from Lakeville, Minn., earned All-NSIC Honorable Mention honors last season after leading the team in receptions (46), receiving yards (796) and receiving touchdowns (7). He ranked eighth in the NSIC averaging 72.4 receiving yards per game and caught at least one pass in all 11 games this season. Heller hauled in three 100-yard receiving games, including a career-high 118 yards against Concordia-St. Paul on Nov. 8. He registered his first career multi-touchdown game on Oct. 18 at Wayne State.
Augustana football reports to fall camp on Friday, Aug. 14 and opens the regular season at Bemidji State on Sept. 5.


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Where I got it: Amano sent me a sample skein.
My Thoughts: This yarn is so fun and soft! It knits up quickly in chubby, lofty stitches. The construction of a spidery cage of silk filled with puffy alpaca means you get a blend of fibres that are usually quite heavy and draping in a yarn that's surprisingly light. And of course with that fibre blend it's incredibly soft with a fluffy halo and shine.
What I might design with it: I designed a brioche/lace scarf that's coming soon and I'd love to have a cowl out of this. Anything right next to my skin!
Where you can get some: Amano is distributed by Berroco, so if your LYS carries Berroco, check to see if they have Amano yarns too.


Homeschooling is becoming more popular, with more parents choosing to homeschool every year. Although homeschooling can be an incredible way to educate your children, it is essential to bear in mind that it isn't a method that works for everyone, and that you need to be fully aware of what you are getting yourself into before pulling your children out of school.
With that in mind, here is a short guide to all of the most important things that you need to know if you are considering homeschooling your kids. There's no getting away from the fact; homeschooling is a fantastic way to teach your children. However, it's also something that you need to take the time to think about properly, to ensure that it is the right choice for you and your family. You only get one opportunity to provide your children with an education. Make sure it is the right one for them.
To help you to ensure that homeschooling is the right choice for you, below are some tips and pieces of advice of which you can take note.
When it comes to homeschooling, having an assigned area in which to teach your children is vital. Whether this is an unused room in your home, a converted attic or basement, a pod in your garden, or even your garage, it doesn't matter. All that matters is that you have a space for learning, somewhere that your kids associate with education.
If you don't have a dedicated space to teach your kids in, and you really feel it is the best option for your family, it could be worth considering moving to somewhere that would provide you with that space. The fact is that if you are serious about homeschooling, you need a home that can give you all the extra space that you need for teaching. Remember, moving doesn't have to be stressful, if you find a place you love and hire the best removalists, upsizing doesn't have to cause you stress. Plus, as well as giving you extra teaching space, a more substantial home will also give you and your children the additional outdoor space that you crave.
For homeschooling, having a schedule is a must. Just because you are teaching your children at home, that doesn't mean that you can't have a schedule and lesson plan in place, as they would have at school. It does not have to be the strict and specific schedule they would be working to at school, but some structure can be important for both you and the little ones. Each day, ensure to incorporate the content of traditional lessons, like math, English, science, and PE, as well some more unique and creative experiences. Remember, when you homeschool, anything can be a lesson, it's just a case of finding ways to be as creative as possible.
When children are homeschooled, there is the danger that they will struggle to socialize with other people their own age. That is why it is so crucial that you ensure that your children are signed up for extracurricular activities with other children their own age. Whether they play sports, are part of the Scouts, or take part in an arts and crafts club, it doesn't matter, all that matters is that your children can spend some time out and about with other children their age, making friends. There should also be local homeschooling groups that you could sign up to; it's just a case of finding them online.
This is, of course, just the tip of the iceberg if you are considering homeschooling. If any of this seems to much for you at this stage then perhaps homeschooling is not for you after all.


Armore Fitness has developed a unique exercise device that is worn on the arms and even fits under regular clothing. It allows users to set the amount of resistance so that every time they move their arms, they're exercising. It was developed for people who hate to take the time, or simply don't have the time to go to a gym or fitness club. It builds noticeable muscle mass increases in biceps, triceps and forearms. The best part about it is that you can go through your regular daily routines and be exercising at the same time.
We were invited to join the project to create the overall corporate identity, logo design, illustrations and layout of the website. The illustration below was created for the website and instruction manual to simplify the setup and operation of the device.
The client had very specific requirements for the logo design that included a shield to forward the positioning of the Armore name (which is similar to the work "armor"). The new logo has 2 different formats, both with and without the shield, that is used throughout the site, packaging and instructional materials. As shown here, each unit comes with a black nylon zip-up bag for easy storage and carrying.
The image at left shows a secondary marketing landing page designed for a specific set of targeted markets (people who hate to exercise). The Armore Wearable Arm Excerciser was specifically designed for just this group of people. Those who are definitely not fitness buffs and who never have the time or inclination to go to their local gym or fitness club.
The images above show the front and back of a small fold-up instruction and care manual provided with each Armore exerciser unit, using black and white images similar to those on the website. Additional printed materials for return authorization and registration were also created for the campaign. PDF versions were created for download directly from the website.
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In one of the more blatant attempts at censorship we've witnessed, a Minnesota politician tried to trademark the name of a politically-focused blog that often criticized her. Tax board member Carol Becker tried to take the name "Wedge LIVE!" away from its owner, John Edwards, who had been using the name for years to cover local politics. Becker first claimed she thought of the name herself, which she thought would be perfect for her yet-unrealized podcast covering… local politics.
After receiving a bit of heat from Tony Webster, John Edwards, and Edward's supporters, Becker finally admitted she was attempting to take the name away from her critic, who had built his unregistered brand over the past several years. After more backlash, she decided to withdraw her trademark applications but warned she would try again in six months if Edwards didn't register them first.
Four months later, it appears Edwards has prevailed. His post at Wedge LIVE! notes he has dropped his lawsuit against Becker seeking an injunction blocking her from filing for Wedge Live-related trademarks. Becker has agreed to drop her censorial pursuit of the name "Wedge LIVE," bringing an end to this ridiculous and particularly inept attempt to silence a critic.
Perhaps this debacle will lead Becker to exit the public sector. Becker attempted to use the federal government's IP protections to undermine a critic -- one she also baselessly accused of being funded by "dark money" and called a tax fraud. She also denied being aware of Wedge LIVE!'s existence when first confronted by journalists, only belatedly admitting she knew exactly what she was doing when she filed the disingenuous trademark applications. She's proven she can't really be trusted to handle even the small part of government she's staked out.


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The quest to find a user friendly, suitable LMS, website tool and trustworthy professionals has been no easy task. I have found that the Internet is full of dishonest, fraudulent, deceitful individuals. In fact the internet has a bit of a frontier feel about it. Lots of people trying to rip you off to make a quick buck. This has come at some financial loss and much time wasted, but I have been determined and now after many years I have found, all that I have been looking for.
My advice with dealing with individuals on the internet is to trust no one, ask lots of questions, trial systems completely before you part with any money, understand the 'help' and backup systems of their product. Be aware of what you are getting into before parting with any money.
Having to learn a new 'school system' or LMS (if the school has one) takes time and we don't have much of that. So as individuals we tend not to want to deal with online or e-Learning.
In the past I have used the free online space like Teacher Tube and others, to have students link to my work. In fact free storage sites are a main source to reduce bandwidth for Digital Teacher. You could not go far wrong in starting with these sites before getting involved with something like Digital Teacher. It could be seen as your own personal web of subject content. Digital Teacher focuses all those resources into one clever package.
Digital Teacher is clever because you only have to learn it once.
Clever because it has its own Moodle. Using Digital Teacher can be as simple as seeing a great link you want to use in class. Place that link in your own Moodle on Digital Teacher and build some questions around it.
Clever because you can see which of your students are doing their homework, quiz, test or research. And it has the results already for parent teacher night. Ahhh the marking done.....that's clever.
Clever because students can get instant feedback on their work.
Clever because you take your online units with you when you move schools. You do this all ready on your portable hard drive. Now it's still organised online and ready to use. Just have your new students created an account in Digital Teacher, and away you go.
Clever because once you have been established within Digital Teacher you can share or collaborate with other teachers as long as you are not making a commercial advantage and some bandwidth issues are catered for.
Clever because educators who are in the position to create and distribute content for commercial gain can have their Digital Teacher account set up to support their business.


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Indonesia reports 4,617 new COVID-19 cases, 130 new deaths
JAKARTA, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 4,617 in the past 24 hours to 538,883, with the death toll adding by 130 to 16,945, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
According to the ministry, 4,725 more patients were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recoveries to 450,518.
The coronavirus has spread to all the country's 34 provinces.
Specifically, in the past 24 hours, Jakarta recorded 1,099 new cases, Central Java 899, West Java 741, East Java 400 and Banten 262.
No new cases were detected in the three provinces of West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and Gorontalo.


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US cardinal urges solidarity with Iraqi Christians
A woman who fled the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar sits with a child inside a tent at a camp in Syria's northern town of Qamishli (CNS)
Cardinal Donald W Wuerl of Washington has made an impassioned plea for solidarity with persecuted Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq and Syria and strongly urged that voices be raised against atrocities being committed there.
"Today our solidarity with brothers and sisters of our faith and of other faiths in a part of the world where there is clearly an effort to eliminate them is something that we simply cannot in conscience ignore," Cardinal Wuerl said in closing remarks during an August 28 Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to mark the opening of The Catholic University of America's (CUA) academic year.
"Often we're asked, 'How is it possible that in human history atrocities occur?' They occur for two reasons. Because there are those prepared to commit them, and there are those who remain silent," he said.
The ongoing displacement of women, children and men in the war-torn countries is "the least of the things happening to them is something that we really are not free to ignore and sometimes all we have to raise is our voice," the cardinal told the congregation.
"I'm sharing these thoughts with you because I don't want to have on my conscience that I was complicitous in something as horrendous as this simply by being quiet," he explained.
He raised the questions, "Where are these voices? Where are the voices of parliaments and congresses? Where are the voices of campuses? Where are the voices of community leaders? Where are the voices of talk show hosts and radio programs? Where are the voices of the late night news? Where are the voices of editorial columns? Where are the voices of op-ed pieces? Why a silence?"
All people, the cardinal stated "have the power to raise voices and be in solidarity with people distant from us, unknown to us, not a part of this campus, not a part of this family, not a part of this university, not a part of our nation. But they are a part of our human community. I think it should rest on the conscience of each one of us."
Auxiliary Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Washington, along with nearly 70 university priests joined Cardinal Wuerl, CUA's chancellor and the main celebrant, in concelebrating the liturgy. More than 2,500 Catholic University students, faculty and staff nearly filled the shrine's Upper Church for the afternoon Mass of the Holy Spirit.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas Board of Regents has approved contracts for new football coach Charlie Strong's assistants.
Texas is giving each of the 10 assistants a three-year contract. That's a change at a school that typically puts them on a year-to-year basis.
Defensive coordinator Vance Bedford will get the largest salary at a base of $760,000. Quarterbacks coach and assistant head coach Shawn Watson will make $610,000. Bedford and Watson came with Strong from Louisville.
Offensive coordinator Joe Wickline, who Strong hired from Oklahoma State, will be paid $535,000.
Although the staff has been on the job for weeks, their salaries and contracts had to be approved by the board. The board approved the contracts with a unanimous vote Thursday.


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This example was for just one direction and for one point to point transfer. You can also push in the other direction (NOT RECOMMENDED) as well as pull from a staging or dev environment to get specific changes. You could also chain them together at the same time to pull a copy of the production server to the staging, dev, and local dev environments all at once.
Now THAT is powerful stuff!
More on drush aliases and alias files will be included in a future tip!


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Team Travel 2021
High School Softball Tour
Dates: July 29th - August 9th
Program Cost: $4,795
Travel to Australia for an unforgettable softball experience!
Get Experience Training with College Coaches!
Visit the Sydney Opera House, see kangaroos, koalas + the Gold Coast!
Join us for an unforgettable tour visiting some of Australia's must-see sights, including the Sydney Opera House, Mt. Coot-tha, and beaches at the Gold Coast. Hold a koala, train with US college coaches, and compete against top Australia softball clubs. What else could you ask for? Beyond Sports is the world-leader in international sport tours and we're excited to offer this opportunity to you!
Deposit: March 15th
2nd Payment: May 15th
Final Payment: June 15th
The cost of the tour is not due immediately
Includes hotel accommodations, 3 international games , all transportation in Australia, two meals per day and roundtrip airfare from LAX. Does not include costs for optional snacks or souvenirs.
Request Tour Brochure
Softball Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Depart from our Hub Airport with the group (LAX). Group will be accompanied by tour coaches and Beyond Sports staff for the duration of the tour.
Day 2: Travel day.
Day 3: Arrival at Sydney International Airport. Students shuttled to the hotel for orientation session, light training session, if time permits, and a relaxing welcome dinner.
Day 4: Morning sightseeing including views of the Sydney Harbour, Sydney Opera House and Darling Harbour. Visit the Sydney Tower Observation Deck for spectacular 360-degree views of the city! Game #1 of the tour! Team function to follow in the evening.
Day 5: Enjoy 'brekkie' at the hotel before we set out for the Coastal walk from Bondi to Coogee Beach. We'll check out two of Sydney's most popular beaches and walk along coastal cliffs, keeping our eyes peeled for whale sightings off the coast. Game #2 vs. local club team.
Day 6: Morning flight from Sydney to Brisbane. Group training session. Afternoon hotel check-in. Evening team dinner.
Day 7: Morning at leisure to explore Brisbane - Botanical Gardens, South Bank Parklands, Mt. Coot-tha and Story Bridge. Game #3 with a post-game function with local club team.
Day 8: Day trip to Tangalooma Island Resort. Relax on the beaches, enjoy snorkeling, pelican feeding, dolphin shows and more. Late afternoon return to the hotel.
Day 9: Check out of hotel and depart for The Gold Coast. Afternoon at your leisure to enjoy golden beaches of Surfer's Paradise.
Day 10: Visit Currumbin Wildlife Park - see rainbow lorikeets, dingoes, Tasmanian Devils and more. Game #4 in the evening with a post-game function to follow.
Day 11: Free day to explore The Gold Coast - Surfer's Paradise, Broadbeach, Lamington National Park. Farewell dinner in the evening.
Day 12: Say our goodbyes as we head to Brisbane Airport for a full day of travel back to the US (same day arrival August 9th).
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The Beyond Sports High School Tours are led by Tim Whittle.
Coach Whittle has 17 years of college coaching experience, including the last nine years as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Macalester College. As an assistant coach, he helped lead his alma mater, Washington University in St. Louis, to three straight NCAA Final Fours and back-to-back National Championships. Prior to coaching, Whittle had a six year career in corporate finance as Manager of Finance for the Florida Marlins (now Miami Marlins) and four years in Corporate Finance with SunTrust Bank in Atlanta.
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Here are answers to some of our most frequently asked questions:
Q: How do I plan for my daughter's trip to Australia?
A: Beyond Sports does the planning for you! Our staff is available to answer questions anytime via video conference, phone, text, or email (schedule a call here, or call us anytime). Once registration is complete, you can expect to receive your student's flight itinerary at least eight weeks before departure and a Pre-Departure Guide (packing list, staff contact info, detailed itinerary, etc.) four weeks before departure.
Q: Who is chaperoning the trip?
A: A bilingual tour guide and Tour Coach are with the group for the duration of the trip. Our tour guide will focus on organizing logistics, meals, and culturally enriching excursions while the Tour Coach is building a positive team environment. Since 2010, our staff have toured with over 2700 students and 150 college coaches.
Q: What if my child becomes sick or injured during the tour?
A: All travelers are covered by GeoBlue Health Insurance, a world leader in international student health insurance, for the duration of the trip (view our full policy here). If a participant has any concern of illness or injury, no matter how minor, they are encouraged to let a staff member know immediately so they can monitor the situation. Our staff are trained to always err on the side of caution and to seek medical attention for any concerning illness or injury. In the event medical attention is required, a student will be taken to a local hospital or clinic.
Q: What is the program cost for family members?
A: The first family member to travel pays the same program cost as the student-athlete. Every additional traveler that will share same-room occupancy receives a $500 discount. Special accommodations may be available for families with young children, depending on destination and hotel policy. Please contact a Beyond Sports Program Coordinator with any questions about pricing for larger groups.
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During our trips, our top priority is the safety of our student-athletes. If you have any questions or concerns about safety, we encourage you to set up a time to discuss them with our staff.
Family travel information is provided in our tour brochures.
When you're ready to register for the tour use the form below to begin the registration process.
Family members have until March 15th to register.
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Q: Get page number in Itext I am trying to generate a pdf using Itext.where i need to build a table with header. But i am adding all the content on the page dyamically by iterating the list and adding the cells to the Table ,and finally adding table to the Document after the interation is done.
             document.add(table);
My writer and document doesnt show me a updated page number if my content is moved on to the next page,until the table content is added to the document.I need to iterate and build the dynamic table where at the begining of the next page it should have the header of the table.I tried my level best following many approaches.But,I am unable to know when the content is moved on to next page in the middle of the iteration process.PDFWriter is showing me the page number before entering the loop.I need to get the updated pagenumber when ever the tables content goes on to next page.And i dont need this header to be on all pages.I need it only until the table content carries over.Please let me know which is the best way to handle this situation. Thanks

A: The other answer to this question isn't a real answer, it refers to an answer to another question. If that is actually the answer to this current question, the current question should have been marked as duplicate.
This being said, I think the answer is not entirely correct. I have written an example that produces something like this:

As you can see, there is no header on the first page, there is only a header on the second and third page that says "Table XYZ (Continued)". I even added a footer that says "Continue on next page". As you can see, this footer only appears at the moment the table is split. It isn't present on the last page. This wasn't asked in the question, and it is easy to remove from my code.
You can find the complete code sample here: SimpleTable5
These are the relevant parts:
PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(5);
table.setWidthPercentage(100);
PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Table XYZ (Continued)"));
cell.setColspan(5);
table.addCell(cell);
cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Continue on next page"));
cell.setColspan(5);
table.addCell(cell);
table.setHeaderRows(2);
table.setFooterRows(1);
table.setSkipFirstHeader(true);
table.setSkipLastFooter(true);
for (int i = 0; i < 350; i++) {
    table.addCell(String.valueOf(i+1));
}
document.add(table);

If you only want a header:
PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(5);
table.setWidthPercentage(100);
PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(new Phrase("Table XYZ (Continued)"));
cell.setColspan(5);
table.addCell(cell);
table.setHeaderRows(1);
table.setSkipFirstHeader(true);
for (int i = 0; i < 350; i++) {
    table.addCell(String.valueOf(i+1));
}
document.add(table);

The difference with your code, is that you add the following line to avoid that the header appears on the first page:
table.setSkipFirstHeader(true);

This is not mentioned in the answer to Repeat PdfPTable header in all the continuation pages using iText

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The holiday season is slowly approaching, but until then it's the crazy and most busiest season for most families. Before the boys wake up for school, I stand in my kitchen analyzing our family white board. Schedules are so crazy right now, especially with birthdays every weekend, appointment visits, and early dismissals, it's hard to keep track of all of it. Every morning feels like a Monday morning. Getting the kids ready for school until I drop them off is a precious time for me schedule and get organize. It's a time for me to process our day/week/month and so forth.
Instead of rushing them, challenge them. As your child is slowly packing their backpack, tell your kids that you doubt they can do it. Naturally we as parents feel we have to explain every single thing to our children. But actually, of you say, 'I bet you can't get dressed all by yourself,' your child will most likely respond, 'Oh yes I can! Watch!' Once your child completes the task, praise him!! This will encourage an encore performance.
Self-sufficiency requires some repetition. The good news: About two weeks of dedication is all parents need to get kids with the program. During that time, help your child get through each task until he can do it entirely without you. Then fade out those prompts and you're done.
A bit of advance legwork, like laying out the next day's outfit or putting out the cereal the night before, can save a lot of hand-holding during the a.m rush. Growing up (in a Filipino household) I've witnessed my mom cook dinner in the wee hours of the night. She would be cooking loads of food for the week to feed our family. My mom would also prep my dad's lunch the same night. It was what we say 'baon' (pronounced "bah-own") in Tagalog. She'd pack two tupperware for him, one filled with rice, the other with the specialty dish, usually a soup meat based dish with boil veggies. I saw my mom do this ever since I was a little girl, until the day I moved out later in my early twenties.
Now, as a mother, I need the efficiency in her methods. My dad still this day grabs his lunch every morning, as I do the same for my young boys with their breakfast and school lunches.
One morning I left the kids for a moment as they were eating their breakfast, to do the rest of my make-up (yes, if I have a few minutes to spare I apply some make-up as a refresher) When the kids linger, just this week I caught the boys playing checkers as they were waiting. Try to beat the clock!! Pick a series of related tasks (think: brushing teeth, putting on socks and shoes), set a timer for a few minutes, and ask your kid if he can do them before the buzzer sounds. Every time he wins, he gets a point to be used for a treat.
Raising boys: They love games. Create a game for anything. That brings us back to challenging them.
You can't go wrong with apologies, and being accountable when you are at fault. We learn from our mistakes, and make better choices next time and get better the following day. Admitting to minor faults, and practicing them to your children will teach them honesty, and liable to their own actions.
Follow the above steps to create happier mornings in your household and I promise you, just developing new behaviors will produce not just happier morning within a home, but happier family.


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The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), ranked fourth in the 2022 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) for Africa.
This was made known when the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank (WB) on the Global Electricity Regulatory Index (GERI), launched the ERI report virtually on Thursday, December 8, 2022.
Forty-three (43) countries in Africa with forty-four regulatory institutions, participated in the assessment process, which was based on well-developed electricity regulatory frameworks, the capacity to exercise the necessary regulatory oversight and authority on the regulated entities, and the ability to achieve measurable outcomes.
These frameworks were categorized into three pillars: Regulatory Governance Index (RGI), which assesses the extent to which the laws, procedures, standards, and policies governing the electricity sector provide for a transparent, predictable, and credible regulatory framework, which meets international standards; Regulatory Substance Index (RSI), which evaluates how well electricity sector regulators are carrying out their mandate and implementing the practices and processes that affect regulatory outcomes; and the Regulatory Outcome Index (ROI), which measures the perspectives of distribution utility companies and/or consumers, and the degree to which the regulator has a positive or negative impact on the sector.
The PURC ranked fourth (4th) among the forty-four African regulatory institutions sampled, only after Uganda, Egypt and Senegal. This was achieved based on the significant progress made by the Commission in the operations of its functions as per the legal mandate, clarity of roles of independence, accountability, transparency, predictability, participation, and open access to information for various stakeholders.
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For the year under review (2022) and in the interest of deepening its transparency, the Commission was able to among others, undertake consumer service clinics, which enabled the Commission to bring its complaints resolution processes closer to consumers; published the reckoner (electricity and water), which enables consumers to compute their own tariffs based on consumption levels; redesigned the Commission's website to accommodate new developments, such as hosting the public utilities regulatory information system (PURIS); as well as constituting regulatory audit teams to undertake verification exercises, based on submitted investment needs of the Utilities.
Furthermore, the Commission made significant progress on transparency in its tariff setting processes by publishing approved guidelines for setting tariffs, quality of service measures to guide the regulated utilities, and improved considerably on its institutional capacity to enable it fulfil its mandate. Through this, the Commission was able to reverse the tariff structure, which was previously punitive for industry. This was to enhance the competitiveness of Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country.
The African Development Bank, since 2018, has embarked on carrying out surveys on the level of development of Regulatory Frameworks in the electricity sector in Africa. From year to year, the Bank through the ERI continues to inspire African countries to achieve better electricity sector performance through reforms that have been or are to be put in place but also through improvements to the current framework in which, the electricity sector finds itself. Africa needs investments in the energy sector, and this requires making the sector attractive, ridding it of all the administrative and organizational red tape that still hinders active private sector participation.
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The ERI has evolved considerably since 2018 when only 15 countries participated in it, compared with 44 countries in 2022, which now participate in the ERI. The Director for Energy Financial Solutions, Policy and Regulation at the African Development Bank noted that "…the ERI has been influential not only in Africa but also the rest of the world".
The World Bank on its part has also assessed the regulatory frameworks within the sector, including the report on Rethinking Power Sector Reforms in the Developing World. These efforts are aimed at providing a quantitative basis for measuring the adoption of regulatory best practices, which allows for countries to identify gaps in their regulatory framework and benchmark their performance against regional or global peers.
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The African Development Bank and World Bank as a collaborative partnership joined forces to harmonize the structure of indicators under both projects, resulting in the development of the Global Electricity Regulatory Index (GERI), which was produced by the World Bank.
Whiles the AfDB, measures the level of development of electricity sector regulatory frameworks in African countries and the capacity of regulatory authorities to effectively carry out their relevant functions and duties, the World Bank measures broadly on the global space. As at the end of 2021, the GERI, reports on results from a first global survey comprising a snapshot of the regulatory context in 82 low-and middle-income countries.
According to the Executive Secretary of the PURC Dr. Ishmael Ackah, being ranked fourth this year is an improvement on the Commission's 7th position in the previous year. The Commission owes this to the cooperation of its numerous stakeholders to which the Commission is grateful.
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The four regulars get together for a podblast to recap the Sox three picks, who the Sox will target on day two, and to discuss some of the misinformation that goes along with the draft process.
It's the most wonderful time of the year. The Draft is here and SoxProspects.com is ready to bring you all the details on the players you are soon to be hyping up, arguing about, and prematurely giving up on. In this episode, which is Part 4 of our Draft Preview, we discuss the Sox targets in the draft, players we want the Sox to draft, and we make our final draft predictions.
Players discussed: Austin Wilson, Anthony Ranaudo, Kolbrin Vitek, Tyrell Jenkins, Barrett Loux, Chad Bettis, Kaleb Cowart, Matt Harvey, and more.


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The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) represents the Canadian wood products industry through a national federation of associations.
The Mission of the Council is to expand market access and increase demand for Canadian wood products through excellence in codes, standards, regulations and education.
The CWC's vision is to be passionate, credible agents of change leading an advanced and sustainable wood culture.
BUILDING CODES – CWC participates extensively in the development process of the Building Codes in Canada.
DESIGN STANDARDS – CWC holds the Secretariat for Canada's wood design standard (CSA O86 "Engineering Design in Wood"), providing both technical expertise and administrative support for its development.
PRODUCT STANDARDS – CWC is involved in the development of Canadian, U.S. and international standards for its wood building product producers.
TEST STANDARDS – CWC is involved in developing Canadian, U.S. and international test standards in areas that affect wood products, such as fire performance.
Providing essential technical tools and field support needed to design with wood. This includes the development and distribution of technical manuals, web tools, design software and a HelpDesk option.
Operating a pan-Canadian construction sector education program, with market partners, under the name of Wood WORKS!, Cecobois in Quebec.
Publishing the Wood Design & Building magazine and magazine insert, as well as hosting a variety of awards programs and events.
The Wood WORKS! program plays a very important role in broadening wood's use in construction by working closely with the building community and governments for wood's broader use. Learn more at wood-works.ca.
CWC maintains close ties with members, potential members, companies and design professionals and provides these groups with a forum for discussion on issues of importance.


For Halloween, Burger King France wants to celebrate with a new marketing strategy promoting its famous "Whopper" with the slogan "For Halloween, your Whopper will rise from the dead".
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Business News›News›Politics and Nation›India to achieve target of reducing 35 pc emissions intensity before 2030: Javadekar
India to achieve target of reducing 35 pc emissions intensity before 2030: Javadekar
PTI Last Updated: Nov 26, 2020, 07:20 PM IST
"India has achieved its voluntary target of reducing emissions intensity of its GDP by 21 per cent over 2005 levels by 2020 and is poised to achieve 35 per cent reduction well before the target year of 2030," Javadekar said in the virtual event. Emission intensity is the volume of emissions per unit of GDP.
New Delhi: India will achieve its target of reducing 35 per cent emissions intensity of its GDP well before the year 2030, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday. The minister made the remarks while signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Finland to develop cooperation between the two countries in the field of environment protection and biodiversity conservation.
The MoU was signed virtually by Javadekar and Finland's Environment Minister Krista Mikkonen.
"India has achieved its voluntary target of reducing emissions intensity of its GDP by 21 per cent over 2005 levels by 2020 and is poised to achieve 35 per cent reduction well before the target year of 2030," Javadekar said in the virtual event.
Emission intensity is the volume of emissions per unit of GDP.
The minister said that the MoU is a platform to further advance Indian and Finnish partnership and support, exchange best practices in areas like prevention of air and water pollution, waste management, promotion of circular economy, low-carbon solutions and sustainable management of natural resources, including forests, climate change and conservation of marine and coastal resources.
Speaking at the event Javadekar said that the MoU also provides the possibility to have joint projects in areas of mutual interest.
"This MoU will definitely commit us to work together more closely towards on the fulfilment of commitments made under the Paris Agreement," he said.
As part of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted under the Paris Agreement, India has taken three quantitative climate change goals.
First is reduction in the emissions intensity of GDP by 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 level, second is achieving about 40 per cent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030 and third is creating an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
"The MoU will strengthen technological, scientific and management capabilities. It will develop bilateral cooperation in the field of environmental protection and biodiversity conservation on the basis of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit with due respect to promotion of sustainable development," the Environment Ministry said in an official statement.
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RHIC | Why Does Quark Matter Matter?
Why Does Quark Matter 'Matter'?
The history of modern technological development can be viewed as a series of investigations, with ever increasing resolution, into the microscopic structure of matter. Since the days of the early Greek philosophers, science has been on a continual quest to find the smallest piece — the most fundamental building block — forming the substance of the universe.
During that journey, many beautiful and exotic properties of the subatomic world have been discovered: particles with wave-like properties the ultimate position of which can never be known; "particles" of light that deliver a fixed amount of energy when they strike the atoms of a material's surface; particles in some types of electrical conductors that pair in a unique way because of intrinsic "spin" so that, below a certain temperature, all resistance goes to zero.
Knowledge of these and many other properties discovered in the last century in the process of studying matter at ever smaller scales lets us use matter and energy in ways too fantastic to imagine just 50 years ago.
Today's technology relies on a basic understanding of the structure and properties of matter. School children work on personal computers based upon state-of-the-art electronics. Diseases are imaged, diagnosed, and treated without surgery. And people can speak clearly to others around the world using a phone smaller than a human hand.
RHIC is designed to extend this frontier, providing access to the most fundamental building blocks of nature known so far — quarks and gluons. By colliding the nuclei of gold atoms together at nearly the speed of light, RHIC heats the matter in collision to more than a billion times the temperature of the sun. In so doing, scientists are able to study the fundamental properties of the basic building blocks of matter and learn how they behaved 15 to 20 billion years ago, when the universe was barely a split-second old.
Scientists have a theory, called quantum-chromo dynamics, about what will be revealed at RHIC. However, without performing the experiment, who knows what the truth really is?
Many of the greatest advances of the last century resulted from experiments that produced results completely different from what theory predicted. Those successful "failures" led to a new understanding of the microscopic structure of matter and to technologies essential to modern life.
RHIC provides the first chance for a rigorous test of the most basic predictions of what is thought to be understood about the structure of matter at the smallest scale imagined. However, it's impossible to predict what RHIC will provide in terms of technology for the future. Because RHIC is pushing further out on the high-temperature frontier than ever before, any new understanding about the structure of matter arising from RHIC may not immediately or ever lead to practical applications as did experiments in the last century.
If history is any indicator, two things are clear: First, humankind can only profit by having a deeper, more profound understanding of the ultimate structure of the matter making up the universe. And second, every time that something fundamental has been learned about the matter's structure at a deeper level that knowledge has resulted in a benefit to humankind.
Operated by Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics.


For a big internationalised city, it's curious that Auckland doesn't have a great deal of must-see sights. So, if you've been here a few times (like we have), and you've been to the Sky Tower, the Museum, visited Devonport and the islands, then you're in danger of running out of things to do. So, today we set ourselves a challenge to find something new in Auckland.
We settled on following the Coast to Coast Path, on a walk through the city to Mount Eden, the city's tallest volcanic mound. This long walk took us past so many different aspects of Auckland – modern skyscrapers, grand Victorian buildings, low-rise Edwardian suburbs, wide open parklands, and congested 8-lane highways. It was a lovely walk, but with all the hills that surround the city and the day getting steadily hotter, we were already getting pretty tired by the time we got to the bottom of the imposing Mount Eden.
At 196-metres high, this grassy volcanic cone makes for an incongruous sight in amongst the suburban homes, but from its summit it provides the best views possible across the sprawling city below. From up there, you get a great view down into its mossy crater (which is off-limits, because it's sacred to the Maori), and you get a better sense of how this city is pretty much surrounded by water. This has got to be one of the best urban views in New Zealand.
By now, we were weary and hungry, so we trudged down the Mount to find a cafe in Mount Eden village for lunch. This place seemed to be fairly well off, so we were absolutely spoilt for choice for cafes, bars and restaurants – settling upon a trendy "Artisan Bakery" called Olaf's. This was a place that confirmed that New Zealand does cafe society very well indeed.
We ate too much and the prospect of re-tracing our steps was not an attractive one, so we caught a bus back into the city centre, where we did a bit more exploring and shopping.
Today confirmed that a city like Auckland doesn't need to have lots of must-see sights and museums – its different neighbourhoods, its spectacular natural setting, and its laid-back atmosphere are more than enough to keep us entertained. What a welcome to New Zealand!


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Scott Rueck 'seeing progress' from Oregon State women's basketball despite some recent losses
Updated Feb 27, 2020; Posted Feb 27, 2020
Oregon State coach Scott Rueck and senior guard Mikayla Pivec. (Photo by Taylor Balkom for The Oregonian/OregonLive)
By Sean Meagher | The Oregonian/OregonLive
CORVALLIS — The Oregon State Beavers got a much-needed win on Sunday in Berkeley, snapping a four-game skid by beating the California Golden Bears 76-63 for their first women's basketball win since Feb. 7.
Though the Beavers suffered a season-high four consecutive losses — three of which came to teams ranked in the top 15, including two in overtime — over a 12-day stretch, coach Scott Rueck liked what he was seeing from his team in spite of its struggles.
"This team is playing good basketball," Rueck said Tuesday. "We're just playing in the best conference and figuring things out still. But I feel like we're in the best position right now that we've been in probably all year. I think this team is in a nice rhythm right now."
Rueck's positive outlook comes after Oregon State concluded its Bay Area trip with an inspired second half in Sunday's victory over Cal and what he called "our best performance at Stanford" on Friday night, when the Beavers battled from down 14 in the fourth quarter to nearly steal one from the No. 4-ranked Cardinal in Maples Pavilion.
"I just thought that was impressive," Rueck said. "Even though it wasn't a win, you kind of feel good about how we played. I always tell them we don't play to the scoreboard. I don't care about that; I care about how we play this possession. What I'm seeing is progress. Night after night, I'm seeing progress."
OSU (20-8, 8-8 in conference) hopes that progress translates to momentum as the Beavers head into the final weekend of the regular season, where they'll host Washington (13-14, 5-11) on Friday and Washington State (11-17, 4-12) on Sunday looking to make it three consecutive wins entering the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas next week.
"Momentum going into the Pac-12 tournament is what you need," said senior guard Mikayla Pivec, "and it takes getting hot down the stretch."
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SENDING OUT THE SENIORS IN STYLE
The Beavers wrap up the regular season against the Huskies and Cougars in what could be the final home games for a fantastic foursome of seniors.
Pivec, Kat Tudor, Madison Washington and Janessa Thropay make up a decorated OSU senior class whose teams have compiled more than 100 wins over four seasons in Corvallis and helped the Beavers maintain their position as one of the top programs in college basketball.
"They came in off of our Final Four the following year, won the Pac-12 their freshmen year and have made a couple great runs in the tournament through their career," Rueck said of the seniors. "They've been tasked with continuing the legacy. They've really put their stamp on this program.
"I'm excited to help them finish this whole thing in style."
M1KAYLA
Pivec, Oregon State's all-everything senior, had seven rebounds Sunday to become just the third player in program history to reach the 1,000-rebound mark, joining former Beavers Tanja Kostic and Ruth Hamblin on that list.
"I take pride in getting our team extra possessions," Pivec said. "It's a really cool milestone. Seeing past players that are on that list, all the players you look up to growing up and really admire ... it's cool to be listed among those greats."
The 5-foot-10 guard, who averages a team-leading 9.5 boards per game, needs just two more to pass Kostic and is only 28 rebounds short of owning the Oregon State career record. Pivec is one of 20 players in Pac-12 history with 1,500 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.
JONES LEARNING ON THE JOB
Touted OSU freshman Taylor Jones has admittedly come a long way since the start of her first collegiate season.
A gifted scoring threat with rebounding prowess at 6-foot-4, Jones was able to quickly make her mark on the offensive end. She scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in her NCAA debut against UC Irvine, dropped 24 and nine two games later against DePaul and logged four double-doubles during Oregon State's nonconference slate.
But as the Beavers dove into Pac-12 play, the former five-star recruit acknowledged the noticeable jump in competition she was facing twice a week was eye-opening.
"I think I learned in the first few weeks that it's intense and the people are strong," recalled Jones, "and then in the middle of the season I was like, I'm kind of getting the hang of this. And now I'm trying to fight back, give them what they're giving me."
Jones, who has started all 28 games for Oregon State this season, paired with fellow five-star freshman Kennedy Brown to create a dynamic twin-tower tandem on the block for the Beavers. That was before Brown, the more polished defender of the two, was lost for the season after suffering an ACL injury on Feb. 7 against Arizona State.
That injury has forced Rueck to rely more on Jones at center and forced Jones, who leads the Pac-12 in blocks at 2.0 per game, to expedite her defensive development.
"She's had to rise (to the occasion) and she has," Rueck said of Jones. "We've seen her kind of learn how to play within the game; the fouls are going away, she's playing much more disciplined and she's playing great basketball. There's really no way to gain that other than through experience.
"I've been nothing but impressed with how she's approached it; she hasn't gotten down on herself. She's been a sponge for knowledge."
— Sean Meagher | smeagher@oregonian.com
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