The third rail, on many light rail systems such as subways and elevated trains, is mounted above and to the side of the two rails which support the train's weight.
The third rail is mounted on plastic insulating supports, and is usually covered by a plastic shroud which prevents track workers from accidentally contacting it.
Power is supplied to the trains through the third rail. While the voltage may vary between different systems, it is usually around 800 volts DC. This is supplied by mercury arc or silicon rectifiers off of the AC power grid. As I witnessed once in a rather cool malfunction on Miami's Metrorail system, there is enough current present at the third rail to sustain the arc and melt down the iron rail (estimated failure current in the THOUSANDS of amps) in the event of a short circuit! Ever seen a waterfall of molten iron?
The two other rails used in a third-rail system are connected to both earth ground and neutral on the power system, and serve as a return path for the power used by the train. Sometimes, third rail and overhead wire systems may be combined. Power is picked up from the third rail by a sliding metal contact on the side of the train cars, which sort of resembles a duck's foot. The sliding action of the contact on the third rail probably helps keep the iron contact surface from rusting and thus becoming less conductive.
The third rail system is not without its problems. First, it allows unauthorized, or, authorized persons walking the track to come in contact with the 800 volt DC source, with expectedly catastrophic results. Second, the contact on the side of the train can sometimes get borked up, leading to truly awesome fireworks. Watch for it when riding at night or in a tunnel!
The London Underground uses a fourth rail in addition to the third. The fourth runs between the two running rails and serves as the negative (as opposed to the train's wheels like in streetcars, most third rail trains, and your model railroad).
There are a number of disadvantages to third rails in addition to VXO's 'what if you step on it?'. The first will be familiar to anyone who's ever ridden a subway - the lights going out! It's impossible to maintain a complete third rail all the way around a switch, so while your subway car's contact shoe isn't touching the third rail, all the lights go out (along with the air conditioner).
The other is speed limitation. Your typical third rail system would have a maximum speed of about 100 mph or so - anything more and you'd start damaging both the contact shoe on the train, and the third rail itself. Granted for most light rail systems this won't be a problem, but where full-size trains employ a third rail this is limiting for speed.
Third rails produce awesome blue sparks not normally seen with overhead catenary (or maybe it's just because it's dark in the tunnel). They even can be employed for streetcars in the form of a trough running between the rails under the street.
Most of the sparks you see coming from a train in a dark tunnel are the result of a subway car's contact plate losing contact with one section of powered rail and picking it up on the next. The powered rail becomes vertically thinner as it comes to its end, and goes from thinner to thicker as it starts again. Sometimes the shoe grates against the beginning of the rail as it makes contact with it, causing a spark.
This happens most frequently on switches because of two factors - first because there's no way to run a continuous third rail along a switch (the rail would cut diagonally along the running rails) necessitating a break in the powered rail, and secondly because the train is making contact with the new third rail at an angle instead of straight on.
This is also why the sparks you see are periodic - it happens every time a new car passes the point where the new third rail starts.
One seeming problem with the third rail system would be the loss of power that a train would experience when it crosses switches or otherwise loses contact with the third rail. However, this problem is easily rectified. The CTA solves this problem by having a battery system in each car. Thus, as the train passes across the gap between two parts of the third rail, the battery takes over, keeping the lights on. The only noticeable change for passengers inside the train is the fact that the blowers for the heating or air conditioning switch off temporarily. It is only if a train is stopped over a gap in the third rail, or if, on a curve, the train loses contact with the rail for an extended period of time, that the lights will shut off.
Here in Chicago, there are tools called "stingers" to help trains stranded in just these types of situations. The stingers are basically live wires with insulated handles that can be touched to the contact shoe on the train to give it a momentary burst of power, enough to get the train back onto the third rail. Stingers are seen at common lost-power points, such as switches, sharp curves, and level crossings.
Another complaint about third rails is the danger of electrocution involved in using them. However, this is not as much of a problem as many may think. First off, transit systems put a lot of work into keeping people off of the tracks, regardless of whether or not a third rail is used. Anyone who does manage to make it on to the tracks also puts himself at risk of being hit by a fast-moving train. Secondly, on elevated train lines, it is very hard to electrocute yourself on the third rail. This is because the rail sits on glass insulators, and the tracks themselves sit on wooden ties. Thus, someone touching the third rail doesn't get electrocuted because she isn't grounded. However, if someone touches both the third rail and one of the remaining two rails, closing the circuit, or manages to ground himself, then he will be electrocuted.
Rain can also help to close a circuit in a third rail system. Normally, the ceramic insulators and wooden ties are enough so there is no danger of the system shorting out in any way. However, the constant rubbing of contact shoes and wheels on the rails causes small bits of rust to come off. Some of this dust settles on the glass insulators and wooden ties, and eventually these get coated with a light layer of grime and rust. This isn't a problem normally, as the rust-grime combination is a poor conductor, but when it rains, the water is enough to cause a circuit to form from the third rail, through the rusty grime on the insulators and cross ties, and down the metal superstructure to the ground, or in the case of grade level tracks, through the grime directly to the ground. The result is a very low-grade short across the entire line. Thus, it isn't uncommon to see CTA workers standing or sitting on the third rail when it's dry (on the elevated tracks only, of course), but as soon as the first drops of rain fall, the workers rush off of the tracks.
The third rail used in the third-rail system.
An electric railway using such a rail.


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Scotland plans to decarbonise its railways by 2035
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The First Minister of Scotland has set out plans to reduce Scotland's contribution to climate change through initiatives such as introducing hydrogen-powered trains.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced in Parliament that improving Scotland's contribution to climate change and securing a positive future for generations to come have been the focus of the 2019 Programme for Government.
Following the First Minister's acknowledgement of a global climate emergency earlier in 2019, the Programme for Government sets out the Scottish Government's next steps to tackle climate change, including plans to decarbonise Scotland's railways by 2035. The Programme lays out plans for the continued electrification of the network, the procurement of battery-powered trains and exploration of the potential of hydrogen-powered trains in Scotland.
David Clarke, Technical Director at the Railway Industry Association (RIA), said: "We welcome the Scottish Government's commitment to decarbonisation of its rail network, and support its recognition of the need for electrification as a key part in achieving this aim.
"The rest of the UK could learn from the example Scotland has set, where a rolling programme of electrification has led to cost-effective delivery of a number of projects, by retaining expertise and capabilities in the industry. Scotland also now has the potential to lead the way with low-carbon self-powered trains for the less intensively used parts of the network.
"We are sure the industry will relish the opportunity to work with the Scottish Government to achieve their ambitious aim to decarbonise the rail network by 2035."
Sturgeon, said: "Earlier [in 2019], I acknowledged that Scotland – like the rest of the world – faces a climate emergency. We are now committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 at the latest – earlier than any other UK nation.
"This year's Programme for Government is an important part of our response to the climate emergency, containing measures which will reduce emissions while supporting sustainable and inclusive growth.
"It sets out actions which will make a difference for years to come. It details measures which can help make our country the best in the world to grow up, learn, work and live. It meets the challenges of the future, while staying true to our enduring values."
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You need to take some pictures with a look like that…. I'm totally digging it!


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Set covered pot on base. Preheat at Setting #5 while mixing ingredients.
In mixing bowl, place tomato, garlic, parsley, egg and salt, beat with electric mixer until smooth.
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Quicksilver : appending text to a text document from clipboard?
Discussion in 'Mac Apps and Mac App Store' started by Yaja123, May 24, 2007.
ive read the user guide and done various searches, and seemed to have read that its possible somewhere, but now i cant find it again.
anyone take me through how to do this?
Can't you type period, ".", which should allow you to edit the box and then paste your clipboard item in there? Alternatively you can select you text, invoke the Quicksilver window and press command+G, which should grab anything you just selected and allows you to make it actionable.
Appending then requires you to select the 'append to' command in the next pane and then the file you want to add the text to.
I'm assuming you're using QS's ability to keep a clipboard history. If not, use the tip above.
My guess would be to use QS to trump through your clipboard history (a little cludgy, but can be done) and once you've found the selection you want, use Ctrl+Enter to load the selection into the first pane.
After that, it's no different from appending regular text.
I think that would work, but since I'm not on my Mac currently, that's somewhat of a guess.


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Home Recent New & Noteworthy EDF's Triple Play Spells Big Business For Quebec Wind Energy Suppliers
EDF's Triple Play Spells Big Business For Quebec Wind Energy Suppliers
Mark Del Franco
By completing three wind farms in Quebec in the past four months, EDF has provided a much-needed economic boost for the region and its supply-chain partners.
With the commissioning of the company's two most recent Quebec projects – the 150 MW Massif du Sud wind project and the first phase of the 150 MW Lac Alfred wind farm – EDF EN Canada has moved closer to achieving 1 GW of installed capacity by the end of 2015 and, in doing so, helped to boost Quebec's supply chain.
EDF EN Canada, a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, says that with a combined investment of nearly C$700 million, the two projects created more than 600 jobs during the construction phase, as well as provides 20 to 30 permanent operations and maintenance positions.
The commissioned projects come on the heels of the October 2012 commissioning of the Saint-Robert-Bellarmin project, an 80 MW wind farm located on the Canadian border between the cities of Lac-Megantic and Saint-Georges-de-Beauce.
EDF EN says Massif du Sud and Lac Alfred represent two of the seven wind energy projects the company was awarded following the 2008 and 2010 calls for power issued by Hydro-Quebec Distribution, which is buying the output from both wind farms under 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs).
The Hydro-Quebec calls for power included strict Quebec and regional-content requirements that limited the pool of potential turbine suppliers. The PPAs' content requirements consist of two parts.
The first element is a regional-content requirement that is a function of the [wind turbine generator] manufacturing and assembly in the region. EDF EN Canada and REpower, which is supplying the turbines for both projects, are obligated to meet those content requirements and establish the necessary manufacturing and assembly facilities to do so.
The second PPA requirement relates to Quebec content, which is a function of the overall percentage of project costs that are sourced from within the province. In order to meet this requirement, EDF EN Canada has contracted with a Quebec firm for the design and construction of the balance-of-plant facilities, and wherever possible, the company will source materials for the project from Quebec suppliers.
In addition, developers must invest a minimum of 60% of the overall project cost within the host community. Construction at the Massif Du Sud site was performed by Construction Energie Renouvelable, a consortium consisting of Construction LFG, EBC and Transelec Common. The firm has built several Quebec-based wind farms, including Cartier Energy's 211.5 MW Gros Morne wind farm. Quebec City-based construction services provider Borea built the Lac Alfred project.
Thirty percent of turbine costs must also be incurred within the community. In order to comply with Quebec's domestic-content requirements, REpower has partnered with wind tower manufacturer Marmen, based in Matane; LM Wind Power's blade facility, located in Gaspesie; New Richmond-based SEG Woodward, which is providing the controllers; and Coteau-du-Lac-based Technostrobe, a provider of protective lighting systems.
The suppliers are not the only entities that are benefiting from the two projects: The municipalities hosting the projects will receive a combined annual contribution of over C$600,000, according to Alex Couture, EDF EN Canada's project development director.
With more wind farms planned for the region, local-content suppliers will benefit from the increased business, adds EDF spokesperson Daniel Giguere. He explains that the second phase of Lac Alfred – an additional 150 MW – will be commissioned by Dec. 1.
Additionally, the developer is planning a massive C$800 million Quebec wind farm that will have a nameplate capacity nearly equivalent to that of the recently completed wind farms combined. EDF is awaiting final approval from the Quebec government for that project – the 350 MW Riviere du Moulin wind farm, which is planned for a site located 200 km north of Quebec City in Charlevoix and Saguenay territories.
In order to begin the project, EDF EN needs the government to green light the final recommendations made by the environmental minister, who received a 'positive report' from BAPE, Quebec's environmental public hearing board, Giguere notes.
Photo: Seventy-five REpower turbines power EDF EN Canada's 150 MW Massif du Sud wind farm, located in Quebec. Photo courtesy of Joan Sullivan, Image Verde
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Done Deal: Liverpool outcast joins Bundesliga outfit on a season-long loan
by Raghavendra Goudar October 1, 2020, 12:15 am
Liverpool star Loris Karius joins Union Berlin on loan for 2020-21
As confirmed by the club's official website, Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius has joined Bundesliga club Union Berlin on loan for the 2020-21 season.
The 27-year-old German had joined Liverpool from 1.FSV Mainz 05 in 2016. However, he endured a difficult spell at Anfield.
The custodian will be most remembered for his blunders in the finals of the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League against Real Madrid, which cost Liverpool the match.
https://twitter.com/fcunion_en/status/1310595972221874176
Following that, Liverpool signed Alisson Becker, leading to Karius being sent out on loan to Turkish outfit Besiktas, joining them on a two-year deal. However, the German struggled there as well, shipping 95 goals in 67 appearances.
Following a major fallout between himself and Besiktas over unpaid wages, Karius cut short his loan stint and returned to Liverpool in May earlier this year. He had been training with the Reds' first-team ever since.
However, with Alisson and Adrian ahead of him in the pecking order, the Premier League champions have loaned him out to Union Berlin.
Loris Karius struggled during his time at Liverpool (Getty Images)
Karius joins fellow Liverpool teammate Taiwo Awoniyi, who is also on loan in the German capital for the 2020/21 season.
The 27-year-old leaves Jurgen Klopp's side after making 49 appearances across all competitions, in which he has managed 22 clean sheets. He still has two years left on his contract with the Merseyside giants.
Written by Raghavendra Goudar
Mechanical Engineer, avid reader and a football fanatic.
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The Black Cobain, Poet The Sonnet and formally known as PDot O dropped 'Under The Sun' his sophomore album on July 2nd, 2018.
The Cap City artist who is known for his incredible ability to play with words took his consumers through a story line of his losses, obstacles, inspirations, motivation and real love for God that has kept him strong in his life and a cutthroat music industry.
Pdot O made sure on this project that he doesn't box himself up in the 'RAP' stereotype where fans would normally associate a lyrical beast with one type of boom bap sound.
I got the feeling that this album was more about the onward progress he's made with talented people around him, probably the major reason why he was able to feature so many new talents we might not have heard of, on production and features in general.
Rap music is an art that has struggled to break into an industry that has always been about fast moving trends and 'radio-like' music that gets the unites moving and the rapper instead strategically went with a selection of beats that allow different listeners to pick and choose what type of material they prefer over the other.
Tired of complaining about how the industry hasn't received his music well and what people think about the different feelings he brings out he took a stance and used his creative process without filtering and gave us 'Under The Sun' ..
Shout out to SilasBeats, Angie Santana, Reason, Rea, Tamarsha, GeniusRSA, Blaklez, Thokozile, Donavon Borne and many more who featured on the album !
Chasing the legendary status and making sure he lives memorable music that people will remember him by he sampled the likes of Ray Phiri, Miriam Makheba, his sister and many more influential people in his life taking further strides in making sure that his legacy is stamped.


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A font based on a seven-segment display.
Info: Created on 6th August 2015 . Last edited on 8th September 2015.
An italic segment font, how unusual. I like your idea of glyphs where the segments seem to be missing.
An interesting italic design - I can just see it 'lit up' in red or green.
The letter spacing needs a bit of tidying up though.
The way I thought about this font - it's about how you would get the alphabet to display on a seven-segment display. So a lot of compromises have to be made, where 'K' = 'X' or 'U' = 'V' for example, and the only "cheat" that can be employed is repeating glyphs. I used that for 'M' and 'W,' which from the programming side would simply be two 'N's or 'V's but I made it automatic for convenience's sake.
And everything besides the period, comma, and colon (the only other segments you ever see on a segmented display like this) are actually monospaced!
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Q: Exchange2003 Denies Mobile iOS Devices after SSL Cert Renewal Exchange 2003 server with HTTP Proxy (for remote office workers) was working fine until the validated SSL Cert Expired. (Nobody knew about it, and apparently nobody got an email.)  OWA was still available for users, but Outlook was broken.  I am not certain if iPhone users could use the cert during this time, but I think so.
I purchased a new cert and installed it, and Outlook clients could connect.  Rejoicing happened.
Until someone noticed that they couldn't connect with iOS.
I've gone through significant troubleshooting, validating the IIS settings describing that Secure Forms are not required, and individual security settings on the Exchange, exchange-owa,  etc virtual directories.
Running the Microsoft Connectivity Analyzer to test Exchange ActiveSync ultimately fails on the Activesync session
Attempting the FolderSync command on the Exchange ActiveSync session.
The test of the FolderSync command failed.

Additional Details
An HTTP 403 forbidden response was received. The response appears to have come from Unknown. Body of the response:
HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden

Headers received:
MicrosoftOfficeWebServer: 5.0_Pub
Pragma: no-cache
MS-Server-ActiveSync: 6.5.7638.1
Content-Length: 44
Content-Type: text/html
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:25:17 GMT
Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0
X-Powered-By: ASP.NET

I have also verified that Exchange ActiveSync is enabled both Globally and at the individual user level in Exchange.  I have tried toggling the global setting off and on, both between restarts of Exchange (SA + other core services) as well as the Exchange server itself.
Unlike this question here, the return code is 403, and my SSL Cert is working.
Where can I go from here to try to get this working

A: I know of no way that you could see the behavior you're seeing now w/o changes to the IIS configuration outside of the installation of a new certificate. I'd strongly recommend restoring a backup of the IIS metabase from prior to any changes being made since, presumably, Active Sync was working fine "before".
If you don't have a metabase backup then I'd recommend biting the bullet and restoring the default virtual directories and walking thru the setup process again, very deliberately. You can't make things much worse since you're currently having an outage anyway.

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The year was 1992 and my friends and I were striking up relationships with boys, hormonal acne and The Body Shop's White Musk. We sprayed it liberally, like it was going out of fashion. That was when I first realised how powerful fragrance could be. Wearing the same scent as my friends made me feel like I was part of a special club – yes, we all smelt the same, but that's the way we wanted it.
A few years later, White Musk was replaced by more grown-up scents. Some of my friends had moved onto Cacharel's Lou Lou, while others were playing it safe with Anais Anais, and some were inherently Impulse girls, wearing a headache-inducing amount of the cloying body spray.
Then there was me. An emotional, 14-year-old adolescent who would liberally spray her wrists with her mum's selection of powerhouse fragrances. For years I'd parade around wearing scents that were quite obviously meant for somebody a lot older than me. Wearing heady perfumes like Ralph Lauren's Safari, with its notes of cedar, hyacinth and patchouli, or Paloma Picasso – a commanding floral chypre, and Comme Des Garcons 2, an unmistakable rich, incense scent made me feel confident, glamourous and totally carefree.
Sadly that exuberance was replaced by a perfume neurosis that I only overcame a matter of months ago. I remember my first boyfriend hated my choices so much that he begged me to wear something 'younger' and 'sexier.' I eventually admitted defeat and bought a bottle of Escada Ocean Blue. It smelt of holidays and blue seas. It was light and frisky and it soon became the backdrop to many an illicit fumble in his spare room. He loved it, so I loved it, too. Then he dumped me for my friend so I dumped the perfume almost as quickly.
Things had changed though. Not only had he broken my heart, but he had left me with a host of insecurities. His constant judgement left me questioning everything from my clothes, to my raucous laugh and my taste in fragrance. I no longer had the confidence to wear a perfume just because I loved it. Now it was all about whether other people would like it. The worst offender in my bid to impress others was John Paul Gaultier's Classique. It's an iconic scent, but it just didn't suit me. I stubbornly stuck with it, though, because apparently, it'd make me 'irresistible'.
As I entered my 20s I carried on conforming. All the cool girls at university wore Cerruti 1881, so I bought myself a bottle. It was pleasant, but not quite right. Over the years there have been the perfumes I've loved. Coco Chanel Madamoiselle, Chanel Chance, and my wedding day perfume: Maxmara Le Parfum, which has sadly been discontinued. I bought it on a complete whim, but I still have a tiny bit left in the bottom of the bottle. It's beautiful and musky, and I often find myself smelling it when I want to be transported back to that day. But I still hadn't found The One.
Then, before I knew it, I hit my mid-30s and found myself standing in Liberty's Perfume Room – my favourite beauty destination in the world. I was sniffing Robert Piguet's Visa like a woman possessed. The notes of vanilla, pear and orange blossom were feminine, sweet, somewhat overbearing – everything I usually steered clear of, yet I couldn't get enough. It was in that moment I had an epiphany. Why did I care what everyone else thought of my perfume? I should wear it for me and nobody else. So I spent £145 on that small black bottle and felt utterly liberated for the first time in my life. I'd taken my first fragrance risk and I loved every second of it.
As I expected though, my friends and work friends weren't keen. "It's not you," my best friend told me. "You smell like my granny," said a colleague, and my Mum couldn't stand it, either. But I didn't care because I'd had a wake-up call. I realised I was living a lot of my professional life like I wore my fragrance: always worrying about the image I projected. I never truly felt comfortable just being me. On my most recent birthday I took a stand and as I wafted Visa around the room, I made a resolution that I was going to be more confident, more outspoken and worry less about what others thought of me.
It's been eight months and I've stuck to my promise. I've never felt happier or stronger. So next time you're searching for a perfume, leave all of your hang-ups and other people's expectations at the door and focus on choosing something that really pleases and excites . Go shopping on your own and see it as an exciting journey of discovery. Perfume is the best way to express your individuality and, as I've found out, it can also be a fantastic way to get to know yourself better. Just make sure that you choose something that you love. Don't be afraid to be daring.
With notes of pear, vanilla and peach this perfume is unapologetically sweet - reminiscent of Angel but with a twist. Spray liberally and prepare to fall in love with it.
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One of the gardens on this Saturday's Georgetown Garden Tour. Courtesy Georgetown Garden Club.
Down that flagstone path to the white picket fence. Past the neat round boxwoods. Through the black iron gate in the tall brick walls. Inside. Behind the walls. To the private places that only the people who live, or are invited, inside Georgetown's tightly defended houses ever get to see.
But all is revealed on Saturday, May 11, when the annual Georgetown Garden Tour opens those secret doors and lets people look behind the high walls.
This year's seven gardens are on the east and west sides of Wisconsin Avenue, Georgetown's great divide, and range from the majestic to smaller, cleverly designed spaces.
The first garden on the tour is — even in the words of the Garden Club's experts, who've seen it all — "truly grand." It has three distinct "rooms": an upper "room" with a hornbeam hedge, a sunny middle space with a pergola and a quiet seating area at the bottom of the garden. The middle space has a bubbling horse-trough fountain. Rich in history and character, it is a big space with a big personality.
Garden two features art. The garden's owners collect outdoor sculptures, which are sprinkled throughout the large space. The owners' passion is reflected throughout, showcasing both an eye for the new and interesting and a sense of humor. A lap pool for D.C.'s hot summer nights also serves as a reflecting pool. This is a garden designed for parties, with discreet nooks for quiet or (better still) canoodling.
Garden three, newly renovated, makes use of a "borrowed landscape": it sits on 31st Street above Tudor Place and takes advantage of the historic house's lovely grounds. Among its distinctive elements are a collection of dwarf evergreens, a modern fountain and a fire pit.
Garden four's sprawling landscape slopes down to a tennis court. Its sheer size and its lovely meander down from Avon Lane toward Q Street make it remarkable, as do the beautiful plantings and large specimen trees it boasts.
Number-five garden, recently refurbished, is home to a young family. It, too, is designed for entertaining. Modern, with minimal, almost sculptural plantings, it features an interesting hardscape and a pool.
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Garden seven reveals its secrets through a charming arched door. The owners have redesigned this garden with uncommon plants and an eye for detail. It gets its visual spark from a pine tree, presented almost as a sculpture, and by a big, dramatic fountain.
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Geraint Thomas Isn't Going Quietly
Overlooked in favor of teammate Egan Bernal, the defending Tour de France champion sent a message on the race's first summit finish.
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Before the start of the 2019 Tour de France, Geraint Thomas was already sounding wistful about what might have been in the race to come. "I've got nothing to prove to anyone," the Tour's defending champion told the Guardian. "If I end up as a one-hit wonder, it's still a pretty good hit to have."
He insisted he had good form and was still aiming to win, but added, "at the same time, if I don't win this year, it's not like I'm going to retire and be like, 'I should have won that stuffing Tour in 2019.'" For good measure, he said he wanted to "soak this Tour up" and appreciate it more.
Fine advice for your wedding day, perhaps, but was this any way for the defending champ to talk on the eve of cycling's biggest race? Thomas's comments weren't exactly "Eye of the Tiger" stuff, and did nothing to quell the fervor among pundits (including us) for Egan Bernal, his 22-year-old teammate on Ineos, whom many tipped as the likely winner of the 2019 Tour.
Before the 2019 Tour, many commentators overlooked Thomas, right, in favor of his young teammate Egan Bernal, left.
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Never mind that Bernal has ridden exactly one Grand Tour in his short career—last year's Tour de France, where he finished 15th in support of Thomas and four-time winner Chris Froome. Bernal was supposed to win the Giro d'Italia this spring, until a training crash broke his collarbone and ruled him out. He rebounded with a win at June's Tour de Suisse even as Thomas crashed out before he could test his form in the mountains. It was a frustrating coda to Thomas's quiet spring, light on results and heavy on the social and sponsor demands that come with being a Tour winner.
At the start in Brussels, Bernal was all hope and promise, while no one outside Ineos really had any idea of how Thomas would go. The aw-shucks, just-glad-to-be-here act didn't offer any encouraging clues.
But we did get a clue on Stage 6, the race's first summit finish on La Planche des Belles Filles. The short, punchy climb in France's Vosges region has featured only three times before, all in the era of Sky/Ineos's dominance. It's a climb with a different character than the long drags of the Alps and Pyrenees, but in every edition where appeared, it offered a vital clue as to the race's eventual podium. This year, it likely did so again. And it was Thomas, not Bernal, who emerged on top.
Thomas, in red and black, attacked in the final kilometer on Stage 6's La Planche des Belles Filles to gain time on his rivals.
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Froome won the stage in 2012, with teammate Bradley Wiggins in third and Vincenzo Nibali in fourth. Wiggins-Froome-Nibali was the final podium. In 2014, Nibali crossed the finish line first, with Thibaut Pinot in third. They'd finish in Paris in the same positions. And in 2017, Froome and Romain Bardet were third and fourth on the summit, and would finish first and third in the overall.
This year, organizers extended the finish a kilometer up the road, incorporating a steep section of unpaved gravel with gradients to 24 percent. It was here where Thomas surged out of a dwindling group of contenders to lead the group across the line behind three finishers from the original breakaway. Thomas was two seconds clear of Pinot. Other pre-race favorites straggled in. Generally, the time gaps weren't significant. A few touted contenders (Nibali, Bardet, Alejandro Valverde) took more damaging hits to their position in the overall rankings, but most finished within 20 seconds of Thomas.
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Yet that's always been the case with La Planche. It's less the amount of time lost than the relative finish positions; the existence of the gaps themselves is, in poker-speak, the tell. It's also the new pecking order. With his finishing kick, Thomas regained nine seconds on Bernal and now sits one spot ahead of his teammate on the General Classification. Absent George Bennett—considered, charitably, a dark-horse contender—Thomas is now the best-placed of the pre-race favorites.
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That may not ultimately matter, as Thomas can no doubt tell you. Last year, entering Stage 11, he was still nominally riding in support of Froome, despite sitting second overall and 49 seconds ahead. By the end of the race's first mountain stage that afternoon, he was a stage winner and wore the yellow jersey, which he'd hold all the way to Paris. Bernal is just four seconds behind Thomas, and may do better on the longer climbs later in the race. He may also have little reservation attacking his teammate, unless Thomas is in yellow by then.
At the start of the Tour, Thomas seemed unsure of his own chances to repeat. But his ride on Thursday sent a clear message: Don't doubt the defending Tour winner. Don't assume that a lack of results in the spring means a lack of form in July. And absolutely, positively, don't yet write off Geraint Thomas as a one-hit wonder.
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/**
 * Handles basic path-related tasks:
 * - Removes unnecessary '/' characters
 * - Determines if the path is absolute
 * - Splits the components
 *
 */
public class TestPath {
	public static final String SEPARATOR    = "/";
	public static final String CURRENT      = ".";
	public static final String PARENT       = "..";

	private final String   path;
	private final String   normalizedPath;
	private final String[] components;
	private final boolean  absolute;

	public TestPath(final String path) {
		this.path = path;
		normalizedPath = path.replaceAll("/+", "/");

		String[] temp = normalizedPath.split(TestPath.SEPARATOR);
		if(normalizedPath.charAt(0) == '/') {
			absolute = true;
		}
		else {
			absolute = false;
		}
		components = temp;
	}

	/**
	 * @return True if this is an absolute path; false otherwise
	 */
	public final boolean isAbsolute() {
		return absolute;
	}

	/**
	 * @return True if this is a relative path; false otherwise
	 */
	public final boolean isRelative() {
		return !absolute;
	}

	/**
	 * This is identical to toString
	 * @return
	 */
	public final String getPath() {
		return path;
	}

	/**
	 * @return The path wo/ duplicate / characters
	 */
	public final String getNormalizedPath() {
		return normalizedPath;
	}

	/**
	 * TODO: It may be necessary to return a copy of the components
	 * @return
	 */
	public String[] getComponents() {
		return components;
	}

	public String toString() {
		return path;
	}
}

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Q: Matrix built with pairwise array values Would you have an elegant solution to build a matrix, based on an array, given pairwise values x, y and z?
The input array:
A
A
B
B
C

The matrix to build (I have shown the index and header for comprehension but the final matrix is only the values):
    A   A   B   B   C
A   1   1   x   x   y
A   1   1   x   x   y
B   x   x   1   1   z
B   x   x   1   1   z
C   y   y   z   z   1

A: Here is my idea: create a dictionary with key the tuple (pair):
a = np.array(['A','A','B','B','C'])
d = {('A','A'):1,
     ('B','B'):1,
     ('C','C'):1,
     ('A','B'):x,
     ('A','C'):y,
     ('B','C'):z}

Create the matrix of tuples using a[:, None] and a[None, :], I'm blocking here.
I should have something like this:
('A', 'A')  ('A', 'A')  ('A', 'B')  ('A', 'B')  ('A', 'C')
('A', 'A')  ('A', 'A')  ('A', 'B')  ('A', 'B')  ('A', 'C')
('B', 'A')  ('B', 'A')  ('B', 'B')  ('B', 'B')  ('B', 'C')
('B', 'A')  ('B', 'A')  ('B', 'B')  ('B', 'B')  ('B', 'C')
('C', 'A')  ('C', 'A')  ('C', 'B')  ('C', 'B')  ('C', 'C')

Any suggestion?
And then use np.where with the dictionary to replace the tuple with the given value.


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People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is calling on all wildlife enthusiasts to help monitor signs of the UK's disappearing water voles as part of its annual National Water Vole Monitoring Programme.
Affectionately portrayed as Ratty in childhood favourite Wind in the Willows, water voles were once a common sight along UK riverbanks and waterways. However, over the last century water voles have experienced the most severe decline of any wild mammal in the UK as they face threats from invasive American mink, habitat loss, agricultural intensification and river pollution.
In response to this dramatic decline, PTES launched the National Water Vole Monitoring Programme (NWVMP) in 2015, appealing to members of the public to help look for signs and sightings of water voles. The annual survey starts again on 15 April 2018 and runs until 15 June.
Over two hundred volunteers have taken part in the NWVMP since 2015, and last year volunteers collected data from 222 sites across England, Scotland and Wales, of which 82 had water vole signs present (48% of sites surveyed). The distribution of positive sites is encouraging, from Cornwall and Suffolk, up to the Highlands and across to the Isle of Anglesey. However, there are gaps in survey areas where PTES needs more help, including the South West, parts of Wales, southern Scotland and across the West Midlands.
Volunteers are asked to survey one of the nearly 900 pre-selected sites across the UK, recording all sightings and signs of water voles along a 500m length of riverbank once during the course of the two-month period. Sites that are already being surveyed can also be registered with the NWVMP. Though no prior experience is required, volunteers will need to learn how to identify water vole field signs. A survey pack, including clear instructions on how to do your survey and a field signs ID guide, will be provided.
The water vole (Arvicola amphibius) is our largest vole and is found throughout England, Scotland and Wales.
Their numbers started to decline during the 1940s and 1950s when the intensification of agriculture caused the loss and degradation of their habitat, but the most devastating factor to their decline occurred in the 1980s and 1990s when American mink, which had been breeding in the wild since the mid-1950s, were illegally released from fur farms and spread across the countryside. Between 1989 and 1998 the water vole population crashed by almost 90%.
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Archaeologists discover oldest artistic tattoos ever on 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummy
We often think of tattoo art as a relatively new phenomenon but evidence of tattoos on humans dates back several thousands of years. Now, the discovery of artistic tattoos on an two Egyptian mummies dating back 5,000 years is helping to rewrite history in a big way.
The tattoos, which depict animals including a wild bull and sheep as well as S-shaped markings, were discovered on a pair of mummies which are believed to have lived between 3351 BC and 3017 BC. The two mummies, one man and one woman, are incredibly significant not only because their tattoos are much older than any others previously observed, but also because men from that period of Egyptian history have never before been found with tattoos. News of the discovery is detailed in a new report in the Journal of Archaeological Science.
The tattoos, which predate the emergence of the iconic Egyptian hieroglyphs, are thought to be references to their status, or perhaps symbols they preferred to be associated with for one reason or another, which is the same reason many people get tattoos today.
As for how the tattoos were made, the researchers believe it could have been somewhat similar to modern tattoo technology, though obviously much more crude. It is thought that the ancient tattoo artists would have used a needle-like implement to push material like soot underneath the top layer of skin where it would remain indefinitely. Given the many incredible achievements of Egyptian society there's no reason to think they would have taken tattooing any less seriously.
Details about the deaths of the individuals are a bit harder to figure out, but some clues are helping the archaeologists come up with their own theories. The man, in particular, has a visible stab wound on his back which likely contributed to his death. He was only between 18 and 21 at the time he died.
While these are thought to be the oldest surviving examples of tattoo art, the oldest example of tattooing in general come courtesy of the mummy known as Ötzi who was discovered in Europe back in 1991. Ötzi's tattoos, unlike those found on the young Egyptians, were simple shapes at specific points on his body. Researchers believe they were likely associated with some type of healing or pain management, and not intended to be shown off as art.
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Built in 1790 on the ruins of a former mill, the Moulin de Fourges is one of the most elegant mills in the valley inspired by the architecture of Queen Marie Antoinette's hamlet at Versailles. For several decades it scrupulously ground the grain that is was fed. However, it eventually succumbed to the industrial era and the mechanization of the big mills.
Forgotten for many years, in 1946 a young man fell under its spell and bought the mill to turn it into an inn which was run by the Defougères family until 1992.
On 1 April 2013, it was taken over by Jérome Crépatte who gave a new lease of life to this listed building.
25 years of history in 10 key dates:
1993 Opening of the barn and of 2 rooms on the ground floor of the mill
1995 Opening of 3 rooms on the first floor of the mill
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LIVERPOOL have handed trials to four players as they weigh up whether to hand them permanent contracts.
Nigerian quartet Jacob Njoku, Chidera Ejike, Suleiman Muhammad and Charles Ezeh started training with the Reds on Monday.
They hope to impress Liverpool's coaching staff enough to earn contracts and their agent Babawo Mohammed has spoken of their first few days on Merseyside.
"All the players are doing well and they are enjoying Liverpool very well," he told All Nigeria Soccer.
Midfielder Ejike is highly-rated in his home country and has been compared to Barcelona superstar Andres Iniesta.
He had also been chased by Manchester City but Liverpool have moved into pole position to sign him.
A look at the Premier League clash between Swansea and Liverpool at the Liberty Stadium.
Njoku is a former Porto youth player and the Reds have been tracking him for almost a year.
Ezeh meanwhile is a defensive midfielder while Muhammed is a winger who can operate on either flank. Both players are currently part of the Gee Lec Football Academy.


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Hi everyone, So I occasionally hear about this fluoridation of public drinking water and how it concerns some people. Ill start by saying, studying water quality is what I do just about on a daily basis, so I figure it wouldnt hurt to give thoughts. So basically, for those who aren't aware of the water fluoridation topic, public water supplies in a number of countries have fluoride additives. This compound by dental professionals is considered to help prevent tooth decay and cavities. Basically, by dental professionals, it is considered to be better for human health. On the other end of the discussion, you have people who feel as though they should have the right to choose what is in their water or not. And if the government has control of water supplies, hypothetically they could harm us if they contaminated the water we drink. Other people go further and propose ideas about fluoridated water and how it harms brain development of people, effectively brainwashing everyone. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So in studying water, most countries have environmental standards. Regulations that say, you cannot have X concentration of Y in the water you drink. If Y concentrations were discovered, you would typically have to shut down that water supply and clean it up. These standards are developed through referencing fluoride related research and its harmful affects. So there are a few questions I am seeking to shed light on in this topic. 1) What amount of Fluoride is harmful to us? 2) What Standards are in place for Fluoride? 3) What amount of Fluoride is our country supplying to us? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) What amount of Fluoride is harmful to us? http://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/safety/nas.htm https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/file/your_health/fluoridation/20160824_evidence_report_final_1.pdf http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/1104912/ So I took three documents of a number I've looked through, noted above. Everyone is free to add or reference their own. But it may help to simply have a read through them if anyone is interested. Most expansive studies appear to reach similar conclusions. Those conclusions being that higher concentrations of fluoride can harm human health and brain development, typically in children (lower body mass equates to greater affects of smaller concentrations of fluoride). Everyone is free to read the conclusions of each document and to make what they wish of them. Just out of curiosity, I did a lay persons statistical analysis of data provided in the Harvard study and derived my own conclusions from it. Basically, if anyone understands, I calculated upper and lower confidence limits of both harmful concentrations of fluoride and non harmful concentrations, then removed statistical outliers to try to give a more accurate conclusion to the data that harvard is providing. These being based on Table 1 of their research paper. Basically, and this is just my personal messing around and is by no means a conclusion of a greater value than any greater scientific organization, but... The mean concentration of fluoride in drinking water that is considered safe is 0.89 mg/L. The mean concentration of fluoride in drinking water that is considered harmful is 3.08 mg/L I would suspect that if you drink public water with a concentration of fluoride greater than 3.08 mg/L regularly throughout your life, you may be harmed. Again this is more of a lay interpretation of data. Its just me spending a half hour playing with numbers and isnt exactly an in depth analysis. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) What Standards are in place for Fluoride? 3) What amount of fluoride is currently being supplied to us? This question comes down to what country you live in. If you live here in the US, each state is going to have its own standards that are applicable to EPA regulations. Currently the EPA is proposing fluoridation at 0.7 mg/L. Which is lower than the mean concentration of fluoride in of statistically safe drinking water, as per the above referenced studies. Also, there are state regulatory limits. In New York, just as an example, there is a regulatory limit of 2.2 mg/L fluoride in public water supplies. This means that, public water is regularly monitored, and should there be greater than 2.2 mg/L fluoride discovered in your public water, they will shut the water supply down until they treat the water. New York actually has some of the cleanest drinking water in the US. So basically, if you live in the US, youre likely safe in regards to fluoride in public drinking water. If you drink natural water from the earth in your own private supply well, that is a different story, however, public supply wells in most states are regulated themselves by municipalities, so even if you went to a local park, your water is likely fine. Also, so far as I am aware, even with the installation of a potable water well for private use, youre still required to demonstrate safe drinking water quality before you can legally use your well. I have stuff to do today, so I guess ill leave the topic at that for now.


Some record-setting rains this week Widespread rainfall was reported around the state this week, adding to an already wet month. Warm, moist air (dewpoints from 66 F to 70 F) produced strong thunderstorms which brought heavy rainfall to parts of northwestern and southeastern Minnesota overnight from May 29-30. In some cases new daily record amounts were set, including: 2.22 inches at Hokah, 2.59 inches at La Crescent, 2.32 inches at Spring Grove, 2.85 inches at Moorhead, 3.00 inches at Browns Valley, and 3.77 inches at Fargo, ND. As a result of these heavy rains the National Weather Service issued flash flood watches for some areas.
Cold Mother's Day for some A strong low pressure system and associated cold front brought high winds for the Fishing Opener (Saturday, May 11), then some record low temperature readings for Mother's Day (Sunday, May 12th). Among those setting record low temperature readings on May 12th were International Falls (22 degrees F tied record low), Lake Kabetogama (23 degrees F), Orr (21 degrees F), Agassiz Refuge (20 degrees F), New York Mills (22 degrees F), and Wells (28 degrees F). Afternoon high temperatures remained cold as well at some northeastern locations including Babbitt (38 F) and Tower (38 F), while elsewhere they reached the more comfortable 50s F. Crane Lake set a new low temperature record on Monday (May 13) with a reading of just 19 degrees F, and Hibbing tied their low temperature record for the date with 21 degrees F. Then, with southeast winds and bright sunshine temperatures warmed into the 50s and 60s F by 6:30 pm that day.


Y reg polo classic (saloon) how do I reset the oil change/service indicator on the dashboard? Have found the diagnostic socket behind the ashtray but how do I connect it up to zero the service display?
If I can get the info on what particular parts to connect up I can design a little gizmo which will do the job for the less technically minded and will publish plans for any folk who are handy with a soldering iron. I just need to know what each of the terminals do and how to activate the reset.
RE: Polo classic How do I reset service indicator?
Sorry matey, but me thinks you are wasting your time on here! Look at the reply rate to all the other posts. I waited for a reply for my question, which never came! I drive a Saab and there are sometimes 2000+ users on our main forum, this place is like a ghost town.
How to reset the service?
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How about you, have you started decorating for Halloween?
Carrie from The Tilted Italian shared her recipe for her yummy Pumpkin Spritz cookies.
Sarah from Hyacinth for the Soul shared some beautiful shadows she saw falling on her Autumn décor.
Lori from Dining Delight shared a delightful Thanksgiving tablescape.
Mary from The Boondocks Blog showed us how to make a simple and pretty fall wreath.
Now let's see what made you happy this week!
Hi Jann. Fall is here indeed! Love all the fall colors. Your black cats post was so fun! Have a lovely week and thanks for hosting!
Those autumnal colours are simply beautiful! Just stunning!
Hi Jann!Thanks for the party!Great features!Best wishes,Maristella.
Thanks so much for hosting such a lovely party and for always taking the time to visit!!
Thank you so much for featuring my Pumpkin Patch Tablescape! So thrilling especially at your lovely party. I appreciate all your efforts in hosting each week. Looks like you are having a beautiful fall and your "silly cat" is the perfect addition to your mantel!
The pumpkin spritz cookie recipe was one of my favorites from last week, too! :) Thanks for hosting the linky.
Jann thanks so much for the feature. This is truly my favorite time of the year with all the glorious color out there. I hope you are enjoying your day!
Look at all these great FOOD recipes.
Love all the features, Jann! Thanks so much for hosting your party!
Jann, thank you for hosting. I missed those spritz cookies last week. Must check them out first!
Loved you Instagram pics all week. Thank you, always, for your 309th Share Your Cup - always a pleasure to visit and join in. Happy Fall.
Wow I'm surprised there is that much color already. It's beatiful to see! Thank you as always for hosting SYC!
I love your black cat collection those are really cute! I just finished decorating for Halloween, it's fun to change things up a bit. It's nice that you do the hosting for SYC, I give readers a chance to see other blogs.
Looks like a pretty colored fall by you. Leaves don't seem to be turning colors this year. Think it is too warm.
Thanks so much for hosting, Jann. Have a great week.
Thank you for the party. I am back after a long break and glad to see you are hosting. Hope you have a super weekend.
The cookies sure do look like fabric pattern.
The wreath is definitely beautiful. I sided decor is just lovely.
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The new AANA Practice Guidelines, Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Obstetric Patient, provide guidance for anesthesia professionals to manage the analgesia and anesthesia care of obstetric patients during labor and delivery. Areas of focus include labor analgesia, multimodal pain management, enhanced recovery for cesarean section, crisis management, and many more. Visit the website to read the new guidelines.
CRNAs and other eligible professionals may request an Informal Review of their 2016 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Feedback Reports and/or 2016 Annual Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs) if you believe that your payment adjustment status was made in error and have incorrectly been assessed a penalty. The 2016 PQRS Feedback Reports and 2016 Annual QRURs are now available through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Enterprise Portal. CMS will accept a request for a 2016 PQRS informal review and/or a 2018 Value Modifier informal review until Dec. 1, 2017, at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
The AANA Education Committee is seeking candidates interested in serving on the committee as a delegate. The deadline for receiving completed candidate packets is Jan.15, 2018. The election will be held, and the winner announced, at the Assembly of School Faculty meeting in February 2018.
Fresenius Kabi USA is voluntarily recalling Lot 6400048 of Midazolam Injection, USP, 2 mg/2 mL packaged in a 2 mL prefilled single-use glass syringe. The product, mislabeled as Midazolam Injection, USP, 2 mg/2 mL, contains syringes containing and labeled as Ondansetron Injection, USP, 4 mg/2 mL. The affected Midazolam Injection, lot 6400048, expires July 2018. More information can be found in the recall notice.
Effective Jan. 1, 2018, The Joint Commission will survey under its new and revised pain assessment and management standards.
Illinois has extended the grandfathering period for currently practicing CRNAs who do not have graduate degrees from July 1, 2018, until July 1, 2023. (CRNAs without graduate degrees who are licensed by the deadline will continue to be grandfathered for license renewal in Illinois.) The extension of the grandfathering period is a result of legislation requested by the Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
Prior opioid use could factor into how well epidural steroid injections work over time for patients with degenerative spine disease, a retrospective analysis has found. Investigators examined the relationship between pre-injection opioid use and post-injection outcomes in a sample population drawn from a longitudinal registry database. They started with nearly 400 participants undergoing epidural spinal injections, and 276 of them completed the study plus 12-month followup. The results indicated that pre-injection opioid use elevated the risk of disability, as well as arm or leg pain, three months after treatment. By the one-year mark, though, previous opioid use had no bearing on pain scores. Reporting in The Spine Journal, researchers also said that patients could consume up to 55.5 mg/day morphine equivalent before the efficacy of epidural injections might be reduced.
From "Epidural Steroid Injection Outcomes and Prior Opioid Use"
Research conducted at the University of Pennsylvania focused on the ideal amount of time that adductor canal blocks, which aid physical therapy and reduce falls after knee replacement, should last following surgery. Based on a randomized study of 160 patients, administering 48-hour blocks was more beneficial than infusions lasting half that time or single-shot injections. Study participants in the 48-hour treatment arm reported better pain control on the second postoperative day than did patients in the other two cohorts. Importantly, as reported at the 2017 annual spring meeting of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the milder pain scores were achieved without hindering physical therapy outcomes or delaying readiness for discharge.
From "Extending Adductor Canal Block to 48 Hours Reduces Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty"
For patients receiving local anesthetic, the injection itself is often painful; but new research suggests relief may be just an ice cube away. The small Korean study included 50 adults who sought emergency care to treat simple lacerations. A total of 25 patients underwent cryotherapy, with ice applied to the affected area for two minutes prior to a lidocaine injection, while the other 25 did not. Half of the patients in the intervention group ranked their post-injection pain at 2 or below on a scale of 1 to 10. Half of the patients who received usual care, meanwhile, reported pain scores of 5 or above. The researchers concluded that ice cube therapy is a safe, readily available, and effective strategy for lowering perceived pain from local anesthetic injections without increasing wound complications. And unlike other alternatives—such as mixing local anesthetic with sodium bicarbonate, warming lidocaine to near body temperature, and applying eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) cream—using ice for analgesia does not require modification of anesthetic administration, demand special equipment, or incur extra costs. The findings are published online in the Emergency Medicine Journal.
From "Ice Cube Therapy May Dilute Pain From Local Anesthetic Injections"
Although spine surgery typically is performed under general anesthesia (GA), new research shows that using spinal anesthesia (SA) instead not only improves patient outcomes but saves money, too. The team from Montefiore Medical Center in New York performed a retrospective review of data for 188 patients who underwent lumbar laminectomy or discectomy at their institution between 2012 and 2016 under the care of the same surgeon. The 97 SA patients were in the operating room and post anesthesia care unit for a shorter duration than the 91 GA patients, and they also spent less time under anesthesia. Additionally, SA was associated with a reduction in postoperative pain and opioid requirements compared to GA. Net costs of care were nearly 10 percent lower for SA patients, at about $8,446 versus roughly $9,284 for the GA patients. Ultimately, researcher Matthew Morris said the decision on which technique to use hinges on the comfort level of the surgical team. "If you feel uncomfortable doing (SA), you shouldn't," he advised. "If you feel comfortable doing it, it is absolutely safe and effective and can save on hospital costs."
From "Spinal Anesthesia for Spine Surgery May Improve Outcomes, Cost"
Would a Mother's Voice Help the Effects of Anesthesia in Children?
In South Korea, researchers are preparing for what will be the first randomized controlled trial to study the effect of a mother's voice as her child awakens from anesthesia. The hope is that emergence delirium—which is marked by confusion, hallucinations, and potentially harmful movement—can be reduced in pediatric patients by playing back a recording of their mother speaking during anesthesia recovery. The experiment builds on previous research demonstrating how a mother's voice can activate specific areas of her child's brain and trigger behavioral and neural responses. Through noise-canceling headphones, 33 children aged two to eight years old will hear their mother ask them to wake up, according to study protocol published in Trials. Another 33 children will listen to a similar recording with an unfamiliar voice. Investigators will assign scores to indicators like patient awareness and restlessness, which subsequently will be used in statistical analyses to determine if emergence delirium is significantly different in kids who hear their mom's voice while regaining consciousness after anesthesia compared with kids who hear a stranger's voice. If the hypothesis pans out, they will have identified a low-risk, low-cost strategy for improving patient safety among children and curbing their anxiety during medical procedures.
From "Would a Mother's Voice Help the Effects of Anesthesia in Children?"
Conventional therapy for gastroparesis in the emergency department (ED)—which typically consists of analgesics and antiemetics—works even better if haloperidol is added, new study results suggest. Colleagues at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston randomly assigned 33 adult ED patients with known gastroparesis to treatment with either usual care plus 5 mg of haloperidol or usual care plus placebo. They tracked the intensity of their abdominal pain and nausea before therapy and every 15 minutes afterward for one hour. After 60 minutes, researchers documented statistically significant reductions in pain and nausea scores for the 15 patients randomized to haloperidol but not for the 18 participants who received conventional therapy only. The findings, they say, point to a need for larger studies.
From "Haloperidol Plus Conventional Tx Effective for Symptomatic Gastroparesis"


So I have been very busy lately. If you follow me on FB or IG you will know the following. We moved both our stores together to one new location! We started Dec. 26 and opened Jan. 6, one week ahead of our self imposed opening day. We are very tired but it is a good tired!
As you may remember my Longarm was in our classroom. Now I have my own space!!!!!! I am thrilled with my new space! Not only that we added Quilt Path to my 2009 Millennium and added a new Milli!!! I have a new assistant, Sabrina, who introduced herself here earlier today with the handle Fried Green Tomatoes. Sabrina will be helping me with all sorts of things as well as running Quilt Path. She is young, and catches on to computer stuff very fast.
6B9B01ED-FE6B-4EDB-A098-DA18F61F07D7-172 by -RoseCity Quilter- Sabrina and her 1st Quilt Path quilt!
My new pressing station, 111" long!
Hope to see your new shop in the not so distant future! I have to admit I'm very jealous of your 'super sized' ironing table! Welcome Sabrina, I like your forum name!
Would so love to show it to you Kathy!!! And the super sized ironing table is so amazing!
Congratulations on the new store. I hope that I can get up that way one day to check it out, and absorb your wealth of knowledge while I am there. Best of luck until then, and keep sharing your eye candy.
It looks like a great space. I am with Kathy, I love your ironing board!
Congrats on your new location! How exciting! BTW I am jealous of your Ironing Station (board)!
I'm jealous. What a great space! I like the way you can extend the ironing station or not.
Ardelle, it is wonderful. Thanks for sharing. I know you love it, QP and your new Millie!
Very nice. LOVE your ironing station!!
Congrats, studio looks great. My ironing board is only 82 inches long, I made it out of a door we removed from the house.. Now I just need to get a longer frame for "Gator:.
Thank you for the note. I made this table a few months ago. Found the table at a thrift store, spray painted it black, topped it with plywood, quilt batting then fabric. Found some instruction on Youtube. Do it!


Arnold Lobel's Small Pig is one of my favorites of his works for children in the Kindergarten Primary level, the level where I spent the most of my nearly forty years in the public school classroom. Diminutive porker, Small Pig, likes to do all the things other pigs like to do; he eats, he sleeps, and HE sinks down in nice soft mud. Not only does Small Pig like to roll in mud, but he really likes to sink deep, deep down in it and just enjoy nice squishiness. The farmer and his wife do love their little pig.
One day the farmer's wife determines that she needs to some cleaning. With her giant vacuum cleaner she cleans the farm house. Once started she simply cannot stop. Oh My. Out of the house she goes to clean the barn, and the stable, and the chicken coop. She keeps cleaning until finally, she comes to the pigpen where Small Pig is a happy little porker. And, she begins to clean it up. First she cleans the pigpen. Next she puts Small Pig into a soapy pail, where she CLEANS Small Pig. The Farmer's Wife is happy; everything is spick-and-span and shiny. Small Pig is not happy. Small Pig is unhappy, and, he is an angry small porker. Small Pig decides to run away.
Jam-packed with easy-to-read vocabulary and child pleasing, characteristic Lobel illustrations Small Pig has proven to be a long time, much loved, favorite in my K-1 classrooms. Ludicrousness, exhilarating action, and short, simple, child friendly sentences and low key illustrations are a delight for emergent readers, as well as those who enjoy reading Lobel's books to them.
I find children nowadays often seem so overawed with clamor and pizzazz, fancy and glimmer, noise, TV and game machines and bombast from their youngest days; that they habitually come to Kindergarten or First Grade expecting to be entertained, cannot amuse themselves without ongoing activity and/or cannot be alone and happy with themselves. It is not a constructive or healthy thing for children to be unable to just sit quietly and appreciate the sunshine, or watch a butterfly just for the joy of sitting in the sunshine and watching a butterfly, or to miss laying on their back watching soundless clouds moving overhead, or to use their mind's eye to fill in the blanks as they read.
Small Pig offers prospects for children to discuss feelings, and what they see, in addition to building vocabulary using creative descriptions for what else the illustrator might have put into the pictures on the page. Arnold Lobel was one of the key providers to the I Can Read sequence. Copyrighted in 1969, Small Pig was Lobel's first contribution to the series. Both, authoring and illustrating a diversity of stories regarding an assortment of creatures; Lobel has been a continuing favorite of children, parents and teachers for decades. I like the hard cover edition for the classroom library and the paperback for the take home to read to parents and family activity.


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What is a Quartz Oscillator?
Kurt Inman
A quartz oscillator is an electronic circuit which generates a signal at a frequency determined by a quartz crystal formed from silicon and oxygen. The piezoelectric property of quartz makes it a very good resonator from tens of Kilohertz (KHz) to hundreds of Megahertz (MHz). A quartz crystal oscillator is typically designed to operate at a single precise frequency only. These oscillators are used to create stable frequencies in cell phones, Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and two-way radios. They are also used for precise timekeeping in watches, computers and other electronic equipment.
A crystal of piezoelectric material such as quartz can change shape slightly when a voltage is applied to an electrode on the crystal. Once that voltage is removed, the crystal can return to its original shape and generate a voltage as it is doing so. Discovered in 1880 and called piezoelectricity, this property is critical to the operation of an oscillator. Experiments were carried out with different crystal materials over time and the first quartz oscillator was assembled in the late 1910s. Since the 1920s, quartz crystal oscillators have been frequently used in clocks as well as amateur, commercial and military radio equipment.
Quartz is the most abundant mineral found on Earth.
When a quartz oscillator is first powered up, the circuit introduces a random noise signal to the crystal. Some of that noise will always be at the crystal's resonant frequency, which causes the crystal to oscillate. The voltage produced by the crystal as it changes shape is amplified by the quartz oscillator circuit and fed back to the crystal resonator. As this process repeats, the signals within the crystal's limited frequency band will become stronger while other frequencies will be filtered out. Once this "warm-up" period is complete, the oscillator will be operating precisely at its designed frequency.
The shape, size and cut of a quartz crystal determine how quickly it expands and contracts. A quartz oscillator can operate at this rate, called its resonant frequency. It can also operate at an overtone frequency, which is a multiple of the resonant frequency. While quartz crystals occur naturally in the environment, a very large number are manufactured in order to increase the yield and supply of physically usable crystals.
The frequency output by a quartz oscillator can be affected by a variety of external factors including temperature and even sudden acceleration. Radiation will also affect frequency, whether it is from cosmic rays in a spacecraft, X-rays or a pulse of ionizing radiation. Some of these factors can be compensated for with extra circuitry which monitors conditions and adjusts the oscillator output accordingly. Some quartz oscillators include a precisely-controlled oven with the crystal inside to compensate for temperature changes. Quartz crystals can also be "swept" or hardened against radiation by baking them in a specialized atmosphere and electrical field.
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With more people choosing woodburning stoves and fires to heat their homes, sourcing green wood is becoming increasingly popular because it is considerably cheaper to buy than dry, seasoned wood.
The term "seasoned" refers to wood that has been left to dry for 2 years or more to achieve a moisture content level that is below 20%. This increases the efficacy of combustion, giving you better quality fuel and reducing your running costs.
1. After felling, green wood should be stacked and left to dry in a sheltered store. Note that green wood is heavy and will require a robust structure.
2.Timing of felling is essential; standing timber will be driest in winter. Depending on the type of wood, drying usually takes two summers or more to achieve a sufficient moisture level.
3. The ideal location for drying timber is off the ground in a sunny and airy location; cover the logs with waterproof material but don't seal the wood as the air will need to circulate. The prevailing wind should blow through the stack, ideally and will allow moisture to move from the centre of the log to the surface. Cross cut logs should be split to less than 10cm in diameter.
4. When ready, bring your cut, split logs indoors a few days prior to throwing them on the fire. This will help further with the drying process.