Maybe you saw Mike Richwalsky's post earlier this week about Google's Super Bowl Ad and the local commercial for The University of Akron that me mentioned? This got me thinking and let's be honest, who doesn't like to talk about Super Bowl Commercials? This post doesn't really have any practical purpose, but it's fun to explore. Like every year, there were some great Super Bowl ads and some lame ducks. My personal favorite was the Hyundai Commercial with Brett Favre. I don't know why but the thought of Brett still playing in ten years was just hilarious.
Getting back on track here, let's assume that the commercial has to be a national commercial unlike the Akron one. Meaning you are going to fork it up for the full audience. This year's Super Bowl was the most watched television show EVER hitting an estimated 106.5 million viewers.
Super Bowl commercials have to be cutting edge and usually funny. If they aren't funny then they must be really witty and smart, like the Google commercial. The typical college commercial that you see during a Saturday college football game simply would not cut it. How would you make a college come across as witty and humorous? It would also have to be for a major school that had national brand.
If I were making a Super Bowl commercial for a college I would want to find famous alumni to do the commercial. Preferably it would be someone who is funny like an actor or comedian. Maybe a versatile athlete like Peyton Manning would work. Speaking of Peyton, how great would it have been this year for the University of Tennessee, Peyton's alma mater, to use him in a commercial in his typical role as a humorous, innocent funny man!? That could be an interesting angle. Every player in the NFL went to college as there is a rule that you have to play three years of college ball before you are eligible for the draft (or something like that). If your school has a player on one of the teams in the Super Bowl showing your pride could be a strong bond to establish. Even after the game if you have a former student-athlete here is an opportunity to showcase your brand.
According to Wikipedia an average Super Bowl commercial this year cost just over $3 million. We are just talking about the advertising fees, not the production costs! With education in such tight budget situations across the board right now let's hope that schools don't see this as a "justified" expense. I mean, how many quality web people could you afford to hire for that kind of money? Talk about really being able to make a tangible web impact and ultimately marketing impact!
So what do you think? What would your Super Bowl commercial for your school look like?
Before I finish this fun little post, I have to send a congratulations to my New Orleans Saints! I have been a life long Saints and Sunday's victory was a very special win. If you are curious about my history as a Saints fan I wrote about that on my personal blog earlier this week.
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Fun post, though I can't imagine how a fun college commercial would ever make it out of production unless maybe it were say…advertising sports teams. Those college ads most schools show during sporting events are super tame.
I think a montage of photos showing people in college gear from baby to senior citizen with message could be fun, showing your school is always with or something.
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If I was doing an ad for a college during the Superbowl I think the best route to go would be the unconventional one. Ron is right, humorous would be a hard sell to a college board, but something that takes a different angle would be gold. A good example would be focusing on student athletes who played at the school, but not as professionals, and exploring what they have done with their careers since graduating. This sends the message that your school offers a future for everyone, especially kids who aren't good enough to be a sports pro. Because after all, that is your target market.
Kyle - great blog. I agree, Superbowl commercials are very fun to chat about. It would be cool to see a university do a national TV spot, but as we all know, very few (if any) have the budget for it today.


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That didn't make any sense to me either.
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The walk up to the stones of Ghasal is a steep one. Some say they are the oldest objects in Nadada, but I don't know what that means. There are no maps here.
There is no doubt the air in the middle of the stone was heavier, the grass muddier and more earthy. For the first time since coming here, a pain in my back returned. I realised I was underneath my normal home. That right above me might be London, or the Sahara desert. These rocks were not separate stones placed upon the surface, but thick tentacles of granite both poking up from the surface, and down from above.
I heard a tapping noise. By this point a squirrel marching band may be responsible, and I would nod them good morning. But then I realise that the sound emanates from my own hand.
There was The Butter Mouse, twitching and moving around, my wrist like a strange tail underneath. She sniffed their air, pawed at something that did not exist.
We headed back soon after. The Butter Mouse is on the chair in my bedroom, now unmoving, sitting in a leather armchair, head bowed.
We are heading off into the desert soon. Probably for the best.


It is safe to say plenty of folks know that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest U.S. company by market value, is introducing a new iPhone today.
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Related: ETFs Look To Break Post-iPhone Blues.
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QQQ, which is the largest PowerShares by assets with $36.7 billion, is rated Overweight by S&P Capital IQ.
The Technology Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:XLK), the largest tech sector ETF by assets with $11.4 billion, also fits the bill as an "Apple ETF" with an almost 15.4 percent weight to the stock. That is almost double the weight XLK gives to Google. S&P Capital IQ rates XLK Overweight, but the ETF has been merely a middling performer among the nine sector SPDR ETFs this year.
"There are 66 equity ETFs that have a top-10 position in Apple, based on the latest holdings used by S&P Capital IQ. Looking at just Overweight-ranked ETFs, there are 46 of them," according to S&P Capital IQ.
Other broad market ETFs that feature Apple among their top holdings include the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NYSE:IWF), WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend Fund (NYSE:DLN) and the Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSE:VUG). S&P Capital IQ has Overweight ratings on all of those funds as well.


The Friends of Pleasant Bay's (FOPB) Floating Classroom project was recently featured in the Cape Cod Chronicle. Using an electric-powered 35-foot pontoon boat to teach marine and environmental education to local children, this project is a unique collaboration among FOPB, PBCB and the Center for Coastal Studies, whose professionals will help develop and teach marine and environmental education classes. The boat will be moored at PBCB. To read the full article, click here.
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Each week we profiled a member of Team Carbase who took part in the 2014 South West Tough Mudder.
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    name = serializers.CharField(required=True, allow_blank=False, max_length=100)
    isActive = serializers.BooleanField()

    def create(self, validated_data):
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I expect the output of fields in ProjectsCreateSerializer to be {"name": ""} but the actual output is {"name": "","isActive": false}

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AGITATE! Blog
Save Lives: Make COVID19 Vaccines Equally Available to Iranians
We, the undersigned human rights and humanitarian organizations, call on all stakeholders to ensure people in Iran have swift, unencumbered, and equitable access to safe, effective, and affordable Covid-19 vaccines. We particularly call on the government of the United States to provide assurances to financial institutions that they will not be subject to US sanctions for facilitating transfers of Iran's foreign currency for the purpose of purchasing vaccines. We urge the Iranian government to use funds, distribute vaccines, and fight the pandemic in an equitable and transparent manner, in line with recognized due diligence standards.
Iran has seen some of the earliest and worst waves of the Covid-19 pandemic. Authorities there have repeatedly failed to contain the outbreak, which has led to over a million infections and the deaths of over 50,000 people. Citing economic constraints, officials have been particularly reluctant to enforce safety measures such as business closures. As vaccines become available, it is critical that Iranians do not experience restrictions or delays due to economic sanctions that would endanger more lives. A swift and equitable vaccination campaign remains the best option to protect vulnerable populations from the virus.
US sanctions on Iran appear to be already impeding the transfer of funds to the Covax Facility, the effort of the World Health Organization and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to manage global vaccine distribution. The head of the Central Bank of Iran, Abdolnaser Hemmati, reported on social media that the banks in South Korea that hold Iranian frozen assets have refused to guarantee the transfer of funds to Covax for fear that such funds will be seized by the United States. According to a report by Reuters, South Korea's foreign ministry expressed a similar need for specific US approval with regard to transfers to the Swiss-managed humanitarian channel with Iran.
Iran has secured a license from the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) that exempts payments to Covax partners such as UNICEF. OFAC has also issued a general license exempting medicines and humanitarian goods. Nonetheless, the reluctance of financial institutions to carry out such transactions necessitates further assurances from the US government.
To ensure that Iran can access necessary funding for vaccine purchases under the coordination of Covax, the US government should provide public assurances and comfort letters to financial institutions and humanitarian financial mechanisms that transactions for this purpose will not be blocked or punished. Failure to do so in a timely manner would put Iran on unequal footing with other nations looking to secure vaccines and prolong the deadly health crisis.
The Iranian government should apply due diligence reporting, such as those used for transactions with SHTA (Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement) and other financial humanitarian mechanisms, to its purchase and distribution of vaccines. It should also prioritize its resources to protect Iranians' right to health and do all it can to make safe, effective and affordable vaccines available to as many people as possible, as quickly as possible. Decisions about the allotment of vaccines should be based on transparency, public health assessments, internationally accepted best practices, and consideration of vulnerable populations, and should not result in discriminatory or preferential treatment.
Arseh Sevom
ASL19
Bautistas por la Paz (BPFNA)
Center for Human Rights in Iran
Centre for Supporters of Human Rights
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Common Humanity
Episcopal Peace Fellowship
Fellowship of Reconciliation, USA
FEMENA
Grassroots Global Justice
Human Rights Activists In Iran (HRAI)
Hunger Project
Imagining Transnational Solidarities Research Circle
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC)
Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office
Miaan Group
OPEN ASIA
Pax Christi, USA
Shomeret Shalom Global Congregation
Siamak Pourzand Foundation
Transbalkanska Solidarnost
United for Iran
Healthy Living, by Jordan Starck
#DalitLivesMatter Webinar, hosted by Hindus for Human Rights, India Civil Watch International, Dalit Solidarity Forum, and the Reclaiming India Collective
ancestors, by Zoe Todd
Women of Color Should Be the Ones Remaking U.S. Foreign Policy, by Christine Ahn, Yifat Susskind, and Cindy Wiesner
Some Thoughts on the U.S. Presidential Election, by Sima Shakhsari
Art for Community, by Molly Costello
Dalit Lives Matter! A Cry to Rage Against the Horrifying Violence of Saffron Terror in India, by India Civil Watch
Artwork, by Sunil Awachar
(Too) Great Expectations? On Fieldwork, Guidelines, and Ethics in Human Geography, by Mark Anthony Arceño, Deondre Smiles, Emelie Bailey, Anurag Mazumdar, Thelma Vélez, J.P. Wilson, Kelly Yotebieng, and Kendra McSweeney.
We would love to hear from our readers. To share your feedback or to connect with us, please write to agitatejournal@umn.edu.

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Telstra CEO Andy Penn has used a Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) event to announce a boost to the telco's spending on its mobile network.
"Telstra is already investing billions of dollars and has been for many years," he said in remarks prepared for the CEDA event today.
Over three years to June 2017, Telstra expects to have invested more than $5 billion into its mobile network, the CEO said.
Penn took the top job at Telstra at the start of May, replacing David Thodey.
The CEO said Telstra will build 750 new mobile base stations, increasing the total number of network sites to more than 9000.
Telstra emerged as a big winner from the government's $100 million mobile blackspot program. The government announced last month that funding from program will help fund the deployment of 429 Telstra base stations (as well as 70 Vodafone base stations).
"We will deploy in excess of 750 small cells providing in-fill in areas of low signal strength," Penn said today.
Earlier this year Telstra hit speeds of 590 megabits per second using LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation on its network.
Penn also noted the launch of Telstra's $100 million Wi-Fi network. Telstra Air relies on dedicated hotspots as well as shared connections from the telco's broadband customers.


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March Town sack boss Arran Duke
Published: 11:23 PM August 17, 2021
Updated: 1:32 PM August 18, 2021
March Town have sacked Arran Duke after five straight defeats in all competitions this season. - Credit: Ian Carter
March Town have parted company with boss Arran Duke.
The news comes after the Hares were beaten 2-1 at home by Mildenhall Town in the Eastern Counties League Premier Division on Tuesday night, their fourth league defeat in as many games.
Duke's assistant, Mark Warren, has also left the club.
A statement from March Town FC said: "This has been a very difficult decision, and not one that the board has taken lightly.
"We are grateful to Arran and what he has achieved in his time at the club and wish him well for the future."
Duke denied that he was feeling any pressure after their latest defeat and said he had not been told about whether he could lose his status as first team manager before Tuesday's game.
So tonight I have been relieved of my duties as March manager absolutely heartbroken as i felt we could get things right but best of luck to the club going forwards
— Arran Duke (@ArranDuke) August 17, 2021
FT: @MarchTownFC 1-2 @MildenhallTown: All the entertainment came in the second half as March fall to a fourth league defeat in a row. The visitors showed their worth, but the #hares didn't give in without a fight tonight.
— Dan Mason (@DanMasonSport) August 17, 2021
Ashley Taylor, who manages the club's under 18s side, will take charge as interim boss.
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Duke guided March to the Premier Division from the First Division North last season for the first time since 1997 after arriving at the GER in 2019 as assistant boss to Brett Whaley.
March have lost all five games in all competitions and currently sit third from bottom in the league on goal difference.
They host Long Melford on Saturday before a trip to Ely City on August 24.


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'Give It a Go!' With Help, Outback Rangelands Can Recover
Article June 26, 2017
By: Barry Traill & Daniel Lewis Topics: Land Conservation Projects: Outback to Oceans Australia Tags: Indigenous communities, Outback & International policy Read time:
A pastoralist in Australia shows how he's returning the land to health
"We're desperate to reclaim the quality and value of the Outback, and to achieve that vision, we need support," says pastoralist Michael Clinch, seen here at Nallan Station in the Outback of Western Australia.
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The Outback—the cathedral of Australia—is crumbling. So says pastoralist Michael Clinch, a veteran stockman whose family has been living and working on the land for four generations. A century of neglect has left much of the Outback, which covers more than 70 percent of the continent, wilting under stresses that include invasive species and wildfires.
Hope for the area's recovery lies in the work of Clinch and others like him, but the efforts won't succeed on a broad scale without outside help, he says.
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"We're passionate about the Outback, and we want to share that passion and take anyone that's willing on that journey of rangeland recovery—the Outback recovery, the grass recovery," Clinch declares in The Pew Charitable Trusts' study My Country, Our Outback: Voices From the Land on Hope and Change in Australia's Heartland. It is the second in a series of peer-reviewed studies produced by Pew on conservation priorities and challenges across this vast region.
Clinch and his family have worked the country around Cue, in mid-west Western Australia, for four generations. It is land that has been changed by more than 100 years of gold mining and pastoralism. Overgrazing has stripped the more desirable vegetation, compacted the soil, led to erosion and created great crusts of salt across the landscape.
These legacies have left parts of the rangelands ragged and land managers like Clinch struggling.
"When we came here in 1999, it was mostly a bare piece of ground covered in salt," Clinch says. It had been overgrazed to the point that it was "absolutely ground zero."
But as Clinch asserts, "This is not waste country; it's just country that's been wasted. The problem's been a hundred years in the making."
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Only a small number of vast natural landscapes—wild regions where ecological processes and the movement of wildlife function normally—remain on Earth. The Australian Outback is one of them.
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Countering threats to nature in remote areas requires people, policy reforms and greater Indigenous involvement
The Outback is one of the few remaining great regions of nature, alongside the Amazon Rainforest, boreal forests of Canada and the Antarctic. Covering over 70 per cent of the Australian continent, the Outback includes 10 deserts as well as the largest tropical savanna and temperate woodland left on the planet.
Australia's Outback spans 5.6 million square kilometres (2.2 million square miles)—an area that would encompass more than half of the United States or Europe. The Outback is one of the world's few remaining great regions of nature. With landscapes stretching from scorching desert and rolling grasslands to lush forests and tropical beaches, the Outback is an area of extremes. Here, rivers still flow freely and native animals migrate across vast distances as they have for thousands of years.
This is Australia's heartland, where the people and land embody much of what makes the country unique. The fate of the Outback could have international consequences, and Pew is working with a broad range of stakeholders including Indigenous people, scientists, conservation organisations, industry and government agencies to conserve these critical natural landscapes and marine habitats. It is the work of many of these people, and their connection to their country, that My Country, Our Outback explores in detail.
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"We're still chasing the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow here, and that's perennial grasses," Clinch says. "Getting perennial grasses growing back between the shrubs, that's what this country really needs."
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For Clinch, creating an Outback that's environmentally as well as economically sustainable has become a guiding passion.
"Locking up our land and leaving it has been proven to not be an option," he says, referring to the hope among many people that the land could regenerate on its own. "The landscape simply needs controlled grazing to re-establish" and lead to a sustainable future for the rangelands.
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The district's hardiest perennial grass, woolly butt, had all but vanished from Nallan Station, 400 km north-east of Geraldton, when Clinch bought the property. "If there's no woolly butt, you're doomed," he says. "That's the toughest grass. If you have woolly butt degradation, it's all over."
He's been looking for a sign that conditions are improving, specifically the return of perennial grasses, which Clinch calls "the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow" because proliferation of those grasses would indicate that the fragile soils here are regaining their health. "Getting perennial grasses growing back between the shrubs, that's what this country really needs."
As he's speaking, Clinch spots something hidden among other vegetation: some slender stipa, which he calls "a Rolls-Royce of perennials." Clinch can barely contain himself. "This is exciting. This is saying, 'Keep doing what you're doing.' This is huge!"
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Pastoralists manage 40 per cent of the Outback and, no matter their level of hard work and enthusiasm, they'll need outside help to turn the region's health around.
"We're desperate to reclaim the quality and value of the Outback, and to achieve that vision, we need support," Clinch says.
"We're not asking for a handout, but by jeez, we're asking for a hand up. We need capital injection; we need assistance to rebuild and restructure our grazing. If we don't do it, who will?"
Michael Clinch on Nallan Station in Western Australia's Outback.
Kerry Trapnell
All Australians, and particularly people living in Australia's coastal cities, should "seek to understand the value of the Outback," Clinch says. "Come out and visit us and ask questions. And once we all understand, let's get out there and do what needs to be done.
"We need to bring the Outback up front in our minds," he says. "Give it a go!"
Barry Traill directs The Pew Charitable Trusts' Outback to oceans program. Daniel Lewis is an Australian writer and author of 12 case studies included in My Country, Our Outback: Voices From the Land on Hope and Change in Australia's Heartland.
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Benzoin from Laos is the balsamic resin from the Styrax tonkinensis trees perched on the high plateaus of Laos. When the trunk of Styrax tonkinensis is cut, benzoin "tears" drip down the trunk like crystallized, caramel-toned candies. The styrax benzoin tree is a fast-growing tree that reaches maturity in its tenth year. The very hard resin, a symbol of prosperity and purification, is blended into rich perfume compositions, releasing a balsamic fragrance with vanilla accents, reminiscent of vanilla bean.
An iconic raw material in the world of perfumery, benzoin Siam is a resin famous for its sweet, balsamic, vanilla-like scent, generated by the vanillin it contains. It is also called benzoin Laos, a nod to its origins, as well as benzoin aliboufier. The resin is obtained after cutting the trunk of the Styrax tonkinensis tree, a member of the Styracaceae family. Perched between 800 and 1,600 meters above sea level, this tall tree, growing 25 meters in height, grows wild in Laos, Thailand, and northern Vietnam. A spicier and less subtle variety of the fragrance – Styrax paralleloneurum or benzoin Sumatra from Indonesia – is used primarily in cleaning products and by the tobacco industry. Before harvesting, the bark tapping or incising is done from top to bottom, letting the resin flow and accumulate in the flap of bark lifted by the tapper. In Laos, this phase takes place in September. Production begins a few weeks later, while harvesting is usually done in January and February by detaching the bark flap, filled with white droplets, or "tears" of benzoin, with a machete. These tears are then cleaned and graded: No. 5 tear, No. 3 tear, and No. 2 tear.
Benzoin Laos is the resinous exudation, with a sweet, balsamic fragrance, that is secreted by the Styrax tonkinensis tree. It has no botanical affiliation with styrax of the Americas is produced from Liquidambar styraciflua. Benzoin Laos is also known as benzoin Siam, because, in days gone by, the gum passed through the Port of Bangkok. This large tree – resembling a birch – grows wild in the highlands of Laos, Thailand and northern Vietnam. The tree naturally secretes the resin to protect itself from parasitic attacks. It is therefore common to see benzoin amassed in the holes pierced by insects in the tree's bark. For the benzoin to be used in perfumery, tappers manually make incisions to stimulate the tree's resin production. The mature trees aged 10 years or more are those that produce the most gum. The yield per tree totals about 400 to 600 grams per year. Benzoin oozing from the tree takes the form of white, brittle tears, and oxidation can cause them to turn shades ranging from yellowish-brown to ivory-beige. Benzoin Siam has a milky, vanilla-like smell, reminiscent of brown vanilla beans. Benzoin Laos, having an exceptional scent, is the only species used in making fine fragrances.
Use: An iconic raw material in the world of perfumery, benzoin Siam is a resin famous for its sweet, balsamic, vanilla-like scent, generated by the vanillin it contains. It is also called benzoin Laos, a nod to its origins, as well as benzoin aliboufier. The resin is obtained after cutting the trunk of the Styrax tonkinensis tree, a member of the Styracaceae family. Perched between 800 and 1,600 meters above sea level, this tall tree, growing 25 meters in height, grows wild in Laos, Thailand, and northern Vietnam. A spicier and less subtle variety of the fragrance � Styrax paralleloneurum or benzoin Sumatra from Indonesia � is used primarily in cleaning products and by the tobacco industry. Before harvesting, the bark tapping or incising is done from top to bottom, letting the resin flow and accumulate in the flap of bark lifted by the tapper. In Laos, this phase takes place in September. Production begins a few weeks later, while harvesting is usually done in January and February by detaching the bark flap, filled with white droplets, or "tears" of benzoin, with a machete. These tears are then cleaned and graded: No. 5 tear, No. 3 tear, and No. 2 tear.
Use: Benzoin Laos is the resinous exudation, with a sweet, balsamic fragrance, that is secreted by the Styrax tonkinensis tree. It has no botanical affiliation with styrax of the Americas is produced from Liquidambar styraciflua. Benzoin Laos is also known as benzoin Siam, because, in days gone by, the gum passed through the Port of Bangkok. This large tree � resembling a birch � grows wild in the highlands of Laos, Thailand and northern Vietnam. The tree naturally secretes the resin to protect itself from parasitic attacks. It is therefore common to see benzoin amassed in the holes pierced by insects in the tree's bark. For the benzoin to be used in perfumery, tappers manually make incisions to stimulate the tree's resin production. The mature trees aged 10 years or more are those that produce the most gum. The yield per tree totals about 400 to 600 grams per year. Benzoin oozing from the tree takes the form of white, brittle tears, and oxidation can cause them to turn shades ranging from yellowish-brown to ivory-beige. Benzoin Siam has a milky, vanilla-like smell, reminiscent of brown vanilla beans. Benzoin Laos, having an exceptional scent, is the only species used in making fine fragrances.
Use: Benzoin from Laos is the balsamic resin from the Styrax tonkinensis trees perched on the high plateaus of Laos. When the trunk of Styrax tonkinensis is cut, benzoin "tears" drip down the trunk like crystallized, caramel-toned candies. The styrax benzoin tree is a fast-growing tree that reaches maturity in its tenth year. The very hard resin, a symbol of prosperity and purification, is blended into rich perfume compositions, releasing a balsamic fragrance with vanilla accents, reminiscent of vanilla bean.
PubMed:Two new triterpenoids from the resin of Styrax tonkinensis.
PubMed:Characterization of the chemical composition of a byproduct from siam benzoin gum.
PubMed:Analytical investigation of styrax and benzoin balsams by HPLC- PAD-fluorimetry and GC-MS.
PubMed:Two new aromatic compounds from the resin of Styrax tonkinensis (Pier.) Craib.
PubMed:Triterpenoids from the resin of Styrax tonkinensis and their antiproliferative and differentiation effects in human leukemia HL-60 cells.
PubMed:An interesting and useful balsamic resin used to increase the adherence of adhesive tape to the skin: Siam benjoin (tentuire de benjoin).
PubMed:Seedling growth and metal accumulation of selected woody species in copper and lead/zinc mine tailings.
Siam Benzoin is a natural resin from the small tree, Styrax Tonkinensis, a native of Indochina. The balsamic latex flows from wounds in the bark and outer wood where incisions are made. Gives body to almost any type fragrance. tsca definition 2008: extractives and their physically modified derivatives. it is a product which may contain resin acids and their esters, terpenes, and oxidation or polymerization products of these terpenes. (styrax, styracaceae).


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Q: How to convert a string to a range of valúes I have a list of ranges like that (approximately 200 ranges with numbers and letters)
1. 01WA1A – 99XL9Z    (696762 of combinations)
2. 01YA1A – 99ZZ9Z
3. 01SW1A – 99TW9Z
4. A0001F – Z9999F

How shall it be evaluated to see if a string is in a range
I think that I can have a regular expresion or convert the string to only Numbers and evaluate this, but i dont know how to do this. Also I'm not sure which is best for performance because i need to evaluate for each range.
An example for the range 01WA1A – 99XL9Z is:
Some input will be some of these values.
01WA1B , 01WA1C ,  01WA1D ... 01WA2A, 01WA2B ....  02WA1A , 02WA1B ... 02WB0A .... 99XL9Y , 99XL9Z

A: Its necesary evaluate  diferent positions of the string.
01WA1A – 99XL9Z

CHANGE to separated items..
01-99
WA-XL
1-9
A-Z

After For letters it's necesary convert it to an number, i use the equivalent Asscii.
WA   - XL
8765 - 8876

A - Z
65-90

THE RANGES ARE FOR  01WA1A – 99XL9Z  are
01-99 /   8765- 8876 /   1-9/  65-90

if the user introduce 99WA1A only needs  convert it in separated ranges, and evaluate each range  separate it
99 / 8765 / 1 / 65

these numbers are the range of ?
01-99 /   8765- 8876  /  1-9 /  65-90

If acept, these value its correct.


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Prism Systems was chosen for a chemical process manufacturing expansion of powder-based lubricants for Oil & Gas mining. The new facility was designed to produce four times the capacity of the existing production line, using Siemens PCS 7 process control. Unfortunately, the customer found themselves in a tight spot when the original systems integrator was unable to complete the project. Behind schedule, Prism Systems got involved with this project in December 2014, about a year into the installation process. Much of the design and individual equipment setup and testing had already been completed by this time, but there was still a lot left to be finished.
Prism Systems' engineers confronted a rare challenge getting started. It is not often that we are tasked with assuming the integration role so late in the implementation of a project. Our biggest challenge in completing this project was to get a working understanding of the plant and original process design. It was clear we would need to identify all of the manufacturing equipment to be controlled, and further identify all remaining equipment that had not yet been completed.
Ideally, the engineering on a project of this magnitude would flow rather smoothly from contractor to contractor. The jokes are true – we are a fairly analytical bunch. Unfortunately the hand-off from the previous systems integrator was rather disorganized. Further, the owner did not have a process engineer that understood what had already been completed, and more importantly what had not. It turned out that most of the automated sequences for controlling the different portions of the process had not even been started.
Game on! Prism Systems was now the 'expert' after few short weeks. Through early conversations with the plant personnel about how the process was supposed to operate, and reading the limited documentation available for the design of the system, we were able to implement sequences for all individual parts of the process.
With the process sequence in hand, the final step was to create an efficient, intuitive, and easy-to-use WinCC operator interface for control of the production line. Similar to the process control, some initial development was in place including the built-in PCS 7 AP Library blocks for the motors, valves, and other equipment.
This project was not without its challenges, but we are all proud of the result. The owner's chemical plant is running approximately four times the original production capacity. Further, Prism Systems was asked to extend development beyond startup to further refine process control. That said, we are all glad this one is now complete and back in the hands of the owner. WIN WIN.


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Trump far outpaces Democratic rivals in election fundraising
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Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden said Wednesday for the first time that Donald Trump should be impeached, arguing that the US president has "betrayed this nation" and violated his oath of office.
Even after it was revealed that Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to dig up dirt on Biden and his son Hunter, the senior Democrat had been more restrained than most other White House contenders.
But the gloves came off Wednesday, one day after the White House announced it would not cooperate with the impeachment investigation launched by House Democratic leaders last month.


Last week saw Ashfield attend ProcureCon Pharma Conference in Zurich. Whilst the conference has been running for a number of years, this was the first year that Ashfield have attended as a corporate sponsor. Rene Godau, Medical Dialogue Centre Director, Heidi Shewring, Client Relationship Director and Florian Lambert, Business Development Manager, manned the Ashfield booth and Julian Tompkins, President of Commercial and Clinical, led a lunchtime masterclass session entitled 'A unique multichannel optimization model powered by advanced analytics'.
The event attracted almost 200 attendees, 60% of them holding procurement roles within key pharma companies, such as AstraZeneca, Roche, UCB, Novo Nordisk, Almirall and Sanofi.
From our perspective the event gave us access to key contacts within the market. In the pharma industry, we see procurement increasingly playing a key role in not only the identification of potential suppliers, but also the decision making process of awarding business.
Attendance at the sessions gave suppliers an opportunity to understand the challenges that critical stakeholders are facing in their roles and how we can potentially support them to overcome some of these.
If you missed our masterclass session but would like to find out more about our unique multichannel optimization model, click here.


Andy Martin, one of the event organisers, feels it's "the sheer diversity of music" that the audience should be most excited about.
Martin also says, after the event was nominated for the Best Ukulele Festival of 2016 by the Uke Magazine: "It's nice to be recognised and good for publicity but the awards aren't what it is all about. Most important is that people have a great day out".


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[TV] MAY 2016 TV DISCUSSION
TV [TV] MAY 2016 TV DISCUSSION
By RIPPA, May 1, 2016 in MOVIES & TV
Yeah - I am starting to think I am just going to delete these 20 episodes of Blindspot I have taped...
J.H. 1,642
LocationToledo OH
The Wife and I couldn't sleep, so we watched the first 6 episodes of The Path on Hulu... yeah we're hooked!
Eh, I quite liked the first 10 or so episodes. The reveal at the end of the "winter finale" was killer.
Since then, though, they've gone down a really predictable path with the characters.
I also think Jaimie Alexander is probably the worst element in the show. She doesn't have much range as an actor. Her stock response to everything - good news, bad news, sad news, angry news - to to stare blankly into the camera, like she's a bit befuddled. Gets old fast.
CSC 2,469
LocationFullerton, CA
Finally started Orphan Black with the lady this weekend and we're hooked.
My poor neglected hulu queue of current shows is never going to get any attention for a long time I feel.
Craig H 10,755
Joe West Fan Club
LocationSouf Bend, IN
Silicon Valley is the best and craziest show on TV.
5 minutes ago, Craig H said:
What's amazing is that the more outlandish it gets, the more it rings true.
"Our product is our stock and whatever makes that go up is what we provide."
caley 3,014
Jacksonville Lizard King
Stuff I'm digging on TV right now
Angie Tribeca: Silly, silly, silly. It's bascially Naked Gun/Police Squad! humor and I love it. Rashida Jones is my favourite.
Flaked: The Will Arnett series on Netflix. I'd hear it was basically live action 'Bojack Horseman' but it's way more drama than comedy. Really enjoying it.
The Detour: Jason Jones as a dad who is taking his family on a trip to Florida by car. It's better if that's all that you know going into it, because the reveals are funnier that way. But the trailer for the show gives more away, so don't watch that. It's funny, sometimes a little too obvious, but Jones reacting to things is always funny. It's not like top-notch or anything, but perfectly entertaining.
The Carmichael Show: I don't know how this doesn't get a shit-ton more press. Every episode takes a serious issue, then handles it in a funny, never-preachy way which allows its characters to have different viewpoints and no one is wrong. This season they've tackled ex-convicts getting back into day-to-day-life, depression, death, and Bill Cosby, and it's always funny despite the subject matter.
Hap and Leonard: I missed the opening of this, so I'm having to DVR episodes and wait until I've got the next one to watch before circling back to the ones that are on right now (I'm two episodes deep). Terrific drama with the titular characters (James Purefoy and Michael Kenneth 'Omar' Williams) trying to find a treasure of lost money of sorts, while dealing with Hap's ex (Christina Hendricks), her new age new husband, and a mysterious killer (JImmi 'Liam McPoyle' Simpson). I really dig it, so far.
Stuff I'm Not So Digging on TV right now
Badlands, Texas: A true crime show about a murder in small town West Texas. The stuff about how the people live (A guy called Dr. Doug; a woman who refurbishes old trailers in the hopes of renting them out; a bounty hunter; some guy with a eye-patch who just sits around drinking all the time) is kinda fascinating, but it feels really like they had a 2 hour special then saw how succesful 'The Jinx' and 'Making A Murderer' was and decided to stretch it out over 8. It gets seriously tiresome when they reveal a new detail in the case, then cut to commercial, then come back from commercials and go back to watching some old guy wander around talk about having "justice on your hip" and have to wait another 5 minutes for more details on the case, only for it go to back to commercials again. I'm basically watching it at this point to find out if there is some big twist that necessitates it being 8 hours or if it's really just as straight-forward as they're making it look.
Inside Amy Schumer: Haven't watched the second episode yet, but this is reminding me a lot of the last season of Key and Peele where you couldn't help but feel like they were saving their best stuff for their movies as the sketches become one-dimensional, feel like stuff you've seen before and/or has a one joke premise that is hammered into the ground. Like the one with Amy and the guy from 'Hamilton' felt like "Here's some famous people I know...now watch me dance and sing funny for five minutes". I might cut it loose if it doesn't pick up soon.
17 hours ago, CSC said:
I continue to solicit ugly looks from my girlfriend whenever Cosima is on screen, even though I have resolved my character crush and moved on since Cosmia is not into guys.
Anyone seem Houndini and Doyle? It premieres on Fox tonight, but already aired on BBC.
I'm mildly interested, but it looks like one of those things I could skip and not miss.
11 hours ago, piranesi said:
Every episode has a b-story that is about how fucked up something is, in this case, squatters. I remember in England that Guy Ritchie had a problem with squatters who broke into his home and occupied it and he legally couldn't get rid of them. I thought nothing like that could happen in America until last night.
And Silicon Valley showing an actual horse fucking feels like the weirdest shot at Game of Thrones.
In any event, I always feel so bad for the guys on Silicon Valley when they get fucked over. That's the beauty of this show. Even though it's hilarious and satirical, it's incredibly heartfelt.
Robert s 117
Toronto National Sea Flea
LocationAustria
On 2.5.2016 at 6:37 AM, Craig H said:
On Sunday Silicon Valley equalized in this year's version of the duel for best comedy show against Veep (with Veep winning the opener last week quite handily).
Did CBS publicize that Person of Interest finally has it's season premiere tonight? It takes over LImitless' spot (Tuesday, 10 PM).
I haven't seen a single ad for it. Happened to be channel surfing and pulled up the program guide for the rest of the evening, and noticed it.
I'm guessing it won't be back for 2016-2017?
dogwelder 305
12 minutes ago, Vader does my taxes! said:
Yeah, tonight starts the final 13 episodes, with it going to twice a week (I think Mondays and Tuesdays) starting next week.
Yeah, Mondays and Tuesdays. TThey announced that at the end of the ep.
Watched a good chunk of tonight's ep, was mostly lost. Haven't watched the show much since season 1. Is Sarah Shahi still with the show? Her character was kidnapped... or something, I think. Didn't see her tonight.
I still don't understand what Jim Calviezel is doing, He mumbles his way through every line and generally plays Reese like he's on tranquilizers.
Amy Acker has aged really, really well
On 5/1/2016 at 1:16 PM, Vader does my taxes! said:
To be fair - my issue was more that I might as well delete it and just wait the month or so for the entire season to be streaming somewhere.
I literally watched the opening scene of the pilot when my wife said "Oh I want to watch this too" and thus there it has sat since
Matt D 10,677
I've the opposite situation; I gave up on it fairly early, but it's more down my wife's alley so that's what I can put on to distract her when I go down and use the elliptical and watch wrestling on my tablet (and often drag the 3 year old down who will watch old House of Mouse episodes on my laptop til I'm done).
It's in the company of NCIS, Criminal Minds, White Collar, Covert Affairs, and Rizzoli and Isles for that.
God - if you tell me Bones and Castle and I think your wife and my wife watch the same exact shows (though she did give up on both of those after they had the main characters get together)
Tabe 1,865
I'm Mad About You! You're Mad About Me!
LocationSPOKANE, Y'ALL
Have started watching Boss. Kelsey Grammar is awesome as a corrupt mayor of Chicago. Show is basically House of Cards on a city level, right down to the loveless marriage. The real star of the show is Kathleen Robertson though.
Also just finished binge watching the entire run of Damages. Decent show that's way too in love with its time shifting and dream sequence gimmicks. Also falls into the "all-powerful villain is way too all-powerful" trap. Still, the twists and turns are fun to watch and Glenn Close is great. Drops of the last seasons as they switched to cable and went with "we can use lots of f-bombs now" for their writing.
Johnny Sorrow 2,185
LocationLuscious Longmont, Colorado
New Silicon Valley was hilarious, and again brings it with the whole "Yeah, they're gonna start winning with this new strag..Oh , nope. Fucked again."
nofuture 3,639
10 hours ago, Johnny Sorrow said:
Or are they? What happened at the end of the episode might have been on purpose.
ivpvideos 385
Minnesota Purple Rage
I legit laughed hard at them hyping this plan and then immediately blowing it.
Anyone watch Quantico? It is the worst show that I feel forced to keep watching just to see how many ridiculous twists and turns they are going to fit in
12 hours ago, ivpvideos said:
I catch every few episodes when the lady is watching it. and it's the most confusing damn show I've ever seen. The amount of story they've blown through in one season is insane.
There are times like these where I am thankful for the existence of Google so I can ogle Priyanka Chopra without having to deal with episodes of Quanitco.
Eivion 2,773
I do. I don't even know why. I knew it would be terrible going in but curiosity got the best of me.
HumanChessgame 2,256
Just Made The List.
On 5/11/2016 at 10:48 PM, ivpvideos said:
After this and Blindspot had put out a couple episodes each I watched them all back to back. At this point I'm in "I don't really care about the show but I want to see what happens" with both of them. They're both also in the same vein of Prison Break in that their stories don't need more than a season or two to tell, but could very well become even more convoluted if they get renewed.


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When in America, Do as the Americans Do
TOPICS:americanismculturemulticulturalism
Posted By: Luis Miguel April 30, 2016
At any point in time and in any part of the world, if you're deliberating over immigration and its implications for a country, the topics of cultural differences and assimilation come up.
One one side, you have people calling for immigrants to assimilate as quickly as possible. Learn the language. Follow the laws. Ditch soccer and watch the Superbowl.
On the other side, there are multiculturalists defending the virtues of a diverse nation. People have the right to retain their native culture. In fact, diversity makes our country a lot more interesting.
I'm a big fan of diversity. Maybe it's part of because I grew up in Southern California and South Florida. I have the melting pot in my veins. I love seeing different kinds of people and learning about them. And I believe diversity strengthens our democratic republic; the presence of lots of different ideas and ways of living obliges you to be more tolerant and respectful of minority rights.
However, I wouldn't call myself a complete multiculturalist. I think a lot of times in our public discourse people who like diversity jump to slander you as a bigot for calling upon immigrants to adopt American culture.
Because we've gotten so used to multiculturalism, the phrase "American culture" sounds almost like an oxymoron. It really isn't. It's there, and it's more than just baseball and hot dogs.
More than anything, I want to focus on the philosophies, principles, and values that are distinctly American. And why it matters to know what they are.
In my experience living abroad, a lot of people look at the United States and its great successes–its democratic government, its economy, the beauty of its cities, the safety of its neighborhoods, the stability of the American way of life–and think it all came about spontaneously. They look around at the disorder in their home countries and don't question what causes it.
When people with this mindset move to the US, they end up following the same philosophies and enacting the same kind of policies that made their country of origin not such a great place to live. They saw the differences between the two nations but never got the lesson.
The United States of America is more than a nice-looking place with good schools, clean parks, and air conditioning. The luxuries Americans enjoy are merely the product of a culture that's superior to most others on the face of the earth.
The Political Correctness Police might get offended, but the truth is that cultures can be better than others. I'm not talking about the foods we eat or the music we listen to. I'm talking about the underlying values that inform our way of life.
People often don't want to accept that because they tie culture to race. The PC logic: because all people are equal regardless of race, all cultures are also equal. We end up with a moral relativism when it comes to comparing cultural values.
Of course there's no such thing as a superior race. Race is something biological. You're born with it. You can't change it. But culture is very different from race. You're born into it, but you also adopt it. You can make it your own or reject it. People pass it on, but they add to it with their own knowledge and experiences. Culture is remolded with every generation.
A culture can encompass virtues like respect, altruism, industry. It can also encompass vices like xenophobia, war-mongering, sexism.
What are the elements of American culture? What makes us different from everyone else?
The answer isn't short. There are a lot of defining elements of American culture.
One of the big ones is the notions of liberty and independence. We really believe in being our own people. We don't bow down to others. We can only see our fellow human beings as equals, not masters. That's been ingrained in us since the time of the colonists, who preferred to take their chances in the wilderness of the new world to get away from religious oppression and burdensome social structures in England.
The tradition goes back even further. Think about the revolutionary concept of Britain's Parliament. Even before the American Revolution, our forefathers in Britain were sticking it to authority by gradually taking power away from the monarchy and giving it to the representative Parliament.
That tradition is what's made American democracy a success. The lack of it in other places is why so many countries try to replicate our government but get drastically worse results. They can have the exact same structure, but the culture to make it work isn't there.
Along with the ideas of independence and freedom comes the principle of self-sufficiency. We don't like to depend on others. We like to provide for ourselves. We like to make our own stuff. Even if it takes more work.
That ethic is what fueled the frontiersmen and pioneers who settled the west. Whereas others would have preferred the comforts of an already established civilization, they wanted to create something of their own. Something 100% of their making.
We like to be our own bosses. That's why we've produced the world's finest economy. People want to make their own fortune. Then they compete against each other and the best business wins (as do consumers).
Americans like discovery and innovation. We seek knowledge for its own sake. We develop new systems and technologies because we can. Others would say "why fix it if it ain't broken?" We say "why leave it the same if it could be better?"
That's why time after time, the technologies that reshape the world begin in the US. It isn't that we just have smart people. Every country has smart people. It's our cultural psyche that continually drives us to explore, to create, and–perhaps most of all–to WIN.
I think a lot of people who come to the US get this. Part of why they're drawn to this country is because they share these values themselves, even if they can't articulate them.
Unfortunately, others fail to recognize this. They come for the perks, but don't care for what makes those perks possible.
The old saying goes "when in Rome, do as the Romans do." I say the same thing about being in America.
I'm not saying people should throw out their roots. Honor and cherish where you came from. But also honor and cherish the place that you're choosing to live in. If you crossed thousands of miles to be here, it's probably because it's better than where you came from. Try to understand what makes it better. Learn the language. Study the history. Ponder the Constitution and the writings of our great statesmen.
Let's stop being apologetic about our culture. Let's be proud to be American and teach our kids to be proud of it. Our country is nothing more than a big piece of land unless we give it life through our honorable actions.
Keeping America like we know and love it requires first internalizing America–and its culture–in our hearts.
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Definition Of A Stationary Front – What Weather Is Associated With It?
FAQs / By Andrew Capper
Those who regularly watch weather reports are most likely to be familiar with well known terms like cold fronts as well as warm fronts.
1 What Is A Stationary Front?
2 How Does A Stationary Front Form?
3 What Weather Will Be Brought On By A Stationary Front?
4 Symbol For A Stationary Front
5 Takeaway
However, as well as these two terms there is also a frontal system which is much less well known which is called a stationary front.
Since this term is much less commonly it is unlikely that everyone knows what its definition is as well as the contexts in which it is utilized.
And just because the term is used much less frequently, this does not mean it is any less important than the more commonly used terms.
For a quicker answer, a stationary front is defined as a frontal system which will form at a location which is fixed when two different air masses meet each other and in a situation where neither of the masses will be strong enough to replace the other.
If then an air mass will gain more strength, or in a situation where the wind direction changes, this front will start to move again either now as a cold or a warm front, dependent on which of the air masses ends up being dominant.
Generally speaking, any conversations surrounding weather are dominated by talking about either warm or cold fronts.
However, the aforementioned stationary as well as occluded fronts are often overlooked in spite of the significance they have when it comes to forecasting and predicting the weather conditions in a certain location.
The rest of this article will go more in-depth surrounding the definition of a stationary front as well as looking at what different weather conditions are associated with conversation surrounding this weather type.
What Is A Stationary Front?
Even though a quick definition of a stationary front has been provided in the introductory segment, there is more to the definition which has not been properly explained and needs a dedicated section.
This is similar to all weather fronts, and it is good to have a clear definition to make sure you are not misspeaking when it comes to talking about forecasts and the weather.
This section will also help with exploring the characteristics of a stationary front which have not been explored yet.
A stationary front, as has been alluded to, is a frontal system which is formed at a fixed location, and it is made when the two air masses come together, however, neither of them has enough strength to be able to displace and replace the other air mass.
This does not last forever and will end when one of the air masses gains more strength. It can also end if the direction of the wind changes.
Once this happens the conjoined mass will continue moving in the same direction just this time as whichever mass ended up being stronger.
While a stationary front will tend to remain in a single position, this does not mean that the weather conditions which are inside it will come to a stand still as well, this is also the same when it comes to considering the state of the air movement inside the stationary front as well.
So while the name and the initial description of a stationary front implies that the weather conditions come to a standstill and that there will be few changes until one of the air masses ends up being stronger, the truth, which will be explored in the upcoming sections, is that the weather and air conditions can remain to be quite dynamic within a stationary front.
How Does A Stationary Front Form?
As has been previously mentioned in the last two sections, a stationary front is formed when two air masses meet but neither of them have enough force to be able to replace and displace the other one, so they are stuck next to each other until circumstances arise where one gains enough strength to continue moving.
A stationary front will usually occur in a situation where a warm front and a cold front catch up with each other when they are moving.
Some people describe a stationary front as a kind of stalemate as both of the fronts are similar enough in power to not be able to move the other one and become dominant.
This stationary front will usually remain in the same location, and it can sometimes be there for up to days at a time in this stalemate.
In the location of the stalemate it is expected to bring about extended periods of time with miserable and dreary weather which will be further emphasized in the following section.
However, after this period of time, it can be expected that this front will be able to begin moving again.
This will be because of one of the two conjoining air masses being able to gain strength, or in the circumstance wherein a change in the wind direction changes leading to the stationary front being able to finally move again.
This means the stationary front will now become a faster moving front which moves forward and could be either a cold or warm front.
This decision between the stationary front becoming either a cold front or a warm front is fully dependent on which of the two fronts which the stationary front had comprised of becomes dominant.
The dominant front will have been decided by one of them gaining more strength and being able to displace the other, or the wind direction changing to make it so one of the fronts will be able to replace the other one.
This is not the only way in which a stationary front can dissipate however. It is possible that a stationary front could break up and just disappear after an extended period of time.
The stationary front could also develop into shear lines after a certain amount of time has passed. Shear lines are much more likely to develop in a location which is very large and open like the ocean.
What Weather Will Be Brought On By A Stationary Front?
While the circumstances of a stationary front are quite specific, the weather which this specific front brings on is not as dormant as the activity of the movement of the front it resides in.
The weather inside a stationary front is likely to have winds which are blowing in a direction that is parallel to the direction that the stationary front is in.
There are more characteristics of the weather in a stationary front however, one of these is that there is a distinct different in the temperature which is present on both sides of the fixed barrier which the stationary front creates.
If there is a mass of air which is behind an approaching warm front, this is much more likely to a have a significantly higher temperature than a mass of air which will be following an approaching cold front.
The weather inside a stationary front is most likely to be overcast as well as having very dreary conditions. It is likely for the weather to have some light precipitation and this could last for a few days while the stationary front is present.
The condition of this specific type of precipitation will greatly depend on the amount of humidity as well as moisture which is present within the area of the stationary front.
Occasionally the conditions within a stationary front could even become extreme.
An example of this is when there is a higher than average percentage of moisture which is in the atmosphere, this will eventually lead to very persistent and heavy rain and this very often devolves into flooding in the region which includes the stationary front.
There is also a chance of heavy winds which are called Derechos forming and this can happen because of the strong downdrafts which can be along the border of a stationary front.
The Derechos winds are able to reach a speed of up to 160 km an hour (100 miles an hour) and this is very likely to cause damage to vulnerable infrastructure as well as potentially endangering human life.
So while the term stationary front implies calm weather, the truth can often be very far from this.
Symbol For A Stationary Front
There are many different ways that a stationary front can be depicted in media which discusses the forecast and different weather conditions, and it is likely that you have already witnessed a few of them but just not known or understood what they were representing.
This section will explain one of the most common ways this phenomenon is often depicted.
The most common representation of a stationary front is a series of blue and red sections which are interconnected with each other.
Each of the sections which are intersecting will either have a triangle or a semicircle attached to them. This marking will alternate between the segments from one to another.
The blue sections on this marking are used to represent the cold air mass which part of the stationary front comprises of and this will also the feature of the blue triangle which is also found on the symbol for a standard cold front.
This triangle is useful as it is pointed in the direction in which the cold front half of the stationary front is attempting to move in.
The red sections on the stationary front symbol are of course then the representation of the warmer air mass which is the other part of the stationary front and instead of using the triangles which are used for a cold front, you will instead find the semicircles which are used for displaying a warm front.
And just like the triangles, the semicircles will be pointing in the direction which the warmer front is attempting to move in.
You will want to make sure to not confuse the symbol which is being used for representing a stationary front, for the symbol which is being used for representing an occluding front, this is because both of these symbols utilize alternating semicircles and triangles.
However, an occluded front will be represented using a homogenous single purple symbol instead of the alternating red and blue segments which are used for a stationary front.
So as you now know, there are 4 main types of weather fronts and these are; cold fronts, warm fronts, occluded fronts, and of course, the stationary fronts.
And while cold fronts and warm fronts definitely dominate the conversation surrounding weather, stationary fronts are just as impactful and can cause very significant weather conditions.
From reading this article you should now know what a stationary front is, how they are formed, what kind of weather they create, and how they are symbolized.
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Q: Using BlueMix trying to insert JSON data into a Cloudant database without having to Hard Code the format of the file inside Java I downloaded the "Favorites" app for Bluemix Cloudant. It was nice, until I realized that the "fields" were hard coded in the java files on the server. For example the ResourseServlet Object has this hard coded create function.
create(Database db, String id, String name, String value, Part part,
        String fileName) throws IOException {

Accompanied by hard coded MAP builds
Map<String, Object> data = new HashMap<String, Object>();
data.put("name", name);
data.put("_id", id);
data.put("value", value);
data.put("creation_date", new Date().toString());

leading to a database save..
db.save(data);

This type of example is ok if you want all your fields from all your json files hard coded in the java code.
But that doesn't work for and I imagine most   All the applications I work with return text files pre-formatted in a JSON format.
So I need to simply be able to have a function that can receive like a "FileInputStream" object or if I have to, I can use a BufferedReader and read the thing in to a String and try to save the object.
I really like the cloudant database, because it stores and retrieves JSON but now I have 1000's of JSON files I want to store there of different fields types and structures and cannot really hard code all those value pairs for every type.
Is there a cool library or function that if I already have a file, it just puts it in the database like
db.save(JSONurl);

where the JSONurl is just a url from the web that send back JSON?
thanks for your help.  Been up till 3am for a week trying to find that method.  (it took me days to figure out that the fields were hard coded in the server code....  whoa)
I realize I could write a loop and try to parse the JSON data myself and re-encode it, but it seems like there should be something simpler and available.

A: You can use the db.save(JsonObject) to accomplish what you need.
See the sample code below. I am passing a hardcoded JSON string as a sample test, but you can read the JSON string from a file or URL if you need. Also I used JsonObject and JsonParser from Google, they are available in the Cloudant "Favorites" sample.
import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
import com.google.gson.JsonParser;

String JSONString = new String ("{ \"hot\": { \"season\": \"summer\", \"weather\": \"usually warm and sunny\" }, \"cold\": { \"season\": \"winter\", \"weather\": \"usually cold and snowy\" }, \"sneezy\": { \"season\": \"spring\", \"weather\": \"cool with rain and sun\" },\"colorful\": {\"season\": \"autumn\",\"weather\": \"breezes\"} }");
JsonParser parser = new JsonParser();
JsonObject data = (JsonObject)parser.parse(JSONString);
db.save(data);

This will create the following document in Cloudant:
{
  "_id": "9ec91813106c4aa69ad38e42b268e1f8",
  "_rev": "1-1d8ab47557aaeb1ac342cd4f5f153f16",
  "hot": {
    "season": "summer",
    "weather": "usually warm and sunny"
  },
  "cold": {
    "season": "winter",
    "weather": "usually cold and snowy"
  },
  "sneezy": {
    "season": "spring",
    "weather": "cool with rain and sun"
  },
  "colorful": {
    "season": "autumn",
    "weather": "breezes"
  }
}

A: Thank you for the response on the JsonParser object.   While I was doing more research, I figured out how to do something similar with a Gson Object from google where I build a HashMap from a Json formatted string or URL that returns JSON.     I used a loop to build a string from an input file, but perhaps that step could be avoided, but it worked.
import com.google.gson.Gson;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.lang.StringBuilder;
import java.net.URL;

...
URL myURL = new URL("http://... some url that returns JSON");
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(myURL.openStream()));

while (true) {
            iLine=reader.readLine();
            if (iLine == null) {
            break;
            }  // end if
            stringBuilder.append(iLine);
        } // end while
        reader.close();

HashMap<String, Object> myMap = gson.fromJson(stringBuilder.toString(), HashMap.class);

        myMap.put("_id", id + "");
        myMap.put("value", "Writing From URL Object String V2");
        db.save(myMap);

...


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Amidst the festivities of Diwali this year, Thiruvananthapuram hosted the inaugural edition of the National Martial Arts Mela. While the event included a plethora of dazzling performances, the resplendent jewel in its crown was Kalaripayattu, one of India's most ancient martial arts.
Originating in the state of Kerala, Kalaripayattu is believed to have been created by none other than Lord Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, with the central tenet that knowledge of the discipline should be used to promote worthy causes, not selfish ones. The art has been and continues to be one of the distinguishing aspects of Keralite culture: historically, almost every Keralite, irrespective of caste or gender, received Kalaripayattu training as part of their education from the ages of 7-18.
Northern Kalari
Modern Kalaripayattu is generally recognised as having two principal styles, the Northern (Vadakkan Kalari) and the Southern (Thekkan Kalari). The former considered the original form of Kalari, emphasises flexibility and elegance. Only after a trainee masters, the flexibility exercises are they taught offensive and defensive techniques, typically in a four-stage process consisting of Meipayattu (training stances), Kolthari (wooden weapons), Angathari (metal weapons) and Verum kai (barehanded combat).
Southern Kalari
As opposed to its Northern cousin, the southern style of Kalari is more combative, preferring hand-to-hand combat and footwork over flexibility. Influenced by regional martial arts such as the Tamil Varma, it involves a combination of hand-to-hand combat moves (Chuvadu) and stances (Vadivu). After a student is experienced in hand-to-hand combat, they may move on to weapons and finally to Marmam or pressure points.
Death Touch
The most experienced Kalari students were occasionally taught the art of Marmashastram, which deals with strikes of nerves or pressure points. Incredibly, it is believed that skilled Kalari warriors can kill with a single touch! Marmam is remarkably similar to another martial art technique, Dim Mak (Death Touch), which originated in China. Both disciplines target the body's 'vital points', where the life force is believed to be concentrated.
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While it is true that Kalari, as stated in the previous paragraph, can be deadly, martial art is a two-edged sword with many benefits to physical and mental health. Not only does practising it improves flexibility, agility and bone and muscle strength, but it also improves blood circulation, strengthens the heart and lungs and improves posture.
Kalari is highly beneficial from a psychological standpoint as well. Not only does the martial art emphasise dedication and focus, its motto meyy kanavanam itself refers to the virtues of concentration and self-control. Furthermore, practising Kalari also improves one's patience and awareness of the environment.
As one of India's oldest surviving martial arts, Kalaripayattu has a unique place in our nation's ancient and rich cultural fabric. Fittingly, it still enjoys phenomenal popularity today, being endorsed by figures as diverse as Kajal Aggarwal and the Central Industrial Security force.
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Spitzer telescope endures, while Opportunity's fate is pending
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This year, Spitzer Space Telescope, one of NASA's four Great Observatories, marked 15 years of operation since its August 2003 launch. Spitzer's contributions include exoplanet detections such as TRAPPIST-1's planetary system of seven Earth-sized planets; "direct light measurement" of exoplanets and their atmospheres triggering new methods in exoplanet science; and the development of an "exoplanet weather map" tracking surface temperature variations of certain classes of exoplanets. Spitzer's other contributions include updates to the universe's evolving star catalog; high-resolution spectral images of Saturn's rings relative to its moons; and the earliest detection of buckyballs in space. Spitzer was designed for a 2½-year primary mission, but the telescope has lasted well beyond its expected lifespan.
NASA's 15-year-old Mars exploration rover, Opportunity, has been silent since June after a dust storm encircled the planet, cutting off solar power to the rover and its ability to charge its batteries. Scientists are waiting to see if the rover will return to life from its low-power safe mode when the dust abates. Opportunity and its mate, Spirit, arrived on Mars in 2004 with a planned mission life of 90 Martian days. Opportunity has traveled more than 25 miles on the Martian surface. In February, it descended into Perseverance Valley, sending home pictures of rock stripes that suggest the one-time presence of water or ice. The InSight mission to Mars was launched in May. The probe was expected to land in late November and then go on to measure surface heat flow and seismic activity from Mars' deep interior to understand how the rocky planet formed.
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Looks like super producer and dad to entertainers Beyonce & Solange Knowles found out Bey was expecting like all of us did.
Beyonce dropped a single maternity photo on her Instagram page on Wednesday, breaking the internet with her announcement that she is expecting twins with her husband Jay-Z.
The photo went on to be the most liked picture in IG history.
But the record-breaking photo came as a surprise to her dad, Matthew Knowles.
"I was shocked," Knowles said during an interview with Entertainment Tonight's The Insider. "Let me tell you what happened. I got a first text, and I was like, 'Why is this person saying congratulations?' Then I get a second text from one of my students at Texas Southern, and I was like, 'What are you talking about?' He was like, 'Go to the web.' I didn't know myself."
But after the shock settled in, the grandfather expressed how happy he was to welcome two more kids into the family.
#PressPlay:#MatthewKnowles congratulates #Beyonce and #JayZ via @ecraissance
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Papa Knowles also had some advice for his daughter who is performing at the Grammys next week.
"Beyoncé and I had a great conversation yesterday," he said. "I'm looking forward to seeing her soon and I told her, 'Look, slow down a little bit. You need to slow down a little bit.'"
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