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A Brief Bio of FW
Across countless millennia, mere men have admired, nay, revered FW to the fullest extent that the human heart is capable. And rightly so. Why? Well, for example, FW has never broken an egg. He constructed a language by which ants may communicate with bees, and he speaks sign-language with Big Foot.
During the span of a red light stop FW can teach anyone to hold his or her breath for at least 45 minutes. He holds the world record for backward closed-eye one-legged tightrope hopping, both speed and endurance. He is irresistible to all women, but has remained chaste (with one exception) for compassionate reasons.
FW knows how to unicycle, and where Osama bin Laden is drifting. He invented ice-sculpting. He built the world's tallest sand castle. He is a master electrician. He was the model for each title character in The Magnificent Seven.
More radio song requests have been dedicated to FW than to any to any other person, living or otherwise. He once deliberately forgot how to generate economically viable cold-fusion energy. He knows how to play baseball, basketball and American football.
FW spot-composes countless operas, libretto in haiku form, using only percussive instruments, for which he wins Nobel Prizes in Musicology, a category established for him. He floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee, knows that winning is the only thing and that nice guys finish last. He never loses. He knows a Fifth Noble Truth, a Ninth Path-fold, a Sixth Pillar of Islam, and the nine-billion-and-first Name of God.
Nobody has ever not repaid a debt they owed FW. He has an extra appendix. He tutors at-risk inner city youth in the art of topiary. The outline of his shadow hangs in the foyer of the Louvre. He found Saddam Hussain's spider hole.
FW has earned hundreds of dollars lecturing on superconductors, and donates all proceeds to the worthy poor. Not content simply to dispose of garbage and automatically wash dishes, FW can climb any wall he sees, and applies the arcane principles of feng shui masterfully to the redesign of inartful public monuments. He still uses the Dewey Decimal System. He created an object so heavy that even he can't move it. To amuse a sick child, he once memorized the complete works of Bulwer-Lytton. Variations in his spelling become standard.
FW just averted al-Qaeda's next attack. He has successfully amended the Second Law of Thermodynamics. He never wears polka dots -- he does wear polka stripes. He alphabetizes street addresses as he passes them. He has never believed a lie. He has never received junk email. He never blinks.
If you would like to be just as wonderful and fantastic as FW, call or email FW.
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"Glycemic load has no long term impact on weight loss, study"
So goes the headline. No, let's not hasten to call it an outright lie. Mere inaccuracy or imprecision is not a lie. Lies are deliberate. Bush lied, people died. Hope and Change. Yes We Can. That sort of thing -- you know, evil lies. Here, GL, it's just sloppiness. The study did not look at the long-term impact of glycemic load on weight loss. It studied the effect of calorie restriction on weight loss, comparing higher and lower glycemic load diets. There was a minor advantage at six months, for low GL diets. At 12 months, there was no difference -- both yielded about an 8% weight loss.
It was a good study. Well designed. Here's another report on it, with an equally sloppy headline. Too bad then that the study is not reported carefully. Headlines matter. One can find them in a google search, and the first thing to appear will be these disturbing headlines, and if one does not apply the incisive edge of one's diamond-faceted intellect to the question, one might never know about the misreporting.
Calorie restriction, you see, is a confounding factor. It requires that one get fewer calories than one needs. The theory is that you will release stored body fat to make up the deficit. Under restrictive stress, however, could it not be that insulin levels are raised at the influx of even a smaller number of calories, thus washing out the low-glycemic benefit? You cannot metabolize stored body fat in the presence of excess insulin. It stands guard and keeps fat locked up. This study shows, then, that calorie restriction -- supposedly 30% less, but actually, with measured cheating, about 16% or 17% less -- allows for only an 8% weight loss in one full year. That's weight, not fat. Muscle and bone? Could be a problem, on a calorie restricted -- read nutrient restricted -- diet. For overweight people, 8% may be 20 pounds or more. But overweight people are more than 8% overweight. See? Calorie restriction is the wrong modality.
Eat enough. Change your insulin. Low glycemic load seems to do that. Test it, since you Americans are 67% likely to be overweight. Of course you are. So weigh yourself now, and write it down, and from now on write down approximately everything you eat. By "approximately" is meant: write down what you eat, and approximate the serving size. Drinks too. Don't count calories. But write down the glycemic load of the carbs.
Give FW the data. Let's build a data base. Keep the total load below 100 every day, the lower the better. Just google "glycemic load" and you'll find sites that give you GL rankings.
Some before and after pictures would be good too. It will be very embarrassing for you, but shirtless. Don't worry, it will get better. Why, you'll be an Adonis -- or at least a Narcissus. That must be a good thing, if you deserve it.
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It's obvious, but the obvious bears repeating. Fitness is really easy, because it's just a limited set of specific behaviors enacted in a brief period. Ten or twenty minutes of intensity, a few times a week, and you get fit. Easy. Oh, sure, it's tough. But tough things can be easy. If you get the meaning.
Then there's diet. It should be so easy. It's just what we eat, and we pretty much have complete control over what we eat. We may not be able to lift 500 pounds -- it's just impossible -- but anything we can eat, we can lift. It's just that we shouldn't eat everything we can lift. Temptation. Hardly anyone is tempted to get fit. It's a discipline. We sacrifice, as a sort of agape, that we may have more abundant life. Food on the other hand is one of the things Satan tempted Jesus with.
So both, diet and exercise, are easy, and hard. It's obvious that one is more important. Diet is about health. Exercise is about fitness. Health is about proper functioning. Fitness is about what we can do. Both are important. But you can't depend on a malfunctioning machine. You are made out of what you eat. Imagine trying to build health out of cheetos and dingdongs and coca cola and pig colons. Coca colons. It's like a Great Wall, made out of paper mache.
Any talk about health or fitness is going to be repetitious. These things are not unknown. Details may be wrong, and whole philosophies, but being sensible is the message. Sure, religions have cults, that pervert universal truths, but that's why criminals counterfeit real money. It is the nature of evil to mock truth. Point is, eat good food, and use your body vigorously, that it might be vital. Everyone knows this. Why then is there illness and indolence?
It's easy and it's hard. The relatively few minutes it takes to be fit require sometimes an almost heartbreaking intensity. We might approach it with dread. But it's easy, once it's done. The not-unreasonable self-control of diet -- the very same that we expect from children, about not filling up on candy -- well, parents can, really they can, control the diets of their children. Controlling other people is much easier, and apparently more pleasant, than controlling ourselves. It's diet. Diet is what's hard. All it would take is the application of rationality. Eat this, because it is healthful. Don't eat that -- it is sweet but deadly, like a bad woman. What's sweet is bitter.
The rules? Eat food, not too much, mostly plants. That's one rule, or set of rules in a catagory. Work hard, don't get injured, rest. So those are the rules of diet and of exercise. Real food is nourishing -- not transfats, not dried molded slurries in boxes, not factory meat. Real work is practical -- not sitting on a bench doing dumbbell curls. What that achieves is impractical -- big guns, no grip and no shoulders. It's work the way compulsive handwashing is work.
It's hard because intensity is hard, and so is appetite. We're tempted to sloth, and to indulgence. Just saying no, or yes, gets us through some larger fraction of a second, in the process of self-discipline. After we've said no to the bad thing, or yes to the good, there still remains the need for action. And we do, as everyone knows, live in bodies of death.
Hope? There is no hope. Just do it? Sure, somehow. How? That's the magic. There must be hope, as the desert seed awaits the brief showers of spring. Encouragement helps. We are after all very small children, learning to walk. Attaboy! Other people, and their opinions, seem to matter -- even people we don't respect. It must be a sort of temptation. But that's the alchemy of it. Even as we can transform vitiated food into almost 60 or 70 years worth of lifespan, we can draw motivation out of human contact.
That must be another rule. Be human, not impatient, with integrity. Humans strive to transcend weakness. They aspire beyond their capacity. Humans are foolish, like small children. They should make us smile. The meaning of their lives is embodied in the word, hope.
So is it complex, or simple? Both. Tell you what. You handle the complicated part. FitWorks will work to keep it simple. It's what we do.
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The Best Diet
If you don't eat right, well, you do it to yourself: snotty, sore throat, etc. Too too often you do it to yourself. Didn't eat right, didn't get enough sleep, trained too much or too little. Even if it's just a bug, you've been brought low like a grotesque tentacled Martian by a mere microbe. Not perhaps very low, not much of a sickness, but even so. So sad.
The focus should always been on health, with a minor in fitness. You can always get fit, if you're healthy. Being fit won't cure cancer. The biggest and most controllable element of health is diet. The most healthful diets will include the most plant nutrients. If that's a bias, a non-Paleo-fad bias, well, bias can also be correct. That being said, this:
Isn't he a mild-mannered fella? A vegetarian nutritionist who's concluded that Atkins is most effective at fat loss and weight-maintenance. He will of course be right. We mean of course, "Atkins."
First, note that it's about fat loss, not health. Note also that fat-loss leads to health benefits -- the numbers get better: triglycerides, LDL to HDL, etc. This happens with any fat loss, but if Atkins does it most reliably, then Atkins has a solid claim to be the best fat-loss diet. So if you want fat loss, think about it.
Of course something like Dr Fuhrman's "Eat to Live" diet -- nutrient rich and calorie poor, fibrous and leafy vegetables, no refined carbs -- has a similar fat-loss record, with the bonus of health benefits accruing from more than just those that come via fat loss. Just saying.
Gardner, in the video, around min. 42 says that with insulin resistance -- which means with obesity, virtually all obesity -- low carb diets are significantly more effective than low fat diets (which here would mean high carb). Then he says that with better insulin sensitivity, high carb diets do better. Paraphrase.
So here's the point. It's not Atkins, it's not protein or fat, it's controlling insulin by eliminating the industrial carbs, and to a lesser degree the calorie carbs. It's that idea behind glycemic load. Atkins has the lowest glycemic load of any of the tested diets. With severely insulin-resistant people, the single greatest factor is glycemic load. Therefore of the tested diets, Atkins is most effective in remediating high body fat.
It's a whole different thing than health. Obesity is a pathological condition. It requires a heroic intervention. What about when health is regained, though, or when it's never been lost? What then? The power lifters, strength athletes, will affirm from experience and with good cause that high-protein works best for their goals. Who can argue with success? Meat works best. For them. For their very specific practices. Meat, or high protein. Power lifters however are not about health. They're not even about fitness. They are about achieving a specific competitive result. Indeed, there are diets that will give you prize-winning bulls. Not healthy bulls, but really big and strong. Sort of the way there's such a thing as mad-cow disease. Manipulate diet for specific reasons, and you get peculiar results. In any case, if you want your fires to burn hotter, eat hard-to-digest foods.
Ah well. There are no guarantees. Even if someone's diet were better than it is, sickness may loom. There is no perfection, and the best is the enemy of the better. We do what we can, and take what comes. Some youngster may think that no bad thing can happen. Would that it were so. Best practice yields best outcome, no matter what that outcome is.


If you're trying to learn something new and it isn't working it might be time to stop the session, come in for five minutes and take a break. If whatever you're doing isn't working it's time to change something. Sometimes coming in and thinking about it what you're trying to do, then having a break from it and re-engaging your brain can make all the difference.
Don't be scared to come in and change your gear. The five minutes it will take to come and it refine your kit might mean you can get an extra hour out on the water, that you can enjoy and a lot more and progress in. If you're under or overpowered change your outhaul!
Sails are made for specific masts; they are designed around the brands masts, do you cannot just use any mast in any sail. Sometimes other brands of mast work in certain sails (if their bend curves are the same) but you cannot expect everything to work. It's important to make sure you have a mast that works.
Try other people's gear! At competitions like this, and anytime you are sailing with others, it's the perfect opportunity to try other peoples gear and how they set it up. Some people need power, some people don't like it; it's really good to use a variety of gear, set up by a variety of people to understand all the options out there – you might even figure out something new about how you can set up your gear better.
You need distance between you and the rig; you need to be away from the rig to be able to control it. If you harness lines are too short and you're right next to it you can't away from it… which isn't what you want when things go wrong!
Whatever you're doing, for example on a forward loop, you need to get you hips involved. If you are twisting and throwing your arms and head into the rotation that will send you round but getting your hips involved will help the rotation even more. Engaging your hips will make sure your whole body is involved in the movement, whatever you're doing.
For a backloop you are looking for the steepest ramp to boost you straight up. For a forward you are looking for a ramp that will send you forward. But, for a pushie you want something in-between; it should still quite steep for a pushies but you want some forward momentum too.
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The interminable mind infection of addiction can be intricate, yet LEAP is extraordinary with regards to deciphering therapeutic and behavioral sciences for untrained groups of onlookers. With regards to the knowledge of addiction at the "street" level, or inside the family setting, the prepared experts of the LEAP group have encountered it all for decades. We can offer you some assistance with relating the complexities of dependence and how to pass that on into your case. Few individuals set out to wind up dependent or addicted.
For more than 27 years the LEAP staff has built up a mix of polls and optional meetings to figure out if the customer meets indicative criteria for a substance use issue while making proper proposals for court thought. This approach is intended to perceive irregularities and inclination in the assessment process by recognizing different types of denial such as minimization, defense and legitimization.
All Family court evaluations incorporate contact with both sides and others as demonstrated, the objective being to distinguish any irregularities or incongruences.
We would say, psycho-metric testing doesn't function admirably with enslavement, basically on the grounds that they once in a while come clean. Be that as it may, each someone who is addicted/alcoholic is encompassed by individuals who will. With enough meeting, a photo creates setting up an analysis of a substance use issue or not.


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Funded traineeship for young graduates at the EU Delegation to the United Nations and other international organisations – Communication and Policy Coordination
A traineeship of 5 months within the Communication and Policy Coordination Section of the EU Delegation to the UN in Geneva, starting in 2 March 2020.
The Communication and Policy Coordination section is in charge of horizontal issues at the EU Delegation, mainly all public outreach , press relations and events. The section also handles the coordination of the weekly meetings of the EU Member State Ambassadors, chaired by the Head of the EU Delegation as well as other horizontal policy issues.
Draft a daily press review, drafting news stories for the Delegation's website
Support the social media work of the Delegation (Twitter, Facebook),
Provide support in the organisation of events, conferences and campaigns
Attend conferences/meetings and drafting reports
Support the preparation of the weekly meetings of Heads of Missions of EU Member States
Provide input for briefings for the Head of Delegation
Any other task assigned by the HoS and/or team colleagues.
Excellent drafting skills in English, knowledge of French would be a strong advantage
knowledge of the workings of the European Union and of the United Nations would also be advantages
MA level with studies in the field of/related to communication or journalism or political science would be an asset
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Karen Holland, 41, joined forces with Kathy Barber to raise more than £3,000 for Support After Manslaughter and Murder.
Robert Holland, who died in Nottingham in October 2011 aged 36, and Kathy's son Danny were both victims of one punch manslaughter.
The pair set off from Sidcup last Tuesday (May 28) before reaching their destination on Saturday, arriving at the spot where Robert was killed.
Karen's mother Therese, who lives in Sidcup, said: "To say I'm proud of Karen is an understatement. Everyone was crying it was so emotional.
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Crazy News: "No Kissing" Zones at English Train Station!
The Warrington Bank Quay train station in Cheshire, England, recently put up "no kissing" signs, since couples trying to kiss goodbye were apparently getting in the way of the crowds, according the The Independent.
"With these 'no-kissing' signs, we are pointing out that we don't want people doing that right outside the front of the station," says Colin Daniels, the chief executive of the town's chamber of commerce in Cheshire. "If they want to linger and say a longer goodbye, they can do that in the 'kissing zone' where there is a limited amount of parking."
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We're happy to show you the prizes that we've received up to now: for products, for services and much more. We're working to ensure that many more follow.
Diamond Star 2016 for the winner in the "Group sales 1–5 billion euros"
SEW-EURODRIVE's pioneering activity in digital networking of machinery and systems in production companies is a "Best Industrial Business Solution 4.0.", according to the judges of Diamond Star 2016.
Second place in the "Quality and Safety" category of the Handling Awards
Our award-winning "Safe Distance Monitoring" safety function enables minimum distances to be maintained in assembly lines without compromising high flexibility.
Top grade for outstanding recruitment quality
The exceptional recruitment quality that SEW-EURODRIVE delivers has received due recognition – placed first with a gold certificate in the machinery and systems engineering industry, and fourth-placed overall. Experience our outstanding recruiting on your own.
Top class energy management
Our new "Drive Power Solution" energy storage system achieved second place of the Intec awards in the "Companies with more than 100 employees" category.
That's the way Drive Power Solution innovates lifting stations
New points: Outstanding employer once again in 2014
SEW-EURODRIVE has been awarded the certification of "Outstanding Employer for Engineers" for the second time.
Sustainable products are leading the way
Our new inverter MOVI4R-U®, won the "Sustainable Production Award 2014" in the category drive and fluid technology.
Successfully nominated by our customers
We are delighted to have achieved 3rd place in the competition for "Germany's Customer Champions 2012." Meanwhile, we were also winners of the special prizes for "Best industrial company" and "Best B2B company."
Awarded with the environmental technology prize for the state of Baden-Württemberg
Our company was awarded prizes in two categories at the same time: Silver in the "energy efficiency" category and bronze in the category for process measuring and control technology.
Successful in innovation: Awarded the NEO innovation prize
Our innovative system for contactless charging of electric vehicles won the "NEO" innovation prize of the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion for outstanding performance in the area of mobility.
Victory in the competition "Vision – The Electromobile City of the Future"
SEW‑EURODRIVE wins Gold at German competition: "Vision – The Electromobile City of the Future" The Secretary of State of the Federal Ministry of Transport presented SEW‑EURODRIVE with this award in the "Charging Technology" category for our contactless charging system for electric vehicles.
SEW‑EURODRIVE is named an "outstanding employer for engineers"
On April 5, 2011 we obtained the certification "outstanding employer for engineers" from TÜV Rheinland and VDI Nachrichten, a news service provided by VDI, the Association of German Engineers.
Electric mobility: eCarTec Award 2010 presented to SEW-EURODRIVE
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SEW-EURODRIVE is pleased to receive silver in the competition "Germany's Customer Champion 2009." And equally as exciting: SEW‑EURODRIVE also receives special awards for best B2B company, best company with more than 500 employees and best producing company.
Our product excellence also extends to excellence in communication
The "GWA Profi" is the B2B brand award for communication for professional decision makers. SEW‑EURODRIVE's professional brand and communication strategy was honored in the category "Companies with sales of more than EUR 1 billion".
At SEW‑EURODRIVE, the customer always comes first. This attitude is confirmed in this year's renowned competition for "Germany's Customer Champion 2008," where SEW-EURODRIVE was voted as one of the 50 most customer-oriented companies in Germany.
MOVIGEAR® receives the Frost and Sullivan Award
We were presented with the Frost and Sullivan Award 2008 at the Hannover Messe trade fair. This award honors our innovative MOVIGEAR® mechatronic drive solution as the product innovation of the year on the European market for electric drives.
Best Product Award for MOVIFIT®
The professional journal "P&A" for the process technology and automation industry presents SEW‑EURODRIVE with the "Best Product Award" twice in the same year. First place went to MOVIFIT®, and fifth place to the product "Hygienic design of MOVIFIT®."
Preferred Supplier of KUKA Systems GmbH
At KUKA Systems GmbH's first-ever Supplier Day on November 19, 2007, SEW‑EURODRIVE was named a "Preferred Supplier".
International success: Top Plant Award
Our production plant in Lyman was awarded the "Top Plant Award" by the US trade journal "Plant Engineering."
Prizewinner: CDS® modular service concept
SEW-EURODRIVE receives the Service Management Prize from the Kundendienstverband e.V. (KVD), Europe's largest and most significant professional association for management in customer care and service.
Servomotors on course for success: Best Product Guide
Readers of the trade journal "A&D" award SEW‑EURODRIVE 1st place in the "Best Product Award" for the CMD servomotor series.
SEW‑EURODRIVE wins the "R.TV Regio award 2004" in the area of industry
The first "R.TV Regio Awards" for economy, marketing and innovation have been awarded during the second R.TV Going Live party. Around 400 guests were invited to this event and watched SEW‑EURODRIVE receive the prize for the industry category.
SEW-EURODRIVE wins the "TOP" award
At the "TOP Annual meeting 2004," Rezzo Schlauch, the parliamentary secretary for the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment awarded the "TOP Award 2004" (TOP: technology oriented visit and information program) to SEW‑EURODRIVE.


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The role of Chinese Immigrants in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
24. History of the development of natural resources B.C.


Petrichor: The name of an oil that's released from the earth into the air before rain begins to fall. Hence, the distinct scent of rain in the air.
From the Greek "petra" (stone) and "ichor", the ethereal blood of the gods in Greek mythology.
For more, see this IFLS article or Nature of Argillaceous Odour (metered paywall) by I J Bear & R G Thomas of CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry, Melbourne, Australia.


Was Mother Teresa an atheist?
Letters from one of the Catholic church's best known figures reveal the crisis of faith that afflicted her.
I will always be grateful to Mother Teresa because, the only time I met her, she said something so monumentally silly as to release me from all reverence for saints. She clasped my hand and looked up at me with her bright blue eyes, in which the sincerity was cranked up to 11, and said: "Please tell your readers ... that contraception murders love."
I call, I cling, I want ... and there is no One to answer ... no One on Whom I can cling ... no, No One. Alone ... Where is my Faith ... even deep down right in there is nothing, but emptiness & darkness ... My God ... how painful is this unknown pain ... I have no Faith ... I dare not utter the words & thoughts that crowd in my heart ... & make me suffer untold agony.
So many unanswered questions live within me afraid to uncover them ... because of the blasphemy ... If there be God ... please forgive me ... When I try to raise my thoughts to Heaven there is such convicting emptiness that those very thoughts return like sharp knives & hurt my very soul. I am told God loves me ... and yet the reality of darkness & coldness & emptiness is so great that nothing touches my soul.
Nor was this written before she found her vocation among the poor. In the period before she started her work in Calcutta, she was intimate with Jesus, and did not mind telling her confessors and superiors all the details. Jesus, she believed, had told her - she had heard his voice - to go and work among the poor. The dialogue seems to have come from a bodice-ripper: Jesus tells the nun, in her 30s: "You are, I know, the most incapable person, weak and sinful, but just because you are that, I want to use You for My glory. Wilt thou refuse?" She responds as the heroine should: "I want to love Jesus as he has never been loved before."
Her confessor, watching these efforts, observed that "[Her] union with Our Lord has been continual and so deep and violent that rapture does not seem very far". She was at last able to announce to him that "Jesus gave himself to me."
And after that, almost all through the next 50 years, He never wrote; He never called. Her friends all talked to Him, or said they did. But He was never there for her. She just kept working, getting more and more famous and powerful - and rich, if she had wanted it - while He ignored her every plea. The only time her sense of despair and abandonment lifted was for five weeks after Pope Pius XII died. She had prayed for a sign that God was pleased with her work.
Told just by itself, the story would be interesting enough: a peasant woman of extraordinary tenacity and drive moves halfway around the world, using religion to lift her out of obscurity and give her a fulfilling and important life, even though the faith and its consolations are taken away from her when she gets the autonomy she really wanted.
What makes it really extraordinary, though, is that the letters have not been revealed by one of her avowed enemies, like Christopher Hitchens, but by the man who is responsible for promoting her canonisation, the Rev Brian Kolodiejchuk, who has prepared an edition of her letters as part of the evidence that she really was a saint. "It will give a whole new dimension to the way that people understand her," he told Time magazine.
But, of course, it hasn't shaken his faith at all. Perhaps a man in his position would have to see her loss of faith, or at least its replacement by willpower, as evidence of her true closeness to God. Even so, only the most hardened atheists will not be shocked by the ease with which the Catholic church has assimilated the news that its most famous saint thought of herself as a hypocrite when she talked about the love of God. But if you are a sufficiently hardened atheist, the story takes yet another twist. After all, suppose religion is a purely manmade lie: could Agnes Bojaxhiu possibly have struck a better bargain with anything manmade than she did with the Catholic church?


Manufactured at the Stafford Pottery, Stockton on Tees c.1835.
Minor glaze chip off the tea bowl rim. Some wear to lustre rim.
Tea bowl 2 inches; 5.1 cms tall.
editing the Newsletter from 1988-95. When his work was particularly extensive or detailed, he published papers in the NCS Journal. As well as his early work on Thomas Lakin, he wrote about the pottery trade of his native north-east England and introduced us to the Bacchus family of London and Staffordshire. In addition Harold's painstaking examination of the Sun Fire insurance Policies revealed a wealth of material about many 18thand early 19th century potters which he collated for editions of the Newsletter and Journal. His legacy of publications is a solid core of information about the ceramic industry and it remains a vital resource for all of us interested in British pottery and porcelain. Harold's passion for ceramics carried him to seminars, meetings, and antique fairs for over 40 years. He attended his last fair only days before his death in 2014. Although obviously frail, he was still enthusiastic about pottery and eager to meet with fellow collectors. Harold left his collection to The Northern Ceramic Society. A small number of pieces have been donated to museums in his memory, the remainder has been sold with the purpose of raising funds to continue the educational mission of The Northern Ceramic Society. Just as the current generation of collectors and scholars is indebted to Harold Blakey for his generosity, so the next generation will also have many reasons to remember him and give him their thanks.


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package cli

import (
	"github.com/opentable/sous/util/cmdr"
)

// SousArtifact is the `sous artifact` command
type SousArtifact struct{}

// ArtifactSubcommands collects the subcommands of `sous add` as they're added
var ArtifactSubcommands = cmdr.Commands{}

func init() { TopLevelCommands["artifact"] = &SousArtifact{} }

const sousArtifactHelp = `query and manipulate artifacts- usually not needed by users`

// Subcommands implements Submcommandor on SousArtifact
func (SousArtifact) Subcommands() cmdr.Commands {
	return ArtifactSubcommands
}

// Help implements Command for SousArtifact
func (*SousArtifact) Help() string { return sousArtifactHelp }

// Execute implements Executor on SousArtifact
func (sm *SousArtifact) Execute(args []string) cmdr.Result {
	err := cmdr.UsageErrorf("usage: sous artifact [options] <command>")
	err.Tip = "try `sous artifact help` for a list of commands"
	return err
}

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Q: Move Document Library item across sites
Possible Duplicate:
How can you move a document with its version history to a new library?

I've done R&D a lot on "How to move document library item across sites" and find the following solutions;

*

*Add source document library item to destination site document
library but in this case item version history and metadata create
problem.

*Found link related to use SPExport and SPImport but SPExport did not run. Code used for moving the document library item.

Any idea or comment would be appreciated regarding this critical issue.

A: Moving documents across sites with full fidelity is not possible OOB in SharePoint 2007/2010. You will need to code your own solution or employ a third-party solution. My company develops and sells the product CopyMove for SharePoint that can copy and move documents, items and folders across sites with full fidelity. The product is designed for end-users but there is also an API for use with custom applications.

A: Those are the two best methods short of something highly customized or a 3rd party solution.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


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import { combineReducers } from 'redux';
import { reducer as reducerForm } from 'redux-form';
import authReducer from './auth_reducer'
import profileReducer from './profile_reducer'
import gamesReducer from './games_reducer'

const rootReducer = combineReducers({
  form: reducerForm,
  auth: authReducer,
  profile: profileReducer,
  games: gamesReducer,
  state: (state = {}) => state
});

export default rootReducer;


People who major in Mathematics will find, with a little searching, that there are a surprising number of Job Opportunities out there. Applied Mathematicians use theories and techniques, such as mathematical modeling and computational methods, to formulate and solve practical problems in Business, Government, and Engineering.
The number of practical everyday matters for which mathematics is a core tool is substantial. For example, they may analyze the most efficient way to schedule airline routes between cities, the aerodynamic characteristics of an experimental automobile, or the cost-effectiveness of alternative manufacturing processes. Many people with a background in Mathematics fit easily into Computer Science or Computer Programming.
Mathematicians can also be Statisticians, and our – and Business Community – thrive on statistics. Wall Street Analysts wait breathlessly for the quarterly earnings reports from publicly traded corporations. Government statistics such as quarterly unemployment reports, new housing starts, and consumer confidence index – all of these tables have a profound effect on the Stock Market. And all of them are assembled by Mathematicians working for the government.


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Q: Data structure for movie-theatre two way searching capability I am trying to design a online Movie ticket booking system where a user can search a movie/theater in a given city and then book a movie. Suppose he searched for a movie, I need to return that movie with all theaters along with the show timings for that movie. Similarly, if he searches for a theater, I need to return that theater with all movies in that theater along with show timings.
I have no way to figure out if it's a movie or theater that user is searching.
Which data structure should I use for efficient search? Here is what I thought of but it seems to be a brute force approach.
Here is my class (partial structure)
public class Theater {
  String theaterName;
  ArrayList<Movies> movies;
}

Suppose I store theaters as arraylist, I would end up parsing these theaters and making string comparisons with theater name and subsequently with movie names.
Edit: To avoid confusion, Issue is not how/where to persist data but which data structure to use to load that data in so that I can make efficient search operation around it

A: You could load the data into memory at startup, and have two hash maps: one that that is HashMap<TheaterId, ArrayList<MovieId>>, and the other being HashMap<MovieId, ArrayList<TheaterId>>. That way you could look things up either way. The problem with this approach is that you either have to periodically check the database for updates, or somehow have the database notify you when updates occur so that you can update your data structures. But then you have to worry about concurrency (updating the data while users are querying it), and things get messy in a hurry.
That's what databases are for. They already know how to handle concurrent updates and queries, and if you set up your indexes correctly, you can search by movie, or by theater. If you're using a dedicated database server, the database will likely keep much of the index and the data cached in memory, so searches are likely to be very fast.
You have a lot to learn if you think that "database is for storing data." Database is for storing, transforming, manipulating, and retrieving data. And probably a few more things, as well.


On our trip in May, we plan on visiting Normandy and Provence. We will have a car. Is there a nice village to stay somewhere between the two areas for a night? We love driving country back roads, and would like to see the landscape. Any advice? Would it even be do-able to drive between Normandy (leaving from near Mont St. Michel) and Provence (arriving near Gordes/Avignon/Bonnieux). Thanks for any help you may offer!
You could drive through the Dordogne and find B%B there when you see a delightful village. In May, it wouldn't be a problem. Signs are on the road. We like to find a Ferme-auberge.
We recently stayed near Tours and Amboise. Both were great towns with interesting history. Would be about halfway between Normandy and Provence.
The Loire isn't halfway between Normandy and Provence. That's ridiculous.
Go down the coast and stay in La Rochelle and visit the Ile de Re, then head east over to Provence.
Take two nights, not one, to make it there.
You would have trouble picking two places farther apart than Mt St Michel & Gordes. ViaMichelin says if you go the most direct route, it will take 10 hours & about 150E/$200 in costs. My guess is that a more scenic route would be 14 hours or so. Split into two 7 hr trips, - that a lot more driving than I would want to do in 2 consecutive days. Heading mainly southeast, the sun will be in your face for much of the drive.
If this were my trip, I would drive the short distance from Mt St Michel to Rennes - perhaps going a little out of the way to visit St Malo, some of the beautiful Brittany coast, Dinan - and then spend the night in Rennes - one of my favorite cities in France. Next morning, hop on the TGV and you'll be in Provence 5 1/2 hrs later. Train leaves at 9:15 & arrives at 2:51 (no train change). Costs will probable be 60E per person for PREMS (I didn't check the cost). Avignon TGV is just 30-40 mins from Gordes. Best advantage is that you'll actually BE somehwere instead of on the road. If you like driving, do so along the coast of Brittany or in the the beautiful countryside of Provence with vineyards, lavender fields, sunflower fields, mountains, gorges - instead of ugly freeways between Normandy & Provence.
If you want a glimps of other regions in France other than Normandy & Brittany, I've always found that I enjoy the scenery out of a train window more than the front window of a car while I'm driving, trying to pass trucks, keeping my eyes on the rear view mirror to see if someone is on my tail, reading road signs, etc.
Slight correction - you won't see any sunflower or lavender fields in Provence in May.
I second what Stu said. I've done this drive in reverse. Despite "enjoying the countryside", when you look back your first thought will simply involve being in the car.
Last October we drove from Bayeux to Burgundy and then to Avignon in two days, and that was much too much driving. Going on back roads would take much longer, and even then you wouldn't have a great deal of time for sightseeing stops. Definitely consider the train.
Thanks, all, for your replies. I guess train it will be.
Stu - what is it about Rennes that makes it one of your favorite cities in France?
Ira - thanks for the train link!
Does the train go through lots of tunnels on this route?
It has very pretty architecture with cross-timbered exteriors, pretty central square, some nice narrow medieval pedestrian only streets, shops my wife liked. We were not there during the market, but it looks like it would have a very nice farmer's market, based on the size of the 2 market structures.
We were in Nantes earlier in the same month, and I liked Rennes more than Nantes. Prefer it to Quimper also. We've been to Rennes 3 times.
Also in my top 5 list (after Paris) are Dijon, Toulouse, Rouen, then perhaps a tie between Lyon, Aix, Troyes, Auxerre, & Avignon (I ommitted resort cities like Nice). We're big architecture fans - don't put a heavy weight on churches & museums.
Several years ago, we drove from Mougins, near Cannes, to Rouen in two days. We broke the trip at the Hotel de La Poste in Avallon. We found the hotel very nice, quiet and the demi-pension well worth the price. We thought searching for a restaurant was not a good idea after several hours in the car. If you are resolved to make the trip in two days, this might be a good place to stop in a very attractive city.
Jeff 801 - how long did it take you on both legs of the trip? Did you find the drive nice, or was it long and gruelling? Did you stay on the main autoroute or did you drive a more scenic route? Thank you for your input.
Stu - I'm looking at Rennes. Is it a big town? Do you have a particular place you stay there that you could recommend, or an exceptional restaraunt? The shops you mentioned that your wife liked would probably also be right up my alley.
I did exactly what Stu Dudley suggested and stayed in Rennes overnight and took the direct TGV from Rennes to Lyon to Avignon.
A very quick trick considering the distance you are traveling.
Rennes was a nice stop too.
The French police were far more forgiving when we took our trip. I suspect travel times may be extended by enforcement of Autoroute speed limits which seemed merely advisory in 2004. The leg from Mougins to Avallon took about 7 hours with a brief stop for lunch and few bathroom breaks. Avallon to Rouen was only some 4 1/2 hours of driving including taking the Peripherique around the southwest side of Paris.
Like many large cities in France, Rennes (population 206,000) has a very manageable old section. Follow the walking tour of town that's described in the Michelin Green Guide.
We had dinner at l'Escu de Runfao in the old section of town in an historic building. Our meal there was excellent. We're big time foodies and dine in restaurants about 40 times every year in France.
We stayed at the Hotel President because it was close to the train station. We spend our money on dinners, not hotels. We got a "weekend rate" of about 55E per night. Non weekend rates are about 78E. The hotel was very nice.
Thanks, Stu and others for your input. Train it is. I didn't realize Rennes is so big! I am hoping it is not so big that it is difficult to get into with a car. Is there a rental car place near the train station?
The car rental offices are in the same complex as the train station. It's a seperate building just to the left as you face the station. You should probably go to the office first and ask how to get to the parking lot for the cars. It's a little complex but manageable. The Rennes station is quite nice and very easy to figure out.


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The Shores of Bohemia
Posted: September 20, 2022 | Author: Mike Christie | Filed under: Books |Leave a comment
The Shores of Bohemia: A Cape Cod Story, 1910-1960
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (May 17, 2022), 348 pages
I'm always happy to get my hands on a book about the literary and creative world, so I added The Shores of Bohemia to my to-be-read list when I saw it reviewed. I was not disappointed.
Today we think of Cape Cod as an upscale, elite place, but it was not always the case. It was at one time rural and inexpensive: that's what attracted the "bohemian" types in the first place. As the subtitle indicates, the book covers half of the twentieth century. That was a span that covered two world wars and the Great Depression.
Among the first residents were playwright Eugene O'Neill and novelist John Dos Passos. In its latter days as a bohemian haven the likes of literary critic Alfred Kazin spent time there. Notable figures such as Edmund Wilson and Mary McCarthy (who for a time were married) lived there.
The book's angle of vision is not limited to Cape Cod. O'Neill wanted, obviously, his plays to reach as large of an audience as possible. He developed some of his plays at Cape Cod, but then produced them in New York City. In fact, many of the Cape Cod bunch spent part of the year in New York. Author John Taylor Williams also shows us what many of the group did in Europe, especially during the two world wars.
Politics was a big part of these people's lives. Many of them were sympathetic to the Communist cause, and some were members of the Communist Party of the United States. Many, however, became disenchanted with Stalin's brutality and distanced themselves from Communism while perhaps still being sympathetic to socialist ideals.
If you think that sex and relationships were a big part of the lives of artists and writers in the first half twentieth century, this book will not disabuse you of that notion. There were relationships, marriages, extra-marital affairs, and divorces aplenty and The Shores of Bohemia documents many of them. There was no shortage of hanky-panky in that world.
One particularly poignant chapter near the end of the book discusses the children of this group. Obviously, the divorces and affairs had an effect on the kids, and the author takes the time to examine how that lifestyle affected them. That chapter is followed by a discussion of the Bauhaus and other schools of architecture, material that seemed somewhat out of place.
Ending the narrative in 1960 was not an arbitrary decision on the author's part. It was a time when politicians began forming the concept of the Cape Cod National Seashore and when the remaining residential areas began to take on a suburban character. It was clearly the end of an era.
The Shores of Bohemia is a well-written look at a fascinating slice of American cultural history.


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Hey You, Get Off of My Cloud!
By Sonia Arrison • TechNewsWorld • ECT News Network September 29, 2010 5:00 AM PT Email Article
By all accounts, cloud computing is the future. The market will grow at five times the rate of traditional IT products, IDC has predicted, estimating it will be worth US$55.5 billion by 2014. While the future should be rosy, some policy groups are warning that without proper protections, the sector could stumble hard.
The problem is a law — the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) — that hasn't been updated to reflect new technological realities. Enacted in 1986, before the advent of email, blogs, and social networking, the law doesn't protect the users of cloud computing services from unwarranted government access.
In testimony presented to the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, a group of public interest groups summed up the issue succinctly: "[The] ECPA authorizes law enforcement to compel service providers to disclose potentially sensitive information without first obtaining a search warrant based upon probable cause or without any judicial authorization at all."
Betting on the Cloud
This is a problem, not only on principle, but for practical reasons as well. The reality that government officials can access one's email stored in the cloud without going through the same procedures they would if they wanted to look at documents in one's house is a glaring breach of privacy.
Once consumers figure this out, it could defuse enthusiasm for using products like Gmail, Facebook, Salesforce CRM, etc. Understandably, technology firms are worried, since many are betting their businesses, and the jobs that go with them, on the cloud.
Cloud computing is "a critical part of the future and quite central to all that we're doing," said Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith.
Scary Stats
Indeed, the membership of Digital Due Process, a coalition dedicated to modernizing surveillance laws for the Internet age, is a who's who of the technology industry. Amazon, Facebook, eBay, Google, Intel, Salesforce.com, Linden Lab, HP, Qwest and Microsoft are working with groups like the ACLU, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Progress and Freedom Foundation and Americans for Tax Reform to fix such a glaring privacy problem.
To illustrate the urgency, several public interest groups said in a
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Home | Films | Explore Films | Zelig (1983)
Leonard Zelig is a man with a very weird ability - he takes on the characteristics of whoever he's standing next to, like a human chameleon. Shooting to fame in the 1920s, Zelig attracts medical curiosity at first, and then becomes a celebrity - including launching his own dance craze. This funny, deadpan "mockumentary" charts Zelig's progress through life via brilliantly faked newsreel footage, where we learn that Zelig has shown up at most of the major historical events and parties this century.
Woody Allen,
John Buckwalter,
Marvin Chatinover,
Mia Farrow,
Patrick Horgan
Sleeper(1973)
Sci-fi comedy, as the eternally neurotic Miles Monroe wakes up in 2173, only to find his beloved New York is a bizarre totalitarian state.
Forrest Gump(1994)
Tom Hanks won his second Oscar for this performance as a kind-hearted man-child who lives an amazingly eventful life in post-war America.
11–16 years 136 mins
Sweet And Lowdown(1999)
A tribute to the inspirational period of '30s jazz, legendary director Woody Allen's mockumentary focuses on a rogue-ish, womanising jazz guitarist.
Best In Show(2000)
Hilarious satire site in the world of championship dog breeding, from the creators of This is Spinal Tap.
"We are currently screening The Wizard of Oz, profound film that it is, and the last film Wall-E. It's been rewarding observing the KS1 6 year olds run the gamut of emotions from wonder to sadness to joy. "
- Mark Ellis, Teacher, ChristChurch C of E Primary School, London


Current World Champion Gary Anderson denies Michael van Gerwen a fourth successive win in the Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters with an 11-9 win from 4-8 down to lift the crown.
GARY ANDERSON ended Michael van Gerwen's three-year reign as the Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters champion with a stunning comeback from 8-4 down to win Friday's World Series of Darts final 11-9.
Reigning champion van Gerwen had looked on course to claim an amazing fourth successive title in the unique open-air tournament at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium when he pulled clear of the World Champion.
The Dutchman opened the final with a 12-darter and defied finishes of 11 and 12 darts and a 115 checkout from the Scot to move 7-4 up before punishing eight missed doubles from the World Champion to take a four-leg lead.
Anderson, though, fired back to level the game with the aid of back-to-back 12-darters and finishes of 68 and 76 in a run of four straight legs to level at eight-all.
The next two were shared to leave the scores tied at nine legs apiece before Anderson punished one miss from van Gerwen to land double 12 and lead for the first time, and a further six misses from the reigning champion proved costly in the next as double five sealed glory for the Scot.
"This is a brilliant win," said Anderson, who changed his 23 gram darts to 25 grams ahead of the event to combat any air movement. "It was hard but I could see Michael tiring at the end – he took his foot off the gas a little and missed a couple of doubles.
"I like playing Michael – he plays my kind of game and players like Michael always make the game look good. I came back and it was a bit nip-and-tuck.
Anderson had defeated Taylor 11-7 in their semi-final as he won through to his first decider on the World Series of Darts circuit.
The pair shared the opening 12 legs before the World Champion broke for the first time in the match to move 7-6 up in a run of five successive legs which helped to establish a 10-6 advantage on his way to victory with six 180s and a 55 percent checkout ratio.
Van Gerwen had been in brilliant form during his semi-final win over Dave Chisnall, hitting five ton-plus checkouts – including a crowd-pleasing 132 finish of two bullseyes and double 16 – a ten-dart finish and seven 180s as he averaged over 105.
Chisnall had played his part in a fine contest, taking out a brilliant 140 finish and hitting four 180s, only to see van Gerwen's combination finishing prove too strong only for missed doubles to cost him in the decider.
"I'm a bit disappointed in myself," said van Gerwen. "It was close but I've only got myself to blame and Gary was the better player tonight.
"I missed too many doubles and I'm gutted – I feel like I gave the game away. I missed four darts to go 9-6 in front and that was a bit of a killer for me.
Taylor had won through to the final a year ago, but lost out in the semis this time around as Anderson's late surge saw him avenge his loss at the same stage in the Betway Premier League a week ago.
"Gary played really well, he finished well and that's what won him the game," said Taylor. "I had my chances and I didn't take them, but I've enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to getting back here next year because I love it over here.
(105.09) Michael van Gerwen 11-7 Dave Chisnall (97.35) 1-0 – The world number one takes out 86 on the bull for the opening leg. 1-1 – van Gerwen misses double seven to finish 122, and Chisnall – who lands a 180 – takes out 84 on double 12 to level. 2-1 – Chisnall kicks off with a second maximum, but van Gerwen finishes 60 on tops to move back ahead as a third successive leg goes against the throw. 3-1 – Chisnall leaves 32 as he looks to level, but van Gerwen takes out 108 on tops to move two legs clear. 3-2 – Double 18 sees Chisnall hit back to reduce the gap. 4-2 – van Gerwen takes out 102 on double 18 to regain his cushion. 4-3 – van Gerwen opens with 180 and 140, but three missed doubles allow Chisnall in to hit back on double two. 5-3 – van Gerwen kicks off with 180 and 139 before taking out 117 for a third ton-plus checkout of the contest and a 12-darter. 5-4 – Chisnall finishes a brilliant 140 with two treble 18s and double 16. 6-4 – van Gerwen misses the bull to finish 170, but returns to pin double 16 as he edges two legs clear again. 6-5 – Chisnall finishes 50 on tops to cut the gap to one leg. 7-5 – van Gerwen takes out another 12-darter, with a 171 score setting up 132 before he finishes the combination with two bullseyes and double 16. 8-5 – The reigning champion breaks throw with double ten to finish 85 as he moves three legs clear for the first time. 8-6 – Chisnall lands a 180 before punishing van Gerwen's miss at the bull to finish 87, by landing double eight to break back. 9-6 – van Gerwen regains his cushion, landing a 180 before finishing 88 in two darts. 10-6 – van Gerwen sets up a possible nine-darter by opening with two 180s – but he misses out on the perfect leg, and the prize of a Mercedes-Benz GLC 250 SUV when he is unable to take out the 141, but he returns to pin double 18 for a ten-darter to move a leg away from victory. 10-7 – Both players land 180s before Chisnall hits double 16 to keep his hopes alive. 11-7 – van Gerwen seals the win in style with his fifth ton-plus checkout as he finishes 106 on tops to secure a spot in the final.
(97.29) Gary Anderson 11-7 Phil Taylor (101.65) 0-1 – Taylor finishes 90 on double 15 to win the opener. 1-1 – Anderson lands a 180 and double ten to level, after Taylor misses two darts at double 18. 1-2 – Anderson posts his second maximum, but Taylor finishes 78 on double 12 to move back ahead. 2-2 – Double 17 ses the World Champion level once more. 2-3 – Taylor lands double nine to edge back ahead. 3-3 – Anderson levels courtesy of double top. 3-4 – Taylor regains the edge with double 16. 4-4 – Taylor hits a 180, but misses double 16 for a 102 finish to break as Anderson steps in on tops to square the game. 4-5 – Anderson lands a 174 score, but Taylor finishes 68 on double four in two darts to sneak leg nine. 5-5 – Anderson takes out 64 as he levels the match. 5-6 – Taylor opens with a 180 before finishing 85 on tops. 6-6 – The cat-and-mouse game continues as Anderson finishes tops for a 14-darter as he hits back again – neither player has yet been able to break. 7-6 – Anderson hits tops to claim the first break of throw, punishing Taylor for two misses a double six to move ahead for the first time. 8-6 – Anderson hits his third 180 of the game before double 17 moves him two legs clear. 9-6 – Anderson wins his fourth successive leg with a second break of throw, hitting a fourth maximum before taking out 60 on double ten. 10-6 – A fifth 180 from Anderson is followed with double four as he moves a leg away from victory. 10-7 – The pair trade maximums before Taylor finishes 48 for an 11-dart finish which keeps his hopes alive as he wins his first leg in six. 11-7 – Taylor misses tops for a 117 finish, and Anderson seals his spot in a first World Series of Darts final with tops to complete a fine display.
(100.95) Michael van Gerwen 9-11 Gary Anderson (97.98) 1-0 – van Gerwen lands a 180 with his second visit before finishing 81 for a 12-darter to win the opening leg. 2-0 – The reigning champion lands another maximum before taking out 62 to break throw. 2-1 – Anderson breaks back by finishing 86 on double 16. 3-1 – Double 18 gives van Gerwen his third leg of the final. 3-2 – Anderson lands a 180 and tops to respond with a superb 11-dart leg. 4-2 – van Gerwen fires in a 177 score before taking out double 16 to move two legs clear once more. 5-2 – Double top sees van Gerwen open up a three-leg cushion. 5-3 – Anderson hits a 174 score before taking out a fine 115 checkout on double 19. 6-3 – Anderson misses the bull to finish 121, and van Gerwen averts a possible break of throw on double 18. 6-4 – Anderson's second maximum of the game is followed by two from van Gerwen, who can only watch on as the Scot takes out 79 on tops for a 12-darter to hit back again. 7-4 – van Gerwen fires in his fifth airport before finishing tops to regain a three-leg lead. 8-4 – Anderson misses eight darts at doubles, and van Gerwen returns to land double ten as he breaks throw to move three legs away from claiming the title. 8-5 – Anderson opens with a 171 score before taking out 130 on the bull to make a fine response to his misses of the previous leg. 8-6 – The Scot fires in another 180 before taking out 97 on double 12 for back-to-back 12-dart legs as he halves his deficit. 8-7 – van Gerwen misses four darts at double 18 and nine, and Anderson steps in to finish 68 to win his third successive leg as he cuts the gap to one. 8-8 – van Gerwen fires in a 177 but Anderson takes out 76 on double eight to level with a fourth straight leg. 9-8 – van Gerwen hits a sixth 180 before landing double four to win his first leg in five and regain the lead. 9-9 – Anderson defies a 174 score from van Gerwen by landing double ten to level the game once more. 9-10 – Anderson hits his fourth 180 before punishing van Gerwen for a missed double 16 by returning to hit double 12 to lead for the first time – putting himself a leg away from his first World Series of Darts title. 9-11 – van Gerwen misses six darts at doubles across three visits to force a deciding leg, and Anderson eventually claims victory with double five – ending his rival's unbeaten reign in Dubai.


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A espectrofotometria é o método de análises óptico mais utilizado nas investigações biológicas e físico-químicas. Baseia-se na medida quantitativa da absorção da luz pelas soluções, onde a concentração na solução da substância absorvente é proporcional à quantidade de luz absorvida. Estas medidas são efetuadas por equipamentos denominados espectrofotômetros.

As radiações eletromagnéticas com comprimento de onda entre 380 e 750 nm são visíveis ao olho humano. A luz visível constitui uma parcela muito pequena no espectro eletromagnético. A zona do espectro cujas radiações possuem um comprimento de onda abaixo de 380 nm é denominada ultravioleta (UV). Comprimentos de onda acima de 750 nm correspondem à zona infravermelha. A visão humana detecta somente a parte visível do espectro, enquanto filmes fotográficos e fotocélulas são sensíveis a outras porções do espectro.

Quando a luz branca (luz solar) passa através de um prisma (ou retículo de difração), ela se decompõe em raios de luz e em distintos comprimentos de onda. A projeção desses raios emitidos em um anteparo produz uma faixa de cores que vai desde o vermelho até o violeta, denominada espectro de emissão. A cor da luz é função do seu comprimento de onda. Na Tabela 1.0 são mostrados os diferentes comprimentos de onda com as respectivas características do espectro de luz visível, ultravioleta e infravermelho.

As soluções são coloridas para o olho humano quando absorvem toda a luz incidente, com exceção do intervalo de comprimento de onda observado pela visão. Desse modo, uma solução azul apresenta esta cor em virtude de as demais cores que constituem o espectro terem sido absorvidas. Assim, a cor de uma solução é complementar à luz absorvida.

Segundo a natureza da solução examinada, obtêm-se os espectros de absorção da luz de tal modo que a imagem espectral pode servir para a identificação de uma determinada substância.

Transmitância
A transmitância consiste na medida da luz transmitida. Quando um raio de luz monocromática de intensidade inicial definida incide sobre uma solução colorida, a intensidade da luz emergente é menor que a luz incidente, ou seja, parte da luz foi absorvida.

T=luz emitida pela solução:luz que entrou na solução

Absorvância
A absorvância, por sua vez, consiste na medida da luz absorvida, onde mede-se a intensidade de luz absorvida por uma solução corada pela redução da medida da intensidade da luz transmitida.

Note que a absorvância não é uma quantidade medida diretamente, mas é obtida por meio do cálculo matemático a partir dos valores de transmitância.

Lei de Bouguer-Lambert
Bouguer e, em seguida, Lambert investigaram a relação entre a diminuição da intensidade de luz e a espessura do meio absorvente. Ao incidir-se um raio de luz sobre diversas camadas opticamente homogêneas e de espessuras conhecidas, observa-se uma proporção direta entre a espessura das camadas e o logaritmo da transmissão, ou a transmissão da luz decresce logaritmicamente com o aumento linear da espessura da camada. Tem-se, então, uma relação direta entre a absorvância e a espessura da camada. Quanto maior a espessura da camada, maior a absorvância, e menor a transmitância.

Lei de Beer-Lambert
A lei de Beer-Lambert, ou simplesmente Lei de Beer, afirma que a concentração de uma substância é diretamente proporcional à quantidade de luz absorvida ou inversamente proporcional ao logaritmo da luz transmitida.

Na prática laboratorial, a aplicação quantitativa da Lei de Beer é realizada pelo emprego de espectrofotômetros, onde são lidas as absorvâncias de uma solução teste e de uma solução padrão de concentração conhecida (após submetida a reações apropriadas), e a concentração do teste é calculada a partir da seguinte fórmula:

[Amostra] = Absorvância do teste x [Padrão] / Absorvância do padrão

Neste cálculo, considera-se que a espessura das cubetas que contêm as soluções lidas é constante. Esta relação só é aplicada quando a reação colorimétrica segue a lei de Beer e tanto o desconhecido como o padrão são lidos na mesma célula.

Medida da Transmitância e da Absorvância
A transmitância e a absorvância das soluções coloridas são medidas por meio de instrumentos denominados fotômetros. Estes instrumentos empregam como fonte luminosa uma lâmpada incandescente produtora de luz branca. Potencialmente, pode-se empregar qualquer comprimento de onda da região visível. Para a resolução da luz em determinado comprimento de onda desejado, são utilizados monocromadores que consistem em filtros interferentes ou de absorção (fotômetros de filtro), prismas ou retículos de difração (espectrofotômetros).

A luz atravessa uma solução colorida presente em uma cubeta; parte é absorvida (esta absorção depende da intensidade de cor da solução). A luz transmitida (detectada por uma fotocélula) tem intensidade menor que a luz incidente. A fotocélula converte a energia elétrica, emitindo um sinal que pode ser lido na escala de um galvanômetro, em percentagem de transmitância ou em absorvância.

A determinação da absorvância ou transmitância de uma solução torna indispensável o conhecimento da intensidade da luz incidente e emergente. São várias as dificuldades de ordem técnica para a medida absoluta da luz incidente. Considera-se então, por aproximação, a luz incidente igual em intensidade àquela emergente de uma cubeta do fotômetro contendo somente o solvente (branco).

Desse modo, são superadas as dificuldades da determinação direta da luz incidente, assim como ficam eliminadas a absorção e a dispersão de luz introduzidas pelas paredes das cubetas, pelo solvente e algumas impurezas.

Portanto, para proceder à medida da absorvância, introduz-se uma cubeta na câmara de leitura contendo o solvente (branco) e acerta-se o aparelho para que a absorvância seja zero (ou 100% de transmitância). Substitui-se o "branco" pela cubeta contendo a solução teste (ou padrão) e lê-se a absorvância da mesma.

Referência Bibliográfica
MOTTA, Valter Teixeira. Bioquímica clínica para o laboratório - princípios e interpretações. 5ª edição, p. 15-17. Rio de Janeiro: MedBook, 2009.

Tipos

Espectrofotometria astronómica
Os astrônomos utilizam redes de difração para estudar o espectro de energia da radiação eletromagnética dos astros coletada nos telescópios. A rede de difração é o artefato que substitui o antigo prisma óptico na pesquisa científica. Sua qualidade se mede pelo poder de separação de duas linhas de absorção ou de emissão do espectro eletromagnético de uma estrela, isto é, pela sua resolução espectral.

Espectrofotometria de absorção atómica
É o método de análise usado para determinar quantitativamente a presença de metais.
O método consiste em determinar a presença e quantidade de um determinado metal em uma solução qualquer,
usando como princípio a absorção de radiação ultravioleta por parte dos elétrons que, ao sofrerem um salto quântico depois de devidamente excitados por uma chama de gás acetileno a 3000 graus Celsius, esses devolvem a energia recebida para o meio, voltando assim para a sua camada orbital de origem.
A energia devolvida na forma de um fóton de luz, por sua vez, absorve a radiação ultravioleta emitida pela fonte específica (cátodo oco) do elemento químico em questão.
Dessa forma, elétrons que estão contidos na solução, e que sofrem também um salto quântico e que não pertencem ao mesmo elemento que constitui o cátodo oco que está sendo usado no momento, não serão capazes de causar uma interferência, isso porque eles absorverão apenas radiação com comprimento de onda referente ao elemento químico do qual fazem parte.

Espectrofotometria no Infra-vermelho
Os compostos orgânicos também absorvem radiações na região do infravermelho (IV) do espectro. A radiação infravermelha não tem energia suficiente para excitar os elétrons e provocar transições eletrônicas, mas ela faz com que os átomos ou grupos de átomos vibrem com maior rapidez e com maior amplitude em torno das ligações covalentes que os unem.

Estas vibrações são quantizadas e, quando ocorrem, os compostos absorvem energia IV em certas regiões do espectro. Nas vibrações, as ligações covalentes comportam-se como se fossem pequenas molas unindo os átomos. Quando os átomos vibram, só podem oscilar com certas frequências, e as ligações sofrem várias deformações. Quando a ligação absorve energia, ela sofre alterações e, ao retornar ao estado original, libera essa energia, que então é detectada pelo espectrômetro. Estas vibrações são quantizadas e, quando ocorrem, os compostos absorvem energia IV em certas regiões do espectro. Nas vibrações, as ligações covalentes comportam-se como se fossem pequenas molas unindo os átomos.

Quando os átomos vibram, só podem oscilar com certas frequências, e as ligações sofrem várias deformações. Quando a ligação absorve energia, ela sofre alterações e, ao retornar ao estado original, libera essa energia, que então é detectada pelo espectrômetro. As moléculas podem vibrar de muitos modos. Dois átomos unidos por uma ligação covalente podem efetuar vibrações de estiramento dessa ligação, como se fosse uma mola que estica e retorna ao tamanho original.

Três átomos também podem efetuar diferentes vibrações de estiramento e alteração dos ângulos de ligação, em vários planos do espaço. No entanto, as vibrações de estiramento são as mais importantes.

A radiação infravermelha é outra espécie de radiação eletromagnética cujo espectro começa num dos limites do espectro da luz (o vermelho) e se estende até à zona das ondas hertzianas (radar, televisão, rádio). É caracterizada por um comprimento de onda compreendido entre cerca de 800 e 105 nm.
Nas moléculas, os átomos e os grupos atômicos estão em contínuo movimento, uns em relação aos outros (vibrações moleculares). Quando elas são sujeitas a radiação com energia semelhante à correspondente a essas vibrações (radiação infravermelha), as moléculas podem alterar o seu estado de vibração (excitação), absorvendo a radiação correspondente à diferença de energia entre o estado inicial e o estado excitado. Como não é possível a uma molécula vibrar de qualquer modo, mas apenas de alguns modos, a absorção da radiação ocorre apenas para determinados valores da energia, valores estes que são característicos das moléculas. Assim, através da comparação dos valores de energia da radiação infravermelha para os quais há absorção, é possível identificar as moléculas ou os tipos de moléculas presentes nas amostras.

A espectrofotometria infravermelho próximo oferece um método rápido de análise química que fornece, em segundos, resultados de múltiplas propriedades em amostras não preparadas.

Usos e aplicações
A espectroscopia no infravermelho é largamente usada tanto na indústria quanto na pesquisa científica pois ela é uma técnica rápida e confiável para medidas, controle de qualidade e análises dinâmicas. Os instrumentos agora são pequenos, e podem ser transportados, mesmo para medidas de campo. Com a crescente tecnologia em filtragem computacional e manipulação de resultados, agora as amostras em solução podem ser medidas com precisão (a água produz uma banda larga de absorbância na faixa de interesse, o que daria um espectro ilegível sem esse tratamento computacional). Algumas máquinas até mesmo dirão automaticamente que substância está sendo analisada a partir de milhares de espectros de referência armazenados na memória.
Medindo-se a uma freqüência específica ao longo do tempo, mudanças no caráter ou na quantidade de uma ligação em particular podem ser medidas, isso é especialmente útil na medida do grau de polimerização na manufatura de polímeros. As máquinas modernas podem tirar medidas na faixa de interesse freqüentemente, como 32 vezes por segundo. Isso pode ser feito enquanto se fazem medidas simultâneas com outras técnicas. Isso faz com que as observações de reações químicas sejam processadas mais rapidamente, de forma mais precisa e mais exata.

Ver também
 Espectrofotômetro
 Espectroscopia
 Espectroscopia UV/visível
 Espectroscopia de infravermelho

Físico-química
Óptica
Espectroscopia
Técnicas em bioquímica

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Нефритовий імператор (玉皇, Юй-хуан, або 玉帝, Юй-ді) — верховне божество даоського пантеону, антропоморфне втілення моралі та її захисник. Він керує космосом з палацу на найвищому рівні неба разом зі своєю великою родиною та оточенням міністрів і чиновників.

Образ і функції
Постає в образі безстороннього мудреця, який править небом та справами людей. В іконографії Юй-ді зазвичай сидить на троні в мантії, розшитій фігурами драконів, з нефритовою табличкою в руках. В нього довгі вуса, борода й зачіска, одягнений він у розшитий халат, на голові носить капелюх з перловими китицями. Його небесне царство дещо нагадує Піднебесну імперію з її складними інститутами та численним чиновництвом.

Вважається, що Нефритовий імператор був учнем Юаньші Тяньзуна — творця Неба та Землі, від якого він успадкував управління всесвітом. У своєму палаці, розташованому на небі, Нефритовий імператор живе з Нефритовою імператрицею Тяньшан Шенгму або Мадзу та великою родиною. До видатних родичів належить його племінник Ян Шень, Ерлан Шень, чий Небесний собака — Тянгоу проганяє злих духів. Одна з його наложниць — богиня Кінська Голова, покровителька шовківництва. Одна з дочок — Ші Цюнін, богиня, котра віщує жінкам хто буде їхнім нареченим. Браму палацу охороняє Ліньцюань, стоячи перед нею з важким посохом. Він також виконує доручення Нефритового імператора, коли треба покарати несправедливість.

У палаці працює великий штат міністрів, чиновників та менших богів, подібно до бюрократії китайської держави. Він включає безсмертних (тянсян), консулів (лінгуан), слуг «золотих юнаків» (джінтон) і «нефритових дів» (юню), трьох чиновників (сангуан) Неба, Землі та Води, Семеро глав (кіюан), які керують сімома зорями сузір'я Великого Ковша, Четверо святих (сішен), божества сузір'їв, вітру, дощу, грому, пагорбів, струмків і всього іншого, що є на землі чи під землею.

Усі придворні повинні звітуватися перед Нефритовим імператором у визначений день року, часто на Новий рік. За успіхи вони винагороджуються, як правило, підвищенням по службі та удачею на наступний рік. Проступки відповідно караються зниженням небесного рангу.

Перша письмова згадка Юй-ді міститься в енциклопедії «Ушан біяо» (无上秘要), укладеній в часи Північної Чжоу (557—581 рік). Імператор Шеньцзун запровадив державний культ цього бога після того, як заявив, що бачив його у видінні вночі 1007 року.

Нефрит
Титулатура «Нефритовий імператор» пов'язана з сакральним ставленням до нефриту китайській культурі. Ще в період неоліту люди вірили, що нефрит уможливлює спілкування людини з богами, тож цей камінь відігравав роль посередника між земним та небесним світом. В дуалізмі їнь-ян нефрит символізував чоловіче начало ян та життєву силу. З нефритом асоціювалися уявлення про чистоту, красу та велич. Назва «нефритовий імператор» позначена впливом конфуціанства, у якому культ нефриту втілився у своєрідній «нефритовій етиці». Її висловлює сентенція: «Шляхетна людина порівнює свої чесноти з нефритом» (君子於玉比德焉). З цієї етики пізніше постала система нефритового церемоніалу, який здебільшого викладено у «Книзі обрядів» (Лі цзі 禮記), гл. Юй цзао.

Церемоніал

За повір'ям, перед китайським Новим роком Нефритовий імператор посилає Кухонного бога Цао Цзюня до дому всіх людей, аби дізнатися як вони поводилися. Згідно зі звітом Цао Цзюня, він призначає господарям винагороду чи покарання.

Під час китайського новорічного фестивалю на честь Нефритового імператора й Цзао Цзюня запалюючи пахощі та лишають страви. Хоча сам імператор вегетаріанець, вважається, що м'ясні страви згодяться його почту. На Новий рік спалюються ритуальні гроші з портретом Нефритового імператора.

Див. також
 Жовтий імператор

Примітки

Література
 Yang Yang: Die Entstehung der chinesischen Jadekultur. In: Das alte China. Menschen und Götter im Reich der Mitte. Ausstellungskatalog der Kulturstiftiung Ruhr Essen 1995. ISBN 3-7774-6640-9
Stephen Little, Shawn Eichman, Kristofer Shipper, Patricia Buckley Ebrey. Taoism and the Arts of China. University of California Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0520227842

Посилання

 Chinese Customs and Traditions Glossary, Jade Emperor

Китайська міфологія
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Where To Bet SCII – Copa America
As one of the longest running eSports to date, the Starcraft II series is also one of Blizzards largest and most successful franchises of all time. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that Latin America is one of their biggest audiences as well, which is what we'll look at here with the Copa America tournament, along with how to place a more worthwhile bet.
Starting out back in 2013 it would go on to become a hugely influential tournament, with players now going on to compete in the WCS Circuit Championship. Initially run by LocalStrike, it would soon be overseen by VIU Studio, who would continue to manage the event organization to this day. Taking place across Latin America, it would only be open to players from the region, as it would seek to find the best players there.
What does this particular tournament have to offer when it comes to betting though, and how can you make a more effective wager? This is what we'll look at here in closer detail.
Where To Bet SCII – Copa America:
America: Your best course of action here is Bovada when it comes to anything and everything betting related in the SCII Copa America. With the most bets available for the eSport event at any given time, it definitely is the best choice out there for all those in the North American region. Giving the best odds too, it really is simple to use, making the bet as straight-forward and quick as possible, allowing you to find the bet you want to make.
Everywhere Else: For all those outside of North America they will want to choose Bet365 Sportsbook as their sportsbook of choice when it comes to Copa America. This also provides the best betting options in regards to the eSport, in addition to a variety of different languages, making it easier than ever to use. Providing the widest selection of bets too, it's ideal for anybody hoping to find exactly what they're looking for when making a wager.
What is SCII – Copa America Betting?
Consisting of players from all across Latin America, this is one of the top events of its kind, focusing solely on the eSport of Starcraft II. Taking place mostly online, they have previously held the grand finals in cities such as Buenos Aires and Lima, but now predominantly occur online. This then allows the winning players to go on and play in the WCS Circuit Championship for SCII, representing the region as a whole.
Overseen by VIU Studio, the prize pool currently stands at a total of $10,000, solely taking place online. This is how the tournament itself is currently laid out across its 3 seasons:
Season One: 16 players come together for the group stage and the play-offs, with the top two seeded off to the WCS Austin event.
Season Two: same as before, 16 players battle it out through the group and play-off stages, as the top two go on to play in WCS Valencia.
Season Three: competing through the groups and play-offs, the best two can then compete in WCS Montreal.
Using four groups of four for the group stages, with best-of-three as the match format, the first two groups go on and play double elimination bracket in the play-offs, with best-of-seven deciding the winners in the finals. Just who are those winners though, and how can you effectively make the most of your bet when putting down any serious money here?
Common SCII – Copa America Questions:
When is best to bet on the SCII – Copa America?:
Obviously you'll want to start paying attention early, looking for any clues as to which players will perform well. You can give yourself a head-start by finding out the line-up and watching their individual streams on sites like Twitch, if provided. This should then give you a clear idea of who to place your bet on early on, and how they play and perform in the arena. Then it's all a matter of playing the waiting game with the odds, looking around the different sportsbooks and seeing which ones offer the best value.
What type of bets does the SCII – Copa America offer?:
The layout of the game itself means two players are competing against each other for the duration of each match, which means you'll want to keep this mind when placing any bet. Betting on the overall winner of the match itself is an obvious bet, so make sure to keep an eye on each of their individual attributes. You can then pick out certain details, such as who will win specific maps, as well as placing handicaps on the players too. Predicting the score for maps is also a popular one as well, along with what races of aliens will be used in-game, thus offering a whole variety of different wagers to choose from.
How to Bet on the SCII – Copa America:
Bovada: Selecting 'Sports' from the top of the main page, go on and choose 'All Sports' from down on the next. Next you'll want the 'eSports' option from the roll-down, after which you'll want the 'All eSports' allowing you to find 'Starcraft 2', along with the events themselves then rolling down the center of the page, with the Copa America further down.
Bet365 Sportsbook: the 'English' language option will be found at the top of the page, along with 'Esports' down the left-hand side of the next. With the eSports now listed alphabetically down the middle of the page now, you should be able to find Copa America located some way down.
SCII – Copa America Betting Strategy:
Quite simply put research beforehand is key here, as you'll want to know the event inside out. With so many different styles of play available in Starcraft 2 though, there's plenty of opportunities to customize your bet to exactly how you want it. Watch the players online and get a strong understanding of how they handle themselves in-game, as there'll be plenty of clues available. This can be anything from the maps players excel at to the preferred races that they choose.
Streaming sites like Twitch are perfect for this, along with watching older games on YouTube. This will then give you everything you need in making a more informed bet in the Copa America.
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