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The great hope of snow lovers
bawalker
I saw this on a news site earlier which the founder of the Weather Channel had commented on regarding global warming after looking the facts. While this is a touchy subject on here and seems to result in things being moderated, I think this offers us snow lovers a great hope that not 'all is lost'. It's up to everyone to take a gander and decide for themselves...
Founder of Weather Channel disses 'global warming'
Pete Chagnon - OneNewsNow.com
(http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/11/founder_of_weather_channel_dis.php)
A prominent meteorologist with more than 54 years of experience is calling global warming an "outrageous scam" and a "manufactured crisis."
John Coleman has been a television meteorologist since 1953. His credentials include being the first weather forecaster for the television show Good Morning America, and founder of the cable-based network The Weather Channel. Currently, Coleman forecasts the weather for the San Diego television station KUSI.
About six to seven years ago, Coleman says he began to hear about supposed "global warming" and decided to research the subject deeper and to investigate it from a scientific stance in order educate his viewers.
"I'm not talking about reading media accounts. I'm talking about getting down to the basic research papers," he explains. "And the more I read them, the more doubt I had -- and eventually the whole case just collapsed, when you really study the documents. And it became very clear that it was a manufactured crisis."
According to Coleman, the science that supports arguments favoring global warming "has been manipulated" and much of the data has been "manufactured," resulting in what he calls "bad science" that, unfortunately, passed peer review. He argues that the research passed that review only because of an underlying agenda held by scientists. He claims they wish to strike fear of environmental catastrophe if people do not hold to their radical ideas.
In a blog posted on KUSI.com, Coleman dispels that fear by stating that the earth is not in peril. He states that natural cycles in weather are more responsible for any climate change, and that over the next two decades there is an equal chance for a cooling trend as there is for a warming trend. He also believes that once the dire predictions of global-warming scientists fail to pass, people will realize they have been "duped."
Here is the link to the blog on the KUSI website:
http://www.kusi.com/weather/colemanscorner/11154171.html
No comment........
hmmmmmm....
Let's see.. Am I going to trust the scientific judgment of an attention-starved teleprompter reader who has absolutely no scientific background or education in this area, or am I going to trust the unanimous assessment of hundreds of independent, highly respected, highly educated scientists across the world who have been researching this topic for decades using the traditional scientific method? Scientists usually don't have an agenda. It kind of goes against the very concept of science, which is the unimpassioned search for truth.
The only thing that is manufactured is the idea that there's some kind of uncertainty within the scientific community about all of this. The problem is widely acknowledged; the only debate at this point centers around the magnitude of the problem and what we can do about it.
There will always be outliers out there like Coleman, and the media will occasionally quote them in an effort to "balance" stories (because that's what we learn to do in journalism school). But it's really not balanced when you have one non-scientist who claims to have read a bunch of scientific journals, and came to a different conclusion than thousands of scientists with things like PhD's and scientific instruments and such.
Coleman presented his "conclusion" on a blog, instead of submitting it to a refereed journal like Science or Nature, like a real scientist would do. And if you read his blog posting (which is surely generating all kinds of ad impressions for his employer), you'll notice that he says scientists are wrong, without providing any evidence to support this position whatsoever. No evidence or scientific analysis at all. What exactly were these problems he had with the science? He doesn't say. He merely throws around words like "scam" and "outrageous" and how "incensed" and "outraged" he is about the whole thing. Coleman, by the way, was at the Weather Channel for its first year, and then left. In his KUSI bio he writes that "the bad guys took it away from me, but they can't steal the fact that it was my idea and I started it and ran it for the first year." The Weather Channel regularly features programming on climate change.
Drats, I took the bait. I guess I'm going to have to delete my own post!
What I meant to say is that, as always, this really isn't an appropriate topic for DCSki. There are plenty of other forums and venues to debate this topic.
dcmidnight
As a former scientist back in my college days I have a real concern with the topic of global warming. The beauty of science is that it can be debated and discussed openly in a public forum. Ideas can be heard and hypothesis researched. Unfortunately, global warming has become such a political issue that debate is no longer welcome or even encouraged. If you speak out against global warming you are seen as a kook or a hack or a pro-oil lobbyist - or a Republican. There is no debate left in this field. You are either with Al Gore or you are an idiot and a fool and cast aside. This makes me sad. There are a lot of points left to debate in this field such as the affect that the human overpopulation and industrialization has had on the temperature of the Earth. But no one wants to debate anymore, just charge ahead with solutions. Solutions that may very well be right for part of the problem but they may have tremendous negative consequences elsewhere.
History is filled with things we knew with certainty about science - only to realize later we couldnt have been more wrong.
^^^^^^^^^ EXACTLY what he (Scott) said ^^^^^^^^^^
edit: added Scott because someone got their post in before I got mine
One day last week I was driving and Rush Limbaugh was on the radio when I turned it on and I heard him say something about a listener sending him an email about global warming being proved a deliberate "scam". He was all excited. Then after the commercial break he came back and said he had personally been scammed and the email was a hoax. Many of the words I heard him read from the email were identical or nearly identical to the article posted by Brad. Have we DCSkiers also been scammed, even SCOTT???
fishnski
Originally Posted By: Scott
Let's see.. Am I going to trust the scientific judgment of an attention-starved teleprompter reader who has absolutely no scientific background or education in this area?
...........AL GORE???.................................
The problem is widely acknowledged; the only debate at this point centers around the magnitude of the problem and what we can do about it.
......Spend Billions of our hard earned money of which a whole lot goes into these Scientists Pockets?..To fight a problem that is way too powerfull for man to control?..they(Scientists) got to eat too & to think that all the grant money they could recieve to help build up their projects & their pockets couldn't sway their "Opinions" is a little Naive!............
.................AL GORE?................................
...Just wondering somthing Scott...you got a thing for Dr. Hiedi Fliess of the Weather Channel?..The lady that does all those GW segments?..Don't let her charm sway you Scott..stay in control Buddy!....Oh & I thought that Mr Coleman had been with the Weather Channel for 6 years not 1.
PS..The Snow pack has really spread from asia/Siberia into Eastern Europe now & is looking real good..Arctic ice is progressing smoothly & the 5 day f-cast is for a rapid increase. We will be seeing up to 4 inches of snow in the higher elevations of West by God Va by Fri..the 2nd accum snow so far & its still not T-Giving..More snow I think for T-giving Weekend....Bottom line is ..Sure.. stay on top of polution but lets not get crazy with this GW Thing..It could really get out of control..STAY COOL!
Originally Posted By: bawalker
this should say it all. 6-7 years ago he *began* to hear about this? some environmental groups have been studying and warning about GW for at least 20 years! Greenpeace was warning about the global effects on the climate and greenhouse gasses from the slashing of the rainforests in the late 80's for god sake!
Going back 20 years?!!? Heck thats almost as far back as to when those same groups were screaming about the next ice age coming!.....Its snowing in the Alpps right now..
KevR
I may favor the weatherman on this, after all they usually get the next days weather forecast right on the money...
Actually I can see why folks want to be or are skeptical -- the weatherman themselves rarely get it "right", and their trend forecast is based on computer models.
Are not then science GW folks using computer models too? How can we trust that.
So yes as I understand it much of the scientific predictions are based on the fact that within the last few years climate models have been able to replicate the overall weather TREND of the 20th century... based on real data points as input, hit "start", get cup of coffee, output="matching avg temp trend line of 20th century"
Pretty cool stuff...
So -- second cup of coffee, second set of inputs for 21st century -- add in MORE CO2 (after all now we have china), MORE this, more that... (shows what i really know i don't even know what the real inputs are!)
Anyway -- HIT START -- results: 10 degrees warmer on avg in 100yrs, or whatever...
That's it in a nutshell I think -- at least for the temp, sea level predictions all that...
Then of course you have the real-data points FOLKS THINK reflect that warming: shrinking glaciers, rising sea levels, etc...
And finally the pesky bit about the carbon cycle...
Not to worry, peak oil will save us in the nick of time... :-)
Global warning has nothing to do with science, it's just politics. Now that they've done an impartial scientific study, we all know that the only scientists that have an agenda are the ones who don't believe in global warning the debate is over??? We can debate the current conclusions about climate change till H freezes over. you say the arctic ice cap is shrinking i say the antarctic ice cap is growing u say tomato i say tomata isn't this fun?
What really scares me is now that a lot of really bright people have drunk mother of the internet ozone owlgore's koolaid that we're going to start wasting a bunch of resourses on solving a ~problem~ that we don't know the magnitude of or whether it's just a naturally occuring phenomenom, yeah i know the earth is round but look at what a good job we did reversing the coming of that ice age that SCIENCTISTS 30 years ago warned was immenient.
I think many big decisions are made on less qualified data by people that run the world...
Having said that the *real* problem is we could wait until we are ABSOLUTELY sure all the glaciers have melted and the sea levels are 2 feet higher...
But then we can't put the dang genie back in the bottle...
So it's a bit easier but perhaps almost as painful to try to tape the bottle shut...
Lose a few wishes, who wants that?
Originally Posted By: fishnski
And through the magic of science, we're able to do some pretty clever things like looking at ice core samples that contain a detailed climactic and atmospheric record of the Earth going back thousands of years.
The data is simply overwhelming. Science is pretty good at producing data. The interpretation of the data is where theories come in and are tested. That's the traditional scientific method: gather data, produce theories, test theories. What's so alarming is that many of the theories are now being proven, and show that if anything, scientists were too conservative. But projecting into the future is tough, no question. Much of the science has centered around drawing correlations in the past.
I think it's very unfortunate that the issue has become political. Knowing some of the scientists doing this research day to day, I can tell you that they could care less that this has become a political issue -- they have no concern for that and don't pay attention to it at all. They have no agenda. They do not get funding from groups such as Greenpeace. They didn't watch an Inconvenient Truth. They are using state-of-the-art technologies to try and understand our world a little better.
Ultimately, solutions to the problem will of course have a political basis. The political system isn't set up well to react to problems like this. Any solution will hurt, and since politicians are constantly running for office, they'll be hesitant to support anything that hurts. And consider that some of the companies that profit so much from the status quo -- say, the big oil companies -- have record-breaking profits, and no shortage of lobbyists.
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I'm sorry but I cant agree that the data is simply overwhelming and the debate is by no means over as to why the Earth is warming. In August, NASA just took a big hit over having to revise their recent average US temperature figures down .2 degrees because of an error in the way they were not adjusting the temperature readings based on the time of day the readings were taken. New studies and data are coming in all the time. Just this morning there was a NASA report on CNN about circulation reversal in the Arctic current and that the changes in the Arctic climate may not in fact all be due to global warming. The study was conducted by NASA, NOAA and the University of Washington's Polar Science Center Applied Physics Laboratory.
"Our study confirms many changes seen in upper Arctic Ocean circulation in the 1990s were mostly decadal in nature, rather than trends caused by global warming,"
There is so much data and research going on every day that its simply irresponsible to jump to one conclusion or blindly race towards solutions when we cannot by any means say we have a grasp on what the problem even is. John Stossel has been doing a series of reports on 20/20 on the shunning of debate on global warming that has been pretty interesting.
As I stated in my previous post, it makes me sad that this is no longer a topic for spirited discussion or debate.
Except I don't think there is much debate within the community -- instead you have a few talking heads who amplify legit science debate for their own purposes that just confuses the lay public.
To me at its simplist the question to all the detractors -- How do you get around the basics of the carbon cycle?
Sure everyone is running around now trying to take real data points now and say "Oh look gw" -- and some of them are revising their conclusions one way or the other -- but none of that to me at least enhances or detracts from the basics of the carbon cycle which we seem to well understand, and which is at the heart of temp regulation on the planet...
So in the end we have to deal with that ...
I actually got a little more convinced about global warming by reading an anti-global warming website. It was run by a scientist but there was nonetheless this strain of "let's bat everything down the other side says" that was resulting not only in questioning people's motives, but their character and calling up conspiracy theories that were starting to grasp for black helicopters and tinfoil hats. Just to qualify that, I think there were a lot of good comments but toward the end there things were getting weird.
I think it's undebatable that temperatures have risen over the last 30 years. I think one thing that is still open for debate is the relative contribution of natural versus manmade causes, where man's contribution is somewhere north of zero and south of 100 (is that wide enough latitude? ). One of the problems then arises- until we know the contribution of human-based sources, it becomes difficult to build a good projection model. And until we have a good projection model, it's hard to assess what the coming century is going to bring in terms of climate change. Add to that: there are almost no regional models of what climate change will mean. Think about this: if the average didn't change at all, but every place that was warm saw an increase in 10 degrees of temperature and an elimination of preciptation, while every cool place saw a decrease of 10 degrees and a doubling of precipitation, would we be better off than having a uniform, one degree global change in temperature?
And therewith lies the final problem: what are the costs and benefits of continuing manmade forcings on the climate? That's where the discussion de facto becomes political, no matter how sound the science is, because we're arguing economics and morals at that point. It's the most contentious and least ageed-upon point of discussion, and I think a lot of the accusations about the science stem from people who worry about the political, economic, and moral ramifications of the evidence. So they shoot the messengers- the scientists. I think this holds true on both sides of the debate- I noticed that both sides are impatient to the point of rudeness with people who want to revisit the data or models... unless the revisiting results in their favor.
My own position is that we need (as a society and as a species) to be as adaptible as possible to whatever gets thrown at us climatologically. Even if man was having no impact whatsoever on the climate, the temperatures still might change drastically over the next 100 years... so then what? Right now they're already saying that natural factors will cause the Colorado River to be significantly lower for then next several decades... how does arguing about how much additional impact that man is having on that natural process help out the rapidly growing population in the Desert Southwest?
Even if we weren't impacting the climate, it would still benefit us to ask how we can move to an economy based on renewable resources, and even if we are impacting the climate, we still have to ask whether we're going to be better or worse off because of it.
By all means, keep working on the models to refine them and improve the data, that is one of the imperatives of science. But I think we're losing sight of the bigger picture: the prospect of climate change is making us aware of our vulnerabilities to natural conditions. What are some steps we can take to help make people- particularly people already at the margins- less vulnerable to long-term changes in nature? Reducing our impact on the climate might be one of those steps, but it's certainly not the only step that we need to consider.
There are those that suggest GW might have GOOD benefits which are is just arguing for something even LESS known than what we have now. It's not a good position I think to gamble on greater unknowns.
We are probably moving towards some rough regulation of the planet's weather systems by humans -- that's if we are lucky and smart. That's where we should be putting our energeries. Do we want it "about like it is now?", or "Nah, a bit colder.", or even, "Well maybe a bit warmer still..."
We are moving huge amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere that has been locked in the earth for eons, and then the side effect of that are secondary releases of more greenhouse gases from other natural sources such as permafrost and ice as the world warms a bit, thus providing a feedback mechanism into the system...
We *know* this is happening -- and we have measured fairly well the component of it that we are directly responsible for and some very likely results over the course of certain time spans due to these additional warming gases.
I don't think there is any debate to be had in this area... instead the debate centers around the details: rates, ranges, time spans, micro vs macro effects, etc...
So that leaves two rather simple choices: either figure out a way to re-capture the carbon from the atmosphere and regulate it, or stop producing it in the first place -- regulating it again.
That's it -- two choices. No more, no less.
boarderbabe
Bottom line is this.
If you recognize the threats and harms that we are doing to our planet, and are willing to make the sacrifices neccessary to bring things back into balance, then you "get it"
If you see this planet as something to be used at all costs as long as it does not interfere with your comfort and politics,
then you "just don't get it", and probably have suffered and will continue to suffer because you must live with yourself
Alright, Kev, it's put-up or shut-up time. I'll run my city my way, you run it your way, and we'll see whose right and whose house gets bulldozed for unreliable solar panels
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I don't want that pressure. I don't have the social capabilities to judge whether a flag is valid or not, especially in those cases where there is no clear violation of chat rules. Something like curses or offensive language I can just about judge that it's a valid flag. But more often than not, I simply cannot personally judge whether the flag is valid or invalid, and I feel like it's a waste of a potential flag judging to let me judge them. Especially considering the "Not sure" option actually is closer to "a little bit invalid" than it is to "don't ask me".
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Having those offensive messages from the flags appear on my screen on a regular level confronts me with the negative sides of the world, and it moves my scale closer to the sad level. I fear that too much of that negative stuff will make me sad, and eventually depressed. I obviously don't want that.
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The aim of the Lodge is to support those brethren beginning their climb up the Masonic ladder, helping them to gain knowledge of and confidence in speaking, Masonic Ritual. A Brother may practice any office of the Lodge from Tyler to Master, indeed many Brethren have found it useful to practice their next step on the Masonic ladder, for example practice the Senior Wardens chair whilst in the Junior Wardens chair.
During the season we will work the Installation Ceremony, the First Degree and Charge, the Second Degree and Tracing Board, and the Third Degree and Traditional History, opening and closing in full at all meetings.
Whilst the workings will be in accordance with Emulation Ritual there is no intent to change individual practices of particular Lodges. On the occasion were instances of individual Lodge Ritual not being in accordance with Emulation Ritual, these are met with the words "If that's what you do in your Lodge continue to do so in your Lodge".
Your first attendance at our meetings will cost you the princely sum of 50 pence. Should you enjoy the evening and wish to become a regular member then subscriptions are annually £5.00 with 50 pence at each meeting.


KETOPROFEN- POLYVINYL ALCOHOL CRYOGEL FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS Polyvinyl alcohol is a biocompatible polymer used very commonly both in pharmaceutical and medical fields. Being a water-soluble polymer, it is suitable for the manufacture of hydrogels as well as cryogels used for various medical applications. The present work describes the preparation, structural and physico-mechanical characterization of polyvinyl alcohol cryogels loaded with ketoprofen. By cryogenic technique the polymeric solutions are transformed under certain conditions into porous, elastic and very compressible structures. They are able to absorb a large amount of liquids that they give off by gentle compression. The prepared cryogels were evaluated for different physical, chemical and structural properties, as following: internal morphology, equilibrium swelling ratio and mechanical testing. The cryogel structures show good elasticity and optimal swelling at different temperatures. Due to these properties the studied cryogels are suitable for use in various medical applications involving liquid absorption, mechanical resistance and anti-inflammatory effect.


Alright. We are going to begin with a beautiful new energy here that coincides with the Full Moon. And it is one of Increasing Light, even though we're in Fall, approaching Winter. The energy that is present is that of Increasing Light.
The energy from this particular Full Moon can still be felt and will probably be good just until about the New Moon following it and the vibrancy will be that of "Create New Things", you know, follow through maybe with some previous plans, and create more opportunities.
Now, of course, as we get into Pluto going direct in Capricorn on the 26 of November, we will be putting on a special teleconference. We'll have a few more between now and New Year's Day and the special teleconferences will be literally for Light Workers to usher in that particular event as well for ongoing Shamanic training.
So now, it is Increasing the Light. It is more present. And any choices that you make toward increasing the light will be what the Light is used for. In other words, if you choose to increase your health, or you choose to increase your wealth, or you choose to enrich your relationships, or perhaps you want to expand your circle of influence for your service work. Whatever you choose to focus the energy upon will get the effect.
So let's work with the Increasing Light coming in through the Crown Chakra. Let's take a few minutes to breathe a bit and let the Light come in through the Crown Chakra. Now this may feel like a little bit of pressure; that's because it is an expanded light that is present now, almost like bringing Jupiter into the top of your head or something, a very very expanded energy. So really take a moment to feel it right there on top of the head and coming into the head and again maybe just a pinching sensation as the body adapts to the energy and then at some point something will relax and it will be quite comfortable.
This is a time of rapid growth and expansion and it is going to happen globally. It is also a time where anything can happen. You can create it miraculously and rapidly. You know people will say "No, that will take 10 years to get to that goal" and you find you can get there in a year and a half. Or you think "Well, it's going to take all day to clean up the garage" and it takes half a day. So it's a time to really move forward and accomplish as much as possible.
And I would remind you in night school as I call it, or when you're sleeping, that you can request before you go to sleep to maybe go learn more about astronomy or go learn more about how atomic particles function or go learn more about the ascension process. Or maybe take a healing class in your sleep or maybe go to a healing chamber and receive a healing while you are sleeping. So don't forget to specify what you would like as you are falling off to sleep.
Alright dear ones, this has been your Spirituality Article information for this particular week. We will continue to keep these inspirational messages coming.


Following the success of their first single 'Sun Stroke Heart', multi-national hard rock blues group SAMARKIND have announced their self-titled debut album will be released on 24th November 2017.
Featuring eight tracks and clocking in at 33 minutes, this short (but most definitely sweet) album release is set to be one of the highlights of the year for music fans who enjoy rock that's to the point and crafted with talent, passion and care.
Samarkind, which features charismatic Irish frontman David Paul Byrne (formally teenage wunderkind singer for successful hard rock band Assassin – a time that saw him tour with Def Leppard, Status Quo, WASP, Manowar and more – and featured vocalist on 80's cult movie 'Trick Or Treat' starring Ozzy Osbourne and Gene Simmons), showcase sublime vocals which are accompanied by the talents of sensational Polish guitarist Michal Kulbaka, Ireland's Mark Dempsey on bass guitar, and South African born drummer Marius Appelgryn.
Recorded at Westland Studio in Dublin with producer Alwyn Walker; Samarkind's self-titled debut album is a classy affair that delivers quality soundscapes and stunning, memorable hooks weaving a tapestry throughout the eight tracks.
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A country owes its freedom to soldiers who defend their values by fighting in wars, sometimes giving up their own freedom for their people they swore to protect.
Remembrance day has been held every 11th of November since the end of the World War I. It is a day where members of the UK and the Commonwealth countries celebrate soldiers who fell during WWI and other wars.
World War I ended at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, and this year, 2018, marked its first centenary.
The day which was originally called Armistice Day and was marked only by remembering the fallen of the WWI, but it was renamed Remembrance Day after the end of World War II in 1945.
On Remembrance Day, members of the Royal Family pay their respects to the fallen heroes by laying wreaths and attending various services.
A two-minute silence is also held by the nation at-large at 11 am on the 11th of November.
It is customary for people to wear a poppy around this time to celebrate the fallen soldiers.
Recently, it has been noted that the Queen, who is the highest member of the British royal family, has been wearing many poppies, usually ranging from three to five.
There has been many speculations about the meaning behind the multiple poppies. A theory has claimed that the extra poppies could be a representation of the various services in the war. These are the Army, Navy, RAF, Civil Defence and women.
While there is no definite conclusion about the reason why the Queen wears many roses, interest was peaked about the multiple poppies when the Duchess of Cambridge was also spotted wearing three poppies in 2017.
Another theory suggests that the Queen doesn't wear five individual flowers, but rather a single corsage made up of five poppies.
This theory was backed up by Kate's trio of puppies last year, which only had one stem.
It really could just be a fashion statement by the Queen and by Kate, but we will never know for sure unless Her Royal Majesty talks about it.
While we wait to find out about for her reasons, we commend the incredible efforts of the royal family at remembering those who had served in the wars.


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You've unpacked your printer, slapped a few prints through and you now want to tweak a few things to get better or more tricky prints out, so, what's first? This post outlines some of the lessons I learnt along my journey that I didn't find out anywhere on the net. More specifically the bits behind why settings are set the way they are, and what you are aiming at.
One of the first things that happens when you switch your new printer on is that the bed needs 'leveling'. But this is more than just leveling, you're also setting the gap between the nozzle and the bed as well and if you do this wrong you're in a whole world of pain. A few printers now and more coming soon will do a self level and this takes out the guesswork, but if you have a current model with manual setup you're in for a journey. No one really seems to outline what you're aiming for. From hours of fiddling I think the general idea is to get the bed level for the most part, but the bed as close to the nozzle as possible without actually touching it.
The Ultimaker has a drive spindle at the back of the unit so you start here and it's a 2 step process. First you get the nozzle about a millimeter away. I do this with a thin piece of 'regular' A4 paper folded in half 3 times. I also take one piece of paper for the second step in a minute. You basically raise the bed until the paper feels like there is some pressure when sliding it under the nozzle. Pressing the dial moves the print head to the front left. There is a screw here that raises or lowers the bed, try to get the same pressure. Pressing the dial again does the same thing for the front right.
The second step is the crucial step. This is where you use the single piece of paper and need to get a bit of pressure when sliding under the nozzle. If you look closely (which is difficult with a glass bed and the reflection) you should see a tiny gap. If you move the bed one more notch of the dial, you may hear the motor change noise, but the nozzle will touch the bed you want to back it off this one single notch... that's the back done. Next you need to get the same gap at the front with the screws.
If your bed is not level, you'll end up with a very thin first layer at one side, while possibly extruding plastic into think air on the other. If you have the wrong gap set, you will have one of the issues for an uneven bed, but the problems are worse than this. Basically if you don't have an even coating where the layer being put down touches itself on the passes, you will have adhesion problems. Basically this means that the model may move around at some point and you'll end up with spaghetti. There are 2 ways to combat this if your gap is bigger than expected.
Pritt-Stick can be used to coat the glass on the Ultimaker, as it's heated, it will give substantial extra grip. Removal of your model may be 'fun'.
Blue painters tape can be put down on the glass as well. this has pores in it that the plastic can adhere to better. Some will most likely stick to your model when you remove it.
The (possible) downside to a perfectly set gap is that you end up with a mirror finish on the bottom and a slight lip on the print.
The complimentary parameter to the bed height is the temperature the nozzle uses to melt the filament. Incorrectly setting this parameter can have some wide reaching issues and the temperature is dependent on the material, but the easiest way to demonstrate it is with the first layer of your print. So you've set the bed height to the closest setting to the nozzle without touching and the plastic you uses then you use the temperature to control how solid this layer is. The more solid, the more mirror like and the bigger the lip, but also the better adhesion to the bed without any glue or tape. The cooler, the more rounded the filament so the more gap, less adhesion, but a more uniform print (i.e. you can't tell which side is down).
In this image, the gap is set fine, but the temperature is set to the 'default' for PLA, which is a little cool for PLA/PHA. Note the wirey look. I'll go into what all those other wirey bits are in a moment.
Here is a pic demonstrating the mirror finish where you can't see any filament at all, but note the edge... these are sharp.
This, in my opinion is the perfect setting. You still see a rough-ish surface, but its mostly smooth, and there are no sharp edges.
I touched on the difference for PLA and PLA/PHA above. Different materials use different temperatures, actually they have different ranges and this can be a bit confusing. The Default for PLA is about 210 degrees, but that's for pretty pure PLA. If you have a whacky colour it has additives in it which mean you need to bump up the temperature a bit. How much is 'a bit'? Unfortunately, trial and error will tell you.
I predominantly use ColorFabb PLA/PHA now and the box comes with the temperature range on it, but I use it as a guide. For example the Lila says 195-220, I use 220. The Leaf Green says 190-210, I use 220... These are the settings I found work for me... chances are they will change in the winter.
For those printers lucky enough to have a heated bed, this can significantly help with adhesion and thereby reduce the need for rafts or brims or any support requirements to increase the surface area that touches the bed... although without these, you actual print may lift at the corners, more on these later.
The Ultimaker also comes with a glass bed so you have an excellent platform. The temperature keeps the plastic a little soft and rubbery and the glass provides a good sticking platform. When the bed cools after the print completes, the model lifts off without any pressure at all, it is truly wonderful. Obviously if you use the glue stick you're in for a serious job removing a large print involving lots of cold water to make the glue a little brittle and the plastic print shrink, and then lots of warm water to clean the bottom of your print.
I have found the default of 70 degrees works fine for PLA and PLA/PHA. If it were hotter the bottom layer could liquefy a little and make your print wonky, as well as sharpen the edges a lot. Too cool and you lose the adhesion properties.
Supports are quite a tricky thing. You need a gap so they don't fully adhere to the model, but not to much of a gap so the print has a loose underside. That's not a euphemism. I found a blog that outlined the makerbot implementation. they reckon a gap of 0.25mm. You'll need to adjust this setting in Cura in the expert settings panel. It's called "Distance Z(mm)" under the support section.
There is also another setting "Distance X/Y" and this defines the space required around the support structure. This is really just so it doesn't form part of the layer and needs to have a decent distance to allow for error and to get something in behind to wedge it off later.
I've not tweaked any of the other Cura defaults for Supports.
I love the makerbot rafts, they work so well. Cura is currently pants at them, but there is an update in the works.
Basically a raft sticks to the print bed by having a big solid bottom layer and then allows for the print to 'sit' on this. You then peel the raft off the print and it has a nice consistent feel so you can't tell which side was down when printed. This is important if you have a model that doesn't have a defined "down". A good example of this is the makerbolt.
The downside of rafts is that you use more plastic... you'll need to decide whether this is worth it.
The downside with this is that the cleanup can take a while longer. If you have my perfect bed height and temperature setting as shown above, the brim can pull away nicely. Also above I mentioned I would explain what all the wirey bits were. They are a brim having been printed with an inappropriate temperature and height set. The filaments in the same layer don't fuse properly so it isn't a layer, more a laying down of plastic wire.
Your 3D model in Blender (or whatever you use) is not a solid model, it is really just a surface and you need to decide what you want to do with it when you get to printing it. First of all the surface is a shell and you need to give it a thickness. Best if this is a factor of the nozzle diameter. In the case of the Ultimaker, it has a 0.4mm nozzle so a good shell is the default 0.8mm. This will run round the outside of the shape twice. Once will be faster, but twice just gives you a bit more resilience and strength.
Once you've done the shell the rest of the model is basically empty in this technology. In Laser Sintering and Stereolithography this means there will be untreated material in there. Not a real biggie but it will increase the cost and weight. For Filament printing, in order to add this weight and strength you need to add a grid internally. The amount of grid in the model is the Infill percentage. 0% is completely empty and 100% is solid. Choosing the amount of this requires you understanding a couple of other factors.
First of all, does your model have a flat top anywhere? if so, is there a wide gap? This is called bridging. If you have a big gap there is a chance your printer will not be able to lay a filament strand accurately and without sagging. If you use some infill, you are effectively building internal supports. tweaking the nozzle temp will affect your printers ability to perform this bridging - the hotter, the more sagging.
The shell thickness is best as a function of the nozzle thickness. In the Z axis, because of the control over layer thickness yo don't necessarily want the same thickness. You definitely want a couple of layers to ensure your top and bottom have a few layers as this adds strength, but too thick and you end up with a much slower print - infill is much faster if it's less than 100%.
The first layer of your print is quite crucial in that its the layer that sticks to the bed. Generally you want a pretty thick first layer and generally regardless of the actual print resolution. the default of 0.2mm is pretty good.
The print layer thickness is basically the resolution of your final print. 0.2mm is a chunky but fast print, 0.1mm is a standard but slower (twice as many layers) print, and 0.06mm is a high quality print on the Ultimaker. The Ultimaker says it will go to 20 microns (0.02mm) From my testing any additional resolution past 0.06mm does not increase the value of the print given the time the print takes to arrive.
These are the exact same files, the one of the left is printed at 0.2mm and you can see a surface texture as the layer takes shortcuts as it averages out the layers. The print on the right is printed at 0.1mm and the texturing is appreciably less.
There are various speeds than can be controlled. Slowing things down has some good advantages, basically the print is more accurate as the motors are less likely to skip steps, also any drag from the filament at higher elevations is lowered so you can generally get taller prints without the need for additional adhesion types. The other upside is that each layer has additional time to cool before you put hot plastic on top again. This makes the print a lot stronger and it warps a lot less. On the Ultimaker you can also specify a minimum layer time - if the layer will finish quicker than this, the print is slowed for the reasons mentioned above.
Travel speed you generally want quite high, as the filament is retracted a little bit which cuts it off from the print, then the head moves to the new location and starts printing again, the less time the filament is not being heated the less likely you are to get a jam or dodgy join point.
I started with PLA, and this was a hard plastic that produced nice prints for the most part. I then moved to PLA/PHA which was a lot more flexible but because of this, the makerbolt no longer worked as well since the rubbing of the parts would not wear the surface enough for it to loosen satisfactorily. Are you stating to see the mine field this area has?
I have not tried ABS, and probably won't in the short term because of the amount of PLA/PHA I use and you need to go though a nozzle purge which scares me at the moment. I ordered a reel of wood fill, but again, I'm scared to dissassemble the nozzle when it blocks. I am looking forward to getting some LayBrick and playing with that. Other stuff like the ninjaflex doesn't hold much draw for me right now, but I think it may for better fitting lids for things and a lot more flexibility.
Well, that's the key settings I had to fiddle with to get decent prints out. There is no one set of settings that will work in all cases and each print takes a few goes to get right until you get the hang of what your slicer is telling you. Careful planning while creating your model to ensure parts are always at least a factor of your nozzle width will help a lot. Basically though, you will have to trial and error your way though with this type of printing.
Next, my thoughts on the future.


Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chair Dana Murphy came up short Tuesday in her bid to become the state's lieutenant governor, losing a runoff for the Republican nomination.
Murphy was bested by former state GOP Chairman Matt Pinnell, who received 58.1% of the vote to her 41.9%. Murphy beat Pinnell in a four-way primary in June, winning 45.8% of the vote to Pinnell's 35.69%, less than the 50% required to avoid a runoff.
Only 295,132 Oklahomans cast ballots in the runoff, compared to 429,483 in the primary.
Pinnell will face Democrat Anastasia Pittman, a state senator from Oklahoma City, on Nov. 6.
In a concession statement issued Tuesday night, Murphy thanked supporters and called for cooperation at the State Capitol. Murphy campaigned as a problem-solver and made it a point to crisscross the state and visit as many residents as she could.
The lieutenant governor's office is seen as a stepping stone to the governor's mansion. Outgoing Gov. Mary Fallin served three terms in the higher office, but current Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb failed to make it out of this year's Republican gubernatorial primary.
Murphy, 58, a petroleum geologist and lawyer, has sat on the OCC since 2009. Her current terms ends in 2022. She is also a past chair and current member of SPP's Regional State Committee. (See Oklahoma Regulator Sets Sights on Higher Office.) She was applauded for not running negative ads during the two-month runoff campaign.
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A proposed Rhode Island power plant has lost its planned cooling water source, and its developers are asking state siting officials for another month to secure a new one.


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Don't even THINK about throwing in the towel on summer just yet. There's still plenty of time to do all those things you said you would do back in May. And in case you're looking for a few more things to add to that summer bucket list, we pulled together five ways to play tourist in your own town…with a pint of Coney Island, of course.
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Giant "Sea Dragon" Ichthyosaur Is One Of UK's Greatest Ever Fossil Finds
Jan 10 2022, 16:07 UTC
"It is a truly unprecedented discovery," said Dr Dean Lomax. Image credit: Anglian Water
Beneath the Jurassic clay of England's East Midlands, the remains of a real-life sea monster have been discovered. It isn't a mythical beast, nor even a misidentified squid, but the most remarkable fossilized remains of an ichthyosaur ever discovered in Britain
The 180 million-year-old ichthyosaur fossil was first found by Joe Davis, Conservation Team Leader at Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, during the routine draining of a lagoon island at Rutland Water back in February 2021. The fragile remains were excavated in August and September 2021 by a team of paleontologists and their findings were publicly revealed just this week.
Measuring some 10 meters (~33 feet) from snoot to tail, the fossil is thought to be the largest and most complete example of an ichthyosaur fossil ever discovered in Britain. The skull alone measures a colossal 2 meters (6.5 feet) in length – that's about the size of one fairly tall paleontologist – and weighs just under a tonne.
Ichthyosaur skull. Image credit: Anglian Water
"It is a truly unprecedented discovery and one of the greatest finds in British palaeontological history," Dr Dean Lomax, a paleontologist and world-leading ichthyosaur expert, said in a statement.
"To put this find into context for the public, in the world of British paleontology, the discovery is like finding a complete Tyrannosaurus rex out in the Badlands of America, only this Jurassic giant was found in a nature reserve in Rutland, of all places!"
Analyzing and excavating the fossil was no small feat. Recovering and collecting the fossil took a huge amount of expertise and over 14 days of fieldwork. Prior to this, the researchers had to painstakingly document the remains using thousands of photographs and a technique called photogrammetry, from which they created a 3D model of the specimen. Dr Lomax and the team will continue to work on the research and hope to publish academic papers on the incredible find in the near future.
3D model of the Ichthyosaur fossil. Image credit: ThinkSee3D
Ichthyosaurs were famously discovered by English paleontologist Mary Anning in the early 19th century. The creatures swam the Earth's oceans from around 250 million years ago to 90 million years ago when they fell into extinction. Samples of the Jurassic clay taken from around this newly discovered fossil suggest the animal lived around 181.5 to 182 million years ago.
Whatever you do, don't call them dinosaurs (unless you want to really annoy paleontologists). Although certain species of ichthyosaur lived in the Triassic, Jurassic, and parts of the Cretaceous period, this gang of extinct marine reptiles represents a separate band of animals to dinosaurs. It's believed they evolved from a group of land reptiles that returned to the sea. Although these resemble dolphins or whales, this is just an example of convergent evolution, whereby similar features evolve among distantly related species to adapt to similar pressures.
This is what the Ichthyosaur might have looked like. Image credit: Bob Nicholls
Speaking about this latest discovery, marine reptile specialist Dr Mark Evans added: It's a highly significant discovery both nationally and internationally but also of huge importance to the people of Rutland and the surrounding area. If our identification of the ichthyosaur is correct, as a species called Temnodontosaurus trigonodon, this will provide new details on the geographic range of the species as it hasn't been confirmed from the UK before."


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L'église du Sacré-Cœur, située rue d'Estienne d'Orves à Eaubonne dans le Val-d'Oise, est un édifice affecté au culte catholique.

Dans les années 1930, l'église Sainte-Marie est trop exiguë pour la population de la ville. On décide alors la construction d'un nouveau sanctuaire, financé par les dons des paroissiens.

La première pierre a été posée en 1931. L'édifice est inauguré en présence de Mgr Benjamin-Octave Roland-Gosselin et de l'abbé Martin Chaix, curé de la ville.

Le grand orgue, qui date de 1955, est de la maison Roethinger. La console comprend 2 claviers de 56 notes et pédalier de 30 notes. 12 jeux (10 réels).

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Église dans le Val-d'Oise
Eaubonne
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import '@storybook/addon-links/register';
import '@storybook/addon-events/register';


Ghostbusters Reboot Looks Like Sexism Ain't Dead!
Ghostbusters Reboot Looks Like Sexism Ain't Dead!
GHOSTBUSTERS – Official Trailer on YouTube 2 mins 37 seconds long.
Looks like sexism ain't dead!
You know what would be hilarious.
I don't know why, but I don't see that occurring.
I've not seen the movie yet, I'm not keen on the actress Melissa McCarthy, I've not enjoyed the roles she's played in other movies like Identity Thief. Not familiar with the others in the movie. I did laugh a few times at the Ghostbusters trailer, so good chance I'll enjoy the movie.
I enjoyed the original Ghostbusters movie at the time (I was a teenager: 14 years old), today though I find Bill Murray's role creepy!
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Remembering The Fallen: The 4th Annual Murph Design is here for 2018.
On June 28, 2005, three of four SEALS on the ground (Murphy, Dietz, Axelson) were killed during combat operations in support of Operation Red Wings. On the same day, a QRF of eight Navy SEALs and 8 Army Night Stalkers were also killed when the MH-47 helicopter that they were aboard was shot down by enemy fire in the vicinity of Asadabad, Afghanistan in Kumar Province.
Yet, Red Wings claimed 19 lives, they are commemorated, along with "Murph" on this years edition of the shirt you have to be in for the upcoming WOD this Memorial Day.
RX this with a vest… men at 20lbs and woman at 14lbs.


Good location, easily accessible and with at least one more choice for a backdrop other than the usual white/black/monochrome backgrounds. A bit larger than usual studios as their photos and website advertised some areas that piqued my interest.
Lots of places to possibly shoot right? Nice curtains a nice couch, even some water and possibly an area to maybe get a snack.
There were decorative lamps, and a nice setup. Which was not present during our visit.Am honestly wondering WHEN they took these photos. As the place looks like it's been ransacked compared to the photos they advertise the place with.
It's the same as other studios maybe even less. They had 5 lights in total, a huge reflector and 4 colours for the backdrops and a minimum rental of 3 hours.
Now of course the lights were pretty satisfactory, but seriously I was looking for the sofa and the areas that looked available in their website. It wasn't anywhere.
Can't stress this enough: If you're a studio, you DO NOT TAKE PICTURES of THINGS or AREAS that won't be available to people who rent your place. Or at least INFORM THEM. Is there a minimum fee to when we can see their place all snazzed up like the images they use on their websites? Marketing won't make up all your sales, if you can't keep loyal customers.
There was a toilet bowl at my back, as their 'dressing room' was a comfort room, it was far enough that I had space to change but not comfortable enough that it was out of my way.
And was sweating while I was changing and take note I CHANGE REALLY FAST, this says a lot about comfort levels and the consideration of possibly having more than one model. You will have to share a seriously small space or take turns. There's an outer area to the comfort room covered by a mere curtain. No way to actually lock that part or even signal that you're still indecent and they shouldn't open the curtains. There was a makeup 'table' which was at least one of the things that I wanted and was actually there.
The dark area on the left hand side of the picture is the bright and shiney kitchen area on their website and on the first image of this post. Now, does that seem friendly and welcoming to you? All it said to me was, "KEEP OUT".
Slightly rude, the lovely lady that showed us around wasn't exactly warm but she was straight to the point and moved fast. But, she wasn't really into saying where was what and what other things was included and was possible to borrow. She just asked about which color we wanted, set it up and answered questions about dressing areas and whatnot. After that she went back to a room. I liked the fact that she stayed out of the way and didn't get too involved. But she could've taken a little effort to entertain the "Do you have other chairs" question.
Worse bit: She let other customers who were around 20 minutes early in WHILE WE were still shooting. If the place had a waiting area, then sure they should GO AHEAD and do that. But it was small and the other people were staring at me while I did poses.
Now, it might be normal for most people to be stared at because they're in costume. BUT I was RENTING a PRIVATE STUDIO for good reason, if I was comfortable with being ogled I wouldn't have rented. Main point, she should've asked us first. What's the harm? At least there's a level of respect. WE ARE PAYING for the PLACE at 500 an hour.
But if money is no object and all you want is that white background/black background look and a studio that is in Makati? Then this is the place for you. It's a straight to the point "STUDIO" with 5 lights, 4 background colours, lots of monoblock chairs, air conditioning, makeup tables, and a nice black stool. Don't expect the things you see on their website though as I sure did and look what I saw? There was that extra speakers that took the place of the lovely chairs. The couch was nowhere and there was even a piece of rope or wire hanging from one window to the other.
Remember, I am an unbiased customer who merely paid and used services on a normal day as a normal citizen. This is how they treat normal customers. It's not half bad but it's like being on a blind date. With some amount of information with you, and then you see that girl and you find out she's not even 18 yet.
Something like that, as vague as it is I came there expecting something worthwhile and all I got was a bare studio with cockroaches, and a cramped comfort room for dressing up.
They're also a "Talent Agency" so maybe they do that quite well. I wouldn't know but really take what you see here as what it is. A point of view of just another customer.


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CITI OPEN
S. HSIEH/V. Gracheva
Q. What are your thoughts on that match? There were a lot of ups and downs in that match.
SU-WEI HSIEH: Yeah, it was not easy. She was changing a lot in the match and she was improving when she was down, so it was very tough.
Q. How did you mentally stay on course?
SU-WEI HSIEH: I was not thinking too much, but I was thinking it's very important on 6-All because I was holding my service since after 3-2, the final set. So I was like, yeah, I got a point, next one I make it, and I make it.
Q. She's obviously very young. What about her game impressed you?
SU-WEI HSIEH: Yes, it was better than I think because I was trying to hit it a little bit harder and then she's not giving a lot of mistakes, and I just keep leaving it somewhere else, not in the court, so she giving me some pressure, and I give myself some pressure. So I tried to handle the pressure on the court and sometimes she managed it pretty well and sometimes she get me. There was so much up and down, like you say.
Q. She's a teenager, but when you were 15 you were on the Challenger circuit. What do you think of all these young players coming up, and do you have any advice or wisdom for them? What would you say to them?
SU-WEI HSIEH: The new generation was different than my generation because now they are more powerful and they have better assistants to help them, and you can see there are so many young girls coming on the tour that play really well. They know every shot, they can serve with speed. I don't want to see the number on the board.
Q. This is your first event since winning Wimbledon doubles; how were your emotions after that big event, and did that change your schedule? Did that change your preparation, anything like that?
SU-WEI HSIEH: You know, after I have two Grand Slam doubles, I was thinking I would not get too excited after I win another one, but that was pretty exciting. I don't know, but I was like surprised, and it was an amazing moment to win again with Barbara because we was helping each other and supporting each other and we were smiling on the court. Everything was really, really good. Even when we were not doing good, we would say, it's okay, we had fun, we enjoy it, and it was a lot of fun with Barbara, yes.
Q. Afterwards, Barbara went to No. 1, and you said when you were going to the court that you were thinking about that a lot, but when you stepped on the court and started to play, you forgot about it. You didn't have any pressure. You weren't worried about the No. 1?
SU-WEI HSIEH: Before the match, I was thinking, wow, she's going to be No. 1 if we're in. But when I go on the court I was very focused, so that's very good.
Q. So you don't remember when you were No. 1?
SU-WEI HSIEH: That was a long time ago.
Q. Have you been to Washington before? What do you think of Washington as a city? Do you like it here?
SU-WEI HSIEH: It's pretty nice. I went to White House, and they say you need to get the paperwork from the embassy, so I hope I can stay a little bit longer and go to the embassy and get the paperwork to go to the White House.
Q. Anything else you've seen in Washington, too?
SU-WEI HSIEH: Any suggestions?
Q. Yeah, sure. I don't know if you like museums but we have a lot of free museums.
SU-WEI HSIEH: You have very good museums. I see the Chinese girl, and they have a small Chinese girl, they do it with the Chinese guy, the beautiful woman with the clothes has a wing and flying on the sky and was like this big. But it was a long time ago. I think it's a very meaning one. It was amazing. I don't remember which museum.
Q. What are your goals for the hard court season, singles and doubles? Any goals?
SU-WEI HSIEH: Sleep good, eat good, and I hope I can go to the museum and the zoo and try to find a steak to eat. The steak is famous American food, right? Steak, hamburger, french fries is not American --
Q. French fries can be.


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#include <aws/ecs/model/MountPoint.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/json/JsonSerializer.h>

#include <utility>

using namespace Aws::Utils::Json;
using namespace Aws::Utils;

namespace Aws
{
namespace ECS
{
namespace Model
{

MountPoint::MountPoint() :
    m_sourceVolumeHasBeenSet(false),
    m_containerPathHasBeenSet(false),
    m_readOnly(false),
    m_readOnlyHasBeenSet(false)
{
}

MountPoint::MountPoint(const JsonValue& jsonValue) :
    m_sourceVolumeHasBeenSet(false),
    m_containerPathHasBeenSet(false),
    m_readOnly(false),
    m_readOnlyHasBeenSet(false)
{
  *this = jsonValue;
}

MountPoint& MountPoint::operator =(const JsonValue& jsonValue)
{
  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("sourceVolume"))
  {
    m_sourceVolume = jsonValue.GetString("sourceVolume");

    m_sourceVolumeHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("containerPath"))
  {
    m_containerPath = jsonValue.GetString("containerPath");

    m_containerPathHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("readOnly"))
  {
    m_readOnly = jsonValue.GetBool("readOnly");

    m_readOnlyHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  return *this;
}

JsonValue MountPoint::Jsonize() const
{
  JsonValue payload;

  if(m_sourceVolumeHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("sourceVolume", m_sourceVolume);

  }

  if(m_containerPathHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("containerPath", m_containerPath);

  }

  if(m_readOnlyHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithBool("readOnly", m_readOnly);

  }

  return payload;
}

} // namespace Model
} // namespace ECS
} // namespace Aws


Laptops aren't great for note-taking. But who wants to write everything down and then decipher their scribbles before typing it all into their computer? Enter Tablet PCs, possibly the perfect solution to this problem.
Users can input handwritten notes directly and many models even have a record audio option, says Thomas Baumgaertner, of Microsoft Germany.
The device has proven particularly useful in the business world. Other consumers, however, might be unimpressed.
A Tablet PC is not necessarily a notebook with a touch-sensitive screen, but rather any notebook that uses the Tablet PC operating system from Windows XP, says Juergen Rink of the Hanover-based c't magazine.
The most important distinction between these variants is whether the device has integrated handwriting recognition.
"There are two models of Tablet PCs," says Petra Kleine, product manager for Tablet PCs with Fujitsu Siemens in Bad Homburg. They are called Slade and Convertible.
The Slade sits in the user's hand like a writing tablet, with only a few buttons on the side to turn the device on or off or to regulate the volume. Unlike a standard laptop, it has no keyboard.
Users input data at fingertip on the screen or by using a special stylus.
The Convertible is essentially a notebook with a standard keyboard, but with a display sitting on a special ball joint.
"The screen can be turned in any direction and even lie flat on top of the computer," says Kleine. Thus, the Convertible can be set up to look just like the Slade.
Most tablets look like the Slade or the Convertible. There are some exceptions. Acer has a notebook with a screen that turns at a 90-degree angle from the computer or slides on top of the computer.
It makes a difference whether information is entered with a special electromagnetic stylus, fingers or a standard stylus, like the one accompanying most PDAs, especially if a user plans to work with graphics.
Only the special stylus reacts to pressure on the screen, says Rink, just like working with pencil and paper. These models only work with the special stylus. If your finger accidentally hits the tablet, no input is registered.
The tablet's hardware is otherwise not very different from most laptops. Still, one should not compare apples and oranges. The tablet is best sized up alongside a mini-notebook, devices with diagonal displays of 12 inches. Rink says neither device has a particularly powerful graphics chips as it often gets too hot in the smaller housings.
That means computer gamers or others who need superior graphics will be disappointed with a tablet. In truth, the tablets are generally sold only to companies.
"This is something for brokers and stock markets," says Jaroslav Smyczek, of Niedersachsen's Customer Centre in Hanover. It's easier to see quality inspection agents or doctors using these devices.
Still, the devices are great when stretching out on the sofa and listening to music or playing a DVD. Using Office applications is no problem. But the price might be a stumbling block for many potential customers.
While a good notebook might top out at â,¬800, a Tablet PC might cost twice that or more. "Many customers would rather grab a notebook," says Smyczek.
Anyone who still opts for a Tablet PC should pay attention to the brightness of the display, advises Kleine. There is no point in trying to use it if the display is impossible to see while sitting on a balcony in daylight. Certain devices are equipped with special screens to enable use under strong sunlight. But those models can easily cost more than â,¬2Â 000.


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Orfelia flavomarginata är en tvåvingeart som först beskrevs av Enrico Adelelmo Brunetti 1912.  Orfelia flavomarginata ingår i släktet Orfelia och familjen platthornsmyggor. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Where is Love Island filmed, how to holiday there and where to stay
The ITV2 dating programme, which has become one of the year's surprise TV hits, scored an average of 1.8 million viewers this week
David Bentley
Love Island continued its display of strength in audience numbers as the latest episode ended in several steamy encounters.
The ITV2 dating programme, which has become one of the year's surprise TV hits, scored an average of 1.8 million viewers during Monday's broadcast with a peak of 2 million according to overnight ratings.
Monday's audience numbers were just slightly down from Sunday's ratings - the biggest the show has ever had - which saw it break the 2 million mark with an average of 2.1 million and peak of 2.4 million viewers.
These marked the highest ratings on ITV2 since an episode of The Xtra Factor in October 2012 got 2.2 million.
Love Island has, on occasion, beaten its rival programmes in the 9pm timeslot on BBC Two and Channel 4, and its average viewers have recently been more than double that of reality TV giant Big Brother on Channel 5.
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The series sees a group of single people put in a luxury villa on the Balearic island in the hope of finding love.
It's located near the quiet town of Sant Llorenç des Cardassar on Majorca's east coast.
Whether or not either of those options appeals in any way, Majorca is a fantastic choice for a sunshine holiday.
So here is all you need to know.
How much are flights?
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Birmingham Airport does offer flights to Palma, Majorca, through several airlines so what sort of deals can you get?
Jet2 , which started flying from Birmingham in March, has a 10 per cent sale.
It has flights in July from as little as £47 (outbound) and £30 (back). Outbound flight prices drop to £26 later in the year.
You can also fly direct from Birmingham with Ryanair, Monarch or Thomas Cook.
Monarch is offering cheap flight deals for Birmingham to Majorca, from £35 in July, and from £30 during August.
Or you could look at Skyscanner , which lists flights from Birmingham to Majorca in July priced as low as £22 and in August from as little as £26.
Flight time from Birmingham to Majorca is around 2 hrs 15 mins.
What about package holidays?
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Jet2holidays is among the places offering package holidays from Birmingham to Majorca.
Its website offers the following description of the resort: "Majorca has a whole host of wonders ready to entice you.
"There's electric nightlife and a culture-rich capital, lush countryside and towering mountains, as well as friendly resorts and peaceful coves. Everything's encircled by gorgeous beaches, too.
"On top of that, you'll have a huge range of activities to choose from, including theme parks, waterparks and stunning cycling routes."
Expect to pay from £460 for return flights plus seven nights' stay, £533 for 10 nights and from £694 for 14 nights, based on two adults sharing a room.
Majorca is ranked 13th in TripAdvisor's Top 25 destinations in Europe.
(Image: iStockphoto)
August is the hottest month in Majorca with average daily temperatures of 25 C (77 F).
July, which has averages of 24 C (75 F), is the sunniest month on the island, with around 13 hours of sunshine a day.
Sunbathers will no doubt enjoy the cooling local breeze called the embat, created when heat rises above the island and allows cooler air to be drawn inland from the sea.
Humidity is low but when there is no breeze, the temperature can rise into the high 30s.
October has the most rain (it will rain on 7 days of the month, on average) and July the least with rain expected on just one day of the month.
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LeBron seeks answers in death of friend's sister
November 5, 2020 by SPORT INFORMERS 0 Comments
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are reeling from the shooting death of Ericka Weems, the 37-year-old older sister of Cavs director of scouting Brandon Weems.
James took to Twitter on Wednesday to make a plea for any information connected to the shooting. Weems was discovered Monday afternoon in the bedroom of her home in James' hometown of Akron, Ohio. She was the victim of a gunshot wound to the head.
Akron Police have not announced any arrests or identified any suspects, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. A message left by ESPN with the Akron Police Department was not immediately returned.
"My brother's sister was murdered this past weekend in her home! My brother family need answers to why and by whom," James wrote in part on Twitter. "My city I need y'all to go to work and find out who did this awful, shameful, disgusting thing to such a caring, loving angel!"
Weems, who previously owned a daycare center in Columbus, Ohio, ran a daycare service out of her residence in West Akron.
"She had a passion and love for children," Brandon Weems told News 5 ABC Cleveland. "She could get kids to say and do things that even their parents couldn't do."
James and Brandon Weems grew up a grade apart and played youth sports together through high school, where they teamed on the nationally ranked program at St. Vincent-St. Mary's.
Weems' mother, Brenda Lewis-Weems, was James' godmother. She died in 2006 shortly before James' NBA playoff debut. He dedicated his 32-point, 11-rebound, 11-assist maiden postseason performance to her memory.
While James went on to NBA stardom, the 33-year-old Weems was an All-American at NAIA Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. After college coaching stints at the University of Kentucky, Drexel University and Oakland University, he was hired by the Cavs as a college scout in 2015. He was promoted to director of scouting in 2017 and remains with the organization even after James left Cleveland to join the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018.
"The entire Cavaliers organization was terribly saddened to learn about the recent tragic death of Brandon Weems' sister Ericka," Cavs general manager, Koby Altman, said in a statement. "Our hearts are heavy and filled with pain over this senseless act. We express our deepest condolences to Brandon, the entire Weems family, their loved ones, and the Akron community. We will be with Brandon throughout this extremely difficult time and will offer our assistance and resources to help find justice for Ericka."
ESPN's Eric Woodyard contributed to this report.


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STEM Schools Look to Grow in New York
March 6, 2013 1369 Views Brent Compton, Eastern U.S., Sex Offenders, Urbahn Architects
NEW YORK — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) schools are becoming increasingly popular throughout the country, and New York looks to lead the pack with a recent education plan on the table.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is proposing to establish 10 new programs modeled on Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH), an IBM-backed school in Brooklyn that takes students through high school and two years of college with the goal of meeting the demand for workers with the right skills for high-tech jobs.
SUNY Building Open for Business in 2014
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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Business is booming in Farmingdale, N.Y, as the new $26.7 million School of Business at Farmingdale State College part of the State University of New York (SUNY) campuses, has recently broke ground.
Public-Private Partnership Comes to Yonkers
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YONKERS, N.Y. —Yonkers Public Schools became the first school district in the nation to begin the possible implementation of a public-private partnership. The $1.7 billion project would allow the school district to rebuild and/or replace aging facilities through renovation, reconstruction or tearing down and completely rebuilding.
Created in 1881, Yonkers Public Schools is the fourth largest district in the state of New York. The most recent demographic study showed that the school district is now almost 4,000 seats short and by 2017 it will be 7,000 seats short.
YONKERS, N.Y. —Yonkers Public Schools became the first school distinct in the nation to begin the possible implementation of a public-private partnership. The $1.7 billion project would allow the school district to rebuild and/or replace aging facilities through renovation, reconstruction or tearing down and completely rebuilding.
School District Proceeds with $78 Million Construction Program
July 25, 2012 1291 Views Eastern U.S., Marietta, People in the News, Sex Offenders, Sundt Construction
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — After voters approved a $78 million bond issue to finance renovations, expansions and infrastructure improvements for the Riverhead Central School District, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers have moved forward with the phased construction program at eight sites.
HOK Selected for $375 Million Project at University of Buffalo
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BUFFALO, N.Y.
Ceiling Collapses in Lido Beach During School Renovation
April 26, 2012 1433 Views Hazardous, Sex Offenders
LIDO BEACH, N.Y. — A ceiling that recently collapsed during construction at Long Beach High School in Lido Beach, N.Y., raised questions about the safety of the school under renovations.
The carport overhang ceiling fell to the ground on Good Friday, while construction crews were trying to locate pipes in the ceiling. No one was hurt when the building collapsed, largely because students were on vacation.
The core building was not damaged, but the entire suspended stucco ceiling was removed due to safety concerns.
NY School and Community Center Builder selected
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NEW YORK — Tishman Construction was selected as the construction manager for Harlem Children's Zone's new $100 million Promise Academy Charter School and community center at St.
Copper Association Awards School Projects
May 17, 2011 May 17, 2011 1306 Views AZ, Greg J. Offner, Sex Offenders
NEW YORK — The Copper Development Association and the Canadian Copper & Brass Development Association recently recognized several facilities, including school projects, in their 2011 North American Copper in Architecture Award.
Phase 2 of Arizona State University's Nursing and Health Innovation project in Phoenix received an award for the application of copper panels
SUNY Breaks Ground on New Performance Building
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