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A: The same way you calculate any mean from a set of numbers.  The sum of the numbers divided by the count
Mean x = (X1 + X2 + X3....XN)/N
Mean Y = (Y1 + Y2 + Y3....YN)/N

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You, your brother, and much of the rest of the Nation have been poisoned. You have six hours left to live, and you will spend them hallucinating as you die. After hearing rumors of a secret cure, set aside for the families of the powerful and the rich, you and your brother face a choice: do you accept your fate? Or do you risk everything, in a desperate chase for the cure?
One Way Trip is a game where you can ride in a funky jet, fight a gang of genetically engineered animal-men, or ride giant cockroaches through a nuclear wasteland. But you can also just as easily stay home and chill, or spend the whole time just talking to people. Unlike most games, but more like real life, a lot of the time it is awkward, and most of the time you are useless, unless you try really hard not to be, but sometimes it can still feel really wonderful.


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pangowin32: Read the font fallback list from the registry instead of hardcoding it for some fonts.
We only had a fallback list for "Segoe UI" which is the default Windows font, but not on Chinese or Korean Windows version which use "JhengHei UI" etc. and fall back to "Segoe UI".
This should allow us to use the default Windows font by default in gtk+ on Win8+, see gtk!436 (merged) for details.
We only had a fallback list for "Segoe UI" which is the default Windows font, but not on Chinese or Korean Windows version which use "JhengHei UI" etc. and fall back to "Segoe UI". Instead of hardcoding the fallbacks in the alias list read them from the registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontLink\SystemLink) This should allow us to use the default Windows font by default in gtk+ on Win8+, see https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/merge_requests/436 for details.


Facelift surgery is performed to counteract the typical signs of aging and the effects of sun damage. It is the go-to procedure to address lines, wrinkles, and volume loss on the mid and lower regions of the face and neck. While this procedure is at the top of the list regarding effectiveness and longevity in its results, no anti-aging procedure will ever be permanent because no surgery can stop the continual and natural progression of aging.


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They were a pair of well-earned wins and the Guelph Storm outplayed the Kitchener Rangers. It can be done.
The two wins over the Rangers in the final week of the regular season will, and should, help with the Storm's confidence heading into Game 1 Friday night.
But let's not kid ourselves. It comes down to the guy with number 32 on his back.
The chances of the Guelph Storm upsetting the Kitchener Rangers in the opening round of the playoffs increase exponentially if Anthony Popovich can lead the way.
Popovich has shown he can be great this season, and that he is capable of playing several high-end games in a row. But consistency has been his issue and there will be no room for lapses in this series.
Neither of Kitchener's goaltenders, likely starter Mario Culina and backup Luke Richardson, who will likely see some action, are the kind of goaltender that instills fear into the opposition.
Like Popovich, both capable of playing well, both not doing it in long stretches.
The difference is Richardson and Culina benefit from a much deeper blue line group in front of him, meaning he faces less shots than Popovich and, more importantly, lower quality shots.
But let's not drift off the fact that the Storm also lost 13 of its final regular season games.
Forwards: Both teams have the big-time goalscorer (Isaac Ratcliffe and Adam Mascherin), both have the crafty playmaker (Cam Hillis and Joseph Garreffa) and both have the skilled veteran that had a disappointing regular season (James McEwan and Connor Bunnaman).
A healthy Logan Brown would give the Rangers a slight advantage up front but he's been banged up down the stretch, including sitting out a number of games.
Defence: The Rangers top four of Logan Stanley, Connor Hall, Austin McEneny and Giovanni Vallati are a pretty solid group, particularly as a defensive unit. The Storm group might have a mobility advantage, but it was pretty thin to start with and will now be without Owen Lalonde, out with a shoulder injury.
Kitchener with the clear advantage.
Goaltending: Whichever team's goalie steps up to the plate and finds consistency will be the series deal-breaker.
Special teams: Again, pretty even. Guelph power play ranged seventh, Kitchener 10th in the regular season. Kitchener's penalty kill was third, Guelph's ninth.
The Storm certainly can't afford to spend too much time in the penalty box. With a thin lineup and a tendency to rely on certain players on the penalty kill, it would have a serious impact on wearing that core group down if they are having to kill a lot of penalties.
While I can see a Storm upset as a possibility, I've called it Kitchener in six games, based on their defence and home ice advantage.


The sons of Beli'al are viewed with disfavour by the Torah. There is severe punishment if they draw the people of their city into idolatry (Deut.13:13).
Beli'al also comes into other Biblical passages; at a time of distress, the Psalmist says, "the floods of Beli'al assailed me" (Psalm 18:5).
Some post-Biblical works, like the Book of Jubilees, think the name is the personification of an accuser like Satan, but rabbinic commentary usually takes it as a combination of b'li and ya'al – "without value, worthless". The phrase "son of Beli'al" then means "scoundrels"; some versions translate it "base fellows".
The Talmud, however, suggests that the name is from b'li and ol – "without a yoke" (Sanh. 111b), and this is the view of Rashi (on Deut. 13:13). He explains b'nei beli'al as shepar'ku ullo shel Makom – "people who have thrown off the yoke of the Almighty".
His logic says: if you throw off religious restraints, you will not be morally reliable. Not only will your own deeds be morally questionable, but you will lead others into iniquity.
The Psalmist says, "The scoundrel says in his heart, 'There is no God'; (hence) they are corrupt, they have done abominable deeds" (Psalm 14:1). The sages say, "No man deals falsely with his neighbour unless he first denies God" (Tosefta Sh'vuot 3:6).
My teacher, Isidore Epstein, was asked how he could argue that ethics needed religion. He replied that a world which had been fructified by religion will still have a sense of ethics for some generations, but eventually the breakdown of religion will lead to a breakdown of ethics too, like a steam train which still continues to run for a time after the steam has been turned off.
And he added, "without the driving force of religion, stoppage is inevitable" (The Faith of Judaism, 1954 ch.2).
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Q: R: Recode 2 continuous variables into 1 categorical variable I have a data set with 1 variable for systolic blood pressure and 1 variable diastolic blood pressure. I want to make one categorical variable of blood pressure levels. This requires using ranges of values from each variable which is proving difficult.
       ID   Systolic Diastolic
       1      130     80
       2      118     76
       3      120     80
       4      115     74
       5      184     107
       6      114     69
       7       95     72

This is closest I've gotten but I don't believe I'm on the right path with this one. Can someone point me in the right direction?
  df$BPLevel[Systolic < 120 | Diastolic < 80] <- "Normal"
  df$BPLevel[120 < Systolic < 139 | 80 < Diastolic < 89] <- "Prehypertension"
  df$BPLevel[Systolic >= 140 | Diastolic >= 90] <- "Hypertension"
  df$BPLevel[Systolic == "." | Diastolic == "."] <- "Missing"

A: With situations like this, my initial attempt is to try using dplyr's case_when() function.
library(dplyr)

df <- data.frame(ID = c(1:7),
                 Systolic = c(130,118,120,115,184,114,95),
                 Diastolic = c(80,76,80,74,107,69,72))

df <- df %>%
      mutate(BPLevel = case_when(Systolic < 120 | Diastolic < 80 ~ "Normal",
                                 between(Systolic, 120, 139) | between(Diastolic, 80, 89)~ "Prehypertension",
                                 Systolic>=140 | Diastolic >= 90 ~ "Hypertension",
                                 TRUE ~ "Missing"
                                 ))

The only other thing is that in your example above, what should happen if Systolic = 120 or Diastolic = 80? The dplyr::between function I used includes 120 and 80. Check ?dplyr::between for more details.
Does this help solve your problem?


Tokamaks are devices designed to create high-temperature plasma in toroidal discharge chamber. The plasmas ring is generated and stabilized by the magnetic field excited by the system of poloidal and toroidal coils. Tokamaks belong to the group of devices developed to achieve nuclear fusion. Currently there are operated more than 50 different types of tokamaks in the world. The largest and the most advanced tokamak is the project ITER, whose construction started in the French city of Cadarache in 2005. The ITER project is a global project involving a number of countries including the Czech Republic. The project aims to create a prototype of fusion power plant with an output of 500MW. View of the construction of the ITER tokamak is shown on the opening image. A more detailed description of the ITER tokamak is presented in the accompanying document and further information can be found on the official website www.iter.org .
The coil excitation system consists of a fundamental basis of magnetic maintenance of the plasma. Coil system is divided into four groups, and that is, the central solenoid coil, toroidal field coils, poloidal field coils and correction coils. The overall design of the coils system is shown in the following figure.
The aim of the presented project was to analyze the distribution of the magnetic field in the discharge chamber of the tokamak for different operating states of excitation coils. For this purpose, the basic model of the tokamak was created in ANSYS program. Own calculation and analysis of the magnetic field was done for separate excitation central solenoid coil, toroidal field coils and poloidal field coils, and for the total combined excitation of these coils systems. The following images show the view of prepared model of the ITER tokamak, shown is the part of the model containing the tokamak torus and then the overall coil system used in the model.
The following table provides an overview of the basic samples of solved computational simulations of the distribution of the magnetic field with a small sample of calculation results in the form of distribution of magnetic flux density B[T] with marking of the considered operating current.
Work provides an independent analysis of the distribution of the ITER tokamak's magnetic field corresponding to the shown configurations of coil groups and different sizes of operating currents. The detailed job description starts with a brief description and characteristics of the ITER project and subsequently there is a detailed overview of the results of the simulations.


Based in Finaghy Road South, Belfast, Belfast Teachers Credit Union is a financial services company.
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The liver is the second-largest organ in the body and is the largest gland. It is critically involved in all aspects of metabolism and plays a central role in fat, protein, and carbohydrate processing.
When liver function is impaired, the ability to burn fat properly and thermogenesis are also impaired. Many overweight individuals develop what is known as a fatty liver or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and as a result show signs of a sluggish liver resulting in a sluggish metabolism.
As you lose weight, it is very important to support liver function. The best way to support the liver is to avoid putting undue stress on it while simultaneously providing the key nutritional building blocks that it needs to function properly.
When the liver becomes dysfunctional, we begin to build up impurities in our blood stream, our sugar metabolism levels are altered, and our hormones which regulate energy levels and mood are affected. If the liver becomes so toxic, or sick to the point where it is completely non-functional, drastic medical measures, like a transplant, are needed.
Superfoods are important to keep your liver healthy, for a guilt-free snack during the day eat Bliss Superfood Balls. Detoxing your liver every once in a while will do you the world of good, use a liver cleanser such as Liver Ally or help your liver by giving it the needed suppliments, such as Barley Grass Powder or Hemp Seed Oil.
This thick, soaked muesli is delicious and particularly nutritious, as all the ingredients are raw, maximising the vitamin, enzyme and antioxidant content.
1 tbsp. of Patrick Holford's Essential Seed Mix – made up of a combination of pumpkin, sunflower, sesame and flax seeds kept in a sealed jar in the fridge.
½ tsp ground cinnamon, or to taste.
Place all the ingredients in a bowl and cover with double the amount of boiling water stir and leave to thicken for a couple of minutes until the oats have soaked up the water and come soft and plump.
Recipe taken from The Holford 9-Day Liver Detox book, by Patrick Holford and Fiona McDonald Joyce.
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A suite of science instruments is critical to any high contrast imaging facility, as it defines the science capabilities and observing modes available. SCExAO uses a modular approach which allows for state-of-the-art visitor modules to be tested within an observatory environment on an 8-m class telescope. This allows for rapid prototyping of new and innovative imaging techniques that otherwise take much longer in traditional instrument design. With the aim of maturing science modules for an advanced high contrast imager on an ELT that will be capable of imaging terrestrial planets, we offer an overview and status update on the various science modules currently under test within the SCExAO instrument.


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Q: D3.js onclick is running, but not calling function I'm writing a web app that has a simple button. In my d3.js code, I attach a listener function, so that when the button is clicked, I can perform some actions.
I've also written a function in my d3.js code that performs an alert.
The problem is that while the onclick listener works (it successfully calls an alert), it doesn't call the function that I wrote. Here's my code:
  do() {
    alert("ha");
  }

  componentDidMount() {
    d3.select("body").select("#filterButton").on("click", function() {
      alert("hi");
      this.do();
    });
  }

The alert inside the onclick works, but do() isn't called (I'm not getting a second alert). Why is this so?


Today we have with us Urban Fantasy author Kelly Gay. Kelly has one book out already titled The Better Part of Darkness, and the second book in the series called The Darkest Edge of Dawn will be released today. Kelly, thanks so much for taking time out of your hectic schedule to talk to us. Can you tell us a little bit about your Charlie Madigan series?
Charlie lives in a world where the existence of mythological beings (many of whom inspired our myths of angels and demons, gods and monsters) was proven true over a decade earlier, and since that time, these beings, or off-worlders as they're called, have integrated into our society. Charlie is a single mom and a law enforcement officer who polices the off-world population in and around Underground Atlanta with her partner, a male siren named Hank. She has a full life – a pre-teen daughter wanting independence, an ex-husband who wants to reconcile, and a job that pushes her to her limits.
What made you decide to write urban fantasy?
I love all things fantasy, but I'm drawn most to the combination of fantasy mingled with modern life. This, to me, is the best of both worlds and urban fantasy really encompasses that aspect. My other writing love is developing new worlds, beings, and traits, and writing about strong women. Urban fantasy is a natural fit for me. Well, anything paranormal is a natural fit.
You probably get this question a lot, but I always enjoy hearing what different authors have to say. What do you think is your favorite part about writing? Your least favorite?
I love creating things no one has before. Taking old myths and turning them into something new. Putting my spin on things and giving life to new beings, new powers, new rules, new worlds… I really feel like an artist during those times when I mold, shape, and create something from a blank canvas. Love it. My least favorite thing is the immobility, sitting for long periods, and having to be self disciplined. I'm my own boss (which is awesome), but some days it's hard to fight outside distractions. My least favorite thing in the actual writing process is probably the rough draft. I'm so impatient. I just want to get it out of the way so I can go back and start playing with the story and digging deeper into things.
I've heard it takes an average of five years to go from starting to write to getting published. How long did it take you?
If you count from the time I started writing with career intentions, it'd be about fifteen years. I spent ten years writing screenplays, plays, and a ton of unfinished novels. But in 2003, I decided to switch gears from screenwriting, actually finish a book for once, and put all my focus on the fiction world. So five years after this decision, and six manuscripts later, I finally sold.
If we were to take a peek at your bookshelves, who would we find?
*glancing to my left* Let's see. THE MONSTRUMOLOGUST by Rick Yancey, BENEATH THE SKIN by Adrian Phoenix, BETRAYALS by Lili St. Crow, THE DEAD-TOSSED WAVES by Carrie Ryan, the entire Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews, every Kresley Cole, Karen Marie Moning, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Vicki Pettersson book ever published, and so many more … There are about 200 books on this case next to me, and I have several bookcases around the house, and boxes full of books in the attic. One of these days, I'll get that dream house with the library, LOL.
In your spare time (if you're lucky enough to have any), what would we catch you doing?
Reading. Unfortunately, I don't get in as much reading time as I did before I sold. I spend so much time (daily), reading, revising, looking at galleys, copy edits, writing posts, etc., that when I do have free time and want to read, I don't because my eyes hurt and I need a break. But I like to regenerate by hanging out with my family, and being outside. I love to go to the park, sit by the water, or play in the dirt and grow things, and watch my kids splash around in the kiddie pool. Then, I'm usually good to go for some reading later on in the evening.
Do you have any plans to write more in the series?
Again, I'd like to thank you for spending some time with us and answering our questions. Annette and I both wish you the best of luck with your books.
Thank you so much! It's a pleasure to be here, and congrats on creating such a wonderful site!
And now for the announcement! (drumroll, please) Kelly will be giving away an autographed copy of Darkest Edge of Dawn, along with some swag (bookmarks, cover flat, postcard) for one lucky person who comments on this interview. Contest winner will be drawn on Sunday, September 5th and we'll post the winner right here on the site.
Kelly is an amazingly talented woman. I can't wait to read her next book!
Loved the first book and I have been waiting for this book. Time to hit the store and see if they have it yet.
BPOD was so good. I can't wait to read this book!
I read the first book, thinking about reading it again.
Kelly is a new to me author. Her books sound like something I would love to read.
I read the first one and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to reading the second.
Loved the first book just bought the 2nd ebook because I so thoroughly enjoyed the first. I'm looking forward to reading it.
I can't wait!! Loved the first book, so I KNOW the second will be even better! Woot!
I have Better Part of Darkness but haven't had a chance to read it yet. I'm going to have to put it at the top of my TBR pile so I can get ready for The Darkest Edge of Dawn.
Loved BPOD. Read it again to prep for DEOD which is sitting next to me. I'm saving it to savor when the house is quiet.
I have everything Lili St. Crow has written, both YA and adult. She's amazing, and one of my favorites, and it's so cool that you have Betrayal on your bookshelf.
just got The Darkest Edge of Dawn and about to sequester myself until I finish it. I would be a fool not to attempt to get a signed copy, this series is going to be many books in length.
GoodBye Anita Blake with way to much erotica, Hello Charlie & Hank, thank you for making life interesting.
I actually reading The Better Part of Darkness right now and I'm finding it a lot more interesting than I would have thought at first. I think Hank is really neat, I mean, a male siren? When does that ever happen?! I'm really looking forward to seeing what other "spins" she's placed on myths and legends. Can't wait to get my hands on the sequel!
I loved the first book and can't wait to read the second one.
Brill interview. Urban Fantasy's one of my favourite things to read because you can get so wrapped up in the story because it's got that real life connection to you, as a person in the real world, and then that fantasy mixed in there so you can think about the action-packed adventures occuring in reality. Makes things so much more interesting!
Looking forward to reading the book. Charlie sounds excellent.
The Better Part Of Darkness was recommended from another web site and I am glad I gave the book a chance. I started reading it and I didn't want to put it down. The action is hot and the plotline tight. It was one heck of a rollercoaster ride from beginning to end.
I'd love to win this book! It sounds so awesome!
Just picked up DEOD and can tell already that it will be an all nighter or at least until I finish reading it! Excellent as always! Since I live in a small town....by Books-A-Million just got my copy in!!!!!


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Q: Foreign Key Prefix to Auto_Increment Primary Key (INT) Skip down for TL:DR version
Currently designing a Horse-riding class booking function for a Club's website.
Designing the SQL database from scratch using phpMyAdmin. Members join the club as per family basis - Meaning each unique "Family_ID" would contain multiple members within each one.
The club only wants users to login with their Family_ID and through that one login the user would be able to book a riding class for any of the members within the family. was wondering if it's possible to give each member a unique ID by referencing the Foreign Key (Family_ID). So each member would have a unique ID based on their Family_ID. Example Listed below.

When a new family registers for the club - they fill in paper forms which an admin will enter their details into the existing database, currently the members don't have an ID, just details kept within each Family_ID. Was thinking of a work-around where when a new member is being added the form would have an auto-fill input box that adds '01'/'02'/etc to the ends of family_id.

TL:DR
SQL - phpMyAdmin
Multiple Members within a "Family_ID"

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*Multiple Members share a "Family_ID" (Foreign Key from "Family" Table)

*Each Member to have a Unique ID - "Member_ID" (That uses the Family_ID as a prefix)

Example
Family_ID = 0024
Member_ID = 002401 (Unique Member_ID Auto_increment using last two digits)

My first post so I apologize if I left out any necessary information, Thank you for your answers.


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Cylinder re-circulation model: Withdraw policy or face our wrath – Gas tanker drivers
SOURCE: Ghana Web | Editor
The Association of Gas Tanker Drivers say they will embark on a nationwide strike if the National Petroleum Authority(NPA) fails to withdraw the Cylinder re-circulation model expected to be rolled out in September this year.
According to the group, the policy threatens the survival of their businesses if allowed to be implemented.
They alleged that the NPA under the leadership of its Chief Executive Officer, Hassan Tampuli has contracted Puma to do the lifting and re-circulation of Gas in the country, a situation they say will render most Gas filling Stations in the country non-functional thereby causing massive lay offs.
"About 7000 Ghanaian workers in the LPG Chain will have to be laid off, aggravating the already high unemployment situation in the country. The policy itself is discriminatory. we think the government is not being told the truth. The CRM will be a complete drain on the economy, and as the operators will repatriate all their earnings in foreign currencies, sadly in a job Ghanaians are already doing very well. We therefore call for its withdrawal and extinction," Chairman of the Association, Shefew Mohammed told Journalists in Tema.
The tanker drivers who are livid about the situation say they will stop the loading, if government refuses to pay heed to their calls.
"We are giving the government up to next week, we won't extend it to two weeks or three weeks, if we don't hear anything from the government we will stop the loading. He can do the re-circulation, we can also do our Gas. He should allow us to fill the cylinders from the station, because if he says we shouldn't fill the cylinder from the station where are we taking the load to? So he should allow us also to fill the cylinders at the station,they will also fill their own there. Puma is coming to take the cylinders all from the station so that nobody will fill cylinder from the station again. Since Puma was there, the stations are the people who were supplying the Gas," an angry driver told the media.


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What we talk about when we talk about resilience
Photo by Khaula Jamil
The word "resilience" has taken on new meanings and contexts in recent years, but at Concern it still has a specific definition relating to our emergency and climate response. Here's what we mean when we use it.
"Resilience" is a word we use a lot at Concern. It's also one whose context has changed a lot in the last 10 years, along with its popularity. In fact, it's become overused at this point, especially in the wake of the pandemic, as several opinion writers have pointed out. Civil rights attorney Tracie Washington sums up the issue with the phrase: "Stop calling me resilient. I'm not resilient. Because every time you say, 'Oh, they're resilient,' you can do something else to me."
At Concern, however, "resilience" has a much more specific definition. It's not something we call the people we work with to downplay their suffering. It's something we help them cultivate at a community level.
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Defining resilience
In humanitarian aid and development work, resilience is used in a very specific way to discuss responses to climate change. At Concern, our definition of resilience is the ability of all members of a community to anticipate, respond to, cope with, and recover from the effects of disasters without compromising their ability to sustainably break the cycle of poverty.
Largely, we talk about resilience in terms of climate. The effects of climate change are unavoidable for many of the communities we work with. Whether they're dealing with the effects of a decade-long drought in Somalia or rising sea levels in Bangladesh, they're on the frontlines of the climate crisis. (For the most part, they've contributed the least amount to this crisis.) Because they often lack the resources to mitigate against the effects of climate change in their region, they're also the most vulnerable to both the short-term effects of a climate disaster like flooding, hunger, or disease; as well as the long-term impacts. Poverty thrives on vulnerability.
When more people live above the poverty line, their abilities to cope with major shocks and day-to-day stresses also improve. We need to build resilience.
How do we build resilience?
At Concern, our approach to resilience involves six essential elements.
1. Work at three levels: families, communities, and systems.
This means ensuring that resilience is felt at the micro and macro levels. If a wider system, say at the national level, isn't able to support its communities and the families that live within them, then individual responses to shocks and stresses will only go so far. If weak, the systems are likely to collapse when they're needed most.
2. Conduct a thorough risk analysis.
First and foremost, our work is designed to benefit community members and be led by their priorities and needs. We may have ideas and innovations, but the question we have to start with in any community is: What are the biggest barriers to surviving a shock or stress while preserving dignity, livelihoods, and well-being? From there, we then ask: What can be done to minimize the impact of these obstacles? We especially look for how inequalities, both hidden and not, can influence how these impacts are felt — especially among women and girls.
A women's self help group meeting in north Somaliland. Part of the program Building Resilient Communities in Somalia (BRCiS), these groups provide durable solutions for mothers to earn a living and support their families. (Photo: Gavin Douglas / Concern Worldwide)
3. Help people reduce their vulnerability to emergencies with an integrated set of interventions.
Our programs are often dynamic and rely on more than one solution to create a stronger community foundation. Building resilience against natural or man-made disasters means having access to essential information, services, and markets, as well as occasionally physical items both for emergency preparedness and running efficient businesses. In practice, this may look like training farmers on no-till cultivation techniques for farming, or it could look like distributing goats and cash transfers. We also design programs that can be adapted to changing situations, as we're seeing in more complex humanitarian crises.
4. Help people better anticipate and prepare for shocks.
Some shocks (such as failed rains) are easier to anticipate than others (like earthquakes). Where possible, we move for early warning systems to be in place and working as they should be. We also work with communities to build systems that can prepare for disasters, predictable and otherwise. This includes training on skills like first aid, and laying out codified disaster risk management plans at the local, district, and national levels.
5. Deliver timely emergency response when local capacity is overwhelmed.
We do our best to build capacity in the areas above, but we also know that may not be enough in every scenario. We're on standby to help deliver a rapid response based on the situation and what's needed, and our disaster risk management plans include a rough blueprint for likely priorities (such as cash, non-food items, and nutrition or water services).
Supplies are unloaded at a Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) and Concern Worldwide distribution in Talamarang, Sindhupalchok district, Nepal. Concern Worldwide, together with local partner RRN, distributed shelter and relief supplies to more than 800 families following the 2015 earthquake.
6. Advocate for systems that can support a "full community resilience package."
This only works consistently when everyone is fully bought in. In addition to building resilience at community levels, we also analyze where aspects of the broader system are "broken" or undermining the ability of individuals to cope. We then positively influence policies and practices so that these systems can deliver a "full community resilience package." This includes investing in social protection and safety net programs, investing in early warning systems, establishing flexible funding mechanisms at the national and international levels, promoting more equitable management of natural resources, and allocating resources for services including health, agriculture, water, and sanitation.
Many of the countries where we work have made commitments to global frameworks including the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Paris Climate Agreement, and the Sustainable Development Goals, which can be used to leverage action at country level.
Joella Ines, 5, washes her hands using a tippy-tap and soap. Her family received nutrition and hygiene training from Concern as part of its community and household resilience program to improve living conditions and livelihoods in Burundi. (Photo: Chris de Bode, Panos Pictures)
Measuring resilience
We manage what we measure, so while resilience isn't easily quantified, we still have ways of tracking success. All of Concern's programs are measured and evaluated against standardized indicators appropriate to each context. For measuring resilience, depending on the priorities of a community, we may focus on indicators around nutrition, health, water and sanitation, livelihoods, education, and equality.
We also work with several indicators specific to community resilience programs, including the Household Livelihoods Coping Capacity Index, the Livelihoods Protection Index, functionality scores for Community-based Disaster Risk Management, and measurement criteria for our CMAM Surge approach. We are also developing further tools to measure flood resilience based on a collaboration in our Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Haiti programs.
Resilience in action: Our work
CMAM Surge
Concern co-developed what is now recognized as the gold standard for treating acute malnutrition in children. In more than 20 years, Community Management of Acute Malnutrition has continued to grow and adapt towards the aim of saving more lives, and one of the latest developments has been CMAM Surge. The Surge approach is a way of proactively responding to malnutrition during seasonal "surge" periods throughout the year, anticipating these hungry periods and preparing for them accordingly. Two CMAM Surge pilot tests in Kenya in 2012 saw that the model managed peaks, without undermining other health and nutrition efforts. Over the last decade, we've introduced the approach to most of the countries where we currently work.
CMAM
Twenty years ago, Concern played a key role in developing a system that would revolutionize nutrition and help save millions of young lives around the world. It's still saving lives.
Building Resilient Communities in Somalia (BRCiS)
Traditional aid models have, often by necessity, relied on certainty. But in emergency contexts, this doesn't always work. As we saw with the 2010-12 famine, waiting for the full picture of need and risk to develop wasted precious lead-time. Somalis paid the ultimate price. Breaking with tradition, we created an approach to emergencies called Early Warning, Early Action (EWEA).
This "no regrets" strategy forms the foundation of BRCiS. Instead of responding to an emergency based on certainty, we began responding (proportionately) to the probability of a disaster. In some cases, this meant that we responded early to the signs of a crisis that didn't come to pass. But, in the long term, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. BRCiS was instrumental in helping Somalia avoid a famine in 2017.
Building Resilient Communities in Somalia
Complex crises call for custom solutions. This program in Somalia addresses natural and man-made disasters through communities and equity-building.
Responding to Pakistan's Internally Displaced (RAPID)
The objective of the RAPID fund program is to assist the most vulnerable people in the aftermath of any natural or man-made disaster in Pakistan. With an established network of organizations, the program allows for funds to get where they need to go most, often in as little as two days. RAPID works closely with disaster management authorities, local NGOs, and communities to give smart and secure sub-grants to national and international organizations.
While many grants can take months (if not years) to be delivered, RAPID applications are processed within an average of two weeks — some have been processed in just two days. This makes RAPID the most easily-accessible fund for local partners in Pakistan. In addition to providing grants, the program also offers disaster risk reduction support to local organizations and authorities, to help with strengthening their disaster management capabilities for the next crisis.
RAPID is a funding program that allows Concern to quickly and efficiently deliver aid to people displaced by conflict or natural disaster.
Paribartan
In 2011, with a grant from the EU, Concern launched "Increasing Resilience and Reducing Risk of Coastal Communities to Climate Change and Natural Hazards in the Bay of Bengal." The much shorter name, which still gets the point across quite nicely, became Paribartan, which means "change" in both of the major languages in the region (Bangla and Oriya).
The project's goal was spelled out in the official name: To help the poorest and most vulnerable communities in the Bay of Bengal break the cycle of poverty by reducing their risks to the damaging impacts of climate change. Over five years, we would work with more than 1.2 million people in 204 communities across six districts in two countries (120 communities in Bangladesh, 84 in India).
Building the resilience of coastal communities to prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate change.
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Adam Bruce is the assistant director/ percussion specialist for Union Public Schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As such, he teaches and oversees all aspects of the percussion program from grades 6-12. Previously, Adam held the percussion specialist positions at Western Heights High School, Casady School, and was the marching percussion specialist at Edmond Memorial High School.
As a performer, Adam has played with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic as well as the Colts, Bluecoats, and The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps. Since then, Adam has been on the instructional staff with Gateway Indoor, the Crossmen, and The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps. Prior to his involvement in drum corps, Adam was a student at the Juilliard Summer Percussion Seminar.
Adam has a master's degree in Percussion Performance from Oklahoma City University and a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma Christian University in Instrumental Music Education where he was awarded the Dean's Music Award, Outstanding Underclassmen Award, Outstanding Upperclassmen Award, and both the Outstanding Symphonic and Jazz Band Member Awards. Adam lives in Jenks, Oklahoma with his wonderful wife and daughter, has solo and ensemble percussion music published with C. Alan Publications, and is proud to be endorsed as an educational artist with Innovative Percussion.


Not all carbs are created equal, but most have a time and a place in your diet. Learn the difference!
A rose is a rose is a rose, but a carb is not a carb. Carbohydrates are the primary fuel source for your brain, heart, nervous system, and muscles. But there are good ones and not-so-good ones.
Choosing one type of carbohydrate over another can lead to increased energy, decreased hunger, and good health. Or it can lead to energy spikes followed by fatigue and hunger.
Highly sugared cereal, white rice, white breads, white pasta, candies, chips, cookies, cake—they all taste great, and they're all carbs. But so are smarter choices like oats, brown and wild rice, quinoa, couscous, barley, whole-grain breads, fruits, vegetables, and sweet potatoes.
Guess which of these are better sources of essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber? Cookies, cakes, and chips? Not so much. Whole-grain foods, fruits, and vegetables deliver a powerful one-two punch of nutrition and slow-digesting fiber. Together, they help keep your energy high and your appetite in check for hours. These "good" carbs are called "complex carbs."
Simple carbs, on the other hand, are nutrient-poor. What they lack in vitamins, minerals, and fiber, they try to make up for with sugar—and lots of it. After you eat simple carbohydrates, your blood glucose quickly spikes to give you a burst of energy, then falls off the edge, leaving you feeling tired and hungry.
There can still be a place in a healthy diet for some of those not-so-good carbs. If you need a quick hit of energy 15 minutes before your workout, loading up on a bowl of oatmeal probably isn't the best idea. Sometimes a quickly digested, low-fiber carbohydrate like a cookie or muffin (or maybe even some "good" dried fruit) will get you that immediate jolt you need.


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Nu har det varit julafton här. Ända sedan förr-förra helgen har det varit fullt upp
med saker som hänt nästan varje dag.

För två veckor sedan hade vi Luciafirande på förskolan. Det var lite
konstigt, för vi övade sånger varje dag jättemånga gånger. Sedan sjöng
vi dem en enda gång för alla föräldrarna, och sen dess har vi inte
sjungit dem en enda gång mer.

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Mamma har satt in ett träd inomhus och satt en massa kulor, fåglar och
annat roligt som blinkar och lyser i. Jag får inte röra den. Det gör
jag ändå.

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Häromdagen kom massor av personer som jag tror jag känner och hälsade
på. Det var Morfar, Farmor, Farbror Albin och mostrar och jättemånga
andra. De hade med sig en massa mat som de inte orkade äta upp
själva. Antagligen hade de hört att jag är duktig på att äta, men så
mycket orkar inte ens jag.

Sen kom tomten. Det är en kille i röda kläder som inte har någon att
fira jul med, så han verkar åka runt och muta sig in hos folk med
hjälp av presenter. Det funkar bra på mig! Jag var lite skeptisk till
tomten i början, men sen gick det bra.

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Idag ska vi åka till Malmö och hälsa på Farfar, Birgitta och Allan.
Än så länge har vi inte haft någon snö i vinter, men det kanske kommer
i veckan. Jag vill ju åka på min nya pulka!

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Days later, Stacy Macklin found herself back on Earth. With a new purpose in life, she was happier than she'd been in years.
"I'm going to continue being Lady Lunar, and I'm going to prove myself to be a worthy heroine!" she vowed.
Brice Rogers had other plans. Although he retained his own powers, he resolved to use them only in emergencies. The erstwhile Moonman now stood silently outside a graveyard near Smallville, where he paid his respects to his old mentor Robert Altus, while also wondering how the younger Altus was doing on Kronis.
I may have to visit Bob there someday, he thought.
Alyssa the Golden Blade returned to Thronn, where she would finally have the time to properly mourn her husband and friends. Then, when she was ready, she determined to form a new Honor Team. With a few new recruits, the Honor Team would once again protect Thronn from threats both within and without.
Queen Bee returned to the almost-deserted hive-world of Korll with plans of her own to repopulate the planet with drones of one type or another.
Slaves may be found on other worlds, and they will serve me as well as my former drones ever did! she thought.
Star Sapphire began her lonely journey toward Zamaron in a ship given to her by the rulers of Dryanna in gratitude for her role in freeing the planet. But having no knowledge of the current status of the Zamarons, Remoni-Notra had little idea of what or who she would find there.
As for Genia, she disappeared after departing from the others, and only her inscrutable mind could predict what her plans were.
The infant son of Cobol the Starknight and Blackstarr was taken by Nestro not merely through space, but also through time itself until he reached a point some sixty years in the past, where the baby was placed in an Earth orphanage and later adopted by a loving family.
The child grew and prospered, eventually having a family of his own and a comfortable business that gave him plenty of time to daydream about heroes and adventure.
However, as this child grew into an old man, little did he realize that his casual heroic daydreams were able to alter reality itself. Retroactively his subconscious mind gave birth to hundreds of parallel Earths and alternate timelines in which one common factor dominated all else: each era or world had heroes of all kinds.
Although none of them would ever realize it, every one of those heroes and all they accomplished was made possible through the idle thoughts of Blackstarr's time-tossed baby, who grew up to become Mr. Julius Leiber.
Nestro smiled when he thought of it all. One remarkable man had given birth to forces that kept order in the cosmos. It was amazing, yet also fitting, since his mother had been in tune with the elemental forces of nature, his father had been a sentinel of the stars, and his unofficial "godfather" had devoted his eons-old life to keeping order.
The Guardians of the Clockwork Universe indeed owed a great deal to both the universe and Mr. Leiber.


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Eating Lunch, Waiting for Trouble
The Half-Blood Chronicles :: Camp Half-Blood :: Mess Hall
Savanna sat down at one of the tables in the Mess Hall. Savanna was starving and bored out of her mind. She hadn't ran into Jonny-Boy all day and the incident with Tony had worn her out. Savanna wanted to relax, possibly eat some delicious food. Savanna wanted to be alone and think. This whole love triangle that was forming was giving Savanna a headache. She needed a break... quickly.
Of course, her relaxation was short-lived as a person sat straight across from her. Savanna raised an eyebrow, wondering what they wanted.
Re: Eating Lunch, Waiting for Trouble
by Sara Harmond on Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:09 am
"Oi! Savvy!"
Sara had been on a British kick lately. She wasn't sure why, and she wasn't sure when it was (like every other of her mini fads) going to end, but in the meantime she was using the best English accent she could muster. She slid into the seat across from her friend, glancing around at the mixed tables. Ever since the 'stick-to-your-cabin's-table' rule had been cut, everyone seemed to be having a lot more fun eating. A lot of the reason was that most people had a significant other to play tonsil hockey with. Of course, Sara was dateless.
"How's the food?" she grinned cheesily at her friend, almost bouncing out of her seat efore her voice became low and serious. "How are things with Tony and Aphro-boy?" Yes, Sara had heard all about the little...problem, even if it wasn't from the source. For sure, she was going to follow this particular love triangle with interest.
Sara Harmond
Savanna smirked at her best friend. "Going British on me, eh?" Savanna wondered in her own British accent. Savanna had missed Sara's bipolar company. It took away from her own issues. Savanna loved Sara like a sister and, of course, sometimes sisters couldn't stand each other. But, Savanna was happy to be hanging with her again. It was just like old times. Old times when Briannon, Sara and Savanna used to get into so much trouble. She missed those simple times.
"Food is amazing, like always." Savanna replied, taking a bite of pizza. Savanna then groaned when Sara mentioned her little issue. "Don't even get me started on that, Sara. I have no clue what is happening." Savanna couldn't believe what she was going through... it was perfectly unreasonable.
"'O course, love," she agreed with a teasing grin, taking a large bite of her cheesy pizza. This lead to many random thoughts, such as the reasons she did not like toppings on her pizza, which lead her to wonder the origin of pizza herself, which made her think about Stonehedge (loooong story) and--well, you get the idea. Basically, it took a few minutes for her to respond to Savvy's chatter, if you could call it that.
"I should've guessed," she complained. "I love the food here, but it's so...predictable. Kind of." She frowned in thought. "I mean, it's not predictable, but it's always the same recipe. It...I don't know!" She threw her hands up in despair at her plight. She grimaced at her friend's assessment of the romantic situation. "This sounds suspiciously like a cheesy romance novel. Why don't you ask them how they feel about the situation?"
Savanna rolled her eyes endearingly at Sara. "Sometimes I wonder how the hell I managed to become your best friend." Savanna stated, chuckling as she took another bite. Her thoughts were far away from here though. She needed to see Jonny-Boy before she started freaking out. Maybe have another make-over session... or make-out session. Either one would work. '
Smirking as Sara said her thoughts aloud, Savanna shook her head. "I'm just going to say I agree with whatever you just said, because I have no clue." Savanna laughed, running a hand through her hair. Savanna rolled her eyes. "Trust me, I know. Gods, for a girl who doesn't believe in love, I sure am having issues with it!" Savanna shook her head sadly. "Talk to them? You've met Jonny-Boy right? Oh, and you obviously know our cabin mate. Both extremely unreasonable? Yeah, talking won't work."
by Jonathon Liks on Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:53 am
Jonathon entered the Mess, chewing on a piece of gum as he played a game on his iPod. Getting his lunch, he spotted Savanna and Tonks, and grinning, trotted over to their table, sitting down next to his girlfriend. "Hey, Sav, Tonks." he greeted cheerfully, kissing his girlfriend. He had gotten his allowance and was happy- as soon as he was able to get out of Camp, he was getting a nice and cold Mountain Dew from Wal-Mart. "What're you guys talking about?" he questioned, taking a bite of his pizza.
Jonathon Liks
Location : Camp Halfblood, occasionally Europe
by Savanna Williams on Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:02 pm
Savanna just about died of shock when Jonny-Boy came over. Savanna kissed him back as a reaction, even though her brain was frozen in shock. Savanna had no clue how she was going to deal with this. Savanna had to tell him, she owed him that much. But, she was worried that he would turn this on her. Make it her fault. This was a bad situation. Savanna inwardly cursed Anthony.
"Um.... well, some interesting things happened today." Savanna stated, taking a sip of Dr. Pepper. "I went to go find a new sword, since dad took away mine because I'm dating you." Savanna looked over at Jonny-Boy with a sheepish smile. Even though Anthony was unbelievably handsome, there was just something about Jonny-Boy that made him that much better. "Well, while I was there Anthony decided to pester me... a lot." Savanna took a deep breathe.
"Then, well, he kissed me."
by Jonathon Liks on Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:53 am
Jon almost spit out his water. "What?" he asked in disbelief. "I'm going to go all Mary on him!" he scowled, "I told him not to touch you!" he added, the full severity of the situation not yet settling in on the son of Aphrodite.
"Wait, you didn't kiss him back, right?" Jon asked, scowl disappearing as he looked at Savanna, hoping she hadn't. Sure, Sav was a bit rough around the edges, but she was too nice for her to cheat on him. "Right?"
by Sara Harmond on Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:08 am
Sara had to duck under the table to stop them from seeing her laughter.
The pure irony of the situation was absolutely killing her. Savvy was the most bitchy person in the world sometimes; she hated the idea of love and scorned PDA. However, she still had two guys chasing after her. She, however, couldn't get a single guy. Oh, this was pure genius. This was like a bad romantic comedy waiting to be written.
"Of course she didn't kiss back," she frowned at Jonathon, coming up back on top of the table as the hilarity wore off. "Savvy may be a liar, a thief, and a very bad...compassionater?...but she is NOT a cheater." She nodded wisely. She definitely knew her best friend. "Do you want me to slap him for you?" she offered.
by Savanna Williams on Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:37 am
Savanna stared at both Jonny-Boy and Sara hesitantly. Sara had gone under the table and Savanna suspected that she was laughing. Savanna would be laughing too if Sara was in the situation. Then, Jonny-Boy looked positively livid. His threats didn't reassure her that he was okay. "Yes, he kissed me." Savanna confirmed, her voice calm. Savanna raised an eyebrow at Jonny-Boy. "Evidently, he didn't listen. Did you really think that he would listen to you? I mean, you have heard rumors about him, correct?" Savanna was wondering if Jonny-Boy was able to process that someone had kissed his girlfriend.
Shaking her head, Savanna set a hand on his arm. "It was never even an option." Savanna stated honestly. "In fact, I stomped on his foot and told him to never come near me again." Savanna replied before looking sharply at Sara, her eyes narrowed in half anger and half amusement. "Thanks Sara for naming all my faults." Savanna said sweetly, smirking at the girl. "Sure, go ahead and slap him. I want to punch him first though."
by Jonathon Liks on Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:19 am
Jon shrugged, fire in his eyes. That guy was going to die! No one lip raped Savvy! "What rumors?" he asked curiously.
"I wasn't doubting you too much....wow. do you mind if I strangle him then poke him repeatedly with my mask? Wait, why would you....I'll stop by the cabin if I'm not too busy. No one lips rapes you." Jon said, kissing Savanna. "What's a compassionater?" he asked, blinking curiously, trying to change subjects. He really did not want to talk about Sav's many faults right now.
by Savanna Williams on Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:04 pm
Savanna watched as Jonny-Boy simmered in his anger. It was amusing and scary. It seemed as if he wasn't as conceited as she thought. He actually cared. "Let's just say it was evident that we were meant to be friends. Our reputations are about as bad as they can get. Only, people love him because he's charming." Savanna didn't care to expand on that. It wasn't a topic that Savanna felt comfortable talking about. Just like most of her past.
"Thanks for not doubting me... that much." Savanna stated, smirking at Jonny-Boy. "Go ahead and come on over. I will need some quality cuddling time to decompress from all this drama." Savanna stated, kissing Jonathon back. She sighed against his lips before pulling away. "I think a compassinator is someone who isn't very compassionate." Savanna shrugged smiling at Sara and leaning her head on Jonny-Boy's shoulder.
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El departament de San Marcos és a la regió sud-occidental de Guatemala. La seva extensió territorial és de 3.791 quilòmetres quadrats. Limita al nord amb el departament de Huehuetenango, al sud amb l'oceà Pacífic i el departament de Retalhuleu, a l'est amb el departament de Quetzaltenango; i a l'oest amb l'estat mexicà de Chiapas. La capital departamental és a una distància de 252 quilòmetres de la ciutat de Guatemala.

Idiomes
Es parlen els idiomes castellà; mam, a quatre municipis de la costa sud: Ocós, Ayutla, Catarina i Malacatán; i el sipakapense, al municipi de Sipacapa. També es parla el quitxé als municipis d'Ixhiguán i San José Ojetenám.

Divisió administrativa
El departament de San Marcos està dividit en 29 municipis que són:
 San Marcos
 Ayutla
 Catarina
 Comitancillo
 Concepción Tutuapa
 El Quetzal
 El Rodeo
 El Tumbador
 Ixchiguán
 La Reforma
 Malacatán
 Nuevo Progreso
 Ocós
 Pajapita
 Esquipulas Palo Gordo
 San Antonio Sacatepéquez
 San Cristóbal Cucho
 San José Ojetenam
 San Lorenzo
 San Miguel Ixtahuacán
 San Pablo
 San Pedro Sacatepéquez
 San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta
 Sibinal
 Sipacapa
 Tacaná
 Tajumulco
 Tejutla
 Río Blanco

Enllaços externs

 Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Guatemala

San Marcos, Departament De


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Transformer upgrades for ribbon microphones are one of the hot new trends in the industry, with numerous vendors offering "pre-modded" ribbon mics with Lundahl or Cinemag transformers.
The actual soldering is not challenging, but if you have no experience at all you'll benefit from reviewing a soldering howto before you begin.
In my experience, transformer manufacturers' installation instructions are not very clear. Wiring the transformer incorrectly will, at best, put your mic out of phase (with respect to the nominal "front" of the microphone), or at worst, render it mute. Check with the transformer vendor if you have any questions.
Passive ribbon microphones have only two components: the ribbon motor assembly, and an output transformer. You'll need to expose both, and probably remove them entirely from the microphone body.
For the ribbon mic model pictured, you'll begin by removing the screws that hold the XLR jack into the tail of the body. The jack itself is mounted inside a metal housing, held in place my a small inset brass screw that must be screwed into the XLR jack in order to slide the housing off.
You should be able to see the transformer inside the mic body, once the XLR jack is removed.
Don't try to pull it out. It will go out the other way.
Remove the top cap on the mic body.
This reveals the ribbon motor.
The ribbon motor can now be pulled out of the top of the mic. Work slowly and carefully, as the ribbon is fragile.
Be sure the XLR jack has been unscrewed. If it is still connected, you'll break wires when you pull the ribbon motor free.
Note which side of the ribbon motor faced the logo side of the microphone body. Unless your mic was out of phase to begin with, you'll want to put the motor back in with the same orientation.
Once the ribbon motor is free, carefully pull out the transformer and XLR jack from the top of the microphone.
This picture shows the heart of most of the Chinese-made passive ribbon mics on the market: XLR jack, transformer, ribbon motor.
Note that there are really only three basic Chinese-made ribbon motor designs; even if your mic looks different than the one pictured here, chances are good the motor and output circuit look exactly like this one.
For future reference, make a note of how the transformer wires are attached.
The wire colors on the new transformer will likely be different (and even if they're the same, you can't trust that the orientation will be the same). Nonetheless, knowing how to reassemble the mic in its original configuration might be useful, so write it down or take a picture.
Desolder the transformer leads from the ribbon motor. You don't need solder wick for this; just heat up the solder spots briefly and the wires should pop free.
Do the same for the other end, to desolder the wires from the XLR jack.
Tin the ends of the wires on the new transformer. Having a third-hand tool as pictured is useful but not critical.
Important: trim the transformer input leads as short as possible — to 2 inches or less, for the body design pictured here. This avoids loss of signal strength in the low-impedance part of the circuit. Having long transformer-input wires can adversely affect the mic's sound and output level. That said, be sure to leave enough length on the input wires to allow the transformer's output wires to reach the XLR jack. Just lay out all the pieces next to the mic body, before you start cutting wire, to make sure everything will reach.
Solder the transformer's shortened (and tinned) input wires to the ribbon motor. Swapping the relative position of these wires will put your mic out of phase, so don't do that. Refer to the wiring guide for your transformer.
Then solder the transformer output wires to the XLR jack — most likely to the same pins that were used before, but consult your wiring guide for best results.
If you install the transformer upside down, with the ribbon motor wired into the transformer's output leads, and the transformer's input leads attached to the XLR jack, you'll probably get no signal from the mic at all.
Reassemble the microphone. For the model pictured, drop the XLR jack into the top of the mic body, followed by the transformer and finally the ribbon motor.
You'll probably want to test the mic for phase before completely reinstalling the ribbon motor, just because it's difficult to disassemble again. Not only can the motor housing become wedged tightly into the body; also the transformer can get wedged inside the mic body. Transformer packages that are wrapped, such as the one pictured, are especially hard to remove.
If your mic is out of phase, you can simply rotate the motor 180° and reinstall it, so long as your ribbon motor uses a symmetric design (in which the ribbon is exactly centered, front to back, in the housing).
Some ribbon mics offset the ribbon to the front or back. This "offset ribbon" design was developed and patented by Royer, but some Chinese manufacturers have copied the design. For such mics, you probably will be happier long-term if you wire the mic so it is in phase with the motor installed properly with respect to the logo side of the mic body.
On the other hand, you could decide it's easier to write "front" on the rear side of the mic body with a permanent marker.
Once you're satisfied that the mic is fully operational and functional, put all the screws back in. Then go record some music!
Beginner questions and expert advice are equally welcomed in the comments!
Aaah need help!! I assembled my fathead w/ an ll2912 and I noticed a dramatic decrease in volume in it. What could that mean?
Adrian – could you have put the LL2912 in upside-down? If so, you would certainly notice a decrease in output level — although probably you would not be able to detect any output at all, except at maximum preamp gain and by screaming into the mic, because your 1:37 step-up transformer would be doing 37:1 step-DOWN.
Riccardo, it might well fit, but I wouldn't recommend swapping transformers in an active mic. The amplifier circuit is likely tuned for whatever transformer is in there already. Changing the impedance or gain of the signal going into the amplifier could have bad results.
I got a Oktava ML-52-02 that never worked.
If I run it into a pre-amp, I get nothing- even if I crank the gain, just nothing.
I've taken it apart, done what diagnostics I could, replaced the ribbons (I know they weren't the problem, but one had some nasty sag), redone the wiring from the motor to the transformer; no progress for those attempts.
1. Blown Transformer (Is that possible/likely?) Is there a method to check a transformer?
2. The motor on the ML-52-02 is a dual element- the top of the motor has two wire runs that head to the transformer, but maybe there's a gap that's supposed to separate them and that gap has closed or is somehow otherwise shorting.
3. Maybe the wiring to the XLR port is bad. I got the mic used through ebay- so maybe some joker got the wiring wrong. But it seemed like I was the first person to get inside and tamper with it.
If worse comes to worse, I can send it to Michael Joly and have him set it straight, but I kinda want the DIY victory (and to use the budget to have him supe up my Oktava MK-012's). Any insight would be much appreciated.
I have an MXL V69xm, that I was interested in swapping out the transformer for a Jensen made one. If not Jensen, my second choice would be a Lundahl or Cinemag. How would I go about finding the correct transformer to swap it with?
@Nick, some vendors might keep a compatibility database. But I suspect you'd need to figure out your transformer's turns ratio in order to find a suitable replacement.
However, I would be cautious about expecting magical sonic improvements from a transformer swap. Best results are obtained by treating the capsule, tube, circuit, and transformer as a system, which they necessarily are. I encourage experimentation but advise that you might go through several transformers as well as alternative capsules, capacitors, and tubes before you develop a combination that is truly better than the original.


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Pedestrian struck by car expected to survive
Updated: Nov. 25, 2014, 11:56 a.m.
SOUTH FORSYTH — A pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle in south Forsyth Monday night will survive his injuries, authorities have determined.
The accident closed Atlanta Highway (Hwy. 9) at Strickland Road about 6:40 p.m. when the 49-year-old man, who has an Alpharetta address, reportedly tried to cross the street after three other men had successfully done so. He was instead struck by a Ford Taurus, witnesses told authorities on scene.
"He now has non-life threatening injuries, even though he's still [in] critical [condition]," said Doug Rainwater, a spokesman for the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office. "He'll be in the hospital for a while, but he'll survive."
Authorities said at the time of the accident a medical helicopter was called, but cancelled shortly after the incident. The pedestrian was taken by ambulance to North Fulton Hospital.
No charges are expected to be filed against the 38-year-old driver, also with an Alpharetta address, Rainwater said. The driver was traveling south on Hwy. 9, which has a speed limit of 55 mph.
Alcohol may be a contributing factor for the pedestrian, according to Rainwater.
The incident remains under investigation by the sheriff's office.
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Fire officials: Disaster averted by north Forsyth family's preparedness
Georgia's unemployment rate is the lowest in state's history
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Analysis: Gamecocks earn Elite Eight spot with 2-0 win over Penn State
Graduate defender Remi Swartz and graduate forward Ryan Gareis after scoring against Alabama on Oct. 24. The South Carolina women's soccer team won 2-0 against Penn State to reach the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament.
By Grace Sorrells
Nov. 22, 2021, 5:19pm
South Carolina women's soccer extend their NCAA Tournament run to the Elite Eight with a 2-0 victory over Penn State in Los Angeles, California.
"So proud of this team. They played a great game today and just showed the heart, the determination, that we've seen all year," head coach Shelley Smith said postgame.
A very even first half led to a scoreless halftime stalemate before the Gamecocks came to life early in the second half, scoring two goals in the first 10 minutes after the break.
The Gamecocks' first goal of the game came from a corner in the 49th minute taken by graduate forward Lauren Chang and was scored on the rebound by redshirt junior Samantha Chang after senior midfielder Jyllissa Harris' shot came off the crossbar.
Samantha Chang praised her teammates' overall effort after the Sweet Sixteen win.
"The team did really well to switch formations on the fly, subs did a great job coming in, making an impact, but we stuck together no matter what, and I think that really showed in the way we played," Chang said.
Shortly after, a pair of graduate forwards connected to double the Gamecocks' lead, as Ryan Gareis assisted on Luciana Zullo's game-winning goal in the 56th minute. They are two of South Carolina's five graduate students who have returned for their final year of eligibility to chase a championship.
"To get back to this point in the Elite Eight, it just means so much to me and my teammates, to my fellow fifth-years who came back, so we're so excited to be in the position that we are," Zullo said.
Junior goalkeeper Heather Hinz recorded five saves on the way to keeping her third clean sheet of the tournament in as many games. Smith showed confidence in her team's mindset as they prepare for their fourth road game of the tournament.
"You're going to face the best teams in the country. That's where you're at; that's what you've earned. So we have got to be on the front foot ready to go play our best soccer," Smith said. "They don't want to be done, and they're going to play that way."
South Carolina will face No. 4 BYU on Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. in Utah with a trip to the College Cup on the line.


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Учасник Олімпійських Ігор 2020 року.
Призер Чемпіонату світу з плавання серед юніорів 2019 року.

Посилання
 Фінлай Нокс на Olympedia.org
 Фінлай Нокс на Swimrankings.net

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More and More Every Day – Liz Warren, 6/9/20
"I Don't Expect Normalcy"
Liz Warren
Founder, Director, & Faculty, Storytelling Institute
South Mountain Community College
Today's episode is an early interview with Summer and Liz Warren. Liz and Summer collaborate regularly at South Mountain Community College. Listen to them talk through the initial shock of the rapid move to online teaching and telecommuting.
Liz Warren is the founding director of the Storytelling Institute, the first program in the country to offer an academic certificate in Storytelling. She is a co-founder of the South Phoenix Oral History Project.
This is an early interview, one that is a conversation between two women who are first starting to talk through the realities of teaching and meeting online, while missing each other and their communities. They discuss their personal and professional worries along with little victories. They also think through the logistics of the upcoming interviews and the potential for a nationally-reaching podcast.
The title of this episode nods to Liz's critique of our question about "normalcy." It's a thoughtful and meaningful consideration of how we regard routines, and how we view a future return to life as normal. Her point has stuck with us since the conversation in March.
Listen to her interview wherever you get your podcasts.
Liz Warren performs often with the Arizona Storytellers Project. In March, the Storytellers Project launched a national live from home showcase, featuring Liz. See her tell here.
Follow Liz's blog at Tell Me Something Good.
Liz is the author of The Oral Tradition Today.
Liz quotes "London Rain" by Louis MacNeice.
Connect with Liz at Liz.Warren@southmountaincc.edu.
Follow the Storytelling Institute on Facebook.
Why is it called More and More Every Day? Click here to read our first More and More post. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @smcchistory
Interview Date: 3/26/20