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Here "The Orphan Truth in the World"
IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation presented the 2014 World Orphan Children Report that was prepared under the name "The Orphan Truth in the World" in regards to World Orphans Day to the public at a press conference that was held at Esenler Municipality.
With IHH's offer the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) last year declared the 15th of Ramadan as World Orphans Day and a press conference was held at Esenler Municipality in regards to this.
At the meeting where the 2014 World Orphan Children Report was disclosed, IHH President Bülent Yıldırım who spoke at the meeting said, their orphanages are all over the world and the orphans that they are making an effort in trying to make the orphans feel themselves in a family environment are happy.
When you ask orphan children in Turkey the question "what are you going to be when you grow up?" they reply back saying "doctor", "lawyer", but the orphans that are in camps in Syria answer back saying "I'm going to die", in war the future of the children are killed as well, said Yıldırım.
Around the orphanages that are theirs in Syria there are bombs thrown by Esad stated Yıldırım, he said that they have proposed an offer to the United Nations and OIC for joint emblems so damages to orphanages can be avoided during the war, during these projects the 15th of Ramadan was accepted as World Orphan Day.
From now on, on the 15th of Ramadan to detect and resolve the problems of orphans there will be an orphan congress held, said Yıldırım.
"BETWEEN 1987 AND 2007 1 MILLION CHILDREN'S ORGANS WERE STOLEN"
Yıldırım stated that IHH prepared a report with the name "The Orphan Truth in the World" and he continued on:
"Everyday 10 thousand children are left as orphans. Every two seconds, a child loses a mother or father. According to UNICEF, 200 million children are now orphans. We believe without the ones in the records there are 300 million orphans. Even close to 400 million. In 2013, 9.8 trillion dollars was spent for war, conflict and security. This is 11 percent of all the resources in this world. For the first time all the Islamic countries agreed on the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and a unity was achieved about the orphans. With the joint decision of all countries it was decided to work on the orphans' issue. The 1 million 100 thousand children that are kidnapped are in the hands of the prostitution mafia. Everyday 10 thousand children are left orphaned due to war, disasters and diseases, and this number reaches 3.5 million per year. More than 2 million children are left orphaned in Africa.
Between 1987 and 2007, 1 million children's organs were stolen. For the western countries the poor countries has become the basic provider of organs by stealing them. Every day in the world nearly 40 thousand children are left on the streets due to being at the age of 18 which passes the age limit of state care. Can solutions be produced for these? It can be produced. All orphans can be taken care of. Our aim is ensure all of the countries use all their resources on a regular basis to take care of the 400 million orphans."
Esenler Municipality Mayor Mehmet Tevfik Göksu stated that they have also been working on orphan projects for a very long time, and said that this year by collaborating with IHH they have accommodated for orphans from various countries.
Göksu stated that, IHH has not only carried the orphan matter into Turkey's agenda but they have set it as a world agenda, and continued on:
"We are an Ummah of a Prophet that was an orphan. Orphans are the amanah of the Prophet. To look out for them, to develop them in the best way, to solve their problems is both our humanitarian and Islamic duty. It is now understood much better that orphans are holy amanah's that need to be given love and a helping hand."
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After the iPod and reinventing thermostats, Nest CEO Tony Fadell's next project is another device in the "unloved" category.
You know the drill: The smoke detector screams, people panic, arms and hands flail and someone with a towel furiously fans away smoke in the kitchen. Then you need a chair to reach the ceiling to hold down that impossibly tiny red button, which never seems to silence the wailing device. So you rip out the batteries–and maybe don't put them back for days or weeks.
Plus, now there's a blackened bagel in the toaster that was supposed to be your breakfast.
Tony Fadell, the founder of Nest and so-called "father of the iPod," can't save your bagel. But he just might save you from the fire alarm hassle. And his new device might even save lives.
Today, Fadell introduces Nest Protect, a reinvention of the smoke and carbon monoxide detector that eliminates many traditional pain points. Like the company's previous product, the Nest Learning Thermostat, the team has brought its design savvy and mobile thinking to what Fadell refers to as another "unloved category," meaning a space that has been severely neglected by innovators over the years. "The smoke alarm you grew up with looks the same as it does today," he says. Not Nest's alarm. With its light sensors and color cues, voice- and gesture-based interactions, and smartphone syncing and elegant form factor, Nest Protect feels like an Apple product, even though, in lots of situations, it's a government-mandated appliance.
Just gently wave your hand in the air three times to silence a false alarm, also called a nuisance alarm. Fadell's team has installed ultrasonic sensors to detect your hand motion.
Instead of grabbing a towel? Just gently wave your hand in the air three times to silence a false alarm, also called a nuisance alarm. Fadell's team has installed ultrasonic sensors to detect your hand motion. No need to flap the smoke away; it's as if you were saying goodbye to the annoyance. "We call it the wave hush, like, 'I hear you, it's all good, it's hushed,' " Fadell explains.
What's more, because Protect is Wi-Fi enabled, the system not only can sync with your smartphone but with other devices throughout your house. You can get updates on your iPhone, say, for any issues at your house, whether you're there or not, such as early signs of carbon monoxide, low-battery alerts, and so forth. (In the event of an actual fire or carbon monoxide alarm, Nest's app will even give you instructions on who to call.) And if you have a Nest thermostat, the two devices will speak to each other: If Protect senses a carbon monoxide leak, as a precaution, the thermostat will immediately shut off your boiler or furnace, common sources of those leaks.
Despite all the features, Fadell promises that the battery-powered version of the device will get "multiple years" off of a single charge; there's also a wired version with a backup battery system.
Like the thermostat space, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors represent an unusual but incredibly untapped market for a Palo Alto-based startup to go after. According to Fadell, there are 35 to 40 million smoke and carbon monoxide detectors sold in the U.S. every year. Fadell argues the space is sorely in need of innovation, citing a National Fire Protection Agency study that found that of "smoke alarms that failed to activate during home fires, 73% of them had dead, missing, or disconnected batteries." The leading reason they were disconnected? Nuisance alarms.
When there really is a serious fire though–and not just another case of the boy who cried wolf–Nest Protect can't be waved off or easily silenced. In that case, Fadell says, the system needs to keep chirping, too, if there is reason for alarm–in fact, his company is legally obligated to make it do so.
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Many things can go wrong with doors, but thankfully most repairs are fairly simple. Take these three different problems. A sliding door has lost a chunk of timber at the bottom – it's expensive to replace, so it's worth making repairs. A kitchen cabinet door with broken hinges can be made good as new by replacing the hinges. And fighting a door that is scraping on the floor is annoying, but often easily fixed. Whether you're opening them to new vistas or closing off the kids, you can make them work like... doors!
It is not uncommon for the bottom leading edge of a sliding door to split away. The roller assemblies have been housed in the bottom so the timber is thin. Doors are often made in layers, so if the door comes off its track it will invariably land on an edge, and the face of the door could split away. This is made worse if the bottom of the door gets wet during rainy weather. The roller assembly will likely break away as there isn't sufficient timber to hold the screws. However, all is not lost.
Exterior PVA glue; 2-part resin filler; belt or orbital sander; primer, sealer and undercoat; enamel topcoat; replacement roller assemblies.
Step 1 Save broken-off piece or pieces if you can. Lift door off its track and pull out at bottom, making sure roller assembly clears track. Lay door on saw horses or similar with damaged side up. Remove both roller assemblies, but save them so you can buy identical replacements.
Step 2 Clean up damaged area to remove dirt and spider webs. Check broken piece will fit in place. If not, cut a new sliver of timber to roughly fit in place. Apply glue to face of door frame.
Put broken or replacement piece in place and hold with a clamp using an offcut of timber to give even bearing to all pieces.
Step 4 Use fine 15mm or 20mm nails to reinforce timber. It's best to predrill to avoid splitting the already broken timber. Punch nail heads below surface. Let glue dry.
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Step 6 When set, sand back filler using belt or orbital sander. Depending on surface, you may need to repeat Steps 5 and 6 for a smooth surface.
Step 7 Paint repaired area or whole door with primer, sealer and undercoat, followed by 2 coats of enamel to match existing doors.
Step 8 Fit new roller assemblies at both ends of door and adjust so roller is nearly fully up. Screw in place, then stand door back in its position on tracks. Use a screwdriver to raise or lower the rollers at each end so that door is in alignment and rolls smoothly.


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After being recognized as one of the happiest countries in the world by the Gallup World Index and the Happy Planet Index, the Costa Rica Tourism Board (CRTB) launched an innovative advertising campaign titled "Costa Rica's Million Dollar Gift of Happiness." From October 6, 2011 to February 5, 2012, the Costa Rica Tourism Board will spread happiness throughout the United States and Canada by gifting $1 million dollars in week-long vacations to Costa Rica. Not only does the campaign serve to educate travelers about Costa Rica's standing as one of the happiest places in the world, it aims to inspire travelers to explore the country's natural beauty, thrill-seeking adventures and sustainable tourism practices.
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Hopefully you are all designing, prototyping, building, and programming like crazy. It's only about 6 weeks until the big competition. Remember, you can finish building your robot weeks before the competition but you will ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS have a bunch of programming and mechanical issues that will take extra time and it's always nice to have a week or so to practice driving so DON'T PROCRASTINATE!!! You should have a base already built and be prototyping/building extra mechanisms now. Your programmer(s) should also be looking at the code now so they are ready to program when needed and they can ask questions at next Friday's meeting (November 9th at 7pm).
1) Remember, if you need parts from KING TeC's treasure hoard you can call Joel Volm (after 5pm weekdays or anytime on most weekend days) at 952-447-1509. His home address is 13509 Webster Ave, Savage. During the school day use this e-mail (jvolm@priorlake-savage.k12.mn). We have metal rails, motors, wheels, etc. You can also fabricate any part you want out of cardboard, plastic, aluminum, etc.
2) Some of the "VEX Inventor's Guide" binders might not have a detailed explanation of how to make a double-rail wheel system for the base frame. This is very useful for newer teams as it is a way to make the wheels much, much more stable. It would be under the "Structure Subsystem" section. If your binder doesn't have a detailed description of how to make a sturdy chassis you can go to the following link to the VEX webpage to see how to build one. While there you can also see some more advanced parts available and, if we don't already have them, please feel free to buy them yourselves and then donate them to KING TeC at the end of the season (wink wink).
3) If any teams with new members are having organizational problems please feel free to call Joel Volm at the above phone number or e-mail Mike Lins. We can attend a meeting with your kids and help give you a boost. We can help assign team roles, go through a design/prototyping process with you, and possibly give you a tour of our HS team's facilities.
4) You should have a "rules master" that knows all of the game rules by heart so you don't spend a bunch of time designing something that might be illegal. You should also be keeping an engineering notebook that logs everything you do at each meeting. The notebook should include drawings of designs (even if you don't wind up using that design later), topics you discussed, parts used or needed before the next meeting, strategies, t-shirt designs, ,etc., etc., etc. New teams can look at some older teams notebooks at next Friday's meeting to get ideas.
5) If anyone wants to see some very well made VEX robots (kind of like the KING TeC level of complexity) go to Youtube and search for VEX robot competitions. You will see some extremely complicated Vex bots made by high school kids for the official VEX competitions and you might find some designs that you could possibly emulate. You can also get a better idea of how the competitions will work. For the new teams - please don't be intimidated by these robots. We don't expect yours to be anywhere near this complicated. For the 3rd year teams - we expect your robots to be 3 or 4 times more complicated than these (ha, ha).
6) KING TeC is hosting a huge state-wide competition with the big FRC robots on Saturday, November 17th in the Prior Lake high school gyms. It will be a great way for all of you to see a competition up close. This competition will be run almost exactly like yours in December but the robots are about 5 feet tall and 120 pounds (cool!). The competition will run from about 10 am until about 5 pm. It's free to the public. We encourage all of you to stop by for at least 1 hour.
7) Your main job as a team is to build a robot to compete but, as in the real corporate world, you also have to be able to sell your product. Don't forget marketing. You want to advertise yourselves and your robot to other teams so them might select you in the final rounds. You want to have a well-designed and coherent team uniform/t-shirts. You will eventually want to think about making your robot look interesting/pretty/exciting after all of the main functional components are installed. One huge part of KING TeC is our marketing department. We want to look good out on the playing field and we want everyone to know that we are there.
8) Remember to check the team blog-site once in a while. There may be updates and helpful hints. This is also an older post that has a video of last year's competition for those that want to see what a competition look like.
9) One of KING TeC's guiding ideals is this: "Winning for us is having a running robot on the field." Winning a competition is never our main goal. It is a nice perk but never the most important thing. If you can design a mechanism and get it to work during a competition you and your team are all winners. The most important thing you can get out of this program should be technological skills, team skills, and a lot of fun.


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November 18 and 19, 2014, AirWingMedia attended a NASA Social event at the Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California. There we learned all the things NASA is doing to push the frontier of faster, safer, and more fuel efficient aeronautics technologies.
NASA Aeronautics Research Contributions to Aviation
1. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Starting in the 1970s, NASA began developing sophisticated computer codes that could accurately predict the flow of fluids, such as the flow of air over an aircraft's wing or fuel through a space shuttle's main engine. Those ideas and codes became CFD, which today is considered a vital tool for the study of fluid dynamics and the development of new aircraft.CFD greatly reduces the time and cost required for designing and testing nearly any type of aircraft.
2. Airborne Wind Shear Detection
During the 1980s and 1990s, NASA led a comprehensive research program to identify the characteristics of dangerous wind shear, and validated technologies that can predict its severity while in flight. Today, aircraft are equipped with forward-looking sensors that alert pilots to wind shear hazards.
3. Digital Fly-by-Wire
During the 1960s and 1970s, NASA helped develop and flight test the digital "fly-by-wire" system, which replaced heavier and less reliable hydraulics systems with a digital computer and electric wires to send signals from the pilot to the control surfaces of an aircraft. "Fly-by- wire" is used today on new commercial and military aircraft, and on the space shuttle.
4. TURBO-AE Code
During the 1990s, NASA developed a computer code that generates two-dimensional simulations of potential aeroelastic (AE) problems that can occur in jet engine blades. Such problems include flutter or fatigue that can eventually cause engine fan blades to stall or fail. With TURBO-AE, engineers can more efficiently design thinner, lighter, faster rotating blades for today's jet engines built for higher perfor- mance, lower emissions and lower noise.
5. Air Traffic Management
Over the decades, NASA has developed a number of air traffic man- agement simulation tools, including:
Center TRACON Automation System (CTAS) – 1990s
CTAS is a suite of software tools developed by NASA that generates new information for air traffic controllers.
Traffic Management Advisor (TMA) – 1990s
TMA software forecasts arriving air traffic to help controllers plan for safe arrivals during peak periods.
Surface Management System (SMS) – 2000s
SMS software provides controllers with data to know when aircraft arrive on the ground or at the gate.
Future Air Traffic Management Concepts Evaluation Tool (FACET) – 2000s
FACET maps thousands of aircraft trajectories to improve traffic flow across the United States.
6. Lightning Protection Standards
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During the 1990s and early 2000s, NASA computer simulations pro- vided the latest improvements in design for chevrons—asymmetrical scallops that can be used on jet engine nozzles and nacelles to help reduce engine noise. Ground and flight tests by NASA and its partners proved that the new chevron design reduced noise levels in the passenger cabin and on the ground. Chevrons are being implemented on many of today's aircraft, including the new Boeing 787.
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During the 1960s and 1970s, NASA scientist Richard Whitcomb led a team of researchers to develop and test a series of unique geometric shapes of airfoils or wing sections that could be applied to subsonic transports to improve lift and reduce drag. The resulting "supercritical airfoil" shape, when integrated with the aircraft wing, significantly improves the aircraft's cruise efficiency.
15. Icing Detection
During the 1990s and early 2000s, NASA was called upon by the FAA to identify the characteristics of a dangerous and little-understood ic- ing phenomenon called Supercooled Large Droplets (SLD). Results from NASA flight tests and research were compiled in a large database to improve weather models and instrumentation for detect- ing SLD.
16. Winglets
During the 1970s and 1980s, NASA studies led to the development of vertical extensions that can be attached to wing tips in order to reduce aerodynamic drag without having to increase wing span. Winglets help increase an aircraft's range and decrease fuel consumption. The first aircraft to adopt winglets were within the general aviation and business jet communities. In the mid-'80s, Boeing produced the 747- 400 commercial jetliner, which used winglets to increase its range.
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During the 1960s, NASA conceived and developed a process for cut- ting transverse grooves into runways to channel away standing water. During the 1980s, NASA conducted more than one thousand test runs of aircraft and ground vehicles, proving that grooved runway surfaces have significantly greater friction properties.
Grooved runways have since helped aircraft make safe landings on pavement made slick from rain, snow, or ice. NASA's groove process was adapted for use on military base runways, U.S. public highways, and even swimming pool decks, playgrounds and refinery floors.
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As early as the 1930s, wind tunnels built and operated by NASA's pre- decessor, the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, or NACA, played a critical role in the design and improvement of aircraft. Through the decades, NASA's expanded suite of tunnels continued to host valuable foundational testing in such areas as stability and control, in-flight icing, stall avoidance, propulsion systems, airframe development, flutter avoidance and noise reduction.
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Map showing both land and sea routes of the Silk Road. FarsiNet.
The other two factors are selective breeding and nutrition. Humans soon began breeding for desirable traits. These traits would not necessarily aid their survival in the wild. For example, since Mongolians drink mare's milk, they have bred their horses for excess milk production.4 Nutrition also makes a difference. Well-fed domestic horses can achieve maximum growth and out perform their wild brothers.
Because so many of the first horsemen lived where no crops could be grown, they had to keep extra horses because their animals were grass fed. Barley was one of the first crops to be cultivated. It may have been grown in Iran as early as 8500 B.C. and been fed to some of the first horses to be domesticated. Alfalfa was also first grown in Iran and it reached Greece with the Persian armies by 490 B.C. When it became available to the Turkmenian horses, their size increased. In Classical times, the best horses were given both barley and alfalfa (luzerne).
Like the Iberian and Arabian, Turkmenian horses have made major contributions to the development of our modern light horse breeds. Their story illustrates the impact of environment, selective breeding, and quality of care can have on the development of new horse breeds. Since the Turkmenian is relatively unknown in the West, it must first be described to explain the impact its environment had on these horses.
Today Turkmenistan (Turkmenia) is one of the Turkish states of Central Asia. It lies east of the Caspian Sea and south of the Aral Sea. Its bordering countries are Iran, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. The capital city is Ashgabat. Both the names of cities and countries, as well as boundaries have changed many times over the centuries.
Map of modern Turkmenistan with modern names and boundaries. FarsiNet.
The ancient Silk Road linked China to Europe. When travelers going west emerged from the Tian Shan Mountains, they first had to go though Fergana. This valley was the original home of the famous Heavenly Horses. Today Fergana is part of Uzbekistan. After crossing it, one of the main arteries of the Silk Road ran through Turkmenistan to reach Persia (Iran). On their way through Turkmenistan, travelers had to pass through the magnificent city of Merv. It was once a major trading center and one of the main stops on the Silk Road, but it was completely destroyed by the Mongols in 1221. The modern city of Mary was built near the ancient site of Merv. The dreaded Karacum (Kara Kum, Kara Gum, Black Sand) Desert lies in the middle of Turkmenistan and takes up at least 70 percent of its land. The Silk Road had to go around it.
Part of the Karacum Desert in Turkmenistan. Wikipedia.
The Kopet Dag Mountain Range between Turkmenistan and Iran. FarsiNet.
In the eighth century, the Oghuz tribes from Mongolia settled in this area and it soon became known as Turkmen. Their county has also been called Turkmenia, Turkistan, or Turkmenistan. All four on these names have also been applied to their horses. When the Russian Empire conquered this area in the 19th century, they established extensive irrigation channels which are still being used to grow cotton. They found the best horses being bred by the Teke tribe in an oasis near Ashgabat.5 Today Turkmenistan is known for their Akhal-Teke horses who are fed a diet of alfalfa, barley, and other concentrated foods.
These lands contain a mixture of mountains, deserts, and plateaus. Only some of it is suitable for grazing. The steppe lands to the north and the Persian lands to the south have traditionally been excellent areas for breeding and raising fine horses. Both areas probably contributed to the creation of various horse breeds in Turkmenistan.
When wild horses first migrated across the Bearing Land Bridge, they spread themselves all across the Eurasia Steppes. Although various sections of these steppes vary in climate, they are all grass lands, similar to the prairies in the Americas. Recent archeological excavations have established horses were first domesticated on these steppes.
The Ukrainian Steppe. Wikipedia. The Kazakhstan Steppe. Wikipedia.
Examples of Przewalski's horses. Wikipedia.
Many wild ponies in the southwest – a different horse from those used by the herdsmen. The wild pony has a stub mane – much like the zebra – that grows about three inches long. The ponies are all of one color – a dark buckskin, or a blend of buckskins, and they are built all alike. Of all the species of the horse family, they are the most vicious – no way to gain their friendship and you can not subdue them under any conditions. I think I have as much patience as anyone, but I gave up the job of gentling them although I surely gave it a trial. The natives, afraid of these horses, will have nothing to do with them.
I heard how these horses could hold their own against wolves, etc., that they would gang together and kill large wolves and also men who bothered them. I came to believe it after I tried to catch a pony from a small band. I got the pony, but if my horse was not faster than the bunch I'd have been killed for these ponies tried to gang me. They swung in a circle and charged, striking with their forward feet.
A modern Mongolian pony, with better withers and a more refined head compared to Prezwalski's horse. Wikipedia.
In the late 1800's, an American cavalry officer traveled round the world looking at all kinds of horses. He believed all feral horses tended to revert to their primitive forbearers in the wild, as do other species of feral animals.8 When the Spanish lost horses to the wilds of North America, the longer they stayed wild, the more they may have come to resembled the horses who first evolved on our prairies. Some of the descendants of these horses have been saved from extinction and used to found the various Colonial Spanish horse registries.
1) The height should equal the distance from the point of the shoulder to the point of the buttock.
2) The distance from the top of the withers to the bottom of his chest should equal or be slightly longer than the distance from the bottom of the chest to the ground.
3) The distance from the point of the chest to the point of the withers should be equal to both the distance from the point the withers to the loins and from the loins to the point of the buttock.
4) The head and neck must be balanced. A longer neck should be balanced by a smaller head and a shorter neck should be balanced by a larger head. When the head is measured, ideally it should be almost as long as the distance from the point of the hock to the ground.
Two Spanish mustangs. Both have a square build, but one is heavier than the other.
They both meet the ideals described in the registry standard; both horses are highly athletic and extremely handy. Left, courtesy of Apache Trails Ranch. Right, courtesy of Free Spirit Spanish Mustangs.
Wild equids may share the same square build, but their frames can vary from chunky to refined. These variations can be illustrated by the differences among the three species of zebras and their subspecies. Most zebras cannot be tamed, but there are exceptions. Four zebras were regularly driven by Lord Walter Rothschild in 1890s London. They are clasified as Equus quagga burchellii.
A photograph taken in London in 1898. Four zebras driven by Lord Walter Rothschild. United States public domain. Wikipedia.
In 1848, a drawing was done of a Turkmenian horse. This horse still has a square build with good bone, but has a more refined appearance, especially in the head and neck. To produce this type of horse, other breeds had probably been crossed with the steppe horses. He may well have had some Arabian blood. Unlike this horse, a true Akhal-Teke has a triangular build with a longer back and legs.
An 1848 drawing of a Turkmenian horse showing its square body shape, refined head and neck, and good bone. Wikipedia.
Horse breeds as we know them today, did not exist until after about 1200. Horses were identified by the name of the location where they had been bred. The Turkmenian tribes selectively bred horses from more than one area and tested them in raids on other tribes. As empires came and went to the north and south, the type of horses raiders could steal kept changing. The land east of the Caspian Sea was so undesirable; it was mostly left to various nomadic tribes until it became part of the Mongolian empire.
The Persian Empire at its height. FarsiNet.
A rock-face relief at Naqsh-e Rustam shows Shapur I, the second king of the Second Persian Empire (Sasanian dynasty) as he accepts the surrender of some of his enemies in 250 B.C. The heavy horse shown in it was probably a Median. In his time, warhorses had cropped manes and tied tails.10 Piero della Francesca's fresco The History of the True Cross (c. 1452) in the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo, Italy, shows The Battle of Nineveh between the Byzantines and Sassanids Fresco, which took place in 627, in one panel. In it, Heraclius (610-641) of the Byzantine Empire, is shown riding a white war horse in his battle against Khosrow II of the Persian (Sassanid) Empire. This horse is more refined, but still has a square build.
Left: A relief of Shapur I of the Second Persian Empire on his war horse, 250 B.C. Wikipedia.
Right: Detail of Piero della Francesco's The Battle of Ninevah, showing Heraclius on his war horse. Wikipedia.
The Median horses produced by these breeding programs were much admired by both the Greeks and Romans. Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, brought 20,000 horses from Fergana to Greece. Alexander's horse, Bucephalas, may have been descended from these horses.4 A detail on the Alexander Sarcophagus at the Istanbul Archeology Museum shows that the build of Bucephalas is similar to the Median horse, but is somewhat more refined.
A detail of the Alexander Sarcophagus showing Alexander astride Bucephalas. Wikipedia.
The Greeks successfully stopped Persian expansion into Europe and eventually Alexander the Great took over most of their empire. As he marched his armies farther and farther east, he needed more and more horses. He married Roxana, the daughter of one of the Bactrian king. His marriage alliance gave him access to the horses he needed.4 Bactria is now part of Afghanistan.
Bas reliefs showing Median-type horses used by the Parthians. Wikpedia.
Before the Median horses became extinct, they were gradually replaced with more refined horses. The Parthian breeding program probably crossed Medians with other kinds of horses, including Arabs.
A painting showing Parthian cavalry with more refined horses. Ancient-battles.com (Shivatir Dahavang).
An Assyrian (modern day Iraq) bas relief showing small horses pulling a chariot during a lion hunt, with either King Ashurnasirpal II, who ruled 883-859 B.C., or his son and heir, King Shalmaneser III, who ruled from 858-824 B.C. Wikipedia.
A Caspian horse, showing similar characteristics to an Arabian. Wikipedia.
Bam, Kerman Province, Iran (left), and Khuzestan Province, Iran (right). FarsiNet.
So far only horses with a square build have been discussed. The ones with a deep, square build, like the Steppe and Nisean horses, are usually handy, easily to collect, and can have explosive speed for short distances. These are valuable traits for mounted archers. Their square built also gives them the ability to carry more weight and survive on a minimum of fodder.
The Steppes contain much hard, rocky, broken ground, as does much of the land east of the Caspian Sea. Horses who stay sound on this terrain need excellent, hard feet. It also requires horses to make constant adjustments to their balance as they move over it. These abilities were survival characteristics for Steppe horses and they probably gave them to their Median and Parthian descendents.
Horses can have one of the three types of square builds: heavy, medium, or light. Until the invention of the horse collar, there was no need for heavy horses so they did not exist in the ancient world. Chariot teams were harnessed with choke collars so they could only pull light loads. Horses with a medium build can vary from blocky to muscular. The blockier the horse, the less-suited he was for riding. He could carry more weight, but tended to have shorter, choppier strides. Lighter horses, like the Arabian, were used to give Nisean and Parthian horses more refinement. This change probably also gave them a longer stride and a springier gait.
Examples of how selective breeding by humans has affected the conformation of the Arabian. Left: Bedouin with the Arab Stallion, by Y. Kosak (1824-1899) shows a horse with a square build, deep chest and flank. Pinterest. Center and right photos show modern Arabians. Center: A more refined Arabian, possibly similar to the ones used to improve the quality of the Nisean and Parthian horses. Wikipedia. Right: An Arabian with a rectangular build, similar to the type first bred in Egypt. Wikpedia.
To cover ground efficiently, an ideal riding horse must to be able to use long ground-covering strides. Such a horse was bred in Persia to meet this requirement. This type of horse has a rectangular build with long legs and a long back. Horses with this build will often be longer than they are tall and lack depth in the chest and flank area. This build gives them more speed and endurance to gallop for long distances over relatively flat terrain and to race for distances of one mile or more. The Akhal-Teke is such horse. Horses with square builds tend to excel at collection, while those with rectangular builds tend to excel at extension. The rectangular type has become the desired one for modern sport horse breeds.
The Akhal-Teke, with it's rectangular build. Wikipedia.
Since the time when horses were first domesticated, humans have been racing them, both for shorter and longer distances. The steppe tribes may have begun the selection process by breeding their fastest horses to each other. In the first century B.C., the Chinese discovered the Heavenly Horses in Fergana; they described them as tall, fast, and beautiful. An example of ones found in China is shown below. This is a powerful horse who still has a square build and would probably do well in short races.
A possible example of a Heavenly Horse found in China. Wikipedia.
The steppe tribes moved south into both Turkey and Iran. In classical times, in Cappadocia and Armenia, horsemen focused on breeding race horses.11 Some of the modern horses in Cappadocia still show signs of this heritage with their long legs and backs.
Modern horses in Cappadocia show signs of race horse heritage with their long backs and legs. Wikipedia.
By the eighth century, the Oghuz tribes from Mongolia had added the land east of the Caspian Sea to their empire. The fine horses bred by the Turkmenian tribes soon became known all through the Middle East. From the eighth to the tenth century, the guards of the Khalif of Baghdad road only Turkmenian horses. By the 14th century, the Russian tsars had begun using them in their breeding programs. These horses began reaching Europe by the 15th century and the foundation sires of the Thoroughbred were rich in Turkmenian blood.4 Except for the now famous Akhal-Teke, other breeds with Turkmenian ancestors are little known in the west. Some of these are the Iomud (Yomud), Goklan, and the Nokhorli horses.
The Teke tribe bred their horses for raiding and warfare and tested their speed and endurance in races. Their horses were expected to gallop for great distances through the Karacum Desert while receiving almost no food and water. This tribe found the less fat on a horse's body, the faster he could run. To keep their horses in lean condition, they kept them blanketed to sweat off any excess fat. This practice did give them a fine, shiny coat. They also fed them a concentrated diet of barley, alfalfa, bread, and animal protein (mainly boiled chicken).4 Not all horses will thrive on a concentrated diet or be willing to eat meat.7 They had to have bred only those horses who could tolerate these diet.
After centuries of galloping over the sandy soil of deserts, they had developed a peculiar, soft, gliding gait. It was created by the difference between their front and rear pasterns. They have long, sloping pasterns behind and shorter, straighter ones in front.4 Their natural gaits are the walk and gallop, but some are also gaited.
Next, the Soviets brought in thoroughbreds to crossbreed with some of the few remaining purebloods.14 Taller horses, like the English thoroughbred, may be faster, but any horse over 15.3 hands will have to work harder to carry his own height.9 These crosses could race, but they had lost some of their endurance and ability to survive in the desert. Fortunately some devoted breeders saved a few of the purebloods, but the resulting inbreeding unfortunately introduced a genetic disposition for certain diseases.
There are multiple factors affecting the development of new breeds of horses. They are environment, voluntary and involuntary travel, nutrition, and selective breeding. They all affected the horses of Central Asia, including the ones from Turkmenistan.
Silk Road once linked China to Europe and one of its major arteries went right through Turkmenistan. Over the years, thousands of horses traveled back and forth on it and left their genetic imprint behind them.
The land south of the Caspian Sea is inhospitable and consists of mountains, deserts, and plateaus. On some of it is suitable for grazing. Turkmenistan contains the Karacum Desert and some sparse grazing land. In ancient times, the discovery of first barley and then alfalfa had a major impact on the quality and size of domestic horses who had access to these foods.
Horses were first domesticated on the Eurasian Steppe north of this area. Wild horses who had evolved on these and similar grasslands tend to have certain characteristics in common. They were hardy, compact, heavy-boned with excellent feet, and a relatively short back. Some examples of this type of horse still survive today in Mongolia and China. Horses with such a square build generally need less food, can carry more weight, and are usually both surefooted and handy. They were the first type of horses to reach Turkmenistan and they had to adjust to a hotter and drier environment. Survival there selected for horses with a lighter and more refined build.
The Caspian horse goes as far back as 3400 B.C. and originated in what is now Iran. In Classical times, it was once used as a chariot pony all through the Middle East. The Persian Empire was the first to conquer large areas in the Middle East, including Turkmenistan. At that time, the most admired horses were the Medians who had initially been bred on the Nisean Plains. They were heavy, powerful, well-muscled, and taller than the steppe ponies.
The Persian Empire was eventually replaced first by the Greeks; then by the Parthians who ruled over most of what is now Iran. They probably crossbred Median horses with Arabians to product a lighter, more refined horses for their mounted archers. When the Mongols added Turkmenistan to their empire, the fine horses produced there soon became known all over the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Russia.
any centuries of selective breeding were needed to produce what we now know as the Akhal-Teke. The Teke tribe lived by raiding and fighting, and tested their horses for speed and endurance by racing. They produced a rectangular horse who became part of the foundation stock for the English thoroughbred. This type of horse has now become the desired one for modern sport horse competitions.
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12Herodotus, The Histories. New York, Tandy-Thomas W., 1909. Book viii, p. 147.
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var vows = require('vows'),
    assert = require('assert'),
    oauth = require('../lib/oauth');

vows.describe('Token').addBatch({
  'Creating a token': {
    topic: oauth.createToken(),
    'should return a token': function(topic) {
      assert.instanceOf(topic,oauth.Token);
    }
  },
  'Encoding a token': {
    topic: oauth.createToken('key','secret'),
    'should return only oauth properties': function(topic) {
      for (var prop in topic.encode())
        if(typeof(topic[prop]) != 'function')
          assert.match(prop,/^oauth_\w+$/);
    },
    'should not return empty properties': function(topic) {
      for (var prop in topic.encode()) {
        var val = topic[prop];
        assert.isTrue(val != '' && val != undefined && val != null);
      }
    }
  },
  'Decoding a token': {
    topic: function () {
      var consumer = oauth.createToken('key','secret');
      consumer.decode('oauth_token=test&oauth_token_secret=');
      return consumer;
    },
    'should parse the values into the token as properties': function(topic) {
      assert.equal(topic['oauth_token'],'test');
      assert.equal(topic['oauth_token_secret'],'');
    }
  }
}).export(module);

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HAVE you ever grown a ''What's that'' plant? Last May, a small package of new plants arrived from the PanAmerican Seed Company, a division of the Ball Seed Company that sells to the commercial trade. In the packing carton were three small begonias plus some petunia seedlings. I decided to place the begonia plants in three clay pots set along the driveway.
The plants got morning sun and afternoon shade. For several weeks the begonias grew slowly. But then the Jack-in-the-beanstalk syndrome took over. The begonias grew and grew and grew, reaching a height of about two feet. Their leaves looked like exotic tropical foliage and the flowers were bright red and hanging down just as begonias should.
This was the debut of an amazing new begonia hybrid with a curious name, Dragon Wing. The begonias were beautiful. During a late summer wind storm, one of the pots was so top heavy that it kept blowing over. None of the other new plants have evoked the amazing results provided by the new begonias.
Growers have introduced all sorts of petunias, fashioned for both color and plant form. One of the most beguiling sorts, however, are the efforts of another wholesaler, Goldsmith Seeds, Inc., which developed the line of milliflora petunias. Its new Fantasy petunias are miniature-flowered plants ideal for containers. These petunias are about one-third the size of the standard multifloras in form and flower size. They are available in a formula mixture of all nine Fantasy colors. Blooms of Bressingham, a well-known British purveyor of outstanding perennial plants, now distributes to growers in this country through its American branch.
One of their newcomers is a mildew-resistant phlox Shortwood that has pink flowers with darker pink centers. A vigorous grower, this phlox can be used as an excellent back-of-the-border plant. Blooms also has followed a growing trend toward variegated-leaved plants by introducing a variegated-leaf sunflower (Heliopsis) named Loraine Sunshine. Its bright golden yellow flowers are handsome when set against the unusual foliage.
Although many new perennials will be seen this spring, be on the lookout for that old border-edger, Heuchera. It is coming out in new foliage formats with even sturdier spikes of flowers. Two of the best newcomers are Harmonic Convergence and Rosemary Bloom.
One of the challenges many professional plant breeders like to take on is extending a plant's hardiness zone. Many of them like to defy what has always been taken as a limiting rule and push the envelope into the colder regions. This is happening to the South's famous crape myrtle. Northern gardeners seem to want to grow it, or at least try. One such plant is the new miniature hybrid called Chicksaw introduced by the United States National Arboretum. This plant is marketed as a container plant since it grows only about two feet tall with a wide spread.
It is meant to be hardy to the Washington, D.C. zone, but may grow farther north. The flowers are lavender. Wayside Gardens in Hodges, S.C. (864-223-1968) lists it as one of its newcomers.
Another popular container plant is verbena, which can trail gracefully over pot edges or combine well with many other plants. Babylon is a new introduction of the Harris Seed Company in Rochester, N.Y. (716-442-0410) This verbena needs a full sunny location to be its best and it may take some time to get started into bloom. But the lovely foliage contrasted against the deep maroon blooms make it a winner.
Unusual plants always seem to have the edge to add a bit of mystery to a garden. One that should get great comment as well as be challenging is a non-vining clematis called Fremont's clematis. It was introduced by Great Plants, a cooperative program administered by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum in Lincoln and the local nurserymen's association. The flowers are urn-shaped and the leaves are thick and leathery. This one grows to 20 inches in height and must be grown in full sun.
Another unusual newcomer is a gold-leaved bleeding heart named Gold Heart. This one is from Shady Oaks Nursery in Waseca, Minn. (507-835-5033). Originated in England, this bleeding heart should blend nicely with darker green foliages.
Be on the lookout this spring for new developments in foamflowers (Tiarella) which are attaining handsome markings in their leaves as well as flower forms. And, of course, there are always new hostas and day lilies to add to the summer show. These are but a few appetite wetters for garden expectations. When the seed and nursery catalogs arrive, then serious planning can begin.


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Q: Auto change order status from processing to completed in Woocommerce I want to change every order from woocommerce if the 'PROCESSING' status will automatically be updated to 'COMPLETED'.
I have tried writing the function in functions.php file but I did not succeed.
How can I automatically change the order status from "processing" to "completed" in Woocommerce when I have received payment from the user?
I use this code but it has no effect

    add_action( 'woocommerce_thankyou', 'custom_woocommerce_auto_complete_order' );
    function custom_woocommerce_auto_complete_order( $order_id ) {
        if ( ! $order_id ) {
            return;
        }

        $order = wc_get_order( $order_id );
        if( $order->has_status( 'processing' ) )
        {
            $order->update_status( 'completed' );
        }
    }

Thank's

A: To auto completed orders, you should try the following:
add_action( 'woocommerce_thankyou', 'custom_woocommerce_auto_complete_order' );
    function custom_woocommerce_auto_complete_order( $order_id ) {
        if ( ! $order_id ) {
            return;
        }

        $order = wc_get_order( $order_id );

        if( $order->has_status( 'processing' ) ) {
            $order->update_status( 'completed' );
        }
    }

Code goes in function.php file of your active child theme (or theme).I have tested the code and its working for me please check screenshot https://prnt.sc/m3zrwp

A: Use woocommerce_order_status_processing in trigger! woocommerce_thankyou is called only in direct checkout proccess

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The Music of Paul McCartney
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Live And Let Die is an amazing tribute to the music of Paul McCartney. It is a full multimedia live concert production with state-of-the-art sound, lighting, and visual appeal. The critically-acclaimed show features Tony Kishman, who has performed to thrilled audiences around the world.
This visually accurate recreation sets high performance standards as it celebrates the enduring music of Paul McCartney. Fans cheer and dance to hit songs from the Beatles catalog and Paul McCartney's solo works. No one can resist singing along to "Hey Jude", "Penny Lane", "Live and Let Die", "Yesterday", "Eleanor Rigby", "Let It Be", "Got to Get You Into My Life", and many more beloved songs.
Tony Kishman has often been hailed by the media as "The Quintessential Paul McCartney". He is one of the world's best McCartney look-alikes, who sounds amazingly like the real Paul as well. The full-stage musical performance is supported by a very talented and professional group of musicians – selling out major venues across the country. From the first song to the last, countless standing ovations come naturally.
Performing his award winning tribute to the most successful band of all time, Tony has toured around the globe for more than a decade to bring the music and the magic of both the Beatles and Paul McCartney to a new generation. For six years he starred in the national and international tours of Broadway's smash hit musical, "Beatlemania", and he also performs in the International Symphonic Beatles production, "Classical Mystery Tour".
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InVision Tampa calls for transforming the city center with a focus on the waterfront.
TAMPA — After eight months of public meetings and social media outreach, City Hall on Tuesday rolled out a plan aimed at making downtown more of a neighborhood where families live much of their lives near the banks of the Hillsborough River.
"Our goal is that 10 years from now, that waterfront is the center of our downtown, not the western edge," Mayor Bob Buckhorn said at a news conference to mark the completion of a draft of the InVision Tampa plan.
Since early April, the city has gathered ideas and suggestions from 800-plus residents, businesses, property owners and others through a series of public forums and neighborhood workshops. More than 1,000 people submitted online comments through social media and virtual town hall meetings.
To help with the $1.4 million planning project, the city hired urban consultants from AECOM, which has worked on community plans from London to San Francisco to Hong Kong.
The 136-page plan focuses on what it calls the "center city" — the central business district, plus the Channel District, Ybor City, North Hyde Park, the University of Tampa, West Riverfront, Old West Tampa, Tampa Heights and V.M. Ybor.
"The center city plan is really about continuing on a path that we believe that Tampa is already on," AECOM project manager Pete Sechler said, "to become a more livable place, a place with strong neighborhoods, a diversified and healthy downtown" with "many ways to connect to the river and to the water."
Based on public feedback, city officials came up with an overarching vision: "a community of livable places, connected people and collaborative progress that embraces and celebrates its river and waterfront."
• Reimagine and refocus activity along the Hillsborough River. This would include not only completing the Riverwalk, but eventually expanding it to the west bank of the river and into Tampa Heights. It also could include a water taxi and improvements to make walking or biking from one side of the river safer and more enjoyable.
• Create livable neighborhoods in the center city, which could mean working to bring in a grocery store and other retail, adding sidewalks and bikeways and writing design standards that respect historic patterns of development.
• Strengthen links between downtown and nearby neighborhoods. For example, the plan suggests turning Tampa Street and Florida Avenue — now one-way streets dedicated mainly to moving commuters into and out of downtown quickly — into local, two-way streets with lower speed limits, on-street parking and more of a neighborhood feel.
• Create urban patterns that support transit by guiding development to create the kind of density that supports the use of transit, by capitalizing on existing centers of growth like the Channel District and working to enhance east-west transit as a precursor to a future commuter rail line.
At a community open house Tuesday night, the plan got some good reviews.
"It does seem, even outside of this study, that the city's poised to take the next step," said Scott Miller, an urban designer who lives in Tampa but has not been involved in the InVision Tampa project. "This seems like great ground work for that to happen."
Buckhorn has described InVision Tampa as one part of a three-part strategy. The other two parts are coming from the nonprofit Urban Land Institute, based in Washington, D.C., and the Tampa Housing Authority.
Over the past year, the institute has sent panels of experts to Tampa to look at development opportunities in downtown generally and along the river in particular.
More recently, the housing authority and city have teamed up to launch a detailed study of 140 acres west of the river. The study will cover an area — 80 percent of which is in government ownership — mostly north of Interstate 275, south of Columbus Drive and west from the river to Rome Avenue.
Earlier this month, the housing authority chose a private sector team led by St. Louis-based development firm McCormack Baron Salazar to help plan the demolition and redevelopment of the North Boulevard Homes and Mary Bethune public housing complexes in West Tampa. The team, which will be paid up to $350,000, also includes planners from AECOM.
Eventually, officials will draw on InVision Tampa, the Urban Land Institute's recommendations and the housing authority plan to create what Buckhorn says will be the most comprehensive approach ever to redeveloping Tampa's urban core.
Meanwhile, a second phase of the InVision Tampa project will focus on Nebraska Avenue from downtown Tampa to Hillsborough Avenue, with an emphasis on the corridor's possibility for rail transit. The city will hold a series of small group discussions next month to help define the issues.
"This is the beginning, not the end," Buckhorn said.