We love books around here and I am happy that my boys have tons and tons of books. They tend to gravitate towards books about animals and lately our six year old has been bringing science related books home from the school library. Specifically books about planets, spaceships and other space fun. Future astronaut or rocket scientist? Who knows. But I will certainly nurture his interest for science!
This past Christmas my grandparents gave him a subscription to the National Geographic Kids Magazine and it is something we have enjoyed looking through together. When I saw that the National Geographic Kids Almanac 2012 was available, which has a similar style as the magazine, I knew I just had to get this for him!
"Overflowing with extras and in full color, the National Geographic Kids Almanac 2012 features timely (as well as timeless) information on popular subjects such as amazing animals, cool inventions, world cultures, science, sports, technology, history and more. Supersized new sections deliver hours of fun with games, weird-but-true trivia and facts on newly discovered dinosaurs. More than 500 incredible photographs, 20 full-color maps and 350 easy-to-read pages jam-packed with fun lure kids into learning. Homework Help sections and project ideas make this a book kids will return to again and again throughout the year."
Recommended for ages 8 and up, this book is jam-packed with amazing photos, fun facts and really just a lot of great information. Every night before bed either myself or my husband read a book to each of our boys. My six year old and I have been enjoying flipping through the pages of this almanac. We usually tackle a few pages a night and we are making our way through the entire thing. It is also nice to have something different to read for a change because even though they have a million books, they always ask us to read the same ones over and over.
The National Geographic Kids Almanac has a variety of chapters inside. One of the very first ones you will find is the "Going Green" chapter which of course thrilled me. This is a great tool to use to start talking to your child about taking care of the Earth and environment. Within the green pages you will find cool green inventions, ways to protect and conserve our water sources, tips to save the Earth, alternative energy, the consequences of deep water drilling, pollution and more. Some of the other chapters in the almanac are Amazing Animals, Culture Connection, Super Science, History Happens and Geography Rocks.
New in the almanac for 2012 is the interactive smartphone feature. At the beginning of each chapter you will find a QR (quick response) code like the one shown above. You will need to download a free QR code reader and then you can scan in each code for special bonus features like video, games and slide shows. For example when you scan the code at the beginning of the Going Green chapter, you are brought to a little quiz to test your green knowledge. If you don't have a smartphone that is OK, they give you a website where you can access all of those same extra features. I don't let my children touch my iPhone, as much as they really want to, but we will look at these together on it while I do the navigating.
We really have been enjoying our almanac and learning some cool things that we didn't know before. Both my husband and i feel that science is so important for our children to learn about and this book is a really fun tool to help encourage that. I definitely think this is a must have to put on any child's book shelf.
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EDGEMOOR, Del. (AP) — Delaware State Police say a North Carolina man who was hit by three cars on Interstate 495 has died.
Police said in a news release that 77-year-old Robert Slade of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, pulled over on the highway and parked on the shoulder early Sunday morning.
They say Slade began walking on I-495 in the right lane of traffic near Edgemoor. He was wearing dark clothing and didn't have a light.
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Fuchina. Cinco días de Mayo
David Salcedo
Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. CC Can Basté
Commented visit to the exhibition by the author David Salcedo.
Where? Civic Center Can Baste, Passeig Fabra i Puig 274, Barcelona
When? Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m.
David Salcedo will accompany us in his exhibition Fuchina. Five days of May to know the keys of the project.
Fuchina: Cinco Días de Mayo by David Salcedo fits in perfectly with a long tradition of anthropological photography that takes place in Spain. Carlos Pérez Siquier, Cristóbal Hara or Ricardo Cases are sources of his visual legacy in this work, but also Koldo Chamorro or Cristina García Rodero who, without using color, find a source of inspiration in Spanish traditions. Salcedo goes further thanks to the narrative possibilities that photography offers him, visually playing with the images, based on small series and the dialogues that are established between them. It is in this context that David Salcedo gives us a personal and fresh look at such classic and atavistic elements of Spanish culture as religion, popular festivals, color and animals.
About David Salcedo
He started and did professional photography studies at the IEFC. But it was on thestreet where he cut his teeth and toughened up, learning what they don't teachat school.
His works encompass a wide range of photographic styles and techniques, although heclearly has two core areas that tie them all together. The first is a sensitivedocumentary vision, imbued both with subtle irony and silent mystery. And thesecond is his obsession with working with what is closest to him, either becausehe needs to talk about the things he knows or as a metaphor for existence.
This way of interpreting his corner of the world has led him to exhibit throughoutSpain, part of Europe and in the Americas. It has also garnered him numerousawards and grants. The 2015 FNAC New Talent Award is a highlight, along withthe 2016 Proyecta from the Andalusian Centre of Photography and being afinalist in the Lensculture Street Photography Awards. Since 2014 he haspublished and self-published three books.
He iscurrently represented by the London agency Millennium Images, Alalimón Galleryin Barcelona and the SaishoArt Gallery in Madrid.
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Happy Friday! By the time you're reading this I must still be in Morocco enjoying my vacation and taking lots of photos along the way (you can follow me on Instagram (my handle is @ohthelovelythings) if you want to see what I'm up to).
I saw the cat masks on interest sometime and thought how beautiful they are too. Thanks for sharing the links.
WOW that ring is AMAZING.
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in Creative Busy Bee Craft Inspirations, under the Page 3 post on Aug. 20, 2012. Thanks again.


This is more a reminder to myself than anything else, but will be a good reminder for everyone out there in OSGEO land.
When performing any geoprocessing task in QGIS, don't forget to build a spatial index first. It really does help! Save the hours of frustration and waiting by clicking that one little button! Come'on…you know you want to!
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Visanne Use Eases Pain, Symptoms in Rectosigmoid Endometriosis, Study Finds
by Iqra Mumal, MSc
The hormonal contraceptive Visanne (dienogest) is an effective long-term treatment for managing the pain and intestinal symptoms of women with rectosigmoid endometriosis, a study has found.
The study, "Long-Term Administration of Dienogest for the Treatment of Pain and Intestinal Symptoms in Patients with Rectosigmoid Endometriosis," was published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.
Endometriosis is caused by the growth of endometrium — the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus — elsewhere in the body. When these tissues infiltrate and start to grow in the rectosigmoid wall, which is a portion of the large intestine, women develop rectosigmoid endometriosis, also known as bowel endometriosis.
This form of endometriosis, which accounts for 4-37% of all cases, can cause pain and a wide variety of intestinal issues, including diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal cramping.
Surgical management of rectosigmoid endometriosis — in which endometrial lesions or portions of the bowel containing such lesions are removed — has been shown to lead to significant improvements in pain and intestinal complaints. However, this type of surgery, while the most common disease treatment, is associated with some risks.
In the alternate, medical treatments also can be used to alleviate pain and intestinal problems. For some women, such treatments may allow them to postpone surgery, or even avoid it altogether.
The current first-line treatments for rectosigmoid endometriosis include combinations of oral contraceptives and single progestins, which are artificial hormones that mimic the female hormone progesterone.
Visanne, marketed by Bayer, is an oral progestin that inhibits the growth of endometrial tissues. It has been shown to be effective at alleviating several symptoms of endometriosis, including chronic pelvic pain, painful menstrual cramps, and painful sexual intercourse. However, while Visanne has been approved for the treatment of endometriosis in Europe and in several countries in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region, it has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
It also, to date, has not been specifically evaluated for the efficacy of its long-term administration as a treatment for women with rectosigmoid endometriosis.
To learn more, a group of Italian researchers now conducted a retrospective analysis. Their goal was to determine the effectiveness of a 36-month treatment regimen of Visanne in improving the quality of life, and lessening the pain and intestinal symptoms of women with rectosigmoid endometriosis.
Women participating in the study received continuous oral treatment with Visanne at a daily dose of 2 mg.
After one year of treatment, Visanne had already lessened several symptoms of the disease, including painful menstrual cramps, chronic pelvic pain, painful sexual intercourse, painful defecation, and intestinal problems.
Additionally, the researchers observed a progressive increase in patients' quality of life, reflected by scores from the Endometriosis Health Profile-30 (EHP-30) and the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI), in the first two years of treatment.
Improvements in the women's symptoms and quality of life were maintained until the end of the study. Visanne also reduced the diameter and volume of endometriotic nodules — small lumps caused by the infiltration of endometrial tissues and scarring — after one year of treatment. The nodules' diameter and volume remained stable after two and three years of treatment.
Visanne was generally well-tolerated by women participating in the study. The most common adverse events reported included weight gain (30.1%) and uterine bleeding (26.9%). Importantly, the frequency and number of irregular bleeding episodes decreased as treatment progressed.
"The current study confirms the efficacy of long-term therapy with DNG [dienogest] for treating symptoms caused by rectosigmoid endometriosis," the researchers said.
"In particular, this regimen allows to improve pain and intestinal complaints as well as an amelioration of global patients' quality of life with good tolerability. Moreover, it can cause a slight reduction in the size of endometriotic nodules. DNG as a long-term regimen was demonstrated to have an acceptable safety-profile," they added.
Iqra Mumal, MSc
Iqra holds a MSc in Cellular and Molecular Medicine from the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada. She also holds a BSc in Life Sciences from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. Currently, she is completing a PhD in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology from the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada. Her research has ranged from across various disease areas including Alzheimer's disease, myelodysplastic syndrome, bleeding disorders and rare pediatric brain tumors.
Joana Carvalho, PhD
Joana holds a BSc in Biology, a MSc in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Her work has been focused on the impact of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the collective behavior of endothelial cells — cells that made up the lining of blood vessels — found in the umbilical cord of newborns.
Tagged Bayer, bowel endometriosis, dienogest, intestinal symptoms, Long-term therapy, pain, Rectosigmoid Endometriosis, visanne.
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Excited to have sold this piece at the BIMPE VII opening on September 6 at the Federation Gallery in Vancouver. All three of my pieces will continue on display until September 22, after which the show will travel to the following venues.
Honored to have two pieces juried into the Sooke Fine Art Show, running from July 28-August 6, 2012.
Stoked to be taking part in this amazing and unique art show in Toronto!
Tour runs from August 3-12, but my participation is from August 8-12.
Very honored to have three of my prints accepted into The Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition (BIMPE).
The show will run in several galleries, at the Federation Gallery and the Dundarave Print Workshop Gallery, both on Granville Island, in Vancouver, B.C., Canada in 2012. It will then likely travel to Edmonton, Alberta in 2013.
5 diverse cultures, 5 cultural events, 10 artists, 50 works of art in one final art show!
It is an honour and great pleasure to be taking part in this multicultural project that has spanned five fabulous events with five extraordinary cultures. The final artshow, taking place May 14-26, 2012, will reveal the creative products that these events have inspired in the participating artists.


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Doppelplanetensystem (auch kurz Doppelplanet) ist in der Astronomie eine bisher informelle Bezeichnung für das System eines Planeten mit einem großen Trabanten, der im Vergleich mit den regulären Größenverhältnissen im Sonnensystem ein relativ ähnliches Ausmaß hat.

Im wörtlichen Sinn wäre ein Doppelplanet ein System aus zwei Planeten, die aufgrund ihrer räumlichen Nähe gravitativ aneinander gebunden sind und sich nach den keplerschen Gesetzen auf Umlaufbahnen um einen gemeinsamen Schwerpunkt bewegen. Im theoretischen Idealfall zweier Himmelskörper von exakt gleicher Masse liegt der gemeinsame Schwerpunkt genau in der geometrischen Mitte des Systems und der Abstand zwischen den zwei Körperzentren beträgt das Doppelte eines mittleren Bahnradius.

Begriffsgeschichte

Erdmond
Der Begriff ist ursprünglich für das System der Erde und ihres ungewöhnlich großen Mondes aufgekommen. Deren Größenverhältnis liegt bei 1:3,7 und das Massenverhältnis beträgt 1:81; das hat die klassische Frage nach der Entstehung des Mondes aufgeworfen. Nach der konservativsten Auffassung gemäß der Kosmogonie Immanuel Kants von 1755 sind Erde und Mond aus einer gemeinsamen lokalen Verdichtung innerhalb der präsolaren Urwolke hervorgegangen und haben von vornherein eine doppelte Zusammenballung gebildet. Diese Hypothese wird daher in der Literatur gegenüber den anderen Ansichten mitunter als Doppelplanetenhypothese bezeichnet. Die moderne computergestützte sogenannte Kollisionstheorie beschreibt die Entstehung des Mondes durch den Zusammenstoß eines etwa marsgroßen Planeten mit der Erde. Die Verwendung des Begriffs Doppelplanet erfolgt im Laufe der Zeit zunehmend unabhängig von der Entstehungsursache.

Venus – Merkur
Hinsichtlich der sehr erdmondähnlichen Hemisphären des Merkurs und seiner sehr exzentrischen Bahnellipse gibt es eine Hypothese, nach der es sich bei ihm um einen entwichenen Mond der Venus handelt.

Pluto – Charon

Seit der Entdeckung des verhältnismäßig besonders großen Plutomondes wird auch das System Pluto – Charon gelegentlich als Doppelplanet bezeichnet. Das Verhältnis der Durchmesser beträgt rund 1:2 und das der Massen etwa 1:6,6. Dieses führt dazu, dass sich der Schwerpunkt (Baryzentrum) des Pluto-Charon-Systems 1200 km über Plutos Oberfläche befindet. Streng genommen umkreisen sich damit Pluto und Charon gegenseitig, also entsprechen diese beiden Himmelskörper der Vorstellung eines Doppelplaneten wesentlich stärker als Erde und Mond. Für die Entstehung von Charon wird zunehmend ebenfalls eine Großkollision favorisiert.

Im August 2006 diskutierte die Internationale Astronomische Union im Rahmen der Debatte um die erste wissenschaftliche Definition eines Planeten, ob Pluto und Charon gemeinsam als Doppelplanet den Status von Planeten der Plutonklasse erhalten sollten. In dem diskutierten Entwurf eines Planetenbegriffs wurde als Kriterium für das Vorliegen eines Doppelsystems vorgeschlagen, dass der gemeinsame Schwerpunkt der beiden Planeten außerhalb des größeren liegen muss.

Letztendlich entschied sich die IAU gegen diesen Entwurf. Mit der verabschiedeten Planetendefinition wurde Pluto der Planetenstatus aberkannt und in die zugleich neu geschaffene Klasse der Zwergplaneten eingestuft; Charon wurde von dieser Neubestimmung als Begleiter nicht betroffen, so dass er weiterhin offiziell als Mond gilt und mit Pluto definitionsgemäß auch kein Doppel-Zwergplanetensystem bildet.

Exoplaneten
Bei Planeten anderer Sterne, den so genannten Exoplaneten, sind aufgrund der schwierigen Beobachtungsmethoden Exomonde nur schwierig nachzuweisen.

2017 wurde die Entdeckung des ersten Doppelplaneten 2MASS J1119–1137 mit zwei etwa gleich schweren Braune Zwergen mit zirka vierfacher Jupitermasse bekanntgegeben, die am Keck-Observatorium auf Hawai'i beobachtet wurden. Die beiden Himmelskörper sind nicht an einen Stern gebunden, umkreisen sich im Abstand von ungefähr vier astronomischen Einheiten mit einer Umlaufzeit von mehreren Jahrzehnten und werden der TW-Hydrae-Assoziation zugeordnet, bei der es sich um ein Gebiet junger Sterne im Abstand von etwa 160 Lichtjahren von unserem Sonnensystem handelt.

Siehe auch
 Doppelstern
 Hill-Sphäre
 Planetensystem
 Zweikörperproblem, Dreikörperproblem

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Planetologie

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Parashat Lech Lecha
Abraham is the first Jew, and our parasha describes how he and his sons Yishmael and Yitzchak were circumcised. Abraham at 99 years of age, Yishmael at 13, and Isaac at the tender age of eight days. The text informs the reader that the circumcision is not an operation, it is an "ot brit"—"the sign of a covenant" between G-d and this first Hebrew family. But why is this sign not in a more public place? It would be logical that such an important symbol of the link between the Abrahamitic family and the Almighty, a symbol of the promise of the land of Israel and of special blessings, be as visible as a banner advertising this spiritual pre-eminence.
Maimonides argues that the brit milah is ideally located. First, its location in a place that is deemed private is eminently logical. People often assume that they can act differently in their private realm. The mark—the ot brit so to speak—of the truly observant person—is that, as the Rabbis put it so nicely in Brachot, 'their outside matches their inside". A truly observant person is not a hypocrite; they treat all people in a manner that reflects their love of all G-d's creatures. Maimonides also argues that the brit's location reminds one that marital relations are a private matter. The Gemara in Massechet Megillah famously remarks that "even the wicked Achasverosh confined his many sexual acts to the night, and for that he deserves praise." In an age where everything is far too public and hypocrisy and narcissism are the watchword of many, Maimonides' words certainly feel fresh.
Parashat Noach
Our parasha begins by informing us that "Noah was a righteous man in his generations, Noah walked with G-d." The famous commentator Rashi observes: "Noah was only righteous in his generations; if he had lived at the time of Abraham he would not have been considered righteous." On the face of this, Rashi is simply contrasting the language the Torah uses to describe these two great men. Noah "walked with G-d"—he needed assistance. "But Abraham "walked before G-d"—independently and unaided. Noah saved himself and his family from the Flood, doing exactly what G-d had commanded, but no more. Abraham, when told that Sodom and Gomorrah would be destroyed and that his nephew Lot would be saved, confronted G-d, demanding to know: "Will you destroy the innocent along with the guilty? Will the Judge of all the earth not execute proper judgement?" Noah was a great monotheist, Abraham was the first Hebrew.
Even though parallelism of language supports Rashi's argument, I have long been bothered by it. It seems unfair to judge Noah so harshly. History teaches that it is harder to be righteous in a world full of evil than it is to be righteous in an age of a few supporters. We know that Malchizedek, the King of Shalem, was "a priest of the Lord" and he believed in G-d just as Abraham did. There may have been other monotheists alive in Abraham's time. But Noah is told "only you have I found to be righteous in this generation." What then is Rashi's point in quoting this midrash that points negatively at Noah?
Perhaps we should look elsewhere in the narrative. After the Flood abates, Noah builds an altar and brings offerings to God to indicate his gratitude for his salvation. But immediately after he plants a vineyard, gets drunk, and lies naked in his tent, with terrible effects. But is Abraham's behavior different? Fleeing famine in Canaan, Abraham steps from the frying pan into the fire when Pharoah decides that he wants to marry Sarah. Abraham tells Pharoah that Sarah is his sister, ostensibly to preserve his life. This might be acceptable, but when he receives expensive gifts of livestock because Pharoah believes that he is Sarah's protector, and bribery will best convince Abraham to agree to his sister's marriage. Abraham remains silent. Even after Pharoah discovers the truth and expels Abraham and family, he does not offer to return the gifts. This behavior will be repeated a few years later after Abraham returns to Canaan.
It would seem that, contrary to Rashi's analysis, both men's behavior is equally tarnished. Yet the text affirms that both were also "righteous". Not only that, but they were the best men of their time. Perhaps, their righteousness lay in their ability, despite their many flaws and errors of omission and commission, to stand out from their generations in their desire to serve G-d and seek out the Divine presence. Amidst considerable adversity, each man caught G-d's attention. Noah, for merely being better than others who were not very moral, and Abraham, for journeying far from hearth and home in search of a G-d who had appeared to him. Rashi evidently regards the geographic and spiritual journey as more "righteous" than staying in one place and maintaining morality in the face of immorality. I am not so sure. Perhaps their greatness, their "righteousness" lies in their ability, despite being all too human, to transcendently catch the "eye of the Divine" enough to alter history. We, too, can be Noahs and Abrahams—we, too, can be altruistic upstanders who do not fall to the tides of evil and peer pressure. The average human is capable of positively impacting history—those who rise above their weakness to achieve even a moment of transcendent greatness are the true ''tzadikkim"—righteous people of this world.
Parashat Bereishit
The dark black letters of the Torah glisten in the glow of the bimah potlights. As I stand and savour the honour of being called up as Chatan Torah, so many thoughts wash through me. I have read these words so many times, but they never seem tired. But today, on Simchat Torah, they are even fresher. When my son's voice calls me up and I actually read the conclusion of the Torah's narrative for myself, there is a special feeling that flows through me, blending a love of the text, family, and shul community. I feel grateful for once again being privileged to read the entire Torah, blessed for being called up by one son and standing under the tallit of another, warmed by the warm feelings of the congregation, and anticipatory of the scotch I will receive as soon as the aliya is over.
Then Mikael Swayze is called up by his son to be the Chatan Bereishit, and my love for the text and community swell further. Once again text, holy place, and family combine with the hand written text to create a unique bond. And then I can appreciate in a new way the power of Simchat Torah, and how we mark the cycle of learning and reading by ending and beginning the Torah on consecutive aliyot. Let me share an insight that came to me as I read these two aliyot.
The last letter of the Torah is Lamed, the tallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet. It towers above the text, as though we have all been elevated not just by the majesty of Moses' life and passing, but by the experience of listening to the words of our ancient text being kept alive through our choosing to assemble on Shabbat to listen to its reading. We have elevated the Torah by agreeing to be the next generation of its teachers and learners, and, in turn, have been elevated by our participation.
But the first letter of the Torah is a Bet, a very enigmatic letter. It is the second letter of the alphabet, which is appropriate since Aleph connotes Elohim (G-d) who is THE ONE, the first, the pre-existing One before time. In a sense, thus, Bereishit is the beginning of time as we humans know it. But the shape of the letter is discouraging. Hebrew reads from right to left, and the Bet is closed on the right and looks like an inverted "C". It seems to say: "beginning me is not that simple a task" or perhaps "one cannot simply vault into the reading". In either interpretation, I find the letter sending me a caution: this book is not like any other you have read or will read. You will have to explore it, grapple with it, and struggle with it to find meaning. But then, once you are in the text, it will be well worth your while—for the enclosed Bet is open on the left and points straight into the text.
I thus see moving back to the beginning of the Torah cycle as a humbling experience, moving from the heights of the Lamed to the challenges of the Bet. This is not a case of "familiarity breeding contempt" in which the more I have read the Torah, the better I know it and the more superficially I can glance over it. From my perspective, every year brings fresh life experience to our reading. We must challenge ourselves always to find meaning and relevance. Given our commitment to learning, I pray that this year will be another of personal and collective growth in Torah study and learning and Jewish practice.
October 7, 2012 08:47:24
The commandment to use the 4 species on Sukkot is a wonderful example of how close analysis of a text and bringing the lens of maturity to a well-known midrash can yield deeply important insights to Intelligent Jews. The Torah commands "and on the first day you shall take for yourselves the fruit of a beautiful tree, palm branches and boughs of myrtle and willows of the brook..."
Note that the "fruit of a beautiful tree" is not connected grammatically to the other three components, all of which are linked by the word "and". The Sages used this to conclude that the etrog is not bound together with the other three species but is left on its own. So the arrangement of the Etrog and Lulav is certainly not haphazard.
We can now add another layer to our text study. Many of us learned a famous midrash in which the etrog, which has both taste and smell, symbolizes Jews who both learn Torah and do the mitzvot. The palm which has taste but no smell and the myrtle, which has smell but no taste, symbolize Jews who either don't apply their knowledge of Torah or those who know exactly what to do but not why. At the bottom is the willow, which lacks both taste and smell. It symbolizes those Jews who are Jews by ethnicity only, who do not practice nor know anything about their heritage.
Let's now take the analogies of this midrash and apply it to the arrangement of the 4 species. We could say that the etrog is on its own because it symbolizes the type of Jew who needs to educate all the other three types. All of them are united, "tied together" if you will, by their common lack of knowledge about Judaism whether in theory or practice. And the "Etrog Jews", those who practice knowledgeably and completely are separate from their fellow Jews. Nowadays, there are many Jews in this category who believe that they are separate from their fellow Jews, and they are better than them. They believe that their separateness reflects superiority. They choose not merely to stand aloof but to asperse other Jews for their lack of knowledge about "real Torah Judaism".
These people should be careful. Despite their boasting of their etrog-like perfection, they are useless without the help of their fellow Jews. An etrog on its own is useless, except as jam or havdala spice. Without being connected to the other three species, to its fellow Jews, it cannot be used for the blessing of "al netilat lulav". We learn a great lesson from the fact that only all the four species together, taken together, merit the blessing "al netilat lulav" marking the successful accomplishment of one of the central mitzvot of Sukkot.
Indeed, on close analysis, the "lowly" willow proves the most important of all. Its name in Hebrew is "aravah", whose root letters of ayin, resh, and bet are identical to the root connoting "responsibility". This is most familiarly used in the quotation: "kol Yisrael areivim zeh-la-zeh"—"All Jews are responsible for one another." It is the willow of the brook, which lacks both taste and smell, which is nonetheless responsible for agreeing to be "bound" to the other three species, all of which are superior to it in knowledge or practice, and thus allowing the mitzva of Sukkot to be fulfilled. A powerful analogy: we cannot truly experience a holy day centred on G-d's presence among us unless we include all Jews in its observance without judging their relative value based on their knowledge or their practice. The symbolism of these holy days reminds us that each Jew, as long as they recall their origins, is special and sacred. If we truly wish to attract more Jews to active involvement in Judaism , we need to stop judging, stop pointing fingers, and instead extend hands to our fellow Jews who like us are searching for identity in an abruptly and rapidly changing world. It is far better for us to remind each other, rather than have our enemies do so, that "we are all responsible for each other."


Glen Ellyn Landscape Design: My favorite places to shop for plants!
My favorite places to shop for plants!
Here you can find container plants, perennials (helpful categories on plant signs indicate best conditions for planting perennials -sun, shade, wet & dry conditions), excellent quality shrubs and trees. I love the way trees are spaced out so there's room to walk through them to make selections. They will even plant the tree for you.
This nursery grows much of their own material. You will find an incredible variety of plants and a staff that can help you in your gardening quest. I'll be purchasing my herbs and vegetables here.
My favorite place for stone...it's not all about the plants:-) Their plant display is wonderful with great signage too. It's a great place to learn about what's available for your project.
A favorite of many clients. I like to shop for metal trellis and plant supports here. Take a list if you are plant shopping:) This place is full of temptation.


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Q: from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse returning NO url link in my urls.py, i've defined url as
url(r'^deals/(?P<year>\d{4})/(?P<month>\d{2})/(?P<slug>.*)/$','deals.views.deal_detail', name="deal_detail"),

when i try to use 'get_absolute_url' as follows
def get_absolute_url(self):
    return '/deals/%s/%s/%s/' %(self.pub_date.strftime("%Y"),
        self.pub_date.strftime("%m"),
        self.slug)

this works fine for me but when i use
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
def get_absolute_url(self):
    year = self.pub_date.strftime("%Y")
    month = self.pub_date.strftime("%m")
    slug = self.slug
    return reverse('deal_detail', arg=[year,month,slug])

it returns no url to href tag. Any suggestions/help please

A: There's a typo. It should be 'args' not 'arg.
return reverse('deal_detail', args=[year,month,slug])


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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Hustler celebrates nearly five decades of "porn, protest and politics" with a commemorative 47th anniversary issue that hits both digital and brick-and-mortar newsstands August 3.
The special edition features 2021 "Beaver of the Year" winner Kitty Quinn.
"Voting for Hustler's 2022 'Beaver of the Year' officially kicks off with the anniversary edition, and readers can cast their votes for the next winner through September 21," a rep explained. "The list of 13 nominees for 2022 and ballots are available in this issue. 'Beaver Hunt' has been promoting and championing amateur models since 1976."
Elsewhere in the magazine, Missy Martinez interviews "top XXX stars to find out how they spend their time when the cameras stop rolling, what they do to unwind and the hobbies and skills that keep them grounded," said the rep. "Hustler joins fan-favorites Misha Cross, Edyn Blair, London River, Daisy Ducati and Saya Song for archery, rock climbing, aerial stunts and more."
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For how long can Rowntree make three 10s add up?
Never has a Munster number 10 jersey been so keenly contested
NUMBER ONE 10? Joey Carbery of Munster. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
Sat, 26 Nov, 2022 - 06:10
It is an impossible situation with no correct answer but Graham Rowntree somehow has to find a solution for accommodating three in-form fly-halves in his Munster set-up.
The head coach has chosen Joey Carbery, his most experienced playmaker, to start tonight's must-win BKT United Rugby Championship derby at home to Connacht as both sides welcome back their internationals following this month's Autumn Nations Series.
Another Ireland man, Jack Crowley, will be Carbery's back-up on the bench a week on from winning his second cap and starting for the first time in the victory over Australia, while Ben Healy will have to watch from the Thomond Park stands having guided his province to victory over a Test-cap-heavy South African XV at Pairc Ui Chaoimh last time out.
With just two wins from seven URC matches this season, league points are essential to keeping alive hopes of making the play-offs, as is achieving some level of consistency of performance at the start of a 10-week block of games that will make or break Rowntree's debut campaign as the man in charge.
And so who gets the nod to guide Munster through this pivotal moment in the season, with Heineken Champions Cup pool matches at home to Toulouse and away to Northampton Saints looming, is significant as to how the boss and his attack coach Mike Prendergast see the pecking order.
The latter this week underlined the conundrum as he assessed the respective merits of Carbery, Crowley and Healy and signalled the Connacht challenge as the first of two auditions ahead of the European clash when Toulouse return to Limerick on December 11.
"You look at the performances of the three 10s over the last couple of weeks, Jack being a new cap looked very assured in his games against Fiji and Australia, and has been performing well," Prendergast said. "He's a confident lad that really connects players around him.
"Then obviously you look at Joey and the performance against Fiji, I thought he performed very well up to his injury before he came off. The two boys have been in really good form, and if you look at Ben's performance against South Africa, he was very commanding in terms of his decision making, his kicking.
"It's a good position to be in, we'll see how it evolves and unfolds over the next couple of weeks, but it's certainly very positive going forward and we need to manage it as best we can."
Never has a Munster number 10 jersey been so keenly contested and as its most notable former incumbent Ronan O'Gara said on Thursday it looks like a welcome problem for Rowntree.
Carbery's is a selection which ordinarily would bring assurance to a team and its supporters that a talented player with a terrible injury profile was once again ready for action following a nasty heady injury sustained on international duty with Ireland.
His start against Fiji on November 12, just 11 days past his 27th birthday marked his 37th Test appearance, which represents a considerable amount of experience at the highest level yet due to injury he has played only five times more for Munster since his 2018 move south from Leinster.
Throughout it all, Carbery remained the first choice, although in his absence it was Healy who emerged as the young pretender, to such an extent that JJ Hanrahan exited the stage as the Tipperary-born out-half with a howitzer of a boot showcased his game-management expertise without too many frills.
Healy, 23, has already surpassed Carbery in terms of Munster caps, 46 to 42, if not points (265 to 355) and he was the one who started the season at the helm, only for the more adventurous Crowley to get the nod to tour with Emerging Ireland.
It is Crowey who has not looked back since, that tour to South Africa kick-starting a string of performances for Munster, Ireland A and now the national team that begged the question why supporters in his home province had not seen more of the 22-year-old from Innishannon, County Cork.
A start in the number 15 jersey at Leinster, on the back of a lively cameo there against the Bulls, perhaps suggests the Munster think tank is trying to find ways to integrate more than one 10 on the pitch at once. Carbery too has started at 15 this season, at Connacht, and Prendergast spoke of the positives in the competition the three-way battle had instigated.
"I think it'll push the bar. You know you're under pressure when you've not one, but two guys sitting in behind you. With competitive players, it brings the best out of them.
"We'll see how it goes over the next couple of weeks. We've seen Jack playing in a different position with Joey, and Ben is adaptable as well.
"In terms of how we want to go forward, it's something we'll need to manage, but for me it's having those layers of competition which will drive performance even higher again with them individually."
Carbery is first in the hot seat, charged with steering Munster to first derby win of the season following three losses and continuing the momentum gathered from that memorable night at Pairc Ui Chaoimh when Prendergast's still evolving gameplan revealed itself more completely than in any previous game.
The shackles were off then on a no-lose night of history-making on Leeside but it is up to the fly-halves to further the cause into a more pressurised atmosphere that Connacht will bring to Thomond Park as they look to complete a URC double over their southern rivals this season.
Tonight and next week's trip to Edinburgh represent fertile ground for one of that trio to make their mark.
MUNSTER: M Haley; C Nash, A Frisch, R Scannell, S Daly; J Carbery, C Casey; J Wycherley, D Barron, R Salanoa; J Kleyn, T Beirne; P O'Mahony - captain, J Hodnett, A Kendellen.
Replacements: N Scannell, J Loughman, J Ryan, E Edogbo, J O'Donoghue, P Patterson, J Crowley, G Coombes.
CONNACHT: J Porch; B Ralston, T Farrell, B Aki, A Wootton; J Carty – captain, C Blade; D Buckley, D Heffernan, F Bealham; J Murphy, G Thornbury; C Prendergast, C Oliver, J Butler.
Replacements: S Delahunt, P Dooley, J Aungier, N Murray, O Dowling, K Marmion, C Fitzgerald, P Boyle.
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy).
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Income Tax Department search and seizure operations in Haryana
The Income Tax Department had conducted a search and seizure operations on a diversified business group engaged in the manufacturing of plywood/plyboard, MDF board, inverter and vehicle batteries, and in the refining of lead on 11.01.2022. More than 30 premises spread across the cities of Yamuna Nagar, Ambala, Karnal, and Mohali have been covered in the search operation.
During the search operation, various incriminating documents and digital evidences have been found and seized in relation to entities of plywood business. These include a parallel set of books of account recording the entries of cash transactions of purchase, sale, payment of wages, and other expenses of group entities, in addition to transactions of investment in immovable properties. These evidences have clearly revealed the modus operandi of the group that it is involved in the generation of cash by suppression of sales to the extent of about 40% of the actual sales. The preliminary analysis of incriminating evidence indicates that this group has suppressed sales to the tune of Rs.400 crore in the last three years.
In case of a battery manufacturing concern, the search team unearthed incriminating evidence regarding payment of wages and purchase of raw materials in cash aggregating to Rs.110 crore which has not been recorded in the books of account. In the case of battery manufacturing as well as lead refining concerns and its related entities, suspicious purchases exceeding Rs.40 crore from non-existent concerns have also been identified.
The correlation of this evidence has also revealed that unaccounted cash so generated is systematically invested in the acquisition of immovable properties of key persons of plywood and lead refining businesses.
The search action has resulted in seizure of unaccounted cash of more than Rs 6.60 crore and jewellary valued to the tune of Rs 2.10 crore. In total, 22 bank lockers have been kept under restraint and are yet to be operated.
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Yoga – the oldest system of personal development needs no introduction nowadays. Its popularity can be estimated by the fact that more than 15 million people practice yoga in USA alone. Almost every health club in a country like UK has yoga classes.
In India where the yoga system was originated it was not practiced on mass level until couple of years ago. Of course, yoga was taught as a free service for years by organization like Bhartiya Yog Sansthan in public park but never before as an unquestionable and unsafe mass hysteria.
Recently with the help of TV channels the whole concept of Yoga has rejuvenated in India. Baba Ramdev Ji, the Indian 'yoga guru' has started teaching yoga to the masses to the extent of millions of people.
It is really good that now people in India are developing healthy habits by waking up early in the morning followed by energizing yoga practice, thanks to TV channels and Baba Ramdev. As Yoga exercises have tremendous physical and medical benefits which help people to get rid of various diseases, it is good that those TV channels and Baba Ramdev and others are doing marvelous work to help the nation to get rid of diseases.
"This is the question which requires deeper digging into the subject of yoga itself otherwise the consequences of doing yoga practice could be more dangerous than beneficial" said Subodh Gupta, Yoga expert from India.
There are some breathing exercises like simple alternate nostril breathing (without holding the breath), which can be taught easily without much complications and have various benefits. However, at the same time some of the exercises, for example: kapalabhati breathing technique which is taught to the masses is quite questionable.
"This exercise even though having tremendous benefits, can be equally dangerous if somebody has heart disease or problem related to hernia" said Subodh. 'Will it help or rather make the hernia and heart problem worse?' considering the fact that many Indians suffer from hernia and heart problem.
For example, according to the 'National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse' (NDDIC), potential causes for hernia include anything that creates increased pressure in the abdomen. This includes: coughing, vomiting, straining/constipation, etc.
Now considering this information what about the forceful exhalation which people do while practicing kapalabhati or other pranayama exercises and how far these can be dangerous for people having hernia? Perhaps medical expert can better answer this question in more details.
Similarly there are number of other yoga postures which require great precautions. As we all have different body structures and different fitness level, conducting same exercises (apart from very few which are comparatively safe) for 30000 people in a camp without checking their medical conditions is quite questionable.
"Well, it is a serious question for the swami Ramdev Ji and others who are teaching yoga to masses to answer" said Subodh Gupta.
If seems that in India there is no governing body which understands the fragility of adverse impact of yoga exercises if done in improper way. No doubt yoga is effective for treating various diseases and a noble effort has been taken by Swami Ramdev and organizations like Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana but unless these exercises are not done in a proper system and with supervision, the whole concept of yoga teaching will become more of mockery or maybe it has already become.
Perhaps in near future when the ill effect of unsafe yoga practice will come to the limelight, the media will come up with great news stating that 50 or 100 million Indians are making fun with yoga everyday in front of TV and playing with their health.
Issued in public interest by Subodh Gupta, for all those who are beginners and are learning yoga through TV, video cassette, DVD or in camps with hundreds of other people.


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Posttranslational modification and conformational state of Heat Shock Protein 90 differentially affect binding of chemically diverse small molecule inhibitors
Kristin Beebe, Mehdi Mollapour, Bradley Scroggins, Chrisostomos Prodromou, Wanping Xu, Mari Tokita, Tony Taldone, Lester Pullen, Bettina K Zierer, Min-Jung Lee, Jane Trepel, Johannes Buchner, Daniel Bolon, Gabriela Chiosis and Len Neckers _
Oncotarget. 2013; 4:1065-1074. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.1099
Kristin Beebe1, Mehdi Mollapour1,7,8, Bradley Scroggins1, Chrisostomos Prodromou2, Wanping Xu1, Mari Tokita1, Tony Taldone3, Lester Pullen4, Bettina K. Zierer5, Min-Jung Lee6, Jane Trepel6, Johannes Buchner5, Daniel Bolon4, Gabriela Chiosis3, Leonard Neckers1
1 Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
2 University of Sussex, John Maynard Smith Building, Falmer, Brighton, UK
3 Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
4 University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Worcester, MA, USA
5 Technische Universität München, Department of Chemistry, Garching, Munich, Germany
6 Medical Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
7 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
8 Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Keywords: Hsp90, posttranslational modification, phosphorylation, drug binding, Hsp90 inhibitor
Received: June 14, 2013 Accepted: July 5, 2013 Published: July 7, 2013
Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is an essential molecular chaperone in eukaryotes that facilitates the conformational maturation and function of a diverse protein clientele, including aberrant and/or over-expressed proteins that are involved in cancer growth and survival. A role for Hsp90 in supporting the protein homeostasis of cancer cells has buoyed interest in the utility of Hsp90 inhibitors as anti-cancer drugs. Despite the fact that all clinically evaluated Hsp90 inhibitors target an identical nucleotide-binding pocket in the N domain of the chaperone, the precise determinants that affect drug binding in the cellular environment remain unclear, and it is possible that chemically distinct inhibitors may not share similar binding preferences. Here we demonstrate that two chemically unrelated Hsp90 inhibitors, the benzoquinone ansamycin geldanamycin and the purine analog PU-H71, select for overlapping but not identical subpopulations of total cellular Hsp90, even though both inhibitors bind to an amino terminal nucleotide pocket and prevent N domain dimerization. Our data also suggest that PU-H71 is able to access a broader range of N domain undimerized Hsp90 conformations than is geldanamycin and is less affected by Hsp90 phosphorylation, consistent with its broader and more potent anti-tumor activity. A more complete understanding of the impact of the cellular milieu on small molecule inhibitor binding to Hsp90 should facilitate their more effective use in the clinic.


When your project needs a transistor there are tons of choices. Which makes answering the question "Which transistor should I use or buy?" a daunting task. Fear not, before wading through spec sheet after spec sheet consider of these 4 general purpose transistors. Every electronics enginerd's toolbox should have a few of each.
Transistors are one of the most versatile discrete components in electronics. In digital circuits they switch on and off while in analog circuits they are used to amplify signals. For most projects, they are used to turn on a load that would kill the I/O pin of a microcontroller or microprocessor. For most circuits either a BJT or MOSFET can be used, depending on the load current you need to switch.
[Edit Note] Jan (comment below) points out that there are European Equivalents that may be more available if you are located in that part of the world. For NPN Check out the BC547, for PNP the BC557.
Here's some more details on each of these.
Bipolar transistors come in small packages, can be driven by I/O pins directly, and are VERY cheap. There are two variants, the NPN and PNP. These little guys are the workhorses of most control circuits, for small current applications. You'll commonly find through-hole parts in the 3-pin TO-92 style package.
NPN Transistors are used in low-side switch circuits. This means whatever you want to control is connected between the high voltage and the collector of the transistor.
A common transistor I use is the 2N3904. You can easily switch big 12 or 16V loads with this 40V transistor. The current is rated at 200mA which is enough for most relays.
For high-side switch circuits, you need a PNP style BJT. A high-side circuit is where the load is placed between the emitter and ground. Since I recommended a 2N3904 for the NPN, I will suggest its complement: the 2n3906. It is also rated to 40V and 200mA.
One of the advantages of BJTs is that they are easily driven from an Arduino or Raspberry Pi I/O pin. When configured as a "darlington pair", they can provide significantly higher current capability than single transistors. The TIP120 is a darlington pair that can handle as much as 5A when in a relatively large TO-220 package. (You sometimes see the same package used for LM7805 linear regulators.) If you want to drive that much current, don't forget the heat sink!
When you have to drive a lot of amps of current, MOSFETs are awesome. However, most do not work at "logic levels" meaning they typically need 10-15V to switch them on. So most can't be driven by an Arduino I/O pin's 5V output. Which means, forgetting about a Beaglebone or Raspberry Pi.
These killer-transistors are rated for 60V and 30A. Not milliamps. Amps! (Though, you'll need a heat sink!) They cost nearly 2X what a TIP120 costs, but they drive way way more current. The best part? They are "logic level" compatible and can be easily driven from 5V! This is why I keep a pile of FQP30N06s on hand.
These 4 general purpose transistors will cover a wide range of uses. Having a couple of each in your box will come in handy for nearly any project. Leave a comment below on which transistors you keep on hand.
Update: Originally, I mixed up high-side and low-side switches, it is fixed now.
Update: I've added a quick note about the European alternatives for NPN and PNP BJTs.
what about the current limit in 2n2222? can this 2n2222 only carry 125 mA or the overall 6.125A?
what about the current limit in 2n2222?
Please read the datasheet for the 2n2222. It will list an absolute max for the collector current, or Ic. "Absolute Max" is where damage occurs, so you should operate about 20% below that number. I will at least tell you that it is well below 6 Amps.
Sure, you can do this with a single 12V supply. 12V at 1.5W = 125 mA per segment, x 49 segments = 6.125 Amps. 49 segments / 7 per digit = 7 digits. So when the display is using the most current, 888888 , the required current is 6.125 Amps, so you need a 12 volt supply that can deliver at least 6.125 amps. I would target at least an 8 Amps supply so that there is some safety margin.
what im going to do is to power up a shotclock using arduino as its microcontroller but each bar of the 7 segment has a power rating of 1.5w,12v if i use this 2n2222 for each digital output of the arduino to power up each segment and all of these segments were just powered up by a single dc source will it still work fine?
What about IRLZ44N? It is also a logic lovel power mosfet, with even lower resistance RDSon (only 0.022 Ohm), ad rated for 55V and 47Amps!!!
Keep in mind that Vgs is the minimum voltage to start turning on the transistor. So at 2 V, the rated minimum, you cannot get the full 47 Amps or an RDSon of 22mOhm. It is still an impressive MOSFET and one worth considering. With a Vgs of 3.3 volts, you could still pull 10-20 Amps through it.
Thanks you so much for suggesting IRLU024N. I was looking for something I can source locally here in US. Got 10 of these on Arrow.com for $3.8, next day air delivery!!
I think 2n2222 is able to hold only 800milli amps of current & your source is exceeding that.
Absolute max is around 600-800, depending on the datasheet. Absolute max is when damage occurs. So it should be operated below that, which to me a safe operating area is like 500mA.
Without seeing a schematic, it isn't possible to explain what is wrong. It's only rated for about 500mA. So if you're trying to run more current than that through it, that's the problem.
Many micro controllers use 3.3 volt instead of 5 volt.
I've been searching around but could not find a logic level MOSFET which worked with 3.3 volts.
Do you have any suggestions about how to solve this?
Hi, I need to Drive a 12volt Led panel ( having a total of 32 leds in it ) ,it consumes 140 mamp current ,now i need to drive it by raspberry pi GPIO ,so can you recommend which bjt or MOSFET shall I use to drive it properly.
140 milliamps sounds low, but I'm not familiar with LED panels. Any of the transistors on this list are fine.
I would like to build a Microprocessor from discrete transistors. Would look like the Monster6502. I decided to go for CMOS logic. Which transistor are best suited? My search resulted that many transistors are designed for high power, which is not the case with my processor. And thus they are usually more expensive. I found the FDV303N and FDV304P transistors by Fairchild. But they are SOT23 and therefore too tiny for soldering by hand, I fear.
I cannot suggest a transistor. I have never tried such a project. I would try contacting Eric and ask what he used on his 6502.
SOT23 are big enough for hand soldering, even with a fairly cheap iron (I often use an old Antex at work). I've been soldering smaller packages at work for over 10 years, including 0402 passives and 0.5mm pitch semis, but many of us need magnification – even an illuminated magnifier should be plenty for SOT23 and 0805 or 0603 passives, a stereo microscope if you plan to go smaller. I haven't been able to persuade my boss that I do enough rework to justify something like the Mantis Elite or a digital equivalent – should you decide to go down the SMT route and get any sort of microscope, remember that working distance needs to be greater than most microscopes are designed for, and investing in a lens cover to keep crud from condensing on ithe lenses will save you much pain.
The trick with SMT is to add flux first – the 24/26 gauge solder wires don't provide enough, and it helps to hold the component in place. The solder you add to the joint will probably be enough for 3 or more joints on a pre-tinned PCB, dragging the tip along a row of components and they are all soldered was awesome the first time I saw it, when moving from through-hole components.
Thanks for you article. I am curious what you would recommend for a jfet. It seems that the j201 is the most popular choice, but it's limitation of 50ma leaves me to wonder if there is a better choice ?
I believe I need to use a jfet for a robot project. The motordriver (Sabertooth) e-stop signal line connected high (+5v) will allow the motors to operate. Removing the +5v (line is pulled low) will stop the motor driver.
First, JFETs are usually used for analog circuits. They are a good alternative to BJTs. (Are you confusing JFET with MOSFET? JFET is a type of MOSFET.) You typically wouldn't use one in a switching application. An "enhancement mode" MOSFET is a better choice. Second, for an e-stop, I don't understand why you would use a transistor at all. An e-stop switch is usually wired in at the main supply voltage. They are used to directly disconnect power in an emergency. I don't know of any other way to wire one except at the supply.
If you're using an e-switch to enable or disable a transistor, that is a very bad design choice. In the event the transistor fails shorted, your e-switch may do nothing. That creates a huge safety hazard.
Excellent, Thanks so much for you quick response. Agreed, the e-top would be best with a SPDT push-button type switch. The +5v line would be connected to the normally closed push-button connected to the signal line. Pushing the push-button would open the circuit – signalling the motor-driver to stop. I wanted to use a small SPST push-button wired to ground to trigger a transistor to open the circuit (Thus the JFET).
I thought the JFET would open a circuit when triggered LOW.?
Watch this video on MOSFETs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrvvkYTW_0k.
For NPN I prefer 2N2222, for PNP 2N2907 , For power transistors, 2N3055 NPN or MJ2955 PNP, as mosfets IRF3205 55V 110A mosfet, IRFB4110 100V 180A mosfet and IRF2804 40V 280A mosfet.
Yep, I think the PN2222A and 2N2907 in to18 and to92 are the best, I use them all the time.
James, you hit right on the money with this article…incredibly useful information.
Those 4 transistors are super awesome to have in stock on the bench. I can't tell you how many times I've used the 2N3904. For higher current, the TIP120 is hard to beat as well.
Another great general purpose NPN to have on hand is the PN2222A. They are super cheap and incredibly useful: from turning on fans, relays, or even higher power LEDs.
Keep up the great work and thanks for the article.
how do this 2n2222 differs from TIP120? is this 2n2222 has enough rating to power up a 30+pcs. 12v ,1.5w led strip through my arduino?
1.5 watts at 12 volts is 125 mA. The 2n2222 has a max collector current of about 800 mA, so should be kept around 500 mA. While the TIP120's max is about 5 amps, so it should be kept around 2 or 3 amps. Since both are significantly more than 125 mA, either would work fine.
will it still be fine if i parallel a 30pcs of 2n2222 to a single 12v dc source having a load of 1.5w led per pc.?
That sounds like you have 30 LED strips, each 1.5W. If you are trying to turn them all on with a single signal from your Arduino (30 * 1.5 W = 45 W total) it sounds like you would be far better off to use a single 2N2222 controlling power to a relay, and use the relay to switch the power to the LEDs. If you want to control each 1.5W LED strip separately, then as James said, it should be within the capabilities of a 2N2222 per strip.
But this assumes you are turning the LEDs either full on, or off. If you are trying to control intensity by PWM, then the relay won't work (not fast enough), and the continuous swiching of PWM may lead to a 2N2222 to over heat.
Maybe we need more details of what you are actually trying to do, to better help you.
Hay all you guys out there wanting a list of parts to keep in your work bench parts bin this is a big list but you can pare it down. Maybe some one will do that and post it here (wink wink ).
This was a brilliant article. Any chance you could do an article on the top 4 or 5 capacitors to have on hand?
really helpful … thank you very much !!
Sorry, I don't know what that is.
LOL, obviously a transistor. Don't worry about it.
HELLO MY FRIEND! could you help me….
l would like to ask you for a type of transistor that can switch up a consumer of a 2A 3v by a digispark pin of a 3.3 v !
the supplier for the both of them is a3.7 lipo !
it is for model of airplane so I need a smd transistor and a "regular" too but a small or light one !
Great list… I also like to keep some trusty 2N7000 parts for general purpose switching at my bench.
HELLO … ! you have a great site !!
i wanted to ask about BJT tutorial – you finished of a saying that the transistor is forcing to current from the co. to emi. to be 100 mA , and you get 6 v battery , then I'm not understand – what now this circuit got forced to be in v and I and what is the analyse that i do now for enter another consumer than a motor , lets say another motor (my motor don't have any v properties , i just found that it draws between 60 to 200 mA on 5 v ?
thank's for the quick answer !
But can they be driven from 3v such as from Raspberry Pi i/o?
The max Vgs is around 2.5V. Even if you get one that's pegged to the Max, it'll at least turn on the FET even if Rds is a bit higher than usual.
We should use these when the in/out capacitance is not a problem. In my current project, I need very small capacitance between drain/collector and source/emitter, SOT-23, so I'm limited to a NPN BJT instead.
MMBT2222, BCW66, BCX19 all look good.
Notice that the current gain of BJT depends on the target Ic. For my design, Ic would be 150mA, hence the above devices are suitable.
I also recomend SS8050 or S8050. Can handle upon 1.5A in a TO-92 Packaging. Here in Mexico are even cheaper than 2n3904.
very common in Germany is also the ULN2003, 6x 500mA/50V Darlington.
Your description of #1 is a Low side switch, not a high-side switch.
Look at Linear Tech data sheet for LT1089. It shows an NPN with collector tied to the positive rail, and the load is from emitter to ground.
Have a look at the block diagram for LTC4446. Control of the transistor that is connected to the positive rail is the high side, the transistor that is tied to ground is the low side.
Opposite mistake on #2. Your description is a high side switch, not low side.
Thanks for #4, good find.
Yes, you're right. I got myself mixed up. This isn't the first time I made this mistake… It's been fixed.


And here I thought I was headed to Wisconsin!
Karen — nope, Africa via Friday Harbor. YFNA is predictably unpredictable.
Oooh, snazzy new look, and love the story, thanks Amoeba 🙂 Hi Quilly, it's been a while….
Hi, Alastair! I read your updates on FB often, so for me it hasn't been so long …..
Well, in that way it's not been long 🙂 I seem to have got out of the habit of blogging and reading blogs – and see I've been missing out, but glad to be back…..
Good one here, Amoeba. 🙂 Right from the start you caught my attention with your word, incompossible. I learned something then today. Incompensable means "Unable to exist if something else exists" according to the Devil's Dictionary [http://dd.pangyre.org/i/incompossible.html ].
One of my son's assumed the caretaker Daddy role in their marriage. It works! When they finally divorced the kids stayed with Dad. The 25-year-old got married last week. The younger one is now working for an oil company and makes more than did when I retired as a professor.
I had a friend/coworker who returned from an assignment in Africa. He had become infested with some exotic African stomach worms that he was never able to get rid of. Not even Boston doctors could do help things. Moral? Boil your food and water. Tour directors can help with the food situation.


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IHL approves tuition increase at 7 of 8 Mississippi public universities
by Steven Gagliano April 19, 2021 April 19, 2021
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Last week, a slight tuition increase was approved for seven of the state's eight public universities.
Outlined in data released by the Institutions of Higher Learning, the price hikes will occur at each of the state's public universities with the exception of Jackson State. The average cost of tuition for an in-state student will rise from $7,997 to $8,219.
According to State Treasurer David McRae, in-state college tuition rose 71% from 2009-2019. Tuition rates remained stagnant in 2020 due to the pandemic.
In FY 2022, out-of-state students will pay an average of $12,273—up from 11,915.
Data included by the IHL shows that, despite increases since FY2019, the state's tuition rates remain well below neighboring states'.
Tuition prices will also rise at the state's professional schools, and the cost of meal plans and occupancy will also go up. For a look at the complete details from IHL, click here.
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Need longer wood wicks I think that the wick in the candle I bought had been set to low in the wax so once it had been lit the wax melted and submerged the wick which then put the flames out ! So I went online and bought some wooden wicks which where 1.3cm wide and long enough to reach the bottom of the glass wax dish, re melted the wax and set new wicks in it that stood 1cm clear of the wax and it then worked fine ! maybe I got a badly made one but as it was a present for someone I was disappointed !


The typhoon that almost hit us, gave me some time to get caught up on some reading.
The librarian told me, I had to return this one in two weeks and, I got it last Tuesday.
Imagine, how delighted she'll be, when it gets back to her a week early !
1. The author was someone named, Miyume Tanji.
3. In 1956 they had some awful differences in the wages people got paid, around here.
U.S. workers got paid $1.20 per hour.
Japanese received $.83 per hour.
Okinawan wages were $.10 per hour.
4. The word Myth, in the title was probably used, to be an eye-catcher.
5. It's a good thing the library, loaned me this book. It's $188.00 at Amazon.
That's all, I got to say.


March 16-22, 2015 is Brain Awareness Week, an international recognition of all things brain! First organized by the Dana Foundation, the goal of the 20 year-old initiative is to educate the public on the science, progress, and impact of neuroscience research. Brain Awareness Week involves partner organizations from around the world, and includes activities such as lectures, exhibitions, and presentations.
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has an interest in neuroscience and emerging technologies, playing an active role in President Obama's Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative. Launched on April 2, 2013 as a White House "Grand Challenge," the BRAIN Initiative seeks to better understand the human brain through advances in science and technology. The Initiative involves public and private partnerships working together on emerging research and technological advances in neuroscience. Since the start of the BRAIN Initiative, the Bioethics Commission has worked to ensure that ethics is an integral part of the neuroscience conversation.
In August 2013, President Obama charged the Bioethics Commission with reviewing the ethical issues associated with neuroscience research and its applications. Specifically the President asked the Bioethics Commission to "identify proactively a set of core ethical standards – both to guide neuroscience research and to address some of the ethical dilemmas that may be raised by the application of neuroscience research findings." On May 14, 2014 the Commission released Gray Matters: Integrative Approaches for Neuroscience, Ethics, and Society (Gray Matters, Vol. 1). Gray Matters, Vol. 1, the first of two Commission reports produced on the topic, underscores the importance of integrating ethics throughout neuroscience research.
Volume 2, Gray Matters: Topics at the Intersection of Neuroscience, Ethics, and Society, will be released soon. The report will contain recommendations on three topics: neuroscience and the law, neural modification, and consent capacity.
The Bioethics Commission is pleased to participate in this White House Grand Challenge. By integrating ethics early and throughout neuroscience research, scientists can prevent the need for interventions to correct ethical mishaps. Gray Matters, Vol. 1 is available for download on our website. Check back soon for Gray Matters, Vol. 2.
For more information on Brain Awareness Week, including ideas on how to commemorate the occasion, visit the Dana Foundation's website.
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Dart Student Accessibility Center hosts open house
The Justin Dart Jr. Student Accessibility Center is hosting an open house this week to show off many of the improvements made not only to the center's building, but also to programs and services. The Dart Center has been adding new staff and revamping how it serves University of Houston students who are disabled.
There will be a special appearance by UH's favorite mascot, Shasta.
The open house is set for April 8, from 10:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visitors to the Dart Center can have their photos taken with Shasta, have some refreshments, tour the facility, and hear about some of the changes being made.
Kyle Mutz, who became director of the Dart Center last year, said he's thrilled with the progress they've made to improve and expand services and programs. This open house, he said, really shows off the work done to make the Center's building more welcoming and student friendly, as well as highlight the Center's namesake, who is considered the godfather of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
"This is a huge honor that our office takes to heart," Mutz said.
In addition to sprucing up both the interior and exterior of the building, the Dart Center is also planning a number of programming to support the disabled Coog community, including movie nights, a deaf poetry slam, meet the staff events, adaptive athletics opportunities, a celebration of the anniversary of the ADA, and other student-centered events.
"I am also working through my Equity for Students with Disabilities community to work with campus stakeholders to be informed of access issues on campus including, physical, social, academic, and assistive technology for students," Mutz said. "We are actively looking to engage with our disability community to continue to make improvements and make UH the best it can be."
Dr. Daniel Maxwell, interim vice president for student affairs and enrollment services, said Mutz's vision for the Dart Center is exciting to watch come to fruition. "He has tremendous commitment to excellence in the service and programs we provide directly to our students, in our relationships with the faculty, and to the larger UH campus community," Maxwell said. "Kyle and the team have done some remarkable work in a short amount of time, and the future of the Dart Student Accessibililty Center is very bright."
Mutz is particularly sensitive to the challenges students with disabilities face on campus. Mutz, who has used a wheelchair for most of his life, grew up with a disability. So he is eager to make UH as accessibility-friendly as possible for the Cougar community. If a student is having an accessibility issue, Mutz said, he urges them to call the Dart Center.
"We take pride in working to be a safe environment in which students can share things about their disability and the personal struggles they are working to get through," Mutz said. "I and my entire staff want students to know they have a home here at the Dart Center. Confidentiality and integrity is something students can be assured to have when reporting an access issue as well."
Since coming on board as director, Mutz has overseen a number of improvements. In just the past few months, the Dart Center has:
Hired a new assistive technology coordinator to enhance support for students, the campus community, and faculty and staff.
Hired four permanent access coordinators to work with students on accommodations requests and access services. A fifth position will be filled soon.
Hired a new alternative testing coordinator to enhance the process to schedule and secure exams and quiz proctoring.
Hired a new assistant director for communication access for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Hired a new secretary for the department to welcome visitors.
Implemented more professional development goals for staff members, who are completing the Green Zone training, LGBTQ+ Ally training, and working with the UH College of Education on disability certifications.
Organized and is hosting UH's first-ever Transition Symposium, an event for disabled high school students in the Houston community who are about to enroll into college to come to campus and learn about resources available to them from all University of Houston System schools. It is set for April 20.
Mutz said the Dart Center has also reengaged the Equity for Students with Disabilities Advisory Board, which is made up of representatives from across campus, including students with disabilities. This board is focusing on sidewalk accessibility updates, an ADA audit of parking and transportation on campus, and stressing to faculty the importance of accessibility.
Dr. Suzy Harrington, assistant vice president for student affairs — health and well-being, has been excited at the "tremendous transformation of the entire Dart Center. Their approach to serving students is epitomized by the visual transformation visitors will see at the open house.
"The diverse and fabulous team has shifted from providing ADA support and accommodations to promoting an inclusive and universal design approach so that all students can have the necessary access to accomplish their academic gals and live their best selves, now as students, and later as engaged global citizens and alumni," Harrington said.
Mutz said the Dart Center has many goals for the future that they will enact as more staff come on board.
"Our team is here actively working to be proactive on accessibility issues across the campus," Mutz said. "One of the changes we are embracing as a center is the social model of disability, where the environment creates the barriers and not the person with a disability. For course accommodations, one of the main first things is to sign up and register with our center. Students can register through our AIM database, submit documentation for us to learn more about their disability and then be provided accommodations. We are also working to encourage students to be active and involved in our events we are working to create."
Should a student feel they are not being heard, Mutz said, they should reach out to the Dart Center.
"Communication is key and an important for our office," Mutz explained. "There are several different ways to provide feedback. I would highly encourage students and others with access issues on campus to email our general office at JDCenter@Central.UH.EDU, their access coordinator, or in the coming weeks a spot on our website. I also have begun working to help start a student organization for students with disabilities that will be housed and advised through our center. This will be a great way for our center and staff to receive direct feedback and creative ideas for student centered events we are looking to create."


I waited six years to work in this weird restaurant with comically sad snowmen paintings on the walls and Trivial Pursuit cards lining the bathroom shelves.
I have favorite spots and furniture: table 31—the tiniest two-person booth—and the carved brown bear lamp that would fit perfectly in an old lodge. I have favorite moments: the time Joaquin Phoenix sat at the bar and the time the power went out, transforming the dining room into a kind of romantic, hazy candlelit chaos. And of course, I have favorite foods: the blackened salmon, the roasted garlic and goat cheese spread, and every slice of cake. And there's all the stuff in between: playing dice in a too-much-French-toast stupor, eating plantain chips out of my apron pocket, and the songs we all heard one too many times, like that terrible cover of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and Harry Nilsson's "Me and My Arrow." The Top, in Gainesville, Florida, is my most familiar friend.
The Top started off as a hole-in-the-wall called Footlights, which opened in a former five-and-dime store in the summer of 2000 and quickly became a social destination, a staple of the neighborhood. Surrounded by an incongruous mix of law firms, punk venues, and family homes, there was a little something for everyone—come one, come all. No matter how you figured into the Gainesville scene, you could find your night to go, your drink of choice, and your platonic ideal of a burger.
Always something interesting to spot at The Top.
A place to refuel after a long bike ride from the prairie. A place to celebrate a graduation from college. Somehow meaning everything and nothing at all, one of the restaurant's taglines aptly summed up the glorious hodgepodge: Good Food, Good Folks, Good Times.
While I was growing up, my family of five didn't go out to eat more than a couple times a month, but when we did, it was always to The Top. At 11 years old, marveling at the choreography of dishes and the warm rapport between staff and customers, I knew I wanted to work there. I wanted to be the woman balancing plates along her tattoo-covered arms or the man in paisley-printed tops who refilled drinks with a confident smile. I wanted to hang around the host stand, whispering with my coworkers and marking table maps with waxy crayons. I wanted to work in a weird restaurant with comically sad snowmen paintings on the walls, where random Trivial Pursuit cards lined the bathroom shelves.
The coveted hostess stand that I dreamed of working when I was 11.
I applied for a job the summer before my senior year of high school and was told by the long-bearded front-of-house manager to come back when I was older.
Following that first rejection, I moved away to go to art school, returning to The Top during holiday breaks to satisfy my cravings for sweet potato fries and that vegan chocolate layer cake with tofu frosting. After four years of heartbreak and student loan debt, I found myself back home with no degree to speak of, making the transition into adulthood in the town that raised me. I started spending late nights at The Top, listening to DJs spinning The Jesus and Mary Chain and Rihanna in equal measure. After all the changes I had gone through, it was always reassuring that the Top was still there. Its logo, that endlessly spinning toy, made sense. I knew it was time to put in another application.
A constant crowd-pleaser: the macadamia-crusted trout.
It turned out that six years older was finally old enough, and I was hired. Predictably, it wasn't as glamorous as I had imagined. I schlepped slop buckets down long hallways, picked plastic straws from planters, and learned to balance baskets of corn nuggets along my arms. I can no longer stomach those crispy nuggets filled with piping hot creamed corn—I served so many that the smell of them, and the creamy garlic dipping sauce that accompanied them, began to make me sick. (Still, you should try them!) I ate scraps of macadamia-crusted trout and mushroom ravioli off of discarded plates until I came down with flu-like symptoms on more than one occasion.
But, in so many other ways, working at The Top was every bit as special as 11-year-old me imagined. Within a few months, I could describe all 13 burgers with an intimate closeness (don't worry about the chile-espresso rub on the Widow Maker, you'll love it). Every summer, my coworkers and I hid golden baby dolls (an accidental, unofficial kind of mascot) around the restaurant for an anniversary celebration scavenger hunt. Every Halloween, during an annual music festival called The Fest, we welcomed a horde of punks in black jeans to feast on tofu melts with seitan bacon to fuel up for more headbanging. In the five years I worked there, I fell in love with favorite customers and their orders, I made the kind of friends I'd jump in front of cars for, and I ate my weight in dessert—the bourbon chocolate torte, the peanut butter pie, and especially the carrot cranberry cake.
I'm never not thinking about this peanut butter pie.
At a certain point, comfortable became too comfortable, and I knew that it was time to go. What I thought would be a pit stop ended up being nearly six years. Leaving The Top felt harder than moving away from Gainesville after high school. It felt like I was breaking up with dozens of people at once. Cleaning out my tiny cubby, I thought about everything that I'd be leaving behind. I'd miss cuffing our resident multilinguist and karaoke king Woot's shirtsleeves. I'd miss telling J-Rey, who got me through countless neverending brunch shifts, to meet me at the back bar for a juicy piece of gossip. I'd miss eating every broken or "too small to serve" slices of cake. But I knew I could always come back. And in a small way, I'll always be at The Top. When I left, my coworkers hung my portrait right next to the dessert case. In a small way, I'll always be at The Top.


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More than 200kg of rubbish picked up in underwater clean-up
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Man seriously injured after motorcycle crash at Hampton Downs race track now recovering
4 Mar, 2019 8:25am
The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter landed on the race track to pick up the seriously injured man. Photo / Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter
By: Chelsea Boyle
Reporter, NZ Herald
chelsea.boyle@nzherald.co.nz
A man who suffered a serious head injury after a motorcycle crash at Hampton Downs, in Waikato, is recovering well.
The man, in his 30s, crashed into a barrier on the race track on Saturday and was flown to Auckland City Hospital in a serious condition.
The man, who was wearing a helmet and protective gear, was competing in a national championship race series.
Hampton Downs commercial manager Mike Marsden said he had made inquiries this morning and been told the man was recovering well.
Rider safety was a massive priority in the motorsport environment, he said.
"We make that a real focus of the business. He would have been seen to within 30 seconds by our first responders."
There were always three ambulances on the circuit for these types of events, he said.
Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew chief Mark Cannell said they were called at 10.32am to reports of a man with critical injuries following a crash on the race track.
It was estimated the bike had been coming out of a turn at 60-70km/h before hitting a barrier comprised of a mix of steel and concrete, Cannell said.
The man was flown to Auckland City Hospital in a serious condition. Photo / Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The race track was shut down and good clinical care had been given before they arrived, he said.
Woman dies in motorcycle crash with car
3 Mar, 2019 4:14pm
Broken bones, miracle baby
1 Feb, 2019 5:00am
New chopper unveiled for rescue squad
4 Feb, 2019 8:30pm
'I have never run so fast': Teen's desperate efforts to save crash victim
"The patient fortunately had regained a certain amount of his level of consciousness," Cannell said.
"He had certainly improved."
He was reassessed as having serious injuries, Cannell said.
The significant impact marks on his helmet indicate that if his helmet was not up to speed or was in poor repair it would have been a different story, he said.


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New Posters for Last Night in Soho and Finch Revealed
We've got two posters for anticipated upcoming movies today. First up is Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho, the filmmaker's psychological thriller opening in theaters on October 29. Directed by Edgar Wright from a script by Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Last Night in Soho stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Matt Smith, Terence Stamp, Diana …
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Old 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Release Dates
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the Old 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital release dates. The M. Night Shyamalan film will be available on Digital October 5 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD October 19 (pre-order at Amazon). Take a seat behind-the-camera with never-before-seen deleted scenes and bonus features that offer …
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The New Trailer for Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho!
Focus Features has revealed the new trailer for Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho, the filmmaker's anticipated psychological thriller opening in theaters on October 29. You can watch the trailer using the player below! Directed by Edgar Wright from a script by Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Last Night in Soho stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin Harcourt …
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New Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's Old!
Universal Pictures has released the new trailer Old, the upcoming thriller from M. Night Shyamalan. You can watch the trailer below and you'll find the new poster and more photos underneath. This summer, visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan unveils a chilling, mysterious new thriller. Old is scheduled to open in theaters on July 23. Old …
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Last Night in Soho Trailer Featuring McKenzie and Taylor-Joy!
Focus Features has released the official Last Night in Soho trailer, which previews the highly-anticipated new Edgar Wright film. You can watch the Last Night in Soho trailer using the player below and you'll find the poster and more photos underneath. Focus Features previously announced that the movie will release in theaters on October 22, …
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Last Night in Soho Teaser Announces the Trailer Debut
With Anya Taylor-Joy hosting the Saturday Night Live season finale last night, Focus Features revealed a Last Night in Soho teaser that announces the first trailer is coming on Tuesday! You can watch the Last Night in Soho teaser using the player below and let us know what you think in the comments! Focus Features …
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Many studies show that abused employees suffer distress, perform worse, are less creative, and are more likely to quit their jobs. Abusive power holders, on the other hand, seem immune to their own negative behaviors: Research suggests that they continue about their day as if nothing has happened.
But what if this isn't the entire story? What if power comes at a cost for powerful leaders, too?