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The National Library of Medicine5
National Library of Medicine: services4
Armed Forces Medical Library2
Armed Forces Medical Library: services2
National Library of Medicine classification: a scheme for the shelf arrangement of library materials in the field of medicine and its related sciences2
200 years of American medicine (1776-1976)1
A century of American physiology: based on an exhibit commemorating the centennial of the American Physiological Society at the National Library of Medicine, February-April, 19871
A century of caring: a celebration of public health nursing in the United States 1893-1993 : a selection of photos reflecting contributions of public health nursing in the United States1
A history of the National Library of Medicine: the nation's treasury of medical knowledge1
A profile of the United States Public Health Service, 1798-19481
A review of the United States role in international biomedical research and communications: international health and foreign policy1
AFML portraits: a series of sketches1
American contributions to cardiovascular medicine and surgery1
American contributions to the new age of dental research1
Arcana alphanumerica, or, The secrets of HMD call numbers revealed : being a description of call numbers used for printed materials in the History of Medicine Division, with an explanation of their meaning, usage, and derivation1
Armed Forces Medical Library services1
Army Medical Library classification: medicine1
Army Medical Library services1
Assisting health professions education through information technology1
Beikoku Kokuritsu Igaku Toshokan bunruihō: igaku oyobi kanren bun'ya ni okeru tosho haikahō1


Agenda for the joint KB, BNF, ONB and BNE NetarchiveSuite tele-conference 2018-09-11, 13:00-14:00.
Nicholas Clarke has left his employment at the Danish Royal Library. The remaining NetarchiveSuite (and SOLRWayback) developers are now all situated in Aarhus, and so we expect that future development activities will be concentrated mostly in Aarhus.
Development is currently focused on integrating Umbra for browser-based harvesting into NetarchiveSuite. We have heavily leveraged the BnF-developed functionality for harvest-channels and mappings, so that the main effort is on creating a specialised "Umbra-enabled" HarvestController component. We are close to producing a release-candidate for beta-testing.
Broad crawl: first step of our third broad crawl for 2018 started on August 25 and is still ongoing.
Selctive crawl: September 5 is the official commemoration day for Danish soldiers, who had been deployed in war or conflict zones. Together with partners from the Danish National Archives we are running an event crawl on this commemoration. We used BCWeb for the nomination of the url's. Everything went fine – Steven has hardcoded the needed schedules, as we have no schedules with integrated hops with Heritrix 5. But after the fourth crawl all crawls failed without any changes. We made test crawls with the BCWeb schedules – they work fine. We still have not solved the problem. So we created a "replacement" event harvest definition without using BCWeb.
Open wayback: We are now able to display pages using https, but far from all https-pages. For instance we are not able to display social media pages.
Blacklight (fulltext search): the facets to refine a search do not work.
SOLRWayback: we made some tests in our production environment. The results are promising: we are able to display pages form Twitter and Facebook crawls after they started using https. Now the most important is to resolve problems with the proxy browser setup.
After the two workshops on crawling YouTube (covered in our June update), we were able in July to launch a production crawl using the process previously outlined. This first crawl lasted 20 days. The curators selected 42 channels and we crawled all the videos from these channels: 28 063 videos, with the exception of 10 videos that had been removed and one video excluded because of our filters. The crawl represents 1.8 TB and more than 3 000 hours of video. A second crawl is planned in November.
We have also finished work on giving access to these videos, as well as those crawled during the elections last year. To replay the videos within YouTube pages, we built on the system already used for Dailymotion. A specific rule is applied to pages for which videos have been collected, allowing us to replace the YouTube player with another called FLV Player, which is present in our archives. We use the metadata collected during the crawl to establish the link between the web page and the correct video file. As the page listing all the videos on a channel is not fully collected by Heritrix, we created pages within our access application with the full list of videos collected for each channel, and inserted a button within the YouTube page to link to this list. Finally, we created a "guided tour", similar to that which already exists for news sites, with a list of all the YouTube channels collected. This is also based on the metadata, with additional description added by curators.
In other news, we have just started our broad crawl for 2018. It will be the biggest broad crawl we have yet performed, with a budget of 110 TB and 4.7 million domains in the seed list. The budget per domain is 2 500 URLs (compared to 1 500 URLs last year). During this crawl, the total size of the BnF web archives is expected to exceed 1 Petabyte.
Our selective crawls are running as usual. We are considering launching a couple of new selective crawls on "Gastronomy" (which is an important topic in Spain) and "Folklore and popular traditions".
We have a big gap on collections about important fields like Language and Literature, History, Social Science, Biology and Medicine or Science and Technology, as we don't have special departments in charge of this kind of collections. We have signed an agreement with the University Libraries Network in Spain (REBIUN) for them to cooperate with us on selecting and managing web collections on these fields. In the meantime, we are creating a basis with a small bunch of seeds per subject.
We are still working on a new search interface that can provide access by collection and subject.
We are also considering the possibility of opening the access on internet to our web archive excluding the previous year, following the example of the Portuguese Web Archive. We have to consult our legal staff yet to be sure that we prevent claims or complaints from the web content providers.
Our IT team has installed the version 5.4.2 in the pre-production environment. The problem of jobs duplication that we experienced in the previous version is solved.


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It's two in the morning. Everybody sane is asleep.
But a secret society of British editors was busy sneaking onto my blog, reading my love letter to all who wield the Red Pen of Doom to pay the mortgage.
He wore a pendant around his neck that looked a lot like a sharp red pen, dripping blood. Also, he smelled like good tea.
I dig the British, and the Australians, so it's a happy accident that a bunch of Brits and Aussies and New Zealanders read this blog.
The brilliant and beautiful British editors must have told their friends in Canada, who were also up early for some reason, and hitting my silly blog at an ungodly hour despite the fact that I know Canada is only five hours behind Eastern Standard Time, being up north with the sun either shining all but two hours in the summer and that same daystar hiding out for all but two hours in the dead of dark, dark winter.
It was hilarious to read their comments on Twitter, where I asked to join the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP), perhaps as Fetcher of Coffee — or maybe Puncher of All Who Need to Be Punched.
They said sure. Join our group.
So I might. Even their acronym looks cool, and I belong to the Swedish Institute of Learned Men Without Beards Who Truly and Absolutely Hate Acronyms, Poets and Mimes (SILMWBWTA).
Editors and proofreaders of the United Kingdom, I salute you. Start making two lists: coffee preferences and people who need instant nose jobs.
And just because I can, four of my favorite videos related to all things British, with the exception of Bond movie clips. 007 deserves his own post later.


The babies have really enjoyed our outdoor play this month, exploring all the different areas of the garden. The babies have been exploring the flowers and showed great interest smelling and feeling the different flowers and their beautiful petals. Some of our other most enjoyed activities have been our cereal sensory play, where the babies particularly enjoyed placing the cereal into baking trays as well as moving and investigating these with bowls and spoons.
This month the Little Toddlers have really enjoyed our Easter themed messy play using flour and water to make sensory slime. The children showed great levels of enjoyment and interest in these activities, showed through the time spent spreading this across the tray making lots of marks using their fingers. Other mark making activities have included painting with cars, where the children used the tyres and paint to make some interested patterns and shapes. The Toddlers have really enjoyed exploring the ICT room, where we have been experimenting with different sounds through our variety of instruments.
Our Big Toddlers have really enjoyed our outdoor experiences this month. Some of the children and practitioners walked to our local park, supported by some of their parents. The activity was a great opportunity for the children to extend their learning about the environment, where we listened to different sounds including cars, birds and the wind. We also found a gigantic puddle, which the toddlers loved jumping and splashing in! Continuing on from our interest in sounds, the toddlers really enjoyed experimenting with sounds on our keyboard. The children took turns and also played the instrument as a group.
Our preschool children were introduced to the woodwork club, which is designed to promote critical thinking skills and encourage the children to foster their own creative practice. The children made their own aeroplanes, cars and other sculptures. The children have also been taking part in making their own sensory playdough, and have been using a variety of resources including herbs or essences to add scents or textures.
During our Royal Horticultural Society school gardening club this month, we have started to sow a range of different herbs into the soil. The children have been learning about the life cycles of plants and what we need to do to help seeds grow.


This is me, amidst the cherry blossoms in Kyoto, Japan.
Hi there! Thank you so much for coming to check out my photography portfolio and site!
A bit about me: I am an Erie, PA-based photographer who specializes in weddings, families and newborns! I strive to capture true emotion, natural expression, and authentic joy in your photographs using beautiful settings and light. My style is natural, shabby chic meets modern. I love all things beautiful and joyful, but I'm not overly dramatic. I want to have fun and keep it real!
Seeing a bride dance with her father… realizing that I get to capture the moment the groom sees his bride for the first time. Getting to photograph a baby coming into the world, or photographing that baby in it's mother's arms… these are the things that make my heart swell. I pause behind the camera, and am honored that this is the job I have been blessed with.


Artist in ink, brush ,watercolour, oil painting, mixed media, print and hand cast paper art . Art experience with Julian Ashton 's Art School, National Art School and Willoughby Workshop.
I have had a rich journey exploring creative art. Many painting trips to the outback of Australia from the1990s have been inspiring. and the dramatic colours and patterns led to many works and exhibitions in watercolour and mixed media.
I like the aboriginal concepts that humans are one with the land. And that we are made of the same "stuff" as stardust. That we are one with the world around us has long been a conviction in many cultures and religions.Spiritually the oneness of body mind and spirit is acknowledged by medical science. The Chaos Theory now explores and verifies the global extent of this interaction and oneness scientifically. So humans have the great responsibility and privilege of sharing life on our planet knowing that we are interdependent with plants, animals and the elements My art work integrates and explores such sensibilities.
Looking at the world and life with an artists eye is enriching and rewarding.
2005 Palm to Paper Exhibition. Royal Botanic Gardens.
2004.Warringah Printmakers"Enchanting Impressions" at Guangdong Province China.
"Chinese Whispers" 2006 Work now held in Mosman Art Gallery Collection.


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Title: The Toll of the Bush
Author: William Satchell
Publication details: Macmillan, 1905, London
The Toll of The Bush
Chapter IV Sandy Milward Makes an Offer
'And how long will it all take?' asked Sandy.
'About a month, I suppose.'
'And after that?'
'Well, there's a good deal of fencing to be done, and then there's the hoeing—I don't know. It seems to go on. Geoffrey looked absently out across the landscape.
It was late in the afternoon. The brown parallel lines of the ploughing were drawing close together and but a strip of green divided them. Robert was digging on methodically, changing his foot as he arrived at each end of the ground. At times he whistled melodiously like a bird; this was when he stopped to clean his spade. Sandy sat on the step, his back against the doorpost, tapping his boot with his whip and looking up at his companion, who leant against the wall of the house.
'It will if you let it,' he said.
'You can't prevent it. How can you? Every stroke of work on a place like this accumulates further work at compound interest. It's a true bill that the curse of God is on the tiller of the soil'.
'It's not your style, you know,' Sandy said after a pause. 'I wonder—but that's not the point. Shall we say this day month?'
Geoffrey gnawed his moustache, his face changing momentarily. 'Yes,' he said at last.
'Then that's settled.' Sandy rose to his feet, stretched himself and glanced at his horse, who was dozing comfortably, his head over the slip-rail. 'By the way,' he said—and Geoffrey knew intuitively that the real object of Sandy Milward's visit was about to be disclosed— 'Raymond is leaving us.'
'Oh,' said Geoffrey. 'Sudden?'
'Well, no. He and the old man never exactly hit it off together. It's been coming on for quite awhile, but Raymond, though he's a clever chap in his way, was too dense or too conceited to see it. You play chess, don't you?'
'A little.'
Sandy made a sound in his throat. 'Raymond plays more than a little, and he has no more tact than a bullock. The old man likes a game of chess of an evening, and he has been accustomed to win it. When he doesn't win it he likes two games, and if he wins the second all is well, but if not, then he wants three; also, he begins to get polite. Did you ever see the governor when he was polite?'
'He is always polite to me,' said Geoffrey.
'Of course, but that's not the sort. When he gets really polite the atmosphere kind of freezes. Most men when they are angry become coarse, but the old man takes on an Arctic refinement. But that ass Raymond has no sense of humour, and he's cold-blooded and unaffected by variations in the page 37 temperature; and things being a bit uncomfortable generally, I am going to put him out.'
'You have not done so yet then?'
'Not yet, but I have quite made up my mind. You see, the old man ought to be in bed by ten o'clock, then he's up in the morning fresh as a lark, and the place runs on wheels; but they've taken to burning the midnight oil, and everything's upsides in consequence.'
'Why not take it over yourself?'
'The chess? I can't make a good enough defence—that's the trouble; the old man plays too well for nine out of ten, only it happens he's struck the tenth.'
Geoffrey smiled.
'I suppose you would consider storekeeping infra dig.?' Sandy said suddenly.
'Does that mean you are offering me the job?'
'Raymond's a university man, you know—so he says.'
Geoffrey shrugged his shoulders and looked at Sandy with a slow smile. 'I have never suited my employers yet,' he said, 'and I have had two or three; but I should not be above trying again if I thought, on consideration, I could do both of us justice.'
'I'll take the risk if you will,' Sandy replied. 'There's no bullocking attached to the job; all that'll be done for you. Raymond keeps the books of the station and superintends the store. He seems to have plenty of time over without neglecting anything. The old man's a bit of a martinet, perhaps, but I never knew a decent chap that couldn't rub along with him. You see,' Sandy page 38 continued, lowering his voice confidentially, 'I've really got the reins in my own hands, but we practise a sort of innocent little formula up there. We consult him, and then he asks us what we think, and whatever it is he agrees to it. That's the system right through, and it acts like clockwork.'
'I see,' said Geoffrey; 'but you don't suppose that he doesn't see through your little artifice, I hope.'
Sandy winked solemnly. 'Of course he does,' he admitted, 'but that makes no difference. Bless you, he's as keen as a hawk, but he doesn't really want to be bothered with things; and so long as he has the semblance of authority, and everything goes forward smoothly, he is satisfied.'
Geoffrey stood lost in thought. The prospect was sufficiently attractive, but there were reasons why he should hesitate before accepting Sandy's offer. One of them was the section, though that was not the one that first occurred to him. It seemed hard to leave Robert to continue at a task which he himself found distasteful. But it was not distasteful to Robert. Then he would certainly save money, and thus be able to help with the fencing. That alone made it worth while—perhaps. But it was only three or four days since he had made up his mind to force an interest in the farm, and he had been working hard and was settling down a little more contentedly. It was a pity to go back now, and perhaps have to begin all over again by and by. He doubted if he could work up resolution to accept such a lot a second time. He caught a word in Sandy's remarks, and came out of his reverie with a start.
'The room opens on the side verandah, and has no door leading into the house, so the old man thought he would fix a bell to ring inside in case it might be wanted. He likes little jobs like that, and gets dreadfully interested in them. Well, he'd about got it fixed, when the rope of the step-ladder broke, and he fell and barked his shin.'
'Not badly, I hope.'
'Pretty bad; but it's a painful thing anyway, and it has made him irritable, because he's an active man and can't stand laying up. But would you believe it, that thundering brute Raymond wins two games out of three all the same. It has come to this: that when the old man crawls out on top, Eve and I want to rush outside and shout "Victory!" and when he gets beat, as he mostly does, I feel like taking Raymond down the beach and kicking him.'
'And why don't you do it?'
'Well, Raymond has the reputation of being a champion full-back, and though he must be a good deal out of practice now, still it's surprising how a knack like that clings to a man.'
'Have you really no better reason for wanting to get rid of him than his chess-playing abilities?' Geoffrey asked curiously.
Sandy shifted uneasily. 'What's the matter with that for a reason?' he asked.
'You might so easily give him a hint that would solve the trouble.'
'If I did that, and it came to the old man's ears, he would never forgive me,' Sandy replied. 'Then also I want a man I can get on with, and he's not that. I don't like him.'
Geoffrey nodded absently.
Sandy stood patiently by till the other came out of his reverie. 'Would a month hence be too late for you?' he was asked at length.
'No,' he replied, 'that would do.'
'Well, I will talk it over with Robert, and let you know as soon as we come to a decision.'
'Good,' said Sandy cheerfully. 'Well, I don't want to get caught in the dark. I'll just run over and shake hands with Robert, then I'm off. By the way, there's a note from Eve in the game bag, and help yourself to a couple of pigeons at the same time.'
Sandy crossed over to Robert, and stood talking earnestly for five or ten minutes, while Geoffrey went into the house, and turned the contents of the game bag out on to the table. The envelope was twisted at one end, and tied to the network, evidently that its delivery might not be overlooked. It was blood-stained, and a momentary anger at Sandy's carelessness stirred him as he cut the string. Suddenly, as he stood looking at his name with the blot of blood across it, there came on him one of those strange, fleeting aberrations which are said to be due to one hemisphere of the brain acting in advance of the other. Something of this had happened before. The impression was momentary, no more than a flash, but as a flash it was vivid. Geoffrey stood for awhile trying to reconstruct the experience, endeavouring to refer it to some parallel event in the past, but the more he concentrated his mind on its elucidation the more visionary it became. Finally he opened the letter. The blood had soaked through the envelope, and in accordance with the manner in which the paper was folded its effects page 41 were visible at the top and bottom of the sheet. The words came to him at a glance, but they did not occupy his mind, which was fixed on the faint yellowish stain, embracing himself and Eve Milward in a common fate. It was perhaps due to the moment which had preceded this discovery that its effect on Geoffrey was so pronounced. Though we laugh easily at the superstitious, no man is entirely exempt from the feeling that his own destiny is of special concern. He will readily admit otherwise as a matter of argument, but the feeling will crop out in crucial moments, reason notwithstanding. Geoffrey did not ask himself if he should take this as a warning or a direction of Providence as to his future conduct; the effect went deeper than that. As his mind had momentarily slipped from the present into a vague, unrecallable past, so now it slipped forward into an equally vague future, when the coincidence was to establish itself among realities. A sort of mental powerlessness seemed gradually to creep upon him. The room darkened, and took on a mysterious, impenetrable vastness and gloom. Involuntarily he threw out his, arms, striving to thrust back a tangle as of network that threatened to enmesh him in its folds. The effect of the physical action was instantaneous—he was again back in the narrow room, with the afternoon sunlight streaming through the open doorway. This trick of the imagination was less real to Geoffrey than its relation in so many words might lead the reader to suppose. It was but as if he had closed his eyes and suffered a vivid fancy to play with the horror which the bloodstain had evoked. He smiled a little grimly as he again turned his eyes on the letter. The imagina-page 42 tion he had sometimes tried to enslave in the cause of art remained unshackled and his master; that was all.
'Dear Mr. Hernshaw—Some time ago you offered to lend me Darwin's Origin of Species. I did not express any eagerness then, because our household has always accepted evolution, much as we accept gravitation and other things we know perhaps equally little about, and one does not require proof of what one never hears questioned. I have a reason, however, for desiring to see the book now, if you are still able and willing to let me do so.
'Your name is frequently on Major Milward's lips, and we are hoping that it is not indisposition which is to blame for the fact that we have not seen you for such a time.
'I have laid particular injunctions on my brother as to the safeguarding of your book in transit.
'With kind regards to yourself and Robert, believe me, yours sincerely, Eve Milward.'
Geoffrey found the book, wrapped it up, and fastened it to the game bag; then he took the latter outside and hung it on a post by the patiently waiting horse. He did this so that there should be no need for Sandy to re-enter the house, and having accomplished it, he went into his bedroom and shut the door. He had ceased to notice the stains on the paper now, and his mind was occupied in an endeavour to arrive at the reasons which had dictated the writing of the letter itself.
'Dear Mr. Hernshaw,'—the word was conventional, of course—of course. 'One does not require proof of what one never hears questioned. page 43 I have a reason, however, for desiring to see the book now.' Then it has been questioned. By whom? She has a certain amount of belief in him, or she would not trouble to follow it up. The next paragraph is conventional again, put in to prevent the note appearing too one-sided; that's plain. Or is there something behind that too? No, we get back to the book—the book's the thing. 'Yours sincerely, Eve.' Suddenly he raised the letter passionately to his lips.
'What is the use of trying to deceive myself any longer? If I go it will be because of her, and for no other reason. I have let myself drift into this, fool that I am! There was but this folly left for me to commit, and now it also has come to pass. Of course they wonder at my absence; for months there was not a week but I blundered into the flame. If I went back to-morrow, not five minutes would pass before she would be more myself than I am. It is so now. I am her slave. There is no deceiving myself as to what going there means. It will be with my eyes open. It will be my last stake. Her father is a wealthy man; I have nothing. He is a successful man; I am a failure. Those are two business-like reasons why I should wish to marry her. Then if I go, it will be as her father's hired man—that will always be a pleasing reflection. I foresee that I shall have a good time chewing that. Do I mean to go? It seems that I have never wanted anything in my life till now. Certainly no other woman,'—his thoughts checked themselves, and he frowned,—'not wealth, not rank. This is the one thing I have asked of Destiny, or shall ask. Nothing seemed to matter till now, but now I see page 44 how everything has mattered all the time. What chances I have had, and how I have fooled them away! Is this a chance, or what is it? And shall I fool it away, or what?'
His musing was interrupted by a sound without, and looking through the window he caught sight of Sandy disappearing down the road.
Putting on his hat and coat, Geoffrey left the house and crossed over to his brother. 'I shall not be long, Robert,' he said; 'I am going as far as Mrs. Gird's.'

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Federal Bank's new service
| Kochi, Feb. 13 | Updated on: Feb 13, 2011
Federal Bank has added one more services to its high networth customers with the launch of Business Class Lounge facility at Cochin International Airport Ltd, Nedumbassery.
The facility is extended exclusively to the bank's priority banking customers travelling to international destinations. Taj Hotels group, in association with Singapore Airlines is maintaining a VIP Lounge for the Business Class International fliers.
FedSelect customer of the bank will be issued an admit card from the bank's currency exchange bureau at the airport, which is to be used at the lounge to avail the facility. Federal Bank is the first bank to offer convenience and comfort of this nature at the airport, a release said.


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Healing Crystal Bras: Millennial Marketing Ploy or Self-Help Savior? We Investigate
By Halie LeSavage
It's basically impossible to avoid crystals and their purported healing powers in the age of Instagram: Proponents swear by amethyst's ability to ease stress or rose quartz's relationship-strengthening capabilities; others are more skeptical, given the absence of any hard evidence to back these claims up. Still, Kim Kardashian said she used healing crystals to recover after being robbed at gunpoint in Paris, and then sold $10 million worth of perfume inspired by those crystals; Miranda Kerr told The Cut last year that she tucks rose quartz into her clothing for a self-love boost (and all of the products in her beauty line, Kora Organics, are filtered through the same crystal); former The Hills villain Spencer Pratt is the owner of a crystal collection estimated to be valued at $1 million. With this level of celebrity endorsement, crystals have reached a new level of ubiquity, making their way into Hollywood homes, viral beauty looks, and, now, lingerie.
California-based loungewear brand Max & Vera has a collection of bralettes that incorporate crystals into the design via discreet charms, either hanging from the bit of fabric that connects the two bra cups or tucked into a pocket on the band. This placement, by the way, is intentional per theories about optimal crystal healing: "By wearing these stones near your heart chakra," the brand claims on its website, "you are open to love more deeply and live from the heart." Customers can tap into their desired energy via "Affirmation" or "Intention" bras, all for less than $70 each. The brand got a shout-out from Vogue for its inventive use of crystals. So, our team had to wonder: Can wearing a crystal on your bra change your attitude for the better—or, at the very least, make you think it did?
Seven intrepid Glamour editors—both crystal fanatics and skeptics—put Max & Vera's bralettes, which were sent to us by the brand, to the test for one week, wearing the crystal-embellished lingerie and taking notes on how they felt along the way.
Katie Friedman
Rose Quartz: Claims to Deepen Relationships and Enhance Self-Love
Let me start off by saying I'm not the type of person who would normally be associated with anything like "healing crystals": I've always been one to call B.S. on objects that claim to magically improve your life. I agreed to try wearing the rose quartz crystal, also known as the "love stone," out of curiosity, but I didn't expect for it to provide me with anything other than a cute AF bra to add to my collection.
After the first few days, it was clear to me—or so I thought—that the only magical thing about my bralette was that it was comfortable and supportive enough for everyday wear. Fast-forward one week, and I was telling my roommate about the amazing and spontaneous date I had just returned from, only to realize that I was, in fact, wearing the "magic" bra the whole time without even realizing it.
Now, some may argue that this is just a coincidence, but if you've ever tried dating in a big city, you'll know that the only possible explanation for me randomly meeting a funny, charming and normal man must be the work of a higher power. I'm not saying I'll be dressing in head-to-toe quartz for the rest of the season, but the chances of my crystal bra collection growing are quite high. —Sarah Morse, associate social media manager
Max & Vera Charm Affirmations Bra, $58, Max & Vera
Moonstone: Claims to Calm Stress and Promote Inspiration
Before testing this bra, I'd considered myself a pretty basic crystal owner: I bought two stones—malachite (a green crystal, which aids in transformation and stabilizes mood) and rose quartz (which opens the heart to promote peace, self-love, friendship, and romantic love)—from a bookstore back when I first moved to New York. I put them on my window sill and called it a day; I don't sleep with them under my pillow or take them with me wherever I go. Hell, I barely touch them. I think I definitely failed Crystals 101.
For this experiment, I chose a moonstone bra because the pearly white stone calms responses to stress and prevents overreaction—two things I tend to experience on a daily basis at work. Moonstone's energies also promote inspiration and good fortune. I hoped this bra would keep me at peace while encouraging my creative juices to flow.
On the first day, I didn't feel much of a difference in my wellbeing. I had a crazy day at work and didn't even have time to think about it. But on the second and third day, I committed: I thought about the Moonstone when I sat down behind my computer, closed my eyes, and tried to channel its energies; 'I can conquer anything that comes my way,' I told myself as I started the day. On the third day in particular, I looked at my very long to-do list in the morning. And before I could stress out and have heart palpitations, I felt my Moonstone on my torso dangling off my bra. I took a deep breath and conquered my priorities one at a time. While it easily could've been the super-strong almond milk latte I enjoyed that morning that stimulated my productivity, I started to actually believe in this bralette's powers.
However, the promise of increased inspiration was no match for my 34 D breasts: this non-padded bra offered little support. I wore chunky sweaters and layered outfits to prevent a peep show and remain professional. Despite that, I'll definitely turn to my crystal bra on days when I know I have a lot on my plate or need an excuse to be extra creative." — Tess Kornfeld, editorial assistant
Rainbow Aura Crystal: Claims to Increase Energy and Enthusiasm
Everything I know about crystals I've learned from Spencer Pratt, which is to say: not a lot. Still, the rainbow aura crystal from Max & Vera promised to give me "a vibrant energy and zest for life." As someone whose default mood is "very tired," this sounded appealing.
Day one, I swear I felt a difference. My cafeteria lunch tasted better. I finished reading a novel that had been sitting on my nightstand for weeks. And after a months-long search I finally found a pair of new glasses that look good on me.
Two days later, when I took the bra off, I felt like that "zest for life" I'd been promised was gone. I tried to take notes of how I was feeling, but ended up with this sad haiku: 'i am crankier. less creative. more on edge.'
That night, I fell asleep on the couch as Bar Rescue blared in the background. I put the crystal bra on the next morning, hoping to turn things around, but the magic was gone: I even threw an out-of-character temper tantrum when some evening plans didn't go my way.
My mood improved over the weekend while I wore the bra, but it didn't feel that different from a non-crystal day. In other words, I'm not convinced crystals are a fix-all solution. As for this bra, though, I'm going to stick with it: I like the fit, it's very comfortable, and the crystal looks cute—whether it gives me more energy or not, that's enough for me. —Anna Moeslein, senior editor
Max & Vera Affirmations Bra, $62, Max & Vera
Amethyst: Claims to Create a Sense of Calm
I guess you can call me a crystals freak: I started dabbling with stones during the past few years to deal with anxiety, and now they're all over my apartment. I carry grounding stones like black tourmaline and keep calming purple and pink ones like amethyst, lepidolite, and rose quartz near my bed, and I meditate with them. So I was very into the idea of wearing crystals in my bra, I just hadn't gotten around to trying it yet.
My birthstone is amethyst, and I know it's a powerful anti-anxiety crystal, which is what I was looking to address. I was hoping that by wearing the bra all day, I'd feel a steady, enduring sense of calm.
I put on the bra, looking forward to an immediate change: I was like, 'OK, I feel pretty chill.' That feeling promptly started to fade when I boarded a packed train, but I tried not to let that interfere with the high hopes I had for my new calming bra.
Throughout the next few days, whenever I'd feel anxious or on edge at work (which is pretty much my forever mood), I'd remember that I was wearing the crystal, and mentally tap into that energy. During a big pitch meeting, I silently repeated: 'let that crystal work.' I felt calm, and delivered my ideas with clarity and confidence.
Was a stone on a bra a cure-all for my anxiety? Of course not. But it made me more aware of harnessing my own inner strength to mitigate any anxiety about a deadline or an unanswered email. The crystal itself was seamless underneath my clothes and I didn't notice it. The particular fit of this cut was a little off on me, but the bra is very cute." — Jess Militare, assistant editor
Agate: Claims to Improve Self-Expression and Calm Nerves
To get at the essence of my natural energy, pull out my high school yearbook: I was, no joke, awarded the enviable superlative of "Overly Anxious." I've tried some fairly woo-woo things to become calmer and cooler since then—essential oils, guided journaling, meditation—without much luck. The agate crystal bra, and its promise to help those who "have difficulty communicating and being heard' while 'calming and soothing nerves," was a natural choice for me.
I first wore my agate crystal bra on a day that happened to combine two of my biggest stressors into one event: a work trip. Yet I made it on early morning flight and into a full day of programming without any breakdowns or frantic texts for help.
I spent the next two days feeling unnaturally assertive, entering my interviews with confidence and chatting it up with the other people on my trip. Feeling the crystal bumping against my sternum was reassuring in situations that would normally make me clam up. By the fourth day that I wore my crystal bra, I found myself speaking up during moments where I'd otherwise stand against the wall and pretend to check my phone. However, the stone was as successful on the "calming and soothing nerves" front: Sure, I felt more talkative than usual, but I wasn't picking over how I felt I sounded or fretting over my to-do-list any less.
The bralette made planning outfits more difficult, though: Only a handful of my tops can conceal its sheer material, and I had to recycle the same shirts multiple times to stay comfortably covered. (Some women can pull off the natural look; I am not one of them.) The crystal, surprisingly, didn't stick out much. Whether my agate charm really made me feel more outgoing, or I fell for a very convincing placebo effect, I plan on wearing it on days I want a boost—provided I have a clean black shirt handy." —Halie LeSavage, fashion features assistant
I'd vaguely heard about healing crystals and their power, but I'd imagined it to be an expensive session like a psychic reading, so the idea of a wearable crystal seemed much more accessible.
The Agate crystal caught my eye because of its description: It claims to have calming properties that could ease anxieties and bring positive energy, and I thought if wearing a crystal can take care of even a tiny percent of that, it's definitely worth a shot.
I didn't mind the crystal placement in the bra at all—if anything, it makes you feel sexier to have a secret gem hiding inside. I can't speak to energy part since I tried it at home and took it off after a few hours because the fit of the bra itself left much to be desired. I'm a 36DD, and I felt like the bra offered little support. (But since the website doesn't give any options in cup sizes, it wasn't surprising that it doesn't provide full or side coverage.) It'd be good for special tops, but it's not the kind of bra I'd wear to work, and expect to feel comfortable in. But, apparel with crystals open a whole new world of possibilities after this experiment." — Smriti Sinha, senior social media manager
Lemurian Seed Crystal: Claims to Help Reach a State of Balance
The description for lemurian seed crystal is vague and differs depending on the source, but many sites mentioned balance and finding greater knowledge. I've been feeling very anxious lately, and have been trying to hone in on a routine that doesn't exhaust me. I was hoping this stone would help me with those two issues.
At first, I didn't think the stone did anything, but as I reflect on these last few days that's not entirely true. I notice I've been more organized and situations that would have caused moments of great distress didn't have that effect on me. I've also been openly communicating more with people about the things that I want and how I'm feeling.
Also, this bra was honestly the most comfortable bra/bralette hybrid I've ever worn. It was soft and weightless, and it also looked great under several different styled shirts (and my nipples didn't show). The crystal did stick out a little under my loose t-shirt but I was able to move it and lay it flat. I would definitely try more apparel with crystals and I'm already thinking about other stones I can wear with this bra." — Khaliha Hawkins, digital administrative assistant
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Vitörad kolibri (Basilinna leucotis) är en fågel i familjen kolibrier. Den förekommer huvudsakligen i Centralamerika men ses också årligen i sydligaste USA.

Utseende och läten
Vitörad kolibri är en 9–10 cm lång kolibri med rak svartspetsad röd näbb. Den liknar brednäbbad kolibri men har kortare och rakare näbb och rundare hubud. I alla dräkter är ett brett vitt band från ögat och bakåt karakteristiskt. Vidare har den mörk stjärt med gröna centrala stjärtpennor. Hanen är mörkgrön med blåviolett på panna och strupe. Honan är ljusare, mörkast på örontäckarna, och med gröna fläckar på vit botten på undersidan. Båda köänen har svartaktiga vingar och vit undergump.

Sången består av en serie tjippande ljud som alterneras med korta skallrande abrupta toner. Lätet är ett ljust tjippande likt rivolikolibrin.

Utbredning och systematik
Vitörad kolibri delas in i tre underarter med följande utbredning:
 Basilinna borealis – förekommer i sydöstra Arizona i USA och norra Mexiko
 Basilinna leucotis – förekommer i centrala och södra Mexiko samt Guatemala
 Basilinna pygmaea – förekommer i El Salvador, Honduras och Nicaragua

Tidigare placerades den i släktet Hylocharis, och vissa gör det fortfarande, men genetiska studier visar att detta är felaktigt.

Levnadssätt
Vitörad kolibri hittas i bergsbelägna tall- och ekskogar på mellan 1200 och 3500 meters höjd. I USA ses den vanligen vid fågelmatningar. Födan består av nektar från blomande agave, Bidens, olika Salvia-arter, Penstemon och Cuphea. Fågeln häckar mars–augusti i norra och centrala Mexiko, i södra Mexiko maj–augusti och november–februari, möjligen året runt.

Status och hot
Arten har ett stort utbredningsområde, men tros minska i antal, dock inte tillräckligt kraftigt för att den ska betraktas som hotad. Internationella naturvårdsunionen IUCN listar arten som livskraftig (LC). Beståndet uppskattas till två miljoner vuxna individer.

Referenser

Externa länkar

 Läten på xeno-canto.org

Kolibrier
Fåglar i neotropiska regionen
Fåglar i nearktiska regionen

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» Free Movie Friday, "Green Book"
Free Movie Friday, "Green Book"
Join the PVCC Art Club for a free screening of Green Book on the big screen in the spacious and comfortable Main Stage Theatre.
When Tony Lip (Academy Award ® nominee Viggo Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley (Academy Award ® winner Mahershala Ali), a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on "The Green Book" to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger as well as unexpected humanity and humor—they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime.
500 free tickets will be handed out, one per person, starting at 6 p.m. as the doors to the theatre open. Patrons may enter and exit the theatre using their ticket stub.


If you are a movie fanatic, then a Windows Movie Maker is a must-have tool. Besides having a flurry of useful tools for curating contents, it also has a user-friendly interface. More so, Windows Movie Maker is compatible with most of the operating systems in the market today. But unless you know the editing tips for windows movie maker and tricks to liven up your movie making sessions, Windows Movie Maker will just be another tool in your stock. Not to worry though. Here are 25 useful Windows Movie Maker tips and tricks you should not miss. Read on.
Filmora Video Editor , just like Windows Movie Maker, allows the user to add videos, photos, audio, record videos, and make a snapshot. It also allows the user to add a new title on the selected items, as well as captions and credits.
There are many video editing tools you usually need when editing video, including trimming, rotating, cropping and much more.
Supports wide range of video, photo and audio formats minimizing compatibility issues.
The software has a broad array of video effects such as filters, overlays, transitions, motion graphics, animated titles and text, etc.
A couple of sharing options which allow you to share your video to different platforms including YouTube, Facebook and Vimeo.
Movie maker's window has three key divisions mainly the panes, the preview monitor and the story board. The panes provide the working space and include the task, the collections and the contents pane. The storyboard and the time line allow users to create and edit projects. The preview monitor allows a user to view and analyze the progress of the movie in making.
The aspect ratio determines how the published movies are displayed on the screen. Aspect ratio is quotient of length to width of the resulting movies. To set your preferred aspect ratio: click on "Options" from tools, and then click on advanced tab and then select preferred ratio. A ratio of 4:3 is best for full screen displays while the 16:9 is best for wide screens.
All projectile files Window's movie maker have a .wlmp extension. Unfortunately, not many media players recognize this format. This simple process will help convert all .wlp files into other recognized formats. Click on "Open Project" from file tab on movie maker. Locate the .wlmp file. Go back to file, click on "Save Movie". Choose your preferred output movie.
Open the Movie Maker. On the "Home" tab, proceed to "Add" group and click on "Add videos and photos". From the resulting dialogue box, locate and open the folder that contains the video to be edited. Select video file and click "Open". Under Video tools, navigate to edit tab. Then drag the slider to that position you want your video to start. Else drag the slider where you wish to end the movie.
Simply click on the object to be moved and drag it to where you want it appear.
You can split a larger video into smaller bits. You can then reorganize the bits in a sequence. Open the Movie Maker and locate the video to be split. Click on the clip then drag the playback indicator up to the point where you wish to split the video. Under "Video Tools" on the Ribbon, click "Edit" tab under the "Editing group". Navigate to split to complete the process.
Combining several videos into one can produce inconsistencies in sound level and quality. You can adjust the discrepancies as below: Click filmstrip of the video to adjust. From the Ribbon click "Video Tools". Click video volume and drag the slider to adjust volume. This is one of the windows media maker tips and tricks that users usually don't know.
Movie maker can be used to extract an audio from a given clip. For starters, load your video into the movie maker storyboard. Proceed to click on "File" menu and navigate to "Select Movie". On the adjacent pane, navigate to "Audio only" option. Click on "Extract the audio" and choose a suiting name for the resulting file. Wait for the process to run to completion.
Open a new project on storyboard. Load the two movies on the timeline workspace. Click on "Clip" then navigate to combine. Execute the command to initiate the process.
To trim a clip, switch to Timeline view. Click on the clip to trim, hover a mouse over the edge of this clip. The mouse cursor turns into a red two-way arrow. Drag the edges of the clip to desired length.This windows live movie maker tip is used most often.
Drag video into the timeline. Next, tap on Rotate left or Rotate right depending on your needs.
You constantly need to transfer video, audio and picture files from different locations into movie maker in the process of generating a movie. To important your files: click on "File" in the Movie Maker 's ribbon, and then click on Import video link from the movie tasks pane. Navigate to the location of the file in question.
Helps create digital videos that have fade in and fade out and such other effects between elements. Click on Import video. Then click and drag the video into the Video section on the timeline. A placeholder thumbnail pops up on the timeline. Repeat the process if you are working with several videos. Right-click on that thumbnail, select either "Fade In" or "Fade Out," as per your liking. Click apply button then save the project on your computer through "Save to my computer button".
If you plan to watch finished movies on a different device such as a wide TV screen, adjust the quality of the videos appropriately. Click on file, and then go to "Import into Collections."
You can adjust your videos' play rate by the procedure below. Click on your video on the movie maker. Navigate to Video tools and then "Edit" tab. Scroll to "Adjust" and click on speed list. Choose your preferred speed.
Titles and captions introduce persons or scenes in your movie. They can appear at the beginning, end or overlaying the scenes as the movie plays. To add title, click the location where you'd want it appear on the storyboard or timeline. Clock on "Tools" > "Titles and Credits". Click a link which corresponds to the location you'd want the title to appear. This opens up an "Enter text for title" box. Type your preferred title in the box. Upon keying in your preferred title, its default animation and format pops up.
To reset the defaults of your title, click Change the title animation. Proceed to select your preferred setting from the drop down menu. Further on, proceed to change the title, font and color by clicking "Change the text font and color" and selecting preferred settings for font, font color, font formatting, font size, background color, transparency, and favored position of the title.
Starting from the "Movie Tasks" pane, navigate to "Edit Movie" then proceed to "Make titles or credits". From the enter text page, enter preferred details. Follow the same procedure as inserting title.
Black bars usually appear on the sides of the movie, along the top or at the bottom of the movie. To remove them, set your videos aspect ratio appropriately as outlined earlier.
This one of the most popular windows movie maker tricks. You can add a Fade Out or Fade in audio effect to make your video clip more interesting. While on the timeline pane, go to "Audio" or "Audio/Music" track. Select the audio clip to fade. Click "Clip" then go to "Audio". Click either Fade In or Fade Out to complete.
Helps sync the audio and the video in a movie clip even if they are both from different locations. From movie maker, select file menu then "Open". Search for the project with the un-synched video and audio files. Seek for an episode in your video that produces clearly identifiable impact such as banging a door. Locate part of an audio that matches perfectly with video episode identified earlier. Drag that part of audio down your project timeline till it perfectly lines up with the selected visual episode. Click "Save" to complete. Click "Create Auto Movie". The clips will be added to storyboard/timeline.
AutoMovie is an essential tool for those who want to produce video clips within a short span of time. To use AutoMovie, click tools and navigate to AutoMovie. A "Select an AutoMovie editing style" page pops up. Choose preferred editing style from this page. From "Under More options", scroll to "Enter a title for movie". Type the text which you wish to appear on the title. Choose preferred files from audio and music files.
Import the logo clip into the timeline. From tools, click "Titles and Credits". Click on "Add title to selected clip" from the timeline. Choose your preferred clip and click done. Extend logo to match your movie clip.
If you want to put your video online, you can leverage on media sharing sites such as Mydeo, YouTube or Neptune Mediashare. To start off, save the movie on your computer. Go to "Publish Movie" and select "YouTube" or whichever site you like. You can share your videos online in this way.
Click on "File" > "Save Movie". Click on "For Computer" tab. Click "Next". This takes you to the "File Name" box. Type your preferred movie title. Select preferred storage location then click "Next". Select settings then click "Publish". Click "Finish".


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Sileby
Teenager left stranded on platform after railway bungle
The teenager, with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, could see the pub from the platform but was forced to wait an hour for a train to another station which had a lift.
Josh Payne
Declan Spencer. (Image: Leicester Mercury / SWNS.com)
A DISABLED 18-year-old was left stranded on a railway platform after bungling staff failed to tell him the only way out of the station was up two steep flights of steps.
Declan Spencer had arranged to meet friends for a party in a pub which was just yards from the train station when he discovered there was no disabled access.
Declan, his aunt and carer Veronica Jones, caught the 6.33pm train near his home in Syston and arrived at Sileby five minutes later on April 15.
Train staff helped Declan leave the train onto the platform but failed to tell him the station had no lift or disabled access.
Veronica, 26, said: "We got on the train and told the lady where we were getting off.
"Staff helped Declan on and off the train with a ramp. But when the train had left Sileby, we saw the only way out was down two flights of stairs.
"Other passengers offered to help, as did people at the party which was across the road, but Declan and his wheelchair weigh 27 stone.
"In his condition, he is fragile, too. It would have been risky.
"It put a real dampener on the fact we were going to a party. I could have cried.
"We could see the pub where we were supposed to be.
"It is not okay to be stranded on a platform. The woman on the train should have known.
"They need to make it a lot clearer that people need to check. It was cold and in his condition, it was a struggle for him to be outside."
The steps at Sileby station (Image: Leicester Mercury / SWNS.com)
Declan's mum Alex phoned East Midlands Trains (EMT) to complain and the company said they should catch a train to Loughborough and promised to arrange for a taxi to bring them back to Sileby.
But shockingly, when they arrived at Loughborough station an hour later, no taxi was waiting and they were forced to call one themselves.
The group eventually arrived at the pub two hours late. EMT have now apologised and promised to reimburse Declan for the cost of the taxi.
Alex, 35, said: "My son only stayed at the party for 90 minutes because it ruined it for him. For Declan, it really highlighted his disability."
An East Midlands Trains spokesman said: "We're very sorry and concerned to hear about the experience Declan and his carer had.
"We have spoken with Declan's mum to apologise and reassure her we are looking into the circumstances of what happened and why the procedures we have in place did not appear to have been followed.
"We provide a free assistance service, bookable in advance, for any customers needing a bit of extra help.
"We will make sure that if customers want to travel to and from stations which are inaccessible, such as Sileby, they receive the right advice and assistance for their journey."
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Robotic Suits May Transform Manufactu...
The ShoulderX dynamic shoulder support. Image: SuitX
Robotic Suits May Transform Manufacturing
by Jean Thilmany ASME.org
Wearable powered or unpowered robotic suits—metal frameworks fitted with motorized muscles to multiply the wearer's strength—are set to dramatically change the manufacturing industry.
In 2003, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, created Bleex, a robotic device that attaches to the lower body to complement the user's strength. Fourteen years later, variations of these devices, which go by a number of names, including robotic exoskeleton and exosuit, are used primarily in health care rehabilitation. They allow wearers to operate, for example, a paralyzed limb, and help stroke victims move limbs as they regain strength and range of motion, says Dan Kara, robotics researcher at ABI Research, a technology market research company in New York.
In 2014, the ReWalk system became the first personal robotic exoskeleton to be approved by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration. The battery-powered robotic suit, from ReWalk Robotics of Yokneam, Israel, attaches to the legs and lower back. It contains motors at the knee and hip joints and sensors to help it adjust with each footfall. While wearing the device and holding two forearm crutches, someone with complete lower-limb paralysis can walk.
The full-body, wearable exoskeleton from Ekso Bionics is used to help paralyzed patients walk. Image: Ekso Bionics
Because the suits are expensive—the ReWalk suits cost about $80,000—their makers have looked to uses in other industries. Manufacturing, agriculture, and construction were obvious matches because the suits could be worn to enhance strength, Kara says.
In manufacturing, the exosuits augment human motion to allow for more lifting strength and for improved production on repetitive tasks like squatting, bending, or walking, Kara says. Worker wearing the suits will also be less prone to severe injuries from accidents or overwork. Worker overexertion costs U.S. employers around $15 billion annually in compensation, he adds.
When bending forward while wearing an exoskeleton from SuitX, compressed-air springs in the back of the suit take some of the lifting load off the wearer. A shoulder unit uses a similar assist-mechanism for lifting or working overhead, says Homayoon Kazerooni, chief executive officer at SuitX of Berkeley, CA, which makes exoskeleton systems for the legs, backs, and shoulders as well as a full-body version.
ABI Research forecasts the robotic exoskeleton market will reach $1.8 billion in 2025, up from $68 million in 2014. This year, about 6,000 suits will be sold, mainly for rehabilitation. By 2025, ABI expects to see about 2.6 million on the market thanks to adoption by the manufacturing and construction industries.
Still, the suits have yet to see widespread adoption within factories and plants. That's slowly changing as implementations begin.
Audi is using the Chairless Chair from Noonee to ease production workers' strain. Image: Audi.
Since the end of 2016/beginning of 2017, the BMW Group Plant in Spartanburg, SC has deployed 66 "Airframe" Exoskeletons from Levitate Technologies, San Diego, CA, which provide shoulder support, and multiple Chairless Chair units from the Swiss company Noonee.
The EksoWorks Vest is a shoulder and arm support exoskeleton with a headrest designed to alleviate the strain of continuously working with heavy tools above waist level. It uses no power, but provides ergonomic upper body and arm support that makes objects seem to weigh much less than they do and enables a worker to operate in a factory line posture without fatigue, according to Ekso Bionics.
The Chairless Chair locks into place when a worker has to crouch or stand for prolonged periods. It reduces the pressure on the knee and the rest of the leg.
Both the chairless chair and the should and arm support suits sell for about $5,000 each, far less than the suits mean to help those who are paralyzed walk.
Eleven lower-body exoskeletons are already in use across several BMW Group plants in Germany. The exoskeleton consists of movable splints affixed to the legs or torso and locked in different positions. The leg support structure can transform prolonged standing into sitting to improve the comfort and flexibility of working conditions, says Christian Dunckern, Head of BMW Group production system, planning, toolmaking, and plant engineering.
"It will be possible to further reduce ergonomically unfavorable and strenuous tasks, giving workers an opportunity to apply their cognitive skills to the best effect," he says.
German carmaker Audi is also using the Chairless Chain in production.
"We also anticipate new applications for colleagues with reduced physical capabilities," says Mathias Keil, head of industrial engineering methods at Audi AG.
Parker Hannafin, Cyberdyne, Rex Bionics, and other companies currently make these suits, most of which were first created in tandem with military developers.
For BMW Group, the exoskeletons complement other robotic and factory digitization efforts. They push robotics down to the operator level by allowing production-line workers to benefit from the robots' strength, Dunckern says.
BMW may bring in more exosuits in the future, after further evaluation, he adds.
"In the time of smart devices and digitalization, we must still keep an eye on the added value the applied technology offers to the company," Dunckern says. "Nobody is better qualified to judge this than the people who actively shape our production system on a daily basis."
Jean Thilmany is an independent writer.
Nobody is better qualified to judge this [value] than the people who actively shape our production system on a daily basis. Christian Dunckern, Head of BMW Group
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Q: C++ (ATL) ITypeInfo.GetContainingTypeLib fails when passed live instance of VBA Class So I asked this question in a C# context and I have set bounty over there.
I have written an equivalent fragment of C++ code (to be housed within an ATL DLL project) to tap C++ developers experience as well.
IDispatch has a method called GetTypeInfo() with which one can acquire a pointer to ITypeInfo.  ITypeInfo itself has a method called GetContainingTypeLib which gets the containing ITypeLib (as it says).  This is useful when given a CoClass instance once can get to all the other CoClasses in a given DLL, very useful for reflection.
I had wondered if Excel VBA would co-operate in a similar fashion and return a ITypeLib for the containing VBA project and equally allow me to iterate over all the types found therein.  So I wrote some test C# code and that is linked.  Here I give equivalent C++ code to tap C++ experience.
The IDL...
[
    object,
    uuid(ddc4e135-49d6-49f8-ad57-ded4180095fd),
    dual,
    nonextensible,
    pointer_default(unique)
]
interface ICoClassGetContainingTypeLib : IDispatch
{
    HRESULT GetContainingTypeLib(IDispatch* vbaClass, IUnknown** iunkTypeLib);
};

[
    uuid(bc8410a6-802a-4f91-a73b-c03179bb402b)
]
coclass CoClassGetContainingTypeLib
{
    [default] interface ICoClassGetContainingTypeLib;
};

The cpp method implementation
STDMETHODIMP CCoClassGetContainingTypeLib::GetContainingTypeLib(IDispatch* vbaClass, IUnknown** iunkTypeLib)
{
    CComPtr<IDispatch> itfDispatch(vbaClass);
    CComPtr<ITypeInfo> pITypeInfo;

    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
    HRESULT hr2 = S_OK;
    try
    {

        hr = itfDispatch->GetTypeInfo(0, 0, &pITypeInfo);
        if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
        {
            UINT* idx(0);
            CComQIPtr<ITypeLib> pTLib;
            HRESULT hr2 = pITypeInfo->GetContainingTypeLib(&pTLib, idx);
            return hr2; // throws exception Exception 0x800A88C1
            // which ends u[p at 35009

            //TODO If successful copy to ByRef param  iunkTypeLib
        }
    }
    catch (std::exception ex)
    {
        return E_FAIL;
    }
    return S_OK;
}

And the header declaration
STDMETHOD(GetContainingTypeLib)(IDispatch* vbaClass, IUnknown** iunkTypeLib);

And some client VBA
Sub TestGetContainingTypeLib()

    Dim oTR As ToolsReferences  '* could be ANY VBA class
    Set oTR = New ToolsReferences   '* could be ANY VBA class

    '* instantiate my ATL project
    Dim oTest As GetContainingTypeLibTestLib.CoClassGetContainingTypeLib
    Set oTest = New GetContainingTypeLibTestLib.CoClassGetContainingTypeLib

    Dim iunkTypeLib As IUnknown
    Set iunkTypeLib = Nothing   '* not strictly required
    Call oTest.GetContainingTypeLib(oTR, iunkTypeLib)

End Sub

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Praying for Rain: Yes or No? – A Psychic's View of . . .
Praying for Rain: Yes or No?
#2 The Weather problems we have now are created by human consciousness and not by mother nature – whether believed or not. Those that believe this can know to take steps to help change this. Those that don't believe this, usually do little to change this. It's easier to not believe and not do anything, than believe and start the work of cleaning things up. But the Bible reminds us, "the prayers of a few will save many." The prayers and meditations of those willing to work will change and influence all things.
#3 The weather patterns we have now are karmic related and so, like any other karmic energy pattern manifestation – can be changed and healed through prayer and meditation. The amount of healing and rebalancing is directly related to the amount of prayer and meditation.
#5 It's okay to pray for God's will to be done, even with regards to weather, because God's will has never been to punish and smite, and always been to show mercy and give life – even in the form of healthy weather patterns. God is also desiring for us to learn that praying is worthwhile even if we have to learn how best to do it.
#8 Praying is like building a bridge, with prayers being like the bricks from which the bridge is built. We can't cross the bridge when just the first few bricks are in place. The bridge isn't ready for use until the final bricks are in place, too.
#9 What are we willing to pray for those we love? Are we willing to pray for rain or healthier weather for those we love, because we know their lives will be helped from it?
#10 Nothing can stop God from helping in our lives more than a closed mind or a closed heart.
#11 Don't put God to the test. Don't guess what God needs to do or not do. God is not the one here needing to learn something – in this case – to pray – even if it's for healthy weather patterns.
#12 God is not seeking just to change things on the outside of us- like the weather, but rather change things on the inside of us. It is this change that we keep with us through time, and eventually changes the outside of us – even the weather.
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In today's marketing environment, even content-centered inbound marketing can be less effective than traditional methods such as cold calling or email marketing. Customers simply can't keep up with all the blogs, e-books, white papers, and websites that bombard them daily. Here are some ways you can use inbound marketing to give your marketing processes an advantage and break through the information overload.
Know your business and what your customers want: Effective inbound marketing requires a thorough knowledge of your business, your industry, and your customers. The more you know about who you're trying to reach with your products and services, the better you'll be able to tailor information resources to reach those customers. Generalized marketing methods only add to the information overload. When you know your business inside out and understand how and why your customers need your offerings, you'll be able to narrow your inbound marketing processes enough to spark increased attention to your message.
Provide targeted, relevant content: When leads, prospects, and customers come to your blog or explore your website, they're looking for specific information. They want to know what you offer and if your offerings will help solve their problems and relieve their pain points. Make sure the content you provide your leads and customers specifically addresses their needs and wants. An accounting firm, for example, should stick to relevant content that's related to financial issues and how to resolve them. Avoid straying into nonrelated topics, generalized subject matter, or content that doesn't mesh with your clients' needs and interests.
Practice effective SEO: Maintain a focus on search engine optimization within and across all the inbound marketing techniques you use. Effective SEO will improve the search engine rankings of your content and make it more likely that your online resources are the ones leads and customers encounter first during searches. Improve SEO by including keywords in online content, in page elements such as image alt tags and meta descriptions, and in links to other pages on your site.
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Tellurian offers equity stake in Driftwood LNG project
LNG Industry, Monday, 23 October 2017 12:01
Reuters reports that US LNG project developer Tellurian Inc. is offering billions of dollars in equity in its Driftwood project in Louisiana to make it more attractive for buyers.
Tellurian is offering 60% to 75% equity interest in Driftwood Holdings, which comprises Tellurian's upstream company, its pipeline and the upcoming terminal that can export 27.6 million tpy of LNG.
It will charge US$1.5 billion payable over a four-year period for 1 million t of LNG, or US$1500 per t for the equity.
By taking a stake in the project, investors could eventually deliver LNG at even lower prices than the company claimed at a conference earlier this year since it has been able to cut costs at Driftwood.
Tellurian can realise these lower costs because it already owns the gas it is feeding into the terminal and because the experience the company has in building terminals.
Loading LNG at Driftwood is expected to cost US$3 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) on a free-on-board (FOB) basis based on the combination of costs for the gas and the costs of cooling the fuel for transport at the terminal.
At that low loading price, even with shipping costs and the cost of financing the equity stake, buyers could deliver gas to Japan at US$6 per mmBtu (US$2 lower than Tellurian had guaranteed to Japan for five-year fixed contracts from 2023, in April this year).
So far, Tellurian has received 'significant interest' in the equity model of the Driftwood project – which is expected to start production in 2022.
Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/23102017/tellurian-offers-equity-stake-in-driftwood-lng-project/
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package com.rtg.launcher;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.PrintStream;

import com.rtg.launcher.globals.GlobalFlags;
import com.rtg.util.License;
import com.rtg.util.SpawnJvm;
import com.rtg.util.StringUtils;
import com.rtg.util.TestUtils;
import com.rtg.util.diagnostic.CliDiagnosticListener;
import com.rtg.util.diagnostic.Diagnostic;
import com.rtg.util.diagnostic.NoTalkbackSlimException;
import com.rtg.util.io.FileUtils;
import com.rtg.util.io.MemoryPrintStream;

/**
 * Test AbstractCli.
 *
 */
public class DummyCliTest extends AbstractCliTest {

  @Override
  protected AbstractCli getCli() {
    return new ConcreteCli();
  }

  /** A subclass of AbstractCli, just for testing purposes. */
  protected static class ConcreteCli extends AbstractCli {

    /** Which exception should mainExec throw.  Null means none. */
    Throwable mMainException = null;

    @Override
    protected void initFlags() {
      // we assume createFlags has been called.
      mFlags.registerRequired("foo", Integer.class, "INT", "description");
    }

    @Override
    protected int mainExec(OutputStream out, PrintStream err) throws IOException {
      if (mMainException instanceof IOException) {
        throw (IOException) mMainException;
      } else if (mMainException instanceof RuntimeException) {
        throw (RuntimeException) mMainException;
      } else if (mMainException instanceof OutOfMemoryError) {
        throw (OutOfMemoryError) mMainException;
      }
      return 0;
    }

    @Override
    public String moduleName() {
      return "module";
    }
  }

  public void testMainInitOk() {
    checkMainInitOk("--foo", "42");
  }

  public void testMainInitBadFlags() {
    assertTrue(checkMainInitBadFlags("--bar").contains("Error: Unknown flag --bar"));
  }

  public void testMainInitIOException() {
    ((ConcreteCli) mCli).mMainException = new IOException("yuck");
    assertTrue(checkMainInitBadFlags("--foo", "0").contains("An IO problem occurred: \"yuck\"" + StringUtils.LS));
  }

  public void testMainInitSlimException() {
    ((ConcreteCli) mCli).mMainException = new NoTalkbackSlimException("slam slem slim");
    assertEquals("Error: slam slem slim" + StringUtils.LS, checkMainInitBadFlags("--foo", "0"));
  }

  /**
   * Allow testing out of memory condition.
   */
  public static final class TestMainInitOutOfMemoryClass {
    private TestMainInitOutOfMemoryClass() {
    }
    public static void main(String[] args) {
      Diagnostic.setLogStream(System.out);
      final ConcreteCli cli = new ConcreteCli();
      GlobalFlags.resetAccessedStatus();
      cli.mMainException = new OutOfMemoryError();
      final int returnCode = cli.mainInit(new String[] {"--foo", "0" }, System.out, System.err);
      System.exit(returnCode);
    }
  }

  public void testMainInitOutOfMemory() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
    //System.out.println(TestMainInitOutOfMemoryClass.class.getName());
    final Process p = SpawnJvm.spawn(TestMainInitOutOfMemoryClass.class.getName());
    assertEquals(1, p.waitFor());
    TestUtils.containsAll(FileUtils.streamToString(p.getErrorStream()), StringUtils.LS + "Error: There was not enough memory available for the task.");
    assertEquals("", FileUtils.streamToString(p.getInputStream()));

    // close the streams so peeping dave doesn't complain
    p.getOutputStream().close();
    p.getInputStream().close();
    p.getErrorStream().close();
    Diagnostic.setLogStream();
  }

  public void testMainInitOtherException() {
    ((ConcreteCli) mCli).mMainException = new RuntimeException("SOME runtime ERROR");
    final String err = checkMainInitBadFlags("--foo", "0");
    assertTrue(err.contains("RTG has encountered a difficulty, please contact support@realtimegenomics.com"));
    if (License.isDeveloper()) {
      //System.out.println("you are a developer");
      assertTrue(err.contains("SOME runtime ERROR"));
    }
  }

  public void testInitializeMainListener() {
    final MemoryPrintStream out = new MemoryPrintStream();
    final CliDiagnosticListener listener = mCli.initializeMainListener(out.printStream(), TestUtils.getNullPrintStream());
    assertNotNull(listener);
    Diagnostic.setLogStream();
    Diagnostic.error("Error1");
    Diagnostic.closeLog();
    assertEquals("Error: Error1" + StringUtils.LS, out.toString());
  }

  public void testCreateRegisterFlags() {
    assertNull(getCFlags());
    mCli.createRegisterFlags(TestUtils.getNullPrintStream(), TestUtils.getNullPrintStream());
    assertNotNull(getCFlags());
  }

  public void testHandleFlags() {
    TestUtils.containsAllUnwrapped(checkHandleFlagsErr("--foo"), "Error: Expecting value for flag --foo");
    assertEquals("rtg module", getCFlags().getName());
  }
}

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Albert S. Berahas
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Albert S. Berahas is an Assistant Professor in the department of Industrial & Operations Engineering. His research broadly focuses on designing, developing and analyzing algorithms for solving large scale nonlinear optimization problems. Such problems are ubiquitous, and arise in a plethora of areas such as engineering design, economics, transportation, robotics, machine learning and statistics. Specifically, he is interested in and has explored several sub-fields of nonlinear optimization such as: (i) general nonlinear optimization algorithms, (ii) optimization algorithms for machine learning, (iii) constrained optimization, (iv) stochastic optimization, (v) derivative-free optimization, and (vi) distributed optimization.
9.9.2020 MIDAS Faculty Research Pitch Video.
S. Sandeep Pradhan
My research interest include information theory, coding theory, distributed data processing, quantum information theory, quantum field theory.
Lei Ying
His research is broadly in the interplay of complex stochastic systems and big-data, including large-scale communication/computing systems for big-data processing, private data marketplaces, and large-scale graph mining.
Ya'acov Ritov
My main interest is theoretical statistics as implied to complex model from semiparametric to ultra high dimensional regression analysis. In particular the negative aspects of Bayesian and causal analysis as implemented in modern statistics.
An analysis of the position of SCOTUS judges.
Anna G. Stefanopoulou
Energy Transportation related topics: data and simulations of various cleaner and ultimately cost-effective options for transit. exploring techno-economic and environmental issues in electric ride-sharing/hailing vehicles to create clean and convenient alternatives to single-occupancy vehicles. investigation of the location and integration of chargers with energy storage and bi-directional services, along with the connection to distributed renewable power generation such as solar arrays as well as the centralized electric grid.
Powertrain related topics: measurements, models and management of batteries, fuel cells, and engines in automotive and stationary applications.
Jing Sun
My areas of interest are control, estimation, and optimization, with applications to energy systems in transportation, automotive, and marine domains. My group develops model-based and data-driven tools to explore underlying system dynamics and understand the operational environments. We develop computational frameworks and numerical algorithms to achieve real-time optimization and explore connectivity and data analytics to reduce uncertainties and improve performance through predictive control and planning.
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Current research includes a project funded by Toyota that uses Markov Models and Machine Learning to predict heart arrhythmia, an NSF-funded project to detect Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) from x-ray images and projects using tensor analysis on health care data (funded by the Department of Defense and National Science Foundation).
Yi Lu Murphey
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Dr. Yi Lu Murphey is an Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research, a Professor of the ECE(Electrical and Computer Engineering) department and the director of the Intelligent Systems Lab at the University of Michigan, Dearborn. She received a M.S. degree in computer science from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, in 1983, and a Ph.D degree with a major in Computer Engineering and a minor in Control Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1989. Her current research interests are in the areas of machine learning, pattern recognition, computer vision and intelligent systems with applications to automated and connected vehicles, optimal vehicle power management, data analytics, and robotic vision systems. She has authored over 130 publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings. She is an editor for the Journal of Pattern Recognition, a senior life member of AAAI and a fellow of IEEE.
Lu Wei
Lu Wei, DSc, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan, Dearborn.
Prof. Wei studies the analytical properties of interacting particle systems relevant to both classical and quantum information theory.
Vijay Subramanian
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Professor Subramanian is interested in a variety of stochastic modeling, decision and control theoretic, and applied probability questions concerned with networks. Examples include analysis of random graphs, analysis of processes like cascades on random graphs, network economics, analysis of e-commerce systems, mean-field games, network games, telecommunication networks, load-balancing in large server farms, and information assimilation, aggregation and flow in networks especially with strategic users.


Something has died, a thing beyond her grasp. She was not able to resuscitate it. What ever this "it" is. The question in these lines that lingers in my thoughts is "Which is wiser — / You, or the Wind?" All these words "happy", "conscious", "homesick", are conditions of human life. The poet wants to know, "So what?" It is dead, and if it is dead, then so what?
She scares me sometimes when she does this. She renounces common grammar along with ordinary human attachments. You know the ones I mean. The hunger we have for meaning, for the happy ending where it all comes out right and proper.
Instead Emily bores down into the words to a level so unadorned that she rids them of any influence or prejudice. Sentence structure always has an ulterior motive. Some yearning or unseen agenda. She is trying to boil the language clean of all that. To set the words on the page with the same direct purity as the wind blowing across the hillside.
She's doing this, I fear again, because there is something in Emily that dreads being human. That seeks an utterly unadorned existence. Why? Partly she is driven by her own neurotic curiosity. She needs to see what it's like. And because she can. Sheer talent drives her. She has to explore the extent of her own power and courage to descend into purity of expression. If nothing else, for the sake of finding the outer boundary of her own genius. Because it's there.
Also she dreads and sheds these adornments because they are too sweet for her. The pain of losing this sweetness is unbearable. The shadow side of her genius.
Grammar makes suffering of us all.
So who is wiser? You or the wind? Who would you rather be? Your self with all your sticky, stinky assumptions? The creases that hold decaying matter that rots your soul as surely as the teeth drop from your head? Or would you rather slip across the page like the wind? Like air moving in a smooth, unending stream that catches nothing in its way because it is as no thing itself? Which of these possibilities seems the wiser? She poses the question as if we had a choice. To be wise as the wind. Or remain as foolish as we are born.
Oddly or maybe not, the wind this morning is bringing down all the red leaves from my crepe myrtle tree. The flowers are long dead. We move toward the winter solstice, burrowing into the dark. Who says we don't have a real fall here in New Orleans?


September 28, 2012 — Jeffrey Bland, PhD, and Metagenics Inc., announced the formation of a new organization, the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute (PLMI).
PLMI, founded by Bland, will be a not-for-profit organization focused on promoting the importance of personalized lifestyle medicine as the safest and most effective approach to the management of early stages of chronic illness.
To help reach its goal of reducing the rising global burden of chronic illness, Metagenics is providing the founding grant to the new organization.
Bland, who has been the chief science officer for Metagenics for the past 12 years, is an internationally known research scientist and educator in lifestyle and functional medicine. He will lead the institute in its mission to integrate the principles of personalized lifestyle medicine into healthcare systems around the world.
PLMI will collaborate with some of the most dedicated and well-regarded thought leaders and decision makers in lifestyle medicine, each to serve an active role in the development of the organization. The PLMI will work to engage researchers, clinicians, health science educators, patient advocacy groups, medical institutions, medical societies, and regulatory and legislative groups to help move its mission forward and further the adoption of lifestyle medicine worldwide.
PLMI will provide educational resources that will facilitate the successful adoption of this approach to the global community through its website (plminstitute.org).
"Within this role and my deep involvement and dedication to educating, publishing and advocacy through the institute, I believe I will make the greatest contribution toward my personal and professional mission: improving health through nutrigenomics and lifestyle medicine," Bland concluded.
In his new role, Bland will continue to serve on the Metagenics Board of Directors. He will provide continuing medical education programs sponsored by Metagenics and other organizations that promote the delivery of personalized lifestyle medicine as the best initial approach for the prevention and management of chronic disease.


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Kolumna św. Józefa w Trnawie (słow. súsošie svätého Jozefa) – barokowy zespół architektoniczno-rzeźbiarski, usytuowany w centralnej części Placu św. Mikołaja (słow. Námestie svätého Mikuláša) w Trnawie w południowo-zachodniej Słowacji. Z racji tego, że obiekt został ufundowany jako wyraz wdzięczności za zanik epidemii, która dotknęła miasto, popularnie nazywany jest "kolumną morową św. Józefa".

Historia
Dzisiejszy plac św. Mikołaja, położony we wschodniej części miasta, zajmuje miejsce na którym znajdowało się centrum pierwszej średniowiecznej osady Trnawy. Po przeniesieniu owego centrum w rejon obecnego Placu św. Trójcy (słow. Trojičné námestie) mniej więcej od połowy XVI w. miejsce to, położone tuż obok kościoła św. Mikołaja i otaczane kolejnymi instytucjami kościelnymi, zaczęło nabierać rangi duchowego ośrodka rozwijającego się miasta. Ponieważ na placu św. Trójcy stała już w tym czasie kolumna Trójcy Przenajświętszej uznano, że będzie ono najlepszym miejscem do ustawienia kolejnej kolumny wotywnej.

Architektura
Autorem dzieła, wykonanego w 1731 r. jest miejscowy rzeźbiarz i kamieniarz, I. Melczer. Plan podstawy w postaci dwóch niskich stopni jest trójosiowy. Na podstawie umieszczony jest takiż cokół, nakryty płaską płytą. Na trzech ścianach cokołu, dekorowanego motywami roślinnymi i ludzkimi twarzami, znajdują się płaskorzeźby przedstawiające patronów, chroniących od zarazy: św. Rozalię, św. Sebastiana i św. Rocha. Na trzech zaokrąglonych narożnikach płyty wieńczącej cokół znajdują się figury św. Mikołaja, św. Karola Boromeusza i św. Katarzyny Aleksandryjskiej.

Podstawą samej kolumny jest ustawiony centralnie trójosiowy piedestał zwężający się ku górze, zaakcentowany spływami wolutowymi na krawędziach i bogato zdobiony detalami płaskorzeźbionymi, wśród których jest herb miasta. Na wybrzuszeniach wieńczącego go gzymsu ustawiono trzy figurki uskrzydlonych putt, trzymających narzędzia ciesielskie. Trzon kolumny, o trójkątnym przekroju, zdobiony płytkim reliefem o motywach geometryczno-roślinnych, nakrywa skromny kapitel. Na nim stoi figura św. Józefa, który na lewym ramieniu trzyma Dzieciątko Jezus, a w prawej dłoni gałązkę z kwiatami lilii.

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