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Ratusz w Nowej Rudzie został wzniesiony w 1884. W latach 1892–1894 został rozbudowany. Obecnie jest siedzibą władz miejskich Nowej Rudy.

Historia
Pierwszy drewniany ratusz w Nowej Rudzie pochodził z roku 1445, obiekt ten spłonął w roku 1622. W połowie XVII wieku został odbudowany, w roku 1844 znowu spłonął w pożarze, który strawił śródmieście miasta. W latach 1844–1845 został odbudowany, a w okresie od 1892 do 1894 przeprowadzono ostatnią rozbudowę, podczas której podniesiono dach oraz ozdobiono portal, wykusze i okienne szczyty. Przeróbki te nadały budowli obecny kształt. Decyzją wojewódzkiego konserwatora zabytków z dnia 21 września 1983 ratusz został wpisany do rejestru zabytków.

Architektura
Neorenesansowa budowla została wzniesiona na planie czworoboku, posiada dwie kondygnacje, bogato zdobiony ryzalit, wiele traktów i jest nakryta dachami wielospadowymi. Ratusz posiada wieżę zegarową z widokową galeryjką i czterospadowym hełmem z iglicą. Wewnątrz są interesujące pomieszczenia, z których najciekawsza jest sala posiedzeń z witrażami z trawionego szkła. W narożniku ratusza stoi figura świętego Floriana z 1756, a obok fontanna z figurą przedstawiającą chrzest Chrystusa.

Galeria

Przypisy

Bibliografia

 Roman Pawlak: Zabytkowe ratusze, Warszawa, MUZA SA, 2003, .

Linki zewnętrzne
 Dawne i współczesne zdjęcia ratusza na stronie "Wratislaviae Amici"
 Dawne i współczesne zdjęcia ratusza na stronie "Polska na fotografii"

Zabytki nieruchome w Nowej Rudzie
Nowa Ruda
Nowa Ruda
Budynki biurowe w Nowej Rudzie
Budynki w Polsce oddane do użytku w 1884

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Adrian Morina: "I hope Kosovo can become more open-minded towards artists."
Adrian Morina: "I hope Kosovo…
Adrian Morina is a virtuosic actor and part of the ensemble at Kosovo's national theatre, Teatri Kombëtar, where until recently he was its acting artistic director. I first met Morina in November 2020 when I witnessed his extraordinary solo performance in an adaptation of I am my Own Wife (by Doug White) which was based on the life of transgender woman Charlotte von Mahlsdorf and performed in Qendra Multimedia's Theatre Showcase in Pristina. The play seemed to announce a new way of working for Morina. Here I catch up with him to talk all things acting and for an update on the country's theatre scene a year later into the pandemic. I began by asking him why he went into theatre.
Actually it was because of a film! When I was 5 or 6 I saw my first movie in an open air cinema in Prizren, Kosovo and after that I said to myself "I am going to become an actor!" But my parents wanted me to go to medical school and then they wanted me to go onto the Faculty of Medicine. I did what they asked, but I secretly applied to the Faculty of Arts to study acting at the same time. Of course, I was accepted and the great Yugoslavian actor Faruk Begolli became my teacher, which had been my dream all along. And that was when I understood the magic of theatre. Theatre has helped me to be more open to people, to listen to them and to what they have to say and to understand what they need. I still believe theatre can change the world – it has changed me for sure.
Has it changed how you think about Kosovo as well?
I started my study immediately after the Kosovo war and there was a lot of energy being put into trying to build a new society. But people needed money to build homes that had been destroyed by the fighting and they didn't have financial support from the government or NGOs, so this energy didn't last long and there was no interest in culture, except from the younger generation. But we did start to think about theatre differently. The first show after the war in Teatri Kombëtar was Hamlet by the British director David Gothard. It was 3 hours and 40s minutes and we couldn't believe that Hamlet and Shakespeare could be so Albanian. So then we tried to create new shows where the people are our stories. Now we try and make work which shows a different side to Kosovo.
How would you say that theatre has changed aesthetically in this time since independence?
During the 90s the shows were very classical and theatre was treated as if it were a science, where things could only be said through metaphor. But after the war we felt we could speak freely to people and because we wanted to communicate about societal problems to our audiences we started to do this engaged and political theatre. Some theatre is still classical, but the now the younger generations question why should we do this text? Why this author, what are we trying to say, what are we trying to tell people?
And change came when we started inviting directors from other countries. For example we had the Albanian director, Altin Basha, from Kadare, who directed a stage version of the Palace of Dreams. He studied in England and was able to pass on his knowledge to us.
Have you met any resistance to these kinds of changes?
Well, even directors who work in different ways or critics or older teachers (older in how they think, not in years) would say this kind of politically engaged theatre is not theatre, it is performance. They still talk about the difference between a show (by which they mean a classical play) and everything else, which they call a performance. But not always. In 2019 we were adapting a classical play, The Living Sphinx, by the academic Rexhep Qosja and whilst we kept the play's structure, we made it contemporary by talking directly about the political killings that took place in Kosovo after the war. Two hundred Albanians were killed and the murderers are still at large. Of course we were afraid of the political reaction and afraid of what the author would say too, because we only kept seven pages of his original text. But after the show he congratulated us, and he was quoted in the national newspaper saying that he was amazed at our production and at our power and artistry and courage to speak freely about issues in Kosovo.
How have you changed as a theatre artist? You embraced the monologue form in I am own Wife, which previously you had been reluctant to do.
To be honest when I read the play for the first time I didn't think about it becoming a monologue. But when I started to learn more about Charlotte von Mahlsdorf and her life in Germany during WW2 and what it was like for her under the Stasi-Nazi regime and when the Berlin Wall fell, it reminded me a lot of my own life in Kosovo before and after the war when we were trying to build a new state. And when I started to analyse the text and I saw how people were suffering and how people from the LGBTQIA community in Kosovo are still are suffering, I realised it was necessary to do the show and play all the characters so I could directly address the people and talk about all the issues in it.
Can you talk a little bit about the new play you're in, Swiss Connection by Jeton Neziraj, at Theater Winkelwiese in Zurich?
It's a new experience for me and for the audience because we are speaking in Albanian and in German. So in order to really understand the play and each other we had to rehearse some scenes in English first and then come back to the German and Albanian. It's about a group of people who laid the groundwork for the Kosovo war during the 80s and 90s in Switzerland. I play a guy called "Schnellfuse" (it means a person who walks very fast), who raises funds to help with the liberation of Kosovo. And all this had happened in "Neutral Swiss" territory, so it's a crime comedy thriller with great actors. The director is great, he has a Monty Pythonesque style and though the play is very political, it is also very comical. It has to be otherwise it would be too serious and it wouldn't work.
How are things in Kosovo a year on from when we last spoke in November 2020?
When we spoke then the government had promised 5 million euros for the theatre sector to help with the pandemic. Nothing came of that. Now finally they have had an open call for this money, but it is not 5 million any more, it is much less, and it is open to all the artistic fields, not just theatre. A lot of people have applied, but it might not mean much. For example, earlier, Qendra Multimedia applied for funding for a co-production with La MaMa theatre in New York and they got 5,000 Euros! Qendra refused to take it, because it will only cover a few airplane tickets to the US. The politicians really need to understand how artists are struggling and what things cost. For example, our filmmakers are making very low budget films which are winning prizes all over Europe and at Sundance and so on and the politicians still say, "Kosovo is the best for culture and we are going to invest in it" and yet still do nothing. I really hope that this will change with the new politicians we have now, but it is very hard to say. But I really hope Kosovo can become more supportive and open minded towards artists.
So what is happening to freelance actors, how are they coping?
There was a list of 80 artists who applied for help from the government and they got around a 1,000 Euros each for the whole period of the pandemic. Imagine.
At one point we did have about half a million from Culture for Change from the European Union. It helped because they gave the money to independent artists, but now that fund has been discontinued. Even the Europeans think we don't need culture in Kosovo. Let's hope this new call will fund the real artists.
How will this fund work then?
About 800 projects or artists are applying for it and because the government doesn't want to be seen to be favouring one project more than another, each project will get 2,000 Euros. For comparison, Winkelwiese Theater has an annual budget of around a million from Zurich Kanton (a state in Switzerland). Then they can apply for other funding. The Teatri Kombëtar has 300,000 Euro for the year. And the city theatres in Kosovo have around 50,000. And the government go, "This is the money. We are a poor country, take it or leave it."
Is there something the public can do to show the government it needs to support theatre more?
It's the artistic community which needs to fight to get the government's attention, not the public. We're a small community and we have no voting power, so we have to be more radical and build networks with other art sectors. We did this two years ago when actors at Teatri Kombëtar united with other government supported arts groups like the National Opera to demand proper wages. This is the model that the community needs to follow.
Do you think this 'make do" culture in the arts comes from before independence?
Yes, but we have a culture now where artists are getting too close to politicians. The politicians give them a financial handout every now and then to shut them up.
So what preoccupies you most as an artist now?
I had an interesting experience with a friend of mine who was an actor/politician. In 2014 there was an open call for the director of Teatri Kombëtar and the main political party put forward their press officer, someone with no artistic experience at all. I thought, OK I will apply for it, because I didn't think that politicians should be getting involved with the arts. My friend, who was a member of the same party as this press officer, said that he would never vote for him. But then he did just that. This year my friend finally admitted he was forced into voting the way he did and he now realises that politics and art can't mix. I wish this kind of behaviour would stop, but I actually think that artists more and more are trying to get closer to politicians as a way to survive.
When you look at your professional life as an actor and a theatre maker so far, how would you sum it up?
A friend once told me, "Be careful what you dream." I was born in 1981 and right up until now, everything I remember in my life has been about protests, demonstrations, the war and the continual (and current) tensions between Serbia and Kosovo around identity and sovereignty. This mess is all I remember and know. Because of this I have built an alternative world for myself in theatre and I feel totally realised. But, I do wonder, are my dreams ambitious enough? And yet I have been so lucky. I have been in 50 plays. I have worked and tried hard. It's my life. That's why I am here, it's why I live.
Verity Healey
Verity Healey is a writer and critic published by The Stage, Open Democracy, Howlround, British Council, Calvert Journal, with editorial commissions for Belarus Free Theatre. She is a contributing author to Routledge Companion to Contemporary European Theatre and Performance (pub 2022).
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ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Robert Wickens emerged from his trailer after a meeting with engineers, taking a brief break after practice at Road America.
Finally, the IndyCar rookie has to get ready for a race at the rural Wisconsin road course.
Wickens is off to an impressive start this weekend at Road America, a year after taking his first IndyCar spin around the 4-mile track as a substitute driver for Mikhail Aleshin for one day of practice.
Now the Canadian, a former DTM star, has the full-time IndyCar ride. He'll stay in the driver's seat of the No. 6 car for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports for the 222-mile Kohler Grand Prix on Sunday.
"When I drove the free practice here last year ... this was just kind of a (check off) a bucket-list item, driving IndyCar on one of the best tracks in America," Wickens said Saturday.
"A year later, I'm a full-time IndyCar driver," he added. "This is a new car, it's a new season and so far it's going well."
Wickens will start fifth on Sunday, building on top-five finishes in all three practice rounds at Road America this weekend.
It helps that Wickens feels comfortable on road courses. He put up impressive times this weekend at Road America despite not actually racing at the course since 2007.
"I'm at home a road course. I can jump into this IndyCar and I'm confident right away I can be quick," he said as crew members worked on the car in the garage after practice.
Still, a year ago, he held back while subbing for Aleshin. The Russian driver had brief troubles returning to the United States after the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
"Because if you put it all on the line and you crash," Wickens said, "you look like that idiot who crashed when you were just reserving for someone else."
Back then, Wickens said he was happy driving in Europe in DTM with Mercedes-AMG Motorsport. But he made the move to IndyCar this year after Mercedes said it was pulling out of the series.
Wickens grew up with fellow Schmidt driver James Hinchcliffe, who recommended Wickens in the first place to fill in last year for Aleshin. Wickens and Hinchcliffe were karting teammates as teens in Canada.
Hinchcliffe said he tried to "sit back" and let team members come to their own conclusions about Wickens.
"What I didn't want to happen is I didn't want people to think I was trying to get my buddy in the seat," Hinchcliffe said. "If you looked at everything on paper, the facts were this is the best available guy in the world for this car ... I wanted them to figure it on out on own rather than just hammer it in."
Wickens is making Hinchcliffe look good. The rookie is seventh in the driver standings, 113 points behind leader Scott Dixon going into the Road America.
"Yeah, it's really fun saying, I told you so," Hinchcliffe said Friday with a laugh.
Wickens started at the pole in his debut race at St. Petersburg, but he finished 18th despite leading 69 of 110 laps. Wickens had a win in sights until two late cautions set up NASCAR-style late restarts. Contact with Alexander Rossi on the final restart sent Wickens off course, and Sebastien Bourdais went on to take the checkered flag. Wickens finished 18th.
Otherwise, Wickens has finished in the top 10 six times this year, including two top-three finishes. His best starting positions have come on road courses, including only his pole start at St. Pete, and second-place starts at the IndyCar Grand Prix and Belle Isle.
"I think the timing was right. Happy to be a part of it," Wickens said. "Even more, I'm happy that the results are coming in the first year."


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Q: Java Selenide - For-Looping ElementsCollection with Modifications During Loop Background
I've been programming in Java for over 3 years but this is my first time I feel that I still do not understand how a basic for loop works, oh my gosh!
So I have a Selenide project. Selenide is a web automated testing library based on SeleniumHQ.
I have a simple for loop that loops through a list of image elements.

Project Setup
Dependency:
compile group: 'com.codeborne', name: 'selenide', version: '5.2.2'

Imports:
import static com.codeborne.selenide.Selenide.$$;
import static com.codeborne.selenide.Selectors.byXpath;

Evil code:
final ElementsCollection list = $$(byXpath("//img[@src='original src']"));
for (int i=0; i<list.size(); i++) {
    doSth(list.get(i));
}

The doSth method:
void doSth(SelenideElement element) {
    Selenide.executeJavaScript("arguments[0].src = 'new src';", element);
}

Of course the above code is a simple version of the code I'm working on but the core structure remains.

Problem
I find that the loop count/iteration is less than expected, in my case it's expected 4 vs actual 2.

A: Root Cause Analysis
The doSth method tries to change the src attribute of the img element that comes from the parameter. After the change, the img element will no longer fulfil the XPath. Whether or not the img element fulfils the XPath after modification matters because of how Selenide retrieves the elements.
As the element collection selected by an XPath by Selenide is lazily evaluated just like individual element objects, each of the elements in the collection stores only the element index and the collection XPath (this is mentioned in Selenide's JavaDoc). When the src attribute of one of the collection elements is updated, it affects subsequent loop iteration by causing the dynamic collection size to shrink.
After reading the source code of the ElementsCollection class, we will know that ElementsCollection is an AbstractList with overridden methods. As the termination condition in a Java for loop gets evaluated in every iteration, the overridden size() method is actually returning a smaller number with a decrement of 1 after every loop iteration.

Solution
Since the first (index of 0) item of the list has its src modified, the list will shrink its size by 1 after each iteration, the n+1th element will occupy the position of nth element. I can always get the first (index of 0) item which in fact gives me the next item as the previous item will no longer remain on the dynamic list.

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*1st iteration:

*

*[0] = element A

*[1] = element B

*[2] = element C

*[3] = element D

*2nd iteration:

*

*[0] = element B

*[1] = element C

*[2] = element D
Modify the loop as follows:
final ElementsCollection list = $$(byXpath("//img[@src='original src']"));
final int count = list.size(); // extract to evaluate once only
for (int i=0; i<count; i++) {
    doSth(list.get(0)); // change i to 0
}

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And my pen from Planner Society July kit matches so perfectly!
Ugh, we are so behind in schoolwork now! My littlest is still suffering from this virus and isn't interested in catching up either.
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Extremely cold molecules created
Colors of the ball indicate the number of molecules at a given velocity. The bright spot at the top of the image represents molecules moving with less than 15 M/Sec, with the intensity of the spot proportional to the number moving that slowly. The density of slow molecules is approximately 108 molecules per cm3.
Image courtesy: Sandia
Using a method usually more suitable to billiards than atomic physics, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and Columbia University have created extremely cold molecules that could be used as the first step in creating Bose-Einstein molecular condensates. The work is published in the Dec. 12 Science.
The serendipitous achievement came when researchers at Sandia's Livermore, Calif., and Columbia University, studying collisional energy transfer between a beam of atoms intersecting a beam of molecules, noted that a certain number of collisions occurred — as they might between two billiard balls — at exactly the right velocity for molecules to become motionless.
A motionless molecule is a cold molecule, according to laws of physics.
The study had led to a new technique for cooling molecules to millikelvin (a thousandth of a degree Kelvin above absolute zero) temperatures — a first crucial step toward molecular ultra-coldness.
Though they were experts in neither cold molecules nor cold atoms, the researchers knew that atoms cooled to the nanokelvin (a billionth of a degree Kelvin) temperature range had been achieved several years ago with interesting basic-science results.
One product of the study of cold atoms is a new state of matter called a Bose-Einstein condensate. Certain atoms, bosons, can condense at a very low temperature and act as a single atom — a fact which some researchers claim may lead to as many new developments as the first laser, originally only a scientific curiousity.
"Our technique has promise to be developed into a first step in the cooling process needed for a molecular Bose-Einstein condensate," says Sandia researcher and principal investigator Dave Chandler. The work is co-authored by Sandia post-doc Mike Elioff and James Valentini of Columbia University.
Very cold atoms and molecules may one day be used as individual yes/no switches (called Q-bits) in computers whose power our present-day imaginations are only beginning to grasp as well as precision gravity detectors that could perhaps locate underground caverns, says Chandler.
The main method used to achieve atomic ultra-cooling to the microkelvin temperature range — the same preliminary cooling range as the Sandia technique — makes use of laser beams that intersect at a point. An atom, possessing the appropriate absorption characteristics, passing through that point in effect stands still, like a kid in a dodge-ball game struck from all sides with balls. Transfixed by pressure from the beams, the atom becomes almost motionless.
The problem in cooling molecules by the laser method is that while some atoms possess characteristics that can be harmonically matched by a laser frequency, like the same note played by two pianos, molecular energy frequencies are more complex. This complexity makes them unsuitable for this type of laser cooling.
This leaves the field open for other techniques to be developed for the preliminary cooling of molecules. There have been four or five other techniques, published recently, that have had some level of success at cooling molecules. The most successful method to date has been the welding of ultracold atoms together to make ultracold molecules.
"Our atomic/molecular beam intersection method is inefficient, it's true," says Chandler. "We only manage to cool one molecule in a million. But — inefficient or efficient — we generate cold molecules. With some improvements, we hope to be able to make substantial numbers of cold molecules."
Molecules are cheap, he says, so getting one in a million (1 in 106) cooling collisions out of the 1015 total collisions per second the molecules undergo in the beams doesn't bother him.
This first-step method — the only one to rely solely on the masses of the atoms and molecules involved — could be useful in slowing down the speed of a variety of molecules sufficiently such that magnetic or electrical traps can be used to cool molecules further. Without prior slow-down, molecules would escape these relatively weak traps, like molecules of water rising from the surface of the hot coffee. Cold coffee evaporates fewer molecules.
Instruments in Chandler's lab, working at their resolution limit, show selected molecules in the intersecting beams slowing from 600 meters/sec to 15 meters/sec. The group's calculations indicate the speed to be on the order of 4 meters/sec. This average speed for the molecules is equivalent to a temperature on the tens of milliKelvin level — that is, several thousandths of a degree above the universe's absolute zero of –273 Celsius.
The last ninety nine yards, so to speak, are the hardest: Bose-Einstein condensates exist in the nanokelvin range, six orders of magnitude colder.
The basic-science work, funded by DOE's Basic Energy Sciences, focuses on understanding how energy flows between molecules for a better understanding of heat transfer.
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http://www.sandia.gov/news-center/news-releases/2003/physics-astron/cold.html


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Animal conservation 2 (What do they eat (Deer, Cow, Wild boar, They also…
Animal conservation 2
What is their scientific name?
Panthera tigris jacksoni
What is their life cycle?
The Malayan Tiger lives for between 15 and 20 years. They are mammals, which means that they give birth to live young after a gestation period of about 3.5 months. Usually, about three or four cubs are born. Tigers are solitary creatures, and will not usually be found hunting or living in packs.
There population is up to 250 - 340
They weigh up to 220 - 264
How do they reproduce (e.g lay eggs, give birth, marsupials)
They give birth to cubs which are like kittens
What do they eat
They also eat.. Pigs, antelope and buffalo
What eats them (e.g where are they on the food chain)
They are at the top of the food chain in the Malasia penisula
Where do they live? Describe their habitat.
Penisuala Malasia
Grass lands
Why are Malayan tigers endangered?
The malayn tiger is endangered because people are killing them for their claws, tooth and their skin which is sometimes really rare
They are also endangered becuase of logging. Logging is when people need more space for homes and city, so they take cut down the trees, which are the Malayan tigers territory
How long are they?
Malayan tigers appear to be smaller than Indian ones. From measurements of 11 males and 8 females, the average length of a male is 8 ft 6 in (259 cm), and of a female 7 ft 10 in (239 cm).
How they look like
Video of Malayan tiger summary
Malayn tiger


The city's historic marketplace burnt to the ground during a firefight with government forces, leading some local people to criticise rebel strategy.
The day before the rebel offensive began, 305 people were killed in the fighting across the country—including 199 civilians. It was the bloodiest single day since the revolt began 18 months ago.
But some gains are being maintained. Some 80 percent of the towns and villages along the border with Turkey are now out of regime control. Local rebel administrations have sprung up, many of them run by the grassroots Local Coordination Committees.
Regime forces have had to abandon almost all roads in the Idlib region, but rain down terrifying violence with fighter jets and missiles.
Some opposition commanders are calling for more weapons from the West. But Western intervention would be a disaster for the rebellion, as it has been in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya.


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Kalle Norrhäll (eg. Karl Manne Norrhäll), född 13 mars 1980 i Stockholm, är en svensk skådespelare.

Norrhäll växte upp i Nyköping i Södermanlands län och spelade teater redan som ung.

Filmografi
, avsnittet "Spelets regler" (träl)
 (polis)
, del 2 (webfotograf)
 (Jeppon)
 (Uno)
  (Per-Olov "Pelle" Persson)
, avsnittet "Alkemisterna" (okrediterad)

Externa länkar

Svenska skådespelare
Män
Födda 1980
Levande personer


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Continuing Adventures in Fluorescence
Charles Mazel — NIGHTSEA
NIGHTSEA primarily develops equipment for viewing and documenting fluorescence, both off-the-shelf and custom, and in so doing we encounter diverse opportunities and challenges. Some of these do not even involve fluorescence. This talk will review some of our experiences in the past year: what we have learned, what we are working on, and even how Inter/Micro itself proved invaluable in one project.
Unwanted Connections — From Whiskers to Nanotubes
James R. Millette — Millette Technical Consulting
Electrically conductive particles, especially those with elongated morphologies, are an important concern in areas housing electronic equipment such as data centers. A number of catastrophic computer system failures have been attributed to zinc whiskers reported from zinc-plated floor materials. Metal turnings and wear debris from carbon fiber products can also provide the opportunity for unwanted connections (short circuits) between electrical components. Most recently, ultra-microscopic "fiber" nanotubes have caused concern about unwanted electrical connections on the smallest scale. Microscopy is the best tool to find these very small electrical connectors among the dust particles that inhabit electronic information storage systems. Elemental analysis from scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) is very useful for zinc and other elongated metal particles. Transmission electron microscopy coupled with EDS (TEM-EDS) is necessary for the investigation of nanotubes.
Glass Bottle Thickness Variation: Measurements for Source and Comparison Determination
Brendan Nytes, Ethan Groves, Rachel Rutter, Skip Palenik, and Christopher S. Palenik — Microtrace LLC
Forensic glass analyses are typically conducted as comparisons; however, the particles can also be analyzed for the purposes of placing constraints on a possible source, e.g., did a glass particle originate from a container or from a particular type of container? Regardless of the source, thickness (of full thickness glass fragments) represents a useful property for comparison.
For sheet glass, a goal of production is consistency in thickness. For container glass, thickness is a more complicated variable that is more difficult to exploit. Consider, for example, a wine bottle. A causal observer would note that the neck is made of thinner glass than the upper rim (where the cork is inserted). The variation exists in most container glass. In addition, it is anticipated that the permitted tolerances in glass variation, at a given location on a particular container, are larger than in sheet glass. Knowledge of the variation in container glass for a particular class of container, e.g., wine bottle, beer bottle, etc., has benefits for both sourcing and comparison. For sourcing purposes, the benefit is in knowing if a particular fragment is consistent with a particular type of container. For comparison purposes, knowledge of the variation in the thickness of a given source is important when attempting to compare a questioned fragment to a potential source.
Because the thickness of questioned fragments can be measured relatively easily by a variety of methods, e.g., calibers, under a microscope, using automated image analysis, the evaluation of thickness ranges in a container by this approach would be impractical. To that end, a novel (to forensic science) method of thickness measurement using an ultrasonic probe has been evaluated. This research provides the results of our method validation. The method was then used to produce detailed thickness maps of several different container types. These maps were used to determine the thickest and thinnest parts of each container type.
"The Particle Was Identified as a Cellulose Fiber"
Skip Palenik — Microtrace LLC
In our laboratory, we are frequently asked to identify fibrous particles. New microscopists at Microtrace learn early in their careers that merely identifying an unknown particle as a cellulosic fiber (not a cellulose fiber) usually results in a gross under estimation of the information that such a particle can provide about itself, its history, and its origin.
This presentation will explain and demonstrate some of the characteristics that cellulosic particles can be coaxed into revealing about themselves by the well-prepared observer who has been trained to appreciate the telltale features and attributes, many of which are not obvious, even under the microscope, by someone trained to look for them and possessing that most important knowledge of what to look for.
Homemade Explosives: Not for Every Do-It-Yourselfer
William A. Randle — Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Lab
Explosives cases submitted to the crime laboratory consist of many different manufactured explosive mixtures, as well as homemade explosive mixtures. However, not all homemade mixtures intended to be explosive are explosive. A review of a few cases from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Lab highlight some homemade "explosive" mixtures that were real duds.
Fiber Survey of Selected Postage Stamps
Walter J. Rantanen — SGS-IPS Testing
Paper postage stamps have been used for well over a century. The fiber content of stamps has fluctuated depending on where they originated and as different fiber sources became available. This survey will examine the fiber content from the early 1900s to the present day. Stamps for examination were selected from letters, postcards, and purchased sets, along with some from a prized collection.
The Ever-Expanding World of Microscopy, Imaging, and Microanalysis
John A. Reffner — John Jay College, CUNY
Today, microscopy is being stimulated by the barrier of the diffraction limit of resolution being breached. The ability of scanning probes to reach nano-spatial resolution and the integration of microscopy with spectroscopy is a new technology. Confocal fluorescence microscopy and near-field optical scanning microscopy are capable of resolving molecular structure. Photo-thermal infrared spectroscopy has demonstrated sub-micrometer spatial resolution and high quality infrared absorbance spectra. Combining scanning probe with tunable laser technology or synchrotron radiation makes molecular vibrational spectra with nanometer scale spatial resolution possible.
The tentacles of microscopy extend to many disciplines and levels of complexity. The circus of life seen with a microscope in a drop of pond water has inspired many to pursue scientific careers. The hand lens gave us the means to explore the minutia of a fingerprint or discover the many minerals in rocks and sand. The pathologist's diagnoses of diseases, by studying the microstructure tissue sections, play a vital role in public health. Metallurgists and material scientists use microscopy in many ways to improve materials or to determine why materials fail. Where will the new technologies take us? How will we become educated about these technologies and their application to real-world problems?
Improved Quantitative Assessment of Carbon Black Dispersion in Polyolefins by Light Microscopy
John R. Reffner and Day-Chyuan Lee — Dow Chemical Company
Carbon black dispersion in polyolefin-based compounds is often assessed using visible light microscopy, and standard test methods such as ASTM D5596-03, ISO 18533, and ISO 11346 have long been established for the quantification. These methods are based on visual assessments of a very limited sample area. In this talk, I will discuss some limitations of these test methods and present a procedure using stage automation/image collection and image analysis. Stage automation allows a large number of images to be collected without operator bias. Image analysis provides quantitative information on both sample thickness and the size of undispersed carbon black domains. The combination provides a rapid and more statistically significant assessment with significantly more sensitivity to low levels of poor dispersion.
Evaluation of the Canon Rebel T7i for Photomicrography
Sebastian Sparenga — McCrone Research Institute
Photographic documentation is a must for any microscopy lab. There are numerous microscope-dedicated camera options currently on the market, but many of the higher performance models that are touted as being better suited for difficult-to-photograph techniques like fluorescence, come at a hefty cost. Plus, they only function on a microscope and cannot be used for any other regular photography needs that the laboratory may have. This talk will discuss a consumer DSLR option for all types of photomicrography, including brightfield, darkfield, fluorescence, and polarized light microscopy techniques.
A Bone to Pick: Examination and Analysis of Bone Tissue
Katie M. White and Skip Palenik — Microtrace LLC
When a cadaver decomposes, bones are often all that remains from the body. They persist due to their hardness and durability, a result of their composite nature. When found as whole bones, their morphology can be very distinctive to pathologists or anthropologists. However, in our work as microanalysts, we often encounter them as fragments of an unknown material to be identified.
The cellular structure of bone results in a unique morphology. Microscopical examination of bone fragments permits recognition of these diagnostic structures. In addition to morphology, microchemical and microprobe analyses can provide information about the composition of suspected bone particles. The characteristics that are available for study may vary depending on the source and condition of the fragments themselves.
In addition to their significance in criminal forensic casework, identification of bone often plays an important role in other types of investigations. Bone is present in animal feeds and cremated remains and may be a component of decorative or historical artifacts. In food manufacturing, bone fragments may also appear in processed meat products, sometimes occurring as an undesirable by-product.
This presentation will demonstrate the properties and microscopical features that are most valuable for the identification of bone tissue in the laboratory, and the preparation methods used in these analyses. Case examples involving bone fragments will also be presented.
How Low Can You Go? Determining the Smallest Steel Fragment for Quantitative Analysis
Peter D. Zoon — Netherlands Forensic Institute
At the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) microtrace analysis of metal fragments embedded in bone is a routine part of examinations. These examinations are typically performed with scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) analysis to determine the elemental composition of the fragments. Most of the encountered traces are stainless steel fragments. As previously discussed, obtaining reliable quantitative elemental compositions with SEM-EDS is not trivial under best of circumstances. To increase the evidentiary value of SEM-EDS analyses of small metal fragments embedded in bone, the quantitative elemental composition of small metal fragments was determined with laser ablation inductively coupled mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS).
Small samples cut from knife blades showed promising results. These samples are however an order of magnitude larger than the traces typically encountered in bone. A method for generating small fragments without contamination was devised, and the small fragments were analyzed and the obtained compositions have been compared to the composition of the blades.
The smallest fragments that could be reliably analyzed are approximately 50 × 50 µm in diameter. The thickness of the fragments was not determined, but it seems reasonable that this should be approximately the same. This lower limit is not governed by the analytical measurement technique, but rather by the nature of the samples themselves.
To conclude this presentation, a case example will be presented in which the above-mentioned analysis was used to determine if metal fragment in the skull bone of a victim could originate from a knife handle.
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Workshop: Fungal Spore Identification from the Air
State Microscopical Society of Illinois Awards Dinner and Live Auction
An Evening with Brian: "Poo Bare"
Reggie's Rooftop Dinner
Photomicrography Competition
SMSI Auctions at Inter/Micro 2019
Exhibitors and Company Sponsors
Transportation and Directions
About Inter/Micro
Past Inter/Micro Conferences
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Xicanx Futurity focuses on the work of five Xicana artists: Celia Herrera Rodriguez, Felicia Montes, Gina Aparicio, Gilda Posada, and Melanie Cervantes. These artists engage in an intergenerational dialogue that centers Indigenous forms of communal and hemispheric ceremony, rooted in sacred relations. Collectively, their respective artistic practices inform an emerging conceptual and aesthetic decolonial social practice within Chicana/o/x Art.
Location: Napa Gallery, CSU Channel Islands, One University Drive, Camarillo CA 93012. Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A collection from 8 years of posters made by TANA artists, interns, and workshop participants. TANA is a collaborative partnership between the Chicana/o Studies Department at the University of California, Davis, and the nearby community of Woodland, California. TANA carries a long tradition of printmaking that creates work that informs the public, exposes tyranny, and incites change.
Notes on Democracy examines the work of artists who explore the depths of our country's current political discourse and process and the very idea of democracy. The artists in this exhibition incite political discourse and engage the process of governance to unwrap the realities of contemporary democracy in the United States.
Group exhibition organized by Kota Ezawa.
We find ourselves in a precarious time, when the most vulnerable in our community are in danger. It is at times like these that artists lead us in resistance and remind us of the strength and resiliency of our community.
The 30th anniversary of Solo Mujeres at the Mission Cultural Center marks a time to reflect on this enduring legacy of creativity and of the power of mujeres envisioning new possibilities for our community. This year's exhibition is a celebration honoring resistance, which takes many forms, but is rooted in the revolutionary act of love.
The Mission Cultural Center opens its doors in 2017 to the artistic community to express a reaction to the Presidential Election of 2016. Faced with rhetoric of fear, division, racism, misogyny, intolerance, and populism from the elected government, artists from diverse communities raise a voice validating our right to exercise the First Amendment.Artists from various backgrounds such as; minorities, immigrants, women, veterans, lgtbq, youth, and seniors are intersecting a spectrum of messages that aim to reclaim human dignity. We are not apologizing for existing, and consider the best form of resistance by existing precisely as we are rejecting the hegemonic supremacy of the elected government.The Mission Cultural Center starts 2017 by providing a space where arts and activism play an important role in our community the way it did 40 years ago.
This is the San Antonio sister of the NYC Nasty Women Exhibition, started by Roxanne Jackson and Jessamyn Fiore. Yes, Ma'am zine is hosting the exhibition during Second Saturday as a part of DreamWeek at AP Art Lab located in the Southtown Arts District. All proceeds of artwork sold will go to Planned Parenthood South Texas.
This group exhibition serves to demonstrate solidarity among artists who identify with being a Nasty Woman in the face of threats to roll back women's rights, individual rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and immigrant rights. It also serves as a fundraiser to support organizations defending these rights before the Presidential Inauguration in January. We're looking for Nasty Women Artists of all ages, races, religions, sexual orientations, gender or non-gender identifications, economic backgrounds, immigrants and non-immigrants.


Our tuscany bike tour takes us on a breathtaking cycle through the hills of Chianti passing vineyards, villas and olive groves.
Tuscany Bike Tours offers one day bike tours just south of Florence in the heart of the Chianti wine region. Our single day bike tour in Tuscany has everything from wine and oil tasting, to visiting a charming 12th century medieval castle which is home to a Count and Countess.
Please note. We visit one winery only on the bike tour. We offer one glass of wine and we taste some olive oil on some Tuscan bread.
Students €75.00 | Non-Students €85.00 Prices valid until further notice.
Even though biking through Tuscany is our priority, at Tuscany bike tours we've decided to add in addition to our popular one day bike tour, an exhilarating one day Vespa/scooter tour, our very own Florence city bike tours. (March - November 9:30am to 12:00pm or 5:30pm to 8:00pm approx) and bicycle rentals. Click here for details We can organize one day or multiday road bike cycling tours, wine tours and walking tours on request.
Our one day vespa tour itinerary follows the same safe formula as our successful one day Tuscany bike tours.
Our Tuscany vespa tour takes us on a exhilarating scooter ride through the hills of Chianti passing vineyards villas and olive groves.
Tuscany bike tours operates one day bike tours in Chianti. Our tuscany bike tour takes us on a breathtaking cycle through the hills of Chianti passing vineyards, villas and olive groves. Taking in the sights, smells and sounds before sitting down to an honest Italian lunch at a quaint family owned restaurant which nestles amongst the Florentine hills.


The company A.W. Faber can thank the "Polygrades" pencil for beginning their global renown. It was launched in Paris in 1837. On the 200th birthday of Lothar von Faber, Faber-Castell offers a limited edition of the classic.


Lovingston Winery, located in the rolling countryside of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is dedicated to the production of the highest-quality wines. Primarily family-run along with the head winemaker, we take great pride in offering a pleasing experience in every bottle.
Their Josie's Knoll Vineyard site consists of 8.5 acres of densely-planted vines — ranging from the Bordeaux varietals of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot to the South African Pinotage as well as Seyval Blanc and Chardonnay. This "dense-planting" — 1200 vines to the acre — stems from the idea that by limiting the number of grape bunches a vine is able to produce, that vine concentrates all of its energy into those fewer clusters, increasing the quality of the fruit.
The winery, built into a hillside on the family farm, employs a gravity-flow production method, allowing us to virtually eliminate the use of pumps and other mechanization we believe detracts from the wines. In addition, we ferment the grapes in relatively small quantities to allow for a more hands-on approach to winemaking and increased quality control.
Public Events: Special tastings scheduled on occasion. Please check website and Facebook page.
Food Available: A selection of cheeses and snacks are available.
Pet Policy: No pets, please.


Recently, Elorac, the skincare specialists, has discovered an innovative approach to harness the effectiveness of anthralin — one of the most trusted and effective treatments for psoriasis — in targeting scalp psoriasis.
It is also the first prescription shampoo for scalp psoriasis that works quickly. A person only needs to leave Zithranol Shampoo on for a minimum of three minutes to effectively treat plaque psoriasis.
When used three to four times a week — either by itself or in combination with other products — Zithranol Shampoo has been shown to help people achieve remission from scalp psoriasis quickly and for a longer time period.
Please see complete prescribing information here.
It's important to follow directions carefully when using Zithranol Shampoo. Watch the short video on how to use Zithranol Shampoo. Or continue reading below.
Wet hair then massage Zithranol Shampoo onto scalp. Work into a gentle lather. Leave on the scalp for at least 3 minutes or as directed by your healthcare provider.
Rinse with lukewarm water (do not use very hot water). Although no additional shampoo is necessary to cleanse the hair, a non-medicated conditioner can be used following Zithranol Shampoo, if desired.
You're done! Before leaving the shower, make sure you rinse off any shampoo residue on the tiles or floor to reduce the possibility of discoloration to the shower. You can dry or style your hair as you normally do.


The Afends Almond Rose Dress is the ultimate retro pinafore. In a light denim vintage wash, this mini pinnie features two front pockets, the left embroidered with a cute red rose, and a complete zip front making it easy to wear.
There are so many ways to wear this pinafore dress you'll want to wear it every day.


The prize entails US$250,000 for Food for Education, an all-inclusive round-trip to Johannesburg to attend the Prize Ceremony at the Global Citizen Mandela 100 Festival, as well as networking and development opportunities to support the organization's work.
Wawira Njiru, Founder and Director of Food 4 Education, has been awarded the 2018 Global Citizen Prize for Youth Leadership at the just concluded Global Citizen Festival in South Africa.
Congratulations to @wawiranjiru for winning the 2018 Global Citizen Prize for Youth Leadership by @Cisco presented by @Usher and Cisco CEO @ChuckRobbins.
Founded in 2012 by Wawira Njiru while studying a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences at the University of South Australia, Food4Education provides lunch on every school day, mentorship and tuition support aimed at improving their health, school performance and increase their chances of getting into good high schools in a merit-based high school entrance system.
The organization provides 2,000 meals a day, allowing children to stay in school and focus on their education hence improvement of school attendance which has gone up by 24 percent.
Through Food4Education, 100% of the students under the program have scored 250/500 marks in their final primary school exams while 96% of have successfully transitioned from primary to secondary school.
Wawira Njiru becomes the first-ever recipient of Global Citizen Prize for Youth Leadership, an award that is supported by American multinational technology company, Cisco in partnership with Global Citizen an organization focused on mobilizing 100 million socially-minded advocates who want to end extreme global poverty by 2030.
Food 4 Education has a set a goal to serve 100,000 meals per day over the next 3 years.
Kenyan Social Entrepreneur, Wawira Njiru Awarded US$250,000 Global Citizen Prize for Youth Leadership Reviewed by samrack on December 6, 2018 .
Image Credits: Wawira Njiru/Global Citizen Kenyan Social Entrepreneur, Wawira Njiru Awarded US$250,000 Global Citizen Prize for Youth Leadership The prize entails US$250,000 for Food for Education, an all-inclusive round-trip to Johannesburg to attend the Prize Ceremony at the Global Citizen Mandela 100 Festival, as well as networking and development opportunities to support the organization's work.


Nowadays, height becomes an important concern for us. This is because short people often lose their confidence and get inferiority complex especially when they meet and speak to their taller counterparts. Normally, height is determined by a gene. However, some studies found out that a number of external factors may affect the height. A range of products are introduced and sold in the market and they are advertised to increase height fast. However, most of them do not work effectively. It is important for you to know that the actual height is determined by gene, healthy diet and lifestyle. People who eat a healthy diet and maintain a regular exercise routine tend to be higher than those who do not. Women reach the full height by the age of nineteen while men still grow their height up to the age of twenty-five.
The pituitary gland in your body plays the important role in secreting the Human Growth Hormone (HGH) that increases your height. A number of various foods help stimulate the HGH function and give you a full height.
Do you want to increase your body height? Do you have short parents? You still have a chance of getting your full height if you eat healthy recommended foods that increase height fast and naturally.
Although gene is known as a key factor for the body height, your height also depends on external factors and the diet is important. Inadequate nutrition may lead to slow growth and poor height. When you are in the adolescence years, you should follow a balanced diet to build your body and improve growth. Healthy foods and regular exercise are required if you want to get the ideal body weight and optimum height. You should consume different types of essential nutrients to strengthen your muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Your balanced diet should include vitamins, minerals, protein, and calcium.
Minerals: Foods that increase height should contain essential minerals like phosphorous, magnesium, iodine, manganese, iron, and fluoride. Moreover, calcium is effective in increasing growth and strengthening your bone. You should moderate sugar, salts, coffee, fat and carbonated drinks because they are known as calcium inhibitors. Excessive smoking and illegal drugs should be avoided because they stunt the growth and affect your health.
Protein: Protein builds muscles and body tissues, increasing height. Protein is an essential nutrient for maintaining healthy tissues, muscles, skin, organs, teeth, and bone. Protein deficiency may lead to some health conditions such as abnormal growth, muscle mass loss, inadequate mental development and weak immunity.
Vitamins: Vitamin D plays the important role in boosting the growth and strengthening your bone. Lack of vitamin D can result in weak bone, short stature, and impaired growth. Moreover, vitamin D can improve the absorption of calcium. Besides vitamin D, essential vitamins for normal growth include vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin A, vitamin C, riboflavin, ascorbic acid and vitamin F. You increase vitamins intake by eating a plenty of vegetables and fruits.
Here are foods that increase height fast and naturally that we would like to introduce to you in this article of AllRemedies.com.
Besides milk, dairy foods are also foods that increase height fast and naturally. Consumption of dairy foods is good for height growth. Dairy foods include paneer, cheese, whipping cream, yogurt and ice cream that are packed with vitamin E, D, B and A. These dairy foods are also great sources of calcium and vitamin D. Low height gain is due to the deficiency of vitamin D. The sunlight is a great source of vitamin D. You should get exposed to sunlight in the early morning. Calcium intake boosts the absorption of vitamin D. Therefore, you should consume enough vitamin D, especially during puberty.
We all know that calcium is a necessary nutrient for normal growth and strong bone. Milk has a great source of calcium. Vitamin A in milk help boost the absorption of calcium in your body. Moreover, milk is loaded with protein that plays the important role in building your cells. Milk can give you a great source of protein. Everyone can drink milk because it is easily digested. If you worry about your weight, you can choose skimmed milk that has no fat and 100% protein. It is recommended drinking 2 or 3 glasses of milk to keep your body healthy and obtain the maximum height increase. Milk is one of the wonderful foods that increase height that we would like to introduce in this article.
It is recommended eating two cups of yogurt if you want to keep your body healthy and increase your height. Yogurt is one of the recommended foods that increase height because it is loaded with calcium and proteins. Moreover, yogurt is also a great source of vitamin E, D, B and A that are beneficial in height growth. People with problems related to the digestion can consume yogurt after each meal to prevent the digestive conditions.
Tofu is low in calories and fats; therefore, it is not surprising when tofu is mentioned as one of the wonderful superfoods for weight loss. Moreover, regular consumption of tofu is beneficial in not only losing weight but also boosting the growth development. Tofu is one of the recommended foods for increase height you should know.
Asking for the diet and foods that increase height fast and naturally, you should not ignore vegetables and fruits. Children who often eat vegetables and fruits in their diet tend to grow taller than those who do not. In addition to height increase, regular consumption of vegetables and fruit also have a lot of benefits for health and beauty. They should be included in a healthy lifestyle. They are loaded with fibers, folates, potassium, and vitamins. As we mentioned before, vitamin A plays the important role in developing tissues and bone. You can find vitamin A in various fruits such as mango, papaya, grapefruit, cantaloupes, watermelon, apricots, and passion fruit. Vegetables including peas, carrots, broccoli, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, spinach, and cabbages. Moreover, vitamin C that is found in citrus fruit, potatoes, tomatoes, and berries contributes the height growth and help strengthen bone.
Banana should not be ignored if you want to mention wonderful foods that increase height. If you want to gain weight, banana is an ideal choice. In reality, the health and beauty benefits of banana are more than that. While banana hair mask is widely used as the hair conditioner, children and teenagers eat a banana for height increase. Banana is a rich source of nutrients such as manganese, calcium, potassium, and healthy probiotic bacteria. Scientists and nutritionists have found out that these nutrients in a banana are necessary for height growth.
The potassium plays the important role in strengthening the teeth and bones. Moreover, it reduces the harmful impacts of sodium on teeth and bones. Potassium increases the absorption of calcium. Manganese found in banana is beneficial in boosting metabolism and protecting bone health. The probiotic bacteria improve bone health by absorbing calcium from foods. Calcium keeps the thinning of bones at bay and strengthens bones.
Carrots are a great source of vitamin A and C. Vitamin A plays the important role in preserving calcium in the bones, strengthening bones and keeping it healthy. Vitamin A is also beneficial in making your skin glowing and improving your eyesight. Besides carrots, vitamin A can be found in foods such as sweet potatoes, pumpkin, apricots, cantaloupe melon, red peppers, tuna fish, and mango.
Talking about the list of wonderful amazing foods that increase height fast and naturally in children & teenagers, you should not ignore spinach. This is because that spinach is loaded with beneficial vitamins and many other essential nutrients that can boost the growth and development. If you want to be taller and healthier, you should add spinach and other green vegetables like broccoli in your diet.
Bok choy is a healthy delicious food. Moreover, it is also included in a list of foods that increase height fast and naturally. Bok Choy is the Chinese cabbage. This Chinese cabbage is loaded with essential minerals that play the important role in stimulating the growth glands in the body. As a result, you may obtain your wanted height by adding cooked bok choy in your diet. Bok choy is also a great source of vitamins, fiber, and carbohydrates. Even though you are not in the age of increasing height naturally, it is still recommended consuming cooked bok choy in your regular diet. Regular consumption of bok choy can give you numerous health and beauty benefits.
Turnip is not only a nutritious vegetable but also one of the recommended foods that increase height fast and naturally that we would like to let you know. Turnip is a great source of fat, vitamin, mineral, cholesterol, fiber, and protein. These nutrients inside turnip can stimulate the growth hormone in your body As a result, it boosts the growth development especially if you are in childhood or adolescence. Moreover, because of those beneficial nutrients, turnip also contains numerous health benefits. To protect your health and increase your height, you should consume turnip on a daily basis. This healthy vegetable should be cooked for your dinner if you want to obtain the optimum growth.


Will iPod nano's Display Problem Spill Over To Video Version?
The successful launch of Apple's iPod nano MP3 player in September was marred by complaints regarding its display. Shortly after its introduction, some users noted cracks in the screen. Apple said this flaw was limited to 0.1% of all units shipped so far. But is Apple now headed for a new round of display problems with the video version of the iPod, released in October?
A dissection of the nano conducted by iSuppli's Teardown Analysis service indicated that the total unit cost of producing the 2-Gbyte nano is around $98, with the cost of components and materials estimated at about $90. iSuppli believes there are two suppliers for the nano displays, both located in Japan.
So what are the potential causes of the display-cracking problem? According to Apple, it's not a design issue. However, the display suppliers haven't been informed of faulty display claims, and no products have been short-listed for a recall.
The nano's display is a 1.5-in. diagonal, 65,000-color TFT-LCD with a pixel format of 132 by 176 and a 0.168-mm dot pitch. The display is large compared to the nano's overall size, at 3.5 by 1.6 by 0.27 in., possibly causing stress on the display.
Furthermore, the nano's display module is only about 0.095 in. thick, and there is almost no clearance between the frame surface and the front end of the LCD. Protective films enhance the structural strength of the display, though they might be weak because of the use of vinyl chloride coating instead of a hard coating. All these factors potentially could be related to the reports of cracked displays.
For the new video-enabled iPod, Apple is using a single source for the display. Apple also is in the process of qualifying a second and/or third supplier, according to iSuppli sources. This sole sourcing, along with possible supply constraints for LED backlights, might result in shipping delays for the video version of the iPod. So for the second time in as many months, displays may be a source of heartburn at Apple.


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project-date: September 2005 - September 2015
client: Wastelands Interactive
category: Programming
technology: C++, DirectX, Steamworks
description: Strategic War in Europe was a WW2 turn-based strategy game. The game was developed on custom tech, written in C++ and based on DirectX. In this project, I was responsible for gameplay, and for full Steamworks integration - achievements, cloud and workshop.

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The 2007-08 financial crisis has posed substantial challenges for bankers, economists and regulators: was it preventable, and how can such crises be avoided in future? This book addresses these questions. The Financial Crisis and the Regulation of Finance includes a comprehensive overview of the crisis and reviews the theory and practise of regulation in the UK and worldwide. The contributors - all international experts on financial markets and regulation - provide perspectives and analysis on macro-prudential regulation, the regulation of financial firms, and the role of shareholders and disclosure. This rigorous book will be of great interest to all those with an interest in banking and finance including academics, professionals, bankers, regulators, advisors and civil servants. Students on banking and finance courses will also find this clear and compact resource invaluable.


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Q: Dockerized Mac/Java app can't talk to localhost MacOS + Docker (Version 17.12.0-ce-mac49 (21995)) here. I am trying to Dockerize an existing Spring Boot app. Here's my Dockerfile:
FROM openjdk:8

RUN mkdir /opt/myapp

ADD build/libs/myapp.jar /opt/myapp
ADD application.yml /opt/myapp
ADD logback.groovy /opt/myapp
WORKDIR /opt/myapp
EXPOSE 9200
ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-Dspring.config=.", "-jar", "myapp.jar"]

Here's my Spring Boot application.yml config file. As you can see it expects Docker to inject environment variables from an env file:
logging:
  config: 'logback.groovy'
server:
  port: 9200
  error:
    whitelabel:
      enabled: true
spring:
  cache:
    type: none
  datasource:
    driver-class-name: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
    url: jdbc:mysql://${DB_HOST}:3306/myapp_db?useSSL=false&nullNamePatternMatchesAll=true
    username: ${DB_USERNAME}
    password: ${DB_PASSWORD}
    testWhileIdle: true
    validationQuery: SELECT 1
  jpa:
    show-sql: false
    hibernate:
      ddl-auto: none
      naming:
        physical-strategy: org.springframework.boot.orm.jpa.hibernate.SpringPhysicalNamingStrategy
        implicit-strategy: org.springframework.boot.orm.jpa.hibernate.SpringImplicitNamingStrategy
    properties:
      hibernate.dialect: org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL5InnoDBDialect
      hibernate.cache.use_second_level_cache: false
      hibernate.cache.use_query_cache: false
      hibernate.generate_statistics: false
      hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto: validate
myapp:
  detailsMode: ${DETAILS_MODE}
  tokenExpiryDays:
    alert: 5
  jwtInfo:
    secret: ${JWT_SECRET}
    expiry: ${JWT_EXPIRY}
  topics:
    adminAlerts: admin-alerts

Here's my myapp-local.env file:
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=
DETAILS_MODE=Terse
JWT_SECRET=12345==
JWT_EXPIRY=86400000

It's worth noting that above in the env file, I have tried localhost, 127.0.0.1 and 172.17.0.1 and all of them produce identical errors below.
Then I build the container:
docker build -t myapp .

Success! Then I run the container:
docker run -it -p 9200:9200 --net="host" --env-file myapp-local.env --name myapp myapp

...and I watch as the container quickly dies with MySQL connection-related exceptions (can't connect to the MySQL machine running locally). I can confirm that the Spring Boot app has no problem connecting to MySQL when it runs as an executable ("fat") jar outside of Docker, and I can confirm that the local MySQL instance is up and running and is perfectly healthy.
Unable to connect to database. }com.mysql.cj.jdbc.exceptions.CommunicationsException: Communications link failure

The last packet sent successfully to the server was 0 milliseconds ago. The driver has not received any packets from the server.
    at com.mysql.cj.jdbc.exceptions.SQLError.createCommunicationsException(SQLError.java:590)
    at com.mysql.cj.jdbc.exceptions.SQLExceptionsMapping.translateException(SQLExceptionsMapping.java:57)
    at com.mysql.cj.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.createNewIO(ConnectionImpl.java:1606)
    at com.mysql.cj.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.<init>(ConnectionImpl.java:633)
    at com.mysql.cj.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.getInstance(ConnectionImpl.java:347)

When I turn TRACE-level logging on, I see it is trying to connect to:
url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/myapp?useSSL=false&nullNamePatternMatchesAll=true

So it does look like Docker is properly injecting the env file's vars into the Spring YAML-based config. So this doesn't feel like a config issue, moreover an isse with the container speaking to the MySQL port running on the Docker host.
Can anybody see where I'm going awry?

A: So basically Docker app is not in the same network as the host you're running it from and that's why you can't access MySQL by pointing to localhost (because this is another network from Docker's point of view).
What you could try is to run docker with --net="host" option and then it will share the network with its host.
You can find better explanation on this issue in this topic From inside of a Docker container, how do I connect to the localhost of the machine?

A: Accessing the host machine from within a container is not recommended. Usually it can be solved by wrapping service you need into a container and accessing it via container name.
There is no solution, there are only workarounds, you can use one of them:
On Mac you can access the host services using docker.for.mac.host.internal DNS name.
You need to set environment variable like this:
DB_HOST=docker.for.mac.host.internal

And refer to the DB_HOST from your connection string.
For more details see the documentation:

From 17.12 onwards our recommendation is to connect to the special
  Mac-only DNS name docker.for.mac.host.internal, which resolves to the
  internal IP address used by the host.

Note: Having --net="host" doesn't let you reach the host machine via localhost. localhost always points to local machine, but in case if it is invoked from within a container it points to the container itself.


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Q: Introductory material before real analysis I'm learning real analysis at the moment, however, I'm having a lot of difficulties. Although I have already learned univariate and multivariate calculus as well as analytical geometry and linear algebra I can rarely prove anything in real analysis, moreover I have acquired a bad habit of transcribing demonstrations rather than doing them.
In general I can understand the demonstrations when I see them, however when I try to do it myself I can not.
Any material recommendations before I go back to face real analysis?

A: Depending on what real analysis book you're using, it may help to use an easy one as a supplement, like "Elementary Analysis: The theory of calculus" by Ross. Marsden's "Elementary Classical Analysis" also has a lot of worked out material, which may be helpful next to some of the more common texts like Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis.
Also, a book that has an introduction to proofs, like Vellman's "How to Prove it", or West + D'Angelo's "Mathematical Thinking: Problem-solving and Proofs" may be useful as well.
At the end of the day though, it's likely a question of effort and mathematical maturity, which means being exposed to the material for a while and suffering working through it. =)

A: Since I'm not a native English speaker, I can't really give you a good material recommendation apart from some classic books (which you probably already know of and people will probably suggest anyway).
While not really answering your question, my suggestion is too long for a mere comment.
First, get a highlighter pen and mark the definitions, theorems, propositions and such. Not the demonstrations, but the statements. Some demonstrations only combines them in a meaningful way.
After that, carefully read the demonstrations and note down the overall steps. Don't detail them too much, only the main tricks and techniques.
Next, try to demontrate yourself some theorems with your own words. Try not to look into the guide you made, but feel free to review the previous theorems you highlighted. If you really hit a wall, then only read the next step needed.
Then, go for the exercises. Remember the most used techniques you read before, because they're likely to be used in the exercises too. Some exercises may also follow the overall proofs in the text, but adding or removing conditions.
Try also to find people that are interested in studying with you, if possible. Last but not least, when you get really stuck, don't hesitate to ask us!


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Russia vows to return to PACE, but not in 2018
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Valentina Matviyenko, Chairperson of the Russian Federation Council, told journalists on 25 December that Russia, without any doubt, will return to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), TASS reported.
"We will return [to PACE], we need this. Who needs it more is a difficult question. The Council of Europe needs it [return of Russia to PACE] not less, than Russia, a dialogue, a discussion are ongoing. The Council of Europe understands that we won't waver," she said.
Matviyenko noted that the management of the Council of Europe declares its interest in Russia's return to PACE, but but its efforts remained blocked by "a Russophobic, clamorous minority that had political agenda on their mind."
"We have enough patience, we'll wait until the loud screamers sitting there are put back in their place, until the changes to the regulations are adopted, and the normal work of the parliamentary structure is ensured," she said.
She added that she doesn't see any reasons for Russia to withdraw from the Council of Europe.
."..we are the largest state, we have been members of the Council of Europe for over 20 years, we have made a huge contribution to the development of this structure, there is no reason and basis for Russia to withdraw from the Council of Europe. I'm not a supporter of such actions," the Chairperson of the upper house of parliament said.
The Russian delegation was deprived of its voting rights at PACE on 10 April 2014, and these sanctions were prolonged till January 2018. On 4 June 2014, the Russian parliamentary delegation suspended its cooperation with PACE.
Earlier, on 9 October, Matviyenko said that Russia will not recognize the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights taken by judges voted in without Russia's participation; on 25 October, she stated that Russia should refrain from paying its contributions to the Council of Europe until the Russian MPs return to work in PACE.
On 11 October, PACE adopted the resolution #2186 aiming to lift the political sanctions imposed on the Russian delegation in PACE. The resolution envisions "harmonizing rules for member states' participation" in the statutory bodies of the Council of Europe – PACE and the Committee of Ministers. As Russia is present in the Committee of Ministers, effectively this means a way to return the Russian delegation to PACE. Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland, a Norwegian politician with a KGB past who has spearheaded a campaign to restore Russia at PACE, has stated that the Parliamentary Assembly needs to accept Russia's demands so that the country would not stop paying its membership fees and withdraw from the Council of Europe; according to him, this would mean that the Council of Europe would stop existing in its present form.
The efforts to restore Russia at PACE were protested by PACE delegates from 20 countries, European intellectuals, Crimean Tatar leaders, and Ukrainian NGOs.
On 13 December, the Russian senator Aleksey Pushkov stated that the Russian delegation will not return to PACE in 2018. He explained that he doesn't see any prospects of returning the Russian delegates to PACE in January, which is when the powers of the national delegations are approved for the following year.
On 15 December, PACE created a committee which would study the question of Russia's representation in both statutory bodies of the Council of Europe, i.e. Russia's return to PACE, Yevropeiska Pravda reported (a copy of the document is below). Initially, the group should have prepared a "proposal" about the synchronization of the bodies, meaning a draft project which would be put up to a vote in PACE. However, after a discussion, the Assembly Bureau decided that the work of the committee should result in "reflects," meaning a report that is not a project of a document and cannot be directly put up for a vote in the Assembly.
Photo: Yevropeiska Pravda
The same day, the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the Russian Federal Assembly announced that the chances of Russia submitting an application to participate in the work of PACE during 2018 is very low, as the Assembly does not have the intention of changing the rules on applying sanctions as Russia demands.
Ukraine's delegation warns that if Russia returns, Ukraine will leave, and maintains that the participation of Russia in PACE is possible when Russia implements PACE resolutions calling on Russia to end its aggression in Ukraine. Namely, they are resolutions 1990, 2034, and 2063. Russia had not implemented a single call in the resolutions. In 2016, PACE adopted resolution 2112 calling on Russia to release all captured Ukrainian prisoners, as well as 2133 and 2132 which clearly state that Russian troops have to be withdrawn from the territory of Ukraine, that the war in Ukraine is not a "Ukrainian conflict" but "Russian aggression," and elections in Donbas are not possible in the current situation and declare that Russia bears full responsibility for the occupied territories and rules out the return of the Russian delegation to PACE before the Minsk agreements are implemented and territorial integrity of Ukraine is restored.
/written by Alya Shandra
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Wills are the most basic tool of estate planning. A Will can be simple or complex, but the important thing is that it clearly reflects your personal priorities, wishes and values. Dan Higson can help you draw up or modify existing Wills that meet your needs and circumstances.
A Living Trust (also called an inter vivos trust) is created by a living person and is effective during the grantor's lifetime, overseeing assets that have been specified. If the Trust is a Revocable Trust, even after transferring assets into it, the grantor retains full control of the assets and can revoke or change the Trust at any time during his or her life. If it is an Irrevocable Trust, the grantor gives up the ability to change the terms but will typically gain a substantial benefit, such as reducing taxes, obtaining Medicaid coverage for long term care, or protecting assets against outside claims. Property transferred into a Living Trust does not have to go through probate and may be distributed to your beneficiaries or even held in a continuing trust after you are gone.
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Q: Not able to Navigate to Next page, button onpressed it toggling 1 and 0 in flutter after integration I have integrated flutter mobile app with laravel api and I am not able to navigate to next page upon login.
In debug console
D/InputMethodManager(14467): view is not EditText
D/InputMethodManager(14467): prepareNavigationBarInfo() DecorView@fac6bd9[MainActivity]
D/InputMethodManager(14467): getNavigationBarColor() -855310
D/InputMethodManager(14467): SSI - flag : 0 Pid : 14467 view : com.example.FYPApp
D/InputMethodManager(14467): view is not EditText
D/InputMethodManager(14467): prepareNavigationBarInfo() DecorView@fac6bd9[MainActivity]
D/InputMethodManager(14467): getNavigationBarColor() -855310
D/InputMethodManager(14467): SSI - flag : 0 Pid : 14467 view : com.example.FYPApp
D/InputMethodManager(14467): view is not EditText
D/InputMethodManager(14467): prepareNavigationBarInfo() DecorView@fac6bd9[MainActivity]
D/InputMethodManager(14467): getNavigationBarColor() -855310
D/InputMethodManager(14467): SSI - flag : 0 Pid : 14467 view : com.example.FYPApp
D/InputMethodManager(14467): view is not EditText
D/InputMethodManager(14467): prepareNavigationBarInfo() DecorView@fac6bd9[MainActivity]
D/InputMethodManager(14467): getNavigationBarColor() -855310
I/ViewRootImpl@f6eec95[MainActivity](14467): ViewPostIme pointer 0
I/ViewRootImpl@f6eec95[MainActivity](14467): ViewPostIme pointer 1
I/ViewRootImpl@f6eec95[MainActivity](14467): ViewPostIme pointer 0
I/ViewRootImpl@f6eec95[MainActivity](14467): ViewPostIme pointer 1

A: Flutter Login Code
class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
  bool _isHidden = true;
  GlobalKey<FormState> _form = GlobalKey<FormState>();
  TextEditingController emailController = TextEditingController();
  TextEditingController passwordController = TextEditingController();
  Future<void> signIn(String email, pass) async {
    SharedPreferences sharedPreferences = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
    Map data = {'email': email, 'password': pass};
    var jsonResponse;
    var response = await http.post("http://192.168.166.61:8000/api/auth/login",
        headers: {'Accept': 'application/json'}, body: data);
    jsonResponse = json.decode(response.body);
    if (response.statusCode == 200) {
      if (jsonResponse != null) {
        setState(() {});
        sharedPreferences.setString('Token', jsonResponse['token']);
        sharedPreferences.setString('Email', jsonResponse['email']);
        sharedPreferences.setString('Name', jsonResponse['name']);
        sharedPreferences.setInt('ID', jsonResponse['id']);
        //sharedPreferences.setString("token", jsonResponse['token']);
        Navigator.push(
          context,
          MaterialPageRoute(
            builder: (context) => PrivilegeActivity(),
          ),
        );
      }
    } else {
      setState(() {});
      print(response.body);
    }
  }

  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      body: SingleChildScrollView(
        child: Form(
          key: _form,
          child: Container(
            width: 500,
            height: 600,
            margin: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(0.0, 120.0, 0.0, 0.0),
            padding: EdgeInsets.all(5),
            alignment: Alignment.center,
            child: Column(
              children: <Widget>[
                Image.asset(
                  'assets/cstlogo.png',
                  width: 180,
                  height: 180,
                ),
                Container(
                  margin: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(0.0, 30.0, 0.0, 35),
                  child: Text(
                    'Log in',
                    textAlign: TextAlign.center,
                    style: TextStyle(
                      fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
                      fontSize: 30,
                      fontFamily: 'PTSerif',
                    ),
                  ),
                ),
                Container(
                  height: 65,
                  child: Card(
                    shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
                      side: BorderSide(
                        color: Colors.black,
                        width: 1.0,
                      ),
                      borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(15.0),
                    ),
                    child: Padding(
                      padding: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(10, 0, 10, 0),
                      child: TextFormField(
                        controller: emailController,
                        validator: (val) {
                          if (val.isEmpty) return 'please enter emailID';
                          return null;
                        },
                        decoration: InputDecoration(
                          border: InputBorder.none,
                          focusedBorder: InputBorder.none,
                          enabledBorder: InputBorder.none,
                          errorBorder: InputBorder.none,
                          disabledBorder: InputBorder.none,
                          labelText: ' Email ID',
                          icon: Icon(Icons.email),
                          labelStyle:
                              TextStyle(fontFamily: 'PTSerif', fontSize: 20),
                        ),
                      ),
                    ),
                    //),
                  ),
                ),
                Container(
                  height: 65,
                  child: Card(
                    shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
                      side: BorderSide(
                        color: Colors.black,
                        width: 1.0,
                      ),
                      borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(15.0),
                    ),
                    child: Padding(
                      padding: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(10, 0, 10, 0),
                      child: TextFormField(
                        controller: passwordController,
                        obscureText: _isHidden,
                        validator: (val) {
                          if (val.isEmpty) return 'please enter the password';
                          return null;
                        },
                        decoration: InputDecoration(
                          border: InputBorder.none,
                          focusedBorder: InputBorder.none,
                          enabledBorder: InputBorder.none,
                          errorBorder: InputBorder.none,
                          disabledBorder: InputBorder.none,
                          labelText: 'Password',
                          icon: Icon(Icons.lock),
                          labelStyle:
                              TextStyle(fontFamily: 'PTSerif', fontSize: 20),
                          suffix: InkWell(
                            onTap: _togglePasswordView,
                            child: Icon(
                              _isHidden
                                  ? Icons.visibility
                                  : Icons.visibility_off,
                            ),
                          ),
                        ),
                      ),
                    ),
                  ),
                ),
                Container(
                  height: 50,
                  width: 120,
                  margin: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(0.0, 30.0, 0.0, 0.0),
                  child: Padding(
                    padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(5, 0, 5, 0),
                    child: ElevatedButton(
                      style: ButtonStyle(
                        backgroundColor: MaterialStateProperty.all<Color>(
                            Colors.lightBlueAccent),
                        shape:
                            MaterialStateProperty.all<RoundedRectangleBorder>(
                                RoundedRectangleBorder(
                                    borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(30),
                                    side: BorderSide(color: Colors.black))),
                      ),
                      onPressed: //emailController.text == "" || passwordController.text == "" ? null :
                          () {
                        //setState(() {});
                        _form.currentState.validate();
                        signIn(emailController.text, passwordController.text);
                      },
                      child: Text(
                        'log In',
                        style: TextStyle(
                          fontSize: 20,
                          fontFamily: 'PTSerif',
                          fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
                        ),
                      ),
                    ),
                  ),
                ),
              ],
            ),
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }

  void _togglePasswordView() {
    setState(() {
      _isHidden = !_isHidden;
    });
  }
}

A: Laravel Login COntroller Code
public function login(Request $request){

        $fields = $request->validate([
            'email' => 'required|string',
            'password' => 'required|string'
        ]);
            //chehck email
        $user = User::where('email', $fields['email'])->first();
        //chechk password

        if(!$user || !Hash::check($fields['password'], $user->password)){
            return response([
                'message' => 'Bad credintials'
            ], 401);

        }

        $token = $user->createToken('myapptoken');//->accessToken;
        $user->token = $token->accessToken;

        return response($user, 201);
}