My last but one blog ("A bit of a Barney") featured our new puppy, Barney.
He's now had his various inoculations and is able to venture out into the world and a couple of weeks ago he spent his first day at work. The office where we work allows tenants to bring their dogs in (as long as they behave), so the intention is that, as my wife works for Acumen too, Barney will come to work with us when we're both in the office, rather than staying at home on his own.
Anyway, it all went surprisingly well. After the initial excitement and spending the first couple of hours checking that he wasn't chewing anything he shouldn't (and repeating the word "no" several hundred times) he calmed down and slept for a large chunk of the day. And I'm delighted to report that it wasn't a one-off and (touch wood) he's remained relatively calm in the office so far. Except, that is, when Roger comes to visit.
Roger, who works in an office just along the corridor is Barney's new best friend. When Roger calls round to play, he gets quite excited. And despite being completely house-trained he does have a teeny-weeny bladder control problem when he gets excited (that's Barney I'm talking about now by the way, not Roger). But I digress.
I've actually found having Barney at the office with me quite therapeutic. I have to admit that I do tend to get a bit involved in my work, to the extent that I'll often sit in front of my PC for several hours, hardly moving (other than my mouse finger and my two typing fingers), until I find myself staring at the screen in a semi-catatonic state or my wife spots me dribbling and suggests that I take a break for a few minutes, or at least walk around the office for thirty seconds or make a cup of tea (she out-scores me about five to one in the tea-making stakes, but I justify this to myself by the fact that she makes a much better cuppa than I do).
So having to get up occasionally to check on Barney or to take him out for walkies (which he needs regularly, for reasons that probably don't need expanding on here) has forced me to move around a bit more that I used to. We've also been taking proper lunch breaks, even indulging ourselves with the odd picnic in the park just around the corner, which, I have to say beats having a sandwich at the desk hands down.
And it got me thinking (which can be dangerous, I know). As I often say to my clients when we're putting together their crisis management and recovery teams, we all like to think that we're super-human and can work ridiculously long hours in stressful circumstances with no impact on our performance. But, actually, we're not and we can't and there comes a point at which we become ineffective if we try to.
So we really need to recognise this fact. We need to nominate alternates for all our key players. And in the event that we have to invoke our plans, we need to ensure that people take the occasional break and that no-one works such long hours that it affects their performance or their wellbeing.
We all need to re-charge our batteries occasionally, whether we're a seasoned 40-something-year-old, super-human (deluded?), slightly obsessive, workaholic business continuity consultant or a fifteen-week-old puppy.
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Top 10 Trap (Edm) Music Youtube Channels to Follow
Welcome to my guide on finding the best YouTube channels for trap (edm) music, gaming music, and bass boosted music. In this guide, I'll be sharing some of my favorite channels and why I think they're the best. I hope you find this guide helpful and that you discover some great new music to enjoy. Thanks for reading!
Trap (edm) music: Best Youtube Channels
Trap Nation
Channel Views: ~13.4b Channel Subscribers: ~30.4m Channel Videos: ~2.5k
The Trap Nation YouTube channel is a source for trap (edm) music. They feature popular songs like Two Feet's Bad Karma and Here's Lucian Remix along with fashion week coverage and remixes of popular songs like Believer and Shape of You.
The YouTube channel Trap Flow is a channel that specializes in trap (EDM) music. They upload the best remixes of popular songs, as well as the best remixes of popular songs for 2022. They also upload the best remixes of songs, and remixes of popular songs for 2022.
Trap Music Movement
The Trap Music Movement channel on YouTube is a great place to go to for trap music. They have a lot of different trap mixes and trap songs that you can listen to. They also have a lot of other hip hop mixes and songs. If you are a fan of rap music, this is a great channel to check out.
Beast Trap
Channel Views: ~67.2m Channel Subscribers: ~347k Channel Videos: ~1.2k
The Beast Trap YouTube channel is a destination for fans of trap music, featuring a mix of trap music and car music. The channel's principal focus is on trap music, but also includes a mix of other genres such as dubstep and grime. The channel features a variety of trap music artists, including some of the best in the genre. The channel is also known for its aggressive trap music, which is perfect for getting pumped up while driving.
Bein Music
Bein Music is a YouTube channel that specializes in trap (edm) music. They have a wide variety of music, from skrillex mixes to zomboy remixes, and they're always adding new music to their collection. If you're a fan of electronic music, Bein Music is the channel for you.
Channel Views: ~199.9m Channel Subscribers: ~516k Channel Videos: ~1k
The ENM YouTube channel is a great place to find trap (edm) music. The channel features a wide variety of artists, including ENM, ENR, and classics. The music on the channel is generally happy and chill, making it a great place to relax and unwind. In addition to music, the channel also features a record label and music production company.
Monsterwolf Music
The Monsterwolf Music YouTube channel Is a best place place to find trap (edm) music, trap music 2021, bass boosted best trap mix, trap mix, trap music, best trap mix 2020, best trap, best trap mix, best trap music, and hard trap. The channel features a variety of trap music, including some of the best trap mix 2020 and best trap music.
Magic Music
Channel Views: ~903.8m Channel Subscribers: ~4.5m Channel Videos: ~1.2k
If you love trap (edm) music and are looking for a channel that has the best music mix, look no further than Magic Music. You can find all the latest and greatest hits, without worrying about copyright infringement. Plus, it's free to use! So what are you waiting for? Start listening to the best edm music today!
Shake Music
Channel Views: ~209.1m Channel Subscribers: ~1m Channel Videos: ~184
The Shake Music channel on YouTube is dedicated to trap (edm) and 9d music. They have a wide variety of gaming music mixes that are perfect for any gaming music lover. Their electronic music is top notch and will surely get your feet moving.
Cloudx Music
Cloudx Music is a YouTube channel that specializes in trap (edm) music, dance music, and sad songs. The channel has a wide variety of music, from pop to electronic, and there is something for everyone to enjoy. The channel is also perfect for those who want to relax and chill out to some lofi music.
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Q: Boy and girl average scores So I was doing an aptitude test when I stumbled on this question.

I can't make sense of it at all, does this kind of problem has a name I can research? How would you go about solving it?
I went as far as doing ->  (girl average score + boy average score)/2 which gives me $\frac{70+64}2 = 67$ and the problem says the whole class average is $66$, not $67$. I'm lost, if anyone has the kindness to explain to me how to work it out I'd be super grateful.
Thank you

A: The problem can be solved without (much) Math, by using intuition.  What effect does the overall average have on each of the gender averages?
$(66)$ moves the girl's average of $(70)$ down by $(4)$ points, and moves the boy's average of $(64)$ up by $(2)$ points.  Therefore, the weight of the boy's average must be twice that of the weight of the girl's average.
So, you need to find two fractions, $a$ and $b$ such that $a + b = 1$ and $2a = b$.  This is solved by $~\displaystyle a = \frac{1}{3}, ~b = \frac{2}{3}.~$ Therefore, $~\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}~$ of the people are boys, and $~\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}~$ of the people are girls.

A: You can maybe think of it as the solution to the following equation:
$$
64(x)+70(1-x)=66 \Leftrightarrow x = \frac{2}{3}
$$
Where $x$ is the percentage of boys in the class and thus $1-x$ being the percentage of girls.
And since you know the total number of students is 60 the number of boys in the class must be $\frac{2}{3}(60)=40$

A: Let $b$ be the number of boys and $g$ be the number of girls.
Since the average of the boys is $64$, the total score of all the boys is $64b$, similarly, the total score of all the girls is $70g$. Now, we are given that there are $60$ students and the average is $66$. That means the total score of all the students is $60\cdot66=3960$. This gives us an equation:
$$64b+70g=3960.$$
Also, $b+g=60$. Solving this system of equations yields $g=20$ and $b=40$, hence the answer is B.
The average in this problem is weighted to the ratio of boys and girls. Since the number of boys is greater than the number of girls and they have a lower average, the class average of $66$ is lower than the average if the number of boys and girls were the same, which you found is $67$.

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I have been thinking a lot lately about the future of journalism, and specifically how it fits into the new digital age. For the last few years I have been attending journalism and technology conferences, where I am told constantly that I need to be doing this social media application or using that tech gadget for reporting the news. I am happy to say that I am "teched up" and ready to take on the cyber news frontier.
But I am also ready to take this to another level professionally.
I have always had an entrepreneurial personality, and had the belief that if you are not getting opportunities from others, you should create your own opportunities. This is one of the reasons why I founded Global Wire Associates. Through my firm, I wanted to help create opportunities for others to take advantage of technology for furthering their own social justice objectives. I am happy to report that we have not only consulted with hundreds of activists worldwide through trainings and on our website in the last six years, but we have also launched a new e-waste awareness campaign.
In our most recent article on the site, we discussed how multimedia content producers are using online video to combat racial discrimination and stereotyping.
This interview made me think more about how I can create more of my own unique journalism. In the last few months, there have been complaints by journalists of color about the lack of diverse anchors in prime-time TV news. While I support the idea of increasing racial diversity in mainstream media, maybe the conversation needs to move towards how media professionals of color can utilize technology for telling their own stories.
The Internet has created so many opportunities for anyone to create their own media empire. There are a growing number of journalists who are going off the beaten path by using social media. Reading a post by British videographer Adam Westbrook and accompanying comments by Filipina journalist Prime Sarmiento have only pushed me to take my own journalistic endeavors further.
I am currently looking to create a way to get more funding for the videos I produce on my YouTube Channel, either through private donations, grant funding or some other business model. In the last couple of years I have fallen in love with videography, I am very interested in doing more social justice storytelling through this medium, but I need money to do it. I also like traveling, meeting new people, learning about different cultures while creating videos and, most importantly, doing more video production training for myself, so I am seeking financial opportunities here too. I have found that although I have had much success in working in mainstream media, nowadays, it is hard for me sometimes to pitch stories that don't have something to do with pop culture or entertainment. And there is a serious lack of mainstream media coverage of hard news issues that affect marginalized communities. I am hoping to fill in the gap with my online video news venture with the right help.
I know this will be a lot of hard work, but I am up for the challenge. I am hopeful about my unique route!


I mostly grew up in the DC area, and so have strong memories of doing a lot of the traditional "summer in DC" things. If you live on the Virginia side of the river, one of the most iconic and fun activities during the summer (at least in my mind) is a trip to Wolf Trap. The nation's only national park for the performing arts, it has a large amphitheater with lawn seating, a large meadow/lawn area that is good for festival-type-events, and a small theater in the woods that is geared towards children. In the years since I was a kid, they've added more things to make it more luxurious (the restaurant, cushioned seat rentals for the lawn), but a visit to Wolf Trap was never complete without some kind of picnic. Whether this was eaten in the meadow before seeing some kind of puppet show, or on the main lawn where mom and dad also had a bottle of wine and plastic glasses to drink it out of, picnic food is where it's at.
But because of either where Wolf Trap is located and the kind of people it draws (middle to upper-middle class folks with good taste), the fact that it's a "national park for the performing arts" and not just a concert venue, or the fact that my family is just kind of extra when it comes to food, our picnics were never just sandwiches and chips. And apparently other families had fancy, over-the-top foods in their picnic baskets as well, because it turns out there was a whole cookbook dedicated to Wolf Trap picnic foods.
And that's where today's hummus recipe comes from. I know – you're thinking, "Maggie, I can get hummus at any grocery store these days – it's not really fancy, no "extra" the way you're describing it." But the thing is, this cookbook was originally published in the late 70s, and I imagine the copy my mom had is from the early early 90s, and back then hummus just wasn't a thing you saw at every party the way that you do now. And making your own hummus is what put it over the top.
So when I decided recently that I wanted to make my own hummus instead of buying snack-sized containers in bulk at Costco (so much wasteful packaging!), I asked my mom for her recipe, and this is what she sent me. If you compare it to "more authentic hummus" recipes and manifestos about how hummus should be made on the internet, it seems to fit in pretty well. It's not fancy, it's just simple, and it's very tasty. If you like lemony hummus, you can add a little more lemon juice. If you like garlic-y hummus (like I do), you can add more garlic. I have been using 15.5 oz cans of chickpeas and keeping the rest of the proportions roughly the same and it works out fine. I have also found that it will last me about 5-6 days yielding roughly 1/3 cup servings each day to have as a snack at work.
But it would be fun to make a bigger batch of this for a party, or a regular size batch for a small gathering and serve with some nice olive oil and roasted chick peas and to just feel slightly fancier than grabbing a plastic container from the grocery store. My mom says she regularly doubles the recipe when she makes it. This is good and classic stuff people. Make it, and put it in your mouths as soon as you can.
Drain and rinse the chick peas. Save a few whole chick peas for garnish. Mash the remaining peas with a potato masher or ricer, or puree through a sieve or food processor. Crush the garlic and add it to 1 teaspoon of salt. Combine with the lemon juice and stir the mixture into the chickpeas. Beat in the tahini. If the mixture seems too heavy, beat in some water or reserved chickpea juice a tablespoon at a time, until the puree is a proper consistency for dipping.
Season with additional salt to taste. Chill. Spread or heap on a plate. Make a shallow well in the center of the mixture, and pour in the olive oil. Garnish with whole chick peas and chopped parsley. Serve with Arabic bread, sesame crackers, or raw vegetables.
From the Wolf Trap Picnic Cookbook.
Just was looking at that Wolftrap cookbook and checked the publication year. It was first published in 1976. I have a fourth printing from 1978! I bought it before Dad and I got married! It is vintage. HaHa! But it still has some great recipes and ones I use often.


Have I done enough training? - Not as much as I wanted to as I was injured for 10 days, followed by being down with flu for one week in the most crucial training period.
Have I trained at the right paces? - Not as much as I should have. My long slow runs should have been at a slightly faster pace according to the requirements of my training program.
Will I be able to run the marathon in my goal time? - I don't know. I don't want to be too optimistic and then be disappointed. So rather be pessimistic: It's looking bad because of the issues mentioned above. Perhaps my goal time was a tad too ambitious anyway.
Will my leg injury play up again before the marathon? - I never know when it comes on, as the pain only starts after a run, when it's all too late. The first time it happened was after a 25k run. After I recovered, I did 29k and 32k runs just fine. After the 35k run and a Half Marathon it played up again a bit. So should I go for that 17k social run tomorrow with my running buddies?? Or will it spoil everything? If my leg falls off after the marathon, fine. But please, hang in there for another week!
Will I be getting a bad cold or stomach bug before the marathon? - That's the worst nightmare. Training hard for 3 months and then not be able to run because of a minor illness. My daughter has got a cold already, and my son reported a classmate vomiting in school yesterday. It's looking bleak! I find myself moving back a step if I hear someone coughing. My sister will come for a visit from Germany next week to cheer me on at the marathon. I am praying she doesn't catch some crazy bug while sitting on a plane with 300 people from all over the world for 7 hours.
Thank God there are the good voices too.
I am an experienced runner, as I have been running for 10 years including countless 10k races and half marathons.
I've got a race strategy and I can stick to it. I am disciplined enough to run my own race, and not get carried away by others who start off too quickly.
I am consistent. I know my reserves well enough to settle into a pace that I can keep up for the whole distance, or even notch it up in the second half of the race.
The second half of a race is my strength. I am the master of negative splits. It gives me all the motivation and energy I need for those last 10k, when I keep overtaking those people that ran off too fast.
So here I am sitting, with these thoughts on my mind on an infinite loop. It's gonna continue for another week, and it's gonna get worse. How to keep calm? I don't know. The pre-race jitters are part of the whole game.
The easiest part at this stage, seems to be the food. I am eating my usual stuff, and don't restrain myself when I get an appetite for carbs. In fact, I have been eating most of the gingerbread house that I made with my kids at Christmas. Only the front wall and bottom are left after a week of marathon taper.
Although I am not too keen to try any new foods, most plant-based dishes are pretty safe to try. I came across this "almost cheezy broccoli soup" at Peachy Palate. I was intrigued immediately, wondering what would give the almost cheezy flavor. It comes from toasted pistachios and coconut milk. It adds amazing flavor and depth while you can still taste the freshness of the broccoli and some spinach. On top of that, it's whipped up in 15 minutes, as the broccoli doesn't need long to cook. This soup shot into the Top 10 of my favorite dishes like a rocket. Delicious, healthy, very filling and quick to make. Enjoy.
In a skillet, heat coconut oil over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook for a few minutes, until onions have softened. Add broccoli florets, sea salt and water. Bring to boil, cover and simmer until broccoli is cooked, about 8-10 minutes.
Meanwhile, toast the pistachios in a dry pan over low heat for 5-7 minutes. Shake the pan a few times for even toasting and to avoid burning the nuts. Set aside.
Take off the heat. Stir in the spinach and let wilt in the hot mixture. Add the toasted pistachios (keep 2-3 tablespoons aside) and the coconut milk to the broccoli spinach mixture. Then blend with a hand blender or transfer to food processor and blend until smooth.
Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper. Chop up the remaining pistachios. Transfer the soup to serving bowls and garnish with chopped pistachios and a drizzle of coconut milk. Ready to serve.


There's something about peanut butter… whether it's smooth or crunchy, or whether it's mixed in with a sweet dish or a savoury dish, it's always delicious! As it's so versatile, it makes the perfect ingredient for a tasty dish and it's pretty good for you too. That's why whenever I'm creating something new in the kitchen a jar of peanut butter is always at hand – I can always find an excuse to add a tablespoon or two!
Today I thought I'd share just five of my favourite healthy peanut butter recipes. From brilliant breakfasts, to luscious lunches, delightful dinners and saintly snacks… I'm covering it all in today's blog!
Anyone who follows me on Instagram will know I've got a bit of a love affair with smoothies, especially if they've got a dollop of peanut butter in! This tasty breakfast drink is a really healthy start to your day and helps fuels those all-important workouts!


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2 Summer Sequels: FINDING DORY & INDEPENDENCE DAY 2 – Guess Which One Doesn't Suck
Film Babble Blog is back! I have returned from my summer vacation, a wonderful trip to Iceland with my wife and her parents, and am refreshed and ready to tackle a couple of the latest movie offerings. And it's a couple of summer sequels which I caught up with at the Mission Valley Cinema multiplex in Raleigh over the last weekend.
First up, there's Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane's FINDING DORY, the long awaited follow-up to one of Pixar's most beloved (and profitable) productions, 2003's FINDING NEMO.
Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres wonderfully reprise their roles as the voices of Marlin and Dory, an orange over-protective clownfish and a regal blue tang fish, while 11 year old Hayden Rolence takes over the role of Nemo, as the original's Alexander Gould is too old to voice the part (he does get a cameo though).
As one can guess from the title, this time Dory goes missing when she's captured by pesky humans and taken to the Monterey Marine Life Institute.
This is after we learn Dory's sad back story – how she got lost from her parents (voiced by Eugene Levy and Diane Keaton), and searched the cold, dark depths of the ocean. looking for them as she grew from being voiced by Sloane Murray, the 7-year old daughter of producer Lindsey Collins into DeGeneres' distinctive Dory diction.
Marlin, and Nemo, with the help from a couple of cockney sea lions voiced by Idris Elba and Dominic West (a mini-The Wire reunion!), a whale shark (Kaitlin Olson), and a beluga whale (Ty Burrell), along with various other aquatic characters, attempt to rescue Dory, while she makes a deal with a cranky seven-armed red octopus, voiced by Ed O'Neil, that he'll help her get out of the institute so she can go find her parents if she'll give him her ID tag so he gets to go to Cleveland in her place.
Of course, you gotta expect themes about family, and being in the moment like Dory - "be like Dory" becomes Marlin's mantra at a crucial moment. Everyone needs to find their inner Dory, the film appears to advise.
FINDING DORY is a solid sequel, gorgeously animated (the Open Ocean Exhibit sequence particularly pops), with countless gags that land (love the Sigourney Weaver running gag that I won't spoil), and all the right kind of emotional feels. Sure, there's still a predictable formula at play, but the formula works because they truly take the fish out of the water.
With a lot of the action happening on land, director/co-screenwriter Andrew Stanton and the creative crew here came up with tons of clever ways to keep the fish alive by jumping from buckets to cups or going from spouting geyser to geyser, right up until the crazy climax that involves ducks, a stolen truck, and a police blockade.
Of course, it's not as fresh as the first time around, and with Pixar's upcoming calendar being clogged with sequels (THE INCREDIBLES 2, CARS 3, TOY STORY 4) it's easy to be cynical about yet another franchise, but if the quality control is as high as it here, I'm not going to scoff at the idea of a third FINDING film.
If only that were the case with Roland Emmerich's INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE, the 20 years in the making follow-up to the highest grossing film of 1996, INDEPENDENCE DAY, that takes the term "unnecessary sequel" to staggeringly new lows. The difference between this and FINDING DORY is that with DORY people actually liked the original; I don't know a single person who's a truly, unironically, a fan of the first ID4 (such a stupid acronym).
Anyway, Will Smith's character was killed off between films, but Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, and Brett Spiner are back for the second invasion by the aliens who come now in a spaceship that's 30,000 miles wide. That's what director Emmerich and the four other screenwriters, including James Vanderbilt (ZODIAC – yay! THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN movies – boo!) took away from such sequels as JURASSIC WORLD, which had the biggest dinosaur ever, and STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, which had a Death Star that was 10 times bigger than the original – that is, make the threat BIGGER.
The plot is exactly what you think it is – aliens attack, we fight back and win. So we've got a bunch of incoherently shot and edited dogfights in the second half with series newcomers, Liam Hemsworth and Jessie T. Usher (playing the son of Will Smith's character) as badass fighter pilots attacking the massive mothership, while the rest of the cast is running around below trying to find out if the new alien spaceship is compatible with the new Apple MacBook Pro.
ID4 2 (is that the right acronym?) is a dreadful, boring experience, made worse by unconvincing CGI and horribly written and acted dialogue. The only memorable line is spoken by Goldblum: "they like to get the landmarks."
The first one was bad but at least it had some semblance of character developement and plotting. This one doesn't even try for either - it just wants big thrills and fails at that.
I saw this POS for free and still felt ripped off. Here's hoping it doesn't gross enough to justify a sequel – the plugging of which at the end of this is one of the most cringe worthy movie moments of the year.
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Labels: Albert Brooks, Bill Pullman, Ellen DeGeneres, Finding Dory, Finding Nemo, Independence Day: Resurgence, Jeff Goldblum, Pixar
Zach Murphy said...
Finding Dory is definitely a worthwhile sequel. As for ID4 2... I haven't mustered the strength to sit through it yet.
Nice reviews.
- Zach (http://fadetozach.blogspot.com)
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Effect of spacing ratio on flow over repeated two-dimensional square ribs on ground plane
Shiki Okamoto, Kazumi Tsunoda, Tomohide Katsumata, Daichi Suzuki, Nobuaki Abe
This paper describes a detailed study of the flow structure over repeated two-dimensional square ribs on a ground plane for various values of S/D, and the optimum value of S/D to augment the turbulence intensity near the ground plane. The pitch between the centers of two adjoining square ribs was varied at S/D=2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 17. The time-mean velocity and turbulence intensity were measured by Laser Doppler Velocimeter. The static pressure was measured by Pitot static tubes. As a result, it is concluded that the pitch ratio S/D=9 is optimum to augment the turbulence intensity in the groove between two adjoining square ribs, when the two-dimensional square ribs are aligned on the wall as a heat transfer promoter.
Nippon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B
Published - 1995 Jul
laser doppler velocimeters
Flow structure
Okamoto, S., Tsunoda, K., Katsumata, T., Suzuki, D., & Abe, N. (1995). Effect of spacing ratio on flow over repeated two-dimensional square ribs on ground plane. Nippon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B, 61(587), 2499-2505.
Effect of spacing ratio on flow over repeated two-dimensional square ribs on ground plane. / Okamoto, Shiki; Tsunoda, Kazumi; Katsumata, Tomohide; Suzuki, Daichi; Abe, Nobuaki.
In: Nippon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B, Vol. 61, No. 587, 07.1995, p. 2499-2505.
Okamoto, S, Tsunoda, K, Katsumata, T, Suzuki, D & Abe, N 1995, 'Effect of spacing ratio on flow over repeated two-dimensional square ribs on ground plane', Nippon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B, vol. 61, no. 587, pp. 2499-2505.
Okamoto S, Tsunoda K, Katsumata T, Suzuki D, Abe N. Effect of spacing ratio on flow over repeated two-dimensional square ribs on ground plane. Nippon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B. 1995 Jul;61(587):2499-2505.
Okamoto, Shiki ; Tsunoda, Kazumi ; Katsumata, Tomohide ; Suzuki, Daichi ; Abe, Nobuaki. / Effect of spacing ratio on flow over repeated two-dimensional square ribs on ground plane. In: Nippon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B. 1995 ; Vol. 61, No. 587. pp. 2499-2505.
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title = "Effect of spacing ratio on flow over repeated two-dimensional square ribs on ground plane",
abstract = "This paper describes a detailed study of the flow structure over repeated two-dimensional square ribs on a ground plane for various values of S/D, and the optimum value of S/D to augment the turbulence intensity near the ground plane. The pitch between the centers of two adjoining square ribs was varied at S/D=2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 17. The time-mean velocity and turbulence intensity were measured by Laser Doppler Velocimeter. The static pressure was measured by Pitot static tubes. As a result, it is concluded that the pitch ratio S/D=9 is optimum to augment the turbulence intensity in the groove between two adjoining square ribs, when the two-dimensional square ribs are aligned on the wall as a heat transfer promoter.",
author = "Shiki Okamoto and Kazumi Tsunoda and Tomohide Katsumata and Daichi Suzuki and Nobuaki Abe",
journal = "Nihon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B",
T1 - Effect of spacing ratio on flow over repeated two-dimensional square ribs on ground plane
AU - Okamoto, Shiki
AU - Tsunoda, Kazumi
AU - Katsumata, Tomohide
AU - Suzuki, Daichi
AU - Abe, Nobuaki
N2 - This paper describes a detailed study of the flow structure over repeated two-dimensional square ribs on a ground plane for various values of S/D, and the optimum value of S/D to augment the turbulence intensity near the ground plane. The pitch between the centers of two adjoining square ribs was varied at S/D=2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 17. The time-mean velocity and turbulence intensity were measured by Laser Doppler Velocimeter. The static pressure was measured by Pitot static tubes. As a result, it is concluded that the pitch ratio S/D=9 is optimum to augment the turbulence intensity in the groove between two adjoining square ribs, when the two-dimensional square ribs are aligned on the wall as a heat transfer promoter.
AB - This paper describes a detailed study of the flow structure over repeated two-dimensional square ribs on a ground plane for various values of S/D, and the optimum value of S/D to augment the turbulence intensity near the ground plane. The pitch between the centers of two adjoining square ribs was varied at S/D=2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 17. The time-mean velocity and turbulence intensity were measured by Laser Doppler Velocimeter. The static pressure was measured by Pitot static tubes. As a result, it is concluded that the pitch ratio S/D=9 is optimum to augment the turbulence intensity in the groove between two adjoining square ribs, when the two-dimensional square ribs are aligned on the wall as a heat transfer promoter.
JO - Nihon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B
JF - Nihon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B
IS - 587


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Having offered architectural and interior design services earlier, this commission required total remodeling of existing facility both in terms of increasing area of the dining hall as well as its ambience within a very tight budget.
The continuous internal volume is segmented into two distinct zones on plan, fine dining and lounge bar. Both the areas have been designed to create a distinct character. The lounge arm chairs, wood-look ceramic floor, wood veneer and bottle green antique look bar counter all together conjure to provide a sophisticated rustic look.
However, the dining area has patterned granite flooring, wood and wood-veneered furniture and p.o.p and wood finished ceiling generate its distinct ambience. The juxtaposition of the material though, bind the two segments into one unified whole.


Austro-English rabbinical scholar and preacher; born in Lemberg 1827; died in London 1903. His family claimed to trace its ancestry back to the exilarchs through Solomon Luria and Moses Isserles. Ẓedeḳ was instructed by Joseph Saul Nathansohn, chief rabbi of Lemberg, and attended also the yeshibah of Joseph Yekeles, rabbi of Yavorov. While at Lemberg he produced a number of Hebrew poems of a patriotic character, and edited a volume of collectanea in honor of Sir Moses Montefiore, entitled "Neweh Tehillah" (Lemberg, 1869). He likewise edited at Lemberg the Hebrew periodicals "Meged Yeraḥim" (1855-57), "Oẓar Ḥokmah" (1859-65), and "Ha-Yehudi ha-Niẓḥi" (1866). Ẓedeḳ was a fluent preacher in Hebrew, and occupied temporary positions at Cracow and Altona, as well as at Frankfort-on-the-Main, where he issued the first numbers of another Hebrew periodical, "Or Torah" (1874). He went to London in 1875, and in that city he published the following works: "Mussar Haskel" (1878), a collection of his sermons; "Or Ḥadash" (1881); "Ha-Torah weha-Miẓwah" (1884); and a collection of responsa entitled "Urim we-Tummim." He moreover edited Joseph Cohen's "Dibre ha-Yamim" (1859), Kalonymus' "Eben Boḥan" (1865), and a curious account of a blood accusation at Granada in 1845 under the title "Ohole Shem" (London, 1883). During his later years this scholar collected a mass of material for a biographical and literary history of English rabbis, and published a volume of "Biographical Sketches of Eminent Jewish Families" (ib. 1897).
The Jewish Year Book, 5663, p. 308.


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JCVI Announcement on AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine
Use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: JCVI statement, 7 May 2021
The updated guidance from JCVI states:
'JCVI's advice is based on the available data on the current epidemiology, benefit-risk profile by age, modelling predictions on future disease trends and the current forecast on vaccine supply. Given the risk (albeit extremely rare) of these adverse events associated with the AstraZeneca (AZD1222) vaccine, the current control of COVID-19 in the UK, model predictions of the potential scale and timing of a future wave, and promising forecasts for the availability of vaccines in the UK, JCVI agreed its advice should be updated.
JCVI advises that, in addition to those aged under 30, unvaccinated adults aged 30 to 39 years who are not in a clinical priority group at higher risk of severe COVID-19 disease, should be preferentially offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 (AZD1222) vaccine, where possible and only where no substantial delay or barrier in access to vaccination would arise.
For those under 40 years who are of older age, male, obese (BMI above 30), from certain ethnic minority backgrounds or experiencing socio-economic deprivation, the risks of acquiring and/or suffering complications of COVID-19 are higher. Every effort should be made to remove barriers to accessing vaccination in those individuals.
For those aged 18 to 29 years the precautionary advice for a vaccine preference is stronger, reflecting a gradient in the benefit-risk balance with age.'


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RWJBarnabas Health names Dr. Paul Alexander chief transformation officer
Kelly Gooch - Monday, May 18th, 2020
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has named Paul G. Alexander, MD, senior vice president and chief transformation officer.
Dr. Alexander will be responsible for accountable care organization management, the employee health plan and other resources, according to the health system.
"As a well-respected physician executive, Dr. Alexander's expertise is invaluable in our system's journey toward value-based care," John Doll, RWJBarnabas Health CFO, said in a news release. "His educational approach to the overall health of our communities will prove very effective, and we are fortunate to benefit from his unique insight."
Before joining RWJBarnabas Health, Dr. Alexander served as vice president and CMO, government programs at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey. He also previously held leadership positions in the life sciences industry at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and health insurers, including UnitedHealthcare, Health Partners of Philadelphia and Independence Blue Cross.
Dr. Alexander earned a master's degree in public health from Columbia University in New York City and his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.


BitFenix releases new Ghost chassis, looks sleek and is reported to be really quiet, hence the name.
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The case will be on store shelves at the end of September for $99.


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RockeTHON to raise thousands for Mercy Children's Hospital April 16
April 13, 2016 | Events, UToday
By Ashley Gearheart
Since 2001, the 13-hour RockeTHON dance marathon has brought together students, faculty, family and friends to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for Mercy Children's Hospital in downtown Toledo.
This year's event will be held Saturday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. in Savage Arena, and more than 1,300 people are expected to attend.
In 2015, over $106,000 was raised, and since its beginning at The University of Toledo, RockeTHON has raised more than $700,000 for Mercy Children's Hospital.
The RockeTHON committee set the bar even higher for 2016 with a goal of raising $130,000 throughout the year for Mercy Children's Hospital. In the last 12 months, a number of big fundraising events have taken place to help reach this goal: the FT5K, a 5K run/walk, 16K1Day, a 24-hour event that brought in $23,592, a Miracle Banquet for faculty, staff, alumni and community members, and various other fundraisers put on by campus organizations.
Throughout RockeTHON, there will be stage entertainment, including Miracle Family highlights, inflatables, five different dress themes and a photo booth. Participants also can ride a mechanical bull, compete in basketball and dodge ball tournaments, get Henna tattoos, and have a chance to win one of the special giveaways at the end of the night.
Sean Reck, a senior majoring in chemical engineering and overall director of RockeTHON, added that there will be extra surprises throughout the event on top of what has been announced.
"I attended my first Dance Marathon two years ago, and I fell in love with its success and potential, but most importantly who it was for," Reck said. "Raising money for the kids and working hard to challenge other community members to do the same – that's what I'm here for."
Students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members are all encouraged to participate.
For more information or to register for RockeTHON, visit rockethon.org and click "Give Today."


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The paper, "Healthcare in the pocket: Mapping the space of mobile-phone health interventions," was published in the journal in 2012. It is one of 20 papers by contributors that a panel of editors selected for the journal's 50th anniversary issue.
Pratt was a co-author on the paper along with lead author Predrag Klasnja, whom she advised when he was a Ph.D. student at the iSchool. Klasnja is now an assistant professor at the University of Michigan's School of Information.
The paper looks at the potential for mobile phones as tools for improving public health, noting that researchers have used them as tools for encouraging physical activity and healthy diets, for monitoring conditions such as asthma and heart disease, and for sending patients reminders about appointments, among other interventions.
She said the paper may have had some influence by encouraging people to fill in those gaps. For example, it provides a scholarly basis for using mobile games to encourage healthy activities.
Pratt's current research at the iSchool primarily focuses on how patient outcomes can be improved by better information sharing in hospital settings, but the use of mobile devices remains a frequent topic in her work.
"I think mobile health apps are just such a part of our world now – anything you're doing in health, especially if you're helping the general population, I don't see a choice but to be working in the mobile app space," she said.


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Mine has devalued down to just plain too expensive for what I do..... Pretty lights, though!
Change them to pink when the granddaughter comes over.
Well!! Shazam! It picks up my wacky 961 NVMe now! First time ever, eevr, ever!
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This week I have been busy making pokeballs!
I chose to use double yarn, so the pokeball, when finished, would be what I consider a proper pokeball size. The pattern stated that the finished pokeball would fit in the palm of a hand, and I definitely wanted it bigger than that.
On the first one I made, the button was made with double yarn as well, but I did think that it was too big for the pokeball.
I used a few tutorials from PlanetJune, 'Ultimate Finish for Amigurumi' and 'Invisible decrease'. The invisible decrease doesn't work as well on this as it does usually, and I suspect it might have something to do with me using double yarn. I'm not sure though.
The second pokeball I made, I used double yarn for the ball itself and single yarn for the button. Much better proportions!
Now all that's left is to get the colour change right. I used the normal join in the colour change of the ball, but I used PlanetJunes' 'Perfect Stripes for Amigurumi' for the button. I believe using that method for the colour joins will make the pokeball perfect.
Pattern is by Nicole's Nerdy Knots.


Hi there! With 4th of July upon us it seems to put everyone in the mood for the good ole red, white, and blue. I have always wanted a primitive flag and this year I finally got around to doing something about it.
I started by thinking of what kind of fabric I wanted to make it out of. First thought was muslin of course, but I happened to be in the kitchen section at Walmart and came across a perfect solution. White cotton kitchen towels. And the best part? They come in a package of 2 for under $3.00. I took them home and immediately washed and dried them. They took a little pressing but then they were ready to go.
I stretched the first towel so I could paint the actual flag on it.I decided on the size 14″x25″. It just seemed to suit my needs. Trying to keep things as simple as possible I used 1″ tape to measure off the red and white stripes. Once they were painted I used a navy blue in the upper left hand corner on which to paint the stars. (tip: I cut a small stencil from poster board to keep the stars simple and regulated).
Once the painting had dried thoroughly (ideally overnight), I cut the flag out , leaving at least a good inch around it.I also cut out 3 tabs aproximately 3″x8″. I used pinking shears so that I could keep a rough edge. I had some quilt batting laying around, but you could even use an old white towel. Just something to give it a little body. I stiched around the flag wrong sides together, leaving about a 4″ opening and inserting the tabs on the top. I cut a piece of batting just a smidge smaller than the stitching line. With a little maneuvering I slid the batting inside the flag and then stitched up the opening.
I used regular thread and ran sticthes along the stripes and pulled knots through the stars for a quilted effect.
It was at this time I aged the flag. Remember my friend Karen? I used her instant coffee recipe for aging it. (Karen uses instant coffee. 1cup of water to 1/4cup of instant coffee to be exact.) After it had soaked sufficiently I wrung it out and hung it on a line to dry. It may need a little touching up with an iron to get out any dominant wrinkles, but other than that it is ready to hang. I found a few twigs and pulled them through the tabs and Voila!
I hope everyone has a festive and safe 4th of July this year!


I know I call myself your Mommy – and I am. But I really wanted to make sure that today wasn't a big deal for me. I am so thankful for the calls, emails and cards I got for being a Mommy-to-Be but it kind of feels like cheating to me to celebrate Mother's Day.
I am your Mommy – I take care of you, feed you, make sure you're safe, make sacrifices for you – already – and you're not even here. But, I know how I become is going to change when you get here and I wanted to save our first Mother's Day for next year when you're actually with us.
Daddy wanted to get me something – but I was pretty adamant about not making today a big day for me. I have my Mom (your Nana), my sisters, and so many friends who are Mommies that I want to celebrate. But, I celebrate the fact that I have friends who are also pregnant with their Little Ones – and to me – they are already Momma's.
I love that we are going to share that special bond soon – that I share with my Mom. My Mom is pretty amazing. She has sacrificed so much for our family, worked hard to become the great physician she is, and is now not only my Mom but my friend.
I love how our relationship has changed through the years and how she gets to experience being a grandmother to you. I love that her example, her mistakes, her accomplishments have made me the person I am today and the mold for motherhood that I want to follow.
So, Sweet Girl – let's celebrate Mother's Day when you get here – because that's the day that I'll really and truly feel and be your Mommy.


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Somalia: "I Found Signs of Hope in Somalia", Says Bishop Bertin
Posted on April 17, 2013 by Voice Of Somalia Standard
Mogadishu — On return from a pastoral visit to Mogadishu, Somalia recently, Bishop Giorgio Bertin of the Diocese of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu, Somalia, says that he found concrete signs of hope even if the new state institutions are not yet in full control of the situation.
Fides Agency reports Bishop Bertin as further saying, "I went back to Mogadishu after 6 years of absence…I visited the old town, the Medina area and that towards about five, six or seven kilometers and the thing that struck me most is the absence of checkpoints of the various militias," says Bishop Bertin.
"….I therefore had the impression of a city no longer divided but unified. Another thing that struck me is that one does not hear many shootings, apart from a couple of gunshots. I saw several entrepreneurs who are trying to rebuild and refurbish buildings. These are all signs of hope," says Bishop Bertin.
My visit, he further says, had several purposes.
"On the one hand to check the humanitarian situation," says Bishop Bertin, adding that, "These days Caritas Somalia has managed to maintain its activities through local partners….One of these relates to the camps of internally displaced persons."
"These are either Mogadishu residents who lost their homes due to the war, or, and they are the majority of cases, people coming from inside due to insecurity or because of the drought," explains Bishop Bertin, who travelled to Somalia with Sara Fumagalli, coordinator of "Humanitarian Padania", which has already established small aid programs and intends to try to open a humanitarian corridor to send hospital equipment.
"Humanitarian work is, however, difficult. Despite the improved weather conditions, it is difficult to imagine a short return of displaced persons in rural areas, because these are still in the hands of the Al-Shabaab," says Bishop Bertin
"Another aim was to check the status of the cathedral which is occupied by a group of displaced people. The building condition is terrible and we will see what we can do to recover it," says Bishop Bertin.
"Finally we had meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and that of Social Affairs, to start an agreement on the opening of our presence in a more direct way, including the reopening of a place of worship," says Bishop Bertin.
Despite the difficulties Bishop Bertin does not give up and concludes, "I intend to come back soon to meet either the President or the Prime Minister or the Minister of Foreign Affairs to continue this negotiations."
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Bears close in on NFC playoffs, Jags lock up top draft pick
The Jacksonville Jaguars took care of business against Chicago on Sunday, losing their 14th consecutive game and then getting some help to secure the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL draft.
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Mitchell Trubisky accounted for three scores, including two touchdown passes to Jimmy Graham, and the Bears pounded the Jaguars 41-17 in a game that meant as much to Jacksonville's long-term future as it did to Chicago's short-term fate.
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The Bears (8-7), who gained control of their postseason path when Arizona lost to San Francisco on Saturday, can make the NFC playoffs for the second time in three years by beating Green Bay next week at home.
The Jaguars (1-14), who set a franchise record for consecutive losses, locked up the top pick for the first time in franchise history when the New York Jets beat Cleveland 23-16 a few minutes later.
That means the same day Jacksonville reached its worst skid in franchise history could end up being a potential game-changer for the small-market team that's spent the better part of the last two decades searching for a franchise quarterback.
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The only thing standing between Jacksonville and Lawrence is the Clemson star formally turning pro, a decision that's expected after the Tigers end their season in the College Football Playoff.
The Jaguars' latest loss was over long before the clock ran out. Chicago scored 28 unanswered points to start the second half, getting so far in front that Nick Foles got to close out the game against his former team.
Trubisky completed 24 of 35 passes for 265 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception. He also ran for a score. Trubisky's performance was far from perfect. His interception came in the end zone late in the first half — he inexplicably scrambled and threw into a crowd — with the Bears in field-goal range, and he nearly had another early in the third.
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But safety Jarrod Wilson dropped the ball and then dropped to the ground to do 10 pushups.
Allen Robinson finished with 10 catches for 103 yards against his former team. Robinson spent the first four years of his NFL career with the Jaguars.
Graham had four receptions for 69 yards.
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Former Bears quarterback Mike Glennon made his fourth start of the season for Jacksonville and had two touchdown passes and two interceptions. Glennon nearly had a third turnover, but nose tackle Bilal Nichols dropped a ball at the line of scrimmage that hit him in the chest.
David Montgomery and rookie Artavis Pierce each scored on the ground.
Chicago scored 30 or more points for the fourth consecutive week, the first time the Bears have accomplished the feat since 1965.
Jaguars fullback Bruce Miller was ruled out with a concussion after a helmet-to-helmet hit on Bears punt returner Anthony Miller.
Bears: Can clinch a playoff berth by beating Green Bay in Chicago next Sunday.
Jaguars: Finish the season at Indianapolis, where a win wouldn't alter their draft position.
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April 13, 2020 Updated 16:47 GMT
Homepage : News : Gaza opens Egypt crossing to returnees despite coronavirus concerns
Gaza opens Egypt crossing to returnees despite coronavirus concerns
The crossing was opened on Monday [Getty]
Date of publication: 13 April, 2020
One-way traffic into the coastal enclave through the Rafah crossing would be allowed for the coming four days, Gaza's interior ministry said on Monday.
Gaza, Egypt, Rafah, Coronavirus, Covid-19,
Gaza's Hamas-run government on Monday temporarily re-opened the border crossing with Egypt, shut due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, to allow hundreds of Palestinians to return.
One-way traffic into the coastal enclave through the Rafah crossing would be allowed for the coming four days, Gaza's interior ministry said.
All those returning would be put into compulsory 21-day quarantine which could be extended, interior ministry spokesman Iyad al-Bozm said.
Read also: Gaza's Great March of Return second-anniversary rally cancelled over coronavirus concerns
So far, 13 Covid-19 infections have been confirmed in Gaza, all from people returning to the territory or those in contact with them while in quarantine.
But the Strip, under an Israeli-imposed blockade since 2007, is one of the most densely-populated territories on earth and has a struggling health system.
Hamas has imposed a series of measures including closing markets, schools and mosques.
Gaza, ruled by the Islamist group since 2007, had run out of Covid-19 testing kits last week but the World Health Organisation delivered 480 kits on Sunday.
At the Rafah arrivals hall on Monday, returning residents were met by dozens of police officers, doctors and nurses wearing protective medical equipment.
Among the returnees were students and people who had been outside Gaza for treatment for other diseases, said doctor Mohamed Abu Salamieh.
The Rafah border crossing with Egypt is the only exit from Gaza apart from into Israel.
The Covid-19 virus, which was first detected in China's Wuhan in December, has killed more than 117,596 people worldwide, while over 1,889,062 infections have been confirmed.
The majority of those that infected with Covid-19 experience only mild or moderate symptoms, including fever and a dry cough.
There are still no known treatments for the virus, though more than 438,176 have already recovered from the infection.
Agencies contributed to this report.


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The animals we live with – A bird named Sassy
Home Bird Stories The animals we live with – A bird named Sassy
By Sybil Erden, Founder.
Sassy and I fell in love the first time we met. She was five months old and had just undergone major orthopedic surgery to correct her legs, which at birth were rotated with her feet pointing up to the sky. Recently out of bootie-type bandaging, the large pink baby, a Moluccan Cockatoo, was learning to walk. But Sassy preferred to be held. Cuddling her and looking into her huge, dark, liquid eyes, I was hooked…', '
I was looking for a cockatiel- friend for my (now ex-) mother-in-law's cockatiel, Petey-bird, who had recently come to live with me. I went through the Phoenix Sunday paper's "pet column" and found Margaret Anne who had advertised young birds for sale.
Exuberant Sassy
After selecting a cute little cockatiel, Margaret Anne asked whether I would like to see one of her other baby birds. She carried out Sassy.
As Margaret Anne told me the story of Sassy's legs, I realized that the same surgeon had recently done orthopedic surgery on one of my birds. In passing he had told me about the work he had done on Sassy. Small world!
I spent the next half hour in this stranger's home playing with and cuddling the delightful bird.
I was unable to get Sassy out of my mind and heart. I knew that (in 1996) Moluccan Cockatoos, even those purchased directly from breeders, cost at least $2000. This was far out of my reach.
After few days I called Margaret Anne on the pretext of letting her know how well the two cockatiels were getting along…but in reality to ask whether I could drive over and play with Sassy again.
After spending another hour playing with Sassy, I asked Margaret Anne whether Sassy was for sale and how much she wanted for her.
Margaret Anne said Sassy was not for sale…but she had been looking for the "right home." She said it was obvious that Sassy and I were meant for one another. Sassy normally would hide from strangers, but she and I were inseparable. We entered into an agreement that if I ever could not care for Sassy, Margaret Anne would get her back. I agreed immediately.
Within two weeks, Sassy came to live with me…and Margaret Anne and I became good friends.
I worried about who would care for the other birds like Sassy…the ones with handicaps or problems needing special care. When Margaret Anne and I got together I would tell her about me dream for a place where birds like Sassy would be safe. Over lunch, the dream for The Oasis took shape and slowly became a reality….
Sassy is almost 12 years old. Appropriately named, she is curious, willful and full of spunk. Due to her foot abnormalities, she was the first of my birds allowed to fly. (All Oasis birds are fully flighted now.) Sassy is further proof that animals do not accept their "handicaps" as defeat. Even after surgery, Sassy's feet and legs are not "normal." She walks on the tops of her feet. But she runs, flies, plays and does everything that her able-footed peers do.
Sassy and her sister Cosmo (another story for sure!) live in a window covered room at the Oasis's office. They share the room with several other severely handicapped Cockatoos who are their "flock." Today, even with Sassy's friends for daily company, when I come into the room, she and I continue to cuddle.
Editor's Note: Sassy crossed the Rainbow Bridge May 1, 2010. She will remain forever in our hearts.
The Wild Parrots From Telegraph Hill
An Update on Oasis Residents Mingus, Andi and Yosemite - March, 2005 PLUS Mark Bittner''s…
A Red Bird named Redbird
By Janet Trumbule, Executive Director of Administration – June 7, 2014 Red hatched in 1993…
The animals we live with – A bird named Beauty


8 What should you know before buying a weighted blanket?
After weeks of research, and hundreds of reviews read, I've looked at huge amounts of information and opinions all over the web. And these are the top recommended weighted blankets I chose between when buying mine!
Mosaic weighted blankets is one of the most renowned providers of weighted blankets in the US, they have every kind of weighted blanket you may want for your specific needs; with different styles and sizes for men, women, teens, or children.
Everyone can have the exact blanket they need, with a design they like, at a great price.
They also provide free shipping on all of orders above $150.
Harkla is a huge manufacturer of therapeutic products, they have accumulated thousands of happy customers. Over the last few years, they've made quite a name for themselves, even though they're a small and dedicated company.
Harkla's mission is to provide quality products for therapeutical purposes, especially for kids with autism or sensory processing disorders, that require top-quality products to helps them relieve their symptoms, but they're also a great option if you're looking for a high-quality blanket with an amazing texture just to help you sleep.
Harkla's blankets are a bit pricey, but the cost evens out when you notice you're also getting a minky dotted outer cover that can be removed for easy washing.
Also it's great to know that 1% of their sales go to the University of Washington's Autism Clinic, to help with the therapy of autistic children and funding autism-related studies.
This recommendation is a personal one: I bough a Sensory Good's blanket a while ago, and so far it has been almost perfect.
After a couple months, it still looks and feels as good as new, even though I carry it around from my apartment to my mom's house every other week and let her have it.
Sensory Goods don't come with a duvet cover, and this has its advantages and disadvantages, first of all, it's cheaper because it's only one piece, but they managed to deliver a one-piece-item that just feels right. The construction and quality is outstanding for its price.
I ordered a simple 17 Lb large one, and so far it hasn't even dropped a single glass bead (as far as I've seen) also the texture is amazing. One side is made of a layer of cotton (that can be printed with a cute design if you want to), and the other side is a solid color flannel.
I'm not their only happy client though, you can go and read the story of Joe, a 7 year old with Asperger's: his mom had no clue about how to make him rest well during the night, for 7 years, she hadn't had a full night of sleep.
When choosing the perfect blanket for you, there are several things to consider; quality, durability, function, fabric, fillers, and price. And if you don't know which combinations of these suit you better, and where to find the perfect therapy blanket for you, I'm right here to help you out!
The Amy Garden weighted blanket is a very popular choice. If you want a 100% breathable cotton blanket that is an excellent balance between quality and affordability and comes with great customer service this is a good choice with lots of satisfied customers. It might also be one of the best blankets for hotter climates.
The blankets are manufactured in China, but in speaking to Amy Garden customer support they explained that the blankets are manufactured in a very good working environment. One of the best blankets you will find for its price range.
100% high quality breathable cotton.
4 sizes and 4 weights.
They might offer a discount on the outer cover.
Great balance of quality and affordability, one of the best options in its price range.
100% cotton makes them very breathable, great for hotter climates.
Cotton means that you won't get an unexpected texture, some people appreciate feeling cotton instead of other fabrics that could be more expensive.
You may see beads when unpacking, but customer support explains that the loose beads are due to their manufacturing process that might drop a few beads here and there.
The inner blanket may be a bit hard to wash. Getting a duvet to go with the blanket is recommended.
If you handle the blanket roughly there may be some weight distribution issues over time, due to stitches moving.
If you want to buy a 1-piece weighted blanket that is both high quality, durable and with amazing designs, then mosaic weighted blankets is probably the way to go.
Laura (Mosaic's owner) has been in the business for quite some time, she suffered from sensory processing disorder (SPD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), and she knows a thing or two about how weighted blankets can help with the symptoms.
If you're near Austin Texas, you can go for yourself an try their blankets for free! And be really sure if they're the right option for you.
Even if they're not the most affordable blankets out there, mosaic has been helping people with insomnia, autism and SPD for a long time, and they do know how to make great weighted blankets!
100% high-quality cotton fabric or minky.
It's cotton so it breathes well in hot climates.
Great construction and highly durable.
Has amazing designs to fit a lot of different tastes.
Might require to have an extra duvet on top to warm you in colder climates.
Not a budget friendly option if you're looking for a cheaper blanket without a cover.
Poly pellets might sound when moving, so it could be not a great fit for light sleepers.
Platinum Health has been manufacturing weighted blankets for quite a while now, they do 1-size-1-weight only, and they really do it well.
They claim that their new weighted blanket model is the best in the market, and people seem to back that, with a huge popularity all over the web, and being in the online stores for amazon, etsy, walmart and such for quite a while.
They really want their blankets to look good, not like therapeutical items, and their designs and colors are awesome.
They have minky fabric in one side of outer cover that will feel really soft to your body, and SensaDot™ texture pattern on the other side for fidgetty hands.
2-part construction, cover included in price.
They have a great design.
Outer cover is really easy to wash.
Made to be one of the most durable weighted blankets in the market.
Everyone says the texture is amazing on both sides, and that the quality of the material can be easily felt.
Textured dots on the outer side look and feel great.
It's big, your kid won't outgrow the blanket anytime soon.
Filling can be a bit undistributed, as the inside section often slides all around the blanket.
Inside stitches aren't that strong and it can end up separating the inside from the outer cover.
It doesn't breathe very well because of the polyester and the fluffy duvet, probably better for colder climates.
12 Lb and 60"x80" is the only size they have.
Some people don't like polyester.
Buzio's weighted blanket are one of those manufacturers that offer great quality on a steady basis, focusing more in providing well-constructed blankets that are quite durable, and can be tied to the outer cover to avoid it from moving within each other.
They are highly durable, so they're a great choice for adults and playful kids alike.
The only thing that isn't that durable are the inside ties that attach both the outer cover and inner blanket, and if you're not careful enough and move the blanket a lot they might rip, but that doesn't mean the blanket will become useless, just that it might move a bit more inside its cover.
Minky duvet cover has sensory dots, but if you don't like them you can get a flannel cover that feels really soft to the touch.
All that said, many people say this is a great option as a weighted blanket, but it can be quite expensive to some.
Very small sand-like pellets are non-toxic, hypoallergenic and odorless.
High sewing quality to maintain the stitches of the compartments for a long time.
3 different weights on 2 size-configurations.
Sensory dots on the outer side of the minky cover feel amazing and are great for kids or fidgetty fingers.
If used with a cover and washed less, it can be quite durable according to buyers.
Great construction allows it to be more manageable without having to be afraid of damage.
Even though the cotton is breathable the blanket's construction with the duvet can get a bit too hot.
Beads are really small, which can cause distribution issues as stitches aren't perfect all the time.
You might see some beads liking.
Maybe you thought you wouldn't going to be able to get a 15Lb weighted blanket for less than a $100, right?
Well, Zon Li provides affordable weighted blankets manufactured in China and distributed around the US.
Nevertheless, they have great quality and huge range of diversity; cotton or chenille fabrics, 4 different sizes, more than 16 color combinations and 9 different weights, Zon Li provides a very custom approach to getting the perfect blanket for you.
If you know exactly what you need, and in which size, weight and fabric you want it, then ZonLi is a great option.
They have plenty of satisfied customers that thought they would have a bad experience due to having bought a cheaper option, but it turns out most of the blankets come out to be really good.
100% premium cotton sewn into small squares.
Filled with tiny non-toxic plastic pellets.
It can be handwashed or washed on a gentle setting, but this might compromise its durability.
The cotton fabric and light construction make them one of the coolest weighted blankets in the market. Definitely recommended for hotter climates.
A great budget option if you don't need the cover, take good care of it and use it with a soft sheet in between to wash it less.
It is recommended to buy a separate outer cover.
Durability might be an issue if you don't take good care of the blanket.
The pellets can leak a bit, again the cover can help with this.
It has some chemical odor. If you're sensitive you might one to leave it in a fresh place for a day after unpacking.
The filler can have distribution issues and feel a bit lumpy here and there.
What should you know before buying a weighted blanket?
You might be overloaded with information after all that, so I'll help get it easier. The first thing: for who do you need your blanket for? What's your budget? Will it serve a specific function, like aiding to treat a health condition?
You must ask yourself all of these questions because each blanket manufacturer has strengths and weaknesses, some have a higher price, but your kid might like their design a lot. Or maybe one manufacturer has exactly the kind of blanket you want at a great price, but the height is too short for you.
My suggestion would be to read the details on all of the blankets, and pick 2 or 3 that have everything you think you need, and go check them on Amazon.
You don't need to read all of the reviews (I did that part of the work for you), and I can assure you that those 7 blankets are the best "bang for your buck" in the weighted blanket market right now.
Hopefully I'll find more manufacturers that fit the criteria (which basically means seeing a lot more people loving rather than disliking the blanket).
Weighted blankets are awesome, really, I can't say this enough. But they're a bit expensive, and that's the reason why my weighted blanket has been in the bed of my mom, my brother, my girlfriend, and even aunts and cousins.
There's one extra something you need to know before buying your comforter, and it is that it doesn't matter how much research and money you put into getting the best weighted blanket ever for you, or your kid: there's always going to be the chance of it not being totally awesome.
There's always the chance of feeling disappointed by what you bought, you might have underestimated the feeling of the weight, and end up being overwhelmed by it.
Or you might just not feel anything change at all, while wearing it, besides an "uncomfortable" weight on top of you.
We are humans, and we react very differently to stimuli, the blanket is great for people with anxiety, but there's always the chance of making someone even more anxious when he wears it.
They are comforting, and can simulate a big and reaaally long hug.
They're going to stimulate your nervous system via deep touch pressure, and probably make you produce serotonin, thus relaxing you and helping you sleep.
They are HEAVY!! If you do get a weight above 10% of your body weight these things will ping you down, and make you feel like you never want to get out of bed/couch/wherever you are chilling.
Last words, if you really do end up buying a weighted blanket, I do hope you (or your loved one) enjoy it, and that you have a very happy and long lasting relationship with your new blanket (just take good care of it, don't wash it a lot, and please, please, don't put it on the dog).
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Claude Balbastre (December 8, 1724 ? May 9, 1799) was a French composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was one of the most famous musicians of his time. Claude Balbastre was born in Dijon in 1724. Although his exact birthdate was disputed, discovery of his baptismal record has now made that date certain.
Balbastre's father, a church organist in Dijon, had 18 children from two marriages and Claude was the 16th (three of his brothers were named Claude). He received his first music lessons from his father, then became a pupil of Claude Rameau, the younger brother of Jean-Philippe Rameau, the most famous French musician at the time and also a native of Dijon.
Balbastre settled in Paris in 1750 and studied there with Pierre Février, whom he succeeded as organist of the Saint Roch church. Jean-Philippe Rameau helped and protected Claude when the latter settled in the city, so Balbastre was quickly and efficiently introduced to the Parisian musical circles and high society, and made a brilliant career: he played at the Concert Spirituel until 1782, became organist of the Notre-Dame cathedral and of the Chapelle Royale, harpsichordist to the French royal court (he taught queen Marie-Antoinette) and organist for Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, Count of Provence (who later became Louis XVIII, King of France). His fame was so great that the archbishop of Paris had to forbid him to play at Saint Roch during some of the services, because the churches were always crowded when Balbastre played.
In 1763 he married Marie-Geneviève Hotteterre, who came from a famous French family of musicians. During the French Revolution, Balbastre's connection with nobility and the royal court might have endangered his life, but apparently he somehow adapted to the new politital situation, so he survived the storm, playing the Revolution hymns and songs on his organ. He did lose his official jobs and, temporarily, his pension. He died in Paris in 1799.
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South Tyrolean Pink Lady®: an eye-catcher due to its pink-red colour!
The peel of the Pink Lady is thin and smooth and - as the name suggests - about two thirds of the peel is covered in bright pink red. The firm and juicy pulp is sweet and exhibits aromas of wild berries, vanilla and lychee, which is why this apple is often called the "paradise apple."
The late ripening and very productive club apple Pink Lady® is not harvested in South Tyrol until November, making it the last variety to be harvested in South Tyrol. This means that only deep valley locations such as the Etschtal valley and the Unterland valley are suitable for its cultivation. The attractive pink colour definitely makes this apple unique.


For example, fish rely on their habitat, which is water. If it's habitat is polluted, then the fish will die. This goes the same on all animals, big or small. Habitat not only relates to surroundings, but for the animals source for food. Habitats for birds, for example, the forest and trees, if gone, would kill the birds that relied on the forest for everyday use. Not only would they die, but the animals that relied on the birds would die and so on. Habitat is taken for granted. As humans, for example, we have our own habitat, which we are destroying by pollution, toxic waste, etc.. By destroying the rain forest, Ozone layer, and many other things, we are messing up many habitats, not only ours, but ALL animals, for all animals rely on the earth as their habitat. This relates to evolution and an animals adaptation to a paticuliar climate and region. Because habitats constantly change, an animals abiltiy to change adaptations determine if the animal will live or die.


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Q: How does flask deal with variable inheritance when using a WSGI server? I have a Flask app on AWS, fronted by Gunicorn. I set it with 4 workers.
In my main app.py:
My goal is to avoid using Environment variables when I need to get 3rd party/NON AWS keys:
app = Flask(__name__)
app.secret_key = env.get("APP_SECRET_KEY")

I use AWS secret manager and all is well.
My question is, if I do this:
app = Flask(__name__)
app.secret_key = mymodule.get_3rd_party_keys()

will all the workers also query AWS or will app.secret_key be inherited by the workers and thus not need to query AWS secrets manager on every request serviced.

A: I setup some logging on get_3rd_party_keys(). Since I have 4 gunicorn workers setup running in the docker instance I saw 4 entries in the log. I then did some searches exercising the search route:
This is a super simplification but you get the point:
app = Flask(__name__)
app.some_secret_key = mymodule.get_3rd_party_keys()

@app.route("/search")
def search():
    querystring = request.args
    data = myquery('some_secret_key')

So it seems like Gunicorn 'forks' the 4 workers, and then Python executes as per usual, loading up some_secret_key once and then makes it available to the current running workers.
So no, it does not appear to be 'inherited' from the primary/master 'process/thread'. Each worker process is acting independently. But if I did 50 searches I did not see 50 print statement in the log, because that variable was already executed and now the gunicorn process is now basically an HTTP daemon responding to incoming requests.
(Side note: I had some code under /search that was making 2 calls to the Database (not intentionally). Moving it out of the route definition and up top as shown here made it only run once, so that is good.)
This is good to know. However, I am still pursing the inheritance pattern.
Gunicorn suggests 2x+1 workers  for x cores. So if I had 128 cores; that's still a lot of un-needed lookups at start up time...
Anyone feel free to correct where this is incorrect.


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