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Talking sonic scares with The Haunting of Hill House sound supremo Trevor Gates
Steve May | Nov 27, 2018
Dark shadows may be creepy, but it's the sound of creaking floorboards overhead, an unearthly wail (or is it wind?) from the surround channel, and the sudden crack of thunder that really tingles the spine and makes us start when watching our favourite horror.
Creating the sound design for chillers is an art that all home cinema fans will appreciate, and few audio engineers are as good at it as Trevor Gates.
An experienced sound editor, Gates has worked on a series of goosebump-raising modern horror movies including Get Out, Gerald's Game and Don't Breathe. Most recently, he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for the cult TV show Atlanta, specifically the horror-inflected episode Teddy Perkins.
And since October, Gates has been shocking our socks off as the Supervising Sound Editor on The Haunting of Hill House, a ten-part Netflix original series. We reached out to Gates across the ether to find out how he records those things that go bump in the night, amongst other stuff...
When you were working on Get Out did you suspect that it would be a breakout hit and critical success?
I had a feeling. I kept telling Jordan (Peele, director/writer) that something was going to happen, that Get Out was going to be a thing. I was completely overwhelmed the first time I watched it. Turns out I was right.
Are there any sonic elements in Get Out you're particularly proud of? Sequences that HCC readers should listen out for?
I'm definitely proud of the way the Sunken Place sounds. That was an otherworldly composition, for sure. And I think we did a very good job of being quiet and articulate throughout the movie.
At first glance, Atlanta is very different from your genre movie work. It's mainly a TV comedy after all. Did you approach it differently, or is the art of sound design largely the same regardless of genre?
It was a bit different, but I felt like I knew what I wanted to do sound-wise going into it. I wanted to feel real, authentic, but specific and heightened when appropriate. With that said, Atlanta was very different from episode to episode. There were always new challenges, and every episode had a focus that needed to be explored a bit differently than the last.
What's really fun about this job is that we are in the business of telling stories, specifically with sound. Although sound design can be very different from genre to genre, the approach has the same fundamental semantics at its core. A lot of it has to do with timing. What do we want to hear, and when do we want to hear it? I believe this is universal, and extremely crucial to sound design.
In the horror genre we can find times to create surreal sound, like the Sunken Place in Get Out. That was a soundscape that was completely imagined. Or in Ouija: Origin of Evil, we created pace through quiet scenes with a clock that was never seen, but a completely real and ordinary sound.
In Atlanta we used a perceived silence in the Teddy Perkins episode to drive the tension between Darius and Teddy. We built a gun fight in the 'cold open' of [Season Two episode) Alligator Man, and creatively designed gunshots, ricochets, falling pots, pans, and glass to drive the chaos and the threat of something that could potentially be so very real.
All those sounds were designed to live in a specific space and time to give you a visceral experience. And throughout the season we built background ambiences inside and outside locations to make you feel like you were right there with the characters, but without distracting you from story and dialogue. It's a fine balance of sound in time. What do you want to hear, and when do you want to hear it?
You must have been thrilled to have been Emmy nominated for your work on the Teddy Perkins episode. What's the story behind the sound design for that, as it clearly has a strong thriller sensibility...
I was very excited to hear of our nomination. I think I have a fantastic team of sound people that work for me, and I hold high expectations for the work that we deliver. And this is definitely one of those moments where I feel that good work didn't go unnoticed. I'm very thankful for that.
When [director] Hiro Murai and I discussed the sound for Teddy Perkins, we decided that we wanted this episode to hold silence; to be quiet. We wanted to hold people in a cold house, feeling the awkward tension between Darius and Teddy. We also wanted to feel the detail of everything that was happening in this perceived silence, like the globe spinning and the gross ostrich egg. The sound of footsteps in the space, music echoing through the rooms… Every soundscape in this episode was carefully crafted, and because it was a 'quiet episode' we had to be very articulate; we had nothing to hide behind.
Horror, more than any other genre, relies on audio to convey atmosphere. And in many cases, it's the absence of sound which is the most frightening. How do you approach this?
I've found that the most effective approach to making an atmosphere quiet is not the absence of sound, it's the isolation of sound. You give the audience one small audible sound to lock into – even if it's barely audible, you've done your job. And to be clear, this can be very difficult. Because the sound has to be the right sound, and you only have one, so it better be good. We did this with the cold air of the house in Teddy Perkins. I did it with the clock in Ouija: Origin of Evil. I've been known to use a single cricket, or a fridge hum, or a knocking pipe. If you can hold someone's attention with a single sound, you have a lot of power in what happens next.
Weird or interesting audio is always exciting. Eraserhead is a great example of otherworldly sound design. What other genre classics have interesting sonics?
It's true, David Lynch has always made some bold choices in sound. And I always admire bold choices, even when they are not otherworldly. One of my favourite sound scenes from a classic is in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Right before HAL takes over, as Dr. Frank Poole is performing maintenance outside the ship, there is an even minute scene where the only things you hear are the breaths of Frank, and the hiss of an air hose. I think this is bold, and very cool.
The jump scare has become a cliché in modern genre movies – quiet, quiet, BANG! How do you feel about that?
I think this is a powerful tool that is often abused. We often find ourselves experiencing a jump scare that is forced; something that wasn't really composed to be scary, but leans on a loud sound to frighten the audience. It's a cheap trick. But that doesn't mean that all jump scares are cheap.
One filmmaker that I continue to work with who does a fantastic job with the jump scare is Mike Flanagan. One of the most memorable jump scares from a film he and I worked on together didn't even have a loud sound for the jump. On Oujia: Origin of Evil, we are on a quiet shot of a hallway, then cut to little possessed Doris leaning over the shoulder of one of her family members speaking in tongues/ whispering. There is no loud bang, but in the theatre, the audience had a visceral response. They effectively provided the loud sting.
You worked with Mike on The Haunting of Hill House for Netflix…
Yes. Mike has some good tasteful jump scares in there for you! I don't want to give anything away, but I'm very proud of this work. It's a great story, with some very interesting sound. You'll definitely get your fair share of dynamics here. A lot of quiet followed by loud. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this series. We think it's fantastic.
Often it's the downright creepy atmosphere you create with audio that stays with the audience longest – Ouija: Origin of Evil is a great example of this...
It's all about being specific and being bold. It doesn't have to be a weird sound, but if you can make some great choices, you'll have a very creepy atmosphere just from the minimal selections you've made. You often hear the term 'less is more', well in the creepy atmosphere world, this is absolutely the truth.
For Oujia we built a very creepy sound world when Doris becomes possessed: clock, footsteps, breath, and demon. Originally the possession scene had score throughout, but we did such a stellar job of making it creepy, the director decided to take out the score and play it only with sound design.
We often hear that directors, cinematographers and colourists will agree a tonal palette for a movie? Is there an equivalent consensus on audio?
I think a good sound designer can create a sonic motif for film and TV. You're always looking for something signature, something unique. And It's always a fun challenge to explore the idea of a sonic signature, whatever it may be. I'm always trying to think outside of the box, to bring something special to whatever project I'm working on, to help tell the story in a special way…
TV and movie audio has evolved rapidly from stereo to 5.1 and now immersive audio with Dolby Atmos. What do you think Atmos brings to the movie/TV experience?
I think the Dolby Atmos experience is absolutely incredible. It's such an immersive experience. We just mixed The Haunting of Hill House in Dolby Atmos. The clarity and depth of the mix in that format is something unique and incredible. The separation of sound, through whatever is happening at any given moment, is unparalleled.
Can you tell us a little about your own home theatre?
I have a 5.1 surround sound home theatre. I have a Yamaha receiver with all Klipsch speakers, and a 75in 4K LCD TV. After working on The Haunting of Hill House in Dolby Atmos, it is on my to-do list to upgrade!
What examples of movie or TV audio have inspired you? Can you cite great examples of sound design? Who are your industry heroes?
Let's see... Nature sounds and Foley: Cast Away. Gun fights: Heat, Black Hawk Down. Sword fights: Kingdom of Heaven, Gladiator. Anything Edgar Wright (huge fan). Anything Pixar. Recently: Arrival and Annihilation – those were very cool-sounding tracks. Sunshine, Alien, Blowout... I realise that list is eclectic, and I suppose the list could go on, but those are a few.
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By Tobey Lee, Sports Editor|October 10, 2017
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LIGHT: College counselor Lisa Gruenbaum offers advice in her airy new office on the third floor, behind the stairwell where the Student Activities office used to be.
When it comes to the school's support staff, students returning to school this week are not going to see usual faces in usual places.
Over the summer, there were 10 office changes, two title changes and a whole lot of switching suites and floors among the people who run Shalhevet's various departments. So here is a rundown, organized by floor, of who's where and who's what.
On the first floor, Raizie Weissman has switched from Student Activities Director to Development Coordinator. Her new office is where Michelle Baxter and Stacey Enoch used to be, just off the main foyer near the front door.
"It's a great office; I have a photocopy machine so people come in," said Ms. Weissman, whose previous office was in a hidden spot on the third floor behind the staircase. "Then I have someone to talk to."
She added that this office will be the first one she uses, since she didn't like her old one.
"I haven't really had an office before this point, or one that I actually used," said Ms. Weissman.
Raizie also explained her new job as Development Coordinator, which includes fundraising, handling money, and more.
"I've been doing student activities for eight years," Ms. Weissman said, "and I loved it and I really had an awesome time. But I think nine years would have been too much. I love the school, I didn't want to leave the school, but I just need a change of pace."
Stacy Enoch, admissions assistant, did not like the hecticness of the front office. She now has Muriel's former office.
"I like the size and the spacing," said Ms. Enoch. "It's, you know, enough for one person — it's kind of cozy."
"I like it just because you know there's more privacy… it's quieter, the front office definitely gets a lot more traffic, so it's nice to kind of be secluded to get some things done," said Stacey.
In other changes, Muriel Ohana, Rabbi Segal's assistant, took Claire Benyowitz's old office.
Claire Benyowitz, the director of development, is in Stacy and Michelle's old office.
Michelle Baxter, the business office associate, has the former security office, right next to the Wildfire Theatre.
Security no longer has an office inside the school, but it still has a booth overlooking the gate in the driveway.
And Coach Ryan Coleman, the Athletic Director, has a new office adjacent to the gym.
On the second floor, Aviva Walls has half of Mr. Feld's old office and is the new Dean of Academic Affairs. She likes it, but expressed sadness that she would not be in the same office as Ms. Gruenbaum.
"I'm really going to miss working with Lisa in the same office," Ms. Walls said. "She and I had a really great vibe."
Jen Hurvitz, who works in Student Support, now has half of Ms. Walls' old office. The other half will be used for student and teacher meetings.
Rabbi Ari Schwarzberg, the new Agenda committee advisor and director of Shalhevet Institute, has taken the other half of Mr. Feld's old office.
And up on the third floor, Lisa Gruenbaum, the Associate Director of College Guidance and Academic Advising, now has part of Raizie's old office, just clockwise from the top of the stairs and abutting the Art Room.
Ms. Gruenbaum was at first very skeptical about this change, but now feels comfortable with the new scenery.
"I was very nervous at first [that] being in a space that no student has accessed before, I would be really isolated," said Ms. Gruenbaum.
"Now that it's really up and running, a little bit more functional and I've kind of got my space in here, I'm really excited about this space because I think it's such a good space for students," she said. "It's a really good way for them to just think about what's after high school in a no pressure scenario."
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MINOX Optics are another manufacturer from Germany that produce binoculars of the highest standard. Like many of the other German optical companies including Steiner Binoculars, Leica and Zeiss, they pride themselves on the quality of their workmanship. MINOX are probably best known for their spy cameras which have some of the the highest quality lenses in the world, but they also manufacture monoculars, spotting scopes, night vision devices, riflescopes and the range of Minox binoculars are some of the very best available.
MINOX is also a very innovative company and they produced the worlds first purpose built digital camera monitor and eyepiece that fits to the end of a spotting scope as an affordable way of getting into digiscoping, perfect for both birdwatching and wildlife viewing.
The MINOX binocular range is based around the highest quality optics and produced mostly for serious bird watchers, nature observation, marine use and as hunting binoculars. All MINOX binoculars feature a multi layer coating on all air to glass surfaces. This reduces any reflection and makes the image sharper and even more brilliant. The prisms in the MINOX binoculars are coated with a phase correction layer which enhances the contrast, even in difficult light conditions, therefore increasing the twilight factor of these new variable power binoculars.
With the BL-HD series, Minox have added some pretty impressive refinements to their already very good BL series and thus have improved them even further.
As well as the obvious slight changes to the looks and design, they now use HD glass elements in their lenses. This extra low dispersion glass (ED) has a property know as anomalous partial dispersion which means that the different color wavelengths are refracted non-linearly, which makes it possible for the lens designers at Minox to combine different types of glass in order to reduce chromatic aberration, the cause of color fringing, which is not possible with normal optical glass.
Like the standard open bridge BL models, all BL-HD binoculars feature a lightweight open bridge design, phase correction coatings on the roof prisms and are sealed and then filled with nitrogen to make them fogproof and are waterproof tested to a depth of 5m.
Made by hand in Germany, they are also exposed to a meticulous quality control inspection before leaving their factory and all Minox BL-HD binoculars come with their "Comfort Service", which after what they say is a "simple registration", you get an extended protection from all manufacturing and functional defects for an impressive 30 years.
One of the first thing you notice about the new MINOX BL binocular is the very comfortable open bridge design, which I love as they not only help to keep the weight of the binocular to a minimum, but they are easier and far more secure to hold in one hand when you are not actually using them, but say walking through thick bush.
The letter "L" in the name stands for "Light", which refers to their light weight (The BL 8x33 weigh's just 650g), but it could also stand for their light gathering capabilities: High quality components are used throughout with fully multi-coated optical elements and BaK-4 phase corrected high-reflection prism that give a sharp and high-contrast image over the full field of view.
Minox has increased their already impressive field of view by 16% on the new BL range. The BL 8x33 BR now has a field of view of 8,0° or 421 ft at 1000yards, easily making it into the class of wide angle binoculars and ideal for spotting any moving object even quicker than before.
All BL binoculars are 100% waterproof down to a depth of 5m (16.4ft) as well as Fogproof as the body of the binocular has been filled with nitrogen to ensure there is no internal fogging in extreme climatic conditions.
New: MINOX announce two new models to their BL series binoculars - The MINOX BL 8X42 and BL 10X42 Made in Germany Edition Binoculars. For more information, read my article on the announcement of the New MINOX BL "Made in Germany" Edition Binoculars.
These are the companies flagship bin and what sets the APO binoculars apart from the rest of the MINOX range are the SCHOTT fluoride ED-glass lens elements that they use in their Apochromatic Triplet Lenses.
What this basically means is that these Minox APO HG Binoculars are apochromatically-corrected or in other words, at least three wavelengths of light are brought into perfect focus after going through the lens . Compare this to the vast majority of other binoculars that only bring two wavelengths into perfect focus and you can understand why these and other APO binoculars produce such a brilliant color-fringe-free image.
What is more, SCHOTT, who designed the glass constituents for the APO technology is one of the very best glass manufacturers out there, with other companies like Zeiss also using their products on their top of the range models.
One of the elements in their lenses is the very high spec N-PK 52 A ED glass, which is said by Minox to have an optical performance that is nothing short of extraordinary.
Minox also use aspherical lenses within the eyepieces, which ensure uniform sharpness from the middle of the view, all the way to the edge.
All the best bits from the MINOX HG line of Binoculars have also been incorporated into the APO series, including Quick-Close-Focus and the MINOTEC multi-coating, a nanotechnology that is said to help repel dust and water from the external optic surfaces.
All MINOX APO HG binoculars have a large metal focusing wheel with a cross knurl and to prevent any reflections that could potentially frighten birds or wildlife, all these parts have an anodized gun-metal grey finish, which shows an excellent attention to detail.
APO-HG binoculars come a leather case inside a beautiful wooden box together with a neoprene strap and lens cleaning set.
Expect to pay top dollar (or pound) for these very top of the range binoculars.
All the MINOX HG Binoculars have the Quick-Close-Focus (QCF) feature which was developed and patented by MINOX where you only need one full turn of the focusing dial on the binoculars to adjust the HG binoculars from close focus to infinite. This gives you fast close focusing as well as more precise focusing for longer distances.
All HG binoculars have MINOX's M* multi coating of 21 layers and the silver-bearing Minobright reflection of the phase-corrected roof prisms. The innovative M*-coating of the lenses which consists of up to 21 different layers on the glass surface is there to modify the various wave lengths of light. This increases the light transmission up to an impressive 92 percent and improves brightness, contrast, details and colour rendering significantly. Another major benefit is an improved optical formula. Aspheric lenses enhance the contrast and sharpness of the image from the centre to the edges. To ensure a very reliable and durable protection against internal corrosion and fogging, the new HG's are filled with state-of-the-art Argon gas.
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The range of MINOX BV Binoculars are described by the manufacturers as being "Popular binoculars for the price-aware outdoor enthusiast"
So basically these are the cheaper binoculars in the Minox range.
This value for money line, for me make some of the best safari and wildlife viewing binoculars, as you still get many of the features and the quality on some of the more expensive MINOX binoculars, but at a much more affordable price, so it won't hurt so much if you luggage was to get lost on that safari holiday!
The MINOX BV 8x42 BR and BV 10x42 BR binoculars, like the more expensive ranges from MINOX, still feature multicoated lens elements which reduce glare to a minimum and provide exceptionally high light transmission as well as neutral colour rendition of the subject in view.
Available with a 8x or 10x magnification I feel that these new MINOX BV binoculars make the perfect low cost alternatives for nature observers, hunters and birders.
There are two compact binoculars in the value for money BV range of binoculars from. The MINOX BV 8x25 BRW and the BV 10x25 BRW are the perfect pocket binoculars for traveling, taking to sporting events or nature observation where space and weight is at a premium. These compact binoculars have an exceptional price-performance ratio and make an ideal choice for those looking for a small, top quality yet still affordable pair of binoculars.
The line of MINOX BD Binoculars consists of three pocket sized (compact) binoculars and includes the very distinctive 7x28 IF Binoculars (see image on the right).
All three models in the BD range use roof prisms and all are multi-coated with anti-reflection coatings. Only the newer 7x28 BD binocular is water and fogproof.
As with most compact binoculars, they are ideal binoculars for traveling, taking to sporting events or nature observation where space and weight is at a premium. I would say that these compact binoculars offer a very good l price-performance ratio and make an ideal choice for those looking for a small, top quality yet still affordable pair of pocket binoculars.
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MINOX also produce Porro Prism Binoculars in their range with the 8x44 BP and 10x44 BP Binoculars. The advantage of the Porro prism over roof prisms, are the usually higher light transmission, as less light is lost in the optical path through reflection, on the way to the eye, But tend to be heavier and larger then roof prism binoculars.
As I go into great detail in my article on Self Focusing Binoculars about how they work and the fact that every manufacturer has their own name for what in effect are fixed focus binoculars, MINOX are no different and their range of fixed focus binoculars are known as Individual Focus Binoculars as once the binoculars have been adjusted to your eyes, no further focusing of any kind is required. Advantages are that they are exceptionally robust and simply indestructible because of the fewer moving parts as well as locating fast moving objects like birds quickly as you do not have to focus.
MINOX also produce a range of pocket size binoculars as well as binoculars that feature an altimeter, that are small and compact and thus very useful for mountaineers and climbers.


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Business owners are being urged by the provincial chamber of commerce to make their concerns regarding proposed changes to workplace legislation and minimum wage increases loud and clear.
Karl Baldauf, vice-president, policy and government relations with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), says it is imperative that business owners reach out to their local provincial representatives, regardless of what party they represent.
"We want you to take the time to send those letters," Baldauf said. "If the Premier sees a groundswell of opposition, [she] cannot [ignore it].
Baldauf spoke at recent roundtable hosted by the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce aimed at educating local business owners on the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act.
Despite his advice to business owners, Baldauf admitted he is "very cynical that this [current] government will make changes."
However, with an election guaranteed to take place within the next calendar year, he believes a future government could be convinced "to put the pause on some of the changes", even if it is a re-elected Liberal government.
Baldauf says when the Liberals were re-elected with a minority in 2011, they scaled back numerous aspects of the Green Energy Act in response to public backlash, and he believes a similar situation could result from the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act.
The Liberals plan to increase Ontario's minimum wages to $15 by January 2019, an increase of approximately 32 per cent over 18 months.
"This scale of change is unprecedented," Baldauf says.
Baldauf says while there are other jurisdictions with a $15 minimum wage, those increases were much more gradual.
California increased its minimum wage by 50 per cent over five years, while Seattle, Wash. had a 36 per cent increase over four years, Baldauf says.
In addition, Baldauf says these increases "totally contradict" changes made in 2014 on how minimum wage is calculated.
The OCC is partnering with a number of organizations to form the Keep Ontario Working Coalition, a collective group calling on the government to undertake an economic impact analysis of the proposed legislation.
The OCC has enlisted the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis to perform an economic impact study on its behalf.
"We expect to have the results by mid-August," Baldauf said.
Should the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act move forward, the OCC is recommending a number of offsets to mitigate the impact on businesses.
Baldauf says the government should reinstate scheduled reductions to the business education tax as well as creating a province-wide standardized rate.
Another recommendation is to reinstate a previous decision to lower the corporate tax rate from 11.5 per cent to 10 per cent.
With US president Donald Trump indicating he will lower corporate tax rates south of the border, Baldauf says that "it's very likely our corporate competitive tax rate will not be so in the future."
The OCC is also calling for the Liberals to lower the small business deduction tax rate; established tax brackets for small businesses based on size; and cut the employer health tax rate from its current 1.95 per cent.
According to Baldauf, there are other aspects of the act that will cause hardships for business owners beyond increased wages.
Other proposals in the act include expanded personal emergency leave, including at least two paid days without the need for a doctor's note; a minimum three weeks of vacation after five years with the same company, and equal pay for part-time, temporary, casual and seasonal workers performing the same duties as full-time employees.
Employers would also be required to pay employees for three hours of work if a shift is cancelled within 48 hours of the scheduled start time.
Baldauf says this particular aspect will be crippling to employers such as golf courses and ski resorts.
"It's heartbreaking to hear some of their stories. It's really adding insult to injury," he says.
The act also aims to improve employment standards enforcement with plans to hire 175 more officers to enforce the changes.
Baldauf says the OCC supports enforcing employment standards but "good employers" will be pressured as well.
"If the challenge is 'bad apple' employers, why don't you just crack down on them," he said.
The provincial chamber is tackling the issue aggressively, with 25 similar roundtables planned in communities across Ontario over the next eight weeks.
Speaking on why the Liberals are proposing these changes, Baldauf says he doesn't see any rationale other than providing help to people the government deems as vulnerable.
"The government sees an opportunity to convey some compassion and [to show] that they will hold businesses to account," he said, adding he doesn't expect either the NDP or Conservatives will take a lead role in rallying against the proposed changes.
"[NDP Leader] Andrea Horwath wrote an opinion piece in the Toronto Star saying it doesn't go far enough," Baldauf said, adding "there is a need for the Tories to go further" but he does not believe their opposition "will ever go as far as the [OCC] or private sector.
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'Twitter Coin' Could Free Social Media Giant from Advertiser Pressure
Now this is just a rumor but a reasonably sourced rumor: Chief Twit Elon Musk is looking to create a crypto "Twitter coin" that may be unrelated to Dogecoin. We will see if this comes to pass but if so, it demonstrates the potential power of decentralization.
Even before Musk closed on Twitter for $44 billion on Oct. 28, powerful interests in the media and government have been sounding alarms about the danger a Musk regime could pose at the previously curated and controlled social media giant because the world's richest man dares to have a commitment to the idea of free speech.
The mainstream media has declared free speech could endanger users and even get people killed. Sitting senators and congress members have threatened the platform now that one party doesn't get favored treatment. The White House considers it a potential national security matter. The Anti-Defamation League has outright threatened Twitter's advertiser base and Twitter itself, joining other liberal interest groups in pushing for boycotts.
Under its current model, and despite the new verified $8 charge Musk instituted, most of Twitter's revenue comes from advertising. So long as that is the case, interest groups have a pressure point to push for censorship.
Should Musk proceed with creating a successful Twitter cryptocurrency, this could be a game changer. Absent the boycott means of coercion, aggravated factions would have the choice to either fight for their ideas on a level playing field where money and political pull will find no purchase, or else retreat to siloed, safe-space social media platforms. Win-win for everyone.
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Twitter is reportedly working on monetization tools and "Twitter Coin". App researchers Nima Owji and Jane Manchun Wong revealed the "Coins" section in hidden "Tips" settings on Twitter. Elon Musk earlier hinted at implementing Dogecoin (DOGE) for Twitter payments.
However, it's unclear whether Dogecoin or other cryptocurrencies will be used for the new rumored coin. Dogecoin price skyrocketed almost 6% after the news, hitting a high of $0.111.
Jane Manchun Wong also revealed instructions for enabling the feature and checking the changes. Moreover, the code doesn't clearly state what "Twitter Tips" and "Twitter Coin" are or mentioned whether it's related to Musk's favorite meme coin DOGE.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has confirmed working on introducing payments accepting fiat and cryptocurrencies. Moreover, Musk has several times hinted at integrating Dogecoin into Twitter after he took over the social media giant. Despite recent rumors of "Twitter Coin" and being active on Twitter, Elon Musk hasn't confirmed the news yet.
Moreover, Jane Manchun Wong deleted her Twitter account immediately after tweeting about Twitter Coin and DOGE rallying over 6%. Some claim she has totally disappeared from the internet including Discord, Instagram, Reddit, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
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Ойгаи́нг, Ойкаинг, Ой-кайынг ( — искажённое кирг. «берёзовая балка, долина берёз») — горная река в Бостанлыкском районе Ташкентской области, левая составляющая реки Пскем.

В верхнем течении носит название Шавурса́й или Шабырсай (). Иногда Шавурсай рассматривается как самостоятельная река, тогда Ойгаинг отсчитывается от слияния Шавурсая с реками Тюзашу и Тастарсай.

Общее описание
Длина Ойгаинга от истоков до слияния с Майданталом и образования Пскема — 76 километров, площадь бассейна составляет 1102 квадратных километра. Питается сезонными снегами, талыми водами ледников и снежников. Среднемноголетний расход воды равен 27,9 м³/с. При этом 44—46 % годового стока приходится на период с июля по сентябрь.

Пойма и речные террасы хорошо выражены. По течению попадается большое количество морен, оставшихся от древних ледников. В некоторых местах русло запруживается крупными валунами, образуя участки падения воды.

Течение реки

Шавурсай
Шавурсай — верховье Ойгаинга; он образуется слиянием Тастарсая, Такмаксалды и, немного ниже, Ишакульды. Эти небольшие водотоки начинаются от ледников Пскемского хребта: Тастарсай — от ледника Пахтакор, Такмаксалды — от безымянного карово-висячего ледника, левый исток Ишакульды — от ледника Калесника, правый исток Ишакульды — от ледника Козий.

Вначале Шавурсай течёт на северо-запад вдоль хребта Таласский Алатау, далее поворачивает на восток с некоторым уклоном к югу. За поворотом на реке расположено озеро Шабыркуль.

Ширина Шабырсая ниже озера составляет 11 м, глубина — 1,2 м. На реке имеются броды. Скорость течения ниже Шабыркуля составляет 2,5 м/с.

За слиянием с реками Тастарсай (слева) и Тюзашу (справа), которое происходит практически одновременно,, русло получает название Ойгаинг.

Среднее и нижнее течение
Приобретя название Ойгаинг, водоток далее ориентируется на северо-восток и течёт между Майдантальским хребтом (на северо-западе) и Пскемским хребтом (на юго-востоке). Русло проходит среди редколесья и кустарниковых зарослей.

В районе урочища Туякорын имеется брод. Ширина русла в среднем течении (за впадением Байкырака) составляет 20 м, глубина — 50 см. Далее на берегу реки стоит снеголавинная станция Ойгаинг. Близ станции находятся ещё один брод и, перед впадением значительного притока Коксу, — водомерный пост. После подхода Коксу ширина русла достигает 30 м, глубина — 80 см. После впадения притока Аютор восточный вновь расположен брод. Далее, после впадения притока Турагаинг скорость течения равна 4,0 м/с. По берегам имеются участки древесной и, местами, кустарниковой растительности.

В районе урочища Карабашкак Ойгаинг поворачивает к югу, хотя затем восточный уклон появляется вновь. За впадением крупного притока Бештор ширина русла составляет 16 м, глубина — 1,2 м.

Пройдя между урочищами Сарыджаяк и Кокренеат, Ойгаинг сливается с Майданталом в реку Пскем. Около слияния Ойгаинга и Майдантала расположена метеостанция «Майдантал».

Вдоль всего течения Ойгаинга проложена тропа (от низовий до брода за Аютором Восточным — по правому берегу, выше — по левому берегу).

Притоки Ойгаинга
Ойгаинг имеет более 100 притоков общей длиной около 206 километров. Средняя высота водосбора равна 2998 метрам, средний модуль стока составляет .

Крупнейшим левым притоком Ойгаинга является река Бештор. Крупными притоками также являются Тастарсай, Коксу, Байкыраксай, Чиралма (все — слева).

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The Clergy Discipline Measure and its application
From Mr Robert Leach
Sir, — Your reporting last week on the Clergy Discipline Measure (CDM) indicated problems with the implementation of the Measure rather than with the Measure itself (News, 24 July). Recurring themes were lack of support, unsympathetic treatment, and dissatisfaction with bishops. Other themes were that it took too long and insufficient information was provided.
Neither of the two case studies was a complaint against the CDM itself. One was from a priest unable to accept a decision, and the other related to withdrawal of permission to officiate after being cleared under the CDM.
The Bishops plan to bring a replacement for the CDM to the General Synod in 2021. If they do, I hope that they will operate it rather better.
ROBERT LEACH
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From the Revd Paul Williamson
Sir, — The Sheldon report shows the dreadful and convoluted dealings of dioceses using the CDM against priests. In my case, I was not given any substantive pastoral care, and no professional assistance at all, by the diocese of London, whose officers I hold responsible and accountable.
There is little legal support or adequate financial assistance available. There is no redress. I was accused by a woman of asking a parishioner to leave me her £1 million. An archdeacon and a bishop interviewed the informant. It took a year, the Will, and the statement of four executors to prove my innocence, while I suffered grievously.
Then, an investigation and two more CDMs. which were set aside. No support whatsoever was provided by the diocese of London. My doctor and my consultant wrote of my suicidal state. The diocese of London dismissed these letters on legal headed paper. How many clergy have gone through this? How many have been forced to the point of suicide?
We need a Royal Commission to look into the treatment of priests by the Church of England.
PAUL WILLIAMSON
7 Blakewood Close,
Hanworth TW13 7NL
Sir, — The process itself under the Clergy Discipline Measure has the capacity to deal properly with complaints, dismissing or acting upon them at several stages. If followed correctly, however, it is long and critically labour-intensive, and it compromises the complementary roles of bishops, as "chief pastors", and archdeacons, as "enquirer", and potentially "complainant", or even provider of "pastoral support". The process requires more than the administrative capacities of most of our senior clergy, and so struggles to tackle wayward clergy, help those who are struggling, or confront vexatious complainants.
It is all too easy for hard-pressed bishops and archdeacons to be swept along by the vehement petitions of over-stretched lay people, made anxious by target-driven policies, and bitterly disappointed at the mere humanity of their parish priest — whose official support structure, meanwhile, has turned into judge, jury, and executioner.
Pastoral care and advice may then be delegated to various advisers, and these may see straight through the presenting issues; but still the juggernaut cannot be stopped. Consequently, extreme and widespread damage is caused to both clergy and parish ministry. Worse still: clergy spouses — children and dependants notwithstanding — have been dragged through the same misery, and brought to similar levels of suicidal desperation. And so, in a twisted irony, the real effects of the CDM constitute a failure in safeguarding.
We do not know how many clergy — or their spouses — have ended their own lives because of the destructive effects of the CDM; but, if Bishop Tim Thornton's estimate (given on the Radio 4 Sunday programme, 26 July) is correct, and it takes two years before a new Measure can be established, then there will surely be more, unless very well-targeted pastoral support can be brought in very quickly.
My wife and I consider ourselves lucky to have survived our own recent experience of the CDM relatively intact; but we should never have had to trust to luck.
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Sir, — Further to the Bishops' decision to replace the CDM, the problem was not only that one was considered guilty until proven innocent: even when no further action was deemed to be the correct judgment, the Bishop continued to think of the accused as responsible.
As such, my bishop wrote to me as follows: "I have decided to take no further action under the Measure. I judge the incidents (the complainer) cites are not matters for formal disciplinary proceedings under the Clergy Discipline Measure. I most certainly did not say that the complaint was unfounded and, indeed, I have never believed this to be the case. In fact my views are to the contrary. The complaint was dismissed on legal advice simply because the matters complained of were not sufficiently serious to merit any disciplinary sanction against you under the Measure."
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Having lost all faith in both my bishop and the process that I had been subjected to, I felt I had no option but to retire from a parish where, in my time as Incumbent, the church had increased its Parish Share fivefold.
From the Revd Dr Margaret Wilkinson
Sir, — Thank you for your coverage of the very real problems that members of the clergy have experienced as a result of the CDM. We would like to highlight that the stress, trauma, and potential loss of home and livelihood also affect the other members of the family, including any children. These problems are compounded if there has also been a breakdown in the clergy marriage.
We trust that the review of the CDM will give due weight to the needs of clergy families.
MARGARET WILKINSON
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27 River Grove Park
Beckenham BR3 1HX
Human-rights abuses against Muslims in Xinjiang
From Canon Mark Oakley
Sir, — One of the great crimes against humanity is happening in our time, and, for mainly economic reasons, the world is silent. The Church imitates this silence, careful not to say anything that might injure its own. Meanwhile, between one and two million children, women, and men are being rounded up and placed in camps of the same cruelty and death as the earth saw in living memory across Europe.
We in the West may not know much about the Uighur people, nor of Xinjiang province in China. We may not share their Muslim faith, their language, or their culture. Neither do we, thank God, share their predicament at this moment: arbitrary detainment, "correction" of thought and belief, sterilisation, torture, separation of children from parents. Silence will only encourage an increase in state criminality — maybe, next, against Christians.
People of faith will now be watching many leaders in the world pursuing the abuse of minorities, the poorest and the vulnerable, as part of nationalistic ideology. In contrast, the Church proclaims the God who does not see our boundaries, but only our humanity. As the Roman Catholic Church teaches, "human dignity can be protected and a healthy community can be achieved only if human rights are protected and responsibilities are met."
As Christians, it is time to educate ourselves, and find a language that is compelling and truthful about human dignity and the values that we unapologetically hold as sacred, so that the Church is known for its voice, not its compromise or its hiding. Teaching documents, church study groups, sermons, theological courses — all need to be deepening our belief and our courage, and shaping political and theological literacy, because it is clear that there are dark days ahead for the vulnerable of our world. Indeed, they are well under way already.
Martin Niemöller's words must haunt us into a refreshed urgency: "then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me."
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Sheffield Cathedral Chapter's actions over choir
From Seth and Amelie (and Stephen and Gillian) Hillier
Sir, — It has been reported that Sheffield Cathedral has closed its choir (News, 24 July). We are choristers (and their parents) from the closed choir and wanted to set the record straight about the current situation. The cathedral is quoted as being regretful about the current situation. This regret did not stretch to consulting existing choristers on whether they wanted to be involved in the future of the choir. Some of us have been involved for most of our lives, but we have been erased from the picture in these statements.
We were cast out without contact from the cathedral during the lockdown. Our new Master of Music, who was making great steps towards a bright future for the choir, was furloughed without notice, abandoned by his management chain, and allowed to resign without any question about his motives. We understand those motives and are outraged that it should have been allowed to happen. Only a few weeks before lockdown, his appointment was heralded as the start of a new era.
The cathedral says that the decision is not about Covid-19 or finances. This may well be true, but both have given the cathedral an out instead of making some difficult decisions about the way in which the choir has been managed. The cathedral also says that it wants to be more inclusive in the future, failing to mention that the majority of existing choristers come from state schools or are home educated, and not from local private schools, and have a mixture of socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. Any deficiency in choir inclusivity is due to the failure of the cathedral to recruit actively from schools in recent years, despite current parents' encouraging them to do so.
We are hugely disappointed by this experience. As children, we can't understand that adults, particularly those representing the Church of England, can behave like this. We have worked really hard for the cathedral, and they have failed to make any effort to save the choir. We have learned a lot this year in unusual times. Unfortunately, this has been the worst lesson of all for us.
SETH HILLIER, AMELIE HILLIER (aged 13) (and STEPHEN HILLIER, GILLIAN HILLIER, parents)
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Sir, — The courageous and pertinent letter from the Revd Simon Grigg (24 July) calls to mind Bishop Hugh Montefiore, who, arriving in Birmingham, told his clergy that he would be available for them, but that sometimes "like Nicodemus they would have to come by night."
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The Duo Behind The Terrifier Franchise Are Coming To Shreveport
Greg Atoms Published: January 13, 2023
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Shreveport's comic con, Geek'd Con, is heading back to Downtown Shreveport for year #8 at the Shreveport Convention Center. The event started back in 2015, and only missed 2020 due to the pandemic.
Since its start, Geek'd Con has been one of the premiere comic con style events in the state of Louisiana. The event has generated millions of dollars in economic impact to the Shreveport and Bossier City area. While also bringing in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members, Star Wars icons, Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame members, and horror movie legends.
This year's show is going to feature two of the most successful minds in recent horror. Terrifier franchise creator Damien Leone and Art The Clown actor David Howard Thornton!
Leone's Terrifier franchise, and it's centerpiece Art The Clown, started with his short film The 9th Circle in 2008. Art came back in Leone's horror anthology All Hallows' Eve and All Hallows' Eve 2.
A few year's later Leone took the horror movie world by storm with his film Terrifier, once again featuring his creation, Art The Clown, as the main antagonist.
The original movie brought home three Fangoria Chainsaw Award nominations, and launched the franchise into sequel talks right away. Which did lead to the second movie, Terrifier 2, coming out last year. Which became a shocking smash hit. Against a budget of about $250,000, the box office return was roughly $13 million...with a limited release, and nearly no marketing.
Terrifier 2 also enjoyed critical acclaim to go along with its commercial success. Rotten Tomatoes scores it at 86% after 69 critic reviews, and it holds an 80% score with audiences.
Leone served as the Writer, Director, Editor, and Producer on both Terrifier films.
His creation Art has quickly become a horror movie icon, thanks in large part to Thornton's performance earned him a Fangoria Chainsaw Award nomination and praise from critics, even earning comparisons to Tim Curry and Bill Skarsgård.
There's not much more to say about Art The Clown and Thornton's performance. He's quickly becoming one of the most memorable horror icons of a generation. With merchandise, clothing, toys, and another movie likely on the way.
Oh...should mention this...THORNTON WILL BE APPEARING IN ART THE CLOWN MAKEUP FOR PHOTO OPS ON SATURDAY AT GEEK'D CON.
You can stay up-to-date on Geek'd Con on the Facebook page, Instagram, and by downloading the exclusive Geek'd Con app.
History Of Geek'd Con Guests
Geek'd Con is Shreveport's biggest comic and pop culture event. Launching in 2015, the event quickly became one of the premiere comic con style events in the entire state of Louisiana.
A big part of that growth has been the celebrity guest lineups. Since the first show in 2015, the quality of guests attending Geek'd Con rivals any pop culture event of this size. From classic Star Wars stars to guests from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Geek'd Con has welcomed the biggest names from multiple generations. Here's a look at the history of guests at Geek'd Con.
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When taking a picture from a person you should study their.
face. The face is very important to the viewpoint you will definitely shoot coming from. It.
is actually an adage, that holds true some people have a much better side. This could possibly be in.
left eye is bigger than my right by merely a bit, and appearing mind on right into the.
electronic camera will lead to a horrible portrait, nonetheless if the freelance photographer.
originates from the ideal side and positions up a little the illumination and darkness.
will aid level the functions while maintaining the contrasts that create.
close-up, a wide slant as well as a mid range. The Angel is really important as.
effectively. If you use the incorrect standpoint you might simply reverse the most effective.
Lights is the following important step to portrait digital photography. A bunch of.
digital photographers prefer unprocessed light to fabricated. Your topic will certainly in component.
illumination will frequently call for setting the eye to make up for the.
video cameras do not have of meaning. Simply puts you need to make the.
comparison along with the light as well as shadows for the effect you wish. Usually.
synthetic illumination is harsh and also not driven adequately unless in a center.
Once more you are going to have to make use of the hands-on environments on your electronic camera to.
Obviously, the key to any sort of photograph is to grab the personality and also.
the "heart" from your subject matter. I was photographing a boy precursor in his.
Uniform for a really crucial photo to the household given that the child.
had actually achieved the Eagle position, which is actually a high praise. I recognized this youngster.
had great deals from character so I preferred the "official" chance yet I desired this.
little one's center in it too. I told him I would be popping a couple of shots to.
I received him to inform me about the funniest seconds he experienced.
camping, that smile emerged and also boom, I had my try. This hangs in my.
The history is actually also crucial when discussing lighting. In a workshop a.
professional photographer will definitely choose a background that will certainly certainly not clean your components out.
you and also the background. This is actually also necessary from home portraiture.
photography. You are going to wish a background that offers shade to your.
subject as opposed to having it away. Discovering a pleasant place along with a plant to sit.
on and mountain ranges behind-the-scenes can be a terrific picture, however you will.
desire to be sure the experience is not as well active to distract coming from the.
target. Create the subject seem to be apart of the photo instead of outdoors.
It holds true that the mechanical skill-set that the guy at Wal-Mart may require to.
could need to have. Due to the fact that the very same, the objection doesn't have up.
individual language is actually utilized to produce wonderful poems as this has yell out.
obscenities at a baseball game. It really isn't the skill-set that produces this art.
Lastly but certainly not least. If your equipment, pictures can easily be actually screwed up effortlessly.
is certainly not in info best condition. Help make sure that your lense is tidy in any way times from.
dirt. No smutches and so on. I know that seems to be to be actually a subject matter that needs to not.
also have actually to be actually pointed out, however commonly this is the small things our company ignore.
Nevertheless the whole point from forensic digital photography is to record those.
small relatively mute aspects that are actually frequently overlooked.
Is it simply an issue from opinion? To some degree, yes. Yet there is actually an.
specifications upon which craft is evaluated. One such specification is actually the intent of.
the musician. If you create a photograph or an art workplace obtained from a.
photograph that picture intended is actually planned viewed be actually checked out, the audience is actually.
obligated to try to observe the imaginative merit in this. Whether the customer finds.
that advantage or not may rely on the audience's potentials, exactly how excellent you.
go to receiving your imaginative information all over or even several other factors.
Once more your eye is the most ideal device for finding a topic. Exactly how you pick.
the topic will certainly depend upon exactly what is actually readily available, the light as well as the slant.
Moving little by little with a region including landscape are going to assist you.
identify the topic. Looking under rocks or leaves is actually frequently.
good for discovering something various and also brand-new. You never ever know.
where you will definitely find an imagine simply getting ready for you to click on a photo. Some.
folks and also animals do points that will certainly certainly never once again take place and also this is.
when you desire to have camera offered. The majority of people interested in.
seem like a behavior, a genuine habit develops into an activity as well as a possible.
profit if you end up being good at having the best pictures. As you obtain.
much better at taking the pictures, you can after that begin presenting your photos.
image. The skin is crucial to the slant you will definitely fire coming from. Be sure you receive a full set of shoots. The Angel is essential as.
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Q: Join simple polygons and draw the resulting contours in Eyeshot What is the simplest way to join a collection of polygons and draw the resulting contour using Eyeshot? So far I was able only to get filled regions but I am interested in the merging of the contours.

A: Since you have the region it is very easy to get the contour from it.
// if you know the region is a simple region (not containing full circles) get the curves
List<ICurve> curves = (region.ContourList.FirstOrDefault() as CompositeCurve).CurveList;

ICurve are line and arc only as far as i know. So you can test:
bool isLine = curves[0] is Line
bool isArc = curves[0] is Arc

All curves in the list are ordered so you can reform the region easily. Also, if the region.ContourList contain more than 1 contour then it mean you have holes in your region. First element will always be the main contour and all the following elements are also contour but of the holes.
The contour curve is given counter clockwise and the inner are clockwise.

A: I came up to this solution. To display the polygons simply iterate through the joined regions, iterate through the ContourList and create the LinearPaths.
private List<PolyRegion2D> Joiner(IEnumerable<Polygon2D> polygons) {
        // The resulting polygons are unconnected
        List<PolyRegion2D> res = new List<PolyRegion2D>();

        // Put every polygon in a region to do the unions.
        LinkedList<PolyRegion2D> polygonRegions = new LinkedList<PolyRegion2D>();
        foreach (Polygon2D polygon in polygons) {
            polygonRegions.AddLast(new PolyRegion2D(new Polygon2D[]{polygon}));
        }

        while (polygonRegions.Count > 0) {
            PolyRegion2D first = polygonRegions.First.Value;
            polygonRegions.RemoveFirst();
            PolyRegion2D union;
            LinkedListNode<PolyRegion2D> connected = FindConnected(first, polygonRegions, out union);
            if (connected == null) {
                // Unconnected polygon
                res.Add(first);
            } else {
                // Intersection found
                polygonRegions.Remove(connected);
                polygonRegions.AddFirst(union);
            }
        }

        return res;
    }

    private LinkedListNode<PolyRegion2D> FindConnected(PolyRegion2D poly, LinkedList<PolyRegion2D> polys, out PolyRegion2D union) {
        LinkedListNode<PolyRegion2D> node = polys.First;
        while(node != null){
            PolyRegion2D[] union_ = PolyRegion2D.Union(poly, node.Value);
            if (union_.Length == 1) {
                union = union_[0];
                return node;
            }
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and said it would make for a good blog post. I thought it would make for interesting class discussion.
So I showed the video in class. I didn't say anything other than: "Here's an interesting video I thought we could watch." After the video I asked the groups to talk about what they had observed and whiteboard everything they could think of to describe the physics displayed in the video. Here are what 3 groups came up with.
The group that came up with "the tangential force caused angular acceleration" was pretty proud of that statement. We talked about how using the concept of torque was probably better. And, of course the best whiteboard was not photographed because I didn't get my phone before it was erased. That group not only identified the torque and angular acceleration, but the change in moment of inertia when the guy's leg came out of the seat and the change in center of mass which caused him to tip the chair over. I was really impressed.
Tonight I had another one of those deja vu moments where I realize (after too long stumbling around) that I've been down this particular road before. I'm leaving this note here for myself to remind me in the future how to do this trick.
After getting it to work I decided that I wanted the full sized image for the course page. A bit more googling, and I was able to find a better RSS feed which I plopped into the Feed2JS code generator.
Now I'm a bit scared to search through my blog archives because I'm wondering if this is something I tried leaving myself a note about in the past.
Here is where I'm dumping some links to Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software that I was looking into a few weeks ago.
SfePy - FEA libraries in Python for those who want to roll their own solutions.
CalculiX - "A Free Software Three-Dimensional Structural Finite Element Program"
I have four videos I want to remember for potential future use. I've been reading about and discovering the wonders of the work of Julius Sumner Miller. I discovered him when I was rummaging through our department's kit of "Physics of Toys". I had asked our lab coordinator if we had the manual for the kit, and he pulled out the book Physics Fun and Demonstrations which is essentially the manual for the kit. It seems like Professor Miller was the Paul Hewitt of his day.
Notice that with the exception of rushing a bit at the start of that clip through the question of what the other person will predict, he starts by eliciting the misconception of the concept he is about to demonstrate. Also, he asks the other person (and therefore, the audience) to make a prediction before the demo is done. Channeling Eric Mazur or Interactive Lecture Demos?
Not all the Miller videos are so pedagogically sound. Here's a video that Miller did of his toys series, which he rushes through all the demos and skips over some of the explanations. I picked one of the series to show here, but there are several other in the series to watch. They are good for experts in physics, but not so much for novices.


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Q: Right-clicking on a JFreeChart It seems to me that the chartMouseClicked method gets called only when the user left-clicks on a chart. What's being called when the user right-clicks on a chart and the popup menu is displayed? I want to do something in the background when the user right-clicks before the popup menu is displayed. Thanks!

A: ChartPanel implements MouseListener to display the context menu. To accommodate disparate platforms, it checks isPopupTrigger() in both mousePressed() and mouseReleased(). You may need to override both methods.


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Leucoptera psophocarpella, the winged-bean blotch miner, is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family that is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is about .

The larvae feed on Psophocarpus tetragonolobus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine.

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A new lyonetiid moth, a pest of winged-bean

Leucoptera (moth)
Moths described in 1982
Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea
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The following information is from the website of The Thelemic Order. Please visit TTO's website for more information on the TTO membership in general.
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* By "principal" we mean "first" or "of the highest order."
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Before joining The Thelemic Order, you should take a look at the Understandings. You don't have to agree with every word, but we ask that you be "In Principal Sympathy with the Understandings."
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Small organizations are notoriously vulnerable to tampering through membership packing, a process where bad actors join the organization, even though they disagree with its goals, with the aim of destroying it, or grossly altering it.
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