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Measuring Wake of Supersonic Projectiles With High-Speed Cameras
TOPICS:ImagingUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
By University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign November 9, 2019
Example instantaneous velocity fields showing only 1/18th of the total velocity vectors. Credit: UIUC
Imaging technology has vastly improved over the past 30 years. It's been about that long since the flow coming off of the base of projectiles, such as ballistic missiles, has been measured. Researchers in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign used a modern measurement technique called stereoscopic particle image velocimetry to take high-resolution measurements of the complicated flow field downstream of a blunt-based cylinder moving at supersonic speeds, which is representative of a projectile or an unpowered rocket.
The experiment was done in a Mach 2.5 wind tunnel in the Gas Dynamics Laboratory in The Grainger College of Engineering at Illinois. Researchers mounted a large cylinder model and forced a high-pressure air supply mixed with a large amount of smoke particles across it.
"We shine a laser at the smoke particles to illuminate a desired region and then we can take a picture of those particles from multiple angles. Imaging the same region from different perspectives simultaneously allows us to measure all three components of velocity" said doctoral student Branden Kirchner. "The images are taken 600 nanoseconds apart at high resolution.
Branden Kirchner. Credit: UIUC
"This technique allows us to simultaneously measure velocity at a lot of points very close together, instead of measuring one point and then moving on to the next. We now have a map of velocity throughout the flow field as a snapshot in time."
Kirchner said the 3,000 snapshots imaged by four cameras aimed at the flow provide much higher spatial resolution measurements than any previous studies. He said computationalists who study this flow will benefit from having these new data to compare with their simulations.
Illinois aerospace engineering Professor J. Craig Dutton, co-author on the study, has been working on this complicated flow for decades, using the same wind tunnel while working on his Ph.D. Kirchner said, "I remember the first time we took data using this technique, I showed Professor Dutton and he said 'in 90 seconds you took more data than we used to take in six months.'"
When the flow separates off of the cylinder, it creates a wake, like what trails from a boat or an airplane. That's where the important flow features begin, downstream of the cylinder, which represents the body of a rocket or projectile.
"There's a thin layer just downstream of separation, called the shear layer, where friction between slow-moving and fast-moving air is really dominant," he said. "This shear layer extracts fluid particles from the region immediately behind the cylinder base, in a process called entrainment. This process causes really low pressures on the base of the cylinder, and it is something that we don't currently understand well.
Kirchner said the example he likes to use to explain the physics of what's happening in the flow is the drafting technique some people use to get better gas mileage on a highway. They drive their car at a certain distance behind a semi-truck to get better fuel economy.
"The pressure right behind the semi-truck is really low, so if you can get the front end of your car in the low-pressure zone and the back end in a high-pressure zone, you actually get thrust out of it, but the aerodynamic drag on the semi-truck is very high because of this low-pressure zone," Kirchner said.
Having a better understanding of how the flow actually creates this low-pressure region could give other researchers the knowledge they need to come up with a way to change the pressure.
"We're not changing anything along the cylinder body or the front of the cylinder in this study," he said. "But if we know what mechanisms could cause a change in the pressure distribution on the base and develop a method to raise that pressure, we can decrease the drag or have better vehicle directional control."
The study, Three-Component Turbulence Measurements and Analysis of a Supersonic, Axisymmetric Base Flow," was written by Branden M. Kirchner, James V. Favale, Gregory S. Elliott, and J. Craig Dutton. It is published in the AIAA Journal. DOI: 10.2514/1.J057859
This research was supported by grants from the U.S. Army Research Office and a fellowship from the Air Force Research Laboratory.
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PCP partiers strut their stuff in Dystopian flair.
PCP (Palm Court Party) is known to be a staple of New College culture. Over the years, the event, which occurs three times per year, has become legend for the Sarasota-Bradenton community. Leading up to this most recent PCP, there were rumors that faculty and staff were concerned about the safety of late night events and were considering putting restrictions on Walls and PCP – possibly banning them altogether.
Dean of Student Affairs Tracy Murry quelled the rumors joking that, "If anyone on staff was planning on shutting down the parties, they haven't told me about it!" This misinformation may have stemmed from Murry's recent motion to create a committee to help make events such as PCP and Walls safer.
"The point of this group is not to look at, for example, when events start when they end, it's not looking at underage drinking or open container, it's just looking at how do we reduce or remove the really dangerous types of behavior," Murry said. He aims to do this by focusing on three primary concerns: sexual assault, drug abuse and noise complaints. "I think if we can solve those three issues, that would eliminate most of the problems that people have with events."
All this aside, the economic issues of cop overtime hours do pose a threat to the longevity of late night events. Currently, overtime charges are being drawn from the campus police's allotted fund. Chief of Police Michael Kessie discussed how he and his staff do not feel comfortable continuing to pay for these charges.
"I think that if we want to have officers stay over and we want to tell them that you're going to have to work overtime, then somebody needs to be paying for that and I don't see why that has to come out of my budget for a non-emergency," Kessie said.
The total amount of overtime costs for events in 2012 was relatively small, about $1266.40. Last year's expenditure was even smaller, totaling $449.23. With less stress on the budget, Kessie would like to use this extra money to aid in keeping the campus safe and secure by providing resources for future investigations and having a cushion in case of emergency situations.
The campus police have to not only provide security for the New College campus, but for the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus as well. Though Kessie was clear that he has no interest in shutting down Walls and PCPs, he does not feel like these parties are a good use of his monetary resources.
"In a time where we are looking for every dollar and trying to be more frugal, it somehow is not working out to make sense to me to pay for this type of thing out of our funds," he said.
Recent incidences during the 2013 Valentine's Day PCP and the last Halloween PCP were what propelled Murry to pitch the idea of a committee to the New College Student Alliance (NCSA). He discussed how events with a large gathering of people where alcohol and drugs may be present promote a greater number of incidences of drug abuse and sexual assault and, therefore, the community needs to take action to combat these issues. Due to Title IX advancements, people are becoming more educated about sexual abuse, which Kessie thinks may lead to more reported assaults.
"We are going to have more complaints and more people actually reporting crimes which is fantastic, but for our staffing we are going to have to be ready for the fact that we may have to spend a lot more time doing these investigations and that to me is much more important than a party," he explained.
Both Murry and Kessie were firm on the fact that events such as PCP and Walls do not cause assaults and drug abuse, they just create an environment in which these issues are more likely to occur. Murry explained that it is not the event that needs to be changed but rather more education and awareness needs to implemented in order to prevent these problems.
"I don't think we'll ever get rid of [Walls and PCP], and I don't think we want to get rid of them necessarily, but I think they are regulating themselves," Murry said. "The number of noise complaints that we're having I think is showing student dissatisfaction not faculty dissatisfaction."
Kessie also cited on-campus noise complaints as becoming a serious problem for future Walls. In 2012, there were only 39 complaints, while in 2013 there were 72. This year, there have already been 18 reported noise complaints in just the last two months. According to Kessie, NCF is statistically on track for 108 noise complaints for 2014. Both Kessie and Murry voiced that they do not believe that all the noise complaints the police receive are legitimate.
"Students have said to me that a lot of people they know are going around saying 'I don't like the person hosting this Wall, watch this' or 'I don't like the music they are playing, I'm going to have this shut down' – they aren't calling in legitimate noise complaints," Murry said. "That's the system that we created. If we have a better system with accountability, false noise complaints would not be a factor. I've heard administrators say 'If you are getting tired of the Wall, just pick up the phone, wait ten minutes and call a second noise complaint' whether it is legit or not because that will get it shut down."
Kessie communicated the same concerns, though he stated that this was only speculatory and that he had no evidence to defend these claims. No matter if the complaints are real or not, the police department has to take all of them seriously.
Fortunately, this past Valentine's Day PCP was cited by both Murry and Kessie as being the calmest PCP they can remember. Not a single student was hospitalized, arrested, referred or Baker Acted.
"I think Tracy is on the right track here, and, as a community I think we can probably solve this," Kessie said on a final note.

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thanks katherine. i got a nice large tlalp. plate recently which i should post - a very good one.


This gorgeous entryway bench was conceived from a need + a challenge.
The need: We have a lot of shoes (with our family of five) and need proper (but convenient) storage for them. Plus, we need somewhere to sit while putting on our shoes in the entry.
The challenge: My husband challenged me to make this from "nothing." He bought me a $1 hand saw from Dollar Tree, and eventually he also bought me $12 in fabric for the cushions. That's it.
And the main contributor of material for BOTH projects? A single broken bunk bed frame!
I had to find some wood, and quick. So I turned on my thinker and started brainstorming out-of-the-box sources of wood that I already owned. Well, lo and behold, I remembered that one of the frames to the stackable dorm-style bunk bed my kids had was broken...EUREKA!
The two long pieces of wood that hold the mattress lengthwise are perfect for the two sides of my bench to hold the cushions. And the middle pieces of wood running perpendicular to the long pieces would make up the shoe rack wood. Then I used some plywood pieces I already had on hand from a previous art project, and just cut them down to size.
Finally, I gathered my three cushions for the bench from the seats of three ugly pink chairs we were planning to trash. The length of these sitting side-by-side determined how long I'd cut my long bunk bed pieces (and ultimately would determine the length of the bench in total).
**NOTE: My lengths for either side's shelves (holding the shoes) were different. You could even these out to be the same exact lengths with a little math.
*NOTE: I would have liked to use screws for more stability and strength, but I didn't have an electric drill and hand screwing them in was splitting the wood. So I ended up using nails. It's still a sturdy ole gal!
As I aforementioned, the cushions would determine how long my bench would be, so I needed to get those dimensions first.
To remove the cushions from each chair was pretty easy.
1. Turn the chair over. Depending on the chair, you may need to cut the fabric off of the bottom to reveal the "innards."
2. Unscrew the screws that are holding the seat in place. Mine only had four--one in each corner.
3. Push the seat out. I used my hand, or the top of a hammer, to do this.
Now you're ready to begin woodworking.
I wanted to include this part in my 'ible in the event that you don't know what all the little lines are on a tape measure. That way you can still follow my instructable with precision. :) If you already know how to read a tape measure, please proceed to the next step.
Counting by inches: The large numbers on the tape measure are in one inch increments. So 1 = 1 inch, 2 = 2 inches. etc. Self-explanatory, right? If you chop up the inch into four equal parts, you'd have 1/4 inch, 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch, and then 1 inch.
Counting by eighths: If you look closer at the tape measure, you will notice there are a set of eight lines within that inch that have two different sized lines in it, but aren't as small as the smallest lines, and aren't as big as the inch lines. These are your "eighth" lines. So the first line you come to is a medium-small line. This is 1/8. Now you skip the smallest line and go to the next line that is medium. This is 2/8. Skip the smallest line again and go to the next line that is another medium-small line. This is 3/8...etc..up to 8/8 which is equal to the next inch.
Counting by sixteenths: All the lines, including the smallest lines, make up your sixteenths measurements. The first smallest line is 1/16. The next line (that doubles as the 1/8 line) is 2/16. The next smallest line is 3/16. The next line (that doubles as the 2/8 line) is 4/16....etc...up to 16/16 which is the next inch.
Knowing how to read a tape measure will help you get the most accurate measurements. I hope if you didn't know how to read a tape measure, you found this helpful.
1. Set your cushions side-by-side lengthwise. I used the longest sides of my cushions to get the longest bench that I could. My cushions were 19" x 21" (roughly). So I used the 21" lengths.
2. Figure out the orientation of your long wood pieces. I originally thought I'd have the lip on the lower end of the piece to "drop in" my cushions (like you would a bed mattress). But I determined that sitting on the dropped-in cushions would be most uncomfortable. So I ended up flipping the long pieces over (so the lip was at the top of the piece) and setting my cushions on top of this.
3. Cut the long pieces to size. I had to do this by hand with my little (kind of pathetic) hand saw. However long you determined the bench would be (based off the cushions size), mark this line on your wood on either end (it worked quite perfectly for me, because I was able to saw off of each piece the broken parts). Then saw that line by hand (using the tips on the next step). Or use a jigsaw or other electric saw if you have one of those instead.
NOTE: Because I had to work in my house (since I don't have a workshop or garage, and it's winter), I used a plastic shopping bag underneath to catch the sawdust and wood remnants. I also rested the wood pieces (that I was sawing) on two chairs with the line to cut in the gap between the chairs. Gotta do whatchya gotta do!
Draw a line all the way around the wood where you will be cutting. This helps to see the cut line from all directions as you work on cutting it with the saw.
I find it easiest to score the wood on the line I'm wanting to cut before actually cutting. This seems to help me cut relatively straight lines with some consistency. I just used the tip of the hand saw's blade for this, but you could use an Xacto knife or a marking knife to do this, too.
I like to hold my saw angled downward (instead of keeping it straight/horizontal) when cutting. I get better leverage so I can make more headway with my cuts, thus saving me time and physical energy.
Use the back half of the blade. I found that when I used the front half of the blade, it was too bendable and would result in wiggly lines. The back half of the blade seemed to keep the line straight because it was firmer and less bendable.
Let the saw do the work. Don't force it--you could injure yourself or break the saw by forcing it or being too rough.
If you DO get uneven or crooked lines, sawing over it again to straighten it, or sanding it down (if it's a lesser noticeable crooked line), are the way to go.
NOTE: I know the blade of the saw is obviously very sharp, but I learned that the TOP of the blade (the supposedly "blunt" side) is actually EXTREMELY sharp too! I cut my fingers open a few times just bumping my hand into it. So take note from my mistakes and wear gloves (and keep the blade--top and bottom--covered when not in use).
I added four bracing pieces to my bench so it would be extra sturdy (since it was so long). These also give you a place to add plywood to underneath the cushions (for stability and securing your cushions to the bench). To my delight, the middle pieces were also perfect for adding in the walls to the boot storage.
1. Measure how long each piece will need to be to nestle perfectly in-between your long pieces (perpendicular to the long pieces).
2. Cut the four pieces to size.
3. Nestle them in-between the long pieces and nail (or screw) them into place.
Now it's time to size up and add on the outer legs to the bench.
1. Measure the length and width needed to completely cover the edges of the long pieces.
2. Cut the plywood to size.
3. Nail or screw on the plywood pieces to the long pieces on either side of the bench to make the legs.
NOTE: Since I used bunk bed pieces, the ends of the long pieces had holes in them. The same with the short brace pieces in the previous step. So be careful to nail or screw into solid parts of the pieces, not the hollow areas.
1. Measure and cut the plywood to fit in-between the long pieces, thus creating the walls for the boot storage in the center of the bench. My boot storage walls were 10 3/8" apart from each other.
2. Nestle these into place, then nail or screw them in. I nailed mine in through the tops of the middle brace pieces.
3. Once the middle walls are in place, measure the length between each plywood piece on either side of the bench. So measure from the left outer leg to the first (left side) inner leg (the wall left wall of the boot storage). Then do the same on the other side from the right outer leg to the right side inner leg.
4. Cut your pieces of wood that you took from the middle of the bunk bed to size accordingly.
6. Nail or screw these into place between the plywood pieces (and at the width you determined was necessary for storing your shoes properly) utilizing a level to keep them all even and straight.
NOTE: for those who haven't used a level, you can get one at the Dollar Store, and you are simply going to put the level on top of (for leveling horizontal lines, or side to side) or against (for leveling vertical lines, which is called being "plumb"...being perfectly straight vertically, aka up and down) and looking at the bubble in the tube to see if it goes in-between the middle lines. If it does, you're centered (aka even). If it doesn't, you can move the wood to one side or the other (keeping the level against it) until the bubble is centered.
1. For large holes (such as previously used for pegs or connecting the bed frame together), I actually inserted parts of the foam that came in the pink chairs into the holes. Then covered this with wood filler. If I tried using wood filler for such deep holes, it would've been very wasteful and it would've taken FOREVER to dry fully, so this worked beautifully! The little layer just over the top dried quickly and was ready for sanding in the next step.
2. For smaller holes (such as nail holes you messed up, etc), simply cover it with a little wood filler. Wait for it to dry to the touch (the tube will tell you how long to wait). Now you're ready to go on to the next step.
Oh the joy of sanding by hand (sarcasm intended). If you don't have an electric sander at your disposal, this part will seem tedious, time-consuming, tiring, and even brutally painful. Unfortunately for me, the sanding block my husband had was too long for the pre-cut 80 grit sandpaper we had. So I had to literally sand everything by hand. Ouch!
IMPORTANT NOTE: The finer the sandpaper grit, the finer the sawdust particles are that come off the wood, and the more you will find yourself breathing in these tiny particles and getting it into your eyes (which is obviously bad). So for the 80 grit sandpaper, I didn't feel the need to wear a mask or glasses. But when you go up past 100 grit, you will definitely need a mask AND glasses on. Trust me...sawdust in your eyes and lungs does NOT feel good! These precautions are definitely a necessity, not overkill.
Can you skip sanding and just paint over the previous finish on the wood? In short, no. Leaving the prior finish on reclaimed wood will result in the paint not "sticking" to the wood, the old finish showing through the paint, or a plethora of other issues. So sanding is a must whenever you want to change the paint or stain on an item. It basically gives you a clean slate to work with.
I had this white paint-and-primer-in-one on hand. I really like it. It's Behr paint in the color Polar Bear. It's a warm white, which you really can't go wrong with. And it goes on really well!
1. After you are done sanding, take a lint-free cloth and wipe down the bench to ensure all of the sawdust is off of it. If needed, use a very slightly damp cloth to "catch" all the pieces with ease (instead of sending them into the air).
2. After the wood dries (if you used a damp cloth), begin painting your bench. I used two coats to paint mine.
1.Lay out your fabric flat, and iron it with the steam/spray setting. This is important because once it's stuck to your cushion, you won't be able to get all the fold lines out afterward.
2.With the fabric's right side facing away from you (so you're looking at the wrong side of the fabric), place your cushion face down in the center.
3.Fold the bottom part of the fabric tight around to the back of the cushion and staple or hot glue in place in the center to about 1" from either inside corner.
NOTE: You are supposed to staple down the fabric when reupholstering, or recovering a cushion...but I had to use what I had on hand, and I didn't have a staple gun. Therefore, I used a hot glue gun. And by-golly, it worked brilliantly! Just as good in my opinion! Who knew?
If you have a staple gun, simply replace everywhere I wrote "glue" with staples instead.
4.Fold one of the side fabrics up tight and in to the middle of the back of the cushion. Glue in the middle to about 1" from either inside corner.
5. Now at the corner between the bottom piece of fabric and the side fabric, you will see an excess of fabric. Pinch either side of this fabric in, and flatten it down as you're doing this to create what you see in the pictures above.
6.Pull this tightly at the corner and secure to the back of the cushion with glue. There! You have a nice, neat little corner now!
7. Repeat this process around all four edges and all four corners, until you have a completed cushion.
I wanted uniformity in the lines of my fabric so it looked like one long cushion to the eye. Meaning, the lines all matched up across all three cushions.
1. Make sure your fabric for the remaining cushions is ironed first.
2. Put the finished cushion on the bench frame.
3. Set the second cushion next to it.
4. Align the fabric over the second cushion to match the lines of the first cushion.
5. Mark the edges of the cushion with sewing pins (like you see in the pictures).
6. Take the fabric and lay it down with the right side facing down (like you did in the previous step).
7. Line up the cushion to fit between the lines you designated with the sewing pins (since the metal parts of the pins will show on the wrong side of the fabric--that's why I chose them over chalk that only shows on one side of the fabric).
8. Proceed with the steps from the first cushion's recovering.
9. Repeat this process for all remaining cushions.
Now it may sound funny, but since I didn't have all the materials I needed (because I could only use what I had on hand), I actually didn't do this step. However, this step is highly recommended for properly finishing off your bench. NOTE: My bench doesn't have any issues with cushions falling into the empty space, stability, etc (it actually isn't even noticeable that I didn't do this step), but if I could've, I still would've finished it with this step.
1. Measure and cut a piece of plywood to run the entire length of the bench. I would have put this plywood piece across the tops of the four brace pieces (not on the top of the bench because it would raise my cushions up too high). The picture above shows you where I would've put a piece of plywood in this step.
2. Nail or screw this piece in, going down into the tops of the brace pieces. And you could also nail or screw a few in on the sides of the piece for stability.
3. Flip the entire bench over (keeping the cushions in their locations underneath) and nail or screw the cushions to the plywood piece you just put in. This will secure everything and make it all unmovable.
...and enjoy your hard work!


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Q: Random string generator randomizing too often I'm looking for input on a small random string generator project.
I'm trying to create a random string generator that puts three words together, where I can then save strings that I like to another sheet.
I'm using a basic script to assign a RANDBETWEEN formula to 3 specific cells, which works great to generate the strings, but it keeps recalculating with each additional step in the script it seems.  I'd like to run one function then if I like the string I would run another function to store the string.  However, when I try that it has already recalculated the RANDBETWEEN formulas and it saves something completely different.
I have an example sheet here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TWziyjjLQJJApkHCqrLzNGMFU0sf-vNEOOSatuhHURo/edit?usp=sharing
And here is the code I'm using for the "Go" and "Save" buttons, respectively:
function generateString() {

  var ss = SpreadsheetApp.openById('1b9rP39sgZDOZqu7AmZhOxX9J8CMukmUw7NPY3Qzuq78');
  var sheet = ss.getSheetByName('Randomizer');
  var cell = sheet.getRange('D4');
  var cell2 = sheet.getRange('E4');
  var cell3 = sheet.getRange('F4');
  cell.setValue('=INDEX(A:A,RANDBETWEEN(1,counta(A:A)))');
  cell2.setValue('=INDEX(A:A,RANDBETWEEN(1,counta(A:A)))');
  cell3.setValue('=INDEX(A:A,RANDBETWEEN(1,counta(A:A)))');

  var cell4 = sheet.getRange('P4');
  cell4.copyTo (sheet.getRange ('P5'), {contentsOnly: true});  //an attempt to paste values to record the random string

}

function saveString() {

  var ss = SpreadsheetApp.openById('1b9rP39sgZDOZqu7AmZhOxX9J8CMukmUw7NPY3Qzuq78');
  var sheet = ss.getSheetByName('Randomizer'); //replace with source Sheet tab name
  var range = sheet.getRange('P4'); //assign the range you want to copy
  var data = range.getValues();

  var tss = SpreadsheetApp.openById('1b9rP39sgZDOZqu7AmZhOxX9J8CMukmUw7NPY3Qzuq78');
  var tsheet = tss.getSheetByName('Saved Strings'); //replace with destination Sheet tab name
  tsheet.getRange(tsheet.getLastRow()+1, 1, 1, 1).setValues(data);

}

Please let me know if anyone has some ideas on how to make this work properly.  Thanks!

A: RANDBETWEEN the same as RAND are volatile functions. That means that their results changes every time that spreadsheet is recalculated.
If you need to keep the randomized to result be "freezed" for a while instead of this functions one alternative to consider is the use of a custom function as they are recalculated only when at least one of its arguments changes.
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We have a Catalog customer who has set their courses to 60 days to complete. In addition, they set their start date for the day they would like their students to enroll in the course. However, we found out today that the Catalog customer found out a student has access to the course content after the 60-day limit. We got told that the 60 days to complete starts on the day the student enrolls in the course in Catalog and then they will no longer have access to the content after the 60 days. The customer has not set an end date to the course since it is on rolling admission. Does anyone know why the student would still have access to the content after the time limit? They cannot set the check boxes for only allowing for students to have access to the course during the start and end date since there isn't an end date.
We would love your advice!
The way this feature was built in Catalog wasn't intended to lock the users out of the Canvas course, but only restrict them from obtaining a certificate after the 'Days To Complete' have passed. Until our Engineering team is able to investigate this for a possible change in behavior the only way to restrict users is to either remove them from the course after their end dates, or manually check the 'Users can only participate in the course between these dates' for each section, which in this case wouldn't be feasible as there are a lot of enrollments.
I'll keep this case on hold, but if you have any other questions please let me know.
In the bit of testing I did, it seems like if you do check the "Restrict" box for the section, the course will disappear from the student's Dashboard (it does not just get grayed out or locked) and will not appear on the PDF Transcript. So the student cannot view the certificate, or see any evidence in Catalog that they took the course (let alone completed it).
Thank you for testing this. We also tried checking the restricted box in Canvas but this didn't work for our customer unfortunately.
I wish I could help with this -- Jon Fenton.


In an appeal to the world, his holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet illuminates the way to peace in our time, arguing for a form of universal ethics that goes beyond religion – values we all share as humans that can help us create unity and peace to heal our world.
In this urgent 'appeal to the world', his holiness the Dalai Lama addresses our time of division, calling on us to draw upon the innate goodness of our shared humanity to overcome the rancour, mistrust and divisiveness that threaten world peace and sustainability.
working with trusted collaborator Franz alt, the Dalai lama calls on the better angels of our nature to tackle a wide range of contemporary issues, from war, violence and intolerance to climate change, global hunger and materialism. Applying the techniques and teachings of Tibetan Buddhism – from listening and contemplation to meditation and nonviolence – his holiness provides a roadmap forward.
Brief yet profound, an appeal to the world is an inspiring message of love and optimism that can truly change the world.


The primary objectives of this project are to experimentally explore the energetics, dynamics, and potential energy surfaces (PESs) of reactions of key aromatic radicals (ARs) with unsaturated C2 to C4 hydrocarbons leading to prototype polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) carrying six membered and five membered rings in the gas phase under single collision conditions at the most fundamental, microscopic level. These molecular mass growth processes represent a fundamental unsolved challenge and are of critical importance to the gas phase reaction dynamics community to ultimately untangle the formation of three-dimensional carbonaceous nanostructures and soot particles. PAHs carrying five membered rings such as fluorene and cyclopentanaphthalenes represent essential molecular building blocks of non-planar PAHs like corannulene along with fullerenes. These species require five-membered rings in the carbon backbone of the PAH to 'bent' PAHs like corannulene out of the plane. The intimate knowledge of the elementary mechanisms to synthesize PAHs carrying five-membered ring(s) is therefore critical to our understanding of the early stage chemistry in combustion systems how precursor PAHs to three dimensional (bowl-shaped) carbonaceous structures and ultimately soot particles form. However, the inherent elementary steps, reaction dynamics, energy flow processes, and reaction mechanisms to form these PAHs on the molecular level are still elusive as detailed synthetic routes have not been investigated experimentally under single collision conditions to date.
To achieve these goals, we conduct two sets of complementary experiments. First, reactions are initiated in a crossed molecular beams machine under single collision conditions by intersecting two supersonic reactant beams containing radicals and closed shell species under a well-defined collision energy and crossing angle (UH Manoa). By recording angular-resolved time of flight (TOF) spectra, we obtain information on the reaction products, intermediates involved, branching ratios of competing reaction channels, reaction energetics, and on the underlying reaction mechanisms to form PAHs along with their acyclic isomers. Second, in collaboration with Dr. Musahid Ahmed (Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), reactions have been carried out in a chemical reactor at well characterized pressure and temperature distributions with reaction products interrogated isomer-selectively by tunable vacuum ultraviolet light (VUV) via photoionization (PI) coupled with a reflectron time of flight mass spectrometer (ReTOFMS). Both sets of experiments are merged with electronic structure calculations by Prof. Alexander M. Mebel (Florida International University), and are supported by synthetic efforts Prof. Felix Fischer (UC Berkeley); Prof. Stanislaw Wnuk (Florida International University). This endeavor helps to extract the underlying chemical dynamics, reaction mechanisms, products and intermediates, energetics, branching ratios, and enthalpies of formation of complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). This also assists to comment on the vital role of these processes to form distinct PAHs and their isomers in combustion flames and links to fundamental molecular mass growth processes leading ultimately to soot particles. These data are very much required by the combustion chemistry community to understand the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their hydrogen deficient precursors from the 'bottom up'.
Considering the unique capability of our setups to untangle the energetics and dynamics of bimolecular reactions leading to prototype bicyclic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) indene (C9H8), naphthalene (C10H8), and dihydronaphthalene (C10H10) via reactions of the phenyl radical (C6H5) with unsaturated C3 (methylacetylene, allene) and C4 hydrocarbons (vinylacetylene, 1,3-butadiene) under single collision conditions, we expanded our studies to the next level and investigated the formation of (di)methyl-substituted PAHs with indene and naphthalene cores in crossed molecular beams experiments and by exploiting the chemical reactor. In the crossed beams machine, we prepared intense supersonic beams of para- and meta-tolyl (4- and 3-methylphenyl) radicals (C6H4CH3) via photodissociation of helium-seeded para- and meta-chlorotoluene (4- and 3-chlorotoluene) at 193 nm and probed the reactions with unsaturated C3 to C5 hydrocarbons. With the exception of methyl-substituted indene, these bimolecular reactions lead to the formation of (di)methyl-substituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PA-Hs) with naphthalene and 1,4-dihydronaphthalene cores in exoergic and entrance barrier-less reactions under single collision conditions. Most importantly, the reaction mechanism involves the initial formation of a van-der-Waals complex and addition of the phenyl-type radical to the C1 position of a vinyl-type group through a submerged barrier. Our investigations suggest that in the hydrocarbon reactant, the vinyl-type group must be in conjugation with a -C≡CH or -HC=CH2 group to form a resonantly stabilized free radical (RSFR) intermediate, which eventually isomerizes to a cyclic intermediate followed by hydrogen loss and aromatization with PAH formation. The barrierless formation of (dimethyl-substituted) PAHs defies conventional wisdom that PAH synthesis necessitates elevated temperatures. Studies in the chemical reactor revealed the complimentary nature of the hydrogen abstraction – acetylene addition (HACA) mechanism leading to naphthalene (C10H8) at elevated temperatures via reactions of phenyl radicals with acetylene; on the other hand, reactions of the phenyl radical with vinylacetylene via the hydrogen abstraction – vinylacetylene addition (HAVA) mechanism synthesize naphthalene (C10H8) without entrance barrier at low temperatures as well. These systems were also expanded to explore the formation of nitrogen-bearing PAH counterparts.
Prototype polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) indene, naphthalene, and dihydronaphthalene (top row) together with their (di)methylsubstituted counterparts (bottom row) formed in the reactions of phenyl-type radicals (phenyl, para- and meta-tolyl) with C3 to C5 hydrocarbons. Indene can also be synthesized via the reaction of the benzyl radical with acetylene.
We elucidated fundamental reaction mechanisms leading to the formation of three-ring PAHs carrying three six membered rings [phenanthrene (C14H10), dihydrophenanthrene (C14H12), and anthracene (C14H10)] and two six membered plus one five membered ring [acenaphthylene (C12H8)]. These studies revealed that the HACA mechanism neither yields anthracene (C14H10) nor phenanthrene (C14H10) from naphthyl radical reactions (C10H7) with acetylene, but solely acenaphthylene (C12H8) However, HACA starting from non-PAH radicals such as biphenylyl (C12H9) reacting with acetylene (C2H2) can synthesize via bay-closure phenanthrene (C14H10), but not the anthracene isomer (C14H10). On the other hand, HAVA commencing from 1- and 2- naphthyl radicals (C10H7) reacting with vinylacetylene (C4H4) can form via ring annulation phenanthrene (C14H10) and anthracene (C14H10) via barrierless reactions of aryl-type aromatic radicals with vinylacetylene. These studies highlight the complementary nature of HACA and HAVA to form two dimensional (planar) PAHs via bay-closure and barrierless ring annulation with HAVA operating even at ultralow temperatures.
Complementary pathways to bi- and tricyclic PAHs via the hydrogen abstraction – acetylene addition (HACA) (black) and the barrier-less hydrogen abstraction – vinylacetylene addition (HAVA) pathways (blue). Pathways involving barrierless reactions with 1,3-butadiene are color coded in green.
Barrierless formation of naphthalene via the hydrogen abstraction - vinylacetylene addition (HAVA) reaction mechanism.
We expanded our studies on the growth of PAHs from bi- and tricyclic systems to aromatic systems carrying four six membered rings utilizing pyrene (C16H10) as a prototype. By exploring the reaction of the 4-phenanthrenyl radical ([C14H9]) with acetylene (C16H10) under conditions prevalent in high temperature combustion systems, we provide testimony on a facile, isomer-selective formation of pyrene (C16H10). Along with the Hydrogen Abstraction – Vinylacetylene Addition (HAVA) mechanism, molecular mass growth processes from pyrene may lead through systematic ring annulation not only to more complex PAHs, but ultimately to two-dimensional graphene-type nanostructures thus facilitating an understanding toward soot growth in combustion systems.
The atomic structure of pyrene molecules are represented in an artist's rendering of an asteroid belt, with carbon atoms shown in black and hydrogen atoms in white. A new study shows chemical steps for how pyrene, a type of hydrocarbon found in some meteorite samples, could form in space.


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Bianca Charlotta Antman, född 22 juni 1990, är en svensk thaiboxare och MMA-utövare som 2019 blev världsmästare i MMA klass A (amatörklass) i flugvikt. Antman blev även svensk mästare i flugvikt 2019.

Bakgrund
Antmans första sport var boxning som hon började med när hon var 12. Intresset höll fram till sena tonåren då hon lade boxningshandskarna på hyllan. Ännu ett par år senare vaknade intresset igen och hon testade på thaiboxning.

Antman flyttade från Malmö till Stockholm 2011 i avsikt att stanna max ett år. Sedan träffade hon mannen som skulle bli hennes barns far; Abdou Karim Chorr, själv en hängiven och internationellt framgångsrik thai- och kickboxare, på klubben. De flyttade ihop, fick sin dotter, Awa, och sedan var återflytten inte längre aktuell. Efter VM-guldet sa hon själv i en intervju med MMAnytt att nu ska hon börja proffskarriären.

Karriär

Thai- och kickboxning
Antman har tidigare tävlat i thai- och kickboxning, dock inte med samma framgång som inom MMA. Hennes största merit inom thaiboxning är ett SM-silver 2014 och inom kickboxning ett dito.

Brasiliansk jiu-jitsu
Antman ställde 2019 upp i International Novice IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship som vitbälte och vann guld.

MMA klass A

VM 2019
Kvartsfinalmatchen i 2019 års VM gick mot sydafrikanskan Ceileigh Niedermayr som Antman besegrade via submission i mitten av andra ronden. Semifinalen gick mot ryska Zemfira Alieva. En match Antman vann via enhälligt domslut I finalen vann hon mot sin nyzeeländska motståndare Hannah Dawson via giljotin i andra ronden.

MMA

Brave CF
Debuten inom professionell MMA kom att stå när Brave CF gästade Sverige och Stockholm. Vid Brave CF 37 mötte hon finskan Veera Nykanen (2-2). Antman vann matchen via KO i tredje ronden.

Tävlingsfacit

MMA

MMA Klass A

Grappling

Noter

Externa länkar
Bianca Antman – Tapology

Sociala media
Bianca Antman – Instagram

Svenska utövare av mixed martial arts
Födda 1990
Levande personer
Kvinnor

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The Info List - Eyring Science Center
The Carl F. Eyring Science Center (ESC) is one of the science buildings on the Brigham Young University (BYU) campus in Provo, Utah. It was built in 1950 and named after Carl F. Eyring in 1954.
The ESC houses the departments of Physics and Astronomy, Geology, and Food Science and Nutrition. The Department of Chemistry has in the past been located at the ESC[1] but is not currently headquartered there.
In 1968 an underground physics research lab was added to the north end of the building. Research on plasma, atomic processes, lasers, high-pressure physics, nanotechnology, acoustics, and cold fusion have been conducted here. It is the home of two modern TEMs.
The Royden G. Derrick Planetarium is also in the building.[2] This 119-seat facility with a 39-foot (12 m) acoustically-treated dome was built in 2005 to replace the smaller, outdated Sarah Barrett Summerhays Planetarium. In the summer of 2006 a new dome was installed on the ESC's observatory to better allow for astronomical study on campus. The building also has several acoustics labs including two anechoic chambers and two reverberation chambers for performing acoustics research.
The 5th and 6th floors of the ESC constitute the Orson Pratt Observatory.[3]
In the early years of the ESC, James A. Jensen's dinosaur displays were often in the lobby. However, since the building of the BYU Earth Science Museum, dinosaur displays are less common.
The main lobby of the building is noted for its Foucault pendulum. It also houses a student-run restaurant, the Pendulum Court, during the fall and winter semesters.
The ESC was the first building at BYU to have an elevator.
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Relishing freedom to speak or even be alone
About this special report
When Pepe Gonzalez and his two daughters landed in Miami on April 17, they stayed several days with relatives who had immigrated to America years before. Ana, 18, got in touch with a boy she'd known earlier that year at Matanzas University. He drove her into Miami's Little Havana section, a cacophony of sound, color and, sadly, violence.
She saw police arresting some men — her friend told her they were probably drug dealers attempting to make a sale.
Ana wanted to get out of there.
"Have I made the right decision?" she wondered. Cuba was a poor land, where finding sufficient food was often an expensive and lengthy undertaking. But she'd never experienced the kind of street crime she'd just seen in Miami.
Plus, Ana's friends were in Cuba and she knew the language. Pepe tried to reassure his daughter, who had been studying engineering at the local Matanzas University in Cuba, that their future would be brighter in America.
"We are not going to be living in Miami," her father, Pepe, told her, after he'd admonished his daughter for going into a dangerous section of the city.
"We are going to Illinois."
Friend in Illinois
Illinois has a large population of Hispanic residents, legal and illegal, but not many of them are Cuban. Fortunately for the Gonzalez family, they would not be total strangers in a strange land. The way for them was being paved by their friend Chuck Howard, who has been paving the way for a lifetime — he's chairman of William Charles Ltd., which includes Rockford Blacktop, the road builders.
This "paving" job didn't have to do with his business, though. American firms are barred from working in Cuba because of the 1960 trade embargo put in place by President Eisenhower and continued by every president since then. Neither Chuck nor Pepe thought the embargo made any sense. It was making life more difficult for average Cubans, they agreed.
In 2001, Howard joined a group of Rockford people who went to Cuba to build playgrounds for a charity called Kids Around the World. The effort had taken complicated negotiations with both the American and Cuban governments for the group to get permits to build three playgrounds, one of them at the World Council of Churches-run seminary in Matanzas where Pepe worked.
The playground builders, based in Rockford, needed a translator, and through their talks with the nondenominational Christian seminary they found Pepe. He did the important translating there, as well as working on the computer systems. Pepe spoke good English because he once wanted to be an English teacher. He'd been kicked out of the local university in Matanzas for arguing with the professors over the merits of communism. In Cuba, students don't get to argue about that.
Chuck and Pepe soon became friends. The American had long been interested in Cuba and was frustrated that such a beautiful country had been kept off limits to Americans. It was all due to the political might of a handful of Cuban-American anti-Castro politicians and businessmen in Miami, a power structure that could deliver thousands of votes. In close elections, the anti-Castro Cuban-American vote could determine the outcome.
Promise to help
"You know, Chuck, that I applied for my family and I to come to America, back in 1998," Pepe said during Howard's 2001 visit. Chuck vowed to stay in touch and said that when their visas came through, he would help them.
So, when the Gonzalezes' visas did arrive in August 2006, Chuck and Pepe linked up via the Internet. Pepe e-mailed Howard, who was overjoyed to get the news.
There was a catch, though. No way could an average Cuban family raise the money needed to buy plane tickets from Havana to Miami. Most Cubans earn no more than $25 a month, and they have to spend the majority of that on food. Howard let Pepe know he'd help with the tickets, but decided it was better not to tell Pepe the details of how he'd do it.
Months went by, and Howard heard nothing. Then, in March, Pepe contacted him.
They'd be coming to America on April 15. Ardy Howard, Chuck's wife, their daughter Kelly and her 2-year-old daughter went to Miami International Airport to meet them.
Howard also flew down, picked up a car and drove Pepe and his children back to Rockford. It would give the Gonzalezes a chance to see their big, new homeland up close. Their excitement was tempered by the sadness of knowing that Carmen had been left behind because the Cuban government wouldn't let the doctor leave.
Daily changes
When Carmen unexpectedly showed up in Miami just a month later, on May 15, everyone at the Howard house, including Pepe and the daughters, who had been living there temporarily, were excited. The Gonzalez family reunion would soon be complete.
In the months the family members have been back together, their lives changed daily, as they discovered a completely different way of living.
"Our heads are spinning because we've been learning a whole new history," Pepe explained. "We were brought up learning only communist history. Now we are finding out that a lot of it wasn't true."
As Pepe and Carmen tell it, the U.S. can be bewildering — not one toothpaste, but a whole aisle of toothpastes, each with boasts and claims. Carmen went into a grocery one day and returned with a carload of meat. Why? In Cuba, you could never get enough meat. When it was available, people snatched it up.
"You didn't have to buy all that. They'll still have meat in the store tomorrow, and next week," Pepe told his wife.
Their own home
Within a couple of weeks of Carmen's escape and relocation to Illinois, the Gonzalezes moved out of Howard's home overlooking the Rock River and rented a two-bedroom house in Rural Oaks, a quiet, older neighborhood on Rockford's near northeast side. Americans would say the house is small, but by Cuban standards it was huge, and better than that, it didn't have to be shared with others. In Cuba, Pepe and his family lived with four other members of the extended family.
In mid-July, Pepe's and Ana's Social Security cards arrived, making them employable. Because he is fluent in English and Spanish, as well as an excellent computer systems technician, Pepe was able to get a job as a bilingual teller at Blackhawk State Bank.
For Carmen, the road to employment will be more difficult. She can read English and is learning rapidly to speak it. But the pediatrician who was trusted by hundreds of parents in Cuba must take board examinations and become a resident with a hospital before she can be a fully licensed physician here.
"I have a lot of studying to do. But I'll make it," Carmen says.
Daughters in school
Carmen takes English-as-a-second-language classes at Rockford College. Their youngest, Roxana, 9, "already thinks she's an American kid" and is quickly learning English, Pepe said. She's a fourth-grader this fall at Marsh School.
Ana, 18, was a freshman university student in Matanzas, studying to be an engineer. Now, she's not sure what the future will hold for her. The family's examination into the senior level math and science curriculum at an area high school in May was somewhat of a shock, Pepe said.
"Ana said, 'Dad, it's math for dummies.'" Ana got a job working at Giovanni's restaurant. During the summer she attended English classes with her mom at Rockford College. This fall, Ana enrolled at East High School as a senior.
Their faith sustains the family, Pepe said, although he and his wife don't have the same background. Carmen comes from a family of devout Catholics with roots going back to Spain. Pepe says he's Christian but independent-minded. "I interpret it my way," he says.
The family currently attends Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Ask Pepe what he likes most about his new country, and he doesn't immediately bring up stores stocked to the gills with goods. He doesn't mention the cars, endless gizmos and big houses or attending the church of his choice.
Instead, he takes you into one of his home's small bedrooms.
"Close the door," Pepe says. "What do you hear? Nothing. It is totally quiet. You see, what I value is the freedom to say what I want or to not say anything at all. The freedom to be alone. In my whole life up until now, I never was alone in a room."


These bid notices are coordinated by the Department of Transportation Contracts Office.
The Airports Division, Engineering Branch, consists of a Construction Section (AIR-EC), a Design Section (AIR-ED), an Environmental Section (AIR-EE), a Drafting and Graphics Section (AIR-EG), a Facilities Maintenance Section (AIR-EM), a Planning Section (AIR-EP), and a Project Coordination Section (AIR-ER). Access our policies and procedures for doing business with the Engineering Branch.
The Environmental Section, AIR-EE, serves as the Divisional coordinator for matters relating to the statewide environmental compliance program, including but not limited to: water quality and hazardous waste materials. Among other issues, AIR-EE manages the Storm Water Management Program Plan (SWMPP), including HNL's Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit.
The Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Program is authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration for the collection of PFC fees up to $4.50 for every enplaned passenger at commercial airports controlled by public agencies. The fees are then used by the airports to fund FAA-approved projects that enhance safety, security, or capacity; reduce noise; or increase air carrier competition.
Airports around the world are creating opportunities to collaborate with stakeholders and develop strategies that integrate operational efficiency and economic viability with natural resource conservation and social responsibility. DOT-A joins these airports with the launch of the new SustainableDOT-A (sDOT-A) program.
This report is prepared and submitted pursuant to the provisions of Act 229 Session Laws of Hawaii 2015. Act 229 requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a feasibility study on the use of water scalping technology in state airport facilities.
Potential incentives for private industry to utilize water scalping technology in a way that benefits the State.


Architect, designer and co-founder of Weiner Werkstätte, Josef Franz Maria Hoffmann in 1912, designed this matte glass drinking set with black enamel broncit decoration. Seen in this clean classic form is the influence of his contact with Charles Rennie Mackintosh. This is a most timeless, elegant and modern collectible.
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Recently, several types of Distributed Generators (DGs) have been connected together to form a small power system called a micro grid (MG). MG usually operates in normal connecting mode and is connected to the main grid. If a fault occurs in the main grid, MG will transfer immediately to the islanding mode. This paper developed a complete model which can simulate, in detail, the dynamic performance of the MG during and subsequent to islanding occurrence. The developed model is used to investigate the effect of using storage batteries for enhancing MG dynamic performance during all modes. Two cases are studied, the first case discusses the effect of the islanding process on the frequency, voltages and active powers of all micro sources when there are no storage batteries installed inside the MG. The second studied case investigates the effect of islanding occurrence on the MG performance when MG is equipped with two storage batteries. In the two studied cases, wind speed and irradiance vary continuously. Results proved that the existence of storage batteries led to dramatic improvement in the dynamic performance of the MG during subsequent islanding occurrence. Also, MG performance, when exposed to a severe disturbance, led to an unacceptable frequency drop is studied and load shedding strategy activation during this situation is also highlighted.


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Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin Price At $100,000 By December 2021 (Exclusive Pomp Interview)
By George Georgiev
Bitcoin to $100K, Pompliano
This year is coming to its end, and, naturally, it's time to wonder what's the next big thing in the world of Bitcoin.
CryptoPotato had the chance to meet and talk with one of Bitcoin's most famous proponents and industry experts, Anthony 'Pomp' Pompliano, co-founder and managing partner at the venture capital fund Morgan Creek Capital.
Blockchain Not Bitcoin: It Takes Time
An ongoing argument among the crypto community and regulators is the 'blockchain, not Bitcoin' narrative. This is particularly prevalent in China, where the government supports the development of blockchain-based technologies but outlaws the usage, storage, or trade of cryptocurrencies.
CryptoPotato's George with Anthony Pompliano in Sofia
According to Pompliano, the gamechanger here is simply time: "I think that everyone comes into the industry and they usually do it through Bitcoin. They hear about it, start looking at it, and then there's the evolution." Pompliano said.
"They go and check enterprise blockchain, check out tokenized securities, DeFi, but pretty much everyone comes back to Bitcoin. Now, that journey may take six months, 12 months, or 18 months, but I think the best thing for Bitcoin is time.
It takes time for people to get familiar with it, to start using it, to understand why it's crucial. I think that's going to happen at the government level, the private level, and the institutional level. So it's just the time needed for people to get more familiar with it."
The Future Of Blockchain
It's becoming rather evident that a lot of marquee companies, as well as financial and even governmental institutions are turning their sights to blockchain-based technologies.
Most recently, Agustin Carstens, the General Manager of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), urged central banks to begin embracing digital money.
"A great use case for blockchain is triple-entry accounting. Single-entry accounting was replaced by double-entry accounting. It's pretty much true of all transactions and accounting for the last hundreds if not thousands of years," Pompliano said.
"In that sense, I think the invention of triple-entry accounting is going to be huge for human development, and blockchain is a great way to do that in an automated fashion. We just announced that we led a series C funding for a company called Figure Technologies.
The popular economist and well-known nocoiner, Peter Schiff, has said that he's lost all of…
Today we got another reminder that volatility is working both ways. Bitcoin has fabulous times…
The cryptocurrency market, being a relatively young and small one, is frequently affected by external…
In that system, basically, what happens is, they created a digital mortgage, and the way that they transact with other people on Wall Street is through a decentralized settlement system. It's triple-entry accounting that's presiding over those transactions, so you don't have a centralized party to do transactions."
Bitcoin To $100,000 By December 2021
And yes, we couldn't skip the most interesting question regarding the price of Bitcoin.
One of the most anticipated events in the upcoming year is the Bitcoin halving. This is the event that will slash by half the miner's rewards for adding blocks to the network. As such, many crypto enthusiasts expect the halving to have a severe impact on Bitcoin's price since the supply of newly minted BTC will decrease.
Basic economic principles dictate that when the supply of an asset is reduced, while the demand for it remains the same or increases, its price should go up.
This is also what Pompliano believes, and he is very confident about his price target. "The halving will be a big moment for Bitcoin. I don't think that the price will shoot up the day after it, but I do think that from the day we are right now, we will see Bitcoin's price at $100,000 by December 2021."
History seems to be on his side. Back in 2012, following the first halving event, Bitcoin's price increased by a factor of 10. After the second halving in 2016, the price surged by a massive 400%. Both rallies happened in approximately a year after the halvings.
Regarding what's happening today around the price, Pompliano anticipates lots of volatility.
"I think that we are now in a bull market that will extend to around two years. In that period, I think Bitcoin's price will see a lot of volatility with days spiking up 10-12% as well as 30% crashes. Generally, though, it will continue to trend upwards."
In any case, 2020 is shaping up to be a fascinating year for Bitcoin, and it remains interesting to see whether the bull run will, indeed, extend, or if the bears will halt it preliminarily.
George Georgiev
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Newmarket—Aurora est une circonscription électorale fédérale en Ontario (Canada).

La circonscription de la banlieue nord de Toronto est constituée des villes de Newmarket et d'Aurora.

Circonscription fédérale
Les circonscriptions limitrophes sont York—Simcoe, Markham—Stouffville, King—Vaughan et Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill.

Résultats électoraux

Source : Élections Canada

Historique
La circonscription de Newmarket–Aurora a été créée en 2003 à partir de York-Nord et de Vaughan–King–Aurora.

Circonscription provinciale

Depuis les élections provinciales ontariennes du , l'ensemble des circonscriptions provinciales et des circonscriptions fédérales sont identiques.

Circonscription fédérale en Ontario


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This is the first step in owning your own football club.
What do you mean I can own my own football club? What does owning a football club involve? What do I get out of owning my own football club? All these are common questions that we hear all the time. Below is everything you need to know about becoming an owner of Merthyr Town Football Club.
What is fan ownership?
Most football clubs up and down the country are privately owned organisations with wealthy investors plugging large funding holes with their own cash. As Merthyr Town FC found out in 2009, and what many other football clubs are discovering recently, no matter how big they are this is an unsustainable business model that has unfortunately seen the liquidation of some clubs.
In 2009, liquidation become a harsh reality for Merthyr Town FC. until a local groups of fans, transformed the club into a Community Benefit Society, thereby allowing fans of the club to become owners themselves. We believe that thousands of fans owning an equal share is more sustainable, not to mention appropriate, way of doing things.
Click here to view the Merthyr Town FC Constitution.
How much does a share cost?
You can become a joint owner of Merthyr Town FC for as little as £20 per season. The 2016/2017 season will continue with our tired membership which gives you more for your money and sees you support the club financially. These prices can be found by clicking here.
For £20 you get the following:
The right to vote and stand for the Board of Merthyr Town Football Club.
A Merthyr Town FC Ownership card
A Merthyr Town FC Loyalty card (A discount on products behind the bar in Webley's & Romans)
Click here to view what you get for the higher tier memberships.
Can I buy more than one share?
No one can own more than one share in Merthyr Town FC, regardless of how much money they put into the club.
This is to protect the club from being bought by one immoral owner, who doesn't have the club's best interests at heart.
However, you are welcome to buy a share for someone else too; a friend, a family member or even a child (although they won't have voting rights until they are 16). Just fill in the ownership booklet with whatever name you want to be listed as the shareholder.
Any ownership option that you buy will be valid up until 31st July 2017.
Heard enough and want to own your own Football Club? Simply click here, fill in the booklet and send it back to us.


If you have any questions about a class or workshop or if you have trouble registering online through our event portal, please e-mail us at registration@artascope.com or leave a message at (207) 847-4060. If you would prefer to pay by check, it's best to contact us first to confirm seat availability. We will do our best to make this creative experience work for you!
In case of inclement weather, we will notify you of a class cancellation via e-mail and/or phone and will reschedule another class. We want to preserve the safety of all of our students and instructors, some of whom travel a distance to the studio. We require a 24 hour cancellation notice if you are unable to attend a class. However, we are always happy to find another time that fits your schedule.
Click here to view our cancellation policy regarding refunds.


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New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas (17) reacts after scoring against the Denver Nuggets during the first half of an NBA basketball game at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (Photo by Max Becherer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas enters NBA's health and safety protocols
BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Christian Clark
Dec 31, 2021 - 2:01 pm
While the New Orleans Pelicans will get several bench players back from the NBA's health and safety protocols for their New Year's Day game, they will lose starting center Jonas Valanciuanas.
Valanciunas did not practice Friday. He will be unavailable for Saturday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks after a positive test.
Valanciunas — like the rest of his Pelicans teammates — is fully vaccinated.
Friday, the NBA and NBA Player's Association shortened the timetable in which vaccinated and asymptomatic players who contract COVID-19 can return. The newest protocols will allow players who test positive to return in five days if their cycle threshold (CT) levels are above 30.
The Pelicans play three games in the first five days of 2022. They face the defending-champion Bucks on Saturday; the Utah Jazz on Monday; and the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.
The good news is that Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Naji Marshall and Jose Alvarado should be available. All three were cleared from the health and safety protocols and practiced Friday. Alexander-Walker, New Orleans' highest-scoring bench player, missed three games.
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Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart missed Tuesday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but both went through full practices Friday. Ingram is nursing a sore left Achilles. Hart is dealing with a left ankle sprain.
"They're still day to day," Pelicans coach Willie Green said. "We'll know more once we get to Milwaukee."
Replacing Valanciunas, New Orleans' second-leading scorer, won't be easy. He is averaging 18.5 points and 12.0 rebounds per game. He has been the team's most consistent player this season, tallying 25 double-doubles in 33 games.
The spread of the omicron variant has caused hundreds of players to enter the NBA's health and safety protocols this season. Additionally, the league has had 10 head coaches enter the health and safety protocols.
The Pelicans (13-22) have gone 10-6 in their past 16 games. They will try to keep the positive momentum going during one of their most difficult stretches of the season.
Email Christian Clark at cclark@theadvocate.com.
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SAN ANTONIO - Join AARP this Sunday for the grand finale of Hispanic Heritage Month at the 'Celebrando con AARP' free event with a day filled with family fun!
There will be food, games, shopping, activities, dancing and live music from some classic local Tejano bands featuring: Chente Barrera, La Tropa F and Michael Salgado.
University Health System will also provide mammograms for women 40 years and older, along with vaccinations and flu shots for adults and children.
"We are very excited to partner with AARP," said Mary Torres, University Health System. "Last year the event was very successful."
All you need to do is bring your family and friends, lawn chairs and dancing shoes and come ready to celebrate with AARP.
Entrance is free for the event, and the first 150 vehicle owners to show their AARP membership card will get free parking.
For more information, visit aarp.org/saheritage or call 877-926-8300.


Millcreek Herbs LLC - Herb Articles - Healthcare: The Farmers' Market - Dedicated to the understanding, wise use and enjoyment of herbs. Merry's articles and herbs research will help you to learn more about medicinal herbs, culinary herbs and the wellness benefits of Complimentary Alternative Medicine (CAM).
Six years ago, when I first took my handcrafted, herbal products to the Downtown Farmer's Market, people would glance into my booth and say, "Herbs, I love herbs" and walk on by. Aside from a few tiny pots of the familiar parsley, chives and oregano, I did not sell a thing. Salves and oils to heal injuries and ease pain, and tinctures of herbs to do everything from clear sinuses, relieve insomnia and anxiety and even cut the craving for cigarettes were not even lifted for perusal from the shelves of my little, wood display cabinet.
So certain am I of the therapeutic value and cost-effectiveness of herbal medicine, I decided to try the market again this summer, and the difference was remarkable. Every Saturday since June, people steered their way into my temporary, herb shop to show me or explain their health concerns.
A man came in the first week and took off his shoe and asked, "Do you have anything for this?" His foot was covered in a rash and scabs. "What is it?" I asked. No answer. Trying again... "Is it athlete's foot?" He did not know. As so often happens, I said, "Well, if it were me, this is what I would use," and I handed him my Skin Toner with Echinacea and yarrow that is good for diminishing inflammations of the skin. The next week he came before the market opened to show me that his foot problem had completely cleared up. Did I have any saw palmetto for his minor prostate issues? No, but I can bring it next week, I told him. It became his habit to visit me every week and bring me a little treat before the market opened at 8 a.m.
The cab driver with hemorrhoids was satisfied with the relief he got from Vasosalve, as was the woman with varicose veins. A woman with an incessant, lingering cough from a cold was desperate for a good night's sleep. Cough Formula with osha, pleurisy root and elecampane did the trick. A stressed out insomniac wanting to avoid using Ambien was happy to try Rest Formula which has soothing muscle relaxers like passionflower and elephanthead and the stress-relieving herbs lemon balm and anemone. A woman with MS who loved to garden was covered in scratches. She went home with pinyon salve to heal them and use often. Women needing relief from hotflashes were happy to try Flashbegone with chaste tree berry and black cohosh. A man who had recently had a knee replaced complained of his limited range of motion. I suggested he rub on a combination of arnica and St. Johns Wort oils before and after physical therapy so he could work more deeply with a little less pain.
A young Hispanic woman bought arnica salve for her grandmother to use for the arthritis in her hands. People from her culture are so much more familiar with herbal medicine because it is an integral part of their healthcare. Just the sight of the label for Acid Reflux Tea sold that product to those who needed it. I was especially pleased that there was so much interest in the Thrive Tonic, a blend of 18 different herbs for nutrition and relief from stress to be taken daily. Herbal tonics fell out of favor in the 1940s when pharmaceuticals became popular. I hope their popularity will grow once again to help keep us healthy, as opposed to fixing us once we get sick.
Of course there were situations well beyond my scope of practice, qualifications or experience. I had only gentle lemon balm to recommend to the mother of a hyperactive three year old who did not speak, along with the name of the Children's Center as a resource. For the man newly diagnosed with early stages of Alzheimer's I could only offer a conversation about the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric and wished him well.
The Downtown Farmer's Market was a happy place to be this summer and my booth was, too. Two women, Shelly Braun and Sarah Sifers, chose to sit with me every Saturday, and I was happy to have their company, support and help for herb work I always brought with me like stripping lavender blossoms from their dried stems. I always had an extra folding chair for the friend who stopped by or the stranger who just wanted to tell me about their problem.
Certainly awareness about the benefits of botanical medicine has grown as has my skill and knowledge by being in practice for over a decade, but I really attribute the resurgence in interest to something else. Herbal medicine is only unfamiliar because of inaccessibility to the knowledge and experience of it, but our innate, human wisdom recognizes and is drawn to its healing potential. Nowadays, we need as much relief from financial strain as we do from health concerns, and botanical medicine certainly fits the bill.


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Joshua Tree's 'Invisible House' could be yours for $18m
The house is a surreal, box-like structure, with glinting glass walls that reflect the desert landscape. Photograph: Chris Hanley/Courtesy of Aaron Kirman and Matt Adamo of AKG | Christie's International Real Estate
A surreal desert structure that 'flaunts its abundance' has attracted celebrities and more: 'Demi Lovato saw aliens there'
Lois Beckett in Los Angeles
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Joshua Tree's real estate boom may have reached a symbolic peak, as the desert town's iconic, mirror-walled mansion goes on the market for $18m in what is said to be a record-setting asking price.
The Invisible House, constructed in 2019 by film producers Chris and Roberta Hanley, has hosted celebrities like Lizzo, Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande and The Weeknd, and been featured in the Netflix series The World's Most Amazing Vacation Rentals.
The house is a surreal, box-like structure, with glinting glass walls that reflect the desert landscape, and a massive, 100ft indoor pool that stretches nearly half the length of the house. Its owners have touted the meditative aspects of the property.
"I think Demi Lovato saw aliens there," Roberta Hanley told the Wall Street Journal.
The house had previously been available to rent for $150,000 a month, $6,000 per day, or $1,000 per hour, Mansion Global reported last summer. A rental website touted the house's "dramatic desert contrasts" and the "oversized" pool that "flaunts its abundance in a seemingly barren land".
The home features a 100ft indoor pool that stretches nearly half the length of the house. Photograph: Brian Ashby/Courtesy of Aaron Kirman and Matt Adamo of AKG | Christie's International Real Estate
The residence, which offers a modest three bedrooms and four bathrooms, has a "fully-mirrored exterior which 'disappears' into the surrounding desert", as well as high-end kitchen appliances and charging stations for three Teslas.
"To our knowledge, it is the most expensive listing in Joshua Tree now," said Matt Adam, one of the property's listing agents.
Even if the Invisible House ends up selling for $9m, half the current asking price, "it will be the most expensive home ever sold in Joshua Tree", local newspaper San Bernardino Sun reported.
Just a few years ago, Joshua Tree, a tiny town in California set next to a stunning national park, was a refuge for artists and oddballs, a place where locals said it was possible to rent an apartment for $500 a month.
But during the pandemic, the town's two-hour proximity to Los Angeles, and the social media-fueled popularity of Joshua Tree national park, led to one of the largest increases in housing prices in the state. The result has been a worsening local housing crisis, with many longtime residents and local service industry employees saying that skyrocketing rental costs have forced them out of their homes.
Joshua Tree's popularity is ruining life for longtime residents: 'You can't see the stars any more'
In recent months, the booming desert housing market has started to slow. Average Joshua Tree housing sale prices were down 25% in December 2022, compared with the year before, and the number of houses sold was down by more than 50%, according to Redfin, a real estate company that publishes housing data.
The Invisible House, of course, is not even close to an average Joshua Tree home, the median price of which was $343,000 last month, according to Redfin.
Real estate agents at AKG Christie's International Real Estate have been "bombarded with calls" from journalists and others since the house was put on the market, Adamo said.
Much of the interest so far has come from potential buyers interested in the house as an investment property, Adamo said. The house has previously brought in as much as $1.4m in income in a single year in rental and production fees, he said.
So far, there has been more interest from potential American buyers than from international customers, Adamo said, since Americans have a better understanding of the cultural appeal of Joshua Tree's remote desert landscape, while international buyers are more interested in properties closer to the bright lights of Los Angeles, a two to three hour drive from Joshua Tree.
Bedroom A of the house. Photograph: Brian Ashby/Courtesy of Aaron Kirman and Matt Adamo of AKG | Christie's International Real Estate
Chris Hanley, known for producing films like the Virgin Suicides, American Psycho, and Spring Breakers, has described the "Invisible House" as part art project, part residence, which was inspired in part by a monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey and by his old friend, Andy Warhol.
Just buying the glass for the house's construction cost nearly $700,000, he told the Wall Street Journal. Hanley did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the property.
"It's so close with nature and so integrated with the rock formations and everything in the desert. That's probably the most exciting and appealing aspect," Adamo said.
One of Adamo's favorite aspects of the house is that "the sun literally goes from sunrise to sunset in the [master] bedroom. You could stay there all day and see the house light up in different ways from the angle of the sun and the stars".
This article was amended on 20 January 2023 to correct a misspelled name in a photo caption.


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Konrad von Thierberg der Jüngere († nach 1287) war ein Ordensritter des Deutschen Ordens.

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Konrad der Jüngere gehörte dem Adelsgeschlecht der Herren von Tierberg an, das seinem Namen der Burg Altentierberg entlehnt. Konrad der Ältere war sein älterer Bruder.

Er wurde erstmals 1273 urkundlich erwähnt, als er bereits beim Orden war. Von diesem Jahr an bis 1285 und noch einmal im Jahr 1288 war er Ordensmarschall. Während dieser Zeit bekleidete er von 1274 bis 1275 und ebenfalls noch einmal im Jahr 1283 das Amt des Vizelandmeisters in Preußen, bis er von 1284 bis 1288 schließlich selbst dort Landmeister war.

Am 28. Februar 1286 verlieh Konrad der Jüngere Königsberg die Handfeste nach kulmischem Recht, also die Stadtrechte.

Mit dem Sieg über die Sudauer konnte er 1283 die Unterwerfung Preußens abschließen und nahm anschließend unmittelbar den Krieg gegen die Litauer auf, wobei er militärische Expeditionen bis nach Wilna und nach Grodno veranlasste. Während seiner Amtszeit als Landmeister regelte er auch die Verhältnisse der im Ordensstaat angesessenen polnischen Ritter und deutschen Lehnsleute neu.

So war er am Abschluss der Unterwerfung der Prußen, der Sicherung des Landes, sowie der Kolonisation und Kultivierung maßgeblich beteiligt.

Literatur
 Maciej Dorna: Die Brüder des Deutschen Ordens in Preußen 1228–1309. Böhlau, Köln 2012.
 Heiko Peter Melle: Franziskanerinnenkloster Margrethausen. Albstadt 2023 (unveröffentlichtes Manuskript).

 Karl Eduard Napiersky: Index corporis historicodiplomatici Livoniae, Esthoniae et Curoniae. Band 2, Riga und Dorpat 1835, S. 347–348.
 Max Perlbach: Preussische Regesten bis zum Ausgange des dreizehnten Jahrhunderts. Königsberg 1876, S. 222–396.
 Johannes Voigt: Geschichte Preußens von den ältesten Zeiten bis zum Untergange der Herrschaft des Deutschen Ordens. Band 3, Königsberg 1828.

Landmeister von Preußen
Marschall (Deutscher Orden)
Ritter (Mittelalter)
Deutscher
Geboren im 12. oder 13. Jahrhundert
Gestorben im 13. Jahrhundert
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Distrust, discontent, anger (or, the American people and their Government)
According to a new series of Pew Research Center surveys, nearly 80 percent of Americans are more sceptical of Washington than ever, and a desire for smaller government is especially evident since Barack Obama took office. Public confidence in the federal government is at one of the lowest points in a half-century. There is a perfect storm of conditions associated with distrust of government—a dismal economy, an unhappy public, and epic discontent with Congress and elected officials. This anti-government feeling has driven the tea party movement, which has a small but fervent antigovernment constituency and could be a wild card in this November's election. Please note that many Republicans (28%), and Independents who lean Republican (30%), say the tea party movement represents their point of view better than the GOP. (See also here and here)
Etichette: US politics
Metaphysical Peregrine 2:03 AM, April 20, 2010
I would say that we in the Conservative movement, expressed primarily by the Tea Party Movement, are not so much anti-government, as we are 'constitutionalists'. It limits gov't to specific things it's allowed to do. We recognize the importance of honest gov't applied correctly and legally. The current regime rejects the Constitution.
Mirino 4:57 PM, April 20, 2010
There's an interesting article today in the Figaro on the present social climate in the USA. For those who can read French :
http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2010/04/19/01003-20100419ARTFIG00729-l-amerique-fracturee-de-barack-obama-.php
And for those who are willing to brave an Italian translation attempt with possible nuances of Anglo-French dialect :
http://oknotizie.virgilio.it/info/704548f12acaa667/l_america_di_barack_obama_fratturata_le_figaro_.html
It's reported that Obama actually receives an average of thirty death threats a day..
In their case it has to be: 'No they can't'.
Tom W. 7:07 PM, April 20, 2010
Funny, that when it's the left wingnuts protesting and calling names, we hear things like "dissent is the purest form of patriotism". But when it's against a left wing government, it's sedition. People don't trust the government because they know they can't trust Obama, Emmanuel, Pelosi or Reid. It's as simple as that.
Female promiscuity causes earthquakes
Distrust, discontent, anger (or, the American peop...


At the time of its inception, the new Lexus ES team was tasked with creating a completely fresh design concept, embodying both 'exciting' and 'elegant', based on the 'provocative elegance' design keywords.
A new Global Architecture (GA-K) was developed by Lexus to create beautiful low and wide proportions and an even more comfortable drive experience.
The new GA-K allowed the new ES to experience an elevated level of luxury and elegance with a few design elements that have transformed the exterior into a menacing, yet distinctly captivating product of craftsmanship.
are meant to be focused on comfort.
The approach was to realise a space that encourages enjoyable driving for the driver and offer an elegant environment for the passengers.
Lexus interiors are designed based on the 'seat in control' concept, where the entire interior architecture is centred on the occupants.
Mr Kajino was responsible for co-ordinating the overall design of the Lexus RC and RC F.
Lexus has invested heavily into redesigning the all-new 2019 ES which is set to be launched in Bahrain on Saturday at the Lexus Showroom in Sitra.
The new model promises various exciting upgrades that are set to impress Lexus enthusiasts.
For more information about Lexus Bahrain, visit Lexus.com.bh, call 17737773 or visit the showroom.