Supplements and Mewing
Mewing can take years to create obvious bone changes. So it makes sense that people would want to reduce that time as much as possible. It's not covered much, but there is a significant debate about whether supplements help with mewing.
Supplements that can assist you with mewing include HGH, B Vitamins, Vitamin D3, Vitamin K2, Magnesium, and gum. However, any gains from supplements will be negligible and on par with a placebo. Nothing can change the fact that mewing is a slow process.
These supplements do not directly help you with mewing because the process of mewing is largely dependent on effort and dedication. Although these vitamins can help you with bone elasticity or growth, mewing is not affected much by your consumption of supplements.
For the ultimate primer on what exactly speeds up bone remodeling, check out our article on how to speed up bone remodeling.
HGH
HGH is human growth hormone. It speeds up both osteoblasts (which lay down new bone) and osteoclasts (which break down bone). Though not really a supplement, it's more of a drug originally used for athletic performance and anti-aging benefits. It should be prescribed by a doctor and dangerous if you take it longer than 6 weeks.
For more info, check out our article on mewing and HGH.
B Vitamins
Many food sources contain B vitamins. These sources include milk, cheese, eggs, meat, fish, and the list goes on. Usually, if a person eats a balanced diet, they would not be deficient in B vitamins.
There are many benefits of B vitamins. Some of these include cell health and growth, improved energy levels, better eyesight, muscle health, nerve function, and many more. However, this vitamin is not normally taken for bones.
However, research links B vitamins to better bone growth and health, though the results are not conclusive. For example, a study by Dai et al. (2015) showed B-vitamins' effects on bone health. The researchers found that though there is potential in the idea that B-vitamins could support bone health, though there are no actual conclusive results, and the test trials do not seem promising. However, the researchers also stated that B vitamins might help the coupling between osteoblasts and osteoclasts, which means the action of osteoblasts and osteoclasts will be about equal instead of favoring one other.
Regardless, these vitamins have a lot of other health benefits. So, even though they may not be the most helpful for mewing, they can still help you and your health.
Vitamin D3
Vitamin D is something that promotes bone health by improving the absorption of Phosphorus and Calcium. This kind of vitamin is present in foods such as fatty fish and their liver oils.
This vitamin is quite difficult to find naturally, so that you may need actual supplements for this.
Children who don't get enough vitamin D may get rickets, a condition where the bones are weak and bowed. Proper intake of adequate amounts of vitamin D is essential in growing good and healthy bones.
In this study by Laird et al. (2010), the researchers said that inadequate vitamin D consumption leads to bone mineralization and weakening. Without the right amount of this vitamin, you expose yourself to many bone diseases such as osteoporosis.
So, when does mewing come into the picture? Since vitamin D is necessary for normal bone health, it could benefit your mewing results, but only if you're deficient in it.
Mewing is all about changing the bones' placement, so any help you can get regarding bones should be welcome.
That said, don't expect this to have drastic effects on your mewing; because it likely won't. It will keep your bones healthy, and that is something that you may want to invest your resources in.
Vitamin K2
Vitamin K2 is another vitamin that supports bone health. It is mostly present in the meat products of animals such as the liver or eggs. It also helps with vessel calcification and heart health.
This study by Schwalfenberg (2017) on the vitamin shows that it works best when taken with vitamin D and calcium. The study states that vitamin K2 assists in preventing diseases like diabetes, osteoarthritis, and even cancer. Basically, it helps make sure calcium goes into your bones, not your arteries.
Vitamin K2 improves the action of osteoblasts, which build bone. However, K2 might potentially slow down your bone remodeling because it inhibits the action of osteoclasts, which break down old bone (Myneni et al., 2017).
K2 has the potential to suppress bone resorption or turnover by inhibiting osteoclast-induced bone resorption and/or increasing osteoblast activity.
However, we don't know for a fact whether remodeling really slows down with vitamin K2 or not. Your body will generally try to keep the balance between osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
So be careful about supplementing K2. However, if you're deficient, it probably won't hurt your gains. When taking K2, you just need to find some way to increase bone resorption and the action of osteoclasts.
Magnesium
You've probably heard of magnesium. That's because, apart from it being a known substance, it is also present in many foods. Magnesium is present in dark chocolate, almonds, peanuts, whole wheat bread, carrots, and many other kinds of food. This works out because magnesium is essential in many body functions.
Magnesium helps improve energy levels, moods, muscle movement, among others. But most importantly, in this context, magnesium helps with improving bone density and preventing osteoporosis.
Mammoli et al., 2019 showed that magnesium helps regulate the balance between osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Diets that are deficient in magnesium hurt the bone remodeling process. So at the very least, you want to make sure you're eating a balanced diet and getting adequate amounts.
Gum
Okay, so technically, gum isn't a supplement, and it's not intended to be. But in the conversation of what stuff can help you with mewing, chewing gum is part of it. Dr. Mike Mew endorses gum while mewing, and he concludes that chewing gum enhances your facial muscles, thereby making your jawline more defined.
One of the ways you can do this is by chewing mastic gum. Mastic is a type of resin that improves digestion, oral health, and liver health.
It can also help eliminate certain types of bacteria, as evidenced by this study by Dabos (2010).
Most people who use mastic gum recommend that you do it for at least a few hours each day, but they warn against doing it too much. You should start slow, at 10 minutes per day, and add a few minutes every week while also ensuring you get adequate rest. You might cause yourself some trouble if you don't chew properly and in moderation. It's a great tool to supplement mewing, and with the added health benefits you can get, it's worth checking out.
Falim gum is another option that is available to you. This one is much more like the normal gum texture, so most people go for this over mastic gum. In many cases, people don't like mastic gum's taste, so falim gum is a good alternative. It is a sugar-free gum from Turkey that is cheaper than mastic gum.
Conclusion
Overall, supplements are good for you, yes. But their direct effects on mewing are little to none. Among the items on this list, gum is probably the only thing you will give a visible contribution to your jawline. However, the supplements and vitamins that talked about do help your bones and help keep them healthy. For that reason alone, making sure you have them in your diet is a priority. You could consult with your GP to check if you are deficient in any vitamins or minerals, and the results could surprise you.
Again, our how to speed up bone remodeling article is a far more comprehensive primer to bone remodeling if you'd like to dig deeper.
Remember that mewing results come from hard work and dedication. It would be best if you didn't rely on supplements and such to aid you much. Your progress in mewing will be mostly thanks to your hard work.
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Love streaming your favorite music? Now it's easier than ever to share this passion with the rest of the world by building your own music streaming app.
Traditionally, it would take a whole engineering team to build a platform like Spotify or SoundCloud. With no-code tools like Bubble, however, it's never been easier for anyone to build their own mobile app - all without having to write a single line of code!
No-code tools like Bubble are revolutionizing how everyday makers can build software. Bubble's visual programming tool is the gateway for the makers of tomorrow. Our customers are using Bubble to build marketplaces, mobile apps, and even social networks.
Throughout this post, we'll uncover the process of using Bubble to build your own music streaming app, similar to Spotify or SoundCloud.
Whether you're looking to build a dedicated streaming service, or you're just interested in utilizing some of the core features from Spotify, this guide will share how to start building the underlying logic for your MVP.
The steps to build Spotify with no code include:
 1. Get Started
 2. Register your account on Bubble
 3. Configuring your database
 4. Building workflows
 5. Uploading a new song
 6. Displaying a list of songs
 7. Display dynamic content on a songs page
 8. Creating a playlist
 9. Adding a song to a playlist
 10. Displaying a list of playlists
 11. Additional features
 12. Launch
 13. Templates
 14. Start Building
Get Started
Before you start, you'll need to first register your free Bubble account. Then you can follow along as we build our product together.
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We also recommend completing our introductory lessons, which will guide you through the step-by-step process of the most common Bubble features. This will help you get a running start when building your Spotify clone.
It'll also be beneficial if you understand how to create and edit user accounts. We've previously covered this in more detail in our How to Build Quora article.
When kickstarting your project, you can choose to begin by wireframing your app design, or building the necessary fields within your database.
In this case, we'll start by using Bubbles visual design tool to shape the user-interface of our mobile app. If you're replicating a version of Spotify, some of the core pages you'll want to include are:
 - Upload page - A backend portal where artists can upload songs
 - Home page - Displaying a list of songs by their categories
 - Playing page - Where an individual song can be played
 - Create playlist page - Allowing users to create new playlists
 - User profile - Displaying a users details and a list of their created playlists
 - Playlist page - Displaying a list of all the songs added in a playlist
A major feature within Bubble is the ability to send data between pages. This allows you to create one generic version of a page, then dynamically display the relevant content from your database when it's required.
In the case of your Spotify clone, you'll only need to create one page to host your individual songs. We can then write the necessary logic to display only the relevant song on each page when it's needed (we'll cover this in more detail soon).
Configuring your database
Once you've mapped out the display of your product, you can focus on creating the necessary data fields to power your application. We'll rely on these fields to connect the workflows behind your product.
Bubble's pre-built database makes it easy to create different data types with unique fields. When creating a database, we recommend splitting large items into separate data types to enhance the speed of your application.
For example, we'll create two separate data types for our songs. One data type will include the basic details of our song (including the name, artist, and cover photo), while the other data type will include the song file itself.
By creating these as separate data fields, it allows us to only load the necessary information when it's needed, reducing how much content the Bubble editor will need to render.
When building Spotify as an MVP, we'll need to create the following data types & fields:
Data type: User
Fields:
 - Name
 - Photo
 - Playlists - List of playlists. Note: Creating a field as a list based on a separate data type allows you to seamlessly integrate all of its relevant data fields without having to create additional fields
Data type: Song
Fields:
 - Title
 - Artist name
 - Cover image
 - Song content - Song content
 - Playlists added to - List of playlists
 - Category
Data type: Song Content
Fields:
 - Song file
Data type: Playlist
Fields:
 - Playlist name
 - Description
 - Playlist content - Playlist content
Data type: Playlist Content
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 - List of songs
Building workflows
Now that you've structured both the design and database for your application, it's time to start stitching everything together and making your app functional.
In Bubble, the main way to do this is with "workflows". Each workflow happens when an "event" occurs (e.g. a user clicks on a button), and then runs a series of "actions" in response (e.g. "sign the user up", "make a change to the database", etc.)
Uploading a new song
The first feature we're going to build is a backend portal where artists or labels can upload music to the platform.
On the upload page, you can start by adding a combination of input fields, including; free-text fields, image uploaders, and a file uploader.
Once a user has added their relevant details within each input, they'll click the submit button to create a new entry in your database. This button click will be the necessary action to trigger your workflow.
Using the workflow editor, you can select to create a new thing within your database. In this instance, we'll be creating a new song.
You'll then need to start adding data from your on-page elements to their relevant fields within your database. Map each input field you'd like to create against its corresponding data field.
We'll first start by creating the new song content itself. This will create a siloed file where the song will be stored. By separating this large file from the songs additional details, it will enhance the speed of your application as the Bubble editor will only need to load this file when it's necessary.
Next, we'll then add another step in our workflow, this time creating a new song. This data type will include the remaining details of the song, including its title, cover image, and artist name. We'll rely on this information when displaying the track to users on the home page.
Although we've separated the file of the song from the songs information, this workflow allows us to merge these two data types together, but keep the files separate.
Displaying a list of songs
Once you've started adding songs to the platform, you're ready to display each item in a feed on the homepage. This can be achieved by using the repeating group element.
Repeating groups integrate with your database to display and update a list of dynamic content.
When using a repeating group, you'll need to first link the element to a data type within your database. In this instance, you'll classify the type as a song.
You'll also need to set the data source as a list of all the submitted songs from your database. If you'd like to segment each repeating group by a relevant category, you can add an additional constraint to your data source.
In this case, we'll add a constraint to only display songs that equal the HipHop category.
Now you're ready to start structuring the dynamic content that will be displayed within this grid. Simply map out the first column with the relevant content you'd like to show, then this powerful element will populate the remaining columns based on your existing data.
Within a repeating group, it's also possible to create events inside each individual column.
This feature will become useful when building navigational features across your platform. When selecting to play a song, we'll redirect the user to our dedicated playing page where they can stream the file itself.
To power this event, you'll need to start by creating a workflow that redirects a user when the title of the song is clicked.
Select to go to page - the dedicated playing page.
You'll then need to send additional data to this page so the Bubble editor knows which specific song to display. The data you'll need to display is that of the current cell's song.
Display dynamic content on a songs page
When a user is directed to a specific product page, you can easily pull this event data from your workflow to display the relevant content.
Before we create this workflow, you'll first need to ensure that the page type matches the data property that you're sending through your event logic. In this case, you'll need to set the playing page to a song property.
You can now start adding dynamic content into your page elements, displaying the information from the song that has been sent in your workflow.
Next, we'll add the Bubble Circle Music Player plugin to our application. This free plugin will allow users to start and stop


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Robots are increasingly used to perform a wide variety of tasks, especially those involving dangerous or inaccessible locations. As the complexity of such tasks grow, robots are being deployed in teams, with complex coordination schemes aimed at maximizing the chance of mission success. Such teams operate under inherently uncertain conditions -- the robots themselves fail, and have to continuously adapt to changing environmental conditions. A key challenge facing robotic mission designers is therefore to construct a mission -- i.e., specify number and type of robots, number and size of teams, coordination and planning mechanisms etc. -- so as to maximize some overall utility, such as the probability of mission success. In this paper, we advocate, formalize, and empirically justify an approach to compute quantitative utility of robotic missions using probabilistic model checking. We show how to express a robotic demining mission as a restricted type of discrete time Markov chain (called αPA), and its utility as either a linear temporal logic formula or a reward. We prove a set of compositionality theorems that enable us to compute the utility of a system composed of several αPAs by combining the utilities of each αPA in isolation. This ameliorates the statespace explosion problem, even when the system being verified is composed of a large number of robots. We validate our approach empirically, using the probabilistic model checker PRISM.
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By John Tschohl What's the sweetest sound that you can hear? According to recent research studying brain activation, the answer is: your name. A person's name is a precious possession. Remembering a name represents a simple, but powerful customer care skill that people notice and appreciate. Everyone loves hearing their own name! Remembering and recognizing […]


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PRODUCTIVITY Evernote vs. OneNote: Which is best for your business?
If you're someone who likes to jot down notes to keep their thoughts organized or whose line of work requires taking notes regularly, you've likely come across two of the most popular note-taking apps available today: OneNote and Evernote. Both of these apps have free versions and come with some very useful features, but each has pros and cons that set it apart from the other. While some users swear by OneNote, others prefer Evernote. Let's discuss the features of both apps to help you decide which one is better for your business.
Taking notes
OneNote
Microsoft OneNote features the traditional Microsoft Office Ribbon that provides you with many features to create, edit, view, and organize notes. While creating notes, you can add text, images, tables, videos, audio files, spreadsheets, links, and more to your notes. This helps you create content-rich notes and keep all media associated with them in one place.
You can take freehand notes and draw freehand images using a touch-enabled device or a Microsoft Surface device. The usual Microsoft Office formatting and reviewing options help you create more appealing and accurate notes.
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Evernote
Evernote includes most of the same note-creation features, like drawing and editing tools, but doesn't provide some OneNote features like reviewing other users' edits. Also, unless you tag your notes, they will keep piling up in an unorganized manner, and it will be difficult to search for them later.
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Organizing your notes
OneNote
OneNote helps you organize content just like you would in a physical notebook—in the hierarchy of notebooks, section groups, sections, and pages. This provides you with simple and broad cabinets to save your notes in. Pages in a section are displayed in a list on the right-side panel, which helps you keep track of topics that you've created. OneNote also helps you organize content within your page by creating sub-paragraphs. You can create multiple paragraphs under the main one and collapse/display them as needed.
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Evernote
Evernote organizes notes in a linear fashion, displaying all the existing notebooks on the far-left side of the screen. While scrolling through these notebooks, you can see the list of notes in each and image clippings from those notes. As the name suggests, the "All notes" section displays the entire collection of notes taken up to this point, irrespective of the notebooks they are in. Evernote provides a Tags options under the listed notebooks where you can search for notes according to their tags.
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Clipping content from the web
OneNote
OneNote has a clipper add-in that has very basic functionality and can only be used from a Microsoft account. Using this clipper, you can grab a screenshot of a webpage or other content. For example, you can choose to capture an article from a webpage, excluding the advertisements, as well as its bookmark.
The clipping gets embedded as an image. OneNote allows you to include this clipping only inside an existing notebook. If there are any multimedia components or links on the clipping, you will not be able to interact with them. OneNote also doesn't allow you to copy a saved clipping to other applications, such as Microsoft Word.
Evernote
With Evernote, you can do all this but also choose to exclude the original format of the article and copy just the text and images from it. You can create a new notebook to add this clipped information and use Evernote's mark-up tools to include comments or questions. You can also play around with the content from the clipped page by editing or changing its appearance, such as adding text to it, highlighting it, and even drawing directly on it. Unlike OneNote, Evernote lets you click the links of the clipped page. You can also view videos embedded in clipped content by clicking them and visiting the original webpage from where the content was clipped.
Device support
Both OneNote and Evernote can be used across devices, but the overall look and feel may vary from one device to another.
OneNote
As part of the Microsoft Office suite, OneNote works best on Windows, where you get to enjoy its entire range of note-creation and formatting options. You may find a few of these features missing in the web, iPad, and Mac versions of OneNote. Though the Mac version of OneNote has all the formatting features just like Windows, it doesn't provide you with as many Insert features. The iPad version also has its limitations, though it provides the extra functionality of taking a picture with your device's camera and inserting it into your notes. The iPhone and Android versions are also simplified and omit some features. However, they allow you to scroll through notes easily and take quick notes on the go.
Evernote
Out of all the different devices, Evernote also seems to look and work the best on Windows. It's easier to organize your notes on Windows, as existing notebooks are displayed vertically. This task becomes a little tricky while using an iPad or Mac. If you use the Android or iPhone version, Evernote displays notes in rectangular boxes with the note title and image displayed on it. While using the web version, you need to click the Notebook icon to see the list of existing notebooks. You can then click on a notebook to see the notes in it.
Using third-party apps
When it comes to using third party apps to import content, both OneNote and Evernote work well.
OneNote
Applications such as OnetasticGenius ScanIFTTT, and Zapier help you to easily bring information to OneNote, where you can edit and organize it according to your needs. In case you want to export your notes to other apps, OneNote allows you to do so easily with Microsoft Office products, especially Word. You can also export your notes to a spreadsheet or PDF documents.
Evernote
Evernote is very versatile in this regard, as it supports many apps across different platforms and devices. For example, if you need to convert recorded audio notes to text on Evernote, you can use the Dragon Anywhere app. Evernote also supports other useful apps like TaskClone and Cloudmagic. But if you export your notes to other apps, Evernote doesn't provide you with as many options as OneNote does.
Multi-Factor Authentication: Better Protect Your Office 365 Data
Nowadays, nearly every modern organization is moving their business to the cloud. Protecting your organization's users and their accounts from being compromised is easy when you have an on-premises setup like Microsoft's Azure Active Directory. But what if you're using Office 365? Well, you're still in luck. In this article, we'll take a comprehensive look at how Office 365 multi-factor authentication helps protect your data.
What is multi-factor authentication?
Multi-factor authentication is a simple way of protecting user profiles by requiring users to provide more than just their username and password when attempting to log in.
In Office 365, multi-factor authentication adds a second layer of protection that requires users to provide proof of their identity before they are granted access to a profile.
For example, if someone managed to crack or steal your password but doesn't have the device you associated with your profile, they won't be allowed to log in. So that second factor—the mobile or office phone—will protect your account from unauthorized logins.
Licensing
The best part is that multi-factor authentication is free with an Office 365 subscription. Though Office 365 multi-factor authentication is part of Azure, you don't need any additional license to use it for your Office 365 tenant. You only need an Azure AD Premium license in case you want to use advanced features of Azure multi-factor authentication.
How multi-factor authentication works in Office 365
Microsoft offers three different ways you can use multi-factor authentication to prove your identity from your phone:
 1. Use the Microsoft Authenticator app. This app provides you with a one-time password (OTP) or a push notification. You can either use that device as a software token that provides OTP or you can use it as a push notification hub that will get notifications from the central multi-factor authentication service.
 2. Receive a phone call on your registered number. If you select this option, you'll receive a call on either your mobile or landline phone and will be asked to press the pound sign (#) to confirm your identity.
 3. Receive a text message at your registered number. You'll receive an OTP through a text message sent to your mobile. You then simply enter the OTP on the screen where you're trying to log in.
You can either use one of these options or configure multiple options for multi-factor authentication.
Below are the options that an Office 365 global admin sees when enabling multi-factor authentication for Office 365 users in their organization:
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When users complete their multi-factor authentication registration, they can also choose default and secondary options from the ones enabled by their global admin. Users will see the following screen:
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How to set up multi-factor authentication in Office 365
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The use of high-voltage motor soft-start device can effectively improve the service life of the pump and the reliability of power supply. CMV series of products are widely used in electric power, building materials, chemical industry, metallurgy steel, paper making and other industries with rated voltage of 3000-10000V. It can be used well with various electromechanical equipment such as water pump, fan, compressor, pulverizer, mixer, belt conveyor, etc. It is an ideal high-voltage motor starting and protection equipment.
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This past year, Dr. Ann Dorward was named Memorial University's Canada Research Chair in Molecular Signalling in Human Health and Disease.
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The Cancer Institute of Canada estimated 37,000 men and 33,400 women died from cancer in 2006 and the number of cancer-related deaths is projected to increase as a larger proportion of the Canadian population reaches an advanced age.
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Which Countries are Most Similar to United Arab Emirates?
Have you ever wondered how similar or different two countries are? The Country Similarity Index attempts to quantify how similar countries are to each other relative to other countries. The index is a statistically-based objective way to measure this. The index weights equally five major aspects of countries: their demographics, culture, politics, technology, and geography. In addition each aspect was roughly balanced evenly between quantity/percentage and quality/type. See this post for a full explanation: _URL_
Similar to countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council
The top 5 countries most similar to the United Arab Emirates are all part of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The GCC is similar to the European Union in that people and goods are allowed to flow freely between their countries (although this is not the case for Qatar since 2017). Furthermore, while these countries do not have a shared currency, all of their currencies have a fixed exchange rate with the US dollar. They are also all monarchies and are some of the richest Arab countries.
Top 10 Places Most Similar to the United Arab Emirates
 1. Qatar is another country on the Persian Gulf Coast that was once a British protectorate. Both countries are highly developed and have a massive amount of male immigrants, especially from India. However, political relations between the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have broken down recently. The UAE government has even banned travel to it. Despite this, these countries have an incredibly high degree of similarity.
 2. Bahrain is an island in the Persian Gulf, near Qatar. It is also quite similar to the UAE. One difference is that most Bahrainis are Shi'tes, not Sunnis. The country also has less immigrants than those countries.
 3. Kuwait is a small oil-rich country between Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Like Bahrain, it has many Shi'ites, although they are not the majority. It relies more on oil than gas to generate electricity, unlike the other countries on this list.
 4. Oman is located to the south of the United Arab Emirates. It is more conservative than the UAE and has less tourists. In stark contrast to other countries on this list, it does not have any skyscrapers. In fact, they are illegal. Furthermore, most of its people are Ibadis, not Sunnis.
 5. Saudi Arabia is another oil-rich Muslim country with a high level of development. However, UAE is far more cosmopolitan than Saudi Arabia. Its laws are more liberal and nearly 90% of its inhabitants are immigrants. In addition, UAE is much more densely populated.
 6. Jordan, 7. Egypt, 8. Iraq, 9. Libya, 10. Lebanon
Top 10 Places Least Similar to the United Arab Emirates
 1. Burundi is a densely populated, landlocked African country. It was a colony of Belgium, before becoming independent. So it is mostly Catholic and one of its official languages is French. It is one of the poorest countries in the world, in contrast to the UAE.
 2. Papua New Guinea is a tropical Christian country in the Pacific Ocean. In contrast to the deserts of UAE, it is one of the wettest countries on Earth. While UAE is highly developed, Papua New Guinea has little infrastructure. Like Burundi, it is also a Christian country, but it is mostly Protestant. One similarity is that it both were controlled by Britain.
 3. Lesotho is another poor Christian country on this list. It is completely surrounded by South Africa. Although both countries are monarchies, Lesotho's monarch only has ceremonial powers and the government is mostly democratic.
 4. Mozambique is a tropical country, next to Malawi. It was a colony of Portugal before its independence. Although it is mostly Christian, it has the highest percentage of Muslims on this list with around 20%. Its technology is also far different from UAE, since it drives on the left, has different electrical outlets, and uses a different train gauge.
 5. Democratic Republic of Congo, like Burundi, is another former Belgian colony that is extremely poor. In contrast to UAE, a vast majority of its land is forested. In addition, it also has little demographic or cultural similarity to UAE as well.
 6. Madagascar, 7. East Timor, 8. Haiti, 9. Rwanda, 10. Malawi
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Blood clots in arteries, for example in the coronary vessels, can be dissolved by injecting streptokinase into the blood. Streptokinase is formed by bacteria and rapidly breaks down the blood clot. The first treatment with streptokinase is much more effective than the second treatment. The diagram below shows the concentration of anti-streptokinase antibodies in the blood after the first and second injection of streptokinase, respectively. The second injection occurred 10 weeks after the first.
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The picture shows the amount of anti-streptokinase antibodies in the blood depending on the time after injection for the number of weeks.
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Dashed line = second injection
a) Compare the effect of first and second injection streptokinase during the first 4 weeks. How can the difference in immunological response be explained?
b) What is the reason why the manufacturer does not recommend the use of streptokinase in the event of a second clot shortly after the first?
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Underground dams have been considered for ground water resources development and prevention of ground water losses all around the world especially in arid and semi-arid regions. A physical model with dimensions of (4x0.85x1.3m) accompanied by a numerical model, MODFLOW, were used to simulate the flow in the reservoir of ground water dams and thus the head of water over the crest was determined. Numerical model was calibrated based upon more than 200 data, which are carried out on the physical model in different conditions. Studies clarified that the most important factors which control the height of water on underground dams are: discharge, the height of dam, initial level of water table, hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer,dam thickness and finally bed rock slope. Also a formula for estimating the height of water on underground dam (H) was derived form: H=S*F in which S is a factor reflects the condition of discharge, hydraulic conductivity, dam thickness and bed rock slope and can be computed by the equation of S=ST.Sq.Sk.Ss and F is a power product of dam height (Hdam) to initial water table level (H0) ratio and were calculated from formula F=2.0632(Hdam/H0)-0.379100.


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Date(s) - 17/Jun/2021
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
🌿Ecological Restoration – local studies by 2 recent masters graduates
Our June 17th Botany Night will feature presentations by field researchers Cassandra Harper and Shaan Aroeste, recent graduates of the SFU/BCIT Ecological Restoration Masters of Science Programme, who were awarded Nature Vancouver bursaries in 2020. They will tell us about the Ecological Restoration program and their personal projects and areas of study.
Shaan Aroeste's thesis work aided a long-term research project aimed at combating reed canarygrass in the Lower Mainland. Reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) is an invasive grass common in wetlands, streambanks, ditches, and other moist areas throughout the Pacific Northwest. It spreads aggressively and can replace native vegetation with dense monocultures. Its vigour and adaptability make it resistant to many control methods, but research suggests shade is its Achilles heel. Since 2015, a collaborative project between BCIT, Metro Vancouver, and the City of Surrey, has explored the potential for using desirable native shrub species to overtop and shade-out reedcanary grass stands. An important part of this is testing and evaluating the relative efficacy of using different shrub species, varied planting densities and alternative site prep methods. Shaan will discuss the history of the reed canarygrass invasion, how the project started, and its key findings to date.
Cassandra Harper has always been passionate about forest ecosystems but more recently has narrowed her focus to restoring the intricate balance between riparian zones and freshwater streams. Urbanization has altered many riparian ecosystems, resulting in the decline of species that depend on them, and locally the Brunette River basin is no exception. Recent development of river adjacent property by the Trans-mountain Pipeline Expansion Project will further impact an area which is both culturally significant to Kwikwetlem (Kwi Kwet lem) First Nation, and designated as critical habitat for an endangered small fish, the Nooksack Dace. She currently works as a Project Coordinator for the Lands and Resources Division at the KFN. In her talk Cassie will describe the post-construction plan she developed to improve conditions at the project site through the establishment of culturally and ecologically important species, and the addition of habitat features. She'll discuss the results of soil, vegetation and water quality surveys she undertook, as well as the resulting recommendations.
This presentation will be aired via Zoom Video Conferencing. On the Monday preceding the event, Nature Vancouver members will receive the Zoom link in the weekly e-News. To join the talk on Thursday, click on that link after 7:15 pm. The talk will begin at 7:30 pm. Non-members are welcome and should Email _EMAIL_ well in advance to register for the link.


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The San Pedro River emerges from just south of Sierra Vista, AZ and flows north for approximately 150 miles where it meets the Gila River. The only river left undammed in the Southwest, it is a major conservation corridor and home to hundreds of species of native and migratory birds and many diverse kinds of wildlife such as beaver and coati. Following are stories of life along this river and the effort to save it. Some of these articles are courtesy of the Friends of the San Pedro River. Please consider joining the conservation effort. If Birdwatching is your interest, please visit our 10 Best Birding Hotspots in Southern Arizona!
In addition to birdwatching, there are several places within the SPRNCA worth visiting. Fairbank is a ghost town on the San Pedro River about 10 miles west of Tombstone.The Murray Springs Clovis Site is where Paleo-Indians camped while hunting large mammals. Not far is a Mammoth-Kill site where these Stone Age people killed and butchered, not only mammoths, but also camels, tapirs, bison, and bear. This they excelled at despite themselves being hunted by such monsters as Sabre-Tooth Tigers.
Below is a list of other San Pedro River stories that might interest you.
- Coati of the San Pedro River
- Our Lady Of The Sierras
- Fairbank AZ: Ghost Town
- Summer on the San Pedro River
- Plants of the San Pedro River and the Borderlands
- Arthropods of the SPRNCA
- The Diminishing San Pedro River
- Our River of Life: San Pedro River Video
- The Creosote or Greasewood: Good for What Ails You!
- The Return of the Beaver to the San Pedro River
- Reintroducing the Beaver to the San Pedro River
- Cottonwoods: The Largest Trees in Arizona
- Javelina of the San Pedro River
- Saving the San Pedro River
- Beaver Scenes from the San Pedro River
- Green Kingfisher Sighting on the San Pedro River
- Birds of the San Pedro River Region
- A Day At The San Pedro River
- Casa de San Pedro Bed & Breakfast
- San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area: Photos by Francie Hills
- Guided Hike to Charleston Ruins
- A Video History of the San Pedro River Area
- Reptiles of the San Pedro River


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Honeywell is driving steel panels into the ground on the southwestern shore of Onondaga Lake along Interstate 690. The work is the first step in the installation of piping that will cross under the highway to connect to a groundwater treatment system under construction on Willis Avenue. Motorists will see the panel installation over the next one to two weeks as they drive along the highway.
Approximately 50 interlocking panels, each 2 feet wide, 40 feet long and weighing more than 1,800 pounds, will create a metal enclosure, which will act as the primary entry point for the piping that will cross under the highway. The panels will prevent lake water from entering the enclosure during pipe construction.
The groundwater treatment facility is one element of the groundwater collection and treatment system to prevent contaminated groundwater from reaching the lake. When complete, the system will draw collected groundwater from the lake's edge and send it more than 500 feet under I-690 and State Fair Boulevard.
Since April, Honeywell, under New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) supervision, has been constructing the $20 million groundwater collection and treatment system. The system consists of a groundwater treatment plant, two storage tanks, a groundwater pumping station, and a one and one-half mile long underground barrier wall to block groundwater from reaching the lake. The paneling work is not connected to construction of the barrier wall which is currently being designed.
This summer, Honeywell completed construction of a prefabricated 17,500 square foot building specifically designed to house the groundwater treatment system. The groundwater treatment facility will be completed in the spring of 2006.


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The Carrollton Weather is one of the many things that make it a wonderful place to live. But it can also be tricky to get a clear picture of what is going on around you. This article will show you the average daily high and low temperatures, as well as the rain and dew point in the area.
If you are planning a trip to Carrollton, Georgia, you need to know the average daily high and low temperatures in the area. This information will help you determine whether it is an appropriate time to travel.
The Carrollton Weather, Georgia, is generally pleasant. Although, it is rainy more often than most places in the state. Nevertheless, this place is fairly comfortable to visit, and you can expect to be warm and dry during the winter months.
Brimmed Hat or Sunglasses
However, the summer season in Carrollton Weather is hot and humid. It is important to protect yourself from harmful UV rays. A wide brimmed hat or sunglasses can help block UVA and UVB rays from reaching your eyes.
Cloudiness & Rain
You will find that the best time to visit Carrollton is during the months of late August and early October. However, you should be aware of the cloudiness and rain.
Average hourly wind speed in Carrollton, GA varies from 3.2 miles per hour to 4.1 miles per hour, depending on time of day and year. The weather is mostly cloudy today. However, the sun rises at 6:28 AM and sets at 8:19 PM.
Hot Summer Months
The average low temperature is 35degF. The highest temperature recorded in Carrollton was 38 degrees fahrenheit on January 10th, 2006. During the hot summer months, the temperatures are pleasantly warm and breezy.
In the rainy season, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 53% of the time. Although the wettest month in Carrollton is May, the driest is August.
The clearest day in Carrollton occurs on October 12 when the sun sets at 7:45 PM. The shortest day in Carrollton is December 22 with only 10 hours of sunlight.
Important Part of Life
Weather is an important part of life in Carrollton, New York. Temperatures can be very variable throughout the year, and precipitation can vary dramatically from season to season. The city is also known for its humid summers.
Average High of 95degF
In terms of temperature, the warmest month in Carrollton is August, with an average high of 95degF. The coldest month is January, with an average low of 39degF.
Temperatures in Carrollton are calculated using a variety of sources. The city has four weather stations within a few miles of each other, allowing for close estimates of the city's temperature and dew point. These temperatures are then compared to the results of the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis.
Most Common Time
Carrollton's growing season is typically 9.1 months long. It rarely starts before April 9 and ends after November 8. The most common time for the growing season to begin is from April 27 to October 16. There is significant seasonal variation in the monthly rainfall and temperature.
Growing Season in Carrollton
The growing season in Carrollton is defined as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures. This is usually between February and December. However, it may vary depending on where you live. In some areas, the growing season is as long as nine months.
Aside from the growing season, the Carrollton weather also experiences a drier and wetter part of the year. The drier period lasts for 5.5 months from October 23 to April 7.
The wetter season, on the other hand, lasts for 6.5 months from April 7 to October 23. While the wet season isn't quite as long as the drier one, it does have more days with at least 0.04 inches of rain.
Of course, this doesn't mean that the growing season in Carrollton isn't long. It's actually one of the longest in the world.


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Table of contents:
- 1. What is ciliary dyskinesia?
- 2. Symptoms of the syndrome of dyskinetic cilia
- 3. Diagnostics and treatment
2023 Author: Lucas Backer | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-11-27 01:10
Ciliary dyskinesia is a rare genetic disease in which the symptoms are caused by an abnormal structure of the cilia. These cover the ciliated epithelium of the body. Symptoms include frequent infections and sinusitis, bronchiectasis, and visceral inversion. How is the disorder treated?
1. What is ciliary dyskinesia?
The syndrome of dyskinetic cilia, also known as primary ciliary dyskinesis (PCD - primary ciliary dyskinesis, ICS - immotile cilia syndrome) is genetic disease, the essence of which is the malfunction or absence of cilia that cover the ciliated epithelium of the body.
Ciliated epitheliumline the human body, including the upper respiratory tract, trachea and bronchi, tear sac, fallopian tubes and testicles and epididymides.
Thanks to the work of the cilia, pathogens inhaled with the air: viruses, bacteria or fungi, as well as pollutants or toxic substances are removed to the outside. When the process is disrupted or not taking place at all, mucus remains in the respiratory tract, and the harmful particles present in it lead to the development of chronic inflammation.
The disorder is inheritedin an autosomal recessive manner. This means that the parents are carriers of the mutated gene (they rarely have symptoms of the disease. It is estimated that in Poland every year about 10 children are born with this syndrome. It is therefore very rare (occurs in 1 / 20,000 newborns)..
2. Symptoms of the syndrome of dyskinetic cilia
The most common and serious symptoms of the disorder result from impaired function of the respiratory epithelium of the upper and lower respiratory tract. A person struggling with PCD develops symptoms from the side of respiratory system: ear, nose, paranasal sinuses, trachea, bronchi and bronchioles with ciliated epithelium.
The symptoms of the disorder are most often observed in newborns and infants. Already then there is chronic runny noseand coughThere is also respiratory failure, neonatal pneumonia. The presence of secretions in the lower respiratory tract may cause atelectasis, i.e. the collapse of the lung.
Later, the child often develops infections of the respiratory tract, not only of the bronchi and lungs, but also of the middle ear and sinuses. The complication is bronchiectasis, hearing impairment and chronic sinusitiswith exacerbations.
Presence of persistent wet cough with expectoration, purulent runny nose and polyps, and frequent respiratory infections poorly responding to treatment.
Since cilia are also present in the epithelium seminal tubules, fallopian tubes and sperm, the effect of the disorder is male infertility(structural defect also applies to sperm) and difficulties in getting pregnant in women. It is also the cause ofectopic pregnancy
Incorrect movement of cilia in the embryonic period may lead to the disturbance of the proper arrangement of internal organs in the abdominal cavity and chest. This is why approximately half of PCD patients have reversed visceral alignment and the heart on the right.
About half of the cases of patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia are Kartagener's syndrome, which includes the triad of symptoms: sinusitis, bronchiectasis, and visceral inversion.
3. Diagnostics and treatment
In order to diagnose primary ciliary dyskinesia, screening tests are performed, e.g.the saccharin test or the measurement of nitric oxide in the air exhaled through the nose (their result indicates people with a high probability of the disease) anddiagnostic tests (confirming the diagnosis). The conclusive test iselectron microscopy assessment of cilia, as well asgenetic test, which shows damage to the cilia gene.
The differential diagnosis of immobile ciliary syndrome includes cystic fibrosis, immune deficiency, Young's syndrome, and Swyer-James syndrome.
Primary ciliary dyskinesia syndrome is incurable and the therapy is symptomatic. Causal treatment is not possible. The aim of the activities is to prevent the development of lung diseases and to enable the child to develop.
Patients struggling with primary ciliary dyskinesia must be under the care of a team of specialists:
- ENT specialist.
Proper daily care is of key importance: regular nasal cleansing with saline solutions, sinus inhalation, physiotherapy, breathing exercises, procedures to clear the respiratory tract of residual secretions. In the case of deterioration of the respiratory function and bacterial superinfections, antibiotic therapy is started.
TIA is a temporary interruption of oxygen flow to the brain. Oxygen deficiency in brain tissue makes brain cells unable to function, which causes various symptoms
Norovirus is a non-enveloped virus from the calicivirus family and a common cause of foodborne illness in people of all ages. The main symptoms of infection are abdominal pain
Angina Plauta and Vincenta is not only a rare, but also a special form of pharyngitis. Only men suffer from it, hence the disease is known
Treatment of bone cancer - diagnosis, systemic treatment, local treatment, symptomatic treatment, psychology
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text: Background: Running has become a very popular mode for exercise in the United States. Unfortunately, many runners become injured as they train for long distance races. Developing a pre-training screen that predicts running injury would be beneficial. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if a select pre-training screen consisting of great toe extension, lower extremity reaches and thoracic spine mobility is associated with development of injury in runners training for a long distance race. Subjects: Twenty-two runners were recruited and qualified for the study. Seven runners were lost to attritionresulting in 15 runners (11 females, 4 males) between the ages of 21-45 who were training for either a half or full marathon that participated in the study. Methods: Demographic data including age, gender, height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) were collected from all participants. In addition, great toe extension, combined thoracic rotation and sidebending, and multiplane lower extremity reaches were measured on runners prior to beginning their 12-week training program for a half or full marathon race. Each runner was asked to log their weekly training mileage and record any injury that may have occurred during the 12 weeks. Mean and standard deviation were calculated for each outcome measure. Independent t-tests were calculated for the three outcome measures between injured and non-injured groups. Alpha level was set at p ≤ 0.05. Results: Eleven of the fifteen runners did not incur injury during their training. Four of the fifteen experienced some type of lower extremity injury during their training. There was no statistically significant difference in the injured versus non-injured runners with regards to the outcome measures. However of interest, the injured runners were all females, slightly older (35.23 years), and had higher body mass (28.44).


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A Look at Fund Finance in Luxembourg 2022: Trends, Developments, and Insights
In spite of the difficulties in the global economy and, in particular, the galloping inflation and the resulting increase in the interest rates, the fund financing market remained strong throughout the year. The Luxembourg market was also active, with a large number of transactions, particularly in the first half of the year. The appetite of market participants stayed strong, with an increase in interest for financing continuity funds and secondary transactions.
2022 also saw two important legislative changes for the fund finance sector in Luxembourg. The Luxembourg law of 22 March 2004 on securitization, as amended (the "Securitization Law") governing Luxembourg securitization vehicles ("SVs") has been deeply modernized in February, while the Luxembourg law of 5 August 2005 on financial collateral arrangements, as amended (the "Collateral Law") (which applies to all security interests granted in connection with fund financing) has been amended in July.
- Modernization of the Securitization Law
The modernization of the Securitization Law has been a boost to the attractiveness of Luxembourg securitization vehicles. The main changes include greater flexibility for Luxembourg vehicles to provide direct guarantee and collateral for the benefit of the creditors involved in the securitization. This flexibility affects many investment fund financings in which Luxembourg securitization vehicles are involved. It will now be possible to simplify the structuring of these financings.
In particular, any securitization vehicle acting as a feeder to a borrowing fund is able to grant guarantees and collateral in favor of the creditors directly, avoiding cascading collateral structure, in certain circumstances. 2023 may provide an opportunity to re-structure and simplify these financings accordingly.
- Amendment to the Collateral Law
The Financial Collateral Law, already known as a strong and flexible instrument used mainly for security purposes in international and national financing transactions, has been strengthened by the recently enacted law of 20 July 2012 (from draft law no. 7933).
The amended Financial Collateral Law now expressly provides for the enforcement of a pledge for any agreed enforcement event other than a payment default, meaning that a pledge governed by Luxembourg law that falls within its ambit (such as a pledge over claims related to investor commitments or a pledge over bank accounts) can be enforced without prior acceleration of the secured obligations. This amendment is a further reminder of the independence of pledge agreements from the secured obligations.
Furthermore, when enforcing a pledge over units of a collective investment undertaking, the pledgee may now demand the redemption of the pledged units at the redemption price provided for by the fund's constitutional documents.
What's in store for 2023
2023 promises to be just as busy from a legislative point of view. The very expected arrival of new ELTIFs following the significant amendments to the Regulation 2015/760 on European long-term investment funds promises the implementation in force of these new vehicles. Luxembourg is naturally positioning itself as the future centre of ELTIFs, largely favoured by its advanced and well-known expertise in investment funds. The revised ELTIF Regulation is expected to be in place by the end of 2023 but no later than beginning 2024. Fund managers are already looking to set up ELTIFs very soon after the revised regulation comes into force. This will certainly create new opportunities in 2023.
While the end of 2022 has led to a temporary slowdown in fundraising in some investment sectors (notably private equity deals), 2023 opens as a year of uncertainty for fund finance market participants. They are now on the lookout for other innovative products, outside the traditional subscription lines, NAV and hybrid facilities, such as a mix of fund financing and securitization. In this regard, the modernization of the Securitisation Law opens up new opportunities. New ways of using existing products (e.g. holding investments for a longer period using NAV facilities) may also provide further alternatives. The rise in interest rates will undoubtedly have an impact on market trends in the year ahead.
With the recent optimistic economic news, the European market could hope for more dynamic fundraising and the deployment of many investment funds in 2023, particularly in favourable sectors such as infrastructure, renewable energy and private debt.
SJL has developed a strong fund finance practice acting for financial institutions, investment funds and fund managers in connection with the financing and refinancing of their activities, including the acquisition and development of investments through subscription lines, the financing of management commitments and structures, and the implementation of NAV facilities for their investments.
SJL has successfully completed over 50 fund financing transactions in 2022.
SJL's lawyers have acquired and developed significant and recognised expertise in this area while working for firms such as Clifford Chance, Loyens & Loeff, EHP and Baker & McKenzie prior to joining SJL. The experience gained in international law firms has enabled SJL's partners and lawyers to develop the skills necessary to provide legal services to demanding international clients, and the experience gained in such a variety of firms also explains why SJL offers a unique approach to the Luxembourg legal market in terms of legal skills, pragmatism and responsiveness.
Antoine Fortier Grethen, head of SJL's Fund Finance Practice, has been recognised by Legal500 as a Next Generation Partner in his field since 2021.


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Concept: California-based company Synkrato has launched a cloud logistics platform at MODEX 2022 to bridge the gap between physical and digital logistics work. It integrates the metaverse, AR, AI, mobility, and IoT in one holistic platform to help supply-chain professionals manage logistics.
Nature of Disruption: Digital twin, mobile app builder, adaptive slotting, IoT, and digital labeling are the five fundamental components of Synkrato. The AR-driven warehouse can be used to build digital twins, VR versions of real-world facilities. Users can utilize a digital twin to create a 3D digital twin of their facility using inventory and operational data, and then apply adaptive slotting to optimize warehouse space and resource allocation. The platform's no-code mobile app builder enables businesses of any size to easily create iOS and Android apps. Companies using ERP (enterprise resource planning) can create a mobile form, fill it out, and send it to their ERP system, and also firms without ERP systems can access Synkrato's inventory management system. Synkrato's IoT component connects all IoT devices in real-time, allowing businesses to track basic information such as product locations as well as particular data such as temperature, which is critical for items such as produce and medications throughout storage and transportation. Its digital labeling management component guarantees that everyone in the supply chain has access to up-to-date, accurate label templates at all times.
Outlook: Synkrato aims to make logistics more reliable, flexible, and scalable. It can assist users in creating a digital twin of their warehouses so that they can run what-if scenarios for shifting supply and demand patterns. Alternatively, businesses can leverage adaptive warehouse slotting functionality to improve picking and put-away operations. Synkrato discards disparate solutions requirements with a single platform that delivers a comprehensive view of logistical processes. The platform digitizes the supply chain label lifecycle and ensures that label templates are always up to date and accurate. It also helps boost efficiency by optimizing space and directing material flow.
This article was originally published in Verdict.co.uk


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Horsetail herb (Equisetum arvense) is a plant known for its numerous health benefits, largely attributed to its rich content of minerals, particularly silica, flavonoids, and other phytochemicals. One of the primary health benefits of horsetail herb is its role in supporting bone health. Silica, a major component of horsetail, is crucial for the formation and maintenance of connective tissues, including bones, skin, and nails. By promoting collagen synthesis and enhancing calcium absorption, horsetail can help prevent osteoporosis and improve the strength and elasticity of bones and joints. Additionally, its antioxidant properties help to combat oxidative stress, which is beneficial in preventing chronic diseases and promoting overall health.
Another significant benefit of horsetail herb is its diuretic properties, which facilitate the removal of excess fluids from the body. This diuretic action is beneficial for conditions such as edema and hypertension, where reducing fluid retention is crucial. By promoting urine production, horsetail helps in the detoxification process, aiding the elimination of metabolic waste and toxins from the body. This detoxifying effect is complemented by the anti-inflammatory properties of the herb, which can help reduce inflammation and support overall health.
The benefits of horsetail herb extend specifically to kidney health as well. The diuretic properties of horsetail make it particularly beneficial for the kidneys by increasing urine output, which can help to flush out toxins and prevent the formation of kidney stones. This increased urinary flow can also help to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs) by reducing the concentration of bacteria in the urinary tract. Furthermore, horsetail's anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties contribute to protecting the kidneys from damage and supporting their overall function. By reducing oxidative stress and inflammation, horsetail can help to maintain the health of the delicate structures within the kidneys, promoting better renal function and preventing various kidney-related disorders.
In summary, horsetail herb offers a multitude of health benefits, from supporting bone and connective tissue health to promoting detoxification and reducing inflammation. Its specific advantages for kidney health, primarily through its diuretic effects and protective properties, make it a valuable herbal remedy for maintaining and enhancing renal function.
*This website and these statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Please consult a properly trained and licensed medical practitioner for medical advice. Individual results may vary. Allergen warning: If you suffer from any allergies, please study product labels carefully before consuming.


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GEORGIAN FEASTS BY NIKO PIROSMANI
Self-taught Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani (Niko Pirosmanashvili) (Georgian: ნიკო ფიროსმანი) produced an immense number of paintings, many of which have been lost over time. Posthumously, his reputation grew when his naïve style became admired in the art circles of Paris after the end of the First World War. Naïve art is a classification of art that is often characterized by a childlike simplicity in its subject matter and technique.
Themes chosen in naïve art frequently relate to the childhood of the artist, the place where they were born, the surroundings they grew up in, their livelihood and festive occasions. Pirosmani painted many scenes of feasts and celebrations.
Niko Pirosmani is revered in Georgia today and is affectionately referred to as 'Nikala'. His paintings are considered a Georgian national treasure.


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There is a lot of talk these days about thread
count, and there is also a lot of misconception as to the relevance of
high thread count to the quality of the cloth. Thread count is only one
measure of the quality of cloth, there are other factors which affect
the quality and feel of sheets but don't get as much attention.
Many countries in the world grow cotton, however not
all cotton is created equal. Fine linen begins with fine cotton, and
the finest cotton is known as long staple cotton (the staple length is a
measure of the length of the individual cotton fibres). The most common
examples of long staple cotton are Egyptian Cotton and Pima Cotton.
Longer cotton fibres enable the cotton to be spun into finer yarns with
higher tensile strength, which can then be woven into a softer, more
luxurious fabric which will last a long time.
A Good Yarn:
After the raw cotton has been blended and cleaned (a
process known as 'Ginning'), it is carded to remove the shorter, weaker
fibres. Higher quality cotton is then produced by 'combing' the cotton,
which removes more of the short fibres and leaves only the more
refined, stronger fibres which can then be spun into a fine yarn. All
Wallace Cotton sheets are produced from high quality combed cotton.
Defines the number of warp and weft yarns per 10
square centimetres of cloth. In Europe and America most retailers refer
to thread count per square inch, but in New Zealand and Australia it is
more common to refer to threads per 10 square centimetres. The finer the
yarns used, the more threads that can be woven into 10 sq cm of cloth.
Basically the higher the thread count the softer the feel and the better
Thread count for sheeting can range from 140 to 1000 per 10 sq cm,
however most cloth with thread count above 500 utilises what is termed
as a 2 ply weave, where 2 yarns are twisted together before weaving.
This increases the density of the cloth but not the fineness.
Good quality cotton sheets usually have a thread count of 200 plus. Our
range of sheeting starts at a thread count of 250 per 10 square
Sateen or Square Weave:
The type of weave also has an affect on the quality
and feel of the cloth. A Sateen weave has more warp threads on the
surface of the cloth, producing a softer, silkier feel. Sateen weaves
with a thread count of less than 250 often have a tendency to 'pill'. A
square weave is woven in a more common one over, one under style and
usually results in a crisper feel which has a high resistance to
pilling. The choice between Sateen weave and plain weave is usually a
case of personal preference between the softness of Sateen versus the
crispness of plain weave.
Our Heritage Sheets are all made from the highest quality 300 count
cotton, square weave. Our Empire Sheets are the five star option in our
sheeting range and are made from beautifully soft 750 count cotton
When you buy good quality linen you expect it to be
of a certain standard; however when it comes to towels, caring for them
is just as important as the quality of the towel itself.
If you have ever had the problem of buying new towels and using them,
finding that you and the towel end up wet, or you buy brand new good
quality tea towels and they are useless for drying?
However this is not your fault, caring for your cotton is easy but no-one tells you how to do it.
Wallace cotton is dedicated to not only providing great quality cotton
products but we are focused on educating and informing our customers
about caring for your cotton and what cotton types we use.
Soaking towels and tea-towels
Buying good quality linen and caring for it is the key to your linen living a long life.
When you buy your towels, before you use them, soak them in a tub/bucket
of cold water for a minimum of 24 hours, this swells the cotton fibres
and increases absorbency, then throw them in the washing machine with a
tablespoon of detergent (because they are not dirty). Once this is
completed put them in the dryer on warm and a reduced spin to get rid of
any excess lint.
Your towels will come up absolutely beautiful, they will be rich and super absorbent.
Do the same with your tea-towels and really dry those dishes!
Washing and drying linens correctly will help
eliminate creasing and make ironing easier. Natural fibres crease more
when new, but with time the fabric softens and this will reduce. For
best results, iron bed linens and table linens while still slightly
damp, using a steam iron. In the event that linens have become bone-dry,
we advise re-damping with a water spray before ironing. To give a super
crisp finish, use spray starch when ironing. As with a shirt collar,
always iron the corners of pillowcases from the outside inwards to avoid
corner creasing. If the item is embroidered or embellished, iron this
area on the reverse to enhance and protect it. When ironing sheets and
duvet covers, folding them in half lengthways makes them easier to
Always store your linen in a breathable cotton bag; thats why we love our cotton laundry bags; free with purchase!

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Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
- First attested probably in 1472.
- From Middle English absurdite, then from either Middle French absurdité, or from Late Latin absurditas ("dissonance, incongruity"), from Latin absurdus + + -itas.
- Surface analysis: absurd + -ity
- (obsolete, rare) Dissonance. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 17th century.]
- (countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
- His travels were full of absurdities. - Johnson
- (uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
- The absurdity of the actual idea of an infinite number. - John Locke
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page viii
- Neither [Jones] […] nor I (in 1966) could conceive of reducing our "science" to the ultimate absurdity of reading Finnish newspapers almost a century and a half old in order to establish "priority."
the quality of being absurd
an absurd action
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- ^ 1984, Urdang, Laurence editor, The Random House College Dictionary, New York, NY: Random House, Inc., ISBN 0-394-43600-8, page 7:
- ^ 1976, Gove, Philip Babcock editor, Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged, Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Co., ISBN 0-87779-101-5, page 8:
- 2003, Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 10:


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This article will guide you through the process of setting up your server with a custom domain with/from Google Domains. Before proceeding with this knowledgebase article, please check on your control panel whether or not your server is utilizing a dedicated IP. A dedicated IP makes the numerical IP for your server end with 25565. If you have something else at the end of your numerical IP you do not have a dedicated IP.
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- Log in to your Google Domains account.
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Sing Plunder, Think Gentle Damage, Maintain Tomorrow, Et al.
MASSIMODECARLO is pleased to present "Sing Plunder, Think Gentle Damage, Maintain Tomorrow, Et Al." premiering new artworks by the Chicago-based artist Tony Lewis (Los Angeles, USA, 1986). For this exhibition, the artist is presenting a new body of eleven new drawings.
Tony Lewis' practice focuses on the convergence of semiotics, abstraction and drawing: graphite pencil and paper are the mediums the artist uses to trace and create linguistic narratives and reflections on gestural expression. Lewis uses a dynamic shorthand gesture to merge selected text fragments and words with drawing that stratifies the page with a mysterious code as a sort of meaningful and textured map. These text drawings are a journey through the basic roots levels of drawing involving shape, line, color, language and getting to a place where all those things can happen at once. The gestural lines appear as abstract mark-making to those unable to read stenographic script. However, each word in this series delineates a message about race, power, and communication, often referencing historical facts or situations. In dismantling language and undermining its authority, Lewis exposes the inequities and inadequacy of existing linguistic and power structures.
These works are made with materials which the artist has mastered with years of experimental and intense use, such as the pencil, graphite, rubber cement, and paper. The series is built over days or weeks, layering stages of creation and intervention.
The drawing "Tomorrow" exemplifies Lewis' creative process. It has explicit and opaque meanings, since the word at once can trigger universal feelings of the perpetual unknown - something always just out of reach, as well as elicit specific feelings of hope or fear in relation to the future.
"Totally" exemplifies the artist's reflection upon the concept of freedom of disjunctive language providing that formal power within a smaller drawing.
"Sing" and "Think" present the artist's signature glyph alphabet, influenced by his fascination for stenography. Each drawing starts with a graphite symbol which is the foundation of his biomorphic compositions.
The exhibition is accompanied by some exclusive content, including a selection of words by the artist, to be found on our Instagram account @massimodecarlogallery


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History of Woolsthorpe
Woolsthorpe is a hamlet within the Parish of Colsterworth. The definite beginnings of it are long gone, lost in the mists of time, but two good reasons for choosing the site remain: a sheltered valley and a good water supply.
The name of Woolsthorpe is taken from Ulestanestorp, meaning outlying farmstead or hamlet belonging to a man named Wulfstan, Wulf or Ulf. The name is a mixture of an old English personal name plus the old Scandinavian thorpe meaning settlement.
In 1086 the Domesday Book treated Woolsthorpe as part of Colsterworth, but as belonging to the Archbishop of York, Aeldred, who was a Saxon. It was recorded that Woolsthorpe had 4 Sokemen, 4 Villeins and 2 teams of 8 oxen.
By the 13th century Woolsthorpe was a separate manor known as Mortimer's Manor. It passed down through the ages belonging to various families of note the Sleafords, the Pigotts, the Thimelbys, the Burys and the Underwoods, who in 1623 sold it to Robert Newton, Grandfather of Sir Isaac Newton. It was the Newton familys second property in Woolsthorpe and Robert then settled it on his son Isaac as a wedding dowry in 1639. Isaac married Hannah Ayscough in April1642. With the manor went the title Lord of the Manor, also possibly the ancient rites of Court Manor and Court Leet, together with most of the property, workers and land within the hamlet.
The Newtons were sheep farmers but sadly Isaac died in October 1642 aged only 36yrs. Their son was born prematurely on 25th December 1642 (Julian Calendar); he was small and sickly and not expected to survive; he was named Isaac after his father. He spent his childhood growing up at Woolsthorpe Manor, being brought up mainly by his maternal grand mother. His mother re-married and went to live at North Witham with her second husband, Rev Barnabas Smith. At the age of 12years Isaac attended the Kings School in Grantham and later went on to Trinity College Cambridge. He spent 18 months back at Woolsthorpe to escape the Plague, during which time he did his most important scientific work: he formulated his Law of Gravitation apparently, according to Isaac, whilst watching apples fall in the orchard at Woolsthorpe; he wrote Calculus and split white light to produce the spectrum.
When Isaac died in 1727 the Manor and land at Woolsthorpe passed to his nearest male heir, John Newton, his uncle Robert's great grandson. The estate was sold again in 1732 to the Turnor family of Stoke Rochford, who leased the Manor to a tenant farmer called Woolerton. This family remained at the manor for the next 200 years. In 1942 the Manor was acquired by the Pilgrim Trust and the Royal Society who then presented it to the National Trust to be preserved for the nation. The National Trust still own the Manor and usually welcome approximately 20,000 visitors annually. A descendant of the famous Apple Tree can still be seen growing in the orchard.
The older part of the Woolsthorpe hamlet consists of mellow limestone dwellings with red pantile roofs, set in small groups along narrow winding lanes, interspersed with dry stone walls. Most of the green spaces have been filled in with new buildings of red brick or stone. Many of the older properties disappeared during the 1920s and 1930s when the rural tranquillity of Woolsthorpe was interrupted by the introduction of open cast iron ore mining around the hamlet. The first area to be mined by Frodingham Iron and Steel Co Ltd was off old Post Lane, known locally as the Beauclos the origin of the word in French means Good Fields! In 1932 Number Two Extension Pit was opened up and followed the line of the Water Lane valley, westwards. Quite a few houses and rights of way were lost to this development one being the footpath called Merrycock Hill which led up from Water Lane to a group of houses and two windmills.
During the ore mining many Roman remains were unearthed, proving people have lived around this area over many centuries. In 1941 a new quarry to the north of Woolsthorpe was opened the North Pit and mining in the area continued for a further 30 years. The company went through several name changes: Frodinghams became Appleby-Frodinghams, then United Steel Companies and later British Steel Corporation. After the iron ore mining finished in the early 1970s a tyre company Vaculug took over the yard and buildings on the site between the two settlements of Woolsthorpe and Colsterworth. They have since gone and at present it is proposed to create a housing estate on this site.
Old Post Lane used to be sprinkled with cottages which are now longer to be seen. Post Lane is so called possibly as stage coaches carrying the post (mail) alternated their routes between this lane and the Great North Road to confuse highwaymen such as Dick Turpin, or it may be a reference to early post windmills being built on the hill along Water Lane referred to by Isaac Newton.
Further up the hill from Post Lane is the Woolsthorpe cemetery which was consecrated in 1886, being half for the use of Members of the Church of England, and half for persons not belonging to the Church of England, in a field belonging to Brownes Hospital on the west side of an antient road called Post Lane, situated between Woolsthorpe and Colsterworth, according to John Mirehouse, Rector of Colsterworth, in his book of the Parish dated 1902.
One of the oldest buildings in the hamlet is Chapel House now a private dwelling at 22 Newton Way. In the 13th century it was recorded as being the Chapel of Ease to William Mortimer's Manor, where locals, who could not get to church, could worship. Also travellers could stay over night, rather like the monasteries. The chapel was surrounded by a grave yard and this was cleared and lowered to make a garden, the road and stack yard, by cartloads of human bones being taken away, around 1800 when the chapel was converted into a dwelling. Although it has recently been extended the original chancel arch is still visible in the east end of the building.
Hospital Farm on Newton Way is now a private house but was originally a working farm with 14 acres of land and belonging to Brownes Hospital of Broad Street Stamford.
For many centuries the pond formed the centre of the hamlet. It was divided into three sections and edged by red bricks possibly made in the brick works at Dunkirk. The first section was shallow and horses which had been working on the land could walk in to clean their feet; the next section was deeper and the horses were encouraged to drink from this; the third section was covered in and accessed by three stone steps and wooden doors, which were opened to reveal a pool of water to dip your bucket in to collect drinking water. The pond has long since been filled in but you can still see the red brick edging. The rat catcher's cottage stood to the side of the pond, and was already a ruin in the early 1900s.
It is thought that the row of cottages now 29, 31, 33 Newton Way could have been outbuildings to the Manor, as when alterations were carried out at 33 bits of wheat and barley ears were found within the roof space. Also if you look carefully in the wall of this cottage you can see where the post box was originally sited it is now on Woolsthorpe road, opposite the telephone box.
Along from this ancient row of cottages is an area of grass called the Pinfold. It belonged to the Lord of the Manor and here any traveller could pen his animals for one night only without charge.
At one time in the field to the side of the Manor was the Dower House the only traces that remain are lots of uneven humps. On J C Barrow's sketch of 1797 the dower house is shown and the field is referred to as Newtons Close, now called Beesons. A row of cottages on Woolsthorpe Road used to be called Beesons Row but are now numbered along with Woolsthorpe Road. They were just at the place where the railway line cut across Woolsthorpe Road from the sidings in the North Pit two modern houses have now been built on this piece of land.
In the 1900s there were two shops in Woolsthorpe, run by Mrs Burton and Mrs Simms. Burton's shop was in the house now known as 47 Newton Way and Mrs Simms ran her grocery store from Spring House, whilst her husband, George, had a bakery business. Later on the community was served for many years by Chad's Shop, a large general grocery store run by Mr and Mrs Len Chadwick from their house on Woolsthorpe Road.
Woolsthorpe used to have its own Inn the Sir Isaac Newton which was kept for many years by the Reed family. It was situated on the corner of Reads Lane and Woolsthorpe Road and closed sometime during the late 1950s. On the building is a stone tablet WET 1803 which suggests it was built or altered by a member of the Turnor family.


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String Of Pearls
Botanical name: Senecio rowleyanus
Size: This plant can trail up to 1 m.
Optimal position: This trailing succulent is best planted in a hanging basket or under-planted in tall pots. It can survive indoors or out. Place in a bright and warm position with indirect sunlight, or in filtered light (avoid the afternoon sun, where possible). This plant can withstand low light. However, it can start to stretch and produce fewer pearls.
General upkeep: Turn the plant once a quarter to encourage even growth. Frequent re-potting isn't necessary as succulents adapt to space they're given. If you do decide to re-pot, use a succulent soil mix.
Water requirement: Use a wooden paddle-pop stick or chopstick to test the moisture level of the soil. If the top 2-3 cm is dried, give it just enough water to bring the moisture level back up. Watering will need to be amended depending on the season, i.e. less in the cooler and more in the warmer months.
Fertilise: Use a slow release fertiliser for pot plants in Spring (use as directed).
Propagate: Take a 5-10 cm piece with plenty of peals and place it on top of a fresh pot of succulent soil (you can also plant one end in the soil).


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What Are Marine Grade Wires?
"Why are my copper wires silver?" or "Are your wires made with copper? Then why are they silver colored?" are questions we get all too often. The quick answer is yes, all of our wires are made from pure copper. However, tin is added to the wires to make them marine grade. Below we will discuss why pure copper wires aren't used in marine environment and why tin is applied.
Why Isn't Pure Copper Marine Grade?
Pure copper is a highly prized industrial metal due to its malleability, its ability to transmit electricity and heat, and its resistance to corrosion. It will always be the industry standard for creating wiring for these reasons. While copper it is able to resist corrosion fairly well, it can still oxidize and lose its electrical conductivity over time. Oxidation is a slow chemical reaction that occurs when copper is exposed to air. However, this process can speed up when it is exposed to high humidity and moisture; essentially a marine environment. This is why marine grade copper should be sought after over pure copper in a marine environment.
What Is Oxidation?
Oxidation is the chemical reaction of a substance transferring electrons with an ion, atom or molecule. When copper is exposed to the surrounding air, it reacts with oxygen and loses electrons. This process is accelerated in humid environments due to the increased water in the air, which can also oxidize the copper. You can see this reaction occurring when copper begins to turn a green or blue color; a well-known example of copper oxidation is the Statue of Liberty. This green/blue outer layer is called copper oxide and actually forms a protective layer around the rest of the copper preventing further corrosion. However, while it protects the copper from further corrosion, it decreases its electrical conductivity. This is not ideal for those who are looking for top performance from their trolling motor day in and out.
Tin is an extremely soft and pliable metal that has a variety of uses from soldering to coating other metals to prevent corrosion. Tin is used with copper due to its resistance to oxidation and water corrosion. It oxidizes at a much slower rate and is extremely compatible with copper. Tin is also used, as opposed to another metal, to reduce the chance of Galvanic Corrosion occurring. This is an electrochemical reaction in which one metal corrodes preferentially to another during electrical contact, in the presence of an electrolyte. This process could occur in your trolling motor as it is constantly used in water (an electrolyte) with electricity running through the motor. Tin is, therefore, one of the best choices for coating and protecting copper wiring.
Pure copper is great for electrical conductivity but can oxidize quickly in a marine environment and decrease its performance. The marine industry has addressed this issue by coating copper wires in tin. This forms a protective barrier that resists corrosion and keeps your wires conducting electricity properly. The silver colored wiring you see in your trolling motor is not an attempt to save money and give you a lower quality product, it's there to enhance the performance and improve the longevity of the motor. Newport Vessels doesn't cut corners, but rather strives to continually manufacture and produce quality products that last.
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I would like to have a boxplot showing the same distribution underneath my histogram. The code below almost works, but coord_flip() is being applied to all layers, instead of just the geom_boxplot layer.
plot1<-ggplot(newdatahistogram, aes_string(x=newdatahistogram[RawLocation])) +
 xlab(GGVar) + ylab("Proportion of Instances") +
 geom_histogram(aes(y=..density..), binwidth=1, colour="black", fill="white",origin=-0.5) +
 scale_x_continuous(limits=c(-3,6), breaks=seq(0,5,by=1), expand=c(.01,0)) +
 geom_boxplot(aes_string(x=-1, y=newdatahistogram[RawLocation])) + coord_flip()
How can I apply coord_flip() to a single layer?
Thank you!
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I got it to work with a bit of a hack;
plot1 <- ggplot(newdatahistogram, aes_string(x=newdatahistogram[RawLocation], fill=(newdatahistogram[,"PQ"]))) +
 xlab(GGVar) + ylab("Proportion of Observation") +
 geom_histogram(aes(y=..density..), binwidth=1, colour="black", origin=-0.5) +
 scale_x_continuous(limits=c(-1,6), breaks=seq(0,5,by=1), expand=c(.01,0)) +
 scale_y_continuous(limits=c(-.2,1), breaks=seq(0,1,by=.2))
 theme(plot.margin = unit(c(0,0,0,0), "cm"))
plot_box <- ggplot(newdatahistogram) +
 geom_boxplot(aes_string(x=1, y=newdatahistogram[RawLocation])) +
 scale_y_continuous(breaks=(0:5), labels=NULL, limits=c(-1,6), expand=c(.0,-.03)) +
 scale_x_continuous(breaks=NULL) + xlab(NULL) + ylab(NULL) +
 coord_flip() + theme_bw() +
 theme(plot.margin = unit(c(0,0,.0,0), "cm"),
 line=element_blank(),text=element_blank(),
 axis.line = element_blank(),title=element_blank(), panel.border=theme_blank())
PB = ggplotGrob(plot_box)
plot1 <- plot1 + annotation_custom(grob=PB, xmin=-1.01, xmax=5.95, ymin=-.3,ymax=0)
This saves the rotated boxplot as a grob object and inserts it into the plot under the histogram.
I needed to play with the expansion element a bit to get the scales to line up, but it works!
Seriously though, I think ggplot should have a horizontal boxplot available without cord_flip()... I tried to edit the boxplot code, but it was way too difficult for me!
Tried to post image, but not enough reputation
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You can't: coord_flip always acts on all layers. However, you do have two alternatives:
 - The solution here shows how to use grid.arrange() to add a marginal histogram. (The comments in the question also link to a nice base-R way to do the same thing)
 - You could indicate density using a rug plot on of the four sides of the plot with plot1 + geom_rug(sides='r')
 ggplot(mpg, aes(x=class, y=cty)) + geom_boxplot() + geom_rug(sides="r")
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 - Hi Drew, this is the 2nd time you've answered one of my questions, and I want you to know I really appreciate it! Thank you!
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