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What is the Nattokinase enzyme?
Nattokinase is a fermented soybean, which is an enzyme extracted from natto. We all know that natto is a sticky food. It is a breakfast that Japanese people often eat. Nattokinase is actually not food like natto but refers to the sticky part of the natto surface.
We call it a serine protease academically. Studies have shown that nattokinase not only has fibrinolytic activity. It can also activate other fibrinolytic enzymes, such as prourokinase and tissue plasminogen promoters. Simply put, nattokinase can dissolve blood clots! Here you can see its specific mechanism of action.
What are the effects of nattokinase?
The most obvious effects are:
- Dissolve thrombus and reduce the possibility of thrombosis
- Lower blood pressure
- Prevent atherosclerosis
The above are the most significant effects of nattokinase. But in addition to these, some early studies have shown that nattokinase has the following possible effects.
- Decrease chance of getting deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- High cholesterol
- Heart disease
- "Hardening of the ateries" (atherosclerosis)
- Poor circulation
- Varicose veins
- Peripheral artery disease (PAD)
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Uterine fibroids
- Muscle spasms
- Other conditions
The potential effects of nattokinase are many. It is a kind of raw material for health care products with great research potential. If more clinical trials can be done to prove its effectiveness. In today's aging society, nattokinase is very likely to become a health care product that occupies the mainstream of the market.
Are there any side effects of nattokinase?
Nattokinase has been shown to be relatively safe based on current research. 90% of our customers have not experienced any side effects after taking it for several years. If a woman on her period increasing blood volume counts, then it's one of the side effects.
In addition, the Japanese have eaten natto for hundreds of years. Just like we drink coffee every day, many people in Japan also eat natto every day without pointing out any problems.
What is the difference between nattokinase and thrombolytic drugs?
The common drug on the market to deal with thrombosis symptoms is Warfarin. This is a commonly used anticoagulant. Its main function is to block the action of vitamin K in the liver, reduce the synthesis of clotting factors, prolong the clotting time, and achieve the effect of preventing thrombosis. This is different from the role of nattokinase in dissolving blood clots. The picture below shows the thrombolysis experiment performed by Eiffel Biotech pouring nattokinase on an artificial thrombus. It can be seen that the effect of nattokinase in dissolving artificial thrombus is very good. And in the body, this effect lasts for 8-12 hours.
Can I use natto instead of nattokinase?
Normally, natto contains 20-40FU of nattokinase per gram. Eiffel Biotech has many years of experience, and nattokinase capsules of about 5000FU have the best effect on consumers. If you take two 5000FU nattokinase capsules a day, then equivalently you need to consume 166g natto. Take the Japanese boxed natto, for example, you need to eat more than 3 boxes a day. Natto itself has some peculiar smell, not everyone can accept it. This has also become resistance for you to substituting natto for nattokinase.
But fortunately, Eiffel Biotech's BSNK66® Nattokinase has a special deodorizing technology that allows you to take it easily. Two capsules can achieve the effect of 3 boxes of natto.
In addition, natto contains vitamin K2, but our BSNK66® nattokinase removes K2. K2 itself promotes blood clotting, which is contrary to our hope to reduce blood clots and increase blood flow.
Special Precautions and Warnings of taking nattokinase
The following people are not suitable for nattokinase
- Pre-natal and post-natal: At present, there are not enough clinical trials to prove whether taking nattokinase before and after pregnancy will affect it, so we do not recommend it.
- Bleeding disorders: Nattokinase seems to act like a "blood thinner" and might make bleeding disorders worse. Use with caution.
- Hypotension: Because nattokinase has the effect of lowering blood pressure.
- Before and after surgery: May cause bleeding.
If you are interested in nattokinase or want to launch related products in your own country, please contact us! We will give you more information and help you to launch!


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Blocking Text Messages
- Open "Messages".
- Press the "Menu" icon located at the upper-right corner.
- Select "Blocked contacts".
- Tap "Add a number" to add a number you wish to block.
- If you ever wish to remove a number from the blacklist, return to the Blocked contacts screen, and select the "X" next to the number.
Can I block someone from texting me?
Block someone from calling or texting you one of two ways: To block someone who has been added to your phone's Contacts, go to Settings > Phone > Call Blocking and Identification > Block Contact. In instances where you want to a block a number that isn't stored as a contact in your phone, go to the Phone app > Recents.
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There are two methods to block texts through Android Messages, both of which will block both texts and calls. 2. Tap and hold the conversation from the contact you wish to block. This method also works if you use Google Voice or Google Hangouts as your default texting application.
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Block Unwanted or Spam Text Messages from Unknown on iPhone
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To mitigate the prevailing food crisis and heightened hunger in Nigeria, the country United States has charged the Federal Government to prioritise investment in agriculture.
The US Charge d'Affaires in Nigeria, David Greene, gave the charge on Wednesday, at Ipao Ekiti, in the Ikole Council area of Ekiti State during a visit by the US Embassy, alongside the US Consul General, Will Stevens, to the 5,000 hectares Agbeyewa Farms.
Speaking, he said that leveraging on abundant agricultural potentials remained a crucial way to bolster food security and fast-track Nigeria's socio-economic development including the creation of job opportunities.
He therefore urged Nigeria to harness its abundant arable lands, fertile soil and favourable weather endowments to provide food for the citizenry and as well export.
The diplomat explained that the US government, in the last few years, has invested in the development of agriculture to enhance food security in the country, especially Ekiti state. He added that farmers must be encouraged to go to the farm and reduce their post-harvest losses.
Commending the chairman of Cavista Holdings, a private initiative, John Olajide, for his commitment and dedication to the development of agriculture with the investment in Cassava, Yam, and Maize on the farm, he called on the people to support the initiative in the interest of the community.
He urged the federal and state governments to take a cue from Agbeyewa Farms which had greatly tapped into the economic potentials of large-scale agriculture.
He said: "We are aware of the food security challenge and the post-harvest losses in Nigeria. With Investments and leadership like this, I think the lives of a lot of Nigerians can be changed for the better.
"We know that agriculture in Nigeria has lots of incredible potential. The US will do a lot in the sector of course, but I can't say precisely what we might do in the future. We got investment in Ikun Dairy Farms and cocoa production in Ekiti and the rest.
"USAID sees the future and is offering a lot across board to the Nigerian producers collaborating with donors including the World Bank and others. With the kind of economic innovation we see here, we need to work together with the people of Nigerians to benefit the people," he said.
Chairman of Cavista Holdings, Mr John Olajide, said that the multimillion naira investment in agribusiness was to ensure adequate supply of foods, improve nutrition, create jobs and foster community development.
Olajide said that the crops of interest to the agro-allied farm were cassava, maize, and yam among others, saying that plans were afoot to commence the cassava revolution project in partnership with the Ekiti State Government to meet the rising demand for cassava chips in the export market and reduce post-harvest losses by at least 60 per cent.
He said, "Agbeyewa Farm is meant to create value and transform lives. The main reason why we invested in Ekiti State is to create jobs and create opportunities for a lot of people.
"We are doing experiments here with cassava to help farmers improve their yields. Those seedlings were given to the farmers to improve their lives and we incorporated the farmers into our outgrowers in our farm and do up to 10 hectares and get better yield.
"One important thing is farmers struggle with access to the market. We're working on the early stage of the cassava revolution project in partnership with the state government where we will get at least 100 hectares of cassava cultivated in the state.
"It will reduce the over 60 per cent post-harvest loss, our goal is to eliminate post-harvest loss so that Ekiti farmers can create wealth through farming", he added.

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What Are the Parts of a Pipe Production Line?
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The parts or sections that compose the typical pipe production line will vary somewhat, depending on the type of piping that is being manufactured. While there are subtle differences between the production process for metal pipes and plastic pipes, there are a few basic stages that will apply in just about any situation. Those basic phases or stages include the introduction of raw materials, combining additives with those materials in a mixing process, and some sort of extrusion phase. From there, the pipe production line will also include some means of shaping and cooling the product, cutting the sections of pipe and ultimately ending with a finished product. At various points in the production line, quality control measure are taken to ensure that the mixing and extrusion are producing pipe that meets the manufacturer's standards.
Every pipe production line will begin with the introduction of raw materials into the process. From there, other materials are added to the mix, with each ingredient carefully measured to ensure the stability of the product. Some examples of other materials that may be used in different pipe production operations include antioxidants, stabilizing agents, and possibly additional metals or plastic compounds in addition to the primary material used for the pipes.
Pipe fittings.
Pipe fittings.
The process will continue with a careful mixing of all the ingredients used for the product. This is usually accomplished in some type of high-speed mixer that is capable of thoroughly blending all the ingredients into a single cohesive material. Typically, heat is used during the mixing to aid in the process.
One the ingredients are mixed properly, the pipe production line process will move on to cooling the material to a specific temperature range. From there, the extrusion phase will commence. This part of the process is configured to control the extrusion of the material, making it possible to ensure that only enough of the product to go into a machine barrel and form the piping is extruded at one time. The barrel rotates and uses centrifugal force to help begin forming the pipe, allowing the shape of the finished product to emerge.
After the extrusion, it is not unusual for the next phase of a pipe production line to include what is known as a shaping box. This is a phase in which the material is cooled further, allowing the shape of the pipe to become firm and solid. Sometimes known as a forming tank, this section of the line may also employ machinery to expose the pipe to alternating heat and cold in order to aid in the final shaping of the piping.
A final phase of the pipe production line includes cutting and stacking of the completed sections. Typically, the cutting is semi-automated, allowing workers to make adjustments to the cutting when and as necessary. Equipment is used to stack the cut sections onto flats or into containers as they emerge from the pipe production line. A portion of those finished sections are extracted for quality control testing, making sure the current batch meets with the standards set by the business.
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twice + as + less.
twice as less (not comparable)
 1. (nonstandard, proscribed) Half as much.
 - 1987, Eleanor Wilson Orr, Twice as Less[1], W. W. Norton & Co.:
 - 2015 July 27, Yaroslav Vlasov, "Electioneering games in Siberia", Open Democracy:
 The governing party receives twice as less votes here than it does on average across Russia.
 - 2002, Claude R. Phipps, editor, High-power Laser Ablation III, SPIE, page 415:
 But this[sic] two oncoming waves move with velocity approximately twice as less as previous component: [].
 - 2011, Cai Jinfa, Eric J. Knuth, editors, Early Algebraization: A Global Dialogue from Multiple Perspectives, Springer, page 83:
 The children also are able to construct a table to assist them in determining how many runs must be made by a truck and a trailer in order to transport 1080 tons of coal, if the truck can haul 30 tons per load and the trailer can carry twice as less coal per load.
Usage notes[edit]
In order for the term to make proper sense, the subject should have a quantity that is multiplicative (or at least additive). It is preferable, however, to use a positive expression for the quantity, such as in half as much or half as many.
It may be seen used colloquially when the quantity is not multiplicative, as a form of emphatic. For example: He is twice as less intelligent than his father. The 'positive' expression (in this case, half as) is still preferred.


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C++ template function, same type, multiple instantiations: shares one same copy of code? EVEN in different cpp/object files
For example, consider the following code:
// f.h
template
int f(T x) {
return x+1;
If we instantiate it in both
//foo.cpp instantiation:
int i = f(1);
//bar.cpp instantiation:
int j = f(2);
Will the final program uses only one copy of code? Is that so, when
is hidden but only the object file
is provided?
I think, since each cpp files are compiled independently, both
must contains
. The linker should see same duplicate signature, and use only one copy. Am I right?
Yes, the linker will generally fold duplicate identical template instantiations away. Doing so is pretty much required to avoid an explosion in binary size when templates are involved, and to maintain some standard required invariants such as equivalence of function pointers. This behavior is sometimes called fold by name.
Beyond that, some linkers will even fold away all symbols that happen to be identical in content (i.e., compile the same code), even if they don't originate from the same definition. This is sometimes called fold by value, but unless done carefully may break the letter of the standard (i.e., because function pointers to different functions now compare equal).


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WEDNESDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- Worrying may have co-evolved with intelligence as an important survival trait in humans, new research suggests.
For the study, researchers looked at 26 people with generalized anxiety disorder and compared them to a group of 18 healthy volunteers without the disorder. The investigators found that both worry and high intelligence were associated with brain activity measured by the depletion of the nutrient choline in the brain's white matter.
This suggests that worry may have co-evolved with intelligence, said Dr. Jeremy Coplan, a professor of psychiatry at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in New York City.
"While excessive worry is generally seen as a negative trait and high intelligence as a positive one, worry may cause our species to avoid dangerous situations, regardless of how remote a possibility they may be," Coplan said in a center news release.
"In essence, worry may make people 'take no chances,' and such people may have higher survival rates. Thus, like intelligence, worry may confer a benefit upon the species," he added.
The study was published in a recent issue of the journal Frontiers in Evolutionary Neuroscience.
The U.S. National Mental Health Institute has more about generalized anxiety disorder.

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In recent years the presence of stem cells (hBSCs: human breastmilk-derived stem cells) and epithelial progenitors has been demonstrated in mother's milk (MM). Stem cells present in samples of fresh MM exhibit a high degree of vitality and this makes possible the performance of cell cultures and to evaluate the differentiation capacity of the hBSCs. The most important datum that expresses the enormous potential of the use of MM stem cells is the presence of a cell population capable of differentiating into the three mesoderm, endoderm and ectoderm lines. The small number of studies and MM samples analyzed and the different sampling methods applied suggest standardization in the collection, analysis and culture of MM in future studies, in consideration of the well-known extreme variability of MM composition, also from the standpoint of cells.
The analysis of literature data confirms the uniqueness of MM and its enormous potential.
Proceedings of the 2nd International Course on Perinatal Pathology (part of the 11th International Workshop on Neonatology · October 26th-31st, 2015) · Cagliari (Italy) · October 31st, 2015 · Stem cells: present and future
Guest Editors: Gavino Faa, Vassilios Fanos, Antonio Giordano


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Tannins, Wine, and Migraine Headaches
What are tannins?
Tannins - plant polyphenols - are an integral part of creating a red wine. The red color and the sharp taste both come from the skins of the grape, which are left on during part of fermentation to seep into the wine itself. That color and taste is the result of tannins. Tannins are not only found in wine - they are found in many foods, such as cheeses and nuts, and even drinks such as tea. Wood aging also adds some tannin to red wines.
Tannins are used by a plant to prevent creatures from eating it. The bitter taste, as well as other effects it causes on the digestion system of the creature, tend to cause the plant to be safe from being eaten.
For humans, tannins are often found to be pleasureable. People who drink tea enjoy its bitter taste, and also the 'buzz' it can give to some. However, as always, various bodies react differently to chemicals. For some people, the tannins found in nature can cause too strong of a 'buzz', leading to mild or severe headaches.
If you think you might be sensitive to tannins, try drinking a strong tea. If you feel your tongue getting "leathery", that is the tannins at work, tanning your tongue. If this gives you a headache or other problem, talk with a doctor.
Cabernet Sauvignon Grapes What are tannins useful for?
Tannins are touted as excellent antioxidants. The tea industry is promoting this aspect of tea, as are all other industries whose foods involve tannin.
Polyphenols in general are found to lower total cholesterol, and also improve the ratio of LDL to HDL cholesterol. They lower blood pressure, lessen risks of cancer, stimulate the immune system, and have anti-bacterial properties.
How might tannins cause headaches?
Tannins tend to bind starches while being digested. These starches are needed by the body to produce serotonin. In some people, who are extremely sensitive to their serotonin levels, it appears the lack of serotonin can lead to a migraine. It sort of "starves" the body for this type of raw material, much as not eating for many hours might lead this person to have the same migraine.
Tannin sensitivity is also now thought to be cumulative - a person who begins life with no tannin sensitivities may yet develop one as he or she ages. People who are sensitive to tannins need to moderate their intake of tannins in all forms, and also be sure to eat a reasonable amount of food while ingesting tannins, so the binding affects of tannins do not cause undue stress.
So in general, tannins are very good for you, as long as you aren't allergic to them. Take the time to determine if you are allergic to them. If you get headaches from wine, it could be the tannins - or it could be something else. If you eliminate tannins as being the culprit, look through the other items below to determine what it could be.
Cogeners and wine - Cheap Wine Headaches
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the Mountain View geolocation.
Literals Session tags with keys or values consisting of multiple words or containing symbols may be expressed as string literals using double quotation marks.
"geo: \ "Palo Alto, US \ ""
All sessions tagged with "Palo Alto, US"
Complex Value Expression The HeadSpin Selector syntax supports the following unary operators:
=: exactly equal to
!=: not equal to
<: less than
<=: less than or equal to
> greater than
>=: greater than or equal to
build: >1.7.0
build: tag greater than 1.7.0
duration_seconds:
>60 <120
Session duration is greater than 60s and less than 120s
Precedence Parentheses is used to indicate precedence in selector expressions.
build: >100
(<200, =300)
sessions associated with builds greater than 100 and less than 200 or otherwise equal to build 300.
Selector Expression Description Example
Global Expression Selectors work with glob like syntax.
geo: *US
Select all sessions captured in ;US ;geos.
build: 0.4.*
Select all builds of a similar version.
device_sku:
iPhone*
Only iPhones
hostname: *proxy-*-lin.headspin.io
Only Androids
device_sku:
=Chrome,
=Microsoftedge,
=Firefox,
=Opera,
=Safari
Only Browser
Selector Functions current_build()
prev_build(N)- The largest value that can be referenced in the "build" tag is 0, the next largest is 1, and so on, starting from 0, the Nth largest value is specified.
hours_ago(N) - represents a unix epoch time of N hours ago
minutes_ago(N)- represents a unix epoch time of N minutes ago
build:
current_build()
All the sessions containing the largest observed build version (numeric and SemVer versions are supported).
build:
prev_build(1)
All the sessions containing the build number prior to the current build.
end_timestamp:
<minutes_ago(15)
>minutes_ago(30)
Sessions between 15 minutes and 30 minutes ago.
end_timestamp:
>hours_ago(1)
Sessions ended within 1 hour
end_timestamp:
>hours_ago(168)
Sessions ended in the last 7 days
Standard tag names Tags are custom annotations associated with a session. Tags consist of key-value pairs, and you can create multiple tags with the same key but different values.
[{"build": "1.0"},
{"home_wifi_speed": "100mbps"},
{"hostname": "dev-au-mel-1-proxy-2-lin.headspin.io"},
{"month_in_year": "4"},
{"start_timestamp": "_PHONE_.327"},
{"team_name": "HS"}, {"user_email_address":"_EMAIL_"},
{"user_flow": "Max_Evaluation2"},
{"user_flow_id": "4243d3f0-967a-4bc3-bdce-1cb5f8ce3375"},
{"geo": "Melbourne, Australia"},
{"end_timestamp": "_PHONE_.663"},
{"carrier": "Telstra"},
{"datetime_local":"2022-04-29T22:53:00.327"},
{"datetime_utc": "2022-04-29T12:53:00.327"},
{"day_of_week": "Fri"}, {"demo": "regression"},
{"device_id": "17160522501498"},
{"device_sku": "Zebra TC56"},
{"duration_seconds": "40.336"}, {"year": "2022"}]
7. The regression report is returned in JSON format that looks like the below. Note that it contains "Count" and "Sessions" in the "battery_current" category section. You can set regression alerts on them. In the following, we will set alerts on the "Duration" value.
Regression Report
8. Find the report link in the result and open it to view the report in Web UI. On the right side of the image, the source of the "unacceptable battery usage" label is highlighted.
viewing report in Web UI
9. Let's pause for a moment and understand the report together.
 - For each of 'a' and 'b', the duration of the "battery unacceptable usage" labels for 40 pseudo-randomly selected sessions are aggregated, and the mean value is calculated.
 - The mean value of 'a' and 'b' (13623ms vs 19720ms) are compared, and the difference of 6097.2ms is computed.
 - Since the value of 'b' (19.7s) exceeds 14.96s, which is 10% of 'a' (13.6s), the "status" shows "failed", meaning regression has occurred.
 - This means that the battery usage for the new build can be considered significantly worse than the old build. To confirm regression, you might inspect the KPI distribution chart (see Step 3). If no clue is found, it could be a coincidence or irregular. Since a significance level of 5% is often used in statistics, you might ignore it and monitor the situation until enough alerts are detected and a significant difference is confirmed. You may also increase the "limit" parameter or review population size to improve your confidence level. This topic will be discussed in more detail in Part 2.
10. Create Watchers using Alert API. The watcher continuously monitors the reports for you and alerts you when regression occurs.
Set a pro-active performance regression monitoring agent via API
curl --location --request POST '_URL_ \
--data-raw '{
 "name": "Max battery regression watcher",
 "a": "build: 1.0",
 "b": "build: 2.0",
 "kpi": "labels.\"time-series-request\".categories.battery_current.regression.Duration",
 "threshold": 10,
 "frequency": "*/10 * * * *",
 "ts_start": _PHONE_,
 "user_flow_name": "Max_Evaluation"
}'
Note that HeadSpin allows you to create alerts in Web UI but there is no field to specify the "kpi" value, we need to use API here. If your target KPI is the default one, meaning "Network Latency", use Web UI as shown below.
Network Latency
Alert Watchers
In the examples above, I used the cron expression "*/10 * * * *", which means that the regression monitoring should be performed every 10 minutes. See the table below for various frequency settings.
Table: cron expression commonly used
Minute (0-59) Hour (0-23) Days (1-31) Day-of-month
(1-12 or JAN-DEC)
Day-of-week
(0-6 or SUN-SAT)
5 * * * *
At 5 minutes past the hour
0 * * * *
Every hour
0 2 1 * *
At 02:00 AM, on the first day of the month
0 0 1 JAN *
At 12:00 AM, on day 1 of January
0 17 * * 1
At 05:00 PM, on every Monday
*/20 * * * *
Every 20 minutes
0 01-23/2 * * *
Every two hours between 01:00 AM and 11:59 PM
59 23 20 * *
At 11:59 PM, on day 20 of the month
0 0 1 JAN/3 *
At 12:00 AM, on day 1 of the month in every 3rd month from January
30 9 * * 6-7
At 09:30 AM, during the weekend ( Sat-Sun)
0,15,30,45 19 * * Sun
7:00, 7:15, 7:30 and 7:45 PM every Sunday
*/5 13-14 * * *
Every 5 minutes, between 01:00 PM and 02:59 PM
0 0 28-31 * *
At 12:00 AM, at the end of the month between day 28 and 31 of the month
0 0 1 1 *
At 12:00 AM, on the new year (January 1st)
0 9-17 * * 1-5
Every hour during business hours (Mon-Fri)
11. Let's test if the regression monitoring and alerting are working as expected. When a report runs, the result will be displayed in three different colours: Green (success), Red (failure), and Yellow (skip, e.g. due to not enough samples). When a regression is detected and resolved, you will receive a notification at the time indicated by the email icon.
regression monitoring and alerting
Be mindful that the name and settings cannot be changed once an alert has been set up. Deleting an alert will result in deleting all associated alert history and reports, so be careful.
12. Optional: With the "partition" feature, you can set multiple regression alerts in a single setting. In the following example,


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Here are several resources I have regarding wet-on-wet watercolor painting for your review.
#1. "Painting with Children" by Brunhild Muller. 48 pages. The contents include:
Children and Colour
The Moral Effect of Color
Children painting with watercolors
Preparing to Paint – and yes, this does discuss those often-asked questions of how to mix the colors, distribute the colors, water jars, the size of the paper and how to prepare it, and some hints about choosing paintbrushes.
Painting the Colors, including colour stories, painting through the seasons, the background to colour stories, experiencing the colours, moods of nature, painting what you see
Painting with Plant Colours
Poems to Stimulate Painting
This book starts with sections regarding Steiner's words regarding color and its effect on children, and Goethe's Theory of Colors, and discusses the way children experience colors in the fairy tales.
Some considerations: I have enjoyed using this little book, and it is a quick and easy way to start with lots of color paintings done by children. The pictures were helpful when I first started out in identifying what a typical four year old's painting might look like. Ideas for seasonal themes with verses that are typically Waldorf. Very Lovely to look at.
#2 – "Waldorf-Inspired Watercolor Painting with Children" by Anita Briggs and Nadia Tan; available through Barbara Dewey's Waldorf Without Walls. This is a 27-paged spiral bound book with the following contents:
The Changing Consciousness of the Child and Artistic Activity – Colors, Color Moods and Temperaments, Making Colors Come Alive (includes color verses and color experiments)
Painting in the Waldorf School
Getting Started with Wet on Wet Watercolor Painting – Basic approach, Painting Exercises to include single colors, color pairs, many colors, seasonal pictures, silhouettes against an evening sky, animal series, imagination series, and colored landscape patterns
Paintings – 5 pages of paintings in color.
Some considerations: This booklet has many practical hints regarding wet on wet painting and if you sit down and read it very carefully you will find many tips you can use in your painting. It would also be useful to paint through the painting exercises list in the last section of the book after the children are in bed and create your own world of color! You can sometimes find this little booklet on some of the used Waldorf curriculum lists. (It is only 27-pages long so some families may be happier buying it used if available).
#3 – Painting in Waldorf Education by Dick Bruin and Attie Lichthart. This 215-paged book comes with a DVD of painting images and the contents are as follows:
Painting in Education – including Introduction, Colors and their effects on people, the task of the teacher, Goethe's theory of color, A journey through the color wheel: A concise theory of color for the teacher, painting and the senses, watercolor paintspainting techniques and materials and equipment
Kindergarten and Elementary Grades – including handling the curriculum and the basic exercises for the teacher.
Painting in the kindergarten with two basic exercises for the teacher and a section about "Play and Imitation".
Painting in the first grade with an exercise for the teacher and a section called "A Journey of discovery through the land of color."
Painting in the second grade with one teacher exercises and a sections regarding Complementary Colors and Color Mood and Color Movement.
Painting in the third grade with two exercises for teacher and a section entitled," Drama in Color Experience."
Painting in the fourth grade (subtitles in this chapter include "from soul-to-nature mood, Earth colors, mythology and landscape, Maps, animals and human figures) (also two exercises for the teacher)
Painting in the fifth grade which includes two exercises for the teacher and notes about experiencing processes, plants and trees, mythology, history and maps, landscape, animals and color perspective, annual festivals.
Painting in the sixth grade which includes "on the path to exact observation", minerals and the veiling technique, flowers, landscapes and trees, "leaving an open space", Indigo.
Painting in the seventh grade which includes "exploring new worlds", "Heavenly phenomena" and "Voyages of discovery".
Painting in the eighth grade which includes two teacher exercises and the section entitled "Industrial activities and cultural landscapes."
Black and white drawing in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades
Perspective and dissections in the seventh and eighth grades
Painting in the Ninth Grade, including three exercises for teacher and sections on "Durer as a source of inspiration for black and white drawing" and "Drawing and painting in connection with art history."
Painting in the Tenth Grade, including two exercises for the teacher and the section, "Movement and order in black and white and color."
Painting in the Eleventh Grade, including painting trees and plants in moods, the impression and the expression – various drawing techniques; shading, drawing plants, animals and people and a basic exercise for teacher.
Painting in the Twelfth Grade, including "The summation – The human: studies of the head."
ADDITIONAL ASPECTS FOR THE DIDACTICS OF THE PAINTING LESSON
Lesson preparation, post-discussion, temperaments
Curative and pedagogical painting
USE OF COLOR IN OTHER LESSONS AND IN SCHOOL BUILDING–
Drawing, form-drawing, crafts, needlework and drama
Rudolf Steiner's color advice for the school building
Rudolf Steiner's color lectures
The School sketches by Rudolf Steiner as described by Fritz Weitmann
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED TITLES IN ENGLISH
Some considerations: A lot here to keep you busy throughout the grades, but lots of text with no pictures (black and white plates in the front of what is on the CD so those are the only pictures). This book really deserves and needs your attention, focus, and sitting down to try these exercises yourself! Worth your money.
#4 – "How to Do Wet-on Wet Watercolor Painting and Teach It to Children" by Rauld Russell, xeroxed with color cover and tied with ribbon; 43 pages long, available through Marsha Johnson of Shining Star School in Portland, Oregon through her Yahoo!Group _EMAIL_. Proceeds from sale of this book go to Shining Star School.
Lesson 1 – Yellow (goes into painting preparation as well)
Lesson 2 – The Rainbow
Lesson 3 – Blue
Lesson 4- Red
Lesson 5 – Green
Lesson 6 – Sunrise
Lesson 7 – Sunset
Lesson 8 – Blue-Violet
Lesson 9 – The Suffering of Light
Lesson 10- The Deed of Color
Lesson 11- The Color Circle
Lesson 12- The Color Combinations: Yellow and Green,
Lesson 13: Yellow and Blue
Lesson 14: Yellow and Violet
Lesson 15: Vermillion, Crimson and Blue in Green
Lesson 16: Complementary Colors
Summary (gives suggestions for colors for the four seasons, the four elements, the cycle of day and night, landscapes and seascapes, the four temperaments, etc. and themes to choose from to paint).
Pre-School and Kindergarten
APPENDIX (lists all supplies you will need to complete this course)
Some considerations: An excellent course for you to start to paint by, ideas for how to prepare, set up, verses, focus for each grade…Worth the price even if it is a xerox copy and such.
I know many of you out there have these resources, please do leave a comment in the comment section as to what you liked and didn't like about these books as these reviews are only my opinion and may not resonate with everyone!
Thanks, and happy painting!!


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AUC Tackles Pressing Challenges 'Toward a Better Future for Humanity'
AUC faculty and graduate students from the chemistry and biology departments as well as the Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology, joined over 300 researchers from around the globe at the 18th International Conference of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ICBMB) under the theme, "Toward a Better Future for Humanity."
Hosted at AUC and chaired by Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry Hassan Azzazy, the conference discussed a variety of topics that address global and national challenges to improve human life, from health diagnostics and cutting-edge findings in cancer treatment to genomic studies of neurodegenerative diseases and the production of biofuels from agricultural waste.
"The conference highlighted the need to form national and regional alliances in specific research areas, develop sustainable research collaborations with relevant African societies, and provide further opportunities and support for young researchers as well as women biochemists and molecular biologists," said Azzazy.
Organized annually by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology's Egyptian National Committee, "ICBMB represents the largest regional gathering of biochemists and molecular biologists," Azzazy explained.
The 18th ICBMB included 78 lectures and poster presentations, with researchers from the Federation of African Societies of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology as well as prominent speakers from India, the United States, Nigeria, the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Germany and Egypt.
"A major highlight this year is the active participation of young researchers and women scientists in various conference activities," Azzazy said.


Historical data on timing of ringing of nestling birds
The dates at which nestling birds were historically ringed by volunteer ringers yields information about the timing of breeding seasons. The current dataset consists of ringing data of nestling birds over the period _PHONE_. Fieldnames are largely self-explanatory, data follows the EURING 2000+ code. For a detailed explanation and preferred citation, see the link in the field 'Relation', below, or paste the following URL in your browser _URL_ The dataset consisted of 157.978 records at 14-2-2014. More data will be added during 2014 and 2015.Belong to publication:... nioo ....
Date made available17 Feb 2014
Temporal coverage1911 - 1959
Date of data production1911 - 1959
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What is Sundarban? Why is it exciting? What can I see there?
Spreading out over 10000 sq km, Sundarban is the world's largest mangrove forest. It is divided among Bangladesh and India.
This magical forest hosts a dazzling array of birds and wildlife. This book shows some of the sights you can see while taking a guided tour of Sundarban in Bangladesh.


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Christoph A. Keller, NASA GMAO / USRA
We'll discuss the potential to accelerate the numerical simulation of air quality using machine learning. Air pollution is a major environmental risk factor and one of the common causes of premature death globally. However, addressing the issue is difficult due to the cost of numerical air quality models, which are computationally expensive due to the complexity of the chemical processes responsible for air pollution's formation. We'll discuss our use of Dask-cuDF and Dask-XGBoost on the NVIDIA RAPIDS platform to generate gradient-boosted tree models that can simulate the formation of air pollution with decent accuracy. We'll explain how recent advances in Dask-XGBoost enabled us to increase training size, and how this is necessary for improving model skill. The boosted tree models, trained on NASA Center for Climate Simulation's Advanced Data Analytics Platform, can be coupled with a full earth system model such as NASA's Goddard Earth Observing System Model. This will provide a detailed global simulation of air quality at a much lower computational cost.


10 Facts About World War One Weaponry | History Hit
10 Facts About World War One Weaponry
Alex Browne
20th Century World War One
HISTORYHIT.TV A new online only channel for history lovers
Here are 10 facts that give some idea of the weaponry used during World War One. Initially antiquated battlefield tactics failed to comprehend the reality of industrialised warfare, and by 1915 the machine gun and artillery fire dictated the way that war was dictated.
It is also the single greatest contributor to the staggering casualty figures. Many men walked to their deaths, unaware of the devastation that industrial weapons could inflict.
1. At the start of the war, soldiers on all sides were issued with soft hats
Soldier's uniforms and equipment in 1914 did not match the demands of modern warfare. Later in the war, soldiers were issued with steel helmets to protect against artillery fire.
2. A single machine gun could fire up to 600 rounds a minute
Learn who is considered the true father of the RAF, why a flag must be evacuated in the event of a fire and why there are two portraits of World War One German flying aces in the college library.Watch Now
At 'known range' the rate of fire of a single machine gun was estimated much as 150-200 rifles. Their awesome defensive capability was a major cause of trench warfare.
3. Germany was the first to use flamethrowers – at Malancourt on February 26, 1915
Flamethrowers could fire jets of flame as far as 130 feet (40 m).
4. In 1914-15 German statistics estimated that 49 casualties were caused by artillery to every 22 by infantry, by 1916-18 this was at 85 by artillery for every 6 by infantry
Artillery proved the number one threat to infantry and tanks alike. Also, the post-war psychological impact of artillery fire was massive.
5. Tanks first appeared on the battlefield at The Somme on 15 September 1916
A Mark I tank which had broken down as it crossed a British trench on the way to attack Thiepval. Date: 25 September 1916.
Tanks were originally called 'landships.' The name tank was used to disguise the production process from enemy suspicion.
6. In 1917, explosives blowing up beneath the German lines on Messines Ridge at Ypres could be heard in London 140 miles away
Building mines through No Man's Land to plant explosives under enemy lines was a tactic used before a number of major assaults.
7. An estimated 1,200,000 soldiers on both sides were victims of gas attacks
Dan Snow joins a team of maritime archaeologists to explore First World War wrecks in Portsmouth Harbour. But will he make it across the treacherous mud to reach them?Watch Now
Throughout the war the Germans used 68,000 tons of gas, the British and French 51,000. Only around 3% of victims died, but gas had the horrific ability to maim victims.
8. Around 70 types of plane were used in by all sides
Their roles were largely in reconnaissance to begin with, progressing to fighters and bombers as the war progressed.
9. On 8 August 1918 at Amiens 72 Whippet tanks helped make an advance of 7 miles in one day
General Ludendorff called it "the black day of the German Army."
10. The term "dogfight" originated during WWI
The pilot had to turn off the plane's engine occasionally so it would not stall when the plane turned sharply in the air. When a pilot restarted his engine midair, it sounded like dogs barking.
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Siberian or Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
Beardsley Zoo's Siberian Tiger, Robeki, is a member of the Species Survival Plan (SSP) for Siberian Tigers.
They may be bred with other Siberian tigers in the United States or from other countries in order to keep their population healthy and stable. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo is proud of its role in this conservation program that ensures the survival of these majestic predators for future generations.
9 to 12 feet. Height: 3 feet, 6 inches at the shoulder. Weight: 400 to 650 pounds. (record 850 pounds) These enormous cats have pale yellow-orange fur above that shades to creamy white below. They have a long fur I coat (up to 3 inches along the belly) to protect them in temperatures to 50 degrees below zero. All tigers have pale blackish stripes with a distinctive pattern on the face as unique as a fingerprint. Males are generally one-third larger than females.
Depending on the subspecies, tigers may be found in a variety of habitats. Siberian tigers are found in grasslands and evergreen forest.
The Amur-Ussuri region of Siberia, northern China and Korea.
Mostly deer, wild boar, elk, lynx, bear, fish, hares and birds.
12 to 14 years. Up to 25 years in captivity.
Males and females come together to breed and then separate. Females give birth to 2 to 3 cubs. The cubs may stay with their mom for up to two years.
11am - 3pm
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We are open...
9am to 4pm every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
1875 Noble Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06610
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The experimental stress analysis technique using the thermoelastic effect is quite recent. Besides being a non-contact method, the technique is able to produce a full field analysis. These attributes, associated with the possibility of application to structures or components in their operating environment, make the technique appealing for use in an industrial context.
The thermoelastic effect is the change in temperature arising from the change in the stress state of a solid. The stress analysis technique using this effect measures the infra-red radiation emitted from a modification in its stress state. The applicability of the relationship between change in temperature and change in the stress state, as described in the theory of thermoelasticity, requires the existence of adiabatic conditions. Thus, the body to be studied must be subjected to a cyclic loading of a frequency sufficient to ensure those conditions.
Adhesives are being used increasingly in more demanding applications not only in non-load carrying situations but also in structural applications as an alternative to other joining techniques. The use of adhesives in structural applications requires understanding the global behavior of structures as well as the behavior of the adhesive connections. Stress analysis of those connections is an important step towards that goal.
Lap-shear joints are a type of adhesive connections widely used in industrial applications, namely, in the aerospace and automotive industries. In this study, stress analyses of these connections were performed.
The experimental stress analysis technique using the thermoelastic effect was used to determine the stress state at a surface of adhesive lap-shear joints. The results were compared with finite element analyses of the same joints.


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The code calculator functions largely in the same way as the code card
for authentication of secure transactions. The difference in the modus operandi
of the code card
and the code calculator is that the calculator never run out of one-time codes. The code card
has no protection from misuse once it falls into the wrong hands, while the code calulator typically asks for a PIN
code before you enter the challenge number
. The code calculator can also be reprogrammed if the code sequence is revealed (If a security breach happens at the central computer system or something). Reprogramming of the device is done at the bank, using standard PC
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See the code card node for a practical example on how these devices are used.


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The rest_v2/roles service replaces the rest/role service. It provides similar methods that allow you to list, view, create, modify, and delete roles. The new service provides improved search functionality, including user-based role searches. Every method has two URL forms, one with an organization ID and one without.
Because the role ID and organization ID are used in the URL, this service can operate only on roles and organizations whose ID is less than 100 characters long and does not contain spaces or special symbols. Unlike resource IDs, the role ID is the role name and can be modified.
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 Caterina Balletti
 2014-09-01
 Full Text Available The use of action cameras for photogrammetry purposes is not widespread due to the fact that until recently the images provided by the sensors, using either still or video capture mode, were not big enough to perform and provide the appropriate analysis with the necessary photogrammetric accuracy. However, several manufacturers have recently produced and released new lightweight devices which are: (a easy to handle, (b capable of performing under extreme conditions and more importantly (c able to provide both still images and video sequences of high resolution. In order to be able to use the sensor of action cameras we must apply a careful and reliable self-calibration prior to the use of any photogrammetric procedure, a relatively difficult scenario because of the short focal length of the camera and its wide angle lens that is used to obtain the maximum possible resolution of images. Special software, using functions of the OpenCV library, has been created to perform both the calibration and the production of undistorted scenes for each one of the still and video image capturing mode of a novel action camera, the GoPro Hero 3 camera that can provide still images up to 12 Mp and video up 8 Mp resolution.
 20. Wired and Wireless Camera Triggering with Arduino
 Science.gov (United States)
 Kauhanen, H.; Rönnholm, P.
 2017-10-01
 Synchronous triggering is an important task that allows simultaneous data capture from multiple cameras. Accurate synchronization enables 3D measurements of moving objects or from a moving platform. In this paper, we describe one wired and four wireless variations of Arduino-based low-cost remote trigger systems designed to provide a synchronous trigger signal for industrial cameras. Our wireless systems utilize 315 MHz or 434 MHz frequencies with noise filtering capacitors. In order to validate the synchronization accuracy, we developed a prototype of a rotating trigger detection system (named RoTriDeS). This system is suitable to detect the triggering accuracy of global shutter cameras. As a result, the wired system indicated an 8.91 μs mean triggering time difference between two cameras. Corresponding mean values for the four wireless triggering systems varied between 7.92 and 9.42 μs. Presented values include both camera-based and trigger-based desynchronization. Arduino-based triggering systems appeared to be feasible, and they have the potential to be extended to more complicated triggering systems.
 1. Gamma cameras - a method of evaluation
 International Nuclear Information System (INIS)
 Oates, L.; Bibbo, G.
 2000-01-01
 Full text: With the sophistication and longevity of the modern gamma camera it is not often that the need arises to evaluate a gamma camera for purchase. We have recently been placed in the position of retiring our two single headed cameras of some vintage and replacing them with a state of the art dual head variable angle gamma camera. The process used for the evaluation consisted of five parts: (1) Evaluation of the technical specification as expressed in the tender document; (2) A questionnaire adapted from the British Society of Nuclear Medicine; (3) Site visits to assess gantry configuration, movement, patient access and occupational health, welfare and safety considerations; (4) Evaluation of the processing systems offered; (5) Whole of life costing based on equally configured systems. The results of each part of the evaluation were expressed using a weighted matrix analysis with each of the criteria assessed being weighted in accordance with their importance to the provision of an effective nuclear medicine service for our centre and the particular importance to paediatric nuclear medicine. This analysis provided an objective assessment of each gamma camera system from which a purchase recommendation was made. Copyright (2000) The Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine Inc
 2. Computer vision camera with embedded FPGA processing
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 Lecerf, Antoine; Ouellet, Denis; Arias-Estrada, Miguel
 2000-03-01
 Traditional computer vision is based on a camera-computer system in which the image understanding algorithms are embedded in the computer. To circumvent the computational load of vision algorithms, low-level processing and imaging hardware can be integrated in a single compact module where a dedicated architecture is implemented. This paper presents a Computer Vision Camera based on an open architecture implemented in an FPGA. The system is targeted to real-time computer vision tasks where low level processing and feature extraction tasks can be implemented in the FPGA device. The camera integrates a CMOS image sensor, an FPGA device, two memory banks, and an embedded PC for communication and control tasks. The FPGA device is a medium size one equivalent to 25,000 logic gates. The device is connected to two high speed memory banks, an IS interface, and an imager interface. The camera can be accessed for architecture programming, data transfer, and control through an Ethernet link from a remote computer. A hardware architecture can be defined in a Hardware Description Language (like VHDL), simulated and synthesized into digital structures that can be programmed into the FPGA and tested on the camera. The architecture of a classical multi-scale edge detection algorithm based on a Laplacian of Gaussian convolution has been developed to show the capabilities of the system.
 3. Designing Camera Networks by Convex Quadratic Programming
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 Ghanem, Bernard
 2015-05-04
 In this paper, we study the problem of automatic camera placement for computer graphics and computer vision applications. We extend the problem formulations of previous work by proposing a novel way to incorporate visibility constraints and camera-to-camera relationships. For example, the placement solution can be encouraged to have cameras that image the same important locations from different viewing directions, which can enable reconstruction and surveillance tasks to perform better. We show that the general camera placement problem can be formulated mathematically as a convex binary quadratic program (BQP) under linear constraints. Moreover, we propose an optimization strategy with a favorable trade-off between speed and solution quality. Our solution is almost as fast as a greedy treatment of the problem, but the quality is significantly higher, so much so that it is comparable to exact solutions that take orders of magnitude more computation time. Because it is computationally attractive, our method also allows users to explore the space of solutions for variations in input parameters. To evaluate its effectiveness, we show a range of 3D results on real-world floorplans (garage, hotel, mall, and airport).
 4. Hidden cameras everything you need to know about covert recording, undercover cameras and secret filming
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 Plomin, Joe
 2016-01-01
 Providing authoritative information on the practicalities of using hidden cameras to expose abuse or wrongdoing, this book is vital reading for anyone who may use or encounter secret filming. It gives specific advice on using phones or covert cameras and unravels the complex legal and ethical issues that need to be considered.
 5. Mobile phone camera benchmarking: combination of camera speed and image quality
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 Peltoketo, Veli-Tapani
 2014-01-01
 When a mobile phone camera is tested and benchmarked, the significance of quality metrics is widely acknowledged. There are also existing methods to evaluate the camera speed. For example, ISO 15781 defines several measurements to evaluate various camera system delays. However, the speed or rapidity metrics of the mobile phone's camera system have not been used with the quality metrics even if the camera speed has become more and more important camera performance feature. There are several tasks in this work. Firstly, the most important image quality metrics are collected from the standards and papers. Secondly, the speed related metrics of a mobile phone's camera system are collected from the standards and papers and also novel speed metrics are identified. Thirdly, combinations of the quality and speed metrics are validated using mobile phones in the market. The measurements are done towards application programming interface of different operating system. Finally, the results are evaluated and conclusions are made. The result of this work gives detailed benchmarking results of mobile phone camera systems in the market. The paper defines also a proposal of combined benchmarking metrics, which includes both quality and speed parameters.
 6. The eye of the camera: effects of security cameras on pro-social behavior
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 van Rompay, T.J.L.; Vonk, D.J.; Fransen, M.L.
 2009-01-01
 This study addresses the effects of security cameras on prosocial behavior. Results from previous studies indicate that the presence of others can trigger helping behavior, arising from the need for approval of others. Extending these findings, the authors propose that security cameras can likewise
 7. Video Liveness for Citizen Journalism: Attacks and Defenses
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 Rahman, Mahmudur; Azimpourkivi, Mozhgan; Topkara, Umut; Carbunar, Bogdan
 2017-01-01
 The impact of citizen journalism raises important video integrity and credibility issues. In this article, we introduce Vamos, the first user transparent video "liveness" verification solution based on video motion, that accommodates the full range of camera movements, and supports videos of arbitrary length. Vamos uses the agreement between video motion and camera movement to corroborate the video authenticity. Vamos can be integrated into any mobile video capture application without requiri...
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- The average temperature in Felixstowe, England in July is very mild at 17.5 °C (63.5 °F).
- Afternoons can be warm with average high temperatures reaching 21 °C (69.8 °F).
- Overnight temperatures are generally mild with an average low of 14 °C (57.2 °F).
- The average daily temperature variation/ range in July is 7 °C (12.6 °F).
- The weather in July is a little parched with rain occasionally. A mere 47mm (1.9in) of liquid is deposited across an average of 12 days.
- The heavens above Felixstowe, England are fine with on balance a detectable 6:36 of magnificent sunshine per day.
- The shortest day is 15:33 long and the longest day is 16:38 long with an average length of 16:11.
- There are approximately 9:20 per day when bright sunshine is absent due to cloud, haze or the sun being too low on the horizon to register.
- It is sunny approximately 41.4% of daylight hours and cloudy 58.6% of daylight hours.
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American Voices full program information
The American Voices (AV) project, a pilot program developed by the NYC Department of Education (NYCDOE) and funded by American Express, provides dynamic instructional units of study and resources that stimulate and support student learning about the social and cultural history of 20th-Century America through the lens of theater.
The AV Program goals are to:
- Create and disseminate six rigorous units of study addressing the NY State Standards for Social Studies as well as the NYCDOE Theater Blueprint. AV units illuminate six historical decades (1920s-60s) in conjunction with great American plays to be understood as artifacts of America's cultural heritage.
- Provide NYC middle and high school students with opportunities to learn about the social and cultural context of American history as well as the historical implications of great American plays. Encourage students to think globally about historical concepts by showing them how art can reflect life and vice-versa.
- Provide teachers at same school with professional development and opportunity to team-teach so they may appreciate their subject matter in a larger context. American Voices facilitators visit and observe teachers utilizing AV materials, providing constructive feedback.
- Encourage teachers to become active teachers and thus engage students as active learners, utilizing theatrical techniques such as role playing, playwriting, songwriting, design, etc. to communicate understanding.
- Supply schools with American Voices Kits containing resources for historical context and to teach the plays. Kits include DVDs and full scripts of select plays, CDs of period contemporary music and musicals as well as samples of historical source materials.
These are the corresponding lesson plans and assessments as well as the full program introduction and evaluations.


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Created for sandblast engraving, this alphabet was designed to accompany the Spacerite Modified Roman alphabet. Typically used for given names and dates. The alphabet saw most of its usage from the 1940s through the 1990s, and some manufacturers still use the Spacerite letter sets today.
The designer of the alphabet is currently unknown.
The Spacerite Condensed Roman alphabet was likely created in the early 1940s. According to a blueprint design book produced by Sand-Craft Services of Oshkosh, WI, it was still a relatively new alphabet when the book was printed in 1948. The alphabet is a condensed version of the Spacerite Modified Roman, meant to be used for names and dates in smaller panels or where the Modified Roman would not fit. By this time the Spacerite sets were being used almost exclusively for sandblasting, and the change is reflected in the thicker serifs given to this alphabet wich allows for better sandblasting than the previous two roman styles created by the company.
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text: Increased concerns about climate change have led to a significant expansion of monitoring, observational, and experimental sites in remote areas of the world. Meanwhile, advances in technology and availability of low-power equipment have allowed increasingly sophisticated measurements with a wide variety of instruments. However, the deployment and use of these technologies in remote locations is often restricted not only by harsh environmental conditions, but also by the availability of electrical power and communication options. In some cases, research stations and military installations can provide power for scientific equipment, data acquisition, storage, and transmission. Clustering of research sites near existing infrastructure has had the unintended consequence of limiting a spatial understanding of large geographic regions. Fortunately, the modern market offers many power and communication solutions, but most of them are oriented toward large industrial applications. Use of those solutions to power a research site is limited because of their cost and need for significant modification for the specific research purposes. Each study has its own unique power requirements and needs for proper instrumentation. A power and communication solution for a vast majority of implementations with or without modification would be of considerable benefit. This article describes design of a universal, scalable hybrid energy module for the Next-Generation Ecosystem Experiments Arctic project(_URL_ Two modules were built, and the authors describe their implementation and findings over a 2-year period at a remote field site on the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska, USA.


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Kayani, Khan, Khar, Khattak, Khuhro, Lakhani, Leghari, Lodhi, Magsi, Malik, Mandokhel(MAYO, Marwat, Mengal, Mughal, Palijo, Paracha,Panhwar, Popalzai, Qureshi, Rabbani, Raisani, Rakhshani, Soomro, Sulaimankhel, Talpur, Talwar, Thebo, Yousafzai, and Zamani.
In Pakistan the official paperwork format regarding personal identity is as follows;
So and so, son of so and so, of such and such caste and religion and resident of such and such place. For example, Amir Khan s/o Fakeer Khan, caste Mughal Kayani or Chauhan Rajput, Follower of religion Islam, resident of Village Anywhere, Tehsil Anywhere, District.
In 1849, Governor-general Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa decreed an end to these arbitrary practices, the result of which was the Catálogo Alfabético de Apellidos ("Alphabetical Inventory of Surnames"). The book contained many words coming from Spanish and the Philippine languages such as Tagalog and many Basque surnames, such as Zuloaga or Aguirre.
In practice, the application of this decree varied from municipality to municipality. Some municipalities received only surnames starting with a particular letter. For example, the majority of residents of the island of Banton in the province of Romblon have surnames starting with F such as Fabicon, Fallarme, Fadrilan, and Ferran. Thus, although there perhaps a majority of Filipinos have Spanish surnames, such a surname does not always indicate Spanish ancestry.
The vast majority of Filipinos follow a naming system which is the reverse of the Spanish one. Children take the mother's surname as their middle name, followed by their father's as their surname; for example, a son of Juan de la Cruz and his wife Maria Agbayani may be David Agbayani de la Cruz. Women take the surnames of their husband upon marriage; so upon her marriage to David de la Cruz, the full name of Laura Yuchengco Macaraeg would become Laura Yuchengco Macaraeg de la Cruz.
There are other sources for surnames. Many Filipinos also have Chinese-derived surnames, which in some cases could indicate Chinese ancestry. Many Hispanicised Chinese numerals and other Hispanicised Chinese words, however, were also among the surnames in the Catálogo Alfabético de Apellidos. For those whose surname may indicate Chinese ancestry, analysis of the surname may help to pinpoint when those ancestors arrived in the Philippines. A hispanicised Chinese surname such as Cojuangco suggests an 18th-century arrival while a Chinese surname such as Lim suggests a relatively recent immigration. Some Chinese surnames such as Tiu-Laurel are composed of the immigrant Chinese ancestor's surname as well as the name of that ancestor's godparent on receiving Christian baptism.
In the predominantly Muslim areas of the southern Philippines, adoption of surnames was influenced by connexions to that religion, its holy places, and prophets. As a result, surnames among Filipino Muslims are largely Arabic-based, and include such surnames as Hassan and Haradji.
There are also Filipinos who, to this day, have no surnames at all, particularly if they come from indigenous cultural communities.
A common Filipino name will consist of the given name (mostly 2 given names are given), the initial letter of the mother's maiden name and finally the father's surname (i.e. Lucy Anne C. de Guzman). Also, women are allowed to retain their maiden name or use both her and her husband's surname, separated by a dash. This is common in feminist circles or when the woman hold a prominent office (e.g. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Miriam Defensor-Santiago). In more traditional circles, especially those who belong to the prominent families in the provinces, the custom of the woman being addressed as Mrs. Husband's Full Name is still common.
For widows, who chose to marry again, two norms are in existence. For those who were widowed before the Family Code, the full name of the woman remains while the surname of the deceased husband is attached. That is, Maria Andres, who was widowed by Ignacio Dimaculangan will have the name Maria Andres viuda de Dimaculangan. If she chooses to marry again, this name will still continue to exist while the surname of the new husband is attached. That, if Maria marries Rene de los Santos, her new name will be Maria Andres viuda de Dimaculangan de los Santos.
However, a new norm is also in existence. The woman may choose to use her husband's surname to be one of her middle names. Thus, Maria Andres viuda de Dimaculangan de los Santos may also be called Maria A.D. de los Santos.
Children will however automatically inherit their father's surname if they are considered legitimate. If the child is born outside wedlock, the mother will automatically pass her surname to the child, unless the father gives a written acknowledgment of paternity. The father may also choose to give the child both his parents' surnames if he wishes (that is Gustavo Paredes, whose parents are Eulogio Paredes and Juliana Angeles, while having Maria Solis as a wife, may name his child Kevin S. Angeles-Paredes.
In some Tagalog regions, the norm of giving patronyms, or in some cases matronyms, are also accepted. These names are of course not official, since family names in the Philippines are inherited. It is not uncommon to refer to someone as Juan anak ni Pablo (John, the Son of Pablo) or Juan apo ni Teofilo (John, the grandson of Theophilus).
Until the 19th century, the names were primarily of the form "[given name] [father's name] [grandfather's name]". The few exceptions are usually famous people or the nobility (boyars). The name reform introduced around 1850, had the names changed to a western style, most likely imported from France, consisting of a given name followed by a family name.
As such, the name is called prenume (French prénom), while the family name is called nume or, when otherwise ambiguous, nume de familie ("family name"). Although not mandatory, middle names (Romanian numele mic, literally, "small name") are common.
Historically, when the family name reform was introduced in the mid 19th century, the default was to use a patronym, or a matronym when the father was dead or unknown. The typical derivation was to append the suffix -escu to the father's name, e.g. Anghelescu ("Anghel's child") and Petrescu ("Petre's child"). (The -escu seems to come both from Old Slavonic -ьскъ and/or from Latin -iscum, thus being cognate with Italian -esco and French -esque.) The other common derivation was to append the suffix -eanu to the name of the place of origin, especially when one came from a different region, e.g. Munteanu ("from the mountains") and Moldoveanu ("from Moldova"). These uniquely Romanian suffixes strongly identify ancestral nationality.
There are also descriptive family names derived from occupations, nicknames, and events, e.g. Botezatu ("baptised"), Barbu ("bushy bearded"), Prodan ("foster"), Bălan ("blond"), Fieraru ("smith"), Croitoru ("taylor").
Romanian family names remain the same regardless of the sex of the person.
Although given names appear before family names in most Romanian contexts, official documents invert the order, ostensibly for filing purposes. Correspondingly, Romanians often introduce themselves with their family names first, especially in official contexts, e.g. a student signing a test paper in school.
Romanians bearing names of non-Romanian origin often adopt Romanianised versions of their ancestral surnames, such as Jurovschi for Polish Żurowski, which preserves the original pronunciation of the surname through transliteration. In other cases, as with Romanians of Hungarian origin, these changes were often mandated by the state, as was the practice during the period of communist rule.
In Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese cultures, the family name is placed before the given names. So the terms "first name" and "last name" are generally not used, as they do not in this case denote the given and family names.
Chinese family names have many types of origins, dating back as early as pre-Qin era:
In history, some changed their surnames due to a naming taboo (from Zhuang 莊 to Yan 嚴 during the era of Liu Zhuang 劉莊) or as an award by the Emperor(Li was often to senior officers during Tang Dynasty).
In modern days, some Chinese adopt a Western given name in addition to their original given names, e.g. Lee Chu-ming (李柱銘) adopted the Western name Martin, which can often be used as a nickname of Chu-ming. The adopted Western name can be put in front of their Chinese name, e.g. Martin LEE Chu-ming. In addition, many people with Chinese names have non-Chinese first names which are commonly used. Sometimes, the Chinese name becomes used


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This set of 20 adds variety to your classroom ball collection. These vibrant wool balls offer children opportunity to see the concentric movement of the ball as it rolls or spins. Use with our Discovery or Rubber Ramps Sets, or your own ramps and large tubes. Their interesting texture makes them appealing to the touch. Use them for supporting many math concepts, such as sorting, ordering, classifying, patterning, and counting. Due to the nature of natural dyes colors may vary.
- 20 Rainbow Balls. Ball Diameter 1 inch
Appropriate for ages 3+


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November 25, 2012
- quibble (verb)
- What does it mean?
- 1 : to talk about unimportant things rather than the real point2 : to find fault or argue over unimportant points
- How do you use it?
- We wasted so much time quibbling over the rules that when we finally agreed there was no time left to play the game.
- Are you a word wiz?
Which sentence do you think uses the verb "quibble" correctly?Don't quibble with B. Sentence A correctly uses "quibble" as a verb, but neither meaning of "quibble" fits here. The word "scribble" would work instead. Sentence C also uses "quibble" as a verb. But like A, it makes no sense. The students might have "agreed" on a favorite book. In sentence D, "quibble" is used as a noun. It's true that there is a noun "quibble." It means "a statement that deals with a minor matter and not the real point under discussion" and "a minor objection or criticism." Although D uses the noun correctly, it can't be the right choice since we were looking for the verb.


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Hamilton Woolen Company Historic District
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Hamilton Woolen Company Historic District is located in Massachusetts
Hamilton Woolen Company Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by McKinstry Brook, Quinebaug River, and Mill St., Southbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°4′56″N 72°2′37″W / 42.08222°N 72.04361°W / 42.08222; -72.04361Coordinates: 42°4′56″N 72°2′37″W / 42.08222°N 72.04361°W / 42.08222; -72.04361
Built 1836
Architectural style Greek Revival, Classical Industrial
Governing body Private
MPS Southbridge MRA
NRHP Reference # 89000594[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1989
The Hamilton Woolen Company Historic District encompasses the well preserved "Big Mill" complex of the Hamilton Woolen Company, built in the mid 19th century. Located at the confluence of McKinstry Brook and the Quinebaug River in central Southbridge, Massachusetts, the complex consists of a cluster of mill buildings and a rare collection of 1830s brick mill worker housing units located nearby.[2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
The site of the Hamilton Company's mill had been used as a mill site since 1750, when the first water privilege was granted to William Plimpton. In 1812 James and Perez Wolcott established a cotton mill on the site, building in 1814 what was at the time the world's largest cotton mill. The Wolcotts continued to expand their business, until a dam they built gave way, irreparably harming their business. Its remains were acquired by Boston investors, who formed the Hamilton Woolen Company in 1831. They rebuilt the dam to a higher level, and in 1836 embarked on a major expansion of the premises.[2]
Among the buildings erected in 1836 are the Big Mill, a five story brick structure that is the dominant feature of the complex. Extensively modified in 1850, the most distinctive feature of this building is an end stairwell which is capped by a tower with a Romanesque belfry. Immediately adjacent to the mill Brick Square was established. This was a cluster of brick housing units arranged around a quadrangle. This area, now bounded by Mill Street, Canal Street, and Brick Row, includes five surviving worker houses. Built in the then-popular Greek Revival style, one of them was later adapted for company offices.[2]
In the second half of the 19th century Hamilton was the dominant employer in Stockbridge, producing primarily woolen products, especially after the American Civil War cut off cotton supplies. It remained a major presence in town, although it had been eclipsed in size by the American Optical Company, until a strike in 1934 closed its doors forever. Its complex underwent expansion in the late 19th century, but many of these buildings have not survived. The company added several buildings to the complex in 1929, most notable the dye building, which features a large segmented arch window, but is not in a prominent position of visibility in the complex.[2]
See also[edit]
 2. ^ a b c d "MACRIS inventory record for Hamilton Woolen Company Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-02.


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If we've said it once, we've said it a hundred times, but specifying the right materials for a facility's walls or floors is incredibly important. There is no point spending money on a beautifully finished floor for your wet room for example, if the floor has zero slip resistance. It may look good, but it will put your staff and visitors at risk.
When specifying materials for your facility, consulting the advice of flooring specialists is invaluable, especially for harsh environments that may need specialised products. One such system is vinyl ester.
What is Vinyl Ester?
Vinyl ester is a resin-based coating system with specialised chemical, thermal and mechanical resistance. Most often, vinyl ester systems are hand or spray applied and can be specified in a variety of colours.
Where Should Vinyl Ester be Used?
With its outstanding chemical resistance, vinyl ester is designed to protect concrete and metal structures that are subject to continuous or occasional exposure to heavy-duty chemical, thermal or mechanical attack.
This system can be used as an alternative to acid bricks, and is ideal to use as linings for tanks and secondary containment areas that hold very hot and corrosive acids (up to 150°C).
When Should Vinyl Ester be Used?
It is important to note that while this is a floor coating, it is much more often used as a chemical containment or tank lining system. Flowcrete Group's Technical Director, Grant Adamson, was chatting to us here at Allthingsflooring.com recently. Grant advised us that in most instances where anticipated spillages of aggressive chemicals dictate the necessity of a vinyl ester system, such areas are likely to become hazardous to foot traffic. So from a health and safety perspective, these areas should be designed as a contained area rather than a trafficked floor.
What are the Benefits of Vinyl Ester?
- The strong chemical, thermal and mechanical resistance makes it one of the most robust solutions for areas exposed to such challenges.
- Most vinyl ester systems are multi-layered for improved durability.
- Ultra tough systems reinforced with glass fibres are available.
- In some systems, a surface veil sits just below the colour layer and is there to protect the surface from any protruding glass fibers. If fibers can penetrate the floors coating, then chemicals can reach the layers and cause damage.
- A good alternative to acid brick, particularly as it avoids the joints required for acid brick which can trap substances and impede cleaning.
What are the Disadvantages of Vinyl Ester?
- This system does give off a strong odour, and so should be applied in well ventilated areas.
- Although it is fast-curing, work should only commence when the odour is completely gone, as this can cause harm if inhaled.
Would you like to know more about this system? Feel free to comment below and our flooring experts will get back to you.


If there is a hot runner system implemented in the mold a PID-Controller is used to bring the heater band up to a given temperature.
By controlling the heater band, the temperature at the sensor oscillates around the requested temperature.
Dependent on the choice of P-,I- and D-values reaching the given temperature happens faster or slower.
PID-Controller in Plastic Industry
Hot Runner: The curve of the PID-Controller shows the oscillation of the temperature over time.
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2014 Mechanical Code Clarifies Ventilation Control Publish Date: 3/1/2015
2014 Mechanical Code Clarifies Ventilation Controls for Enclosed Parking Garages
The 2014 Oregon Mechanical Code clarifies the automatic operation of intermittent mechanical ventilation systems for enclosed parking garages in accordance with the Energy Code. Carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in conjunction with nitrogen dioxide (NO2) detectors shall be applied to automatically operate the ventilation system.
Ventilation systems must meet the minimum requirement of 0.05 cfm/ft2 of floor area and be capable of producing a ventilation airflow rate of 0.75 cfm/ft2 of floor area when higher concentrations of gas are detected. Enclosed parking garages having ventilation rates of 30,000 cfm or higher shall employ automatic CO and NO2 sensing devices. These devices shall modulate the ventilation system to maintain a maximum concentration of 50 ppm during any 8 hour period and 200 ppm for any 1 hour period. Failure of such devices shall cause the fans to operate in the ON position.
Toxalert International offers a new monitoring and control system, TOX-NET, which provides an ideal solution for enclosed parking garage applications. Some of its features and benefits include:
- Central controller serves up to 99 sensors
- Controller connects to sensors by single wire run
- Analog outputs for fan VFD
- Data logging of fan runtime
- Optional alarm with silence
- Modbus interface
- Plug in electrochemical sensors (CO, NO2, and more)
For more information on Toxalert's TOX-NET system, click here.


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The multi-million pound finish, known as army brown, replaces the desert sand colour which has been used by the Army since World War Two operations in North Africa.
Specialists at the Leicester-based AkzoNobel chemical company obtained samples of rock and soil plus high-resolution imagery from Helmand in Afghanistan for their research.
The finish was developed jointly at the Government's Defence Science and Technology laboratory using expertise from AkzoNobel's Dulux and Sikkens paint brands.
The new coating includes a "paint and peel" version so that vehicles rushed to a conflict can be spray-painted and then, when they return to the UK, the coating can be peeled off.
"The secret paint scheme was seen for the first time at the MoD's Defence Vehicle Dynamics show in Northampton."
But the most advanced aspect of the sensitive project is that the coating will change when it absorbs toxic chemicals, alerting soldiers that they are under chemical attack.
The secret paint scheme was seen for the first time at the MoD's Defence Vehicle Dynamics show in Northampton.
Now scientists are working to try to develop the paint further so that as well as absorbing chemicals it can neutralise the toxins.
All Foxhound, Husky and a wide range of armoured vehicles used in Helmand and other conflicts are to be painted ready for future operations.
A small number of Warrior armoured personnel carriers have already been painted in the new colour and deployed on operations in Afghanistan.