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Acting for impaired Railroad Retirement beneficiaries
Posted By rob On February 12, 2013 @ 2:54 pm In Alumni Association News,Amtrak/Commuter News,Recent Updates | Comments Disabled
According to Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) policy, every annuitant has the right to manage his or her own benefits. However, when physical or mental impairments make a railroad retirement annuitant incapable of properly handling benefit payments, or where the RRB determines that the interests of the annuitant so require, the agency can appoint a representative payee to act on the annuitant's behalf.
A representative payee may be either a person or an organization selected by the RRB to receive benefits on behalf of an annuitant.
The following questions and answers provide information for family members, or others, who may have to act on behalf of an annuitant.
1. Does the RRB have legal authority to appoint a representative payee for an annuitant?
The Railroad Retirement Act gives the RRB authority to determine whether direct payment of benefits, or payment to a representative payee, will best serve an annuitant's interest. The RRB can appoint a representative payee regardless of whether there has been a legal finding of incompetence or commitment and, depending on the circumstances in a particular case, the RRB can select someone other than the individual's legal representative to be the representative payee.
2. What if a person has been given power of attorney by a beneficiary?
Power of attorney is a legal process where one person grants another the authority to transact certain business on his or her behalf; but the RRB, like the Social Security Administration, does not recognize power of attorney for purposes of managing benefit payments for a beneficiary. For this purpose, the RRB uses the position of representative payee.
3. Why doesn't the RRB recognize power of attorney?
The Railroad Retirement Act protects a person's right to receive benefits directly and to use them as he or she sees fit by prohibiting the assignment of benefits. Power of attorney creates an assignment-like situation that is contrary to the protections given by this law. The Act likewise gives the RRB exclusive jurisdiction in determining whether to appoint a representative payee for an annuitant. If the RRB recognized power of attorney, it would be deferring to a designation made by someone outside of the agency and would, in effect, be abdicating its responsibility to the annuitant.
Also, events often occur which may affect an annuitant's eligibility for benefits. The responsibility for reporting these events to the RRB is placed, by law, directly on the annuitant or the annuitant's representative payee. When benefits are accepted, the annuitant or his or her payee attests to a continued eligibility for such benefits. And if payments are misused, they can be recouped from the payee. This is not true with power of attorney.
4. How are these representative payees selected?
Generally, the RRB's local field offices determine the need for a representative payee and interview potential payees. The field office also advises the payee of his or her duties, monitors the payee, investigates any allegations of misuse of funds, and changes the method of payment, or the payee, when appropriate.
The RRB provides 15 days' advance notice to an annuitant of its intent to appoint a representative payee, and the name of the payee, in order to allow the annuitant a period of time in which to contest the appointment.
5. What are the primary duties and responsibilities of a representative payee?
The payee must give first consideration to the annuitant's day-to-day needs. This includes paying for food, shelter, clothing, medical care and miscellaneous personal needs. Beyond day-to-day needs, railroad retirement benefits may be used for other expenses.
The payee is also responsible for reporting events to the RRB that affect the individual's annuity, and is required to account for the funds received on behalf of the annuitant.
In addition, since railroad retirement benefits are subject to Federal income tax, a representative payee is responsible for delivering the benefit information statements issued each year by the RRB to the person handling the annuitant's tax matters.
Periodically, the payee will be asked to complete a report which includes questions regarding how much of the railroad retirement benefits available during the year were used for the support of the beneficiary, how much of the benefits were saved, and how the savings were invested. In order to complete the questionnaire correctly, a payee must keep current records of the railroad retirement benefits received and how the benefits were used. The records should be retained for four years.
6. What are a representative payee's primary responsibilities for an annuitant's Medicare coverage?
When an annuitant requires covered medical services, the payee must have the annuitant's Medicare card available. The payee must also keep records of the services received and the expenses incurred or paid, just as for any other usage of railroad retirement benefits.
7. What if an annuitant is confined to an institution?
When annuitants are in a nursing home, hospital or other institution, their railroad retirement benefit payments should be used to meet the charges for their current maintenance. Current maintenance includes the usual charges the institution makes for providing care and services.
The payee should use the benefit payments to aid in the annuitant's possible recovery or release from the institution, or to improve his or her living conditions while confined. Payments may be used to provide such items as clothing, personal grooming supplies, transportation of relatives to visit the patient, trial visits to relatives, medical and dental care, and reading materials and hobby supplies.
8. How should railroad retirement benefits not immediately required to meet an annuitant's needs be handled?
Benefit payments which will not be needed in the near future must be saved or invested unless they are needed for the support of the annuitant's legally dependent spouse or child, or to pay creditors under certain circumstances. It is recommended that conserved funds be held in interest-bearing accounts. Preferred investments are Federally-insured or State-insured accounts at financial institutions and obligations of, or those backed by, the Federal Government, such as U.S. Savings Bonds.
Funds should not be kept in the home, where they may be lost or stolen, nor can they be mingled with the payee's own funds or other funds.
9. How can a person get more information about being appointed as a representative payee, or whether the use of railroad retirement benefits for a particular purpose would be proper?
More information is available by visiting the agency's website, _URL_, or by calling an RRB office toll-free at _PHONE_. Persons can find the address of the RRB office servicing their area by calling the RRB's toll-free number or at _URL_.
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Barwick in Elmett, Yorkshire Genealogy
Guide to Barwick in Elmett, Yorkshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
|Barwick in Elmett, Yorkshire|
|Poor Law Union||Barwick Gilbert Union|
|Registration District||Hunslet; Tadcaster|
|Parish registers: 1653|
|Bishop's Transcripts: 1600|
|Diocese||Pre-1836 - York; Post-1835 - Ripon|
|Probate Court||Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York|
|Location of Archive|
|Yorkshire Record Office|
Parish History[edit | edit source]
BARWICK-IN-ELMETT (All Saints), a parish, in the Lower division of the wapentake of Skyrack, West Riding, Yorkshire, 7 miles (N. E. by E.) from Leeds; containing 2275 inhabitants, of whom 1836 are in Barwick township.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Church records[edit | edit source]
Online data content from chapelry registers of Barwick in Elmett exists at some of the following websites and for the specified ranges of years:
|AC = Ancestry - (£)|
|FREG = FreeREG - free|
|FS = FamilySearch.org|
|FMP = findmypast (£)|
|JOIN = JoinerMarriageIndex.co.uk - (£)|
|PALL = Pallot's Marriage Index (Ancestry) - (£)|
|BARWICK IN ELMETT PARISH (1600) Online Records|
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.
This ancient parish (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1653.
Census records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library.
Probate records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Yorkshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 164-168. Date accessed: 07 January 2014.
- 'West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, _PHONE_,' Ancestry, accessed 12 May 2014.
- 'Yorkshire West Riding,' FreeREG, accessed 27 October 2014.
- Pallot's Marriage and Birth Indexes, Guide to Parishes.

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The site has been dated by collecting charcoal from the remains of two hearths that were uncovered during excavation. The hearths appeared as buried concentrations of burnt animal bone, charcoal, and small stone flakes in dark patches of sediment.
Using radiocarbon techniques, the charcoal turned out to date to at least 12,000 years ago. The artifacts found within and near the hearths can be associated with these dates. They include some of the fluted points and bifaces collected at the site. The bones are highly fragmented but appear to represent caribou or a similar-sized ungulate.
Nearly 5,000 articles have been collected from the site, including thousands of animal bone fragments, charcoal, bifacial stone tools, microblades, bladelets, and pieces of debitage. Most important were six fragments of fluted points, a style of spearpoint commonly produced during the late Ice Age in other areas of North America.
Fluted points are specialized spearpoints that were likely hafted to the tip of spear shafts rather than arrows. They were created through careful shaping of a large piece of stone into a long, symmetrical form with a pointed tip and a concave base. To prepare the artifact for hafting to a shaft, long narrow "channel" flakes were removed from the base to create a "flute" down the midline of each face of the point. Several dozen channel flakes have been found among the Serpentine Hot Springs artifacts.

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Pierre Blanchet, the well respected Breton bagpipe maker, died today after a brief illness.
Pierre lived in Trignac in Loire-Atlantique (Pays de la Loire region) which adjoins Saint-Nazaire. He was a highly skilled restorer and restorer of bagpipes, having started his career as a professional turner in 1977 at the age of 14. From then he quickly specialised in exact replicas of classic and vintage sets of bagpipes. His contribution to the revival of the sound and shape of early Highland bagpipes is unequalled.
He received tuition from leading Breton piper, Jakez Pincet in the nearby town of La Baule-Escoublac.
Pierre was a member of Bagad Saint-Nazaire and, in fact, was its Pipe Major from the mid-1970s. He subsequently played with other Breton bagads but his growing interest in pipe-making soon became his full-time concern.
After studying the principles of acoustics as published by the German physicist, mathematician and musician, Ernst Chladni (1715–1782), he utilised these theories when making his own pipes.
As one pipe maker put it, he made his instruments "the right way."
Pierre has left a great legacy in the instruments he made and restored but his passing will be a huge loss to piping because others did not learn more from him. He did at least write down much of his knowledge.
We extend our condolences to all who knew him.

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chemical formula SiH4, silane is a pyrophoric, toxic gas with a TLV of 5ppm, and is combustible in the range of ~1-96%. Silane is widely used to deposit silicon containing films in a variety of CVD reactions.
A gas that readily decomposes into silicon and hydrogen, silane is often used to deposit silicon-containing compounds. It also reacts with ammonia to form silicon nitride, or with oxygen to form silicon dioxide.
Silane is a chemical compound with chemical formula SiH4. It is the silicon analogue of methane. At room temperature, silane is a gas, and is pyrophoric â€" it undergoes spontaneous combustion in air, without the need for external ignition.


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I'm trying to 'morph' one moving mesh into another moving mesh using particles. The 'morph' is working well when the meshes don't move, but moving causes trouble.
What I've done
Here's my .blend file:
In the gif below, a sphere is breaking into particles, and those particles are moving to different meshes in a water molecule. The particles doing the "morphing" belong to a separate 'controller' object (not in view). The controller object has several particle systems with keyed physics, each of which has the sphere as its first key target and a part of the water molecule as its second key target.
As you can see from the gif, the particle systems in the water molecules (the targets) stay put while the molecule itself keeps rotating. What I want is for them to rotate along with the molecule. The current (undesired) result is that the particles morph to where the molecule used to be, and then the actual molecule mesh appears rotated ahead of the particles.
I've also tweaked a few things for the sake of the gif.
- The molecule usually doesn't show until the particles arrive. For the gif, I show it the whole time so you can see where it emits the particles.
- The 'target' particle systems usually don't show either, but I'm showing them in the gif.
- I've enlarged some of the 'controller' object's particles to make the morphing easier to see.
How can I give particle systems a moving target?
I've tried setting the parent of the target particle systems, which did cause the systems to move, but particle systems don't have the matrix_parent_inverse property, so the scale and rotation were offset anyway. Also, despite seeing the target systems move, the keyed "morphing" particle systems seemed to still be aiming at a single spot. (Hopefully that made sense, but if not, suffice it to say that I can't get parenting to work with particle systems.)
I'm doing this with python, so I'm considering manipulating the individual particle positions based on the movement of the emitter, but it seems like there must be a better way than re-implementing parenting myself.
Finally, I have to morph with particles rather than shape keys, unless someone can tell me an algorithm/feature that can make the topology of two meshes equivalent while keeping the same resulting shape. :)


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Discovering the Wonders of Devdaru (Cedrus Deodara): A Timeless Treasure
In the heart of the majestic Himalayas grows a tree of legendary stature and timeless significance: the Devdaru, also known as Cedrus deodara. This evergreen conifer, revered in both cultural and medicinal contexts, stands tall as a symbol of resilience, beauty, and therapeutic value. Whether you are an enthusiast of natural remedies or simply fascinated by botanical marvels, understanding the depth and breadth of Devdaru's contributions to humanity is both enlightening and inspiring.
The Botanical Marvel: Cedrus Deodara
Cedrus deodara, commonly known as Devdaru, Deodar, or Himalayan Cedar, is a species of cedar native to the western Himalayas. Its name, derived from Sanskrit, means "timber of the gods," reflecting its esteemed status in ancient Indian culture. The tree can reach impressive heights of up to 50 meters, with a trunk diameter exceeding 3 meters, showcasing its grandeur and endurance.
The leaves of the Devdaru are needle-like, arranged spirally, and dark green, sometimes with a bluish tinge. The cones are barrel-shaped and shed their scales to release seeds. This tree thrives in high-altitude regions, contributing significantly to the ecology of the Himalayas by providing habitat and stabilizing the soil.
Cultural and Historical Significance
Devdaru holds a sacred place in Hindu mythology and ancient Indian scriptures. It is often associated with various deities and is mentioned in texts like the Rigveda. The tree is considered a divine gift, symbolizing immortality, strength, and spiritual purity. Traditionally, the wood of the Devdaru has been used in the construction of temples and religious artifacts, owing to its durability and resistance to decay.
In historical texts, the Devdaru is praised for its numerous benefits. Its pleasant aroma and calming properties have made it a popular choice for incense and essential oils, used in rituals and meditation practices to promote tranquility and spiritual well-being.
Medicinal Properties and Uses
The therapeutic potential of Cedrus deodara is immense. The tree's bark, wood, and essential oil are utilized in various forms of traditional medicine, particularly in Ayurveda. Here are some of the notable health benefits and applications:
Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Properties
Devdaru oil is renowned for its anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties. It is used in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatism, and muscular pain. Topical application of the oil can help alleviate discomfort and improve mobility in affected joints.
Antimicrobial and Antifungal Activity
The essential oil derived from Devdaru has potent antimicrobial and antifungal properties. It is effective in treating skin infections, wounds, and fungal conditions like athlete's foot. The oil can be applied directly to the affected area or used in diluted form for broader applications.
Respiratory Health
Devdaru is beneficial for respiratory health. Its expectorant properties help in relieving symptoms of bronchitis, asthma, and cough. Inhaling the steam of Devdaru oil or using it in a diffuser can help clear respiratory passages and promote easier breathing.
Stress Relief and Mental Clarity
The calming and grounding effects of Devdaru oil make it an excellent choice for reducing stress and anxiety. Aromatherapy using this oil can help improve mental clarity, enhance concentration, and promote overall emotional balance.
Skin Care
Devdaru oil is also valuable in skincare. Its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties make it useful in treating acne, eczema, and other skin conditions. It can soothe irritated skin, reduce redness, and promote a healthy complexion.
Environmental Importance
Beyond its cultural and medicinal significance, Devdaru plays a crucial role in the environment. As a native species of the Himalayas, it contributes to the region's biodiversity and ecological balance. The tree helps prevent soil erosion, supports wildlife habitats, and maintains the hydrological cycle.
The wood of the Devdaru is highly durable and resistant to rot, making it a sustainable choice for construction and carpentry. Its aromatic properties also repel insects, further enhancing its utility.
SarabHerbs®: Harnessing the Power of Devdaru
At SarabHerbs®, we recognize the invaluable benefits of Devdaru (Cedrus deodara) and strive to bring its natural goodness to our customers. Our range of products harnesses the potent properties of this remarkable tree to enhance your well-being and elevate your natural health regimen.
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Gamgee.
- Any dialectical difference is completely removed. Sam talks the same English as the other Hobbits.
- In the two episodes of "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil", Jonathan Adams' portrayal of Sam Gamgee is close to over-the-top rustic. He speaks in a grumbling, low voice.
- Considerable attention was paid to the dialects characters speak with and cast members trained extensively with dialogue coaches. Hobbits in the films speak with basically an English Midlands accent, because Tolkien said that the Shire was based largely on his boyhood home in the Midlands. Of the main Hobbit characters:
- Sam Gamgee speaks with the working-class rustic Midlands accent which was used as the standard for all the other minor Hobbit characters.
- Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, because they are both book-educated, speak with a slightly more refined and less pronounced accent.
- The actor who played Pippin, Billy Boyd, is Scottish, and originally he was supposed to speak like the others, but eventually it was decided that it was adversely affecting his comic timing. The production team then invented the justification that the Took region of the Shire is described as very hilly, so much so that when Saruman's ruffians take over the rest of the Shire they are successfully repulsed from Took-land due to its rough terrain, and thus is it loosely analogous to Scotland. Thus, it was decided that Tooks should speak with a Scottish accent as well, and Boyd was allowed to use his normal Scottish accent when portraying Pippin for the entire trilogy of films.
- Meriadoc Brandybuck is described as being the linguistic "oddball" of the group: he was not from any of the four farthings of the Shire, but a Brandybuck from Buckland, and thus is from a region apart. To reflect this, his accent is noticeably distinct from the other Hobbits seen on-screen, something of an invention between actor Dominic Monaghan and the dialect coaches, to reflect his unique origin.


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Consider the following Python (runs in 2.x or 3.x):
o = Outer()
i = o.Inner()
threading.local()["my o object"] = o
In Python 2.6, a class decorator that's also a custom descriptor matches the specs you give:
class InnerClassDescriptor(object): def __init__(self, cls): self.cls = cls def __get__(self, instance, outerclass): class Wrapper(self.cls): outer = instance Wrapper.__name__ = self.cls.__name__ return Wrapper class Outer(object): _USER_ class Inner(object): def __init__(self): print self.outer o = Outer() i = o.Inner() print 'Outer is a', type(Outer) print 'Inner is a', type(o.Inner)
<__main__.Outer object at 0x82f90> Outer is a Inner is a
just to confirm that
o.Inner [[is]] a class object, not something weird like a closure
as per your peculiar specs. Of course it needs to be a different class each time for reentrancy -- even in a single-threaded world, the following:
o1 = Outer() o2 = Outer() i1 = o1.Inner i2 = o2.Inner print i1(), i2(), i1(), i2()
should work cleanly, and stashing o1 vs o2 anywhere else than in the classes returned by
o2.Inner (e.g., in TLS) would mean horrible results for this use.
But then you didn't specify "
o.Inner has to be exactly the same class object for every possible
o that's an instance of
Outer", so this code fully meets the specs you did give;-).


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With the aid of lasers, researchers have developed various two-photon absorption (2PA) based applications, which include biological imaging, 3-dimentional microfabrication, frequency up-converted lasing, optical power limiting, and photodynamic therapy etc. Unlike 2PA, five-photon absorption (5PA) related phenomenon, is more difficult to observe due to the low transition probability of the 5PA process. Furthermore, the realization of five-photon pumped stimulated emission will be even more difficult because it requires the 5PA to be large enough for creating population inversion in the gain medium.
Prof. Zheng Qingdong's group at Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences (FJIRSM) has reported on the first experimental observation of five-photon induced stimulated emission in collaboration with Prof. Chen Xueyuan's group at FJIRSM.
By rational molecular design, a multi-photon absorbing material IPPS with the molecular configuration of Donor-Pi-Acceptor was prepared and selected from a large number of multi-photon active chromophores. Through simultaneous five-photon absorption, stimulated emission from IPPS was realized for converting the 2100nm invisible infrared laser into the visible 501nm blue-green laser.
At the same time, by direct three-photon absorption, the IPPS system exhibited a high net conversion efficiency of 10.4 percent, which thus enable the realization of novel frequency up-converted lasing in practical device applications. The results have been published in Nature Photonics.
This work is the first real application for five-photon absorption, which belongs to a ninth-order nonlinear process with extremely low probability. For the 5PA process, its 5th-order dependence on the input light intensity would provide a much stronger spatial confinement so that a much higher contrast in imaging can be achieved as compared to lower-order nonlinear absorption.


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What is water-hammer pulse?
Bounding pulse is commonly seen in hyperkinetic circulatory states, here the pulse volume is high due to highpulse pressure with increased blood flow.
What is water-hammer pulse (or high volume collapsing pulse)?
This pulse is characterised by :
 - High pulse volume
 - Sharp rise.
 - Ill-sustained
 - Sharp fall.
High volume pulse gives the water-hammer character when the pulse pressure is at least more than 60 mm of Hg. A collapsing pulse usually occurs when there is rapid run-off of blood from the aorta or the arterial system. Carotid artery is used for detecting collapsing nature of pulse
The striking features of collapsing pulse are:
 - Abrupt upstroke, ill sustained peak and abrupt downstroke and collapsing feel under the palpating hand
 - Thrust produced by the abrupt upstroke of the collapsing pulse will resemble the thrust produced by the tilting of the water hammer toy and the abrupt downstroke of the pulse produces collapsing feel.
How will you demonstrate the water-hammer pulse?
 - First you should palpate the wrist in such a way that your webs fall on the radial artery and rest of the palm lies over the ulnar artery of the patient Now you should e xamine the volume of the pulse for few seconds.
 - Elevate the whole upper limb suddenly above the patients shoulder ( you may give a support in the elbow to prevent its flexion) mean while trv to recognise any changes in the volume of the pulse. In water-hammer pulse, the pulse volume increases from the basal level (i.e. volume at the beginning of the examination) after elevation of patients upper limb.
 - For examination of the pulse in this manner one should stand within the 'angle' formed between the patients body and the said upper extremity. The right sided pulse should be examined by the right hand with the examiner standing on the right side of patient, and vice-versa for the left. You can observe the increase in pulse volume sharp rise and the sharp fall.
Why the name water-hammer pulse is given?
This pulse is so termed after a toy called water-hammer'. This is a peculiar toy with a glass cylinder that is half filled with water and half with vacuum (two ends being closed). If the toy is suddenly placed upside down, the column of water will strike the other end of the cylinder with a blowing sound. This is why this pulse is termed waterhammer pulse where the pulse strikes the fingers like the thud of a hammer.
What is most important the cause of water-hammer pulse?
It is aortic regurgitation
Why this type of pulse is seen in Aortic regurgitation?
Waterhammer pulse is seen in AR due to the following reasons
High systolic pressure occur due to
 - In AR, as the left ventricular stroke volume is high systolic pressure is also high and it is responsible for sharp rise' in the pulse.
The collapsing nature is due to low diastolic pressure which is seen due to
 - Diastolic leak back into the left ventricle from aorta.
 - There is rapid run-off to the periphery as a result of decreased systemic vascular resistance, the barorcceptors in the aortic arch is stimulated by increased cardiac output and result is reflex vasodilatation of the peripheral vessels into which the blood flows rapidly.
Why do you elevate the arm for eliciting the collapsing pulse?
 - Due to the effect of gravity, there is fall of blood column with resulting in vasodilatation and thus, it helps to reduce the diastolic pressure more. Hence the pulse pressure widens,
 - It may be so that while we elevate the limb the artery palpated becomes more in line with that of aorta after elevation of the arm.So it allows direct systolic ejection and diastolic backward flow resulting in collapsing pulse.
What are the other parts to be examined in water hammer pulse?
 - You should count the rate (bradycardia in complete heart block: tachycardia in thyrotoxicosis).
 - See the condition of the vessel wall (for atherosclerosis).
 - See the facies for exophthalmos or examine for tremor to rule out thyrotoxicosis).
 - You should record the surface temperature (pyrexia).
 - Examine for anaemia (severe anaemia).
 - Examine for jaundice to rule out cirrhosis with hepato-cellular failure.
 - Examine the chest for emphysema (chronic cor pulmonale).
 - Always auscultate the aortic and neoaortic area for an earlv diastolic murmur of AR.
 - Search for peripheral signs of AR such as, for capillary pulsation, digital pulsation, carotid dance, pistol shot sound which are associated features of water-hammer pulse.


text: The inability of animals to reach the food during feeding causes stress and may lead to a decrease in milk yield. At this point, adequate nutrition of animals in farms is very important in terms of milk yield. In this study, the design and manufacture of an autonomous machine that can be used in animal farms and facilities has been carried out. The functions of the device were determined and the main chassis and the parts were designed. First, the main chassis, which forms the body of the device was designed and electronic components were assembled on it. Feed is pushed by means of the drum, which is mounted on the main chassis with the connecting arms and located outside. The device was produced with the designed machine body. The machine can provide forward-backward, rotational and drum movements. It has a mass of approximately 80 kg and is equipped with three 12 V direct current electric motors. The device, which can be operated with Arduino and interface program, can move autonomously. The machine designed and manufactured has been tested in the animal farm.


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When I was in 10th grade, my chemistry teacher took a latex glove, wrapped the wrist around the top of a dowel and put it in a vacuum chamber. As the air drained from the chamber, the glove started to blow up (1). Once the air was completely drained, the glove kept expanding until it popped. It wasn't a normal pop though. We watched it grow, saw it pop, but didn't hear a thing (2). After the demo, my teacher had us talk about what happened, and our questions like, "Where did the air that blew up the glove come from?" and "Why couldn't we hear the latex glove pop?" were answered.
(1) Vacuums are strong. And what makes them so strong, curiously enough, is what they lack…Matter. The stuff that makes up stuff. So how does this magically blow up an empty glove? I'm glad you asked. When my teacher wrapped the wrist of the glove around the dowel, she actually trapped a small amount of air in the glove. Now, just so you have an accurate idea of where we're at so far, for all intensive purposes we would naturally consider this glove empty of air. She squeezed it in her hand before wrapping the wrist around the dowel. However, empty isn't actually empty unless you're talking about a vacuum. So when the vacuum chamber outside the glove was drained of air, the small amount that was trapped inside the glove acted like a proper gas and expanded to fill it's container. To avoid getting too nit-picky, I'll say this as fast and as efficiently as I can. The glove is not considered the container for the air which is trapped inside. The glass dome that encloses the whole vacuum chamber is considered the container since it doesn't expand like the latex of the glove does. It's as simple as that. The gas inside the glove expanded to fill it's container. So that's how a lack of matter leads to an abundance of matter.
(2) We watched it grow, saw it pop, but didn't hear a thing. Wait—last time I checked, latex balloons make a sound when they pop. So how can a latex glove pop and not make a sound? Science, my friend, science. Sound waves vibrate the air like ripples in a pond vibrate the water. So when it comes to sound, substitute the water with the air that we breathe. We hear our cell phones ring, our alarm clocks buzz, and the horns in our cars all because the sound they make vibrates the air and that vibration travels to our ears. To understand the lack of noise when the glove popped, just reverse that concept. The glove blew up because of the lack of air outside it. And that lack of air gave the sound waves nothing to travel through so those vibrations never reached our ears.


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A person's hair and eyelash color is determined by the amount of melanin present in each hair. Melanin is produced by cells called melanocytes, which are present in hair follicles. When melanocytes stop functioning properly, hair often becomes transparent and looks gray or white. White eyelashes are usually caused by melanocytes that are not working like they should. This can be caused by aging, and certain medical conditions, such as albinism, vitiligo, and blepharitis.
As people age, melanocytes stop producing as much melanin, so the hair turns gray or white. The age that a person's graying hair becomes noticeable varies, but it typically begins in middle age. Eyelashes usually take a little longer to lose their color, but they are not uncommon in individuals in their 70s or older. They may not be shockingly white, however, and a more probable cause of white eyelashes is typically a medical condition.
Albinism is often the first thing that will come to most people's minds when they think of white skin or eyelashes. People with this congenital disorder, commonly referred to as albinos, are born without the ability to produce the proper amount of melanin. This usually results in a lack of pigment in their hair, skin, and eyes. Most have white eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair, along with white skin and pinkish eyes.
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Vitiligo is another medical disorder that, unlike albinism, usually develops later in life. This chronic condition is typically characterized by patches of skin and hair that lose pigment and turn white. These white patches often start on a person's extremities and can gradually get larger over time. A vitiligo sufferer's hands and face are usually the first place that the patches appear, especially around the eyes and mouth. White eyelashes, as well as white eyebrows, are not unheard of in people with this disease.
Often considered to be an autoimmune disease, vitiligo is thought to be caused by a person's immune system attacking and destroying a person's melanin. Some evidence suggests that the condition is hereditary. Minor cases often need no treatment other than covering the light spots of skin and hair, but more severe cases of this disease, the depigmentation may be reversed with corticosteroid creams.
Blepharitis is an infestation of bacteria on a person's eyelashes. Many times, this is caused by poor eye hygiene, and symptoms include eye styes, irritated eyelids, crusty formations on the eyelashes, ingrown eyelashes, and loss of eyelashes. In more severe cases of this condition, loss of pigment in the lashes could result in them turning white.
The treatment for white eyelashes varies depending on what has caused the loss of pigment. There is almost nothing that can be done to reverse gray or white hair that is caused primarily by old age. Aging eyelashes, however, can often be covered up with either mascara or an eyelash dye. These dyes are available in a number of shades to match a person's real hair color, and they can be applied by a professional or using an at-home kit.
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anon996384
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I have noticed I have some white eyelashes on my left eye - is this due to age - 59 - or an auto immune disease? My son also has developed vitiligo in the last few years.
anon989181
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I am upset and annoyed by your albinism stereotype! My son has albinism and is fair skinned and has yellowish hair and green eyes. Not all people with albinism have white hair and white skin and very few actually have pink eyes! There are a really lot of forms of albinism so please don't be stereotyping them!
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I have strawberry blonde hair, and my eyebrows and lashes (although very long) are so blonde that you cannot see them. Being a young lady in this day in age, I just want to look like everyone else. The trick is to learn what works and what doesn't.
About dyeing your eye brows: it can be expensive if you do it excessively. The color usually washes out within two or three weeks, depending on how dark you go. It's nice if you're going on vacation or something, but I personally recommend using a pencil (check out Maybelline's brow pencil) to shade your brows in; use light strokes going in the same direction, and don't over do it (caked on brows
look fake and unnatural).
I'm not going to lie. Dyeing your eyelashes kind of burns, and is generally more expensive than dyeing your brows. Pain is a good indication that it's not good for you; stick with mascara.
If you're a light blonde, I would try a soft black or dark brown before you apply the blackest black shade of mascara. The trick is for the coloring to look natural, so play around with mascara and brow colors before committing to one. I prefer applying mascara on my bottom lashes as well, but some people prefer using a light eye liner instead.
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A lot of false eyelashes can be toxic or use toxic glue. I had to use them for a show once, a few years back, and they were pretty awful to put on and take off.
I've known people to get them to cover up particularly white or blonde lashes, and at the same time I know people who get white false eyelashes for costumes. It's always interesting to see what some people want that others just want to get rid of.
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Sometimes blondes or redheads can have eyelashes so pale,they look white. I personally think it looks strange, though, when people with such pale hair use things like mascara to darken their lashes. I know that we see it as "normal" in today's fashion and style, but when it is that obviously unnatural, it's just strange to me.
Likewise, I think eyelash dye is a little extreme- applying dye to your lashes, brows, or anywhere else that close to your eyes and nose could be dangerous if you ingest it or get it into the eye.
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Wavelet Technology Allows Measurement of Long-Distance Infrasound
Phenomena that generate a type of low-frequency sound known as infrasound could become easier to detect and measure thanks to a new technique under development at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). Infrasound, which cannot be heard by humans, is produced by tornados, earthquakes, explosions, wind turbines, the motion of large vehicles, aircraft and many other natural and human-created sources.
Infrasound waves can travel long distances – hundreds of miles – and are largely unaffected by obstacles in their way. Generally defined as frequencies below 20 Hertz, infrasound has until now been detected and measured using arrays up to an acre in size that use hollow pipes or elements similar to garden soaker hoses to separate the sounds of interest from noise created by the wind.
GTRI researchers have developed a novel infrasound analysis technique based on wavelet technology, a mathematical approach that represents a signal at different scales, using unique features at each scale. This technique, when applied to infrasound recordings, separates the wind noise from other signals of interest. That allows infrasound sensors to become small enough to be easily portable, permitting new types of measurements – including tracking small and large aircraft and studying effects on humans.
"We have been able to implement wavelet technology to get data more accurate than what has been possible using other methods of removing wind noise," said Krishan Ahuja, Regents Professor and Researcher and head of GTRI's Aerospace and Acoustics Technologies Division. "We have come up with a way to completely eliminate the hoses and reduce the size of the windscreen. This can all be done with signal processing."
Hydrodynamic noise produced by wind has frequencies comparable to those of infrasound, so wind noise must be suppressed to obtain useful measurements. The most common way to achieve this has been to use long pipe arrays or large arrays of soaker hoses to gather the sound. The arrays allow pressure variations to be averaged over the length of the structure, thereby reducing the impact of the turbulent wind field. Other approaches to reduce wind noise use large tents covering the infrasound sensors, which also limits where they can be used.
The technique developed at GTRI uses smaller windscreens – or no windscreens at all – along with a wavelet denoising technique that breaks down the signal mathematically and then partitions out what is wind noise before reconstructing the remaining infrasound for analysis, explained Alessio Medda, a GTRI senior research engineer. The resulting reconstruction produces an infrasound signal in which the noise is greatly reduced.
GTRI researchers compared infrasound signals gathered with a traditional 50-foot radius soaker hose array against the signals produced by the wavelet technology. Except at the very lowest frequencies, signals produced by the two techniques were in agreement, demonstrating that the wavelet denoising technique can be used on a signal measured – even without the use of a windscreen.
The GTRI research team has used infrasound to plot the flight path of a small aircraft, detect a building demolition explosion 25 miles away from their instrumentation site, and even to monitor the approach of tornados during severe storms. Beyond the location of the source, analysis of infrasound signals can determine if the source under observation has rotating equipment such as fans, uses machinery that produces continuous waves or produces explosions that create impulses.
"By using the right number of sensors in an array, you can pinpoint the source of the infrasound," Ahuja said.
In addition to development of the wavelet technique, GTRI researchers have also expanded their infrasound research through new techniques and testing programs. These included:
- Detection of small aircraft took place at a commercial airport in North Georgia, where the research used a six-element array consisting of two concentric isosceles triangles, one 50 meters high and the other 25 meters high. One triangle used soaker hoses for wind noise suppression, while the other used tents. The array demonstrated an ability to track a single-engine Cessna 182 aircraft as it flew patterns within a five-mile radius of the airport.
- Measurement of infrasound associated with severe storms was done as part of GTRI's Severe Storms Research Center using the GTRI Atmospheric Infrasound Array (GAIA). A standardized set of ambient, environmental infrasound measurements have been made since 2018 to provide a long-term database of low-frequency sound. GAIA uses four sensors located under wind tents atop a GTRI building. In addition to severe storms, these sensors have detected earthquakes, trains, microbaroms (believed to be from the Atlantic Ocean) and rocket launches.
- Detection and measurement of infrasound around military training ranges was conducted to evaluate potential effects on trainees and training instructors exposed to high acoustic and infrasound pressures. In collaboration with Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, GTRI researchers used their wavelet-based denoising and analysis techniques to measure infrasound emitted by infantry weapons such as hand grenades, machine guns, grenade launchers and anti-tank weapons.
- Development of three sources for generating controlled infrasound for use in calibration and testing of infrasound sensors and arrays. These included (1) a very low frequency unit reactivated from an existing sonic boom simulator to produce sound in the 1 to 6 Hertz range, (2) Helmholtz resonators producing sound in the 6 to 10 Hertz range, and (3) an oscillating propane burner creating sound in the 0.1 to 0.4 Hertz range.
- Evaluation of infrasound sensors and both in-house and externally-developed array processing algorithms and systems. This also included the development of a system for rapid infrasound array deployment with remote measurement capabilities with six infrasound sensors connected to a data logger, a weather station for monitoring meteorological conditions, and a solar panel to provide continuous power without the need to be connected to the power grid.
Going forward, the researchers plan to collaborate with medical research teams to study the effects of infrasound on the human body. Cavities such as the heart, head, stomach and chest resonate at different frequencies, and can cause symptoms of illness when exposed to certain frequencies of infrasound.
"Explosions that are not large enough to cause traumatic brain injury can still create symptoms, particularly during repeated exposures," said Rob Funk, a GTRI principal research engineer. "Studying this may help improve the health of military personnel who may be exposed to infrasound."
Writer: John Toon
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The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,800 employees supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $700 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.


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The four seasons in the Japanese countryside, "SATOYAMA"
|"Satoyama" is a traditional form of agricultural
environment. "Sato" consists of "Mura" (village) and
"Nora" (paddy field). "Yama" means mountain. |
Traditional rural communities and their surroundings ("Satoyama") are sustainable natural environments, which have maintained a degree of complexity and diversity otherwise not seen nowadays. However, with rural depopulation and modern agricultural development, these environments have changed substantially.
Since the landscape in Satoyama is diversified with hills, woods, ponds, marshes, and brooks, etc., various kinds of life inhabit there. By the good combination of water and woods, nature in Satoyama is just like a patchwork; in other words, that is many lives' dwelling.
In Satoyama people and nature coexist side by side in harmony.
Here's some photos of the four seasons in the Satoyama in and around
Mt.Shigi-san, in western Nara Prefecture.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
6 Tips for Writing for Young Adults
William Kostakis. He wrote Loathing Lola when he was only 17. The story is about the ups and downs of being Australia's newest teenage reality TV star. Sixteen-year-old Courtney Marlow struggles with friends, fame, love, loss and... Lola.
Below are some writing tips he offered for writing for young adults:
1. Write with passion. When William first started writing he often heard the advice, "find your audience". But William suggested that "You are your own audience." There is little point writing what you think will be popular. Many writers write what they think will sell but they aren't necessarily writing from the heart. When we write with passion, we find our voice.
2. Try to capture the joy of youth. The appeal of youth is the joy of life, so even if you are writing a sad story, try to find the joy of life.
3. Write with honesty. When you write, don't try to emulate someone else's writing. Be confident enough to find your own voice. This will resonate with your readers.
4. Avoid being called an imposter. Sometimes it's clear an older writer has written for a younger audience. William used the example of reading someone's work where the author had described Facebook as the Facebook. Get at least one young adult reader to proof read your manuscript.
5. Not every character needs to be 3 dimensional. He suggested that sometimes stereotypes are true and gave the example of his grandmother who is "crazy, old and ethnic". Also, we don't have to spell out a character's history all the time.
6. Write how you speak and keep it simple. You want people to understand you so write small words to reflect big ideas.
Do you have any other tips for writing for the Young Adult market? What's your favourite YA book at the moment and why?


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How was the mass and radius of the Earth calculated?
The mass may be determined using Newton's law of gravitation. Force (F) is said to be equal to the gravitational constant multiplied by the mass of the planet and the mass of the object, divided by the square of the radius of the planet. This is set as an equivalent of the fundamental equation wherein force (F) equals mass (m) multiplied by acceleration (a). Using this equation, the mass is calculated to be 5.96 x 1024 kg. The radius was first calculated by the Greek Eratosthenes thousands of years ago. He compared the midsummer's noon shadow in deep wells in Syene (now Aswan on the Nile in Egypt) and Alexandria. He properly assumed that the Sun's rays are virtually parallel. Knowing the distance between the two locations, he calculated the circumference of the Earth to be 250,000 stadia. As the exact length of a stadia is unknown, his accuracy is uncertain.


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Part of #Synoptical Analysis of Instability Index and Determination Precipitable Water Which Effect on Torrential Rain in Kermanshah# :
Publishing year : 2005
Conference : The first Iranian-Korean joint workshop on climate modeling
Number of pages : 8
Abstract: One of the most important disaster in the west of Iran, Particularly in cold season is flood. The precipitation in the west regions is longer when tropical systems are dominant. In this study, we studied this percidence, which is accompanied by convective instability. One long precipitation period (1994) in the cold season of ltermanshah (47 "04" N-34 "18" 44 B) was selected to study.Maps: surface 500 and 300 hectopascal levels, upper atmosphere of the kermanshah zone & skew -T diagrams at (1200UTC) hour were used for synoptical analysis. The thermodynamic indexes of the mixing ratio, Potential temperature and instability of the Atmosphere (Show Tell Index, K index, Convective Available Potential Energy) and perticiable water were studied and As a result of the west systems, In these periods, accompany with a medium-low pressure system on the earth's surface and upper atmosphere, Trouph and provided enough moisture have a suitable pattern for precipitation. In this region the wind
speed is at maximum which can be identified from maps 30 hectopascal 1evels.With the above calculation factors we can opine about torrential rain in the west of Iran.


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The Yolo County Resource Conservation District commits to protect, improve and sustain the natural resources of Yolo County. The District employs a watershed approach that allows an integrated assessment of resource inputs, outputs and impacts. We promote responsible stewardship by:
The YCRCD Strategic Plan guides district activities to address conservation issues in Yolo County. Activities this year focused primarily on biodiversity, water conservation and water quality, riparian and aquatic ecosystems and soil health.
The YCRCD is a trusted steward of public and private funds. As a Special District, YCRCD is subject to state transparency and accountability laws. The Brown Act and Division 9 of the California Public Resource Code require public meetings, open


Braille Neue Is A New Typeface That Works For Both Blind And Sighted People
Close up of text in Braille Neue. A finger is seen on the text presumably of a blind person feeling the Braille bumps.
For many fully sighted people, Braille has always been a mystery. Since it doesn't really have any resemblance to the English alphabet, Braille, for them, is a completely foreign language. Also, typically Braille signs are created separately and displayed under or above text in print graphics. The separate signage make a clear differentiation between what is to be read by sighted people and what by those who are blind. However, that same differentiation also doesn't prompt or encourage fully sighted people to learn Braille. Moreover, Braille signage is not implemented everywhere because in many cases it is rarely considered by sighted people. To encourage sighted people to learn Braille, and to merge the two forms of signage, Kosuke Takahashi, a Japanese designer, has created a new typeface called Braille Neue.
Braille Neue's typeface consists of existing characters in English and Japanese with Braille characters imposed on top. The result is a new set of characters that are easily readable by sighted people with Braille bumps superimposed on top that can be felt and read by blind people as well. This ingenious method of merging two mediums not only serves the purpose of encouraging sighted people to learn Braille but also ensure that one signage works for both audience, instead of creating separate Braille text and displaying it under or above the text.
Using this method, it is also possible to overwrite existing signage by placing Braille bumps on characters and making them accessible for blind people. Placing Braille bumps on existing letters is easy, which helps make our current environment inclusive as well. Kosuke plans to use this universal typeface (Braille Neue Standard for English and Braille Neue Outline for Japanese) at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics 2020 to create a universal space where information is completely accessible.
Read the source link and visit Kosuke's website for more information on Braille Neue.
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What to Gift, your Favorite Teacher on their Birthday
Written by Akshita Vohra | April 29, 2021
After our parents, the one person who has helped shape our personalities and make us presentable in society is our teachers. A thoroughly devoted teacher to teaching their students can make legit put her heart and soul to make these kids the best version of themselves. These teachers are no less than gods, so much so that in India, a Guru or a teacher is usually kept in the shoes of a true god. For a teacher, his/her student's success is their success.
Everyone has a teacher in their life who stands out from the rest with politeness, compassion, and fairness towards the students. Can you think of someone who has positively impacted your lives with the way they teach and just their overall outlook towards life? This year surprise them on their Birthday by flowers delivery in Bangalore. A teacher loves it when their students remember them as someone who guided them towards a better life. For all that he/she has done for you, a special birthday gift would never heart. Our teachers have a huge role in helping us reach where we are today, and we should always be thankful for this. But what to give them? Let's find a few gifts that will be loved by your teachers this year on their Birthday.
Handmade Cards
 Handmade gifts are always the special ones, and they require the efforts and time of an individual that are too rare these days. A handmade card may require a lot of time from your end, but it will be the best one that your teacher will receive on their Birthday. A handmade card goes a long way in making your bond with the recipient more strong. You can experiment with your ideas and let your creativity shine while making this card. You can add school pictures and picnics that you had with the whole class to make her smile instantly.
 Many teachers love diving into novels as their favorite pass time and if you think your teacher is among those, get them a novel or maybe a series of them. To choose the right one, you can get something related to their subject, such as for an economics teacher you can get the biography of a famous economist and so on. You might have to think and research a lot while zeroing in on that perfect novel, but it will all be worth it in the end.
A Customized Video
 With modernization comes changes in every walk of life, including gifting traditions. If you think of some gift that can be saved for years together, then a customized video might be the option for you. For this, you can reach out to the students taught by your teacher and get their wishes individually through social media sites. Then you can combine all of them to create a short video for your teacher as their birthday present.
 Plants are a beautiful gift to give to the people that you care for. Plants imply greenery and blessings that are other indicators of good health and long life. It is studied that people who are surrounded by greenery have happier day-to-day lives than those who don't. So get your favorite to teach some plants that they can decorate in their homes or their backyards. To make this even more special, try gifting them flowering plants so that they get a hint of color and fragrance from your gift in their homes.
 For ages, flowers have been an important part of the gifting tradition. They act as a way to express our feelings towards the ones that mean the most to us. If you respect your teacher from the core of your heart, you can send birthday flowers online. Flowers can be gifted as a token of respect and love towards your teacher. To make this online gift even more interesting, you can add a special note to the bouquet to make it a memorable one.
Let your teachers know how well respected they are and that whatever good they have taught you is ingrained in your hearts as a life lesson. All their scolding and love was for a reason. While we were younger, we despised our teachers so much because we usually couldn't understand the motive behind the scolding and all the strictness. This year on your best teacher's birthday, send flowers to Bangalore Online and pair them up with a delicious cake from an online store. Your teacher will be on cloud nine, knowing that you still value her even after so many years.
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Chestnut Trees and Chestnuts
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Chestnut Tree Pollination
Chestnut trees are a fruiting tree. Like most all other fruiting trees, chestnut trees require proper pollination to successfully set fruit. The ability of a fruiting tree to set fruit and carry it to harvest is dependent on many conditions to be met. For chestnuts these conditions are:
 1. Healthy trees – stressed trees are poor producers of chestnuts
 2. Genetically capable of setting fruit – some seedlings never produce fruit
 3. Weather conditions during the growing season
 4. Available and viable male and female flowers
 5. Mature trees
 6. Pollen available and viable during the period the female flowers are receptive
Cross Pollination of Chestnut Trees for Nut Production
Chestnut trees by themselves are not self pollinating. In other words, a chestnut tree all by itself usually will not produce any chestnuts with the kernel filled in. This chapter attempts to explain the somewhat complex subject of getting chestnut trees to successfully fruit with mature, good tasting nuts. Chestnut trees can be grouped into four groups as it pertains to pollination.
 1. Pollen producers with viable pollen
 2. Pollen producers with sterile pollen
 3. Non pollen producing catkins (male flowers)
 4. Non pollen producers having little or no catkins
Only chestnut trees producing viable pollen can pollinate other chestnut trees. Chestnut trees are generally not able to pollinate themselves. Isolated chestnut trees where pollen from other chestnut trees is not available rarely produce any nuts with filled in kernels. So far this is a simple example, one chestnut tree and no nuts, but it overlooks the pollination rule for chestnut trees where a cloned chestnut cultivar can not pollinate the same cloned cultivar. For example, a cloned (grafted) Marival chestnut tree can not successfully pollinate another Marival chestnut tree even though it produces an abundance of viable pollen. This rule only applies to grafted cloned trees pollinating their own clone. A seedling from a cloned tree tree can pollinate its own cloned parent. One of the best ways to demonstrate this pollination rule is with a simple logic representation of the rules. First lets equate the letters CP as a cloned pollen producing chestnut tree producing viable pollen. Then assign CN as a cloned chestnut tree that does not produce pollen. In the logic equations the first trees in the equation represents the female flower and the second tree is the male catkin tree.
CN + CP = nuts on CN tree
CP + CN = no nuts on either tree
CP + CP = no nuts on either tree
CP + CN = no nuts on either tree
Now lets introduce a second pollinator and identify the the two pollen producing trees as CP1 and CP2. Chestnuts will be produced when the following conditions are present:
CP1 + CP2; CP2 + CP1; CN + CP1, CN + CP2, CP2 + CP1
Casual observation shows that by introducing a second pollinator the combination of nut producing trees is dramatically increased. With the use of at least 2 chestnut cultivars that produce viable pollen close enough to each other, all the chestnut trees will have the potential to produce nuts. Aside from just viable issues there is a timing issue also.
Pollination Timing in Chestnuts
Chestnut trees can start blooming in the northern hemisphere as early as May and the bloom can continue until the first part of August depending on local climate conditions and latitude. The farther north the trees, the later they will bloom. The male flowers (catkins) usually start blooming within a day or two of the female flowers on the same tree. It is possible to have two different chestnut trees with both producing viable pollen, but due to bloom time differences, the pollination of the female flowers fails and no nut set occurs. Apple pollination is similar with the exception of the male and female flowers bloom at the same time (the male and female parts are present in each blossom). The similarity referred to here is where the apple is not self fertile so another type of apple with the same flowering period must be present to provide pollen for successful fruit set. Apples have 5 groups of pollination periods. These periods are 1)Early; 2) Early-mid; 3) Mid; 4) Mid-late; and 5) Late.
Because chestnut trees bloom for a longer period than apples, only 3 periods are needed to group chestnuts into. These periods are 1) Early; 2) Mid; and 3) Late. Most chestnut trees begin blooming in one period and continue into the next period. For example, Marival begins blooming (catkins release pollen or female flowers become receptive) early and continue blooming into the late period.
Chestnut tree cultivars that release their pollen in the late period can not be used as pollinators for early and mid period blooms. Marrone chestnut trees are one of the last chestnut trees to release their pollen but the female flowers have been receptive for up to 2 weeks. This period where the female flowers are receptive is difficult to predict because it is weather dependent. If the weather is too cool for the female flowers to be receptive of pollen during the receptive period, pollination will fail. The best way to demonstrate this is with a time line. In this time line example the overlaps are the important areas to understand. Lets say chestnut cultivar EC is a pollinator that starts releasing pollen the mid part of the early period and continues into the first week of the late period. On a time line it would look like this on a 6 week time line:
Chestnut Tree Bloom Time Line
Now lets add the late blooming LC chestnut cultivar to the time line.
Chestnut Tree Bloom Time Line
The BW period is a period where the weather is not supportive of pollination of the chestnut female flowers. In this example the EC chestnuts will not successfully set fruit. Also, because LC releases its pollen too late for the EC female flowers, the LC can not be used as a pollinator for the EC chestnut trees.
Lets go from theoretical to practical with some real data. The data comes from Missouri State University Agroforestry Department. The data is collected from their research facility in New Franklin, MO. A Chinese hybrid Dustin chestnut tree on average starts its female flower bloom on June 8 each year. The female flower on average ends it bloom on June 24. The male flower on average starts its bloom on June 7 and ends flowering on July 4. When selecting a matching chestnut tree to pollinate the Dustin, the bloom times need to overlap at least by 5-7 days. A Qing is a excellent match for the Dustin. The Qing chestnut tree starts the female bloom on average on June 8 and ends on June 24. The male flower on average starts on June7 and ends on July 4. Both the Dustin and the Qing are Chinese hybrid chestnut trees.
Now lets look at some European and compare the bloom times in New Franklin, MO with data from Northwest Washington state. One of the most popular chestnut trees grown in the Western USA is the Colossal. It is pollen sterile so there is no male bloom period to compare. The female bloom time starts on average on May 31 and stops on June 22 at the Franklin farm. In NW WA the female flower bloom period starts about July 2 and ends July 27. A good pollinator for the Colossal is Marigoule. In Franklin the Marigoule male flower starts on average June 3 and ends on June 28. This provides almost 3 weeks of overlap in the pollination period. Because the Colossal is pollen sterile the Marigoule will not set any nuts unless another pollen producing chestnut tree is introduced.
So what must a chestnut farmer do to make sure the chestnut trees on the farm produce a full set of chestnuts? There are two simple possible solutions. The first is to grow at least two different chestnut trees that share the same pollination periods and both produce viable pollen. The other solution is to plant several chestnut cultivars that produce pollen over all three pollen periods. This is what we call "covering your bases". Based on the data collected at the Franklin, MO farm, the main issue with successful chestnut set is growing chestnut trees that produce viable pollen that can cross pollinate each other. In Northwest Washington state pollination timing is more complicated because some chestnut cultivars such as Maronni and Belle Epine bloom much later than commonly used pollinates such as Okie and Precoce Migoule. One last thing, no matter what type of chestnut tree you grow (American, Chinese, Japanese, European, and all of their hybrids), if it produces viable pollen, it is capable of providing pollen to any other chestnut tree.
Evaluating the Pollination of Chestnut Trees
How do you know if the chestnut trees are getting pollinated properly or not? The evaluation of the pollination success rate is directly related to the chestnut kernels getting filled in fully. If most of the nuts in the burrs are blanks (have no kernel meat) then pollination failure is the most likely cause. Most chestnut trees produce 2 or 3 nuts per burr. If the pollination is successful all the nuts in the burr will be filled in. If pollination was only partially successful


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 3. Set the scale factor to 2
 4. Change the Maximum Number Of Sample Points to 2000
 5. Click Apply
 6. Hide the Calculator1 field
 7. Click Rescale to Data Range
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31. ParaView - Import Geometry (I)
To display results with the original geometry, we can import the case once again and select only suitable boundaries. Now, we will import the buildings and the ground boundaries.
 1. Click Open
 2. Select the buildings.foam file from the case directory …/buildings/buildings/buildings.foam
 3. Click OK button
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32. ParaView - Import Geometry (II)
 1. Check bottom and buildings instead internalMesh boundary
 2. Click Apply button to show the geometry
 3. Set the coloring as Solid Color
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33. ParaView - Display Velocity Field
Now we can see the velocity vector field around the buildings.
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34. ParaView - Pressure on Buildings (I)
To display pressure on the buildings we need to hide vector field and change the coloring to the pressure.
 1. Hide the Glyph1
 2. Select buildings.foam field (with the buildings and ground boundaries)
 3. Change the coloring set to pressure p
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35. ParaView - Pressure on Buildings (II)
Pressure field is displayed on the selected boundaries.
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Arizona State University wins bid to send a small satellite into space
TEMPE, Ariz. - Thanks to students at Arizona State University, people will soon be able to control a satellite.
The Light Cube satellite is small. So small, in fact, it fits in a person's hand. Its most important part is smaller than a person's pinky.
"You'll see a very short flash that's about as bright as a typical star," said Danny Jacobs, Associate Director of Interplanetary Initiative at ASU.
Essentially, the satellite will hitch a ride on a rocket headed for the International Space Station, potentially as early as late next year. Once it's in orbit. Jacobs says anyone can track it, and then use an amateur radio to send it a signal. Once it's received, it will shine bright for a few micro seconds.
"One of the things we're trying to do with this is make it so it requires almost no technical expertise," said Jacobs. "This is the kind of thing that anybody can get with very little training or investment capital. Any elementary school can afford to do this."
Dozens of ASU students worked on it for the last three years, and they've gotten international help. Vega Space Systems says university students in Mexicali are designing the antennas so the cube can receive radio signal, which has been a little tricky because of the size limitations.
"When it's deployed, that's when we deploy the antennas, but it has to be after deployment or it's not going to work and it's not going to fit in the container," said Jaime Sanchez de la Vega with Vega Space Systems.
The satellite should be in the sky for people to control in 2023.
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YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO } Coccyzus americanus
DESCRIPTION: The yellow-billed cuckoo is a robin-sized bird with a slender, long-tailed profile, a length of roughly 12 inches, and a weight of two ounces. The bill is stout, slightly down-curved, and blue-black with yellow on the base of the lower mandible. Plumage is grayish-brown above and white below, with red primary flight feathers; tail feathers are boldly patterned with black and white below. All adults have a narrow yellow eye ring. Gender or seasonal variations in coloration are not present, but females are larger than males.
HABITAT: Western yellow-billed cuckoos require large patches (ideally 25 to 100 acres) of streamside willows and cottonwoods.
RANGE: W estern yellow-billed cuckoo s occur west of the crest of the Continent al Divide; in southern Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, western yellow-billed cuckoos are found west of the mountain ranges that form the eastern edge of the Rio Grande watershed.
MIGRATION: Cuckoos leave North America in August and head to their wintering grounds in northwestern Costa Rica, Panama, and west of the Andes in Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is believed that western cuckoos migrate primarily to southern Central America, remaining along the Pacific, and down into northwestern South America, remaining west of the Andes.
BREEDING: Clutch size is usually two or three large, blue eggs with a breeding cycle of 17 days from egg-laying to fledging of young.
LIFE CYCLE: Males and females reach sexual maturity the first year after hatching. Females lay large eggs that allow for a short incubation period and more mature hatchlings. The pair constructs the nest upon which both will incubate eggs for nine to 11 days. Parents begin feeding hatchlings within one hour of hatching; by the second day, hatchlings are eating whole insects; by the third day, hatchlings are able to stand on the nest rim. At age seven to nine days, the young leave the nest, usually by running along tree limbs; the parents continue to provide food. Chicks will be able to fly between 17 and 21 days after hatching and within a few weeks will migrate to South America.
FEEDING : More than 75 percent of the yellow-billed cuckoo's diet is comprised of grasshoppers and caterpillars, though the species has been known to eat other insects such as beetles, cicadas, wasps, flies, katydids, dragonflies, and praying mantids. The yellow-billed cuckoo is also able to eat toxic, hairy, and spiny larvae like the tent caterpillar.
THREATS: The loss, degradation, and fragmentation of riparian habitat due to widespread logging, grazing, water diversion and pumping, agribusiness, and urban sprawl pose serious threats to the yellow-billed cuckoo.
POPULATION TREND: The western subspecies of yellow-billed cuckoo has declined precipitously west of the Continental Divide and is now extinct in Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and northernmost California.
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A virtual machine or VM is where you have an operating system stored on a file-system within a separate operating system. For example, you may have a Windows server computer that runs your business accounts software and at the same time a Linux email server, a UNIX Web-server for your website and e-commerce and a separate Windows file server.
A VM could be installed on the same computer to run one or more processes. For example, you may need a Linux machine to run your Web-server so you could install a Linux distribution on the machine that Runs Linux for your e commerce website in parallel with the Windows server and perhaps a third machine running exchange server for EMail. This is called 'virtualisation' so you now have three (or more) computer systems running at the same time on the same server.
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Unlike a paint transform, this transform usually does not contain any "perspective" components, meaning that the third row and the third column of the matrix should be equal to "0, 0, 1, 0". This ensures that localPosition describes the point in the local coordinate system of the event receiver at which the user is actually touching the screen.
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text: Raman backscattering (RBS) in plasma is an attractive source of intense, ultrashort laser pulses, which has the potential asa basic for a new generation of laser amplifiers.1 Taking advantage of plasma, which can withstand extremely high power densities and can offer high efficiencies over short distances, Raman amplification in plasma could lead to significant reductions in both size and cost of high power laser systems. Chirped laser pulse amplification through RBS could be an effective way to transfer energy from a long pump pulse to a resonant counter propagating short probe pulse. The probe pulse is spectrally broadened in a controlled manner through self-phase modulation. Mechanism of chirped pulse Raman amplification has been studied, and features of supperradiant growth associated with the nonlinear stage are observed in the linear regime. Gain measurements are briefly summarized. The experimental measurements are in qualitative agreement with simulations and theoretical predictions.


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jackdaws in snow
all our dreams
Comment: a haiku set in winter time (fuyu 冬), inspired by various Japanese woodblock printings such as Crow on Snowy Branch by Watanabe Seitei, Two crows in snow by Ito Sozan and Crows in Snow by Takahashi Biho. The dark plumage of the jackdaw (nishikokumarugarasu 西黒丸烏) stands in stark contrast to the whiteness of the snow (yuki 雪), making it clearly visible even at a distance. As underlined by the poet himself, 'jackdaws in a dream can mean positive things including finding love, and that's been a driving force in my life'; a positive symbol that can be shared by each reader, inscribed within classic aesthetic coordinates. Note the semivowel 'w' in line 1, which gives a sense of openness and softness to the opening ku, and the reiteration of the sound 'th' in the following verse, which effectively renders the sense of revelation underlying this poem.


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Noun: carouse ku'rawz
 1. Revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
 - carousal, toot, booze-up
Verb: carouse ku'rawz
 1. Engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
 "They were out carousing last night";
 - roister, riot
Derived forms: caroused, carousing, carouses
Type of: jollify, make happy, make merry, racket, revel, revelry, wassail [archaic], whoop it up


Thursday, August 4, 2016
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3644: Eric Trump, Humayun Khan, Sexual Harassment and Patronizing Body Language (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Yesterday, Eric Trump - the son of the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, was a guest on CBS This Morning where he discussed his father's escalating fight with the parents of U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, who died a hero on the battlefield in 2004. Eric Trump also spoke of his own father, his sister Ivanka - and his thoughts on sexual harassment in the workplace - for which he received tremendous criticism far and wide.
During this interview, Eric Trump repeated used a body language display known as a "Pseudo-prayer" where the hands are placed together in a praying configuration. With the exception of a religious context, begging and a small number of cultural settings, the use of this gesture indicates arrogance and a condescending emotional tone.
If you see the pseudo-prayer (outside the above exceptions), you can be almost 100% certain that that person displaying it believes that they're in the right and believes the person(s) with whom they're speaking/interacting is wrong. This body language is significantly more commonly displayed by the wealthy, powerful... and narcissistic - thus those who are more likely to abuse their power (and harass).
The additional dynamic of an up-and-down chopping motion amplifies the already patronizing emotional tone of the pseudo-prayer.
When the pseudo-prayer is being used, the words often being simultaneously expressed may appear to attempting to build rapport and understanding (e.g., during a negotiation or in the sales process) - but in such settings, the person rarely changes their position. Take caution - for when kind verbal language, appearing to be "reasonable" is used in conjunction with the pseudo-prayer - it's the body language which is telling their true thoughts and emotions. In short, the Pseudo-prayer is a big red flag.
See also:
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3625: Donald Trump Introduces Mike Pence as his "1st Choice" VP Pick (Not!)
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3385: Adele, "Hello" and SNL - Body Language Tell


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Banking is going through a revolution. The fintech revolution. Instead of branches and brokers you can simply obtain financial products through online interfaces. This saves a lot of time and money. It has also become a lot easier to open bank accounts abroad. In 2017 it will become possible to open a virtual bank account in Ireland through B2B Pay.
There are different ways to send international payments to other countries like Ireland. When you make international payments you will need the full name and address of the recipient. The transaction requires you to provide the business or person's IBAN or International Bank Account Number and name of the bank the recipient uses. Others details you will need to provide are the BIC Bank Indentifier Code and SWIFT a clearing code. The last detail is the amount you want to transfer.
The International Bank Account Number, Bank Indentifier Code, and SWIFT codes make transfers more secure and faster. They keep payments from being delayed or rejected. When sending money across borders there are often fees involved in the transfer. These fees are banking fees and exchange rate differences. Fees vary depending on the service used and bank. Exchange rates will vary depending on the country you send the payment to.
What Type of International Payments Are There?
One common type of payment is a SWIFT payment. It stands for the Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Communications. This system is designed to transfer money between different countries. A payment often takes one day within Europe and longer from other countries. There are fees associated with this service.
SEPA is a European banking effort to make electronic payments in Europe simple and easy. To make payments using this system you will need an International Bank Account Number and BIC to make or receive European payments. The Irish branch Nationwide UK Ireland sends credit transfers through this system.
Virtual Bank Accounts
A virtual bank account through B2B Pay let's you get the exact service you want without dealing with a standard bank account. It provides a simple way to do business without bank statements and audit reports. If you want to collect payments or are business without heavy volume you may want to delay using a traditional bank account. With a virtual account you can receive payments without fees.
If you are not a resident this is an option to consider. B2B Pay does a compliance check and issues you an International Bank Account Number. This number can be used on invoices and contracts with customers. You can transfer money from all 34 countries in Europe. It will transfer the money to a domestic bank account for a better fee. It is easy to set a up and account and requires no maintenance fees.
When the money is transferred you will get a notification Many virtual banking services offer direct deposit, money transfer, and mobile banking services.


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The City of Soledad's water master plan serves as the basis for planning and budgeting of capital improvements to meet residential and commercial customer demand and ensure infrastructure capacity for future growth.
Building on a water system evaluation Harris & Associates prepared for the City in 2015, as well as maintenance initiatives associated with the City's water wells and storage tanks, Harris completed a water master plan in 2019.
The project comprised a water system assessment and updated water demand projections through to build-out of the City limits. It established design criteria to be used as a baseline for evaluating water supply and distribution sufficiency and created a roadmap for efficient utilization of groundwater resources to meet future demand.
Key components of the project included building an accurate and calibrated model of the distribution system using Bentley WaterGEMS to assist with the hydraulic analysis. The model simulated hydraulic conditions defined by the design criteria to identify any modifications needed under existing and build-out conditions.
Harris also proposed a Capital Improvement Program to mitigate hydraulic deficiencies, prioritizing them by urgency and projected ROI.
Beyond the Blueprints
Harris has provided engineering support to the City for several years to help it efficiently address diverse infrastructure challenges. That experience and familiarity with the City's water system, growth horizon, and development challenges helped ensure the success of the project and the value of the resulting water master plan.


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|Japanese destroyer Take (1919)|
Japanese destroyer Kuri in 1937.jpg|
Sister ship Kuri at anchor, 1937
|Career (Empire of Japan)|
|Builder:||Kawasaki Shipyards, Kobe, Japan|
|Laid down:||2 December 1918|
|Launched:||26 August 1919|
|Decommissioned:||1 February 1940|
|Fate:||Recommissioned and converted to training ship; scuttled as breakwater at Akita port in 1948.|
|General characteristics as built|
|Beam:||26 ft (7.9 m)|
|Draft:||8 ft (2.4 m)|
|Propulsion:||2 shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines|
|Speed:||36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)|
|Range:||3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)|
The Japanese destroyer Take (竹) was one of 21 Momi-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1910s. She was decommissioned in 1940 before being recommissioned as a training ship. She was finally scuttled as a breakwater at Akita port in 1948.
Design and description
The Momi class was designed with higher speed and better seakeeping than the preceding Enoki-class second-class destroyers. The ships had an overall length of 280 feet (85.3 m) and were 275 feet (83.8 m) between perpendiculars. They had a beam of 26 feet (7.9 m), and a mean draft of 8 feet (2.4 m). The Momi-class ships displaced 850 long tons (864 t) at standard load and 1,020 long tons (1,036 t) at deep load. Take was powered by two Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by three Kampon water-tube boilers. The turbines were designed to produce 21,500 shaft horsepower (16,000 kW) to give the ships a speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). The ships carried a maximum of 275 long tons (279 t) of fuel oil which gave them a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). Their crew consisted of 110 officers and crewmen.
The main armament of the Momi-class ships consisted of three 12-centimeter (4.7 in) Type 3 guns in single mounts; one gun forward of the well deck, one between the two funnels, and the last gun atop the aft superstructure. The guns were numbered '1' to '3' from front to rear. The ships carried two above-water twin sets of 533-millimeter (21 in) torpedo tubes; one mount was in the well deck between the forward superstructure and the bow gun and the other between the aft funnel and aft superstructure.
Construction and career
Take, built at the Kawasaki Shipyards in Kobe, Japan, was launched on 26 August 1919 and completed on 25 December 1919. She was stricken from the Navy List on 1 February 1940 before being recommissioned as a training ship. she was finally scuttled as a breakwater at Akita port in 1948.
- Watts & Gordon, p. 259
- Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 137
- Friedman, p. 244
- Watts & Gordon, p. 260
- Friedman, Norman (1985). "Japan". In Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906–1921. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-907-3.
- Jentschura, Hansgeorg; Jung, Dieter; Mickel, Peter (1977). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
- Watts, Anthony J.; Gordon, Brian G. (1971). The Imperial Japanese Navy. Garden City, New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-35603-045-8.
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What does "Bien sûr." mean in French?
In French, "Bien sûr." means:
Sure. / Of course.
Listen to "Bien sûr.": (If you have an HTML5 enabled browser, you can listen to the native audio below)
This is a phrase that is used in the GamesForLanguage French Language Game in the following scenes:
- French 1, Level 4, Scene 3
- French 1, Level 4, Scene 2


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23 Januar bis 24. Januar 2017
HOT POTS (What Artists Cook Up in Clay)
Lynda Bengalis
Credit: Nancy R. Schiff, Getty Images.
What is that attract some artists to clay? How have they used it in their works? Artist Betty Woodman once say that there is a simple reason why she decided to use clay in her work: »out of nothing, you make something— it's magic.« Making, firing, glazing. The magic of clay is the supernatural of everyday life. For millennia, clay has been used to make all kinds of things: from simple tools like pots, pans, and plates to jewels, statuettes and tools for religious rituals. Using clay can become a ritual dance: for instance, for artist Lynda Benglis working with clay is like dancing: »I feel the clay; I am the clay… I am the material and what I am doing is embracing it and allowing it to take form.« Like Benglis, artists Betty Woodman and Mary Heilmann too made the process of working with clay and producing ceramics as sort of ritual dance that, over the years, has allowed them to reinvent a tradition that have been around for centuries. During the workshop we will look at the ceramic production of Benglis, Woodman and Heilmann, and how this particular type of artistic production relates to their more general interests and artistic practices.
23 January 2017 // Mon 7 pm // Geleitsstraße, EG
Tiefsee*Film with Federica Bueti
24 January 2017 // Tue 10 am // Geleitsstraße, EG


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ProjectsEuropean Research Network on Philanthropy
Giving in Evidence
Fundraising from philanthropy in European Universities
Funder: European Commission
This study is the first to provide data gathered from universities across the European Union regarding the efforts made, and successes achieved, in fundraising from philanthropy for research. An additional output of the research is a new
database of contacts responsible for fundraising in almost 500 European universities. Results indicated that philanthropic fundraising is not, on the whole, taken seriously in Europeanuniversities. Only a very small number of institutions are raising significant sums of money from this source, and even fewer are accessing philanthropic funding to pay for research
and research-related activities. Whilst this may be disappointing for those hoping that private donors can represent an important source of funding for university-based research, it may also be interpreted in a more positive light as indicative of potentially significant untapped potential.
There are many different types of university, which affects their likelihood of realising philanthropic income as a result of investment in fundraising activities. The data demonstrates that success in fundraising is related to institutional privilege (what kind of a university it is, in terms of wealth, reputation and pre-existing relationships with different types of donors), as well as to the efforts made by universities (what the university does, in terms of fundraising activities), and environmental factors (where the university is located, in terms of the geo-political context). For this reason, we suggest that the concept of 'accumulative advantage' should be understood as an important factor, alongside 'efforts' and 'context' which have so far featured more prominently as key levers in the policymaking literature.


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Regional Sustainable Development Partnership: A Potential Tool for Projects like Growing Acres
Okey Ukaga, MBA, Ph | Executive Director and Extension Professor, UMN Extension, Southeast RSDP
The University of Minnesota Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships are a citizen-driven, sustainability-focused part of the University of Minnesota Extension. The program is led by region-specific boards composed of local citizen leaders and university faculty. The regional boards identify and support research, education and outreach projects aimed at improving economic, social and environmental sustainability of greater Minnesota in the areas of agriculture and food systems, natural resources, energy, tourism and resilient communities. The projects are then linked to university faculty, students and other resources with a view to using university resources to meet community identified needs. Seed funding may also be invested in selected projects. This presentation will give an overview of the program and highlight how it can help facilitate projects like Growing Acres.