Lauren Jauregui and Chika Are the Role Models They Never Had
Lauren Jauregui and Chika Are the Role Models They Never Had
Story by Stephanie Smith-Strickland / Photography by Bryan Huynh
One of pop stardom's most fascinating elements is its historical acceptance of metamorphosis as a natural part of any artist's career arc. In fact, it has arguably been a requirement of the model. From Madonna to Lady Gaga to Katy Perry or even Miley Cyrus, it's easy to isolate and identify distinctive eras. Often, these transformations happen in conjunction with shifting trends in popular music and, even at times, changing schools of thought.
In the past, such choices rarely read as a point of critique for audiences determined to separate an artist's musical persona from their personal politics. But the onset of the hyper-connected internet generation, and with it, a more native understanding of the importance of diversity and representation, has lead to conversation around what it means to co-opt marginalized identities as costumes. This has often been a by-product of these artistic rebrands. We saw it in Miley Cyrus' Bangerz era; Katy Perry's Bon Appetit era (and before that the arguably queer trivializing single "I Kissed a Girl"); and Madonna's Vogue era, which appropriated a creation of the Black and Latino LGBTQ community without ever truly providing context or substantial credit.
The heightened visibility of non-cis, non-hetero and non-white acts has also been instrumental in creating greater accountability, but also opening dialogues about the realities of existing in a space where lived experiences as a marginalized person are frequently commodified with no benefit to the communities of inspiration. For 23-year-old Lauren Jauregui, recognizing that she has been on both sides of this coin has been part of an internal process of learning and unlearning that she's recently started to communicate in her music.
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Born to Cuban immigrants in Miami, the singer entered the public consciousness through Fifth Harmony, which eventually dissolved as all its members went solo. In 2016, the same year the group parted ways, Jauregui revealed that she was bisexual — a part of herself she felt she had to conceal in order to have a successful career, but also to avoid rocking the boat in her deeply Catholic Cuban-American community.
Unfortunately, the singer's revelation wasn't entirely a celebratory victory lap of striking out on her own and finally getting to live authentically. Jauregui was outed on social media after a photo of her kissing another woman began circulating. She took it as an opportunity to pen an open letter that not only communicated the harm of outing, but also acknowledged the fluid nature of sexual identity and the privilege of being a white-passing Latinx person in her chosen industry.
Having parted ways with the group that once defined her musical trajectory and embraced the parts of herself she once kept hidden, Jauregui's solo offerings are an exploration of a new state of liberation. Her first official single, "Lento" was released March of this year and sets the singer's svelte, honeyed rasp over a sexy mid-tempo beat from reggaeton producer and former collaborator Tainy. Flowing between Spanish and English with ease, Jauregui becomes one with the night, all while silkily dismissing any overtures of negativity, over-familiarity or possessiveness to effectively center autonomy at the heart of the irresistible dance track. Her latest release, "50ft," features an accompanying music video shot with family and close friends while in quarantine in her hometown of Miami. The markedly more down-tempo tune revisits the same themes of choosing self and growing away from situations and relationships that breed negativity or discomfort.
Over the course of an hour-long conversation with friend and industry peer, Nigerian-American musician Chika — whose own path to self-discovery has bloomed in conjunction with her music — Jauregui opened up about her journey to embracing queerness, mental health and learning to listen and be an ally.
Chika: First of all, I'm just going to go ahead and ask a holistic question: How are you? How are you feeling? Where is your head at? The world is crazy right now.
Lauren Jauregui: Things are quite overwhelming. We are all experiencing what's happening in the world at large, and in our country at large, but then, you know, that doesn't take away all of the personal and interpersonal shifts going on. I think I'm overwhelmed, but I'm blessed and I'm so aware of that.
Chika: I can fully understand that. I, too, am overwhelmed. I think everyone who experiences intersection in the world, they can identify with the feeling of being overwhelmed right now. I'm trying to remain hopeful and trying to celebrate small wins that happen while continuing to fight for what's important.
I've seen that you're super active and super vocal. You have been before it was trending and before it became, "Oh my god, the world's on fire." A. I commend you and B. I just wanted to know — I clearly know that it stems from a place of empathy and also a place of experience and knowing what certain discrimination looks like — but what actually keeps that fire burning? Because we're tired. We can just put it out there. Everyone knows everyone is tired. What reinvigorates you? What reinvigorates me is seeing all the stories and knowing this can't continue.
Lauren: I feel like I speak for a lot of people on the planet right now when I say it's always been in me. This understanding, this vision of a world beyond the world that we grew up in, and beyond the world our parents were susceptive to. That fire has been in my heart for a long while and it's kind of just been stoked at different times by meeting different people and hearing different stories. Like you said, the stories that are just so available to us and so constant. I think I'm in a constant state of heartbreak, you know what I mean? I'm an empath as a gift, and I feel the whole world and I feel it to the point where I cry every day... not to make it about me at all, because it's the way that I'm able to feel what everyone is going through on a collective level.
Chika: I don't want you to think that it's selfish to be able to note how it personally affects you, because it's so not selfish. If there weren't people in the world who were empaths, nobody would care beyond the surface level. Most of us have sympathy, but empathy is something that runs a lot deeper, and being an empath means having that section of your heart completely dilated and wide open so that when things like social injustices happen, or when it's time to actually get up and fight, empaths are the ones who kind of keep everyone else going.
Lauren: Thank you, I receive that and I appreciate that a lot. Sometimes I do get caught up thinking about, "Oh shit, am I making this about me?" Obviously I do not want to be centered in these conversations, especially being that I'm a white-presenting celebrity. I might be Latinx, but I am white-looking. I feel sometimes voices get centered in spaces that aren't necessarily their spaces to dominate.
But then, like you said, I'm very passionate. I believe in the divinity of each sentient being. I see myself when I look into people's eyes, no matter who they are. That's what drives me: Every time I see a new hashtag, or a new name, or a new face, or a new picture. And again, I want to make it clear that this has been happening. Ever since I became aware of the disparity of experiences in America, I've tried to keep this line of knowing my place in the situation, but also being adamant about amplifying and being an ally. I'm imperfect so I'm constantly treading that energy of not knowing how many mistakes I've made in my past. We're all unlearning right now. Even people who are part of communities that are hurt are having to unlearn certain things.
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Chika: Exactly. We're saying Black Lives Matter, which they do, and that's a sentiment I think everyone should be able to agree on without any qualifiers or putting a "too" afterward or anything like that, but one thing I've seen in our community is that a lot of people have had to unlearn and relearn rhetoric around being queer and Black, and what that means about how Black queer lives matter within the community.
How many trans women are being murdered, not even just by police, but in our community itself? One thing I saw that I thought was incredibly moving is the sentiment that there is no reform without healing. So even in those little small intricacies of you acknowledging the things that you've probably said to hurt other people is important. I know I've said some wild shit. I'm 23 and I'm lucky to be getting wiser as the days go on, but I'm sure I had a reckless ass mouth. There are things that I never took as importantly as I should have. And then you see how many of us are dying and going missing and being completely thrown to the wolves and you realize unlearning is really urgent.
In your process of learning and unlearning, how have you navigated finding resources without putting the labor on others, but then also leaning in or having others do the labor of teaching when it makes sense?
Lauren: To be honest I've been blessed to have a lot of Black femmes in my life who have taught me


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Inflation core mold rubber gas bag performance characteristics:
1, design science reasonable application of inflated rubber core mold, to the system or on-site pouring out of the finished component, can meet the design requirements, and has the advantages of simple operation, labor and time saving, material saving.
2, good aging resistance performance, long service life of this product with synthetic rubber, natural rubber and the strengthening layer after curing. Not only has good resistance to expansion and strength, elasticity and flexibility, so it can meet the needs of work in a variety of conditions of use.
3, applicable temperature range of - 10 C to + 90 degrees C range, material does not change.
In 4, for the construction of light have provided favorable conditions to stress hollow concrete structures, because of the use of rubber core mold, the weight ratio of stress to the solid component of light 20%, thus reducing the weight of the upper structure of buildings, can make the pile shorten, span increases, the scene construction safe and simple.
In 5, construction technique is simple, safe, sanitary use rubber core module, only a small number of simple tools, without the need for special process. As long as the mandrel into the negative reinforcement cage, inflating pressure of up to working pressure, i.e., concrete pouring, the initial set of concrete, the core mold bleed out, to complete the finished component forming, no environmental pollution.

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- Dry Transfer is a definitely more realistic medium than existing water
slide decals for modeling.
- It is an easier and faster method than decals in transferring and finishing.
- There is no silvering effect after transferring.
- In most finishing cases, you do not need to try to spray and spray with
top coats to hide decal film on your work.
- Of course, you also do not need to use other decal solutions or solvents.
- The surface of marking after transferring can be polished flatter than
- Missing transfer dots or fragments can be easily fixed with modeling
enamels or paints of the same color.
- Effective long-term preservation
(Well preserved Dry Transfers over 10 years old have been successfully
applied without failure)
Yes there are some Defects.
- You need to be more careful not to scratch or crack the transferred
marking with rough handling.
- It is impossible to change location after transferring.
- It is harder to transferring on the surface of irregularly curved, sharply
bent or tightly cornered areas.
- You need to be more careful in multi transferring than multi decaling
(other color markings over the first transferred marking)
- Printing requires a more difficult process, resulting in higher prices.
Things you should be careful in working on NMF(Natural Metal Finish) surface
Thank you Mr. Derek Bradshaw for this comments
There could be adjustment problems with dry tranfers when used on models that have been finished in buffable metallic coatings (Alclad, for example).
The transfers adhere imediately with little pressure (before burnishing), and are likely to tear if repositioned, so please be careful if you are applying these transfers to any model finished with this type of paint.
If the model has a sealing coat of varnish, and then has the tranfers applied, the problem does not occur.
We also advise that, after application of the transfers, that an additional (light) sealing coat of varnish is applied to the model.
Foil finishes, and car type (or other hard silver finishes) are OK, and are not affected in this manner, only the buffable finishes that use powdered metal in conjunction with the paint.

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 4. res/
 5. src/
Steps to regenerate background text images under res-*dpi/images/
 1. Build the recovery_l10n app:
 cd bootable/recovery && mma -j32
 2. Install the app on the device (or emulator) with the intended dpi.
 - For example, we can use Nexus 5 to generate the text images under res-xxhdpi.
 - We can set up the maximum width of the final png image in res/layout/main.xml Currently, the image width is 1200px for xxxhdpi, 900px for xxhdpi and 480px for xhdpi/hdpi/mdpi.
 - When using the emulator, make sure the NDK version matches the current repository. Otherwise, the app may not work properly.
 adb install $PATH_TO_APP
 3. Run the app, select the string to translate and press the 'go' button.
 4. After the app goes through the strings for all locales, pull the output png file from the device.
 adb root && adb pull /data/data/
 5. Compress the output file put it under the corresponding directory.
 - "pngcrush -c 0..." converts "text-out.png" into a 1-channel image, which is accepted by Recovery. This also compresses the image file by ~60%.
 - zopflipng could further compress the png files by ~10%, more details in
 - If you're using other png compression tools, make sure the final text image works by running graphic tests under the recovery mode.
 pngcrush -c 0 text-out.png $OUTPUT_PNG


The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Jasper
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JASPER, an impure quartz, less hard than flint or even than common quartz, but which gives fire with steel. It is entirely opaque, or sometimes feebly translucent at the edges, and presents almost every variety of color. It is found in metamorphic rocks and often occurs in very large masses. It admits of an elegant polish and is used for vases, seals, snuff-boxes, etc. There are several varieties, as red, brown, blackish, bluish, Egyptian. Ribbon or agate jasper is jasper in layers.


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Dragon's teeth was a phrase used in ancient Greek mythology.
In 2376, Captain Kathryn Janeway, along with the Vaadwaur Gedrin and Commander Chakotay discovered numerous Vaadwaur soldiers in stasis, from the year 1484. After seeing them, Chakotay told of the myth of dragon's teeth, which was the story of when a dragon was killed in battle, its teeth were spread throughout a battlefield. The teeth then took root and warriors sprung from them to continue fighting. (VOY: "Dragon's Teeth")
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The effect of short heat treatment cycles, typical of induction or laser hardening, on the low alloy steel 60WCrV7, was simulated using a quench dilatometer. The heat treated material was examined using optical and scanning electron microscopy, microhardness testing, X-ray diffraction and microimpact testing. The effects of variation in austenitising time and temperature as well as tempering parameters on the hardness and toughness obtained are reported, and the metallurgical reasons for this behaviour are discussed. The results provide conclusions for optimum rapid cycle heat treatments and reveal significant potential for strongly reduced heat treatment cycles, which may have applications in areas besides surface hardening.
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- Induction hardening
- Low alloy steel
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Finite Element Modeling of Transmission Laser Microjoining Process
Use of laser beam in high precision joining of two dissimilar materials has become a very useful technique. It has potential application in biomedical implants and their encapsulation process. In this research, a numerical method is developed using finite element technique to determine the optimum condition of jointing two dissimilar materials namely titanium and polyimide. Non-uniform discretization with large number of elements in the areas of high temperature gradients were used. The accuracy of the current numerical model was verified by comparing sample results with experimental data and good match was found. This gave us the confidence that the current method can be used for other combination of materials. It was observed that for a particular value of the laser power, good bonding between the dissimilar materials is a function of laser scanning speed. Too high speed will not produce any significant increase in temperature at the bimaterial interface to have a good chemical bonding. On the other hand, too slow speed will cause excessive increase in temperature resulting in burnout condition for polyimide. For the ranges of parameters investigated in the current study, it was observed that for a leaser heat flux of 4.0 W, good bonding occurs for a laser scanning speed between 600 and 2000 mm/min. It was also observed that increased scanning speed causes the temperature contour to stretch in the horizontal direction.
Amin, M. R.,
& Newaz, G.
(2007). Finite Element Modeling of Transmission Laser Microjoining Process. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 186 (1-3), 37-44.


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The mission established by Moses Merrill about three miles west of here was an early attempt to make Christianity a part of the daily lives of the Oto and Missouri Indians.
Merrill reached Bellevue in 1833 and visited the Oto village in present Saunders County. In September, 1835 the Merrill family, in the service of the Baptist Missionary Union, were located in a log cabin and school house the government provided on the Platte. Led by Chief Itan, part of the Oto and Missouri built a village near the Mission. As the Mission developed, Merrill prepared a spelling book, a reader, and hymnals in Oto language. More buildings were erected and a blacksmith and farmer were added to the staff.
The Oto were plagued by diminishing game supplies and demoralized by liquor. On April 28, 1837, Itan was killed in an Indian feud, and his successor was unable to maintain the village at the Mission.
Merrill died on February 6, 1840, and was buried at St. Mary, on the east bank of the Missouri opposite Bellevue. Today a stone fireplace and chimney remain at the mission site.
Sarpy County Historical Society
Historical Land Mark Council
US 73 and 75 south of Bellevue (west side)

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Why do tents leak when touched?
tents leak when touched
this is a major problem currently in the world of camping.
mainly because the conversations are massive interfere with something you find it is becoming very widespread, and it is very almost mistaken for a leak.
leaked a while these days of very, very waterproof, it is very unlikely that they have been disclosed admits that there will be occasional problems when you have a real leak but probably condensation is 90% – 99 % of the time. Actually this due to humidity or water inside the attempted.
so, the principle is really because we now use more fabrics that would like expect durable and certainly easier to faster and drier.
so, it's just basically makes things a lot simpler if you got a wet tent, you could dry it faster.
what is fundamentally the customers and us as retailers want to get out of the tent to sell.
something that is faster and easier, and it is you see it certainly with inflatable tents like this here.
in the past years, it has been absorbing polyester, poly-cotton material, which is naturally breathable as well as raincoat.
so, the joys are when you get humidity in tents naturally on us, opens through heat let air pass-through it is much cooler inside. It helps again with condensation.
why do tents leak when touched
condensation may occur whether someone is in a tent or not. just brings you down to temperature change outside and even less when we inside a little and exhaling the materials we use now look more like polyester, so it is a non-breathable material on which they put a PU coating make waterproof.
the problem with that, as I said, it becomes very waterproof and, in some cases, when you can take something like this kind of him is hard 6000 mils close the head for this particular tent, therefore essentially what this means is that they put a material down put around sitting on top fill the water until they get three pins or drops of water fall through and that is when they define what is waterproof it so that it can take six meters of water put under pressure on this material.
why do tents leak when touched
The Department of Defense classifies waterproof as approximate or seven eight hundred six thousand meters you said astronomically raincoat but like I said, it's not them breathing so the problem is even though what will not come in humidity is not going out.
so, when you find yourself here again with the tempo change you find the windows how I sort to have missed it or there are droplets along the roof that goes down purely condensation is not really water coming through the tent itself.
what do you it's when you have a lot waterproof material like this, they also need to put it together and therefore so they make holes sew holes in what they are doing now you are going to make this waterproof do they heat weld the seams they put on a clear heating tape while the joined and this prevents the water from coming in.
a person will, in fact exhale in a night's sleep a pint of water, so you are talking about five hundred and sixty milliliters ago there are around, and so it is a lot of water, your exhale apply overnight to sleep.
I mean a 500-milliliter bottle of water so a person alone in a night's sleep in any tent, I'm good to breathe out bats.
So wear mine, these are eight-man tents and you can have eight people inside by about would say six people for six beautiful beds in the back, and the six people asked about a little more free liters of the water. a lot of water just one single night and that's why again using non-breathable materials make even more noticeable condensation.
Now because we have zoning groundsheets which is still a beautiful thing and it's something that makes a lot of camping more than a luxury process of luxury items for.
Do like you everyone really wants, and this essentially intensifies, and you make it more visible condensation and you find more water in your tent these days because it's has nowhere to escape.
Years ago, when we start the material if you discerning the groundsheet is like a water would literally come finalize the point, then exit the tent because it is only in the groundsheets.
Now he collects it remains, and it is a lot more notable and as said the water would be always naturally try to find the lowest so point when you find something like.
this is a faithful tent naturally what you will find that he will try to get to the lowest point for you to notice you find it around the base of the beams as it is lowest points or again he will try and drip the point of suspension, so never lanterns rooms pull anything, so he won't actually try and come and find the land.
one thing manufacturers are now trying to do to overcome the problem is that they put more ventilation panels in you see it more in the new tents.
you mainly get along just to give air circulation to try and keep it as cool and how the condensation as possible.
now the tents have passed always had a ventilation panel above the bedroom. it's always the case now, but still, as I said with sewn into sheets of soil moisture is trap even more, than it was last or ten years.
so this is where you know something like the ventilation panels on the sides are a primordial absolute that you have opened it even if it is a cold day because that's just going to help with condensation.
Many tents leak by accidentally touching them from the inside.
This phenomenon can be extremely annoying, although there are explanations and a few ways to solve the problem.
There are two main factors that keep water from coming out of your tent: hydrostatic head and surface tension.
While "HH" is a characteristic of the tent, surface tension is simply the reason water forms a mass of droplets which cannot pass through the pores of the fibers.
However, when you touch the tent from the inside, you increase the chances of breaking this surface tension, leaving the hydrostatic head as the only water repellent.
The best way to overcome this problem, in my opinion, is to limit the occupied interior space. For this, you can use a sleeping pad instead of a large mattress.
A different approach would be to get a larger tent, maybe 1 to 2 people larger. This way, you decrease the chances of hitting it by increasing the potential space.
Well, that would be it. I hope my article raised some solutions and answered your questions.
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Closer to the Imminent Human Truth
Price: Free! Words: 1,640. Language: English. Published: September 3, 2010. Category: Nonfiction » Philosophy » New age philosophy
In North America, there are an estimated 800,000 kids with autism. While traditional science has identified them as disordered and incurable, I think they have woefully misunderstood the significance of their wonderful presence. It has to do with advanced technology and machines.
Water Culture in South Asia: Bangladesh Perspectives
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"Water is life" in Bangladesh. Based on five researchers' long-term involvement with water development programs, this book introduces the reader to the vast range of meanings that water has in this South Asian country, where village women struggle daily for access to safe supplies. Mythology, ancient sciences, folklore, and language provide a cultural foundation for water's uses in the home.


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After finding the infrared photographs last week of a cat with hot feet, I started thinking about the temperature of body extremities in cats. You see, there is a "cool" example of how the environment can change what an animal looks like and it involves cats (although the same phenomena is also found in rabbits and mice.)
Ever seen a Siamese cat? These cats are light colored with darker feet, ears and noses. It turns out their color is due to a mutation in the gene that produces brown color (the protein melanin), called the Tyrosinase gene. At normal body temperatures the coat color of an animal with the Siamese variation is light. At slightly lower temperatures, such as occur on the animal's extremities, the normal dark brown pigments are produced. Conventional wisdom says when a Siamese cat is raised in a cold climate, such as Northern Canada, it will have more extensive brown on its legs, tail, nose and ears than a Siamese raised at the equator.
Now go back and look at the infrared photograph of the cat at the infrared zoo. Are the extremities cooler? Seems to be a contradiction here. Any ideas why? Where do you think this Siamese cat in this picture from Wikimedia Commons was raised?


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's Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man. She has read Lamarck's work under her own steam and is a "first rate critic".
Letter 7124 – Darwin to Darwin, H. E., [8 February 1870]
In this letter, Darwin seeks Henrietta's editorial help with chapters three and four of Descent of Man. He seeks her "deep criticisms" as well as her help with tone and style.
Letter 7123 - Darwin to Darwin, H. E., [March 1870]
In this letter Darwin thanks his daughter, Henrietta, for editing a manuscript version of chapter two of Descent, which was on the mental powers of man and lower animals. She has thoroughly mastered Darwin's manuscript; her corrections and suggestions are "excellent" and her transpositions "most just".
Letter 7858 – Darwin to Wallace, A. R., [12 July 1871]
In this letter, Darwin tells Wallace that he will let his family determine the worth of a paper on Mivart. While Henrietta, "who is a great critic", thought the article worth reprinting, Emma was less convinced.
Letter 8089 – Darwin to Litchfield, H. E., [2 December 1871]
In this letter, Darwin sends a chapter on voice from Expression for Henrietta's perusal. Darwin asks Henrietta for corrections as well as input on style and praises her patience.
Letter 8427 – Darwin to Litchfield, H. E., [25 July 1872]
In this letter, Darwin thanks Henrietta for her editorial help with Expression. Her alterations are "all good" and most have been accepted.


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The spouse filing must have been a resident of Georgia for 6 months and file for divorce in the county of residence. However, a non-resident may file for divorce against a spouse who has been a resident of Georgia for 6 months. In such cases, the divorce must be filed for in the county in which the respondent spouse resides.
Legal Grounds for Divorce
No Fault Divorce:
- Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. [Code of Georgia Annotated; 19-5-3].
General Divorce or Fault Based Divorce:
- Conviction of and imprisonment of over 2 years for an offense involving moral turpitude.
- Alcoholism and/or drug addiction.
- Confinement for incurable insanity.
- Separation caused by mental illness.
- Willful desertion.
- Cruel and inhuman treatment which endangers the life of the spouse.
- Habitual intemperance (drunkenness).
- Consent to marriage was obtained by fraud, duress, or force.
- Spouse lacked mental capacity to consent (including temporary incapacity resulting from drug or alcohol use).
- The wife was pregnant by another at the time of the marriage unknown to the husband.
Alimony/Spousal Support in Georgia:
Alimony in Georgia is authorized in limited situations and is not the broad remedy that it is in other states. Alimony in Georgia is either "rehabilitative" or "permanent". Alimony is money for support paid to a spouse by the other spouse. Alimony can be for a short or long period of time. Usually alimony is granted by the court only when a long term marriage ends. The other party must be able to pay alimony of the court is to award alimony to the other party. Alimony may also be grant short-term before a final divorce decree is awarded. The following factors are to be considered:
- The contribution of each spouse to the acquisition of the marital property, including the contribution of each spouse as homemaker, in childcare, education, and career-building of the other spouse.
- The duration of the marriage.
- The financial resources of each spouse.
- The age and physical and emotional condition of both spouses.
- The value of each spouse's separate property.
- The earning capacity of each spouse.
- Any fixed liabilities of either spouse.
- The standard of living established during the marriage.
- The time necessary for a spouse to acquire sufficient education to enable the spouse to find appropriate employment.
Child Custody in Georgia:
In Georgia both parents are equal when it comes to child custody arrangements. The court may award joint custody or sole custody. Georgia awards two types of custody: legal custody and physical custody.
Legal custody is the right to make major decisions regarding the child. With joint legal custody, both parents have equal rights and responsibilities to make major decisions concerning the child. One parent has final decision-making rights about medical, educational, extracurricular, and religious decisions.
Physical custody refers to which parent the child lives with. With joint physical custody, both parents share substantially equal time and contact with the child. In awarding joint custody, the court may order joint legal custody, joint physical custody, or both.
Joint or sole custody is granted, based upon the best interests of the child and a consideration of the following factors:
- The suitability of each parent as custodian.
- The psychological, emotional, and developmental needs of the child.
- The ability of the parents to communicate with each other.
- The prior and continuing care that the parents have given the child.
- Parental support for the other parent's relationship with the child.
- The wishes of the child (considering the child's age and maturity).
- The safety of the child.
- The geographic proximity of the parents.
- Any custodial agreements of the parents.
- Any history of domestic abuse.
There is a presumption against awarding joint custody in Georgia when there is a history of domestic abuse.
Child Support in Georgia:
Both parents are liable for the support of minor children. The court may award child support from either parent, based on their customary needs and the parents' ability to pay. There are no specific factors for consideration set out in the statute. However, there are official child support guidelines set out in the statute that are to be followed in all cases in which the parents are not able to reach an agreement. In such cases there are factors which will be followed in special circumstances. The special circumstances include:
- The age of the children.
- A child's medical costs or extraordinary needs.
- Educational costs
- Daycare costs.
- Shared physical custody arrangements.
- A parent's support obligations to another household.
- Hidden income of a parent.
- The income of the parent with custody.
- Contributions of the parents.
- Extreme economic circumstances.
- A parent's own extraordinary needs.
- Historic spending levels of the family.
- The cost of health and accident insurance coverage for the child.
- Any extraordinary visitation travel expenses.
Georgia is an "equitable distribution" state. Although each spouse would take out of the marriage his or her own separate property, all of the remaining property or "marital property" would be divided under a fair and equitable approach. The factors considered by the court in deciding how to equitably divide the property would include:
- Standard of living during marriage.
- Earning capacities of both parties.
- The education and vocational skills of both parties.
- Current income of both parties.
- Age and heath of the parties.
- Assets, debts, and liabilities of the parties.
- Needs of each of the parties.
- Provisions for the custody of the minor children.
- Each party's contribution to the acquisition of existing marital assets.
- Each party's enhancement of the value of existing marital assets.
- Whether either party has dissipated or diminished the value of the martial assets by wrongful conduct.
Disclaimer: The divorce law information provided is for informational purposes only not for legal advice purposes. This information is general in nature. Each jurisdiction has specific code and court procedures. A local divorce attorney is your best source for how divorce is treated in your jurisdiction. Before making any legal decisions we encourage you to consult with a local attorney…do not make decisions based on general state divorce law.


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Precision parts have higher requirements on strength and toughness in actual work. Its working performance and service life are closely related to its surface performance, while the improvement of surface performance, it is impossible to rely solely on materials and is also a very uneconomical method. However, in actual processing, its performance must reach the standard. At this time, surface treatment technology is needed, this often achieves twice the result with half the effort, and this technology has also developed rapidly in recent years.
In the field of mold surface treatment, mold polishing technology is a very important link and an important process in the process of workpiece processing.
The surface treatment process of precision parts is very important in the processing process, so what are the surface treatment processes of precision parts?
It is worth reminding that the polishing of the mold surface of precision parts is not only affected by the process and polishing equipment, but also by the specular degree of the part material, this point has not received enough attention in the current processing, which also shows that polishing itself is affected by materials.
Although the processing technology to improve the surface performance of precision parts has been continuously innovated and upgraded, the most widely used technologies in the processing of precision parts are mainly hardened film deposition, nitriding and carburizing.
Because nitriding technology can obtain a high level of surface performance, and the process of nitriding technology has a very high coordination and consistency with the quenching process of steel in precision parts, and the nitriding temperature is very low, in this way, intense cooling process is not required after nitriding technology treatment, so the deformation of precision parts will be very small, therefore, nitriding technology is also one of the earliest technologies used to strengthen surface properties in precision parts processing, and is also the most widely used at present.
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Does Germany Owe Greece War Reparations? – The Short Answer
How do you calculate reparations for something as catastrophic as WWII?
Were Germany to pay reparations for the whole of the destruction it caused during the war–the Nazis were estimated to have been responsible for the deaths of some 35 million people–it would be bankrupted many times over. Instead, what Greece is primarily looking for is restitution of credit Greeks were forced to give Germans during the war. Essentially this is payment for Greek goods that were "bought" with credit issued by the German central bank. Although the Syriza government has argued Germany owes Greece more than €150 billion, the actual figure is probably less than a tenth that–in the order of €11 billion to €13 billion based on guesstimates using GDP calculations–argues Albrecht Ritschl, an economic historian at the London School of Economics.
Would it be enough to make a dent in Greece's debt load?
It might sound a lot, but it's marginal in the context of Greek national debt which exceeds €300 billion. The real worry is if Germany paid Greece and then Europe's more industrialized occupied countries like France demanded Germany paid them too. Those debts would come to more than €2 trillion, some 70% to 80% of German GDP. Enough "to make Europe's debt crisis disappear," Mr. Ritschl argued, but also a big burden to the German economy.
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Many parents build a backyard coop and stock it with a few hens as an interesting way to help their children learn responsibility by caring for animals and where food really comes from.
These are important lessons, but chickens offer children much more. A small flock can spark curiosity and imagination that gels into a rewarding career or lifelong hobby.
That may sound far-fetched but ask successful people what sparked their interest and led toward a career or meaningful hobbies and often they'll say: "When I was only four or five years old Dad and I made a birdhouse and ever since I've been fascinated with building things…..so I became an engineer." Or, "When I was only a few years old I spotted a brilliant red bird out our kitchen window. Mom and I looked in her bird book and identified a Scarlet Tanager. Birding's been my passion ever since."
Parents never know what might ignite a child's interest, so even brief exposure to a diversity of positive experiences can spark a lifelong passion. Master teachers recognize that curiosity is a powerful precursor to learning. Rather than doling out facts, gifted teachers create an environment that stimulates curiosity. Students eagerly take it from there.
Jane Goodall, famous for observing and documenting chimpanzee behavior in Africa, began her naturalist career as a young child carefully watching how chickens lay eggs in her grandmother's chicken coop.
Chickens are fascinating creatures, and a small flock can begin a child's adventure in science. A few hen's ability to teach out values the eggs they might contribute to the family. Children who joyfully interact with their chickens are poised for a satisfying career in animal care and agriculture.
According to Dr. Susan Lamont, Distinguished Professor of Agriculture at Iowa State University, many career opportunities are open in poultry and other areas of agriculture. More will be available when today's youth hit the job market in 10 – 15 years. "Even children growing up in urban or suburban neighborhoods can find a rewarding career in agriculture. Lessons learned caring for a chicken flock can nudge a youngster in that direction," Lamont says.
"There are many careers of various types open for students at all levels of education. Some have PhD degrees but others work as research associates or lab technicians with lesser degrees. Some openings require a high school diploma and further technical training in robotics, electronics, and other areas if they are doing maintenance or facility services on larger farms. Some farms hire engineering graduates. It depends on the situation. Then there are jobs in food safety that may require a certification. There certainly are jobs open in poultry and salaries are competitive," says Lesa Vold, Communications Specialist at the Egg Industry Center.
Do some experimenting
Parents can help pique kids' curiosity by encouraging simple chicken experiments. These help kids learn the scientific method while letting the hens be teachers. Here are a few simple examples:
Do chickens prefer sleeping with certain flock mates?
It helps to have five or six hens that are easy to identify as individuals. Perhaps they have different feather colors, patterns or physiques. Each evening take the child to the coop and photograph roosting birds. This is data collection. After taking photos for a week analyze them. Is there a pattern? Does the Rhode Island Red always or usually sleep next to the Black Australorp? This is data analysis. If a clear pattern emerges then the child has learned that hens like sleeping by a certain flock mate……or not. This is drawing conclusions based on observation and analysis.
Do chickens have food preferences?
Put a cup or two of chicken scratch or wild bird seed mix in a bowl. Take a picture of the contents. Let the chickens access it. They'll usually crowd right in and start pecking. Observe carefully. Do hens prefer certain seeds over others? If yes, which ones? Do they shun some seeds? What does this mean? Can chickens distinguish one type of seed from another? How do they do this?
These are basic and simple experiments that can be done with very young children. They sharpen observation skill, spark curiosity, and introduce kids to the scientific method used by researchers in dozens of areas to advance human knowledge.
A fulfilling career just might be hatched in the backyard coop.


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NORMAN HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY
By Shirley Manning
When the town of Womble, Arkansas, had its beginning it was little more than a crossroads in Southern Montgomery County. It wasn't until the depot in the town of Black Springs, the intended terminus of the Gurdon–Ft. Smith Railroad, failed to materialize that Womble was born, in 1907. (The town changed its name to Norman in June 1925.)
Three Womble brothers, along with their mother Celia Womble, saw an opportunity to advance themselves and the community and quickly purchased the area now known as Norman, where they created a new town.
The Black Springs Lumber Company, also intended for the town of Black Springs, located itself in the new town to be near the railroad. It was by this means that the virgin timber was cut and transported out of Montgomery County to various parts of the country.
Womble became the largest town in the county, with over 900 people. It also had the distinction of being the only town with a railroad, a depot, and the first to have electric lights and a library, The town was home to the first accredited high school in the county, and home to the first football team.
We know this school as the old Norman High School, first named Caddo Valley Academy. It was constructed by Dr. John T. Barr, Jr. and was in operation from 1924–1971. Dr. Barr ran his Caddo Valley Academy from the Norman Public School on the hill, at the crossroads in town, for the first three years, having founded it in 1921. Students were housed in the old Hillside Hotel, which had been purchased by Dr. Barr at a foreclosure sale. Later, Dr. Barr turned the old hotel/dormitory into a home for underprivileged children.
Caddo Valley Academy (NHS) was constructed in 1924-25, by Dr. Barr and the Arkansas Presbyterian Synod's Home Missions Committee. Dr. Barr ran both the school and the children's home. He came to Womble as a circuit preacher expecting to stay one year. Instead, he spent his life in the town and dedicated himself to the service of the church, the town, and her people.
In 1930, Arkansas was in the midst of school consolidation and Dr. Barr's school was hard-pressed to meet the requirements set by the state. Norman was also pressured to meet state consolidation requirements. As a result, Dr. Barr and the Presbyterian Synod leased the high school building to Norman School District #28, for a period of 49 years. The entire lease price was one dollar. It was understood that Bible would continue to be taught, but no such stipulation was set forth in the lease.
The school closed at midterm 1972, after further consolidation combined Caddo Gap with Norman and a new school was constructed at Caddo Hills, half way between the two towns. The last NHS graduating class was in 1971. However, the class of 1972 was issued senior rings bearing the Norman High School emblem, and a diploma bearing the Caddo Hills name. Graduation exercises were held in the Norman gym.
The beautiful old masonry and fieldstone building went into private ownership after the school moved to Caddo Hills, and for the past 30 plus years it has been left to the elements.
On October 15, 2001, a nonprofit corporation, (Norman Historic Preservation Program, Inc.) made up of former NHS students, purchased the building. They are currently working to restore it for use as an educational/cultural center.
The School Complex has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This listing consist of the administration building (NHS), the home economics building, and the gymnasium. It does not include the old lunchroom. However, the corporation only owns the administration building.
Norman Historic Preservation Program, Inc. needs your help in renovating the old Caddo Valley Academy Administration building, (Norman High School) and in making our dream of an educational/cultural center come true.
Before the programs at the center can be undertaken the building must be renovated. We have come a very long way in the past six years, but our most immediate need (bathrooms) has yet to be met. We are in need of financial assistance, we have received NO grant money. Become a member of N.H.P.P., Inc. ($30 per year) and with your dues you will help preserve the best of the past for the future.
Come by for a guided tour and learn how you can help.


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A rib fracture is a break in a rib bone. Bruised muscles and ligaments often happen with a rib fracture. With a rib fracture, the lungs and other organs can be injured. More than one rib fracture after a trauma can indicate serious internal injury.
Rib fractures are caused by:
- A direct blow to the rib
- Crushing of the chest, such as in contact sports or a car accident
- Severe coughing incidents that can occur with lung problems or at high altitude
- Rib fractures in young children are often a sign of abuse
A risk factor is something that increases your chance of having an injury. Risk factors for breaking a rib include:
- Age: 65 years and older
- Difficulty doing activities of daily living
- Playing contact sports
- Having weak bones
- Having a chronic cough
Extreme repetitive upper body activity (less common), such as in:
- Throwing athletes
- Basketball players
- Weight lifters
- Having an occupation involving a lot of overhead lifting
- Having a history of rib or chest fracture
- Pain in the ribs or upper chest area
- Pain when coughing
- Swelling and bruising in the fracture area
- Severe local tenderness in the fracture area
- Internal bleeding
- Pain while breathing
The doctor will ask about your symptoms and how the injury occurred. He will examine your chest, lungs, and back.
Tests may include:
Rest and do not do physical activity until the pain has gone away.
Your doctor may suggest wearing a chest binder around your ribs to protect them. The binder will also help you breathe properly. It is very important to take some good breaths so that the lungs remain clear. Pneumonia can develop after rib fractures if you are not breathing deeply enough. If you play contact sports, you may need to wear a rib cage protector for 6-8 weeks when you return to playing.
Your doctor may recommend that you take one of the following drugs to help reduce inflammation and pain:
- Ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil)
- Naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn)
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
As your ribs heal, a physical therapist can teach you breathing exercises. The therapist can also help you maintain range of motion in arm and shoulder joints.
Intercostal Nerve Blocks
Special injections with local anesthetic can temporarily relieve pain.
Sometimes a temporary epidural catheter is used to place anesthetic near the spinal cord and nerves. This can help severe cases. This is usually done for hospitalized patients.
Hospitalization is usually only needed if there are complications such as damage to chest organs in the chest.
Sometimes rib fractures cannot be prevented. To reduce your chance of fracturing a rib:
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Annealing of Silver Oxide
Blackish brown silver oxide is heated by a burner.
The oxygen that forms can be demonstrated with a glowing splint. White shiny silver metal remains in the test tube.
The thermal decomposition of silver oxide can be described by:
The decomposition does not take place at room temperature because there exists no potential drop.
However, since a gas, that means a substance with strongly negative temperature coefficient α, should be formed we expect that this process will begin at a high enough temperature.
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Soybeans are one of the cheapest sources of protein and are very essential for the nourishment of both adults and children. Soybeans farming is very easy to establish and does well in most soils in Nigeria. We want to take a look at how to grow Soybeans in tropical regions like Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Ivory Coast, and others. But before then, let's look at the benefit and profit potential in soybeans farming.
Benefits of Soybeans Farming
Apart from human consumption, soybeans are used for the production of nutritious animal feeds of different kinds in the market. Approximately 98 per cent of the soybean meal that is crushed is further processed into animal feed with the balance used to make soy flour and proteins. Of the oil fraction, 95 per cent is consumed as edible oil; the rest is used for industrial products such as fatty acids, soaps and biodiesel.
Why is soybean so useful? Soybean is one of the few plants that provide complete protein as it contains all eight amino acids essential for human health. Soybeans contain the highest amount of protein that can be found in any legume or grain. They also contain a decent amount of carbohydrates, fat, dietary fibre, minerals, and vitamins. It is equally used for the treatment of many chronic diseases.
Soybean is indeed the powerhouse of goodies and cultivating it means cultivating good food and powerful medication for humans and animals. No one who engages in such farming can escape smiling home with wealth.
Soybean is one of the products you can export and make dollars but unfortunately, Nigeria is not yet exporting this valuable product despite being the highest producer of this crop in Africa. The reason is that we are not yet producing enough. The world market for soya is about $42 billion and Nigeria is currently producing soya worth $86 million. Can you see the gap now?
If a farmer could take it to the next level and begin to farm this product in a very large quantity, he would have enough to export and make foreign currency from the over $40-billion global annual market. Even if you decide to sell locally, there is a huge market for it in Nigeria too. Many products in the market are being made with soybeans such as soya milk and soya vegetable oil.
The price of soybeans in Nigeria per metric tonne is about N100,000. If you produce 20 metric tonnes in a season, you will be making N2,000,000. You can produce 20 metric tonnes of soybeans in Nigeria with N700,000. That means in a season you will be making N1.3 million naira from the modest investment of N700,000!


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How to Make Mushroom Soil
Mushroom soil is a rich compost used in cultivating mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus). Every grower has a different recipe for the compost. Mushroom soil is also beneficial in the garden to add nutrients and organic material to ordinary soil. A small amount goes a long way; one cubic yard of mushroom soil will cover 100 square feet of garden.
The first ingredients are 5 pounds each finely ground corncobs and straw in a compost bin. Forming a tight mound or rectangle will ensure the 160 degrees Fahrenheit needed to break down organic material and destroy weed seeds or pathogens. The compost needs to be mixed well and given enough water to be damp with each addition. After four or five days, add 1 pound of leaf mold or peat moss and 1 pound of cottonseed, canola or soybean meal to the compost bin and allow it to stand five or six days. The final ingredients are 1/2 pound each potash and gypsum. A week to 10 days later, the result should be dark brown, light and crumbly in texture and smell earthy. If the soil is wet, smells rotten or has large clumps of material, it needs another week of composting.
Crafting and creative projects have been part of Heidi Grover's life since she was old enough to reach the glue and glitter. Grover received a degree in creative writing from Utah Valley University and combines her love of crafting with her love of words.


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Kinetic model of primary photosynthetic processes in chloroplasts. Modeling of the fast phase of fluorescence induction at different light intensities and inhibitors actions
"Математика. Компьютер. Образование". Cб. трудов XI международной конференции. Под общей редакцией Г.Ю. Ризниченко Ижевск: Научно-издательский центр "Регулярная и хаотическая динамика", 2004. Vol. 2. Pp. 765-776.
Kinetic model of photosystem II (PS II) complex was developed with the detailed description of the reactions rates. The PS II model is shown to give realistic description of the fast phase of fluorescence induction (FI) curves measured in vivo for high light intensities. Theoretical results demonstrated the kinetic peculiarities of the rising part of the FI curve to be determined by the fluorescent states accumulation dynamics. Kinetic parameters were varied in PS II model to simulate the changing of the quinone pool capacity or pH in lumen and stroma compartments. The model PS II could be modified to describe the light-induced effects in the presence of artificial chemical compounds (DCMU).


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Here's how to make a DIY Christmas tree from an old wooden pallet:
- Mark two diagonal lines from the top of the pallet to the second to the last slat on each side.
- Use a circular saw to cut along the lines.
- Pry off the slats on the back.
- Cut four pieces of wood to make a simple base.
- Paint it green and decorate with lights, garland and Christmas ornaments.
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Database Ransom Attacks Have Now Hit MySQL Servers
After the ransacking of MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Hadoop, and CouchDB servers, attackers are now hijacking hundreds of MySQL databases, deleting their content, and leaving a ransom note behind asking for a 0.2 Bitcoin ($235) payment.
According to breach detection firm GuardiCore, the attacks are happening via brute-force attacks on Internet-exposed MySQL servers, and there's plenty of those laying around since MySQL is one of today's most popular database systems.
All attacks came from a server in the Netherlands
Based on currently available evidence, the attacks started on February 12, and only lasted for 30 hours, during which time attackers attempted to brute-force their way into MySQL root accounts.
Investigators said all attacks came from the same IP address from the Netherlands,, belonging to a hosting company called WorldStream.
During their ransacking, attackers didn't behave in a constant pattern, making it hard to attribute the hacks to one group, despite the usage of the same IP.
For example, after gaining access to MySQL servers, attackers created a new database called PLEASE_READ and left a table inside it called WARNING that contained their ransom demands. In some cases, attackers only created the WARNING table and left it inside an already existing database, without creating a new one.
Investigators report that attackers would then dump the database's content and delete it afterward, leaving only the one holding their ransom. In some cases, attackers deleted the databases without dumping any data.
Attackers have their own website
Two ransom notes have been found in the hundreds of confirmed attacks, one asking victims to get in contact via email and confirm the payment, while the other used a completely different mode of operation, redirecting users to a Tor-hosted website.
INSERT INTO PLEASE_READ.'WARNING'(id, warning, Bitcoin_Address, Email) VALUES('1′,'Send 0.2 BTC to this address and contact this email with your ip or db_name of your server to recover your database! Your DB is Backed up to our servers!', '1ET9NHZEXXQ34qSP46vKg8mrWgT89cfZoY', '')
INSERT INTO 'WARNING'(id, warning)
VALUES(1, 'SEND 0.2 BTC TO THIS ADDRESS 1Kg9nGFdAoZWmrn1qPMZstam3CXLgcxPA9 AND GO TO THIS SITE _URL_ TO RECOVER YOUR DATABASE! SQL DUMP WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER PAYMENT! To access this site you have use the tor browser')
At the time of writing, the Tor website is still up and running.
Tor payment sites
The two Bitcoin addresses listed in the ransom notes received four and six payments, respectively, albeit GuardiCore experts doubt that all are from victims.
"[W]e can not tell whether it was the attackers who made the transactions to make their victims feel more confident about paying," they said.
Be sure the attacker still has your data
Just like in the case of the now infamous MongoDB attacks that have hit over 41,000 servers, it's recommended that victims check logs before deciding to pay and see if the attackers actually took their data.
If companies elect to pay the ransom, should always ask the attacker for proof they still have their data.
None of this would be an issue if IT teams follow standard security practices that involve using an automated server backup system and deleting the MySQL root account or at least using a strong and hard-to-brute-force password.
This is not the first time MySQL servers have been held for ransom. The same thing happened in 2015, in a series of attacks called RansomWeb, where attackers used unpatched phpBB forums to hijack databases and hold websites up for ransom.


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AdjectiveModificarAblative (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Taking away or removing
- Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion, ablative directions are found needful to unteach error, ere we can learn truth - Joseph Hall
- (grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin and some other languages, such as Finnish, -- the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away.
- (engineering, nautical) Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying, as in ablative paints used for antifouling.
obsolete: taking away
applied to one of the cases of the noun in other language
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- (grammar) The ablative case.
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Feature Scaling
What is Feature Scaling?
Feature Scaling is an important pre-processing step for some machine learning algorithms.
Imagine you have three friends of whom you know the individual weight and height.
You would like to deduce Christian's t-shirt size from David's and Julia's by looking at the height and weight.
Name Height in m Weight in kg T-Shirt size
Julia 1.58 52 Small
David 1.79 79 Large
Christian 1.86 64?
One way You could determine the shirt size is to just add up the weight and the height of each friend. You would get:
Name Height + weight T-Shirt size
Julia 53.58 Small
David 80.79 Large
Christian 65.86
Because Christian's height + weight number is nearer to Julia's number than to David's, Christian should wear a small T-Shirt. What?
Feature Scaling Formula
x' = (x – xmin) / (xmax – xmin)
Feature min max
Height 1.58 1.86
Weight 52 79
Name Scaled Height Scaled Weight Combined Scaled Height + Weight T-Shirt size
Julia 0 0 0 Small
David 0.75 1 1.75 Large
Christian 1 0.44 1.44?
If we look at the combined scaled properties we see that Christian's value now is closer to David's so we deduce that Christian shall wear a large shirt as well.
Implementing feature scaling in python
As a little coding practice we can implement a feature scaling algorithm in Python:
def feature_scaling(arr):
 ret_arr = []
 min_val = min(arr)
 max_val = max(arr)
 if min_val == max_val:
 raise ZeroDivisionError()
 for f in arr:
 f = (f - min_val) / float((max_val - min_val))
 return ret_arr
MinMaxScaler from sklearn
Instead of writing our own feature scaler we can we should use the MinMaxScaler from sklearn. It works with numpy arrays by default.
from sklearn.preprocessing import MinMaxScaler
import numpy as np
weights = np.array([[52.0], [79.0], [64.0]])
scaler = MinMaxScaler()
rescaled_weight = scaler.fit_transform(weights)
Affected Algorithms
Which algorithms are affected by non-properly scaled features?
SVM and k-means are algorithms which are affected. SVM for example calculates distances and when two features differ dramatically in value range, the feature with the greater range will dominate the other. (As seen when adding kilograms and meters)


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Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life
Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life
Raymond Carver was called "the Chekhov of middle
America" by The Times of London. His writing,
especially his short stories, has influenced countless writers and
even helped to revitalize the short story as a popular format in
the mid-1980s. And his reach even extended to film: a compilation
of his stories formed the basis for the Robert Altman feature,
Short Cuts. But despite his skill and mastery of the form,
very little is known about the man.
Perhaps this is because his stories and poems felt so raw, so
real. The reader would assume "this must be what the writer
has experienced. He had to go through this himself --- no
one's that good a writer." Well, yes and no. Yes,
Carver experienced a lot of what he wrote about --- the desperate
lives of blue-collar men, the recriminations of an angry spouse ---
and no, he actually is that good. Carver's own
formula for writing was fairly simple: "….a little
autobiography and a lot of imagination are best" for writing
fiction. His early life in hardscrabble Washington state mill towns
formed the spine for most of his stories and memorable characters.
Carol Sklenicka's exhaustively researched biography presents
a striking portrait of Carver as a man as well as the talented
Carver was born in Oregon in 1938 and then raised mostly in
Washington state. His father, C.R. Carver, a hard drinking mill
worker, "bequeathed his two sons the muted dreams and finely
honed resentments of a disappointed man." Right out of the
gate, Carver was given inspiration for his stories, which were
sometimes called "dirty realism," but the muse was
hard-won. His father's job at the Cascade Mill, where most of
the population of the area worked, provided grist for his writing.
Carver often stated that the Mill was "my entire frame of
reference when I was a kid." His mother was more of a
romantic figure. As later described by Maryann Burk Carver, his
first wife, Carver's mother, Ella, "was straight out of
Gone with the Wind.
After living with the Carver family early on in their marriage,
she could see "how the characters of his parents were
manifested in Ray…because the son got the sweetness and
primary qualities from his dad, but he got...determination and
arrogance, a kind of pride or self-possession from his
mother." Life in those times, in those towns, was tough, and
C.R. was often gone on epic benders. Later in life, Carver
recalled, "I still remember the sense of doom and
hopelessness that hung over the supper table when my mother and I
and my kid brother sat down to eat." It forever edified in
him a sense of division between mother and father, between love and
hate, between success and failure. This theme of the "divided
self" fascinated Carver, and his story, "Nobody Said
Anything," reflects this vividly.
At 18, he married Maryann Burk, then 16, and the couple welcomed
their first daughter a few months later. Another child, a son named
Vance, followed a year later. By age 20, Carver was already a
married man with two children. Maryann always promised him that he
would never have to give up his writing, and, determined to achieve
that dream, both worked hard at a number of menial jobs. After
following his family to northern California, Carver enrolled in a
fiction course taught by the novelist John Gardner, who became a
profound influence on his career for the rest of his life. After
stints at Chico State and Humboldt State, he earned his degree and,
shortly thereafter, moved to Iowa City to attend the prestigious
Iowa Writer's Workshop. (He would later return as a teacher
in the early 1970s along with John Cheever, but from his own
admission, the two spent more time drinking than writing.)
Despite growing up in a house steeped in alcohol abuse --- or
perhaps because of it --- Carver himself was a heavy drinker, well
on the road to severe alcoholism. Because of his drinking, his
marriage to Maryann often mirrored his parents' own troubled
union: "When his parents were unhappy with each other
'their misery inundated the family, gouging channels that
would influence Ray's own marriage and shape his
writing.'" These issues found their way into his
stories and poems, his tales of blue-collar workers and their
strained relationships.
Carver sold a story here and there until he came to the
attention of Esquire magazine's fiction editor
Gordon Lish in the 1960s, which gave Carver his first major
placement in an esteemed national magazine. (Recently,
Carver's second wife, Tess Gallagher, conducted a rather
public dispute with Lish over certain stories of Carver's
that she claimed he over-edited, and some claim Lish ghost-wrote.
Gallagher was adamant that the stories be reprinted in their
original form --- the way Carver intended them.) He enjoyed more
frequent publication as the 1970s became the '80s and
continued speaking at literary festivals and took teaching
positions throughout the country. He finally quit drinking in 1977,
and so began his "second life." After the demise of his
first marriage, Carver met the poet Tess Gallagher at a
writer's conference, and the two were together until his
death from lung cancer at age 50 in 1988.
Despite his early passing, Carver made his mark on writing and
on writers in general as evidenced by the warm friendships he
shared with fellow writers Richard Ford, Tobias Wolff and Richard
Cortez Day. His upbringing made an indelible imprint on him, and
his stories, in turn, inspired others. He often said "the
best art has its reference points in real life," and this
enlightening and very readable biography by Carol Skelnicka, an
essayist and short story writer herself, helps to illuminate the
man and his work, and just how intertwined the two are.
Reviewed by Bronwyn Miller on January 23, 2011
Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life
by Carol Sklenicka
 - Publication Date: November 1, 2010
 - Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
 - Paperback: 592 pages
 - Publisher: Scribner
 - ISBN-10: _PHONE_
 - ISBN-13: 9780743262460


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-overlapping area to an overlapping area, the shapes are merged, with the color of the merged area being that of the scribble origin point.
 Examples of the scribble action with the Shaper tool
 (Left) Scribble action, and (Right) Resulting Shaper Groups
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 Face Selection mode
 1. Select the Shaper Tool.
 2. Tap or click on a Shaper Group. The Shaper Group is selected, and a bounding box appears with the Arrow widget .
 3. Tap the shape again (or an individual shape, if individual shapes exist). You are now in Face Selection mode.
 4. If the Shaper Group contains merged shapes, the face of the shape appears matted. You can change the Fill color of shapes.
 Face Selection mode
 Face Selection mode
 Construction Mode
 1. With a Shaper Group selected, do one of the following:
 - Tap or click the Arrow widget so that it appears pointing upwards .
 - Double-click a shape.
 - Single-click a shape's stroke.
 2. With a single underlying object selected, you can modify any property or appearance of the object.
 Construction mode in Illustrator
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 1. Perform the steps required to get into Construction mode.
 2. Drag and drop a shape out of the bounding box.
 About the Shape Builder Tool
 The Shape Builder tool is an interactive tool for creating complex shapes by merging and erasing simpler shapes. It works on simple and compound paths.
 It intuitively highlights edges and regions of the selected art, which can be merged to form new shapes. An edge is defined as the section of a path, which does not intersect any other path of the selected objects. A region is a closed area bounded by edges.
 By default, the tool is in merge mode where it allows you to combine paths or regions. You can also switch to the erase mode to delete any unwanted edges or regions by pressing Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac).
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 Double-click the Shape Builder Tool icon in the Tools panel to set these options in the Shape Builder Tool Options dialog box.
 Shape Builder Tool Options dialog box
 Shape Builder Tool Options dialog box
 Gap Detection
 Set the gap length using the Gap Length drop-down list. The values available are Small (3 points), Medium (6 points), and Large (12 points).
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 For example, if you set the gap length to 12 points, whereas the shape that you need to merge contains gaps at 3 points, Illustrator may not detect the gaps.
 Gap Detection
 The highlighted area shows that the gap is detected and is considered as a region
 Consider Open Filled Paths as Closed
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 In Merge Mode, Clicking the Stroke Splits the Path
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I need a 8 m x 4 m x 0.6 m RC plinth (mechanical requirement) which needs to be built onto loose gravel. Obviously I am going to over excavate, back fill with selected material and bed my plinth on that.
The plinth accommodates 2 x 65 m3 water tanks, placed symmetrically. The tanks are $\phi$3 m, 9 m high and weigh 796 kN when full. The wind load on each creates a 206 kNm moment and horizontal force of 38 kN.
I need to design the plinth for bending and check the soil for shear failure. I assume the max. bearing capacity of the soil to be 150 kPa.
I want to simulate this using FEM. How do I address the support conditions. I understand that I should use springs as supports, but how would I get the equivalent spring constants if my spring is soil?
 - $\begingroup$ What is the purpose of the FEA? Is this a learning exercise, or do you just want to design the tank foundation and think that FEA is the way to go? Your answer to this comment is crucial as it differentiates between putting you in a world of hurt (and much cost) or a rather simple RC design... $\endgroup$ – Paul Uszak Dec 4 '15 at 21:52
 - $\begingroup$ This is a real design, for a real project. My design suite has a module that employs FEA for beams on elastic supports, i.e. ground beams. This module does meshing and modelling the springs in the background. But I wish to understand the FEA modelling side so I can use the 3D modelling software to do the same. $\endgroup$ – SlydeRule Dec 5 '15 at 5:27
Before jumping into elastic support conditions, you have to realise that it's not a ground beam. For three reasons:
 1. With a minor axis width to depth ratio of 6ish, it's not far away from a square. If you stick a wide support somewhere near the ends of the section, the load will simply arch over the supports in pure compression. You'd almost be able to build it in brickwork!
 2. Ground beams by definition span between supports. Your plinth is continuously supported by the fill. It's a raft if anything.
 3. Also, how will you apply the moment? Water does't transfer bending moment.
The approximations suggested by Wasabi of the ground elasticity will totally negate your efforts at an accurate assessment of stresses within both the supports and the plinth.
If you're going to use an FEA analysis, you'll be looking at modelling the plinth as several layers of concrete cubes, sat on several more layers of cubes of fill, all within a surrounding matrix of cubes representing the gravel. If you're designing a skyscraper have at it, otherwise the soil investigations and modelling effort required would make this one of the most over designed structures I've ever seen. Do the following:
 1. Treat the plinth as infinitely stiff
 2. Check that the allowable bearing pressure isn't exceeded by either the dead weigh with a uniform ground pressure, or a triangular ground pressure due to the moment when the tanks are empty, or both.
 3. Design the plinth for bending and shear due to the same load patterns
 4. Ignore the lateral 38. The plinth won't slide due to self weight and friction.
You could do this in an afternoon after getting back from the pub. Flippancy aside, I've done similar (your approach) for a multimillion pound project. Don't. It's a pig.
What you need is the modulus of subgrade reaction (MSR) of the soil. This is a measure of soil deflection under a given pressure, so the unit is in (for example) kPa/m, or equivalently, as I'm more accustomed to see it, kN/m3.
MSR is obtained via plate-bearing tests, but there are also quite a few different tables that give some "typical values" for different soil compositions (obtained via plate-bearing tests). That being said, these tables can present huge ranges for a given soil type. I've found some tables here (page 37), here (Table C.3 on pages _PHONE_) and here (Table 1.2 page 16).
Technically this does not mean, however, that you can simply get the MSR and multiply it by the tributary area of each element since MSR isn't a soil property but a shorthand for the interaction between the soil and the foundation (different foundation sizes and shapes imply in different MSR values). There are equations you can use to find the corrected MSR, references to which can be found here (section 5.2.2 starting on page 128).
That being said, I have seen some people (including books) simply adopt the default MSR, so do that at your own risk. Foundations aren't my specialty, so I can't even say how significant the correction equation is.
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Simulation Of Compliance Choices For The Disinfection By-Products Regulatory Impact Analysis.
The U.S. EPA is in the process of developing regulations designed to limit the concentrations of disinfectants and their by-products in drinking water systems. The objective of regulatory analysis is to determine the potential impacts of implementing different regulatory options. This paper describes one aspect of this analysis.
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OptionGroup.SpecialEffect Property (Access)
You can use the SpecialEffect property to specify whether special formatting will apply to the specified object. Read/write Byte.
expression .SpecialEffect
expression A variable that represents an OptionGroup object.
The SpecialEffect property uses the following settings.
Setting
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Flat
0
The object appears flat and has the system's default colors or custom colors that were set in Design view.
Raised
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The object has a highlight on the top and left and a shadow on the bottom and right.
Sunken
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The object has a shadow on the top and left and a highlight on the bottom and right.
Etched
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The object has a sunken line surrounding the control.
Shadowed
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The object has a shadow below and to the right of the control.
Chiseled
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The object has a sunken line below the control.
The SpecialEffect property setting affects related property settings for the BorderStyle , BorderColor , and BorderWidth properties. For example, if the SpecialEffect property is set to Raised, the settings for the BorderStyle, BorderColor, and BorderWidth properties are ignored. In addition, changing or setting the BorderStyle, BorderColor, and BorderWidth properties may cause Microsoft Access to change the SpecialEffect property setting to Flat.
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Next, a child must know all of the ten facts and all of the double facts. numbers are consecutive like 6 and 7) then we can use the doubles plus one strategy.".
Double 5 is 10, double 10 is 20, and double 20 is 40. Double 6 This strategy can only be effective if student owns doubles as Relate the fact to a known fact.
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From the king's pleasure vessel to quarantine ship to the scrap yard. Amphion met many different fates during her lifetime. Now only a part of the ship remains. You'll find it at the Maritime Museum.
It's hard to miss Amphion when you enter the Maritime Museum. Just look straight ahead from the entrance and you'll see the opulent stern with its golden angel's face radiating across the rotunda.
This part of the museum has been specially built for Amphion's stern and cabin with its preserved interior. The rear of the ship is the only surviving part of what was once Gustav III's pleasure vessel, inspired by the luxury of the French court at Versailles.
Hidden away in shed
Amphion was launched in 1778 and her century-long life would be a dramatic one. The schooner yacht, later celebrated in song by the Swedish bard Bellman, nearly sank on her maiden voyage.
Amphion was not just a pleasure vessel – she was also used in war. She served as a command ship in naval battles against Russia in 1788 and 1790, and narrowly escaped becoming a Russian trophy of war.
But her glory days were soon over. After the assassination of Gustav III in 1792, the ship was placed in a shed. There she remained until 1829, when she was repaired and refurbished.
A ship for cholera victims
But it was a brief moment of renewed glory. By the 1850s Amphion had been turned into a quarantine ship for cholera victims. And in 1875 she found herself converted into a barracks ship.
Ten years later, in 1885, Amphion was broken up. The stern was preserved and is now on display at the Maritime Museum in all its former glory.


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The Australian Standard Drink
What is a standard drink?
A standard drink is a unit of measurement. In the same way one metre measures a particular distance travelled, one standard drink measures a particular amount of alcohol consumed.
What is the standard drink used for?
Instead of counting glasses or containers, drinkers count standard drinks as a way of keeping track of how much alcohol they consume. Counting standard drinks is a much more reliable measure of how much alcohol is consumed compared to counting glasses, bottles, or cans. Counting glasses, bottles, or cans of alcohol can be misleading because they can contain varying amounts of alcohol.
The consumption limits in the Australian Alcohol Guidelines are based on the standard drink concept.
How many standard drinks in....?
The number of standard drinks in alcohol beverages is always shown on the label of the container.
Examples of how many standard drinks are in typical containers, always check the label or ask bar staff
Standard drinks guide
No label?
Bar and restaurant staff can help in identifying how many standard drinks are in glasses, jugs, and other containers that are not labelled. Restaurants and bars do not all have the same size glasses, so the number of standard drinks can vary from one licensed venue to the next.
How are standard drinks calculated?
The formula for calculating standard drinks is:
Volume of Container in Litres multiplied by the percentage of alcohol volume multiplied by 0.789, equals the number of standard drinks
0.789 is the specific gravity of ethyl alcohol
For example one stubbie of 375ml of full strength beer 5% alcohol by volume:
0.375 multiplied by 5 multiplied by 0.789 equals 1.5 standard drinks
0.375 X 5 X 0.789 = 1.5 standard drinks
How to count Standard Drinks?
Counting standard drinks is simply a matter of adding numbers.
For example if a person has one nip of spirits and two average restaurant glasses of wine, they would have consumed 4 standard drinks, that is 1 + 1.5 + 1.5
An average serve of wine is usually 150ml. Depending on the venue, glass size can vary from 120 to 180ml.
Some people put a bottle cap or a coaster in their pockets to represent every drink they have. This is not as accurate as counting standard drinks but it is better than not counting.
When counting standard drinks, people should be aware of bar staff or others topping up glasses or where the amount of alcohol is not known such as in mixed drinks, cocktails or punch.
Why count?
The main reason people count their drinks, using standard drinks, is to ensure that the low risk levels set out in the Australian Alcohol Guidelines are not exceeded. The low risk levels define the number of standard drinks that can be drunk before the threat to a person's health and social well-being moves up into the risky or high risk category.


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Vibrational overtone spectroscopy of molecules is a powerful tool for drawing information on molecular structure and dynamics. It relies on absorption of near infrared radiation (NIR) by molecular vibrations. Here we show the experimental evidence of giant enhancement of the absorption of light in solutions of organic molecules due to the switch from ballistic to diffusive propagation of light through a channel silicate glass waveguide. We also experimentally address a dynamics of absorption as a function of time of adsorption of the organic molecules on a waveguide. The observed enhancement in diffusion regime is by a factor of 300 in N-Methylaniline and by factor of 80 in Aniline compared to the expected values in the case of ballistic propagation of light in a waveguide. Our results underscore the importance of a guide surface modification and the disordered molecular nano-layer in enhancement of absorption by amines on engineered integrated system.
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How can social impact designers use their skills to generate greater racial equity in the communities they work? How can they make their practices and organizations more equitable? In June, Impact Design Hub, in partnership with Enterprise Community Partners and the Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellowship surveyed the field to find organizations that are creating more racial equity through design. In this webinar, select practitioners share a look under the hood of their initiatives, discuss successes and challenges along the way, and highlight replicable approaches to generating racial equity through design in our practices and communities.