Bombing of Plaza de Mayo
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Bombing of Plaza de Mayo
Civilian casualties on June 16, 1955
Date June 16, 1955 (1955-06-16)
Location Plaza de Mayo
Participants Argentine Naval Aviation
Argentine Air Force
Outcome Failed coup
Deaths 150-364[1]
At 12:40 pm, a number of aircraft from the Argentine Navy and Air Force strafed and bombed Plaza de Mayo square in Buenos Aires, in what remains to this day the largest aerial bombing ever on the Argentine mainland. The attack targeted the adjacent Casa Rosada, the official seat of government, as a large crowd was expressing support for president Juan Perón. The strike took place during a day of official public demonstrations to condemn the burning of a national flag allegedly carried out by detractors of Perón during the recent procession of Corpus Christi. The action was to be the first step in an eventually aborted coup d'état.
Thirty-four Argentine Naval Aviation and Air Force airplanes, consisting of 22 North American AT-6, five Beechcraft AT-11, three Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats, and four Air Force Gloster Meteor joined the attack.
A total of 9.5 tonnes of ordnance were dropped, killing 150-364[2] (mostly civilians) and injuring more than 800. Fire ceased at 5:20 pm local time. Three planes were shot down by hastily-mounted anti-aircraft guns. Nineteen Mounted Grenadiers, members of the presidential guard, were killed in action. One AT-6 was shot down by a loyal Gloster Meteor over the Río de la Plata.
Meanwhile, Argentine marines attempted an assault on Casa Rosada, but were repelled by loyal forces. The rebels withdrew towards the premises of the Ministry of the Navy, where they were forced to surrender in the evening along with the leader of the ill-fated coup, Vice-Admiral Samuel Toranzo Calderón. His second in command, Vice-Admiral Benjamín Gargiulo, committed suicide.
That night, angry crowds burnt down eight churches and a cathedral.
After the failure of the intended coup (as neither the Army nor the bulk of the Air Force joined in), the pilots received orders to fly towards Uruguay and ask for asylum.
In September of that year, the bulk of the armed forces would join in the Revolución Libertadora, which overthrew president Perón and started a period of military rule that ended in the 1958 presidential elections, won by Arturo Frondizi of the UCRI. Even though the Peronist party was not allowed to enter the ballot, Frondizi's victory was influenced by Perón's instructions to his loyal base, given from his exile in Madrid, to tactically vote for Frondizi.
One of the naval pilots who took part in the bombings, Máximo Rivero Kelly was promoted and was second-in-command of the Argentine Navy during the presidency of Raúl Alfonsín. He claims the naval pilots aimed to hit the presidential palace but that one aircraft missed, causing about 20 killed among the civilians.[3]
Bullet and shrapnel marks are still visible on some buildings on the south side of the square as of 2013.
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Coordinates: 34°36′30″S 58°22′19″W / 34.60833°S 58.37194°W / -34.60833; -58.37194
 1. ^ Bombas sobre Buenos Aires: Gestación y desarollo del bombardeo aéreo sobre la Plaza de Mayo del 16 de junio de 1955, Daniel E. Cichero, p.163, Vergara Grupo Zeta, 2005.
 3. ^ Testimonios del Bombardeo


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Possibly the most popular style of wand to accompany fairy, princess and celestial-themed costumes, a star wand is easy to make from a variety of materials. Depending on what you want, there should be a star wand here to suit your skills.
Method 1 of 4: Paper star wand
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2Draw a star template. The star should be a substantial size; a good ratio is to make a star the size of a child's hand for a child's wand and a star the size of an adult's hand for an adult's wand.
3Cut out the template. Place it over the paper you're making the star from. Cut out two stars from the paper.
4Attach the first star to the wand stick. For a stick, use something long and slim, such as a straw, a bamboo skewer, a specially cut piece of balsa wood, a thin dowel piece or even a garden twig (make sure it is clean).
- Use glue, tape or staples to attach the star.
5Glue, tape or staple the second star on the other side of the first star. This will cover the top of the wand stick and gives the star added strength.
- You might even consider stuffing the two stars. To do this, crumple up paper (newspaper, scrap paper) or cotton wool. Staple or glue almost of the way around the two stars to seal the edges. Leave a small gap. Stuff the star, then join up the last opening. The star is now three dimensional and puffy.
6Decorate the star. There are lots of things you can do:
- Paint or color the star with markers
- Glue on sequins, buttons, artificial jewels, etc.
- Sprinkle with glitter (either use glitter glue or use a glue stick and then shake on the glitter)
- Glue on candies for a candy fan
- Cover the star in foil. It can be left like this or glitter/flashy artificial gems can be added.
7Add a ribbon to the wand stick. Tie it into a neat bow or wind it around the wand stick and glue or tape in place.
- You can also tie a strand of ribbons from the point at which the star base ends on the wand stick. Have the various ribbons cascade down to the base of the wand stick.
Method 2 of 4: Felt star wand
1Draw star templates. Draw two stars, one star slightly bigger than the other star.
2Cut out the templates.
3Lay out the pieces of felt for cutting. The pieces should be different colors but complementary or the same color but in differing shades.
4Place the larger star over the first piece of felt. Cut around the shape twice.
5Place the smaller star over the differently colored piece of felt. Cut around the shape twice.
6Sew the smaller star onto the one of the larger stars. Then sew the other smaller star to the other larger star.
7Sew the two star pieces together. The sides with the little star sewn on the outside should face outward. Leave a small gap for the stuffing.
8Stuff the star. Stuff with batting, cotton wool or similar. Sew up the rest of the star.
9Glue the star to the stick. The wand stick can be made from any range of items, including a straw, a bamboo skewer, a specially cut piece of balsa wood, a thin dowel piece or even a garden twig (make sure it is clean).
10Decorate. See the ribbon ideas suggested above for the stick. The star shape can be left as it is or you can glue on an embellishment such as a heart shape or a name written in sequins.
- If sewing on any decorative elements, do this before sewing the two stars together.
Method 3 of 4: Fabric star wand
Method 4 of 4: Glow in the dark star wand
This wand is a good one for night time, especially if going to a dance party or a Halloween evening event.
1Make the star wand as for the paper wand above.
2Paint both the paper and the wand stick with glow-in-the-dark paint. Allow to dry before adding any additional decorative elements.
- If desired, use glow-in-the-dark stick-on decorations as well.
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- Consider what other materials you can shape into a star to add to the wand stick. Perhaps you have an old star off a broken toy or decoration that can be easily glued to the stick for a quick wand. If you do make a star wand this way, try to improve upon it by adding ribbons, glitter and other personalizing adornments.
- If you are using a bendy straw, cut the bendy part off or the wand might bend over from the weight of the star.
Things You'll Need
- Paper/card or fabric
- Tape, glue, staples
- Yarn/thread and needle
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Project NameFood and Local, Agricultural and Nutritional Diversity (FoodLAND) Project
Project Phase2020 to 2024
FundingEuropean Commission – Horizon 2020 programme
Thematic focusPrivate Sector Development
HELVETAS Tanzania has joined an international research initiative which brings together 28 interdisciplinary partners to boost the nutrition performance of local food systems in Africa. The project FoodLAND – Food and Local, Agricultural and Nutritional Diversity is committed to developing a range of innovations for local agriculture and aquaculture development, as well as to nudging consumers towards healthier eating behaviour in six African countries: Morocco, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
The overall project is aiming to strengthen agro-biodiversity and food diversity, along with diversity of healthy diets to combat the major forms of malnutrition in Africa.
FoodLAND will create a network of 14 local Food Hubs that will mobilise relevant actors in rural, urban and peri-urban communities and serve as injection points for testing and introducing the innovations.
HELVETAS Tanzania is involved in the two Food Hubs of Mvomero and Kilombero in Morogoro region, where it supports the Sokoine University of Agriculture, the main FoodLAND research agency in Tanzania, in the development, implementation and validation of various technological innovations. With its focus on interactions with farming communities, HELVETAS participates in field studies involving food producers and consumers and contributes to the testing of research findings and the application of innovation.

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Set of Powers Unbound from Above
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 The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
 Let a > 1 and let S = {a, a2, a3,...}. Prove that S is not bounded from above.
 Relevant theorems
 The least upper bound property of the reals and these consequences:
 (1) For any real x there is an integer n satisfying n > x.
 (2) For any positive real x there is a positive integer n satisfying 1/n < x.
 (3) For any real x there is an integer n satisfying n ≤ x < n + 1.
 (4) For any real x and positive integer N, there is an integer n satisfying n/N ≤ x < (n+1)/N.
 (5) For any real x and e, there is a rational r satisfying |x - r| < e.
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 I was thinking of a proof by contradiction by I can't think of anything contradictory. Any tips?
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 If an < k for all n, then what happens when you take logs of both sides?
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 I'm not allowed to use logarithms yet unfortunately, but I like the argument.
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 Look at successive differences between the an's. What can you say?
 6. Sep 1, 2008 #5
 The differences should be increasing. I don't understand how this helps.
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 The following just dawned on me: Suppose S is bounded above. By the LUB property, S has a least upper bound s. Therefore, for any n, an ≤ s but also an+1 = a(an) ≤ s. This latter inequality implies that an ≤ s/a < s. We thus have that s/a is an upper bound smaller than s, which is a contradiction. Ergo, S can't be bounded above.
 Is this correct?
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 No, there is a logical error in your proof. The fact that s is the least upper bound for the entire sequence does not imply that there is not some smaller number larger than an for a specific n.
 However, you can say that there must exist some specific value N such that s- aN< 1. Now what can you say about aN+1?
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 But I didn't state that...I think. Please tell me exactly where the logical error is:
 1. Let n be a positive integer.
 2. We have that an ≤ s.
 3. We also have that an+1 ≤ s.
 4. Thus, we have that an ≤ s/a.
 5. Since n is arbitrary, an ≤ s/a for all n.
 6. Ergo, s/a < s is a lower bound of S. Contradiction.
 How? Which of the consequences I that I wrote in the first post are you using to deduce this?
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 I don't see anything wrong with that.
 By the way, my previous post was hinting towards a proof of the fact that {a^n} isn't Cauchy, hence not convergent, hence cannot be bounded (because it's monotone).
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 Ah. Unfortunately I haven't dealt with Cauchy sequences yet so I can't use any of its results.
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Stone-Age Skeletons Unearthed in Sahara Desert
"It must have been a place of memory," said study co-author Mary Anne Tafuri, an archaeologist at the University of Cambridge. "People throughout time have kept it, and they have buried their people, over and over, generation after generation."
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About 15 women and children were buried in the rock shelter, while five men and juveniles were buried under giant stone heaps called tumuli outside the shelter during a later period, when the region turned to desert.
The findings, which are detailed in the March issue of the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, suggest the culture changed with the climate.
Millennia of burials
From about 8,000 to 6,000 years ago, the Sahara desert region, called Wadi Takarkori, was filled with scrubby vegetation and seasonal green patches. Stunning rock art depicts ancient herding animals, such as cows, which require much more water to graze than the current environment could support, Tafuri said.
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Tafuri and her colleague Savino di Lernia began excavating the archaeological site between 2003 and 2006. At the same site, archaeologists also uncovered huts, animal bones and pots with traces of the earliest fermented dairy products in Africa. (See Images of the Stone-Age Skeletons)
To date the skeletons, Tafuri measured the remains for concentrations of isotopes, or molecules of the same element with different weights.
The team concluded that the skeletons were buried over four millennia, with most of the remains in the rock shelter buried between 7,300 and 5,600 years ago.
The males and juveniles under the stone heaps were buried starting 4,500 years ago, when the region became more arid. Rock art confirms the dry up, as the cave paintings began to depict goats, which need much less water to graze than cows, Tafuri said.
The ancient people also grew up not far from the area where they were buried, based on a comparison of isotopes in tooth enamel, which forms early in childhood, with elements in the nearby environment.
Shift in culture?
The findings suggest the burial place was used for millennia by the same group of people. It also revealed a divided society.
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"The exclusive use of the rock shelter for female and sub-adult burials points to a persistent division based on gender," wrote Marina Gallinaro, a researcher in African studies at Sapienza University of Rome, who was not involved in the study, in an email to LiveScience.
One possibility is that during the earlier period, women had a more critical role in the society, and families may have even traced their descent through the female line. But once the Sahara began its inexorable expansion into the region about 5,000 years ago, the culture shifted and men's prominence may have risen as a result, Gallinaro wrote.
The region as a whole is full of hundreds of sites yet to be excavated, said Luigi Boitani, a biologist at Sapienza University of Rome, who has worked on archaeological sites in the region but was not involved in the study.
"The area is an untapped treasure," Boitani said.
The new discovery also highlights the need to protect the fragile region, which has been closed to archaeologists since the revolution that ousted dictator Moammar el Gadhafi.
Takarkori is very close to the main road that leads from Libya into neighboring Niger, so rebels and other notorious political figures, such as Gadhafi's sons, have frequently passed through the area to escape the country, he said.
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The IELTS writing test consists of two tasks, the first of which differs for academic and general training candidates. For information about the general training task 1, click here.
For the academic test, in task 1 you are given some data to write about. This may be represented in a variety of ways:
- a line graph
- a bar or column chart
- a table
- one or more pie chart(s)
- a combination of two of the above
- 2 or 3 maps or plans
- a process
You should write at least 150 words to describe the important features of the data and make comparisons where necessary. There is no upper limit to how many words you can write. However, writing too much will eat into your time for writing task two while also potentially affecting the coherence of your response.
The following hints are useful regardless of the way information is being displayed:
- Before writing, spend a minute looking at the data. Try to understand what is going on.
- Start by paraphrasing the description of the diagram. Do not copy this description.
- When using data from any of the charts or table, be sure to include any units and use language to approximate if unsure of the exact number.
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In the 3D coordinate system, lines can be described using vector equations or parametric equations. Lines in 3D have equations similar to lines in 2D, and can be found given two points on the line. In order to understand lines in 3D, one should understand how to parameterize a line in 2D and write the vector equation of a line. Perpendicular, parallel and skew lines are important cases that arise from lines in 3D.
One of the great things about the vector equation of a line is that the same equation applies in 2 dimensions as in 3 dimensions so that's our goal today is to come up with equations for lines and 3 dimensions. 3 dimensions as a vector equation is the same as in 2D here is a picture of a line in 3D all we need to know is the position vector of 1 point on the line and a direction vector that indicates the direction of the line and then the equation for the line will be r vector r equals r0 plus some constant times v the direction vector. So all we need is one position vector and a direction vector and we can get the equation of a line.
Let's see an example, find the vector and parametric equations of the line through point a 2, 3, 1 and b 5, 4, 6 and I've drawn the line here. I have to define a point p this is just going to be a random point on the line and this will give me my r my vector r and I'm going to make this vector r0 you can actually go with either a or b but I'm going to go with point a. So point a is going to give me my r0, so remember the equations r equals r0 plus t times v. So I need to come up with the components for all of these vectors, now vector r is going to have components the same as the coordinates of this point x, y and z and r0 will have components the same as point a. So r0 is 2, 3, 1 but we need a direction vector, so what I'm going to do is I'm going to define vector ab as the direction vector so it's nice to have that second point you really need it.
And so v is going to be 5-2 3, 4-3 1, and 6-1 5 that's our direction vector, and then our equation becomes x, y, z equals and r0 was 2, 3, 1 plus t times the direction vector 3, 1, 5. This is the vector equation for our line, now what the parametric equations? Well remember just like in 2 dimensions you can find the parametric equations by isolating each component. So for example, so these are the parametric equations, x=2+3 times t, y=3+1 times t and z=1+5 times t and that's it. These are the parametric equations they come right out of the vector equation. So when you're asked to find both the vector equation and the parametric equation it's really not that much harder just to go ahead and write the parametric equations down. So that's it, if you know 2 points on a line you can have with the vector n parametric equations of the line.

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Marble and Terrazzo Floors
Marble floors exude richness, quality and sophistication. There is an ancient history of marble flooring, and much of this architectural work still exists today from antiquity. Some of it is still in excellent condition after thousands of years. Marble floors are found in historic structures from the ancient Greek Parthenon to Grand Central Station in New York City (below).
Patterns can be created by using different colored stone, and inlaying them for contrast and juxtaposition. The surface of the marble floor is then polished smooth, for an even flooring surface.
Because marble flooring is so sleek, shiny and reflective, it can often be difficult to keep spotless. Streaks, smudges, scuffs and dust will show up clearly and immediately. Regular cleaning is a must. A soft dust mop works well for daily maintenance, with at least a weekly sweeping and a damp mop. Marble floors need to be professionally cleaned and polished at least once a year to repair any cracks or dried-out areas and help it keep its sheen.
Since marble is so durable, heavy, dramatic and used in places like palaces, folks should get the hint that it's also pretty expensive. Installation of the floor will also be costly, and should not be undertaken by anyone who does not know what he's doing. The maintenance alone takes its toll, with constant cleaning and regular resealing which should also be done by professionals. In addition to the high cost, marble floors are very cold on bare feet. Slippers or throw rugs are highly recommended during winter months
Below are the marble floors of the Mamluk 14th century madrasa and mausoleum of Sultan Hasan in Cairo, Egypt.
Here is a panel from the Duomo's marble floor in Siena, Italy.
Around 1920, Italian masons realized a less expensive method for producing marble floor, in a technique now known as "Terrazzo." First, a concrete substrate is built from a slab at least 3 inches thick. Then a wet mixture of sand-based mortar is applied to the substrate. While this mortar is still wet, marble chips and pigment are placed on top of the wet mortar. This mixture is then tamped or consolidated in place, and subsequently polished. The beauty of terrazzo is that different colored patterns can readily be incorporated, with high precision and accuracy. Terrazzo does not have the same high sheen as marble slabs, so usually a filler or additive is applied to the terrazzo to give it a more lustrous finish.
Here is a Terrazo floor from the Texas State Capitol building:
In American architecture today, a marble floor sometimes seems pretentious, in the same vein as a "McMansion" of the nouveau riche. However, judicious use of marble tastefully applied, properly installed and adequately cared for can add real beauty to any building.
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Selective Therapy of High-Risk Calves
As mentioned in the section Selecting the Right Calf, there are several parameters that increase the risk for calves to develop disease. Ideally, we should aim to prevent these high-risk calves from entering the facility through selective purchasing.
Performing a brief exam on each calf entering the facility will help to identify calves that are at high risk of experiencing disease. These high-risk calves could be selectively treated with antimicrobials or supportive therapy (such as oral electrolytes or anti-inflammatory medications) to improve their health and welfare.
What Is a High-Risk Calf?
Calves with the following are at high risk of developing disease:
- Low body weight
- High level of dehydration
- Presence of an enlarged umbilicus with heat, swelling, and pain
- Presence of diarrhea
- Presence of a sunken flank
- Certain source dairy farms
Unfortunately, there is not a large body of evidence on how these calves should be handled at arrival.
It is best to work with your veterinarian to develop a plan on how to manage these high-risk calves in your facilities.


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Democratic political candidates can skip this weekend's July 4th parades. A new Harvard University study finds that July 4th parades energize only Republicans, turn kids into Republicans, and help to boost the GOP turnout of adults on Election Day.
"Fourth of July celebrations in the United States shape the nation's political landscape by forming beliefs and increasing participation, primarily in favor of the Republican Party," said the report from Harvard. [See political cartoons about the 2012 GOP field.]
"The political right has been more successful in appropriating American patriotism and its symbols during the 20th century. Survey evidence also confirms that Republicans consider themselves more patriotic than Democrats. According to this interpretation, there is a political congruence between the patriotism promoted on Fourth of July and the values associated with the Republican party. Fourth of July celebrations in Republican dominated counties may thus be more politically biased events that socialize children into Republicans," write Harvard Kennedy School Assistant Professor David Yanagizawa-Drott and Bocconi University Assistant Professor Andreas Madestam. [Enjoy political cartoons about President Obama.]
Their findings also suggest that Democrats gain nothing from July 4th parades, likely a shocking result for all the Democratic politicians who march in them. [Check out editorial cartoons about the Democrats.]
"There is no evidence of an increased likelihood of identifying as a Democrat, indicating that Fourth of July shifts preferences to the right rather than increasing political polarization," the two wrote.
The three key findings of those attending July 4th celebrations:
- When done before the age of 18, it increases the likelihood of a youth identifying as a Republican by at least 2 percent.
- It raises the likelihood that parade watchers will vote for a Republican candidate by 4 percent.
- It boosts the likelihood a reveler will vote by about 1 percent and increases the chances they'll make a political contribution by 3 percent.
What's more, the impact isn't fleeting. "Surprisingly, the estimates show that the impact on political preferences is permanent, with no evidence of the effects depreciating as individuals become older,"said the Harvard report.
Finally, the report suggests that if people are looking for a super-patriotic July 4th, though should head to Republican towns. "Republican adults celebrate Fourth of July more intensively in the first place."


Here are five key points to keep in mind when you want to understand color masterbatches in their entirety!
Color masterbatch is a resin coloring mixture with high efficiency and high concentration of color made from a large number of pigments or dyes and carrier resins of one or more components through strict processing and dispersion technology. There is great demand for color masterbatch in China and great potential for development. Therefore, it is necessary to research and develop masterbatch production technology.
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Below, we have a comprehensive understanding of the masterbatch, including the common classification, basic components, masterbatch production process and equipment, and finally look at the application and future development of masterbatch.
1.Color masterbatch classification
01.According to the use of different
Color masterbatch is divided into injection masterbatch, blow molding masterbatch, spinning masterbatch, etc., and each variety can be divided into different grades.
Advanced injection color master is used for cosmetic packaging boxes, toys, electrical shell and other advanced products; Ordinary injection color master for general daily plastic products, industrial containers, etc. Advanced blow molding master for ultra thin products blow molding coloring.
Ordinary blow molding color master for general packaging bags and woven bags blow coloring. Spinning master is used for spinning and coloring of textile fibers. The master pigment has fine particles, high concentration, strong coloring power, good heat resistance and light resistance. Low – grade master color is used to manufacture low – grade products which do not require high quality color.
02. According to the carrier
Color masterbatch is divided into PE, PP, PVC, PS, ABS, EVA, PC, PET, PEK, phenolic resin, epoxy resin, acrylic resin, unsaturated polyester resin, polyurethane, polyamide, fluorine resin master and so on.
03. According to the different functions
Color masterbatch is divided into anti-static, flame retardant, anti-aging, antibacterial, whitening and brightening, anti-reflection, weather resistance, extinction, pearlite, imitation marble grain (flow), wood grain color master grain, etc.
04. According to the user's use
Color masterbatch is divided into general color master and special color master. Low melting point PE master is often used as a general color master, suitable for other resin coloring besides the carrier resin. The vast majority of normal master batch enterprises in the world generally do not produce general master color. general master color range is very narrow. its technical indicators and economic benefits are poor.
The universal master color shows different colors in different plastics, and the prediction of coloring effect is poor. Universal master color affects the strength of products,and the products are easy to deformation, distortion, and more obvious to engineering plastics. General master color for general use, selects high heat resistant grade pigment, high cost and results in waste.
Special master in the process of product processing, with high concentration, good dispersion, cleaning and other significant advantages. Special master heat resistance grade is generally suitable for plastics used for products, the normal temperature is safe to use, only in the case of temperature beyond the normal range and downtime is too long will cause different degrees of discoloration.
05. According to the color
Color masterbatch is divided into black, white, yellow, green, red, orange, brown, blue, silver, gold, purple, gray and pink masterbatch.
2.Color masterbatch raw material basic composition
01. Pigment
Pigment is the basic coloring component.it is best to pretreat, the surface of its fine particles with resin coating, prevent mutual flocculation, so that it is easy to disperse. In order to coat and mix evenly, solvents that have affinity to pigments and can dissolve resins are used, such as o-dichlorobenzene, chlorobenzene, xylene, etc. In the case of resin dissolution, the pigment is dispersed and then the solvent is recovered or removed.
02. Carrier
The carrier is the matrix of the color masterbatch. At present, the special master batch is the same resin as the carrier, which can ensure the compatibility of the master batch and the colored resin, and is conducive to better pigment dispersion. There are many kinds of carrier resins, including polyethylene, atactic polypropylene, poly1-butene , low relative molecular weight polypropylene, etc.
For polyolefin masterbatch, LLDPE or LDPE with high melt index is generally selected as the carrier resin, which has good processing fluidity. It is blended with the colored resin to adjust the viscosity of the system, so as to play the role of infiltrating and dispersing pigments, minimize the amount of dispersant, and achieve good dispersion effect even without dispersant, and ensure that the performance of the colored products does not decline.
03. Dispersant
Dispersant wetting and coating pigment promote the pigment in the carrier evenly dispersed no longer condensed.Its melting point should be lower than the resin, and resin has good compatibility, and the pigment has a better affinity. There are many kinds of dispersants, low molecular weight polyethylene wax, polyester, stearate, white oil, low molecular weight polyethylene oxide, etc.
04. Additives
In addition to coloring, the masterbatch also adds flame retardant, antioxidant, antistatic agent, light stabilizer and so on according to the various requirements of users, which has a variety of functions at the same time. Sometimes the user does not require, but the color master enterprise will also suggest adding some additives according to the product needs.
3. Color masterbatch production technology
The production process of color masterbatch is strict, which can be divided into dry process and wet process.
01. Wet process
The color masterbatch is made by grinding, phase turning, washing, drying and granulation. When grinding pigments, a series of technical tests should be carried out, such as measuring grinding grout fineness, diffusion property, solid content, etc. Wet process has 4 methods including ink method, flushing method,kneading method and metal soap method
(1) Ink method
Ink method is the production method of ink paste. The ingredients are ground in three rollers and coated with a low molecular protective layer. The ground ink paste is mixed with the carrier resin, plasticized by a two-roll plasticizer, and finally granulated by a single or twin screw extruder.
(2)Flushing method
Rinsing method is the pigment, water and dispersant through the sand grinding, so that the particles < 1μm, the use of phase transfer method to make the pigment into the oil phase, evaporation, concentration and drying, adding the carrier, extrusion granulation to get master. Phase conversion requires organic solvent and the corresponding solvent recovery device, the operation is complicated, which increases the difficulty of processing.
(3)Kneading method
Kneading method is the pigment and oil carrier mixed, through kneading to make the pigment from the water phase into the oil phase. The oily carrier covers the surface of the pigment so that the pigment disperses and stabilizes, preventing condensation. Then extrude granulation to obtain color masterbatch.
(4) Metal soap method
After grinding the pigment particle size to about 1μm, add soap liquid at a certain temperature, evenly wet the pigment particle surface, forming saponification liquid protective layer (such as magnesium stearate), will not cause flocculation, maintain a certain fineness. Then the carrier was added and mixed at high speed, and the color masterbatch was obtained by extrusion granulation.
02. Dry process
Some enterprises in the production of high-grade masterbatch, prepare their own pre-dispersed pigment, and then use the dry process granulation. Masterbatch production conditions with products required to present a variety of options. High churn + single screw, high churn + double screw is the most common production technology. In order to improve the dispersion of pigment, some enterprises will be the carrier resin ground into powder.
Mixing machine + single screw, mixing machine + double screw are also used to produce high quality master batch technology. At present, the technology of color masterbatch measurement and color matching is more popular, and more high performance spectrophotometer is introduced to assist the completion of color matching.
4. Production Equipment
Color masterbatch production equipment includes grinding equipment, high and low speed kneading machine, mixing machine, extrusion granulation equipment, etc. Grinding equipment, such as sand mill, cone mill, colloid mill and high shear dispersion machine.
Kneading machine through vacuum decompression exhaust, extraction of volatile matter and dehydration; Thermal working conditions through heat conduction oil, steam heating or water cooling; Discharging mode is turning cylinder discharging, valve discharging and screw discharging; Kneading paddle adopts frequency conversion governor for speed control.
The mixer is divided into two kinds: open rubber mixer and closed rubber mixer. Extrusion granulation equipment includes single screw extruder, twin screw extruder (flat, flat, cone, cone), multi-screw extruder and non-screw extruder, etc.
5. Application and development of color masterbat


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WASHINGTON — The Missile Defense Agency successfully launched a mock-up of a kill vehicle with a new three-stage booster designed to enhance the performance of the interceptors that make up the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System in a Sept. 12 flight test, according to an agency statement.
The GMD system is designed to protect the homeland from intercontinental ballistic missiles from Iran and North Korea.
The launch of the mock-up Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, or EKV, was the first flight test of a three-stage booster operating in two-stage mode "meaning the third stage was not ignited, allowing earlier release of the kill vehicle providing increased battlespace," the statement said.
The EKV is the section of the Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) designed to destroy targets in high-speed collisions after separating from the booster rocket.
This new booster capability — known as the "2-/3-Stage selectable GBI" — gives the "warfighter greater flexibility in executing the defense of the homeland while significantly increasing the battlespace for successful threat engagement," MDA said.
The agency used a mock-up of an EKV to reduce the test cost and keep its critical defense assets available, the statement noted.
"Initial indications show the test met requirements," but program officials will continue to evaluate the data to determine system performance, the statement added.
"The system worked exactly as it was designed to do, and the results of this test provide evidence of the greatly increased battlespace the selectable booster brings to the Warfighter," MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill said in the statement.
"The Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system is vitally important to the defense of our homeland, and this test demonstrates that we continue to provide enhanced capabilities for our existing Ground Based Interceptor fleet while we rapidly design and deliver the leap ahead technology of the Next Generation Interceptor," he added.
The new selectable stage booster provides more engagement time and space, the agency said, and future upgrades to sensing and tracking capabilities will offer the ability to "assess the threat after initial engagement while retaining the time to engage again if necessary."
Hill said getting the booster capability is "our first step toward a robust 'shoot-assess-shoot' capability."
The agency is working on upgrading and performing a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) for its GMD system as it races toward adding roughly 20 Next-Generation Interceptors (NGI) to an inventory of 40 GBIs already in the ground at Fort Greely, Alaska. There are four other GBIs at Vandenberg Air Base, California.
Fielding the NGI is expected to take place beginning in 2028, with the last being emplaced by roughly 2030.
It is possible the Pentagon may decide to replace current GBIs with NGIs, but the decision to do so will be down the road.
MDA canceled a previous attempt to redesign the EKV in 2019 due to difficulty meeting technical requirements, so the pressure is on to ensure the GBI system has interceptors capable of destroying ever-evolving ICBM threats.
The new booster capability is expected to be integrated with the current GBI fleet over the next couple of years as part of the ongoing GMD SLEP efforts.
Jen Judson is an award-winning journalist covering land warfare for Defense News. She has also worked for Politico and Inside Defense. She holds a Master of Science degree in journalism from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kenyon College.


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Why does the cat always touch the ground when it falls from a height?When a cat falls, it is a subject that scientists have always been interested in. This involves physics and biology, and scientists in both disciplines have done a lot of research on this phenomenon.
What happens when the earth's magnetic field flips?A paper published in the journal "Science" showed that the Earth's most recent geomagnetic deflection occurred between 41,000 and 42,000 years ago. At that time, the strength of the Earth's magnetic field was reduced to 6% of its current level, and the entire Earth was exposed to the erosion of solar wind and cosmic rays. under;


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About the role:
This is a 24 month, replacement role with accompanied terms based in Haiti with a salary of Grade 7 €47,413 - €52,682
You will report to the Regional Director and will line manage all staff in country. We would like you to start in early to mid-December as the current post holder leaves at that time.
You will have overall responsibility for the strategic development and management of the Concern country programme in Haiti. You will ensure the country programme meets objectives as set out in its agreed strategic plan, annual plans and programme proposals. You will also ensure the country programme is in line with Concern Worldwide policies, procedures, organisational strategy, and meets the Core Humanitarian accountability standards. You will lead the Senior Management Team and represent the organisation with government, donors and other international organisations.
You will be responsible for:
Leadership & Strategic Direction:
- Leading the country management team (CMT) and ensuring a participative decision making process.
- Leading by example and supporting the Concern team to achieve organisational outcomes.
- Ensuring staff capacity, organisational structures and programme approaches are fit for purpose and able to effectively deliver strategic organisational goals.
- Engaging with major organisational advocacy issues, providing support and leadership for key Strategic campaigns.
Risk Management & Accountability:
- Ensuring optimal use of financial resources; managed in a transparent and accountable manner, consistent with Concern's and donor policies, systems and procedures, delivering quality results and demonstrating value for money.
- Responding robustly to any suspicions or reports of fraud, code of conduct abuses or other misdemeanours, and adhering to Concern's policy and procedures on investigations.
- Ensuring Concern complies with all relevant national legal and administrative requirements.
- Identifying all risks and implementing mitigating measures in conjunction with the Country Management Team.
- Implementing and reviewing Concerns Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) Accountability commitments and action plan in Haiti. Ensuring a functioning complaints response mechanism (CRM) across all programmes.
- Establish and maintain an effective safety and security management system to meet agreed standards, including regular updating of the Security Management Plan.
- Ensure all staff are aware of and adhere to the Security Management Plan.
- Effectively and promptly respond to any security incident, keeping the Regional Director as line manager, and other relevant Concern management, fully informed.
Programme Development & Implementation:
- Ensuring adequate financial resources for continual programming in country, through developing/implementing funding strategies, engagement with donors, etc.
- Supporting the Programme Director to ensure programmes are designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated in line with Concern Worldwide policies, incorporating a results-based management approach.
- Enabling an organisational culture that supports effective learning, sharing and continual improvement of programme quality.
Support Systems & People Management:
- Supporting and guiding the Systems and Finance functions to ensure effective and efficient administrative, logistical and financial support is provided to staff of Concern Worldwide.
- Supporting the CFC in budget preparation, revision and monitoring; ensuring that budget holders actively manage their cost centres and prepare accurate budgets in line with the annual plan.
- Ensure that Concern's IT systems provide efficient and effective communication and data management for the organisation, linking with Concern Worldwide systems.
- Supporting and guiding the HR Manager to ensure there are competent and empowered human resources, in a fair, diverse and efficient workplace
- Ensuring the National HR Manual and HR policies are in line with organisational and national legal requirements and all staff are aware of and comply with these.
- Undertaking initiatives to ensure a good working environment and team spirit so Concern is perceived as an employer of choice for national and international staff.
- Ensuring job requisitions are prepared on a timely basis for international positions
- Ensuring staff Performance and Development Review's (PDR) are undertaken for all staff with appropriate training, development and career opportunities identified.
Representation & Networking:
- Creating a strong and visible profile for the organisation, as a leading actor in the fight against poverty and the implementation of resilience programming.
- Communicating information regarding Concern and its programme at National level to Government, Donors and INGOs, alliances and networks across a range of fora.
- Engaging appropriately with the media to ensure that Concern's values and vision and programmes are highlighted.
- Representing Concern Worldwide in strategic national and international meetings;
- Ensuring relationships and formal agreements with the government are maintained and updated.
Your skills and experience will include:
- Relevant post graduate qualification.
- Five years' or more experience in a senior position with an international NGO.
- Excellent English and French, written and spoken.
- Management of diverse and multi-sectoral programmes.
- Previous work in a similar context.
- Management of a diverse team of senior staff.
- Management of systems and finance functions, including knowledge of donor compliance.
- Working with major international donors and securing external donor funding.
- Knowledge and experience of incorporating key approaches across programmes.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a confidence to engage and represent Concern at public fora, media and donors.
- Delegation, time management and prioritizing skills.
- Computer literate and good knowledge of Word and Excel.
- Empathy with Concern's mission, vision and goals, and our target group.
We would also like:
- You to be flexible and reliable.
- You to be culturally sensitive and empathic to others.
- You to be able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.
Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year. Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on Concern ensuring that the names of any new employee or volunteer do not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List). Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will not be made pending a clearance check being conducted on the applicant. For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office.


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Regulatory framework of the culture sector
What is it about?
Cultural and creative industries operate in a complex business environment defined both by the standard regulations concerning businesses, as well as issues such as intellectual property rights and taxation.
The policies and legislation governing these fields, in other words the regulatory framework, should facilitate artistic creation, cultural diversity, and business activities in the culture sector.
Why is it needed?
The culture sector, like many others, is undergoing considerable and rapid change in the wake of the digital revolution. In response to these changes, governments are increasingly identifying a need for continuous assessment to ensure that the regulatory framework remains fit for purpose.
The increasing importance of digital technologies brings with it, for the culture sector, a need to review intellectual property rights and ensure that artists and organisations can protect their works while ensuring broad access to culture.
Likewise, with audiences and markets increasingly accessible on the internet, there is a clear need to apply the proper policies to online trading, taxation, and even the establishment and operation of businesses.
What is the EC's role?
The Commission serves a variety of functions in the assessment of the regulatory framework, including the management of projects, the commissioning of studies and reports, and ensuring coordination with Member States to apply best practices.
What has been achieved so far?
The Commission has, to date, undertaken a variety of activities, and has achieved several major steps in reforming the regulatory environment. Aside from the projects and platforms support by the Culture and MEDIA programmes, the following legal instruments have been adopted:
In addition to the legal text the Commission has published the following Communications:
Moreover, the Commission has brokered the following stakeholder's dialogues:
What are the next steps?
In addition to managing the Creative Europe programme, the Commission will continue efforts in the field, notably by:


Order of Calatrava
Order of Calatrava, in full Military Order of Calatrava, Spanish Orden Militar de Calatrava, major military and religious order in Spain. The order was originated in 1158 when King Sancho III of Castile ceded the fortress of Calatrava to Raymond, abbot of the Cistercian monastery of Fitero, with instructions to defend it against the Moors. The order of knights and monks who defended the fort was formally recognized by the pope in 1164, and it became closely affiliated with the Cistercian abbey of Morimond in 1187.


Definition of Sweat
 1. of Sweat
 2. To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin; to perspire.
 3. Fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge.
 4. To emit moisture, as green plants in a heap.
 5. To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.
 6. To emit or suffer to flow from the pores; to exude.
 7. To unite by heating, after the application of soldier.
 8. To get something advantageous, as money, property, or labor from (any one), by exaction or oppression; as, to sweat a spendthrift; to sweat laborers.
 9. The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor, containing some fatty acids and mineral matter; perspiration. See Perspiration.
 10. The act of sweating; or the state of one who sweats; hence, labor; toil; drudgery.
 11. Moisture issuing from any substance; as, the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack.
 12. The sweating sickness.
 13. A short run by a race horse in exercise.
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Compare Old & New World wines - An analysis of famous wine critics
Updated: Jun 30, 2020
What does Old World Wine mean? Find out the differences between New World and Old World wine and how wine-making practices and regional climate significantly affect the taste of wine.
The spread of wine-making and Vitis vinifera grapes from the Middle East into Europe defines what areas are part of the Old World (in terms of wine). Public Domain Map by Anonymous circa 1570
New World vs. Old World Wine
Old World Wine
Old world wines are from countries or regions where winemaking (with Vitis vinifera grapes) first originated.
Old world wine countries include France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Austria, Hungary, and Germany. Based on the definition, countries like Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, and Moldova are also able to be considered old world wine regions!
New World Wine
New world wines are from countries or regions where winemaking (and Vitis vinifera grapes) were imported during (and after) the age of exploration.
New world wine countries include: the United States, Australia, South Africa, Chile, Argentina, and New Zealand are New World wine regions. Also, based on the definition, China, India, South Africa, and Japan are new world wine regions.
Do Old World Wines Taste Different Than New World Wines?
Yes, they often do. The differences in Old World and New World wines come from winemaking practices (tradition) and the effect of the land and climate on the grapes (the "terroir").
 - Old World wines are often described as tasting lighter, having less alcohol, having higher acidity, and tasting less fruity.
 - New World wines are often described as tasting riper, having higher alcohol, having less acidity, and tasting more fruity.
Despite these common descriptors between New and Old World wines, there are plenty of exceptions to the rule. This is because winemakers have a fair amount of control when it comes to affecting how a wine will ultimately taste. Call it a winemaking preference if you want. Many Old World regions have rules and regulations that dictate winemaking practices, which decides a wine's style.
For example, if you made Malbec with the same winemaking methodologies in Mendoza, Argentina, and then in Cahors, France, the wines would taste similar but not the same. In this case, The difference is in the conditions (the climate, the microfauna, etc.) of the two regions.
Two Examples
Bordeaux Merlot vs. California Merlot
2008 Rombauer Merlot California Critic Review
"This elegant, focused version delivers currant and floral herb aromas and appealing cherry, caramel, and spice flavors. Drink now through 2017." -Wine Spectator ANALYSIS Wine Spectator is quick to announce the fruit characteristics of this wine first and also discuss "Caramel" and "Spice," which indicate oak aging. "Floral Herb" is mentioned as an aroma but not a flavor, saying that this wine may smell complex but tastes more fruity. Rombauer has long been known for making very fruit-forward wines in the past, and Wine Spectator says this one is not as bold or lush as the others with the word "Elegant."
2009 Chateau Siaurac France Critic Review
"Attractive truffle, graphite and plum notes intermixed with mocha and black cherry cascade from the glass of this supple, chunky, fleshy wine. There is good glycerin, purity, and overall character to this wine, which can be drunk over the next decade." -Robert Parker ANALYSIS Robert Parker reveals the most prevalent flavors of this wine first in his description of Chateau Siaurac. By saying the words "Graphite," "Truffle," and "Chunky," he is telling us that the wine is more earthy. The indication of its expected age-worthiness of a decade, Parker is saying that the wine has the 4 components that make a wine age-worthy. This does not mean that the wine will necessarily drink well now.
Loire Sauvignon Blanc vs. New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
2011 Brancott Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand Critic Review
"Brancott sets the style for clean, oceanic Marlborough sauvignon with this mouthwatering wine. There's a touch of flint in the aroma, bright passionfruit flavors, and fresh acidity to balance it." -Wine & Spirits ANALYSIS Wine & Spirits suggests that the wine has a unique mineral aroma, but says that overall it tastes of passionfruit. "Passionfruit" in Sauvignon Blanc is a ripe flavor, whereas flavors like "Lemon" and "Pepper" indicate a less ripe grape.
2011 Les Roches Touraine Blanc France Critic Review
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A study of the velocity structure in a marine boundary layer : instrumentation and observations
Tochko, John Steven
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KeywordRemote sensing; Oceanographic instruments; Boundary layer; Turbulence; Turbulent boundary layer; Ocean bottom
The design and operation of a unique flow measuring instrument for bottom boundary layer studies in the marine environment is documented. The effectiveness of the instrument in acquiring data with which models of near bottom flows in the ocean can be tested is demonstrated by the results of a field experiment in Vineyard Sound. The instrument uses four sensors which measure the mean and fluctuating parts of the three components of the velocity vector at four heights above the sea bed. The sensors employ the acoustic travel time difference technique, and are designed to minimize sensor-induced flow disturbances. BASS, an acronym for Benthic Acoustic Stress Sensor, has a resolution of.033 cm/sec per least bit, a range of ±62 cm/sec, noise of.07 cm/sec in 10 sec, and an estimated accuracy of ±.5 cm/sec, referred to an in situ zero point. A complete set of velocity measurements is made every.750 seconds, each measurement being the vector component averaged over 15 cm. The data is internally recorded on digital cassette tape. Eight hours of continuous data can be recorded. BASS was deployed in a tidal flow in Vineyard Sound at a depth of 10 m where a time series of u, v, and w velocities at 26 cm, 46 cm, 96 cm, and 210 cm above the bottom was recorded. The mean velocity was determined by fitting each 6 hour series with a sixth order polynomial and the deviations from the polynomial, the fluctuating velocity components, were correlated to produce Reynolds stress profiles. The stress series shows very few negative stress events while the dominant positive events have an average duration of 5 seconds and exceed 30 dynes/cm2. Zero offset was removed from the mean by assuming a log profile at maximum ebb. Deviations from a log profile developed when the current dropped below 40% of maximum, i.e., when the flow could no longer be considered steady. A break in the Reynolds stress profile at 1 m suggested a larger length scale than the 1 cm bottom roughness was present in the flow. A value of u* was determined by using the quadratic drag law (u* = 1.56 cm/sec), the log profile method (u* = 1.60 cm/sec), and the eddy correlation method (u* = 1.91 cm/sec). Integral length scales of 5 m cross-stream, and 2.5 m vertically were identified by correlation calculations. Two length scales were present in the downstream direction, 5 m within 1 meter of the wall and 8 m further from the wall.
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution February 1978
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The Torah tells of the Jews desperation and anguish when hope seemed lost:
וּפַרְעֹה הִקְרִיב וַיִּשְׂאוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת עֵינֵיהֶם וְהִנֵּה מִצְרַיִם נֹסֵעַ אַחֲרֵיהֶם וַיִּירְאוּ מְאֹד וַיִּצְעֲקוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל הֹ – Pharaoh drew near, and the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold! the Egyptians were advancing after them. They were very frightened, and the children of Israel cried out to the Lord. (14:10)
Rashi remarks that תפשו אומנות אבותם – They seized the craft of their ancestors.
The seems to praise the Jews. But why identify it as something their ancestors would have done? At the beginning of the slavery we find that they cry out and the ancestral heritage is not mentioned: וַיְהִי בַיָּמִים הָרַבִּים הָהֵם, וַיָּמָת מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם, וַיֵּאָנְחוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן-הָעֲבֹדָה, וַיִּזְעָקוּ; וַתַּעַל שַׁוְעָתָם אֶל-הָאֱלֹהִים, מִן-הָעֲבֹדָה – Now it came to pass in those many days that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed from the labor, and they cried out, and their cry ascended to God from the labor.
Rashi does not explain that their cry was prayer – it obviously was – the tradition of prayer that dates back to the Patriarchs.
Perhaps it isn't a praise at all. An insight into the people praying: וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל מֹשֶׁה הַמִבְּלִי אֵין קְבָרִים בְּמִצְרַיִם לְקַחְתָּנוּ לָמוּת בַּמִּדְבָּר מַה זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ לָּנוּ לְהוֹצִיאָנוּ מִמִּצְרָיִם. הֲלֹא זֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְנוּ אֵלֶיךָ בְמִצְרַיִם לֵאמֹר חֲדַל מִמֶּנּוּ וְנַעַבְדָה אֶת מִצְרָיִם כִּי טוֹב לָנוּ עֲבֹד אֶת מִצְרַיִם מִמֻּתֵנוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר – They said to Moses, "Were there no graves in Egypt that you have taken us to die in the desert? What have you done to us by taking us out of Egypt?! Isn't this what we told you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone, and we will serve the Egyptians, because we would rather serve the Egyptians than die in the desert?!'". (14:11-12)
These people are clearly not the most righteous people; they go from prayer to wishing themselves back into slavery and rejecting G-d and Moshe in a heartbeat.
That is the point Rashi illustrates here. They did not pray because it was the right thing to do; they prayed because it was what their fathers would have done. תפשו אומנות אבותם – They seized the craft of their ancestors – not עבודה – service, but craftsmanship; it was work!
R' Yitzchok Hutner queries that morning prayers before Az Yashir detail how Hashem listened to our cries. But these cries were hardly noble, so why are mention this in our prayers?
He answers with a parable, about a king who is friends with a nobleman, whose son is close to the prince. One day, whilst visiting the prince in the palace, the nobleman's son bursts into the king's chamber and starts shouting at the workers, and the king tells them to do as he says.
It's not because of what the nobleman's son said or deserved: it's because his father is the king's friend.
This is why we mention Zchus Avos in the opening paragraph of Shemona Esrei; in spite of our lack of merit, our lineage should stand us in good stead.


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The word confrère(s) in French is used to refer to males sharing the same profession; the word for females is consoeur(s). How about English? Is this term used for both genders?
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I imagine anyone savvy enough to use the French masculine version would be capable of generating the feminine even if they'd never seen it before. Yes, it is used in English – FumbleFingers Feb 6 '12 at 18:48
_USER_ I didn't know it existed. Thanks for the information. – misensalem Feb 6 '12 at 18:51
Fun fact: Dutch lawyers address their male colleagues as "confrère", their female colleagues as "collega". If they know each other well, it becomes "amice" v. "amica". – Cerberus Feb 6 '12 at 18:59
Is the term 'confrere' used in English? – Mitch Feb 7 '12 at 13:24
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The definition of confrere is gender-free in American dictionaries (AHED, Merriam-Webster, and Dictionary.com, to name three).
Note that the usage example given by MW is this:
So, yes, confrere (or confrère) is used for either gender in English.
(A French confrère tells me that lawyers in France start letters to fellow lawyers with "Cher Confrère" regardless of the gender of their addressee.)
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Although the observation that confrere is gender-neutral in English is otherwise well-supported, the MW example does not demonstrate this, as it could be that a mixed-gender group would, in English as in French, take the unmarked, masculine form of the noun. – H Stephen Straight Feb 7 '12 at 22:04
I've only heard colleague used in English instead of confrère or consoeur. Colleague does not imply gender in any way. It is not at all unusual for a male and female to be colleagues and that does not signify anything more than a professional association.
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Notwithstanding my comment to OP, I'm solidly with you on this one. We have a perfectly good gender-neutral term that everyone is familiar with, so why get tied up in knots searching for le mot juste (which it can't quite be in this case since even French doesn't have a feminine equivalent for that term, which I'd like to call la motte juste!) – FumbleFingers Feb 6 '12 at 19:08
_USER_ I've discovered that the word confrere is also used in English only recently and wondered whether it could be used to address a female colleague too. I searched in the dictionary but it wasn't much helpful. I know that the neutral word colleague is the most commonly used and this is the one I'd use myself but I think it is legitimate to be curious when encountering a new word and be interested to know how it is appropriately used. – misensalem Feb 6 '12 at 19:29
Although colleague is well-established to refer to members of one's occupation, confrere seems to my ear to refer to a subset of colleagues who share a specialty. So, all of the administrators, faculty, and professional staff (and perhaps even some of the advanced graduate students) in my university are my colleagues, only my colleagues in an identifiable smaller group (school, department, discipline, program) are confreres. – H Stephen Straight Feb 7 '12 at 22:11
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Fragment caching is used for caching various blocks within templates without caching the entire action as a whole. This is useful when certain elements of an action change frequently or depend on complicated state while other parts rarely change or can be shared amongst multiple parties. The caching is doing using the cache helper available in the Action View. A template with caching might look something like:
Hello <%= _USER_ %> <% cache do %> All the topics in the system: <%= render_collection_of_partials "topic", Topic.find_all %> <% end %>
This cache will bind to the name of action that called it. So you would be able to invalidate it using expire_fragment(:controller => "topics", :action => "list") — if that was the controller/action used. This is not too helpful if you need to cache multiple fragments per action or if the action itself is cached using caches_action. So instead we should qualify the name of the action used with something like:
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That would result in a name such as "/topics/list/all_topics", which wouldn't conflict with any action cache and neither with another fragment using a different suffix. Note that the URL doesn't have to really exist or be callable. We're just using the url_for system to generate unique cache names that we can refer to later for expirations. The expiration call for this example would be expire_fragment(:controller => "topics", :action => "list", :action_suffix => "all_topics").
In order to use the fragment caching, you need to designate where the caches should be stored. This is done by assigning a fragment store of which there are four different kinds:
- FileStore: Keeps the fragments on disk in the cache_path, which works well for all types of environments and shares the fragments for all the web server processes running off the same application directory.
- MemoryStore: Keeps the fragments in memory, which is fine for WEBrick and for FCGI (if you don't care that each FCGI process holds its own fragment store). It's not suitable for CGI as the process is thrown away at the end of each request. It can potentially also take up a lot of memory since each process keeps all the caches in memory.
- DRbStore: Keeps the fragments in the memory of a separate, shared DRb process. This works for all environments and only keeps one cache around for all processes, but requires that you run and manage a separate DRb process.
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A SIMULATION TO MINIMIZE TRAFFIC VIOLATION IN NIGERIA THROUGH THE USE OF SMART SPIKE STRIP
Traffic light violations always have negative effects on lives and environment and to quantify these negative effects is complex. For traffic light violation to be mitigated or eliminated, gathering of information on traffic incidents such as nature of the road, congestion spots, and volume of traffic on each road cannot be overemphasized. The elimination of traffic light violation particularly in developing countries like Nigeria may not be a realistic goal, but controlling or managing it to reduce the intensity of violation may be achievable. The unbearable traffic congestion is the highest cause of traffic light violation, most especially within the rush hours of the morning when individuals go to work (between 7.00am – 8.00am) and coming back in the evenings (4.00 – 5.00pm and 6.00 – 7.00pm) at most cross roads in Kaduna metropolis. In this research work, an algorithm is developed to control the traffic light violation on one lane of a traffic junction by introducing the smart spike strip which is synchronized with the traffic light control system. The implementation of the algorithm to simulate the control of the traffic light violation on a traffic junction is achieved using Visual Studio 2012 IDE as a platform for the simulation. Screenshots to illustrate the different of the vehicles and lanes which are states static, ready and motion states shown.


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Ryerson Station State Park is a 1,164-acre (471 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Richhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was previously home to Ronald J. Duke Lake, a 52-acre (21 ha) artificial lake on the North Fork of the Dunkard Fork of Wheeling Creek, that was constructed in 1960, but drained in 2005 due to structural concerns about the dam. Ryerson Station State Park is 3 miles (5 km) from Wind Ridge just off Pennsylvania Route 21 very close to the West Virginia state line.
The park is named for Fort Ryerson. This fort was constructed by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1792 as a refuge from the raids of the local Native Americans who were resisting the settlement of the Ohio River Valley by the United States. Ownership of the land in this part of Pennsylvania was disputed among several parties including Virginia, Pennsylvania and the Native Americans.The state acquired the land in 1958. Duke Lake was completed with the construction of a dam in 1960 and finally the park was opened in 1967.


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Annals of Pure and Applied Logic 75 (1995) 3–23
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Jan Krajicek posed the following problem: Is there is a generalization result in the theory of real closed fields of the form: If \(A(1 + \dots + 1)\) (\(n\) occurrences of 1) is provable in length \(k\) for all \(n = 0, 1, 2, \dots\), then \((\forall x)A(x)\) is provable? It is argued that the answer to this question depends on the particular formulation of the "theory of real closed fields." Four distinct formulations are investigated with respect to their generalization behavior. It is shown that there is a positive answer to Krajicek's question for (1) the axiom system RCF of Artin-Schreier with Gentzen's LK as underlying logical calculus, (2) RCF with the variant LKB of LK allowing introduction of several quantifiers of the same type in one step, (3) LKB and the first-order schemata corresponding to Dedekind cuts and the supremum principle. A negative answer is given for (4) any system containing the schema of extensionality.


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Consistency of 3D femoral torsion measurement from MRI compared to CT gold standard
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Häller Thomas Vincent, Schenk Pascal, Jud Lukas, Hoch Armando, Götschi Tobias, Zingg Patrick Oliver
Several hip and knee pathologies are associated with aberrant femoral torsion. Diagnostic workup includes computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). For three-dimensional (3D) analysis of complex deformities it would be desirable to measure femoral torsion from MRI data to avoid ionizing radiation of CT in a young patient population. 3D measurement of femoral torsion from MRI has not yet been compared to measurements from CT images. We hypothesize that agreement will exist between MRI and CT 3D measurements of femoral torsion.
CT and MRI data from 29 hips of 15 patients with routine diagnostic workup for suspected femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) were used to generate 3D bone models. 3D measurement of femoral torsion was performed by two independent readers using the method of Kim et al. which is validated for CT. Inter-modalitiy and inter-reader intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated.
Between MRI and CT 3D measurements an ICC of 0.950 (0.898; 0.976) (reader 1) respectively 0.950 (0.897; 0.976) (Reader 2) was found. The ICC (95% CI) expressing the inter-reader reliability for both modalities was 0.945 (0.886; 0.973) for MRI and 0.957 (0.910; 0.979) for CT, respectively. Mean difference between CT and MRI measurement was 0.42° (MRI - CT, SD: 2.77°, p = 0.253).
There was consistency between 3D measurements of femoral torsion between computer rendered MRI images compared to measurements with the "gold standard" of CT images. ICC for inter-modality and inter-reader consistency indicate excellent reliability. Accurate, reliable and reproducible 3D measurement of femoral torsion is possible from MRI images.


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I Chronicles Empires of David and Solomon
The stock image map shows the Empires of David and Solomon as recorded in the book of 1 Chronicles in the Bible. The map highlights the territories of these two powerful kings, which included modern-day Israel, Palestine, and parts of Jordan and Syria.
The map shows the cities and regions that were under the control of the Israelite empire during the reigns of David and Solomon, including Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, Megiddo, and Jezreel. The territories are color-coded to show the different regions under the rule of David and Solomon, and the key landmarks and cities are labeled.
The map provides a visual representation of the size and power of the Israelite empire during this period and offers insight into the political and cultural context of the ancient Middle East.


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Sustainment of Naval vessels is typically driven by time based inspections. These can be costly if left too long or inefficient if undertaken prematurely. It would be smart to do all maintenance in a timely manner that reduces costs and loss of availability, i.e. conditioned based maintenance (CBM). However, this requires the condition to be known. Developments over the last few years have resulted in tools that are able to give information as to the condition and it is proposed that this project identify those tools and deploy them for testing on civilian or RAN vessels. Initial application would be targeted at those areas that have the highest associated maintenance man hours and costs; for example, tanks, voids and bilge areas. These areas that have high man-hour and monetary costs due to the limited accessibility and occupational safety and health issues of working in confined spaces. Shifting from a traditional time based maintenance system to a conditioned based maintenance system, could reduce the cost for tank, bilge and void maintenance significantly.
Scope of the work
This work includes: a business case analysis (BCA) for high maintenance costs, long maintenance time, and largest maintenance availability drivers; technical trade analyses for the outfitting the systems identified in the BCA with appropriate sensor packages; development of sensor packages as necessary; and development of software tools (such as fleet management tools) for use by the maintainers, ship's force, and decision makers. This program will provide a framework for implementation on several ship classes. However, implementation of this framework is outside the scope of this work.
Which SEA program would benefit and how? Final outcome and impact (eg TRL increase?)
Potentially all platforms can benefit from this type of analysis. However, the initial focus will be on the Collins Class submarines and the Armidale Class Patrol Boats. Maintenance and dry dock packages must be scheduled several months in advance. Using CBM systems will allow platforms to avoid maintenance costs and reduce time in dry dock.
Most sensor systems available as commercial off the shelf systems for condition based maintenance decisions do not have proven performance in naval ship environments, yielding a low TRL. This program will increase the TRL of these sensor systems by relevant testing and limited deployment trials. Additionally, asset management software is also low TRL because it has not been designed for large, complex ship systems. This program will increase the TRL of asset management software.
This program will develop a framework, which if implemented, could have significant impact on maintenance man hours and maintenance cost and also increase availability.


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Visitors to the National Memorial Arboretum can see and learn about a wide variety of trees. Although still a 'young' Arboretum, there are already about 30,000 trees in the grounds which are growing rapidly into a unique living tribute.
Both British native species and specimen trees can be found amongst our 30,000 plus trees within the Arboretum. In specific areas of our site, trees from temperate regions from around the world can be found; for instance, in our Far East area you will find examples of dogwood and tulip trees, whilst in our Mediterranean Campaigns area you will discover cork oaks and black pines.
Dawn Redwoods can be found behind the British Korean Veterans memorial. These magnificent trees, identified as a 'living fossil' in 1941, once blanketed the entire Northern Hemisphere and were thought to be extinct by Western botanists until their rediscovery in 1941 in the Szechuan Province of China.
Our police tribute 'The Beat' is an avenue of London plane trees and some Horse Chestnuts, funded by every Police Force in the UK. Chestnuts were chosen because the first truncheons were made from this extremely durable wood.
Many of our trees have been dedicated to an individual and specific woodlands exist in memory of the Merchant Navy, victims of road accidents and for children remembered by parents and family.
Our trees are planted to enhance the symbolism found across the Arboretum. Everything is planned and considered and these living memorials create a tranquillity and sense of peace across the 150-acre site.


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Iberian mesopotamia alignments
- The Toponym Monfurado Mountain Range Origin
José Cirilo Rodrigues
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This project research is aimed to guide a new generation of scientific researchers using free tools and collaborate with wikipédia. Everyone with a critical thinking and wanting to explore our earth can use Google Earth and astronomy software to observe and analyze the Iberian Mesopotamia Alignments. The region between the three Iberian rivers: Tagus, Guadiana, and Sado in inner Alentejo, Portugal, was called as Iberian Mesopotamia by the archaeologist Manuel Calado. The alignments are located in the Monfurado (Holed Mountain) Mountain Range near the Almendres Cromlech.
Behind every Portuguese geographic accident, such as promontories, mountains, and rivers there are a lot of tales and mysteries. This article is intended to demystify the toponomic name Serra de Monfurado, which means in Portuguese language 'a mountain with a hole'. Monfurado maintain range is located in the inner Alentejo region south Portugal at a middle distance between the Iberian rivers Tagus and Guadiana and the Portuguese river Sado, so this region is known by archaeologists scholars as the Iberian Mesopotamia. This region constitutes the principal diffusion center of the megalithic culture with a central point at the Almendres Cromelech located 13 km west from the capital district city Évora. This study shows the alignment between the menir of Almendres, located at 1.5 km distance in the summer solstice sunrise - live direction, and the Cromelech with the most important stars for a shepherd people - the Capella star, Pollus and Regulus-. On the other hand towards the sunset - death direction at the equinox there exist some earthwork alignenment perfectly oriented east-west. This special construction - a mountain with a hole - is the name origin of the Portuguese toponym - Monfurado-. Due to the simplicity of the tools used and the probability to exist more similar constructions, it is highly recommended to continue searching for other possible alignments with satellite technology such as Google Earth and free astronomy software to better understand prehistoric megalithic science and scientists.
Keywords: prehistory science, archaeoastronomy, archaeology, prehistoric alignments, megalith, toponymy
In the late 1960th at the Portuguese primary school, every kid learned the place-name history of the Cape of the Good Hope, located at the bottom of the African continent, in South Africa. This cape was primarily named by Portuguese navigators as Cabo Adamastor, but, as it was refused by his majesty the King of Portugal, they still had tried the name: Cabo das Boas Tormentas to remember their difficulties without success. This story lets us remember that place-names are given by the authority of the people who needs them as references and the continuity of their use. The importance of the continuity of the place-name is well demonstrated in the recent archaeoatronomy study led by archaeologist Fabio Silva about the origin of the name of the Star Mountain range. Despite the Roman authority have called it as Montes Herminios during seven centuries. Fabio Silva study argues that the origin of the name - Star mountain range - is the due to the continuity of the name used by the first megalithic sheep herders which settled the region. These two examples illustrate the importance of place-names, as well as the reason why, today, to give or to change a place-name, it is a matter held by specialists of the United Nations and people directly affected. To be short, the study of place-names, must consider the authority and continuity of the people, which uses and needs them.
Following the above line of thought, this article is about the authority or prestige of the people since the first megalithic settlers of the Iberian Mesopotamia region, continuously used and needed to denominate the Monfurado mountain range, as a geographic reference seven millennia ago. According to some archaeologists, these first settlers, mixed with local people, implemented a new social style of life well tested, during some millennium after, in other distant places such as the middle east, Cantabria or Danube regions (*). The importance of the study of the Iberian Mesopotamia alignments is not only the ability to shape the mountain (with a hole – Monfurado -) but the scientific knowledge behind the live alignment - sun rise direction - of the manor of Almendres and to plan and dig the death alignment (sun set direction) of the dug hole. The mystic knowledge, which associates direction with life and death at the Cromelech of Almendres, has real meaning because the west direction is the Atlantic ocean and land to the east (see Figure 1).
Our ancestors made any difference between scientific knowledge and believe; everything was a question of death and life. For them orientation knowledge was a matter of survival as a social group sharing the same space and way of live. To better clarify and demystify our ancient society this study is divided in two parts: the live alignment and the death alignment, to discuss each specific method, tools and results separately.
Edwin C. Krupp in his book "In Search Of Ancient Astronomies" shows the vital importance of the star knowledge to develop agriculture and shepherds. The Menir of Almendres located 1.5 km northeast from Cromelech of Almendres indicates the sunrise direction at summer solstice (see figure Live Alignment). This article confirms that its scientific construction purpose is to indicate the stars rise direction as suggested by archaeologist (*). With specific free software, it is possible to simulate the sky five millennia ago and discover what stars were aligned at that time between the menir and the Cromelech.
The following two sections are focused on software and star names.
The two free astronomy software Stellarium and Celestia are available for many operating systems ready to install and use. Just set local coordinates of Almendres Cromelech (38.00, 8.00), select time to 3.000 BC, and start seeing the sky as five millennia ago as our ancestors used to do. Start moving the time scale to summer solstice, its possible to verify that the stars Capella, Pollus and Regullus rise at the same position.
Capella, Pollux and Regullux
Google earth has the ability to simulate the sun movement. At Almendres Cromlech the sun sets every day at a different point behind the Monfurado mountain range; from left in the winter solstice to the right in the summer solstice position indicated by the two respective yellow arrows as shown beside in figure Death Alignment.
The earthwork alignment reproduces the reflection phenomenon of the Arrábida mountain range, which became invisible at a distance greater than about 30 km during day light. For instance, from Cabrela, located at a middle distance between the Cromlech and Arrábida mountain range, this mountain is not visible during most part of the day. Just only one hour before sunset the "Two Sun Mountains", starts to reappear in the Horizont.
- Silva, Fabio (2012). "Landscape and Astronomy in Megalithic Portugal: the Carregal do Sal Nucleus and Star Mountain Range". w:Papers from the Institute of Archaeology (Ubiquity Press) 22: 99–144. doi:10.5334/pia.405. _URL_ Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- Cirlot, Juan-Eduardo (1984). Dicionário de Símbolos. São Paulo: Moraes. p. 430.
- Krupp, Edwin C. (1978). Krupp, Edwin C.. ed (PDF). In Search of Ancient Astronomies. New York: McGraw-Hill.


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A new method to detect unexploded ordnance is proposed in this study. Magnetic exploration system using a plurality of differential magnetic sensor with different distance is used. By comparing the plurality of differential outputs simultaneously, we can reduce the influence of the magnetic field from outside of the search-area. Unexploded ordnance will be detected correctly in spite of the place where conventional method cannot detect. キーワード:不発弾,磁気探査,磁気探査装置doi:10.12792/jjiiae.001.02.002 fatcat:fdhexbeg3ndd5f3wsdqi4x6tee


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Badacsony is one of the wine regions located around the Balaton lake. in this case at the north coast. There is roughly 1600 hectares of area under cultivation; with major grapes types being white. It's number 1 on this map.
Grape varieties :
- Olaszrizling (welschriesling)
- Pinot Gris
- Muscat Lunel
The soil in the lower areas of the volcanic hills are made out of loess, sandy clay and sand, but when you move up you'll find more basalt and basalt-tufa rubble. The balaton lake prevents extreme weather conditions therefor the region is considered to have a subMediterranean climate, There is a lot of sunshine and the hills protect the grapes from the eastern wind.
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