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Background: Red fluorescence from malignant tumors was observed in experimentally induced rat sarcoma by Policard (1924) and in ulcerated human oral carcinoma by Harris et al. (1987) by examination with ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. The objective of the current study was twofold: to examine in vivo the spectral characteristics of red fluorescence emitted from oral carcinomas and to separate the red fluorescent compounds in these lesions by the capillary electrophoretic (CE) method.
Methods: In vivo fluorescence spectral characteristics of oral carcinoma were examined by a near-UV excited autofluorescence diagnosis (NEAD) system developed by the authors. Fluorescence spectra of the extract from carcinomas were measured using a spectrofluorometer. CE was used to separate fluorescent compounds from the oral carcinomas.
Results: Of the 78 oral carcinomas examined using the NEAD system, 66 carcinomas (85%), including 2 adenoid cystic carcinomas (ACCs) and 14 recurrent squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs), showed porphyrin-like fluorescence spectra. The CE study was performed on three oral SCCs, two of which contained fluorescent compounds other than protoporphyrin IX and zinc protoporphyrin IX, whereas the other SCCs contained the compounds with the same migration time as protoporphyrin IX.
Conclusions: Seventy-eight oral carcinomas, including ACCs and recurrent SCCs, were examined using the NEAD system. When exposed to UV light at a wavelength of 410 nm, 85% of the carcinomas showed porphyrin-like fluorescence spectra, whereas the normal mucosa in the oral cavity did not. Porphyrin-like fluorescent compounds were extracted from oral carcinomas and separated by a CE system equipped with a fluorescence detector. The CE data clearly show that compounds vary in each individual carcinoma.
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Why Engineers Make Great CEOs
They're detail-oriented, analytical and trained in systematic problem-solving. Engineers' basic qualities make them good candidates for the top.
By Yasser Al-Saleh, Senior Research Fellow at INSEAD Innovation & Policy Initiative
Corporate titans leading Australia's top 50 companies are as likely to have degrees in engineering as commerce or economics, a LeadingCompany analysis has found. And, it's not just Australian mining conglomerates where engineers are rising to the top. Around the world, a combination of sound engineering acumen with an MBA from a top business school tends to be a common path to the corner office. Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, is an engineer. So is General Motors' Mary Barra and Amazon's Jeff Bezos; and the list goes on. In fact, engineering has long been ranked as the most common undergraduate degree among Fortune 500 CEOs. Even Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, has an engineering PhD under his belt.
Why do engineers end up leading companies? Is it because engineers – at face value – are CEO material, or because they are more likely to have changes of heart during their career? If so, why, how and when does this occur?
Image problems
In spite of engineering's long and glorious history – think Thomas Edison, John Frank Stevens, Henry Ford, and Herbert Hoover – there seems to have been stereotypical image problems associated with the profession. While it's true engineers have often been identified as technical geeks, who excel at maths and physics, many also exude a host of socially-acceptable traits that eventually earn them the awe of their boards of directors.
Engineers, in general, are found to be good at attention to detail, problem-solving, numeracy, risk management and analysis.
On the flip side, many may lack emotional intelligence and the necessary leadership, people management, and communication abilities – soft skills which can be addressed by training to assist their transition into the management arena.
Grass is greener
So what motivates engineers to depart from their more-technically-oriented career paths and make their way to the boardroom. Of the 300+ responses to an online survey I conducted of 1,280 top-level executives holding engineering degrees, the overwhelming reason for moving up was money.
Despite engineering being one of the more financially-rewarding professions, many of the engineers-turned-CEOs surveyed noted that lawyers and bankers make vast multiples of what engineers do. We live in a world where the monetary value of professionals does not always correlate with the magnitude of value created for society (it can be argued that nurses, teachers and NGOs are important value creators; yet they make very little compared to, say, investment bankers.) and high pay seems to rank very highly as a motivation for pursuing a management position. As Rita Davenport once said, "Money is not everything, but it ranks up there with oxygen".
A safe start
Another group of engineers said their focus changed after realising a traditional engineering job no longer satisfied the desires that originally led them to pursue that career path. In fact, some discovered they had never held a genuine desire to be an engineer in the first place. The prevailing wisdom in many parts of the world, especially developing ones, is that high-achieving students are expected to enrol in either medical or engineering schools. There seems to be a widespread assumption that taking on medical or engineering studies is far more difficult than studying the humanities and social science disciplines. Some of the surveyed executives admitted that since engineers enjoy one of the lowest unemployment rates, engineering has always been perceived as a safe starting major for anyone, providing graduates with a set of skills that cannot be faked and which open doors for professional advancement.
Other recorded reasons for pursuing leadership positions included disillusionment with harsh working conditions for engineers. (the life of an engineer it seems is not as rosy as originally anticipated), while for others, it was not so much a wrong career choice, but rather a mere change of interest from a curiosity-driven fascination with how things work to a desire to make a difference or to acquire self-esteem.
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Supplements can play a significant role in maintaining spine health by assisting the body in building and strengthening the bone and other tissues. Some supplements are known to assist with slowing down or preventing further damage to the spine from a medical condition like osteoarthritis. There are even certain supplements with anti-inflammatory properties that also help individuals better manage back pain due to disease, injury, or surgery.
Understanding Supplements
Supplements can be important to maintaining good health, recovering from surgery or slowing the progression of a medical condition. There are hundreds of supplements available today, offering benefits ranging from promoting general good health to addressing a specific condition like arthritis or bulging spinal disc.
Supplements include:
 - Vitamins
 - Minerals
 - Herbs and botanicals
 - Enzymes
 - Amino acids
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Supplements for spine health contribute to both general health and spine health. There are so many different types of supplements available today; people often have trouble deciding which ones to take. However, scientific research has proven that certain vitamins and minerals can help:
 - Maintain a healthy and strong spinal column
 - Promote spinal disc health
 - Promote healthy joints in the back and hips (and elsewhere)
 - Reduce pain due to conditions like arthritis
 - Reduce inflammation
 - Promote faster recovery from spine surgery
 - Slow the rate of disease progression
Supplements Recommended for Spine Health
Different supplements can address different spinal conditions. For example, supplements for degenerative disc disease, like a herniated disc, include glucosamine sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, manganese ascorbate and methylsulfonylmethane (MSM). Vitamins frequently recommended for a herniated disc are:
 - Vitamin C – boosts the immune system and acts as an anti-inflammatory
 - Vitamin D – promotes the absorption of calcium
 - Vitamin E – boosts the immune system and reduces pain in muscles
 - Vitamin K – assists with binding calcium to discs
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Essential Nutrients
Each year, World Spine Day is held each year to bring attention to the facts about spinal health and back pain. One of the important points made is that most cases of back pain are not caused by a mechanical issue or disease, like arthritis or a fracture. The only leaves poor spinal health, and spinal health is promoted through a healthy lifestyle and the incorporation of various essential nutrients for spinal health. Herbal supplements and vitamins for spinal health are growing in popularity and use because they can also help control pain due to disease and injury.
Omega 3 Fatty Acids
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Medical research studies have found omega-3 fatty acid supplements for back pain can reduce inflammatory processes and intervertebral disc degeneration. The three primary omega-3 fatty acids. ALA (alpha-linolenic acid) is the most important one. The other two are DHA (docosahexaenoic) acid and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid). The reason people are told to eat lots of plant oils and fish and seafood is that ALA, EPA, and DHA are obtained mostly through diet, including dietary supplements.
Glucosamine
Glucosamine is a natural compound that is found in cartilage. The glucosamine supplement is made from glucosamine harvested from shellfish shells or is made in a lab. Research has demonstrated that glucosamine may help strengthen cartilage or slow down the breakdown due to normal aging or disease. This can help to prevent or relieve spinal pain.
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM)
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) is a chemical found in humans, animals, and plants. It is often combined with supplements like glucosamine because it can lessen inflammation. MSM may reduce inflammation, and thus pain, from rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis. There is even research indicating it can help with decreasing joint degeneration or exercise recovery. MSM has real potential to help with spine health because keeping inflammation low is key to preventing spinal problems due to inflammation.
Vitamin D
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Vitamin D is one of the important vitamins for spinal health because its role in musculoskeletal health is well documented. Research has shown that people requiring spine surgery due to degenerative diseases of the spine had a serious vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D is essential to the health of bone health and the discs in the spine made of collagen. It assists with calcium absorption. Taking vitamin D back pain may also be reduced by improving the health of bone and tissues in the spine.
Vitamin C
Another vitamin for spinal health is Vitamin C. Vitamin C is essential to healthy collagen formation which makes up the spinal discs. It is also essential to the tendon, ligament, and bone health. In fact, vitamin C helps cells form into healthy tissues and serves as an antioxidant that prevents abnormal cell development. It boosts the immune system too. With Vitamin C back pain may be reduced when it is due to spinal disease or prevented by contributing to a healthy backbone and tissues.
Herbal Supplements
Herbal supplements have been used around the world for thousands of years because they offer health properties. Herbal supplements are made from plants which means they are natural, something people are increasingly looking for. The herbal supplements are not drugs, and that appeals to people also. Following are some of the herbal supplements that may contribute to spine health and provide some pain relief due to disease or injury.
Turmeric and Curry
turmeric a spice with power to help control inflammation and manage pain
Turmeric, the main spice in a curry dish, is under intensive research as a spice with incredible power to help control inflammation and manage pain. It can help ease arthritis pain and pain due to a backache.
Bromelain
bromelain derived from the pineapple juice and stem
Bromelain, derived from the pineapple juice and stem, is a mixture of enzymes found in pineapples. Since not enough of the supplement is found in the pineapple, you need to take tablets or capsules to get the potential full benefits. There are numerous studies indicating bromelain may help reduce pain due to rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis.
Devil's Claw
Devil's claw is an herb that is used for back pain and arthritis in the spine, in addition to other conditions. Research and anecdotal feedback have indicated it does reduce low back pain and can reduce the pain due to osteoarthritis.
Whether or not a medical condition exists, various supplements, including vitamins for spine health, either promote the body's ability to produce certain elements that exist naturally in the body or and/or contribute to easing symptoms, like inflammation. Many of the supplements do double or triple duty.
For example, supplements for spinal disc health like glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate can counteract spinal disc degeneration, promote speedier recovery from surgery and contribute to general physical health by reducing inflammation.
Researchers are giving curry supplements more attention today. Turmeric is the main spice in curry and gives it the yellow color. Turmeric contains bioactive curcumin which has strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Since turmeric spice is actually made with a combination of spices, the curcumin content is not high. Taking curry supplements or turmeric curcumin supplements will increase the amount of curcumin consumed.
The anti-inflammatory properties of curry supplements make them particularly beneficial for people with arthritis or people who have undergone back surgery. However, the strong antioxidant property is also good for general health, so many people are taking curry supplements on a routine basis.
Taking Care of Joints and Ligaments
It is not just the bones in the spinal column that need attention. Joints and the back structure also have ligaments, tendons and other soft tissues like cartilage. People who have arthritis take vitamins to improve the health of all the soft tissues and to reduce pain.
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By: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Publication date: 27 Jun 2012
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Jan Rothuizen draws a visit to the museum
Why is it so quiet here? takes you on a visit to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen through the eyes and thoughts of the artist Jan Rothuizen. Jan Rothuizen is a draughtsman. He is famous for his drawings in the daily newspaper De Volkskrant and elsewhere, in which he records his detailed observations of a particular place in words and images. Why is it so quiet here? is his first animated film.
This film is made possible by the VSB Fund, partner in education.
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Amsterdam 1968
Producers: Bruno Felix & Femke Wolting
Line producer: Ilja Roomans
Animations: Stein Louisse, Niels van Herk
Editing: Christiaan Grammer
Sound design: Raoul Matheron


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This is a quick and (very) simple Python script to read data from an ASCII format PGM (portable gray map) file and convert it to a "surface" data file for OpenSCAD.
You will need Python (written for v2.7), and numpy to run it, but it's quick to convert. You will need OpenSCAD to utilize the output of this script.
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Unlike a certain other "lithopane" thing, this is not limited to a small image size. However, you must be able to convert your original photo to a PGM file. You can do that quite easily with either IrfanView or with ImageMagick. I'm sure there are a dozen (at least) other tools that can do this too, but you need to make sure the PGM file is ASCII formatted (not binary) and that is has no (0) compression.
Steps:
1) Edit your digital image, then convert to PGM.
2) Run this script with Python 2.7 like this:
python pgm2surf.py myImage.pgm myImageSurf.dat
3) In OpenSCAD, use the "surface" command to import the DAT file, like this:
surface(file = "c:/myCoolStuff/myImageSurf.dat", center = false, convexity = 10);
Notes:
1) The surface is flipped both top to bottom and left to right when you create the surface in OpenSCAD. You can plan accordingly by editing your image in the photo editor before creating the PGM file.
2) There is a "depth" value in this script that reduces the heights of the surface values. I've set it to 0.03 after several trials, but you might want to play with that value, depending on your purpose for the surface. A value of 0.5 yields a surface that has a very high relief from the highest point to the lowest. It might be good if you want to create a mold of the image.
The depth value can be set as the last argument on the command line when calling the script, like this:
python pgm2surf.py myImage.pgm myImageSurf.dat 0.5
3) For a "cookie cutter" type mold, you want to "invert" your photo (create the negative) before creating the PGM file. Try it and see.
4) My apologies to Linux users, the typical python directive is missing from the top of the script. Please add it if you need it.
(BTW, the image example shown above is from a photo taken just after my parents' wedding, 50 years ago. They celebrated their 50th anniversary last week. Happy Anniversary! Now immortalized on the Internet.)
UPDATE:
While trying to get OpenSCAD to generate an STL file from the surface data, I found that it crashes... more often than not. The problem seems to be the number of vertices in the generated surface. I've been successful in generating an STL from a surface as large as 162 x 200 (pixels in the PGM file) but anything large crashes OpenSCAD. YMMV. (Yes, that means the example image I showed is very unrealistic... oops!)
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Any tip on how to add a frame and a hanging hole in OpenSCAD? I can't figure it out...
I think the easiest way to add a smooth frame around a surface would be to edit the image before you generated the PGM file. Add a gray border around the image in your photo editor. The darker the gray tone, the higher the frame will be. If you want a thin (light) frame, make it lighter gray. If you added some white circles in the border then you'd have a starting point for drilling mounting holes too. If that doesn't help, then you'll need to learn to use the difference() function in OpenSCAD.
My apologies on the (glacially) slow reply. I think the PGM file might not be in the format recognized by the Python code. That's about the best guess I have without knowing more about your input file and how it was created.
Some programs that generate PGM files will add comments in the beginning of the file, and they might not be handled well. It's no stretch to say that this code would not exit gracefully in that situation.
Is there a public repository for this code, to be able to follow and fork?
No, I haven't thought about adding the code for this to a public repository. I have not had time to work on this again, though some recent interesting activity in Thingiverse has made me want to get back to it.
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I have read that holes in semiconductor are nothing but vacancies created by electrons. But how can this vacancy i.e. hole has a mass?
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See physics.stackexchange.com/a/10858/3811 for more details about "what is a hole" than you usually find :-) – Steve B Jul 10 '12 at 22:57
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A quick answer:
Imagine an array of billiard balls with one missing in the middle of the array; there is a "hole" where the billiard ball is missing. For this hole to "move", a billiard ball must move into that position, leaving a hole at the ball's previous position. Since, in fact, the hole movement is entirely equivalent to the billiard ball movement, we can speak of the mass of the hole even though it is the billiard ball's mass that is physical.
Now, in the case of electrons moving through the unfilled valence band, the effective mass is greater than the mass of a mobile electron so hole mass is typically greater than mobile electron mass.
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While the answers above are correct in essence, the inertia of the hole is due to the electrons that must flow to fill up the hole, there is a simple way to understand what the mass of a hole is in a tight-binding model.
If you have an electron in a lattice, and it can hop from one site to another with amplitude a, then the time evolution of the wavefunction is by
$$ {\partial_t \psi(x)} = a\sum_{\langle y,x\rangle} \psi(y) $$
where the sum is over nearest neighbors of x (not including x). If you redefine the phase of the wavefunction in a time-dependent way $\psi(x)\rightarrow e^{iNat}\psi(x)$$ where N is the number of nearest neighbors, you subtract a term from the right hand side which leads to a standard form of the lattice Laplacian, so you have a discretized Schrodinger equation. The continuum limit of this is the normal Schrodinger equation:
$$ {\partial_t \psi} = a\epsilon^2 \nabla^2 \psi $$
Where $\epsilon$ is the lattice spacing. From this, you can read off the effective mass $m={1\over 2a}$.
The point is that mass of a quantum excitation is just the inverse of the hopping amplitude, so it is universal to describe any localized excitation that moves coherently with an effective mass. The harder it is to hop, the more massive the object is. The result is in principle independent of the actual mass of the fundamental particles--- if you make an optical lattice and place a metal BEC in each optical trap, the electrons have to tunnel from one trap location to the next in order to flow, and the effective mass can be as large as you like. In real materials, the effective mass is usually close to the electron mass, but sometimes can be hundreds of times bigger.
If you fill up all the electron states, and consider one hole, there is an amplitude for the hole to hop to a neighboring location. This gives an effective mass as above, proportional to the inverse hopping amplitude. Unlike in classical systems, you don't have to consider dissipation--- the effective mass description is exact. Further, if the hopping amplitude for a hole is fundamentally the same as the hopping amplitude for an electron to fill the hole from the neighbors.
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I think that the answer should be searched in surface metal (dielectric)free electrons. When an electron start to move it became heavier or easyer throgh absorbtion or radiation of some Planck energy.The change in speed is : speed is increasing if electron go through band gap by absorbtion.(Fourier Generalised Tf. and antenna radiation) In orbital valent position the electrons and the holes in which it is formed a filler.When the electron leave the filler, the filler hole mass is the mass of electrons plus the mass of received energy and other posible interaction with other orbital or nucleous.
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Could you please improve the grammar and/or sentence structure of your answer? It is very hard to understand what you're saying as of right now. – Danu Oct 19 at 8:54
For a very common practically important classical mechanical equivalent, consider a bubble of air in the water. The apparent inertia of the bubble is on order of the mass of water displaced by the bubble, as the water around the bubble has to move for the bubble to move. This is an important consideration for ships, submarines, torpedoes, fish, etc, that end up having considerably more inertia than their own mass, and end up accelerating slower with the engine on.
One time I did mathematics for realistic barrel falling into water in computer game; the apparent 'increase' of the mass, in combination with the conservation of momentum, rather accurately describes a large part of the deceleration of object when it is entering water.
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Believe or not, you may need to make an angular dimension that is larger than 180 degrees at some time. But if you use the angular dimension tool and then select the two lines that you want to reference, it will not do a dimension larger than 180 degrees.
To do this:
NOTE – look at the command line. It says "Select arc, circle, line, or :"
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1 – pick the vertex (corner) of the angle
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Driven by support from various governments, wind energy has grown rapidly since 2000. As a result, global lubricant demand in the wind energy industry has increased in line with the growth in total installed wind energy capacity. From 2008 to 2019, the global wind energy installed capacity grew at a CAGR of 16.6%, and lubricant consumption grew by a CAGR of 13%, according to Kline's recently published Lubricants for Wind Turbines: Global Market Analysis and Opportunities study.
As the industry matures, governments are phasing out monetary incentives and emphasizing supporting legislation such as renewable energy targets, grid priority and land allocations. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, government policies to jumpstart economies will put more pressure on finances; this may accelerate the phasing out of monetary incentives. The industry will have to learn to stand on its own.
Currently, OEMs are experiencing tough market conditions due to the phase-out of subsidies. Senvion, a German wind turbine manufacturer, filed for bankruptcy in April 2019. Nordex recently announced a merger with the Spanish renewable energy company, Acciona Windpower. In emerging markets, Suzlon – the largest OEM in terms of cumulative capacity installed in India – is now on the brink of bankruptcy. The capital expenditure of wind power projects has also dropped by 10% to 15% after the transition from feed-in tariffs to reverse auctions.
The wind energy sector is dominated by a few global players, and OEM ties are increasingly important. The supply base for lubricants used in wind turbines is also largely consolidated in the hands of a few key companies. Global majors such as Castrol, ExxonMobil and Shell are present in almost all markets. The study shows that Castrol is the global leader in the lubricants market for wind energy with a supply footprint covering all major regions.
"To succeed in this business, suppliers need to have a proven track record of products meeting OEM's performance requirements, the ability to demonstrate cost savings and OEM tie-ups," says Milind Phadke, vice president of energy at Kline.
"Castrol leads the market due to a strong product portfolio and tie-ups with such OEMs as Vestas and Siemens Gamesa, giving the company access to their first-fill and warranty fill business. This gives Castrol a strong position in Europe, North America, and India, along with a global leadership position," he adds.
Despite the reduction in government support, the wind energy sector continues to receive support. Germany is likely to support local OEMs – Siemens Gamesa, Enercon and Nordex – which have a strong global footprint. Governments are unlikely to withdraw complete support for the wind energy industry, as this will be difficult politically. However, they may reduce their support by decreasing the quantum of subsidies that they currently provide. Monetary subsidies will be replaced with favorable legislation (as in Germany), such as renewable energy targets, grid priority and land allocations.
As per the GWEC outlook for spring, new installations should grow at a CAGR of 4.1% – from 60.4 GW in 2019 to 73.4 GW in 2024. As a result, total installed wind energy capacity is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 9.1% over the forecast period to reach 1,005 GW by 2024 from 650.1 GW in 2019. While not as strong as in previous years, the growth in new installations will continue to drive growth in the lubricants market. Besides the growth, other factors, including green image and high-margin business for lubricant marketers, will attract lubricant suppliers.
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Dr. Lilia Savova, Department of English, was a featured speaker at the second annual K-12 Dream Day during the forty-fifth annual TESOL convention in New Orleans, 2011 (March 16–19).
The title of her speech was "The ESOL Textbook: Dead or Alive." In it, she addressed major teacher concerns about the use of ESOL textbooks.
The presentation clarified textbook selection and adaptation as well as the nature of textbooks as objects and constructs. It positioned the discussion in the context of an ecological approach to the ESOL classroom, which encourages a dynamic view of educational environments. It treated textbook use as part of a system whose effects emerge from the interaction of its components, as interconnected in a curriculum system that changes constantly (Larsen-Freeman & Cameron, 2008). In short, applying complexity theory to the analysis of ESOL textbook use, it viewed it as part of a complex and dynamic ecosystem (Larsen-Freeman, 1997).
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Inherits Item
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 The Repeater element is used to create a large number of similar items. Like other view elements, a Repeater has a model and a delegate: for each entry in the model, the delegate is instantiated in a context seeded with data from the model. A Repeater item is usually enclosed in a positioner element such as Row or Column to visually position the multiple delegate items created by the Repeater.
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 Row {
 Repeater {
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 Rectangle {
 width: 100; height: 40
 border.width: 1
 color: "yellow"
 The model of a Repeater can be any of the supported Data Models.
 Row {
 Repeater {
 model: 10
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 The index of a delegate is exposed as an accessible index property in the delegate. Properties of the model are also available depending upon the type of Data Model.
 Here is a Repeater that uses the index property inside the instantiated items:
 Column {
 Repeater {
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 Repeater {
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 The Repeater element creates all of its delegate items when the repeater is first created. This can be inefficient if there are a large number of delegate items and not all of the items are required to be visible at the same time. If this is the case, consider using other view elements like ListView (which only creates delegate items when they are scrolled into view) or use the Dynamic Object Creation methods to create items as they are required.
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 defaultdelegate : Component
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 The model providing data for the repeater.
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 In each case, the data element and the index is exposed to each instantiated component. The index is always exposed as an accessible index property. In the case of an object or string list, the data element (of type string or object) is available as the modelData property. In the case of a Qt model, all roles are available as named properties just like in the view classes.
 As a special case the model can also be merely a number. In this case it will create that many instances of the component. They will also be assigned an index based on the order they are created.
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Rudy Ray Moore was born on the 17th of March, 1927. He was popular for being a Comedian. Remembered most for his comedic Dolemite character (featured in the films Dolemite, The Human Tornado, Petey Wheatstraw, and The Return of Dolemite), he is also notable for his comedy and R&B recordings, which include Below the Belt and The Dirty Dozens.
Rudy Ray Moore was born in Arkansas. After developing his early-career "Prince DuMarr" comic persona through nightclub performances, he became known to military audiences as the "Harlem Hillbilly," when, serving in the entertainment wing of the United States Army, he performed country hits in a rhythm & blues vocal style. He appeared with members of the Insane Clown Posse in the 2000 movie Big Money Hustlas.
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Date of Completion
Political Science (POLS)
John M. Parrish, Ph.D.
Andrew T. Dilts, Ph.D.
This paper answers the question—can citizens be shamed in a manner that is morally justifiable—by forwarding a theory of just shaming. Shaming has a divisive history in political theory. The volumes of work on both sides seems to point at a moral dilemma: shame looks to be a helpful social practice, yet it engenders unignorable negative consequences. In this paper, however, I argue that shaming in politics must be analyzed more in terms of when and how shaming is morally permissible. Shaming, employed in moments of citizen vice only, has to potential to reform citizen conduct. Furthermore, approaching shaming as more of a dialogue than a punishment can make citizens more amenable to change. Like with "just war" and other non-ideal theories, this paper accepts that politics may permit practices that are normally considered immoral—like shaming—in the pursuit of justice. From here, Eric Beerbohm's citizen ethics and Iris Marion Young's "five faces" typology help construct the norm that just shaming will utilize: citizen excellence, or the combatting social oppression actively. Employing this norm, I establish two sets of questions (inspired by just war theory) that will constitute the framework of just shaming. The first, jus ad shaming, asks under what circumstances can citizens be shamed. The second, jus in shaming, asks how someone must act when shaming citizens. From these questions, I construct three conditions—the complicity, activation, and mesomensch conditions—and two guidelines—intent and reciprocity—that delineate how just shaming must be conducted.
Hernandez, Alfredo Y., "Shaming Citizens: An Ethical Framework for Correcting Citizen Vices" (2019). Honors Thesis. 186.


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Dr. Ed Hindson has served as a Liberty faculty member for more than 40 years
If you enter the lobby of Dr. Ed Hindson's office, the first thing you will see is the collection of paintings hanging on the walls. Art showing the stories that dramatically portray Jesus walking on water and washing disciples' feet are eloquently framed, and evenly placed above the desks of assistants.
Inside his office, the School of Divinity Dean and long-time professor at Liberty University, showcases a vast collection of books prominently displayed on large, wooden bookshelves that take up most of the wall. The books, similar to Hindson's own area of authorship, cover an innumerable amount of subjects in Christian scholarship.
"My interests in writing are quite broad," Hindson said, glancing at his collection of neatly-stacked books. "I've written on subjects ranging from Philistine archaeology to Bible prophecies and everything in between."
Hindson has taught more than 100,000 students residentially and online. Most students know him for teaching Old Testament Survey, an introductory course, but his resume also includes teaching in-depth classes on specific books of the Bible including Matthew and Revelation.
His expertise in Christian studies and theology stems from his three doctoral degrees in philosophy, ministry and theology. Hindson studied under respected Christian theologians such as Norman Geisler and Walter Kaiser, who he said were some of his favorite teachers, and whose teaching style influenced his own.
Since Hindson's first time teaching at Liberty in 1974, he has built a strong reputation among theologians, speaking at the country's largest churches and receiving an Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Gold Medallion for excellence in Christian authorship. His career at Liberty reached its apex in 2013 when he was offered the job for Dean of the School of Religion, replacing Liberty cofounder Elmer Towns.
"I was surprised when Jerry (Falwell Jr.) offered me the job," Hindson said. "But I accepted because I felt a real sense of obligation to the university to strengthen and diversify our programming of the biblical and theological studies."
Since being named dean, Hindson has pursued building a strong relationship with the heads of other schools at Liberty. Last year, he oversaw the merger of Liberty Seminary and the Liberty School of Religion to create the Liberty School of Divinity. He said the advantage to this is being able to let experienced professors teach at both the graduate and the undergraduate level.
The merger comes at a crucial time, too, Hindson noted. Due to the changing questions of his students over the years, Hindson said that he sees a much greater need for the flexibility of professors. Undergraduate students, he said, are wanting to know answers to theological questions that students years ago would not look at until studying for their doctorate.
"I try to know my audience when I'm lecturing and try to anticipate the questions they may have," Hindson said. "I'm seeing the nature of students' questions change because of the influence of a more aggressive atheism and an angry secularism that is trying to undermine the credibility of the Christian message."
The result of a Christian school that does not adapt to the new questions of the millennial generation, Hindson said, is the watering down of Christian faith and a rise of liberal Christianity — something that Hindson believes Liberty has done a good job of preventing in the past.
"Teachers today have to be more alert on adding an emphasis of effective apologetics and biblical truth in a culture where tolerance undermines the evangelical movement," Hindson said. "My concern is that conservative Christianity will lose its strength."
Hindson has had experience with such schools of religion that do not exhibit the same conservative standard that Liberty does. He has spoken at many nonsectarian schools of religion, including the Harvard School of Divinity and Balliol College, a constituent school of Oxford University.
Hindson's speeches at Harvard were well received. He was given a standing ovation from the crowd after his speeches on evangelism and social involvement. At Balliol, Hindson met with highly respected British and American religious scholars such as Martin Marty and the Bishop of London.
Hindson, though, does not consider the defining point of his career to be his visits to the world's most prestigious universities or his authorship of more than 40 books.
"The high point is definitely teaching here at Liberty," Hindson said. "Students come back to me 20 or 30 years after I've taught them and tell me how they've been serving the Lord since then. It's the greatest fulfillment you could possibly have."
Hindson said that he is now dedicating his time to preparing the move of the School of Divinity into Liberty's Freedom tower — to be completed in 2017 — along with continuing to recruit top quality, conservative teachers to serve in the divinity school.
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A Multi-Scale Model for Nickel-Based Oxygen Carrier in Chemical-Looping Combustion
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The selection of oxygen carrier (OC) particles is crucial for the development of chemical-looping combustion (CLC) technology. Common OC particle models often involve first-order chemical reactions with respect to the concentration of fuel gas, which may not be able to account for the complex reaction mechanisms taking place on the contacting surface between gas and solid reactants. In this work, we apply a multiscale modelling framework on NiO-based OC particle in order to explicitly consider and understand the effect of reaction kinetics. The proposed multiscale model consists of gas diffusion model and surface reaction. Continuum equations are used to describe the gas diffusion inside OC particles, whereas mean-field approximation and kinetic Monte Carlo methods are adopted to simulate the microscale events, such as molecule adsorption and elementary reaction, occurring on the contacting surface. These sub-models communicate through a boundary condition that defines the mass fluxes of both reactant and product gas species. Surface reaction mechanisms and the corresponding reaction rate constants considered in the present work are obtained from a systematic density functional theory (DFT) analysis. The qualititive comparison with experimental data available in the literature suggests that the kMC-based multiscale model is able to provide better results than the MFA-based counterpart. A sensitivity analysis on the rate constants of key elementary reactions, length of intra-particle pore, and particle porosity was conducted to assess the effect of reaction kinetics and mass transport on the overall reaction process and validate the proposed multiscale model. The simulation results show reasonable tendencies and responses to changes in these modelling parameters, which indicates that the proposed multiscale modelling scheme on OC particle is suitable. To the author's knowledge, this is the first implementation of a multiscale model in CLC technology.
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Huabei You (2019). A Multi-Scale Model for Nickel-Based Oxygen Carrier in Chemical-Looping Combustion. UWSpace. _URL_


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Juan Nepomuceno Seguín (October 27, 1806 – August 27, 1890) was a 19th-century Texas Senator, Mayor, Judge, and Justice of the Peace and a prominent participant in the Texas Revolution.
Juan Seguín was born in San Antonio de Bexar on October 27, 1806. He was the older of two sons of Erasmo Seguín and María Josefa Becerra. As the son of a postmaster, he would assist his mother in the business, while his father was off writing the Mexican Constitution of 1824. In 1825, he married María Gertrudis Flores de Abrego. They had ten children. He was elected an alderman in December, 1828 and served on numerous electoral boards before becoming the San Antonio alcalde (mayor) in December 1833. He then served as political chief of Bexar in 1834, when the previous chief became ill. In 1835, he led a relief force to Monclova, when the Federalist Governor appealed for help.
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for use with brass?
6. Explain the type of job for which a round file would be used.
7. Name one or two jobs where a half round bastard file would be very useful.
8. What type of file should be used to finish off the surface of a 3" x 4" steel block level and smooth?
9. For what purpose is a square file generally used?
10. What are two safety rules to follow when using a file?
11. What effect does oil have on the correct use of a file?
12. Explain the cause of "pinning", the results, and how to prevent it.
Fitting a Key
The word KEY is the name given to a piece of metal, usually steel, which is employed to lock two parts of a machine together as solidly as though the job was made out of one piece. Fig. 91 is an end view of a coupling and a motor shaft showing how the keyway is half in the hub and half in the shaft. Note carefully that the keyway position and size are always given on the blueprint and must be strictly followed.
Fig 91
Fig. 91
Keyways are usually cut in the machine shop. The parts to be keyed together are brought to the ship with the key or keys partly fitted to the job. Keyways can be, and at times are, cut by hand but this is unusual. In either case the fitting of the key is about the same.
Keys may be straight or tapered. See Figs. 92 and 93. A tapered key drives in more tightly and of course is a little easier to fit than a straight key. Some keys are fitted tightly on all four sides and others are fitted on three sides. The fitting is done with a mill file. See the leader for full details.
Fig 92, Plain Key
Fig. 92
Fig 93, Gib Key
Fig. 93
Keys may be any size from 1/4" up to 1" square in ordinary jobs. Larger keys are installed in heavy units such as a propeller and propeller shaft.
Some keys have a head as shown in Fig. 93. This makes it easier to remove the key by driving a drift behind the head and drawing the key out. This feature is found on many tapered keys.
1. Remove the sharp corners from the key.
2. Remove any burrs that may be on the edges of the keyway.
3. Try the coupling on the shaft for fit. If' not satisfactory, check with the leader. If the fit is correct, proceed.
4. Try the key in place to check the fit.
5. Dress high spots on the key, if any.
6. Check with the leader.
7. Apply white lead to the key and keyway when correctly fitted.
8. Check the coupling for correct position on the shaft, endwise.
9. Drive the key home to the correct location. Check with leader.
1. To what extent is the keyway prepared to receive the key when the job is delivered to the yard?
2. What tools are needed to fit ordinary keys?
3. How can the correct fit of a key be determined?
4. Explain the difference between a square key and a taper key.
5. What is the advantage in using a taper key?
Miscellaneous Hand Tools
The mechanic does not use all of his tools on any one job; nor does he use them all in any one day. The tools should be at hand to use when necessary. The tools which have been mentioned in the instruction material so far are probably used more than any others in the tool kit or tool crib. A few general instructions on how to use various other tools will be considered in this section.
Fig 94, Square Head, Protractor Head, Center Head
Fig. 94
Figure 94 shows a tool which consists of four parts. The square head, Fig. 95, may be used with the blade to scribe lines at right angles with an edge or surface. When the blade is used with the protractor head, Fig. 96, lines may be laid off from a straight edge or surface at any angle up to 180 degrees. When the blade is used with the center head, Fig. 97, a line may be scribed exactly across the center of a piece of round stock like a shaft end.
Fig 95, Squaring an Edge
Fig. 95
Fig 96, Checking an Angle.
Fig. 96
The blade is a scale which may be used for measuring as with any other scale. The size of the combination square depends on the length of the blade. The heads of the tool are made in proportion to the length of the blade. Combination sets usually have a 12" or 18" blade. Do not drop the tool, for a fall or blow will destroy its accuracy.
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Fig. 97
Hack saw frames are made adjustable to take blades 8, 10, 12, and 14 inches long. See Fig. 98. Al2" hack saw blade is usually a
convenient length for ordinary use. The teeth are spaced either fine or coarse and are designated according to the number of teeth per inch.
Fig. 98
Fig. 98
NOTE: Some hack saw handles are made with a "pistol grip".
1. Keep the blade under the correct tension. Ask the leader how the first few times, to avoid breaking the blade. He will help adjust the tension.
2. Hold the saw straight across the work and make even strokes from toe to heel. (The instructor will demonstrate this.)
3. Do not saw fast. Fourteen strokes to the minute are plenty.
4. Do not bear down too much. Too much pressure will "strip" the teeth or "bow" the blade until it breaks.
5. Ease up slightly on the return stroke. The work is done on the "push" stroke.
6. When sawing thin stock or tubing, use a fine-toothed saw.
7. Coarse-toothed saws are better for soft stock or wide material. Fine-toothed saws plug up in soft material.
8. Do not allow the saw to "bind" in the cut. Follow a vertical line when sawing downward. If the saw is not held "easy" in the cut, it is easily broken.
These are only a few of the many precautions to observe when using a hack saw.
The tin snip is really a sheet metal worker's tool, but it is very useful on many outside machinist jobs. See Fig. 99. Some of the
Fig 99, Tin snips with hardened edges.
Fig. 99
principal uses for tin snips are cutting gasket material, sheet metal templates, soft wire, copper screening, etc.
Never cut hard wire, large nails, or small rods. Tin snips lose their "shear" when employed on work that is too heavy. The instructor will explain what is meant by "shear". Hard wire nicks the cutting edges, making it impossible to cut thin materials satisfactorily. Tin snips come in several sizes and styles. Use the correct type and size for the job.
An ordinary pocket knife is a very useful tool for trimming gaskets, cutting packing, trimming wooden packing sticks, etc. Keep the knife sharp. A dull tool is a nuisance. See your leader for the best type of knife to buy.
Tool steel is necessary for a good scriber. See Fig. 100. The point must be kept sharp at all times. Using the scriber is like using a pencil. The difference is that a scriber will make a fine line, no larger than a hair. A dull scriber is worse than none. Close work can be done only when a fine line is used to do the marking. The scriber point is sharpened on an oil stone. Never use an emery wheel. (The instructor will demonstrate some of the ways to use a scriber.) A pocket scriber with a reversible point can be carried in the pocket.
Fig 100
Fig. 100
The outside machinist uses a level (See Fig. 101) on many jobs, but only while the ship is on the ways. Some of the jobs set with a level are:
Setting deck stands; leveling the "horse" on the after end of the eye in the stern frame when running a line; and setting overboard discharge castings in correct position on sea chests.
Fig 101
Fig. 101
When the bubble is exactly between the two hair lines on the glass, the surface upon which the level rests is level. Some levels have three
"glasses" and the level may be used to plumb a perpendicular. (The instructor will demonstrate the uses of a level.)
There is a level glass in the square head of a combination square. The head and blade may be used for a plumb, or the head alone may be used for a level on short surfaces of a job. Always use the longest level possible, for accuracy. Levels are made from 6" to 24" long.
In long, vertical distances where a point several feet below must be lined up with a fixed point above, a level is out of the question. In this case we use a long chalk line, which is a heavy cord, with a weight on the bottom end to hold the line taut. See Fig. 102. The weight is called a "bob", and the line is then known as a "plumb line". As the illustration shows, the plumb bob is pear-shaped with the small end hanging down. The small end is pointed, and in using the plumb


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Asking for Help: Why when I read a text file python reads it as "" and how do I stop this?
I am writing a program that uses text files to store user information like their name and password. I am using this information to check login info against the info they have provided. This never worked so I decided to do a simple open files program to find the problem.
and when I ran it on Idle it printed: Instead of what I had in my text file. Does anyone know why this is happening or how to stop it?
You have to actually call the read method as follows:
a = f.read()
The brackets are important because they tell Python to actually call the method, and this produces the content of the file to be assigned to a. If you don't have the brackets, all you are doing is obtaining the read method and assigning it to a. Thus, when you print a you see a piece of text describing the method (which is what means) instead of the content of the file.
So the point to remember is this: referring to the method (like with f.read) just lets you obtain the method, but if you want to call the method, you have to add brackets. The following also works:
method = f.read a = method()
Here, we split up the part where you get the method from the part where you call the method. There really are two different things going on. -- PaulBoddie 2011-12-17 18:41:14


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Faith and Inquiry
Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, Singapore
22 Apr 2006
by Ven. Thubten Chodron©
Part 1. Setting a proper motivation for listening to the teaching. ~ What is 'faith' in Buddhism? The Tibetan and Sanskrit terms for 'faith' do not have the connotation of blind faith. ~ Inquiry plays an important role in our generating faith in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. ~ We get enlightened not simply by faith, but by transforming our mind, which can only happen through reasoning and inquiry. ~ Don't have 'blind faith' in our negative emotions. Try and use inquiry to dispel them.
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Part 3 of 3: Questions and answers
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- I dreamt a few times of my grandma who passed away 2 weeks ago. Do dreams mean anything in Buddhism? What can I do for her after 49 days?
- Is it possible to change our destiny or fate in this life by doing more positive actions?
- Besides meditation, are there any other ways to develop mindfulness?
- How do we practice in relation to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha? What's the importance of seeking refuge in the Three Jewels?
- Are Christians included in the cycle of rebirth? Is it a disadvantage to them to not know the Buddhist teachings?
- How Sravasti Abbey makes the practice of generosity one of its core values.


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Legislated FCSS Requirements
FCSS Program Requirements
Below are some of the guidelines for FCSS programs. For a full listing of programs, services and approaches that generally meet the FCSS Act, please refer to the FCSS Program Advice Inventory (pdf).
FCSS funded programs must also do one or more of the following:
- Help people to develop independence, strengthen coping skills and become more resistant to crisis.
- Help people to develop awareness of social needs.
- Help people to develop interpersonal and group skills which enhance constructive relationships among people.
- Help people and communities to assume responsibility for decisions and actions which affect them.
- Provide supports that help sustain people as active participants in the community.
FCSS must not fund services that:
- Provide primarily for the recreational needs or leisure time pursuits of individuals,
- Offer direct assistance, including money, food, clothing or shelter, to sustain an individual or family,
- Are rehabilitative in nature (as that is in conflict with "prevention"), or
- Duplicate services that are ordinarily provided by a government or government agency.
As is the case with all funded programs, Red Deer and District FCSS is required to meet outcomes and financial accountability as set by the Province. On a random basis, the Red Deer & District FCSS program is audited directly by provincial FCSS staff with the last audit being in 2013.


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Universität Rostock, 2008
Abstract: A Hardware-in-the-Loop test bench for the investigation of rotary oscillation behaviour of automotive drive train components is presented. For emulation of the combustion engine two electric motors with different dynamic characteristics and quantity of torque are connected by a flexible torsion shaft. The additional degree of freedom allows summing up torque of both motors. The emulated rotation of the combustion engine is controlled by a hierarchical system of DSPs. The outgoing component shaft is torsionally flexible connected to an electric motor, which emulates the drive train of the car.
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Two-year-old Emma was born with anthrogryposis (AMC), a rare congenital disease that affects muscle strength. At a family conference, Emma's mother learned about the Wilmington Robotic Exoskeleton (WREX), an assistive device made of hinged metal bars and resistance bands that enables people with underdeveloped arms to play and feed themselves.
Tariq Rahman and Whitney Sample of the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children had created an early prototype of the WREX, that worked for children as young as six. But the device was attached to a wheelchair and some children with AMC, including Emma, had use of their legs. The early version of the WREX was just too large and heavy for a child of Emma's size.
Rahman and Sample found that, with the use of 3D printers, they were able to create a lightweight and flexible working prosthetic for Emma, that is customizable with easily replicated broken parts. The custom exoskeletons are printed in ABS plastic and attached to a plastic vest. Because of the ease of manufacturing, the exoskeleton can grow with the child which makes 3D printing especially exciting for those working in pediatric care.
Currently, fifteen children now use a custom 3D printed WREX device. Watch the full video of Emma's story after the jump.


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During the India Food and Nutrition Innovation Summit 2021 (IFNIS 2021) – organised by FICCI and Thinking Forks and supported by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries – held from 27-28 October 2021, a knowledge paper titled Innovation in Food & Nutrition: Towards a Healthier India was released.
The report aims to highlight the gaps when it comes to nutrition, emerging consumer and market trends that are driving consumer choices in food and beverage products.
The report was materialised with the help of Protein Food and Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) and Mintel, which provided insightful data to FICCI and Thinking Forks.
Rinka Banerjee, founder of Thinking Forks Consulting, explained, "Some of the area that is covered in this report is the dietary changes, demographic changes and rapid urbanisation, which is happening in our homes.
Banerjee said the report would touch upon the nutritional status of the country. "India is going through a rapid demographic and nutrition transition. Consumers in India like elsewhere in the world are looking for active healthier lifestyle solutions through food and beverages. This strong stated need has also been accelerated due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This has also led to the growth of categories such as functional foods and nutraceuticals," she stated.
"Equally, India also has the double burden of malnutrition on one end and over nutrition on the other leading to non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, overweight, cardiovascular diseases and so on," Banerjee said. "The food industry is innovating like never before to meet the growing consumer needs and provide healthier choices in food and beverages through extensive R&D in functional ingredients, novel processing technologies, and industry-academia collaborations."
She said the report will highlight the consumer trends, which are driving consumption in the space. "Covid-19 has really prioritised healthy eating for consumers. Consumers are focusing a lot on health when they are shopping for food and of course they're looking for better nutrition in terms of higher protein, lower fat and so on," Banerjee added.
Apart from that, the report will shed light on innovations by small and medium scale enterprises. Banerjee said that consumers today are much aware and are trying to make scientifically validated functional claims based on traditional medicine, and there has been a lot of growth in functional foods.
Banerjee hoped that all stakeholders will make use of the report to make valid and scientific choices in terms of food processing and adopting newer and better technologies.
She explained: "Greater market access through various go-to-market channels is providing a great opportunity for food innovators. In this report there are insights on some of the key trends, nutritional need gaps and Innovations in the Indian marketplace.
"This report also provides a glimpse of the technologies from industry and academia that are enabling growth in food and nutrition related products, charting the path forward towards a healthier India."


Rename Balbo Drive! Up with Ida! Down With Fascists!
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This woman stared unflinchingly at evil and made us all look with her.
Like most people in Chicago, I for years thought Balbo Drive, a short street on the south end of the Loop, running from Printers Row and intersecting with history at Grant Park, where hippies and cops clashed in the street in 68, and where, 40 years later, our first African-American President celebrated his election, was actually called Balboa Drive. That's how I always pronounced it, and almost certainly spelled it. That is to say: I didn't think about it at all.
Learning (or remembering) that it was actually called Balbo marked the end of my concern for the street, except for always consciously marking the lack of a Rocky-ifying "a" in the middle, in the same way I mentally make an "L" with my thumb when turning left or think about Alison Milnamow when spelling "their" (don't ask). Even for someone as interested in Chicago history as I am, it seemed unimportant.
Near historic Lou Malnati's, apparently.
That changed in the last few years, when in the wake of the country finally realizing that honoring traitors and murderous racists was bad, people pointed out that the Balbo in question was, well, questionable.
During Chicago's 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair, an Italian airman led a roundtrip flight of 24 seaplanes in formation for an unprecedented flight of its kind from Rome, Italy to Chicago, Illinois for the fair. In honor of the achievement, the Chicago mayor at the time, Edward Kelly, renamed the nearby three block long 7th street after the lead airman, Italo Balbo. During his time in the USA he also invited to lunch by President D. Roosevelt and received a warm welcome from Americans, particularly Italian-Americans as a shining example of Italian aviation. In fact, for a time, 'Balbo' became a common term to refer to a large formation of aircraft.
That might have been the end of it if the Italian government Balbo was representing at the time weren't that of brutal Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Mussolini even donated an ancient Roman column to the city that exists to this day as another monument to the controversial Balbo. Before his aviation fame, Balbo helped institute Mussolini's Fascist rule as a Blackshirt leader, a gang of Fascist thugs that intimidated and assaulted non-Fascists that stood in their way. He spent the rest of his life devoted to both Mussolini and Fascism. Many considered Balbo to be Mussolini's heir before he was killed in 1940 by friendly fire.
Now don't get me wrong: I love that there was a name of a large group of airplanes, and it was the childishly-syllabically pleasing "balbo". It's a balbo of planes! That's fun! Less fun is fascism.
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Brutal thuggish dictator Mussolini is the guy on the left
But now comes a movement to rename this street after someone who is genuinely heroic, and who towers over American history: Ida B. Wells.
Balbo Drive would be renamed for Ida B. Wells, an iconic figure in the African-American community who led an anti-lynching crusade, under an aldermanic plan that is certain to stir controversy.
South Side Ald. Sophia King (4th) and downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) plan to launch the effort at Wednesday's City Council meeting.
They will introduce an ordinance to rename Balbo Drive in honor of Wells. If colleagues go along with the idea, it would be Chicago's first permanent street renaming since 1968 and the first street in the Loop named after a woman and a person of color, according to King's staff.
Wells was born a slave and died in Chicago, and lived a life of tireless and fearsome advocacy. She was an impossibly brave journalist, traveling at great risk throughout the south to document lynching, calling attention to this terrorist scourge, not letting America pretend that it had moved forward one inch. She called just as much attention to a barely-more-genteel form of racism in the north, particularly this violent and segregated city. She was a pioneering advocate for women's rights, especially at the intersection of race.
In short, she made America look at itself. She was never comfortable, never safe. And she never stopped.
Thankfully, she seems to be having a bit of a moment. A movement to put a monument of her up in Bronzeville seems to be gaining steam. You can (and should!) donate to it, though it is a shame the city won't just pay for it. If anyone deserves to be honored, it is Wells.
Now, there are a few counter-arguments. Maybe the most compelling one is that the Loop already has a street called Wells, and although the two wouldn't intersect, or even really run near each other, that could be an issue. That one is named after William Wells, who was killed in the Battle of Fort Dearborn, a seminal moment in Chicago history, though one that is a tad bit more complex than the heroism on which we were weaned.
Still, Wells is too long to be renamed, and that's a losing battle. I don't think it would be that big a deal, since people would say "go to Ida B and Michigan!" There's only three blocks to choose from. GPS might be the only obstacle here (and it is a substantial one.)
The other argument comes from (or will probably come from) the Italian-American community, which was upset last year when people wanted to remove the Mussolini monument, and there was talk of renaming Balbo to Fermi Drive.
Dominic DiFrisco, president emeritus of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian-Americans… joined Lou Rago, president of the Italian American Human Relations Foundation, in writing a letter to the editor of the Chicago Sun-Times defending Balbo's honor.
They argued that Italo Balbo had unfairly become "residual shrapnel from the barrage of bullets the rest of the country is firing over what to do with the approximate 1,500 Confederate place names and other symbols in public spaces."
They wondered why the memory of Balbo's "remarkable accomplishments" was being "swept up into the national wave of removing the past."
(Note: this is really cute wording. It's the people opposed to Confederate monuments that are doing violence, and who are "removing the past." That language isn't exactly dissimilar to the actual Confederate symps. This is what we call a "tell".)
"We want to be perfectly clear. Italo Balbo was an outspoken opponent of the Mussolini tilt towards Hitler and was not the enemy that many in the Chicago City Council are portraying he was," they wrote.
"Despite being a general under Mussolini, when Balbo saw where Mussolini was going with his pro-German policies, he was horrified. He was one of the only fascists in Mussolini's regime to openly oppose Italy's anti-Jewish racial laws and Italy's alliance with Germany."
That's good! Those are definitely good things toward which to be opposed. He wasn't a total monster. Things he wasn't opposed to, though, include: the invasion and destruction of Ethiopia, war in Europe, the crushing of dissent, internal concentration camps, the spread of fascism, being a fascist.
This is him and Benito after "conquering" Ethiopia. The only good person in history to wear a cape like that is Lando.
Now, it is interesting of course, because in America in the 30s, being a fascist wasn't a disqualifier. It wasn't a catch-all term for "my political opponent". Throughout the world, there was a genuine debate if fascism was the ideal form of politics. It was a legitmate political philosophy.
This was true whether it was the personalized authoritarianism of Hitler and Mussolini, the sort of corporatist state envisioned by James Burnham, or a unique American quasi-fascist managed democracy promoted by the likes of Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and for a time even John Kenneth Galbraith.
But here's the thing: they were wrong. They were wrong about how the powerful should run roughshod over the weak. They were wrong about how rights should be subsumed to monetary interest and the dim horizons of national glory. They were wrong about the relationship of people to state, individuals to capital, and blood and soil to ideals.
In other words, they were wrong about everything Ida B. Wells was right about. We're still fighting those battles, as quasi-fascist strongman nationalist rule is taking hold again around the world, and America is staring at a particularly dumbshow type of authoritarianism. That's all the more reason to change the name. We're fighting for what we believe to be good.
This isn't erasing the past. It's celebrating what America should be. It's celebrating the best of us. It's honoring the true forgotten past, and honoring someone who never let us forget our dark present. It might be a small street, but it would be a huge step forward.
In Asking About Washington and Jefferson, Trump Stumbles Onto One Interesting Point
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"Great guy. Owned slaves. Doesn't bother me. I'm more Presidential than him"
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Build a simple electrochemical cell using orange juice and copper and magnesium metal. The resulting spontaneous oxidation– reduction reaction will generate enough electricity to power a battery-operated clock. What makes the clock work? How long will the clock run? What happens if the metals are reversed? Use this demonstration to promote inquiry, inspire wonder, and highlight the process of scientific discovery.


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Have you ever sipped a shrub? Not a bush, but a fruit syrup, preserved with vinegar and mixed with water or alcohol to make a tangy, refreshing beverage. An old-fashioned favorite, shrubs have steadily made a comeback, especially on cocktail menus, but they aren't solely the province of mixologists. Making a shrub syrup at home is a fun way to preserve and play with seasonal fruit, and this template may be followed for practically any fruit you have on hand. In addition to drinks, you can use the brightly flavored syrup in salad dressings, as a glaze for meats, or add a splash to homemade jam.
The word "shrub" is derived from the Arabic sharbah, which means "a drink." "Sherbet" and "syrup" also come from this Arabic root. Although drinking vinegars aren't so common today, they have a long history stretching back to the Babylonians, who added date vinegar to water to make it safe to drink, and the Romans, who mixed vinegar and water to make a beverage called posca. Colonial-era sailors carried shrubs, rich with Vitamin C, aboard their boats to prevent scurvy. Shrubs also gained popularity during the Temperance movement and many 19th and early 20th century housekeeping manuals contain recipes for them.
Although there are several different methods for making shrubs, the most common process involves creating a fruit-flavored vinegar and sweetening it with sugar. The acetic acid in vinegar acts as a preserving agent, so shrubs were – and still are – a delicious way to enjoy seasonal fruit juices year-round. I love experimenting with different combinations of fruit and vinegar to make these flavorful syrups.
Because vinegar is high in acid, it does not support the growth of the bacteria that produces botulism. However, some vinegars may support the growth of other harmful bacteria, so cleanliness and proper storage is important. There are faster, easier shrub instructions out there, but I believe this one to be more reliable in terms of rich flavor and long-term keeping.
What You Need
Basic formula: Use 2 cups fruit per 1 pint vinegar. Sweeten with 1 1/2 to 2 cups sugar (level of sweetness is up to personal preference).
Fruit: Berries are perhaps the finest fruit for shrubs, but cherries, peaches, plums, pears, and other fruits may be used. They should be ripe and sweet, yet they do not need to be perfect; this is a great opportunity to use farmers' market "seconds" and any fruit that is abundantly in season. Fruit should be thoroughly washed and may be peeled, chopped, or lightly crushed to shorten the infusing process. Ginger, citrus peel, or even peppercorns may also be added for flavor.
Vinegar: Any vinegar may be used, as long as it is labeled at least 5% acidity. Distilled white vinegar has a clear, sharp flavor; apple cider vinegar tends to be milder with a fruity flavor; and wine vinegars, while more expensive, often provide a superior smooth flavor. Balsamic vinegar is delicious with cherries and strawberries.
Sugar: White granulated sugar provides a neutral sweetness; brown and raw sugars may also be used.
Clean hands and tools are a must!
Glass container with a lid or cap (a quart mason jar works well)
Measuring cups (liquid and dry)
Funnels (useful, but not required)
Clean kitchen cloth or paper towel
Fine cheesecloth or coffee filter
1. Sterilize the container: Wash the container in hot, soapy water and rinse thoroughly. Submerge in a pot of warm water to cover by 1 to 2 inches, bring to a boil, and boil for 10 minutes. For the lid or cap, wash it in hot, soapy water, rinse well, and scald in boiling water.
2. Add the fruit: Carefully remove the container from the pot using canning jar lifters or tongs. Place the fruit in the container.
3. Add the vinegar: Place the vinegar in a saucepan and heat to just below the boiling point, or at least 190°F. Pour the vinegar over the fruit, leaving at least 1/4-inch headspace. Wipe the rim with a clean, damp cloth, and cap tightly.
4. Let it stand: Let the container cool undisturbed and then store it in a cool, dark place such as a cupboard or the refrigerator. Let it stand at least 24 hours and up to 4 weeks until the desired flavor is reached.
5. Strain it: Strain it through a damp cheesecloth or coffee filter one or more times until the vinegar shows no cloudiness. Discard the fruit or save it for another purpose (it's often delicious for use in chutneys).
6. Add the sugar: Place the vinegar and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and let cool. Pour into a clean, sterilized container (use the original mason jar or other bottles; see step 1 for sterilization procedure) and cap tightly.
7. Store: Store the shrub syrup in the refrigerator. Tightly sealed, it may last for up to 6 months. Taste before using to make sure the flavor is still good. Discard immediately if it has mold or any signs of fermentation such as bubbling, cloudiness, or sliminess.
8. Serve: To serve, mix 1 tablespoon shrub syrup into a glass of still or sparkling water. Taste and add more syrup, if desired. Shrub syrups may also be used as cocktail mixers, in salad dressings, and more.
- Process developed by Emily Ho based on historical recipes and the "Flavored Vinegars" chapter of So Easy To Preserve (Cooperative Extension, The University of Georgia, 2006).
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Phylogenetic reconstruction of the orthologous stress-associated bZIP transcription factors of Oryza sativa (Os), Sorghum bicolor (Sb) and Arabidopsis thaliana (At). The specific branches of the radial tree corresponding to the established functional sub-classes of bZIP transcription factors are indicated as Group-A, Group-D, Group-I, Group-H and Group-S . Each group is comprised of clusters of orthologous groups (tri-species COG). Genes from the same species that belong to two neighboring COGs are considered paralogous to each other. A phylogenetic tree that includes other paralogs is shown in Additional file 1.
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It's possible to type in the Tifinagh alphabet without installing any additional software. This alphabet is used for several languages, and the layout is the same for all of them.
This virtual keyboard layout emulates a layout developed by the Moroccan Royal Institute of the Amazigh Culture (IRCAM, ⴰⵙⵉⵏⴰⴳ ⴰⴳⴻⵍⴷⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵙⵙⵏⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ).
To make this layout work, follow these instructions:
- Click the search box at the top of the page.
- Click the little keyboard icon that appears near the search box.
- If the little keyboard icon doesn't appear, do the following: Click the gear icon near the "Languages" list in the sidebar, click "Input", click "Enable input tools", and click "Apply settings".
- If the name of your language appears at the top of the list, select "Tifinagh".
- If the name of your language doesn't appear at the top of the list, do the following:
- Click "..." at the bottom of the list. A panel will appear.
- Find your language in the panel and click it. The currently supported languages for this keyboard are (if you want to add a language, please contact the developers):
- Tamaziɣt / ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ (Central Atlas Tamazight, tzm)
- Taqbaylit / ⵜⴰⵇⴱⴰⵢⵍⵉⵜ (Kabyle, kab)
- Tarifit / ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴼⵉⵜ (Rifian, rif)
- Taclḥiyt / ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵢⵜ (Shilha, shi)
- Click the little keyboard icon again, and select "Tifinagh".
To disable this special keyboard and go back to type usually, click the little keyboard icon and then click "Use native keyboard", or press Ctrl-M. To re-enable the keyboard, press Ctrl-M, or repeat the steps above.
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Changing a Culture: Helping Substance Use Disorder Treatment Settings Implement Integrated Care
Catherine Iacuzzi (2010)
The co-occurrence of substance use and mental health disorders is increasingly being recognized by researchers and providers alike. Studies have solidly demonstrated that co-occurring disorders are prevalent and present in the substance use disorder treatment system. As such, there are widespread calls for an increase in the availability of effective, integrated treatments for this population. Yet, integrated care is not readily available in community treatment settings and most individuals with co-occurring disorders do not receive integrated treatment. This dissertation sought to identify the challenges to and develop a program for implementing integrated treatment in substance use disorder treatment settings. Following a thorough review of the literature on co-occurring disorders and technology transfer, I identified the professional and organizational culture within substance use disorder treatment as a critical unaddressed barrier to implementing integrated treatment. In order to develop a program to implement integrated treatment that addressed this barrier, I reviewed the organizational development literature and identified Schein's (2004) model of organizational culture change as an appropriate framework. This dissertation presents the literature review on co-occurring disorders and technology transfer, followed by a review of organizational culture and Schein's model of culture change. I then present a program design for implementing integrated co-occurring disorder treatment within substance use disorder treatment settings, including a logic model, implementation guidelines, and a preliminary evaluation plan.


Claremont Primary and Nursery School
A Brighter Future for Everyone
Week Commencing 07/12/20
Click on the link and watch the video for that lesson and then complete the worksheet.
Lesson 1: Divide by 2
Lesson 2: Divide by 5
Lesson 3: Divide by 10
Lesson 4: No video - complete multiplication and division assessment
Lesson 5: Times Tables Rock Stars Practise
Follow the link and complete lessons 1 to 5 (one a day).
Activity 1: Create a pitch for your chocolate truffles. Explain why I should buy your chocolates.
 - What are they made with?
 - Why is it special?
 - Who is it designed for?
 - How much do they cost?
An adult could even video you doing your pitch and send it on dojo, to show the rest of the class when we do ours!
Activity 2: Evaluate your chocolate truffles using the worksheet below. If you didn't get a chance to try your truffles, create an evaluation for your favourite sweet treat.
Please follow the link and complete Lesson 4.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Spend a special evening at Historic Jamestowne and explore the story of Fort Pocahontas, one of five forts constructed on Jamestown Island during the Civil War. Join Jamestown Rediscovery senior archaeologist Dave Givens as he discusses the most recent excavations of a Confederate bomb shelter and other fascinating findings from Fort Pocahontas at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 3.
At the beginning of the Civil War, Capt. William Allen owned and farmed Jamestown Island. In April 1861, Allen's slaves and troops raised at his own expense built much of the earthworks that became "Fort Pocahontas." The Confederate Army stationed more than 1,200 men there in the summer of 1861 in hopes of blocking Federal ships from moving up the James River toward Richmond, the capital and industrial center of the Confederacy.
Along with numerous Civil War artifacts, archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a Confederate bomb shelter and powder magazine that were part of the fort. Archaeologists first explored the fort and earthworks in 2004-05. Last summer, the archaeologists uncovered sand bag markings and wooden beams that supported the roof of the bomb shelter. The shelter was about 12 feet wide and at least 18 feet long.
The fort never came under attack, but soil markings and numerous nails pointing downward indicate the shelter collapsed at some point. The fort was abandoned without a fight on May 3, 1862, and the troops retreated to a position nearer Richmond after burning the powder magazines and gun carriages.
Tickets are $24.95. In addition to the tour, guests will enjoy a Carrot Tree picnic dinner by the James River at the Dale House Café. Space is limited and reservations are required. Please call 1-800-HISTORY to make reservations.
The Civil War evening program is presented jointly by Historic Jamestowne and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Historic Jamestowne is jointly administered by the National Park Service and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (on behalf of Preservation Virginia) and preserves the original site of the first permanent English settlement in the New World.


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The people of Bristol are celebrating the anniversary of the toppling of slave-trader Edward Colston's statue. They gathered round the empty plinth to celebrate what they call "one less prick on a pedestal".
Exactly one year ago, anti-racist activists pulled down the monument in the city centre during a Black Lives Matter protest. Around 10,000 people attended the demonstration in summer 2020 in response to the murder of George Floyd. Crowds cheered as the racist statue sank to the bottom of the harbour on what was a monumental day in history. It was a small but significant step in telling the truth about Britain's shameful colonial past.
On the anniversary, people have unfurled banners and made speeches. A guerilla artist has also erected a plaque at the harbour at the spot where Colston was sunk.
Years of campaigning
The toppling of the statue came after years of campaigning and protests by Countering Colston and its supporters. The group had previously achieved a number of significant concessions, including the decision by Bristol Music Trust to change the name of the Colston Hall. And after the events in June 2020, a number of buildings and landmarks around Bristol named after the slave-trader finally bowed under pressure to change their names.
Glad Colston's Gone released a statement on the anniversary, saying:
We…support the anti-racist aims of the protests throughout the summer 2020. We abhor the legacies of institutional and structural racism arising from European colonisation and the trafficking, enslavement and transportation of African men, women and children into plantation slavery in the Caribbean and Americas.
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The campaigners continued:
We believe that raising the statue of the slave-trader Colston in 1895, some 60 years after the Emancipation Act, and repeatedly ignoring expressions of concerns by citizens, campaigners, and artists, has been deeply damaging to Bristol's Black community and to our common humanity.
We believe the statue has stood as a monument to the disingenuous way power is wielded, impacting those of African descent adversely and disproportionately in policing, health, housing, education outcomes, job opportunities and life chances.
Don't prosecute those on the right side of history
It may come as little surprise that the government objected to the pulling down of a statue of a racist, murderous white man. In fact, instead of conceding that Britain's wealth is built on killing and slavery, the Tories vindictively responded by vowing to make it an imprisonable offence to damage statues. When the highly controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is passed, anyone who damages one of the UK's many colonial statues could find themselves in prison for up to ten years.
Right now, four people are currently awaiting trial for the toppling of the Colston statue. Glad Colston's Gone said:
Hundreds can clearly be seen on camera to have been involved in various activities that led to this object being pushed into the harbour. Despite this, authorities have decided to single out four people who are now charged with criminal damage. They await trial in December 2021.
We recognise that this statue has been a point of division for many years and welcome the fact that it no longer stands in our city centre. We do not believe the trial against four people is in the best interests of our city and urge that charges be dropped.
The people of the UK must wake up to our shameful past. We must acknowledge that our current society is still built around white supremacy. It is vital that we stand by the Colston defendants, and that we show our outrage at a government that continues to celebrate this murderous colonial legacy.
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Offshore Design Engineering (ODE) has been selected by ERM Dolphyn to provide topside Front End Engineering Design (FEED) support to the commercial demonstration phase of the ERM Dolphyn (Deepwater Offshore Local HYdrogeN) project.
The ERM Dolphyn project seeks to produce green hydrogen at scale by utilising moored floating substructures; each moored structure hosts an offshore wind turbine and localised hydrogen production facilities, producing hydrogen from seawater with offshore wind as its energy source. ODE is responsible for FEED engineering for the topside equipment, export pipeline and facility design. The FEED support delivered by ODE and its consortium members including Tractabel and Vestas will facilitate the construction and operation of a 10MW ERM Dolphyn demonstration unit in UK waters by summer 2025.


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A gas lens of laminar flow type is made with which preliminary experiments is performed. Experiments ascertain that there exists an imaging action in this type of gas lens. Two kinds of experiments are conducted to confirm this action. One is to make real images with a gas lens and another to constitute a telelescope using a gas lens. In the former experiment, real images are produced by changing not only the distance between the gas lens and the imaging plane butalso the temperature. gradient of the gas lens. In the latter experiment, a Keplerian telescope is: made with the use of the gas lens for an object lens and a concave mirror for an eye lens. Fairy good photographs are obtained.


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Reading Photographs: Snow Day
How carefully do you look at photos? Often, photographs and other visual primary sources come with captions that say when they were created and what they portray. But what if a picture isn't captioned? How can you figure out its date?
Examine the photo below carefully. (To see a larger version of the photo, click "Snow Day Photo" in the box on the left.) Then answer these questions about what you see.