What Are Folding Bike Tires |What Makes Them Unique?
How many of us have ever been on a lengthy bike trip and suddenly had a tire blow out? In some cases, it's an easy fix with a patch kit, but what if the damage is too extensive for such measures?
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Unless he or she were carrying an extra tire, the only option for a cyclist in this predicament would be to push the bike to the nearest place that sold bike tires or call for a ride.
Folding bike tires can change all of that.
What Is a Folding Bike Tire?
What Is a Folding Bike Tire?
Unlike standard bike tires with beads and bundles of steel wire, folding bike tires feature Kevlar or Aramid beads that can easily grip onto the wheel's rim hook. While the standard steel wire tires can be awkward to lug along with you on a trip, these foldable tires are flexible and easily packed for travel.
You can toss a folding bike tire into your carry-on, backpack, or purse and take it on your commute. Most foldable bike tires will have a higher thread count or dual-compound tread to make them more durable and give you a smoother ride.
They also weigh less than traditional bike tires, which contributes to their ease of mobility. By carrying along a foldable bike tire, you can ride with peace of mind, knowing that if you pop a tire, you have a backup right there in your bag.
Differences Between Folding Bike Tires and Regular Bike Tires
Differences Between Folding Bike Tires and Regular Bike Tires
Of course, the differences between folding bike tires and regular bike tires make the folding ones unique. Knowing these differences can help you decide which type of tires is best for you.
As mentioned, folding bike tire strands are made with Kevlar or other flexible materials instead of the steel cables used in regular bike tires. Kevlar is strong and durable enough to last for long trips but lightweight enough to carry without much inconvenience.
The flexibility of the folding bike tire makes it much easier to install on your bike than a regular bike tire. It will stretch to fit over the rim so you can put it in place more quickly.
The rubber in the tread of folding bike tires is somewhat softer than that in regular bike tires. This gives them a better grip on most riding surfaces but can also cause them to wear out a bit faster than traditional tires.
It is possible to find folding bike tires that offer similar durability to regular bike tires; however, they will be a bit more pricey. These tires feature several rubber blends, whereas many folding bike tires are made from a single rubber blend.
Speaking of price, that is another difference between a folding bike tire and a regular bike tire. A folding bike tire can cost a bit more than a traditional one, depending on which brand, quality, and style you choose.
Are Folding Bike Tires Made Exclusively for Folding Bikes?
Although the name may seem to suggest so, folding bike tires are not made exclusively for folding bikes. On the other hand, the name of the folding bike doesn't leave much to the imagination. Just as it sounds, a folding bike is a bike that easily folds up.
The purpose of having a folding bike is to save space for those who live in small apartments, etc. If cyclists have no garage or outside storage area for their bikes, they may opt for a folding bike that they can easily keep inside without taking up much space.
What makes the bike unique is the fact that you can fold it into such a small size. Of course, various folding bikes will do this differently, but the idea is to make the bike as small as possible for storage yet stable enough for all sorts of traveling.
Folding bike tires are perfect for folding bikes in that they are easily stored in small spaces, but they are also great for many other types as well. This list includes electric bikes, hybrids, road bikes, bikes meant for long-distance travel, or bikes used for tricks and stunts.
Conclusion – Before Taking Off
Before you take off on your folding bike tires, there are a few steps that you should carry out. Since most folding bike tires don't last quite as long as regular, steel-wired ones, you should always check them for damage before engaging in any trip.
You should look for cuts, bald areas, worn spots, or irregularities – even if they have never been used. Even brand-new tires could have flaws that would make your trip a dangerous one.
Overall, folding bike tires are a great alternative to regular ones and can give you the peace of mind that you won't be stranded if you pop a tire. Feel free to browse our site for more informative posts about folding bikes, folding bike tires, and more cycling topics!


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For pastors and evangelism teams on American college campuses who want to tell international students about Jesus Christ, the challenges are many – not the least of which can be the language barrier.
But now, thanks to a mission grant provided by the LWML Iowa East District, the Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF) is providing campus ministries with a valuable resource for sharing the Gospel: good Lutheran books translated into the languages of the people they serve.
"60 to 70 percent of our international students come from countries where there's very little opportunity to meet a Christian, get a Bible or visit a church," said Hannah Moore, coordinator of international ministry at Memorial Lutheran Church and Student Center near the Iowa State University campus in Ames.
"We have to begin at a very basic level. For example, a Chinese man told us his brother and sister were both baptized, but this man didn't know the word for baptized," she said. "He wanted to know what baptism is, and a book like Luther's Small Catechism in his language is helpful for answering some of those very basic questions about what the Bible teaches."
LHF is a recognized service organization of the LCMS, dedicated to translating and publishing good Lutheran books into the languages of the world. Over the past 23 years, LHF has translated over 725 books like Luther's Small Catechism and A Child's Garden of Bible Stories into 83 languages, and the books are given free of charge to the ministries that need them.
"LHF is so awesome with the translation," said Rev. John Wegener, pastor of College Hill Lutheran Church, which serves the University of Northern Iowa campus community in Cedar Falls. "We have the greatest gift in books like catechism, and with those materials translated into languages our international student can understand, we can use them to communicate the Gospel clearly. Otherwise, we'd really be lost."
Many campus ministries offer free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes as a way to begin a relationship with international students who are far from their homes and culture.
"International students are in a foreign place, not in their comfort zone," explained Hannah. "In campus ministry, we see that God really prepares a lot of hearts to lean on Him and turn to Him in those teachable moments."
During those teachable moments, a book in the student's own language is a precious gift.
After sharing the very basics of the Christian faith – Who is God, and what is the Bible? – campus ministry teams rely on LHF books to take the next step in catechism instruction.
"It's an amazing thing when you hand someone a catechism in their own language," said Rev. Max Mons, pastor at St. Paul's Lutheran Chapel and University Center in Iowa City. "Their response is, 'Wait, this is for me?' And we say yeah! I've done this many times now. First, we'll read the catechism together in English, then I'll give them a moment to read it in their own language. Then their eyes light up, 'Okay, I get it now!' And then we can go on from there."
The LWML Iowa East District's mission grant is also helping LHF to provide Lutheran texts for International Student Ministry's upcoming "In-Depth Bible Seminar" in St. Louis, Mo. Kate Cole, leader of the International Friends Association at the University of Michigan campus in Flint, is helping organize the seminar.
"This is a nationwide effort, and only about 15 students come to this seminar," Kate explained. "Only serious seekers – those who have been involved in Bible study for at least six months – are eligible."
The participating international students will engage in more Bible study and worship. In addition, Kate will help organize small groups of students and give them information on how to start their own small groups.
"The experience that we've had at past seminars is that about half of the participants ask to be baptized when they're finished with the seminar," Kate said.
While baptism and confirmation are goals for most Lutheran campus ministries, the short time international students spend on American campuses (usually only 2-3 years) sometimes only allows for friendships to be formed and questions to be asked. But the relationships that take root often continue even after the students have returned to their home countries.
"There was a Chinese woman who had contact with us at College Hill for a couple of years," said Rev. Wegener. "She's moved now to California, but she still has contact with [a parishioner] through email. Our parishioner said that the last time they emailed, they had a good discussion about the faith, so she's still connected to the church in this way."
When international students do leave the campus, they take with them the Lutheran books LHF has provided, and the books continue to teach for a lifetime. "We're doing a lot of seed planting," concluded Rev. Mons.

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The accelerationIncludingGravity property returns the amount of acceleration recorded by the device, in meters per second squared (m/s2). Unlike DeviceMotionEvent.acceleration which compensates for the influence of gravity, its value is the sum of the acceleration of the device as induced by the user and the acceleration caused by gravity.
This value is not typically as useful as DeviceMotionEvent.acceleration, but may be the only value available on devices that aren't able of removing gravity from the acceleration data, such as on devices that don't have a gyroscope.
var acceleration = instanceOfDeviceMotionEvent.accelerationIncludingGravity;
The accelerationIncludingGravity property is an object providing information about acceleration on three axis. Each axis is represented with its own property:
Represents the acceleration upon the x axis which is the west to east axis
Represents the acceleration upon the y axis which is the south to north axis
Represents the acceleration upon the z axis which is the down to up axis
Specification Status Comment
Device Orientation Events Working Draft Initial specification.
Browser compatibility
Basic support (Yes) 6 (6)???
Basic support (Yes) 6.0 (6) Not supported Not supported 4.2
See also
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Activate the Database Collector
Activating a broker VM with a Database Collector applet enables you to collect data from a client relational database directly to your log repository.
Ingesting logs and data from external sources requires a
Cortex
XDR
Pro per TB license.
The broker VM provides a Database Collector applet that enables you to collect data from a client relational database directly to your log repository for query and visualization purposes. After you activate the Database Collector applet on a broker VM in your network, you can collect records as datasets (
<Vendor>_<Product>_raw
) by defining the following.
 - Database connection details, where the connection type can be MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, and Oracle.
 Cortex
 XDR
 uses Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) to access the databases.
 - Settings related to the query details for collecting the data from the database to monitor and upload to
 Cortex
 XDR
 .
Complete the following task before you begin setting up the FTP Collector applet.
Activate the Database Collector.
 1. In
 Cortex
 XDR
 , select
 Settings
 Configurations
 Data Broker
 Broker VMs
 and locate your broker VM.
 2. Right-click the broker VM and select
 Database Collector
 Activate
 .
 3. Configure your Database Connection.
 1. Configure the
 Database Connection
 settings.
 - Connection
 —Select the type of database connection as
 MySQL
 ,
 PostegreSQL
 ,
 MSSQL
 , or
 Oracle
 .
 - Host
 —Specify the hostname or IP address of the database.
 - Port
 —Specify the port number of the database.
 - Database
 —Specify the database name for the type of database configured. This field is relevant when configuring a
 Connection Type
 for
 MySQL
 ,
 PostegreSQL
 , and
 MSSQL
 .
 When configuring an
 Oracle
 connection, this field is called
 Service Name
 , so you can specify the name of the service.
 - Enable SSL
 —Select whether to
 Enable SSL
 (default) to encrypt the data while in transit between the database and the broker VM.
 - Username
 —Specify the username to access the database.
 - Password
 —Specify the password to access the database.
 - Test Connection
 —Select to validate the database connection.
 2. Configure the
 Database Query
 settings.
 - Rising Column
 —Specify a column for the Database Collector applet to keep track of new rows from one input execution to the next. This column must be included in the query results.
 - Retrieval Value
 —Specify a
 Retrieval Value
 for the Database Collector applet to determine which rows are new from one input execution to the next. The first time the input is run, the Database Collector applet only selects those rows that contain a value higher than the value you specified in this field. Each time the input finishes running, the Database Collector applet updates the input's
 Retrieval Value
 with the value in the last row of the
 Rising Column
 .
 - Unique IDs
 —(
 optional
 ) Specify the column name(s) to match against when multiple records have the same value in the
 Rising Column
 . This column must be included in the query results. This is a comma separated field that supports multiple values. In addition, when specifying a
 Unique IDs
 , the query should use the greater than equal to sign (
 >=
 ) in relation to the
 Retrieval Value
 . If the
 Unique IDs
 is left empty, the user should use the greater than sign (
 >
 ).
 - Collect Every
 —Specify the execution frequency of collection by designating a number and then selecting the unit as either
 Seconds
 ,
 Minutes
 ,
 Hours
 , or
 Days
 .
 - Vendor
 and
 Product
 —Specify the
 Vendor
 and
 Product
 for the type of data being collected. The vendor and product are used to define the name of your XQL dataset (
 <Vendor>_<Product>_raw
 ).
 - SQL Query
 —Specify the
 SQL Query
 to run and collect data from the database by replacing the example query provided in the editor box. The question mark (
 ?
 ) in the query is a checkpoint placeholder for the
 Retrieval Value
 . Every time the input is run, the Database Collector applet replaces the question mark with the latest checkpoint value (i.e. start value) for the
 Retrieval Value
 .
 - Generate Preview
 —Select
 Generate Preview
 to display up to 10 rows from the
 SQL Query
 and
 Preview
 the results. The
 Preview
 works based on the Database Collector settings, which means that if after running the query no results are returned, then the
 Preview
 returns no records.
 - Add Query
 —(
 optional
 ) To define another
 Query
 for data collection on the configured database connection, select
 Add Query
 . Another
 Query
 section is displayed for you to configure.
 4. (
 optional
 )
 Add Connection
 to define another database connection to collect data from another client relational database.
 5. (
 optional
 ) Other available options.
 As needed, you can return to your Database Collector settings to manage your connections. Here are the actions available to you.
 - Edit the connection name by hovering over the default
 Collection
 name, and selecting the edit icon to edit the text.
 - Edit the query name by hovering over the default
 Query
 name, and selecting the edit icon to edit the text.
 - Disable
 /
 Enable
 a query by hovering over the top area of the query section, on the opposite side of the query name, and selecting the applicable button.
 - Delete a connection by hovering over the top area of the connection section, on the opposite side of the connection name, and selecting the delete icon. You can only delete a connection when you have more than one connection configured. Otherwise, this icon is not displayed.
 - Delete a query by hovering over the top area of the query section, on the opposite side of the query name, and selecting the delete icon. You can only delete a query when you have more than one query configured. Otherwise, this icon is not displayed.
 6. Activate
 the Database Collector applet.
 After a successful activation, the
 Apps
 field displays
 Database Collector - Active
 .
 7. (
 Optional
 ) To view metrics about the Database Collector, hover over the
 Database Collector
 link in the Apps field.
 Cortex
 XDR
 displays
 Resources
 , including the amount of
 CPU
 ,
 Memory
 , and
 Disk
 space the applet is using.
 8. Manage the Database Collector.
 After you activate the Database Collector, you can make additional changes as needed. To modify a configuration, right-click your broker VM and select.
 - Database Collector
 Configure
 to redefine the Database Collector configurations.
 - Database Collector
 Deactivate
 to disable the Database Collector.
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Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
Here Are Some Essential Health Benefits Of Jamun Fruit
Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
Black Plum or Java Plum, more commonly known as Jamun in South Asia, is a very popular summer fruit and is in high demand whenever it becomes available. Jamun has many health and medicinal benefits associated with it.
Jamun is an evergreen tree and in Pakistan, it can be planted both in spring, that is the months of February and March, and the monsoon season that is the months of July and August. The outer layer of Jamun is black and it has a distinct sweet taste with sour undertones, making it a very sought-after fruit during the summer season.
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Black Plum or Jamun is rich in nutrients and is known to relieve stomach pain, decrease the risk of diabetes, and keeps blood sugar in check. Here are some essential health benefits of Jamun:
1. It is Wonderful For Skin Care:
Jamun seeds are an excellent remedy for acne treatment. Applying a paste of dry Jamun seeds and milk on your skin before going to bed takes care of all your pimple troubles and keeps your skin fresh and young. Jamun is also very essential for people with oily skin. It also reduces dark spots.
Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
2. Dental Advantages:
Jamun leaves have antibacterial properties and are used for making medicines for the strengthening of teeth and gums. Eating Jamun strengthens your teeth and helps avoid bad breath, gums infection, and bleeding.
Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
3. Heavenly For Diabetic Patients:
Jamuns are best known for their ability to regulate blood sugar levels. The black plum has anti-diabetic features. Jamun helps to convert starch into energy and keeps your blood sugar levels in check. Diabetic patients should make the most of the summer season and eat as many Jamun as they can.
Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
4. Indigestion:
Jamun is also very good for digestion. It is used to treat digestive disorders, including diarrhea. Drinking Jamun juice helps you avoid digestive problems. It is also very rich in iron and purifies your bloodstream. Jamun is very rich in fiber, iron, and vitamin C.
Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
5. Immunity Booster:
We are living in tough and uncertain times due to coronavirus and everyone is taking good care of their immune system to avoid contracting the virus. Jamun is an instant immunity booster. Black plums are highly recommended if a person's immunity keeps decreasing.
Health Benefits Of Jamun (Black Plum)
Apart from the aforementioned benefits, Jamun is very good for the heart, and it is very useful when you are trying to lose weight.
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|Title:||Alder based farming system a traditional farming practices in Nagaland for amelioration of jhum land|
|Authors:||Rathore, S S|
|Series/Report no.:||Int. Cl.7: A01B1/00, A01B15/00, A01B19/00, A01C3/00, A01C5/00, A01C7/00|
|Abstract:||Jhum cultivation is commonly practiced by indigenous tribes in Northeast India. Many of the farmers in Nagaland have developed and practicing Alder (Alnus nepalensis) based farming system. The paper discusses in detail steps involved in increasing the yield of jhum crops.|
|ISSN:||0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print)|
|Appears in Collections:||IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010]|
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The Caroline Dormon Trail in Kisatchie National Forest is one of the best ways to access remote wilderness in Louisiana. A point-to-point trail, Caroline Dorman stretches 10.5 miles through beautiful and somewhat rare longleaf pine forest. The trail is named after a botanist and naturalist who was born in 1888. Caroline Dorman was the first to propose the creation of the Louisiana State Arboretum, which was the first state-supported arboretum of its kind. She also helped spearhead the creation and protection of Kisatchie National Forest.
The trail begins almost directly off of the Longleaf Scenic Byway. There is ample parking, including large spaces for trucks with horse trailers. The trail is very well-marked with orange blazes that are clearly displayed on the longleaf pines. The trail has some inclines and declines along the way, but overall it is relatively flat and can be finished rather quickly. Something about hiking through this forest is especially peaceful and quiet, allowing for a good opportunity to do some reflecting.
One of the best ways to see the trail in its entirety is via backpacking. There are several primitive campsites along the trail, or you could push through the entire trail and camp at the opposite end in Kisatchie Bayou Campground. The trail ends at this campground, which is located right next to the Kisatchie Bayou. The sound of rushing water from the bayou is lovely and will help you fall asleep at night. To increase your camping/hiking options in Kisatchie National Forest, you can connect to the Backbone Trail and/or Sandstone Trail to make your backpacking adventure a multi-day experience.
Another attraction in the area is the Longleaf Scenic Byway, which has several points of interest along 17 miles of road. Be sure to stop and check out the view from Longleaf Vista along the byway.


10 famous open letters that caught the public's imagination
Open letter
Open letters can be a powerful ways to make a point. Below are some of the most famous
A Dutch dad's heartbreaking open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin following the death of his daughter Elsemiek de Borst on doomed Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 went viral after touching the hearts of people around the world.
Hans de Borst wrote the letter, below, after Elsemiek was killed with 297 others when the Malaysian Airlines jet was blown out of the sky over Ukraine on July 17, 2014.
Open letters can be extremely effective way of making your ideas known — especially in the modern day, when the potential audience is unlimited thanks to the power of the internet.
But they have been used throughout history to make important points, some of which have changed the world, others of which have hit headlines for other reasons.
Here we look at ten other open letters that have captured the public's imagination — and, in some cases, changed the world.
10 Martin Luther King Jr's letter from Birmingham Jail
This letter, also known as The Negro Is Your Brother, was an open letter written by civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr to his fellow clergymen from inside Birmingham jail, Alabama, in April 1963.
Luther King had been incarcerated there after taking part in marches against racism and racial segregation in the city.
The letter, written on a newspaper and smuggled out the jail by his lawyers before being published, backed the civil rights movement's nonviolent resistance to racism and said people were morally responsible for breaking laws that were unjust.
The letter told of his hope that "the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away".
It was extensively reprinted and helped change the course of the American civil rights fight and helped end racial segregation and discrimination.
9 USA Boxing to Mike Tyson
This open letter from USA Boxing to Mike Tyson was released in October 2013 to try and stop the former sports star from poaching young talent from the potential squad for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The letter claimed by signing up their young athletes to professional contracts at a young age Tyson was undermining the US Olympic Boxing Team and taking away vital resources that help the youngsters develop as boxers, teach them values and a moral code, and the skills to continue to work after their boxing careers end.
However, the letter didn't go down well in all corners. ESPN called it "sanctimonious", "righteous" and "indignant".
Tyson also issued his own response calling the letter "erroneous" and accused them of "disrespect" and of using his name for publicity rather than contacting him directly.
8 Sinead O'Connor to Miley Cyrus
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor wrote an open letter to new kid on the block Miley Cyrus after the 20-year-old said her highly-sexual Wrecking Ball video was inspired by Sinead's song Nothing Compares 2 U.
Sinead said she wanted to warn Miley she was being 'pimped' by the music industry.
Furore erupted after the letter was released, with singer of The Dresden Dolls Amanda Palmer responding with her own open letter to Sinead O'Connor saying she was "off target" as Miley was making the decisions to be sexual herself.
Sinead then published a string of hard-hitting follow-up letters to Miley explaining her position.
7 Siegfried Sassoon to British military leadership
Sassoon was an English poet, writer and soldier during the First World War. In 1917 he wrote an open letter to the British military leadership protesting against the continuation of war.
Titled Finished with the War: A Soldier's Declaration, it was published in the Press and read out in the British Parliament — causing a massive hoo-ha.
Some critics said Sassoon had committed treason by encouraging defiance against the military leadership.
In it he said: "I believe that [the war] is being deliberately prolonged by those who have the power to end it.
Shortly afterwards he was deemed mentally ill and sent to a mental institution to be treated for 'shell shock'.
6 Emile Zola to Felix Faure (President of France)
One of the most famous open letters of all time, writer Emile Zola's letter entitled J'Accuse! (I accuse!) was written to then President of France Felix Faure in January 1898.
It accused Faure and his government of anti-Semitism and the unlawful jailing of Alfred Dreyfus, a French Army officer, for espionage and treason on questionable evidence.
The letter was published on the front page of French newspaper L'Aurore. It played a big role in shaping public opinion over what is today regarded as a major miscarriage of justice.
Zola fled to England after its publication to avoid being jailed when he was found guilty of libel.
5 Bill Gates' Open Letter to Hobbyists
Gates' open letter to computer hobbyists was written in 1976 — condemning the theft of computer software.
Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and today the richest man in the world, said hobbyists using software without paying it would harm the computer industry over the long term.
He was prompted to write the letter after people kept copying his firm's Altair BASIC software without him receiving any returns.
Gates said it would put people off investing time and money in developing software in the future — and "stop good software being written".
He said: "As the majority of hobbyists must be aware, most of you steal your software. Hardware must be paid for, but software is something to share. Who cares if the people who worked on it get paid? Is this fair?".
The letter was published in the Homebrew Computer Club Newsletter as well as a string of other magazines.
It prompted a huge debate on how software is developed and sold, paving the way for the computer industry we see today.
4 Mahatma Gandhi's advice to Hitler
Mahatma Gandhi wrote his open letter to Hitler in the build-up to World War II — calling him the "one person in the world who can prevent a war which may reduce humanity to the savage state".
He asked him to follow in his example in deliberately shunning war.
The letter never reached Hitler after the British government intervened — and war broke out less than six weeks later when Germany invaded Poland.
3 Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public
The letter on corpulence, a letter to the public written in booklet form, was penned by undertaker William Banting after he lost weight by switching to a low-carbohydrate diet.
He had been obese when he found out about the diet through a visit do a doctor. The booklet was basically a diet book, which included a plan on how to lose weight like he did.
It also told of other ways he'd tried to lose weight in the past and failed.
The pamphlet became very popular for many years and laid the path for the diet books of today.
2 The family of Emmett Till to Lil' Wayne
Hip-hop star Lil' Wayne was forced to apologise after offending the family of Emmett Till, a 14 year old murdered in Mississippi after allegedly flirting with a white woman, with one of his lyrics.
Wayne likened Till's beating to sex on the remix of Future's song Karate Chop.
The family were so outraged they penned a two-page letter to Wayne accusing him of 'destroying the preservation and legacy of Emmett Till's memory and name'.
It added: "How would you feel if your child was beaten beyond recognition, body mutilated and disfigured, torchered for hours, unnecssarily shot after being BEATEN TO DEATH, lynched in barbed wire weighted down by a 70 pound cotton gin fan and tossed in a river with intent to never be found again?".
Lil wayne was dropped from an advertising campaign with Mountain Dew after fury erupted over the controversy.
The lyric was then removed from the track and Wayne issued an apology, although it was rejected by Emmett Till's relatives.
1 Niels Bohr to the UN
Niels Bohr was one of the the 20th century pre-eminent physicists, winning the Nobel Prize in 1922 for his work on quantum theory and the structure of the atom.
He wrote his open letter to the UN in June 1950, calling for greater international cooperation and monitoring of nuclear energy.
He said that "in placing formidable means of destruction in the hands of man, presented our whole civilization with a most serious challenge".
He called for a centralised committee to be set up to keep tabs on work done on nuclear energy. The letter led to the setting up of the Atomic Energy Agency.
Have you ever written an open letter or read an interesting one? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Perfecting the Vehicle Presentation
Written by Darin George. Posted in Sales Training
businesswoman presenting a car
The saying "Presentation is Everything" must have started in the restaurant industry. Good food is important, but how it's presented distinguishes a great dining experience from being just another meal.
The presenters at the major auto shows are well rehearsed and trained so they can deliver top-notch product presentations to the crowds. Manufacturers want and need these presentations to be outstanding. If you take the same approach at your dealership, you will see a consistent increase in demonstration drives, sales, and overall gross profit.
After or during your contact questions and when you have chosen a vehicle to present, where do you start your vehicle presentation?
A vehicle presentation should always start at the front of the vehicle, because your end result has to be the customer sitting in the driver's seat. I've heard others say suggest starting at the point of interest to the customer. This is OK, but remember you are giving the customer control of your presentation. The bottom line is you have to get the customer into the driver's seat.
Determining what type of customer you have will affect the time you spend with them. Visual person = less time; Auditory person = more time; Kinesthetic person = both, depending on your initial rapport established.
The average presentation should be 10 minutes. Your product knowledge is critical during your walk around. Professionals know every detail of their product and the competition's.
No one is perfect, but your credibility is at risk if the customer asks a question you can't answer. Be sure to acknowledge when the customer raises a point you are not familiar with. Say something like, "This is an excellent question and would it be OK if I find out the correct answer for you a bit later?"
It is important not to avoid the question; write it down and answer it later.
Do not interrupt the flow of your presentation to look for the answer unless it is of critical concern that influences the selection.
Six Position Vehicle Walk Around
1. Explain the front of vehicle, styling and aerodynamics of the vehicle.
2. Explain everything about the engine.
3. Explain the passenger side of the vehicle and open doors.
4. Explain the trunk and rear of the vehicle.
5. Open driver's side door and go over the interior features.
6. Seat the customer in driver's seat and explain gauges etc.
what to point out when selling a car
When you can, you should always show a vehicle feature and explain any benefits that are related to it.
At the end of the walk around, with the customer sitting in the driver's seat say to them: "Let me show you the vehicle properly. I'll be right back."
Do not hesitate; just go and get a dealer plate and come back to the vehicle and put it on the car. When you are back to the vehicle ask/tell the customer: "Mr. Customer, for safety reasons could you please sit in the passenger seat while I drive the vehicle out of the dealership?
Never ask the customer if they would like to go on a test drive, because if you do; statistics show you have a 50/50 chance of actual going on the test drive. If you just assume the demo drive your chances climb to a 70/30 that you will be going on the demonstration drive. More demonstration drives, always results in more sales.
It's all about presentation. Your goal of a vehicle presentation is to get the customer to the next step, the demo drive. The proper amount of professional quality time spent during your vehicle presentation, combined with your contact question and a demo drive, will separate the great sales people from the average.
Darin George is the founder of the Automotive Sales College. For information on recruiting new sales staff and in dealership sales training, contact Darin by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ASC company websites: and


Advanced Sales Training: When Prospects Hide Their Excitement
How can you recognize when a prospective client is pleased with your proposal but doesn't want to admit it? How do you know that what you're saying is well-received by the listener? Through reading body language, you can use your knowledge about micro-expressions and look for an expression that conveys happiness.
Happiness is used to describe a positive emotion and includes the emotions of acceptance, joy, confirmation, approval, anticipation, and excitement. When a person is happy, he or she generally smiles to show like or agreement. In a business setting, it is often advantageous to conceal this pleasure in order to negotiate a better position or gain leverage. A salesperson, for example, can use this advanced sales training technique to their advantage when talking to a prospect. Observing when a person shows the micro-expression for happiness will allow you to see if a person approves of your project, presentation, or proposal.
Advanced Body Language Training: Images of Happiness
Observe the following expressions below. The second image is not a micro-expression (it lasts for more than half a second) but still fully illustrates the expression of happiness.
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To show approval, a client may smile with the eye muscles contracting to show a real and genuine smile. This smile is a macro-expression, staying on the face for more than half a second. It is full expression of the emotion happiness. Eyes that curl at the corners ("smiling with your eyes") suggests a genuine smile.
The first image is a micro-expression for the same emotion, happiness. A person's lips will curl symmetrically at the corners. Utilize the sales training technique of recognizing the micro-expression on a person's face to read what a prospect isn't saying. If you can understand the words unspoken, you can shape your presentation accordingly.
Imagine that you are in the middle of a presentation, and you see a client nod in agreement while curling his or her lips slightly as the image to the right illustrates. As the executive or salesperson, it would be safe to assume that the micro-expression of the prospect reveals his or her approval of your proposal at that moment. In response, you will likely continue your presentation without much adjustment, perhaps speaking with more enthusiasm.
Recognizing and understanding micro-expressions is an advanced sales training technique. A salesperson or executive can use micro-expressions to determine whether a prospect is pleased with his or her presentation. If a prospect's face displays an expression that matches either of these photographs, he or she is showing happiness and agrees with what you are saying.
A smile's easy for all of us to notice. It's when the smile is being used to mask fear, sadness, anger, even contempt. Will you be aware of how to spot when the smile's not genuine? If not, your business communications can be weakened. To learn how to spot when a smile's being used as a mask, make a point to enhance your body language training by learning about micro-expressions.
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Mark Anthony presents sales training and customer service workshops. For more tips or information on training and one-on-one coaching, contact him at


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"Pom-Pom" Anti-Aircraft Gun, HMCS Kamloops
The pom-pom anti-aircraft gun, so-called because of its characteristic sound when firing, was fitted to most Canadian corvettes during the Second World War.
Designed to counter low-flying aircraft, the pom-pom could also be used against surfaced submarines. Canadian manufacturers built hundreds of these guns during the war. Dominion Bridge Company manufactured this one in 1942, while the Canadian Locomotive Co. of Kingston, Ontario, made the mounting. Both were fitted to the corvette HMCS Kamloops, which appeared in the 1943 film Corvette K-225.
Naval Gun, 2-pounder Mk VIII

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Can You Use A Paper Towel As A Coffee Filter Substitute?
This article answers an unusual question: Can you use a paper towel as a coffee filter substitute? We propose some ideas for improving the taste if you're out of options.
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Paper towel is the closest coffee filter substitute you can find at home
You lazily walk into the kitchen with disheveled hair and eyes half-open to brew an aromatic pot of Java only to realize that you are out of coffee filters. OMG! What will you do?
This may spark feelings of anxiety and my true condolences are with you. But, you are not alone! Almost every coffee enthusiast or others faces this predicament when there is not enough time to rush to a store to get filters and you also don't want to go to the coffee shop.
So, what's the other alternative? A paper towel, because this is the closest substitute you can get for a filter. Just make sure you do not make it a habit to use paper towels frequently, and you will not have to worry about any health hazards.
Can You Use a Paper Towel As A Coffee Filter?
Yes, you can. When you have run out of coffee filters and you badly need your morning fix, you can try your old college roommate's method for a quick fix. As you put that paper towel in the filter cup, you may wonder if you are doing the right thing.
What about chemicals in the paper towel? Will they leach into your cuppa? Is this method harmful to your health? Let's find out.
Your coffee filter has a lot in common with paper towels. Other than the thickness and ability to absorb, they are few differences between the two. However, if you thought a paper is only made of wood pulp then you are mistaken.
You need to keep a few things in mind when using a paper towel as a substitute filter and I have mentioned them below:
Are The Papers Towels Bleached?
When the thought of using a paper towel in the place of filters crosses the mind, the first thing or concern is chemicals used for bleaching paper towels. Paper bleaching is certainly an issue and it can allow unwanted chemicals to leach into your cup.
However, in most cases, the contaminants are not severe and the health risks are negligible (unless you make it a habit to use paper towels every day).
When you pour hot water over the grounds placed inside the paper towel, water acts as an extracting agent for any industrial chemical used in the manufacturing process. As most paper towels are bleached using chlorine, the chlorinated dioxins present in the product may pose some health risks.
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Water acts as an extracting agent for any industrial chemical
Surprisingly, a study in the '80s revealed that one in every ten thousand cases of cancer among coffee drinkers was due to dioxins leaching from the paper filters. While the chemicals leaching from coffee filters are low, the number of dioxins extracted from paper towels may certainly be harmful to your health in the long run.
While the recent improvements in the paper bleaching industry have reduced this risk to a large extent, some traces of dioxins may still be present in the bleached paper. If you wish to completely eliminate the risk of dioxin intake, switch to natural paper instead!
Are The Paper Towels Recycled?
Well, let's not forget that the paper towels were not designed to be used as a coffee filter. It is meant for wiping, but of course, you may use it as a makeshift paper filter when you badly need coffee and the box is empty. Everyone does. I have done it too.
However, the paper contains contaminants that it gets during the manufacturing process. These contaminants like strengthening agents, fillers, and dyes have rarely gone through toxicity testing. Some papers may even contain phthalates, Bisphenol-A (BPA), and other hormone imitating chemicals.
Food regulators approve these products because they believe that the papers will not come in contact with the food we consume. When the paper is recycled, contaminants also get recycled with the wood pulp, resulting in traces of chemicals in recycled paper towels.
That does not mean that you should not buy recycled paper towels because they have a myriad of environmental benefits. Just that using them for filtering your coffee is not the ideal way to start your mornings.
How To Use A Paper Towel As A Makeshift Coffee Filter？
Running out of coffee filters on a cold winter morning may feel like a big deal. You certainly don't want to go out of the house without something filling your grumpy stomach. This is when paper towels can come to your rescue.
Almost every household has paper towels so when you are in a situation like this, just grab a towel and make a temporary filter out of it. While your coffee may not taste as great, it is certainly better than no coffee at all!
Step 1: To make a temporary coffee filter, always use a full-sized paper towel and lay it flat over a table
Step 2: Now fold the paper towel vertically into half
Step 3: Again fold the paper towel into another half (you will now get an almost square shape)
Step 4: Now take the folded paper towel and use the open ends to create a pocket to put your coffee grinds and keep it back into the filter cup
Step 5: Put your favorite coffee grounds inside the pocket
Step 6: Remember to fold the outer edges to ensure that the pot lid closes completely
Step 7: Now add hot water (not boiling hot) slowly into the filter cup and let the coffee drip into the pot
Step 8: Now enjoy your morning coffee. This may not taste as great as the coffee flavor you are used to, but you can still manage to have coffee without any filters
What Are Other Alternatives To Paper Towel？
Many coffee enthusiasts may not approve of paper towels as the right substitute for paper filters. If you have similar feelings, here are some alternatives that you may try. Each method has its own set of pros and cons, but as I said these come in handy as a quick-fix solution when you suddenly run out of coffee filters.
Cheesecloth is a cotton cloth used in the making of cheese and it resembles a gauze used for separating liquids from solids. They come in different grades ranging from very fine to open ones. You may use a fine cheesecloth to brew when you have run out of coffee filters.
Use in the same method as mentioned for the paper towels. Fold or cut it into halves to fit your brewing equipment. The biggest advantage of using cheesecloth as a substitute is that the fabric is stronger than paper towels and it will not tear at the time of brewing.
On the downside, not many people have cheesecloth as easily available as paper towels. Even if you do, you will need to cut it and discard it after one use.
Cloth Napkin
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Set a cloth napkin on the automatic drip or pour over the basket
If you have no paper towels at hand, you may use a dishtowel or a clean cloth napkin to brew your coffee. To use a cloth napkin as a filter, set it on the automatic drip or pour over the basket (you may use a rubber band to secure the cloth on the top while letting it slightly droop inside).
Now, put two tablespoons of freshly ground coffee inside the napkin and slowly pour hot water (again not boiling hot) into it. Carefully remove the cloth napkin from the mug to prevent the grounds from dropping into the mug and rinse the cloth.
The advantage of using this method is that almost everyone has a clean towel somewhere in the house and this is a reliable method. The cons include the probability of staining the cloth napkin, puddles on the sides of the mug, and your coffee tasting a lot like laundry detergent.
Mesh Sieve
Another way to save your mornings when you run out of coffee filters is using a mesh sieve. To use this option, put two tablespoons of coffee grounds in a measuring cup and pour not-very-hot water into the cup and stir it using a spoon. Let it sit for 5 minutes or more if you prefer a really strong coffee.
Now you can pour out the coffee into a mug using a fine mesh sieve.
The advantage of using this substitute is that it is extremely scalable and you may brew a whole pot of coffee using this method. You can also control how strong you want your coffee to be.
On the downside, a mesh sieve cannot hold the finest coffee grounds that drip into the mug and does not retain the oils that are usually absorbed by the filters. Your coffee may taste different using a mesh sieve, but this certainly better than no coffee!
Can You Use A Paper Towel As A Coffee Filter: The Final Word
Just because you ran out of coffee filters or you don't have access to one while traveling does not mean you have to give up the joy of treating yourself to a delicious cup of Joe. Using paper towels instead is a quick and reliable substitute that can save your mornings.
While coffee purists may disapprove of this method citing various reasons, I feel this is the most sustainable solution. After all, who doesn't have paper towels?
You may also try the other methods mentioned in this post to see what works best for you!
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An abandoned call is a call or other type of contact initiated to a call center that is ended before any conversation occurs. When inbound calls are abandoned, it is often because the caller is frustrated with the time on hold. When outbound calls are abandoned, it is usually because the call is disconnected by the automated dialer or automatic call distributor (ACD) when a live contact has been made but no agent was available to take the call. A predictive dialer can eliminate the problem of abandoned outbound calls.
An abandoned call may also be referred to as an "abandoned contact."


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In 1997, a daylight and artificial lighting concept was developed for all the rooms with skylights in the Pergamon Museum. For the first time, a computer simulation of the daylight, including even the falling of shadows on the exhibits, was conducted.
The effect of light was examined in visualizations that even included the detailed shadows cast by the reliefs.
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The artificial lighting was designed to be entirely above the dust-proof ceiling. The intensity of the direct lighting is influenced by a differentiated density of the glass printing.
Through different degrees of diffusion in the glass roof, light components are directed in a targeted manner onto the Pergamon alter. This was investigated through computer animations which illustrated dynamic diurnal variations.
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Behavioral Interactions Between Children and Cats
1. Introduction: Children and Cats
At the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis we are launching a project to understand more about the interactions between cats and children from 3 to 12 years of age. If you have at least one cat of 1 year of age or older, and a child between the ages of 3 and 12, currently residing in the home with the cat, we would greatly appreciate your taking about 10-15 minutes to complete this anonymous survey. The results will help us to counsel people about cats and children.
The survey first goes into information about the household followed by questions about the cat's behavior. If you have more than one cat, please fill out the survey for the cat that is at least 1 year of age and which interacts with children the most. This cat will be referred to as the SPECIFIED CAT.
You must be 18 years of age or older to submit this survey.
Thank you for your participation. We would appreciate your sending the survey url to friends who also have a cat and a young child.


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BPSS Curriculum Guideline: Certified Nurse Aide/*Nurse Aide Advanced and Patient Care Technician
These Guidelines concern NYSED and/or BPSS expectations for curriculum review. Prior to submitting your new curriculum for review, please make sure to follow the instructions and advice below:
- When uploading curriculum material to my.ny.gov, always use the tab instead of or .
- For new curriculum, expect up to 90 days for review. Note that an approved curriculum may sometimes have to be revised/updated afterwards.
- Note that BPSS approval for Nurse Aide/Nurse Assistant is valid for 2 years. The curriculum re-approval should be submitted electronically 120 days before the expiration date.
- Curriculum title MUST be descriptive and clear, with NO advertising.
- The sole goal of a CNA curriculum is to make students eligible to take the NYS skills and written nurse aide certification examination, and obtain the nurse aide license. There is no other educationally legitimate purpose for a nurse aide curriculum. Please note that the exam is set by the Department of Health, in conjunction with Prometric. The DOH is the final authority over matters related to the CNA examination.
- The ESL requirements are relevant if students have non-English-speaking backgrounds. It needs to be determined that they can follow the program instruction in English. In addition to meeting the prerequisite for the entrance requirement - through an HSD, its equivalency, or an ATB test - students will need to take an ESL test and score at an intermediate level. Note that NO LOTE classes or exam are being offered for this program.
- The BPSS entrance requirement for this specific curriculum is either a high school diploma/GED/TASC, or passing a standard Ability-to-Benefit test in English and Math equivalent to 6th grade, such as Wonderlic Basic Skills Test, verbal 200/quantitative 210. You CANNOT use a self-created entrance test. An Allied Health credential such as a Personal Care Aide certificate may serve in lieu of a High School Diploma or ATB test, if you ask for this during curriculum approval.
- The standard length of this program is 125hrs, with an internship of 30hrs. 60hrs will be theory and 35hrs for skills lab. An instructional hour is considered to be 60min. Note that the 85% BPSS attendance rule does NOT apply here. The student MUST complete, in-class or through make-up hours, all 125hrs of this curriculum. Schools MUST track attendance daily, not only for the overall hours, but also by subject, to document that students completed the hours allotted to each unit and sub-unit. This includes make-up hours. Do NOT track your course as "Nurse Aide"— which is the name of the curriculum—but by the individual courses/units it is broken down into.
- You may add additional subjects, such as VESL at the beginning or exam prep at the end. The additions MUST be germane to the curriculum.
- Schools MUST use the standard curriculum in the BPSS NATP Information Booklet (2016) in conjunction with the NYS DOH Curriculum (January 2006) and make use of the Clinical Skills Performance Record Evaluation Checklist
- The content of a Nurse Aide curriculum should include units in: Introductory Curriculum and Resident's Rights; Basic Nursing Skills; Personal Care Skills; Mental Health & Social Service Needs; Care of Residents with Special Needs; and Basic Restorative Services.
- When creating the curriculum on the BPSS system, check the box . The Content Outline and Equipment List will then input automatically.
- All clinical skills MUST be demonstrated LIVE during the training by the student. The skills lab is an extension of the classroom that provides adequate equipment, supplies and work stations for the number of students assigned to the site to practice skills on mannequin, and then live on fellow students or volunteers, before demonstrating competency in a clinical setting during the internship. The final skills demonstration for all clinical procedures MUST be 100% accurate.
- Unlike agencies which train nurse aides under a DOH license, BPSS-regulated schools CANNOT have multiple training locations under the same school license. Each location MUST have its own license and curriculum approval, including a separate OBRA number.
Method of Instruction
- For this curriculum, select . Note that Blended Learning is NOT an option for this program.
- The program MUST identify a Primary Instructor/Primary Care Instructor (PI), who is also the Program Coordinator (PC) required by DOH. The PI/PC oversees the integrity of the delivery of the curriculum, and maintains program standards, incl. administrative responsibility and accountability for the program. The PI MUST be a registered professional nurse with at least 2 years practical (not supervisory) experience caring for the elderly and/or chronically ill, and MUST be licensed as career school teacher for Nurse Aide-Primary Instructor (you should upload a copy of the teacher license of the PI). An RN without the experience needed to be a PI can teach all parts of the curriculum under the oversight of the PI. An LPN with 2 years of Direct Care experience may only supervise interns during the internship under the direction of the PI.
Textbooks and Instructional Aids
- Your instructor MUST use the BPSS booklet and the NYS DOH Curriculum (January 2006) in preparing instruction.
- Your students MUST have a textbook. DOH and BPSS do NOT mandate the use of a specific textbook. You can select a standard published textbook of your choice, but it MUST cover the New York State Department of Health mandated curriculum. If minor parts are NOT covered by the textbook, hand-outs can be added. Handouts should be uploaded under . You CANNOT use only hand-outs.
- The equipment list is pre-set and will upload automatically after selecting as the category. Do NOT add or change anything. *Note that for the Nurse Aide Advanced and Patient Care Technician programs you can include the appropriate additional equipment under.
Content Outline and Performance Objectives
- For this curriculum, the Content Outline (the former 21a) is found in Part V of the BPSS booklet, from p. 23 onwards. You MUST teach these parts in this order. You need to track how students progress through the curriculum using the Content Outline.
- Using (the former 21b) Performance Objectives, you MUST describe what the student will do to show the instructor that he/she has learned the subject matter. For the theory component, this will include quizzes, homework, and class answers; for the skills component, practical demonstrations. Please refer to the Clinical Skills Performance Record Evaluation Checklist for skills testing. This checklist, with 61 mandated skills, MUST be filled out for each student. The student MUST receive a copy after graduation. Note that NOT all skills must be demonstrated during the internship, some can be performed during live training in the skills lab.
Internship/Externship/Supervised Clinical Experience
- Use the latest CNA Affiliation Agreement. Do NOT use the forms developed specifically for Home Health Aide.
- The internship MUST be 30hrs in a licensed long-term residential health care facility (RHCF), i.e. "nursing home." You should include a copy of the operating license of the facility with the signed Affiliation Agreement.
- During the internship, students MUST demonstrate their successful final performance of most of the 61 skills in the Clinical Skills Performance Record Evaluation Checklist. Each individual's nurse aide trainee training record MUST clearly document the trainee's competence prior to the individual taking the state nurse aide certification examination.
Certification Exam by Prometric
- The DOH test for Nurse Aide is given by Prometric. After BPSS has approved your NATP program, BPSS will issue you a confidential OBRA-Number, which you will need in order to set-up testing with Prometric. BPSS will notify Prometric and the NYS Department of Health. Prometric will then contact you to set up practical and written testing for your students. After receiving BPSS licensure, it is important to set aside enough time for this part of the process, as otherwise your students would graduate too early and would have to wait weeks before being allowed to test. Upon successfully testing, the student will automatically be included in the NYS Nurse Aide Registry.
- Indicate any and all changes in a letter uploaded under . Upload the complete, previously approved, curriculum (incl. approval letter) in one PDF under . Then upload the revised/amended curriculum as a second PDF.
*Nurse Aide Advanced and Patient Care Technician
- Nurse Aide-related supplementary options include the Nurse Aide Advanced and the Patient Care Technician programs. Both consist of EKG and Phlebotomy, and sometimes Lab Work. Note: label Nurse Aide Advanced if the student will begin with the Nurse Aide curriculum and end with the supplemental courses; use label of Patient Care Technician if the student already holds a Nurse Aide certificate and only has to take the supplemental courses. Note that as the student will have taken Medical Terminology and A & P for the Nurse Aide curriculum or certificate, he/she will need fewer hours for the EKG and Phlebotomy courses than when these are taught as self-standing programs. Please refer to the BPSS guidelines on EKG Technician and Phlebotomy Technician (contact _EMAIL_).
- Note that NO BPSS CURRICULUM APPROVAL, EVEN WHEN GIVEN IN ERROR, CAN OVERRIDE THE LAW! You MUST be familiar with the legal requirements in your offering.
Any further questions, please contact _EMAIL_

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to Magic: The Gathering lore, the Phyrexians were originally non-sentient servants of Urza and Mishra, created through a combination of artifacts known as Golgothian Sylex and volcanic energy.
The two brothers' attempt to weaponize the Phyrexians resulted in their self-awareness, and ultimately their revolt and war with the plane of Dominaria known as the Phyrexian Invasion. At the onset of the war, Yawgmoth, a planeswalker from the plane of Phyrexia and one of the major antagonists of the storyline, arrived in Dominaria and eventually conquered it.
He then corrupts the Phyrexians by manipulating them with his shapeshifting powers, furthering their evolution into the murderous and insidious race that they are today. Thus, while Yawgmoth did not create the Phyrexians, it is thanks to him that they are what they are.
Do artifacts have color identity?
No, artifacts do not have a color identity. Artifacts are colorless objects, meaning they are neither of a specific color nor do they have to be used in combination with any specific color of mana (or group of colors).
Artifacts are generally created with the intention of providing a unique ability or effect that can be used regardless of the color of mana being used by the player. Artifacts can be used in any type of deck, regardless of the color identity or mana used by the player.


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Posted: Monday, November 3, 2014
November 6 marks the two-hundredth birthday of Adolphe Sax (1814–1894), and the Met will be celebrating the occasion with a special exhibition, Celebrating Sax: Instruments and Innovation, which features instruments made by three generations of the Sax family. Rare saxophones, brass instruments, and even an exquisite ivory clarinet are among the twenty-six instruments selected to showcase the inventions and innovations of this extraordinary family. The exhibition opens with a free concert by internationally acclaimed saxophone soloist Paul Cohen at 2:30 pm this Wednesday, November 5, in The André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments.
Posted: Monday, April 28, 2014
The exhibition Early American Guitars: The Instruments of C. F. Martin, on view through December 7, brings together more guitars by Christian Frederick Martin (1796–1873) than have ever been publicly exhibited before. Among the many treasures that can be seen in this exhibit is the earliest known guitar built by Martin. The instrument (above) was built around 1834, at which point Martin was working in his New York City workshop at 196 Hudson Street, an area of the city now known as Tribeca, near the Holland Tunnel. In that shop he repaired instruments, sold musical items that he imported from Germany, and both built and sold his own guitars.
Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Last week the Department of Musical Instruments opened the exhibition Early American Guitars: The Instruments of C. F. Martin, on view through December 7, 2014, in the André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments. Christian Frederick Martin is best known as the founder of the C. F. Martin & Co. guitar company, which has been building guitars for 180 years and is still family owned and operated in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.


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Claws of the Dragon
In Barsaive a name is truly a thing of power: a True Name gives a Pattern stability and allows it to grow. Knowledge of a Name can also give one power over a Pattern; knowing a Pattern's name is almost universally the first step to tying a Thread to a True Pattern.
It is important to draw the distinction between names and Names. Simply, only recognized proper names have power. All wolves share a similar patter, which is called "wolf," but Wolf is not the Name, just a description. A Name is a sign, perhaps even a requirement, of uniqueness.
Names can be set quickly in a ritual or more organically simply by use. It is worth noting that many Namegivers use an informal name or nickname when meeting strangers, for knowing somebody's Name gives one power over them; but as these nicknames become woven into the True Pattern of the individual, they in turn become Names.


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Opo. Sensing face to face interactions.
Face to face interactions and the distances they occur at are thought to be important in a number of fields, such as epidemiology, psychology, and robot usability. However, past smartphone and smart badge technologies are unable to provide the right combination of high resolution data and usability.
Smart badges have offered the highest quality data so far. However, the difficulty in synchronizing unpredictable mobile node has resulted in either bulky, high powered nodes or infrastructure heavy systems. To overcome this challenge, Opo uses a novel ultra low power ultrasonic wake up circuit to synchronize nodes, bypassing the time synchronization / scheduling challenges faced by traditional RF synchronization.
Opo is able to provide 2 s time resolution and 5 cm spatial resolution, while running for 4 days on a battery the size of a dime. Opo tags are around 3 cm in diameter and weigh 8 grams, making them easily wearable using a lanyard, lapel pin, or magnetic clips.
The cornerstone of Opo is an ultrasonic wakeup circuit that draws 19 μA when no neighbors are present, enabling us to solve the mobile node coordination problem via broadcast synchronization. Broadcast synchronization allows nodes to remain asleep most of the time and be asynchronously awoken when a neighbor appears. This allows Opo to run without any infrastructure nodes or high powered RF neighbor discovery protocols.


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- Engineering Design with Digital Thread
Victor Singh (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Digital Thread is a data-driven architecture that links together information generated from across the product lifecycle. Though Digital Thread is gaining traction as a digital communication framework to streamline design, manufacturing, and operational processes in order to more efficiently design, build and maintain engineering products, a principled mathematical formulation describing the manner in which Digital Thread can be used for critical design decisions remains absent. The contribution of this work is to present such a formulation from the context of a data-driven design and decision problem under uncertainty. Specifically, this work addresses three objectives: 1) Provide a mathematical definition of Digital Thread in the context of a specific engineering design problem. 2) Establish the feedback coupling of how information from Digital Thread enters the design problem. 3) Develop a data-driven design methodology that uses operational data collected from a previous design to improve the design of the next. The mathematical formulation is illustrated through an example design of a structural fiber-steered composite component.
- Predicting Atrial Fibrillation Mechanisms Through Deep Learning
Caroline Roney (King's College London, UK)
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, affecting over 1.1 million people in the UK alone, and is associated with increased risk of other cardiovascular disease, stroke and death. Radio frequency catheter ablation, which creates lesions in cardiac tissue, is a first line intervention to treat specific groups of AF patients. Persistent AF patients are a heterogeneous population: some patients require multiple procedures, with more extensive ablation strategies; while for others, isolation of the pulmonary veins using ablation (PVI) is sufficient. Identifying persistent AF patients where PVI will be a sufficient treatment remains a clinical challenge, which if solved could lead to improved safety, better patient selection, as well as decreased time and cost for procedures. Biophysical simulations personalised to cardiac imaging and electrical data may offer substantial insights into the mechanisms underlying AF, but run too slowly to be used during clinical procedures. My objective is to develop a deep learning network that accurately quantifies the likelihood of success of PVI for an individual patient quickly enough for use during a clinical procedure, to guide ablation therapy. The network will be trained to large quantities of biophysical simulated data to ensure that the network captures the physics and physiology. The training will then be augmented with the complexity and reality of clinical data. Finally, the deep learning pipeline will be tested in a retrospective study.


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Confirming and disconfirming cases assist the evaluator in the confirmatory fieldwork stage of an evaluation. After gathering initial data, exploring the data and identifying patterns, the evaluator will start to develop findings. Confirming and disconfirming cases allow the evaluator to further refine and test initial findings. Both types of cases are important, confirming cases to provide deeper insights to preliminary findings and disconfirming cases to test and highlight the boundaries of the findings.
- Confirming and disconfirming cases: This overview from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides a definition and outline of the reasons for using the confirming and disconfirming option.
- Desperately Seeking Dissonance: This article from the Qualitative Health Research Journal outlines the research undertaken to discover how disconfirming cases are handled in reviews of qualitative research. It also outlines a number of methods that may be used to actively find disconfirming cases in review processes.
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MySQL 8 is GA and it has a variety of new features. Recently, we happened to work with resource groups to restrict resource utilization for a MySQL thread.
That's why I thought of writing this blog post: to give you a quick introduction to resource groups, an idea of how to dynamically allocate them and to discuss a related bug report.
Introduction To Resource Groups:
A resource group, a new feature in MySQL 8, is the entity that defines the allowed resources consumption for threads pertaining to that group. Group attributes enable control over resources and hence the database threads get restricted with those limits.
Resource groups introduce the following associated components:
1. SQL to manage the resource groups (create, alter, assign, drop).
2. Resource groups related privileges.
3. The information_schema.resource_groups table, which holds groups details.
4. A new column was added to the performance_schema.threads table to show us the assignments of threads to respective resource groups.


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You want to take care of your plecos the best that you can. These fish are fairly hardy, but they can encounter certain problems.
For instance, many people wind up dealing with ich outbreaks when caring for plecos. This can happen when you have issues with water quality.
Ich is a serious problem that can be dangerous for plecos. You need to figure out how to take care of the fish and get them back to normal.
Read on to learn about plecos and ich. You'll learn more about why plecos might contract ich as well as how to treat the issue.
Can Plecos Get Ich?
Plecos can indeed get ich. This is considered to be one of the most common diseases that plecos have to deal with.
Ich, also known as white spot disease, is something that pretty much any fish can get. This is a type of skin condition that is caused by parasites.
Protozoan parasites infect the plecos and cause them to have white spots appear all over their bodies. The white spots that you see are the parasites.
When your plecos get this disease, it's going to be very uncomfortable for them. Plecos don't have an easy time dealing with this issue.
Later, you'll learn about how to treat the condition. For now, it's important to learn how to confirm that plecos have ich.
Does My Pleco Have Ich?
It's usually easy to tell whether fish have ich or not. The appearance of white spots all over the body will be a sure sign of the disease.
Most people won't recognize that plecos have ich until the white spots show up. You'll start to see small white spots appear on the bodies of the plecos when they have ich.
The white spots look like small specks of salt. They can appear all over the body and they might even show up on the gills.
This parasitic infection can even make it hard for the plecos to breathe. When the spots appear on the gills, it'll be even more problematic for the fish.
Are there other symptoms that can tell you that the fish have ich? Keep reading to find out more.
Symptoms of Ich
There are many different symptoms of ich that you should look out for. The white spots are the most common symptoms, but there are others to be aware of.
You'll likely see the plecos attempting to rub against objects in the tank. This will be in an attempt to find relief from the parasites that are attached to their bodies.
Bloating is common when fish are infected. This occurs due to the bodily functions of the parasite.
These signs will help you to know that you're dealing with ich. You should take action to help the fish as soon as you can.
What Causes Ich?
Ich is generally caused by poor water conditions in the fish tank. Healthy fish will be able to fight off ich infections, but stressed fish will succumb.
If you're keeping the plecos in dirty water or you're not monitoring the parameters properly, it's more likely that the fish will get infected. This is why it's imperative to take care of the aquarium.
Of course, ich is directly caused by the protozoan parasites that infect the fish. They just have an easier time infecting plecos when they are stressed.
Other factors can cause plecos to become stressed as well. Not feeding the fish properly and forcing them to live in overcrowded fish tanks will be sources of stress.
Your fish tank might be exposed to ich when you transfer new fish into the tank. The new fish might have come from a tank where some of the fish were infected with ich.
It's wise to quarantine new additions to a fish tank for several weeks before adding them to the main tank. This will limit the likelihood of exposing your aquarium to ich.
How Do You Treat it?
Treating ich is not that difficult, but it can be tougher when treating plecos. Plecos have a harder time dealing with common ich medications than many other types of fish.
As such, you'll need to be careful when using ich treatments on the tank. Usually, pleco owners use ich medication at half strength to protect the fish from harm.
It's also common to treat ich by heating the fish tank and using aquarium salt. The combination of higher temperatures and aquarium salt will kill the parasites that cause ich.
Using heat to treat this issue can be very stressful for plecos. Some enthusiasts recommend raising the temperature to 86 degrees Fahrenheit, but this is far hotter than the water temperatures that plecos normally enjoy.
It can be hard for the fish to tolerate this. You'll want to keep a close eye on the plecos if you choose to do this.
Raising the temperature for one full week can help the aquarium salt to kill off the parasites. When using aquarium salt, you'll have to be careful not to use too much since that can also harm the plecos.
You can also opt to just use the medication on the water to get rid of ich. Just remember that plecos are sensitive to these medications and that it's safer to use them at half strength.
Can Ich Kill Plecos?
Yes, ich does have the potential to kill plecos and other types of fish. Ich is dangerous for many different reasons.
When one fish in your aquarium contracts the disease, it's likely that all of the fish in the tank will get it as well. It can spread very fast and you're going to want to act quickly if possible.
Treating ich sooner rather than later will be for the best. You want to ensure that you can get rid of the ich so that the fish can recover.
If you don't notice the ich infestation for quite some time, your fish are going to suffer. Fish that contract ich will deal with many health issues, and they might eventually succumb.
The fact that ich can kill plecos doesn't mean that it will kill your pleco. If you treat the fish, it should have a great chance of surviving.
You just need to use the right treatment methods to ensure that the fish will get better. Feed the fish well and nurse it back to health so that you can enjoy having it in your tank for a long time to come.
Now you know that plecos can get ich. Ich is a serious problem for most types of fish, and you're not going to want to ignore signs of an infestation.
When plecos get ich they're going to have a tough time. It'll make them uncomfortable and it might even make it hard for them to breathe.
All of the fish in your aquarium could wind up getting the disease. Luckily, you'll be able to treat ich to get the fish better in a timely fashion.
There are various medications that you can buy that will help you get rid of ich in your fish tank. When treating plecos, you'll want to use these medications at half strength.
It's also possible to treat this issue using heat and aquarium salt. This is a proven method that will kill off the parasites.
Whatever you decide to do, it'll be wise to take action fast. Don't let your fish suffer longer than they have to.
Ignoring the problem could lead to the death of your plecos. Since you don't want that to occur, it's best to be a proactive fish owner.
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As the war on drugs continues, the science community is partnering with law enforcement to develop more tools to detect the presence of an illegal substance. Such is the case with cutting-edge fingerprint technology that detects the presence of cocaine in the unlikeliest of places.
This technology is no robbery or burglary identification tool. Instead, it detects the presence of cocaine in the user in a matter of minutes, with quicker testing on its way. It is also 99 percent accurate, even when the user washes his or her hands.
Developed by scientists in the UK and the Netherlands, this fingerprint test is not in use throughout Florida just yet. However, if it proves to be effective elsewhere, it is likely to spread across the country.
How Fingerprint Drug Detection Technology Works
Traditional drug testing requires a urine, blood, saliva or hair sample. It is expensive, time-consuming, and often a biological hazard. Fingerprints, on the other hand, are simple, they are not considered hazardous, and there is no disposal to have to consider.
How can fingerprints indicate the presence of drugs? Apparently, the evidence has been there all along. Science is just beginning to process it. According to the UK newspaper, The Independent, the body produces certain chemicals as cocaine is metabolized. Those chemicals are present in sweat, which transfer in fingerprints.
Using technology called Ambient Mass Spectrometry, drug testers collect fingerprints in a special paper, mist it with a certain liquid, and lift the droplets for processing. It only takes a few minutes to get 99 percent accurate results.
This Innovative Drug Testing Has Myriad Possibilities
The opportunities for fingerprint drug testing are vast. Law enforcement officers may use it in the field to determine if a driver or a suspicious person is under the influence of cocaine. Dr. Catia Costa of Surrey University tells The Independent that it's "incredibly sensitive and is very easy to set up." So it is both accurate and convenient.
In prisons, guards may detect the presence of illicit drugs without invasive drug testing as well. The tester does not even need a full fingerprint. Research published in the Royal Society of Chemistry explains that "a small area of a single fingerprint" is enough for comprehensive analysis.
Outside of its applications in law enforcement, fingerprint drug testing may help during a substance abuse intervention. Institutions such as drug rehab in Florida could identify both the presence of drugs and the type. In a hospital setting, practitioners may get faster readings and know what they are dealing with in an overdose situation.
Drug testing helps provide appropriate care in a treatment facility and in emergency situations such as overdose. It also helps law enforcement identify both the people who are under the influence of drugs and the substance that they have used. If research continues on the same trajectory, fingerprint drug testing could revolutionize the way samples are collected and processed. There will be fewer reasons to collect biohazards such as urine, saliva, or blood and less dependency on special biohazard disposal.
Fingerprint drug testing improves enforcement, but it also helps with accountability. With some of the most sensitive drug detection available, drug addicts in treatment have one more tool for staying on the straight and narrow.
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The Centralised Sampling System facilitates sample taking from beer tanks. It is a modular system equipped for taking out samples from up to 12 tanks. Because of the position of the sampling valve on vertical fermenters or bright beer tanks, access to sampling point often requires platforms. The system allows for placing the sample valve at the optimal point for sampling: on the middle of the cylindrical part of the vessel, independent of whether there is easy access to this point or not.
When taking a sample there are two possibilities; either sterile or non-sterile sampling. For sterile sampling of the chosen tank, the "sterile" button is pressed and the pipeline to the sampling panel will be steam sterilised. After sterilising, the pipeline is blown dry with sterile air or CO2. Now the "sampling" button can be pressed and the sample media will flow from the chosen tank to the sample coil at the sample panel. By pressing the "flush" button, the pipeline is hereafter flushed with water, steamed and blown dry.
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Senate Bill 170, signed into law by Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer on March 30, 2005, changed the instruction requirements for homeschool students. Prior law required the homeschool to provide at least 180 days of pupil instruction, or the equivalent in hours, as required for public schools. The new law eliminates the days of instruction requirement and substitutes the "minimum aggregate hours" established for public schools. The revised law requires 720 hours of instruction per year for grades 1–3 and 1,080 hours for grades 4–12. Graduating seniors are only required to complete 1,050 aggregate hours in their final year of high school. Only 360 aggregate hours of pupil instruction must be conducted for a kindergarten program. The school fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30.
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How To Upload File And Save As Base64 In Angular 9
In this article, we will learn about how to upload a file and save as Base64 into the database using API.
there are many different ways to upload and save files, in this article we will upload and convert that file in base64 and then save it in the database using API. this way we can use files anywhere. we don't need to save or copy the file on the server.
Prerequisites:
 - Basic knowledge of Angular
 - Code editor like Visual Studio Code
Create a new Angular project by typing the following command in the VSCode terminal.
ng new FileUploadProject
Open the app.module.ts file and import HttpClientModule in it. as we are going to call API or making HTTP call for posting data. Please refer following code.
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { AppRoutingModule } from './app-routing.module';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import {FormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
import { HttpClientModule } from "@angular/common/http";
@NgModule({
 declarations: [
 AppComponent
 ],
 imports: [
 BrowserModule,
 AppRoutingModule,
 FormsModule,
 HttpClientModule,
 ],
 providers: [],
 bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }
Open the app.component.ts file and add the following code in it.
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
@Component({
 selector: 'app-root',
 templateUrl: './app.component.html',
 styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent {
 title = 'FileUploadProject';
 ImageBaseData:string | ArrayBuffer=null;
 constructor(private http:HttpClient) {
 }
 handleFileInput(files: FileList) {
 let me = this;
 let file = files[0];
 let reader = new FileReader();
 reader.readAsDataURL(file);
 reader.onload = function () {
 console.log(reader.result);
 me.ImageBaseData=reader.result;
 };
 reader.onerror = function (error) {
 console.log('Error: ', error);
 };
 }
 btnUpload(){

 if(this.ImageBaseData==null){
 alert("Please select file");
 }else{
 var fileUplodVM: FileUplodVM={
 ImageBaseData:this.ImageBaseData.toString()
 }
 this.CreateItem(fileUplodVM).subscribe((res: any) =>{
 if(res){
 alert("Successfully uploded file");
 }else{
 alert("File upload failed");
 }

 },
 error => {
 alert(error.message);
 });
 }
 }
 public CreateItem(data) {
 return this.http.post('http://localhost:52410/api/Order/UploadFile', data)
 .pipe(
 map((res: any) => {
 console.log(res);
 return res;
 }));
 }
}
export class FileUplodVM{
 ImageBaseData: string;
}
in the above code, we need to import HttpClient for making an API call and define private http:HttpClient as a parameter in the constructor. define the "ImageBaseData" variable in which we will store Image as Base64 string that we will get from an uploaded file.
made one function handleFileInput(files: FileList) which is going to call on change event of file upload control. this function will read the file and store it in the Base64 string in ImageBaseData variable. we will use this variable for displaying an image and passing to API.
Function btnUpload() will check if a file is selected or not, if not then it will give validation alert. if selected then it will use ImageBaseData variable and pass/use it in FileUplodVM model. and then call CreateItem(data) function by passing FileUplodVM as parameter.
CreateItem(data) Function will post data using API.
Now, open the app.component.html and add the following code in it.

File Upload

 <input type="file" id="FUImage" name="FUImage" accept=".png, .jpg, .jpeg" (change)="handleFileInput($event.target.files)">
 <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger pull-left" (click)="btnUpload()">Upload</button>

your angular (frontend) part is ready. now let me give you a short description of API(in .NET) and database part (backend part).
The following is a database structure.

The following is code for .Net API which I have used.
public class OrderController : ApiController
{
 OrderManagmentDBEntities Db = new OrderManagmentDBEntities();
 public HttpResponseMessage UploadFile([FromBody]FileUplodVM fileUplodVM)
 {
 try
 {
 TblDemoImage tblDemoImage = new TblDemoImage
 {
 ImageBaseData = fileUplodVM.ImageBaseData
 };
 Db.TblDemoImage.Add(tblDemoImage);
 Db.SaveChanges();
 return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, true, Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter);
 }
 catch (Exception ex)
 {
 return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, false, Configuration.Formatters.JsonFormatter);
 }
 }
 public partial class FileUplodVM
 {
 public string ImageBaseData { get; set; }
 }
}
above code will add an image as base64 string in the database, we will get base64 string in fileUplodVM.ImageBaseData object which we post from the angular side. and then save it in the database.
that's it, now you can save image as base64 string in the database. and use it whenever you want to use it. as I used it in  tag directly in this angular app.
The following is the image of the Angular app.
following is a screenshot of the database after uploading the image.
so this is one way of uploading a file in the database.
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Recently, an entertainment robot is emerging as a new type of a robot. The purpose of an entertainment robot is to provide intimacy and enjoyment for people rather than to give any function. Therefore, not only emotion design but also personality design is needed for an entertainment robot. When we endow an entertainment robot personality, it gives an entertainment robot the consistency and the distinction of behavior.
The purpose of this study is to suggest a design process for constructing personality of an entertainment robot based on psychological types, and prove the possibility of the process with a case study and an experiment.
In this study, four temperaments which are derived from 16 personality types in psychological type Indicator, MBTI(Myers Briggs Type Indicator), were applied to design personality of an entertainment robot. These temperaments are divided into four types, such as Sensing-Perceiving type, Sensing-Judging type, Intuitive-Thinking type, and IntuitiveFeeling type. Based on the concept that a robot has its own temperament factor, we propose an entertainment robot personality design process, which is composed of four steps. The steps are selecting the concept of an entertainment robot, situation scene design and perception device design, reaction design based on temperaments, and demonstration of robot temperaments about the reaction with an experiment. To see the effectiveness of the suggested process, we also conducted a case study, which followed the design process with an entertainment robot.
Through a case study and an experiment, we could find several results. First, the major experimenters match the reaction with the robot temperament. From this result, we could see that robot temperaments are useful guidelines to design an entertainment robot's personality. Second, there are situations, which make the reaction express robot temperament better. This means that situation scene design is an important factor to make reaction express robot temperament more distinctly. Third, there are some reactions, which display the robot temperaments better. This helps robot developers notice the reaction, which should be redesigned.
The process suggested in this study will provide a useful guideline for constructing personality of an entertainment robot. This will make it possible for robot developers to construct robot's personality more easily. As a result, the design of the personality of an entertainment robot will make entertainment robot more intimate and enjoyable.