AISC Manual Steel Construction Allowable Stress Design 9th Edition
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Why do flowers drop off veggie plants?
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May 14, 2004
CORVALLIS - Do the flowers of your green beans, cucumbers, melons, squash, tomatoes, eggplant or peppers bloom, and then drop off without setting fruit? Or do they not set bloom at all? Some of the reasons behind blossom drop or too few blossoms on your vegetable plants may include too much heat, lack of pollination, too cold and water stress.
Deborah Kean, researcher at Oregon State University's Vegetable Research Farm in Corvallis, gives home gardeners some background on blossom drop in major groups of vegetables.
SQUASH – Gardeners tend to notice blossom drop in squash because squash flowers are so huge and noticeable. Squash have separate male and female flowers. The males always drop off after they shed their pollen. Female flowers may fall off due to lack of pollination. Blossom drop is often associated with cool temperatures, as bees and other pollinators aren't out collecting and transferring pollen as much when temperatures are down.
Sometimes female flowers will bloom before there are any male flowers out.
"Typically, a few female flowers will bloom before there are any male flowers, so, of course, they don't get pollinated," explained Kean. "Because female flowers already have what looks like a baby fruit on the end (inferior ovary, as botanists call it), people think the fruit is aborting when, in fact, it is just unpollinated flowers drying up and falling off."
If you want to help Mother Nature along, you can hand pollinate squash by removing a male flower, then rub the pollen producing anthers (top of the stamen) onto the stigma of the female flower.
TOMATOES AND PEPPERS, EGGPLANTS – In areas of Oregon where late spring and summer nights are cooler, blossom drop in tomatoes and peppers can occur. Too much nitrogen and water can stimulate a lot of leafy growth, but few blossoms. Heat can cause blossom drop as well. Tomato blossoms drop off without setting fruit when night temperatures fall below 55 degrees or day temperatures exceed 90 degrees for extended periods.
Cherry tomatoes and the OSU-bred parthenocarpic tomatoes, including Gold Nugget, Oregon Spring, Oregon Star, Siletz and Legend, are the exception, as they will set fruit over a wider temperature range than most large-fruited types. Parthenocarpic and cherry tomatoes will fruit throughout the heat of summer, even in Tucson, according to information from the University of Arizona.
Blossoms drop off if your tomato, pepper or eggplant plants are water stressed. Deep and infrequent watering is best. Also, make sure your plants are getting enough sun. If they receive less than 6 hours of sunlight a day, they may not bloom. Also, windy conditions can interfere with fruit set, so if you can create windbreaks in the garden, do so.
Pepper blossoms are even more sensitive to temperature fluctuations during pollination. Normal pollination and fruit set and don't occur when night temperatures fall below 58 degrees and daytime temperatures rise above 85 degrees. Under these temperature conditions, the blossoms fall off, often before pollination.
BEANS AND PEAS – Intense heat (generally higher than 95 degrees) or water stress (e.g. under watering) can cause beans and peas to drop their flowers. Snap beans produce way more blossoms than they can set pods, because bean breeders have selected for concentrated pod set.
Sometimes, during a heat wave, beans will drop blossoms, sometimes resulting in what growers call a "split set," or two distinct crops of beans in one set, explained Kean.
"This drives vegetable processors crazy, as they do a one time harvest," she said. "But this may not bother home gardeners."
CUCUMBERS, MELONS – Cooler weather keeps pollinators from flying. If female flowers are not pollinated, they will abort. Male flowers always drop, as they don't form the fruit; they provide the pollen.
CORN - Corn is another vegetable adversely affected by high temperatures. The corn tassel (pollen producing part of the corn flower) is often killed when temperatures are above 100 degrees. Injury to the tassel will prevent development of kernels in the ear. Fortunately for most parts of the state, summer temperatures don't stay above 100 degrees for long.
Vegetable varieties vary in their sensitivity to blossom drop. If you have trouble with one variety, try a different one next year. By planting varieties adapted to the growing conditions in your region, you can avoid many of the blossom drop and non-pollination problems. And remember, some flower drop on these garden plants is normal. Plants generally produce way more flowers than the number of fruits than they can support.
Source: Deborah Kean

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I had thought the term was hind teeth as well, but eye teeth it is. Wikipedia says:
In mammalian oral anatomy, the canine teeth, also called cuspids, dogteeth, fangs, or (in the case of those of the upper jaw) eye teeth, are relatively long, pointed teeth.
In humans, the upper canine teeth (popularly called eye teeth, from their position under the eyes) are larger and longer than the lower, and usually present a distinct basal ridge.
The term eye teeth goes back to at least the 17th century. The earliest I found is in the fascinating 1657 Nature's Cabinet Unlock'd by Thomas Browne:
And the 1660 Lexicon Tetraglotton, an English-French-Italian-Spanish Dictionary by James Howell shows the translations all include eye:
Give [...] eye-teeth
The earliest "give/gave [...] eye-teeth" is illuminating. 1836's The Way-Mark: In Which Some of the Turns of the Broad Road are Pointed Out says:
Rather have [...] eye-teeth drawn [out]
A variant rather have their eye-teeth drawn [out] was said by a Mr. Denny on Wednesday, 17th December 1834 in Congress and recorded in two sources. Once in Congressional Globe says:
And again in Register of Debates in Congress:
As soon part with [...] eye-teeth
From The Town and Country Magazine, or Universal Repository of Knowledge, Instruction, and Entertainment of 1779:
And 1784's The European Magazine:
We can see the phrase has changed slightly from preferring to give your eye teeth than give/lose money; to the modern giving your eye teeth for something you really want.

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Motion of no confidence
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A motion of no confidence (alternatively vote of no confidence, censure motion, no-confidence motion, or (unsuccessful) confidence motion) is a statement or vote that a person or persons in a position of responsibility (government, managerial, etc.) is no longer deemed fit to hold that position: perhaps because they are inadequate in some respect, are failing to carry out obligations, or are making decisions that other members feel are detrimental. As a parliamentary motion, it demonstrates to the head of state that the elected parliament no longer has confidence in (one or more members of) the appointed government.
A censure motion is different from a no-confidence motion. Depending on the constitution of the body concerned, "No Confidence" may lead to compulsory resignation of the council of ministers or other position-holder(s), whereas "Censure" is meant to show disapproval and does not result in the resignation of ministers. The censure motion can be against an individual minister or a group of ministers, but the no-confidence motion is directed against the entire cabinet. Again, depending on the applicable rules, censure motions may need to state the reasons for the motion while no-confidence motions may not require reasons to be specified.
Parliamentary systems[edit]
In many parliamentary democracies, strict time limits exist as to the proposal of a no confidence motion, with a vote only allowed once every three, four or six months. Thus the timing of a motion of no confidence is a matter of political judgement; using a motion of no confidence on a relatively trivial matter may prove counterproductive if a more important issue suddenly arises which warrants a motion of no confidence, because a motion cannot be proposed if one had been voted on recently. Sometimes, the government will choose to declare that one of its bills is a "motion of confidence" in order to prevent dissident members of parliament from voting against it.
United Kingdom[edit]
Traditionally, in the Westminster system, the defeat of a supply bill (one that concerns the spending of money) is seen to require the resignation of the government or dissolution of Parliament, much like a non-confidence vote, since a government that cannot spend money is hamstrung, also called loss of supply. When the upper house of a Westminster system country has the right to refuse supply, such as in Australia during the events of 1975, the convention is in a grey area, as Westminster governments are not normally expected to maintain the confidence of the upper house.
Prior to 2011, in the British Parliament, a no-confidence motion generally first appeared as an early day motion, although the vote on the Queen's Speech also constituted a confidence motion.[1] However, under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, only a motion explicitly resolving "That this House has no confidence in Her Majesty's Government" is treated as a motion of no confidence.
In India, a Motion of No Confidence can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament of India). The motion is admitted for discussion when a minimum of fifty members of the house support the motion.[2] If the motion carries, the house debates and votes on the motion. If a majority of the members of the house vote in favour of the motion, the motion is passed and the Government is bound to vacate the office. Acharya Kripalani moved the first-ever No confidence motion on the floor of the Lok Sabha in August 1963, immediately after the disastrous India-China War.[3][4]
In Italy,[5] the government requires the support of both houses of the Parliament. A vote of no confidence may be proposed if one tenth of the members of a single house sign the proposition and starting from three days before the appointed date, said vote can be brought into discussion. Following the case of Filippo Mancuso in 1995 and the subsequent Constitutional Court sentence in 1996,[6] it is possible to propose an individual vote of no confidence against a single minister instead of the whole government.
In the Australian Parliament, a motion of no-confidence requires a majority of the members present in the House of Representatives to agree to it. The House of Representatives currently consists of 150 members; requiring 76 votes in favour of the motion when all members of the House are present. A vote of no confidence in a Government, or a motion or amendment censuring a Government, has never been successful in the House of Representatives.[10] Despite this, on eight occasions Governments have either resigned or advised a dissolution following their defeat on other questions before the House. Specific motions of no confidence or censure motions against the Prime Minister, ministers, the Leader of the Opposition, Senators and leaders of political parties have been moved and have been successful on some occasions. Motions of no confidence against the Government may be passed in the Senate, yet may have little or no impact in the House.[10]
Presidential systems[edit]
United States[edit]
In the United States, motions styled as "no confidence" are only symbolic and are rare. Party leadership turnover generally occurs as a result of internal discussion and vote among the elected members of the party, followed by the response of the public in a primary election and general election.
In organizations that use Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR), there is no motion of no confidence, although the assembly could adopt a motion expressing a lack of confidence in its leaders (i.e. a motion to censure).[11]
The United States Congress passed a no confidence motion against Secretary of State Dean Acheson in the 1950s[12] and considered one against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales,[13] but these motions are of symbolic effect only.
Removal from office[edit]
As U.S. political tradition does not include motions of no confidence, laws provide for the removal of specific people. All of these processes are designed to be rare.
In some U.S. states, a recall election fills a similar role of removing an unpopular executive officer, but in contrast to a motion of no confidence, a recall vote is a no-confidence election by the public and is normally only allowed against elected executive offices, rather than legislative seats. In states that have recall elections, the law usually restricts how often they are held, so that recall attempts do not follow each highly contested election.
Each house of Congress may, by a two-thirds majority, vote to expel any of its own members, and similar processes exist in U.S. state legislatures. These removals are very rare, and the motivations are typically criminal misdeeds or ethics violations, not mere loss of confidence.
Impeachment in the United States can remove a government officer through a two-part process in the legislature. Congress can remove a federal officer, including the President and any federal judge. State legislatures have similar powers over the state offices. Impeachment is reserved for criminal conduct or major ethical violations and is not directly a vote of no confidence in the party, since removal of the head of government usually results in succession by an officer of the same party.
To deal with this situation, the French placed a great degree of executive power in the office of its President, who is immune from Motions of No Confidence.
See also[edit]
 5. ^ Constitution of Italy. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
 6. ^ "Sentenza n. 7 del 1996". Retrieved January 3, 2015.
 7. ^ German Constitution Official English Translation Article 67 - Vote of No Confidence
 8. ^ Wikisource:Constitution of Japan
 9. ^ (CBC)
 10. ^ a b Motions of no confidence and censure (HTML version). House of Representatives Practice (6th ed.). Canberra: Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
 11. ^ Robert III, Henry M. (2011). "Frequently Asked Questions about RONR (Question 7)". The Official Robert's Rules of Order Web Site. The Robert's Rules Association. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
 14. ^ Marson, James; Bendavid, Naftali (December 3, 2013). "Ukraine Government Survives No-Confidence Vote". The Wall Street Journal.


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- Engaging in scholarly projects in coordination with the program director and appropriate faculty mentors.
- Developing confidence and competence in meeting the needs of adolescents with addictive disorders and co-occurring psychiatric illness.


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integer GetNodeByPoint(varchar atopology, geometry apoint, float8 tol1
Retrieves the id of a node at a point location.
The function returns an integer (id-node) given a topology, a POINT and a tolerance. If tolerance = 0 means exact intersection, otherwise retrieves the node from an interval.
apoint doesn't intersect a node, returns 0 (zero).
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To advocate for improving the health status of children while reducing health disparities in the Bay Area, California and nationally.
The Pediatric Advocacy Program at Stanford provides a coherent structure for local advocacy efforts and community partnerships at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) and the Stanford University School of Medicine (SOM).
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Swimmers in an Olympic-sized pool could be surrounded by up to 50 gallons of urine, a new study has revealed. Scientists tested for an artificial sweetener called acesulfame potassium, which is consistently present in urine, making it easy to monitor pool levels. In the tests, they found that a 91,500 gallon pool contained 5.8 gallons of urine and a 183,000 gallon pool, a third the size of an Olympic pool, was filled with around 17 gallons. Although Olympic swimmers have admitted to urinating in pools regularly (along with the 19% of adults who say they've done it at least once), it is generally not an accepted practice. Despite urine itself being sterile, compounds can react with disinfectants such as chlorine -- causing them to become volatile and lead to eye and respiratory irritation.
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Though John Deere designated its new-for-1937 workhorse the Model G, a more obvious name choice might have been Model P--as in, the first letter of the word uttered most by farmers with work to do... power.
Deere designed the G to be a three-plow tractor with 34 horsepower at the belt. Power came from a 412.5-cubic-inch, two-cylinder, all-fuel engine that ran on kerosene and distillates. Famously, the Model G's engine was so much larger than the powerplants offered in the rest of the company's lineup, that the tractor's frame had to be customized with the addition of a bulge to accommodate its girth.
Another widely known fact about the G is that its bigger, more powerful two-cylinder proved to be too much for the tractor's radiator to keep cool--a problem that led to more than 2,000 of the first tractors off the assembly line being recalled.
Later versions used a taller radiator, with a coolant capacity some two gallons larger than the original, to alleviate the problem. A larger upper radiator pipe was also installed on Model Gs in late 1938.
In the early 1940s, the Model G received the stylized hood and front-end treatment pictured on the tractor here. In 1941, a six-speed transmission replaced the earlier tractor's four-speed gearbox, and electric start was added in 1947.
With modest changes, the Model G plowed on until 1953, when the numbered series Deere tractors took over. All told, Moline built about 64,000 Model Gs and G variants, like the GH high-crop tractor and the GM--which was what Deere called the tractor briefly during WW II.
As with virtually all John Deere tractors, Model Gs are highly sought after and collectible today. The parts availability is excellent, and support from clubs and enthusiasts is typically strong. Due perhaps to their relative scarcity, the early low-radiator tractors are prized more highly among collectors than the more efficient high-radiator tractors.
Prices for Model Gs in excellent condition can range from $7,000 - $10,000, and hopeful collectors can expect to pay upwards of $4,000 for restorable units.
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The Robotic Workshop
The Robotic Workshop was a toy kit, much like Lego Mindstorms, that allowed users to build and program robots using a home computer.
Access Software announced The Robotic Workshop in the January 1987 issue of Ahoy! magazine. A review later appeared in the May 1988 issue of Compute! magazine. The kit included over 50 Capsela parts, including two motors, gears, wheels, and sensors. It also included an electronic control unit that plugged into the user port of a Commodore 64, an instruction manual with 50 tutorial projects, and special programming software on a floppy disk. It was later released for Apple, Atari, and IBM computers.
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Regional Modeling Program
PART manages the regional modeling program in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Planning Department and the Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, and Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs).The program is jointly funded by each agency listed above and saves each MPO approximately $100,000 a year through PART's coordination of the program. View our Regional Modeling Vision (PDF).
The program consists of four elements:
- Regional Travel Demand Model (RTDM)
RTDM is a multi-modal four-step regional travel demand model, designed to support long range transportation planning and programming decisions in the Triad region and in the Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, and Burlington-Graham MPOs. Learn more about the Regional Travel Demand Model.
- Advanced Freight Model (AFM)
The goal is to provide a safe freight transportation system, support the region's economic well-being, and achieve efficiency in operations and investment in the freight transportation system. Learn more about the Advanced Freight Model.
- Transit Boarding and Estimation Simulation Tool (TBEST)
The Transit Boarding Estimation and Simulation Tool is a multi-faceted GIS-based modeling, planning and analysis tool which integrates socio-economic, land use, and transit network data into a unique platform for scenario-based transit ridership estimation and analysis. Learn more about the Transit Boarding and Estimation Simulation Tool.
- CommunityViz Scenario Model (CVSM)
PART is leading an effort to introduce a scenario planning tool called CommunityViz. Learn more about CommunityViz.


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The Agawam River Trail in East Wareham offers a peaceful stroll, vistas of the Agawam River, and a paddling launch.
Explore Falmouth's fascinating glacial past at Beebe Woods, a 400-acre swath of protected forest near Woods Hole.
See a sampling of all of Bourne's vibrant natural scenery on one walk when you visit Cataumet Greenway.
Explore nature, history, and spectacular coastal beauty along the rugged shores of Gooseberry Island in Westport.
With captivating streams and wetlands hidden in a quiet forest, Lionberger Woods in Rochester is easy to fall in love with.
Visit Bourne's Little Bay Conservation Area to discover a walk that captures Buzzards Bay's unique coastal geography.
For a peaceful walk through classic Cape Cod scenery, head to Red Brook Pond Conservation Area in Bourne.
Conserving land is one of the most important ways to protect clean water in Buzzards Bay. Since 1998, the Coalition has forever preserved more than 7,000 acres of land across our region.Read More ›
Nestled along the Little River in South Dartmouth, this large hiking area is a must-see for outdoor explorers.
Discover Plymouth's peaceful ponds and woodlands by foot or canoe at Halfway Pond Conservation Area.


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The results of dynamic non-linear two-dimensional finite element analyses of the Long Valley Dam in the Mammoth Lake area of California subjected to a real measured earthquake are presented. A simple elastic perfectly plastic constitutive soil model is used to describe the stress-strain response of the soil and Rayleigh damping (i.e. viscous damping) is applied to account for the lack of hysteretic damping. The effect of the initial stress condition and the Rayleigh damping ratio are discussed, and the results of the analysis are compared to the measured response of the dam and to results presented by previous researchers. Good agreement is obtained in the up/downstream direction, but as experienced by previous researchers, the correct vertical frequency range is not achieved. The limitations of using viscous damping combined with simple constitutive models when studying the dynamic behaviour of real earth dams are shown. Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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Texas is not lacking in haunted places and hotels, with the nefarious activities that occur among the living, seem to have almost as many ghostly residents with interesting, albeit sometimes horrific, stories to tell. One such inn is the Magnolia Hotel in Seguin, one of the state's oldest towns situated on the Guadalupe River in San Antonio County. Its story has been featured on many paranormal TV shows and it popped up in the news this week when a surveillance video showed what some described as a ghostly mist.
The formerly rundown building, located at the corner of S. Crockett St. and Donegan and currently being restored by owners Erin and Jim Ghedi, began in 1840 as a two-room log cabin built by Seguin co-founder and Texas Ranger James Campbell. While Campbell was killed that same year by Comanches in San Antonio and his body never found, it's said that his ghost haunts the grounds. Those grounds include a second limecrete building built in 1844 behind the log cabin that became the original Magnolia Hotel. The following year, a two-story hotel was constructed with 10 rooms upstairs and the limecrete building became slave quarters. One legend is that slaves announced the arrival of stagecoaches by ringing a bell that was allegedly from the original Alamo, but it has never been confirmed.
Texas Rangers, Native Americans, slaves, the Alamo … no shortage of sources for ghosts at the Magnolia Hotel However, the most famous one involves a young girl and a serial killer.
In 1874, a guest named Wilheim Faust stole the hotel owner's horse and rode to nearby New Braunfels intending to murder his wife. He entered the house where she was staying, owned by a family named Voelcker and killed a woman in a bed. Unfortunately, it was 12-year-old Emma Voelcker sleeping where his wife normally slept. Faust then found his wife and attacked her with an ax – she survived but was blinded for life – before riding back to Sequin and spending the rest of the night in the Magnolia Hotel. Later arrested and charge with Emma's murder, Faust was taken to a jail in New Brainfels where he confessed to two additional murders before being shot and killed through a window by an unidentified vigilante. While she did not die in the hotel, Emma Voelker's ghost is said to be one of those that haunts the Magnolia Hotel and the dastardly Faust is probably there too, one of at least 13 a ghost expert claims to have found.
Is it an apparition of Emma in the August 5th security footage? The description of the video by the uploader points out a "spinning white vortex" and a "black mist" entering what is referred to as a "smoke-room." While it suggests that the space was once occupied by a cigar-smoking James Campbell, that's questionable since the Texas Ranger died before anything but the log cabin was built, and the hotel was erected next to the cabin, not over it. Other ghosts that could be responsible include a traveling salesman who committed suicide there, a young woman who died waiting for a lover who never arrived or three orphaned children who allegedly died there.
Or it could be condensation from an air conditioner or smoke from a living person in the room, as some of the video's commenters have suggested. Whatever it is, it will be good for helping Erin and Jim Ghedi pay for the costs of restoring the lovely hotel -- they're now hosting regular guided ghost tours of the Magnolia.
Haunted or not, the Magnolia Hotel is a interesting piece of history in a beautiful part of Texas.


Protected horticulture in Africa is concentrated in Northern Africa (e.g., Morocco, Algeria, Egypt), Eastern Africa (Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda), South Africa, and Western Africa (Ghana). The greenhouse sector in Northern Africa mainly produces (fruit) vegetables for the European market. Export flowers form the majority of greenhouse production in Eastern Africa.
Greenhouses in South Africa produce both flowers and (fruit) vegetables, and greenhouses in Ghana mainly produce tomatoes and some other vegetables for the local market. Africa is a very large continent has a wide diversity of climates which requires different approaches throughout the continent.
The business unit Greenhouse Horticulture is involved in many initiatives through capacity building, research and advise on the development of greenhouses, cultivation systems, sustainable cultivation methods and quality control and certification.


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Inside XSL-T (3/4) - exploring XML
Attribute sets, variables, and parametersThe xsl:attribute-set element defines a named set of attributes. These attribute sets can be attached to new elements using xsl:element, or copied from element to element using xsl:copy or xsl:use-attribute-sets. The value of the use-attribute-sets attribute is a whitespace-separated list of names of attribute sets, so it is a convenient way for inserting the same set of attributes in many places.
A variable is a name that may be bound to a value. The value to which a variable is bound can be an object of any of the types that can be returned by expressions, namely node-sets, booleans, strings, and numbers. There are two elements that can be used to bind variables: xsl:variable and xsl:param. The difference is that the value specified on the xsl:param variable is only a default value for the binding; when the template or stylesheet within which the xsl:param element occurs is invoked, parameters may be passed that are used in place of the default values.
A variable-binding element can specify the value of the variable in three alternative ways. If the variable-binding element has a select attribute, then the value of the attribute must be an expression and the value of the variable is the object that results from evaluating the expression. In this case, the content must be empty. If the variable-binding element does not have a select attribute and has non-empty content (i.e. the variable-binding element has one or more child nodes), then the content of the variable-binding element specifies the value. The content of the variable-binding element is a template, which is instantiated to give the value of the variable. If the variable-binding element has empty content and does not have a select attribute, then the value of the variable is an empty string.
TemplatesTemplates are the main mechanism for transforming the source into the result document. They consist of two parts, an XPath expression that is supposed to match elements in the source tree, and a fragment that gets inserted into the result document by creating new elements and copying and modifying elements from the source.
Matching source and result elements: XPath
The primary purpose of XPath is to address parts of an XML [XML] document. Supporting this, it also provides basic facilities for manipulation of strings, numbers and booleans. XPath gets its name from its use of a path notation as in URLs for navigating through the hierarchical structure of an XML document, and a natural subset can be used for matching (testing whether or not a node matches a pattern) in XSLT.
Location paths select one node or a set of nodes in the document tree. They exist in normal and abbreviated syntax, where the latter mimics directory navigation behavior.
Here are some examples of location paths using abbreviated syntax:
- /doc/chapter/section selects the fourth section of the third chapter of the doc
- //section/para selects all the para elements in the same document as the current node that have a section parent
-../_USER_ selects the lang attribute of the parent of the current node
- para[_USER_="warning"] selects all para children of the context node that have a type attribute with value warning
- para[_USER_="warning"] selects the fifth para child of the context node that has a type attribute with value warning
- para[_USER_="warning"] selects the fifth para child of the context node if that child has a type attribute with value warning
- chapter[title="Introduction"] selects the chapter children of the context node that have one or more title children with string-value equal to Introduction
- chapter[title] selects the chapter children of the context node that have one or more title children
- para[_USER_ and _USER_] selects all the para children of the current node that have both a lang and an annotation attribute
XPath supports the data types node-sets, booleans, numbers, and strings.
Node-set functions include last(), position(), count(), name(), id() and key().
Sub-string and concatenation functions are included for strings, as well as
the expected basic boolean operations and numerical calculations.
That way complex matching expressions can be formed, for details see
XPath core library.
Finally something about creating result elements, and the unevitable conclusion.
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In the current edition of German Studies Review, published in February, Maria Makela argues that the contemporary popularization of scientific knowledge about gonads and their hormonal secretions was an inspiration for much visual and literary culture produced in Germany in the 1920s: Continue reading
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It offers information on recent publications, up-coming events and on-going research projects on the politics, culture and society of the interwar years in Germany.
The WSN is open to anybody with an interest in the history of Weimar Germany.
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Build a real-time chat app with Node-RED in 5 minutes
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Sign up for IBM Bluemix
This cloud platform is stocked with free services, runtimes, and infrastructure to help you quickly build and deploy your next mobile or web application.
Node-RED is a new open-source tool created by the IBM Emerging Technology team that lets you build applications by simply wiring pieces together. These pieces can be hardware devices, web APIs, or online services.
We'll show you how to build a real-time chat application on Node-RED using Bluemix in just a few minutes.
On IBM Bluemix it's easy to create a new Node-RED runtime. With just a few clicks you have a working environment, ready for you to create your new application. In this article, we'll show you how to build—in just a few minutes—a real-time chat application on Node-RED using Bluemix.
What you'll need
 - A Bluemix account
 - Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. We provide all the necessary code, but a basic understanding of these technologies will help you understand the details.
Step 1. Create your Node-RED application
 1. Log in to your Bluemix account and create a new Node-RED boilerplate.
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 2. Give your application a name and click CREATE.Give your Node-RED app a name
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 3. On the Bluemix dashboard, navigate to the URL provided for your newly created application to launch Node-RED's main page.Node-RED URL on Bluemix
 4. Now click Go to your Node-RED flow editor to open the flow editor.Node-RED's main page
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 5. You should see a blank sheet where you can start building your app. When using Node-RED we build our apps using this graphical editor interface to wire together the blocks we need. We can simply drag and drop the blocks from the left menu into the workspace in the centre of the screen and connect them to create a new flow.New empty sheet on Node-RED
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Step 2. Import the code
Every Node-RED application can be imported and exported using the JSON format. So let's import our chat app into the new sheet.
 1. Access the project repository on IBM DevOps Services and open the nodechat.json file.
 2. Copy the entire file's content, then go back to Node-RED in your browser.
 3. Click on the menu button in the top right corner and select Import from… > Clipboard…
 Import menu on Node-RED
 4. Paste the file's content that you copied from the repository and click Ok.Area to paste code to be imported
 5. Click somewhere on the blank sheet to add the nodes that were imported.
 Importing an app in Node-RED
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We will explain what each piece does later on this article, but now it's time to deploy and run your application.
Step 3. Deploy and run application
 1. Click the red Deploy button next to the menu button to make your application live.
 Deploy button on Node-RED
 2. You should see a success message appear on the top, and the blue dots on the nodes will disappear. These dots indicate when a node has been changed but not yet deployed.
 Success message
 3. Now open a new tab on your browser and go to http://[app name], changing [app name] to the name you gave your application.
 Running our chat app
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 4. You now have your chat application running. Enter a username in the field on the left, write a message on the box on the right, and press Send.
 Sending a message using our chat
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 5. Open the chat in a second window or send the link to some friends and have fun. You should receive the messages instantaneously.
 Real-time conversation with multiple users
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Step 4. Explaining the code (optional)
In this section, we explain the code behind our application in more detail. You can skip this section, but we recommend you read through it to better understand how the app is built and to learn more about how Node-RED works.
 1. In the first section, we have three nodes:
 - WebSocket in
 - Function
 - WebSocket out
 First flow of the application
 These are the blocks responsible for creating the communication channel and processing the messages in real-time using the WebSocket protocol. The Function block is very simple. It only removes the value for _session from the msg object so that the message is broadcast to all clients connected to the WebSocket.
 Code to broadcast message
 2. The second flow is responsible for the client-side code. It has an HTTP in node, a Template to render an HTML page, and an HTTP out node for response. Second flow in thr application
 The HTTP in node ([get] /chat) creates an endpoint to receive GET requests and forwards those requests to the Template. The HTTP out node creates the proper response to be sent back to the user after the template has been rendered.
 3. The template can be broken into three parts: page structure, message handling, and visual.
 4. The page structure is a simple HTML page that contains a div that will receive all the chat messages, and a footer that holds the fields for sending messages. HTML structure of the app
 5. Message handling is done using JavaScript. First, we open a connection to the WebSocket endpoint we created using Node-RED.
 Openning a WebSocket connection
 Next, we register event handlers for the ws object to handle events such as opening and closing connections with the server and receiving new messages.
 Registering event handlers
 6. When the user sends a message we create an object with the username and the message, which is sent to the server using the send method in our ws object. Code to send a new message
 7. The visual part is done with some simple CSS rules that are not covered in this article.
Node-RED simplifies code development by providing us with a set of nodes ready to be wired together and used. As shown in this article, it takes very little work to have a server set up on Bluemix to use in your projects. You can enhance this simple chat application even more by adding new nodes and creating new flows to connect to the existing ones.
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Deepika takes us on an incredible journey into the world of space law and the myriad ways space lawyers keep things going. She talks about how legal instruments work differently (or not) for space and explains the role of space lawyers at different levels in the space value chain. She believes that space lawyers alongside historians, sociologists and economists even from non-space faring nations should play a role in shaping the future behaviour in space.
Deepika explains that given the diverse fields of space law, anyone (engineers, accountants, bankers, yes anybody!) with an open and creative mind can kickstart a career in space law.
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A podcast series of casual cosmic conversations with people working on all things space.
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The chukar partridge is an introduced species found in the dry, rimrock country of eastern Oregon. Oregon stocks originated from India and the first successful releases began in 1951. Over several decades, chukars were released into all suitable areas east of the Cascades.
Features: Chukars are brown-gray with a black stripe running across the head, through the eye, and down onto the chest. Their bills and feet are red, and their sides have white and black barring.
Habitat: Extensive areas in eastern Oregon provide ideal habitat for chukars. Cheatgrass, an introduced plant species, was already well established through much of eastern Oregon prior to the 1950s, and provides one of the most important year-around food resources for the chukar. Their habitat is generally steep, rocky, dry, and largely unsuitable for development, agriculture or other commercial uses except grazing. Important chukar areas in Oregon include the lower Deschutes and John Day Rivers, the Snake River and several of its tributaries, Malheur and Owyhee River drainages, and mountain ranges including Steens, Hart and Trout Creek mountains.
Technique: Chukars are among Oregon's most challenging birds to hunt. Good boots, a water bottle and sufficient food and shells to stay afield all day are necessary. Binoculars are also helpful. Chukars have the disconcerting habit of running uphill, usually faster than a hunter can follow, and they fly downhill at high speed. Hunters soon learn that the best way to get within range is to approach from above or on a contour.


The iBobber is a smart fishing tool that uses sonar to catch the fishes. After combining 19th and 21st century technology, iBobber has introduced an interesting twist of sonar and app connectivity to fishing.
What we need to do to catch a fish is just attach the bobber to the fishing line and it will detect where the fishes in water are and how deep the water is. It will communicate this information via Bluetooth to a Smartphone, which will allow you to adjust the casting and the depth resulting in increasing the chances of getting a bite.
Obviously, the sonar would not reach the Mariana Trench but it can detect the depth up to 135 feet and has a sonar angle of 42-degrees, means the detection diameter gets wide toward the bottom of the well over 20 feet.
It can also detect the height of a fish based on the scale size.
It also has an additional feature for those who love fishing; the iBobber will inform you about the temperature and also includes a lunar calendar which will help you to know the ideal fishing timing and locations. The iBobber app for iOS and android are available for free on play store.
The iBobber will notify you when the fish is caught in the hook.
The iBobber costs for $100.
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How Does W. F Harvey Create Suspense
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For two centuries now, horror and suspense stories have become one of the most intriguing types of story genres. These genres have captured the attention of countless of readers and nowadays watchers. According to Percy D'Aco, horror stories are created to show discomfort and fear reflecting on one's greatest fears. In the process of writing horror stories, numerous authors create suspense to make people continue reading and stay hooked on the story. A great example of the use of suspense would be the horror story "August Heat," written by W.F Harvey. In the story, W.F Harvey uses the reversal of events, foreshadowing and character in peril to promote suspense throughout the story. As you read the story, you can see a reversal or "sudden change in a character's situation from good to bad…" (D'Aco). In the beginning of the story, the author begins by describing the setting, date, August 20, 190-, and the main Character, James Clarence Whitecroft. The day had so far been a success for James, who was an artist and had recently drawn what he believed to be his best work. However, a turn of events happened when he found himself "standing before a gate that led into a yard bordered by a strip of thirsty earth, (and) a board…show more content…
W.F Harvey also applied character in peril, in which a character "must choose between two dangerous courses of action" (D'Aco). He demonstrated this when James had to make the life or death decision to stay with Mr. Atkinson until the day was over or go home and wait to see what happens. Mr. Atkinson suggested him to stay at his place and told him "if you go back home to-night, you take your chance of accidents." James decided to stay with Mr. Atkinson until the day was over, yet he didn't know exactly how things would turn out. W.F Harvey finally finishes the story, however, he leaves untold what happens to James in the last hour of August
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fnUniqueKey(Fl,key$*255)
 - FL – The file number of the opened file.
 - Key$ - This is the key to test. If this key is the key for a preexisting record in the file, the function will return false. If this key can not be found in the file, the function will return true.
fnMakeUniqueKey$
This function generates a unique key for a given file. This is useful if you do not care what the key is, but it needs to be unique. I use this function in situations where the user never needs to know what the given key is.
This function reads the key length for the given file. Then it returns a string that is the right length, which is generated by counting in binary until a key is found that does not appear in the file. The first key found for a 4 byte key field would be chr$(0)&chr$(0)&chr$(0)&chr$(0). If that key was already in use in the file, the function would return chr$(0)&chr$(0)&chr$(0)&chr$(1). If that one was also in use, it would then try chr$(0)&chr$(0)&chr$(0)&chr$(2), and so on until it found one that wasn't in use.
FnMakeUniqueKey$(fl)
 - FL – This is the file number of the opened file for the desired key.
fnKey$
This function formats the key for the given file number. All it does is ensure the key is the correct length. You should use fnBuildKey$ instead to properly build the correct key for the record you want to read.
FnKey$(FileNumber, Key$)
 - FileNumber - the file number we are formatting the key for
 - Key$ - the key we are trying to format.
fnNotInFile
This function will determine if a non-key element in a line is unique. It works almost exactly like fnUniqueKey specified above, except that it allows you to enter the subscript value of the element you are checking for uniqueness. You can use this to look for uniqueness in any field, not just in the key field. Additionally, the search engine used by this function looks for a partial match, and will only return true if the given string is not found anywhere in the specified element for the given file.
fnNotInFile(string$*100,filename$,sub)
 - String$ - Value to check for uniqueness in this file.
 - Filename$ - This is the name of the file layout of the file you want to check. This file does not have to be open in order for you to search it, because the function will open it for you.
 - Sub – This is the subscript value of the element you are checking.
fnSortKeys
This function takes an array of Primary Keys indicating records in the data file, and resorts it into the order you would have expected using one of the other keys for your data file.
For example: Lets say you had a customer file, and the first key was Customer Code and the second key was Customer Last Name. This function would take an array of Customer Codes and sort it into Last Name order.
This function requires the file to already be opened (which is usually the case when you have an array of keys from that file).
fnSortKeys(mat Keys$,Layout$,DataFile,mat F$,mat F,mat Form$;KeyNum)
 - mat Keys$ - the array of keys. These keys are based on whatever key the file was opened with in DataFile.
 - Layout$ - the file layout for the file.
 - DataFile - the open file number matching the key file that matches mat Keys$.
 - mat F$ - array sized to hold the strings from the data file. This is the array you get back from fnOpen.
 - mat F - array sized to hold the numerics from the data file. This is the array you get back from fnOpen.
 - mat Form$ - array of form statements, that you get back from fnOpen.
 - KeyNum - This is the key that we'll sort based on. If not given, the first key listed in the layout is assumed.
File Reading Functions
These functions actually read information from your data file and return it. These functions can be used to simplify the logic in your programs for many common tasks.
fnReadAllKeys
This function will read through a file, returning the specified element(s) from each record into (a) dynamically dimensioned array(s). For example, I could tell it to give me the Inventory Code for every inventory item in my database in one array, while placing the Inventory Description (name) for each item into the corresponding position in another array.
fnReadAllKeys(Fl,mat f$,mat f,mat fm$,sub1,mat out1$;sub2,mat out2$)
 - Fl – The file handle for the already opened file in question.
 - mat F$ - Work array with a size that corresponds to the number of string elements in the record (this is calculated automatically in the Open statement, if you used this library to open the file).
 - mat F – Work array with a size that corresponds to the number of numeric elements in the record (this is calculated automatically in the Open statement, if you used this library to open the file).
 - mat fm$ - Array of Forms statement. FM$(FL) must be the form statement for this file (this is calculated automatically in the Open statement, if you used this library to open the file).
 - Sub1 – Subscript of the element to return in the first array
 - mat out1$ - Array in which to return the data. This array will be resized to match the number of records in the file.
 - Sub2 – Subscript of the element to return in the second array. This is optional. If it is specified, you must give MAT out2$, or BR will return an error.
 - mat out2$ - Array in which to return the second (optional) parameter. This array will be resized to match the number of records in the file. This parameter MUST be provided when Sub2 is given (non-zero). This parameter will not be used if Sub2 is not given or is given as 0.
For example:
 FnReadAllKeys(InventFile,mat Invent$,mat Invent,mat Form$,IN_Code,mat InvtList$,IN_Name,mat InvtNames$)
fnReadMatchingKeys
This function will read through a file, returning the specified element(s) from each record where the key matches the specified key into (a) dynamically dimensioned array(s). This function is the same as the above function except this one will filter the results, returning only those records where the key matches the specified key.
fnReadMatchingKeys(Fl,mat f$,mat f,mat fm$,key$,keysub,sub1,mat out1$;sub2,mat out2$)
 - FL – The file handle for the already opened file in question.
 - mat F$ - Work array with a size that corresponds to the number of string elements in the record (this is calculated automatically in the Open statement, if you used this library to open the file).
 - mat F – Work array with a size that corresponds to the number of numeric elements in the record (this is calculated automatically in the Open statement, if you used this library to open the file).
 - mat fm$ - Array of Forms statement. FM$(FL) must be the form statement for this file (this is calculated automatically in the Open statement, if you used this library to open the file).
 - Key$ - Only records where the key field matches key$ will be returned.
 - Keysub – This tells the function which element is the key element for this particular file number.
 - Sub1 – Subscript of the element to return in the first array.
 - MAT out1$ - Array in which to return the data. This array will be resized to match the number of records in the file.
 - Sub2 – Subscript of the element to return in the second array. This is optional. If it is specified, you must give MAT out2$, or BR will return an error.
 - mat out2$ - Array in which to return the second (optional) parameter. This array will be resized to match the number of records in the file. This parameter MUST be provided when Sub2 is given (non-zero). This parameter will not be used if Sub2 is not given or is given as 0.
fnReadAllNewKeys
This function will read through a file, returning the specified element(s) from each record that isn't already there into (a) dynamically dimensioned array(s). This function is the same as the above function, except this one will filter the results returning only those records that don't already exist in the array (eliminating duplicates).
FnReadAllNewKeys(Fl,mat f$,mat f,mat fm$


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the deleted column set to true.
- The new connection is _commit_ted, so the 'deleted' bitstream row is written to the database
- The bitstream itself is stored in a file in the configured 'asset store directory', with a directory path and filename derived from the internal ID
- The deleted flag in the bitstream row is set to false. This will occur (or not) as part of the current DSpace Context.
This means that should anything go wrong before, during or after the bitstream storage, only one of the following can be true:
- No bitstream table row was created, and no file was stored
- A bitstream table row with deleted=true was created, no file was stored
- A bitstream table row with deleted=true was created, and a file was stored
None of these affect the integrity of the data in the database or bitstream store.
Similarly, when a bitstream is deleted for some reason, its deleted flag is set to true as part of the overall transaction, and the corresponding file in storage is not deleted.
The above techniques mean that the bitstream storage manager is transaction-safe. Over time, the bitstream database table and file store may contain a number of 'deleted' bitstreams. The cleanup method of BitstreamStorageManager goes through these deleted rows, and actually deletes them along with any corresponding files left in the storage. It only removes 'deleted' bitstreams that are more than one hour old, just in case cleanup is happening in the middle of a storage operation.
This cleanup can be invoked from the command line via the Cleanup class, which can in turn be easily executed from a shell on the server machine using /dspace/bin/cleanup. You might like to have this run regularly by cron, though since DSpace is read-lots, write-not-so-much it doesn't need to be run very often.
The bitstreams (files) in traditional storage may be backed up very easily by simply 'tarring' or 'zipping' the assetstore directory (or whichever directory is configured in dspace.cfg). Restoring is as simple as extracting the backed-up compressed file in the appropriate location.
Similar means could be used for SRB, but SRB offers many more options for managing backup.
It is important to note that since the bitstream storage manager holds the bitstreams in storage, and information about them in the database, that a database backup and a backup of the files in the bitstream store must be made at the same time; the bitstream data in the database must correspond to the stored files.
Of course, it isn't really ideal to 'freeze' the system while backing up to ensure that the database and files match up. Since DSpace uses the bitstream data in the database as the authoritative record, it's best to back up the database before the files. This is because it's better to have a bitstream in storage but not the database (effectively non-existent to DSpace) than a bitstream record in the database but not storage, since people would be able to find the bitstream but not actually get the contents.
With DSpace 1.7 and above, there is also the option to backup both files and metadata via the AIP Backup and Restore feature.
Configuring the Bitstream Store
Both traditional and SRB bitstream stores are configured in dspace.cfg.
Configuring Traditional Storage
Bitstream stores in the file system on the server are configured like this:
(Remember that [dspace] is a placeholder for the actual name of your DSpace install directory).
The above example specifies a single asset store.
The above example specifies two asset stores. assetstore.dir specifies the asset store number 0 (zero); after that use assetstore.dir.1, assetstore.dir.2 and so on. The particular asset store a bitstream is stored in is held in the database, so don't move bitstreams between asset stores, and don't renumber them.
By default, newly created bitstreams are put in asset store 0 (i.e. the one specified by the assetstore.dir property.) This allows backwards compatibility with pre-DSpace 1.1 configurations. To change this, for example when asset store 0 is getting full, add a line to dspace.cfg like:
Then restart DSpace (Tomcat). New bitstreams will be written to the asset store specified by assetstore.dir.1, which is /mnt/other_filesystem/assetstore_1 in the above example.
Configuring SRB Storage
The same framework is used to configure SRB storage. That is, the asset store number (0..n) can reference a file system directory as above or it can reference a set of SRB account parameters. But any particular asset store number can reference one or the other but not both. This way traditional and SRB storage can both be used but with different asset store numbers. The same cautions mentioned above apply to SRB asset stores as well: The particular asset store a bitstream is stored in is held in the database, so don't move bitstreams between asset stores, and don't renumber them.
For example, let's say asset store number 1 will refer to SRB. The there will be a set of SRB account parameters like this:
Several of the terms, such as mcatzone, have meaning only in the SRB context and will be familiar to SRB users. The last, srb.parentdir.n, can be used to used for addition (SRB) upper directory structure within an SRB account. This property value could be blank as well.
(If asset store 0 would refer to SRB it would be srb.host =..., srb.port =..., and so on (.0 omitted) to be consistent with the traditional storage configuration above.)
The similar use of assetstore.incoming to reference asset store 0 (default) or 1..n (explicit property) means that new bitstreams will be written to traditional or SRB storage determined by whether a file system directory on the server is referenced or a set of SRB account parameters are referenced.
There are comments in dspace.cfg that further elaborate the configuration of traditional and SRB storage.


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Spanish Ebro Delta acts as testing lab to make rice cultivation resistant to soil salinisation
Friday, 8 November, 2019
The future of the rice in the Spanish Ebro Delta is threatened by soil salinisation, caused by rising sea levels and erosion of the Delta. Besides, the apple snail, a tropical pest introduced in the area, is ravaging rice crops by eating and uprooting young plants. A local Operational Group is testing how rice dry seeding can reduce the apple snail population and how this affects soil salinity.
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April 1944 (the samples provided to them from the front were rather small) found the material to have a melting point of 1100C and to consist of:
 - 53% Barite (Barite is another name for Barium Sulphate)
 - 16-17% Quartz
 - 27% Organic material
 - ~3% unidentified
The Soviet scientists did not receive very much Zimmerit to test but from what little they did have they made two assumptions. One was that the ridges may serve to concentrate the liquid and or heat from flammable liquids. This may melt the coating to extinguish the fire. The other one was that Zimmerit was some kind of winter camouflage due to the greyish color of the material.
Other vehicles found by the Soviets with it included the Panzer S35 and Panzer 38H, both of which were notable enough to be documented with at least one sent to Kubinka for trials, testing, or display.
Former German Army Panzer 38H(f) on show at the Kubinka testing ground in 1945, sporting a coat of either Zimmeritt or Cement
Former German Army Panzer S35 in Soviet hands, date unknown. Reportedly captured in Summer 1944 with a coating of either Zimmerit or Cement.
Former German Army Panzer S35 in Soviet hands, date unknown. Reportedly captured in Summer 1944 with a coating of either Zimmerit or Cement.
Whatever else they may have thought of it though the Soviets do not seem to have been either concerned or impressed by the material. It is possible they did some further testing with it, they probably had more pressing issues to deal with.
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Panzer S35 (Captured SOMUA S35) testing Zimmerit
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Panzer 38H(f) (Captured Hotchkiss H39) testing zimmerit
Germany 1945, this Panther Ausf A has suffered a significant fire resulting from enemy fire which has scorched off the Zimmerit coating from the hull and turret side.
Germany 1945, this Panther Ausf.A has suffered a significant fire resulting from enemy fire which has scorched off the Zimmerit coating from the hull and turret side.
Was it flammable?
One note of particular interest was the unusual application of Zimmerit to a couple of T-34s. In November 1944, the Germans conducted some limited trials of Zimmerit to test the veracity of the 'flammability' rumors. Two captured Soviet T-34 tanks were used for the tests.
T-34 number 1 had Zimmerit applied by the manufacturer, consisting of multiple layers which were properly hardened by means of a blowtorch. T-34 number 2 has just a single layer of Zimmerit applied by range staff in a single layer and left unhardened.
Tank number 2 was then left for 4 days and was completely cold (just 5 Celsius) before the armor was heated with a blow lamp and a welding torch for a period thirty seconds, which resulted in 3-4 seconds of small flames and a slight afterglow. The flames were probably a result of burning off of some of the residue which had not evaporated due to the cold weather, as it was reported that the smell of solvent could still be felt at this time.
The vehicle was left for another 2 days, after which it was heated by means of a camp fire made inside the vehicle. This raised its temperature to about 35 Celsius, and then the vehicle was again blowtorched.This time there were about 20 seconds of small flames and a slight afterglow. It is surmised that the preheating to 35 degrees released all the remaining solvents which were the cause of the flames.
This solvent flammability was found again during testing of 'wet', freshly applied, undried Zimmerit. Immediately after application, it was found to burn easily across the whole tank, but was also easily extinguished with just sand. The solvent in wet Zimmerit was, of course, flammable, so this is not a surprising result. Despite these tests and the resultant burning, it was found that the intermediate layer of Zimmerit still did not burn.
After these very elementary tests were finished, some firing trials were carried out on these vehicles with a variety of shells from both the 7.5cm PaK40 and the leFH18, at a range of 250 metres:
 - 7.5 cm Pzgr. 39, dud, no tracer (the shell is listed as being defective)
 - 7.5 cm Pzgr. 39, unmodified
 - 7.5 cm Pzgr. APC M61 Projectile with HE and tracer
 - 7.5 cm Pzgr. 38 Hl/C (?)
 - 7,5 cm PzGr 34
 - FH Gr. Phosphorus
At no time, from any of the impacts on either vehicle, did the Zimmerit catch fire. It was chipped off at the point of impact though and the overall conclusion of the testers was that Zimmerit was not the cause of fires in German tanks.
These German tests therefore sadly do not confirm the Soviet theory about how Zimmerit worked. The camouflaging element was essentially forgotten and the Soviets were winning anyway so wasting time on Zimmerit would have been nothing but a distraction for the Soviets. Despite the results of the tests proving Zimmerit wasn't flammable, the Germans too dropped it.
An article by Andrew Hills
Other articles in this series
Part I: Zimmerit in German Use
Part III: British work on Zimmerit
Part IV: US work on anti-magnetic coatings
Links & Sources
The links and sources can be found in part I of the Zimmerit series
Categories
WW2 German Tech
Zimmerit in German use
Origins
Probably one of the more unusual elements of German tanks of WW2 is the substance known as 'Zimmerit'. This unusual material which many tank enthusiasts and modellers have heard of but do not really know much about is as interesting as it is complicated.
The substance known as Zimmerit is referred to as a non-magnetic coating designed to prevent magnetic mines from adhering to the armor of the tank. Zimmerit first appears in 1943. The DB and Alkett factories started applying it from about November 1943 and an order from the German High Command, OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres), dated the 29th December 1943, called for Zimmerit to be applied to tanks, albeit not on the turrets or track guards. A British wartime report from 1945 later confirmed that development of Zimmerit had begun in 1943 as a counter to Russian infantry assault teams using mines held in place by magnets against German tanks.
Tiger II at Bovington showing its hull and turret Zimmerit.
Tiger II at Bovington showing its hull and turret Zimmerit.
Application and composition
The original order was just to cover the hull of the tank. This is logical as the hull would be the easiest part to reach for enemy infantry armed with magnetic charges. In practice however, it was often applied all over parts of the vehicle, including track guards and turrets, in a wide variety of patterns often varying on a single vehicle.
Examples of different Zimmerit patterns
Examples of different Zimmerit patterns
Examples of different Zimmerit patterns
Different styles of Zimmerit application on the back of the turret of a Panther. Note that neither the cupola nor the roof are coated with Zimmerit. Different styles of Zimmerit application on the back of the turret of a Panther. Note that neither the cupola nor the roof are coated with Zimmerit.
Different styles of Zimmerit application on the back of the turret of a Panther. Note that neither the cupola nor the roof are coated with Zimmerit.
The actual substance was a mixture of materials almost certainly developed by the firm of C.W. Zimmer AG, Berlin (a well known manufacturer of paints) and is a mix of:
 - 40% Barium Sulphate: BaSO4, non-flammable non-water soluble, melting point 1345 C Refractive index 1.64. Main use is in paints and dyes
 - 25% Polyvinyl Acetate: C4H6O2, unbonded it is flammable at 104.4 C. Main use is in adhesives and paints (possible 'Mowlith 20' sold to the firm C.W.Zimmer in July 1943 by the firm of I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G. Hochst, Germany. Mowlith 20 was a 50% Benzene mixture)
 - 15% Ochre pigment: such as Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Limonite (Iron 3 Oxide, Fe2O3) is basically Iron Oxide, non-flammable non-water soluble. Main use is in paints and dyes. This ingredient is responsible for the natural yellow colour of unpainted Zimmerit.
 - 10% Zinc Sulphide: ZnS, melting (sublimation) point: 1185 C, non-flammable non-water soluble. Used extensively in infra-red optical materials
 - 10% Sawdust: Cellulose fibers, flammable but once bonded will char creating a thermal barrier.
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Despite the introduction of the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 (the Act), whistleblowing is still a rare occurrence in Malaysia. In fact, the annual report from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in 2012 indicates that out of a total of 8,953 complaints received by the Commission only 28 were from whistleblowers. However, data from the US suggests that as a method of detection whistleblowing is the single most effective means of uncovering graft. Considering the importance of whistleblowers in discovering cases of fraud the low number of whistleblowers as observed through the MACC statistics suggest that whistleblowers in Malaysia remain hesitant.
In order to encourage more individuals to come forward and whistleblow, there must be several changes made to Whistleblower Protection Act 2010. To achieve this, the following three areas need to be reformed under the Act:
- Protection for Whistleblowers – the level of protection for whistleblowers needs to be improved and reinforced.
- Independence of the Act – the Act still remains vulnerable to Ministerial action and it needs to be made entirely independent of such influence.
- Whistleblowing Mechanism – a more comprehensive whistleblowing mechanism needs to be created – one that is more robust than the current model.


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Criticism: It's Hard to Hear & Hard to Give
D'varim: A resource for families.
Reprinted with permission from Torah Topics for Today.
Criticism is hard to give and hard to hear.
As parents it is a challenge to criticize our children in a way that isn't too hurtful and doesn't engender defensive feelings. Yet, it's important to give constructive feedback to our children, as well as to hear feedback from those we love, if we are going to be effective parents.
This week we begin the book of D'varim, the book of Deuteronomy. It is a long speech by Moses before the children of Israel enter the Promised Land, including a review of their history and of criticism for past misdeeds, as well as laws meant to organize their society in the new land. This reflection on their past, their successes and failures, prepares the Children of Israel to enter into the Promised Land and create their own society. In essence this is the book of their growing up, the book of instructions on how to govern their own land.
Before you give criticism to your child, think first about how difficult it is to hear criticism yourself. A gentle tone and a kind word amidst constructive criticism can make it possible for your children to hear what you have to say without shutting down. Whether regarding how they do homework, or table manners, or about how they play with friends, parental feedback is necessary. However, the kindness with which we dispense feedback will make all the difference in the world to how and if it is received. Furthermore, the way parents criticize one another, with rancor or with respect, provides a good model for children to learn how to criticize their peers.
TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN about the importance and difficulty of giving and accepting criticism.
CONNECT TO THEIR LIVES:
· How do you feel when you receive criticism from your parents? From your friends?
· Do you ever give others feedback or criticism? What has been the reaction from others?
· Why do you think giving or receiving criticism is important?
· In what situations might criticism be destructive rather than constructive?
© Copyright 2010 Joyce and Fred Claar


10 Brilliant Ways to Use Boiling Water Around Your Home
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Maybe you can't whip up a perfect soufflé, but no matter what kind of kitchen skills you do (or don't) have, you can boil water. Though it sounds too simple to be true, boiling water can help you clear your skin, improve your garden, fix your tarnished silver and even sleep better at night. Time to put on the kettle!
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1. Give Yourself a Home Facial
If you've ever had a professional facial, you know that estheticians often use steam to hydrate the skin and help it absorb products. Recreate that at home with a big bowl of freshly boiled water. As the water steams, place a towel over your head and lower your face to about 12 inches above the water (or more if the steam is too hot). Relax for about 10 minutes and then apply moisturizer.
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2. Make Microwave Cleanup Easier
It doesn't matter who made a mess of the microwave; it only matters that someone cleans it. Boiling water in the microwave creates steam that loosens anything baked onto the walls. Put a few cups of water and some lemon slices in a microwave-safe bowl and heat it on high until the water boils. This should take a few minutes depending on how much water you use. Let it cool for a few minutes and then carefully remove the bowl and wipe down the inside of the microwave.
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3. Kill Yard Weeds
It's not always the most effective way to deal with problematic weeds in your yard, but it's worth trying boiling water before moving on to products laden with chemicals. The most important thing to consider when killing weeds with boiling water is how to transport the water from your kitchen to your yard without burning yourself or anyone else. It's better to make multiple trips with small amounts of water than to try carrying a heavy pot through the house.
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4. Clear Your Drains
Boiling water may not be enough to tackle really serious problems, but with a clogged sink drain, there's no harm in trying boiling water before buying expensive drain cleaner. Make sure there's no standing water in the sink and then slowly pour a kettle of boiling water down the sink. This may be enough to sweep away minor clogs.
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5. Use a Hot-Water Bottle
Hot-water bottles have fallen out of fashion, which is a shame. The first time you climb into bed on a cold night and curl your feet around a soft hot-water bottle, you'll be a true believer. Hot-water bottles usually hold around 2 liters of boiling water. The best part is choosing a cozy cover for yours. There are knit and fleece options available.
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6. Remove Lime Scale Buildup on Kettles
You can use a kettle to boil water, but over time, lime scale builds up and creates a chalky appearance and unpleasant taste. The solution? Boil more water – but this time with either lemon juice or vinegar added. Fill the kettle halfway with water and the juice of one lemon or with a half-and-half mix of water and vinegar. Set the kettle to boil, let the kettle sit until the water is completely cooled and wipe down the inside. Boil a few more kettles of plain water to remove any lingering vinegar taste.
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7. Make Silver Shine
A quick dip in some boiling water is enough to bring your tarnished silverware back to life. This hack works to polish any kind of real silver items you have. Start by putting a layer of aluminum foil in the bottom of a large glass pan. Place the silver on the foil, sprinkle on some baking soda and carefully pour in enough boiling water to cover the silver. Let the water cool and buff the silver pieces with a clean rag.
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8. Clean a Greasy Stove Hood Filter
Cleaning the filter in the hood over your stove is probably not on your list of weekly chores. In fact, you may have done it exactly zero times. Depending on your model, the hood's filter should slide or pop out pretty easily. Warm water won't cut through all the greasy residue that will probably be clinging to the filter, so soak the filter in boiling water with dish detergent for 20 minutes before scrubbing it clean with a brush.
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9. Cover Unpleasant Odors
You know how a bubbling pot of sauce makes the entire house smell like onions and garlic? Boiling something amplifies its odor, which can be useful if you're trying to cover some other unpleasant smell, like microwaved fish. Set a pot of boiling water on the stove with lemon slices and peels, a few whole nutmegs and a few cinnamon sticks. Let it simmer (supervised) until the water is nearly gone.
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10. Try Your Hand at Canning
If you've never tried canning foods before, you may want to give it a try the next time you find yourself with more fresh produce than you can eat. Canning may be easier than you might realize and doesn't require a lot of special supplies when you use the water bath method. Submerging the sealed jars in boiling water kills bacteria, forces air out of the jars and creates a vacuum seal that makes canned food shelf stable.
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