Guns and a church's role
Ron Molen's well written "LDS and gun morality" (Forum, Jan. 6), regarding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and gun control, brings up an important question: What indeed is the proper role of any organized religion in speaking out on societal issues.
Whenever the LDS leadership has lobbied or spoken out on issues such as same-sex marriage, liquor laws or immigration, there is often an immediate backlash from those who feel the LDS Church is violating the Constitution's separation of church and state. Sometimes this is followed by petition drives and protests demanding the church remain silent or face government sanction.
At the same time, however, when LDS leadership chooses not to get directly involved on issues such as gun control or similar hot-button topics (climate change or health care reform), they are attacked for not being Christian enough or for ignoring urgent moral matters that some feel the church has the power to change.
When should churches speak out and when should they not? If speaking out on one issue is a violation of the separation of church and state, while speaking out on another issue is not, who ultimately gets to decide?
Clark Roger Larsen


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The Deyan Automation Systems GraphXmaster Single-Channel HD Logo Inserter is a 3RU-high device for keying logos, crawls, tickers, emergency alert system (EAS) messaging, and other graphic elements onto a broadcast signal. A preview channel allows the user to set up the screen before going live to air.
The single-channel GraphXmaster features a 3G-SDI input and a 3G-SDI output to transmit a 3 Gb/s 10-bit high-def signal at up to 4:4:4 color space, for support for formats up to 1080p60. (These connectors also support HD-SDI and SD-SDI.) There is also a single HDMI input/output. The analog component HD input/output (on three BNCs) can also be used for SD analog component as well as S-Video and composite video. For balanced stereo analog audio, the device has inputs and outputs for dual XLRs. Finally, there are stereo channels for unbalanced AES/EBU input and output.
To serve content to the GraphXmaster, text displayed in a crawl can be entered manually or imported from a file. Tickers can be created with Deyan's included GraphXmaster software or another application. The logo inserter supports the Sage CGEN protocol for retrieving EAS messages from an EAS generator.
Text crawls, EAS crawls, and tickers can have transient color backgrounds with various levels of transparency; they can support Unicode characters and scroll both left-to-right and right-to-left.
For each item, the user can set layer, fade-in/out time, size, transparency, movement and various effects. For text-based elements (including clocks and text crawls/tickers), additional options include color, font, and outline properties. All items can be displayed automatically at a scheduled time or be set to auto-repeat by user specified period. Clocks can be set up in 12- or 24-hour mode, and they can be shown as either hours & minutes or minutes & seconds.
GPI control is a standard feature of GraphXmaster. A single GPI can control multiple items – for example, both a clock and a logo image.
- Each time an emergency alert system (EAS) message has been activated, a notification email can be sent to multiple recipients
- Creates and displays tickers
- Keys images, still text, and clocks
- Timer available for each on-screen item
- Unlimited layers
- GPI control
- Supports Unicode
- Groups multiple items allowing control of multiple items with one button
- Has blur, squeeze, glow and drop shadow effects
- Allows item movement with different speeds
- Displays image sequences
- Displays tickers in a single or multiple rows
- Off timer for each group which will automatically hide a group after user definable period of time

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- How long does Thompson's Water Seal last on brick?
- How much does it cost to seal brick?
- Is it good to seal brick?
- Is it a good idea to seal brick?
- How often should you seal brick?
- What is the best product to seal brick?
- How do you clean brick before sealing?
- How do you apply Thompson's Water Seal to Brick?
- Can brick be waterproofed?
- What can I use to waterproof brick?
- Is Thompson Water Seal good?
- What is the best water sealer for brick?
How long does Thompson's Water Seal last on brick?
10 yearsWater Seal can only be used on bare and uncoated brick, stone or concrete.
How long will Water Seal last.
If applied correctly, Water Seal will last up to 10 years..
How much does it cost to seal brick?
How much does it cost to seal brick? The total cost to seal brick will range from $0.19-$12.00 per square foot depending on the type of brick sealer used, and the amount of brick being sealed, and whether or not you are applying the brick sealer, or hiring a contractor to apply the brick sealer for you.
Is it good to seal brick?
Brick is extremely porous, so it can absorb water like a sponge, and over time, water absorption can cause crumbling and cracking in the brick. Apply a sealer to your exterior brick for protection against water damage and minimize moss growth.
Is it a good idea to seal brick?
The Brick Development Association states, 'We believe the use of sealants and water repellent treatments on brickwork is totally unnecessary and take the view that properly specified and built work performs perfectly satisfactorily in resisting water penetration by wind driven rain, without their need.
How often should you seal brick?
Before: Split face block is extremely porous and needs to be sealed every 5 to 7 years. After: Clearcoat sealants do not leave any residue on the block. Before: Split face block is very porous and susceptible to water penetration.
What is the best product to seal brick?
LastiSeal is a water-based, polyester-polymer and polyurethane sealer for brick, concrete, pavers, stones, mortar and other porous masonry. LastiSeal penetrates up to 4 in. and fills the pores, bonds the substrate and cures as a hard plastic below the surface.
How do you clean brick before sealing?
Warm water alone is typically sufficient in cleaning exposed brick but if the wall is particularly dirty, then the dish detergent and table salt mixture can cut through grease and stains. Apply it to the brick and let it sit for about 10 minutes before using the brush to scrub away the dirt.
How do you apply Thompson's Water Seal to Brick?
AREAS OF APPLICATION Suitable for use on brick, mortar, stone & concrete. Give the surface a scrub with a stiff bristle brush. Fill any cracks and do pointing repairs, if needed. APPLICATION Give the tin a good shake.
Can brick be waterproofed?
Brick is not waterproof. … It can enter directly through the brick, the mortar, and/or the contact zone between the brick and mortar. The primary path of water into brick walls is the contact zone between brick and mortar and mortar joints. The vertical joints between individual brick are rarely solid.
What can I use to waterproof brick?
Sweep or dust brick thoroughly before sealing. … Scrub the brick with warm, soapy water and a rag. … Pour a brick sealer into a paint tray. … Paint the sealer onto the brick surface using a paint roller. … Apply a second coat of sealer and allow it to dry for 24 hours before walking on or touching the brick surface.
Is Thompson Water Seal good?
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Thompson's Water Seal with the harvest gold color! Basically, it takes your weather worn fence and restores it back to almost new looking boards, plus protecting it from the elements. I used my spray gun to apply, and a little goes a long way. Obviously, you can use a brush to apply it as well.
What is the best water sealer for brick?
Smartseal are suppliers and stockists of highly effective sealers for waterproofing brick and masonry walls. Brick sealers are solvent free and once cured will give lasting protection to briock walls. The impregnating sealer will provide a water resistant barrier and prevent water ingress on brick walls and masonry.

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A bass voice or singer
Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; steven; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as, the human voice; a pleasant voice; a low voice.
The low gear configuration of a transmission.
Any of numerous cold-blooded vertebrate animals that live in water. Fish have gills for obtaining oxygen, a lateral line for sensing pressure changes in the water, and a vertical tail. Most fish are covered with scales and have limbs in the form of fins. Fish were once classified together as a single group, but are now known to compose numerous evolutionarily distinct classes, including the bony fish, cartilaginous fish, jawless fish, lobe-finned fish, and placoderms .
A low female singing voice; a contralto.
Find another word for basses. In this page you can discover 8 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for basses, like: bassi, voices, lows, jewfishes, fishes, altos, singers and deeps.


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Namak Surma in English
Namak Surma meaning in Urdu to English is Stibnite Namak Surma. Namak Surma synonym words are included. Similar words of Namak Surma are also commonly used in daily talks like Namak halali, Namak hilali, Azaala namak karna, and Hello jain jaissa.
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Stibnite Definition & Meaning in English
- (n.) A mineral of a lead-gray color and brilliant metallic luster, occurring in prismatic crystals; sulphide of antimony; -- called also antimony glance, and gray antimony.
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Storing Files in MongoDB with GridFS
Onyancha Brian Henry
Many applications involve file management and have file storage as an important feature for enhancing data processing. File storage often requires a third party CDN (Content Delivery Network), such as Amazon Web services, but this makes the management process a bit tedious. It would be easier to access all your resources from a single cloud storage, rather than multiple ones, as there may be a chance of failure during retrieval.
Storing files directly into a database through a single API call has not been something easily done until the introduction of GridFS in MongoDB.
What is MongoDB GridFS
GridFs is an abstraction layer in MongoDB used in the storage and recovery of large files like videos, audios, and images.This file system stores files that are even more significant than 16 MB within MongoDB data collections. The files are stored by first breaking it into smaller chunks of data, each piece having a size of 255 KB.
GridFS uses two collection systems to store files:
 1. Chunk: This is the collection that stores the document parts. The chunks are limited to a size of 255KB each and when one makes a query, the GridFS driver reassembles all the chunks as per storage unique _id. For example, you could want to retrieve a segment of a video file rather than the whole file, this is possible by just querying the correct range you want.
 2. File: This stores the consequent additional metadata for the file.
The collections are placed in a common bucket and then prefix each with the bucket name which by default is fs and so we have:
 - fs.chunks
 - fs.files
One can choose a different bucket name but the full collection name is subject to: name space limit of 255 bytes.
Chunks Collection
Chunk collection documents have the form:
 "_id" : ,
 "files_id" : ,
 "n" : ,
 "data" :
 - _id: is the unique identifier for the chunk
 - files_id: is the _id of the parent document as stored in the files collection
 - n: is the sequence number of the chunk starting with 0.
 - data: is the chunk's payload as BSON Binary type.
A compound index using files_id and n fields is used to allow efficient retrieval of chunks for example:
db.fs.chunks.find( { files_id: fileId } ).sort( { n: 1 } )
To create this index if it does not exist you can run the following command on a mongo shell:
Files Collection
Documents in this collection take the form
 "_id" : ,
 "length" : ,
 "chunkSize" : ,
 "uploadDate" : ,
 "filename" : ,
 "metadata" : ,
 - _id: is the unique identifier for the document which is of the data type one chooses for the original document and by default in MongoDB is the BSON ObjectId.
 - length: is the size of the document in bytes
 - chunkSize: size of each chunk which is limited to 255 kilobytes
 - uploadDate: field of type Date which stores the date the document was first stored.
 - filename: this is an optional field that is a human readable identification for the file.
 - metadata: this is an optional field that holds additional information that one wants to store.
An example of an fs file is shown below.
 "filename": "file.html",
 "chunkSize": NumberInt(23980),
 "uploadDate": ISODate("2020-08-11T10:02:15.237Z"),
 "length": NumberInt(312)
Like the chunks collection, a compound index using filename and uploadDate fields is used in the files collection to allow efficient retrieval of files, for example:
db.fs.files.find( { filename: fileName } ).sort( { uploadDate: 1 } )
db.fs.file.createIndex( { filename: 1, uploadDate: 1 }, { unique: true } );
When to Use the MongoDB GridFS Storage System
MongoDB GridFS is not commonly used but the following are the condition that may necessitates the use of this GridFS storage system;
 - When the current file system has a limit on the number of files that can be stored in a given directory.
 - When one intends to access part of the information stored, GridFS enables one to recall parts of the file without accessing the whole document.
 - When one intends to distribute files and their metadata through geographically distributed replica sets, GridFS allows the metadata to sync and deploy the data across multiple targeted systems automatically.
When Not to Use the MongoDB GridFS Storage System
The GridFS storage system is however not appropriate to use when there will be a need to update the content of the whole file saved in GridFS.
How to Add Files to GridFS
When storing an mp3 file in MongoDB using GridFs, the right procedure to follow is this;
 1. Open the terminal (The command prompt)
 2. Navigate to the mongofiles.exe (this is located in the bin folder)
 3. Use the command
 >mongofiles.exe -d gridfs put song.mp3
After the command, the name of the database to be used is the gridfs, if by chance, the name is missing, MongoDB automatically creates a document that stores the file on the database.
To view the file stored in GridFS use the query command below on the mongo shell;
The command returns a document with format shown below:
 _id: ObjectId('526a922bf8b4aa4d33fdf84d'),
 filename: "song.mp3",
 chunkSize: 233390,
 uploadDate: new Date(1397391643474), md5: "e4f53379c909f7bed2e9d631e15c1c41",
 length: _PHONE_
The file has the following details, filename, length, date uploaded, chunk size, and object_id. The chunks in fs.chunks collection can be viewed using the id returned in the initial query as has shown below.
GridFS Sharding
Sharding is also another feature applicable with GridFS. To shard chunks collection one can use either a compound index of { files_id : 1, n : 1 } or { files_id : 1 } as the shard key.
Harshed Sharding is only possible if the MongoDB drivers do not run filemd5.
File collections are often not sharded because they contain only metadata and are very small. The available keys neither do they provide an even distribution in a sharded cluster. However, if one needs to shard a files collection, you can use the _id field in combination with some application fields.
GridFS Limitations
GridFS File system has the following limitations:
 1. Atomic update: GridFS does not have an atomic update. This makes it easier to manually update by picking the required version of files and keeping multiple versions of files running
 2. Performance: the system tends to be slow with the file system and web server.
 3. Working set: one uses another server when working on a new working set. This is done so as to avoid disturbing the running working set.
GridFS is like a silver bullet to developers who intend to store large files in MongoDB. GridFS storage system gives developers a chance to store large files and retrieve parts of the needed files. GridFS is, therefore, an excellent MongoDB feature that can be used with various applications.


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The thermographic images below show that the temperature distribution over the biofilter is not even (left photo), and that zones with an increased temperature profile can indicate preferential airflows (purple-red zones).
Analysis of the building structures showed that diffuse heat losses were very limited. At the height of one of the roofs and near a small zone of a pipe, heat loss could be detected along which diffuse emissions can be released (circled in red).
Important know-how for interpreting thermographic images is crucial here. For example, the light green warming zones in the building photos are due to solar radiation, and are therefore not a sign of diffuse heat loss. In order to map heat losses to the maximum, it is therefore opted to carry out thermal drone measurements with at least 80% cloud cover and in weather situations where the difference between ambient temperature and indoor temperature is at least 10 degrees Celsius.


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Last summer, staff at the Arbor Day Farm greenhouse reached out to a select group of members for their help with our hazelnut project.
The Foundation and its Hybrid Hazelnut Consortium partners – Rutgers University, Oregon State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln – have worked since 2008 to develop disease-resistant hybrid hazelnuts that will thrive in a variety of soils and climates.
For years, we have been collecting hybrid hazelnuts from participating members, in hopes of getting closer to that so-called "super hazelnut."
The results have been fascinating. Hazelnuts we've gotten back here in Nebraska have been brown, almost black, some even reddish, and of varying sizes. All are healthy and critical to our continued research. Read more about it at the Lied Lodge & Arbor Day Farm Blog.
The benefits of hazelnuts as a perennial woody crop are profound. The leafy bushes are ideal for absorbing carbon dioxide through much of the year. The plants are drought and flood resistant, thus able to be maintained without heavy labor. And, protein-rich nuts provide a healthy source of nutrition for the planet's expanding population. One day, they could help feed healthy nations.
It's happening right here at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City – and in the yards of our members across the country.
Photos courtesy of Arbor Day Farm.

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The Brain Health Consortium (BHC) encourages diverse experts to come together to conduct basic research in brain patterning and function, and to translate understanding of stem cell technology for biomedical research.
BHC partners with the Department of Biology to sponsor:
- Weekly seminar series from leaders in the field
- A bi-weekly Work-In-Progress (WIP) talk from BHC trainees
- An annual symposium for BHC members
- Investigator workshops for BHC members to discuss team grants
- Specialty events, including Brain Health Roundup, a Happy Hour to promote scientific exchanges and foster collaborative interactions among faculty and trainees in an informal setting
BHC provides technical support and hands-on training with its Stem Cell Core Facility for cell derivation and various other Cores for multidisciplinary research. BHC supports its members with seed funds and preferential access to its core facilities. BHC also supports teaching about stem cells and regenerative medicine and promotes outreach and public education regarding the potential of stem cells for biomedical research.


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Cottage country is a common name in Ontario, New Brunswick, and other regions of Canada for areas that are popular locations for recreational properties such as cottages and summer homes. Cottage country is often socially, culturally, economically, and politically distinct from other rural areas in that it is populated by a notably higher concentration of urban vacationers and residents who have an affinity for the outdoors, in contrast to more traditional rural populations, which are largely absent of "city folk," but that is less true in Western Canada. Any major population centre may have its own popular "cottage country" area.
In the Greater Toronto Area, cottage country traffic refers to traffic bound to cottage country on Friday afternoons and returning from it on Sunday afternoons. Cottage country traffic is usually extremely heavy on long weekends, such as Victoria Day in May, Canada Day on the July 1st weekend, Simcoe Day in August, and Labour Day in September, particularly on Highway 400 and Highway 11. The Ontario media has often referred to these times of the year as a "highway blitz," which also refers to the related Ontario Provincial Police efforts to step up highway enforcement on those congested roads, which often yield record numbers of fines for motor vehicle violations.
One of the most well-known areas in Ontario cottage country is Muskoka, with its most famous lakes being the "Big Three" lakes which include Lake Joseph ("Lake Joe"), Lake Muskoka and Lake Rosseau. In the summer, cottage rentals become one of the most popular trips for families and groups alike in Ontario and while Muskoka remains the most popular destination, there are many other locations to rent a cottage in Ontario, including the Kawartha Lakes, Kawarthas, Haliburton, Parry Sound and Simcoe, which is the closest "big lake" to Toronto. The District of Muskoka, which encompasses six different municipalities within Cottage Country, sees over 3.2 million visitors annually with many of those visiting during the summer months.
Canadian English has a regional distinction for the name of a summer recreation house. In some areas, "cottage" is used, but in other areas, terms like "cabin," "camp," "country house," and "bungalow" are preferred.
Areas commonly referred to as cottage country
This section needs additional citations for verification. (August 2014)
The term cottage country is applied locally in vernacular use. For example, Greater Toronto residents might say, "I am heading up to cottage country this weekend," which is locally understood to be referring to Muskoka, the Kawartha Lakes, or the Haliburton area. On the other hand, a speaker from Ottawa would typically use the same phrase to denote the Rideau Lakes area or parts of the Outaouais.
Areas referred to as cottage country include:
- Prince Edward Island
- Nova Scotia
- New Brunswick
- Central Ontario, including:
- Parry Sound-Muskoka-Haliburton region
- Kawartha Lakes
- Bancroft and northern Hastings County
- Ottawa Valley
- Eastern Ontario
- Northwestern Ontario
- Northeastern Ontario
- British Columbia
Other popular summer vacation areas
According to the Realtors' Association of Edmonton official map (2010), the following are resort communities within 100km of Edmonton (clockwise starting from the east):
- Antler Lake
- North Cooking Lake
- Hastings Lake
- South Cooking Lake
- Miquelon Lake
- Pigeon Lake
- Buck Lake
- Spring Lake
- Wabamun Lake
- Isle Lake
- Lac Ste. Anne
- Sandy Lake
- Nakamun Lake
- Lac la Nonne
- British Columbia Interior, especially:
- the Okanagan, Shuswap Country, etc.
- Beach house
- List of summer colonies, the term summer colony is often used, particularly in the United States
- Resort town
- ^ n:Two-thousand traffic fines laid in Ontario this weekend
- ^ "CTV Toronto - Breaking News - Weather, Traffic, Live and Sports". toronto.ctv.ca. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Labour Day highway blitz off to inauspicious start". 4 September 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Muskoka District, 2016. As per Muskoka District Economic Developmeny & Community Profile (2019).
- ^ "Only in Cape Breton, you say? - Cape Breton Post". _URL_. Retrieved 2 August 2018.


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Antigua and Barbuda has written to the Harvard Law School to make amends for Antiguan slave labor contributions to the creation of the school in the form of payment of reparations.
Prime Minister Gaston Browne wrote personally to Harvard President Lawrence Bacow about the demands.
"Reparation from Harvard would compensate for its development on the backs of our people," Browne wrote in an October 30 letter to Bacow, reports Miami Herald.
"Reparation is not aid; it is not a gift; it is compensation to correct the injustices of the past and restore equity. Harvard should be in the forefront of this effort," Browne added.
Bacow in a response said the Harvard Corporation in 2016 approved the removal of the law school's shield, which included symbols drawn from the family crest of Isaac Royall Jr., the Antigua slaveholder who left land to Harvard College in his will to establish its first professorship in 1815 leading to the creation of Harvard Law School, according to Miami Herald.
A stone memorial acknowledging the "the enslaved whose labor created wealth that made possible the founding of Harvard Law School" was then mounted in the plaza.
"These were significant steps for our entire community," Bacow wrote, adding that the university recognizes "that there is more work to be done."
"Harvard is determined to take additional steps to explore this institution's historical relationship with slavery and the challenging moral questions that arise when confronting past injustices and their legacies," Bacow wrote.
Browne is, however, unsatisfied with Bacow's response to his request. He said the failure of Harvard to acknowledge its obligations to the eastern Caribbean nation at a time when other universities are acknowledging their ties to slavery and making reparations is "shocking if not immoral."
Weeks earlier, Princeton Theological Seminary earmarked $27.6 million for a reparation plan to "repent" for its past ties to slavery.
The money will be used to fund scholarships and provide cross-cultural changes to its curriculum, the New Jersey seminary said in an official statement.
The reparations initiative will include 30 new scholarships and five doctoral fellowships for students who are descendants of slaves or from underrepresented groups, according to reports.
The decision to set aside the aforementioned amount for reparations followed an audit which revealed that the founding members of the faculty used slave labor at some point in their lives and that the seminary "benefited from the slave economy, both through investments in Southern banks in the mid-19th century and from donors who profited from slavery."
"The Seminary's ties to slavery are a part of our story," Princeton Seminary President M. Craig Barnes said.
"It is important to acknowledge that our founders were entangled with slavery and could not envision a fully integrated society.
"We did not want to shy away from the uncomfortable part of our history and the difficult conversations that revealing the truth would produce," Barnes added.
Although the seminary, founded in 1812, did not own slaves, the historical audit uncovered it benefited from the slave economy, both through investments in Southern banks in the mid-19th century and from donors who profited from slavery.


Synonyms Card Sort
Synonyms Card Sort
This card sort activity is intended for practice identifying pairs of synonyms. The five sets of cards contain 14 cards each. The student may work on the card sort
independently or with a partner.
*Note that there is often more than one synonym for a given word. Students should choose the best match from the cards provided.
Included in this material
 - 5 sets of synonym cards (7 pairs of synonyms per set), with card set number labeled on each card
 - Answer key
 - Recording sheet
Words Used in the Sorts
Set 1
: amazing/remarkable, boring/tiresome, crazy/foolish, happy/delighted, like/enjoy, quiet/calm, speak/talk
Set 2: assist/aid, beautiful/attractive, certain/sure, change/alter, interesting/fascinating, look/watch, love/adore
Set 3: emphasize/accentuate, excellent/superior, finish/complete, main/primary, new/recent, pleasant/agreeable, small/miniature
Set 4: basic/essential, choose/select, distant/remote, imagine/ponder, make/produce, perfect/flawless, regular/routine
Set 5: available/accessible, create/establish, describe/depict, discover/explore, distribute/disburse, equivalent/tantamount, severe/harsh
Using the Card Sorts
Before use, print, laminate, and cut the cards to be used.
1. Set out the heading card for the set being used (ex: Synonyms Set 1).
2. Choose a card and place it on the work surface. Take a second card and decide if it is
a synonym for the card already out. If so, place it next to the synonym. If not, place
the card below to create a column.
3. Continue until all cards are sorted, creating pairs of synonyms. If a child is unsure of
the meaning of a word, encourage the use of a dictionary (or thesaurus).
4. Check work with the answer key.
5. Record work in a language notebook or on the included recording sheet.
Extension Activity
If desired, have students do an extension after completing the card sort. To check their
understanding, have them write an additional synonym for several of the pairs of
synonyms matched, if possible. Have thesauruses available for use as resources!
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text: Turtle Diary's adjective games for 2nd grade is designed to help second grade students test and develop their knowledge of adjectives, a basic building block of grammar. In this adventure game, players are given a sentence with an adjective at the bottom of the screen. Then, they will have to identify the adjective in the given options and click the correct one in order to win the race! Not only will students come to better be able to recognize and identify adjectives, this adjective game for 2nd graders will also help them to understand adjective conjugation and how to use them properly in the context of a sentence. This adjective game is time-sensitive and adventurous which will motivate students to accelerate their problem-solving skills. Our 2nd grade adjective game is and exciting complement to a classroom lesson or a thrilling game to play in the comfort of your home.


Regulation of emotional and mental stability
Regulation of emotional stability and mental stability
"Regulation of emotional stability and mental stability"
Hot temper and emotionality
Among hot-tempered people - 50% are those who have fire elementals at the Anahata level.
If you transfer the fire elementals to the Vishuddhi level, so that this energy feeds the consciousness, the problem will be solved - the person becomes calm and balanced.
The second 50% of the causes of irascibility is the presence of psychological complexes: a desire to quarrel, incontinence, etc.
The presence of fire elementals is characterized by explosive irascibility - when a person does not just mutter something under his breath, but when the emotion goes with a very high amplitude.
The parameter emotional stability shows how much an even emotional state prevails in you or emotional explosive outbursts are possible.
The emotional stability parameter can be adjusted.
Cost: Adjustment of emotional stability - $ 150 /cycle.
Question: What is the difference between the parameters Emotional stability and Mental stability and how to improve them?
With emotional stability, everything is more or less clear.
This is often found among magicians as the result of strikes by Lemurian efreet.
- At the magicians?
- Often with the magicians, as they were sent to demining the Lemurian warehouses, which were protected by combat systems. Certain blows to the structures led to the fact that a person is very emotionally unstable, his mood and state are constantly changing.
If you regulate this sphere, then the person quickly calms down and stabilizes.
Mental stability is also often a manifestation of technical strikes - ancient strikes of martial magic techniques, plus traces of mental trauma in these zones - systems of subtle bodies.
If the effect of correction of emotional stability is more proven: Removing injuries - the person is calmer. Fortunately, we have little experience in the field of correction and treatment of mental illnesses.) Therefore, the "Increase in mental stability" service is more suitable as a prevention of mental illness than as a surgical intervention.
The service "Increasing mental stability" includes the removal of trauma in the mental sphere, its stabilization and strengthening.
One cycle strengthens the work of this area and reduces the likelihood of mental illness. On average, in humanity, the parameter of mental stability is 50% out of 100%.
The mental stability parameter can also be adjusted.
Cost: Adjustment of psychological stability - $ 150 / cycle.
Personal diagnostics of the parameters of mental and emotional stability is now carried out within the framework of the Energy Card of the Personality .
Guaranteed result
 - Past-life experience
 - The Vessel of Luck and Karma
 - Personal energy balance
 - Main psychology complexes and stresses
 - Balance of vitamins and microelements.
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Hekima Womens' Professional Center, Bukoba, Tanzania provides quality education for young women to emancipate them psychologically, culturally, socially, economically and spiritually, and enable them to develop talents, gain confidence, and have an impact on the development of their society.
 1. History of Hekima Girls' School:
The history of the school dates back to 1902 when the White Sisters set up a girls' middle school at Kamukukubwa. Being an exemplary all girls' boarding school of its time, it attracted many young women, many of who became outstanding national and international figures.
In the 1960, Kamukukubwa was nationalized like most missionary schools at that time. Later it was handed to the Regional Co-operative Union who started a co-educational
private secondary school.
In 1988, the school was handed back to the Theresian Sisters and Hekima was formally established, as the first ever all-girls private secondary school in the region.
Hekima is a boarding school located in the small village of Kashozi, 12 km north of Bukoba town, in the Kagera Region of Tanzania.
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Traditionally, African women have been stereotyped into assuming a future of limited choices. African culture provides females with less educational opportunities than males, thus creating an atmosphere of inferiority. Once they have completed primary education few girls find themselves in a position to enroll in secondary schools. This is due to the low availability of all-girls' secondary schools (government and private), when compared to the number of all-boys' schools and male-dominated co-educational schools, within the nation.
The Theresian Sisters recognized the potential of reclaiming the school with the purpose of providing a quality education, as per their mission statement.
Although the Theresian Sisters founded Hekima, it is not religiously biased. Students and teachers from all regions are accommodated and given equal academic and religious opportunities.
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The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Therese of the Child Jesus of Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania was founded in 1933 in response to tremendous socio-economic and spiritual needs of the local people. It has approximately 425 professed nuns who serve humanity under the leadership of the Catholic Church.


text: Tomorrow's global uncertainties will test the capability, capacity, and innovative nature of the United States Army. The U.S. Army Operating Concept provides a set of core competencies to develop such an adept force. This force must act decisively and effectively in complex environments that are further limited by resource constraints. Secondly, innovative concepts are needed to overcome the static institution that emphasizes process over efficiency. The ability of units to sustain readiness is critical in providing the right force mix when and where needed. This paper will analyze U.S. Army Pacific's execution of an operation named "Pacific Pathways," and how it embodies those core competencies outlined in the Army Operating Concept. It will also provide recommendations that may enhance utilization of the Total Force in operationalizing the Regionally Aligned Forces initiative across the Army. These include readiness sustainment; use of pre-positioned stock; and greater integration of the Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational efforts in such a dynamic environment.


We have a glass fuse for a 12v lighting circuit that has "Siran No. F 13 4A" written on paper inside it. The circuit takes 5.5A at the moment with all the lights switched on without the fuse blowing. Can someone tell me what this is rated at? It seems to be a fast blow (F) so can it really be a 4A?
I figure my options are
13A (so what does the 4 mean?)
4A (why is it still working at 5.5A?)
Thanks for reading, Steve
Edit: Images added as requested. Fuse shown with left side in holder Fuse with writing fuse wire
 - \$\begingroup\$ Can you make a picture? Normally the F13 stays for dimensioning and type and 4A the current. It still can be a slow blow fuse. \$\endgroup\$ – rfkortekaas Dec 31 '15 at 9:59
It might be a 4A fuse allowing 5.5A at the moment. To understand why/how this can happen, you need to know the working of a fuse. The fuse will have some finite resistance R and a current I through it will start adding heat to the fuse as per the equation - IxIxRxt where t is the time. This heat energy will raise the temperature of the fuse and at one point, it will melt. However this isn't the only thing going on in there. The fuse is also losing some of the heat to its surroundings and hence the surroundings also play a role in deciding the current at which the fuse will blow and the time it will take to blow. Here is an excerpt from a fuse sizing guide:
Fuse selection guide
Fast fuse
In your case, one of the following might be the case:
1) Lack of quality control - Maybe the fuse company didn't control the tolerance very well.
2) Fuse is losing too much heat to its surroundings.
3) Fuse is not a fast one and it might blow given enough time.
4) It's not a 4A fuse.
 - \$\begingroup\$ Thanks for that. I'm guessing that the next step would be to figure out the gauge of the wiring and get a suitable fuse? This is the only time I've ever switched on all 5 lights - regular use is 2 or 3 at the most. \$\endgroup\$ – Steve Dec 31 '15 at 12:15
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Tour Philippe-le-Bel is a medieval tower in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon which marked the French terminus of the Saint-Bénézet Bridge across the Rhone between the Kingdom of France and Papal territory of Avignon. It is named after the French king Philippe-le-Bel (Philip IV 'the Fair') who was responsible for its construction.
A tower with only two storeys was completed in 1302. In spite of protests from the Count of Provence and the population of Avignon, Philippe-le-Bel pressed ahead and built a gatehouse at the end of the bridge. The tower and gatehouse formed part of a fortress with a curtain wall that enclosed several buildings including a chapel and a residence for the châtelain. A third storey was added to the tower in the middle of the 14th century.
The Saint-Bénézet Bridge was abandoned in 1669 and the fortress then ceased to serve any useful function. The French crown continued to pay for repairs but after the French Revolution the buildings were abandoned and allowed to fall into ruins. In 1822 the town of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon decided to demolish all of the fortress except the present tower. It was listed as a Monument historique in 1862 and is now open to the public.
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Toyota 4Runner: Cellular Phone Inspection
CAUTION / NOTICE / HINT
HINT:
If the operation of a cellular phone or the navigation receiver assembly is requested, make sure to follow the instructions closely and perform the operation.
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1.
CHECK USAGE CONDITION
(a) Check that the vehicle and cellular phone meet the following conditions:
HINT:
If changing cellular phone settings, updating software, etc. is necessary, make sure to obtain the permission of the customer before performing it.
 - The cellular phone is "Bluetooth" compatible (Refer to _URL_
 - The cellular phone is registered as a hands-free device.
 - "Bluetooth" setting of the cellular phone is on.
 - Operating system and software of the cellular phone are the latest versions.
 - There are no other radio wave emitting devices ("Wi-Fi" communication device, etc.) in the cabin.
(b) Connect the cellular phone to the in-vehicle device and check that it is connected correctly.
OK:
The cellular phone is connected correctly.
OK
END (USAGE CONDITIONS DEFECTIVE)
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RESTART CELLULAR PHONE
(a) Restart the cellular phone.
(b) Turn the ignition switch off.
(c) Turn the ignition switch to ACC.
(d) Connect the cellular phone to the in-vehicle device and check that it is connected correctly.
OK:
The cellular phone is connected correctly.
OK
END (TEMPORARY MALFUNCTION WITH "Bluetooth" OF CELLULAR PHONE)
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(a) Check if the in-vehicle device can be recognized by the cellular phone.
OK:
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(a) Clear all "Bluetooth" devices registered to the cellular phone and navigation receiver assembly.
(b) Register the cellular phone again.
(c) Connect the cellular phone to the in-vehicle device and check that it is connected correctly.
OK:
The cellular phone is connected correctly.
OK
END (TEMPORARY MALFUNCTION WITH "Bluetooth")
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HINT:
 - Make sure to obtain the customer's permission to perform this procedure.
 - After the inspection, clear the registered information and usage history acquired during the inspection.
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The cellular phone is connected correctly.
OK
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CHECK USING ANOTHER CELLULAR PHONE
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HINT:
 - Make sure to obtain the customer's permission to perform this procedure.
 - After the inspection, clear the registered information and usage history acquired during the inspection.
OK:
The cellular phone is connected correctly.
OK
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1,585 farmers to benefit from Palawan's newly rehabilitated irrigation system
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) recently inaugurated the newly rehabilitated Malatgao River Irrigation System (Malatgao RIS) in Palawan, which is seen to benefit as much as 1,585 farmers.
As part of this, NIA also turned over nine units of Irrigators Association (IA) Building and two units of combined IA offices and post-harvest facilities.
NIA said the irrigation system project was done under the National Irrigation Sector Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (NISRIP), which is funded through a grant from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) amounting to P189 million.
The rehabilitation works particularly involved three diversion dams, 25.26 kilometers of concrete canal lining, 23.77 kilometers of gravel surfacing, 42 canal structures, one drainage structure, 55 turnout structures, nine IA office buildings, and two IA offices with support facilities.
The project is expected to provide timely and reliable irrigation service to 3,014.73 hectares of agricultural land in the Municipalities of Narra and Aborlan.


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Cleft Clauses in English Grammar
Naturally cleft wood in the forest.A Cleft Sentence (cleft, past participle of cleave = split) is a sentence that has been split into two clauses – a main clause and a subordinate clause – in order to emphasize one part of it. This part is often referred to as the "focus".
It is her kindness that I will remember.
– focus on "her kindness"
The reason why I've come is to discuss my future with you.
– focus on "discuss my future"
What we now need are actions rather than words.
– focus on actions
All I want for Christmas is YOU.
– focus on "you"
Structure & Usage
Cleft structures are more common in written than spoken English. This is because in spoken English we can use intonation to express emphasis. In written English intonation is of no use so we resort to this grammatical structure to help focus on a particular part of a sentence and to emphasize what we want to say. This is usually done by means of introducing it or building up to it with a kind of relative clause.
There are different types of clefts, but perhaps the most common, and the easiest to recognize, are the wh-clefts and the it-clefts.
The one who is causing trouble is John.
(a wh-cleft)
It's John who's causing us trouble.
(an it-cleft)
Here is a typical pattern of a cleft sentence:
it + be + X + subordinate clause
Case Study
Let's pretend that you took your suit to the dry-cleaners. A couple of days after you go back to collect it and find that they have ruined it. When recounting this you could simply make a statement like:
The dry-cleaner ruined my suit.
This is a simple sentence that tells us about an event in a fairly balanced way. But perhaps you are angry, upset, or annoyed at the dry-cleaner and want to express it. To do this you can use a cleft sentence which places the emphasis on the dry-cleaner, not the suit or the fact that it got ruined. Your cleft sentence could be:
It was the dry-cleaner who ruined my suit.
This cleft sentence expresses the same information in the original simple sentence "The dry-cleaner ruined my suit" by way of a main clause "It was the cleaner …" and a subordinate clause "… who ruined my suit." but places the most important piece of information closer to the beginning of the sentence.
Therefore X and the subordinate clause in the pattern above carry the same meaning as their corresponding simple sentence. However, the primary focus of the cleft construction is on an element, often marked by intonation, that introduces new information. This element appears either as X or in the subordinate clause.
Pseudo & Inverted Pseudo Clefts
Pseudo-clefts are a kind of cleft sentences in which the subordinated clause is a relative clause headed by an interrogative word.
wh-relative clause + be + X
Inverted pseudo-clefts are sentences in which the order of the two constituents is reversed.
X + be + wh-relative clause
What John gave to Mary were flowers.
Flowers were what John gave to Mary.
(inverted pseudo-cleft)
Useful Links
Clauses in English Grammar – an overview of what a clause is and how many types there are
Subordinate Clauses in English Grammar – a closer look at this particular type of clauses
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Ahtohallan: its origin and meaning
It may have ended just as a fairy tale, but the Frozen universe has evolved in a pretty complex manner as the sequel came out. One of the essential concepts is Ahtohallan, which first appears in Frozen 2 and plays a vital role in the whole story plot. Examining why this place happened to have this name would help us to understand the whole storyline deeply. We cover this issue in this post.
One of the fundamental concepts of understanding the Frozen universe is Ahtohallan. Sometimes it is described as a river of memory or to Northuldra, a mythical place nobody has ever seen. Since all the story plots of Frozen 2 emerge from Ahtohallan, and it depicts the journey of Elsa and Anna reaching there, it is important first to understand what this place is. Then, what does the name 'Ahtohallan' stands for?
The name of many characters and spots in Frozen have their meaning. The name of some characters, such as Anna or Hans, is derived from the author of the original novel 'Snow queen'. Even some characters share the same names in the original novel. Then it would be natural to ask this kind of question. Is the name Ahtohallan originated from some novel or myth?
This is the central place where the magic of Frozen begins. If we can identify what it stands for, we could get closer to the core of the Frozen universe. First, let us retake a look at Ahtohallan.
One can interpret this just as a single word. Still, we can get some inspiration from this word by referring to Norse mythology, especially the Finnish one.
Many theories exist, but it seems most plausible to say that the word Ahtohallan anis originated from Finnish mythology. We can divide this word into some parts, and we can find some relationships between each segment and Finnish mythology. The following three words need our attention.
|Sea god in Finnish mythology
|Frost, below-freezing temperature
We first focus on the word Ahto. A lot of gods appear in Finnish mythology, but what we need to focus on is the god named Ahto. Ahto, sometimes called Ahti in Finnish mythology, is a sea god. His castle, or the territory governed by him and his wife Wellamo, is located under the sea and called Ahtola. Plus, halla means frost or the temperature below water getting frozen in Finnish. Summing up, the word Ahtohallan could be dissembled into three different parts: Ahto + Ahtola + Halla. Considering the meaning of each word, we might interpret the meaning of Ahtohallan as 'the territory of frozen sea god'. Now the question is, what is this combination?
First, let's take a look at the prefix Ahto. This word represents the sea god in Finnish mythology. Surprisingly, we can also find marks of godly being related to water through Iduna's letter on the wrecked ship (the very first symbol). This means that the people in the past of the Frozen universe (or at least Iduna) believed that some divine being related to water existed. The water element has some unique position among the other four spirits in Frozen: people say it has a memory, or the first symbol on the map looks like water.
We don't need to be precisely what the symbols on the map stand for. The thing is, the ancient people (or at least Iduna) believed that there existed some divine being. And that divine being would have some relationship to water, so they would have named it Ahto. All kinds of mythology (especially Animism) share a similar structure. Then its motif would have originated from Finnish mythology.
The past people of the Frozen universe might also have notions that Ahto's power influences some territory or place. The dark sea, located in the far north of Ahtohallan, is described as a violent place protected by the water Nokk. So it would be natural to speculate that the ancient people might have regarded this place as a divine or holy territory governed by a water god, so they would have named it Ahtola as in the Finnish mythology.
Then why the word Halla as suffix? Elsa had already answered this question.
Ahtohallan is frozen.
Obviously, the people in the past would have named this place Ahtola since this place seemed to be related to the water god, Ahto. However, what Elsa had found was glacial in a frozen form. Then we can speculate that the past people might also have observed this place in a frozen form, or heard from someone that it was frozen, so they would have added the suffix halla, which means frozen to this place. From this observation, we can further speculate that this place had appeared in frozen (halla) from in the past. That is, someone like Elsa in the past would have said to the people that this place was frozen, and these rumors would have spread among people, so people named this place halla.
I understand diverse interpretations exist on this subject, but we will discuss this deeper issue later.
But the above argument is just one hypothesis. Can we find any evidence supporting this idea in the movie?
Take a look at Iduna's map again. On the top and left sides, we can find some numbers representing the latitude and longitude. These numbers show the latitude and longitude corresponding to 62.3 and 27.0, respectively. Then what would be this spot on the actual map on earth?
It is Finland. Some of you might have been confused at this stage. The motif of Frozen 1 is known as Norway, so it would be natural to expect the spot GPS pointing to be somewhere in Norway. Why is it Finland? Just a mistake?
We can regard it that way, but I think it is the sign where the concept and name Ahtohallan were motivated. In Frozen 1 and Olaf's Frozen Adventure, we find a Norweign map and Norweign wavy-shaped cookies. These represent the motif of the film. Similarly, suppose the team was to insert some homage to Finland or its mythology. In that case, they might have inserted some sign of that country. From the making film or art book, we can also see that the story of Frozen 2 was motivated by Norse mythology. If it were from Norway, they would have put the GPS coordinates of Norway. This doesn't look like a mistake, and I instead see this as an intended thing. Following this interpretation, the motif of Ahtohallan comes from Finnish mythology, and the directors had inserted its GPS coordinates as homage.
Summing up these arguments, it is plausible to say that the name Ahtohallan comes from Finnish mythology.
The word Ahtohallan in Frozen universe is a compound word that can be decomposed into Ahto + Ahtola + Halla and motivated by Finnish mythology. Each word represents the sea god, its territory, and the frost. We can find its evidence on Iduna's map in the wrecked ship.


text: During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, governments set recommendations and restrictions that have given rise to new situations that require residents to deliberate and respond nonautomatically. For highly impulsive individuals, dealing with these situations may be harder, as they tend to deliberate less about the consequences of their behaviors. In this study, we investigate the relationship between impulsivity and delay discounting on the one hand and compliance with COVID-19 restrictions on the other hand. We distinguish between compliance with social distancing measures and compliance with hygiene measures. Regression analyses of an international sample of 6759 students from seven European countries reveal that the self-reported personality construct of impulsivity is negatively related to both types of compliance behavior. However, and unexpectedly, we also find a weak positive association between the discount rate—as measured by a behavioral task—and compliance. Our study highlights the importance of individual differences in impulsivity in regard to compliance with public health measures during a pandemic.


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Mediterranean common dolphin sightings in Israel
The Mediterranean subpopulation of common dolphins Delphinus delphis, is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Redlist. As recently as 50 years ago, in the Mediterranean waters of Israel, short-beaked common dolphins were thought to be more common than bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus; a conclusion that was based mainly on stranding records. Today, common dolphin strandings are very rare in Israel reflecting their regional decline. However, encouraging news is that over the last few years, there have been repeated sightings of large groups (for the region i.e. 10-80 individuals) of short-beaked common dolphins in Israeli waters. The recent sightings occurred in the southern part of the region, and some were within the waters of the Gaza strip. Purse-seining in Gaza waters has declined substantially since Israel imposed a naval blockade and common dolphins may have responded to a resultant increase in prey abundance. It is hoped that cooperative research and conservation efforts will one day lead to the recognition of this region as one deserving of special conservation measures for common dolphins (and other cetaceans).
 Bodenheimer, F.S. 1960. Animal and man in bible lands. Collection de Travaux de l'Académie Internationale d'Histoire des Sciences, No 10. E.J. Brill, Leiden


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"Go out into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to all creation," Jesus said. Aid to the Church in Need takes this assignment literally. For instance, since 1979, our organisation has been a publisher and global supplier of the Child's Bible, which has been translated into 193 languages and has already been distributed more than 51.6 million times. Often in poor countries, the Child's Bible is the first book that children receive in their own language; frequently, it is the only picture book that the little ones can get hold of in their entire lives.
In 2022 alone, 1,290,363 religious books were produced and distributed with the help of ACN.
For some children the Bible is the only picture book that they can get hold of.
In addition, Aid to the Church in Need promotes YOUCAT, the illustrated Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church, which is now available in 70 languages. Since 2016, our foundation has also been the publisher of DOCAT, a modern translation of the social teachings and doctrine of the Catholic Church.


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OR&R Participates in Sea Grant Oil Spill Workshop
APRIL 12, 2019 — On March 29, Sea Grant hosted an Oil Spill Workshop in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Historically, oil spill workshops have primarily focused on the environmental impacts associated with oil spills. What is unique about these workshops is that they focus on the protection of community health and well-being, including physical, mental, economic, and social aspects of health and well-being. The purpose of this workshop was to bring together community leaders, oil spill and health practitioners, and oil spill responders to collaborate and educate one another about protecting community health and well-being in the event of a future oil affecting Virginia and its neighboring states.
The goals of the workshop included:
- Raise awareness of the economic, environmental, community and health impacts of oil spills;
- Promote communication between the response community and those potentially affected by oil spills; and
- Discuss potential projects that improve oil spill preparedness addressing regional needs and priorities.
Michelle Covi, Old Dominion University and Virginia Sea Grant planned and facilitated the workshop. Several speakers, including, Christine Hale, Oil Spill Specialist, Texas Sea Grant; John Giese, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Pollution Response & Emergency Preparedness; Frank Csulak, NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator, Office of response and Restoration; Erin Sutton, Deputy Emergency Services Coordinator for Virginia Beach; Amy Hayes, Virginia Department of Health, and Dr. Liese Ritchie, Oklahoma State University; gave presentations and led discussions throughout the day. At the conclusion of the workshop, participants identified and discussed regional priorities, including spill preparedness, improving science, research projects, public outreach, and recommendations with the goal of making communities' health and well-being better protected in the future.
Approximately 75 individuals attended the workshop representing a diverse group of federal, state and local government, industry, academia, and environmental organizations. This was the third such workshop that Sea Grant has hosted. Previous workshops were held in Anchorage, Alaska, and this workshop was the third such workshop that Sea Grant has hosted. The first workshop was held in Anchorage and the second workshop in New Orleans. The next workshop is planned for the West Coast.
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minimum if the minimum has no value
 // Clamp that value (if minimum has a value it might not be within the range of clamp_minimum to clamp_maximum)
 return clamp(static_cast<value_type>(minimum.value_or(clamp_minimum)),
 static_cast<value_type>(clamp_minimum), static_cast<value_type>(clamp_maximum));
 }
 /** \brief Clamps the typical value if it exists to within the range specified by the supplied
 clamp values.
 Similar to typical_or(), except that the return value is guaranteed to be within the range specified
 by the supplied clamp values. The argument to typical_or() may be used to clamp its return value to a
 specified value if the Spec typical exists, but not to a range of values and not if the Spec has a
 typical which is outside a clamp range.
 */
 template<typename V>
 constexpr value_type clamped_typical(const V& clamp_minimum, const V& clamp_maximum) const {
 if (typ) return clamp(*typ, static_cast<value_type>(clamp_minimum), static_cast<value_type>(clamp_maximum));
 else throw bad_spec_access("cannot clamp a non-existent typical value");
 }
 /** \brief Clamps the typical value if it exists to within the range specified by the supplied
 clamp values, or returns the specified default value.
 Similar to clamped_typical(const V&, const V&), except that a default value is returned in the
 case where clamped_typical(const V&, const V&) throws an exception. Also similar to typical_or(),
 except that the return value is guaranteed to be within the range specified by the supplied clamp
 values if the Spec typical is defined.
 */
 template<typename V>
 constexpr value_type clamped_typical(const V& clamp_minimum, const V& clamp_maximum, const V& default_value) const {
 if (typ) return clamp(*typ, static_cast<value_type>(clamp_minimum), static_cast<value_type>(clamp_maximum));
 else return default_value;
 }
 /** \brief Returns the maximum value if it exists and is less than the supplied clamp value,
 otherwise the supplied clamp value.
 Similar to max_or(), except that the return value is guaranteed to be less than or equal to the
 clamp value. The argument to max_or() may be used to clamp its return value to a specified value if
 the Spec maximum exists, but not if the Spec has a maximum which is greater than the argument to max_or().
 */
 template<typename V>
 constexpr value_type clamped_max(const V& clamp_maximum) const {
 // Acquire the maximum value, or use clamp_maximum if the maximum has no value
 // Clamp that value (if maximum has a value it might be greater than clamp_maximum)
 return clamp_max(static_cast<value_type>(maximum.value_or(clamp_maximum)),
 static_cast<value_type>(clamp_maximum));
 }
 /** \brief Returns the maximum value if it exists and is within the range specified by the clamp values.
 If the maximum value exists but is outside the range specified by the clamp values then the clamp value
 closest to the maximum is returned. If the maximum value doesn't exist then the supplied clamp maximum
 is returned.
 Similar to max_or(), except that the return value is guaranteed to be within the range of the clamp
 values. The argument to max_or() may be used to clamp its return value to a specified value if
 the Spec maximum exists, but not if the Spec has a maximum which is outside the clamp range.
 */
 template<typename V>
 constexpr value_type clamped_max(const V& clamp_minimum, const V& clamp_maximum) const {
 // Acquire the maximum value, or use clamp_maximum if the maximum has no value
 // Clamp that value (if maximum has a value it might not be within the range of clamp_minimum to clamp_maximum)
 return clamp(static_cast<value_type>(maximum.value_or(clamp_maximum)),
 static_cast<value_type>(clamp_minimum), static_cast<value_type>(clamp_maximum));
 }
 /** \brief Determines if two Specs are equal.
 Two Specs are considered equal if all the following are true:
 1. Both Specs have equal minimum values or both Specs have an undefined minimum.
 2. Both Specs have equal typical values or both Specs have an undefined typical value.
 3. Both Specs have equal maximum values or both Specs have an undefined maximum.
 \tparam U a value_type which can be cast to type 'T'.
 */
 template<typename T, typename U>
 friend inline bool operator==(const Spec<T>& lhs, const Spec<U>& rhs);
 template<typename T, typename U>
 friend inline bool operator!=(const Spec<T>& lhs, const Spec<U>& rhs);
 /** \brief Inserts a Spec into a 'std::ostream'.
 Inserts a string of the form '[min, typical, max]', where 'min', 'typical', and 'max' are the minimum,
 typical, and maximum values of the Spec, respectively. If a minimum value is not defined then the
 string "-Inf" is used (to symbolize negative infinity). If a maximum value is not defined then the
 string "Inf" is used (to symbolize positive infinity). If a typical value is not defined then the
 substring 'typical, ' is omitted -- the inserted string has the form '[min, max]'.
 Square brackets are used to denote closed intervals if 'spec' has a defined minimum and/or maximum,
 and parentheses are used to denote open intervals if 'spec' has an undefined minimum and/or maximum.
 For example, the string for a 'spec' with a minimum of 0 and an undefined maximum is '[0, Inf)'.
 \tparam T a type for which operator<<(std::ostream, T) is defined.
 */
 template<typename T>
 friend inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Spec<T>& spec);
};
template<typename T, typename U>
inline bool operator==(const Spec<T>& lhs, const Spec<U>& rhs) {
 // Two optionals are equal if:
 // 1. they both contain a value and those values are equal
 // 2. neither contains a value
 return (lhs.minimum == rhs.minimum) && (lhs.typ == rhs.typ) && (lhs.maximum == rhs.maximum);
}
template<typename T, typename U>
inline bool operator!=(const Spec<T>& lhs, const Spec<U>& rhs) { return !(lhs == rhs); }
template<typename T>
inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Spec<T>& spec) {
 if (spec.has_min()) os << '[' << spec.min();
 else os << '(' << "-Inf";
 os << ", ";
 if (spec.has_typical()) os << spec.typical() << ", ";
 if (spec.has_max()) os << spec.max() << ']';
 else os << "Inf" << ')';
 return os;
}
/** \brief Clamps a value to within a specified range.
Based on std::clamp() in C++17: _URL_
\throws std::logic_error if 'min > max'
*/
template<typename T>
constexpr const T& clamp(const T& value, const T& min, const T& max) {
 if (min > max) throw std::logic_error("cannot clamp between a min and max value when min > max");
 return value < min ? min : value > max ? max : value;
}
/** \brief Clamps a value to greater than or equal to a specified minimum. */
template<typename T>
constexpr const T& clamp_min(const T& value, const T& min) {
 return value < min ?


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Gears of Houdini
Gears of Houdini tutorial : This training is primarily aimed at beginners. Its main purpose is to create fully parametric custom gear and then convert them to Digital Assets.
In the second part of the training we look at how to animate the Gear and also create custom materials for it and finally light and render the Gears.
part 1 – making a digital asset
Content Details – 4 Video Chapters (with Audio)
Duration – 56 mins
- Gear Basic – We start by creating the basic gear design.
- Gear Holes – We create the second type of gear required. We use the basic elements that we created in the previous chapter to make the process faster.
- Gear Spokes – We create the third and final gear type required for the project.
- Digital Asset – We create custom parameters required to control our Gears and finally convert it to a Digital Asset.
part 2 – animation, lights and materials
Content Details -4 Video Chapters (with Audio)
Duration – 1 hr 2 mins
- Animation – Creating a a simple keyframe animation for the gears and then controlling the rotation mathematically.
- Lighting – Setting up the lighting and the HDR required for reflections and setting up Mantra.
- Plastic Shader- We create a slightly old looking plastic shader using the occlusion node.
- Metal Shader – We create a brushed metal shader and again use the occlusion shader to add dirt.
Pictures of this course :
Watch the Introduction Video :
Direct download links 422 MB :
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A NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICINE MAN'S THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT
The Wonder Bracelet™ is a sterling silver and copper bracelet used by Native Americans since the 1700s as a therapeutic treatment to cure human illness and speed the healing of injuries.
The Wonder Bracelet™ has helped speed recovery from many kinds of human ailments such as:
- Back Problems
- Sore and Injured Legs
- Carpal Tunnel
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Sports Injuries
- And Many More
What is the Difference between the Wonder Bracelet™ and other copper bracelets?
Native Americans believe that copper was introduced to them by the Spirit World of Medicine through songs, fibers, herbs and ceremonies. It was used to treat many human illnesses before the advent of modern medicine. The makers of the Wonder Bracelet™ understand the theory and uses of copper and sterling silver. Only they know the right (and wrong) ways to combine these metals to conjure the greatest healing powers. It is common knowledge that copper helps arthritis but the American Indian Medicine Men know that, if used properly, it can do so much more.
All of our bracelets are hand made by skilled Native American artisans from the Dene Navajo tribe. Therefore, each bracelet is unique but every bracelet works the same.


I'd like to start with a question: Have you ever seen code like this?
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
end

User.new.tap do |user|
 user.name = "John Doe"
 user.username = "john.doe"
 user.password = "john123"
end
I have. But what few developers know is that many methods in Active Record already accept a block, so you don't need to invoke tap in the first place. And that's all because Active Record loves blocks! Let's go through some examples.
Using blocks with Active Record
When creating an Active Record object, either by using new or create/create!, you can give a block straight to the method call instead of relying on tap:
User.new do |user|
 user.name = "John Doe"
 user.username = "john.doe"
 user.password = "john123"
end

User.create do |user|
 user.name = "John Doe"
 user.username = "john.doe"
 user.password = "john123"
end
And you can mix and match with hash initialization:
User.new(name: "John Doe") do |user|
 user.username = "john.doe"
 user.password = "john123"
end
All these methods, when receiving a block, yield the current object to the block so that you can do whatever you want with it. It's basically the same effect as using tap. And it all happens after the attributes hash have been assigned and other internal Active Record code has been run during the object initialization, except by the after_initialize callbacks.
That's neat. That means we can stop using tap in a few places now. But wait, there's more.
Active Record associations also love blocks
We talked about using blocks when building an Active Record object using new or create, but associations like belongs_to or has_many also work with that, when calling build or create on them:
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
 has_many :posts
end

class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
 belongs_to :user
end

# has_many
user = User.first
user.posts.build do |post|
 post.title = "Active Record <3 Blocks"
 post.body = "I can give tap a break! <3 <3 <3"
end

# belongs_to
post = Post.first
post.build_user do |user|
 user.name = "John Doe <3 blocks"
 user.username = "john.doe"
 user.password = "john123"
end
That's even better. That means we can stop using tap in a few more places.
Wrapping up: Active Record <3 blocks
It is possible to avoid extra work, sometimes simple stuff such as using tap with methods like new and create, other times more complicated ones, by getting to know what the framework can give us for free.
There are other places inside Active Record that accept blocks, for instance first_or_initialize and friends will execute the given block when the record is not found, to initialize the new one.
In short, next time you need a block when creating records using Active Record, take a minute to see if you can avoid using tap by using an already existing feature. Remember: Active Record <3 blocks. And don't do that with blocks only, the main idea here is that you can learn more about the framework, and let it do more work for you.
How about you, do you have any small trick in Ruby or Rails that makes your work easier? Take a minute to share it with others in the comments. :)
Update 08/13/2012
Since the new deprecation policy the composed_of removal was reverted. We are still discussing the future of this feature.
The reason
A few days ago we started a discussion about the removal of the composed_of method from Active Record. I started this discussion because when I was tagging every Rails issue according to its framework, I found some of them related to composed_of, that are not only hard to fix but would add more complexity for a feature that, in my opinion, is not adding any visible value to the framework.
In this presentation, Aaron Patterson talks about three types of features: Cosmetic, Refactoring, and Course Correction. Aaron defines cosmetic features as a feature that adds dubious value and unknown debt (I highly recommend that you watch the whole presentation to see more about these types of features). This is exactly what I think about composed_of. At this time this feature is adding more debt than value to the Rails code base and applications, so the Rails team have decided to remove this method.
The plan
The removal plan is simple, deprecate in 3.2 and remove in 4.0. This means that you need to stop using this feature and implement it in another way.
The Rails team have chosen this path because this feature can be implemented using plain ruby methods for getters and setters. You will see how in the next section.
Implementation
In the simplest case, when you have only one attribute and needs to instantiate an object with the value of this attribute, you can use the serialize feature with a custom serializer:
class MoneySerializer
 def dump(money)
 money.value
 end

 def load(value)
 Money.new(value)
 end
end

class Account < ActiveRecord::Base
 serialize :balance, MoneySerializer.new
end
To use it with multiple attributes you can do the following:
class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
 def address
 @address ||= Address.new(address_street, address_city)
 end

 def address=(address)
 self[:address_street] = address.street
 self[:address_city] = address.city

 @address = address
 end
end
Benefits for Rails developers
I already talked about what this removal can provide to Rails maintainers, but what benefits does it bring to Rails developers?
I think that the best advantages are:
 - It is easier to test the composite objects;
 - It is easier to understand the lazy methods;
 - It is easier to customize it without resorting to options like :converter, :constructor and :allow_nil.
Wrapping up
I strongly recommend that you read the whole discussion in the pull request. You will find more examples and additional information there.
Also, I want to thank @steveklabnik for working on this feature and the awesome work that he has been doing on the Rails Issues Team.
Finally, I want to invite you to help the Rails team to fix, test, and track issues. About half of the issues are related to the Active Record framework and we need to work on them. As a regular Rails contributor and Rails developer, I think there is still a lot we can do to improve the Rails code base, so join us.
Or, even better, why your web framework should not adopt a CGI-based API.
For the past few years I have been studying and observing the development of different emerging languages closely with a special focus on web frameworks/servers. Unfortunately, most of the new web frameworks are following the Rack/WSGI specification which may be a mistake depending on the platform you are targeting (particularly true for Erlang and Node.js which have very strong streaming foundations and is by default part of their stack).
This blog post is an attempt to detail the limitations in the Rack/CGI-based APIs that the Rails Core Team has found while working with the streaming feature that shipped with Rails 3.1 and why we need better abstractions in the long term.
Case in study
The use case we have in mind here is streaming. In Rails, we have focused on streaming as a way to quickly return the head of the HTML page to the browser, so the browser can start downloading assets (like javascript and stylesheet) while the server is generating the rest of the page. There is a great entry on Rails weblog about streaming in general and a Railscast if you want to focus on how to use it in your Rails applications. However, streaming is not only limited to HTML responses and can also be useful in API endpoints, for example, to stream search results as they pop-up or to synchronize with mobile devices.
The Rack specification in a nutshell
In Rack, the response is made by an array with three elements: [status, headers, body]
The body can be any object that responds to the method each. This means streaming can be done by passing an object that will, for example, lazily read a file and stream chunks when each is called.
A Rack application is any object that implements the method call and receives an environment hash/dictionary with the request information. When I said above that most new web frameworks are following the Rack specification, is because they are introducing an API similar to this one just described.
The issue
In order to understand the issue, we will consider three entities: the client, the server and the application. The client (for example a browser) sends a request to the server which forwards it to an application. In this case, the server and the application are communicating via the Rack API.
The issue in streaming cases is that, sending a response back from the application does not mean the application finished processing. For example, consider a middleware (a middleware is an object that sits in between the server and our application) that opens up a connection to the database for the duration of the request and cleans it afterwards:
def call(env)
 connection = DB.checkout_connection
 env["db.connection"]


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Authorities concerned have been urged to enforce laws and redefine standards for steel products to ensure the longevity of high-rise buildings and road infrastructures.
The call emerged from a seminar in Dhaka today (Saturday), amid apprehension of increased vulnerabilities of buildings, flyovers, bridges and other development infrastructures.
Experts of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) ringing alarm bell apprehended that there would be unwanted natural effects on bridges or buildings, if steels do not satisfy the minimum standard of quality.
Bangladesh Auto Re-Rolling and Steel Mills Association (BARSMA) in support of Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering of BUET organised the seminar titled "Quality Steel and Its Importance in Civil Engineering Applications" at the National Press Club.
Industries Minister Dilip Barua and Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) Director General (DG) AK Fazlul Ahad also spoke at the meeting, with BARSMA president SK Masadul Alam Masud in the chair.
Prof Dr AA M Rezaul Haque and Prof Dr M Aminul Islam of Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, BUET presented two papers titled "Facilities for Good Quality Steel Production in Bangladesh" and "Essential Qualities for Steels in Structural Applications".
"Steel producers must concentrate on producing high-strength steel bars/wires," Prof Islam said.
He said materials engineers must be involved to develop high performance construction materials considering socioeconomic situation and at the same time, design engineers must assist local construction companies for making safe and light-weight buildings with high strength steels and concretes.
The experts also warned of producing steels directly from scrap iron, without proper melting to maintain the required quality.
Industries Minister Dilip Barua said the government does not want to compromise with quality in any development work. "Unfortunately, some regulatory agencies are compromising with quality resulting in lower longevity of development structures."
He asked steel producers to obtain licenses from the BSTI so the standards of steels could be monitored.
The entrepreneurs urged the government to make licensing process easier and reduce license fees.


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Thousands of physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students have benefitted from the "ethical lens" provided by the ethics column written by Nancy Kirsch, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, and published in PT in Motion. This series of ethics articles was a constant reminder to the physical therapy community about the ethical dimension of physical therapy practice in every setting. Ethical issues in physical therapy range from relatively simple challenges of courteous professional behavior and communication to vexing dilemmas between competing ethical obligations and confusing situations of moral ambiguity.
Dr. Kirsch's ongoing work through publication and professional presentations has elevated our profession's understanding of ethical issues in physical therapy. This new book continues this "moral dialogue" with the physical therapy community. The case studies draw on Dr. Kirsch's wealth of professional experience and wisdom gained as a practitioner, educator, and leader in physical therapy. The importance of case deliberation in the development of moral reasoning skills has been wellestablished; and this book can be an important tool for students and practitioners in honing ethical reasoning skills. Dr. Kirsch's ability to create real-life, practical, and engaging cases will be appreciated by students, educators, and clinicians frustrated by hypothetical cases that may miss the mark. I have no doubt that this book will become a trusted professional resource for students, educators, and practitioners confronting ethical issues in daily practice.
Laura Lee (Dolly) Swisher, PT, PhD, FNAP, FAPTA
Associate Dean, Professor, and Director
School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
University of South Florida


WAVE DIFFRACTIONS BY ROWS OF VERTICAL CYLINDERS OF ARBITRARY CROSS SECTION
Akinori Yoshida, Norio Iida, Keisuke Murakami
Abstract
Wave diffractions by a number of (a group of or a row of) vertical cylinders have been investigated in connection with, e.g., multilegged offshore structures (Spring and Monkmeyer(1974), Ohkusu(1974), Chakrabarti(1978), Mciver and Evans(1984), etc.); Wave-Power absorption devices (Miles (1983), Falnes(1984) , Kyllingstad(1984) , etc.); Wave barrier systems (Massel(1976), Kakuno and Oda(1986), etc.). Most of the previous works were, however, mainly aimed at the wave diffractions by cylinders of circular cross section and/or by cylinders of relatively small dimensions compared to wave length. In this paper, we describe a simple yet versatile analytical method to solve wave diffractions by infinite rows of vertical cylinders. In the method, it is assumed, in addition to usual linearised small amplitude assumptions, that: the row of cylinders is composed of infinite number of surface-piercing evenly spaced equal cylinders fixed on sea bottom; incident wave direction is perpendicular to the row; the number of rows may be arbitrary, at least in principle; the cross sectional shape of the cylinders may be arbitrary as long as it is symmetrical with respect to the incident wave ray; and the cylinders are relatively large compared to incident wave length so that inertial forces are predominant to drag forces.
Keywords
diffraction; vertical cylinder; rows of cylinders
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Food for Thought: Why Aren't There More Fish Sticks in the World?
Food for Thought: Why Aren't There More Fish Sticks in the World?
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Ah, the frozen fish stick! A quick "go to" meal for parents on the go that kids love. A nostalgic comfort food for tons of adults. The perfect—and perhaps the only—vehicle for the tangy creation that we call tartar sauce. Fish sticks rely fully on a manufacturing process, because, as we all know, even water resources in the coldest of arctic regions do not supply fish nicely frozen and ready to go. Exactly why is it that fish—whether used for food items or not—emerge from the cold of winter not only unfrozen but also unharmed?
The answer has everything to do with water. The combination of water's ordinary and unique properties, along with "fish physiology," allows all types of water species to survive in winter-cold waters, even when those waters freeze over.
First, let's look at one of the most commonly known properties of water. It's made up, in part, by oxygen—and because fish are equipped with gills instead of lungs, fish are able to "breathe in" water and extract the oxygen they need to live. This happens regardless of the water's temperature, be it during the high summer heat or the chills of winter. In the winter, fish metabolism does slow down. As cold-blooded creatures, fish lower their body temperature to match the water around them as it cools. With lower metabolism and activity, a fish requires less oxygen and nourishment, which, as we'll learn below, can be a lifesaver during the winter.
A more unique property of water is that, unlike most materials and matter, water expands instead of contracts as it cools. This frozen water, which you know as "ice", that forms on the surface of lakes, ponds and the like further contributes to fish survival by 1) acting as an insulator and trapping heat in the water below it; and 2) acting as a barrier that traps oxygen below. In other words, water freezes as a less dense substance, thus helping to ensure that fish have ample oxygen to live and that the water doesn't get too cold for fish to survive—or freeze entirely.
Ice is also less dense than water (I know it sounds strange since ice is harder than water, but it's a "space between the molecules" thing). The density changes that water undergoes as temperatures change causes a "thermal turnover" process, as the seasons transition from summer to fall to winter. The process is a bit heavy on the science and is detailed here. But to sum it up, this process has warmer water—which resides on the surface during the summer—cooling and circulating down as it approaches a "maximum density" temperature, then rising back up. This circulation process infuses and distributes oxygen throughout the water—preparing the water for fish survival once ice begins to form at the surface. Moreover, one problem with frozen water is that it prevents sunlight from reaching aquatic vegetation below and therefore limits these plants' ability to produce oxygen through photosynthesis. Without plants infusing oxygen into the water during the winter, thermal turnover and the resulting oxygen production can be extremely important to what is living under the ice, especially in prolonged winters.
Lastly, I'll mention a fact I find fascinating: Water on the verge of freezing or that has begun to freeze responds to a natural antifreeze that scientists have discovered that fish in extremely cold environments are able to produce. Because this antifreeze and water work the way they do, fish are never completely surrounded by ice. In other words, the antifreeze is the ultimate preventer of a naturally produced frozen fish stick!
So the next time you dig into your fish stick brand of choice, take a minute to appreciate yet another role water plays in maintaining the natural order of things in our world.
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Google Maps includes the Cedar Area Transportation Service (CATS) routes for its users. This Google Maps feature can help you find the best way to utilize CATS busses to get from one place to another in Cedar City.
Following are step-by-step instructions to use this feature.
Step 1 - go to Google Maps
Once you are there, you will see this feature in the top left-hand corner of the screen:
If you click on the "Directions" link located on the right side of the lower box, you will be given a new box. Click on the icon that looks like the front of a bus (highlighted in blue below). Once you do, you will see the following text: "Choose a starting point, or click on the map" From here, you can choose your starting point.
Below that box, you can see a box with the following text: "Choose Destination"
This is what that box looks like:
This is what the box looks like when we type the City Office's address as our starting point and the bus stop on Providence Center Drive as our destination:
With the starting point and the destination in place, just click on the magnifying glass icon, and Google Maps will generate a CATS bus route and an estimated travel time to your destination, which looks like this:
This is a great tool to help you plan your trips via CATS


Solar Hummingbird: Worse than the Real Thing
The Takaratomy Kotoridayori Humming Bird proves that solar power is not just for calculators and the hopeful/naive who believe it's not too late to stop global warming anymore. Solar technology has found a greater purpose in this world than determining the order of operations or allowing our children to "live" and "eat".
Solar power allows the Humming Bird to sing sporadically through the day, adding a general sense of peace and well-being to co-workers. Plus, the bird senses vibrations from those walking by, and serenades them into tranquility. For a mere $25, you can teach the world to sing, one cubical at a time.
In short, solar technology can torture your coworkers when you are not around.
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Clear a binary name from a worksheet
static BOOL ClearBinaryName( const TCHAR* pszName ); static BOOL ClearBinaryName( const TCHAR* pszWorkbook, const TCHAR* pszWorksheet, const TCHAR* pszName );
The name of the invisible range to add to the worksheet. The name must conform to Excel range name rules.
Name of target workbook.
Name of target sheet.
The function returns TRUE if the name is deleted (or if it does not exist), or FALSE if the operation fails.
Binary names are invisible Excel named ranges, accessible only to the add-in programmer, not to the user. They differ from visible ranges in that you cannot us them for Excel data types, only for buffers of binary data.
Binary names are held in worksheets, and are unique at worksheet level. However, there may be multiple instances of a binary name in a workbook (as many as there are worksheets in the book).
The first form of the function acts on the active sheet of the active workbook.
The second form acts on the requested sheet. In order to do so, the active workbook and sheet are changed if required, and then changed back again after the action is complete.


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Log Boat is an uncommon type of boat that is made with a unique part of hollowed wood, Called "Monoxylon" is the oldest type of boat than have been found by the archeologist, these boats are similar in many countries, but the denomination is very different for example in Germany is called "einbaum" and in South America are called Canoas.
Its construction considers several basic steps:
The uses that people gave to this boat were very diverse, for example:
In South Africa: In Africa was there was many types of fishing boats, Log-Boat were very common in Limpopo River, and many rivers. Log Boat in South Africa used to be used for transport, fishing and hunting.
In Europe: If we talk about Log Boat in Europe we will find a big history around these boats. For example Byzantine Empire has used this boat to attack Constantinople, and many people gave different uses such as transport, fishing and hunting.
In North America: In North America these boats were famous, with different uses. These boats were used for ceremonial purposes.


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Profiling stainless steel welding processes to reduce fume emissions, hexavalent chromium emissions and operating costs in the workplace
Nine gas metal arc welding (GMAW) processes for stainless steel were assessed for fume generation rates, fume generation rates per g of electrode consumed, and emission rates for hexavalent chromium (Cr6+). Elemental manganese, nickel, chromium, iron emissions per unit length of weld, and labor plus consumables costs were similarly measured. Flux-cored arc welding and shielded metal arc (SMAW) processes were also studied. The objective was to identify the best welding processes for reducing workplace exposures, and estimate costs for all processes. Using a conical chamber, fumes were collected, weighed, recovered, and analyzed by inductively coupled atomic emission spectroscopy for metals, and by ion chromatography for Cr6+. GMAW processes used were Surface Tension Transfer, Regulated Metal Deposition, Cold Metal Transfer, short-circuit, axial spray, and pulsed spray modes. Flux-cored welding used gas shielding; SMAW used E308 rods. Costs were estimated as dollars per m length of a ¼ in (6.3 mm) thick horizontal butt weld; equipment costs were estimated as ratios of new equipment costs to a 250 ampere capacity SMAW welding machine. Results indicate a broad range of fume emission factors for the processes studied. Fume emission rates per g of electrode were lowest for GMAW processes such as pulsed-spray mode (0.2 mg/g), and highest for SMAW (8 mg fume/g electrode). Emission rates of Cr6+ ranged from 50–7800 µg/min, and Cr6+ generation rates per g electrode ranged from 1–270 µg/g. Elemental Cr generation rates spanned 13–330 µg/g. Manganese emission rates ranged from 50–300 µg/g. Nickel emission rates ranged from 4–140 µg/g.
Labor and consumables costs ranged from $3.15 (GMAW pulsed spray) to $7.40 (SMAW) per meter of finished weld, and were measured or estimated for all 11 processes tested. Equipment costs for some processes may be as much as five times the cost of a typical SMAW welding machine.
The results show that all of the GMAW processes in this study can substantially reduce fume, Cr6+, manganese and costs relative to SMAW, the most commonly used welding process, and several have exceptional capabilities for reducing emissions.


Math learning app Photomath raises $23 million as it reaches 220 million downloads – ClearTips
Math learning app Photomath raises $23 million as it reaches 220 million downloads – TechCrunch
Photomath, the popular mobile app that helps you solve equations, has raised a $ 23 million Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures. The application is a mass consumer success, and chances are you may already know about it if you have a teenager at home.
The application lets you point your phone's camera at a math problem. It identifies what has been written and gives you a step by step explanation to solve the problem. You might think that this is the perfect app for lazy students.
But there are many different use cases for photomaths. For example, you can write an equation in your notebook and use Photomath to draw a graph.
Typing an equation on a keyboard is quite difficult. This is why narrowing the gap between the physical world and your smartphone is the key to the success of Photomath. You can just grab a pen and write something on a piece of paper. Essentially, it is an AR calculator.
There is an interesting story behind the success of the app. Photomath was originally designed as a demo app for another company called MicroBlink. At the time, the team was working on the text recognition technique. It planned to sell its core technology to other companies that might be useful.
In 2014, he pitched MicroBlink at ClearTips Disrupt in London. And things changed drastically overnight as Photomath reached the first position of the iOS App Store.
Photomath has now attracted over 220 million downloads. As of this writing, it is still # 59 in the US App Store, one rank above Tinder. Other companies tried to make it competitive, but it seems they do not manage to crush small European startups.
The application seems even more relevant as many children are spending more time studying at home. They simply cannot raise their hands to call the teacher for some help.
Photomath is free and users can optionally pay for Photomath Plus, a premium version with more features, such as dynamic pictures and animated tutorials.
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