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J. Warner Wallace, author of God’s Crime Scene, discusses the nature of the universe and the evidence for God’s existence. Did the universe have a beginning? If so, what is the best explanation? Can the beginning of the universe be explained from “inside the room” of the natural universe, or does the best explanation for the universe lie “outside the room”? For more information about this “inside” or “outside the room” approach to the evidence in the universe, refer to J. Warner’s book, God’s Crime Scene. Previous Does Design “Imperfection” Prove God Is Not the Designer of Life?

The Earthworks Touch Plus massage table in my opinion is the toughest and strongest massage table on the market. It has so much going for it in every department. Its extra wide, has super strong aluminium legs and a thick frame and foam padding. If massage tables were cars, this would be the 4×4! I don’t own one myself as I don’t require a lifting back rest but I teach a night class once a week at a local college and they have 8 of these in their training room so I have gotten to know them quite well. I also know a lot of pregnancy massage therapists buy this particular massage table because they only feel comfortable treating pregnant clients on a wide and strong massage table. The design of the table top is the same as the Earthworks Comfort model which I also recently reviewed. It has a rounded shape almost like an egg timer. The top and the bottom of the table are an extra wide 30 inches. Sometimes wider massage tables can be difficult for smaller therapists to lean over so what Earthworks have done to solve this problem is slightly taper the table so that it is 3-4 inches slighter in the middle of the table. The narrow section is where the clients waist is so it doesn’t affect them. I know acupuncturists also like to choose this model because they require their patients to be laying in one position for a long time and their arms are usually down by their sides. The extra few inches this table provides gives the patients the extra arm space and security to be comfortable for the treatment. Great massage table, love the way the head cradle stays in the back rest when it is in it’s up position. Thanks for reviewing Stephen.

The best way to know which is the approximate condition of our body pH is through urine. It is recommended to test the first morning urine because it is at night that the body eliminates toxins and we will get to know how we have been for the last 8 or 10 hours. You can also test throughout the day, to check how what we eat affects us and above all, how Dr. Robert O Young Phorever supplements affect us positively, as well as an alkalizing diet. The use of these strips is a very good way to objectively check the state and evolution of the effect our alkalizing products and a more alkaline style of life, have on our body. A test paper roll to measure the pH level. pH strips are very useful to measure the pH of saliva or urine and check the levels of acidity-alkalinity in our body. You can use the pH strips to control how Young Phorever products are benefiting your health and you can test the pH of the water and the liquid you drink every day. It is a good way to learn and know directly from experience the level of acidity and alkalinity contained in your drinks, and also you will get to know the status of your body.

An accumulator's most common usage is to store energy from an external pressure source during idle time and to discharge the energy as necessary. In another words, it is used for the reduction of pump/motor size, as an auxiliary power source in emergency, as a hydraulic starter for an internal combustion engine, as an aid for pump delivery at the time of a high-speed activation of an actuator, etc. Suddenly shutting off a high-pressure and high-flow pipeline generates large impact pressure. Furthermore, external mechanical shock to an actuator may cause fluid vibration, and thus damage to equipment. An accumulator mitigates these shocks. Pulse pressure of a single, dual, or triple-piston pump with high pressure makes controlling a pressure reducing device difficult. An accumulator can remove pulse pressure, as well as the knocking phenomenon caused by very small feeds of a cylinder such as a machine tool. The accumulator mitigates the pressure drop caused by a leak that may occur by keeping an actuator at a fixed position for a long time, or by clamping something. The accumulator compensates for the pressure rise in a closed circuit exposed to direct sunlight or, on the contrary, pressure drop caused by liquid contraction in cold climates. Because gas pressure in an accumulator serves as a so-called weight, vertical movement of a machine tool head or a television camera can be controlled by cylinder friction. The accumulator serves as a spring for absorbing shock between the body and wheels of a vehicle. In addition, it can be utilized as a pneumatic spring for various reduction rolls. It has less fatigue and greater shock absorptivity than a spring. This is a method to transmit or transfer pressure from one side of the barrier to the other without incorporation of a different fluid. In this method, the accumulator serves as a gas compressor or transfers corrosive fluid. In order to reduce the accumulator pressure change caused by charging or discharging fluids, the accumulator can also be operated with low differential pressure by increasing its gas chamber volume. The accumulator can be used for supplying lubrication oil or as a portable oil lubricator.

Statistical Process Control, Friend or Foe? | ICQ Consultants Corp. In my experience, I see a lot of companies using trend charts and statistics to get a view of their process, when what they are actually doing is avoiding looking at their processes and waving meaningless numbers around. While this doesn’t seem to make sense, when I look at the misuse of the data, I see many of the same issues across many different sites. It seems a lot of companies get asked to look at metrics or trend their performance. While the trending of discreet process outputs, yield etc. is easy and straightforward, they sometimes get bogged down in reviewing more in-depth process performance. This would include things like the health of a quality system, or of something like a manufacturing process. In general, I see a lot of companies take this typical approach. It’s interesting that the idea of statistical process control can be traced back to some of the Deming principles and the system perspective, however most people don’t even consider a system perspective when developing statistics. Let’s look at the system perspective and the best way to develop statistics and how to use them for improvements. In the system perspective we recognize that all outputs are part of a system, and not independent results. In the system perspective we can view a system as a long pipe. At the end of the pipe is the expected output (what we think of as success). At the beginning of the pipe are the inputs to the system. The pipe is the system that transforms the inputs to the outputs. We want to determine how to measure the system success we need to evaluate what successful outputs are to that system. This is a staged process. What are the outputs of the process? Who are the customers (stakeholders) for those outputs? What are the needs of those customers? How can we measure those needs? By walking through these questions, you can develop the key metrics to determine the success of the system. You may have to take new measurement or generate data that isn’t already available, but it can also lead us to the best way to make improvements to the process. Too often we just rely on the easy data that we already have available without even thinking what this tells us about our process. This is a very high-level view on how to truly measure and improve our systems. We as an industry need to get past the idea of just asking our people to be the sole way to improve outputs when there may be something else broken in the system. We need to be sure we are looking at true measures of success, so that we really do feel motivated to make improvements when we don’t meet expectation. I agree with most everything M Murphy stated above. I also think that diving deep in to what makes things do what they do is important to improvement. with modern machines we can perform things that were unimaginable in years past. I have had the best successes when I had a great understanding of what makes it work. only then, is it possible for me to make improvements on a process that was somebody else’s brain child. that seems to be the most exciting aspect of commissioning and start up. IMHO.

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby carriage! The arrival of a bundle of joy is one of the most exciting events in a parent's life. We want you to celebrate Mom, Dad and Baby (or babies) in style! Start the occasion off the right way with baby shower invitations that set the tone of the occasion. The below baby shower etiquette guide will help you choose the perfect invitation, give you advice on registry information, a mailing timeline for when to send out your invitations, advice on sending out thank you notes, suggestions for baby shower themes, games and more.

An integrated circuit (I.C.) is a group of components which may include resistors, low value capacitors and transistors printed on a silicon chip. The individual components of the I.C. make up a commonly used circuit. The circuits can range from simple voltage regulators to audio chips for a head unit to a microprocessor for a computer. The schematic diagram below (taken from THIS datasheet) shows the internal components printed on a tiny piece of silicon inside an LF353 op-amp. The circuit shows one of two channels in the 8-pin DIP package. The image below the schematic show the actual package which contains all of the component parts shown on the schematic and a single small signal transistor. On the schematic diagram we can see that there are more than 20 small signal transistors which make up the op amp circuit. The package of the single transistor measures approximately .18" square. The measurements of the 8 pin I.C. are approx. .4" x .35". You can see that the I.C. is much smaller than 20 transistors would be. Inside of microprocessor for a computer, there are literally millions of transistors. I.C.s allow electronic devices to be much smaller and much less expensive than they would otherwise be. The following image is a dual op-amp that's been forced open. The tiny rectangle near the center of the plastic body is the silicon die. They're able to print all of the transistors, resistors, capacitors that make up the dual op-amp in that tiny area. The only reason that it's so large is to make it easier to handle. This may seem tiny but technology is at a point where they can print 1500+ transistors (such as those used in computer microprocessors) across the width of a human hair.

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Far Infrared (FIR) Thermal Therapy is an easy way to relax after your exercise/activity and can help increase circulation and blood flow throughout the body as it is gently warmed. After exercise or sports, often there can be a build up of lactic acid in the muscles. The body also uses up a lot of oxygen and can be left depleted, with what is called an Oxygen Debt. After intensive activity or sport, the body’s cells and tissues also need to be repaired and require more oxygen and more blood to help flush the cells of any waste products such as lactic acid. Exercise is stressful for the body and with Far Infrared (FIR) Thermal Therapy you are able to increase blood flow to all the parts of the body that are in need of repair. In fact as you warm the body you also begin to breathe more quickly which helps raise Oxygen levels even more, without creating an oxygen debt or stressing the body.

This machine is mainly used in all kinds of drying heat sensitive materials, such as polysaccharides, high starch, oil and other materials. In addition, it can also be used for the drying, dehydration and concentration of many oxidizable materials. When the equipment is running first by microwave microwave generator, the Fed can input device for microwave heater; material is sent to the transmission system of the heater, the moisture in the material in the microwave energy under the effect of temperature and evaporation, dry eye to water vapor by eliminating wet pumping system. The bacteria in the material are killed by the biological and thermal effects produced by the microwave electromagnetic field. Because microwave is directly acting on the material, the drying temperature is low and the speed is fast. The loss of the effective components in the medicine is very small. There is no corrosive gas, conductive dust and explosive gas around it. If you need further information, please contact us freely, we will do our best to cooperate with you..

This exciting book of experiments explores the different biomes of the world, from the intriguing flora of the rainforest canopy to the unique fauna of the hot desert. Integrating science and geography, this collection features an introductory description of each biome followed by numerous experiments for hands-on learning, supplemented with helpful line drawings, maps, diagrams, and charts. Do you think you can make a difference in protecting our Earth's resources?Take a look at what we might lose! An ecosystem consists of both living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) systems.For example in "a forest ecosystem, biotic components include everything from microscopic bacteria to delicate mosses to trees that may have first sent roots into the soil more than one hundred years ago."Everything in an ecosystem works together to make it function as a whole and each biotic and abiotic thing has an effect on the entire system.For example, just take a look at the small honeybee and the effect our environment would be without them!Biomes cover broad areas of the earth, say deserts, mountainous areas, the poles or oceans. A biome can be "defined by the type of climate each biome has and the type of plants and animals that live there. In this book you will be able to take a close look at the interaction of ecosystems and biomes.You will learn about biotic and abiotic interactions (from the microscopic to the community), habitats, niches, ecosystem diversity, photosynthesis, the food chains, food webs, "energy pyramids," the distribution of consumers in the pyramid, the competition for resources, rainforests, predator/prey relationships, relationships between species (mutual and destructive), the water cycle, the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, humanity's place in these cycles, the greenhouse effect, changes in ecosystems (succession), climate change, how biomes are affected by climate and much more. Explore the Tropical Rain Forest is an excellent book to introduce children to a variety of topics on the American tropical forests.The author covers the structure of the forest, its indigenous people, foods, and medicines.She also discusses how scientists work in the forest and the problem of deforestation.This book should be a staple in every elementary classroom. This book covers the harsh, frigid climate of this Biome and the hearty plants and animals that call these regions home.

5g of microbiological stain Light Green SF. This stain is commonly used as a cytoplasmic counterstain for plant and animal tissues, especially in compination with Safranin O. It is also a useful stain for collagen.

Potassium is one of the essential minerals needed by the body. It is an electrolyte — a mineral salt — that is needed in keeping the pH levels in the body fluids balanced. Potassium plays a significant role in the regulation of bone mass, blood pressure, muscle function, nervous system; as well as kidney, heart and adrenal functions. Deficiency of this mineral can cause various chronic health problems such as becoming abnormally weak, tired, confused, and lack of coordination in the body. Insufficient intake of potassium can also lead to heart irregularities. Individuals who carry out a regular exercise regimen need more dosages of potassium than those who do not. This is because potassium electrolytes are being released by the body through sweat. Aside from keeping the body well-hydrated during workouts, it is also necessary to increase the body’s electrolyte level at this condition. Lean meats, fruits and vegetable are all known to be potassium rich foods. This mineral is vital for the function of the nervous system, kidneys, heart as well as muscle function. It is essential for humans to have a normal intake of potassium on a daily basis. Foods that are rich in potassium can be easily added to one’s diet as there are numerous fruits and vegetables that are great sources of this mineral. It is advisable to consume fresh and organic foods rather than the processed ones as these tend to be filled with sodium, which can harm one’s health. Some of the potassium rich foods include bananas, apricots, avocado, oranges, strawberries, tomatoes, potatoes, chard, cauliflower, cabbage, cucumber, crimini mushrooms, turmeric, bell pepper, squash, eggplant, Brussels sprouts, spinach, parsley, tuna, broccoli, halibut, dates, melons, Lima beans, pears, peanuts, raisins, prunes, yogurt and milk. There are also some potassium supplements available in the market for those individuals who do not have the spare time to gather fresh and organic foods for the benefit of getting all the right and essential nutrients. For more further information see the potassium rich foods list. Medlineplus; Linus Pauling Institute; USDA Food Database.

Mole is one of the most recognizable dishes in Mexican cuisine. Symbolic of the way Mexico blended European and Aztec cultures in the years after the Spanish Conquest, mole is made from a unique mixture of chocolate and hot peppers. This provides a rich, unique and complex topping for a variety of dishes.

There might come a time in which you might be hunting for a new home to stay in. During such instances, it’s important to make sure that everything is looked at properly since it would enable you to find the right house. Searching for the right house isn’t as easy as you think and this usually means that you might have to stress out yourself a lot during the process. Therefore, it is a good thing to make a list of everything that you need to so that you’d be able to make sure that everything you want is met. Firstly, you might want to make sure that the location is carefully analyzed because this will play a major role in different perspectives. One is that it would enable you to be safe since it will help you look into the safety aspect. Some areas are quite dangerous and looking into this aspect could help you greatly. Furthermore, travelling up and down could be costly. Therefore, looking for a place close to your workplace could help you do wonders. Thus, these two aspects could be looked upon before decisions are made. Once you have figured out the location which you want your house to be in, you could easily go house hunting. If you are planning on building your own home you might have to look for land and on the other hand if you are going to move into a house which is already built, you could make it a point to ensure that the house is carefully examined. These aspects would help you greatly when it comes to achieving milestones. There might be instances in which you might look for more facilities and features. During such instances you could make it a point to look into those as well. For instance, if you are getting yourself a pool, you could make it a point to look into pool heaters just to ensure that the pool can be heated. If there is a pool, pool filters are also necessary. These are if you are looking for extra services. Once these are all looked upon, you could move forward and try to do the negotiations. The landlord could be harsh at times and during such instances, you could try playing it safe. You could request for a lower rate and if it doesn’t work you could keep looking. If you feel that it’s a good apartment and if you don’t want to lose the place you could consider moving in with a friend.Ultimately, these are things which you could keep in your mind when you are looking for a house. This article does not cover every aspect but you could make it a point to ensure that these points are considered. Next Next post: How To Book The Best Locations For A Business Meeting Online?

The main reason behind the decision to sell a house has always been based on the changes in lifestyle. Whether you have a family that is growing, or you are relocating to another place, or even your family is downsizing, knowing the right time to sell your house can be really daunting, particularly the first time sellers. At times, your decision to offer your house for sale might not coincide with the perfect conditions at the market. It is therefore very important to know what’s going on in the property market and even the entire economy since the real estate industry has always been used to reflect the current state of the entire economy. There are a number of options on when it is the best time to sell your house on the property market. Even though there is no magic formula in this practice, there are actually definite troughs and peaks to look out for if your main objective is to achieve the best price and lower the amount of time you spend on the market. Spring has always come out as the best time to sell a house, following the normal slow beginning of the year. It does not matter whether you are purchasing or selling a house; the spring season has a warming weather that has always seen a new breed of enthusiast house buyers searching actively on the open market for a house to purchase. The success of a house sale, as it has been known for years, is mainly dependent on finding the right buyer. Why is Spring Considered the Best Time to Sell a House? In most places, the spring season has been characterized with lighter and longer days, warm weather as well as beautiful and blossoming gardens all over. When these are added to the increase in active buyers, you will surely have the right conditions for achieving a perfect house sale. The summer months that run from June to August have always been associated with a lot of activities on the open market for housing property. It is, however, not the best time to offer your family house for sale. This is due to the fact that this season includes a period where people take overseas holidays like in the month of August, and most kids resume their studies in the month of September. Nobody would want to have their children relocated to another place just as the school year begins. On the other hand, houses and flats that are fairly small sell well during the summer months. There is a simple reason behind this; most people shall have gone past the New Year slump, winter is long gone, and a new weather is just approaching. This is the best time to get into the car and go for that house search since the weather allows it. The property market during summer has always been flooded by a huge number of buyers. This makes it hard to find a house at a decent price. For those who have houses to sell, the strong demand that is usually witnessed during this time can help them in getting the best price for their houses. Most buyers would flood the market as the summer season begins, and would disappear just as the season comes to an end. After this period, most property markets tend to go straight towards a big trough. It is one that buyers rarely expect throughout the year. Over the years, Autumn has always been a good time to sell a house, but it cannot be compared to seasons like the Spring and the Summer. If your planning to have your house sold in Autumn, it is important to have it listed on the online housing markets before the end of September. This would give you an opportunity to complete the sale of your house before Christmas ends. After the second week of November, home buyers take up the characters of a bear; they go into hibernation. So at this time, finding the best buyer for your house would be like looking for a river in a desert. Again, it’s important to remember that nobody would love to relocate during the Christmas season. This begins from December to February. Festivities that begin around the month of December are all loved by everybody and they will normally take precedence over anything else towards the end of the year. This means that Autumn is the last chance to have your home sold. To sum it up, spring has always been the best time to sell a house.

This is the main page for the study, Working Out Your Faith. This study is part of the work of Grace Community Church of Kingsville, Maryland, USA. These materials may be freely shared in an educational environment by getting permission from the author, Andy Knaster, via e-mail at andy@knaster.info.

OMG, that is so awful!! I hope the kittens show up safe and sound real soon. I hope you can find a way to get that dog off the streets. It's a menace, and heaven only knows what it might go after next.

How close are we to printing replacement body parts? Three-dimensional (3D) printing, the technology used to turn a three-dimensional digital design into an object by depositing material one layer at a time, has taken off in recent years. It now seems like almost anything can be 3D printed—shoes, airplane parts, houses—so why not print body parts too? It may sound like something out of science fiction, but to some extent, we’re already there. Doctors and researchers have successfully printed artificial implants for skulls, tracheal splints, and various bones, as well as prosthetic limbs. But when it comes to printing more complex body parts, we still have a way to go. Organs require specific cells to perform their functions and are more challenging to print. There are compelling reasons for working towards this goal—transplant lists are long and people are dying while they wait for a compatible donor. Not only would the ability to print organs help meet the demand, they could also be printed using the patients’ own cells, which would eliminate the possibility of organ rejection by the immune system. 3D bioprinting—printing with cells—is a relatively new field that aims to meet this challenge. Printing an organ is more complicated than just laying down the right cells in the right positions (which is, in itself, a challenge). Organs are made up of cells that interact with one another, grow, and change over time. Printing is only one step in creating an artificial organ—before printing, the correct cells (either the same type as the organ to be printed or stem cells) must be obtained and cultured, and after printing, the cells have to be grown into mature tissue. Cells are prepared in a “bioink”, made from a material that solidifies during or after printing, resulting in a 3D scaffold containing the cells. When an appropriate bioink is used, cells will grow, proliferate, and produce the proteins and biomolecules that make up the extracellular matrix that surrounds them in the body—meaning, in a sense, that they build their own home. So, if we can print functional tissue, why can’t we print an organ? In addition to the fact that organs are made up of many different types of tissue, which adds to the complexity, cells require nutrients, delivered through blood vessels, to survive and grow. Creating vascular networks throughout engineered tissue is an ongoing challenge. Researchers have developed many interesting methods to form these channels, like printing sacrificial materials that can be removed afterwards, but printing thick tissues is still a challenge. Researchers are also exploring other exciting applications of 3D bioprinting. For example, 3D printed tissues can be used as improved models for drug development. Instead of studying the effect of drugs on human cells in a 2D plate, 3D models of these cells can more closely demonstrate how the drugs might behave in the body, potentially reducing the cost, time, and use of animals in developing drugs. Another step on the way to organ printing likely involves printing tissue that can interface with, and help to heal, damaged organs. For example, a University of Toronto research team led by Alex Guenther has developed a handheld 3D skin printer. Canadian scientists have a history of success in the area of regenerative medicine, and Canada has a growing community of academic and industry researchers working in 3D bioprinting. Aspect Biosystems, a Canadian biotechnology company, has developed a tissue model of the lung that simulates an asthma attack in a dish—a 3D printed ring of airway muscle tissue visibly contracts and relaxes when exposed to histamine and asthma treatment drugs. Aspect Biosystems is also collaborating with Johnson & Johnson on a project to 3D print a replacement meniscus, the cartilage in the knee. Stephanie Willerth and her team at the University of Victoria are working on 3D printing neural tissue to study how the brain and spinal cord work, how to heal spinal injuries and neural diseases, and to develop models for improved drug testing. We still have a great deal of work to do before we can print replacement parts for people, but while we’re working on it, 3D bioprinting offers other exciting opportunities. Even if you never need a replacement part, your future healthcare will likely involve 3D bioprinting, as a tool for developing drugs, injury repair, or something else that hasn’t been thought of yet. Technology & Engineering 3D bioprinting, 3D printing, Alex Guenther, Aspect Biosystems, biotechnology, Erin Bedford, Johnson and Johnson, Stephanie Willerth, University of Toronto, University of Victoria. permalink. So you want to get paid for scicomm?

Monthly-mean wind stress and its longshore and offshore components have been computed using the bulk aerodynamic method for each of a string of 36 two-°-latitude by two-°-longitude squares along the coast of the north Indian Ocean. The data source for the computation is the sixty-year mean resultant winds of Hastenrath and Lamb. The main features exhibited by the components, taking the longshore components as positive (negative) when the Ekman transport is away from (towards) the coast, are: (1) Along the coasts of Somalia and Arabia, the magnitude of the wind stress is among the highest in the north Indian Ocean, and its direction is generally parallel to the coastline. This results in a longshore component which is large (as high as 2·5 dyne/cm2) and positive during the southwest monsoon, and weaker (less than 0·5 6 dyne/cm2) and negative during the northeast monsoon. (2) Though weak (less than 0·5 2 dyne/cm2) during the northeast monsoon, the monthly-mean longshore component along the west coast of India remains positive throughout the year. The magnitude of the offshore component during the southwest monsoon is much larger than that of the longshore component. (3) The behaviour of the wind stress components along the east coast of India is similar to that along the Somalia-Arabia coast, but the magnitudes are much smaller.

In the strict sense of the term (a further indication), the tourbillon is not a complication. On the other hand, it is an additional function and one of the most elegant of all. The fast date, seconds stop and regulator are not strictly speaking complications either but ingenious devices which make use of the watch by its wearer easier or more convenient. The influence of the earth’s gravity combined with the position of the watch causes variations in the movement rate. The ingenious feature of the tourbillon resides in the fact that the entire regulating organ rotates on its own axis, generally in one minute. By doing so, it automatically compensates the different positions for which an advance or retard would otherwise occur. This invention is particularly effective for pocket watches. A wristwatch is naturally self-compensating depending on the position of the arm. The tourbillon is one of the finest achievements of the watchmaking art. It testifies to the exceptional skill of its inventor, Abraham-Louis Breguet, and the expertise of those people who still today meticulously design and assemble these dozens of components in a diameter of little more than one centimetre.

There are two routes in to Peboamauk Falls. The first is along the Ice Gulch Trail which begins on Randolph Hill Rd. The second is on the old Bog Dam Trail, which begins at the end of Jimtown Rd. The trail is no longer fully maintained but still very much passable as long as you are ok with mud. Note: This trail description is only for the section of Ice Gulch Trail from Randolph Hill Rd. to Peboamauk Falls. For more information on the Ice Gulch Trail contact the Randolph Mountain Club or the Appalachian Mountain Club. This trail begins on Randolph Hill Rd. at an old farm marked Sky Meadows. You can park on the grass just opposite the farm (although parking in the winter may be challenging). To reach the trailhead, walk on the left side of the farm to the edge of the woods where you will see the trail. The trail begins by descending slightly, then climbs and falls slightly over the next two miles as it crosses a logging road and three major streams. After two miles, the trail reaches a junction at “The Marked Birch”. At the junction you will see two signs. One points to the left to the base of Ice Gulch. The other points back to Randolph Hill Rd. Despite the lack of signage, there is another option straight ahead that leads down to Peboamauk Falls. The trail is easy to follow, blazed in orange, and descends steeply for a short bit to the base of Peboamauk Falls. For the quickest option, return the way you came by climbing back up out of Winters Home (the base of the falls) and continue straight back on the Ice Gulch Trail. If you want a longer option, you can follow the Peboamauk Loop to the top of the falls and then to the base of Ice Gulch. The Bog Dam Trail is no longer fully maintained, nor is it listed on current maps, but it seems that the bottom portion of the trail is maintained. At the end of Jimtown Rd. turn right and park in the lot on the left hand side just before the gate. In the back corner of the parking lot, you will see the beginning of the trail. After just a couple minutes, the trail meets up with the main path (alternatively you can access this by following the dirt road past the gate and getting on the trail over a berm on the left). Turn left at this junction and follow the trail uphill. It continues uphill, mostly in a straight path for about 1.25 miles. About a 1/4 of the way up, you will pass the Gorham dam far below you on the right. Intermittently you will get lovely views of the brook to your right. Just before you reach the junction with the Ice Gulch Trail, there is an old, partially broken bridge crossing a small brook. Do not use this bridge, it is no longer safe. Instead, rock hop across the stream. At the junction you will see two signs. One points almost straight ahead to the base of Ice Gulch. The other points left to Randolph Hill Rd. Despite the lack of signage, there is another option to the right that leads to Peboamauk Falls. The trail is easy to follow, blazed in orange, and descends steeply for a short bit to the base of Peboamauk Falls. For the quickest option, return the way you came by climbing back up out of Winters Home (the base of the falls) and turn left back onto the Bog Dam Trail. If you want a longer option, you can follow the Peboamauk Loop to the top of the falls and then to the base of Ice Gulch.

Stimulation can be described as an increase in a person's physical energy levels which are interpreted as encouraging when it comes to wakefulness, movement, performing tasks, talkativeness, and general exercise. At lower levels, stimulation typically presents itself as encouraged more so than forced. This can be described as feeling distinctly energetic, but in a purely controllable fashion that does not overwhelm the person with involuntary movements should they choose to stop expending large amounts of energy. It is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as motivation enhancement, analysis enhancement, thought acceleration, focus enhancement, and appetite suppression in a manner which can result in a distinct increase in the person's overall productivity. At higher levels, stimulation typically presents itself as forced more so than encouraged. This can be described as the effects of increased energy becoming so pronounced that the person will be incapable of relaxing and will feel an irresistible urge to perform some sort of physical task. It is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as thought disorganization, focus suppression, short-term memory suppression, increased heart rate, teeth grinding, temporary erectile dysfunction, sweating, and dehydration in a manner which can lead to lead to a distinct decrease in the person's overall productivity. Stimulation is most commonly induced under the influence of moderate dosages of stimulant compounds, particularly dopaminergic stimulants such as amphetamine, methylphenidate, MDMA, and cocaine. However, it may also occur under the influence of other compounds such as certain psychedelics and certain dissociatives.

This Corrosion Resistant Band Saw XL is designed for use with salt water and is generally used to cut corals. It is based upon the regular C-40, but has improvements designed to reduce maintenance when the saw is used in a corrosive environment, such as with salt water. The XL model features a taller 5.5" vertical clearance with the upper blade guide removed. Coolant Reservoir 10" x 9"

The high school immersion pathway includes two classes delivered in Spanish (grades 9-11) and a senior capstone course that follow the same state standards and graduation requirements for all District 833 high school students. High school students will be able to take the rest of their graduation requirements in English within the course offerings of Woodbury High School. All Spanish Immersion courses in grades 9-11 qualify for weighted grade status.

A big question usually asked about people interested in vegan food and the lifestyle is usually about protein. Many times people who are physically active and work out often are unsure if vegan meals can supply the proper protein and nutrition necessary to build strength and keep up a rigorous exercise routine. This article is an interview with a vegan bodybuilder who talks about what he eats to stay physically competitive. The vegan lifestyle is more than just about food. It's about maintaining a positive sustainable relationship with the environment. Food is one component, but there are others which means everyone can participate. For example, the products we use every day can be vegan such as clothes, furniture, and personal care products. Its important to know how they are made, to be used, and finally discarded. All three activities can have an impact on the environment. This article discusses vegan friendly cleaning products. It's great to see more colleges offering vegan meal options in their cafeterias. It is a reflection of demand for healthy food from the new generation of students. When I was in graduate school, trying to become vegan, I had a difficult time. My car didn't work so I was stuck on campus and the cafeteria had very limited vegan or vegetarian options. Most vegan dinners were limited to the salad bar. I think the schools mentioned in the article would definately have attracted me if I knew more about what they served when I was a student. When you detox, you are cleansing your body of harmful toxins that build up over time. These toxins can be detrimental to your health if not removed. There are many ways to detox, but one of the best is to eat fruits and vegetables every day. This article provides some helpful tips. Can You Travel and Eat Vegan? If find it to be fairly easy to stay vegan when I'm in my own neighborhood. I cook and eat at home most of the time. But if I want to eat out or have lunch or dinner with friends, I know which restaurants have vegan friendly options so there's no stress involved. At one of the smaller restaurants where I live, the servers and chef know me well enough that when I visit, they are already planning to make a vegan plate for me without even having to ask. However, once I leave the neighborhood or do a roadtrip across the state or out of state, it beomes a totally different story - I'm no longer in my vegan comfort zone. One of the biggest challenges for me is to find vegan options while traveling. When eating at new restaurants on the road, can you be assured that there are no dairy products in the meals or even meat products such as a chicken based broth, etc.? When your only option is a convenience store at a gas station in the middle of the countryside, what do you eat? The answer for me sometimes has been 'nothing'. Many times, I'll just skip a meal until healthy options are available or until I find a supermarket to buy fruit and nuts and other healthy products. It makes it hard sometimes when traveling with other people who aren't vegan or vegetarian - you don't want to be a complete pain every meal. This article offers some good tips on how to prepare for a roadtrip and eat healthy which is useful for everyone regardless of what you usually eat! Getting enough fiber is one of the keys to good health. A vegan diet rich in grains, vegetables, beans, and legumes goes a long way to provide the necessary daily amount of fiber to ensure long term vitality. This is a good article which defines the difference between solubable and insoluable fiber, the benefits of each, and how to enrich any meal with fiber delivering ingredients. Flexitarians are people who eat vegetarian or vegan meals once in a while but haven't completely eliminated meat from their diet. It happens to be a growing trend in the U.S. It's a good sign, because the first step to becoming a true vegeterian or vegan is to simply start reducing the amount of meat eaten during the day or week. Also, any reduction in the consumption of meat, even for just one meal a week, improves health, supports animal welfare, and preserves the environment. This article talks about the flexitarian trend. Good news! I use plenty of yams in my cooking. I like the orange colored flesh and the flavor. They combine well with other ingredients in soups and salads. In fact, one of my favorite meal cominations includes yams. But, according to this article, what we call yams are actually sweet potatoes and true yams, native to Africa, are slightly different than what we buy in the grocery store. This article explains the differences. Good Article on Nutrition and Vegetables and "Phytonutrients" If you are looking for an excellent primer on the nutritional value of vegetables, this is a good article. What I like is that it gives a breakdown of phytonutrients based on the color of the vegetable or fruit. Phytonutrients help fight against health related problems and disease. It also discusses how to integrate more vegetables into your meals. The main message is that more vegetables and fruit are better for everyone. I totally agree!

Home » THE HOME REMODELING PROCESS: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE? Every homeowner knows how important it is to consider the monetary cost of a home remodeling project, and to stick to a budget. Yet, many overlook the importance of determining a timeline, and a “budget” for how long a project should take to complete. Let’s talk about what’s involved with the length of time it will take to finish a remodeling project. First, it’s important to make a distinction about a project’s total timeline. There are two time frames to consider. One piece is the time it takes to plan a project. In many cases, this is forgotten, yet it typically accounts for more time. The second piece is the actual construction and in-house work. This is when the remodeling contractor is actually in your home and getting the job done. While there are many variables with both, the planning phase and construction phase, the latter is often more straightforward. At this point, all of the permits are obtained, the materials are on hand, and unexpected delays and obstacles should be more limited. Then, it comes down to the contractor’s schedule and your availability or openness for hours of the day, and days of the week for work to be done. So what goes into the planning phase? This truly begins when you decide it’s time to undertake a project. This is the time to create personal wish lists and a vision for the completed project. Time is required to research ideas, and to begin researching local contractors. Then, interviews and consultations with remodelers need to be arranged. For a small home remodel project, the planning portion of the schedule could take just a few weeks, but for larger projects, 3-4 months is certainly possible. Choosing the right remodeling contractor can make all the difference when it comes to the timeline of a kitchen, bathroom or basement remodeling project. Coming up with a realistic home remodel schedule is important. Whether there’s a reason to have a project done at a specific time, or it’s about simply being able to manage life and daily responsibilities along the way. Any reliable home remodeling contractor in Madison should be able to clearly outline a project’s estimated completion date. Not everything can be controlled, but if only vague answers are provided, prepare for plenty of unforeseen delays along the way.

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A level 1 was issued for the Mediterranean Sea around Greece mainly for a chance of tornadoes. A very large scale upper trough extending from Russia to Greece is shifting eastward. A similarly extensive upper ridge extends over Morocco to northern Scandinavia with a low level high over southern Germany. Over the eastern Mediterranean Sea a warm, slightly unstable low level airmass is being replaced by a cold unstable airmass which invades southern Italy early during the day and forms a cold front and occlusion near southern Greece, with lots of low-level convergence and vorticity at the tip of a PV lobe. Lapse rates from the ground up are highly unstable and waterspouts are likely. But as strong upper winds generate more than 25 m/s 0-6 km shear and locally SREH > 300 m²/s² and 0-1 km shear over 10 m/s, a mesocyclonic tornado seems possible. Such conditions also exist along the south coast of Turkey and Cyprus (outside the map).

The FC Bond Mill was designed by F. C. Bond for use in determining the Bond Index, a measure of grindability and power required for grinding applications. An anemometer is a device used for measuring the speed of wind, and is also a common weather station instrument. The term is derived from the Greek word anemos, which means wind, and is used to describe any wind speed instrument used in meteorology. VRBO is part of the HomeAway family, the world leader in vacation rentals. We offer the largest selection of properties for any travel occasion and every budget. I'm thinking about reballing the screws in my mill in the near future and I wanted to go about it sensibly, only needing to order 2 or so sizes of balls.

As a stairway accident claims attorney in Los Angeles , CA, I can tell you that stairs are one of the most dangerous areas of any type of commercial or residential property when there are dangerous conditions caused by defects, poor construction, or inadequate maintenance. A fall down the stairs can be very serious, and it happens on a fairly frequent basis. The problem is so widespread because pedestrians experience accidents on indoor stairways as often as they do on outdoor stairways. According to the National Safety Council, 12,000 people lose their lives each year in stairway falls, and approximately one million more sustain injuries. As a matter of fact, only motor vehicle collisions cause more injuries than stairway falls in the United States. In clinical studies, scientists learned that people tend to only directly observe the first three and last three steps of a stairway. Generally, they do not watch as carefully when they are navigating their way down the middle. The conclusion was that builders must pay particular attention to the first three and the last three steps. To help builders create safer steps, researchers suggested that adults must be able to place the balls of their feet squarely on the tread of a step. A person’s foot must not be able to hang over the tread or else the pedestrian could misjudge the size of the step and fall forward. In this type of incident, the pedestrian does not have enough time or space to recover his or her balance. In order to improve the safety of Los Angeles stairways, authorities examined the evidence cited above and strengthened the building code to ensure that every stairway in the city meets the highest standards. For this purpose, they require steps to contain risers that are no higher than seven inches. In addition, horizontal treads must be at least 11 inches. These dimensions specifically help to prevent forward falls. Regulations also require each successive step to have the same measurements as the last. Furthermore, a stairway that is to have more than 12 steps must include an intermediate landing. Lastly, surfaces on the steps and the floors must be slip-resistant. The Lack of Maintenance: Although the building code was updated to ensure stairway safety, improper care can result in injuries anyway. For example, steps can become damaged and present a danger if they are not fixed right away, but sometimes, building owners neglect to have these repairs done. If you slipped and fell because of faulty or damaged stairs that the owner knew were there, the owner can be held liable for your injuries. Inadequate Lighting: Injuries also occur because stairways do not have adequate lighting. The risers and the treads could have met the above-mentioned required dimensions, but if you couldn’t see the steps clearly, this could have directly caused your fall. In some cases, building owners know that this problem exists because several people filed claims against them for the same reason. However, they continued to fail to address the problem. Therefore, you can file a complaint against these owners as well. Faulty Handrails: Handrails are put in place for pedestrian safety because they prevent people from falling over the side and toward the floor. They also help people maintain their balance as they walk up or down the steps. However, handrails can become a perilous feature when they are allowed to fall into disrepair. They may also have been constructed poorly. In these instances, pedestrians have an increased likelihood of slipping or tripping, and the owners must be held accountable. Improper Maintenance: Stairways require maintenance, but some building owners fail to perform this very important duty. As people use the stairs over a long period of time, the safety features can wear down. Therefore, building owners must inspect these areas to make sure that everything is in working order. When repairs need to be done, they are obligated to complete them. For example, step treads must not be loose or missing, and the carpet must be in good condition at all times. If not, a hazard exists because the owners failed to administer proper care. Property owners of both residential and commercial property are required under the law to maintain a safe environment for customers and guests. If they do not, the injured have the right to pursue monetary compensation for their medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering. The first step toward this outcome is to hire a Los Angeles personal injury attorney. In order to demonstrate that the owner of the home or building was liable for your injuries, your attorney will seek to learn when the hazard presented itself and when someone informed the owner that it existed. Your lawyer will find out if the owner ignored the information that was given to him or her and allowed the hazardous condition to remain in place. Your lawyer can also present evidence that states the owner should have known about the danger and did nothing to eliminate it. Property owners can also be held liable when people die after they suffer an accident on a stairway. These are called “wrongful death” claims, and they are civil lawsuits that must meet the same burden of proof as a claim filed on behalf of a living plaintiff. In this case, the deceased person’s survivors will file the lawsuit, and this list may include the deceased person’s spouse, domestic partner and children. The deceased person’s stepchildren, parents, putative spouse and the children he or she had with the deceased can file a wrongful death lawsuit if they can demonstrate that they were financially dependent upon the deceased.

In school today we learned how our lungs work. We cut the base of a plastic bottle and attached a balloon to the top. We cut a second balloon and sellotaped it around the base, ensuring it was air-tight. This balloon represents the diaphragm and when it is pulled down air enters the top balloon (the lungs). When the diaphragm is pushed up air is expelled from the lungs.

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Individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome often want to work. Working at an appropriate job provides a sense of self-worth and gives the individual a good way to occupy their time. As with anything, the key is to find the appropriate workplace, one that ultlizes the individuals strengths, does not contribute to anxiety which can lead to behavior problems and is, of course, food secure. One of the roles of the Regional Center is to provide assistance in finding an appropriate workplace, however due to the unique needs of people who have PWS this often proves a difficult challenge. Parents are the best advocates for their children throughout their life and with a willing employer, appropriate education and training, and a positive relationship you may be able to secure a positive work experience for your adult child.

Halverson develops millimeter-wavelength instrumentation to study the origins of the universe through observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). Observations of the CMB can be used to gather evidence for gravitational waves released by an early period of inflation, and can be used to constrain the neutrino mass and the understand the growth of structure and dark energy. He is currently a co-investigator on two ground-based CMB experiments: the South Pole Telescope (SPT) and Polarbear/Simons Array. He is also Co-I on a NASA Technology Development Grant for Advancing Focal Plane TRL for LiteBIRD and Other Next-Generation CMB Space Missions.

Data is complex. There are domains of data covering an entire universe of information, including customers, products, location, finance, employees, assets, and more. But data doesn’t exist for its own sake; for it to be useful, it must be trusted. Learn more from Melissa.

"AMERICAN AND BRITISH spies hacked into the internal computer network of the largest manufacturer of SIM cards in the world, stealing encryption keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications across the globe" "The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here’s what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it."

Painted Console Table. This is a great size console/ sofa/ entryway table. It is a great height and has a large storage drawer and shelf below. We paint this wood piece in black and gave it a rustic look by distressing the edges. Great piece wherever you put it.

In March you will select one of these subjects to focus on for your year one final major project. You will continue to study the compulsory subjects in the second year but you will also select three subjects areas to study over a rotational period whilst considering university applications with the guidance and support of your lecturers. By the second term, you will continue to focus on your chosen specialism and develop a portfolio for university interviews. As part of your final major project, you will also complete a journal which is a reflection and evaluation of your work. At the end of term, we will celebrate your achievements by holding an exhibition of student work or staging a fashion show.

The precious metals have a very serious problem, one of the reasons that they are called precious metal is because they are scarce. Therefore, in order to make up for the shortcomings of rare and precious metals, some materials which are developed by special technology and new technology are used to make jewelry. Metal jewelries which are specially formulated from these materials are: rare-earth gold jewelry, aurous jewelry, argentous jewelry, light alloy jewelry. This jewelry is made by adding rare earth element into brass, the color is close to 18-20K gold and it won't fade, its resistance to corrosion is good and it will become brighter after rubbing, This material is mainly made of imitation of gold jewelry. It is a copper-based new imitation gold material. , The appearance of jewelry made by aurous gold is similar to K gold, and so is the texture, the main advantage of this kind of jewelry is its corrosion resistance of air pollution and human sweat is better than brass and silver, but still slightly lower than gold. Argentous jewelry also known as nickel silver and German silver, which is composed of 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc. This material is ductile with slightly yellow-gray color, the texture is suitable to inlay various jewelry. And when producing, the surface will be coated with silver or rhodium (which is also called imitation platinum) to approximate close the appearance of silver. In recent years, gemstone market often use a variety of new aluminum ally materials to make lightweight metal jewelry. Such jewelry is not only gorgeous but also fashionable. In addition to aluminum alloy, outer overseas also began using hot-resistant metal - titanium and molybdenum alloys to make jewelery. The surface of such jewelries will product colorful shiny clolors after hitting or or electric hinge.The most typical is now the popular statement jewelry and fashion costume jewelry.

In LASIK surgery, a precise and controlled removal of corneal tissue by a special laser, reshapes the cornea changing its focusing power. LASIK is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of the cornea, the clear covering of the front of the eye, by using an excimer laser. The lasik flap is created using a highly sophisticated and accurate instrument known as a "microkeratome", to create a flap in the cornea. A hinge is left at one end of this flap. The flap is folded back revealing the stroma, the middle section of the cornea. Pulses from a computer-controlled laser vaporize a portion of the stroma and the flap is replaced.

Police were called to the scene because of a domestic dispute. Officers gave a motorist a warning for headlights in the 1800 block of Marion Road. 7:25 a.m. A traffic complaint was investigated in the area of Cleland Avenue and Plum Street. 4:53 p.m. Officers investigated a domestic dispute in the 400 block of West Warren Street and a tow truck was summoned because one of the parties got a vehicle's tire stuck in a fire pit in the yard. 6:32 p.m. An animal complaint was investigated in the 1000 block of Sherwood Drive and a welfare check was made on the dog and it was fine. 7:54 p.m. A traffic citation was issued in the area of Rogers and Center streets for driving under license suspension. 10:04 p.m. A report of a suspicious vehicle in the 1800 block of Marion Road was a parked vehicle with a light on. 10:31 p.m. A 48-year-old man was arrested in the 1000 block of Tiffin Street on a Crawford County warrant. He was issued a court date to appear and released. 4:41 p.m. Officer investigated a non-injury minor crash between one vehicle and a parked car on East Center Street near Walnut Street and a citation was issued for driving under suspension. 6:59 a.m.

As of the 18th of March, 2008, school enrollment was 268 pupils. Most of the mid-year changes have taken place in the lower primary classes and in the pre-school. This entry was posted on Monday, September 3rd, 2007 at 11:10 pm and is filed under volunteer. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.

I only had four students today and I didn’t have to teach my bridge class because this week was their week to play a game, and I have to admit I was glad to have a quieter day. I did meet with Daniel from Vashon Heating and Cooling to discuss the plans for my crawlspace, to get rid of all the bad stuff, make the space cleaner and drier, and insure that the rats can’t get back in. There will be a number of advantages to the work, in addition to keeping unwanted guests out, and so I signed a contract to have it done. It’s very pricey, but will be a permanent solution to the rodent problem, which is a major issue on Vashon, as well as providing a healthier home, so it’s definitely worth it. The work will start on Friday as they remove all the insulation and other debris and get rid of the smell. I finished one puzzle and started another, and I’m ready to call it a day. Tomorrow is another seven student day, so I need to quiet for the night.

In order to understand the benefits of SMART IR, it's helpful to recap how infrared security cameras work. In most night-time scenarios in Colebrook, NH, very little ambient light is available. Depending on the setting, ambient light can come from sources such as street lamps, building lights, the stars, and the moon.

How long does it take a factory to make one pair of shoes? How long does it take to make a pair shoes? The answer is… it depends. An efficient shoe factory sample room can make one pair of shoes in one day. It is easy to cut, stitch, and last a pattern in just a few hours. However, if you don’t have the materials on hand, or need printed logos, welded details, or hardware, it’s a totally different story. A new development sample that requires a new shoe pattern and outsole tooling can take 4-6 weeks to process. This amount of time should be sufficient for a pair of shoes in the correct color, material, and molded outsole. Keep in mind, a fashion shoe that does not require an outsole can be made much faster. How long does it take a shoe factory to make a production order? So, let’s talk about how long it takes a shoe factory to make a production order of 5000 pairs. Let’s assume the development process is complete: the upper patterns for every shoe size are confirmed, the cutting dies have been checked, and the outsole tooling for every size is approved. The answer depends on how busy the factory is, but basically you’re looking at about 60 days from when the order is placed to when the shoe can be packed for delivery. This can easily stretch out to 90 days if the factory is totally booked. 120 days is getting really late. The challenge of modern mass production shoemaking is really about organization and logistics. The process of putting a shoe together is not difficult. The process of getting all the shoe parts together at the same time, in the same room, ready for assembly, is the time-consuming challenge! WIth a new shoe order in hand, the first thing the factory will do is to calculate the material required to produce the quantity. The factory will then order the material from the vendors and component subcontractors. Factories do not stock raw materials for shoes, they have to wait until they receive an order to buy the materials. The shoe material makes up about 50% of the final cost. The factory will have to use a line of credit borrowed against the shoe order to buy the materials. Because of this, a shoe factory may demand a 50% payment up front when the order is placed. This process can take a week to complete. The shoe material purchasing process can be complicated. Some shoe material vendors may demand cash up front, and some may have capacity issues. Negotiating the purchase terms with a new vendor can cause delays. Also, there may be material color or quality issues that require the material to be remade…more lost time. Some parts or materials take longer than others. Whether it’s shoe laces, leather, or mesh rubber components, all these materials have different lead times. While the factory may order all these components in one day, it may take two weeks to produce the outsoles, three weeks for the mesh, and four weeks for the leather to arrive. Timing also depends on sub-component processing. In the case of outsoles or midsoles, the factory must consider the productivity of the molds. If you only have one size 9 EVA mold, and assuming it could take 20 minutes to make one piece from that mold, the factory may only be able to make 30 pieces in one day. In this situation you may need to buy more molds in order to make production faster for the popular sizes. It may take 30 to 40 days for the materials to be delivered to the shoe factory. Once the material arrives it will have to be processed before stitching can begin. Some shoe material may need to be cut and sent out for logo embroidery. Other materials may need to be sent over to the shoe factory’s in-house welding or screen printing departments. This pre-processing of the materials takes time. The shoe factory cannot start stitching the shoes until all of the components are inside the factory. If the shoelaces are missing, or there’s no shoebox, or outsole, the factory cannot start the assembly process. The outsole unit may have to be made in a separate factory. There may be one factory that presses the rubber, and another factory that presses the midsole. These two pieces will come together in the shoe factory stock fitting department. The stock fitting line will glue the parts together and maybe add a logo before the shoe sole is ready to meet with the upper on the assembly line. One stitching line can stitch about 800 pieces in one day depending on the complexity of the stitching operations. One shoe assembly line can usually assemble 1200 to1500 pairs in one day. So, two shoe stitching lines are required to support one shoe assembly line, and a five line factory can complete approximately 5000 to 8000 pairs of shoes per day.

Spanning the history of mail art to social networks, the show presents a variety of artists working in various media, from framed paper-based art to immersive installations. Some of these artists include On Kawara, Ray Johnson, Moyra Davey, Erik Kessels, Corinne Vionnet, and David Horvitz. Exploring how networks are created through the act of sending images out into the world, this exhibition reveals just how those networks have changed in the age of the Internet.

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Stars residing in the Milky Way halo hold the key to the origin of our Galaxy. The stellar halo has traditionally been inaccessible as it contains only one percent of stars in the Galaxy. However, novel data sets have enabled us to confidently identify thousands of halo stars in a high-dimensional space of stellar positions, velocities and intrinsic properties, such as chemical abundance and age. In this talk I will show how even completely dissolved progenitors of the Milky Way appear as overdensities in this space. Its structure offers an archaeological window into the early universe, and I will provide examples of statistical techniques that have the potential to deliver transformative breakthroughs in this field. Spatially coherent structures in the Milky Way halo are even more informative: a Fisher analysis indicates that they constrain the mass enclosed within their current location. I will discuss how the forward-modeling framework I developed for individual structures can be extended to build a hierarchical model for a network of such objects. This inference will reconstruct the three-dimensional distribution of the otherwise elusive dark matter in the Milky Way. ITC Fellow Ana Bonaca studies how the tidal field of the Milky Way galaxy disrupts globular clusters, and what the resulting debris can tell us about the underlying distribution of dark matter. In her work, she uses data from large photometric surveys, as well as high-resolution numerical simulations. Ana received her PhD in Astronomy from Yale University in 2016. Research Interests: Tidal disruption of Galactic satellites and buildup of its stellar halo, global mapping of dark matter in the Milky Way and searches for low-mass dark matter subhalos.

Welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel! I am so glad you asked this question. You do not need a special events ticket to Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party to enjoy your dining reservation. The party does not officially begin until 7:00 p.m. so Guests not attending the party may stay until that time or until they complete their meal. If you decide after your meal that you want to attend the party and there are tickets available, just visit Guest Relations at City Hall for more information or exit Magic Kingdom Park and stop by a ticket counter to purchase a ticket. This is one of the best parties of the year and has my favorite fireworks, Happy HalloWishes Fireworks. It's sorcery in the sky. I also love seeing the Headless Horseman and Hitchhiking Ghosts (Phineas, Ezra, and Gus) during Mickey's "Boo-to-You" Halloween Parade. Disney Dad Tip: There are many amazing Disney Characters at Walt Disney World Resort that only come out during Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. Last year, before the Halloween party began, Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas, were greeting Guests at Pete's Silly Sideshow. This is the only time of year to meet these characters and you may be able to do it before the party starts. Alice, enjoy making many spooktacularly Magical Memories!

Welcome to the website of the McNamara Lab. Our lab takes a cognitive neuroscience and psychological approach to the study of Parkinson’s Disease, religion, and sleep. We use both experimental and comparative techniques to investigate the functions and evolution of a number of neurobehavioral systems/traits relevant to the neurologic clinical sciences. We focus on three broad areas of research: sleep, Parkinson’s Disease, and religion. By clicking on any one of the links provided on this page, you will be able to learn more about the projects we are working on at present. Our main current project is “Cognition and Religious Coping in Parkinson’s Disease“.

Planting Rate: Broadcast or Drill 34LB/ 1/2ac. Much like the Michigan Corn Mix this mix is also a structured habitat. The main difference is we replaced the corn with soybeans and sorghum to give it a different type of structure.

Are you currently working on your doctoral thesis on Economics? If that is your case, you may need some quick and effective guidelines to get this project done in time. In order to comply with the requirements, you should get your paper revised by an expert, such as your advisor. Another good option is to get some assistance so as to boost the overall process. Most of the time, senior students need some orientation in the first stages of the creation process. Once the basic structure is designed, you will be able to see the whole picture. As there is a lot of information to condense in one of these academic papers, you will need to take a look at the coherence within the text. For instance, you will need to check hyphenation, style, accuracy and coherence between paragraphs. The sections in the article should be in sync in order to correctly present the data to the readers. In this regard, you may consider hiring someone to take a look at your document. You could also rely on your advisor and other graduated students in Economics for this task. Due to the large extent of the whole process, saving time is crucial. Being efficient in your time management is necessary to achieve your goals in time. For instance, you should keep track of your progress and let your advisor know about any major change. Moreover, you should save your documents and keep a backup copy in a safe place. Losing the data is very frustrating regardless the reason, you should avoid any such unlikely but not impossible events. Storing your documents in the cloud or in an external hard drive are adequate alternatives to prevent data loss. In conclusion, writing a thesis is always a compelling task which will demand a lot of time from your side. This is probably the most important reason why you should have a backup copy of any documents you are using or creating in this process. By doing so, you will save a lot of time were you to lose any file eventually. What's more, you may be able to work from different places if you have a copy at hand at every time. For this purpose, pen drives are the most reliable devices.

Sometimes the oral gum tissue can be very thick, or cover too much of the teeth, resulting in “short” teeth or a “gummy” smile. This can be caused by medications, inflammation due to gum disease, or when bone extends too close to the surface of a tooth. A gingivectomy procedure can be utilized to alleviate these issues, eliminating excess gum tissue and resulting in proper amounts of tooth structure being covered by tissues. Gingivectomy procedures can be used as a cosmetic periodontal surgery to make teeth look ideal in size and shape when too much tissues is covering your healthy teeth, and can also be used to remove excess tissue that has grown as a reaction to certain medications (anti-seizure, organ-transplant, or certain high blood pressure drugs) that are being taken. In addition, it can also be used to remove inflamed/infected tissue around periodontally-involved teeth. A frenum is a naturally-occurring muscle attachment that is present between your lip and gum tissue. It is most prominent between upper and lower front teeth. Although frenum attachments are part of normal anatomy, they can often cause other issues in your mouth. If a frenum attachment is too strong it can cause tooth recession resulting in the need for a gum grafting procedure. However, if the frenum is not corrected, this recession will occur again. A frenum attachment can also be so large and strong that it can prevent teeth from coming together resulting in a gap between the front teeth. This can be an aesthetic concern and can also be an issue during orthodontic treatment. A frenectomy is a procedure in which the frenum is surgically released from the gum, removing the excess tension that is present in the muscle attachment. A frenectomy may be done with or without gum grafting. It is very important that one of our doctors be consulted when orthodontic treatment is planned, as the removal of an irregular frenum can significantly improve the success and stability of your orthodontic treatment. Please contact us for more information or to book a consult at our Vancouver or Coquitlam Offices.

Uneven skin tone can be one of the most frustrating cosmetic issues to treat. It may develop for different reasons, and it can occur on just your face or your entire body. With careful treatment of your problem areas, you can get even and smooth skin from head to toe. Microdermabrasion is mostly used to remove rough and dry areas from the skin by abruptly exfoliating dead skin cells, and many people overlook its ability to improve poor pigmentation. Scars and uneven tone occur as a result of damaged skin on the most superficial layers. For some people, skin does not exfoliate itself naturally as it should. By having your skin scrubbed with microdermabrasion, you are able to remove the unnecessary layers of dead skin to reveal clearer skin underneath. This treatment requires different sizes of crystals depending on the sensitivity of the skin in order to be performed safely and effectively. Chemical peels are another form of exfoliation that also work to remove layers of dead skin. Compared to microdermabrasion, chemical peels work more deeply to penetrate more layers of skin at a time. Like microdermabrasion, most chemical peels can be used on the body as well as the face. There are many different types of chemical peels available from very mild to extremely powerful. They work by utilizing acid to peel away and remove excess skin. Because of how severely they can affect the skin, chemical peels should be performed by or with the help of a professional. Laser treatment is another alternative in treating skin pigmentation issues. Like the previous methods, laser procedures can be performed on the face as well as various locations on the body. There are many types of laser treatments available to treat a variety of problems. Luckily, because there is a range of different types, laser treatment can be performed safely for all skin types and colours. Lasers work to target highly pigmented cells in the skin, and the excess melanin is eventually absorbed into the body with each successive treatment. The result is the pigmented skin takes on the appearance of the healthy skin surrounding it. For pigmentation problems on the face, a facial is a simple and easy method to target just this part of your skin. There are many procedures you can receive in your facial such as serums, steam treatments, clay masques, extraction, creams and many more. The benefit of targeting just the skin on your face is that you will likely see results much sooner than full-body treatments. Facial pigmentation treatments usually require less visits in general, and you can even search online for facial promotions to find discounts on your treatment. As common as pigmentation problems are, there are effective treatments that can easily treat this issue. No matter how you decide to solve your skin problem, there are various options for pigmentation treatment in Singapore. Speak with a specialist to determine the methods that will be best for your specific skin type.

Microsoft Access is a Database Management System (DBMS) from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software development tools. It is a part of the Microsoft Office suite of applications, included in the professional and higher editions. This is an introductory tutorial that covers the basics of MS Access.

The section below is from EMTEC (see Resources section). The need for a recordable CD was made possible by the development of a coating surface possessing two stable states, i.e., a polycrystalline state and an amorphous state. Instead of an organic dye, the reflector is covered with the above mentioned special alloy having a higher reflectivity in the "erased" condition. Heating the media/spot, with a laser beam, to the melting point of the alloy (500°C-700°C) and quenching it, converts the spot to a low reflective amorphous state (pit). Heating the same spot to the crystallization temperature (200°C) will bring it back to a high reflective or polycrystalline state. By using this technique one can also overwrite excising data.

Until now, birds got nearly all the credit for keeping organic coffee plantations where pesticides are banned insect-free, but a study from the University of Michigan has shown that during the summer wet season, bats eat more bugs than the birds at Finca Irlanda, a 740-acre organic coffee plantation in Chiapas, Mexico. This is just one example of a great "ecological service" that went unnoticed until now. How many more do we benefit from without realizing it? Sadly, bat populations are declining worldwide, and the small flying mammals never got the love they deserve. But why didn't we realize sooner that bats were doing the job? After all, we already know they're a good way to get rid of insects. n previous experiments, the exclosures---simply net-covered wood-and-plastic frameworks---were placed over coffee bushes around-the-clock. After several days, scientists counted the insects on the protected plants and compared the tally to totals from nearby unprotected plants. The protected plants usually had higher pest counts, and birds generally received the credit. But because the netting remained in place day and night, bats also had been excluded, Williams-Guillén said. And their impact went unnoticed. So to examine each variable, a new experiment was devised where different types of nets were used at different times to exclude just birds, just bats, etc. Resulst: during the summer wet season, the bat-only exclosures resulted in an 84 percent increase in the density of insects, spiders, harvestmen and mites---exceeding the impact of birds. So the next time you are drinking shade-grown organic coffee, think of bats.

Safety Orientation addresses two of the most prominent safety issues confronting employers today, that of developing a good safety attitude in their employees…as well as providing introductory safety training. This VOD program is one of the most effective and efficient ways to get employees the training that they need, in a classroom or individually through their desktop or tablet computer. Posted on December 6, 2017 at 9:08 am. Safety Housekeeping and Accident Prevention provides workers with the information they need to recognize on-the-job hazards and explain how they can prevent them. This VOD program is one of the most effective and efficient ways to get employees the training that they need, in a classroom or individually through their desktop or tablet computer. Safety Awareness for New Employees provides many of the most important safety issues confronting employees across a range of industries. Content is divided into concise chapters that look at commonly encountered workplace hazards, and how you can protect yourself from them, so new hires can start working more safely right away.This VOD program is one of the most effective and efficient ways to get employees the training that they need, in a classroom or individually through their desktop or tablet computer. Posted on December 6, 2017 at 9:07 am. Safety Audits provides employees with an understanding of the goals and procedures that are involved in a safety audit, shows them how they can help in the audit process and describes specific safe work practices. This VOD program is one of the most effective and efficient ways to get employees the training that they need, in a classroom or individually through their desktop or tablet computer. Posted on December 6, 2017 at 9:06 am. Safe Lifting provides the information employees need to protect their backs when they are lifting and carrying. This VOD program is one of the most effective and efficient ways to get employees the training that they need, in a classroom or individually through their desktop or tablet computer. Rigging Safety is designed to remind employees that over 90% of crane-related accidents are caused by human error… and that they are the key to preventing these incidents. This VOD program is one of the most effective and efficient ways to get employees the training that they need, in a classroom or individually through their desktop or tablet computer. Posted on December 6, 2017 at 9:05 am. Sexual Harassment… for Managers and Supervisors looks at behaviors and actions that can constitute sexual harassment, discusses why managers and supervisors must pay particular attention to what they say and do, and examines how to recognize sexual harassment in the workplace. This VOD program is one of the most effective and efficient ways to get employees the training that they need, in a classroom or individually through their desktop or tablet computer. Posted on December 6, 2017 at 9:04 am. Sexual Harassment… for Employees discusses various forms of sexual harassment, explains how to avoid inadvertently sexually harassing someone and reviews the procedures employees should follow if they feel that they or a coworker are being sexually harassed. This VOD program is one of the most effective and efficient ways to get employees the training that they need, in a classroom or individually through their desktop or tablet computer. Office Safety shows employees that hazards really do exist in an office environment, and how important it is to use good safety practices as they go about their work. This VOD program is one of the most effective and efficient ways to get employees the training that they need, in a classroom or individually through their desktop or tablet computer. Posted on December 6, 2017 at 9:03 am. Office Ergonomics addresses ergonomic problems as well as potential adverse effects and pragmatic solutions to these problems in an office environment. This VOD program is one of the most effective and efficient ways to get employees the training that they need, in a classroom or individually through their desktop or tablet computer.

Handsome little Finn was a joy to photograph, showing so many different expressions and not wanting to have anything to do with my poses but his own poses. He's already a character at such a young age, It's amazing to watch! I also had an amazing time chatting (and photographing) his gorgeous parents who are just too sweet and too nice.

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Abstract: This paper examines Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s attempt to exercise the right to collective self-defense. In the past, the Japanese Government had interpreted that Japan would not be able to exercise the right to collective self-defense although she had such a right as a state and a member of the United Nations. It was because exercising such a right would go beyond the level of the necessary and minimum self-defense and therefore, would infringe on Article 9 of Japan’s Constitution. Abe challenged this interpretation and changed it in July 2014 so that Japan could exercise the right to collective self-defense. The paper would describe different positions on this right and conclude that Japan’s security would be in danger as a result of exercising the right to collective self-defense to help the United State.

Hike on the highest trail east of the Mississippi! The Balsam Nature Trail near the Mt. Mitchell summit is an easy 3/4-mile easy loop hike. Go to the top of the observation deck, and as you head back to the parking lot, look for the Balsam Trail on the right. The trails ends at the parking lot. Walk through a dense fir forest, and stop at information stations along the way to learn more about the environment atop Mt. Mitchell. It’s a great hike for any time during the year. In the summer, it’s always 15-20 degrees cooler here than the valleys below. In the winter, it can be a fun hike in the snow since the park rangers keep the roads clear as much as possible during the winter. If you visit during the winter, you will need to access Mt. Mitchell via the Blue Ridge Parkway from the north. The Parkway south of Mt. Mitchell is closed much of the winter. The Mt. Mitchell park rangers clears snow from the Blue Ridge Parkway north to Highway 80 so people can access the park year-round. It's occassionally closed for snow and ice (they get 100+ inches of snow each year). Call the Park office at 828-675-4611 to check winter road conditions. Directions: Take I-40 East from Asheville to Exit 86 in Marion. Follow U.S. 221 North about 10 miles to U.S. 70 West. Go about two miles to NC Highway 80 and go north to the Parkway (about 12 miles). Drive south on the Parkway about 10 miles to the entrance of Mt. Mitchell State Park. The flora of Mount Mitchell remains among the most distinctive and diverse in the Southern Appalachians. The park protects an extensive assortment of rare plant and animal species, and the spruce-fir forests, while greatly diminished, are still present. Red spruce, fire cherry, yellow birch, mountain ash, and mountain maple have filled gaps opened by the loss of Fraser fir, and other native plant species such as blueberry, mountain raspberry, red elder, and bush honeysuckle produce beautiful blossoms and lend fragrance to the air. Wildflowers, including ox-eye daisy, white snakeroot, purple-fringed orchid, St. John's wort and pink turtlehead color the landscape. The Visitors Center on the summit is closed during winter months, but the hiking trails are always open.

Kim Morrow is Executive Director of Nebraska Interfaith Power and Light and currently works as a climate change resource specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Moving to Nebraska has allowed her to follow her passion — facilitating the faith community’s response to climate change. Today we may think nothing of driving over a bridge. One hundred and fifty years ago, it wasn’t so easy. Some of the first bridges across the Platte were made of sod. On a warm, sandy beach near Ashland, Neb., biology intern Lindsay Brown picks up a small mottled egg and holds it to her ear, listening for telltale scratching. Hearing nothing, she places it back into its nest—a small hollowed patch of sand. It’s a hot July afternoon, near the end of the nesting season, and she’s checking least tern and piping plover nests for late bloomers.

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The designs of the modern home libraries distinguish the decor of the room and occupy a vacuum with a very useful piece inside the house, where the books are stored and displayed on their shelves art pieces and picture frames and some includes closed cabinets to ease the chaos in the place. Some of which are designed on the wall of the room, including what separates two adjacent rooms. - Bold colors: in parts or all depending on the decor, but the most important characteristic of modern style is boldness in the choice of colors. - Innovative designs: In the modern decoration you can choose the design of an innovative library with simple and clear lines made of glass, metal or wood or a combination of them. There are, for example, modern wall libraries in which the doors of the cupboards are moving, one of which is closed to open another beside it. Bedroom: The desks that are designed for the living rooms are usually different from those designed for the bedrooms. In the sitting rooms can be designed on the wall that is on the TV or around the main sofa, in the bedrooms can be seen on the side wall or in the corner for reading or to separate the room space For a place to sleep and another to read and relax. The interior of the room: it has to match the colors and decorate the modern with the rest of the place so as not to look exotic. For example, in a white-washed living room with modern decor, you can choose a simple glass library design for a modern look. Function: There are libraries equipped for the preservation of books and display and there are libraries for the purpose of displaying art pieces and books together in addition to contain closed cabinets to alleviate the chaos in the room.

Saturday, February 16th – 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Learn how to transform all the names, dates and places into compelling stories. Study excerpts from published family histories, examine a variety of approaches which can be used to tell your family’s story, and practice what you’re learning with valuable writing exercises. Share your experiences over a delicious lunch, included in the price of the workshop. This workshop will be small and intimate, and you’ll end the day with the knowledge you need to begin writing your family history. Cost of the day-long workshop, including lunch and materials, is $125 in advance, $150 at the door, provided space is available. Click here to read more about this exciting workshop.

Players attract artists and scholars trying to become the most prestigious family in Florence. Each player is given a palace grid and reference chart and attempts to gain the most victory points after seven rounds. Scoring victory points can be done in a variety of ways although most will be earned by playing profession cards to generate work points. There are a variety of professions such as astronomers, organists and architects. Each is attracted to a particular combination of building, landscape feature, and social freedom.

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When you walk into Vidant SurgiCenter, something very special happens. You become part of a community and a family that is dedicated to excellence and celebrates healing. We want to know what brought you into the SurgiCenter family and how we served you while you were here. We want to know about your journey of courage and hope. Share your SurgiCenter story with us, and you could be featured on our website. Let's get started.

This study analyzes house price movements in the ASEAN+3 countries. Though there exist many reservations due to the serious limitations in the data quality and availability, the primary results appear to imply that the possibility of collapse in the ASEAN+3 region’s house prices is smaller than those in the U.S. and European countries. However, it seems also legitimate to call policy-makers’ attention on house prices in the ASEAN+3 region. Although relatively less serious than in the U.S. and European countries, the absolute magnitudes of house price appreciations in the region were substantial, and the current turmoil in housing markets in the U.S. and European countries is very likely to generate global recession, which will indirectly affect the region’s house prices through lowering growth rates of the member countries. Once house prices begin to decline in one of the countries, house prices in neighbor countries will be likely to be affected. If the possibility of house price corrections needs to be reduced, a traditional package of boosting policies - lowering interest rates and increasing government spending - seems to be warranted.

Numotech a US based company is building a plant for the manufacture of special medical equipment in the town of Kasli, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia. Four types of invalid care products will be produced at the plant, such as back support systems, anti-decubitus cushions, and oxygen concentrators. Products that are produced in the plant will be sold on the Russian and US markets, bbj reports. In summer 2008 the construction will commence. The plant is expected to start production in summer of 2009. The total investment in the plant is $20 million.

1 . What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following equations? $37 \times 37 \times + 33 \times 33 \times 33 \over 37 \times 37 + 33 \times 33 - 1221$ = ? 2 . What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following equations? $4.5 \times 6 - 3.6 \times 5 \over 8.8 \times 5 - 5.5 \times 6$ = ? A train covers the distance from Delhi to Patna at the speed of 42 kmph and from Patna to Delhi at 48 kmph. What is the average speed of the train? The cost of 24 pens and 36 pencils is Rs.720. What is the cost of 6 pens and 9 pencils? If the sum of five consecutive even numbers A, B, C, D and E is 110, what is the product of B and D? If 45% of a number is 1291.5, what is 67.5% of that number? Two years ago the ratio of the ages of Manoj and Shyam was 15 : 11. Two years hence the ratio of their ages will be 17 : 13. What is the present age of Shyam? Let the present age of Manoj and Shyam be x years and y years respectively. The cost of 19 kg Apples is Rs. 1158, that of 17 kg Tomatoes is Rs. 595, and that of 13 kg Oranges is Rs. 949. What is the total cost of 11 kg Apples, 7 kg Tomatoes and 3 kg Oranges? Pinky invested an amount of Rs. 24500 at the rate of 9% per annum. After how many years will she get a simple interest of Rs. 37485? 50 persons can complete a piece of work in 50 days. How many persons with twice the efficiency will complete the same piece of work in 10 days?

Who do I contact to reserve Audio Visual Equipment for my Classroom? Audio Visual Support does regular checks in the classroom throughout the semester. However, if you need specific equipment for the classroom (i.e. a VCR or DVD player) you must submit a request via the helpdesk. If you have any questions about placing a request please call audio visual services directly at 212-772-7670. All Audio Visual Services should be requested through email at helpdesk@hunter.cuny.edu. It is important to list the name of the event, contact information for the person in charge of coordinating the event, the room number (you must confirm that the room is reserved in advance), and a description of the type of technology you need supported. If you have a special project that will require video recording or editing, please specify all the information in the helpdesk ticket you submit.

If you have been prosecuted with a crime in Phenix, Alabama there are a number of legal protections. These rights include the right to have an attorney present with you during any questioning by the police, the right to a trial by a jury of your peers, and the right to be presumed innocent until proven otherwise beyond a reasonable doubt. These essential rights are grounded in the Constitution of the United States, but you can still throw them away if you are not careful. Many people think that all lawyers in Phenix are trial attorneys. However, nothing could be further from the truth. In reality, many attorneys go their entire professional careers without stepping foot into court, let alone argue in front of a judge or challenge witnesses. If you are facing a criminal trial, you want a lawyer that is experienced in this situation.

Newegg Pickup Faster than Shipping? When I order from Newegg, it gives me three choices of receiving: have it delivered to my address, pick it up at a Newegg location, or pick it up at a FedEx location. Which method is the fastest of the three? (I don't want to pay any extra for faster shipping.) Thanks! The newegg location has always been the fastest option for me!

This is exactly what you want for your DIY chicken coop. It must be functional but also very easy to build by yourself and even you are able to do it by using recycled materials which is even better. So, there are several ideas of homemade chicken coop that you can use as reference or inspiration. Some of them are very cost-effective of course all of them are easy as well. Plus, they offer you with decoration and style for your backyard.

Jen-Lindsey Clark, chocolatier over at Chocolatician, has created some kind of odd creature that can best be described as a "Cumberbunny." Probably because that's its name. The chocolate confection is a very detailed drawing of actor Benedict Cumberbatch, with rabbit ears and a bow-tie for good measure. Clark isn't planning on sending Benedict himself a...chocolate of himself, but she does plan to give one to his mother. And for the bargain price of £50 (or a little more than $71), you too can take a bite out of Benedict. Even Key and Peele would have to approve of that.

Think about one of the questions below for a moment. If you are married, in what way is the girl you dated different from the woman you married? If you are single or dating, in what way do you want the woman you marry to be different from the girl you are dating? What thoughts come to your mind? I bet you have a few thoughts, I also do. After being married for over 3 years to my awesome wife, l can testify that the girl l dated is different from the woman l proudly call my wife. She has definitely improved in ways I never imagined, and for the better. If you go through dating and your marriage journey, you will inevitable look back to realize the girl you dated is different from the woman are married to. To clarify, l do not mean she would become a brand new person. What l mean is that her priorities and perspective about life and marriage will improve in many ways. Hopefully, for the better. Either way, the woman you marry will not be the same as the girl you dated. Some of these differences can also apply to the boy you date and the man you marry.

Rate swaps are agreements that are made between two different corporations or companies to exchange cash flows based on a particular variable. Most of the time, this variable is an interest rate, but it can also be an equity price, foreign exchange rate, or a commodity price. These swaps allow companies to reduce the amount of risk the private parties experience in the market. Swaps are not instruments that are exchange-traded, but rather contracts that are traded as over-the-counter derivatives in the market. Because of this, the majority of those who use interest rate swaps are financial institutions and firms, with very few individuals participating in this risk management strategy. The majority of the time, there are two basic exchanges that are used by corporations and companies: plain vanilla interest rate swaps and currency swaps. In other articles, we have discussed the main features and benefits of a plain vanilla swap, but today we are going to be discussing currency swaps. In the following, you will learn what currency swaps are and how they differ from plain vanilla interest rate swaps. The definition of a currency swap is basically the same as any other rate swap. However, there are a few unique differences between the two. One of the biggest ones, however is the fact that this type of swap allows for the exchange of principal.This means a company can actually exchange one debt for another. Often times this is done because a company can reduce its potential risk by obtaining a debt in a different currency. There are three ways a currency swap can be used, because of this monumental difference. Exchange Principal Only- The most basic swap that can occur is one that involves principle only. Both parties agree to exchange their debt, which are often two different types of currencies in an effort to fix forward rates in a cost effective way. This type of exchange by itself is often called a FX-swap. Principal and Interest- Currency exchanges differ from regular rate swaps because they allow for the exchange of both principals and interest rates. Another difference, when both are exchanged in this method, is that unlike a plain vanilla swap, cash flows from interest aren’t netted before the counterparty is paid because of the difference between the two currencies that are exchanged. This kind of exchange is often called a back-to-back loan. Interest Only- As with a plain rate swap, currency swaps do allow for interest only swaps. Like before, however, cash flows cannot be netted before they are given to the counterparty because of the different currencies used. This type of exchange is often called a cross currency swap. While currency swaps aren’t always the right choice for company who might benefits from alternative derivatives, they can sometimes be an excellent solution when different currencies are used and plain vanilla rate swaps simply don’t work. If you need to manage your risk and want to exchange loans, consider what type of exchange you could benefit from the most. Each have their advantages, but differ in their abilities. « Is The Valcambi 50 Gram Gold CombiBar A Wise Investment?

The generalized Ulam spiral [La spirale d'Ulam généralisée]. Starting from the center of the picture, the points are numbered (1, 2, 3,...) when following a square spiral. The grey level of the N-th point is proportional to the number of divisors of N. This picture makes use of variable-radius spheres to display the number of divisors of N.

Tyler B. Coplen has been granted the highest honor of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Distinguished Service Award, for his outstanding contributions to the U.S. Geological Survey in the field of isotope geochemistry and hydrology. Dr. Coplen is an internationally recognized leader in the analysis of light stable isotopes. He is one of the worlds’ most experienced analysts and foremost authorities on the stable isotope geochemistry of natural materials associated with the hydrologic cycle. He has built, operated, and continues to improve automated systems for mass spectrometers that drive the technology for such analyses. Technical experts around the world seek his advice. Dr. Coplen produced a large body of work using stable isotope data that led to an improved understanding of the movement of both ground water and surface water. His work on isotope techniques has been instrumental in elucidating many physical, biological, and chemical processes that mediate water qualities and contribute to the solution of complex problems requiring interdisciplinary collaboration. At IUPAC, Coplen has been a member of the Inorganic Chemistry Division since 2000, and is also a member of the subcommittee on Isotopic Abundance Measurements. He has contributed as lead author to IUPAC technical reports on isotope-abundance variations of selected elements, and on atomic weights of the elements.

This statistic shows the places within the United States that were visited by people from affluent American households for personal reasons (i.e. vacation) within the past year in 2017. Of those living in a household where the total income was 200,000 U.S. dollars or more per year, 9.9 percent said that they had been to Washington D.C. for personal reasons within the past 12 months.

The Riken Keiki OX-03 personal single gas monitor is a state of the art design by Riken Keiki, developed to protect users against Oxygen (O2) gas types. The OX-03 has a gas- and trouble alarm detection, with a detection range of 0-40.0% (0.1%). Both will be displayed throughout flashing light, buzzer, vibration.

We Have 250 Models. Need help finding your model number? This package of pads contains three brown tub wear pads. This white thrust spacer is made of plastic and is also commonly referred to as a retainer ring. It is used in the agitator assembly of many direct drive washing machine models. This is the retaining ring for inside of agitator. May need agitator grease for repair.

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I didn’t realize how much a little body could hold. Seriously, how does a two-year-old pee enough to fill a small pool? Were you aware that monsters main source of nourishment comes from grass. Also, did you know there is an Apparently a Mom Youtube Channel?

Kalani: "Our guys are resilient. I love the way they kept playing. There was no doubt even when we went down. We had that lead for a long time and then it was a little deflating for them to score like that."

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CO2, water, and CH4 (methane) and some other minor gases are so-called “greenhouse gases” because they absorb infrared energy. However, be careful to avoid the common misunderstanding that the earth and its atmosphere behave like a garden greenhouse; that is not true. Greenhouses are closed systems except to incoming energy. Earth is an open system, open to receive energy, as well receive gases and other matter from space and also open to transmit energy, gases and matter back into space. A greenhouse is a poor analogy for earth’s climate. Greenhouse gases also re-emit almost instantly the energy they absorbed, emitting that energy at a slightly lower energy than which it was absorbed. Rarely is that emission mentioned in the news or by climate alarmists. Proponents of global warming want you to believe that energy is stored and builds up in the atmosphere in a sort of hothouse or pressure cooker, but that is not true. In most locations, the concentration of water vapor (including clouds) in the atmosphere is far higher than CO2 and methane, that is, there are far more water vapor molecules in a given volume of air than there are CO2 or methane. Near the equator and bodies of water, swamps and tundra water vapor in atmosphere will be near 100% relative humidity. That is, the air is saturated, no more water vapor can be added to the air at that temperature and air pressure. Water vapor in air is found in the range of 0% to 100% relative humidity. Cold air holds very little water vapor. The air at the poles is usually very dry. Warm air holds much water vapor. Air in the tropics is usually humid. The tropics and sub-tropics receive large amounts of solar irradiation during the day, but none at night. During the day, the surface of ocean water is warmed by solar radiation and that warmth results in release of large amounts of CO2 and CH4 as well as water vapor into the atmosphere; the amount of these released gases dwarfs all contributions of these gases by humans. At night, the cooler ocean surface absorbs large amounts of CO2. CO2 is very soluble in cold water. The oceans and subsea floor hold far more methane (CH4) than all petroleum and fossil fuels ever discovered, and this methane is continuously degassed out of warm water and soil into the air. CH4 released into open air spontaneously converts (oxidizes) to CO2 and water at standard temperature and pressure. CH4 + 2 O2 -> CO2 + 2 H2O + a small amount of energy. Almost all CH4 originated as living cells. The cells died, entered the soil, rivers, lakes and ocean as runoff, metabolized and degraded by natural biological activity; this is the ultimate source of almost all fossil fuel on earth. That natural resource is continuously renewing and unlikely to be exhausted so long as there is life in the oceans. Water vapor is the dominate greenhouse gas, absorbing by far both more direct solar energy and indirect solar energy re-emitted by the earth. More than 70% of the earth is covered with liquid water and about 40% of the earth and liquid water is receiving direct solar radiation every day. Additional liquid water is on land and in soil and plants. Solar radiation increases the molecular activity of liquid water molecules until they can no longer be held by the surface tension of the water. These active water molecules evaporate, i.e. release energetic water molecules, to become gaseous water vapor in the atmosphere. This release of energetic molecules cools the surface of the water, not warm the water, they just left. Your skin is cooled when your sweat evaporates. Liquid water is far denser than air. Dense liquid water in the oceans is a huge reservoir of stored energy. The oceans contain greater than 1000 times more energy than the atmosphere; this means that earth’s atmosphere as a whole – regardless which gases make up the atmosphere – cannot warm the oceans in any significant amount. And this means the oceans are warming the atmosphere. The oceans are controlling the weather and climate on earth, not the atmosphere. The oceans are warmed by direct and indirect solar radiation as well as volcanic and tectonic forces resulting from gravity. The specific gas molecules (nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor, as well as CO2, methane, and several other trace gases) that make up the atmosphere, each with their various concentrations, individually or in combination, are irrelevant to the long-term average temperature of the planet. In other words, an atmosphere of 100% CO2 could not significantly change the earth’s average temperature; instead, the ocean with its huge heat content would control the temperature of the 100% CO2 atmosphere. The atmosphere cannot warm significantly the earth over an extended time period, such as a year. But a warm ocean current, such as an El Nino, can change our climate and weather overnight. However, water vapor and CO2 cause relatively minor temperature changes of the atmosphere at the surface (troposphere.) Water vapor and CO2 delay the release of energy from the earth into outer space, and this is most evident at night. Night time air temperatures at earth’s surface would be significantly cooler without water vapor and CO2. In a sense, greenhouse gases act as a nighttime insulator for the earth. The effects of this are clearly seen at night. In warm, humid climates like New Orleans, the warmth of the air is retained late into the night, finally cooling by morning. Water vapor and CO2 do that. In dry desert or arctic areas, the warmth of the day very rapidly is re-radiated into outer space and nighttime temperatures plunge rapidly. The absence of water vapor and CO2 do that. CO2 has the same effect as water vapor/humidity except in far less amount than water vapor/humidity. CH4 is even less than CO2. Nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%) are the primary gases in the atmosphere, but these gases are mostly transparent to direct incoming solar radiation. Transparent means there are very limited or no energy bands available in these gaseous molecules to absorb energy at the wavelengths of the incoming solar radiation. A significantly large amount of solar energy is reflected by earth’s clouds, land and water surfaces back into outer space; this effect is known as albedo. The other atmospheric gases in total comprise about 1% of the atmosphere; this 1% includes water vapor, the inert gases (mostly argon which makes up 0.93%) and the trace gases. Carbon dioxide, methane and all other trace gases combined make up only about 0.04% of air. Most radiant energy of the sun is transmitted through the gases in the atmosphere to the surface, i.e. to water and land surface, where it is absorbed. Most solar radiation is in the higher energy infrared, visible and ultraviolent wavelengths. Visible light, UV, X-Ray, and gamma radiation are all higher energy (higher frequency/shorter wavelength) than IR. Water vapor absorbs at certain visible energy bands…so we see darkening clouds as water vapor concentration increases. Solar radiation is absorbed by the molecules at the surface of water and land and then is spread through conduction and convection and dissipated in the energy cascade in the molecules of the water or solid matter. Some energy is re-emitted from the surface of land and water into the atmosphere but at lower energy, longer wavelengths, lower frequency than which it was originally absorbed. Solar radiation received by the earth is known as Total Solar Irradiance (TSI). TSI has a cycle involving multiple variables which I will not go into here except to point out that climate cycles on earth correlate well with the TSI cycle and also with ocean temperature cycles known as PDO. Temperature does not track CO2 very well (figure 11 below). Note temperature is flat, increasing, declining, and increasing while CO2 is increasing. Statistical correlation is weak. Over longer time periods, the correlation between CO2 and temperature is very poor. The two trends are widely diverging as seen in the graphic below. If the global warming hypothesis were valid, these two trends would be parallel or converging. For the remainder of this discussion, I will consider only energy in the infrared (IR) wavelengths. Molecules in water and land absorb IR at several discrete higher energy/shorter IR wavelengths that match discrete energy bands of the electrons of each molecule. If the incoming energy does not match an energy band of the molecule, or if that energy band is not available to absorb because the band is already occupied with energy, then the energy passes through the molecule without being absorbed. If the IR energy is absorbed, then in a fraction of a second, part of that energy is dissipated as kinetic energy (various motions such as stretching, bending, and vibrations internal to the molecule or collisions with other molecules) leaving slightly lower energy/slightly longer wavelength/slightly lower frequency IR energy. That lower energy is then re-emitted. Since part of the energy has already been dissipated internally by the molecule, the emission has a longer wavelength, lower frequency of IR than the IR that was originally absorbed. Energy is not stored in a molecule except in the macro sense of all molecules taken together, and then only temporarily while the energy is progressively dissipated. Energy moves from one molecule to the next and at each step the energy is reduced. By this process, IR energy is absorbed by a water vapor, or CO2 molecule, or CH4 molecule for only fraction of a second and then re-emitted at a longer wavelength (lower frequency, lower energy, cooler). This cascade continues progressively downward in the energy until eventually the remaining energy is dissipated as kinetic energy by collision with other molecules, or various internal molecular motions. IR radiation is a sub-spectrum within the overall solar radiation spectrum. IR is 49.4% of solar energy reaching the outer atmosphere of earth. H2O, CO2, and CH4 absorb IR radiation ONLY at specific, discrete wavelengths (or quanta, or energy bands). Other wavelengths, which include most down-dwelling IR radiation directly from the sun, pass transparently through the molecules. Water vapor does absorb some incoming direct IR radiation. Some H2O, CO2, CH4 absorption wavelengths overlap (see graphic Figure 5-2), that is, these three molecules absorb IR at some of the same discrete wavelengths. This means that the gas which has the highest concentration in air absorbs and re-emits the most IR radiation. On average, water vapor including clouds is the highest concentration among the greenhouse gases, and thereby water vapor including clouds is the dominant greenhouse gas. Most direct solar IR passes through air molecules to interact with molecules on the surface of water or land. Thus, infrared radiation is largely responsible for warming Earth’s surface, both land and water. In other words, the sun is not DIRECTLY warming the atmosphere, but INDIRECTLY warming the atmosphere. Most solar energy is absorbed in the molecules of the ocean and land which in turn warm the atmosphere. Most greenhouse warming is caused by reflected IR and IR emitted after dissipation from higher energy visible and UV energy. We don’t perceive visible light as heat; but when visible light interacts with matter, unless reflected, its energy is dissipated step by step in the downward energy cascade as described above until it becomes longer wavelength IR which then we perceive as heat. Re-radiation, conduction and convection from the surface of water and land warms the atmosphere. IR energy only penetrates a few meters beneath the surface in liquid water in the oceans and lakes, while visible light transmits many meters beneath the surface of water, progressively loosing its colors from red to eventually higher energy blue and finally no visible light at increasing depth. The higher energy, shorter wavelength, higher frequency UV, x-ray and gamma energy mostly transmits through liquid water and finally interacts with molecules in solid matter in land or sea floor, or minimally with inorganic molecules dissolved in ocean water. Molecules on land and the seafloor surface are irradiated by these higher energy wavelengths, absorbing this energy, or conducting it further, and then these molecules progressively dissipate their energy as described above to progressively longer wavelengths and lower energy, eventually to IR wavelengths. The energy cascade continues on down the energy spectrum to satellite, wireless, radio, TV, MRI wavelengths and finally dissipated as kinetic motion of the molecule itself or collision. The earth and the atmosphere also reflect and emit energy back into outer space, mostly in the visible and IR bands. IR emission from the atmosphere, water and land into outer space occurs day and night and is measured by satellite. Earth is an open system, continuously re-radiating its energy (which originally came from the sun) back into outer space, that is, radiating from higher energy earth to the much lower energy outer space beyond our atmosphere. The fact that earth’s temperature is relatively stable over long periods of time, millions of years in multiple geological periods, implies that there is a balance between incoming energy and outgoing energy. I won’t go further into this energy balance topic here. Over the very long time period of millions of years leading to the present, the earth has been in a slow cooling trend and has had a slowly declining atmospheric CO2 concentration as indicated in these graphics; this is probably contrary to what you have been told and taught. On the other hand, and probably what you have been taught, in the geological short term, that is since the Little Ice Age and Industrial Revolution, earth warmed and total CO2 concentration increased. However most of that warming occurred before the 1950’s and that period was prior to the highest CO2 emissions by humans due to use of fossil fuels. In other words, the warming that followed the end of the Little Ice Age had very low CO2 concentration, thus that CO2 could not have caused the warming that occurred. The warming that occurred since the end of the Little Ice Age is within the statistical variation of the much longer-term cooling trend. In geological terms, since there is year-round ice at both poles, our present period is part of an interglacial period within an ice age. There has been global warming during our lifetime, mostly occurring before the 1950’s, but this warming is not unprecedented. And there has also been global cooling during our lifetime, also not unprecedented. Returning to our “greenhouse gases,” the takeaway point is, again, the sun heats the earth, then the earth heats the atmosphere. The atmosphere is not heating the earth. According to the laws of thermodynamics, energy only flows from higher energy earth to the lower energy atmosphere. Earth (oceans and land) heat the air, not the reverse. Where can we measure this effect in the natural world? Detrended (i.e. seasons removed) sea surface temperatures versus air temperatures, we see in the graph below that increasing air temperature ALWAYS FOLLOWS increasing sea surface temperature. No matter how high the CO2 or methane concentrations are in the air, the ocean temperature will control the air temperature of the earth. In bulk, like insulation, water vapor, CO2, and methane temporarily delay but do not halt the continuous dissipation of energy/heat via the process described in the above paragraphs. According to the proposed hypothesis for human-caused global warming (AGW), the continuing accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere causes or forces increased warming in the atmosphere. The hypothesis requires disregarding the important facts that warming has currently stopped and also that there has been cooling for some periods in our lifetimes and historically, when according to AGW there should have been an increasing rate of warming due to the increasing concentration of CO2. Also, again falsifying the AGW hypothesis, when warming periods have occurred, there is no difference in the rate of warming during those periods despite the fact that CO2 has increased. Based on a single molecule, one CH4 molecule absorbs more energy and re-emits more energy than one CO2 molecule, and one CO2 molecule absorbs more energy and re-emits more energy than one H2O molecule. But, the concentration (or abundance) of water vapor in air is about 1%, while the concentration of CO2 in air is only about 0.04% (or 400 ppm) and the concentration CH4 in air is only about 0.0018% (or 1.8 ppm). Thus more water vapor molecules in the air absorb more IR energy upgoing from the earth. Also, the IR radiation absorption wavelengths of water vapor overlap most of the IR radiation absorption wavelengths of CO2 and CH4. Since the concentration of water vapor is more than 10 times higher than that of CO2 and 100 times higher than CH4, the IR radiation emitted by the ocean, land and sun is more than 10 times more likely to be absorbed by water vapor molecules than by CO2 molecules and 100 times more likely to be absorbed by water vapor molecules than CH4 molecules. Then, when the water vapor, CO2 and CH4 molecules re-emit their energy upgoing and horizontally, or else collide, once again these emissions or collisions are far more likely to be interactions with a water vapor molecule; these phenomena change with increasing altitude. With regard to CO2 and CH4, the net result is that exponentially less warming results from each incremental increase in CO2 or CH4 concentration. The natural logarithm function is the inverse of the exponential function. The graphic below illustrates the natural log curve of temperature versus CO2 concentration that results from progressively increasing the CO2 concentration. In climatology terms, climate and temperature sensitivity are progressively diminished as CO2 concentration increases. Each doubling of CO2 concentration results in incrementally less warming, following a logarithmic progression. The available quantum energy bands of CO2 and CH4 are already occupied with energy received from nearby molecules. Adding more absorbing molecules decreases the mean-free-path of the radiation between molecules. Progressively higher levels of CO2 (and methane) produce progressively less warming. The absorbance of radiation is logarithmic. Furthermore, of the approximate 400 ppm (or 0.04%) total CO2 concentration in earth’s atmosphere, humans from all sources emit only about 3% of that total. About 97% of atmospheric CO2 is natural. About 98.5% of total CO2 is absorbed by nature. CO2 concentration has been increasing since the end of the Little Ice Age, around the time of the Industrial Revolution, primarily because earth has been slowly warming since that time. The human contribution is minimal. But, since CO2 is not causing significant warming (or even reproducibly measurable warming), and since the earth is in fact becoming greener according to NASA satellite studies, then there is no good reason to reduce CO2, or to reduce use of fossil fuels. Also, since most CO2 is natural, there is no practical way for humans to significantly reduce atmospheric CO2 concentration. Carbon sequestration, carbon offsets, carbon taxes, carbon trading are environmentally useless, harmful, economically wasteful, fraud. On the contrary, there are benefits to higher CO2, such as increasing crop yields. And there are also benefits to warming. Despite clear evidence that the atmosphere is not significantly warming the planet, and under the laws of physics the atmosphere could not significantly warm the planet, still some politicians and scientists try to alarm citizens to persuade them that increasing CO2 and CH4 concentration forces catastrophically dangerous, large increases in temperature trends by increasing absorption of IR by water vapor. The alarmists’ torturous and unvalidatable hypothesis and models treat water vapor as part of a feedback system rather than as the dominant greenhouse gas. But, if this hypothesis were true, and it is not, since CO2 has been increasing steadily since the end of the Little Ice Age (CO2 increased about 150% from a very low CO2 level), then we should be seeing rapidly rising global temperature due to this feedback forcing effect, and we should be seeing a difference in rate of warming over time (or significant difference in second derivative.) However, the temperature trend has been only slightly increasing, and then only sometimes, and the warming trends are not exceptional or unprecedented in nature, and the overall temperature trend is diverging from the steadily rising CO2 trend. If CO2 were the cause of warming, then the CO2 and temperature trends would be parallel or converging during the same time periods, and the CO2 increasing trend would occur before the warming trend; however, these correlations are not found in real world evidence unless the time periods are cherry-picked or the data has been manipulated. Even worse for the climate alarmists, there are multiple time periods, decades, where the temperature trend decreased while CO2 trend increased…for example the 1960s to late 1970s when most scientists and news outlets were proclaiming global cooling. CO2 cannot force both warming and cooling. Climate catastrophe and gloom are entirely based on computer models, models which have never been validated against scientific observations. Cover of Time magazine, January 31, 1977. Most CO2 is emitted by the oceans and lands, naturally, by degassing caused by the slow warming trend since the Little Ice Age. Warmer water holds less CO2 than cold water. The relative partition ratio of a gas such as CO2 between water and air is controlled by Henry’s Law. Compared to the atmosphere, the oceans contain enormous energy (as already shown). Oceans contain about 50 times more CO2 than the atmosphere and 20 times more CO2 than the biosphere on land. It would take 10,000 years for humans to change the temperature of the ocean by a mere 1 degree even if humans devoted all energy resources full time to that effort. The effects of the oceans on the earth’s climate are enormous, but the warming effect of human CO2 is trivially tiny. The claim that the relatively tiny amount of CO2 contributed to the atmosphere by humans is controlling earth’s temperature is falsified according to the rules of science. We mere humans are not able to change the temperature of earth by adding or subtracting CO2, no matter the amount of CO2. Even if the air were 40% CO2, an amount that is 1000 times higher than today’s total CO2 and 10,000 times higher than the human contributed CO2, the atmosphere can not significantly warm the oceans. Oceans are a gigantic heat sink or reserve, moderating the earth’s temperature and controlling earth’s climate. This is NOT to say that humans do not affect temperature and climate in other ways, such as building cities, roads, planting or cutting forests and fields, etc. This IS to say that AGW, the hypothesis of human-caused global warming by the contribution of a mere 0.004% of the total CO2 emissions, is scientifically wrong. The human contribution to global warming is statistically insignificant, so tiny it is unmeasurable in the real world; the hypothesis of human-caused global warming/climate change has been falsified by real world observations and experiments. Bottom line: the global warming / climate change agenda is a giant, global fraud. The where, why, who, and when proponents knew it was a fraud is a subject for another day and a court of law. The global warming/climate change agenda is a global, political scheme to re-distribute wealth, change national economic systems away from capitalism, reduce national and individual sovereignty and reduce citizen control of private property, and hand over funding and control to unelected supra-national alliances and organizations like the UN and the EU. Figure 12. Sherwood Idso, PhD. http://www.co2science.org and https://thebestschools.org/special/karoly-happer-dialogue-global-warming/happer-major-statement/ Dr. Sherwood Idso with Eldarica pine trees grown in various amounts of CO2 in experiments done about 10 years ago when the ambient concentration of CO2 was 385 ppm. S.B. Idso and B.A. Kimball, “Effects of Atmospheric CO2 Enrichment on Regrowth of Sour Orange Trees (Citrus aurantium; Rutaceae) after Coppicing,” American Journal of Botany, 1994, 81: 843–846. Figure 13. https://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/greenhouse_data.html Table 4a. 14. Sorokhtin et al. (2007) Sorokhtin, O.G., Chilingar, G. V., Khilyuk, L.F. (2007). Global Warming and GlobalCooling. Evolution of Climate on Earth,Developments in Earth & Environmental Sciences 5, Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-444-52815-5. As with others, thank you for this effort. I meet thrice annually with a group of businessmen to pursue interesting ideas, politics and our own personal development. Climate Change always provokes heated discussion which labor under too little knowledge and amid great certainty. I wanted to take your article, in printed form, as a means of better understanding the issue. Alas, your numerous slides of graphs and data won’t print. Any other way I can get a printable file? Thanks again. thank you for this wonderful article. Being a layman it helps me very much to understand the atmosphere a little bit more. Wondering what is your opinion? Thanks for those kind words and these references. I will review them. I thought your post was well done and requested (in the comments section) some feed back from others at Climate, Etc. It did end up generating some feedback. I really don’t want to start an internet war (I’m just a curious layperson), but would be interested in what you think about some of the comments made about your post above. That said, I totally understand if you don’t wish to do so. People seem to get very defensive, not watch their manners, etc. Thanks for letting me know Geoff. I wrote this by request of some friends who are laypeople. They liked it, so I posted it here on my blog. Of course many technical details are glossed over and simplified. Dr. Curry’s blog is far more technical, of course. I read it, but I missed that post. I will take a look. Thanks. I appreciate very much Dr. Curry’s blog and I have followed it for years. I read that entire thread and all the comments. I do not respond to ad hominem comments such as ‘doom.’ But, for your information, I was trained as a chemist and my entire career (30+ years) was selling, servicing, supporting and managing people who do that in scientific instruments such as gas and liquid chromatographs, mass spectrometers, spectrophotometers, scanning confocal laser fluorescent instruments, etc, worldwide. I have measured the absorption and emission of water, CO2, CH4 etc and many other of their properties using multiple techniques from all the way back to college laboratory classes to putting a gimbled mass spectrometer in a C-130 for NOAA to fly through hurricanes. Title: The Relationship between Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration and Global Temperature for the Last 425 Million Years. I’ve only gotten as far as the 3rd paragraph, but I noticed few errors. Greenhouse gases also re-emit almost instantly the energy they absorbed, emitting that energy at a slightly lower energy than which it was absorbed. That is incorrect, in two respects. 1. When a molecule of CO2 absorbs a longwave IR photon, it usually does not re-emit that energy as another photon. On average, it takes about one second before it emits another photon, but (at typical temperatures and 1 Atm pressure), only a few nanoseconds before it gives up the absorbed energy by collisional transfer to another air molecule. That means its several hundred million times more likely to loose the absorbed energy by collision with another air molecule, than by re-emission of a photon. That’s why the GHG molecules in that atmosphere stay in thermal equilibrium with the rest of the air. 2. When a CO2 molecule in the atmosphere does give up energy by emitting a photon, it is not “slightly lower” than the energy it absorbed. It might be a bit higher, if the molecule happens to be moving in the direction in which the photon is emitted, causing the photon to be blue-shifted. Or it might be a bit lower, if the molecule happens to be moving in the opposite direction, causing the photon to be red-shifted. But energy is conserved, there’s no loss of energy taken out as a toll by a molecular middleman. Near the equator and bodies of water, swamps and tundra the concentration of water vapor in atmosphere will be near 100%. … Water vapor concentration in air is found in the range of 0% to 100%. Cold air holds very little water vapor. The air at the poles is often very dry. Warm air holds much water vapor. E.g, at a sweltering 40°C = 104°F, a cubic meter of air at 100% RH holds 51.1 grams of water. The cubic meter of air, however, weighs about 1.29 kg. 0.051 / 1.29 = 0.0395, i.e., 3.95% by mass. However, water vapor is only 18/29 = 0.62 the density of dry air, and gaseous concentrations are customarily expressed by volume ratios. 3.95% by mass = 6.4% by volume = 64000 ppmv. Also, you wrote, “The air at the poles is often very dry.” That’s an understatement. The air at the north pole is always fairly dry, because it is always fairly cold. But the air at the south pole is always EXTREMELY dry, because it is always EXTREMELY cold. I only got to your point 1. With regard to your number 1, that is what I said. Higher energy/higher frequency IR (or NIR) is emitted at a lower frequency/lower energy or else it was transmitted transparently altogether. The difference between the absorbance and emission energies is dissipated on molecular motions. Lower energy, longer wavelength IR is dissipated entirely in molecular motions or collisions with no radiation. That is incorrect. The emission and absorption spectra are identical. Sorry. You are mistaken. I have made these measurements myself. The energy differences between absorption and emission are documented in the literature. Please remember that this is not a scientific publication for peer review. It is a general understanding for laypeople. Otherwise I would have posted a long bibliography, and a much longer article and different format is expected. For example, an understanding of the differences between relative humidity (a climate or weather term) as compared to concentration was beyond the needs, intent or message of my article. The point of this article is that the atmosphere as a whole is not controlling the climate, regardless the composition of the atmosphere. Therefore CO2 cannot cause global warming. You still ought to use the correct terms. “Concentration” has a specific meaning. The concentration of N2 is about 78%, by volume. The concentration of O2 is about 21%, by volume. The concentration of Ar is about 1%, by volume. The concentration of CO2 averages about 410 ppmv (0.041%), by volume. The concentration of H2O vapor varies from near zero to about 7%, by volume. That’s incorrect. Weather and climate “happen” in the atmosphere. The temperatures that so many people are obsessing over are air temperatures. So the atmosphere certainly is a part of the climate system, and CO2 in the atmosphere does cause the surface of the Earth, and the Earth’s lower atmosphere, to be warmer than they would be without it. Your comment: “The concentration of N2 is about 78%, by volume. The concentration of O2 is about 21%, by volume. The concentration of Ar is about 1%, by volume. The concentration of CO2 averages about 410 ppmv (0.041%), by volume. The concentration of H2O vapor varies from near zero to about 7%, by volume.” is the same as my article. Sorry, the atmosphere as a whole is not controlling the climate, regardless the composition of the atmosphere. CO2 cannot cause global warming. CO2 is only provides temporary insulation in the lower altitudes near sea level. In upper altitudes, CO2 is radiating into space. CO2 adds no energy to the system. CO2 only buffers or delays the energy emitted from the surface into space. The atmosphere is between 30 and 40 C warmer than it would have been without CO2. I modified the paragraph to include relative humidity. Frankly, I think it makes it more confusing to have both concentration and relative humidity. But, we’ll see what the laypeople say. Here’s the new paragraph: In most locations, the concentration of water vapor (including clouds) in the atmosphere is far higher than CO2 and methane, that is, there are far more water vapor molecules in a given volume of air than there are CO2 or methane. Near the equator and bodies of water, swamps and tundra water vapor in atmosphere will be near 100% relative humidity. That is, the air is saturated, no more water vapor can be added to the air at that temperature and air pressure. Water vapor in air is found in the range of 0% to 100% relative humidity. concentration. Cold air holds very little water vapor. The air at the poles is usually very dry. Warm air holds much water vapor. Air in the tropics is usually humid. And, by the way, a GHG molecule is rarely (i.e. but for 2 moments per day like correctness of the proverbial clock) “in thermal eqilibrium with the rest of the air.” Like the earth as a whole, net net, the GHG molecule is losing energy at night, or during the day, net net, it is gaining energy. The integral calculus would be interesting to model. Equilibrium is a bulk quantity only. Energy stays in motion. Thanks for your intelligent comments. If you would like to edit this, upgrade it, or re-write it entirely, please give it your best. I’d add to it, I’d say: “climate catastrophe and gloom are entirely based on models”. Only a small number of scientists believe that basic model. Only tiny number of scientists ever went over the maths and model in detail. David Evans explains this model in a series of blog posts and criticised it in a paper. He presents an alternative model which explains why the catastrophe model is wrong. Dr Roy Clark gives more fundamental criticisms of the catastrophe model & outlines a better model too. The big problem (and opportunity) we have convincing warmists is they believe on the basis of authority, not evidence. The authority is wrong but its case is rarely addressed, and never presented in detail. Note: “in detail” = count those times when you saw this basic model fully explained to you. In my case, the count = 1 (by skeptic Evans). Why are warmists not presenting their basic model more often? Do they have something to hide? Thanks Mark. Good idea on the climate catastrophe comment. And, yes warmists have a lot to hide. A very nice explanation of how the air/land/sea temperature of the planet works. Technical concepts explained very well, but with a minimum of mathematics. This explains very well the “non-problem” of CO2. Further explanation of how the planet has warmed and cooled over the eons would require delving into astronomical and solar cycles. I hope this writer will take all that on in a follow-on piece written as well as this was. I’ve bookmarked and printed this blog, and will happily pull it out as a Reality Reference for the rational and intelligent people I encounter who only know what they’ve heard from the CAGW crowd. Thanks Ken. I will keep your suggested additional paper in mind also. May I introduce to you, Bud and Can, David Dilley, who is working too on astronomical, solar and lunar cycles in regard to climate. His 2012 article is as great as yours here. Thank you. I will review these. Thanks for reading. Thanks Ken. Let me know if you have or get any questions. Also, don’t miss the science paper linked at the bottom of my article. It’s recent but even more technical. It challenges the AGW crowd to consider a new paradigm.

A complete list of bands that have performed on the beach bandstand since 1988. list of bands that have performed on the beach bandstand since 1988. One of the Eastbay’s newer parks is this 5 mile-plus trail that follows the BART tracks between Berkeley and Richmond. But, wait until you see it and enjoy it. Not your typical inner-city trail but a still-green route that locals and city fathers have turned into one of the best such routes in the Bay Area.

Heard from people attending one of PM's election rallies: how many crores of rupees are being spent on each rally? At every rally there is a pandal that is better than a rich family's marriage pandal. There are tens of LED screens. What is the source of this huge amount of money? Is the expenditure on each PM rally being added to the election expenditure of the candidate or candidates in whose support the rally was held?

influence the soil organic carbon pool in the subsoil through increasing root production. properties in the long-term with a much greater degree in the topsoil than in the subsoil. Kirchmann, Holger and Wenzel, Walter W.

Fluor is an element abundant in nature. In the right quantities, it is essential for the development of teeth and bones. However, under specific conditions, the concentration of fluoride (F) in ground and surface water can exceed safety levels and becomes toxic for human health. This may lead to skeletal and/or dental fluorosis, two chronic biogeochemical diseases that occur in various countries around the world. According to UNESCO, more than 200 million people worldwide rely on drinking water with fluoride levels exceeding the present World Health Organization (WHO) norm of 1.5 mg/l. The Ethiopian Central Rift Valley (ECRV) is one of the most affected areas with an estimated 8 million people potentially at risk of fluorosis. Due to its geology and climate, it suffers from some of world’s highest concentrations of fluoride, mainly in deep wells in the semi-arid parts. This website has been initiated by two public-private partnerships (S2TAB and SWSH) in Ethiopia as part of the Sustainable Water Fund programme of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

You can take the bus from New York to Burlington for an average price of $58. There are 7 buses operating this route every day. The earliest bus leaves at 12:15 AM and the latest bus departs at 10:00 PM. The average travel time for this route is 18h 50m.

Tennesseans are among the more than 2.5 million people expected to participate in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Great Central U.S. ShakeOut earthquake drill. The ShakeOut will be at 10:15 a.m. Feb. 7. • Hold on to it until the shaking stops.

At 20,308 feet above sea level, Denali is considered one of the most challenging peaks to conquer in the world. Thousands of people have tried, and failed, to reach the top. On June 16, 1st Lt. Andrew Heard, the 354th Contracting Squadron services and commodities flight commander, climbed the tallest peak in North America. For Heard, being able to stand on top of one of the most prominent peaks in the world began as a dream two years earlier.