Ryan: A difficult run of three fixtures in six days for Manchester United culminates at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as the Red Devils take on Chelsea.
A goalless draw against Liverpool at Anfield on Monday was followed up by a resounding 4-1 win over Fenerbahçe in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Against the Turkish visitors, United boss José Mourinho made seven changes to the side which started at Anfield.
The free-flowing, free-scoring display at Old Trafford may have brought several fringe players into contention for a starting berth this weekend.
But aside from team selection, the biggest talking point going into the game will be about Mourinho returning to Stamford Bridge for the first time since leaving Chelsea in December of last year.
So before we get into how United will set up and which players should start, let’s talk about what Mourinho would consider success on Sunday.
Would he be happy with a point, as appeared to be the case against Liverpool? Or will he feel he has something to prove against his former team and be extra-determined to come away with a victory?
Jack: It’s clear that Mourinho would love to show Roman Abramovich what he’s missing, but that’s probably as much a vindictive human trait rather than one unique to him.
Though a draw wouldn’t exactly be an exciting result, I think it would represent a more than adequate outcome away at one of the league’s most talented sides. Of course, it wouldn’t give United the momentum boost they’re looking for at the moment, but it would avoid triggering a crisis of confidence which — as we’ve seen so well over the last few seasons — can have disastrous consequences. Keeping spirits high seems very important at this early stage of the season.
Ryan: Yeah, I think Mourinho would love nothing more than to get one over on Abramovich after the way things ended in his second spell in charge of Chelsea. But, as we know, above anything else Mourinho is a results-driven pragmatist; I don’t see him allowing his personal feelings to compromise the potential for United to come away with a positive return.
I do think that he will view Chelsea as a slightly less dangerous proposition than Liverpool, and may therefore exercise a little less caution than we saw at Anfield.
However, I think another draw would be decent result. It might not look great to have drawn three successive Premier League games, but there’s a long-game at play here: when up against fellow would-be title contenders, drawing away and winning at home is a more than adequate return.
So how do you think José will set his side up on Sunday?
Jack: I think we can expect to see little change from the side that held Liverpool to a goalless draw on Monday. Obviously we’re the away side, and Chelsea will probably be expecting to see the lion’s share of possession; sitting back and hitting them on the break could well be Mourinho’s modus operandi once again.
Of course, there is the added complication of the fact that Chelsea have switched to Antonio Conte’s preferred back-three system with some success in the last couple of games, but it would be uncharacteristic of Mourinho to make such drastic changes in response to an opposition threat. Indeed, Chelsea’s shape could well play into the hands of United’s wingers, who are sure to be sniffing out pockets of space between Chelsea’s wing-backs and wide centre-halves.
However, with every tactical advantage comes a disadvantage, and United’s wingers may be tasked with tracking Marcos Alonso and Victor Moses in order that our full-backs don’t end up completely outnumbered. As it is, Antonio Valencia in particular is likely to have his hands full up against Eden Hazard, and so we may well have to settle for playing deep, allowing Chelsea to move into advanced positions, and trying to hit them with long diagonal passes out wide.
Ryan: I’ve enjoyed watching Chelsea since Conte has switched to 3-4-3. I think it’s a system that best suits their personnel. With Alonso and Moses providing the width, Hazard and Willian are allowed to tuck in, picking up a slightly more central position where they -- Hazard especially -- can do real damage. It also means they can get closer to Diego Costa, offering better support to the lone frontman.
But one of the limitations of 3-4-3 is that the two-man central midfield is not particularly conducive to dominating possession. The extra wide players give great counter-attacking potential and there will be a wealth of movement and options in high areas, but up against a three-man midfield, Chelsea’s central duo could spend more time chasing the ball than they do with it at their feet.
Which makes me wonder whether we could be set for a fascinating kind of Mexican stand-off, where both sides are happy to cede possession in favour of drawing the opposition in and launching counter-attacks into the space behind.
Also, one the main reasons that the back-three was almost obsolete a decade or so ago was the proliferation of single-striker systems, rendering a least one of the defensive trio redundant. And with Zlatan Ibrahimovic leading the line, Chelsea’s central defenders may find themselves under-employed while the wide players become over-worked.
What would be your best guess at Mourinho’s starting XI?
Jack: I’d wager that the back eight will be unchanged from the Liverpool game (De Gea in goal; Blind, Smalling, Bailly and Valencia in defence; Fellaini, Herrera and Pogba in midfield). From there, it’s anyone’s guess. Knowing Mourinho, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he went for maximum energy against Chelsea’s wing-backs, with Jesse Lingard and Ashley Young flanking Ibrahimović.
The risk there is, of course, that United could be so focused on defending that Zlatan is left totally isolated; a more attacking selection, like Marcus Rashford or Anthony Martial, could force Chelsea’s wing-backs into playing a little more conservatively anyway. Sometimes attack really is the best form of defence. And so, the short answer is: I don’t really know, but both variants (and all in between) have some justificatory logic. Who do you reckon will play?
Ryan: I completey agree re: the defence and midfield. As much as I’d like to see us start Michael Carrick and attempt to dominate the ball, I think Mourinho will value Marouane Fellaini’s physicality up against Nemanja Matic and N’Golo Kanté.
I also believe Mourinho will have been thoroughly impressed by the defensive discipline shown by Rashford on Monday, and I think he’ll trust him to start again.
The one question mark for me would be who starts on the left. I think Young was picked against Liverpool to do a very specific defensive job — with both wingers tucking in alongide the defence to effectively create a back six when the home side had the ball.
Against Chelsea, as we mentioned, Mourinho might view the flanks as a potential avenue from which to exploit the wing-backs. With that in mind, he may decide to go with a more potent attacking force on the left than Young.
That could mean that Martial comes in. But I think Lingard, who represents a more equal balance between attacking ability and tactical discipline than either Young or Martial, will get the nod.
Shall we finish up with some predictions?
Jack: We shall indeed. I’m going for a cagey 1-1. Yourself?
Ryan: I’ll go heart over head and say we’ll snatch a 2-1 win.


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I first started crocheting in December 2015. I wasn’t really feeling it and got discouraged fast. I went back to knitting for a few months. Then finally in May 2016 I decided to give it another try.
I wanted to start with something easy and I chose octopus. Well, it is just a round head (and a ball is the most basic amigurumi shape) with eight tentacles (which are flat). So I hoped I would learn some basics and make something cute.
It didn’t all go perfect. I struggled with invisible decreases, which I had to understand if I wanted to make amigurumi. Also, no child should ever play with it, as eyes are far from being safe from swallowing.
But I did learn a lot and was pretty proud of my hard work. I still have this octopus – it sits on my book collection. It might not be perfect but has a nice smile and friendly nature. :)
About two years later I decided to once again make an octopus. Obviously I know now much more than just basics and I finished a few great projects in the meantime. Now you can judge how much progress I made during that time. :)
This time I created my own pattern, a little bit more complicated than a simple ball. I have used recycled cotton yarn. It is stiff and tough to work with, but because of that it keeps shape very well. I also love it’s natural rustic look and delicate pastel colors. And I think those octopuses are really cute! Do you like them?
Blue one has a little friend, a small starfish living on her head. It is available in my shop.
Purple one is a little smaller and without a starfish. Also available in the shop.
The pink octopus is sold out:
Unfortunately, recycled cotton yarn was a limited edition from Drops, so for now I can’t buy more and make another one, unless I use a different yarn. Do you know any interesting recycled material yarn?

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We have an empty patch with cineraria as a natural border at both sides that has been prepared with horse manure and gypsum. It use to be heavy clay soil. We added gypsum and organic matter into the soil so it retain more moisture and good air circulation for the beneficial creature in the soil. This is the result after a year of working on this patch to make it more fertile.
In autumn/winter 2010 we planted broccoli and cabbage in this patch.
So for spring/summer 2010 with our available seedling stocks that we have now, we plan to grow in this patch:
- Cabbage ‘Red Choi’
- Mix lettuces
- Wong Bok
- Musselburgh Leek
- African Marigold (Crackerjack)
- Earliball cabbage
After transplanting the seedlings (except carrots direct sowing), the patch transformation ~
This patch is in part shade. My neighbour has kindly cut some of their palm tree leaves that has been shading this patch from receiving direct sunlight. Now the plants in this veggie patch will received more light. Cineraria does not mind to be in the shaded area. African marigold will be the front border for this patch and keep the nematodes away from attacking the brassicas. Another different view of this patch.Stay away slug and snail from those seedlings!!!
Have a nice weekend everyone.

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The ancient goddess Astarte, adored throughout Southern Spain, symbolises beauty, courage and creativity. The stylish and simple shapes of the Astarte Collection are inspired by the goddess’s spirit of passion and independence.
The Astarte Disc Earrings are inspired by the ancient goddess Astarte. Legend has it that Astarte picked up a star fallen from the sky and created a magical new land. The individual gemstone is a symbol of Astarte watching over all women today.
Citrine, often known as Spanish topaz, is a golden coloured semi-precious gemstone. According to legend, citrine is a positive gem bringing success and prosperity. It is the birthstone for the month of November.

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We discuss the realities and fallacies around Bluetooth and wired headphone radiation so that you can listen without concern. Do bluetooth headphones cause cancer? and many other questions can be disturbing your mind right now. Read the entire article below for a clearer understanding.
Regardless of whether they’re wired or wireless, headphones have become a necessary item in our life. Nobody can blame you for being concerned about wireless headphones’ safety, though, given concerns that their radiation causes cancer.
Even worse, as you look for the facts about this, you’ll be flooded with frightening websites warning that also your wired headphones could be fatal! Is it possible to say farewell to your preferred listening options?
Obviously not! We can logically assess the risks even when we are aware that headphones do create some radiation. Discover the facts and fallacies about Bluetooth vs wired headphones radiation with the help of this article.
Electromagnetic Radiation: What is it?
Like all forms of radiation, electromagnetic radiation (EMR) is an energy form. Radiation may appear terrifying and conjure up thoughts of destructive nuclear power plant breakdowns and atomic bombs, but the truth is far different.
‘Radiation is energy travelling as waves and particles. In nature, electromagnetic radiation occurs in a variety of forms. One illustration is visible light.’ As stated by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
In other words, radiation is a necessary component of life. Radiation is present in the Sun’s beams, the food in your microwave is heated by radiation, and even sound radiation is a topic of research. Both harmful and non-damaging radiation exists.
Hundreds of individuals are seen taking advantage of the sun’s radiation.
We mostly discuss EMR when referring to technological gadgets like headphones. As the system’s atoms consume the energy, this is produced.
Note: If you read about this subject, you might also run across the phrase EMF. The meaning of this comparable word is Electric and Magnetic Fields. These radiation fields are located close to EMR emitters.
How many types of EMR?
There are two different forms of EMR. It is crucial to consider the two main categories of EMR:
- EMR using ions (Ionizing EMR)
- EMR without ions (Non-ionizing EMR)
EMR that is ionising has higher energy and can harm DNA and cells because it can take electrons out of atoms. The sun, X-ray devices, and nuclear waste are some examples of sources.
Non-ionizing EMR, on the other hand, is significantly safer because of its low energy levels, which cannot change atoms. It consists of Bluetooth gadgets, mobile phones, Wi-Fi, and power line radiation.
Note: The second kind of EMR, known as non-ionizing EMR, is produced by both your Bluetooth device and wired headphones.
Concerns with non-ionizing EMR
Even though the majority of experts think non-ionizing EMR is safe, many people are nevertheless concerned because it is still seen as “radiation.”
In fact, non-ionizing EMR is now categorised as potentially carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). This indicates that there is not only insufficient evidence to rule it out as a potential carcinogen but also insufficient evidence to support a suspicion that it is.
Simply put, the IARC believes that your Bluetooth device’s non-ionizing waves are just as likely to cause cancer as your aloe vera hand cream.
Therefore, neither the possibility of non-ionizing EMR causing cancer has been definitively proven nor refuted. Although it has been approved for prolonged usage, the hazards may exceed the advantages.
The direct comparison of Bluetooth and wired headphone radiation levels is another frequent cause for concern. The argument states that since linked headphones are not transmitting a signal, they are not emitting radiation. This is false, however, as wired headphones only transmit extremely low frequency (ELF) – low radiation Bluetooth headphones, a type of weak radiation that is significantly safer than standard non-ionizing EMR.
Should people be concerned about headphone radiation?
No. Although some types of radiation, particularly those that originate from headphones, can cause cancer, not all forms of radiation do.
Heat is a far more widely accepted cause of non-ionizing EMR destruction in headphones, and it can be hazardous at high levels.
The fact of the matter is that lower-level emitters, like cell phones and headphones, do not release enough heat to be harmful, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There are no reliable studies demonstrating that brief contact with low-heat radiofrequency waves harms people significantly.
What prompted the radiation from headphones to worry?
Some folks are still apprehensive despite all the studies that are available.
The petition from an EMF scientist requesting safety from non-ionizing EMF exposure is the key reason why so many news websites have covered it. The major goal of this organisation is to demand greater research into the safety of EMF waves.
But there is debate about these so-called scientists. They dispute data from credible scientific journals, the EPA, cancer.gov, international committees, and more, to name a few.
Concern for those who suffer from an ailment known as electromagnetic hypersensitivity is yet another severe red signal. This condition is pseudoscientific and cannot withstand double-blind tests.
Anti-EMR/EMF organisations also cite a study that suggests a connection between some forms of EMF exposure and risk to mouse brains. The majority of reliable sources today, however, demonstrate that these findings are not applicable to people.
Are wired headphones safe? Including Bluetooth one? The overwhelming majority of scientific research demonstrates that both Bluetooth and wired headphones’ radiation is harmless.
Do Bluetooth headphones cause cancer?
When several studies suggested that prolonged exposure to radiation from cell phones may be associated with brain tumours, cognitive decline, male infertility, and other health issues in 2015, the rumour about the risks of radiation from digital devices like cell phones, WiFi, and baby monitors gained traction.
People started to wonder if their Bluetooth speakers and headsets could lead to brain cancer, testicular cancer, and other health issues after the general public learned about the research.
The quantity of radiation emitted by Bluetooth devices is 10 to 400 times lower than the amount emitted by cell phones, according to a 2019 study by the California Department of Health.
Another study examined the use of mobile phones among 5,000 persons who had brain tumours and came to the conclusion that adult brain tumours are not caused by mobile phone use.
What the Experts Believe
The International Agency for Research on Cancer lists radio-frequency radiation from wireless devices as a potential cause of cancer, despite statements to the contrary from the CDC, FDA, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Are wired headphones safer than Bluetooth?
RF radiation released by wireless headphones can be detrimental to your health over prolonged periods of time. This is due to the fact that RF radiation is absorbed by your brain and has been linked to cancer in studies conducted in the lab.
There may be agents that have the potential to cause cancer, but as of yet, no definitive answer has been provided. However, additional research is required to determine the long-term impacts, thus it is safer to use wired headphones whenever possible or at the very least, only seldom (especially for children).
3 Strategies to Reduce Radiation
Both Bluetooth and cable headphones are safe, as was previously stated. Because of this, further safeguards against radiation from your headphones are not necessary. Despite this, marketers for anti-EMR and anti-EMF goods frequently employ scare tactics to advertise products intended to “lessen radiation exposure.”
We’ll look at some of the goods that opponents of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) promote and talk about the reality of their actual applications in the talks that follow. Although a lot of these items and concepts have some intriguing qualities or advantages, shielding you from the risks of EMR isn’t one of them.
1. Use ferrite beads
The USB wire’s ferrite bead is there to safeguard computer hardware for EMR, not the end user.
Ferrite beads are frequently recommended for lowering EMR and are utilized in electronics for just that reason. Obviously not to safeguard the final customer, but to safeguard the circuitry itself.
In fact, adding a ferrite bead to your audio equipment will lessen the possibility that radio frequency interference will cause your headphones to emit high-pitched whines and hums.
Be cautious when making purchases. Some websites will use fear to try to sell ferrite beads as a panacea for EMR-related problems. Genuine sellers of ferrite beads emphasize verifiable information and enhanced audio and video quality.
2. Opt for air tube headphones
Air tube headphones are the next frequently suggested item by EMF and anti-EMR campaigners. In order for air tube headphones to function, the sound must be generated distant from your ears. Without the need for internal cables, the music then ascends through empty tubes to your ears.
Air tube headphones are only advised if you desire them for their cool appeal rather than for their health and safety, though.
Although there is no established mechanism through which the frequencies of common headphones can increase the risk of cancer.
3. Limit Bluetooth headphones use
The suggestion is to just wear your Bluetooth headphones less frequently. This is a terrific concept because it can prevent ear damage rather than because Bluetooth gadgets emit hazardous frequencies.
While Bluetooth is generally safe, we can’t say the same about excessive or inappropriate earbud use.
From the perspective of overall ear safety, limiting your everyday use of headphones and earbuds is excellent, especially when it comes to protecting your hearing. Your ears will suffer if you are exposed to loud noises frequently. Again, in terms of radiation and sound safety, Bluetooth and wired headphones score equally; the only thing that matters is the volume in your ears.
The strongest scientific evidence shows that your headphones are reliable. Emitted frequencies or radiation from Bluetooth vs. corded headphones are not a concern.
You exhale with satisfaction after the fake physicians and snake oil merchants are silenced. Although much has been discovered, there are still many unanswered concerns regarding the safety of headphones.


WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John
Kerry said he hopes his department will be able to make a
decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline soon.
Approval of the pipeline, which would link Canada's
oil-sands petroleum to refineries and ports in Texas, has been
pending for four and a half years. Environmentalists oppose the
pipeline because oil sands are carbon intensive to produce.
Backers of the project, which would transport 830,000 barrels of
oil per day, say it would provide thousands of jobs and increase
U.S. energy security.


SIM cards are just a little piece of tech that each and every person who has ever had the privilege of owning a cellphone is incredibly familiar with. But do they know how they actually work?
Back in the day before cellphones existed, every single telephone was connected directly to the service provider using a network of cables. But this was inevitably going to die out as technology improved.
Cellphones get their signals from thousands of cell towers around the globe, but the problem is that the cell towners need to know where to send these signals to.
This is where the Subscriber Identity Models, more commonly referred to as "SIM cards", come into play.
SIM cards identify what mobile phone each subscriber uses, whether it be an Apple iPhone, Samsung Galaxy or Nokia 3310. It will send your mobile phone's unique ID number along with an authentication key to the cell provider. Once revied by the cell provider, they will generate a random key and send it back to the SIM card. Your SIM card then generates a random response key and, if these two numbers match, you will then be granted access to the network.
These generated keys and response keys are all controlled by your service provider. They can identify which data/airtime contract plan you are signed up to and provide the necessary amount of use in return.
Check out the video below by the YouTube channel: Tech Quickie on How Do SIM Cards Work?


Imagine storing summer heat.
Renewable energy has always been about the art of the possible, turning the obvious and plentiful into a reliable source of clean fuel. If the wind, waves and even the almighty sun can be harnessed for generation, almost anything else can be captured, too.
For one group of researchers, heat could be the next big source of power.
Scientists at the Swiss materials science and technology institute, Empa, have been developing a technique to capture solar thermal heat in the summer and store it for use during winter. The scientists have taken a process involving the use of concentrated sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and turned it on its head.
Otherwise known as lye or caustic soda, the salt-based compound is very corrosive and is used in a variety of applications, such as the manufacture and processing of soaps, rayon, paper, explosives and cotton fabric, bleaching, metal cleaning and electroplating.
NaOH also has the unique property of generating heat when mixed with water. The scientists have exploited this property and reversed it for the purposes of storing energy. They developed a device that introduces heat into a diluted solution of NaOH. The chemical reaction causes the water to evaporate, and the remaining substance captures the heat that has been introduced. That substance can be stored for months, and when water is reintroduced to it, the stored heat will be released again.
The Swiss researchers developed a system using the same pipes used in instant water heaters. The NaOH solution travels down the exterior of a spiral pipe in the device. Inside that pipe runs water that has been heated by solar collectors. The solution absorbs that heat through the pipe and expels its own water vapor. It can then be stored in tanks for months until winter when the process can be reversed.
Empa is now searching for industrial partners to help build a compact system for heating homes.


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My car has 295000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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potting mix pH for container garden
After on-line searches and local nursery advice, I chose to use 80% peat moss, 20% perlite with dolomite lime and a tomato fertilizer. I wanted the lime for calcium. I also wanted media pH between 5.8 - 6.8. Using nearly equal volumes of the mixed media and distilled water, I measured pH = 4.3. With the same method, a commercial mix measured 5.9. I'd hoped to save money using materials I already had, but 4.3 is too acidic. I expect that the lime won't raise the pH quickly enough to feed the young plants.
So, 1: can I fix the home-made mix? and 2: if not, where in the garden can I use that mix?
Arapahoe County Colorado
Early on, the pH will be low. Blending the lime will temper it and raise it up. This happens more quickly than you realize. Give it a shot. You might also add some vermiculite if that will ease your anxiety.

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After a few months of hibernation in the office through the coldest months of the year, SAWS is back on the ground and off to a great start!
The first Wild Crew of the season went out on the Benton MacKaye Trail in the Little Frog Wilderness in southeast Tennessee. Spring is "logging out" season for trail maintainers, a time to clear fallen trees which have come down during the winter months. The crew was able to clear 10 trees from the trail, as well as brush over 4 miles of corridor. SAWS Director Bill Hodge led a crew of five volunteers in contributing 72 hours of volunteer power to the Cherokee National Forest.
SAWS hit the ground the next day on the Joyce Kilmer Loop Trail in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, located Graham County, North Carolina. Two staff led a crew of five volunteers in 57 hours of trail maintenance. The group cleared 11 trees from the popular 2 mile loop trail, which features stunning virgin old growth trees that draw thousands of visitors from across the region to experience this exquisite example of southern Appalachian ecology.
Last weekend, SAWS headed to the Citico Creek Wilderness in Monroe County, Tennessee, to work on a reroute of the Mill Branch Trail. The trail is currently only accessible to hikers, but the Tellico District of the Cherokee National Forest approved a reroute of the Mill Branch Trail to bring the trail out of the riparian zone so it can become equestrian accessible as well. Led by two staff, a group of 8 volunteers put in 100 hours clearing the corridor for the reroute. The crew cleared 315 feet of trees and brush to make way for the new section of trail. SAWS will hold another Wild Crew outing on February 15 to continue clearing the corridor. More information and outing registration can be found on the SAWS volunteer calendar. See you on the trail!

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We provide quality dental care for children with a great experience. Dr. Clyde Yost DDS and Dr. Michael Yost DDS and their caring staff want to help every child have a healthy smile. We focus on preventing cavities from infancy through childhood. Our goal is to make visiting the dentist easy and enjoyable. We have a fun jungle themed office and kid friendly ways to communicate with our patients. We are specialists in children's dentistry, so when treatment is needed we are experienced with behavioral techniques to ease patient anxiety and promote cooperation. In addition, oral conscious sedation and nitrous oxide can help our young patients relax for treatment in our office. For some children, we go to the hospital to do their treatment while they are asleep under general anesthesia. Serving infants, children and teens in San Antonio, Texas and the surrounding cities of Devine, Pleasanton and Lytle, TX. We want to lay the foundation for a lifetime of oral health for every child we serve.
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Evolving Feature Extraction Algorithms for Image Analysis
GENIE is a software system for rapidly evolving feature extraction algorithms for image analysis. With current sensor platforms collecting a flood of high-quality data, automatic feature extraction (AFE) has become a key to enabling human analysts to keep up with the flow. GENIE uses a genetic programming approach to produce AFE tools for broad-area features in multispectral, hyperspectral, panchromatic, and multi-instrument imagery. Both spectral and spatial signatures of features are discovered and exploited.
Genie Pro is a complete rewrite of the GENIE software for Windows workstations, incorporating faster algorithms, support for many more standard image formats ( including image file sizes > gigabyte), and vectorization tools (including export of results to vector ESRI Shape files). Genie Pro is being released under a commercial license and test and evaluation copies of the software are available.
GENIE was invented for the Rapid Feature Identification Project (RFIP), a project of Los Alamos National Laboratory's ISR Division.
Extraction of features from large and possibly multi-instrument imagery data sets is a crucial task facing many communities of researchers and analysts. With new distribution technologies and data formats making storage and dissemination of huge amounts of data cheaper and easier, the bottle-neck to successful exploitation of this flood of raw information rests on the availability of analysis tools. From change detection for broad-area environmental monitoring, to terrain catergorization for cartographers, development of image-processing tools for novel datasets is an expensive business, often requiring a significant investment of time by highly skilled scientists, analysts, and programmers. With the arrival of multi-spectral sensors platforms such as Landsat and high-resolution imaging sysensors such as IKONOS, the analyst can now search for spectral, spatial, and possibly hybrid spatio-spectral signatures, requiring development of whole new tool-kits. Our own work in the field of remote sensing science has led us to seek an accelerated toolmaker. Since creating and developing individual algorithms is so important and yet so expensive, we have begun investigating machine learning approaches to this problem.
Over the last three decades, ideas taken from the theory of evolution in natural systems have inspired the development of a group of powerful yet flexible optimization methods known collectively as evolutionary computation (EC). The modern synthesis derives from work performed in the 60s and 70s by researchers such as Holland , Rechenberg , and Fogel et al . While the various schools founded by these pioneers have differences, their approaches share the common themes of optimization performed by a competing population of individuals in which a process of selection and reproduction with modification is occurring. The beauty of EC is its flexibility: if we can derive a fitness measure for a problem, then the problem might be solved using EC. Many different problems from different domains have been successfully tackled using EC, including: optimization of dynamic routing in telecommunications networks; designing finite-impulse-response digital filters ; designing protein sequences with desired structures ; and many others.
A crucial issue when using EC is how to represent candidate solutions so that they can be manipulated by EC effectively. We wish to evolve individuals that represent possible image processing algorithms, and so we use a system based upon genetic programming . Genetic programming (GP) is essentially a framework for developing executable programs using EC methods. GP has been the subject of a huge amount of research this decade and has been applied to a wide range of applications, from circuit design , to share price prediction . With particular relevance to the current project, GP has also been applied to image-processing problems, including: edge detection ; face recognition ; image segmentation ; image compression ; and feature extraction in remote sensing images [13-21].
GENIE [14-21] is an evolutionary computation (EC) software system, using a genetic algorithm (GA) to assemble image-processing tools from a collection of low-level image operators (e.g., edge detectors, texture measures, spectral operations, various morphological filters). Each candidate tool generates a number of feature planes, which are then combined using a supervised classifier (Fisher linear discriminant) to generate a final boolean feature mask. A population of candidate tools is generated, ranked according to a fitness metric measuring their performance on some user-provided training data, and fit members of the population permitted to reproduce. Several standard fitness metrics have been implemented, including Euclidean distance and Hamming distance. The process cycles until the population converges to a solution, or the user decides to accept the current best solution. The user is also able to modify the training data as Genie reports its initial results, to help refine the search. The burden of low-level programming is thus shifted to the genetic algorithm, leaving the analyst free to concentrate on the critical task of making judgements. GENIE may choose ignore the spatial information in the image and rely wholly on spectral operations and the supervised classifier module, but in practice GENIE will construct integrated spatio-spectral algorithms. A comparison of GENIE to standard supervized classifier algorithms of remote sensing has appeared in .
As shown in the above Figure, training data replaces detailed programming in a machine learning system. GENIE requires a limited amount of analyst-supplied training data, provided via a point-and-click interface. For the water-finding task shown (top left), example true pixels are painted green, and example false pixels are painted red. GENIE used this to evolve the mask shown (top right: red/green boolean mask overlaid on a greyscale reference image). The user is able to influence the evolution of algorithms by providing additional information, and by interactively providing additional training data. Previous results can be reused and built upon. The lower panels show a beach-finding task, which used the evolved waterfinder's result as part of its algorithm. Output from existing algorithms (e.g., road or building finders) can also be incorporated.
GENIE can derive multiple features for the same scene to produce terrain classifications . GENIE has been applied to DOE/NNSA Multispectral Thermal Imager, Landsat 7 ETM+, Daedalus, AVIRIS, Hyperion, IKONOS,standard color/infrared aerial photography, Digital Elevation Model, and other datasets. GENIE is currently being tested for use with high-resolution panchromatic imagery from NASA planetary missions , and with hyperspectral imagery from modern biomedical instruments.
GENIE's system architecture has been designed to provide a flexible and powerful computing paradigm. GENIE can search a rich and complex feature space using its gene pool of standard primitive image processing operators and the results of additional analyst-selected algorithms. The system employs both spectral and spatial image analysis techniques in combination, and can in principal simultaneously exploit data from different sensors (e.g., optical imagery plus multi-spectral imagery plus altimeter data or digital elevation models). The ability to combine diverse datasets requires that the data be co-registered, which requires use of some other package (e.g., commercial software packages such as Erdas Imagine or ITT ENVI/IDL). The code is written in a combination of Perl (for the GA), Java (for the graphical user interface, or GUI), and IDL, and augmented by our own C libraries for fitness evaluation of candidate tools. The code was developed in an Intel/Linux environment.
Genie Pro is a complete rewrite of the GENIE software for Windows workstations, written entirely in C++, using the Qt toolkit for its GUI and GDAL library for file i/o. Genie Pro incorporates faster algorithms, support for many more standard image formats ( including image file sizes > gigabyte), and vectorization tools (including export of results to vector ESRI Shape files). Genie Pro is being released under a commercial license and test and evaluation copies of the software are available.
The prototype system typically requires a few hours to evolve a high-fitness image-processing algorithm running on a single, fast Linux/Intel workstation. The GENIE system is parallelizeable and scalable, and we are developing a version of our system for a cluster of 10's to 100's of commercial off-the-shelf Linux workstations.
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20. K. Lewis Hirsch, S. P. Brumby, N. R. Harvey, and A. B. Davis, "The MTI Dense-Cloud Mask Algorithm Compared to a Cloud Mask Evolved by a Genetic Algorithm and to the MODIS Cloud Mask", 2000, Proc. SPIE 4132, pp. 230-237, 2000.
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Colchester City, Community Centre Update
Shape Architecture continues to transform buildings creating light filled, contemporary spaces. This is never more the case than at our community project in Colchester, now nearing completion. Here a series of dilapidated buildings variously used as an indoor market and much else besides are being replaced with a community centre for local charity the Dacon Trust bringing all of their functions under one roof. The existing façade has largely been retained and added to with a series of extensions to several sides of this prominent corner plot. One extension serves to provide space for the charity’s art teaching and art gallery, the other supports their kitchen and the associated café. The first floor provides further office and teaching facilities.
The new building sits well in a diverse setting. To one side a church building, another a car park and supermarket. A feature sedum roof, with light shafts set within the sedum roof, provides pleasing views across the building. Large format glazing and entrance canopy provides a new entrance on another. Feature brickwork banding and panels using a series of dog tooth coursing also helps provide interest. There is much to commend this project as it moves towards completion. We very much look forward to seeing the charity using this project, providing life and colour.


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SALT LAKE CITY, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Amedica Corporation, a spinal and orthopaedic implant and instrument manufacturer focused on unique silicon nitride (SiN) ceramic technologies, announced today that it has been granted United States Patent No. 7,695,521 covering its novel hip implant featuring a monoblock ceramic acetabular cup for use in articulating joints for total joint replacement. Currently under development, Amedica's cup covered under this and other pending patents will be used as an ultralow-wear-bearing component for motion-preserving implants.
According to Ben Shappley, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Amedica, the unique ceramic manufacturing capability of the technology will help surgeons to achieve more successful outcomes in restoring patient function, allowing individuals to return to productive and pain-free lives.
"Our unique technology allows us to combine our high-strength silicon nitride ceramic with an ultralow-wear surface-bearing technology along with a bone-contacting Bioactive™ surface designed for secure, long-term fixation," said Shappley. "This provides surgeons with wider design choices and flexibility to improve anatomic fit and function compared to currently available alternate bearing options."
Amedica is a full-line manufacturer and supplier of silicon nitride ceramic technologies that are used in spinal implant applications. The company has recently entered into a joint venture agreement with Orthopaedic Synergies Inc., a global hip and knee concern.
In addition to spinal implants, Amedica's unique SiN materials have disruptive characteristics for hip and knee implant applications, as well. The material is fracture resistant; its articulating


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dublin day trip
A visit to the Glendalough monastic site has to be one of the best day trips from Dublin. Glendalough features majestic countryside in a valley of two lakes carved out by the retreating glaciers at the end of the last ice age.
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Just one hour away by car, you can see one of the best preserved monastic sites in Ireland, founded by Saint Kevin in the 6th Century, almost 1500 years ago. It features churches, some of which are over one thousand years old, an intact celtic belltower and cemetery which was in use until quite recently.
Glendalough became major ecclesiastical site and place of pilgrimage. Its monks created one of the most beautiful manuscripts of the period. Wood from the hinterland was used to construct one the largest Viking boats every discovered and the patron Saint of Dublin used the valley as a retreat from hustle and bustle of Dublin, as can you.
This half day tour from Dublin lasts 4 hours, with over two hours on site and just under one hour travel time to and from your hotel. It can be done in the morning or afternoon and there is time for a relaxed coffee, lunch or drinks on site.
ireland day tours from dublin
This private excursion to Glendalough monastic site costs €350 in total for two people and includes private transport in a Mercedes S Class, collection at your hotel, entrance tickets, the tour itself and return to your hotel at the end of the tour. Each additional person costs €75 up to a maximum of 8 people.
day trips from dublin
If religious history is not your thing, but you would like to take a half day excursion out of the Irish capital, you could instead visit the Powerscourt House and Gardens. Powerscourt features Italian gardens, a mansion, statues, Japanese gardens, fountains and even a pet cemetery.
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If you would like to book this half day trip to Glendalough, please fill out this form and it will email me your request.
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VISION is a new independent distribution label created by Continent Film GmbH, a leading German tv-theatrical distributor est. in 1986 and producer/co-producer of cult films, family entertainment and arthouse films.
Continent Film has worked in 30 years on hundreds of award winning feature films produced in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, South America and the US and is also known as a home for new talent and unusual creative ideas. Directors include Monty Python, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Julian Doyle, Stephen Frears, Neil Jordan, Peter Greenaway, Werner Herzog, John Carpenter, Marco Ferreri, Claude Chabrol and Claude Lelouch. We develop, produce and distribute unusual independent films as much as family entertainment, fantasy films, arthouse, documentary, classics, animation and tv series. Animation films include “The Last Unicorn”, “Care Bears”, Raymond Briggs’ “When The Wind Blows”, “Fungus The Bogeyman”, “Fritz The Cat” and “Watership Down”.
We love cinema and believe that independent films should be different, creative and distinctive to be distinguishable and promotable in a highly competitive media world.
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Christopher Lee stars twice in his last film, a magical urban fairytale about angels, humans and human angels. Lee delivers two brilliant voice performances as the boss of the universe and Mr. President, a sarcastic toy dog. A surreal, poetic love story between a short-tempered young angel trainee and her stubborn client, a lonely dreamer in Notting Hill. Her mission is to rescue him, but he falls in love with her. Life gets out of control. Now miracles happen every day and nothing is what it seems - not even the angel herself. “Christopher Lee’s last film.” - Screen Daily. "Christopher Lee's legacy of love and peace" - Filmecho. “A feel good movie and a hommage to the spirit of old Notting Hill” - Ulrich Gregor, co-founder Berlin FilmFestival. Music by Grammy nominee Sacred Spirit/B-Tribe and rock legend Quintessence.
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance | 99 min | Released 30th Sep 2016
Directed by: Michael Pakleppa
Starring: Selma Brook, Tina Gray, Ryan Mercier, Christopher Lee (voice), Stefanie Wallis, Renee Castle, Angus Brown, Vadim Kosmos

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2230hrs: Motorists planning to use the Dartford Crossing are being advised of possible delays due to gale-force winds which could reach 60mph.
Kent Police said the QEII Bridge would be closed from 22:00 GMT until at least Thursday morning’s peak period.
Clockwise traffic, which normally uses the bridge across the Thames, will use the east bore of the Dartford Tunnel.
Anti-clockwise traffic was diverted to the west bore from 20:30 GMT.
The QEII Bridge had to be closed for several hours on Tuesday due to the high winds which caused widespread disruption across south-east England.


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Tangier: from the Romans to the Rolling Stones
By Richard Hamilton
Tauris Parke Bloomsbury publishers, London. Price £20 for hardback.
This is a delightful book on Tangier with amusing anecdotes.
Richard Hamilton’s book takes us on a fascinating journey through this city’s cultural, social and political history. His work is not only entertaining and instructive but also funny and very informative.
Richard has managed to make a well-researched work into an easy, interesting and informative read.
The Moroccan city of Tangier has had a very colourful past and a thriving British community which unfortunately is fading away. However, their footprints are still there wherever you go and being kept alive by some new writers and artists as well as regular British visitors.
Richard’s description of Tangier is very accurate and its Medina (old town), sea views and landscape have inspired many famous writers including Paul Bowles, the modern American Hemingway, French artists like Henri Matisse and Eugene Delacroix and British musicians like the Rolling Stones not to mention celebrities like the world famous late French designer Yves Saint Laurent and the British antique dealer Christopher Gibbs among others.
The author also provides a historical brief on the past linked to the present of this fascinating city that has been transformed recently by Morocco’s King Mohamed VI redesigning its coast that now links the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean while keeping the old town intact due to its historical significance and quirky character.
Ibn Batuta, the world famous traveller and explorer who was born in Tangier, is referred to in the book as well as his worldwide travels and experiences. His expeditions took him further than any other known traveller of his time and resulted in the work which has made him famous, The Rihla of Ibn Batuta.
Over centuries, Tangier had constituted the battleground for different warring races and nationalities. Indeed, the history of the city stretches back to the Greeks and lapses into myth while briefly occupied by the Portuguese who offered it to the British monarch King Charles I as part of the dowry when he married the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) and the city remained occupied under the Kingdom of England from 1661 to 1684.
Richard’s account of Walter Harris and his role at a crucial time of Morocco’s history is very insightful and interesting.
He also managed to put enough in his book to attract readers keen to know more about this mysterious, sometimes notorious (during foreign occupation) and fascinating city of many facets. Only 11 kilometres separate Tangier from Europe through the Strait of Gibraltar and the European influence is there for everybody to see as the city has been a crossroad of many Mediterranean civilisations.
This book is an essential read for anyone interested in knowing the past and present of this enchanting city of many colours and multiple facets.

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Stocks got crushed yesterday as issues with Italy’s government made their way around the global equity markets. The selling pressure was also aided after additional tariffs were announced by the U.S. on Chinese imports. All three of the main indices suffered significant losses, but the Nasdaq held up better than the other two. By the end of the day the Nasdaq lost 0.50%, the S&P lost 1.16% and the Dow lost 1.58%.
Nine of the ten main sectors lost ground yesterday, but the financial sector got hit the hardest with a loss of 3.41%. Materials (-1.78%), industrials (-1.57%) and healthcare (-1.00%) were the other three sectors that lost one percent or more.[hana-code-insert name=’adsense-article’ /]The utilities sector was the only one in positive territory with a gain of only 0.01% as investors were seeking safety.
My scans extended their streak of predominantly bearish signals to 15 straight days.
There were 44 names on the bearish list last night and only six on the bullish list.
The barometer moved down to a reading of -26.2.
Among the names on the bearish list were a handful of semiconductor companies and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NYSE: SMH).
Most of the companies have decent fundamental numbers, but not all chip companies do. With that in mind, it was the pattern in the chart that caught my eye.
What we see on the chart is a classic head and shoulders pattern. The first shoulder was established at the $108 level in January and the other shoulder is setting up right now. The neckline was established with the trips down to $96 in February and April. The head part of the pattern is at the high in March. For the pattern to complete itself the stock will drop again and this time it will dip below the neckline.
Buy to open the Jul18 $110-strike puts on SMH at $5.00 or better. These options expire on July 20. For these options to double the fund will need to drop to $100 or less and that is above the neckline of the head and shoulders pattern. I would set a target of 100% for the gain and I would use $110 as a stop-loss point.
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- Gordon Dumoulin
Known in China, little known beyond (3) - Edgar Snow 埃德加·斯诺
𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳’𝘴 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢, 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥-𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 (1921) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦’𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢 (1949) 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 “𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢, 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥”
𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄 埃德加·斯诺 (1905–1972) was an American journalist and the first western journalist to give a full account of the history of the Chinese Communist Party following the Long March. He was also the first western journalist to interview many of its leaders, including Mao Zedong. He is best known for his book, Red Star Over China (1937), an account of the Chinese Communist movement from its foundation in 1921 until the late 1930s.
Born in Kansas City, Egard Snow briefly studied journalism at the University of Missouri but left for New York City before graduation to work. In 1928 he decided to go traveling and made it to Shanghai that summer. He started working for the China Weekly Review and became friends with prominent Chinese writers and intellectuals. Married with Helen Foster in 1932, they moved to Beijing in 1933 and taught journalism at the Yenching University while studying Chinese. The couple became acquainted with student leaders of the anti-Japanese December 9th Movement. Through their contacts in the underground communist network, Snow was invited to visit Mao Zedong's headquarters.
Snow was taken through the military quarantine lines to the Communist headquarters in Bao'an (NW Shaanxi province), and spent 4 months with them (until October 1936), interviewing Mao Zedong and other Communist leaders. Upon return to Beijing he started writing his most famous work Red Star of China, published in 1937. The book quickly became a "standard" introduction worldwide to the early Communist movement in China.
Snow became an object of suspicion in the West following World War II. During the McCarthy period, he was questioned by the FBI and asked to disclose his relationship with the Communist Party. Snow left China in 1959 for Switzerland as it was too difficult to make a living as a writer. He returned to China in 1960 and 1964 for new interviews with Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou Enlai. Mao Zedong also asked Edgar Snow in 1970 to facilitate a visit by US President Nixon to China but the White House distrusted Snow and his reputation.
Edgar Snow died of cancer on February 15, 1972, the week when Nixon was traveling to China. Half of Snow’s ashes are buried on the campus of Peking University in Beijing.
Read other episodes of "Known in China, little known beyond" here :
Known in China, little known beyond (1) - Isabel Crook
Known in China, little known beyond (2) - Dwarkanath Kotnis

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The rapes will continue until the real men punch the cucks in the face. This is horrific. Sadly Sweden’s swishy men will never stand up.
Her mother rushed to the police, but they just let the rapists go. “They Africans rape. This is not news” said one Cop.
The SD party only got 17.6% of the vote in the last national election, so the rapes will continue….
Her daughter’s life has been destroyed, she says, and the only resort they see is to move to another town. She is strongly critical of how the police have handled the case.
At the same time, the political development in Sweden is worrying to say the least. While children are raped and the police fail to solve the cases, politicians in Stockholm cannot even form a government. The situation is acute and instead of talking to each other, the party leaders act like kindergarteners.
Because of this fuss, the new budget must not contain any new political proposals, which means that the police will not receive any new resources. “It is incomprehensible. I thought politicians would work for the people’s best. Now they only work for their own best,” writes Lamotte.
“They do not care that the ones suffering from this political mess are common people. As long as they themselves are not exposed, it is not important to take responsibility for Sweden. “How many girls must be raped in Sweden before politicians act vigorously? “It’s high time to end the political sandbox,” he concludes.


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Mercantilism refers to an economic idea that a country or an economy will be better off both economically and socially if it has a positive trade balance (the value of goods that are exported are greater than the value of goods which are imported) and by doing this it will accumulate large monetary reserves. Mercantilism first became a popular idea, particularly in Western Europe, in the 1500s and was the widely followed economic course until around 1800.
Different countries used different methods to attempt to achieve mercantilism in their economies. One of the main methods was to keep wages as low as possible so that goods could be produced cheaply and thus this would allow a greater profit margin on the exports and would help the country keep the price of the good down to keep it competitive. Another popular policy was to give companies who exported a lot of goods subsidies to help keep the prices down and thus reduce their own costs. Some methods didn’t focus on the actual manufacturing of the product and instead focused on other areas such as banning the exporting of any gold as this was a key part of building up a large monetary reserve. Governments were also involved in making imports as expensive as possible by adding tariffs to deter other economies from wanting to sell them goods.
Adam Smith was one of the leading economic theorists during the early modern period of mercantilism and was the first person to use the phrase “mercantile system” referring to an economy run by the belief in mercantilism. It was Adam Smith’s own personal belief that mercantilism was not a good thing as its only aim was to benefit the mother country and it limited trade, and as a great believer in capitalism he saw this as a bad thing.
Robert Peel was British Prime Minister for the Conservative Party during periods of the 1830s and 1840s. During his administration he famously repealed the Corn Laws which had been introduced to protect British cereal producers from foreign competition. This decision was widely seen as going against mercantilism as what Robert Peel wanted was free trade and the Corn Laws didn’t offer that. It was in a sense the end of mercantilism.

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Hi, first time growing autos indoor. I’m coming up on week 8 and I’m not sure if I should flush my 3 White Widow’s. Used Coast of Maine Platinum in 3 gal. pots. Some places say flushing is not needed when using super soil others say to flush. If I have to flush is just one flush enough or should I flush and wait 3 or 4 days and flush again? Thanks
Just wondering if that’s week 8 from seed or since pistils first showed ?
Maybe a pic if you could too.
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Welcome to ILGM! That’s a good question and you’ll find a lot of people here willing to help out. I’m not familiar with growing in super soils, but I don’t flush at all. I’m sure other people here will pipe in with their answers soon.
How many days has it been since your plants popped out of the soil? Can you post some pics of your plants? Maybe some overall pics and a a few close up pics of the buds.
Unless you have been adding nutrients then flushing is unnecessary.
And you cant flush super soil anyway. Flushing is to remove salts built up from added nutrients. Super soils will not give up its nutes from flushing. They are always there in super soils.
And btw welcome to the forum @70xlrt
Edit…Found this on Coast of Maine website.
8 weeks since planted, sprouted a couple of days later. Working on some pic’s. Thanks for the reply.
Flushing is not needed in any case, it is a theory that has not been proven.


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Hey everyone, I recently had an ASUS laptop to repair and after troubleshooting, found some damaged components among which is this surface mount diode (kindly see picture).
I looked around for a datasheet but cannot find anything. Am also unable to find out exactly what type of diode it is from its code marking. I've had results varying from a 'leakage diode' to '3.3V zener diode'. However, I am suspecting it might be a schottky diode since it was in what looks like a boost circuit.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanking everyone in anticipation.


Hey! What’s that sound? It’s the signal of another round of Fashion Musical Chairs. The past three years have been a whirlwind of longtime designers leaving esteemed posts for various reasons, of short stints and big houses and a constant conversation that sounds like, “Who’s designing for X house again?” The designers are fast and the chairs are more highly coveted than an Alessandro Michele-signed and angel-fur-lined Gucci shoe, so use this as your cheat sheet to avoid being the awkward one standing when the music stops.
Here’s what’s up.
News broke in February 2017 that Riccardo Tisci was leaving Givenchy. The designer had been there since 2005, and, according to the New York Times, was “responsible for redefining the brand Audrey Hepburn built for the Kardashian era.” Fun fact: Beyoncé wore a Tisci-Givenchy dress to the last five Met Galas. Tisci has yet to announce his next move, although there are rumors that he’ll go to Versace.
Clare Waight Keller left Chloé in March after debuting her last collection for the house, and will take Tisci’s spot as Givenchy’s artistic director on May 2nd. “Working for this Maison has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career,” Waight Keller said of her six-year-long Chloé tenure.
Chloé confirmed Natacha Ramsay-Levi as the house’s next creative director. Currently, she’s the senior director at Louis Vuitton and is known as Nicolas Ghesquière’s right hand.
Jil Sander’s creative director Rodolfo Paglialunga left the Italian design house after three years; no replacement has been named.
In older news…
The founder of Marni, Consuelo Castiglioni, left the house that she built to focus on her private life. Prada’s Francesco Risso replaced her as creative director.
And I know you know this stuff but, just in case your friend doesn’t…
Raf Simons replaced Francisco Costa at Calvin Klein, thrilled critics with his Winter 2017 collection and cemented the official return of cowboy boots.
Monse’s Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia are co-creative directors at Oscar de la Renta. They showed their first collection in February 2017. It’s a big deal because 1) Oscar de la Renta legacy and 2) this is the first time two major design houses have shared creative directors.
Anthony Vaccarello took over at Saint Laurent after Hedi Slimane left and is keeping up the vibe of clubwear-chic. Leandra put together a list of things to know about Vaccarello for you, too. (Hedi Slimane isn’t anywhere new as of yet.)
Finally, Maria Grazia Chiuri left Valentino for Dior. She showed her first collection (the same one we recently styled) in September and her second in March.
That’s all for now, although the shuffling will remain so long as the music plays. Who are you most excited about? Where would you like to see those designers without posts go? Want to keep playing the hypothetical “who could potentially succeed Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel should he ever step down?”
See our last two rounds of Designer Musical Chairs here (March 2016) and here (October 2014).
Graphics by Maria Jia Ling Pitt.


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There is more than one artist with this name: 1. A German jazz act. 2. A New York based Underground Hip-Hop group with Cage and Camu Tao. They produced only one self-titled album. Camu Tao has since passed away. The Nighthawks are named after the Sylvester Stalone and Billy Dee Williams movie featuring a white and black cop team. The Nighthawks album is a concept album about a white and black partnership of some really corrupt cops. 3. "The Nighthawks" are a blues and roots music band based in Washington, DC.


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Scientists from Indiana University and the University of Copenhagen decided the perennial problem of creating super-bright fluorescent dyes. They were able to synthesize molecules, the glow of which does not depend on each other. As a result, the radiation brightness of new materials compared to the traditional has increased dramatically. In the new molecules of dyes in the presence of neighboring particles decrease light intensity.
The range of application of the invention is extraordinarily wide. Is solar panels a new type, new laser systems, as well as an incredible printing capabilities and even interior design. Extremely bright materials open up many new technological possibilities.
At the moment the synthesis of the brightest substances completed. But it remains to deal with some questions of stability of the obtained materials. In any case, the new bright dyes now are superior to all existing analogues in terms of resistance and durability.


Do you ever marvel what the internal part of an F1 tire seems? The large, solid foams of air and latex are some of the most imperative parts of a Formula 1 race car that offers entirely the exchange to the track. A person has scratched one in half to get just what they're actually made of and returned with some fascinating outcomes.rnrnScott Mansell of the Driver61 YouTube channel obtained his hands on a worn Pirelli tire launched an F1 car, and achieved a handheld round saw and divided it in two, showing the inside materials you don't typically see on TV. The tire looks like to be designed of three major units: The droplet where it comes across the wheel, the sidewall, and the exchange cover.rnrnThe droplet is the heaviest, minimum supply section, making use of crews of steel fixed into the rubber to grasp itself to the wheel. There's also edges shaped into the rubber to assist hold the wheel in high resistance settings, that makes sure the tire doesn't slip-up and turn on its growing point. The sidewall is many strippers and designed decently of rubber. It's designed to activate under high load. The contact covering is the part that truly traces the road, thus it has to be hard plentiful to grip influences (but not so tough that it can't activate at all). It includes thin steel bands all the way through.rn
WHAT ARE THE COMPOUNDS?
rnAs always, Pirelli will fetch showery and transitional tires to each competition, just in case.rnrnBut the smooth tires have been the ones in the banners, with Pirelli able to select from seven complexes this year.rnrnThe choice is super hard, hard, medium, soft, super soft, ultrasoft and hypersoft.rn
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY?
rnThe diverse features of various tracks can touch tire squalor in several ways. For several years, F1 has tried to make competitions more thrilling by compelling teams to be more planned over their tire usage. The distinct composites let F1 build better on-track indecision, which - in the model - directs to more thrilling competitions.rn
WHAT'S NEW FOR 2018?
rnThe hypersoft and superhard composites are fresh names for 2018, but it is truly the ultrasoft and hypersoft which are untouched. Every composite is one step lenient than it was in 2017. Thus, last year's ultrasoft is at the present supersoft and the superhard is previous year's tough composite.rn
HOW MANY CAN YOU USE IN A RACE?
rnAs earlier, Pirelli will allocate three composites to every competition weekend. Teams will have to track at least two complexes in the competition, with one score allotted as compulsory.rnrnThe expansion of the F1 competing tire approached of the stage with the look of 'slick' un-treaded tires in the late 1960s and initial 1970s. Teams and tire manufacturers comprehended that by forgetting a footstep pattern on dry weather tires, the space part of rubber in contact with the road might be increased. Until 1998 season Formula 1 car competed with slicks, then ‘grooved’ tires were presented to control the surrounding speeds. Those furrowed tires had three channels in the obverse tires and four grooves in the back tires.rnrnThe protocols quantified that all tires had to have four constant longitudinal networks at least 2.5mm profound and spaced 50mm separately. These variations designed many new challenges for the tire makers - most remarkably that makes sure the grooves' reliability, which in order inadequate the smoothness of latex composites that might be used.rn
HOW MUST FASTER DO TYRES MAKE CARS?
rnConveniently, Pirelli has unveiled exactly how much time teams can anticipate increasing by well-built on lenient tires in 2018.rnrnMediums to softs: 0.8 secondsrnrnSofts to supersoft: 0.4 secondsrnrnSupersoft to ultrasoft: 0.6 secondsrnrnUltrasofts to Hypersoft: 0.7/0.8 secondsrn
WILL NEW TYRES MEAN NEW RECORDS?
rnIt seems it! Four teams in pre-season set in circuit times never earlier seen at the Circuit de Catalunya. The Barcelona track has been reemerged, which also backed to the most rapid times, but Vettel's top was more than a second faster than Felipe Massa's record which had mounted for more than 10 years, beforehand Daniel Ricciardo achieved the record-breaking on track.rnrnRead More- Top Tyre brands of the country


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Attorneys for President Trump opened their defense in his Senate impeachment trial Saturday morning by charging that the case presented by House Democrats was full of “bluster and innuendo,” and that “devastating evidence” would lead to the inevitable conclusion that the two articles of impeachment now being considered have no merit. “The president did absolutely nothing wrong,” said White House counsel Pat Cipollone, who is leading Trump's defense. The other key point, made by Cipollone and others, was that Trump acted “in our national interest” by withholding $250 million in military aid from Ukraine for several months in the spring and summer of 2019.
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Auschwitz I, the first camp to undergo construction, was initially created for three reasons: to imprison enemies, to use forced labor, and to kill certain groups of people. Markus Schreiber/AP Sources: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Auschwitz‑Birkenau Memorial and State Museum Construction of the largest camp, Auschwitz II, also called Auschwitz-Birkenau, began in October 1941. Electrified barbed wire divided it into 10 different sections.
For decades, the Indian Navy has been the dominant regional power in the Indian Ocean, and has even boasted a carrier aviation capability that was nearly unique in Asia. But as outlined in a report by the Center for New American Security (CNAS), the growth of Chinese military power in the last two decades has dramatically eclipsed India's own attempts to modernize and expand its forces—particularly in the maritime domain. This is problematic due to New Delhi's tense relations with Beijing since a 1962 border war.
A Mississippi postal worker who was shot while delivering mail last week has died. Sherry Ingold died at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson on Friday night, Postal Inspector Tony Robinson said. Ingold was shot on Mississippi Highway 35 in Attala County northeast of Jackson on Jan. 16.
Hong Kong authorities on Sunday barred residents of China's Hubei province, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, from entering the city, in response to mounting pressure to enact preventative measures to contain the spreading epidemic. The ban includes those who have been in the province in the past 14 days but excludes Hong Kong citizens. Earlier a group of protesters set alight the lobby of a newly built residential building in Hong Kong that authorities planned to use as a quarantine facility for the coronavirus outbreak.
Crowds gather in Ditan Park in Beijing, China. Thomas Peter/Reuters2020: Ditan Park is eerily empty as workers took down the lantern decorations after the Lunar New Year celebration was cancelled. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters2019: Signs with the Chinese character "Fu," which means "Good luck," hang in the Forbidden City.
His eyes brimming with tears, a Uighur student in Saudi Arabia holds out his Chinese passport -- long past its expiry date and condemning him to an uncertain fate as the kingdom grows closer to Beijing. The Chinese mission in Saudi Arabia stopped renewing passports for the ethnic Muslim minority more than two years ago, in what campaigners call a pressure tactic exercised in many countries to force the Uighur diaspora to return home. Half a dozen Uighur families in Saudi Arabia who showed AFP their passports -- a few already expired and some approaching the date -- said they dread going back to China, where over a million Uighurs are believed to be held in internment camps.
The fourth person in the US to be diagnosed with coronavirus is in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced on Sunday. The infected person arrived from Wuhan, China, and is currently being treated at an unknown hospital in Los Angeles. The virus was first discovered in Wuhan, China — a city of over 11 million people which is currently under quarantine following the coronavirus outbreak.
Bloomberg has released almost 20 proposals since joining the race on Nov. 24: $1.2 trillion for infrastructure. If Bloomberg comes out of Super Tuesday among the Democratic race's top tier, there will be increasing pressure on him to explain how he's going to pay for his policies, said Don Fowler, a former Democratic National Committee chairman who hasn't endorsed a 2020 candidate.“There will be a great hue and cry for him to add substance to his proposals and do it very quickly,” Fowler said. Bloomberg's campaign says that it plans to release further details about the tax proposal as soon as next week and that it will show how he plans to pay for his proposals.
A U.S. war veterans group is "expecting" an apology from President Trump for his comments that downplayed traumatic brain injuries suffered by service members in Iran's recent attack on a base in Iraq, an official said on Friday.
As House Democrats wrapped up their 24 hours of opening statements in the impeachment trial of President Trump on Friday, one thing members of both parties acknowledged — albeit somewhat grudgingly on the Republican side — was that Rep. Adam Schiff had done about as good a job as he could in arguing the Democrats' case. Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, was the lead impeachment manager for the Democrats, speaking on his feet for hours at a time with fluency, eloquence and command of the facts. “He's well-spoken,” Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., told reporters on Thursday.
Key Point: Thankfully, Washington decided the weapon would not be necessary in the Cold War standoff. After days of speculation by Western analysts that a deadly accident on August 8 that briefly spiked radiation levels in northwestern Russia was tied to tests of an exotic nuclear-powered “Skyfall” nuclear-powered cruise missile, Russian sources confirmed to the New York Times the explosion of a “small nuclear reactor. While there's a tactical rationale behind Russia's development of a fast, surface-skimming cruise missile with an unlimited range as a means of bypassing American missile defenses, it strikes many analysts as an inordinately expensive, extremely technically challenging, and—ev...
It's the worst locust outbreak to hit Kenya in 70 years. Hundreds of millions of the small bugs are swarming in from neighboring Somalia and Ethiopia with unprecedented size and destructive potential, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization. The Desert Locust, the most devastating of all locust species, is eating up crops in areas already susceptible to food and water shortages.
China's central government announced Sunday that it's taking the reins in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus from local officials in Hubei province, home to the virus' city of origin, Wuhan. Ma Xiaowei, the head of the country's National Health Commission, said "we are now in a critical period of prevention and control." It appears the coronavirus is becoming more contagious — Zhou Xianwang, the mayor of Wuhan, said experts will likely soon confirm another 1,000 infection cases.
The health minister in Thailand, the country with the most confirmed cases outside China of the new coronavirus, called an emergency meeting on Sunday with the transport and tourism ministries amid rising public discontent over the government's handling of the illness. "We can control the situation and are confident in our ability to handle the crisis," Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters. The number of cases of the disease in Thailand rose on Sunday to eight.
Three people died Sunday as hundreds of people took to the streets demanding the resignation of Gambian President Adama Barrow who wants to extend his term. "I can confirm that there have been three dead," said Kebba Manneh, director of the Serrekunda hospital where victims were taken. Tension has been building in The Gambia, a tiny West African country surrounded by Senegal, over Barrow's decision to stay in office for five years after initially pledging to step down after three.
REUTERS/Martin Pollard The US government will charter a plane on Sunday to evacuate US diplomats and US citizens from Wuhan amid the coronavirus outbreak, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The State Department had already ordered all non-emergency US personnel to evacuate last week, though the Chinese government issued a travel ban on the city the same day. The 230 seats on the Boeing 767 aircraft will be offered to the around 1,000 US citizens in Wuhan.
The Des Moines Register endorsed progressive favorite Senator Elizabeth Warren a little more than a week before the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3, saying the Massachusetts lawmaker would “push an unequal America in the right direction. The influential newspaper in Iowa's largest city revealed its pick for the first-in-the-nation nominating contest on its website Saturday evening. "At this moment, when the very fabric of American life is at stake, Elizabeth Warren is the president this nation needs," the Register's editorial board said.The Register said that many of Warren's ideas “are not radical.
Germany's foreign minister is calling for strengthened efforts against anti-Semitism to ward off the possibility that many Jews decide to leave the country. Maas' comments came a day before the 75th anniversary of the Soviet liberation of the Nazis' Auschwitz death camp and at a time of rising concern in Germany and elsewhere in Europe about anti-Semitism. “We must urgently take countermeasures so that such thoughts don't turn into bitter reality and it doesn't come to a massive exodus of Jews from Germany,” he wrote.
The Navy is reportedly investigating videos found on the website Pornhub that it believes show unsuspecting Navy service members through a peephole in a bathroom.
Republicans are already looking past impeachment, sensing a looming Democratic plot to gradually release more Ukraine bombshells as Donald Trump fights for re-election. Even with the president's impeachment trial racing toward a swift acquittal for Trump, Republicans have seen a drip, drip, drip of information in recent days about Trump's role in pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival. They liken it to the repeated allegations of misconduct lodged against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 confirmation fight, and fear they're witnessing an election-year repeat.
Since striking a landmark nuclear technology treaty in 2005 with New Delhi, Washington has steadily pursued an alliance with India, including technology transfers, modest but growing arms sales, and military cooperation including a 2016 shared basing agreement. A desire to buttress India to counterbalance China's seemingly meteoric rise as an East Asian military superpower. China-India relations never fully recovered from a 1962 war in which Chinese troops seized territory from India on their Himalayan border.
And by darn it, if there isn't a large creature walking on two legs in the photo tweeted by Washington State DOT. Is that a person? Is it a Sasquatch?
China on Sunday expanded drastic travel restrictions to contain a viral epidemic that has killed 56 people and infected nearly 2,000, as the United States, France and Japan prepared to evacuate their citizens from a quarantined city at the outbreak's epicentre. China has locked down the hard-hit province of Hubei in the country's centre in an unprecedented operation affecting tens of millions of people to slow the spread of the respiratory illness. The previously unknown virus has caused global concern because of its similarity to the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) pathogen, which killed hundreds across mainland China and Hong Kong in 2002-2003.
A Jordanian court on Sunday levelled "terrorism" charges against a man suspected of wounding eight people in a November knife attack at a popular tourist site. The suspect, Moustafa Abourouis, 22, faces up to 20 years in prison after the stabbing of three Mexicans, a Swiss woman, a Jordanian tour guide and a security officer at the Roman city of Jerash. At a hearing open to the press, prosecutors accused Abourouis of committing a "terrorist act" and "promoting the ideas of a terrorist group" -- a reference to the Islamic State (IS) group.

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