Could you imagine a military without tanks? Probably not. Virtually all militaries around the world have their own tank units of some sort. Regardless of whether it was the T-14 Armata, Challenger 2, M1 Abrams, and even those strange ones like the Antonov A-40 Krylya and praying mantis, these tanks could be traced back to their sole ancestor: Little Willie. We often hear it being credited as the very first tank that was built in 1915 by Britain. This was only partially true.
Lincoln No. 1 Machine
Little Willie was indeed the world’s oldest tank. What others don’t normally mention was that this first tank was not a combat vehicle but rather a prototype as a proof of concept that was crucial in the later creation of the rhomboid tanks that saw the trenches of World War I.
Even before World War I broke out, the idea of a tracked armored vehicle had been floating around the minds of different militaries from different countries, but none really took the initiative to create one. In 1915, Britain finally made the first move when it established the Landship Committee. During that time, the best source of knowledge and experience about tracked armored vehicles was the Royal Navy, which makes sense when you think of it. A warship back then was an armored box that contained a powerplant, weapons and a crew. That is what a tank does too. That was why most of the committee assigned were naval officers. At the same time, the agricultural machinery William Foster & Co. was contracted by the committee to design a vehicle.
The company initially bought a pre-built track unit from the Bullock Creeping Grip Tractor Company in the United States to assemble what would be known as the Lincoln No. 1 Machine. Its production started in August 1915 and was finished and ready for testing by the next month.
The results of the test were not impressive. One of the major reasons why the vehicle was designed was related to the particular circumstances of the fighting in WWI. Unlike the evolution of the tank into a fast, mobile artillery platform that it became in WWII, in 1915 what was needed was a way to cross trenches, or better yet a vehicle that could sit astride a trench and pour machinegun fire down on the exposed troops in the trenches themselves. When they tested Lincoln No. 1 for that purpose, the lower section of its track would sag and cause the track to slide off its path, causing it to either jam the drivetrain or just be thrown off, making it completely useless. The Bullock tracks didn’t work for this specific purpose either.
By the end of that same month, they designed a vehicle with a better track type with a flange in the track links that ran along the frame of the tank preventing them from sagging when moving over a trench. The main issue with this version was that the vehicle had no suspension, so the crew inside felt every jarring bump in the terrain it passed over. Out of a crew of five or six, two of them were drivers: the first was assigned to control the steering wheel, clutch, primary gearbox, and throttle, and the second one was solely for the hand-operated brakes.
Lincoln No.1 Machine was not armored and instead had a boilerplate in place of armor plating that was riveted to an iron-angle frame. Even so, the vehicle was 18 tons, putting quite the strain on the Daimler 6 cylinder, 105 hp engine, and its transmissions. At speed, she could manage about 3.5 mph. There was also a non-rotatable turret in the prototype on top of the hull that was supposed to house a Vicker 2-pounder Maxim gun and some machine guns but was later removed completely, probably because of the added weight.
Lincoln No. 1 Machine was in the process of being completed in terms of design requirements when the engineers thought they could still improve its design. So they began their work on a new vehicle with a rhomboid-shaped track running around the sides of the vehicle up to the top. The turrets were replaced with side sponsons mounted inside the track path, which enabled the crew to shoot down into the trenches while the vehicle drove over them, which was basically a double kill for the enemies. This design would be the second prototype built by the British, which was Lincoln No. 1 version 2.0 if you could call it that.
After prototype number 2, the OG Lincoln No. 1 Machine was instead called Little Willie as an insult to the German Imperial Crown Prince Wilhelm. Version two was then called Big Willie, in reference to the Crown Prince’s father, Emperor Wilhelm II. Big Willie would, later on, be renamed, Mother.
Mother would eventually be another in the sense that its design would be used to expand upon future tanks. It was also during this period that the name “tank” would be used to refer to armored vehicles. The revolutionary invention was kept a secret by the British concealed them by referring to the vehicles as “water carriers.” No one was really sure how they were called “tanks,” but the theory was that the terms “water carriers” and “water tanks” were used interchangeably until the “water tanks” were shortened to just “tanks.”
Today, Little Willie (or maybe Grandpa Willie) could be seen in the Tank Museum, Bovington, serving as a reminder of how progress and innovation could start with something as crude but crucial as he is.


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Visit the Oxford flood scheme consultation webpage to view the consultation responses and read the consultation response document.
The Environment Agency and their partners are working together to develop a flood alleviation scheme to reduce flood risk to properties, transport links and infrastructure in Oxford. In addition, the scheme aims to protect Oxford’s reputation as a thriving commercial centre, and create and maintain recreational and environmental opportunities.
Early investigations confirm that a flood relief channel would reduce flood risk in Oxford. The Environment Agency has therefore developed a series of channel options, based on their findings and the results of early public engagement about a potential scheme and what stakeholders would want.
They would like to hear your views on these options, to help them identify the final route for the channel.
After this consultation, they will assess which route will provide the best all-round solution to Oxford’s flooding problem. They will take into account public opinion alongside the outputs of their assessment, which considers which options would be technically and economically feasible.
The Environment Agency will announce the results of the consultation by April 2016. Following this, they will work on developing a detailed design for the scheme.


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Porridge is a nice way to start the day because it is warm, a little bit sweet, and it stays with you through the entire morning. But if you are following a traditional porridge recipe you won’t get too far while on Paleo. All of the necessary modifications have been made in this version so you can enjoy it without worrying if you are staying within the guidelines. Eggs, flour, coconut milk, and seasonings have combined to make one yummy porridge. This can serve as a standalone breakfast without any meat eaten at the same time. Paleo does focus on a meat and vegetable balance, but breakfast can be a lighter meal.
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NORRISTOWN – Montgomery County has preserved 10,000 acres of farmland through the Montgomery County Agricultural Land Preservation Program, officials announced.
During the Jan. 21 meeting, a celebratory video was released featuring farmers who have preserved their land through the program, which has worked to preserve open space and support productive farms over the past 30 years in Montgomery County. The initiative also provides important open spaces and scenic vistas.
The commissioners voted to authorize $90,575 to support the farmland preservation program in 2021. This funding leverages additional state dollars to bring total program funding to over $2 million annually.
“We are proud to recognize Montgomery County’s farming heritage, which dates back more than 200 years,” said Montgomery County Commissioners’ Chairwoman Valerie Arkoosh. “The farmland preservation program shows not only the importance of open space, but also the vital ways that farms contribute to the county’s economic and sustainability efforts.”
To date, there are 177 farms, representing a combined total of 10,196 acres, preserved in Montgomery County under the Montgomery County Agricultural Land Preservation Program. In Pennsylvania, there are 5,813 preserved farms in 59 participating counties, representing an overall total of 591,819 acres preserved statewide.
Funding for the program comes from both the county and state, and, in some cases, the municipality. The remainder of the funding comes from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through cigarette taxes, the Environmental Stewardship Fund, and other sources. A township or borough may contribute money to preserve a farm within its own boundaries.
“The importance of local food provided by Montco farms cannot be understated,” said Montgomery County Commissioners’ Vice Chairman Ken Lawrence Jr. “The growth of the farm-to-table movement has decreased both food miles traveled and carbon footprints to make it a win-win for everyone. Local farms are also critical partners in our anti-hunger efforts to support people in need by providing healthy, local food to our residents.”
For information on the program, contact Stephen Zbyszinski at 610-278-5960.


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The protein, which is involved in the mechanism of the plant’s response to water and thermal stresses and to invasion by fungi, has been named DRIK1. It could help develop drought-resistant plant varieties and products that reduce losses related to climate change.
In laboratory tests, the material inactivated 99.9% of SARS-CoV-2 in two minutes. The technology developed by the startup, which is supported by FAPESP, will be used to produce face masks and hospital apparel.
Based on placental cell gene expression data and computer simulations, Brazilian researchers concluded that the virus may use the placental proteins DPP4 and CTSL as an alternative point of entry into human cells.
The study will analyze how the disease affects different communities in Brazil and the US based on social and demographic characteristics related to drivers of environmental vulnerability.
Study conducted by the FAPESP-funded Center for Research on Inflammatory Diseases (CRID) shows that drug currently used to treat cystic fibrosis can help prevent complications from infection by SARS-CoV-2.
The platform contains data on 75,000 patients, 6,500 sets of outcome data, and 1.6 million clinical examinations and laboratory tests. The University of São Paulo, Fleury Group, Hospital Sírio-Libanês and Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital are participating.
The website developed by researchers at the University of São Paulo includes videos, illustrations, texts and posters with information on the right way to put on and take off masks, gloves, gowns and other items.
Synthetic compounds and molecules derived from natural products belonging to Brazil’s biodiversity are being screened by teams at the Center for Innovation in Biodiversity and Drug Discovery, which is supported by FAPESP.
Experiments were conducted by scientists affiliated with the Center of Excellence in New Target Discovery, a research center supported by FAPESP, involving five animals with spontaneous skin tumors.
The project is supported by FAPESP’s Innovative Research in Small Business Program. The firm plans to produce ELISA kits that will detect antibodies against the novel coronavirus in blood serum.
Brazilian researchers are the only Latin American group to have had a project selected in an international request for applications by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Funding of more USD 175,000 has been awarded to the study, which will be the first in Brazil to use single-cell analysis.
This was the main scientific position to emerge from the online seminar “Biodiversity, climate crisis, economies and pandemics” organized with FAPESP’s support via its program focused on biodiversity.
Researchers at the University of Campinas tested the Brazilian immunotherapy drug OncoTherad on five patients who contracted the disease while being treated for bladder cancer. The drug attenuated the inflammation in their lungs and shortened their hospital stay.
A formulation could be used in patients at risk of respiratory failure to prevent their condition from deteriorating. This methodology has been used to treat HIV/AIDS by an international group of scientists led by Brazilian researchers.
In a review article published in the American Journal of Physiology, Brazilian researchers present scientific evidence on the impact of short periods of inactivity on the cardiovascular system and recommend exercise to stay fit at home during the pandemic.
Through a project supported by FAPESP, the São Paulo-based firm Setup is developing two portable ventilators. More robust and easier to operate than standard devices, they are designed for use in ICUs and field hospitals.
Company supported by FAPESP is developing a smart visible and thermal spectrum imaging system to spot people with fever in schools, malls or offices.
Pre-clinical trial will identify the formulation and concentration capable of inducing a rapid and lasting immune response, before further development and testing.
Based on quantitative MRI, researchers measured cortical volume in 51,665 participants and correlated the data with genetic markers.
Study shows that São Paulo City has eight distinct urban groups in economic, social and cultural terms, making effective action against the pandemic a challenge.
Scientists affiliated with a research center supported by FAPESP set out to understand the strategies used by immune cells to combat the most severe phase of the disease.
Only 13.8% of the workforce has jobs in sectors not badly hit by social isolation according to a research network set up to propose ways of improving the quality of government policies for dealing with the crisis.
Companies and research groups can use the infrastructure at the University of São Paulo to obtain measurements and develop equipment, circuits and devices that operate at frequencies up to 110 gigahertz.
Brazilian researchers are developing a strategy to induce mutations in the gene that encodes ACE-2, the protein used by SARS-CoV-2 to invade human cells. The goal is to disrupt the protein’s interaction with the virus without impairing its function in the organism.

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|Publication number||US4496267 A|
|Application number||US 06/450,560|
|Publication date||Jan 29, 1985|
|Filing date||Dec 16, 1982|
|Priority date||Dec 16, 1982|
|Publication number||06450560, 450560, US 4496267 A, US 4496267A, US-A-4496267, US4496267 A, US4496267A|
|Inventors||John P. Gnaedinger|
|Original Assignee||John P. Gnaedinger Research Corporation|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (24), Classifications (14), Legal Events (5)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
There are at least three important elements involved in the formation of pavement constructions which carry vehicular traffic. Those elements include (a) the subgrade or supporting soil which can comprise a natural deposit or man-made fill, (b) a base course located above the subgrade which transmits the pressures exerted by the vehicle to the subgrade, and (c) a surface course, located above the base course, which is in direct contact with the vehicle.
The operation of the base course in a concrete pavement is not particularly critical since the concrete is quite rigid, and, therefore, shearing stresses in the base course are minimal. In the case of flexible pavement, however, the base course functions to transmit relatively high stresses to the subgrade. Thus, the nature of the base course is critical if a flexible pavement construction is used.
Some current construction practices involve the use of crushed stone or other granular materials for base courses. These aggregates, however, exhibit a lack of cohesion, are subject to densification under traffic conditions, and have relatively low shearing strengths under concentrated loads. A significant development in the prior art involves the use of a mixture of lime, an aggregate (such as crushed stone, gravel-containing soil or slag), and fly ash--these mixtures have been satisfactory from most standpoints. However, materials employed in these compositions are expensive either due to their scarcity or to the production and handling costs.
It is an object of this invention to utilize the material produced from the incineration of municipal waste as a component of a base course construction, and to avoid the need to dispose of that material in landfill sites.
It is another object of this invention to provide an improved material for pavement construction that is economical to produce and which can be employed in an efficient fashion.
It is an additional object of this invention to provide a material which is particularly suitable for use as the base course located beneath flexible pavement constructions for the reason that the material possesses the requisite strength for distributing loads on the pavement.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a material for use as a base course in flexible pavement constructions which is economical to produce, which comprises a minimum of relatively inexpensive ingredients and which can be handled and utilized in a highly efficient manner.
These and other objects of this invention will appear hereinafter, and it will be understood that the following examples are provided for purposes of illustration and not by way of limitation.
A material for use as a base course in a pavement construction is provided by prereacting uncompacted incinerator ash with 2-10% by weight lime or 2-10% by weight of a 2:3 lime:fly ash mixture for several days, and then mixing from 2 to 10% by weight lime and 10-25% by weight water with pre-reacted incinerator ash before compaction. The incinerator ash comprises the reaction product formed upon burning refuse in a rotary kiln furnace or other high performance incinerator at a temperature between about 1600° F. and 2000° F. The ash is of the type which will pass through a 3/4 inch to one inch screen prior to use for the removal of large metal pieces.
The incinerator ash must have the following properties. Specifically, the ash is the reaction product formed upon burning miscellaneous refuse and garbage in a slowly rotating kiln-type furnace preferably at a temperature of about 1800° F. Residue from walking grate incinerators will also provide satisfactory residue if the incinerator is properly operated and the residue is burned thoroughly. After burning, the product is washed through a 3/4 to one inch screen whereby large pieces of metal and other large fragments are removed. In the final product, about 60 to 90 percent of the ash passes through a No. 4 (3/16 inch) screen, 10 to 30 percent passes through a No. 30 screen, 2 to 12 percent passes through a 100-mesh screen, and from 1.5 to 8 percent passes through a 200-mesh screen.
A typical analysis of incinerator ash produced in accordance with the above technique that is suitable for use in this invention is presented in Table I.
TABLE I______________________________________Silica (SiO2) 55% by weightAlumina (Al2 O3) 9% by weightIron Oxide (Fe2 O3) 9% by weightCalcium Oxide (CaO) 10% by weightMagnesium Oxide (MgO) 2% by weightSoluble Salts 1.2% by weightTotal Sulfates 0.5% by weightLoss on Ignition 15% by weightSpecific Gravity 2.57______________________________________
As used herein, "loss on ignition" indicates the organic content of the residue after combustion since the reduction in weight after ignition corresponds to the amount of organic materials which reacted and were evolved in gaseous form during ignition.
The incinerator ash having the characteristics necessary for the practice of this invention is different in certain material respects from the fly ash employed in the prior art. First, incinerator ash can be distinguished from fly ash in size characteristics since fly ash, in order to be suitable for the reaction described in the prior art, must be an extremely fine material. That reaction, referred to as a pozzolanic reaction, requires an ash, 98% of which will pass through a No. 30 screen and 70% of which will pass through a No. 200 screen.
Fly ash is also obtained from a completely different source; namely, as the finely divided residue resulting from the combustion of powdered coal. That residue is referred to as a pozzolan which is a siliceous or alumino-siliceous material. The above noted specifications for fly ash are found in ASTM Designation: C379-56T.
As will appear from the following description, incinerator ash, to be suitable for use with lime in this invention, must be capable of undergoing a reaction which is different from the pozzolanic reaction that characterizes the use of fly ash. It is for this reason that the incinerator ash of this invention must have the foregoing characteristics--ashes recovered from an incinerator will not react according to this invention unless they possess those characteristics.
The incinerator ash residue differs from a fly ash system which includes the residue obtained from the combustion of powdered coal, this residue consisting of finely divided, burned shale.
The lime used in the present invention can be selected from the various well-known hydrated limes in an amount up to about 10% by weight. Quick lime also produces satisfactory results although it is usually avoided due to the health hazards attendant the use of this material. Flue dust lime, containing approximately 40% calcium oxide, can also be used in increased amounts whereby the desired lime content will be provided.
A preferred lime comprises monohydrated dolomitic lime which consists of a mixture of Ca(OH)2 and MgO. Fully hydrated lime is also contemplated as suitable for use in the composition.
As described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,293,999, various experiments have been conducted which illustrate the characteristics and the advantageous properties of an ash lime mixture which is suitable for use in this invention. Those experiments indicate that the density of the mixture should be at least 85% of the density determined by ASTM Method D-1557. A density of 95% D-1557 or higher is preferred. To achieve this density, a water content of between 10 and 25% by weight and preferably between 18 and 23% by weight is recommended. Laboratory and field tests were conducted to determine the compressive strengths of the following mixtures:
TABLE II______________________________________Compressive Strength (ksc)Day Sample 1* Sample 2** Sample 3***______________________________________ 7 10.1 9.8 3.328 6.5 12.0 6.490 18.7 23.3 38.6______________________________________ *Compacted incinerator ash and 8% lime. **Uncompacted incinerator ash prereacted with 5% lime; after 4 days, 8% lime is added before compaction. ***Uncompacted incinerator ash prereacted with 5% of 2:3 lime: fly ash mixture; after 7 days, 8% lime is added before compaction. (All percentages are by weight.)
In the construction of pavement with a base course in accordance with this invention, the incinerator ash is first prereacted according to the above described technique. The incinerator ash is then mixed (a) with the lime in a mixing plant or in a truck mixer, (b) in place by discing and blading, or (c) by any other method which assures a uniform distribution of the lime in the incinerator ash. Moisture is added so that the total moisture at the time of compaction is approximately at the optimum point as determined by ASTM Method D-1557.
After the moisture and lime have been uniformly mixed into the volume of incinerator waste, the mixture is spread on the subgrade, preferably with a spreader box, bladed to an appropriate uncompacted thickness, and rolled by vibratory or other compaction equipment to a density of about 95% as determined by the above noted ASTM Method. The surface of the compacted base course may then be coated after placement with a light application of a bituminous primer material to minimize evaporation to cure the material, and to minimize infiltration of rain which might otherwise leach the surface.
Following application of the material, evolution of gases has been noted. This phenomena requires a delay in forming final surfacing as with asphaltic concrete or other flexible surfacing. If the final surfacing were applied immediately, the evolving gases may form voids under, or bursts in the surface.
The evolved gas is related to the chemical reactions which produce the hardening. Since no gas generation takes place when fly ash is employed, it is apparently a different reaction than pozzolanic. Because of that reaction, a delay of three days or more is necessary for sufficient evolution of the gases so that bursts in the surface are not formed. Although the reaction continues for an extended period, the amount of gases evolved after about three days is relatively small and the pressure increases are not great enough to damage the final surface.
The material of this invention, however, will not achieve its full strength until at least one month has passed. Therefore, traffic should be limited over the pavement for at least one week after placement to prevent a breakup of the material before setting has been completed.
The reaction of this invention is slow and extends over a period of several months. Therefore, the final strength of the base course will be appreciably higher than the strength after about one month. As above indicated, however, traffic can be allowed on a pavement construction which utilizes this invention before full strength has been achieved because the compacted base course can support appreciable loads for a significant time before full strength is achieved.
In the application of the incinerator ash-lime mixture of this invention as a base course, the density of the base course which should be specified will depend upon the character of the subgrade and upon the expected load and frequency of traffic. It is contemplated that conventional formulas which are available for the design of installations in parking lots, streets, highways, runways and the like will be utilized in determining the details of the base course construction.
As explained, it has been found desirable to apply a surface course over the base course of this invention as the base course will then more readily withstand the pressure and abrasion occasioned by the passage of vehicles. Following common pavement construction practices, the incinerator ash-lime base course can be primed through the application of a cut-back asphaltic material, using either a medium curing or rapid curing liquid asphalt. About 0.1 to 0.2 gallons per square yard of this liquid asphalt may be employed. After a curing period of at least 24 hours, a wearing course, consisting of 1 to 3 inches is provided as the flexible pavement. If traffic will use the surface formed according to the present invention before paving, the surface should not be primed. The thickness of this wearing course will depend on the expected traffic load on the construction.
In some instances, the surface of the base course of this invention can be sealed by the application of a bituminous surface treatment which includes the alternate application of bituminous material and aggregate. Again, the use of a surfacing of this nature will depend on the anticipated traffic load for the particular location.
This invention has the advantage over materials using fly ash as a base course in that no crushed stone, gravel, or slag is needed as an additive. The incinerator ash serves both as aggregate and as the chemical material which reacts with the lime.
This invention offers a further advantage in that the incinerator ash, which normally must be disposed of at a considerable cost to dump sites frequently located many miles from the incinerator plant, can now have an economic value. Thus, a high quality base course is produced at a significantly lower cost than the pozzolanic base courses; and, in most cases, at a lower cost than crushed stone bases, and with a substantial savings in energy. The above description is believed to illustrate the improvements which can be achieved in the formation of flexible pavement constructions. It is also to be understood, however, that these compositions are highly suitable for use as a base course for concrete pavement and also find utility without a surface course and these applications are therefore contemplated.
It will further be understood that various changes and modifications can be made in the above-described invention which provide the characteristics of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof particularly as defined in the following claims.
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|U.S. Classification||404/82, 106/710, 405/129.2, 106/706, 106/697, 106/900|
|International Classification||C04B28/22, E01C3/00|
|Cooperative Classification||Y02W30/92, C04B28/18, E01C3/003, Y10S106/90|
|European Classification||C04B28/22B, E01C3/00B|
|Nov 13, 1984||AS||Assignment|
Owner name: JOHN P. GNAEDINGER RESEARCH CORPORATION, 160 SHERI
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|Sep 2, 1992||REMI||Maintenance fee reminder mailed|
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All Zy-El specific images already present at http://zyel.wikispaces.com/ needs to be uploaded and properly categorized in a subcategory to Category:Zy-El images, but those who are also present in regular Diablo II do not need to be copied over, they're most likely already in the wiki. I stress the categories, it is very important to categorize images, otherwise they are very hard to find if you do not know where they are already.
A complete list of all images can be found at Category:Images (with the exception of those who are not categorized yet). This is the great benefit of using categories, as they can then be found quite easily.
PlugY for Diablo II allows you to reset skills and stats, transfer items between characters in singleplayer, obtain all ladder runewords and do all Uberquests while offline. It is the only way to do all of the above. Please use it.
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As Bob Dylan releases his 39th studio album ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’, GQ presents a ranking of the Nobel laureate’s best work.
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Ribbon Formation in Twist-Nematic Elastomers
L. Teresi1 V. Varano1
1LaMS - Modelling & Simulation Lab, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Roma, Italy
Nematic Elastomers (NEs) possess both the elastic properties of rubbers and the orientational properties of liquid crystals. Those two properties makes the configuration of NEs very sensitive to isotropic-nematic phase transition. Our goal is to replicate with numerical experiments the phenomena of shape formation in
Twist-Nematic Elastomers (TNEs): a flat bar evolves into a helicoidal shape and then jumps to a ribbon while temperature changes.
We model the TNEs in the framework of 3D non-linear elasticity with large distortions, and account for both chirality, de-swelling and temperature changes. We use three nested parametric sweep nodes to solve the model, thus enabling us to reproduce the whole process from solvent evaporation, to temperature variation, for a sequence of different geometries.


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APRIL 12, 2017 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, has been was awarded contract by Kelleys Island Ferry Boat Line, Marblehead, Ohio for work on the M/V Carlee Emily that includes the vessel’s 5-year drydocking, United States Coast Guard (USCG) inspection and surveys as well as miscellaneous routine repairs.
The ferry was hauled out using the shipyard’s 770-MT mobile Marine Travelift on April 10, 2017. Work is expected to be completed later this month, allowing the ferry to return to service as soon as possible.
This is the second time that the M/V Carlee Emily has been drydocked at Great Lakes Shipyard and the shipyard’s fifth drydocking for Kelleys Island Ferry Boat Line. Other Kelleys Island vessels drydocked at the yard include M/V Kayla Marie and Juliet Alicia.


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What are you most proud of? Sorry, but the photos are a bit blurry. What advice would you give someone starting this project? Have fun with it :) My little 10-year-old boys made a page like this with me; it was a great way to teach them the basics of threading the machine, winding the bobbin, and feeding the fabric through the machine.
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Western officers are stepping up efforts to evaluate whether or not Russia plans to deploy radioactive weapons in Ukraine, amid issues over the issue of monitoring potential preparations for a “soiled bomb”.
Moscow’s repeated claims in latest days that Kyiv is making ready to make use of one of many units — a crude standard explosive laced with radioactive materials — has elevated fears that Russia is laying the groundwork for a potential false flag operation that will escalate the conflict in Ukraine.
US president Joe Biden stated he spent a lot of Tuesday huddled with senior aides weighing what Russia may do and the way the US and its allies would reply.
“Let me simply say, Russia could be making an extremely severe mistake for it to make use of a tactical nuclear weapon. I’m not guaranteeing that it’s a false flag operation but, I don’t know, however it will be a severe, severe mistake,” stated Biden.
Up to now, US officers have stated they noticed no indication that Russia was planning to make use of a soiled bomb or deploy a nuclear weapon and had been monitoring the state of affairs rigorously.
However Nato capitals are involved that not like the logistical steps required to deploy orthodox nuclear weapons, which they imagine will be tracked, preparations for a grimy bomb had been “extra obscure”, one western defence official stated.
A number of western officers, who spoke on situation of anonymity given the sensitivity of the difficulty, stated the west’s capability to infer whether or not Russia deliberate to make use of a grimy bomb is perhaps restricted, relying on what Moscow wished to telegraph to the world.
“If an actor wished to do a grimy bomb . . . a number of our capability to detect could be decided by a spread of things, together with the size of time that the perpetrator was going to arrange for, or the communications that will be concerned in doing that and , measurement and site,” stated John Kirby, a spokesperson for the US Nationwide Safety Council.
He stated the US was “monitoring as greatest we will”.
The crude nature of soiled bombs, which may mix a small, transportable standard explosive with radioactive materials derived from numerous sources similar to nuclear energy stations, medical units or analysis laboratories, makes it laborious to detect their use forward of time, analysts stated.
“It might be nearly inconceivable to detect a grimy bomb upfront as a result of it will simply be a standard explosion or explosive machine,” stated Scott Roecker, vice-president for the nuclear supplies safety programme at The Nuclear Menace Initiative, a US non-profit. He stated the US and its allies may also wrestle after a tool was used to determine what occurred.
“If it’s a grimy bomb . . . it will be a localised explosion, it will be a standard explosion that releases radiation and other people would begin getting sick or one thing like that will be the primary signal of that, so it’s far more tough to find out,” stated Roecker.
US officers have warned that Russia would face steep penalties had been it to make use of a grimy bomb or a small model of a real nuclear machine supposed to be used on the battlefield, often called a tactical nuclear weapon. They’ve prevented laying out their potential response intimately, however have warned Russia of the implications in a collection of cellphone calls in latest days.
“The response [to Russia’s dirty bomb claims] has been good. Very strong, unified, robust. However let’s see what they are going to do,” stated a second western official, including that it was a transparent message that the usage of a grimy bomb would mark a step above standard weaponry. “It’s one stage up when it comes to escalation and would entail a reply . . . They know this.”
Western officers have stated a nuclear strike in Ukraine could be prone to set off standard army responses from western states. They haven’t spelt out precisely what they might do if Russia used a grimy bomb, which analysts stated was a weapon of mass destruction.
Russia’s use of a tactical nuclear weapon could be extra simply detected, western officers and analysts stated. Washington and its allies’ capability to detect potential nuclear use was wonderful however not excellent, officers stated, including that Russia would in all probability take steps seen to the west to extend stress earlier than it went forward and used such a weapon.
“Up to now, now we have not seen any modifications in Russia’s nuclear posture, however in fact we monitor it very carefully and we’re vigilant and able to act if essential,” Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg stated on Tuesday.
US officers have stated they count on the usage of a nuclear weapon on the battlefield in Ukraine to have extra of a psychological than important army impact, aimed toward convincing the US, UK and different western allies to again off from supporting Kyiv.
US officers have burdened that such a step would have the other impact and could be prone to alienate powers similar to India and China and people within the Center East which have given some assist to Russia or have remained impartial.


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The food market is saturated with “healthy” foods. The demand for healthier alternatives is incredibly high and the food/supplement companies are quite aware of this. So they are using clever and sneaky marketing tactics to attract the uneducated consumer. It’s no surprise that people are finding it difficult to know the difference between what’s actually healthy for them and what’s not. Here are three “healthy” foods that could be preventing you from achieving your goals.
Seeds and Nuts
While packed with nutrition, these little snacks can pack a huge caloric punch. For example, one cup of almonds contains over 800 calories. The problem with seeds and nuts is that they are so easy to over-consume. A 2 oz. serving of nuts isn’t that high in calories but how easy is it to eat a few handfuls? Before you know it, you’ve just munched through the equivalent of 8-10 oz. and a scary amount of calories.
Many people choose to snack on seeds and nuts because they are “healthy.” But be warned; an excess in calories is an excess in calories. It doesn’t matter if the calories are “healthy” or not; if you’re eating in a caloric surplus, you will more than likely gain weight.
Nuts are also occasionally accredited with containing protein. While it is true that nuts do have protein, it’s important to note that nuts are an incomplete protein source, meaning that they do not contain all of the essential amino acids. Nuts should not be relied upon as a significant protein source.
So while nuts are delicious and packed with nutrients, they should be consumed wisely with total overall caloric and macronutrient intake in mind.
Yes, wine does have some beneficial nutrients, none more so proclaimed than resveratrol. However, the amount of wine one would have to consume to get a beneficial dose of resveratrol would be totally negated by the amount of alcohol in the wine.
Some people respond better to alcohol than others and are able to get away with a higher consumption without seeing any changes to their body. Others are not so lucky. A glass of wine every night can be just fine for some, while for others, it could severely restrict their fat-loss efforts.
It should come as no surprise that alcohol consumption has the potential to stall your fat loss and prevent muscle gain. Alcohol significantly decreases protein synthesis and greatly affects your recovery ability. If you want to get the most out of your time in the gym, you would be wise to consume alcohol responsibly.
Yes, fruit can inhibit your fat loss efforts. Fruits are packed with a great amount of nutrients but you must also be aware of the sugars they contain. Fruits are actually a little different than other carbohydrates. Fruits contain fructose (as well as sucrose), which act slightly differently in the body. Fructose is more likely to be used/stored by the liver than by muscle tissue. If your liver glycogen and energy demands are met, than that fructose could potentially be stored as fat, even if your muscle glycogen is low.
Fruits such as apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes contain the highest amounts of sugar among fruits. In order to avoid excess sugar, you should consume fruits such as blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, and raspberries more frequently than the higher sugar containing fruits.
This article is in no way, shape, or form telling you that these foods are bad for you and should be avoided. That’s not the intention. The intention is to get you to be more aware of what you are putting in your body. The “healthy” food marketplace is a very dangerous place, filled with false advertisements and misleading claims. So be sure to do your due-diligence and not blindly trust what you see in advertisements.


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It’s that time of year again… It’s WTM Africa time!
iambassador to speak at WTM Africa
We’re getting ready to head to Cape Town for the 2019 edition of World Travel Market Africa where we’ll be presenting three special sessions about issues affecting influencer marketing and online content marketing in the travel industry. It’s iambassador’s fifth year partnering with WTM Africa and we’re always very proud to be part of this exciting event which is taking place this year from 10th – 12th April 2019. Below you can find more details about each of our individual sessions. To attend WTM Africa, please register here.
#WTMAfricaConnect Photo Competition
In addition to these panels and presentations, we are once again collaborating with WTM Africa to organise and manage a photo contest for bloggers/influencers to take part in. This year we’re asking bloggers and influencers to share a photo from WTM Africa itself.
To enter the competiton, bloggers and influencers simply need to take a photo at one of the stands at WTM featuring a favourite or dream travel experience or destination, and how they connect with it. Upload the photo to Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #WTMAfricaConnect. The contest runs from 10th April (9am) till 12th April (noon).
Prizes include a two-night stay for two persons in the Honeymoon Treetops suite at Teniqua Treetops in the Knysna Forest, a two-night stay for two persons (including Full English Breakfast) at Kelway Hotel and a two-night stay for two persons (including three meals) at the Hanglip Mountain Lodge. These prizes will be awarded to those sharing the quirkiest or most original photos with the presentation of the prizes taking place during an informal event in the Speakers Corner at WTM Africa on Friday, 12 April 2019 at 14:30.
Do let us know if you’re also heading to WTM Africa as we’d love to see you and your photos for the #WTMAfricaConnect competition too!
On Friday, 12th April, iambassador CEO Keith Jenkins will host a Q&A for travel bloggers/influencers and travel marketers at the Speakers Corner from 14:30 – 15:15. This will be followed by the announcement of the winners of the #WTMAfricaConnect photo competition. At this session, participants will be encouraged to ask questions as well as share their knowledge/experience on travel blogging, influencer marketing and influencer-industry relations.


A jarful of antimatter has been stolen from Cern's Large Hadron Collider by a secretive brotherhood intent on blowing up the Vatican. The substance is so volatile that if it comes into contact with matter it will explode with phenomenal force.
But hold on a minute. The jar contains an eighth of a gram of the elusive antimatter - far more than Cern scientists could produce in a lifetime - and the small jar could never possess a vacuum perfect enough to prevent the volatile particles from exploding.
What is more, the sleuths on the gang's trail - a Harvard symbologist and a Cern physicist - look suspiciously like actors Tom Hanks and Ayelet Zurer.
Speaking at a special preview of the film adaptation of Dan Brown's thriller Angels and Demons, hosted by the Science and Technology Facilities Council, Cern physicists picked apart the myths and realities of the science depicted.
David Wark, professor of physics at Imperial College London and a former member of the Cern Super Proton Synchrotron Committee, was generally positive about Hollywood's treatment of the atom-smashing experiment.
But he was quick to pick the film's producers up on the things they got wrong.
"Half of our critics say our work has no practical value, the other half say we are about to blow up the world. I wish they would make up their minds," he said. "The truth is that there isn't enough antimatter to blow up a communion wafer, let alone the Vatican."
According to Professor Wark's calculations, the destruction of one eighth of a gram of antimatter would produce energy roughly equal to one third of the Hiroshima bomb's power. "So the film-makers got that bit right, but it would take billions of years to create that much."
Another gripe was that, even if it could be carried in a jar, imperfections in any realistic vacuum employed would result in the gradual annihilation of the antimatter, generating levels of radiation that would prove fatal to the person holding it within five seconds.
Despite these flaws, Tara Shears, a particle physicist at the University of Liverpool who works on anti-matter experiments at Cern, said that the film had got a lot right. "We might not wear white coats as the film suggests but it's great to see a glitzed-up version of what we do," she said.
She argued that if the film inspired interest in science, its faults could be forgiven.
Professor Wark agreed, saying science fiction was almost always based more on fiction than science. "The science is wrong in most movies, but if you point out that you couldn't produce enough antimatter to blow your nose, the movie would be over in three minutes."


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with Kirsten Carpentier
Saturday, Jan 25, 2014, 9:30am – 1:00pm
What new intentions do you have for this coming year?
Rather than make a list of resolutions meant to broken, create a powerful visual reminder that 2014 offers four seasons and twelve months of hope, healing and joy in the form of a mandala or sacred circle.
This mixed media project will include watercolor and permanent markers, with lots of creative options to make your mandala express your life’s journey this coming year.Visual cues are effective reminders to the subconscious, so we’ll pick colors and images that will inspire us in the months to come.
No artistic background required. All materials included.
Open to Adults and Teens aged 15 and older.
Registration is closed for this event.


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Peacock Inspired Wedding #wedding #peacock #pictureideas... Don't really care for the peacock wedding theme but I love the way these colors pop with the black dresses
I like this direction of having the white and green bouquet with peacock feathers.
by The Cutting Garden at Flora Grubb, SF
Sparkle + Crystal + White Wedding Theme | Jennifer Cole Florals
Rose + Peacock Bouquet || 1920s Flowers
Great idea for outdoor lighting:: Tea lights in brick!
Centerpiece in a martini glass - very beautiful!


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Several dollar store chains have been hit with fines totaling $1.2 million for selling expired over-the-counter drugs, failing to comply state law and selling obsolete products, New York’s attorney general announced Monday.
The fines follow a months-long undercover investigation by the attorney general’s office that found Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar were selling over-the-counter drugs months past their expiration dates.
State law prohibits the sale of such drugs past their labeled dates.
“New York consumers have a right to expect that products on store shelves are safe, fresh and suitable for their advertised use,” Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement.
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The Donald Sterling ordeal was something else! After being surreptitiously recorded ranting his feelings about black people to his mistress, V. Stiviano, Sterling’s appallingly primitive views on race set in motion a tidal wave of disgust throughout the national media. The width of his racism was captured in his infamous quotes. Speaking of his black players, “I support them and give them food, and clothes, and cars, and houses.” He continues, “I’m just saying, in your lousy fxxxing Instagrams, you don’t have to have yourself walking with black people,” and “Don’t put him [Magic Johnson] on an Instagram for the world to see so they have to call me. And don’t bring him to my games.”
Though Stiviano is racially mixed, post-racial America’s charge on a boldly different perspective on race and race relations hasn’t capitulated Sterling’s D.W. Griffith-aesthetic. Because of this, NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver fined Sterling $2.5 million dollars in addition to banning him from the NBA “for life.” Among more interesting things is that the NBA is taking action to force Sterling to sell his $575 million dollar franchise, that could sell for upwards of $1 billion dollars. There are plenty of sharks roaming the shores of the LA Clippers’ franchise; filthy rich sharks, and some famed rappers are a part of this pod.
If the NBA’s board of governors can force Sterling to sell, a roll call of potential buyers are ready. With a combined net worth of over $60 billion dollars, the most likely to win a bidding war are business tycoons Oprah Winfrey, David Geffen and Larry Ellison. Guggenheim Partners, Magic Johnson, and Mark Walter are another group of bidders that have a good shot at the LA Clippers. The sharks that are least likely to win in a bidding war are rappers. Sean Combs, Dr. Dre, and Rick Ross have all publicly expressed interest but compared to the above mentioned, probably lack the capital needed to purchase a majority stake.
They can afford to be minority owners, however. Nelly is a minority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats and Jay-Z recently sold his minority stake in the Brooklyn Nets. And Drake has partnered with his hometown team, the Toronto Raptors, helping them with a variety of initiatives, including launching a clothing line in conjunction with the franchise.
Invariably stated by the late Notorious B.I.G., describing the limited opportunities in urban America, “Either you slinging crack-rock, or you got a wicked jump shot.” Hip-Hop and basketball have always had a mutual respect in that they’re both driven by competition to be the best, and most ball players and rappers come from the same places. Many players in the league are recruits from some of America’s toughest inner city ghettos. Hip-Hop was created in the inner city, is thriving, and over the past twenty years, has become the centerpiece of urban culture in America (and arguably the centerpiece of pop culture.) Allen Iverson’s entrance into the league was the country’s first up close and personal embodiment of hip hop in basketball; cornrows, excessive body art, brashness, and an unapologetic rebel-without-a-cause mentality. Even his signature crossover and his handles were like a stylized diddy-bop.
Swagger, raw talent, overconfidence, braggadocios machismo, and the will to win, are all commonalities that both basketball and Hip-Hop share. The perks of some of these attributes acquires them boatloads of money. Hip-Hop has afforded top-tier rappers the luxury to entertain the idea of buying a billion dollar franchise, or anything else that is astronomically expensive, whether they can actually afford it or not.
In Questlove’s article in Vulture, “How Hip-Hop Failed Black America” he said a couple of interesting things that I’d like to quote. When speaking of hip-hop’s ubiquity he says, “These days, nearly anything fashioned or put forth by black people gets referred to as hip-hop, even when the description is a poor and pointless fit.” Quest refers to Hip-Hop as a “culture packed into one hyphenated adjective”, with names like, “Hip-Hop abs”, “Hip-Hop news”, Hip-Hop this, and Hip-Hop that. Almost every genre of music on the radio has some element of Hip-Hop influence in it. It’s on TV, the Internet, and in movies. It’s everywhere and can be suffocating at times. But now that Hip-Hop is a global commodity, Hip-Hop attached to anything is money, and money, especially in this country, is power.
Ciroc, Beats by Dre, Formula 50, Shade 45, Revolt TV, Hennessey, Reebok, Samsung Galaxy, and Carol’s Daughter, are but a few companies owned by rappers or that endorse rappers. Hip-Hop has infiltrated corporate America at a magnitude unimaginable twenty years ago. Another thing that Quest sites, is that, “Once hip-hop culture is ubiquitous, it is also invisible. Once it’s everywhere, it is nowhere. What once offered resistance to mainstream culture is now an integral part of the sullen dominant.” With Hip-Hop losing it’s “umph” it will remain powerful until it becomes nothing.
© Copyright Eddie Savoy Bailey III, 2014
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Nature usually puts great effort into ruining spectacular dresses. But this Russian artist is putting them side by side in her series 'Fashion & Nature'.
Owls, known around the world as symbol of wisdom and wizardly postal services, have never looked as cute as this! Photographed by Thai photographer Sasi Smith, these owls show all of their splendor.
Andreas Lie makes animal art via the effect that scared anyone who has ever had a film camera – double exposure.
While photography is largely dependent on talent, a good camera also helps. For Meagan V. Blazier, a point-and-shoot is enough.
Many amateur photographers find managing lighting to be problematic, but not self-taught Mikko Lagerstedt, who taked his stunning photographs at night.
A lion is the king of all he surveys, and he’ll protect his realm from anyone - including photographers! That’s how Atif Saeed managed to take this stunning picture of an angry lion!
Most of us have witnessed waves crash on the surf. But Ray Collins is really interested in the wave before and during the crash – and that‘s how we get pictures of wave looking like mountain peaks.
Huskies have the perfect balance of both cuteness and being dog sized. And in the photographs by Kirovsk based Fox Grom, they appear to tread on water, too!
Babies, animals, snow - a recipe for disaster, am I right? Apparently, no, because Russian photographer Elena Karneeva has done some kickass photo sessions that netted her editor's choice on 500px.
Forests are spooky enough as it is: wolves, spiders, Eastern European grannies collecting mysterious plants. But Ellie Davies still spent 7 years in forests of the UK slightly altering them to give a more fairy tale feel.
Photographer Joshua Nowicki was there to capture the strange army of frozen towers that materialized last weekend. These alien formations are actually towers of frozen sand carved by wind on the shores of Lake Michigan - natural beauty at its best!
Sure, riding a horse might be fun, but who wouldn't want a flying mount? This frog certainly did! Photographer Hendy Mp captured the hilarious spectacle of a frog trying to ride a beetle.


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Path of Vision; pocket essays of East and West/Part Second, 4
OVER ANCIENT BABYLON
FROM Aleppo to the City of the Abbaside Khalifs, over ancient Babylon and Nineveh!—O seers of Chaldea, did you ever behold this in your visions,—did you ever read of it in your book of stars?
Indeed, the railroad and the aeroplane are rumbling to-day over buried Babylon. And in the golden silence of the desert the modern capitalist, after the Man of Neishapur, will sing,
Awake! for steam is scattering to flight
The Beduin tribes into eternal night.
For after all, Nineveh and Babylon might only be asleep. To be sure, wherever there are streams of opalescent water, human life is imperishable, immortal. But sleep is often mistaken for death; and the apoplexy of a nation is of longer duration than that of an individual. Under the magic wand of modern industrialism, therefore, Babylon and Nineveh might rise again and put Paris and New York to shame. No; they might rise and help to bring the better mind of Europe nearer to the East and the purer soul of India nearer to the West : they might become the connecting link between the Orient and the Occident of the future. Geographically, this is logical; historically, it is possible. Meanwhile, the idealists in both continents, the proclaimers of the confederation of the world, may go on dreaming; and Capital, the pioneer of the children of dreams, will sing in the valley of the Euphrates the song of the dawn of industry.
Awake! for steam is scattering to flight
The caravans into eternal night.
And along with them, perhaps, the poetry of the Arab and his horse. But this lament over the passing of the poet might not be wholly justified. For after the nations of the past are resuscitated, after the work of creation, lasting six days or six centuries, is performed, Capital will want to rest and be entertained. She will welcome again the poet; she will build temples to his Muse. At present, however, the bard must not hover on the horizon of Capital. We must forge ahead. Nothing in the way is sacred.
The Young Turks themselves once spent a few piasters in this business of redemption. They tried to mow down the Arabs to pave the way for the European steam engine. Now the English are conspiring against the lethal but sacred lethargy of the Euphrates. They will dam the river to bless its valley. They will mutilate it, chop it into pools, so to speak, and cage its currents in canals and ditches to make them sing in the wilderness the song of plenty. Indeed, there is a kind of poetry, deep and elemental as Ossian's, even in the achievements of science, even in the mechanical marvels of engineering. We live in an age, which, in its vast inclusions at least, is the most poetic of all ages. No nation, however far removed from the pivot of its dynamic influence, no people, however stolid and hidebound, is free to shake off its thrall or to reject its boon. A truth or a fallacy uttered in London is echoed the following day in Baghdad; an idea born in New York soon captures the mind of Damascus; a discovery made in Paris benefits even the silk worms in the shadow of the Lebanon cedars. A marvellous thing this civilization, even to a sophisticated Oriental, who revels in its romance, which the scribes translate from the columns of the American and European newspapers, as he would in the Arabian Nights. Indeed, those who produced the Arabian Nights are to him incarnate in the makers of our civilization. Therefore—but let the logician draw his own conclusions. This international game of Give and Take is as baffling as any other. To lose in it is to gain, and vice versa.
If the poet of Baghdad realized this, he would not waste his soul in lamentations over buried kingdoms.—O Babylon, Europe is desecrating thy sacred dust. O Nineveh, the Franks have come to mock at thy past. Over thy palaces, O Samiramis, over thy grave, O Belshazzar—but let the poet of Baghdad sit upon the highway and lament. The train will soon be coming.
Meanwhile, the doctors of the Mohammedan law, the ulema of Islam, will scan their sacred books to see if aught therein is mentioned about the railroad and the aeroplane. And if, after straining their theological faculties, they can not find, expressed or implied, a divine sanction of these inventions, they will forthwith curse them from the pulpit. Yes; this has already been done in Nejd. But the Arabs, though they begin by waylaying the trains to Medina, will soon be laying rails themselves across the Nefud. The genius of this industrial age is destined to world conquest and power. And the Koran, that divine encyclopedia of the Muslem, has an elasticity of phrase that can be made to cover any heresy, ancient or modern, speculative or industrial.
Speaking one day with one of the ulema of Damascus of the extravagance of practical science, I mentioned the Meteorological Bureau at Washington, which has two hundred employees at its central office, and spends over a million dollars a year for the purpose of forecasting the weather. The sheikh held up his hands in horror, exclaiming, "And all this to blaspheme the great Allah! For who but He and His Prophet Mohammed can read in the Book of To-morrow? Is it not writ in the Koran. 'And what is in the bosom of the Heavens, and what is in the bosom of Time, and what is in the bosom of woman, only Allah knoweth?"
But the irate sheikh and the will yet resuscutate Arabia.—Steam and Electricity will be the servants of her virtue and glory. But let us organize the Trust, and straightway. In the Trust, O my Brothers, is our salvation....poet are gently reminded by the modern editor, who in most cases is aladinist, a free-thinker, that the times have changed, that the Prophet himself has said, Every Age hath its Book, and that the fabulous wealth and prosperity of America, for instance, are the natural outcome of co-operation.—They are the fruits of organized industry, O my Brothers,—they are the legitimate offspring of the Trust. Let us, therefore, co-operate like the Americans: let us organize the Trust. Science
And my friend the social reformer will find, methinks, herein some food for thought. A distant view of the question, an Oriental view, is not unworthy of consideration. For when a people hail what another people spurn, when a nation blesses what another nation is cursing, then there must be still room on one side or the other for the deeper truth, the sounder view of the matter. Some people among us will find these between the curse and the blessing. I, for one, refuse to peep with the radical reformer into the boudoir of the Trust; and I admire her not, as do the aladinists of Damascus, in her travelling toggery. But in her workaday clothes I behold her walking with the people, and I dare say she is tolerably human.
For in spite of what is set down in the Criminal Code, I am convinced that the Trust hath a soul. Else how could she be so fair and so wicked, so voracious withal and so bounteous? Indeed, the soul of the Trust is accumulative, even like her capital. It is a somatic soul, as it were, which you might not find mentioned in the book of metaphysics, but which the skeptic might see, and touch, and even steal thereof. Behold it exteriorized in these monumental marvels of materialism. The Soul of the Trust!—it broods in the mines; it sings in the mills; it cries in the Stock Exchange; it sweats in the fields; it throbs in the engine room; it vibrates in the electric wire; it poetizes in the Marconi mystery; it hitches its aeroplane to the dog-star.
Ay, the Trust hath a soul, believe me, and it is as good as all the other trust-in-Mammon souls of the present day, which were once divine and immortal. True, it has no sentiment. But who has, in this beautiful iron age? Neither Darwin nor Carl Marx ever worried about sentiment. Capital and Thought, these are the living principles of the Trust. Of these is composed the duality of her somatic soul.
And Capital and Thought will dance in triumph over the tombs of ancient kingdoms and in the valleys of sacred rivers, even as they do in the mills and mines and around the palaces and temples of Modern Industrialism. Thus sayeth my aladinist friend of Damascus, who never tires of repeating, In the Trust, O my Brothers, is our salvation. But let us hope he will be able to find the truth somewhere between his blessing and the curse of the social reformer. Or better still, beyond both. For the Trust, like all other human institutions, must soon or late outgrow its usefulness. Meanwhile there is something suggestive and useful in the enthusiasm of the Oriental. And if Europe gives Arabia a railway, Arabia gives Europe an idea. Which, I think, balances the account.

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Philip Pain, 20, plunged from the seventh-floor, breaking both legs, his lower back and crushing his internal organs. Doctors feared Mr Pain's rare O Negative blood type meant they would not have enough pints to operate.
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March 20, 2012
By Ronnie Garrison
Big lakes often get all the publicity in the spring, but to get a jump on the action and catch more largemouths, try a smaller pond. Bass start feeding in ponds early in the spring and you can often catch more than on a big lake. And your chances for a wall-hanger are much better.
Ponds warm faster in the early spring than bigger bodies of water for several reasons. Their size protects them from wind stirring up the water like it does the bigger lakes, and shoreline trees often give even more protection. Less mixing of the water from wind allows the surface of the pond to warm faster and stay warm.
Shallows in ponds often have dark bottoms from sediment and this absorbs sunlight to warm the shallows faster. On big lakes waves usually washed away the darker sediment, leaving sand and gravel that does not absorb heat as well.
Most ponds have more shallow water relative to size than the bigger lakes, so they have more area to warm more quickly.
Finally, vegetation growing in the shallows help absorbs heat, adding to the warming. All these factors mean ponds warm more quickly than bigger lakes.
Bass respond to warming water in ways to make any fisherman smile. As soon as the water starts a warming trend and gets above about 50 degrees the bass go to shallow water and feed. This movement makes them much easier to catch on a variety of baits and they are feeding heavily.
To catch these early spring bass, target water less then 6 feet deep. Don't hesitate to cast right to the bank in less than a foot of water. Bass get in water that barely covers their backs this time of year. That is where the water is warmest and the bass are most likely to find food.
Fish all shallow water in a pond. On the first warm days in early spring the bass might move into contact with the bank near deeper water at the dam. After two or three days of warm sun they are in shallows far from the deeper water, often in the very far upper end of the pond.
Any kind of shallow cover will hold bass. Target early growing vegetation, old weeds that have not rotted away, brush, trees in the water, overhanging bushes and rocks. Bass tend to hold tight against cover, but are willing to ambush any bait fairly close to them. Your cast should be past the cover, and then bring your bait back by it.
A spinnerbait is hard to beat in the early spring. Use a fairly small bait like a 3/16-ounce bait with a willowleaf blade and a smaller Colorado blade. Colors depend on water clarity, but a standard that works well is a chartreuse skirt with one gold blade and one silver blade. Adding a curly tail trailer gives it more action and allows you to fish the bait more slowly, too.
The reason a spinnerbait is so good is you can fish it at any speed and fish water from the surface to the bottom. On warmer days buzz the bait just under the surface, reeling it fast over any cover you see. For a change-up stop the bait and let it fall by a stump or other wood cover, then start reeling it fast again, if a bass has not already inhaled it.
Next, slow down and reel the bait a foot or so under the surface, with pauses and twitches to make the skirt flare and the blades flutter. Fish from right on the bank all the way out to 6 feet deep. If fishing from the shore, make parallel casts to the bank, fan casting from right against the edge to angles that put the bait in deeper water.
Very early in the spring, when the water first starts to warm, try slow-rolling the spinnerbait, crawling it along the bottom. You want to fish the bait as slowly as you can to keep the blades turning. Let the bait bump anything on the bottom but keep it moving slowly and steadily.
A soft jerkbait, like the Zoom Fluke, gets bites when other baits are passed up in small ponds in the early spring. Rig the bait weightless and cast it to the edge of the water. Work it back with soft twitches, making it look like an injured minnow that is struggling to swim. Bass find such an easy meal hard to pass up.
A light-colored bait, like albino or natural blue, is easier to see in the water and you can tell when a bass takes it. Watch your bait and line and set the hook when anything unusual happens, like a line twitch or if your bait suddenly disappears.
A jig-and-pig is an excellent bait early in the spring, too. As soon as the water starts to warm crayfish come out of their tunnels, where they spent the winter. Bass love them. Clay and rock banks are best for imitating crayfish, but a jig-and-pig works anywhere.
In clear water use brown and green, like a brown jig with a green pumpkin trailer. For stained water, tie on a black and blue jig with a blue trailer. Use a realistic crawfish looking trailer or a simple twin tail curly tail trailer. The curly tail trailer has more action and makes the bait fall slower.
Use a fairly light jig of 3/16 to ¼ ounce, and stick to smaller size trailers and skirts, too. Cast the bait right to the bank and crawl it along the bottom with small hops. If you have ever watched a crawfish feeding, it crawls along then suddenly jumps several inches, especially when startled. Make your bait look like a crawfish feeding.
Cover clay and rock areas with many casts, but also cast to any wood cover you find. Try to skip the bait under overhanging bushes right to the bank, let it sit a few seconds then slowly work it out. Keep your line tight and be ready to set the hook at any mushy feeling or thump on your line.
Small crankbaits are good in ponds in early spring, too. Use a shallow running bait that digs down to 6 feet deep, like the 2-inch Spro Little John, and try colors that imitate a bluegill, such as the Sunny Bream. Bass feed heavily on bluegill in ponds and those fish are common in almost all ponds.
Make fairly long casts in clear water and fish the bait so it bumps the bottom from right on the bank out to 6 foot depth. Try different speeds, from a fast retrieve for active fish, to a slow crawl that looks like a meal too easy to pass up. When you hit bottom pause and let the bait float up a little, then dig it down again.
It's hard to beat a small pond for bass this time of year. Give one a try to catch more and bigger bass.
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Nature in the City: Special Event with TreeUtah @ Eco-Garden/Day-Riverside Library
EcoGarden was built and is maintained by the wonderful folks of TreeUtah! come join us for a special evening at the EcoGarden south of Day-Riverside Library!
Tracy Aviary’s Nature in the City program has been created in partnership with Salt Lake City to provide city residents with fun, educational summer activities to get kids outdoors and encourage exploration of nature all around us… especially in our own city.
Programs are FREE, but pre-registration is required.
Sep 23, 2015
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Bosse & Baume: Start an Art Collection (2018)
The Directors of Bosse and Baum Gallery, Lana Churchill and Alexandra Warder ran a workshop on how to start an art collection. Hosted by Soho House, Dean Street, London, the event focused on collecting work by women artists.
Jenn Nkiru: Artist Screening (2018)
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Candied Yams and Cranberries
6 medium yams or sweet potatoes
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Wash yams or potatoes; drain but do not dry. Set in crockpot. Cover and cook on
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Seal Pup Found Entangled in Plastic
In another sad day for the environment, plastic pollution has once again reared its ugly head by endangering sea life that resides on the British coast.
In an attempt to create awareness about the devastating issue of plastic pollution, Cornwall based charity, Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust, released an image of a seal pup that had become entangled in plastic.
The seal was discovered during a survey of the Cornish coast. Sadly, on this occasion, rescuers were unable to catch the pup, that is less than a year old, and bring it to safety. However, they are now working with British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) to monitor and rescue the animal but it is strangled to death.
Not the Only Case
Sadly, this is not the only case of plastic waste causing harm to sea life. Stories such as these are reported daily all over the world.
In recent years we have seen several species of sea life such as sea turtles, whales and hermit crabs all severely endangered by plastic pollution. The Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust say that they come across over 100 different seals each year that have become entangled in lost fishing gear.
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Millions of tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans each year with an estimated 60 to 90 percent of all marine debris being made up of plastic waste.
In the UK alone, around 5,000 different kinds of plastic have been found per mile on shores around the country. Marine conservation charities also report that there are more than 150 plastic bottles scattered across each and every mile of the UK’s beaches.
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BSAD 680.20 Final Exam
March 5, 2014
Answer four of the following seven essay questions. Essay answers should be in paragraph form using complete sentences. (No bullet points) Use APA style for citations as needed. Exams may be subject to student submission using Turnitin at the professor's discretion. Your answers should be submitted as a Word file attached to an email sent to me by the start of class on March 5th. While brevity is the soul of wit, essay answers should err on the side of completeness versus brevity. That said, I don't want to see the answer to any question go beyond two single-spaced typewritten pages using a font size of 10-12 points.
1. Congratulations! You have just been elected ruler of a small LDC. What steps will you take to manage the country's balance of trade, and its currency? Name and use an actual country - don't make one up.
Sierra Leone is a country that is rich in agricultural and mining resources, yet the great majority (over 70%) of the country still lives in poverty. Economic growth is hindered by disadvantageous exchange rates and government budget deficits. As the recently elected President of Sierra Leone, I will take any and all necessary steps to bring this beautiful country out of poverty (www.heritage.org, 2014).
Sierra Leone is currently working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to implement changes and improvements in our country’s economic system. Sierra Leone has made important strides in economic reconstruction and macroeconomic as well as political stability since the end of the civil conflict in 2002. Economic growth has strengthened in the last two years with a stream of iron ore production and increased infrastructure investment. As the new president, I will continue working with the IMF to manage the balance of trade and stabilize our currency (www.imf.org, 2013).
In regards to Sierra Leone’s currency, the exchange rate system is classified as floating, with the value of the leone (currency) determined by the market. Currently, the central bank’s interventions are limited and aimed at smoothing volatility in the market. In order to stabilize the currency, I will diligently work with the Bank of Sierra Leone (BoSL) and with the IMF to introduce a stringent stabilization policy and reduce our country’s debt. This policy will be aimed at first and foremost at tightening monetary regulations and reducing government borrowing. I will encourage the BoSL to move from a wholesale foreign exchange auction system to a retail auction system available to importers. This will enhance the currency’s stability in the market as well as improve competitiveness.
I will also work with the BoSL to improve monetary policy signaling, address remaining gaps in banking supervision, monetary and foreign exchange operations. I will also work with the BoSL on access to finance in order to actively support initiatives to encourage the development of microfinance in rural areas. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, I will continue to work with the IMF and the BoSL to develop a financial literacy campaign that will help to spread knowledge and motivation to continue efforts to stabilize the currency (www.imf.org, 2013)
As president, I have also been charged with stabilizing trade in Sierra Leone. One of the biggest challenges in trade in Sierra Leone is that of smuggling and illicit trading activities. Sierra Leone is known for mining, especially diamonds, but poor regulation and policy enforcement, and high levels of corruption that lead to considerable levels of money laundering activities. As president, I will establish stricter controls and taxes around the mining trade, and crack down on corrupt government officials. I will continue to work with the government-created mining community development fund (DACDF), created to raise local communities' stake in the legal diamond trade, which returns a portion of diamond export taxes...
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