But school zero vernier caliper
The utility model is a length measuring instrument, belongs to the survey instrument field.
Vernier caliper is the dimensional measuring instrument of industrial measurement exact instrument commonly used.It adds the vernier that an energy slides on blade on the basis of common ruler, thereby improve the precision of measuring.Blade and vernier all have measuring jaw, and the width that measuring claw can measuring flume in utilizing and the internal diameter of pipe utilize the external pelivimetry pawl can measure the thickness of part and the external diameter of pipe.Pit gauge and vernier scale connect together, and can survey the degree of depth of groove and tube.Purposes is very extensive, and very convenient.
Along with the wearing and tearing of using, cause the zero graduation of main scale and the zero graduation of vernier to misplace, therefore, each use all will be measured zero reading earlier, be called the modified value at zero point, to add on the numerical value that vernier caliper shows all during calculating that the zero point modified value, must be by calculating the measured value that just can draw measured object after therefore measuring as measured value.The data processing inconvenience, and probably when data processing, omit modified value and make the measured value mistake at zero point.It is inaccurate to reach needed result or result, may cause whole the failure of an experiment.
Summary of the invention
Because omit and calculate the zero point modified value and cause measured value inaccurate and reduce the trouble of data processing, is a brand-new combination, easily school zero vernier caliper but the utility model offers people in order to prevent when using vernier caliper to carry out object measured.
The technical scheme that the utility model adopted is: the registration chi and the vernier of vernier are separated, on the registration chi of vernier, add the preceding paragraph screw mandrel, put a hollow nut relative with the screw thread of screw mandrel on screw mandrel, be school zero knob, nut is limited in the square hole of vernier.It is mobile with the registration chi of vernier to drive screw mandrel by the slip nut, thereby can be under the situation of main scale zero graduation and vernier zero graduation dislocation make main scale zero graduation and vernier zero graduation from newly aliging from the registration chi of new adjusting vernier, making the zero point modified value is zero, guarantees that the registration value of vernier caliper is the measured value of measured object.But whole school zero vernier caliper is made up of vernier, vernier registration chi, pit gauge, school zero screw mandrel, school zero knob, dovetail groove and trapezoidal prominent buckle etc.Vernier is divided into registration chi and the vernier main part two parts that are connected with screw mandrel, be with on the screw mandrel and relative hollow nut, be school zero knob, nut is limited in the square hole of vernier, the rolling nut drives screw mandrel and takes place and the relatively moving of vernier main part with the registration chi of vernier, regulates the vernier zero graduation and aligns with the main scale zero graduation.
Vernier is made up of vernier registration chi, vernier main part, screw mandrel, and vernier registration chi links to each other with screw mandrel, and vernier registration chi is stuck in the dovetail groove of vernier main part and can moves along dovetail groove.Vernier registration chi links to each other with a screw mandrel, thereby the position of registration chi on vernier that can change vernier by the nut of regulating on the screw mandrel is unique design of the present utility model.Vernier registration chi has three parts: be carved with the reading plate of registration, outstanding trapezoidal protruding the button and screw mandrel.Be carved with scale on the reading plate, can read high-precision registration onboard.Outstanding trapezoidal protruding button can be locked in the registration chi in the dovetail groove on the vernier, guarantees that the registration plate can only slide and do not come off at vernier upper edge dovetail groove.A rectangular opening and a cylindrical hole that traverses of taking back the rectangular recess of buckleing, a dovetail groove, a hollow out is arranged on the vernier, and the rectangular recess of taking back button can be enclosed within vernier on the main scale, and the assurance vernier can move around on the bar shaped main scale and not come off; Trapezoidal protruding button of dovetail groove and vernier registration plate matches; The aperture of the cylindrical hole that traverses is slightly big than the diameter of screw mandrel, and screw mandrel can move around in the hole does not take place significantly to rock; The rectangular opening of hollow out can limit the position that is enclosed within the nut on the screw mandrel.The registration chi of vernier is connected by dovetail groove with the vernier main part, makes the registration chi of vernier can stablize mobile at vernier upper edge dovetail groove.In addition, the outer pitch of screw mandrel is identical with the interior pitch of nut, and the size of this pitch is below a times of precision of this vernier caliper; The external diameter of screw mandrel is identical with the aperture of nut.
The utility model is according to different measuring accuracy requirements, and the registration chi of design vernier has different scales, and as 10 lattice, 20 lattice, 50 lattice etc., making measuring accuracy is 0.1mm, 0.05mm, 0.02mm etc.
The internal thread of described nut requires identical with the externally threaded pitch of described screw mandrel, and the size of this pitch is below a times of precision of this vernier caliper, and the zero graduation position of vernier can be changed in very among a small circle.The internal diameter of nut is identical with the external diameter of screw mandrel.
The length and width of the rectangular opening of described hollow out must be greater than the diameter and the thickness of described nut.
Distinct advantages of the present utility model is: can regulate the zero point modified value is zero, makes convenience of calculation; Can change precision of measurement with the registration plate that changes vernier.Damaged vernier caliper is utilized again, reduce cost, and simple structure, detachably carry out modular repair,
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But Fig. 1 is embodiment 1 school zero a vernier caliper front elevation.
But Fig. 2 is the local figure of school zero vernier caliper
But Fig. 3 is the sectional view at the A-A place of embodiment 2 schools zero vernier caliper.
But Fig. 4 is stuck in the sectional view at B-B place for embodiment 3 schools zero vernier.
Below in conjunction with drawings and Examples the utility model is further specified.
Embodiment 1: but school zero vernier caliper front elevation, as shown in the figure, mainly form by interior measuring claw (1), external pelivimetry pawl (4), pit gauge (9), fixed screw (2), main scale (3), vernier (5), mobile pulley (6), school zero knob (7), school zero screw mandrel (8) etc.With external pelivimetry pawl (4) closure, observe the zero graduation of vernier and the zero graduation of main scale before measuring,, regulate the position of registration chi on vernier of vernier, make two zero graduation alignment by regulating school zero knob (8) if two scales are unjustified.During measurement, hold the main scale latter half, pushing away mobile pulley (6) with forefinger and opening measuring jaw, measured object is placed on the relevant position, use external pelivimetry pawl (4) when measuring length or external diameter; When measuring internal diameter with interior measuring claw (1); With pit gauge (9), touch mobile pulley (6) and make measuring jaw during the degree of depth of measured hole, read the measured value of measured object then from main scale and vernier near measured object.Because this moment, zero point, modified value was zero, this measured value need not be added the modified value at zero point.
Embodiment 2: A-A sectional view shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.Comprise prominent button (11), rectangle returning groove (12) of dovetail groove (10), the vernier registration chi of main scale (3), pit gauge (9), vernier registration chi (13), vernier main part etc.The prominent button (11) of vernier registration chi being stuck in the dovetail groove (10) of vernier main part to move and not to break away from vernier registration chi (11) along the dovetail groove (10) of vernier main part.Main scale (3) is stuck in and makes main scale (3) move and do not break away from along rectangle returning groove (12) in the rectangle returning groove (12).Row hollow tube in the side of having on the main scale (3) can be stuck in pit gauge (9) the inside and move around and do not break away from and crooked and precision that influence is measured.Main scale (3) is marked with scale, with scale on the registration chi (13) of vernier mutually near making things convenient for reading of registration.
Embodiment 3: B-B sectional view shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.Comprise main scale (3), mobile pulley (6), school zero knob (7), school zero screw mandrel (8), pit gauge (9), vernier registration chi (13) etc.School zero screw mandrel (8) links to each other with vernier registration chi (13).On zero screw mandrel (8) of school the very little screw thread of pitch is arranged, school zero knob (7) is a hollow nut, and internal thread is corresponding with the screw thread of school zero screw mandrel (8).When zero knob (7) of slip school, to cause the relative motion of school zero screw mandrel (8), is null displacement because zero knob (7) is limited in the square hole of vernier with relative vernier, so cause the relative displacement of school zero screw mandrel (8) and vernier registration chi (13) and vernier, thereby the zero graduation of regulating vernier aligns with the zero graduation of main scale.
But the utlity model has school zero power energy, the modified value at zero point that makes each measurement is zero, guarantees that the registration on the vernier caliper is measured value, makes data processing quite convenient.


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Kardashian, 30, and Humphries, 26, tied the knot Saturday night in the exclusive Montecito area near Santa Barbara, Calif., Kardashian publicist Jill Fritzo told People magazine and E!
The ceremony will be televised as a two-part special on E! in October.
It is the first marriage for Humphries, who last played for the NBA's New Jersey Nets, and the second for Kardashian, star of E!'s "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." She was married to music producer Damon Thomas from 2000 to 2004.
People and E! reported Kardashian wore an ivory gown designed by Vera Wang. Her stepfather, Bruce Jenner, walked her down the aisle in front of 440 guests, including Demi Lovato, Mario Lopez, Eva Longoria, Sugar Ray Leonard, Alan Thicke and Lindsay Lohan.
Kardashian's gown had a tulle skirt, basque waist and Chantilly lace, and was matched with a pair of Giuseppe Zanotti shoes, the media outlets reported. The bride planned to wear two other Wang dresses before the night and the party were over.
Her sisters and TV co-stars Kourtney Kardashian, 32, and Khloe Kardashian, 27, served as co-maids of honor.
The groom wore a white peak lapel tuxedo jacket, black tuxedo pants and, a white shirt and a white bow tie, all designed by Ermenegildo Zegna.
Kardashian and Humphries began dating late last year and announced their engagement in May. He proposed on bended knee with a 20.5-carat ring by spelling out "Will you marry me?" in rose petals.
Since the couple's engagement, the pending nuptials have provided constant fodder for the media and the Kardashians, who posted updates about the wedding on their blogs and websites.
The waves of hype that preceded the ceremony didn't seem to faze the bride. Earlier this week, Kardashian said she was "totally calm" about the much-hyped ceremony.
"I think that freak-out moment kind of already passed," she said at a party Wednesday to launch her new clothing line at Sears.

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Unlucky in love, chemist Paul Matthews visits gypsy Madame Rosa for help. Quickly realizing he is a hopeless nerd, she gifts him with Love Potion No.
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Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest.
28 August 1992
The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather.
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The biopic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader.
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The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives.
31 January 1992
Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before World War II.
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A poor French teenage girl engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon. For the first time in her young life she has control, and she wields it deftly over her besotted lover throughout a series of clandestine meetings and torrid encounters.
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Peruvian singer and actress sky towers aims to internationalize his musical career with the release of the video clip of his latest song “La Media Vuelta”. Recorded in different locations in Puerto Rico, the music video premieres this Friday, March 31 at 11:00 am on YouTube.
The song in salsa version, has the collaboration with Manny Manuel, a Puerto Rican artist recognized on the island for his outstanding work in tropical music. The musical direction of the was in charge of the musical producer and winner of the Latin Grammy, Sergio George. through the record label Chim Pum Music.
Through a press release, Torres commented on his excitement at starting this new musical journey: “We recorded in some places and typical places of the Isla del Encanto and the video is turning out very good. I am thrilled to meet and work with the amazing Manny Manuel”.
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Nov 1, 2011 - Get warmed up for the 2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show with these highlights from last year’s show. The show airs November 29, 10/9c, on CBS and features the Victoria’s Secret Angels, musical guests Kanye West, Maroon 5 and Cee Lo Green. Don’t miss it!
Dec 1, 2010 - From bright eyes to sun-kissed skin, it’s easy to achieve that angelic glow! Watch as VS Makeup artist Lauren Cosenza and Lindsay Ellingson give you a step-by-step to the sexy look featured in the 2010 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
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Hyundai i20 Facelift Leaked
The refreshed Hyundai i20 is set to be unveiled next week at the Auto Expo. The first set of leaked images have surfaced over the internet showing the new i20 in production guise, giving us a closer look at the car.
Up front, the refreshed Hyundai i20 gets an all-new front bumper with a wider chin and Hyundai’s signature ‘Cascade grille’ which brings the i20’s styling in line with newer Hyundai models like the Verna and the Elantra.On the inside, the updated i20 gets minor tweaks. The most noticeable change, however, is the inclusion of a larger infotainment screen (approximately 7.0-inch) which will also work as a display for reverse camera and come with features like Apple Carplay and Android Auto.
For more on the i20 stick with us.
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text: Gurgaon: A couple, both in their 30s, was found murdered on Thursday morning at their rented house in Gurgaon’s Udyog Vihar.The bodies of Vikram and Jyoti were found, with multiple stab wounds, at their second-floor home in village Dundahera and one person has been detained, police said. Vikram worked at a private company in the city and his wife was a homemaker. The incident was reported at 4 am when a member of landlord’s family, who lived on the ground floor heard a commotion. They checked and saw the couple lying in a pool of blood. The landlord rushed them to a hospital, where they were declared dead on arrival.

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Nowadays portable projectors are becoming more popular than ever. They are a very effective and useful gadget to have especially if you are in a profession where you have to give a lot of presentations. Everyone wants their presentations to look good on the projector screen. So, to get the budget or the investment for your project, it is a good idea to get your hand on a 4k projector. To provide them with the best portable projector experience, XGIMI launched their XGIMI Elfin mini projector.
In this article, we will discuss its features, pros, and cons.
Specifications of the New XGIMI Elfin Projector
The new XGIMI Elfin mini projector is super thin and lightweight (0.9 kg). Its design helps to make this device very easy to carry around.
The projector can find optimal screen size with ease while blocking stumbling blocks like picture frames or light switches with the help of its AI-powered image correction.
Harman Kardon speakers help to create a wonderful cinema-like experience.
Users can access their favorite apps and content synced across all the devices through its Android TV UI.
It can project 800 ANSI lumens powers FHD resolution for crisp and colorful images at up to 200″.
Display chip- 0.33 DMD”
Display technology- DLP
Standard Resolution- 1080p
Luminance- 600 to 800 ANSI LUMENS
Lens- High light transmission coated lens
Lamp lifespan- 30,000 hours
Throw ratio- 1:2:1
Compatible resolution- 1080p/2k/4k
Projection Method- Forward/backward/ceiling mount
Keystone correction- Auto keystone for both vertical and horizontal
Has the ability to refocus and recalibrate keystone every time a device moves.
Poor performance with shadow detail
Low battery Power
While the new XGIMI Elfin may be small in stature, it does not sacrifice its qualities. The projector itself is 0.9 kg and only 1.97 inches thick, it can produce up to 800 ANSI Lumens. The projector is located on the front behind a hard glass protector. Other sensors are also on the front like the keystone and image framing. At the back end, the projector includes an HDMI 2.0 port, 3.5 mm audio jack, a power button, and a USB 2.0 port. There is also a vent for exhaust.
Surprisingly, some control buttons are missing on the projector. There is no volume control, focus control, or HDMI source switching available without the remote.
XGIMI Elfin Mini Projector Features
The remote can handle all the interfacing with the Android TV 10.0 system installed, and the remote itself does an alright job.
Sometimes, the system can be a tad bit slow to react to Google Assistant Commands.
The bottom of the remote consists of a toggle switch. The +/- buttons adjust the volume when set to the left.
It triggers the autofocus mode when it is switched to the right. Users can use +/- to adjust the focus manually.
There is a grey cover that can be removed to access the double AAA battery compartment on the back of the remote.
Unfortunately, there is no Netflix support for this new XGIMI projector.
Another annoying thing is that to run the XGIMI, the user needs to have a Google account signed in before they can use the projector for anything.
The XGIMI Elfin 4k mini comes with built-in 3W stereo speakers. This means it can handle audio and video together.
The speakers provide impactful audio according to their size.
The new projector does not come with a battery, unlike some other projectors from XGIMI. The user has to keep the device plugged in to enjoy the content.
XGIMI Elfin Mini Projector Screen Display
XGIMI Elfin Offers a crisp and beautiful 1080p resolution without any hassle. It can bump up the brightness up to 800 ANSI Lumens. This quality makes this device very useful in dark rooms and places. The projector can also project 2k and 4k videos via HDMI on the projector screen. This results in a slightly crisper 1080p image when it is downscaled. Users can also customize the resolution settings like saturation, sharpness, contrast, brightness, color temperature, and noise reduction.
The XGIMI Elfin mini projector is available for $649 and is available on Amazon. You might think that there are some other more affordable projectors in the market but they don’t offer a true 1080p resolution. The other projectors are also not as bright as this one. It is a very solid projector given its specifications, brightness, and ease of use.
XGIMI is also offering a $100 discount both on their official website (www.xgimi.com) and on Amazon as a part of their launch promotion. This brings its price down to $549 which is a bargain.
In a market where users have so many options to choose from, XGIMI has been able to create a projector that can give a very tough time to some of its other competitors. The XGIMI Elfin projector is one of the best projectors available in the market right now. It has its pros and cons so the user has to consider everything before buying the product. Price, reliability, ease of use, and the performance of the product play an important role in deciding if a customer will buy a product or not.
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- "Yes, hello. Welcome to the township of Bestine. Sandy jewel in the Imperial crown, as I'm sure you'll find. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have business with my associate here."
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Talnin owed Wlinc Tchrr (a Hutt bookmaker) money from gambling bets. He unsuccessfully tried to pay his debt with travel vouchers, which Tchrr didn't accept.

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Three things can always warm me up on a chilly late winter day in March: a nice soup made from last summer’s tomatoes, watching kids get excited about cooking with local ingredients, and learning about innovative efforts, both of which raise awareness of food insecurity sharpen Maine and work to fight it. On a Wednesday afternoon at The Maker’s Galley, a new culinary event and gallery space at 5 Commercial Street in Portland, as the rain turned to snow outside, I was triple warmed as all three things happened simultaneously.
4 Kids By Kids is a six-week cooking class offered by Portland-based 2gether Private Chefs for fourth through eighth graders. In this first iteration of the course, nearly 20 children will learn both basic cooking skills and the principles of locally sourced and sustainable food from a full cast of farmers and culinary experts, whom Amy Kayne, owner of 2gether Private Chefs, has hired to guide various parts of the course to teach class. Ultimately, graduates will help prepare a five-course meal to be served at The Maker’s Galley on April 9th. Proceeds from this dinner benefit Full Plates Full Potential, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending child hunger in Maine.
On the day I attended the class, a dozen fourth and fifth graders were excited to talk about preserving local foods for maximum flavor, learn how to cut, dice, and cut diagonally vegetables, all kinds of pickled vegetables to taste and make suggestions on how to flavor local popcorn.
The guest speaker was farmer Stephanie McDonough, founder of Farm to Table Kids, a summer camp and year-round alternative educational space she created on her 150-acre farm in North Yarmouth to enable children to learn, eat and play.
“Anybody can tell me anything they know about food preservation?” Kayne asked as she passed a jar of canned local tomatoes for the kids to smell. The tomatoes, which they agreed smelled fresh of the summer sun, were processed at Turtle Rock Farm, a Brunswick-based local food preservation company that helps smallholder farmers like McDonough collaboratively create long-life cans from their harvests. These jars were intended for creamy tomato soup that the children would taste at the end of class.
Hazel Goldstein, a student from South Portland, waved her hand vigorously until Kayne asked her to answer the conservation question. “Down here on the water they used to catch a lot of cod that couldn’t be eaten all at once. So … they added lots and lots of salt, and then it was all good to eat some other time in the future,” Goldstein said.
When Kayne and McDonough recognized Goldstein’s understanding of Portland’s historic waterfront, they turned to take the entire class’s understanding of food preservation to a new level. The women explained how to pickle vegetables in brine and vinegar if novice cooks want to safely experiment with food preservation.
As they sampled Dilly Yellow pickled wax beans, Kayne reminded them of the previous week’s lesson on where a eater can taste sour things on the tongue. Typically, people taste sour and salty on the sides, sweet in the front, and bitter in the back. The students suggested what to put in for the April 9 event. Cucumbers, radishes and blueberries were all on the list, but the collective finally settled on pickled garlic, snack peppers and red onions.
The kids were suitably quiet as the chefs spent a good deal of time explaining knife safety protocols. They were even quieter as they focused on slicing cucumbers, celery, and tomatoes, choosing each vegetable so students could practice working with vegetables of different shapes and textures.
As the class ended, McDonough explained that sustainable farming means protecting the land so that their children and grandchildren can also use it to produce healthy food. For them, that means not putting any chemicals in it. She talked about how no-till techniques make soil healthier without fertilizers, how ladybugs take care of aphids that eat greens, and how much fun it is to strap on a headlamp and go hunting for glow-in-the-dark hornworms , before they ruin your tomato crop.
I have to admit that I’m a bit disappointed that I was only invited to one course. The kids, the curriculum, and the cause would be worth my time attending all six.
Local food advocate Christine Burns Rudalevige is editor of Edible Maine magazine and author of Green Plate Special, a column about sustainable eating in the Portland Press Herald and the title of her 2017 cookbook. She can be reached at: [email protected]
Creamy tomato soup with Farmer Steph’s Herbed Popcorn
The American cheese slices in the soup make it creamy, while the popcorn served on top adds texture.
For 6-8 people with plenty of popcorn left over for snacking
FOR THE SOUP:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, roughly chopped
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 (28-oz.) cans diced tomatoes with juice
2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 tablespoon dried oregano
3 garlic cloves, crushed
3 slices American cheese, chopped
2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
a pinch of sugar
salt and pepper to taste
FOR THE POPCORN:
1 tablespoon table salt
3 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
2 ½ teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons dried thyme
4 cups freshly popped popcorn
2 tablespoons melted butter
For the popcorn, mix the spices in a small bowl. Mix the popcorn with the melted butter. Sprinkle the spice over the popcorn to taste.
For the soup, mix olive oil, onions and red pepper flakes. Cook until onions are translucent, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, broth, oregano and garlic, simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in American cheese. Using a blender, puree the soup and return to the pot to keep warm.
Temper the yogurt by placing it in a small bowl and stirring in a few tablespoons of hot soup. Stir the tempered yoghurt into the soup.
Place a fine mesh strainer over a second pot. Pour the pureed soup through the strainer to catch tomato skins. Use a spatula to push the liquid through the strainer to get a smooth texture. If you like a thicker texture, either skip this step or stir some of the pulp back into the soup for a texture that’s somewhere between completely smooth and thick. Compost the pulp that you don’t use in the soup.
Add sugar to the soup to balance its acidity. Season with salt and pepper.
Serve the hot soup in a mug with a handful of herb popcorn.

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Do Christmas trees really grow in all 50 states?
Oregonians are lucky in that we don’t have to think about where we get our holiday trees. We are the No. 1 producer of firs, pines and spruce, beating out all other states in providing the scented, festive trees that grace many homes this season.
Perhaps in honor of that distinction, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley helped pushed a resolution claiming the first full week of December 2011 as "National Christmas Tree Week." The resolution notes that there are close to 15,000 farms growing Christmas trees in the United States and that there are roughly 100,000 people employed in the real tree industry.
The resolution also states that Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states.
Apparently, this is a common statistic repeated in Christmas tree fun facts around the country. But we had to think about it. Are there really Christmas tree farms in tropical Hawaii? What about in sunny New Mexico?
The claim kind of made sense -- where else would people living in those states get their trees? -- but we had to check.
"Well, it's one of those things I ‘know, but can't technically verify,’" said Rick Dungey of the National Christmas Tree Association, a trade group for real farm-grown trees. He directed us to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which conducts a census survey of farms every five years, the most recent in 2007.
Oregon led with 6.8 million trees harvested in 2007, out of 17.4 million nationwide. Alaska, Nevada and Wyoming were at the bottom, with zero cut trees harvested. So maybe Oregon’s junior senator had his facts wrong?
We called Catherine Howard, publisher of Christmas Trees Magazine, a trade publication for growers. She said she didn’t know whether there are tree farms in all 50 states, but she suspects there may not be many -- or any -- growers in the Dakotas or in Montana.
"You never hear about them; they're just not involved," she said. "And, probably, I'm guessing Arizona and New Mexico... it's very hard to grow Christmas trees in the Southwest."
So now we’d stumbled upon new states that may lack tree farms, but nothing definite yet. We continued sleuthing.
There are several websites where you can find a place in your state to buy fresh cut trees. The National Christmas Tree Association did not list any members in Wyoming, New Mexico, North Dakota or Alaska. But of course, the sites are not comprehensive.
We plugged Alaska into the Christmas Tree Farm Network, and we found Bob Smith -- owner of Bob Smith’s Minnesota Christmas Trees in Anchorage. That’s right. Alaskans have flocked to him since 1962 to buy Balsam firs and Scotch pines from Minnesota.
Smith said he didn’t know of any tree farms in Alaska, either, but there may be a small tree farmer he’s missed. Anyway, why are Christmas trees hard to grow in Alaska? It takes a long time, he said. "The ground never gets that warm. They get a lot of daylight in the summer, but they never get that warm."
Next, we turned to the dry Southwest where we found several listings for cut holiday trees in Arizona. Mast-Roth Farms looked promising. We found the store online and learned that the family behind Mast-Roth has proudly "been bringing highest-quality Oregon Christmas Trees to the greater Phoenix area for over 30 years."
Well, so much for locally grown in Phoenix. But then again, where else are Oregon Christmas trees to go? We’re not expected to consume one third of the country’s cut holiday trees, are we?
Finally, we received a call from Alex Minchenkov, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. He confirmed that as of 2009 there were no cut Christmas tree farms in Wyoming or North Dakota. Utah was near the bottom of the list with two tree farm operations. The numbers, he acknowledged, may not include small-scale farmers.
Which brings us to our final point. Even though Merkley’s resolution highlights commercial Christmas tree farms, his statement honors the tree itself. And people in Alaska, Arizona and Nevada can always get a permit and cut their own tree from a forest.
Merkley spokesman Jamal Raad points out exactly that: "The resolution says Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states, not that there are Christmas tree farms in all 50 states, which may or may not be true."
We could downgrade Merkley for his statement, because we’re not sure there are tree farms in all 50 states, and the resolution emphsizes commercial tree farms. But that would be so Grinch-like. Instead, we rule the statement True. Christmas trees grow in all 50 states, and they bring a lot of joy to families in the United States.
Return to OregonLive to comment.
University of Illinois Extension, "Christmas Tree Facts"
Interview with Catherine Howard, Christmas Trees Magazine, Dec. 22, 2011
Interview with Bob Smith, owner of Bob Smith’s Minnesota Christmas Trees, Dec. 22, 2011
Interview with Alex Minchenkov, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Dec. 23, 2011
Emails from Rick Dungey, National Christmas Tree Association, Dec. 22, 2011
Emails from Jamal Raad, Sen. Merkley’s office, Dec. 22, 23, 2011
National Christmas Tree Association, USDA Census of Agriculture
National Christmas Tree Association, "Celebrate National Christmas Tree Week," Dec. 4, 2011
Christmas Tree Farm Network website(look up by state)
Christmas Tree Farm Map website (look up by state)
Sen. Jeff Merkley, "Senate Passes Christmas Tree Resolution," Nov. 30, 2011
USDA, "National Agriculture Library"
USDA, "The Census of Agriculture, 2007" February 2009, updated December 2009
USDA Forest Service, Bridger-Teton National Forest press release, "The tree has been cut," Nov. 7, 2010 (Capitol Christmas Tree 2010)
USDA Blog, "Capitol Christmas Tree lights Nation’s Capital," Dec. 7, 2011
Sante Fe New Mexican, "Options near and far abound in search for the perfect tree," Dec. 14, 2011
Southern Christmas Tree Association website
The Street, "O, Christmas Tree: From Seed to Untaxed Sale," Dec. 7, 2011
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla – A new study shows tropical cyclones are slowing down, a development that could carry huge implications for future flooding.
That research was presented for the first time Wednesday at the 33rd annual Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology held in Ponte Vedra.
Research shows slower storms in recent years have produced heavier rainfall, according to the presentation by James Kossin of NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Hurricane Harvey, for instance, dumped record rain in Texas and underscores why speed matters when tropical systems see their pace slow to a crawl.
In fact, just a 10 percent slowdown results in double the local rain impacts. That could make flooding potentially catastrophic since storms typically slow by 20 percent over land.
Even though Harvey occurred after the study was completed, Dr. Kossin said the hurricane falls in line with the study's trend. Over 67 years of research, there was a clear slowing trend.
That trend coincides with the planet warming nearly 1 degree, and it supports growing evidence that a warming planet triggered the slowdown.
Climate change is weakening the planet's atmospheric circulation pattern, which is the mechanism that guides storm systems across oceans.
The pattern is also modifying hurricanes rain distribution. Observations indicate the heaviest rain no longer centers around the eyewall, but rather it is spread throughout the storm structure.
Slower storms have turned up in every ocean basin, except the North Indian Ocean. North of Australia has seen the greatest decrease in storm speed slowing 30%.
The implications this trend holds for future tropical rainfall are staggering. According to Dr. Kossin's calculations, rainfall becomes 20 percent heavier for nearly each degree Fahrenheit the planet warms.
As hurricanes get wetter and the overall tracks migrate poleward, hurricane flood exposure could expand to areas outside of traditionally hurricane-prone regions.

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Nuclear Power Plant Safety
Architectural countermeasures to get radioactive material release
To be able to prevent the relieve of radioactive material in the environment, nuclear power plants are designed to be resists a number of all-natural destructive pushes, such as hurricanes, tornados, and earthquakes (U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission [U. S. NRC], 2011a). Inside the plant, crucial systems are created to limit and control radioactive material launch should they are unsuccessful. These design and style considerations include the following (U. S. NRC, 2011a):
fireplace prevention, recognition, and suppression strategies and technologies redundancies, compartmentalization, and automation in critical instrumentation and handles independent safety systems and controls a control space designed so that it can be occupied safely during an accident
jet power fluctuation, vacillation suppression and reactivity limit controls a closed loop coolant system which could exceed regular operational conditions and is responsive to frequent inspections and testing during reactor procedure reactor coolant leak diagnosis system
an emergency core air conditioning amenable to periodic inspection and testing leak-tight aeroplano and coolant system hold barriers created to control the release of the two contaminated fluids and gas (atmosphere).
auxiliary and repetitive power sources for essential systems built to default to ‘safe’ setting should they are unsuccessful auxiliary system (heat sink) to swiftly remove temperature from the aeroplano in the event of coolant system inability both jet and coolant components should certainly behave in a non-brittle fashion should style specifications for normal procedure be surpassed
Fuel designs that minimizes cladding corrosion (U. T. NRC, 2008, p. 23)
Periodic active scanning evaluation of reactor parts and coolant systems help anticipate aspect failure before it happens (U. S. NRC, 2008, l. 35)
To mitigate ecologically assisted damage, materials resists mechanical, substance, radiation, and temperature tensions have been integrated, and water chemistry is monitored and modified if required (U. S. NRC, 2008, p. 35)
What is a The good quality assurance Program?
A good Assurance Program (QAP) symbolizes written criteria for making sure procedures, supplies, and solutions meet particular standards of quality (Total Quality Assurance Providers, 2011a). A QAP ensures the overall performance, durability, and/or safety of a product or service complies with the user’s needs and expectations. For instance , this approach is employed to minimize faults in a medical wing of any hospital in order to prevent stadium roofs via succumbing to tornadic wind flow shear causes.
Quality assurance commonly involves developing criteria pertaining to material technical specs, in addition to inspection and testing procedures that ensure materials and components meet the quality criteria (Total The good quality assurance Services, 2011b). Periodic audits are used to maintain the desired quality. Developing and implementing a QAP for any large job can for that reason require a significant commitment of your energy and resources, but also can result in financial savings by minimizing resource and time purchases of defective components.
What is the NQA-1 structure?
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission payment has established minimal standards of quality assurance in the design, building, and operation of indivisible facilities. These types of standards happen to be described inside the document 15 CFR 55, Appendix B, and are also named NQA-1 (Nuclear Quality Assurance-1) or just Appendix B (U. S. NRC, 2011b). Appendix B can be structured to ensure that a elemental QAP is made at the earliest stages with the design process and propagated through most subsequent stages of design, construction, and operation of any nuclear service. This makes certain that safety is of primary concern when designing, manufacturing, and assembling the various pieces that make up a nuclear engine power.
All gov departments, research schools, and industrial contractors accountable for the design and safe operation of nuclear electricity plants and fuel reprocessing plants is going to establish their particular QAP, nevertheless the baseline quality assurance criteria required to obtain a certificate to design, build, test, and operate elemental facilities in the United States is usually Appendix N. Several types of the original NQA-1 have been published, the most up-to-date one in 3 years ago.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B requirements
The quality requirements covered in Appendix N include the pursuing (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, 2003):
Organization – establishes responsibility for the expansion and implementation of the QAP, which is eventually the applicant/licensee
Quality Assurance Software – claims that the QAP should be drafted and applied at the first possible level in the design process
Design and style Control – implementation from the QAP in the design level
Procurement Document Control – all basic safety aspects ought to be documented throughout the procurement of material, equipment, and services
Recommendations, Procedures, and Drawings – all style materials will need to contain explicit criteria and instructions to get quality criteria
Document Control – every design paperwork containing quality standards will probably be controlled by simply authorized employees
Control of Purchased Items and Services – provisions intended for evaluation of the quality of materials, equipment, and providers purchased
Recognition and Charge of Items – materials, parts, and parts that belong to the QAP standards will be tracked employing an appropriate means
Control of Unique Processes – establishment of procedures to monitor and test particular construction strategies (e. g., welding) by qualified employees
Inspection – establish independent inspection methods to ensure construction and procedure methods meet QAP criteria
Test Control – assessment of constructions, systems, and components will be done to ensure they meet QAP standards
Control of Computing and Test Equipment – establish types of procedures that ensure the tuned and procedure of assessment equipment is done properly
Handling, Storage, and Shipping – all levels of the making and set up process is going to done to guarantee quality standards are met and conserved
Inspection, Test, and Working Status – establish methods for checking the testing of materials, parts, and pieces
Control of Non-Conforming Items – establish procedures to track the disposal process for elements that failed to meet QAP criteria
Further Action – establish recommendations for determining and fixing quality assurance failures
Quality Assurance Data – creates baseline types of procedures for documenting all activities affecting quality assurance
Audits – establish organized and regular internal audits of all actions, equipment, and materials that fall under the QAP
Guarding nuclear flower workers coming from occupational hazards
The NRC is responsible for building regulations that minimize the risk of problems for workers who also work with or just around radioactive material (U. S. NRC, 2010). These regulations require employees who will probably receive a medication dosage of rays in excess of 90 mrem each year to first go through ideal training just before working with the fabric. Maximum twelve-monthly exposures are limited to your five, 000 mrem. A worker’s history of coverage is taken care of at a central repository, called rays Exposure Details and Confirming System (REIRS). Should a worker desire a copy of their exposure record, they can submit a ask for to REIRS.
The NRC also needs licensees to post notices of regulations, permits, violations, and operating techniques in easy locations pertaining to viewing by workers (U. S. NRC, 2011c). Elemental workers are required to be informed of their responsibility in the proper safe-keeping, use, and transfer of radioactive elements. Workers also have the right to request an inspection and speak to inspectors privately, should they be concerned about potential safety issues.
The diminishing indivisible workforce
5 years ago the chief of the NRC, Dale Klein, spoke to female indivisible workers about the coming staffing requirementws crisis intended for nuclear power plant operations (Klein, 2006). Half the workforce were over the age of 47 in 2006 and close to forty percent were expected to stop working by 2011. The indivisible services and support market is facing a similar scenario and by 2009 nearly 32% of that workforce was anticipated to retire.
Klein further related that by 2006, 13 companies experienced announced intentions to apply for functioning licenses for 27 more nuclear reactors. This is conjunction with the 104 nuclear electric power plants even now in operation in the usa, which have no ideas for decommissioning. To make matters worse, 35% of university or college nuclear engineering programs had been closed through the years since the 1970’s. The elemental industry staffing needs crisis elevates important basic safety concerns when it comes to the proper operation and repair of extant power plants.
Elemental plant fire protection approaches
Today, indivisible power plants rely on unnecessary fire safety systems to make sure fires won’t be able to interfere with methods required to function or shut a herb down safely (U. S i9000. NRC, 2011d). These approaches include flames barriers, detection, and suppression systems. In the event that such strategies aren’t suitable in some circumstances, for example at older electric power plants, after that manned flames watches will be established. Additional strategies consist of allowing power plants to pay attention to areas of best fire risk, eliminating or protecting fire-susceptible electrical brake lines, establishing fire response types of procedures, and modifying or redesigning fire-susceptible supplies and pieces.
Goals of fireplace protection in nuclear electricity plants
A fireplace in 1970 at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Decatur, AL brought fire safety at indivisible power vegetation to the cutting edge, primarily because multiple unnecessary systems failed due to the fireplace (Nuclear Strength Institute, 2010). This caused it to be difficult to closed the aeroplano down safely and securely. As a result, the NRC set up regulations built to minimize the risk of open fire at power plants.
The primary goal of fire protection tactics at nuclear power plants is the security of herb workers and any communities that could potentially be damaged should a catastrophe


Hosting “The View” isn’t a job for everyone — and that includes “Fuller House” star Candace Cameron Bure. According to the actress, her two-year stint on the daytime talk show left her with PTSD.
In an interview on the show’s new podcast, “The View: Behind the Table,” Bure said the stress and anxiety she feels when talking about the show still leaves a “pit in [her] stomach.” Bure was quite literally behind “The View’s” table for two seasons, from 2015-16.
“There was only one type of stress that I’ve ever felt in my life that came from that show and I [have] PTSD, like, I can feel it,” Bure said. “It was so difficult, and to manage that emotional stress was very, very hard.”
According to the “Full House” alum, most of that emotional stress stemmed from the fact that she served as the conservative viewpoint on the show, and with that came its own form of pressure. Bure added that many times, the hot topics weren’t all that easy to get into on a deeper level.
“[I was] just trying to understand and have a general grasp of topics that I didn’t want to talk about or didn’t care about,” Bure said.
With that hesitation also came physical symptoms, Bure added. Not only did she cry before shows, but she also often felt nauseous.
“When I felt like I was going into a show that I didn’t have a clear opinion about or it was something that I was legitimately nervous to talk about because I did have an opinion about it but I knew I was the only one at the table that had my opinion, I would just get sick to my stomach,” she said. “I hated that feeling. And then I’m like, ‘I don’t know who’s going to come at me.’”
All that said, Bure has no regrets about staying on “The View” for as long as she did.
“I don’t know that I regret anything, honestly,” Bure admiited. “I feel like there were so many wonderful takeaways from the show. And as difficult as that job was, I’m very, very grateful for it.”


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We're trying something new at 80-Page Giant this week - the 80-Pagecast, a podcast featuring 80-Page Giant contributors David Henion, Rob London, and Jen Ulm. This week, our main topic is retold origins, so enjoy as we mostly ignore that topic and discuss bad wigs, Two-Face's facial hair, and molten cobalt instead. Have a listen and tell us what you think! Show notes after the jump.
Intro Music: Amazing Spider-Man (1977) TV opening theme
Appendectomy Music: Great Lakes Avengers, Kirby Krackle
Appendectomy Subject: Death's Head, but not that Death's Head
Outro Music: Incredible Hulk (1966) TV opening theme


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I had selected this fabric to use with a discontinued Vogue pattern from my mothers stash. I cut out all the pattern pieces before realizing that I was missing the instructions. I debated if I should try to wing it but I ultimately erred on the side of caution. I decided to use Butterick 5748.
I could still use the circle skirt I had already cut out and I had just enough fabric left to cut out the different bodice. After studying the finished garment measurements I decided to cut a 16….This is the first time I have ever cut the size that correspond to my body measurements but from the looks of the finished garment numbers there wasn’t much ease. Boy was that a mistake.
After sewing the bodice part way I tried it on, it seemed to big so I decided to do a 1″ seam on the sides to nip it it a little. Once I had the dress sewn up (before I hemed it but after I hand put in the zipper sewed the lining in) I tried it on again. Still to big. So I tore apart the dress and made the darts bigger and added darts to the skirt so that they would line up. The fit is not the best. Also I think this dress would benefit from some lengthening in the torso.
Some people have said that the notches are a little flimsy so I added some fusible interfacing to both the front and back to try and give them a little more structure.
Another selling point was that this dress was fully lined so no seam binding required. While making it I discovered that even though the skirt was fully lined it wasn’t attached at the bottom so I did a turn and stitch on the skirt seams which looks really good.
I did a self lining on the bodice and used broadcloth for the skirt. I like the look of the lining and it gives the skirt a little extra umph without having to wear a petticoat. But ultimately I think its a little heavy for summer. Maybe it would work with a cropped cardigan in the fall?
Update: The fit of this dress was really bothering me so I ended up ripping the whole thing apart. I didn’t have enough fabric to cut the bodice again so I had to make due. I came up with the idea of doing a waist band to give me the extra length I needed. I also took in the sides, Moved the zipper, Re-did the hem, and removed the skirt lining.