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Extant: 5 valid subspecies
Taxonomic history
|[Also described as new by Emery, 1894l PDF: 62.].
|Combination in Camponotus (Myrmorhachis): Forel, 1914a PDF: 274; in Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus): Emery, 1925d PDF: 167; Wheeler, 1933a: 63.
|Current subspecies: nominal plus Camponotus rectangularis aulicus, Camponotus rectangularis rubroniger, Camponotus rectangularis setipes, Camponotus rectangularis sordidatus, Camponotus rectangularis willowsi.
Guatemala to Brazil. Costa Rica: northern Pacific lowlands (one record from Atlantic coast).
This species is a very common and conspicuous ant in the dry lowlands of northwest Costa Rica, south to Carara Biological Reserve, and as high as 900m elevation on the road to Monteverde. The bright orange workers are common diurnal foragers on low vegetation and treetrunks. They are common in xeric and synanthropic habitats. I usually find nests in dead branches and stems in low vegetation. A dry xeric ridge near Playa Naranjo in Santa Rosa National Park had many bulbous-based Tillandsia on the branches of low shrubs, and I found several C. rectangularis nests in these epiphytes. Several times I have found lone foundress queens in dead stems, suggesting monogynous claustral founding.
I have one Atlantic side collection. I was collecting along the beach margin at the Casa Verde turtle research station in Tortuguero, and I found a nest in a dead vine stem.
Emery, C. 1890. Studii sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 22:38-80.
Camponotus rectangularis EmeryHNS
[[ worker ]]. Surubres, pres San Mateo, 250 metres, cote Pacifique de Costa Rica, dans les tiges creuses de la brousse (P. Biolley).
Found most commonly in these habitats: 5 times found in roadside vegetation, 5 times found in 2º lowland rainforest, 3 times found in dry forest, 4 times found in Port of entry, 3 times found in beach, 3 times found in xeric scrub, 1 times found in tropical forest edge, 1 times found in Beach edge vegetation, 1 times found in wet forest edge, 1 times found in 2nd growth dry forest, ...
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 6 times beating vegetation, 3 times strays, 1 times ex dead stem, str times collecting in secondgrowth dry forest on slope adjacent to pasture. #3423-s, camponotus; times collecting in mesquite tree at beach edge in front of cabina. #3426, 1 times sweeping vegetation, 2 times on bromeliads, 2 times nest in twig above ground, 2 times nest in Tilandsia, 1 times Nest in dead vine stem, 1 times nest in dead stick, ...
Collected most commonly using these methods: 6 times Beating, 3 times search, 2 times Malaise, 1 times sweep, 1 times miniWinkler, 1 times miscellaneous collecting, 1 times pyrethrum/insecticide fogging.
Elevations: collected from 3 - 700 meters, 101 meters average
Type specimens: syntype of Camponotus rectangularis: casent0905527


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In a memorable chapter of his 2004 memoir Chronicles Volume One, Bob Dylan recounts his work on the 1989 album Oh Mercy—the collection that began his artistic rebirth—with Lanois. The gifted French Canadian guitarist and engineer has clearly taken a page from Dylan's unusual look backward, crafting his own nonchronological and discursive autobiography. Born in Quebec, Lanois got hooked on making music and recording at an early age; by his teens, he and his brother Bob were running a studio in the family basement. The signal event of his career was hooking up with Brian Eno, the English producer-musician, whose instinctive methods had a marked impact on Lanois' production style. The book takes a fly-on-the-wall look at many of the author's most celebrated records—his several projects with U2, Dylan's Oh Mercy and the Grammy-winning Time Out of Mind, Emmylou Harris' Wrecking Ball, Willie Nelson's Teatro and his work on the soundtrack for Billy Bob Thornton's breakthrough film, Sling Blade. Readers will savor the unique character of the producer's unconventional technique, which often employs setting up a jerry-rigged studio with vintage gear in an exotic locale—a New Orleans apartment building, an abandoned movie house in central California. Lanois is a gearhead who can rhapsodize about the finer points of a recording console, a rare guitar or a classic motorcycle, but he never swamps his narrative by focusing on the technical. There is plenty of colorful material about his youth: a hitchhiking trip to Florida at the height of '60s hippiedom, or his days slaving in Canadian show bands as an accompanist to exotic dancers. Like his own flavorful recordings and his best productions for others, Lanois' book bursts with atmosphere and feeling. He is that rare breed, a lyrical technocrat, and he emerges from the work as one of music's most unusual and charismatic figures.
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Attaway earned Big West Defensive Player of the Week honors after guiding the UCI defense to a pair of shutouts against Gonzaga and Loyola Chicago. Attaway and the 'Eater defense didn't allow a shot on goal in either of the two matches last week. Attaway also scored the game-winning goal against Loyola Chicago. Monday he was named the UC Irvine College Classic MVP after scoring the game-winner against Wisconsin as well.
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Happy New Year 2014!
Dear readers,
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Choosing Not To Have Kids
They Don't Want Children
I'm a 32 male and my girlfriend is 30 and we have been together 2 years. We just bought a house together that was dirt cheap and we're fixing it up together. We really enjoy ourselves. We go out a lot and travel a lot and we are into golfing together and some other sports and hobbies. We each have decent jobs. Neither of us is loaded but we're doing good.
I never thought I would want to marry but her and I have such a great time together she's my best friend and I just can't imagine spending my life without her. This is what they mean when they say the love of your life. So I proposed a few weeks ago and she accepted and we've been very happy planning a beach party summer wedding for this year.
The problem is, both of our families are against this and here's why. Neither of us wants children. I have never wanted children. She said she wasn't sure about kids until all her friends had their kids and she decided it wasn't for her. We are very sure about our feelings on this.
Her mom really wants grandkids and says my girlfriend is just agreeing to this because of my influence which is not true. My mom also really wants grandkids and she thinks my girlfriend is the reason I don't want kids. That is ridiculous because I have said all my life I would never have kids. It's like each family is blaming the other person for us not planning on kids.
I read your article about Kids Change Everything - It explains many of the reasons why we made the decision we did. What should we do to get our families to understand and be happy for our wedding?
It's Your Choice
Dear Jimmy,
You're getting married! Congratulations! There is so much to celebrate, it's really a shame that you have to deal with people so assuming.
My husband and I are also Childless by choice, and I can personally completely relate to the upset it caused in my in-laws' home.
It is important to point out the words and phrases you are choosing in your note. You and your girlfriend are happy, having good lives, having fun. You enjoy spending time together. You share activities and passions. You can't imagine your life without her. You called her the love of your life. These are all beautiful feelings that really should demonstrate how well your personal choices have worked out for both of you.
I really hope that it is as clear to you as it is to me that your families are wrong. They are being rude, selfish and disrespectful.
People That Judge
My husband is from a very judgmental family. They are "christians" who spend a great deal of their time talking about others and all the things others are doing wrong. They judge for all kinds of reasons, our not having children is only one thing on a long list.
My husband was on a flight home from a trip when he found himself seated next to a young woman. She was only 20 years old. In exchanging pleasantries and passing conversation, he said that he was married. She asked if he had children and he said no. She asked when he was having children, and he said he wasn't. She asked about adoption and invitro, and he answered that we were not unable, we were unwilling. She kept rewording her question as she seemed to refuse to comprehend that he and I did not want kids.
When it finally sank in, she told him that he was terrible, and then refused to speak to him for the rest of the flight.
At a party at one of my husband's business associate's homes a few years ago, a drunk person actually yelled at us, saying "The only reason we are here on Earth is to procreate."
I could list for you many similar examples of personal attacks we've endured from people for our personal choice: something that has nothing to do with them in any way.
The Mind of a Basher
Trying to explain personal freedoms and choices to anyone so closed minded and judging is hard. Just like it's hard to break through to gay bashers.
For some-odd reason people can be very thoughtless and brainwashed on this subject. They don't think about all the facts and realities of having children. They don't think at all. They just have children as if it was as mandatory in life as breathing and shitting.
The oddest thing about that is the number of people who've had children and are now unhappy. My husband and I know many couples with children that have even said to us that they didn't think their choices through and now regret them. Of all the couples with kids we know, I can only think of a small handful that are happy and don't regret the choice.
You Celebrate the Life Choices of The People You Care About
If your parents or your soon to be in-law's want grandchildren for themselves so badly, then they should foster or volunteer. They shouldn't expect you to spend your lifetime committed to such a huge endeavor just to give them what they want.
But as much as I am sure they are being honest in saying they want grandchildren, I think what they really want is for you two to breed. In general, they want you two to have a traditional life that they approve of.
It's very odd to me that people want so badly to make their own life choices and want everyone to celebrate those choices, yet they don't want to let other people make their own life choices and are quick to judge. Your friends and family with children made that choice and most likely told you with glee when they were having children, fully expecting you to be happy for them.
It would have been inappropriate for you to have responded by saying, "That's horrible. I'm so sorry. Let's find you information on alternatives. You don't have to have it. You don't have to keep it if you do have it. There's really something wrong with you for even thinking about this. "
That is exactly the reaction they are giving to you for your choice. It would be inappropriate for you to judge them and push them into thinking like you do. And you deserve the same courtesy.
It is really a very bad reflection on both your families for being so rude and judging to you.
Additionally, the fact that they are blaming another person for your life choice shows that A – your family doesn't know you very well and B – your family thinks you have no backbone or ability to think for yourself. How very deeply insulting and hurtful that is.
The Bottom Line
Jimmy, the truth is I don't know how you can get your families to treat you with respect and to celebrate your lives and your decisions. Getting people not to judge others has been an age old problem.
The most important advice I can give you is to not let these people affect you and your bride. Enjoy your new house and working on it. Enjoy golfing, hobbies, and travel. Enjoy this person that you can't imagine your life without, this person you called your best friend. You have all the makings of a very solid beautiful future. The people who can't see that and celebrate your life choices with you aren't worth your concern.
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I just have to say , great hub as usual Veronica, but I know many people, including myself that have had children ( I had my son when I was 17 & my daughter when I was 23) and couldn't be happier. Even if I could go back in time I would NOT change the path I had chosen to walk. My children have allowed me to learn and grow and possibly become the person I am today. Although there is nothing wrong with not having children, as I know several couples who haven't, there is also nothing wrong with having them. It seems as thoguh your hub presses the notion that to have children means your life will be a living hell for the rest of eternity! So not true. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 13 years now ( father of both my children) and as they grow life just keeps on gettin better and I couldn't imagine it without them (this coming from someone who always said I didn't want kids!). :) Anywho great hub and I hope all works out well!
I can dig this hub and totally relate. I am 39, never married, no kids and love it. Yet others have a hard time embracing it. They are more concerned about it than I will ever be. Sad part is some men look at me like there is something wrong with me because I haven't had any children and because I've never been married. Too bad for them, they are missing out on getting to know a great person with an open heart and mind. The good news is that there are plenty of others out there like me!
Veronica - I enjoyed this hub - it IS the choice of the couple - some people don't want kids! Is our world not populated enough? What about all the unwanted children? People should take a look at the world around them before passing judgement.
I showed this HUB to one of my professors who thinks you're brilliant. He said you have taken a very difficult issue and explained it in a simple way. I am only in my early twenties but I know I do not want kids. I don't know anyone who has kids that is happy. I feel like you do about this and I always have a hard time explaining it to people. I don't understand why people can't be happy for me and my decisions like I am for thiers. GreatHub. Take Care, Chris.
When my 18 year old daughter told me she was pregnant I was hugely disappointed. What mother wants their child to be a single Mum? She and the baby's father had already broken up and although he promised to be there for their child, my daughter and I knew she would be raising the child on her own.
We discussed the options, but my daughter decided she wanted to have the baby. I felt that was a huge mistake but it was my daughter's choice to make, not mine, and I had to respect her decision. Sometimes life's lessons can be tough.
Veronica, it is sad that their families don't support their decision to get married. Obviously they are in love and want to celebrate that. I came from a big family and always new I wanted kids. I may have had them sooner than expected but, I always wanted them. Obviously there are people who don't want kids. But, they still deserve to find love and be happy. Some people may feel too busy or like kids just aren't in their future. They can still have wonderful productive lives. I can understand the parents wanting grandchildren but, it can't be expected that just isn't fair. I am hoping to have grandchildren some day. But, I also want my kids to be happy with their own choices. I guess maybe I should have a few more kids to increase the odds.


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Thursday, March 7, 2013
Rosh Chodesh Nissan,Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 11 am,
Press Release: Save the Date Rosh Chodesh Nissan,Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 11 am, for a most inspiring and memorable lecture by Rabbi Ephraim Sprecher, the Dean of Diaspora Yeshiva, a lecturer at the OU Israel Center and a columnist for the Jewish Press "Pesach, the Original Middle East Revolution." * * * "Rosh Chodesh Nissan at Beit Bnei Rachel", Rachel Tomb Walled Complex* by Evelyn Haies, founder and president of Rachel's Children Reclamation Foundation, majority owner of Beit Bnei Rachel www.theracheltear.blogspot.com 054-224-2649
We just learned from Atara Gur, teaching in Beit Bnei Rachel for over 9
years, that the month of Nissan is connected to the right leg that is
Nissan and Passover. The right leg also is Chessed and Loving Kindness. At
Beit Bnei Rachel,in Beis Lechem, the House of Bread, we are a vessel to
bring down the light of Pesach. We are learning that unleavened bread
brings down the level of pride and lets one go into Sivan with two legs
including judgement. We know that Rachel Imeinu is remembered over 3600
years because her sister came before herself. Her Chessed and Loving
Kindness and bina are a role model for today.
I was sitting in the class.with my right leg impaired from shoveling water
from a broken pipe for 14 hours the day before, from 2am when a loud gurgle
woke me up, not an intruder as it had sounded, but the breaking of the pipe
in the foyer outside my bedroom. Was I really suffering another flood
after suffering Hurricane Sandy and the destruction of my basement, almost
every basement and the first floor of many homes in my neighborhood where
Sheepshead Bay rose over six feet, covered cars and threw them as if they
were toys, where my washing machine ended up sitting on a chair and all
appliances touched by the salt water were ruined plus hundred of books and
the RCRF pins stating, *"A visit to Israel without going to Kever Rachel is
like going home and not visiting your mother." *So much damage in a few
hours and the second surge didn't even come.
Right leg, pride, a misunderstood light; Atara's Wednesday 11am classes are
always on target, pertinent to the drama of the day. Just as the tehillim I
open, just as the living parasha, learning in Beit Bnei Rachel connects one
to a higher reality unblinded by the derech of the anti-torah kind. where
the false proud are the light and everyone and even reality are in their
Remember, Rachel was a simple shepherdess who created an eternal nation
with life meriting values, a people unique having chosen God above
themselves, having chosen The Revelation at Sinai for their roadmap.
After leaving the class, praying in the ohel of Rachel Imeinu I was struck
by a modernity unfit for this ancient place so well refurbished. Of course,
the historical Montefiore door from the second room remained but was muted
between tasteful panels. But there were new entrance doors. Their color was
a challenge, May it not be permanent. It is a steel color and its coldness
in the narrowed street, more than halved from its original size makes this
feel like a jail, not a path to the heartwarning kever of Mother Israel.
Everyone misses the kever blue doors. Meeting a family of friends from New
York, I know it is the people and not the structure, but why not the
structure to be an architecture in tune with the mood.
Having been instrumental in the link of getting cars to be able to drive to
Kever Rachel, I asked for ride from Kever Rachel to the old city and went
to visit David's Tomb. I was struck by the same happening, removal of the
old, the antique, the link to what was. Strange, as we unearth our Jewish
roots , our facts about and under Eretz Hachodesh, they are modernized.
Perhaps artifacts belong in a museum but Eretz Yisrael is full of travelers
wishing to visit what was where it was especially if it is still there to
connect with their roots and reality, their foothold. Some who would erase
us call us not the real Jews;.
The whitewash should not sterilize our real Jewish heart and soul.
Rosh Chodesh Nissan is a major time for tehillim. Saying tehillim at Kever
Rachel, crying in the zkut of Ima Rachel, will surely be heard. Remember,
it is Rachel Imeinu who is promised to bring the Redemption. It's time for
a revolution to save the revolution at Sinai. Rabbi Efraim Sprecher, the
Dean of Diaspora Yeshiva, a lecturer at the OU Israel Center and a
columnist for the Jewish Press will be lecturing on "Pesach, the Original
Middle East Revolution." His lectures are full of sources, uniquely and
cleverly presented and a resource for understanding current events with a
guideline of Jewish thought and history. Don't miss this Lunch and Learn
event. RSVP to attend, volunteer, sponsor events and simchas.
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Epson SurePress L-4033AW Provides Faster Turnaround and Color Accurate Labels to Meet Market DemandsLONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 3, 2015 — (PRNewswire) — Epson America, Inc. today announced that Label Print Technologies, LLC., a privately-held label manufacturer, has purchased and installed the Epson SurePress® L-4033AW for printing complex, short-run labels for customers primarily in the food and beverage industries. Label Print Technologies is leveraging the inkjet digital label press to expand their offerings to customers, while meeting the market demands for faster turnaround and shorter runs with the ability to provide high quality labels.
"When we got to a point that every day we were uncovering opportunities we couldn't produce on our flexographic presses, we went looking and found the SurePress," said Jodi Westphal, president, Label Print Technologies. "The SurePress is easy to use, accurate, can spot color match, and allows us to utilize our in-house manufactured pressure-sensitive material. The wide color gamut and additional White ink have allowed us to produce complicated labels and designs that meet customer demands. We love the exactness of the print, the crispness of the image, and the color gamut on the SurePress is stunning – we've had the ability to spec in a very wide range of colors for our customers."
Designed for prime label converters and commercial printers, the Epson SurePress L-4033AW is an easy-to-operate seven-color inkjet digital label press with White ink that makes high-quality, short-run label printing easier and more efficient, even on clear and metallic substrates. Delivering exceptional print quality and accurate color reproduction, as well as innovative printing features, the L-4033AW is a cost-effective and reliable solution that allows printers to expand their service offerings and improve profitability.
"The SurePress is very easy to operate," added Westphal. "We are able to manage and troubleshoot issues remotely, which is a huge benefit for us, especially if we plan on running the press around the clock."
Driving the SurePress L-4033AW is the included Wasatch RIP and Print Management Software. The Wasatch SoftRIP is a sophisticated RIP solution designed to save time and money by including superior color management options, efficient layout features, powerful workflow tools, variable data printing, and contour cutting, all while producing excellent quality color. "The Wasatch RIP that comes with the SurePress is a good program that is easy to use, even for someone who has never had experience running a press before," said Westphal.
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Even Small HER2-Positive Cancers Have Higher Recurrence Risk
HER2-positive breast cancers tend to be more aggressive than HER2-negative breast cancers. Two studies found that even small (1 cm or smaller), early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancers are more likely to come back (recur) and spread to parts of the body away from the breast (metastasize) than small, early-stage, HER2-negative breast cancers.
The results suggest that treating small, early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancers with the targeted therapy medicine Herceptin (chemical name: trastuzumab) may make sense.
HER2-positive cancers make too much of the HER2 protein. The HER2 protein sits on the surface of cancer cells and receives signals that encourage cancer to grow and spread. About one out of every four breast cancers is HER2-positive.
Herceptin works by attaching to the HER2 protein and blocking it from receiving growth signals. By blocking the signals, Herceptin can slow or stop the growth or spread of the cancer.
Treating HER2-positive, early-stage breast cancer with Herceptin after surgery has been shown to lower the risk of recurrence. Current treatment guidelines recommend using Herceptin only when the cancer is larger than 1 cm because the risk of recurrence is higher for cancers of that size. The guidelines do say that using Herceptin to treat smaller cancers may be considered.
In these studies, the researchers compared the outcomes of two groups of women. All the women were diagnosed with small (1 cm or smaller), early-stage breast cancer that hadn't spread to lymph nodes. One group of women was diagnosed with HER2-positive cancer and the other group with HER2-negative cancer. None of the women were treated with Herceptin.
The researchers found:
- 10% to 23% of women diagnosed with small, HER2-positive cancer had a recurrence within 5 years of diagnosis compared to about 5% of women diagnosed with HER2-negative cancer.
- Women diagnosed with small, HER2-positive cancer were 5 times more likely to have a metastatic recurrence -- the cancer coming back some place else in the body -- compared to women diagnosed with HER2-negative cancer.
Based on these and other results, the researchers said that doctors should consider using Herceptin to treat smaller, early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancers after surgery to lower the risk of recurrence. One researcher estimated that the number of women who had a recurrence would be reduced by 4% to 5% if Herceptin were used to treat these smaller, early-stage, HER2-positive cancers.
Herceptin can cause side effects, some of them serious. It's also expensive compared to some other cancer medicines. Because of these concerns, some doctors suggest only using Herceptin to treat small, HER2-positive cancers with specific "personality" factors. One suggestion is to use Herceptin only if the cancer is 0.5 cm or larger. Another is to give Herceptin for a shorter time than is done with larger cancers: 6 months instead of 12 months, for example.
While these results are promising, the official Herceptin treatment guidelines haven't been changed. Still, using Herceptin to lower the risk of recurrence for some smaller, early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancers is currently an option that can be considered.
If you've been diagnosed with early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer and your doctor isn't recommending Herceptin treatment, you might want to ask why. The treatment recommendation may be based on the size of the cancer and because it hasn't spread to any lymph nodes. If those are your doctor's reasons, you may want to ask your doctor about these results and whether using Herceptin after surgery might make sense for you.
Learn more about Herceptin in the Breastcancer.org Targeted Therapies section.


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This was a true story of 2 men trapped for 76 hours at bottom of the Atlantic in 1973
1st Broadcast 2nd June 1976 BBC Radio 4
James Follett
Maurice Leitch.
" Pisces support ship Vickers Voyager to Vickers Oceanics- Barrow-in-Furness. Ten hours, Wednesday 29th August 1973....
Pisces Three arft sphere flooded and the submersible bottomed in 1575 feet; 150 miles southwest Cork. Position 50 degrees, zero nine minutes.... "
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Adapted from the book of the same name by Roger Chapman.
Running Time
60 Minutes.
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HMS Hecate
HMS Hecate is one of three deep ocean survey vessels of her class, the others being Hecla and Hydra. These ships are used in the combined oceanographical and hydrographical roles. They have an overall length of 260 feet, a beam of 49 feet and a displacement of 2 800 tones. They operate Wasp helicopters. The ships are designed to operate without base support for long periods.HMS Hecate had a Penneant Number A137. It was present at the "presentation of fleet colours" review in Torbay on 29th July 1969. The ship was decommissioned in 1990.
Length: 260 feet
Beam: 49 feet
Displacement: 2800 tons
Propulsion: 3 Paxman Ventura V-12 diesel engines
Top speed: 14 knots
Range: 12000 Nautical Miles at 11 knots
Crew: 121 (13 officers and 6 scientists)
Armament: 2 Oerlikon 20 mm guns
Air wing: 1 Helipad for a Westland Wasp light helicopter.
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Energy-providing wings
Article of 28 May 2014
Thousands of the white giants rotate every day on the land and on the high seas. Wind power stations are part of the landscape these days, particularly in windy regions. The big plus point: wind comes free of charge. The free energy source now covers around three per cent of the worldwide energy demand.
Wind energy is one of the oldest forms of energy used by mankind. Mechanical work was carried out with the help of windmills centuries ago; from the 20th century, wind energy was also used to generate electricity. Wind power stations developed from windmill technology and the principle of the rotating blades remained the same over the years. With the DualWingGenerator, Festo has now developed a new technology platform whose extraordinary working principle opens up new prospects.
Producing electricity with beating wings
The DualWingGenerator has two pairs of horizontally arranged wings instead of rotor blades. It takes kinetic energy from the air flow and turns it into electricity with the aid of an electric generator. The method the installation employs is the reverse of the natural beating wing principle, which birds use to fly. Festo gained important knowledge from them in order to develop the DualWingGenerator: back in 2011 the company managed to decode bird flight with the SmartBird, an imitation of the lesser black-backed gull.
Due to its horizontal arrangement and compact design, the DualWingGenerator can also be installed on buildings. In addition, unlike its big brothers it casts less shadow, is quieter and poses no danger for migratory birds. Theoretically, the highest possible fluid mechanical efficiency of small wind power installations, in other words how much kinetic energy can be taken from the air flow's wind energy, is 59 per cent. With an efficiency of 45 per cent measured in the laboratory at low wind speeds between 4 and 8 m/s, the DualWingGenerator is more efficient than other small wind power installations.
Local energy generation
Small wind power installations have a large growth potential when it comes to the efficient use of renewable energy. Especially when a local power supply is necessary – for instance in countries like the USA, Asia and Australia, where there is little or no ability to connect to the power grid in remote areas. The DualWingGenerator could also be installed on buildings – even in city centres. With its high level of efficiency, the Future Concept could be an interesting alternative to photovoltaic installations, which normally only have an efficiency of around 20 per cent.
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Young Avengers #8 (Demiurge! Spoilers)
Hey you! Reader! Want to be a part of the GREATEST COMIC BOOK AND GEEK COMMUNITY on the web?! Well, they're not accepting new members, but we'll take anyone here, so why not sign up for a free acount? It's fast and it's easy, like your mom! Sign up today! Membership spots are limited!*
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by Punchy » Wed Jul 24, 2013 1:17 pmI've been kind of down on Young Avengers up until now, ranting and raving about how it's trying too hard to please it's Tumblr-fans (and no, it wasn't me who wrote the letter in this issue's column, but I agree with it 100%), and I've mostly been right, but for some reason, this issue clicked with me a lot more than most of the others did.
Perhaps it's because Gillen kept the plot moving at a quicker pace and didn't use as much cutesy dialogue, I don't know. It may be because I'm a sucker for Alternate Universes and this had loads of them. It may also be just because the music reference here was to someone I personally love and someone who most Tumblr-teens have no clue about in the amazing Gram Parsons. I am that shallow, if you reference Gram, I'm more inclined to like you. I guess that's the big problem with this series, Gillen is hyper-focused on appealing to younger fans, and it runs the risk of excluding people like me (and I'm not even old, I'm 24). When that hyper-focus goes away, then things improve. I dunno, I'm rambling.
I suppose the main reason I liked this issue was the ending, where STUFF FUCKING HAPPENS. Like the team being split up, and Loki running into Leah, who, whilst I haven't read Journey Into Mystery, I know to be important, and also dead. Plus… Prodigy kissed Hulkling! This was a great moment, it was a surprise, because I don't think Prodigy was 'out' as a gay character before, and I particularly liked it because I fucking hate Wiccan and love anything that fucks with his boring romance. I've already talked about how much I love the idea of Wiccan secretly manipulating Hulkling into loving him, and I like this even more. Seriously, Teddy, dumb the mopey little idiot and get with Prodigy, he's smart and cool and wears awesome goggles! I suppose you should also say… multi-racial gay love triangle, comics are reaching the 21st century!
Jamie McKelvie's art was fantastic once again, I particularly love the stuff set in 'Mother's' home universe, with all of the panel borders, that was great stuff. And the creepy mouth-faced Oubliette The Exterminatrix's were awesome.
So yeah, I liked this issue of Young Avengers the best, maybe it is just the Gram reference, maybe it actually is getting better, I don't know. What I do know is that no comic makes me question my brain as much as this one, which has to be a good thing. Right?
by Punchy » Wed Jul 24, 2013 1:28 pmAlso, Noh-Varr's beard... all kinds of awesome.
by Zechs » Wed Jul 24, 2013 2:12 pmLeah isn't dead. JiM spoilers. She got sent back in time and became Hela.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Wed Jul 24, 2013 2:32 pmAs usual Punchy is wrong about relationships in comics.
by Punchy » Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:21 pm
Hulkling and Wiccan are terrible, this cannot be refuted.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:38 pm
There's nothing wrong with Wiccan and Hulkling as a couple. They're both awesome characters and fun together for the most part.
The fact that you think Prodigy, one of the biggest assholes during the Civil War is a good choice for Teddy makes me question if you actually like the character or not.
(And yeah I know Prodigy isn't a complete douchebag but christ, the guy's a moron)
by fieldy snuts » Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:51 pmIsn't this a different Prodigy? The Prodigy who drunkenly challenged Iron Man to a fight in Civil War is a totally different guy.
by Punchy » Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:29 am
Yeah, this is Prodigy from the New X-Men, not the one from The Slingers.
by Zero » Thu Jul 25, 2013 1:57 pmPuncho, you should very much read JIM. It's the best of all the animals.
by Punchy » Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:05 pm
Hulkling and Wiccan are in no way awesome, they are boring characters. Hulkling is mildly better than Wiccan, but only just.
Their only character traits are that they are 'gay nerds', there's nothing else there.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:20 pmWhy in the fuck are there 2 characters at Marvel named Prodigy that have nothing in common?
Seriously, what kind of stupid shit is that?
An editor dropped the ball somewhere.
by LobsterJ » Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:29 am
Well, consider how inconsistent basic characterization and continuity is at Marvel I can't imagine two z-listers are at the top of any editors list.
by e_galston » Sat Jul 27, 2013 12:46 am
well when the mutant was introduced the slinger wasn't being used... and it makes complete sense based on what the mutant's powers were to be named prodigy...
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How very pretty Marianne! Your flower looks very realistic and I love the way you incorporated the other challenge colours in your designer series papers. Thanks for joining us over at Create With Connie and Mary this week!ReplyDelete
Just beautiful! The stamped tag looks great on your card. I like the two layered ribbons as well. :) Thanks for joining us at Create with Connie and Mary this week. :)ReplyDelete
So sweet, love the edges of the tag and the bold red flower! Thanks for playing along with the color challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!ReplyDelete
I love your minimal use of red - that makes it such a standout on the pretty flower! Your tag elements are so pretty, too! Thank you for joining us at Create with Connie and Mary!ReplyDelete
What a wonderfully simple design and that dsp add a great background for your tag. GORGEOUS flower! Thanks for joining us this week for the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!ReplyDelete


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Arlington Heights police received a report about 1:40 PM Thursday of a theft at Obsession Boutique, 16 South Dunton Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender removed a pair of turquoise earrings, valued at $56, from the store.
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By Lorenzo Piccio, Devex
Originally posted on Devex
Four years into the U.S. Agency for International Development's localization agenda called Local Solutions — a key pillar of the USAID Forward reform agenda — the premier U.S. aid agency is a little more than halfway toward its target of funneling 30 percent of its funding to local organizations by the end of fiscal 2015.
As USAID missions everywhere struggle to meet the agency's 30 percent local spending target, the agency's mission in the Philippines is keen to go even further. Under the leadership of Mission Director Gloria Steele, USAID Philippines has set a goal of channeling 40 percent of its funding locally by next year.
"We talk about the importance of sustainability and I think that for something to be truly sustainable, it should be run by, managed by and implemented by the people for whom the programs are intended to benefit," Steele told Devex from her office in Manila.
Steele admitted that her mission may fall short of meeting its 40 percent local spending target by 2015. But she does expect USAID Philippines to come fairly close and to funnel between 33 and 40 percent of its spending to local actors by next year.


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text: Has anyone else noticed that the brake and accelerator pedal placement in the X makes it easily possible to hit both the brake and the accelerator pedal at the same time? I admit I'm an unusual case (US size 16 shoes), but I've never had this problem before in other vehicles I've owned (BMWs, LEAF, Mustang, Camaro, Jeep), but it has happened to me 2 or 3 times since I started driving the X a few months ago (and really scared me the first time it happened, because I was doing a bit of a panic stop). By the way, I've had a Model S for about a month (while the X was being serviced) and didn't notice a problem with the pedal placement...it seems specific to the X (in my case, at least). The good news is that the X is aware that I'm doing it and puts up a warning (something like "The brake and accelerator pedals are being used at the same time!"), but it doesn't do anything about it (it tries to accelerate and brake at the same time), which seems a bit dangerous. I've proposed to Tesla that they might want to modify the software to disable the accelerator pedal if the brake pedal is pressed, but haven't heard back from them (and I'm not sure if this will cause some other type of problem). Anyway, I'm just curious if anyone else has had the problem.


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November 16, 2015 | by Veronique de Turenne
In a City of Hope study recently published in the journal PLOS One, researchers found that people successfully vaccinated against hepatitis B had a 33 percent drop in diabetes risk when compared to people who had not received the vaccine. "Successful" vaccination means people have antibodies against hepatitis B in the bloodstream – a sign that they're protected against the disease.
One of the authors of the study, Ken C. Chiu, M.D., a professor in the Department of Clinical Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, is now at work on a new study to further investigate the potential link between the vaccine and diabetes resistance.
Doctors already knew of the association between diabetes and hepatitis B, a virus that infects the liver, and researchers have been exploring the possibility that diabetes might be triggered by bacteria, viruses or other disease-causing organisms. What's important about this new study is that it shows just how vital this line of research may prove to be.
The study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which is conducted by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That study is used to evaluate health and nutrition in adults and children living in the U.S.
In their analysis, researchers at City of Hope used data from 15,316 participants with no prior history of diabetes; 2,320 of whom had been successfully immunized against hepatitis B.
When the data were adjusted to account for variables such as age, gender, race, body mass and physical activity, and risks such as alcohol intake, smoking behavior, the resulting drop in diabetes risk among vaccinated subjects measured 33 percent.
Early results from the study drew great interest when presented last year at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions in San Francisco. Those preliminary findings had suggested a 50 percent decrease in diabetes among subjects with a successful hepatitis B vaccine, but further analysis provided more specifics.
"As it was our initial analysis, along with the restriction of abstracts, we personated the available data at the time," said Chiu, site director of the Endocrinology Fellowship Training Program at City of Hope. "After multiple discussions with the additional work, we put together the paper several months later."
"The conclusions in the published results reflect changes in strategy in assessing the data, which allows a more thorough analysis", Chui said. "Although the mechanism of how the vaccine might reduce the risk of diabetes is still unclear, the initial results show that additional research is needed."
"The study showed people vaccinated with hepatitis B have a much lower risk for diabetes," Chiu said. "If we can vaccinate patients effectively, there's a good chance for us to reduce the risk of diabetes."
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- CineFringeAsked on May 03, 2013 at 09:40 AM
We have used jot form to successfully accept submissions for a film festival and it works perfectly but we'd like to improve the efficiency of our form a little. Have searched forum and experimented with our form but so far no luck on what we are trying to achieve.
We transfer details from the form in to an Excel Spreadsheet and for the input box relating to the "length" of the film being submitted to us we'd like to force the applicant to enter the time length in the following format "0:00:00" as in (Hours:Minutes:seconds).
Currently users only have a text box and depsite heavy hinting that they fill it in this way we still get incorrectly formatted answers which mean we can't perform time calculations on our excel sheet without going in and manually changing any incorrect ones.
Screenshot below shows current box - its just a text box with an example. I havent linked to the sheet itself as the form is live and working so don't want anomalous forms or numbers popping up!
Thanks for your help!
- KadeJMAnswered on May 03, 2013 at 11:13 AM
Hi John, if I am understanding you correctly you basically wish to add a simple Hours-Minutes-Seconds Field to your form to help optimize it for the input so that it works better with Movie Format and also in your Excel Sheet.
We don't really have an exact feature for this in the TimeDate Field but this is actually an advanced ability with the Phone field when you turn Masking to " ON " and set up the Value to time lapse format.
Example: http://form.jotform.us/form/31224876060147
Instructions on how to do this:
- cinefringeAnswered on May 04, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Hi KadeJM
Yes! That seems to work. It would be good if I could also stop people entering over a certian number also, but this will work much better than the free text!
- moonzkieAnswered on May 04, 2013 at 02:59 PM
Unfortunately, it is not possible to stop people from entering a certain number on the field. However, the best alternative for this would be to add a Hover Text which adds a description for the field.
Hope this fields.
Thank you.


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Thursday, January 27, 2000
By JEFF SIKOROVSKY
The Sun Press
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS - The Cleveland Heights-University Heights Board
of Education laid off four school bus drivers Monday.
Masem said the board's decision to limit busing to comply with state guidelines was precipitated by the 8.9-mill levy defeat in November.
The move came in preparation for big changes in transportation policies, effective Feb. 7.Now the district needs to cut $6.2 million from its operating budget.
"We're cutting everything we can and staying away from the classroom. Our core mission is educating people," he said.
Masem denied the cut was a punitive measure to garner support for the 9.4-mill levy on the March 7 ballot.
The new levy would generate $8 million in revenue a year and allow the district to maintain its downsized academic programming for three years.
The additional 1/2-mil added to the March levy will, if passed, provide an extra $428,000 a year. It could restore busing or other cuts.
Masem said, however, "The board hasn't discussed what it would restore. Busing has come up in discussions around this issue, but there are no guarantees given our financial situation. The idea was to give the board some leverage to do something if the levy passes."
The district has already cut more than $5 million by eliminating more than 70 employees, limiting maintenance and custodial services, and slashing equipment repair and purchasing budgets.
"Nobody wants to make any of these cuts," he said. "We're still struggling to find the last $600,000-$700,000."
Starting that day, in order to be bused, pupils in grades K-5 must live at least two miles away from their schools.
Under the new policy, 1,276 students - 821 public school and 455 private school children - will lose busing privileges. A majority of the 1,497 students that can be bused are private school children.
Eligibility has been one mile for elementary school students and two miles for middle school students. Cleveland Heights High School students are not bused.
The only exception is special education children who are now bused. They will not be affected.
The change will save $166,500 from the district's operating budget this year and $333,000 next year, for a combined cut of $499,500.
The district sent a letter to 4,200 households Saturday notifying parents of the change and outlining the new policy.
It said the mayors of Cleveland Heights, University Heights and South Euclid have been notified so they can add crossing guards. These are the responsibility of each city, not the school system.
Alan Wolf, the district's business manager, said parents of students still entitled to bus rides will be notified this week of new pick up times.
Gearity Elementary School in University Heights will be affected the most, according to Kim Poindexter, Gearity's PTA president and mother of three.
Poindexter said 243 of the school's 301 students, about 80 percent, will be affected.
"We are suggesting car-pooling if that's possible," she added.
Poindexter lives on Cummings Road, 1.8 miles from Gearity where her two girls are in kindergarten and second grade. Danielle, 7, the second grader said, "We're not walking. We're too little."
"Elementary school children should not have to walk that far to go to school. We are not a rural community," Poindexter added.
Her children will have to walk down Cedar Road, cross Warrensville Center Road, and Belvoir Boulevard at Silsby Road to get to Gearity, she said.
"It's a disaster to even drive. My kids would have the whole Cedar Center to walk. It's ridiculous," she added.
"Down the line, we don't know what the impact will be. It could affect student performance, and parental and public support. I think if people support the community they live in, they'll support the school system."
She added, however, "If people have $15,000 to spend to send their kids to Hathaway Brown, then they can pay for their own bus."
Gearity Principal Renee Harrison said, "A majority of our students are bused. I've been getting calls from parents already. They're very distraught about it and are wondering what their options are."
Harrison said students who must walk almost two miles may delay the start of school. The first bell rings at 8:45 a.m.
"I know that we will probably end up having high absenteeism and tardiness rates. That's going to impact the academic programming. The students would miss out on a lot," she said. She favors restoring busing.
District Superintendent Paul Masem said Monday that upset parents with questions are leaving messages on his voice mail.