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Coronal seismology
Coronal seismology is a technique of studying the plasma of the Sun's corona with the use of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves and oscillations. Magnetohydrodynamics studies the dynamics of electrically conducting fluids - in this case the fluid is the coronal plasma. Observed properties of the waves (e.g. period, wavelength, amplitude, temporal and spatial signatures (what is the shape of the wave perturbation?), characteristic scenarios of the wave evolution (is the wave damped?), combined with a theoretical modelling of the wave phenomena (dispersion relations, evolutionary equations, etc.), may reflect physical parameters of the corona which are not accessible in situ, such as the coronal magnetic field strength and Alfvén velocity [1] and coronal dissipative coefficients.[2] Originally, the method of MHD coronal seismology was suggested by Y. Uchida in 1970[3] for propagating waves, and B. Roberts et al. in 1984[4] for standing waves, but was not practically applied until the late 90s due to a lack of necessary observational resolution. Philosophically, coronal seismology is similar to the Earth's seismology, helioseismology, and MHD spectroscopy of laboratory plasma devices. In all these approaches, waves of various kind are used to probe a medium.
The theoretical foundation of coronal seismology is the dispersion relation of MHD modes of a plasma cylinder: a plasma structure which is nonuniform in the transverse direction and extended along the magnetic field. This model works well for the description of a number of plasma structures observed in the solar corona: e.g. coronal loops, prominence fibrils, plumes, various filaments. Such a structure acts as a waveguide of MHD waves.
This discussion is adapted from Nakariakov & Verwichte (2009).[5]
Types of magnetohydrodynamic waves[edit]
There are several distinct kinds of MHD modes which have quite different dispersive, polarisation, and propagation properties:
- Kink (or transverse) modes, which are oblique fast magnetoacoustic (also known as magnetosonic waves) guided by the plasma structure; the mode causes the displacement of the axis of the plasma structure. These modes are weakly compressible, but could nevertheless be observed with imaging instruments as periodic standing or propagating displacements of coronal structures, e.g. coronal loops. The frequency of transverse or "kink" modes is given by the following expression:
For kink modes the parameter the azimuthal wave number in a cylindrical model of a loop, is equal to 1, meaning that the cylinder is swaying with fixed ends.
- Sausage modes, which are also oblique fast magnetoacoustic waves guided by the plasma structure; the mode causes expansions and contractions of the plasma structure, but does not displace its axis. These modes are compressible and cause significant variation of the absolute value of the magnetic field in the oscillating structure. The frequency of sausage modes is given by the following expression:
For sausage modes the parameter is equal to 0; this would be interpreted as a "breathing" in and out, again with fixed endpoints.
- Longitudinal (or slow, or acoustic) modes, which are slow magnetoacoustic waves propagating mainly along the magnetic field in the plasma structure; these mode are essentially compressible. The magnetic field perturbation in these modes is negligible. The frequency of slow modes is given by the following expression:
Where we define as the sound speed and as the Alfvén velocity.
- Torsional (Alfvén or twist) modes are incompressible transverse perturbations of the magnetic field along certain individual magnetic surfaces. In contrast with kink modes, torsional modes cannot be observed with imaging instruments, as they do not cause the displacement of either the structure axis or its boundary.
Wave and oscillatory phenomena are observed in the hot plasma of the corona mainly in EUV, optical and microwave bands with a number of spaceborne and ground-based instruments, e.g. the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE), the Nobeyama Radioheliograph (NoRH, see the Nobeyama radio observatory). Phenomenologically, researchers distinguish between compressible waves in polar plumes and in legs of large coronal loops, flare-generated transverse oscillations of loops, acoustic oscillations of loops, propagating kink waves in loops and in structures above arcades (an arcade being a close collection of loops in a cylindrical structure, see image to right), sausage oscillations of flaring loops, and oscillations of prominences and fibrils (see solar prominence), and this list is continuously updated.
Coronal seismology is one of the aims of the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) mission.
A mission to send a spacecraft as close as 9 solar radii from the sun, NASA Solar probe, is planned for launch in 2015 and aims to provide in-situ measurements of the solar magnetic field, solar wind and corona. It should include a magnetometer and plasma wave sensor, allowing unprecedented observations for coronal seismology.
The potential of coronal seismology in the estimation of the coronal magnetic field, density scale height, "fine structure" (by which is meant the variation in structure of an inhomogeneous structure such as an inhomogeneous coronal loop) and heating has been demonstrated by different research groups. Work relating to the coronal magnetic field was mentioned earlier.[1] It has been shown that sufficiently broadband slow magnetoacoustic waves, consistent with currently available observations in the low frequency part of the spectrum, could provide the rate of heat deposition sufficient to heat a coronal loop. [6] Regarding the density scale height, transverse oscillations of coronal loops that have both variable circular cross-sectional area and plasma density in the longitudinal direction have been studied theoretically. A second order ordinary differential equation has been derived describing the displacement of the loop axis. Together with boundary conditions, solving this equation determines the eigenfrequencies and eigenmodes. The coronal density scale height could then be estimated by using the observed ratio of the fundamental frequency and first overtone of loop kink oscillations.[7] Little is known of coronal fine structure. Doppler shift oscillations in hot active region loops obtained with the Solar Ultraviolet Measurements of Emitted Radiation instrument (SUMER) aboard SOHO have been studied. The spectra were recorded along a 300 arcsec slit placed at a fixed position in the corona above the active regions. Some oscillations showed phase propagation along the slit in one or both directions with apparent speeds in the range of 8–102 km per second, together with distinctly different intensity and line width distributions along the slit. These features can be explained by the excitation of the oscillation at a footpoint of an inhomogeneous coronal loop, e.g. a loop with fine structure.[8]
- ^ a b Nakariakov, V. M.; Ofman, L. (2001). "Determination of the coronal magnetic field by coronal loop oscillations". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 372 (3): L53–L56. Bibcode:2001A&A...372L..53N. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20010607.
- ^ Nakariakov, V. M.; Ofman, L.; Deluca, E. E.; Roberts, B.; Davila, J. M. (1999). "TRACE observation of damped coronal loop oscillations: Implications for coronal heating". Science. 285 (5429): 862–864. Bibcode:1999Sci...285..862N. PMID 10436148. doi:10.1126/science.285.5429.862.
- ^ Uchida, Y. (1970). "Diagnosis of coronal magnetic structure by flare-associated hydromagnetic disturbances". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 22: 341–364. Bibcode:1970PASJ...22..341U.
- ^ Roberts, B.; Edwin, P. M.; Benz, A. O. (1984). "On coronal oscillations". The Astrophysical Journal. 279: 857–865. Bibcode:1984ApJ...279..857R. doi:10.1086/161956.
- ^ Nakariakov, V. M.; Verwichte, E. (2005). "Coronal Waves and Oscillations". Living Reviews in Solar Physics. 2: 3. Bibcode:2005LRSP....2....3N. doi:10.12942/lrsp-2005-3.
- ^ Tsiklauri, D.; Nakariakov, V. M. (2001). "Wide-spectrum slow magnetoacoustic waves in coronal loops". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 379 (3): 1106–1112. Bibcode:2001A&A...379.1106T. arXiv:astro-ph/0107579 . doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20011378.
- ^ Ruderman, M. S.; Verth, G.; Erdelyi, R. (2008). "Transverse Oscillations of Longitudinally Stratified Coronal Loops with Variable Cross Section". The Astrophysical Journal. 686 (1): 694–700. Bibcode:2008ApJ...686..694R. doi:10.1086/591444.
- ^ Wang, T. J.; et al. (2003). "Hot coronal loop oscillations observed with SUMER: Examples and statistics". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 406 (3): 1105–1121. Bibcode:2003A&A...406.1105W. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030858.
External links[edit]
- Nakariakov, V. M.; Verwichte, E. (2005). "Coronal Waves and Oscillations". Living Reviews in Solar Physics. 2: 3. Bibcode:2005LRSP....2....3N. doi:10.12942/lrsp-2005-3.
- Roberts, B., Nakariakov, V.M., "Coronal seismology – a new science", Frontiers 15, 2003
- Verwichte, E., Plasma diagnostics using MHD waves
- Stepanov, A.V., Zaitsev, V.V. and Nakariakov, V.M., "Coronal Seismology" Wiley-VCH 2012 ISBN 978-3527409945


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2006-07: Started the season strong for the Trojans, averaging 7.3 points and 3.0 rebounds through USC's first four games. Had six points and three rebounds in the opener vs. South Carolina on Nov. 16. Bettered that with eight points and four rebounds on Nov. 18 vs. Saint Mary's. Made 6 of 8 shots and scored a season-high 13 points on Nov. 24 vs. Long Beach State, the most points he had scored in a game since his Trojan debut in 2005. Had a season-best six rebounds on Nov. 28 vs. Mississippi Valley State and again on Feb. 1 vs. Oregon State. Started four games for the Trojans, including back-to-back games on March 8 and March 9 in the Pac-10 Conference Tournament. Started vs. Arkansas on March 16 in the NCAA first round and had four points and three rebounds in 18 minutes.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds a game in 2005 while earning All-District honors as a senior at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Spent his first three seasons playing for Fairley High School in his hometown of Memphis, Tenn. Had season highs of 26 points, 16 rebounds, 12 blocked shots and eight assists. Was ranked as the No. 14 center in the country by ScoutHoops.com and the No. 31 power forward in the country by RivalHoops.com. Also, was rated the 10th-best prospect in the state of Florida by Hoop-Rap.com and was a McDonalds All-American nominee. At the National Basketball Players Association camp held in Richmond, Va., was honored with the Mr. Inspirational award.
PERSONAL: Cromwell was born on May 11, 1987 in Memphis, Tenn. Is an undecided major at USC and would like to be a computer engineer following his playing career. Says the best part of being at USC is the people. His favorite television show is "Family Guy" and his favorite movie is "Constantine."


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I have reframed to a finished opening of 54" wide by 77 and 1/4 high. I took that measurement to HD to order a pair of faux wood molded hollow core custom bifold doors from Jeld Wen to fit the finished frame measurements.
The doors arrived. When each hinged pair is butted together where they will separate, they measure 53 and 1/8 inch wide in total.
1. Is a 7/8 inch difference between the pair's total width and the finished frame within acceptable tolerance, or is the pair too short in total width?
2. Can you install door stops on the sides of door jams with bifold doors to hide the gap?
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True, the sapphire is true black and the carbon has blue flecks and either looks black or dark, dark, blue depending on the light. I wanted Oyster/Black interior and was open on exterior, so took what the dealer had in stock without much thought. I was happily surprised to see the complexity of the carbon black and am VERY happy that I ended up with it vs. the Sapphire black, but it is ultimately personal choice. I agree, that you need to see them in person to appreciate the difference.
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The Government has enough cash to offer a whopping $7 billion tax cut in next week's budget, but it will be the last big reduction for decades because of the financial burden imposed by the ageing population, a leading economic forecaster has predicted.
Access Economics yesterday said the strong economy had been pumping billions of dollars of extra tax into the budget, paving the way for a spending spree to woo voters before the federal election.
Access predicted a $7.7 billion cash surplus this financial year and $9.1 billion by next financial year.
That would be $3.1 billion more than the Government's official estimate made last December for this financial year, and a massive $5.2 billion more for 2004-05.
Access director Chris Richardson said company profits had been soaring, the unemployment rate had fallen and wages had been rising, all good news for revenue.
"Profits are at a record share of GDP and participation (the proportion of adults in work or looking for it) is also at record rates," Mr Richardson said. "For tax collections, current conditions don't come better than this."
Mr Richardson said the Government has also been "mysteriously" under-reporting its dividend payments from the Reserve Bank, Telstra, Australia Post and the Mint, saying these non-tax payments would add to the bottom line.
Both sides of politics have been gearing up for a tax cut bidding war before the poll. Treasurer Peter Costello is expected to announce his tax plans in the May 11 budget, scheduling them to begin on July 1.
Opposition Leader Mark Latham has promised to announce his plans in the days after the budget. However, if the cuts start on July 1 as expected, Labor will be in the politically difficult position of either having to claw the cuts back from the public, or having less cash to fund its own policies.
Access believes that the Government has so much cash it will be able to fund large tax cuts, extra spending on health, education, national security and infrastructure and still keep the budget in surplus.
A number of tax-cut options are being considered. For a cost of $822 million in 2005-06, it could raise the top 47 per cent tax threshold to $75,000, from the current $62,500.
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Remembering Mr. Machine
Iphone, Ipads, X-Boxes, Wii this and Wii that…do non-electronic toys exist anymore?
My friends with small and teenage children have all been gasping at this years Santa Lists. Most everything on them is top dollar electronics. And it got me to thinking.
Ah to grow up in the 60's. Christmas was such a magical time in our house. My 2 sisters and brother could barely sleep on Christmas Eve, all of us betting who would be the one that would spot Santa…until, of course, we fell asleep before he came down the chimney. Actually, we didn't have a chimney. Santa came thru our sun room. Hey…he never got stuck!
The Christmas morning I remember the most was the year we woke up, ran out to the living room, and BEHOLD (!) there they were…3 beautiful Easy Bake Ovens! My sisters and I each were born a year and a half after each other. I was the middle and my brother was the baby who came along 2 years after my younger sister. Us girls loved the same things and we all wanted that easy bake oven!
Easy Bake Ovens, at that time, baked with a lightbulb (!)…and we made dime shaped cakes and brownies all Christmas Day. You could even make bubble gum in your easy bake oven in the 60's!
Now to my brother. The toy every little boy wanted that year was "Mr. Machine". He was a little Robot that would walk across the room. This was our " high tech stuff…and Mr. Machine was a learning toy too…you could take him apart with the special Mr. Machine tools and put him back together, every little boys dream! All you would have to say to my brother in the weeks leading up to Christmas that year was "What do you want from Santa"…and he would scream "Mit-ter Mat-tene!!!"
My parents decided to let him open all his other gifts from Santa that morning and have Mr. Machine walk into the leaving room to meet him under the tree.
All of a sudden, as my little baby brother ripped thru another package, that was NOT Mr. Machine, the shrill sounds of a 1960's motorized toy came into the living, and there…!…was Mr. Machine, making his way to my brother……
Who looked up…made eye contact with the toy…and ran screaming into my mothers arms…."no, no, get it away"! My brother Michael was absolutely petrified of the toy he dreamed of night after night.
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On tonight's episode of The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly asked Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer to weigh in on the presidential prospects of potential Republican challengers to President Obama - specifically, those of Fox News' own Sarah Palin.
O'Reilly asked Krauthammer why Palin is polling so far behind President Obama, as compared to other candidates like Mitt Romney and her Fox co-worker, Mike Huckabee. While initially, Krauthammer suggested that her lack of support was caused, in part because "the media's contributed enormously" to the "unprecedented" level of "animus to her," he focused the majority of his criticism on the way she has handled herself during her stint in the political spotlight. Watch:
Krauthammer remarked specifically on Palin's infamous interview with Katie Couric, noting that it was not a "gotcha interview" and that she was asked "fairly simple questions." While Krauthammer "would have hoped" that Palin would "spend the next years sort of getting really deep into policy" even though "it sounds really dull," he points out that this has not been the case.
Instead of studying up on policy, she has spent time, as Krauthammer notes, putting herself "out there," earning millions in free publicity by logging hours on Fox News.
Krauthammer is hardly the first Fox contributor to knock Palin's credentials. Karl Rove is a frequent critic and has questioned Palin's recent foray into reality television, suggesting that she lacked the "certain level of gravitas" required in a presidential candidate. Fellow Fox News contributor Morton Kondracke agreed with Rove and even told Media Matters' Joe Strupp that he thinks Palin is "a joke."
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Dawn & Helen's Very-Vegan Instagram Musts (Cat Ladies 'R' Us)
A few months ago, our friends at VegNews issued a list of vegan Instagrammers they simply "can't get enough of", which naturally, inspired us to contemplate our own. Your friendly VVC organizers quickly scrolled through our own feeds and so many eye-catching, appetizing, adorable and quirky photos popped out at us. It's no surprise that Instagram may undeniably be the social media medium of the moment, and that encouraged us to hand this notion over to our own social media mavens, Seattle vegan bloggers Helen Pitlick and Dawn Quinn, to get the list even more relevant. Trust us, they know what's up.
Dawn and Helen are seriously super and super serious Vida Vegan alumnae, with a joint presentation on "Effective Social Media" already under their belt from this past fall's first-ever VVC Tech Seminar in Seattle. The lovely power duo is back again this upcoming weekend (!!) with "How to Use Social Media to Win (Vegan) Friends & Influence People" on Sunday afternoon. From the sound of it, you're in store for a lot of discussion – and time for questions – about social media tips, photography, relevancy, community, practices, promotional disclosure, popularity, balance, and more – so, stay tuned, listen up and ask those question!
We picked all of these people because they're all real people (minus the cat, and not professional photogs) who take photos of their food, adorable pets, travels and vegan lifestyle in a way that's relatable, sometimes funny and always super delicious-looking. We also have representation from raw-friendly and gluten-free pals. They've got good followings for good reason and are all super down to earth and cool. They make you want to be their friend with their pictures. – Dawn & Helen
Without further adieu, here are six vegan folks that Dawn and Helen dig on Instagram, and think you may, too:
@RyanPatey: Ryan frequently shares what he's eating, from wraps to soups to restaurant experiences, which makes veganism seem really easy. Everything he eats looks delicious, but he's certainly not a professional chef (in the best possible way!). He balances this out with his cat, shows, and other randomness. @food_and_cats: You just want to be Michelle's friend. Her profile description says, g"uess what I mostly post about," and while it's true that her feed is largely devoted to the delicious meals she cooks up and the adorable Pekoe and Tetley, Michelle also gives insight into her life outside of veganism by posting pics of her partner, adventures, and the occasional PBR. @Amanda_eats_slc: Dog owner and feral cat whisperer of Salt Lake City, Amanda makes being vegan look easy. In addition to adorable animal pics, you'll find healthy vegan lunches, highlights of veg-friendly SLC restaurants along with travels, friends and her vegan lifestyle. Her profile tagline of "will write for cat food and vodka" seems it up in the most endearing way. @Pjrvs: Paul is a vegan who makes things happen. A vegan cookbook author and designer, he's made a name for himself in terms of being a successful guy. You want to follow him everywhere just to see what makes him tick. In addition to being awesome, Paul uncooks a lot of amazing raw (sometimes cooked) meals, adventures in the great outdoors and hangs with two adorable pet rats. Seriously, come for the gorgeous outdoor scenery and mouthwatering meals, and stay for the sweet rats. @Albert_Weskie: Move over, Maru — if you're a fan of fluffy orange cats with sweet faces and a penchant for naps and mischief, follow Albert. (If not, you're probably a horrible person — JK!). Albert may not be vegan, but we have it on good authority that his parents are. JL of @jlgoesvegan: JL is as lovely in real life as she is online, and her Instagram account showcases bits and pieces of her very vegan life: her speaking engagements, cooking for clients, exercising and of course the delicious, healthy meals she has dining out and at home. Expect a plethora of smoothies, colorful salads and some wine and treats thrown in for good measure.
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To follow along with our two mavens, check out @hpilick and @veganmoxie
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Jess would also like to throw out a little public plea about her own Instagram pet peeve numero uno – Please, please, stop with the blatant screen-caps of your own blog posts and facebook updates – it's so not necessary (and frankly, an obnoxious overstep into marketing land on a casual medium)….We come for the vegan tacos and cats, pls!
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May 20, 2013 at 4:16 pm
I'm looking forward to Sunday's session!
May 20, 2013 at 4:27 pm
I post a lot of vegan things as well as pictures of my life as a teen! @allyhope95
I also want to share one of the instagrammers I follow that inspired my veganism, @health_and_me
May 21, 2013 at 3:27 pm
ahmahgah! My friend just told me that I was on the list. Thanks, ladyfriends ❤ I'll tell the cats when I get home – they'll be thrilled! Ish.
See you this weekend!
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Unions improve working conditions at the expense of their employers and, ultimately, their workers. They fight for their own interests not that of the community... just look at the big auto groups or, more recently, hostess. We could also point to the obvious shortcomings from groups like the teachers' union but that's a whole other story (and I'll let that be told to you via "waiting for superman")
Much the converse could also be said of employers, companies and corporations: that they improve their profits at the expense of their employees and workers. They fight for their own interests (profits), not necesarily those of the community, which often suffer as the majority of the residents, the workers, clearly have lower wages, benefits and inferior working conditions while the corporate profits often leave the community rather than being reinjected/invested back into that local economy.
In the end, I think there needs to be a proper and roughly equivalent balance in power across a company/business, much like, dare I say, in a representative democracy like the U.S. Employers and investors can be as equally myopic, short sighted, greedy and rapacious as workers and employees -- these sins hardly reside solely on the employee side.
It's only when one side or the other can prevail over, rather than work in concert with, the other that their own myopia, short-sightedness, greedy and rapaciousness can run unchecked. Both sides, employer and employee, have clearly shown that capacity in the past. But the answer is not necessarily to effectively do away with or cripple one or the other, as I think many/most "right to work" laws tend to do in the end, but rather restore a balance.
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I am about to get a new 3D printer, (It's 8 by 8 by 8 and 50 microns) and I was wondering if this was a good first project.
Is the measurement system in customizer millimeters, I think it is just checking
Yes, millimeters. It has been a long time since I made this model (never successfully printed) so I might be wrong.
Try printing one finger at a time the snap settings are a bit tight for PLA.
Ok thanks, will try to post a model if I get it successfully.
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when I tried to assemble every single piece broke ;(
I can't figure out how to get the customized full print file any suggestions?
Is it ok if I make a few modifacations such as the shame of the thumb plate and what not?
By all means mod away, the copyright is "Creative Commons - Attribution - Share Alike" so if you post a new design attribute this design in some way on the post.
I created this before I had a printer for a contest and the rules and my skills were limiting what was possible. I want to redesign it as it is a popular design but haven't had the chance.
Thanks bathrobotics, I have a lot of CC related reading to do and a call to ebay VORE (whatever that is) to make. I feel bad for the people with really great design and the people who are already selling their designs on shapeways or other methods. This was a model from 2013 for a contest I have learned a lot about intellectual property since 2013 and I don't post things I intend to make money on. just3Dprint is wrong with what they are doing but they are also well aware that it is almost impossible for most people affected to even know their good will is being abused. I can imagine people who have hundreds of models on-line. I hope that makerbot can drop the hammer on these criminals but not sure how it will stop them (or others) from doing the same thing again.
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I'm not too bothered about my models, but I know many people are.
Are you aware of the thread people are discussing this on?
this thing is awesome hard to print though you may need to modify it just grab tiny bolt or zip tys
Is there any way to extend the perimeters? My fingers are longer than this thing allows. lol
Also how to I determine the thumb bearing size?
I did my thumb bearing size at 7 and it was still a little big but i have small hands so you might want to do your at 8 or 9
when i print it i turn it so its flat on the bed and the extruder is to high so the filament doesn't stick,also what do you print it in and what angle do you print it in
I have an issue with the fingers - it's nearly impossible to wedge the fingers themselves into the knuckle joint
I've drilled holes in the knuckle joints and used nuts and bolts to secure them
are the parameters in customizer in mm
Short answer, yes. Long answer is that it shouldn't matter as long as you scale appropriately before slicing.
Just like Tony Stark would have built in a Cave! (if he had a roll of plastic instead of a blowtorch)
a dual? is that like two fights? :)
Unfortunately I have a Prusa with extruder issues at the moment. I will hopefully have it up and running shortly and this on my list. There is now bridging in the print orientation and all angles are 45.
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In the old days, lawyers arguing before the Supreme Court could blather on, uninterrupted, for as long as 10 days. Nowadays, they're strictly limited to 30 minutes of argument time — and they're deemed lucky if they can speak more than two sentences before the justices interject.
The first chief justice, John Jay, resigned to become governor of New York. He didn't think the Supreme Court would amount to much.
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My DeVille started running rough this weekend. The motor started missing on mild acceleration and backfires sometimes. Tried WOT to clear it out but didn't help. Motor has 90K miles and has never given me a problem. Any ideas or am I at the mercy of the local dealer? (Est $500 for a tune up)
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to the forums!
This is a common problem and we're gonna get you straightened out!
Do a search and you will see lots of info about similar problems and tune-ups
First of all pull the DTC codes from the dash. This will tell you what exactly is wrong.
If you haven't done any tune-ups then its probably good time for it. Its real easy and you can do it yourself.
You will need to replace plugs and wires with a set of AC DELCO spark pugs and wires.
Oil and filter change
Air filter change
Coolant change (not flush) just drain and refiull system with new Dexcool and supplement tabs.
Thats it! You can change the fuel filter too but not required.
Most likely you will see a code p0300 for engine misfire detected. When this happned to me, a set of new plugs and wires cured it. The other time it happened turned out top be a defective ignition coil pack. Very easy to replace and cheap. (eg dealer charged me 350 to do it, I did it for 28$ and 5 minutes at the autozone parking lot)
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Thanks for the suggestions. I think I can handle the tune up. This is my first Cadillac and is awesome to drive. I bought it for a 250 mile RT commute to work each day and put 30K miles on it in 4 months. Changed jobs and only put 100 a day on it now. Still average about 25 mpg at 75mph. Can't complain. This will be the first real maintenance I've had to put into the car since I bought it.
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I would suggest www.gmpartsdirect.com for your genuine gm parts. You usually get things for about half the price of the dealer. An example, had a front wheel bearing going out in my '97 Deville, its a sealed bearing so you have to buy a complete front hub. Dealer quoted me $400, I got the gm part number and went to gmpartsdirect and bought the same hub for $180 plus shipping.
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Let me guess. You recently had the fuel rail recall done, right? Many, myself included have had the exact same problem soon afterwards. It seems that moving old plug wires around tends to make them fail. Follow Powerglide and Bubbas advice and get a set of OEM wires and plugs. I got my wires from http://www.rockauto.com and had them in 2 days for about $112. Bought the plugs locally for $5 ea. Problem solved. This was also on a '97 Deville.
P.S. Do not let the wires rest against the blower motor or any closer than neccassary. That will take the blower motor out in short order. It may go anyway as they are known to be problematic. New ones have been redesigned but installation is a PITA.


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If you love books, then this is the book fair for you! The In Print Professional Writer's Group is holding their third annual World of Words book fair at Barnes and Noble, Cherryvale Mall in Cherry Valley, on October 19, 2013.
In addition to panel discussions and readings, guest authors and book signings, and we will be proudly showing off the In Print radio show, which plays on Rockford College radio Mondays at 10:00 a.m.
This is one of In Print's biggest fundraisers during the year. Barnes and Noble is donating a percentage of all sales during this event if you mention In Print at the register or provide our book fair identification number, which is 11156932.
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With only a couple months remaining to meet requirements for having health insurance, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering a free workshop to help Cass County residents understand how to make smart choices for purchasing health care coverage. The workshop will take place Tuesday, January 28th from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Cass County Community Center, 805 West 10th Street in Atlantic. Pre-registration is requested by calling 712-243-1132.
Mary Beth Kaufman, Family Finance Specialist will be the presenter for the workshop. At the workshop, participants will understand key health insurance terms and concepts, learn to identify personal health care needs and priorities, understand key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, use Iowa's new Health Insurance Marketplace, and understand new tax credits and financial assistance available.
The workshop is intended for both current health insurance consumers and those who are newlyeligible through the Affordable Care Act. The Smart Choice workshop will not offer one on one assistance or advice for enrolling in a particular insurance plan.
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NEW HAVEN – China's economy is slowing. This is no surprise for an export-led economy dependent on faltering global demand. But China's looming slowdown is likely to be both manageable and welcome. Fears of a hard landing are overblown.
To be sure, the economic data have softened. Purchasing managers' indices are now threatening the "50" threshold, which has long been associated with the break-even point between expansion and contraction. Similar downtrends are evident in a broad array of leading indicators, ranging from consumer expectations, money supply, and the stock market, to steel production, industrial product sales, and newly started construction.
But this is not 2008. Back then, global commerce was collapsing, presaging a 10.7% drop in the volume of world trade in 2009 – the sharpest annual contraction since the 1930s. In response, China's export performance swung from 26% annual growth in July 2008 to a 27% contraction by February 2009. Sequential GDP growth slowed to a low single-digit pace – a virtual standstill by Chinese standards. And more than 20 million migrant workers reportedly lost their jobs in export-led Guangdong province. By late 2008, China was in the throes of the functional equivalent of a full-blown recession.
Thanks to a massive fiscal stimulus, China veered away from the abyss in early 2009. But it paid a price for this bank-funded investment boom. Local governments' indebtedness soared, and fixed investment surged toward an unprecedented 50% of GDP. Fears surfaced of another banking crisis, the imminent collapse of a monstrous property bubble, and runaway inflation. Add a wrenching European crisis to the equation, and a replay of 2008 no longer seemed far-fetched.


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Forty incoming freshman from five counties–Henry (9), Owen (9), Carroll (8), Gallatin (8) and Trimble (6)–will make up the inaugural class. A few students who are on the waiting list may be added before the beginning of the school year.
Children taking part in the Carroll County Public Library's Summer Reading Program got a lesson in the dangers cigarettes pose from Champions for a Drug Free Carroll County Coordinator Hayley Franklin.
In the coming weeks, Kathryn Winn Primary will be hosting three important events: open enrollment for incoming kindergarteners and new students, student registration and open house.
Kindergarten and new student open enrollment will be held on July 29 from 12:30–3:30 p.m.
Starting in August, all Carroll County High School students will have the opportunity to learn how to manage money like Dave Ramsey. Thanks to a grant from Pathway to Financial Success, a new personal finance class will run all year for a group of students; however, every CCHS student will have access to the class's content online.
Dave Ramsey is a personal finance teacher, the author of the book "Financial Peace" and a radio personality with a nationally syndicated radio show, "The Dave Ramsey Show."
Carroll County Extension Service hosted Food Pyramid Bingo Tuesday, July 14, at the Lighthouse summer camp. Extension agent Christin Herbst said the purpose was to introduce the children to new foods, teach nuitrition and encourage them to make their plates colorful with all the food groups.
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The purpose of the assignment is to develop a basic understanding and skills programming of input/output ports and device polling.
The assignment examines hardware polled input from a push button.
Assignment 1
The assignment is based on the flashing LED of the MSP430 Getting Started notes.
Alternate flashing of the red and green LEDs at intervals of approximately one second.
When red is ON the green is OFF and vice-versa.
Increasing the for-loop limit will increase the delay between LED toggling.
Keep in mind that:
char : signed 8-bit integer
unsigned char : unsigned 8-bit integer
int : signed 16-bit integer
unsigned int : unsigned 16-bit integer
long : signed 32-bit integer
unsigned long : unsigned 32-bit integer
Assignment 2
The assignment is based on the polled push button of the MSP430 Polling notes.
Turn On the red LED when the push button is pressed down, Off when up.
Assignment 3
The assignment is based on Assignment 1 and 2.
Alternate flashing of the red and green LEDs.
When push button is down, red is flashing; when up, the green is flashing.
Assignment 4
The assignment uses the Temperature program discussed in class.
1. Download and extract example project: Temperature.zip
2. In CCS:
File | Import | Existing CCS Projects
Select the Temperature directory.
Click through to complete.
3. Debug the program.
View | Expressions | Add New Expression | DegreeF
Set a breakpoint at: __no_operation();
Execute to the breakpoint a few times, noticing DegreeF
Place your finger on the MSP430 chip.
Execute to the breakpoint a few times, noticing DegreeF
4. Record the lowest and highest temperature measured by placing you finger on top of the MPU. The thermistor is encased in plastic and heated by the chip so is not very accurate.
Assignment 5 (Bonus)
The assignment uses the Temperature program from Assignment 4.
Modify the program to:
1. Compare the current temperature reading with the previous,
2. Turn on the green LED if cooler,
3. Turn on the red LED if warmer,
4. Turn off the red and green LEDs if no change,
5. Delay approximately one second between temperature readings.
The LEDs will likely alternate due to thermal noise. Placing an object warmer or cooler than the ambient temperature should result in a temporary predominance of red or green.
Turn in
1. Cover page - Your name, date, and Homework 8. Staple all papers together.
2. Listing of Homework 8 Assignment 1, 2, 3 (and 5 for bonus points) programs and Assignment 4 results.
3. In Assignment 3, set a breakpoint to display registers Port_1_2 similar to at right when the push button is down. Capture and print the registers display.
4. Demonstration - Post a video demonstration of Assignment 3 program execution to OnCourse as HW8.
1. Start | All Programs | Texas Instruments | Code Composer Studio | Code Composer Studio
2. License Setup Wizard (appears on first use)
Select: CODE SIZE LIMITED (MSP430)
3. Plug in the LaunchPad.
4. Download and extract example project: Blink_LED.zip
5. In CCS need to set the workspace to your username and import the Blink_LED project:
File | Switch Workspace | Other
Workspace: C:\Users\username
File | Import | Code Composer Studio | Existing CCS Projects
Browse to Blink_LED
6. View | Project Explorer | Select Blink_LED
7. Click the to build and start debugging.
If the following appears, click Ignore. Newer versions of LaunchPads are compatible but cause this complaint.
If the following appears, plug in the LaunchPad in again and Retry.
8. Press F5 keys to execute one statement at a time.
9. Continue executing to verify the LaunchPad LED turns On and Off.
Getting Started at Home
Download and install Code Composer Studio:
There should be a desktop icon to start Code Composer Studio:
Follow above instructions starting at 2.
Debugging video
When starting a debugging session, you may need to View | Debugger to see the debug panels as below.
To view Input/Output pins:
1. Click the Registers tab.
2. Select Port_1_2 (connected to the LED's and push buttons) to expand the view.
To set a breakpoint:
1. Stop the program by clicking the red square.
2. Right-click the highlighted line below.
3. Select Breakpoint.
4. Click Debug.
F8 to run to the breakpoint. Repeat several times.
1. Notice the change of P1OUT as the LED turns ON and OFF.
Creating a new Code Composer Studio Project
1. File | New | CCS Project
2. Use the settings below.
Device Variant MSP430G2231
Empty Project (with main.c)
Writing Code
Copy and paste the example program over the generated main.c program.
Toggle green LED On and Off
#include <msp430g2231.h>
unsigned int i = 0;
void main(void) {
WDTCTL = WDTPW + WDTHOLD; // Stop watchdog timer.
P1DIR |= 0x40; // P1DIR configures direction port pin (DIR) output or input.
// 1 is output, 0 is input.
while(1) {
P1OUT ^= 0x40; // Toggle P1.6 using exclusive-OR operation (^=)
// P1OUT is another register which holds the status of the LED.
// 1 is ON, 0 is OFF
for(i=0; i < 20000; i++); // Delay between green LED toggles.


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US probes film director Moore's Cuba trip
The US Government has launched a probe into whether film director Michael Moore broke laws when he went to Cuba for a new movie about US health care.
American citizens face "civil and/or criminal penalties" for unauthorised travel to the communist-ruled island, the US Treasury Department warned in a letter to the Oscar-winning director that has been posted on Moore's website.
Dated May 2, the letter highlights federal concern that Moore visited Cuba in March without approval and asks for details about travel dates, people on the trip and reasons Moore might qualify for a journalist's permit to go to Cuba.
A spokesman for Moore has declined comment on what the film maker was doing in Cuba, but says news reports about his taking victims of the September 11 attacks on New York's World Trade Centres there for health care are inaccurate.
In response to the letter, Meghan O'Hara, the producer of the new film titled SiCKO, says the probe was politically motivated.
Moore has not been available for comment.
A Treasury Department spokeswoman declined to comment on any specific enforcement action against Moore.
The agency "issues hundreds of letters each year asking for additional information when possible sanctions violations have occurred," Treasury spokeswoman Molly Millerwise said.
US restrictions on Americans travelling to Cuba are an extension of the 1962 US embargo against the communist country, and violating the rules can result in a prison sentence of up to 10 years or a $250,000 fine.
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In September 2011, the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas launched the Orchestra's milestone Centennial Season with a celebratory gala concert dubbed "Fanfare for a New Century" at Davies Symphony Hall. The gala concert is presented here on Blu-ray as the Emmy® Award-Winning San Francisco Symphony at 100.
MTT is joined by legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman to perform Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor.
The concert opens with Aaron Copland's vivid portrayal of American prairie life, the Billy the Kid Ballet Suite and concludes with Britten's orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra of which the San Francisco Chronicle said: "…as Thomas led his colleagues, section by section and soloist by soloist… the listener could only marvel at the level of individual excellence and communal artistry on display." Capping off the concert is an encore of Bay Area composer John Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine featuring moving images of San Francisco projected throughout Davies Symphony Hall.
Keeping Score: Mahler (2-Disc Blu-ray Set)
In Gustav Mahler: Origins and Legacy, Michael Tilson Thomas returns to the provincial Austro-Hungarian city of Mahler's childhood, and bears witness to his grand achievements, great sorrows, and daring musical explorations into the depths of the human soul. Join MTT and the San Francisco Symphony as they trace Mahler's rise as a young conductor, his career-crowning appointments in Vienna and New York, his turbulent marriage and the sudden, tragic death of his daughter—and show how his stormy inner life inspired new and ever-more heartbreaking heights of creativity.
"I feel, therefore I am." For Hector Berlioz, and for the Romantic Movement, those were more than words; they were a song of the heart. But with the unprecedented outpouring of emotion in his Symphonie fantastique Berlioz almost overpowered Paris. This orchestral sonic spectacular, written to win the heart of a beautiful actress, demanded sacrifice from its author and his audience. Join Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony as they follow Berlioz to the brink and beyond in this program.
Ranging from tender sentiment to savage chaos, the music of early 20th-century composer Charles Ives explores an essentially American riddle: how can we survive the relentless assault of our own success? It was an enigma Ives embodied himself. He believed that we should all be brave enough to go it alone – yet he earned his living in insurance! In this Keeping Score program, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony unwrap the layers of Ives's Holidays Symphony to reveal a surprising musical portrait of New England.
Shostakovich may have secreted a subversive cipher beneath the surface of his life-saving Symphony No. 5.. This is all the more shocking since another bad review from Stalin's totalitarian forces could have meant a sentence to the Gulag or worse. This Keeping Score program investigates the arresting symphony that would either redeem Shostakovich or doom him. Did he dare hide a kernel of musical criticism in what appears to be a paean to the Motherland? Join Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony as they explore the hidden language of this masterwork.
Keeping Score: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
In 1913, with Europe on the brink of war, a fashionable Parisian audience reacted with hostile frenzy to the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's new work, The Rite of Spring. In this DVD, Michael Tilson Thomas and the musicians of the San Francisco Symphony take you from the salons of St. Petersburg to the villages where Stravinsky found inspiration in the earthly power of Russian folk music and dance. Nearly a century after this wild rainforest of sound was performed, The Rite of Spring remains as exhilarating and liberating as music can be. MTT and the San Francisco Symphony show you why.


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Gentle clown Louison (Dominique Pinon) moves into a tenement with a deli on the ground floor and falls for the butcher's daughter, Julie (Marie-Laure Dougnac). But it's soon discovered that her father (Jean-Claude Dreyfus) is really butchering people (à la Sweeney Todd) and selling the meat to tenants. At a crossroads, Julie must decide whether to remain loyal to her father or expose him to save Louison from becoming the next entrée.
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- Director
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
- Genres
- Foreign, Foreign Comedies, France, French Language, Foreign Regions
- Language
- French
- This movie is
- Quirky
- Format
- DVD and Blu-ray
- Awards
- Best Foreign Language Film nominee
- Ratings
RRestricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
16Common Sense rating OK for kids 16+
DVD details
Blu-ray details
Full Screen 1.33:1Subtitles
English, Spanish (Neutral)Closed captioned
NoLanguage and sound
French: Dolby Digital 2.0 StereoOther features
Color; interactive menus; scene access; trailer; featurette.
Widescreen 1.85:1Subtitles
English, English SDH, Spanish (Neutral)Closed captioned
NoLanguage and sound
French: DTS 2.0 HDOther features
Color; interactive menus; scene access; director's commentary; making-of featurette; documentary; trailer and teaser; additional featurette.
For Parents
Common Sense Note
Parents need to know that this dark comedy-fantasy is not always easy to follow -- maybe a good thing, as it uses hints and innuendo rather than in-your-face gore to show a starving society where cannibalism reigns. Meat cleavers and knives are fondled menacingly, but onscreen violence is limited to one gunshot, hand-to-hand fighting, and a blade in a forehead, all pretty bloodless. One character is obsessed with committing suicide, and attempts (usually failing) in numerous comical ways. The villain's sexual intercourse is signified via montage of squeaky bedsprings and rhythmic chores. There are a few swear words (including the f-word). In bad-dream sequences viewers see a chimpanzee (not a very cute one, but a "pet" nonetheless) whom, we are told, was killed and eaten. A few characters (including children) smoke.
- Sexual Content
- The butcher has an ongoing sexual relationship with a curvy tenant (occasionally she is seen in skimpy clothing/lingerie); we hear and see their rhythmically squeaky bedsprings in a sight-and-sound gag that is a metaphor for sex and orgasm.
- Violence
- One character fatally shot, another lethally impaled in the forehead. No bloody gore, but it is stated repeatedly that people are eating other people in this grim future world, and the butcher forebodingly fingers cleavers and knives. There is hand-to-hand scuffling and attempted strangulation. A suicide-prone character attempts to rig up nooses, guns, electrocution devices, and explosives (usually with no success).
- Language
- "BS," the f-word, the s-word (which in French is actually an "m"-word, ask any French teacher).
- Social Behavior
- Dark view of human nature and how far people will go to preserve accustomed lifestyles (meat consumption, commerce, etc.) even in end-of-the-world mode.
- Consumerism
- Not applicable
- Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol
- Cigarette smoking, including by a boy -- made to look fun when Louison blows smoke soap-bubbles.
- Age appropriate
- Not an issue
- Depends on your kid and your family
- Not appropriate for kids of the age most likely to want to see it