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Hi Fam!
It was another great mission week on Bora Bora! It was so awesome to talk to everyone on Saturday night and I really told you most of what there was to say from this week, but here is just a quick list of a few good things I think I missed:
Monday night through Thursday we just really scheduled lesson after lesson after lesson...we are staying busy almost all of the time and it feels awesome to be teaching such good people. I gave my hat to Inasio (he loves hats) so he was super pumped. Yes Mom, I gave away another hat...I'm not really sure why the guys over here love my hats so much, but they do!
On Friday we had a lot of lessons to do and then we went to visit a guy that we have been trying to catch for like 12 weeks. He has just never been there (or he ignored us hahaha), but we just knew we needed to connect with him. We caught him right as he was walking to his car haha...it was funny! He didn't seem very happy to see us haha, but we just started talking about random stuff, like about his kids, work, his hobbies and stuff like that. Then he asked us what we do on our missions each day... he was actually super interested in us and why we are here and how old we are and stuff. So now we have a lesson with him this coming week and I'm super pumped!!
After that we had a lesson with Tehea, who is a nut, and I'll tell you why!! She knows it's time to be baptized and that she can be baptized by her husband. We have tried to set up a date for her but she still wants us to give her time. It has been about one month since we said we would give her some space but time is up! So yeah, she admitted to us that she was scared of her family's possible negative reaction to her baptism. One of my best friends would always tell me to "suck it up" when I was dragging my feet or worried about something, and I really wanted to say that to her because I know she is ready but I can't..haha! We just explained that if she does her part for the Lord, He will do His part and fill in the rest for her!! After that she calmed down a bit and I believe we will be able to set her baptism date really soon!
Saturday was a busy day with lessons, and then we Skyped the family, twas dope! Haha! Loved seeing everyone!!
Here's a short Video Recap of some of the highlights of the call:
On Sunday, Elder Escoffre (Mr. Bean) left early in the morning to head home to France. It was weird to see him go because I will probably never see him again. It's kinda sad when you think about it, but it's the mission...missionaries get really good at saying goodbyes because we do it all of the time! It was such a pleasure to get to know Mr. Bean!! It's always cool to watch a missionary leave to go home after two years of great service, I bet it's a weird feeling!
The Assistants called this weekend and informed us that my companion, Elder Puluiuveia, is leaving and I'm getting a new companion. His name is Elder Rybin. He is American and is fairly new. I'm excited to get working with this new missionary, continue his training and show him the ropes ... haha!
Ok...love you all...gotta go...there's work to do!
Elder Connor Boyd


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The first minute and thirty-eight seconds have audio problems. Hopefully my jokes make sense.
I had the pleasure of speaking about AI, and the Impact on Justice. This is personally a relevant topic because Airhelp is doing just that. We're building AI models that help us become more efficient at identifying eligible delayed flights.
Laws can be complicated, so much so even Airlines themselves do not know if a particular customer is eligible for compensation or not!
There are 3 things we strive for at Airhelp:
- Provide passengers the least friction possible when dealing with delay compensation.
- Be extremely accurate in our analysis of specific flight so we waste none of the Airline's time.
- Find ways to increase efficiency in points 1 and 2.
When you roll these 3 points up, AI looks like the perfect candidate for the job. You can hear more about how I think of AI regarding law/justice in the video below.
Big thanks to TEDxBerlin for inviting me.
I'll be giving an updated version of this talk at TEDxStuttgart (hope to see you there!).


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Genre: Erotica
The ruins on the outskirts of the small village of Cerlyn were the location of one of the fiercest battles, during the era that has been called the Age of Corruption. This was a very dark period of Yethan history. I had studied the background in some detail before I began my research for T.I.N. - the Network that had given me the assignment.
Yetha's population is divided into four racial groups: The Firyen, the race that originally inhabited the Eastern and Southern regions of the continent. The Sylvan, an ancient and noble race that originated from the North and West. The Mora initially lived in the wilder areas where the forests were more dense. This group came about because of interbreeding between the Wildlings and either the Sylvan or Firyen. And the enigmatic Llianari, who are not a race in and of themselves because they occur within all of the other three.
The Northern and Western parts of our continent were originally covered with dense forest, while the East and South were always mainly plains and savannah. The Sylvan were originally forest dwellers, whereas the Firyen preferred open country. The reason for this was that the former were predominantly vegetarian gatherers, and the latter a mixture of hunter and gatherer. The Firyen were also the first to cultivate land and grow grain crops. It is believed that the earliest contact between these races was in the form of a trade. The Sylvan needed a certain amount of meat and grain, in order to supplement their mainly vegetarian diet. So they gathered the fruits and berries from the rich forests, and traded these with the Firyen, who in turn, benefited because they were not exclusively carnivorous, but omnivorous instead.
Fossil remains from the ruins of Vilvaren show that the Sylvan were the first civilisation to inhabit Yetha, followed by the Firyen. The origin of the Llianari was a mystery. All that is known about them is that they were originally known as 'Huntresses'. This tribe of fierce hunters, and later warriors, were renowned for their ferocity and bravery. One common mystery was that their population appeared not to include any males, neither did they have any intimate relations with any of the men from the other races. And yet there were children in their villages.
At first they were thought to be similar to the fabled Amazons of Earth, or even the Free Traders - a group of women from the lands of Darokend. There were many who believed that the Huntresses either interbred with the Wildlings, or even that they kidnapped children from surrounding villages. But later it was discovered that there is one particular difference between them and the legendary female warriors. Llianari are female in appearance, except that they have both male and female sex organs.
There were a number of conflicting theories as to how this came about. Some of them were derogatory, claiming that they were either the result of some form of failed genetic experiment, or even because of a magical curse that perpetuated through the generations. One of the more recent studies was carried out by a professor who had actually settled in Cerlyn. Her name was Doctor Michaela Roberts. I had arranged to meet her and interview her over a period of three days.
Our first meeting was on a Tuesday. We sat in Doctor Roberts' study. It reminded me of some of the old photographs I had seen of homes in the early part of the last century. The walls were panelled with a dark wood. Bookshelves covered two of the walls, and a desk made of the same wood as the panelling was situated under the large window facing the garden.
I began the interview by saying: "I have read some of your work Doctor, and I find it very feasible. Far more so than some of the other theories that have been put forward. I even read somewhere that there is no such thing as a natural Llianar, but that they are transsexuals who have undergone surgery. But this fails, as do the other beliefs, to explain the existence of the llianari before the necessary technology to perform trans-gender surgery. Even the theory of the so-called curse seems a bit far fetched. So when I read your thesis, it was a refreshing change. That is why I would like to hear your theory directly from your mouth. So, my first question is: How did the Llianari come about?"
She began: "For you to understand that, I need to begin with what happens to a foetus at about twelve weeks prenatal. Before this stage, the foetus is neither male nor female. Even though the gender is determined by the 'X' or 'Y' chromosome at conception, the actual sexual characteristics - as well as the eventual orientation of the unborn child - is by-and-large determined at twelve weeks.
In the twelfth week, the mother provides the foetus with a mixture of male and female sex hormones, being testosterone and oestrogen. The proportion of this mix determines the child's sexual development, and later the sexual orientation. The male or female stereotypes are at opposite ends of this spectrum. In other words: The He-Man, or ultra-male would come about because the mother provided her child with proportionately more testosterone than oestrogen, whereas the Princess, or ultra-female would have been given the opposite.
But this is an over-simplified picture, because - from there - we find countless variations, all depending on the ratio of male to female hormones. So the next stage would be, on the male side, the more effeminate boy - the one that is more sensitive, and appreciative of beautiful things, likes cooking, or even likes wearing decorative jewellery - and so on. Whereas, on the female side, one would have the typical Tomboy. She wears men's clothing, likes rough sport - and so forth. But these would still prefer to establish relationships with members of the opposite sex. They're not homosexual - not yet. But gradually these variations manifest in different ways, until you get the 'Middle-of-the-Road'. And even that varies: Beginning with homosexuality - the Gays and Lesbians - and ending with the true hermaphrodites and even the llianari."
I reacted: "So what you're saying is that a llianar is born that way."
She summarised: "In a nutshell - yes. But it's not that simple. Under normal circumstances, the characteristics of the hermaphrodite would not develop enough to be noticeable. Usually, once the child reaches puberty, the male organs would have pretty much deteriorated. A common reminder is that she may have an enlarged clitoris, even what they call a pseudo-penis. But, at puberty as well, the youth undergoes a second hormone-induced transformation. Now the sexual characteristics become more noticeable: The breasts start to develop, and the other organs become active. It is at this stage that the llianar finally develops. Instead of the male organ deteriorating, it becomes fully mature.
Usually those who have smaller male organs also possess fully developed female organs as well, but as the penis becomes more prominent, the feminine parts normally recede. Those that have both equally developed are known as 'Full-Package Llianari'. Look at these, they will give you some idea of what I am saying."
She showed me three photographs of naked llianari. "This first one shows, what they call a She-Man in front, as opposed to a She-Femme - the one behind. Both of them would be considered Full-Package, but the difference is obvious."
And so it was: The brunette in front had a male member that was almost three times the length and girth as that of an average man. Whereas the penis on the blonde behind her was like that of a young boy. Both of them had balls, but they were in proportion with the respective male organs.
"Now look at these two: They would be considered as being She-Males. The blonde one is Full-Package, whereas the dark-haired one is not. She-Males are somewhere between She-Men and She-Femmes."
The figure in the second picture had a well-developed penis, but there were no testes visible. The one in the first had both, although the testicles were somewhat small.
"Can Llianari reproduce?" I asked next.
"Yes. She-Femmes are usually capable of childbearing, whereas most She-Men are able to father children - in inverted commas. In their culture, this is called Siring. With She-Males, it is pretty much touch-and-go because it depends on how well-developed the female sex organs are. Much also is dependant on whether the male reproductive parts are developed enough to produce fertile semen. Usually though, they have an equal chance of bearing or siring a child."
"Would that mean that they are a pretty insular society?"
"You would think so, wouldn't you. But that is not the case. Many of them have taken female lovers or partners, from both the Sylvan and Firyen. The Mora have always got on well with the Llianari. Up until recently though, these pairings excluded males from the other races. This is because the Llianari have not trusted the male sex since the Great War."
"Yes, I know something about that. But I will leave it for another interview. For now, I would like to talk about the Llianari and their religious beliefs."
"Now that is a long but interesting tale. The Llianari worship two main Goddesses: The Warrior Goddess Kulgen, and the Winged Goddess Alluvanna. It is widely believed that these two were recently re-awakened. And it was their return that brought an end to the Great Corruption. Kulgen is always depicted as a muscle-bound She-Man with a mighty spear or sword in her hand. She is usually naked. Alluvanna is usually shown as having delicate gossamer wings or with those of a Great Eagle. She too is either nude, or draped in a white linen cloth.
It was once believed that these two had intimate relations with one another, and thus were the founders of the Llianar Race.
In Llianar culture, sex is considered to be sacred. It forms an integral part of their lives. When it is not being used for procreation, semen is used as a form of offering to their Goddesses. It is also used to bless that which is deemed to be most precious to them.
The first example of this was known as the 'Warrior's Blessing': Before going into battle, the warriors would be blessed. Ideally this would be done by a lover, sexual partner, or even an intimate friend. Having consecrated themselves to Kulgen, the couple would have sex. The partner or friend would ensure that the warrior was properly satisfied, as it was believed that this would improve her vigour in battle. She would keep the warrior's semen in a glass jar in order to keep her safe. Sometimes this blessing would take many hours, especially if the warrior was a She-Man. They are particularly renown for their sexual prowess, and are capable of reaching climax many times before they are satisfied.
Originally the fighters would go in search of a Merka-Tel or Wildling in order to receive her blessing, as it was believed that their sperm possessed magical powers that would protect anyone who ingested it from harm. But soon the Wildlings became scarce as a result of cross-breeding, so the tradition changed."
"I read somewhere that it was this belief that became somewhat twisted by the cult known as the Vilya."
"In a way - yes. The Merka-Tel and their present-day cousins, the Mora, are legendary for their so-called magical powers. What happened in the case of the Vilya is that they extended this belief to all llianari. At first they would have a slave llianar who would provide for a particular individual. Whenever the master or mistress required, the slave would be drugged and then made to ejaculate into a container, from which the Vilya would drink. But then the demand increased so much that some of them established Milking Facilities to produce enough 'Elf-Milk' - sick is it not - to meet the demand. Some of these facilities could process up to fifty llianari at a time, and produce up to seventy-five litres of semen at each session.
The name 'Vilya' is the same word that means 'Essence' in one of the Firyen tongues. This word is the derivative of the Llianar word for seed or sperm. It also means 'Gift' or 'Offering'. You can imagine how this affected the Llianari, who hold sex - and especially semen - as something sacred. To have it drained from them to satisfy the superstition of another! Not to mention the physical damage that was caused by being made to cum two, if not three times a day. The machines were designed mostly for She-Men who were capable of multiple ejaculations, but the rest suffered from the excessive demand. Many of them were rendered impotent as a result.
But the original legend of the Wildlings dates back to long before even the Great Corruption. It is thought that, during the war against the Dark Coven, a Llianar warrior had been fatally wounded. She was left for dead on the battlefield as there was no means to treat her wounds. Just as she was about to give up all hope, a Wildling appeared. She told the Llianar not to be afraid, and then began to arouse her until she had forgotten her pain. The warrior returned the favour, and began stroking the Wildling's own member. Soon the Wildling ejaculated, and while her semen was spurting out, she aimed her penis so that it landed on the many wounds that the Llianar had sustained. The injuries that received this treatment healed immediately. The Wildling then rubbed the rest of her semen into the other places that had not been effected the first time. These too healed, but only later. And thus began the Wildling Legend."
"I've heard that legend of the fallen llianar warrior, but seemingly a different version. The story that I heard was that the warrior was healed by one of the Fae, not a Wildling."
"There seems to be a difference of opinion as to which is the correct rendition of that tale. The Fae, known as the Kortee'mea, are widely considered to be the most magical of all wild folk. This tradition is not only held by the Llianari, but the Sylvan as well. In some cultures, it is customary for a llianar to visit the Fae either when she has just begun a new relationship, or has just got married, or when she suspects that she may be pregnant. The same seems to apply to the Wildlings as well.
As a race, the Wildlings are said to be even older than the Sylvan. Their preference for wilderness areas put them into direct contact with the forest-dwelling Sylvan first. Only much later did they have any dealings with the Firyen. This is why the Llianari, who are also Sylvan originally, were the first to revere them.
There were also a large number of Llianari among the Wildlings, and this has given rise to the theory that the former was a result of inter-breeding between Sylvan and Wildling. But there are manuscripts dating from very early times to counter that theory. They state that Wildling Llianari were not only prevalent, but honoured among the early Sylvan. In fact they were tasked with guarding the Sylvan's holy sites such as the temple near Aleied. These were given the title of Seraphim, the singular of which is Seraph. Even today, there is a holy order among the llianari known as 'El-Seraphima'. Most of the llianar priesthood is trained at one of their abbeys.
Wildlings have also been called upon to aid in the Llianar magic. This includes the simple request that a Wildling bless the perimeter of a castle or fort. Their assistance has also been required in more elaborate rituals as well. Alas, not all of these have been benevolent."
I enquired: "Going back to their beliefs. Tell me about the Captain's Blessing."
"This is a tradition that began when the ships left the harbour with the llianari refugees from the Great War. As you may have read, the actual war was a diversion so that the rest of the Llianari could escape to new lands such as Elan, the cluster of islands across the Eastern Ocean. As a form of sacrifice to ensure that the ships would be given safe passage to these new homes, the captains would strip off and pleasure themselves until they ejaculated over some of the more important parts of the ship, such as the masts, helms and guns. For those captains who were She-Men, it would only take a single visit, but for the ones who were not so well-endowed, they would have to perform this rite more than once.
Pirates and buccaneers, once they had captured a ship, would perform the same ritual. Of course - the main difference was that these were primarily male and not Llianar. Although that is not entirely true: There were renegade Llianari that would also attack the ships. These were few and far between, and were originally called 'Quislings'.
The tradition still prevails to this day, except that it has been adapted to include the home, workplace, potential farmland, and even vehicles and weapons during times of war. The difference is that the ritual nowadays is in honour of the ships' captains of old."
"During the recent events in Cirda, the Vilya used machines to extract semen from the Llianari as one would cattle. But I have seen similar contraptions in Llianar communities. What are they used for?"
"Those machines you have seen only appear to be similar, but they are designed for a very different purpose. The Vilya actually 'Milked' the llianari. They injected them with drugs to make them constantly aroused, and then attached suction tubes onto the llianari's penises. The combination of the drugs and these machines would extract semen from their victims by the bottle-full. To make matters worse, most of them would attach electrodes onto the Llianari's testicles to escalate the production of 'Elf Milk' even further. Look, these are examples of these machines."
She showed me six photographs. Three of them depicted individuals being milked by these diabolical contraptions, while two of them were pictures of pairs or groups. One could see clearly the electrodes, and in one of them, I saw the so-called 'feeding tubes' that would administer the drugs orally. In all of them, the victims were chained or manacled to prevent them from escaping. I could also see that the way it was done caused great damage to the reproductive organs.
"The ones you have seen are used voluntarily. The reason for this is that not all llianar couples or trines are capable of producing children of their own. In the beginning, they used 'Sires' to impregnate them. These individuals were usually She-Men who would offer their services. One of them would meet the would-be mother - either in a private place or at home. There she would have sex with her, and come inside her. Some of them, especially the She-Men, were very successful. So much so that there was a saying that, if a She-Man sired you, you would be pregnant by the time she was finished.
But now the demand is too high, so one of the industrious llianari invented these 'Semen Extractors'. Some of them are designed to be used at home. Included with the device would be a variety of explicit material designed to arouse the llianar. Once she is ready, she inserts her penis into a sheath that further stimulates her until she reaches orgasm. The way this is done is similar to a flesh-light that vibrates to intensify the experience. The experience is made as pleasurable as possible. The flesh-light is warm and well-lubricated, and the stimulation is gentle. The volumes also don't matter because it's the sperm they are looking for, whereas with the Vilya, it was just the volume. The semen is then collected in a sterile container, which is then taken to a depot where it is tested, and then distributed to those who want to fall pregnant.
The others are of a more commercial nature. These are the ones you have probably seen. The difference between them and the ones used by the Vilya is that they rely on the individual to ejaculate naturally rather than forcing them. Once the llianar's penis begins to go limp again, the machine stops. In the case of some She-Men, this can take quite some time, but the results are worth it. The donor is paid a reward once the sperm has been tested and declared free of disease, and ready to do its work."
"But what about this picture? These are Sylvan, and neither of them are Llianari."
"By the end of the conflict with the Vilya, they did not stop at llianari. Both male and female Sylvan were subject to the same torture. There was a suspicion that the Vilya were researching genetic engineering, perhaps to develop a Master Race. We know that they even made clones from Llianari to try and infiltrate the enemy forces. Another likely explanation is that the Vilya realised that their own gene-pool had become somewhat in-bred, and so they needed new genetic input. It is known that they used the semen from both Firyen and Sylvan to artificially inseminate their females. Thankfully they were defeated before they could complete what they were trying to do."
I noticed that every time she spoke of the recent events, her expression would show that she was fighting with very deep emotions. I asked her: "What made you take such great interest in the Llianari? I notice that mentioning the conflict on Cirda affects you."
"Oh dear. I was afraid this might come up. Well, you might as well know from the start: I was, at one time, in love with a Llianar. She went to fight against the Vilya, and I never saw her again." Her face became pale and her eyes clouded over as if she was going to cry.
"Okay. I think we will leave it there for today. I've got a lot of material to process. Doctor thank you for your time, and we will speak again tomorrow."
"Same time, same place then." She replied, brightening up a little, and managing a smile.
I shook the young woman's hand, and left the room. This was the end of the first interview.
© Copyright 2019 Tristan Biggs. All rights reserved.
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Third and Final Meeting of TEMPUS Project "Strengthening Quality Assurance in BiH"
Sarajevo. On the 28th of January 2008, the third and final meeting of the Consortium for the TEMPUS Project ''Strengthening Quality Assurance in Bosnia and Herzegovina'' (UM_JEP_19074-2004) was held in the ACCESS Centre in Sarajevo.
Representatives of the University of Graz, University of Ljubljana, all public Universities in BiH (university management representatives, vice rectors, secretary generals, professors and QA coordinators), WUS Austria representatives and SUS BiH representatives came together in Sarajevo to summarize all the activities implemented through the abovementioned project and to plan possible further actions.
The main goal of this project was to further reform BiH higher education in accordance with the Bologna standards. This goal was approached through development of an internal quality assurance system, which included the establishment of quality assurance centers at each university.
The four main results achieved through the project were:
- Training of quality assurance experts as well as further training of the academic and administrative staff and student population at BiH universities (consortium members) in practicing quality assurance.
- Establishment of quality assurance centers at all BiH universities with already trained staff, including equipment consisting of the required technical components.
- Dissemination of information on the existence and work of new quality assurance centers among the BiH academic and student community through distribution of printed brochures, internet and media articles.
- Networking of the quality assurance centers, both among themselves and with the peer-centers abroad.


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ζ, Double, possibly binary, 2.1 and 4.2, brilliant white and pale emerald.
Mirak was an early name for this, a repetition of that for β; but Scaliger incorrectly changed it to the present Mizar, from the Arabic Mi'zar, a Girdle or Waist-cloth, which, although inappropriate, has maintained its place in modern lists; Mizat and Mizra being other forms. There is evident confusion in the early use of this word as a stellar title, for it has also been applied to the stars β and ε of this constellation. The "hill Mizar" of the 42d Psalm sometimes is wrongly associated with this, the original Hebrew word miṣʽar being better rendered in the Psalter, from Coverdale's version, as "the little hill," i.e. of Hermon, of which it was a minor peak.
ζ also was the Arabic ʽAnāḳ al Banāt, the Necks of the Maidens, referring to the Mourners at the Bier; or perhaps this should be rendered "the Goat of the Mourners," for in some editions of Ulug Beg's Tables it was written Al Inak, — correctly Al ʽInz. Assemani said that it was "Alhiac," the Ostrich, probably another of his errors, as all these stellar birds were much farther south, in or near our River Eridanus.
With Alcor it has various combined titles noted at that star; and Wetzstein repeats an Arabic story in which Mizar is the wālidān of the Banāt, with Alcor as her new-born infant.
In India it may have been Vashishṭha, one of the Seven Sages.
ζ was the first star to be noticed as telescopically double, — by Riccioli at Bologna in 1650, and fifty years later much observed and very fully described by Gottfried Kirch and his scientific wife, Maria Margaretha Winckelmann: an association like that of the great observer Herschel and his sister, of the last century, and of Sir William and Lady Huggins in their spectroscopic work of to‑day. As early as 1857 it was successfully daguerreotyped, with others surrounding, by the younger Bond of the Harvard Observatory, although Wega had been pictured by the same process at the same observatory seven years previously by the elder Bond.
The components are within 14ʺ of arc of each other, with a position angle of 149°.5, and may be a binary system with a long period of revolution; while Pickering has shown, by study of its spectrum photographed in 1889, that the brightest component is itself double, the two bodies, of nearly each brightness, revolving around their common centre of gravity at a speed of 100 miles a second in 104 days, 140 millions of miles apart, and with a united mass forty times that of our sun. This spectrum is Sirian, and the star is in approach to us at the rate of 19.5 miles a second.
ζ is 4 1/2° from ε, and 7° from η; and a straight line from it to Polaris passes through the exact pole 1°14ʹ before reaching Polaris.
Mizar and Alcor are 11ʹ48ʺ apart, and, since they have nearly identical proper motion, some think that they may also be in mutual revolution, although so distant from each other. With their attendant stars they form one of the finest objects in the sky for a small telescope, being readily resolved by a terrestrial eyepiece of 40 diameters with a 2 1/4‑inch objective.
Alcaid, Alkaid, and Benatnasch are our present titles, from Ḳā'id Banāt al Naʽash, the Governor of the Daughters of the Bier, i.e. the Chief of the Mourners. Some of the Arabic poets wrote that these Daughters — the stars ε, ζ, and η — were
Good for nothing people whose rising and setting do not bring rain.
Bayer included Elkeid in his list of names for the stars as well as for the constellation, and had authority for it from Kazwini; but he added for η "Benenaim, Bennenatz correctius Benetenasch," and in his text of Boötes alluded to it as Benenacx. The Alfonsine Tables of 1521 say Bennenazc; Riccioli, Benat Elnanschi, Beninax, Benenath, Benenatz; while Al Ḳā'id often has been turned into Alchayr, Arago's Ackaïr, and others' Ackiar. In this Al Ḳā'id we see the derivation, through the Moors, of the modern Spanish word Alcaide; and, with the same idea, Ideler translated the original as the "Stadtholder."
Assemani transcribed from the Borgian globe "Alcatel," Destroying. Al Bīrūnī gave it as Marīci, one of the Seven Rishis of India.
In China it was known as Yaou Kwang, a Revolving Light.
Boteler has an amusing reference to it in Hudibras:
p442 Cardan believ'd great states depend
Upon the tip o' th' Bear's tail's end;
That, as she whisk'd it t'wards the Sun,
Strew'd mighty empires up and down;
Which others say must needs be false,
Because your true bears have no tails.
η is 7° from ζ, and 26° from α; and with ζ forms another pair of pointers — towards Arcturus. It is noted as marking the radiant of one of the richest minor meteor streams, the Ursids of the 10th of November.
Bradley's earliest observations for parallax were made on this star and γ Draconis, but unsuccessfully, as his instruments were inadequate; yet even in our own day Pritchard's work on η for the same purpose showed a negative result, — 0ʺ.046, and equally unsatisfactory.
Alkaid's spectrum is Sirian, and the star is approaching us at the rate of 16.1 miles a second.
Sir John Herschel thought it, in 1847, the lucida of the seven stars.
This, with τ, h, v, φ, e, and f in the Bear's throat, breast, and fore knees, which describe somewhat of a semicircle, was the Arab star-gazers' Sarīr Banāt al Naʽash, the Throne of the Mourners.
This space also has been Al Ḥauḍ, the Pond into which the Gazelles sprang for safety at the lashing of the Lion's tail; although Hyde applied this title to the stars now our Coma Berenices, and Ṭhufr al Ghizlān, the Gazelles' Tracks, to the small outlying stars near the Bear's feet. But the engraver of the Borgian globe placed them at stars in the neck.
In China θ, υ, and φ were Wan Chang, the Literary Illumination.
Smyth wrote that
this star has obtained the name of Talita, the third vertebra, the meaning of which is not quite clear. Ulug Beigh has it Al Phikra al Thalitha, perhaps for All Ḳafzah al‑thālithaḥ, the third spring, or leap, of the ghazal;
but he was not sufficiently comprehensive, for this last title was applied by the Arabs to ι and κ together; al Ūla, the First (leap), being shown by ν and ξ, and al Thānīyah, the Second (leap), by λ and μ, — not δ and μ as that generally accurate author asserted. In popular lists ι frequently is given as Talitha. Hyde strangely rendered the original words of Ulug Beg as the Vertebrae of the Greater Bear, — whence probably Smyth's statement, — or the Cavity of the Heel, which, from the star's position in the figure, is a much more likely translation.
In China these two stars were Shang Tae, the High Dignitary.
Holden says of ι that its "companion is suspected to be a planet." It is 12ʺ distant from the larger, and the orbital revolution is very slow.
These are our Tania borealis and Tania australis; and thing were the Arabs' Al Ḳafzah al thānīyah, the Second Spring (of the Gazelle), marking the Bear's left hind foot. Baily has them in his edition of Ulug Beg's Tables, from Hyde's Latin translation, as Al Phikra al thānia, — in the original Al Fiḳrah, the Vertebra; but this, more probably, is entirely wrong, as these three pairs of stars have always marked three of the Bear's feet.
In China they were Chung Tae, the Middle Dignitary.
ν, Double, 3.5 and 12, orange and cerulean blue, ξ, Binary, 3.9 and 5.5, subdued white and grayish white,
mark the right hind foot, and are the southern of the three noted pairs.
they were the Chinese Hea Tae, the Lower Dignitary.
The components of ξ are but 1ʺ apart, with a position angle of 300°.
ν, the northern one of the two stars, is Alula borealis, from Al Ḳafzah al Ūla, the First Spring.
ξ is Alula australis, the southern one in the combination, — Ulug Beg's Al Fiḳrah al Ūla. Ideler's Awla, and Burritt's Acola, are erroneous.
This, with ζ Herculis and γ Virginis, was the most prominent of the double stars discovered to be binary systems by Sir William Herschel in his investigations for stellar parallax, when (I quote from Professor Young),
to use his own expression, he "went out like Saul to seek his father's asses, and found a kingdom," — the dominion of gravitation extended to the stars, unlimited by the bounds of the solar system.
ξ was the first binary of which the orbit was computed, — by Savary in 1828, — having a period of sixty-one years, and has already made more than a complete revolution since its discovery. The components are about 2ʺ apart, with a position angle in 1898 of 162°.7.
The foregoing three pairs, about 20° apart and the members of each pair 1 1/2° or 2° apart, are beautifully grouped with others invisible to the naked eye. They were interesting to the Arabs, as they now are to us, and were collectively designated Ḳafzah al Ṭhibā', the Springs of the Gazelle, each pair making one spring; the Gazelle being imagined from the unformed stars since gathered up as Leo Minor, and the springing of the animal being due to its fear of the greater Lion's tail. Ideler adopted this from Al Tizini and the Cufic globe at Dresden; while the Borgian globe shows a Gazelle and her Young in the same location. Kazwini, however, described this group as extending over the eyes, eyebrows, ears, and muzzle of the figure of our Ursa Major.
According to Williams the Chinese knew these six stars as San Tae, or Shang Tae; but Reeves limited this title to ι and κ. Their records mention a comet seen near by in 110 B.C.
Bayer said that "the Barbarians" called this Muscida, a word apparently coined in the Middle Ages for the muzzle of an animal, the feature of the Bear that the star marks.
The components are 7ʺ apart, at a position angle of 191°.4.
placed on the right foot by Burritt as Al Kaphrah, is wrong, for Heis puts the letter at a star on the rear of the right hind quarter, and has no letter at Burritt's star; if entitled to a name at all, it should be Al Kafzah, as at ι and κ. Still the Standard Dictionary follows Burritt in its El Kophrah.
It was the Chinese Tae Yang Show, the Sun Governor, and Shaou We, of somewhat similar signification.
ψ, a 3 1/2‑magnitude yellow star, is Tien Tsan, according to Williams, but Reeves says Ta Tsun, Extremely Honorable.
ω, a 5th‑magnitude, with near-by stars, was Tien Laou, Heavenly Prison.
Between ψ and ω, somewhat nearer to the former, is the 7th‑magnitude Ll. 21185, one of the two or three stars that follow α Centauri in proximity to our system, and, so far as our present determinations can be trusted, 6 1/2 light years away.


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Background and study aims
Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common type of arthritis, is a condition that causes joints to become painful and stiff. OA typically affects the knees, hips and small joints of the hands. OA is an incurable, long term condition but there are a number of treatments available to manage its symptoms, in addition to maintaining a healthy weight and regularly exercising. OA of the knee can often result in disability and make it hard for people to carry out their normal daily activities. It can also make it difficult for people to exercise. Physiotherapists can help people to create an exercise plan to manage their symptoms. They also provide various treatments to reduce pain and swelling in the joints. One such treatment is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), which is often used to reduce pain in OA. In TENS, electrodes attached to a small, battery-operated machine are placed on the affected body part, such as the knee. When the machine is switched on, electrical signals are sent to the nerves which disrupt the pain signals. There are also various complementary and alternative therapies available to people with OA. Intrasound Therapy (IST) is a complementary therapy which uses sound waves to give pain relief for inflammatory conditions such as OA of the knee. It is a simple device for home use, and some OA sufferers have found that it helps relieve their symptoms. However, IST has not been scientifically tested so we don't know how well it actually works. This is the first study to test how well IST works in adults with OA of the knee. The aim of this study is to see how well IST works to help patients with OA of the knee manage their pain compared to TENS.
Who can participate?
Adult with OA of the knee
What does the study involve?
Participants are randomly allocated into one of three groups. Those in group 1 (control group) carry out a range of exercises. Those in group 2 (intervention group) receive IST and carry out a range of exercises. Those in group 3 (intervention group) receive TENS and carry out a range of exercises. Mobility and pain levels are measured before treatment and after 8 weeks of treatment. Participants also complete questionnaires.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Participants are not exposed to any known risks as the treatments are considered safe to use.
Where is the study run from?
Lagos University Teaching Hospital (Nigeria)
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
June 2014 to November 2014
Who is funding the study?
Investigator initiated and funded (Nigeria)
Who is the main contact?
Dr A Aiyegbusi (scientific)
Trial website
Contact information
Primary contact
Dr Ayoola Aiyegbusi
Contact details
Department of Physiotherapy
College of Medicine
University of Lagos
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
Study information
Scientific title
Intrasound therapy is an effective adjunct in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee: a preliminary clinical study
Study hypothesis
Will intrasound therapy be as effective as TENS, a proven physiotherapy modality as an adjunct in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee?
Ethics approval
Health, Research and Ethics Committee of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, 22/07/2014, ref: ADM/DCST/HREC/1806
Study design
Single-centre preliminary clinical interventional study
Primary study design
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Trial type
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use contact details to request a participant information sheet.
Mild/moderate unilateral osteoarthritis of the knee
1. Group 1 (control): closed kinetic chain exercises and range of motion exercises
2. Group 2 (intervention): intrasound therapy for 10 minutes followed by closed kinetic chain exercises and range of motion exercises
3. Group 3 (intervention): TENS for 15 minutes followed by closed kinetic chain exercises and range of motion exercises
Intervention type
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Assessed pre-treatment, at baseline and post-treatment after 8 weeks of intervention: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) score to assess pain, stiffness and physical function.
Secondary outcome measures
Assessed pre-treatment, at baseline and post-treatment after 8 weeks of intervention:
1. 6-minute walk test
2. Range of motion of the knee
Overall trial start date
Overall trial end date
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Age 52-76
2. Unilateral OA of the knee
Participant type
Age group
Target number of participants
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Patients with underlying systemic diseases and other rheumatic conditions of the knee
2. Patients with severe OA using the Kellgren and Lawrence system of classification
Recruitment start date
Recruitment end date
Countries of recruitment
Trial participating centre
Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Department of physiotherapy
Sponsor information
Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Sponsor details
Research & Ethics Committee
Sponsor type
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder type
Funder name
Investigator initiated and funded
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Results to be disseminated through peer-reviewed scientific journals and presentation at scientific conferences
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Available on request
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Glow of another year
I took this shot at my Dad's birthday celebration. We had turned the room lights off and I set the camera on 'daylight' white balance like Keith suggested and took this with no flash. The camera captured the blue glow of the LED Christmas lights in our window and the warm glow of the candle light. Thankfully, my Dad's face reflected more of the candle light than the blue LED light :-)
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I was a delinquent and only got out once this week to photograph for the assignment, so I decided to post another example from my files. (I won't add it to the voting thread.) To get a real sense of what this image should look like, you should view it in a color managed browser like Safari. The colors are significantly off in Internet Explorer. Second, the red channel clips significantly in sRGB, so I had to lower the exposure in my raw processor. This image is much more vibrant in adobeRGB color space.
The "glow" on the rock formation in this image comes from the early morning sunlight reflecting off the red slope in front of "Thors Hammer" and back to the rock formation. The "secret" of getting those intense reds in canyon country is to use reflected light.
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A quick snapshot shot at 4700k
As common as it may seem, I decided to go ahead and use dawn-twilight-sunrise as my subject for this assignment. Basically I haven't really tried any sunrise pics and I want to have one so I thought this is the perfect time to do that. Taken facing east in our backyard @ 0651. I was fascinated by the way the weak sunlight and soft array of warm-to-cool colors silhouette the trees. WB as shot @ Temp 5650K. Minimal contrast & vibrance adjustment. In real life it was a beautiful vista that marks a new day.
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Aperture Value f/5.6
focal Length 52mm
Tree Shadow
I ventured into the mountains yesterday and saw this tree shadow on the rock. I thought it showed some warm color in the cool shadow of the tree.
Pine Cone
Lights of the Season
Like most people I've been hiding inside and staying warm over the past week, but I ventured into our front yard for a couple quick photos, when neighbors still had their Christmas lights lit. Some warm-tone incandescent, some green from a street lamp, and cool morning colors all mixing in the snow cover.
Evening Light
A simple image, but I was hoping to illustrate the difference in color between direct sunlight and shade from an open sky. The depressions in the snow are in their own shade, and are being lit only by the blue light from an open sky. It's subtle, but you should be able to see the difference between the snow directly lit by the warmer light from the setting sun, and the bluer shadows.
In "real life" I perceived this scene as being warmer than it is being shown here; however I decided not to mess with the colors in post processing, other than setting the white balance to a more realistic 5800 kelvin.
Night Light
Winter Euphoria
Shot from John Lerh-Nissen's graphic poster "Euphoria" on my wall. Light: single fluorescent ceiling bulb on the the right of the image. Spotmetered the yellow on the left lower part of the graphic to +1.5EV. In-camera: 14-bit NEF, linear curve, aRGB colorspace, UniWB (so I can see if the Red channel is clipped). Changed WB to incandescent in CNX2. C&C please.
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We helped the family with the expenses. The total cost was just over $400 US dollars or about one years salary for the average Cambodian income. Ever since this little boy was literally left on a doorstep some 2 yrs ago, we have all fallen in love with Sam. He is named after Sam Carpenter who provided funds for the orphanage he lives in. Welcome home little Sam. I know that "Big Sam", your namesake, welcomes you too.


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Sente : KUBO Toshiaki (Osho , Kio)
Gote : SATO Yasumitsu (9 dan)
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2.P-7e P-8d
3.R-7h P-8e
4.K-4h S-6b
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KUBO advanced the 7th file Pawn with 2.P-7e making ISHIDA ryu opening form . SATO advanced his Rook Pawn with 2...P-8d to decline ISHIDA ryu hongumi . KUBO moving up the King with 4.K-4h and floated the Rook with 5.R-7f making ISHIDA ryu form .
After exchanging the Bishops , KUBO made Kata mino gakoi and SATO made Yagura gakoi . KUBO pushed the 7th file Pawn with 12.P-7d and the battle started .
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13.Rx7d K-2b
14.B*4f P*7c
15.R-7f G-7b
16.P*7d P-6d
17.Bx6d G-6c
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Halloween… over? NAH! Not around Strange Kids Club it's not, we like to let our freak flags fly all year round. Lucky for us, we're not the only ones who carry the scare spirit with us 24/7—turns out the fright-makers over at Trick or Treat Studios are already gearing up for a ghoulish 2015 season!
In preparation for their appearance at the Halloween Industry Association trade show in New York City (December 9th – 11th), Trick or Treat Studios founder, Chris Zephro, released a sneak preview of what to expect next year which includes over 20 licensed properties. Returning favorites include Killer Klowns, Mad Monster Party and The Walking Dead but joining them are a few surprises such as Mars Attacks, Garbage Pail Kids, London After Midnight (look it up kids), Rocky (ADRIAAAAAN!!!), Alice Cooper and EC Comics (Tales From the Crypt, The Haunt of Fear and The Vault of Horror). Check out the preview pics below:


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Dev Patel should be the sexiest man: Ellen
Popular American talk show host Ellen DeGeneres thinks Indian origin British actor Dev Patel should be named the sexiest man alive. He appeared on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' on January 6 to promote his film Lion, and DeGeneres encouraged him to start a campaign for "Sexiest Man Alive", reports etonline.com.
"Because you look so good, and people are saying you look buff and everything, I had this made for you..." said DeGeneres before presenting the 26-year-old actor with a fake magazine cover of him as People's annual hot man honouree.
"You can hand this out ... It'll help your career!" Patel responded: "I'll give it to my mom, and she'll put it at the entrance to her house." "This is very awkward," the actor added, leading DeGeneres to quip, "You don't understand Hollywood."


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JOIN US AS A SENIOR PROGRAM OWNER - SALVAGE SALES & REGULATORY The Senior Program Owner drives salvage recovery activity and refurbishment capabilities on behalf of Target Corporation to maximize revenue for product at end-of-life. Communicates regularly with vendors, Merchandising, Store Operations, Distribution, Property Management and other internal departments. Demonstrates good balance of strategic and tactical decision making driving key initiatives and work efforts forward towards execution.Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of new strategies, innovation and partnerships across the enterprise. As a Senior Program Owner- Salvage Sales & Regulatory you'll take the lead as you…
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From left to right: Terry Young-Alamo Academies, Shane Brownlow-RDO Equipment, Troy Kettell-Alamo Academies, Raul Villarreal-Martin Marietta Materials, Ray Moreno-City of San Antonio, Kyle Smith-ASCO Equipment, Chris Sawyer-ROMCO Equipment, and Mitchell LeMaster-HoltCat
Starting this fall, Alamo Academies will offer its fifth program, the Heavy Equipment Academy. The program is geared toward giving the next generation of the construction industry a jumpstart. HOLT CAT, ASCO, ROMCO, RDO, Zachry Construction, Dean Word Co., Martin Marietta, Closner, and other heavy equipment dealers and construction businesses initiated this coalition with the Alamo Academies after the Heavy Equipment Industry Consortium meeting hosted by HOLT CAT last September. This new program will provide a tuition-free college track for high school juniors and seniors to earn industry certificates that will open opportunities for careers as technicians and to further their college educations. The Heavy Equipment Academy will award two Level I Certificates of Completion aligned to the Diesel/Construction Equipment Technology Associate of Applied Science degree, which will meet the job market needs of the local heavy equipment industry. "One of the biggest problems for heavy equipment dealers and their customers is a shortage of qualified technicians," said Peter John Holt, general service manager at HOLT CAT. "This new track at Alamo Academies will help supply our industry with a steady stream of technicians equipped with the skills required for entry level jobs at good wages and benefits." Gene Bowman, executive director of Alamo Academies, explains that the skilled-labor shortage is precisely what this track is meant to address, and the companies seeking the skilled employees support the model by providing the paid internships for the junior and senior high school students. "They agree to help develop the curriculum, help be there in an advisory role to make sure that what we're producing is what they need," said Bowman. "They go do an 8-week, 40-hour-a-week paid industry partnership internship with these industry partners that are part of this cluster, part of this consortium. That is the academy. It is a college grade." Jim Perschbach, chairman of the Alamo Area Academies board, stated, "The success we have had in developing skilled employees for aerospace, manufacturing, IT and health will now be extended to a fifth academy to meet the demand for heavy equipment technicians. Area high school students now have a new option for college credit, internships and industry certificates that will prepare them for good paying, high demand jobs." –mp


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This past week, YOY took a trip down to Indian Creek State Park for a Shabbaton. Filled with lots of fun and learning, the Shabbaton was a huge success.
Thursday we loaded up the U-Haul and got ready to drive down. Below, Ben Bogart and Danny Lewis load up boards for the eruv into the truck.
With the U-Haul loaded and everyone ready, we davened Mincha and head out toward Flovilla, GA.
After settling in and having a delicious deli sandwich dinner, we had color war breakout and played a game of floor volleyball as our first activity - imagine playing volleyball while sitting down, and two tables stacked on top of each other instead of a net!
Friday didn't disappoint for fun, either. A few students davened vasikin and went fishing before having breakfast.
The morning brought games of volleyball (this time standing up), football, and a few other sports. Below, a heated game of volleyball.
Afterwards, we set up the eruv, which surrounded the dining hall, the Beis Medrash, and two of the staff cabins, prepared for Shabbos, and welcomed some of our new arrivals.
At night, after a delicious chicken and kugel Shabbos se'udah, we split up into our Color War teams and discussed three ways to respond to a person with ideas we don't agree with and then make up a skit using these three ideas - bonus points for humor.
Some of the skits included: A screaming match settled by "eenie-meenie-minie-moe"; a man arguing with himself; and a heated debate ending in a hand in a cast.
Below, the cover page of the packet we discussed.
After all the arguments were settled, we had a delicious oneg Shabbos consisting of cholent and other yummy goodies, followed by a nice kumsitz to finish off another fun day on the Shabbaton.
Shabbos day started with a melodic Shacharis (yasher koach to Akiva Hiller for leining). Afterwards, we had a quick kiddush and went to the 'Beis' for a bekius seder, followed by another delicious deli meal.
After lunch we had an afternoon of rest - or games, depending on which bunkhouse you were in.
After a short Gemara seder and Mincha, we had Shaloshudis, followed by some divrei Torah, and then Ma'ariv and Havdalah.
But the fun doesn't stop there - Motza'ei Shabbos brought a heated game of Gaga, followed by a barbeque and bonfire kumsitz.
Above, top: Several bachurim eagerly stand around Danny Lewis, waiting for the hamburgers and hot dogs to be ready. Above, bottom: Many kids sing a harmonious tune around the bonfire.
Sunday morning brought another vasikin minyan with a game of football following. The day brought some more fun, despite all the packing that morning. After lunch, we set out to return to society.
Below, the Yeshiva poses in front of the dining hall before we left.
Ohr Yisrael seems to be the only place where good things don't have to come to an end - a week later, and students are still talking about how much fun they had!
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It's seed swaps I am talking about there are lots taking place this month up and down the country. The home of seed swaps is in Brighton over 14 years ago and has now grown into a massive event. Thousands of keen gardeners, growers, and food lovers come together to swap seeds share hints and tips and make new friends. This Saturday was the first one to take place in Northampton it was held in The Looking Glass Theatre in the centre of Northampton.
The event was run in conjunction with Fruitful Abundance which is a Northampton based group which was set up to prevent food waste, encourage more people to grow there own food and generally live a more healthier life style.
The event opened it's doors to the public at 11am there was a steady flow of public all day all where heading straight to the seed swap tables with hands full of there own seeds eager to swap. The way it works is you hand over the seeds you want to swap to one of the lady's they then put them in the different category's Cabbage, Beans etc. Then just help your self to the new seeds you want to grow this year and if you haven't any seeds to swap you just give a donation for what you take.
There was lots of seeds available to swap thanks to the generosity of Thompson and Morgan, Suttons Seeds, Unwin's Seeds and Marshalls Seeds. Also some local growers donated lots of heritage variety's so there was a good choice of variety's on offer something for every one.
There was lots of talks taking place through out the day on seed saving, urban gardening, bees and eating weeds
Seedy Saturday also saw the first opening of Elsie's Café which is a pay as you feel Real Junk Food Café. There was lots of cakes, biscuits and light lunches all made from food that would have other wise ended up in land fill. So why feed the tip when you can feed belly's come the end of the day there was just a few crumbs left so the food must have been good.
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You should choose a soldering iron with a 3-pronged grounding plug. The ground will help prevent stray voltage from collecting at the soldering tip and potentially damaging sensitive (such as CMOS) components. By their nature, soldering guns are quite "dirty" in this respect as the heat is generated by shorting a current (often AC) through the tip made of formed wire. Guns will have much less use in hobbyist electronics so if you have only one tool choice, an iron is what you want. For a beginner, a 15W to 30W range is the best but be aware that at the 15W end of that range, you may not have enough power to join wires or larger components. As your skill increases, a 40W iron is an excellent choice as it has the capacity for slightly larger jobs and makes joints very quickly. Be aware that it is often best to use a more powerful iron so that you don't need to spend a lot of time heating the joint, which can damage components.
Here is my modified Hakko Red series 20watts soldering iron.
Since it was using 2pins and the tip was not grounded, so there is a current leakage from the tip.
It may damage sensitive components. Even myself can get electrocute by holding the solder lead while soldering.(Tested with test pen and it really lighted up)
So I have to ground the tip to mains earth.
White heat-proof sleeve covering the exposed striped copper wire.
Joining in process.
3-pronges cable.
Joining done. See there is a screw. Fortunately there is a M3 screw hole for it.
I believe it is for another series soldering iron's grounding.
Hakko Red series 60watts on the left and modified 20watts on the right.
The modified 20watts works prefectly good as far as for now. No more shocking. =]
Hopefully the earth wire can withstand the 20watts heat because the wire was not stripped long enough.
Will modify the 60watts as well afterward. Weee...~
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I felt like writing something about my name! In western countries, as many other Asians (Specially Sri Lankans) , I also experience that most people find my name being very difficult to pronounce properly. We all have seen how Foreign announcers pronounce names of Sri Lankan cricketers. I face with situations where I have to show them how my name is pronounced properly and also explain the general structure of Sri Lankan names. So, I thought it's good one for the blog!
My full name is Yasas Vishuddhi Abeywickrama. Yasas means fame that you achieve by doing good things, Vishuddhi has a broader meaning. Buddhism explains about 'Visuddhi Maragaya' (Visuddhimagga) which is a fairly complicated concept. At a highlevel, The Visuddhimagga describes the progression from the purity of discipline to the nibbana, considering seven steps. 'Vishuddhi Marga Sannaya' is a literary work in Sinhalese. In general, Vishuddhi represents purity but I think this is a highly generalised way of explaining it. Abeywickrama is my surname, even though I am not very sure, I think it means something like winning over life (Or Victorious life). I must admit that I found it really hard to explain all the above!
At school and uni, I was called mainly as Vishuddhi. Here and there, I have had people who called me either Yasas or Abeywickrama. Some friends used shorten forms such as Vishu, Vishi and Vish. But at work, I have been predominately called as Yasas, even today, that is the case, some even do not remember my second name. I opted to use Yasas as oppose to Vishuddhi at work as it is more easier to be pronounced by anyone including non-Sri Lankans. At school, I didn't use my full name much, and went as Vishuddhi Abeywickrama. But later on, as I was known both as Yasas and Vishuddhi, I decided it would be better to go with my full name, therefore now I go as Yasas Vishuddhi Abeywickrama.
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