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Multiple TexturesHello- I'm trying to add multiple textures to a single solid object. I have an extruded rectangular shape that's serving as a "ground" covered in a sand texture. There is a point where it runs up against a wall that has its own texture and I would like to add a tall grass where the two meet. could someone help with adding both textures to the "ground"
Workflow : Grass Shader in Symbols and C4D ExchangeIt is very nice that the Grass Shader in VW also works within Symbols. That makes it easy to create instances of plant tubs or other green furniture. However, that will not work in C4D after Import/Exchange when you keep your Symbols als Instances in VW order. Which I think is the recommended way to go for Symbols. Grass Shader Materials (like Lights) in Symbols will not work as "Render Instances". Export as "Render Instances" is VW's only option to get VW Symbols into C4D and not dissect them into separate geometry. So if you encounter such problems with Symbol exports not working as expected, try to search the Instance Copies in C4D by Name (You can't isolate them by Single Layer (Class) display, as Instances from VW unfortunately don't have a Layer assigned like their Symbols Original) and deactivate the Instance Copies "Render Instances" option - so they will work again.


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Sensacional de Diseño Mexicano
May 28–August 24, 2004
Welcome to a larger-than-life version of "Sensacional! Mexican Street Graphics." This exhibit celebrates the art and designs that appear across Mexico. It compiles murals, flyers, products, paintings and posters that capture the essence, flavor, color and emotion in daily life in this country.
These anonymous artists, many of whom lack technical training, produce their work in one shot, without preliminary sketches or planning. Sometimes the results are ugly, sometimes they are hilarious, charming, or beautiful. This spontaneity creates a visual richness that is a delight for the eyes.
This exhibition is organized by Juan Carlos Mena, Oscar Reyes and Déborah Holtz of Trilce Ediciones México, presented in cooperation with the Consulate General of Mexico in New York.


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Day Hikes in Tombstone Territorial Park
CA$ 300 per person
The Tombstone Park and the Dempster Highway area is unique and beautiful.
Several days hikes are possible in the Tombstone Park, like Grizzly Lake View point and many interesting hikes, starting from the Dempster Highway.
DATES : May to October.
DURATION : 3 to 6 hours.
SMALL GROUP : Minimum 2, maximum 4 or ask for your private guide.
DRESS CODE : Hiking boots. Comfortable clothes for hiking. Rain jacket, a warm liner.
PRICE : CAD $ 300.00/day/person + GST
LOCATION: Tombstone Territorial Park. Trail heads are at 6 hours from Whitehorse, 2 hours from Dawson.
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6 terrible construction projects we're kind of glad were never built
Through history, many architects' renderings of the things they'd like to build have been outlandish, and many more never came to fruition. But there are a few so outrageous and unlikely that they stick out, even from the pile of tree-studded mile high towers and buildings shaped like animals or wicker baskets.
So, to make you feel better about that new block of flats proposed on your road, here are some of the worst.
London's pyramid of death, designed 1829
In the mid-imperialist flush of the 1800s, a Londoner named Thomas Wilson decided it was about time the city had its very own Egyptian-style pyramid mausoleum, perched atop Primrose Hill (the highest point in the city). It was to be "sufficiently capacious to receive 5,000,000 of the dead".
Everyone else thought this was a terrible idea, and they built a normal cemetery in Kensal Rise instead.
Phare du Monde ("Lighthouse of the World"), 1937
This was due to be an observation tower at Paris's 1937 World Fair (tagline: "Pleasure Tower Half Mile High"). It would have been (you guessed it) half a mile high, with a restaurant, sun lounge and beacon at the top, and a bizarre spiral road channelling cars up to a parking garage at the top of the tower.
Image: Newspaper advertisement, 1937.
Eugene Freysinnet, the tower's designer, estimated that the tower would cost $2.5m to build (still only $42m when you adjust for inflation). The city, meanwhile, calculated that $25m (that's $420m in today's money) was probably a more accurate estimate, and showed him the door.
Alain de Botton's atheist temple, 2012
OK, so this one could still technically be built – but de Botton has gone very quiet on the idea since he first proposed in 2012 that a skyscraper-esque temples to atheism should be built in London, with more to follow worldwide. The mock-up looks a bit like something out of a Batman film:
Image: Photograph: Thomas Greenall & Jordan Hodgson.
Its 46 metre height would represent the age of the earth (4.5bn years), with a single band of gold around the bottom representing how long mankind's been around. It isn't clear what the building would actually be used for; we're guessing just lots of sitting around, not thinking about god. Which is exactly what we should be doing with the few remaining metres of space in London, of course. Nobody needs houses. There are already loads of houses.
Hitler's town hall, 1939
This giant dome, the "Volkshalle" was dreamt up by Hitler to act as the centerpiece of Germania, the utopia he was planning to build. It was such a terrible plan that even the guy who designed it admitted the noise inside, bounced around by that dome, would probably deafen people. He also predicted that the dome would collect precipitation, causing it to occationally rain indoors.
Image: German Federal Archives.
When they built a test block of concrete to see if Berlin's soil could support it, it sunk, but the ever-optimistic Herr Hitler decreed that the plans would go ahead anyway. Luckily, the war happened, so the noisy, rainy, sinking dome was never built.
The palace of the Soviets, 1931
In 1931, the Soviet government held a competition to design a giant palace dedicated to itself. The only criteria? It had to be visible anywhere in Moscow. The final design, topped by a 100m statue of Lenin, basically looks like the giant wedding cake of a man who is marrying himself:
The cathedral on the proposed site was demolished, and construction began, only to be halted when the steel from the foundations was ripped out for use in the war effort. Eventually, the plans were abandoned, and in 1958, the site was turned into the world's largest open-air swimming pool.
The euthanasia rollercoaster, 2010
Image: Julijonas Urbonas.
OK, this one was more of an art project than an actual planned structure. But it's so horrible we couldn't bear to exclude it. From the website of the designer, Julijonas Urbonas:
Riding the coaster's track, the rider is subjected to a series of intensive motion elements that induce various unique experiences: from euphoria to thrill, and from tunnel vision to loss of consciousness, and, eventually, death.
Read that again:
Eventually, death.
Oh, and if you're lucky enough to somehow survive the coaster's corkscrew bends:
You would soon recover from G-LOC (g-force induced loss of consciousness), remaining unconscious, and your body would flail around in a chaotic fit that is called "funky chicken" in aeromedical slang, as the neurons in the brain – replenished with extra oxygenated blood pumped harder from the heart – begin firing once again. This causes arms and legs to twitch uncontrollably.
Anyway, next time you think about writing a furious letter to the planning department, relax. At least it's not a pyramid full of dead people, or a car park in the clouds.


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Eric Abrahamson will kick off a new year of programming for the Western SD AFP group. His presentation, "Profit for Good: How Philanthropy Drives the Market Economy," will discuss philanthropy's role in economic development and how things are changing in the digital world. Co-hosted by the SD Community Foundation and Innovative NonProfit, this program is free of charge for AFP-SD members and nonmembers alike, when pre-registering, with complimentary hors d' oeuvres and beverages hosted by Innovative NonProfit and door prizes, including passes to attend future AFP-SD program meetings, hosted by Abbey Group.
Eric Abrahamson, President, Vantage Point Historical Services, Inc.
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
SD Community Foundation Gallery in the SD Public Broadcasting Black Hills Bureau Office & Studio415 Main StreetRapid City, South Dakota 57701605-743-0927
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Welcome to Our School
We focus our provision on the education of the whole child: academic, spiritual, emotional cultural and physical. It is essential that each child learns the basic skills of reading writing, mathematics and ICT to the absolute best of his/her ability and we teach these with rigour and through an increasingly rich, colourful and varied curriculum.
Early Learning is a major focus at Ashlands. We have a Foundation Unit, comprising Nursery and Reception Class. In keeping with our aim to 'Serve at the Heart of the Community' we have developed 'wrap around care' to complement education provision in the Nursery. Parents now have the option of accessing full-time nursery facilities.
The behaviour policy at Ashlands is 'fair and firm' and complemented by the Home School Agreement. We make every effort to ensure that each child feels happy and secure in school and has a sense of being cared for and valued for who they are. If for any reason a child is worried, becomes worried or upset we act immediately, work with parents and always follow through.
At Ashlands we have a heavy investment in Special Needs. Each child is special and his/her needs are addressed and tracked through our rigorous and ongoing assessment procedures. When and where necessary we put in place individual learning programmes and ensure that outside agencies support the school and families.
This is just a snap shot of what we do and who we are. Do stroll though our web site and feel free to come and see us at work.


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Seven Spectacular Wildlife Encounters
Wildlife is everywhere but often in the more developed, and concreted over world it is harder to...Read More
Wildlife is everywhere but often in the more developed, and concreted over world it is harder to...Read More
The largest animals that ever lived are hard to find in the great blue ocean but when you see them you can't help but be amazed.Read More
Everybody who likes wildlife dreams of going to where Darwin formulated his theory of evolution to see what inspired him.Read More
The towering cliffs of the North Atlantic are a great place to watch sea birds. Their sheer numbers will leave you dumbstruck.Read More
A hiking trip to the mountains of Rwanda or Uganda to see the last mountain gorillas is one of those events you never forget – both scary and awe inspiring.Read More
Follow the 2 million prey animals around the Serengeti for an opportunity to get some photos of Africa's iconic wildlife.Read More
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What is the difference between knitted fabrics and woven fabrics
What is the difference between knitted fabrics and woven fabrics?
1. Different organizational structure
Knitted fabric: The yarn is sequentially bent into a coil, and the coils are sleeved to form a fabric. In the longitudinal or transverse weaving, two kinds of fabrics appear, the horizontal weaving is called weft knit, and the longitudinal weaving is called warp knit.
Woven fabric: It is made up of two or more sets of mutually perpendicular yarns, which are interwoven with warp and weft at a 90-degree angle. The longitudinal yarn is called warp yarn, and the horizontal yarn is called weft yarn.
2. Physical and mechanical differences
Knitted fabric: physical and mechanical properties of fabric, including longitudinal density, transverse density, square gram weight, elongation properties, elasticity, breaking strength, wear resistance, curling, thickness, dispersibility, shrinkage, coverage, volume density.
Woven fabric: The physical and mechanical properties of the woven fabric, including the yarn density of the warp and weft, the hem, the front and back, the reverse wool direction, and the fabric coverage.
3. Ddifferent fields of use
Knitted fabrics: t-shirts, T-shirts, sportswear, sweaters.
Woven fabric: shirt, suit, down jacket, jeans.
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Trip Overview
We started out at the Highway 125 bridge at the Linden public access site just below the Lindenlure Lake dam at about 11:15 am. My friend just got a Native Watercraft 14.5 foot two man kayak and we were itching for a good float. The Finley River is a tributary of the James River and neither of us had floated it before, luckily it was early enough in the year that the river was still floatable.
The first half of the float proved challenging due to the amount of logjams. We had to portage roughly 10-15 times during our first few miles. There was some beautiful scenery along the way with made the portages worth it. This part of the Finley is very rural with only a few places that are built up along the river. There were also some scenic bluffs and fields which made for a nice float when we weren't hitting debris.
About 2:30 pm we hit the mill dam at Ozark, MO which was the first of two that we encountered. The dam backs the river up for at least a mile behind it and makes a fairly good sized lake with a city park on the south side. We portaged on the left side of the dam across the road and down a steep concrete slab.
The second half of our float was much more enjoyable as there were fewer logjams and a wider and more scenic environment. Several small creeks and springs bring the water level up once you get past the Highway 65 bridge in Ozark. We continued on a leisurely pace, relaxing and fishing along the way. Be on the lookout for snakes as we saw several copperheads and a water moccasin.
The second dam is about the same size as the dam in Ozark, and I believe it powered a mill many years ago. This portage was a little bit trickier due to there being a concrete wall on the left side of the river and no where to portage on the right. We pulled up next to the wall and had to jump up and pull up the boat. We finished our float underneath the Highway 13/160 bridge in between Nixa and Highlandville.
Overall I'm glad we did the float, but I'm not sure that I would do that whole section again. There were some challenging s curves which were fun, but the logjams just downstream of Linden were frustrating at times.
Within 10 miles of Springfield, Ozark, and Nixa.
From Springfield, take Highway 60 east to 125 south about 5 miles to the Linden access.
We used the map from MissouriCanoe.org which I believe came from the USGS.
Trip Details
- Trip Duration: Day Trip
- Sport/Activity: Kayaking, Canoeing
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- Water Type: River/Creek (Up to Class II)


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Mr Google has been searching for answers to some pretty weird stuff lately. I get a steady stream of traffic to my blog from Mr Google, and I think his kids have been using his computer without permission too.
In an effort to be helpful, I thought I'd just sit down and answer some of his questions all at once.
Mr Google is really busy, so I think he'll appreciate my help, don't you?
Here is what the Googles were searching for:
Q: I need to know everything about eggs.
A: They come from chickens, not bunnies. Don't eat the shells. For more information, you can check my great collection of egg posts, including some wisdom from my mother-in-law.
Q: Were you happy with your whole house remodel?
A: Not when none of the bathrooms were working and everything I owned was either in storage or covered with a quarter-inch of sheet rock dust. Now that it's (almost) over with, yes. I love it. It was worth it. I'm sure Mrs. Google will love the new home.
Q: I got caught sniffing my mom / I caught my son sniffing me
A: There is nothing wrong with enjoying the smell of a freshly washed child as long as you don't get caught. If your child is sniffing you, you should probably bake some cookies to distract him. Sniffing articles of clothing is just… wrong.
Q: Does roasting tomatoes make them hotter?
A: Roasting is a form of cooking that requires heat. When heat is applied to the tomatoes, they will increase in temperature. If you pull them out of the oven and allow them to cool, they will no longer be hot.
Q: Is it rude to post about your menstrual cycle on social media?
A: Mrs Google, vague references to pimples, chocolate cravings, and an impending visit from your Aunt are fine. Anything that involves a discussion of volume, color, or consistency isn't. Don't post what you don't want your dad (or son) to read.
Q: Does my mum have super powers?
A: Yes honey, she does. She can whip that apron around into a cape whenever she needs to.
Q: When is "no whining" week?
A: Whenever you decide to quit whining. Today would be a great day to stop complaining and take responsibility for your own happiness. Mrs. Google will be a very happy mommy when you quit whining.
Q: What do I wear to get fertilized?
A: Mrs Google, if you want more children, I'd suggest that you wear whatever makes your husband happy.
Q: I need a Maths made easy game.
A: I have some great suggestions for math games (and geography games too). While I don't have any recommendations for grammar games at the moment, I'll be happy to hunt some down for you.
Mr Google and the whole Google family, I hope that this has helped you in your search for knowledge.


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Your body is my bread, O Lord
Your blood is my drink;
These both in the Spirit I take
No longer do I sink.
And at the last, the last of days
You will raise me up
"cause I have eternal life
In you bread and cup.
For the Spirit does give life
As I partake the bread and wine
These are NOT symbols or elements
But life that's in the Vine.
For bread and wine, remain just that
Will rot and dry away
But in the Spirit YOU give life
And abide with me each day !!
John 6:36


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Posts Tagged 'linguistics'
"I like good strong words that mean something"*…
"One of my favorite words is lox," says Gregory Guy, a professor of linguistics at New York University. There is hardly a more quintessential New York food than a lox bagel—a century-old popular appetizing store, Russ & Daughters, calls it "The Classic." But Guy, who has lived in the city for the past 17 years, is passionate about lox for a different reason. "The pronunciation in the Proto-Indo-European was probably 'lox,' and that's exactly how it is pronounced in modern English," he says. "Then, it meant salmon, and now it specifically means 'smoked salmon.' It's really cool that that word hasn't changed its pronunciation at all in 8,000 years and still refers to a particular fish."
How scholars have traced the word's pronunciation over thousands of years is also really cool. The story goes back to Thomas Young, also known as "The Last Person Who Knew Everything." The 18th-century British polymath came up with the wave theory of light, first described astigmatism, and played a key role in deciphering the Rosetta Stone. Like some people before him, Young noticed eerie similarities between Indic and European languages. He went further, analyzing 400 languages spread across continents and millennia and proved that the overlap between some of them was too extensive to be an accident. A single coincidence meant nothing, but each additional one increased the chance of an underlying connection. In 1813, Young declared that all those languages belong to one family. He named it "Indo-European."…
Delight in the detective work recounted at "The English Word That Hasn't Changed in Sound or Meaning in 8,000 Years."
* Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
As we celebrate continuity, we might spare a thought for James Burnett, Lord Monboddo; he died on this date in 1799. a Scottish judge and scholar of linguistic evolution, he is best remembered a one of the founders of the modern field of comparative historical linguistics.
Monboddo was one of a number of scholars involved at the time in development of early concepts of biological evolution. Some credit him with anticipating in principle the idea of natural selection in papers that were read by (and acknowledged in the writings of) Erasmus Darwin. Charles Darwin read the works of his grandfather Erasmus and, of course, later developed the ideas into a scientific theory.
"If thou thou'st him some thrice, it will not be amiss"*…
'You' is the fourteenth most frequently used word in the English language, following closely behind its fellow pronouns 'it' at number eight and 'I' at number eleven:
The fact that you follows closely behind I in popularity is probably attributable to its being an eight-way word: both subject and object, both singular and plural, and both formal and familiar. The all-purpose second person is an unusual feature of English, as middle-schoolers realize when they start taking French, Spanish, or, especially German, which offers a choice of seven different singular versions of you. It's relatively new in our language. In early modern English, beginning in the late fifteenth century, thou, thee and thy were singular forms for the subjective, objective and possessive, and ye, you and your were plural. In the 1500s and 1600s, ye and then the thou/thee/thy forms, faded away, to be replaced by the all-purpose you. But approaches to this second person were interesting in this period of flux. David Crystal writes in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of English that by Shakespeare's time, you "was used by people of lower rank or status to those above them (such as ordinary people to nobles, children to parents, servants to masters, nobles to the monarch), and was also the standard way for the upper classes to talk to each other. … By contrast, thou/thee were used by people of higher rank to those beneath them, and by the lower classes to each other; also in elevated poetic style, in addressing God, and in talking to witches, ghosts and other supernatural beings." The OED cites a 1675 quotation: "No Man will You God but will use the pronoun Thou to him."
"Needless to say, this ambiguity and variability were gold in the hand of a writer like Shakespeare, and he played with it endlessly, sometimes having a character switch modes of address within a speech to indicate a change in attitude." [see the title of this post, for example]…
More of this excerpt from Ben Yagoda's When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It: The Parts of Speech, for Better and/or Worse at "You."
[Via the ever-illuminating Delanceyplace.com]
* Sir Toby Belch to Sir Andrew Aguecheek, in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
As we muse on modes of address, we might send elegantly phrased and eclectic birthday greetings to Persian polymath Omar Khayyam; the philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, epigrammatist, and poet was born on this date in 1048. While he's probably best known to English-speakers as a poet, via Edward FitzGerald's famous translation of (what he called) the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Fitzgerald's attribution of the book's poetry to Omar (as opposed to the aphorisms and other quotes in the volume) is now questionable to many scholars (who believe those verses to be by several different Persian authors).
In any case, Omar was unquestionably one of the major mathematicians and astronomers of the medieval period. He is the author of one of the most important treatises on algebra written before modern times, the Treatise on Demonstration of Problems of Algebra, which includes a geometric method for solving cubic equations by intersecting a hyperbola with a circle. His astronomical observations contributed to the reform of the Persian calendar. And he made important contributions to mechanics, geography, mineralogy, music, climatology and Islamic theology.
"Roughly speaking: to say of two things that they are identical is nonsense"*…
A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another lexeme (word or phrase) in the same language. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy. For example, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another. Words are typically synonymous in one particular sense: for example, long and extended in the context long time or extended time are synonymous, but long cannot be used in the phrase extended family…
Synonyms have several close cousins: cognitive synonyms like metonyms (e.g., "Washington" for "the federal government") and words with inexactly similar meanings, near-synonyms, plesionyms or poecilonyms (e.g., "wrecked" or "tipsy" for "inebriated").
But, pace Wittgenstein, does "synonym" have a synonym?
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
As we calculate the number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin, we might send speculative birthday greetings to Hervé Le Tellier; he was born on this date in 1957. A linguist and writer, he is a member of the the international literary group Oulipo (Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle, which translates roughly as "workshop of potential literature"), which has also included Raymond Queneau, Georges Perec, Italo Calvino, Jacques Roubaud, Jean Lescure and Harry Mathews.
"We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary"*…
In the early history of international trade, when exotic goods traveled to new regions, their native names sometimes hitchhiked along with them.
Naturally, the Germans have a term – Wanderwörter – for these extraordinary loanwords that journey around the globe, mutating subtly along the way…
See the map above in larger format, and learn more about each of the examples it illustrates at: "Mapping the Spread of Words Along Trade Routes." [sourced from Lapham's Quarterly]
* James Nicoll
As we ponder the provenance of our produce, we might recall that it was on this date 1397 that Geoffrey Chaucer "told" The Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II.
"We will meet; and there we may rehearse most obscenely and courageously"*…
How did a group of crows become a murder? Or a group of starlings a murmuration? The truth is lost to history, but one theory is that many of the English language's elaborate nouns of assemblage were concocted by a prioress for a 1486 gentleman's guide called the Book of St. Albans, and mostly meant to show the user's erudition and wit. Which is still what they do…
Everything that one could want to know about "Nouns of Assemblage."
* Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, (Bottom, Act 1, Scene 2)
As we come together, we might recall that it was on this date in 1910 that Dr Lee De Forest, the American inventor of the vacuum tube, conducted the first public demonstration of radio as we know it, broadcasting a live performance of Enrico Caruso from the Metropolitan Opera– a broadcast audible only by the small number of electronics hobbyists who had radio receivers. (He'd tried a "quiet experiment," broadcasting part of Tosca the prior night.) De Forest started regular nightly concerts in 1915, increasing interest in radio receivers, which at the time depended on the vacuum tubes manufactured by De Forest's company.
While DeForest pioneered the commercialization of radio, Italian electrical engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi is traditionally recognized as its creator for his 1896 invention, which transmitted signals over more than a mile. By 1905, ships often used radios to communicate with stations on shore. Marconi's work earned him a share of the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics; DeForest got rich… It prefigured, in a metaphorical way the relationship between Philo Farnsworth and David Sarnoff in the development of television.
Indeed, appropriately enough, it was on this same date 18 years later, in 1928, that the first experimental television sets– with 1.5 square inch screens– were installed in three homes in Schenectady, NY.
"Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood"*…
Personification is weird…yet entirely natural. It's the odd practice of pretending things are people. When we personify, we apply human attributes to inanimate objects, to nature, to animals, or to abstract concepts, sometimes complete with dramatic stories about their social roles, emotions and intentions. We can observe this linguistically through features like unexpected pronoun use or certain animate verbs and adjectives that are usually only applied to people. A common example is how ships and other vessels traditionally have a feminine gender in English (even if the ship happens to be a "man-of-war")… There's a strange empathy in words like "she is alone" applied to an object that can't possibly have a sense of loneliness. This isn't the artifice of poetry, but everyday language. On the face of it, the concept of personification seems pretty crazy, the stuff of fantasy and magical thinking…
You might think, like many a respectable scientist, that it has no place in our earth logic, because not only is it not real, it is objectively false (and therefore unscientific), since inanimate objects do not have feelings or intentions (and if animals do, we can't possibly know for sure). Yet personification is not only wildly popular in language use (even if we don't always notice it), it's a fascinating psychological phenomenon that reveals a lot about social cognition and how we might understand the world…
How the way we talk about the things around us both shapes and reflects our understanding of the world: "Personification Is Your Friend: The Language of Inanimate Objects."
* Moliere
As we muse on anthropomorphic metaphor and meaning, we might recall that today's a relative-ly good day for it, as it was on this date in 1900 that German physicist Max Planck presented and published his study of the effect of radiation on a "black-body" substance (introducing what we've come to know as the Planck Postulate), and the quantum theory of modern physics– and for that matter, Twentieth Century modernity– were born.
Planck study demonstrated that in certain situations energy exhibits the characteristics of physical matter– something unthinkable at the time– and suggested that energy exists in discrete packets, which he called "quanta"… thus laying the foundation on which he, Einstein, Bohr, Schrodinger, Dirac, and others built our modern understanding.
"For most of human history, 'literature'… has been narrated, not written — heard, not read"*…
In preliterate societies, oral stories were likewise relied upon as necessary and meaningful—and they conveyed a range of knowledge and human experiences. In some instances, particularly in harsh environments like Australia where certain information was key to survival, rigid methods of intergenerational knowledge transfer were in place. Essential knowledge, such as that for finding water and shelter, or for knowing what food was present where, was passed down along patriarchal lines but routinely cross-checked for accuracy and completeness between those lines.
But knowledge was also exchanged from generation to generation through song, dance, and performance. Geography and history in Aboriginal Australian societies were told as people moved along songlines, which were remembered routes across the land. Their memories were prompted by particular landforms. Even ancient rock art may have been created as memory aids, prompts to help storytellers recall particular pieces of information. Today many Aboriginal groups keep alive their ancient memories of songlines.
Such oral traditions could be viewed as "books" that were kept in the mental libraries of those who had actually heard and memorized them. Knowledge was passed on by "reading" those books out loud to young people, some of whom memorized them and would later "read" them to others. And so these ancient stories are still alive today—from memorable events like the formation of Crater Lake or the drowning of land along the Australian fringe to information about the names of places and their associations.
Now pause to consider what this means.
Humanity has direct memories of events that occurred 10 millennia ago…
Evidence gathered in recent years shows that some ancient narratives contain remarkably reliable records of real events– records that have survived for thousands of years: "The Oldest True Stories in the World."
See also: "How oral cultures memorise so much information" (the source of the image above).
* Angela Carter
As we sing along, we might recall that it was on this date in 1869 that The Aboriginal Protection Act was enacted in Britain's colony of Victoria– Australia, as now we know it. At a time when democratic reforms were being introduced for most of the population, (including the extension of the franchise from the wealthy to all adult males and the provision of free public education), Aboriginal people were losing their freedom: pursuant to the Act, the government developed controls over where Aboriginal people could live and work, what they could do, and who they could meet or marry.– and most horrifyingly, it removed Aboriginal children from their families, starting the process that created the Stolen Generation. Still, the Aboriginal oral tradition has survived.


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I have to share: I am absolutely delighted that Nick and I have decided to cloth-diaper our baby! We decided to use cloth diapers for several reasons, among which is the fact that we will save hundreds (or possibly thousands) of dollars by doing so.
I have to admit, when I tell people that we're going to use cloth, I don't always get the most positive reactions. Some well-meaning family and friends have listed out to me the reasons against it--but most people aren't aware of how easy it actually is to use cloth today. Modern cloth diapers are nothing like they were when I was a baby.
We plan to use BumGenius 4.0 one-size diapers. There are no safety pins involved. No diaper-cleaning service required. They come in a variety of cute colors, with snaps or velcro (we've chosen to use the velcro), and they are machine-washable. We'll be washing diapers every other day and bleaching the inserts monthly. Plus, we'll be using flushable liners for easier cleaning.
We do plan on using disposable diapers for the newborn stage, only because the one-size diapers may be too large for a newborn. For that time period, we plan to use Pampers Swaddlers Sensitive Newborn diapers. We'll also be using disposables when we go on road trips or vacations.
The one-size diapers adjust to fit a 7 lb baby up to toddler size; there are snaps on the front that change the way the diapers fit for different sizes. Plus, we'll be able to use the same diapers when we have another baby.
Thankfully, we found a childcare provider that is cloth-diaper friendly. We ordered a couple of the diapers just to check them out, and they are so darned cute! I can't get over how adorable and tiny they are!


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1. Christmas in July
2. St Helena Bay Arts, Crafts and Food Market: 7 km
3. Shelley Point Golf Course: 8 km
Just 150 km west from Cape Town, on Route 27, St Helena Bay is recognised as one of the calmest and one of only three natural bays in the world where it is possible to see the sun rise and set over the sea. St Helena Bay was named by Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama and is an important fishing centre, providing support for the local economy. Fish processing factories around St Helena Bay supply over half the fish in South Africa and the bay is known for its crayfish, anchovies and snoek.
St Helena Bay is sheltered from the West Coast winds making it ideal for windsurfing. Other popular water activities include diving, sea kayaking, surfing and swimming in rock pools. Seasonal Southern Right Whales visit the Atlantic coastline during their calfing season, and dolphins can also be spotted. Wheat fields surrounding St Helena Bay provide for a number of hiking trails. History enthusiasts can visit the Vasco da Gama Monument and Vasco da Gama Nautical Museum.


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WASHINGTON -- Democratic Gov. Bob Graham outraised, outspent and outsaved Republican Sen. Paula Hawkins by a margin of almost 2 to 1 from April 1 to June 30, according to latest campaign finance reports.
As they head to the Nov. 4 election contest for the U.S. Senate, Graham took in $1.27 million to Hawkins' $735,666, paid out $906,683 to her $448,153 and had $1.58 million on hand to her $828,886.
But Hawkins, who lost two months of valuable fund-raising following spinal surgery and protracted recuperation, is expected to make up for lost time quickly. Friday, Vice President George Bush will be at a private barbecue in Winter Park to raise between $50,000 and $100,000. Wednesday, President Reagan flies to Miami for a pair of receptions.
Attending the first presidential reception will cost Hawkins supporters $1,000 a ticket while the second is for true high rollers -- those couples who already, or will by Wednesday, have given maximum donations to her campaign and the state party, which comes to a hefty $9,000. Reagan's last appearance for Hawkins in May 1986 raised about $1 million.
Graham will spend next Wednesday at a fund-raising luncheon and dinner here with an anticipated yield of $50,000. He then goes to New York for two more fund-raisers, campaign spokesman Ken Klein said.


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With the holidays upon us, shoppers everywhere are hitting the stores searching for the gift that's just right for their loved one. But what about those shopping for a child with a disability?
Whether family or friends, anyone who has shopped for a child that has special needs knows that a little extra thought and time may be required. While every child's skills and ability levels are unique, some factors that may affect their level of play include:
- Cognitive Delays – affect a child's intellectual functioning and awareness
- Hearing / Visual Impairment – decreased ability to see or hear to a degree that causes issues
- Motor Delays – including coordination of muscle groups, difficulty holding onto small objects, trouble walking, and other limitations in mobility
- Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Delays – often cause issues interacting with others, self-managing positive and/or negative emotions, and interpreting social cues
- Speech and Language Delays – displayed in limited vocabulary or lack of complex sentences; can be combined with difficulty understanding words or concepts
As you can imagine, a toy that may be considered age-appropriate for some may not be suitable for a child living with intellectual or behavior disabilities. Just like you wouldn't give a thousand-piece puzzle to a toddler, it's important to choose appropriate, safe, and exciting gifts for children with any disability.
This holiday guide includes top gift recommendations by the specialists on staff at Damar, who work 24-7 to support and encourage children with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities – helping them live more independent, happy and successful lives.
Stocking Stuffers
- Slime
- Silly putty
- Shaving cream sensory bag
- Pretend / dress up clothes
- Rice & beans search
- DNA squeeze balls
- Scented markers
- Playdough
- Water beads
Under $25
- Marble run / tower
- Dot paint kit
- Water doodle mat
- Kinetic sand
- Large floor puzzles
- Books
- Legos (basic kit)
- Cause and effect toys
Under $50
- Magformers
- Alphabetical robots
- Body sock
- Legos (intermediate kits)
- Colorforms
- Ball popper
- Design & drill set
Sometimes gift giving can take a little extra effort. However, the time spent asking for recommendations, brainstorming fresh ideas, and reading through reviews will pay off. After all, the joy of watching a child open a gift picked out specifically for them is priceless.
Still not finding what you're looking for? Ask Damar experts for their specific suggestions. Happy shopping!


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I have been an event planner for work for about 3 years now. We exclusively work with Marriott and SPG properties. I wanted to start a thread to see how many other "event planners" there are on here!
I have been an event planner for work for about 3 years now. We exclusively work with Marriott and SPG properties. I wanted to start a thread to see how many other "event planners" there are on here!
Thought you might be interested
I have been planning events and receptions for about 20 years now. I primarily use Marriott properties for the final image projected, but struggle with the many hands I must go through at each facility. I plan approximately 16 events per year. It is frustrating that many properties will not book more than 6 months in advance and can switch your event to other nearby properties. I am considering other brands.
I have never had them switch my event to another property and i have contacts in place for events in 2020! We primarily use Marriott and JW Marriott hotels. I do notice that there is a big difference between State Side and international events. I plan on starting to do event write ups on here as well as continue the guest room write ups.
I plan all the travel for my company. I have been doing this for about 15 years. Does anyone work with a Marriott account executive?
I have one that I can reach out to and just provide a location and dates, she goes and finds the hotels and they send me quotes. She has our event template on file now.
I worked with an outstanding one for about 18 months. Last summer she was promoted, and the new one isn't as reliable. I have two friends in other companies who actually went back to doing things on their own after a few frustrations with the new rep. I haven't decided what I am going to do with our future events yet. I do recognize that I was very spoiled by our previous rep.
Don't get me wrong, If i know the exact hotel and time frame I want, I will reach out to the hotel directly. But if its a new city, I just email my rep from Marriott. She then sends the requests to the hotels for me.
I understand what you are saying. My old Marriott rep was amazing. The new one can take up to two weeks to contact hotels, and this is quicker than what my friends are experiencing. It is actually easier (and quicker) to do it myself now, which is disappointing, but as I said earlier, I was super spoiled by my previous rep.
Thanks for the insight.


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Retirement plan holders can take advantage of the Solo 401k loans to spend for education purposes
The cost of education has tremendously increased since 1985 to 538% while healthcare expenses increased by only 286% and consumer goods by 121%. Imagine how you can send your children to a decent university without hurting your savings, particularly your retirement savings. Education fees these days are so expensive that those who are not financially well off but eager to pursue have no choice but to apply for student loans. However, if you are a self employed Solo 401k holder, taking advantage of the Solo 401k loans is a way better option than drowning yourself with student loans.
If you aren't aware yet, student loan is the second largest type of consumer debt that affects almost 40 million Americans. Most of us have this mentality that education institutions and colleges work like non-profit organizations and charities when in fact they are like the normal businesses running for profits in order to get through with their expenses and get ahead of their competition. That is why we have to carefully decide where to source the funds for education expenses before jumping off the cliff of being indebted with student loans.
When you take loans from 401k plan, you are borrowing money from your own retirement savings and not from banks or other lending companies. Yes, it could affect your retirement savings if you don't pay on time just like any other loans, but at least there is no third party involved that will constantly run after you to remind you of your obligations to them. You can pay your solo 401k loan within 5 years with low interest rates around 1 to 2 percent compared to 6% or higher with student loans.
Taking loans from a 401k retirement plan is approved by IRS, but not all Solo 401k providers will allow you to access Solo 401k loans. This is actually one of the features of the Solo 401k that participants are entitled to use if circumstances arise. You can use this for any purposes aside from education expenses.
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Popular Japanese Restaurant Closes in Oakville
Bad news, everyone … one of the most beloved sushi restaurants in Oakville is closing its doors on Thursday.
Lunch was the last meal being served on Nov. 30.
We've confirmed that the operators are indeed closing the well-loved restaurant in the Dorval Crossing area, Sachi Sushi.
At this time, it's unclear if they're planning to re-open either the current Sachi location or another restaurant.
Located in a tiny plaza in the corner of North Service Rd. and Dorval Dr. was a hidden gem when it came to Japanese food.
The dining room boasted a dark wooden design scheme and sophisticated feel throughout, plus a full sushi bar located at the back of the restaurant.
Their sushi and sashimi were very fresh and flavourful.
Sachi, you will be missed. Thanks for the delicious food and service.
In the meantime, check out our Top 5 Sushi article for other options in town.
We'll keep you posted with any new developments.
- Canadian military preparing to get involved in COVID-19 pandemic
- Four Burlington residents test positive for COVID-19, bringing Halton total to 25
- Road closed after vehicle drives off roadway into water in Milton
- Residents shutting their lights off tonight for Earth Hour 2020
- Indigo lays off 5,200 employees, stores closed indefinitely


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noun, plural: streptolysins
A type of hemolysin produced by or derived from certain strains of streptococci
A streptolysin is a hemolytic exotoxin produced by or derived from certain strains of streptococci. The streptococci are Gram-positive bacteria that occur in chains of varying lengths. Many of them are known to release toxins, such as streptolysins and erythrogenic toxins. While alpha-hemolytic streptococci cause incomplete hemolysis, beta-haemolytic streptococci (of which Streptococcus pyogenes is an example) can cause complete hemolysis of red blood cells. They produce a broad zone of haemolysis on blood agar as a result of streptolysin O and S release.
Two forms of streptolysin occur: streptolysin O, which is oxygen-labile and streptolysin S, which is oxygen-stable. In 1930s, E. W. Todd was able to identify these two toxins responsible for the ability of group A streptococcus to lyse the red blood cells of mammals.1 Streptolysin O is immunogenic, which means it can incite certain immune cells to produce antibodies against it. Sreptolysin S is not immunogenic perhaps due to its relatively smaller size. Also, streptolysin S is oxygen-stable, which means that it is stable in the presence of atmospheric oxygen.
Word origin: strepto– from Streptococcus + (hemo)lysin)
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1 Wessels, M. R. (2005). Streptolysin S. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 192 (1): 13–15. https://doi.org/10.1086/430625


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i just wanted to start a thread on why everyone wants to be a pro soccer player? is it for yourself, is it for your family? did you make a promise to someone? ill go first
the reason i want to be a pro is because i love the game and i can't imagine myself doing anything else. my grades aren't the greatest and sometimes i feel like soccer is the only thing i have. I also want to be a pro because i want my parents to be proud of me for achieveing something. i want to show them that going out and practiceing everyday isn't a waste of my time. and i want to do it because i want to buy my parents a new house, and i want to give back to them everything they gave to me. I want to be successful in life, i want to be known for something, and i believe its soccer.
what about you guy's?
Why do you want to be a pro soccer player?
Everything related to tactics, coaching and refereeing
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Have you ever noticed that you can double click on a document or file and the Mac automatically knows which app to open? That feature has been built-in to the Mac since the last century but is one of a number of default settings Apple doesn't bother to shine a light on.
For example, when you click on a website link in a document what happens? Safari opens. Why not Google's Chrome or Mozilla's Firefox instead? It's because OS X's default browser setting is Safari, but that can be changed easily thanks to a cleverly designed Mac utility called Browserism.
What you get is a simple and straightforward way to change the default browser setting from Safari to Chrome, Mozilla, Opera or whatever you choose (up to four additional browsers). And you choose the default browser with a click to the Mac's Menubar.
Why would you want to change the default browser setting?
Good question, but the answer becomes obvious if Safari is the default browser that opens upon every website link click instead of the browser you use the most; Chrome, Firefox, Tor, or whatever. In fact, the latter is a good example. Tor is a Mac browser designed to prevent your browser from being viewed online so being able to set it as the default browser at a specific time can have security implications (in your favor).
Browserism's Preference settings have more configurations than you'll find in the drop down Menubar menu, of course, including an option to schedule a specific browser to be the default. For example, set Tor as the default during work hours, but Chrome as the default during the even hours at home.
You won't have to dig around into OS X's preferences, find another utility that changes default app settings, or worry about mucking around in Terminal to change settings. Browserism does it and gives you change from a $2 bill.
One very clever feature even goes beyond the default browser setting. Drag a website hyperlink to the Browserism menu in the Menubar and select the browser you want to use just for that link.
Browserism is a nice Mac citizen, too, and works in OS X Yosemite or El Capitan's dark and light modes. The developer also publishes another favorite, the popular Amphetamine which overrides the Mac's energy saver utility to keep the screen awake during a long movie. These are nicely done utilities (Amphetamine is free) and worth a look.


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By Yap Weiliang, BSc, chemistry graduate
I had the privilege to undergo a week-long attachment at International Eye Cataract Retina Centre where I had the opportunity to shadow Dr Ajeet Madhav Wagle, Medical Director and Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist at the centre, from 23-27 July 2018. As a "non-traditional student" looking to apply for a graduate entry level medical course, such attachment opportunities are limited, and I was very much looking forward to gain insights on the work of healthcare professionals in a clinical setting.
My first insight from the attachment was the importance of teamwork in the daily operations of the clinic. When a patient comes into the clinic, the optometrist first performs a series of investigations, either based on a standard protocol for new visits or a set of tests ordered by the doctor for the follow-up visits. These procedures range from basic history taking, visual acuity testing, measuring of intraocular pressure with an air-puff tonometer, taking retinal photographs and performing cross-sectional scans of the retina using the optical coherence tomography (OCT) machine. Although these tests may seem mundane and trivial to people who are not in the know, the results obtained actually provide important information to allow the eye specialists (ophthalmologists) to subsequently elicit the correct diagnosis and to monitor response to treatment. The work of the optometrists also helps ensure a smooth flow for the clinic, which translates to patients being seen more quickly and efficiently by the doctors.
Observing the consultation sessions Dr Ajeet had with his patients was also an invaluable learning experience. Dr Ajeet was always very systematic in his eye examinations using the slit-lamp biomicroscope, and was methodical in finding out more about the medical history of his patients to ensure an accurate diagnosis. He was also very patient in explaining the conditions and treatment options to his patients, sometimes with the use of simple analogies to allow them to better understand complex medical terminologies and disease processes. Most importantly, Dr Ajeet always respected the decisions made by the patients, which is a good reminder for me that patient autonomy is an important principle of medical ethics. I could see the strong doctor-patient relationship that Dr Ajeet has established with his patients, as his patients really trusted him and his recommendations for treatment. This has definitely inspired me to strive to achieve such ideal relationships with my patients in the future.
The highlight of my attachment was definitely being able to observe Dr Ajeet perform an eye surgery. The operation was done for an epiretinal membrane (ERM) which is a delicate layer of tissue that has grown abnormally over the most sensitive central portion of the retina (macula) in the patient. ERMs can eventually cause vision problems for some individuals. This was my first time being in an actual operating theatre and I was pleasantly surprised by how the healthcare professionals – the surgeon, anaesthesiologist and the nurses – worked so well as a team. Everyone knew what to do and performed their roles effectively and efficiently. I was also very impressed with how amazing Dr Ajeet was with his hands, as the procedure required delicate handling of surgical instruments and eye tissues during the retinal surgery.
To sum it up, my attachment at International Eye Cataract Retina Centre was an eye-opening (pun intended =D) experience. It has reaffirmed my interest in pursuing medicine and working in the healthcare industry. I would like to thank Dr Ajeet for giving me such an invaluable learning opportunity and for being so patient in sharing with me his knowledge, be it medical knowledge or the art of practice of medicine. Special thanks also go to optometrist Mr Chong Wee Hou for helping to arrange the attachment, and the team of optometrists at both the Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre branch and Farrer Park Medical Centre branch for being so willing to share about their work.


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