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21st Birthday for Baryonyx
Baryonyx turns 21 this Year
Baryonyx the unusual Theropod dinosaur turns 21 years old this year. The first remains of this dinosaur were uncovered in 1983, but it was formerly named and described in 1987.
Baryonyx was a bizarre carnivorous dinosaur, its discovery led many scientists to reconsider some of their assumptions regarding the habits of large, meat-eating dinosaurs. Baryonyx may have been an ancestor of Spinosaurus. The Baryonchids had large, elongated skulls resembling that of a crocodile, strong forelimbs and a huge, curved thumb claw up to 30 centimetres long. First described from the Weald clay (Barremian faunal stage) of Smokejacks, Brickworks clay pit located at Wallis Wood, near Ockley, Surrey in southern England, further remains have been discovered on the Isle of Wight and Spain. There is also evidence that Baryonchids lived in Africa.
Anatomical features indicate that Baryonyx may have been an ancestor of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, however, making direct comparison with the fossils of this Spinosaur are not possible as the most complete material was destroyed in a bombing raid on Germany during World War II. The claw was the first part of the fossil to be discovered, amateur palaeontologist William Walker made the discovery. A team was despatched from the Natural History museum in London and an excavation began which led to the recovery of about 70% of the skeleton.
An Illustration of Baryonyx
Picture Credit: Everything Dinosaur
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Baryonyx was named and described by British palaeontologists Angela Milner and Alan Charig. Further study of the fossils have led to speculation that Baryonyx may have had a humped back appearance, one thing is for certain, Baryonyx spp. had a remarkably high number of teeth in the jaws, more than in a typical Tyrannosaur for example. The teeth are gently curving and finely serrated (Spinosauridae teeth tend to be conical in shape and lack the fine serrations in contrast), this suggests that these animals were fish eaters.
Numerous teeth in the jaws are characteristic of animals that catch slippery fish and the shape of the snout, superficially resembling fish eating crocodiles adds credence to this theory regarding the diet of Baryonchids. The presence of partially digested fish scales in the stomach region of the Wallis Wood specimen supports this fish-eating theory. There would have been plenty of fish about in the area where the first Baryonyx specimen was found, the palaeoenvironmental evidence indicates that it was a wide floodplain dotted with lakes and meandering rivers.
However, remains of a small Iguanodontid was also found so perhaps Baryonyx was a general predator happy to eat what it could catch.
The "fishing" dinosaur theory has certainly grabbed the imaginations of a number of scientists. Many have speculated that whilst hunting for fish Baryonchids may have waded or swam in the water or perhaps hunted for fish using stealth as modern herons and egrets do. A number of eminent writers Buffetaut (1989) for example have suggested that members of the Spinosauridae were amphibious whilst other scientists, notably Bakker (1992) has commented that these creatures could have been slowly evolving a more aquatic lifestyle, becoming more adapted to a marine environment analogous to the Palaeogene placental mammal Ambulocetus which is believed to be an early ancestor of modern whales.
By Mike| 2014-03-24T17:24:59+00:00	April 22nd, 2008|Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal News Stories, Dinosaur Fans, Main Page|0 Comments


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"Nordburg Cup"-2015: results and impressions
26 of September picturesque city of Tallinn met Championship in full contact medieval battles "Nordburg Cup"-2015. The center of the Old Town was attended by fighters from Russia, Estonia, Finland, Israel, Ukraine, Latvia, Belarus. The organizer of "Nordburg Cup" and captain of "Nordburg" HMB-clud (Tallinn, Estonia) Nikolai Bykov told about the tournament, the winners and the niceties of the organization.
Open Stage Tallinn City Theatre hospitably opened its doors to sportsmen placing the list to the fighting in the categories "3 vs 3″ and profights for female-fighters.
At the end of the competition, the standings were:
1st place – "Luzern" (Belarus)
2nd place – "Santa Lucia" (Latvia / Estonia)
3rd place – "West Tower" (Russia)
In the women's profights Tatiana Derbeneva (Russia) met Olga Grabowska (Ukraine) at the list. Tatiana Derbeneva won by a margin of one point.
Nikolai Bykov, organizer of the Championship in full contact medieval battles "Nordburg Cup"-2015, captain of HMB0-club "Nordburg" (Tallinn, Estonia): "There are mass impressions left after the tournament – fights were quite dynamic and tough. I remember the Belarusians in alliance with Misha Morgulis – they worked clean and tidy as an experienced surgeon. Pleasant impression left guys from the club "West Tower" (Kaliningrad, Russia) – funny, strong, fervent. The audience loved them much and they can safely open the fan-club in our country. Finns were very good – although there were only three fighters, but kept very dignified and showed himself as strong team".
Sportsmen from Finland were satisfied with their participation in the "Nordburg Cup"-2015 too.
Arttu Mikkonen, fighter of "Jyväskylä" HMB-club, "Nordburg Cup"-2015 participant: "Though we only had three fighrers in our team we enjoyed the nordburg cup. Fights were tough as other teams were strong and had experienced fighters. It is always a good chance to learn. Also the location of nordburg cup in the old-Tallin was excellent!".
However, as recognized by Nikolai Bykov, not everything went smoothly in the preparation for the event. "Nordburg Cup"-2015 – the first international event organized by Nikolai and his team. HMBIA helped with information support and advice for the event, based on experience in the organization and conduct of the HMB World Championship "Battle of the Nations".
According to the Estonian captain, they had to face a lot of difficulties, mainly bureaucratic in the process of preparation for the championship. Thus, due to the fact that the event is held in the Old Town, orgteam had to get a lot of permits and to deal with a private security firm. As a result it made the championship much expensive. But these difficulties were not the most difficult.
Nikolai Bykov, the organizer of the Championship in full contact medieval battles "Nordburg Cup"-2015, captain of HMB-club "Nordburg" (Tallinn, Estonia): "The hardest part was to make sure that all the participants got to the event without problems. Unfortunately, it did not work – Ukrainian woman landed on the border with Belarus because of the swords and profights could not take place. I had to get out and buy plane tickets urgently".
However, to overcome all the difficulties was passed away and the event took place as planned. Inspired by the success, Estonians are making plans for the future.
Nikolai Bykov, the organizer of the Championship in full contact medieval battles "Nordburg Cup"-2015, captain of HMB-club "Nordburg" (Tallinn, Estonia): "We have great plans for the future. We hope to held the same tournament in the Old Tallinn again, but in the format of "5vs5″ next year. I'd like to repeat everything, because five fights for the team – still not enough".
Speaking about his impressions from the tournament, Arttu Mikkonen admitted that fighting of Finnish trio impressed the beginners and inspired them to further development in the HMB-sport.
Arttu Mikkonen, fighter of "Jyväskylä" HMB-club, "Nordburg Cup"-2015 participant: "We also had some new people with us watching the fights. They got really good impression about what buhurt is and are now enthusiastic to get their own armor. We will go again next year."
Photos by Mariya Alekhina https://goo.gl/TU33Q8
Vera Smith,
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105 Boerum Pl is a Multi-Family building located in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn constructed in 1920. This 4-story building has 8 units. The building is within Community District 302 and zoned for the following school - P.S. 261 Philip Livingston. Nearby transportation include the 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, B, D, F, G, N, Q, R subway lines.
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On the eighth anniversary of the arrest of the symbols –the leaders, residents have stood up in solidarity with them.
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Who hasn't experienced this? You arrive at your parked car only to notice a door ding or paint scratch from another car. This can really upset your day. On the other hand, you now need to find time to fix it. Not only has your car been damaged, but you don't know the best way to fix the problem. In the wrong hands, the problem can be made worse.
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Launched from Oct 2010, Authentic Mekong Sampan is 21.5 meters in length and 4 meters in width, which is made by oak wood that is very resistant to water and appreciated well by people who live in the waterways all of their life. This small cruise is designed with the traditional architecture and navigated on the Mekong flows.
Authentic Mekong Cruise is equipped with a well ventilated large cabin which could be used as a diner room as well as bedroom with couchettes available for group of 2 to 30 people. For this reason, the sampan is always unpolluted and comfortable.
Authentic Mekong will take you to amazing lands of Mekong River. You will be explored enchanting scenery, original floating life with daily scenes, strange cuisine, and friendly local people as you wishes when you travel with our lovely sampan.
Couchettes and kitchen on the lower deck.
Restaurant and bar on the upper deck.
Stairs at the back and prow.
Room: Twin/double cabins and couchettes.
1 chef, 1 captain and 2 crews.
Local, French, Italian and Australian wine, cocktails, fruit juice, teas, coffees.
Electricity on board 220 volt.


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Trying to keep a healthy lifestyle is something that demands a lot of time and effort. Some may find easier to follow a balanced diet of nutrition-filled meals. However, this list will show people that have the habit to see the gym as an obstacle to surpass and try to achieve their fitness goals in a very particular, unique, and hilarious way.
Oh yeah! The unforgettable 80s. A decade when a lot of things were much simpler. Ronald Reagan was the President, dance-pop music became the most popular genre, and computers were ridiculously enormous. Plus, the fashion was very bold not in the best way but cool anyhow: huge earrings, parachute pants, and fanny packs. However, many of these trends were popularized by some of the favorite movie and TV stars of the moment.
Let's check this gallery to look into this interesting flashback.
These Rare Photos From the Vietnam War Are Startling
The Vietnam War was one of the crudest military conflicts in history. It began when the South Vietnamese communist army called the Viet Cong fought to reunify Vietnam in into a whole country which was divided into North and South Vietnam. This bloody conflict finally ended on April 30, 1975, when the Viet Cong captured North Vietnam's capital city, Saigon.
Let's relive the history of Vietnam war with these incredible photos that portray the lives of men and women who participated in that conflict and to see the real face of war.
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30 Insane Wedding Photos That The Photographer Wasn't Expecting
Every photographer expects to see some weird things sometimes. But not precisely during weddings which are supposed to be a perfect moment for the couple. Fortunately, things never happen as it's planned and here is the result: 30 embarrassing wedding photos that you never expect to see.
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A group of tourists at Kruger National Park never suspected what they were to witness. After what it seems to be a calm and serene day, every changed when a cheetah came out and caused some chaos. He had his eyes on a small and helpless impala to be his next prey.
However, something incredible happened. When the cheetah came to give the finishing blow, an unexpected fight had a result that no one expected.
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As the old saying goes, "an image is worth a thousand words," they can catch a specific moment and tell a lot about it. However, people often can capture the moment but without knowing what happens next. Unfortunately, there were some misfortunes in the moments after the photo was taken. Here is a selection of those pictures which captured the eerie moments before the tragedy happened.
The weight and its deep effects on Hollywood stars have always produced gossips and comments among their fans. However, more artists have started to notice of their weight transformations and speak about it. Let's check some of these men and women who have experienced extreme changes defying weight standards.


Originally hailing from Oxford, England, Helen Horton is a Board Certified Nutrition and Wellness Coach. Helen completed her studies in nutrition science through the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She is also certified as a Plant Based Nutritionist through the Colin T Campbell Center for Nutrition studies at Cornell University, and an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, and Sports Nutrition Coach. Helen is dedicated to helping people achieve wellness and body confidence through a holistic approach to nutrition and fitness. She is the recipient of the Civilian Service Commendation Medal, for helping military families in the areas of fitness, wellness and nutrition. Helen lives here in Fair Oaks Ranch, TX, with her husband Scott, a retired Army officer, and 13-year-old son, Henry.


Time when you are losing weight can be complicated and unwanted stress can make it even worse. Motivation and willpower can be lost leaving you with unachieved weight loss goal. Good weight loss product can help you to succeed.
The right product can make whole weight loss process much easier and can be used in long term. Also it's a better choice considering that other commonly used alternative is weight loss surgery.
While looking for one you will notice that typically there are 4 types of these kinds of surgeries and all of them may be risky and even life threatening.
1. Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG). Basically during this surgery stomach gets separated (stapled) into 2 compartments where top one is smaller and bottom one is larger. After food arrives though the small opening it gets passed to the lower pouch. Band helps in preventing the expansion of that opening between the 2 sections of the stomach.
Following health risks are present here: staple line can break causing stomach juice leakage and band itself is prone to wearing.
2. Laparoscopic Gastric Banding (Lap-Band). This surgery mainly is performed on individuals who are seriously overweight. Band which is inflatable is placed around the upper part of the stomach. Usually this device is intended to be permanent. Size of the band can be changed.
Band slippage, vomiting and nausea are only few risks and side effects caused by this weight loss surgery.
3. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RGB). This surgery creates a smaller stomach by stapling it. New smaller stomach pouch then is attached to the middle part of the small intestine. Benefits of this surgery are: 1) you eat less; 2) less nutrients are absorbed by the small intestine.
Side effects include faintness, leaking, sweating and others. Often patients suffer from so called "dumping syndrome" where food moves too fast through the small intestine.
4. Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD). Generally this surgery is complicated and is performed rarely. Size of the stomach is reduced by simply taking out a large part of it. It's done to help you eat less and to reduce the stomach acid production.
As you can see, each of these surgeries come with risks and obviously traditional risk free weight loss methods is a better choice, unless you are not extremely obese and weight loss surgery is last resort to save your life.
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Leonarda Cianciulli, the Soapmaker of Correggio
The woman who turned people into soap
The woman who turned people into soap. Born in Montella di Avellino in 1893 and marked by an unhappy childhood, in 1914 Leonarda Cianciulli married Raffaele Pansardi, a clerk in the registry office, and went to live in Lariano in Alta Irpinia.
In 1930 an earthquake destroyed their home, and the couple moved to Correggio, in the province of Reggio Emilia. Leonarda had seventeen pregnancies: three were miscarriages, while ten of the children died at a tender age. The four surviving children were to be protected at any price, for Leonarda had not forgotten the words of a gypsy fortune-teller who many years earlier had predicted a terrible fate for her: "You will marry and have children, but all your children will die." Later she had had her palm read by another gypsy, who told her: "In your right hand I see prison, in your left a criminal asylum."
In 1939, when she heard that her eldest and favourite son Giuseppe was to join the army, as Italy's entry into the war became increasingly imminent, Leonarda decided what she had to do: she had to make human sacrifices to save her son's life. She had three friends, lonely middle-aged women who would give anything to escape from the routine and solitude of Correggio. All three asked Leonarda for help, and she decided that the time had come to act.
The first to fall into her trap was Faustina Setti, the oldest, drawn by Leonarda's promise that she had found her a husband in Pola. Leonarda convinced the woman not to tell anyone about the news. On the day of her departure, Faustina went to say goodbye to her friend, who convinced her to write some letters and postcards to her friends and relatives, which she was to send as soon as she reached Pola, telling them that everything was fine. But Faustina Setti never reached Pola: she was killed with an axe by Leonarda Cianciulli, who dragged the body into a closet and cut it into nine parts, gathering the blood in a basin.
Then, as she wrote in her statement, "I threw the pieces into a pot, added seven kilos of caustic soda, which I had bought to make soap, and stirred the whole mixture until the pieces dissolved in a thick, dark mush that I poured into several buckets and emptied in a nearby septic tank. As for the blood in the basin, I waited until it had coagulated, dried it in the oven, ground it and mixed it with flour, sugar, chocolate, milk and eggs, as well as a bit of margarine, kneading all the ingredients together. I made lots of crunchy tea cakes and served them to the ladies who came to visit, though Giuseppe and I also ate them."
The second victim was Francesca Soavi. Leonarda had promised her a job at the girls' school in Piacenza. On the morning of 5 September 1940, she went to say goodbye to her friend before setting off.
The script was the same: Leonarda convinced the woman to write two postcards, telling her she should send them from Correggio to inform her acquaintances that she was leaving, but without saying where she was going. Leonarda then attacked the woman and made the second "sacrifice". The third and final victim was Virginia Cacioppo, a former opera singer, then 53, reduced to living with her memories of the past, in poverty. Leonarda offered her a job in Florence as the secretary to a mysterious theatre impresario, begging her not to tell a soul. Virginia was enthusiastic about the proposal, and kept the secret. On 30 September 1940 she went to Leonarda's house, where: "She ended up in the pot, like the other two (…); her flesh was fat and white, when it had melted I added a bottle of cologne, and after a long time on the boil I was able to make some most acceptable creamy soap. I gave bars to neighbours and acquaintances. The cakes, too, were better: that woman was really sweet."
Virginia's sister-in-law, whose suspicions were aroused by her sudden disappearance, and who had last seen her going into Leonarda Cianciulli's house reported the facts to the Police Superintendent in Reggio Emilia who, by following the many clues left by the murderess, unmasked "the soap-maker". Under questioning Leonarda Cianciulli immediately confessed to the three murders.
The court found her guilty of the atrocious crimes, and sentenced her to thirty years in prison and three years in a criminal asylum. She died in the women's criminal asylum in Pozzuoli on 15 October 1970, struck down by cerebral apoplexy.
Source www.MuseoCriminologico.it
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require 'simplecov'
require 'coveralls'
require 'byebug'

SimpleCov.formatter = SimpleCov::Formatter::MultiFormatter[
  SimpleCov::Formatter::HTMLFormatter,
  Coveralls::SimpleCov::Formatter
]
SimpleCov.start

require 'squib'

RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.mock_with :rspec do |mocks|
    mocks.verify_partial_doubles = true
  end
end

def layout_file(str)
  "#{File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))}/data/layouts/#{str}"
end

def sample_file(file)
  "#{File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))}/../samples/#{file}"
end

def sample_regression_file(file)
  "#{File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))}/data/samples/#{file}.txt"
end

def csv_file(file)
  "#{File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))}/data/csv/#{file}"
end

def xlsx_file(file)
  "#{File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))}/data/xlsx/#{file}"
end

def project_template(file)
  "#{File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))}/../lib/squib/project_template/#{file}"
end

def conf(file)
  "#{File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))}/data/conf/#{file}"
end

def overwrite_sample(sample_name, log)
  # Use this to overwrite the regression with current state
  File.open(sample_regression_file(sample_name), 'w+:UTF-8') do |f|
    f.write(log.string)
  end
end

def scrub_hex(str)
  str.gsub(/0x\w{1,8}/,'')
     .gsub(/ptr=\w{1,8}/,'')
     .gsub(/#<Pango::FontDescription:.*>/,'')
     .gsub(/#<Cairo::ImageSurface:.*>/,'ImageSurface')
     .gsub(/#<Cairo::LinearPattern:.*>/,'LinearPattern')
     .gsub(/#<Cairo::RadialPattern:.*>/,'RadialPattern')
     .gsub(/#<Cairo::Matrix:.*>/,'Matrix')
     .gsub(/#<RSVG::Handle.*>/,'RSVG::Handle')
     .gsub(/#<RSpec::Mocks::Double:.*>/,'MockDouble')
     .gsub(/#<Double .*>/,'MockDouble')
     .gsub(/RGB:\w{1,8}/,'RGB:')
end

# Build a mock cairo instance that allows basically any method
# and logs that call to the string buffer
def mock_cairo(strio)
  cxt       = double(Cairo::Context)
  surface   = double(Cairo::ImageSurface)
  pango     = double(Pango::Layout)

  font      = double(Pango::FontDescription)
  iter      = double('pango_iter')
  pango_cxt = double('pango_cxt')
  allow(Squib.logger).to receive(:warn) {}
  allow(ProgressBar).to receive(:create).and_return(Squib::DoNothing.new)
  allow(Cairo::ImageSurface).to receive(:new).and_return(surface)
  allow(surface).to receive(:width).and_return(100)
  allow(surface).to receive(:height).and_return(101)
  allow(surface).to receive(:ink_extents).and_return([0,0,100,100])
  allow(Cairo::Context).to receive(:new).and_return(cxt)
  allow(cxt).to receive(:create_pango_layout).and_return(pango)
  allow(cxt).to receive(:target).and_return(surface)
  allow(cxt).to receive(:matrix).and_return(Cairo::Matrix.new(1,0,0,1,0,0))
  allow(pango).to receive(:height).and_return(25)
  allow(pango).to receive(:width).and_return(25)
  allow(pango).to receive(:index_to_pos).and_return(Pango::Rectangle.new(0,0,0,0))
  allow(pango).to receive(:extents).and_return([Pango::Rectangle.new(0,0,0,0)]*2)
  allow(pango).to receive(:iter).and_return(iter)
  allow(pango).to receive(:alignment).and_return(Pango::Layout::Alignment::LEFT)
  allow(pango).to receive(:text).and_return("foo")
  allow(pango).to receive(:context).and_return(pango_cxt)
  allow(pango_cxt).to receive(:font_options=)
  allow(iter).to receive(:next_char!).and_return(false)
  allow(iter).to receive(:char_extents).and_return(Pango::Rectangle.new(5,5,5,5))
  allow(iter).to receive(:index).and_return(1000)
  allow(Pango::FontDescription).to receive(:new).and_return(font)
  allow(Cairo::PDFSurface).to receive(:new).and_return(nil)

  %w(save set_source_color paint restore translate rotate move_to
    update_pango_layout width height show_pango_layout rounded_rectangle
    set_line_width stroke fill set_source scale render_rsvg_handle circle
    triangle line_to operator= show_page clip transform mask rectangle
    reset_clip antialias= curve_to matrix= pango_layout_path stroke_preserve
    fill_preserve close_path set_dash set_line_cap set_line_join).each do |m|
    allow(cxt).to receive(m) { |*args| strio << scrub_hex("cairo: #{m}(#{args})\n") }
  end

  %w(font_description= text= width= height= wrap= ellipsize= alignment=
    justify= spacing= markup= ellipsized?).each do |m|
    allow(pango).to receive(m) {|*args| strio << scrub_hex("pango: #{m}(#{args})\n") }
  end

  %w(size=).each do |m|
    allow(font).to receive(m) { |*args| strio << scrub_hex("pango font: #{m}(#{args})\n") }
  end

  %w(write_to_png).each do |m|
    allow(surface).to receive(m) { |*args| strio << scrub_hex("surface: #{m}(#{args})\n") }
  end

  %w(next_char!).each do |m|
    allow(iter).to receive(m) { |*args| strio << scrub_hex("pango_iter: #{m}(#{args})\n") }
  end

end

# Refine Squib to allow setting the logger and progress bar
module Squib
  def logger=(l)
    @logger = l
  end
  module_function :logger=

  class Deck
    attr_accessor :progress_bar
  end
end

def output_dir
  File.expand_path('../samples/_output', File.dirname(__FILE__))
end

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Shahzadeh Mohammad () may refer to:
Shahzadeh Mohammad, Kerman
Shahzadeh Mohammad, Khuzestan
Shahzadeh Mohammad, Boyer-Ahmad, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province

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Core Memory
UNIVAC of the 1950s were awesome high tech machine of then amazing miniaturization. It no longer used bulky old tubes, but the UNIVAC 1105, that filled a room, had actual stacks of memory cards, in modules, forming its core memory.
Each stack had eight memory planes. Each memory plane had a fine mesh of wires with tiny magnetic "doughnuts" or rings where the lace of wires crossed.
In the midst of glistening fine copper wires, the little doughnut could be magnetized one way or the other, thus, signaling an "on" or "off" or 0 or 1 in the binary numbering system needed by computers. On each memory plane, there were 1024 of these tiny magnetized rings. Each represented one bit of information. Here is literally the last possible look at the location of a bit of binary information Soon integrated circuits made this beautiful mesh unnecessary and the technology was unused. Now millions of bits of information rest in a tiny single chip. The amazing lace and tiny rings are long gone now. But the legacy still lives on in the word "stack" and "core memory".
The UNIVAC ganged 8 planes into a stack. Each stack was 8K bytes. Each plane was hand assembled and cost $6000 per plane in the 50's. The core memories consisted of a tiny magnetic doughnuts (1024 in this case). Each doughnut (core) held a single bit. The magnetic polarity of the core held the bit value. To write a bit, there were an X and Y wire. To read a bit there was sense wire. The read process consisted of writing a value to a specific core (indexed via the X and Y wires). If the core flipped magnetic polarity, the sense wire would see it, and the computer would know the bit had been of opposite polarity. If the sense wire did not detect a flip, then the bit value was the same as the one being currently written. Either way, the bit had to be rewritten. Core memory is non-volitile. So whatever was last written (back in the 50s) on the plane I bought is still there. I find this very cool.
An inclusive history of the invention of magnetic core memory would include John Presper Eckert, An Wang, Jay Forrester, Jan Rajchman, Mike Haynes and William Papian. Eckert was an engineer that contributed heavily to the ENIAC project, the first electronic computer developed. Wang, as a researcher at the Harvard Computing Lab in 1948, was the first person to implement magnetic cores to store information. These two researchers contributed to the early attempts at creating magnetic core memory that led to the rise of a magnetic core culture. By 1950, Forrester, Rajchman, Haynes and Papian joined this culture and contributed to its ultimate success. Forrester, the leader of Project Whirlwind, adopted magnetic cores in 1949 to meet the memory needs of the project. His ideas on memory were implemented through the research efforts of Papian.
Rajchman, an engineer at RCA, developed his ideas of using magnetic memory in parallel with Forrester and engaged in a long patent suit with him over the invention. Haynes, as a Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois, applied magnetic cores to implement logic and later established the magnetic core research efforts at IBM, the company that ultimately benefited the most from the invention. These researchers all joined and contributed to the magnetic core culture that was solidified through the success of Project Whirlwind.
Women using stereo microscopes worked hour after hour stringing, by hand, the wires through these cores that are now standing up on edge with their holes all perfectly lined up. The wires, thinner than hair, have long... 12 to 24 inch stainless "needles" attached to the end, simply for rigidity.
The wire, normal, albeit tiny, is insulated with enamel, or most recently [then] "Formvar"... a high-resistance material that can be stripped with heat, whereas enamel cannot. They would tediously string these rows and rows of core with the needle/wire assembly, then cut the end of the wire close to the appropriate solder land, (leaving a "service loop" for future use), and the coreplane would be completed. One defective or broken core (and they are very fragile), would entail removing the wires associated with that core, removing the core, usually a chunk at a time, and inserting a new core in its place. The removed wires are then replaced...
Core memory stack
This is a stack of 13x4096bits--->
This stack is approx. 8 X 8 X 8 inch.
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The next wave of technology swept into Puckett Elementary School on Monday and Tuesday when students used iPod Touches in their lessons.
"Whenever we walked in (Monday) everybody was like, 'Wow!'" said Talton Browning, 10, a fourth-grader at Puckett.
Students used the devices in their social studies, science and language arts classes during the two days the school had the electronics, Principal Jeanine Powell said.
Students in D'Lynn Niblock's fourth- and fifth-grade science classes used the devices to scan a QR code that took them to their lesson. The lesson directed students to use flashlights and colored slides to shine onto CDs and see how the light refracted into the different colors of the spectrum.
"It's been good doing experiments because it teaches you more about the subject because you actually get to do it hands on," said fourth-grader Jamison Uselding, 9.
Puckett received the iPod Touches from a set of 32 the Amarillo Independent School District purchased a couple months ago for $199 apiece using federal stimulus money earmarked for instructional development, said Dirk Funk, instructional designer for the district.
Funk said the district allowed schools to check out the devices, including iPads and iPod Touches, this year as a test-drive.
"We don't want to run out and start buying a whole bunch without really thinking about what's the best use and how it's going to impact instruction," he said.
Niblock said she wanted to see how students used and adapted to the devices. Having students scan a code to find lessons and work through a project has helped make the lessons more interactive, she said.
"It's more student-driven, more accessible for them," Niblock said. "They can go and find things on their own and manage it."
Niblock, who has taught at Puckett for 15 years, said preparing a lesson for the mobile devices wasn't much different than other online lessons she develops. The biggest difference for teachers is a change in mindset, she said.
"Things change in the way you plan your lessons," she said. "It's definitely not the way it was 16 years ago. It's no longer chalk and chalkboard."
Powell said it is important to continue to use new technology in classrooms because schools have to keep up with the students' fast-paced world.
"We're competing with what's going on out there, so we've got to make (sure) our classrooms are just as engaging in order to keep their attention and keep their focus," she said.
Many students said their favorite part was the bonus at the end of class when they were allowed to play science games on the devices if they finished their work.
Funk said the response from teachers has been positive, and the devices are scheduled to be in classrooms across the district until at least the end of January.
He said officials at schools such as Puckett would like to purchase their own sets in the near future either with a state instructional materials allotment or local money.
After spending two days learning with the iPod Touch, Jamison said: "We're pretty lucky to be able to use these."


Kofi Adams has chided the minority in parliament for procceding to present what they termed as 'True State of the Nation' address.
According to the spokesperson for former President Rawlings, most of the financial concerns raised by the minority will be captured in the 2013 budget which the finance minister will be presenting to the House soon, hence there was no need for the repetition.
Speaking on Citi FM's news and current affairs programme, 'The Big Issue' Mr Adams said the president's State of the Nation address captured the important issues that government is working on to boost the economic growth.
The Deputy Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Bimbilla, Dominic Nitiwul, however downplayed claims that the minority leader was trying to usurp the powers of the president.
"The minority leader has never and will never try to usurp the powers of the powers of the president and say I am doing what I am not constitutionally mandated to do," he added.


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The Nation Made Real: Art and National Identity in Western Europe, 1600–1850 by Anthony D. Smith
Wendy Griswold
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Carol Lynn Moder
I. Writing Through Narrative
1. Unique Characteristics of the Narrative Essay
Seth French
2. The Impact of the Thesis
3. Outcomes and Resources
4. Sample Narrative Essays
II. Writing for Information Purposes
5. Writing from Readings: Definitions and Examples
6. Writing from Data
7. Variation and Complexity
8. Organizing an Essay
III. Writing to Persuade
9. Engaging in Discussions about Controversial Issues
Alys Avalos-Rivera
10. The Thesis Statement in a Persuasive Text
11. Organizing Your Arguments
12. Counterarguments
13. Writing a Persuasive Essay
14. Evaluating Your Work
IV. Email Guidelines
15. Cultural Context
Miriam Kinfe
16. What to Consider When Writing an Email to a Professor?
17. Examples and Exercises
V. Using Outside Material and Avoiding Plagiarism
18. Using Outside Material
Ho'omana Nathan Horton and Yelin Zhao
19. Avoiding Plagiarism
VI. Evaluating Your Sources
20. Evaluating an Internet Source
21. Newspapers as a Source: Types, Sections, and Objectivity
22. The Case of Wikipedia
23. Sources in a ProQuest Database
24. Answer Key
VII. Writing Summaries (Descriptive and Evaluative)
25. Introduction
Ho'omana Nathan Horton and Paul Sims
26. Reading and Understanding Texts
27. The Purpose of Summaries
28. Types of Summary
29. The Moves of Writing Summaries
30. Avoiding Plagiarism when Writing Summaries
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University Academic Writing for International Students: A Usage-based Approach [BETA]
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Sources in a ProQuest Database
The articles that you can find in a scholarly journal may be research reports, essays, or book reviews. These texts are usually written by experts and addressed to experts in the same field (e.g. scientists and university professors). Therefore the language may be highly specialized or technical. Some scholarly journals are regarded as highly reliable sources not only because they are written by experts, but because their content is submitted to a peer-review process. This means that a group of experts in the field read the article before it is authorized to be published in the journal. In this process, the peer-reviewers provide pertinent feedback so that the author(s) can make any necessary changes to ensure the quality of the publication. If you want to make sure that your search in ProQuest renders only peer-reviewed journals, you need to check the corresponding box before you click on search (see picture below). All scholarly journals always provide detailed references at the end of the article so that the readers will be able to locate the sources used by the author and read these sources directly if they desire to do so [click here to go back to appropriate].
A trade journal is usually addressed to practitioners in a given profession. For this reason, the topics in this sort of publications are usually related to practical matters within a specific type of work or occupation. You will not find state of the art research reports in this type of journal. Moreover, some trade journals are peer-reviewed by experts, but that is not the norm. In most cases, the articles only go under the scrutiny of an editor. This means that someone who works for the journal, usually a professional writer, helps the author refine details such as grammar, spelling, and other formatting details before the article is published. Trade journal articles sometimes provide lists of references, but these lists tend to be rather short.
Magazines can vary in topic but the contents are usually addressed to a non-professional/non-expert type of audience. Therefore, the articles are not too specialized and may only be of interest to those who do not know much about a specific topic. A magazine article is usually edited, but not peer-reviewed. In some cases, magazine articles may present more in-depth information about a topic as opposed to a newspaper article. Usually, magazine articles can be longer and the authors have more time to work on their articles. As for their sources, magazine articles may only mention the name of the person who provided the information, or say that a certain fact was proved by a recent study. However, the details of the sources used are not always provided. Finally, you should also remember that just as there are different types of newspapers, there are also different types of magazines written for different audiences and with diverse degrees of reliability and levels of specialization.
Newspaper articles may be written by journalists who are not experts on a topic but have the necessary skills to do some secondary research on the topic and report the information they find. Since newspaper writers are pressed by time to publish on a daily or weekly basis, they have less time to refine their work and verify their claims than magazine writers. Additionally, as in the case of magazine writers, newspaper writers do not always provide clear references for their sources. In the best cases, the writers of online newspaper articles provide hotlinks to their references, but that is not always the case. [Click here to go back to Evaluating an Internet Source]
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Ostensibly the plot revolves around a community action group 'The Rising' who are seeking to eradicate the stranglehold on their neighbourhood of local drug dealers. However, this group is led by a small band of men who have less than savoury pasts and who are actually seeking to strengthen the grip of one major drug dealer, the outwardly respectable businessman Vincent Morrison, by disposing of the competition. Morrison is a nemesis to our moral yet maverick detective Devlin, who soon gets to the root of this conspiracy but also finds himself embroiled on a personal level with Morrison due to the growing relationship between Morrison's son John and Devlin's daughter Penny. Penny is approaching the devilish teenage years apace and all the seeds of rebellion are wonderfully sown as Devlin comes into conflict with his daughter over this youthful dalliance ultimately leading to a gripping emotional drama at the conclusion of the book putting Devlin's familial relationships at the very heart of this novel.
This book also sees the reappearance of Devlin's former colleague Caroline Williams who has always had a special place in Devlin's heart in the previous will they, won't they plot lines. There is heartbreak for Caroline with the senseless death of her teenage son Peter and through the actions of Caroline's ex-husband we see her pushed to her emotional limits and Devlin has no other option but to become more involved. This story line is particularly well realised and really tugs on the reader's heartstrings as Caroline is such an empathetic character and depicts the loyalty that Devlin has to those closest to him outside of his police role.
Brian McGilloway's books are always a wonderful combination of fictional drama blended with an adherence to factual history but I felt this book in particular marked a slight departure in style from the author. Indeed, what struck me most about the book was how emotionally fraught it was in comparison to the rest of the series and how, through the interlinking plot lines, the theme of family was so prevalent, amongst the 'good' and the 'bad' characters which made this book resonate with the reader on a much deeper level. A great read.
'You can't investigate the baby, Inspector. It's the law.' Declan Cleary's body has never been found, but everyone believes he was killed for informing on a friend over thirty years ago. Now the Commission for Location of Victims' Remains is following a tip-off that he was buried on the small isle of Islandmore, in the middle of the River Foyle. Instead, the dig uncovers a baby's skeleton, and it doesn't look like death by natural causes. But evidence revealed by the Commission's activities cannot lead to prosecution. Inspector Devlin is torn. He has no desire to resurrect the violent divisions of the recent past. Neither can he let a suspected murderer go unpunished. Now the secret is out, more deaths follow. Devlin must trust his conscience – even when that puts those closest to him at terrible risk . . .
'The Nameless Dead' opens with the continuing search for 'The Disappeared' ( the undiscovered bodies of those informers etc who have died during 'The Troubles') on a small island midway between the North and South and formerly associated with cross border smuggling. Whilst the search revolves around uncovering the body of a certain Declan Cleary, a number of corpses are found linked to a former mother and baby home on the mainland, all displaying signs of physical deformities and having appeared to have died in suspicious circumstances. The story then spirals out further into an investigation of an illegal baby smuggling operation and the link between all these strands to a seemingly respectable property developer whose father had carried out drug trials at the aforementioned mother and baby home with disastrous consequences. One of the major strengths of McGilloway's writing is his vice-like grip on plot development as all the disparate threads are wound together into a seamless whole, so at no point as a reader are you led to false and unbelievable plot turns. McGilloway always stealthily avoids the over-reliance of some crime writers on the frankly lazy plot device of coincidence, so in conjunction with his strong factual detail and research the plots are always plausible and I always seem to learn something new about Irish history with every book which is an added bonus.
Following on from 'The Rising' we are also witness to the trials and tribulations of Devlin's personal life as Penny continues to wreak havoc with Devlin's position as a cop and his son Shane starts to show the first signs of rebellion that his daughter is becoming so accomplished at. I really enjoy these very natural portrayals of the family unit which always seem to impact in some way on the central plot but feel unforced and add another level to the novel.
Married to this we again have a good solid depiction of Devlin as a marvellous combination of the moral yet maverick detective getting himself into scrapes again and as one of his colleagues drily remarks, " He's not a good cop. He's a walking disaster. I only hang around with him to see what he'll do next." which perfectly sums up Devlin's uncanny knack to not only always be involved in the thick of it but to also manage to annoy his superiors at every possible turn. However, contrary to his colleague's tongue in cheek comment, Devlin is a good cop and McGilloway makes us realise this through the skill of his writing and by his solid characterisation of Devlin. A good series that just gets better and better….
Book review: The Nameless Dead by Brian McGilloway.