Russian Father Frost has visited the office of "Moskovskiy Komsomolets" newspaper on his way from Velikiy Ustyug to Moskow and answered questions of the readers and journalists.
We learned that Father Frost reads every letter sent to him from his correspondents and answers each one. Father Frost has shown regret for not being able to answer the big letter sent by an 18 year old gay man: he just did not leave his postal address.
"Dear Father Frost, I am sending you this letter because I feel ashamed to tell anybody about my problem. I'm queer....", - the Father Frost has retold the contents of the mail and noted that 18 y.o. gay man "has described his feelings and sorrow about this. How he tried to discuss it with his parents and friends but he was not understood".
"...By the tone of the letter I knew that this was not some kind of a joke", - adds Father Frost. We will never know what would Father Frost answer to that letter from a gay man.
Nevertheless, each reader of the Gay.Ru has a chance to know that... Father Frost's postal address is: Russia, 162390, Vologoda region, Velikiy Ustyug, the house of the Father Frost. You can also send him an e-mail using his official web-page Pochta-DM.ru (automatic translation >>).


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'Pope Francis' Places Crown on Head of Statue of Mary During Visit to Chile
By Heather Clark on January 18, 2018 157 Comments
Photo Credit: Vatican News
SANTIAGO, Chile — Jorge Bergoglio, the leader of Roman Catholicism who is also known as "Pope Francis," placed a crown on the head of a statue of Mary during his visit to Chile on Tuesday.
The coronation took place during mass at O'Higgins Park in Santiago, where the tens of thousands in attendance watched Bergoglio place a crown on the head of the Christ child, and then also on the head of Mary. In Chile, the statue is known as "Our Lady of Mount Carmel," who is also known by Roman Catholics in the country as the patron saint and "queen" of Chile.
"[T]he virgin who wanted to be called Your handmaid was chosen mother of the Redeemer, and true mother of all the living, and now exalted above the choirs of the angels, reigns gloriously with Your Son interceding for all men as an advocate of grace and queen of mercy," he prayed during mass, moments before crowning the statue.
"Lord, look kindly upon these your servants, who by adorning with a visible crown the image of the mother of Your Son, recognize Your Son as King of the universe and invoke the virgin as queen," Bergoglio said.
He "blessed" the crowns and was escorted to place them on the heads of the images. Bergoglio then stood before the statue, swinging a smoking censer of incense.
"I pray that Our Lady of Mount Carmel, mother and queen of Chile, will continue to accompany and bring to birth the dreams of this blessed nation," Bergoglio said in a speech to Chilean authorities on the same day.
The Roman Catholic leader also spoke to Chilean youth on Wednesday at the Basilica of Our Lady of Carmel in Maipú, where he told those gathered that the "Our Lady of Carmel waits for you and welcomes you with an open heart."
"Just as she accompanied the birth of this nation and has accompanied so many Chileans over the span of these two hundred years, so too she wants to keep accompanying the dreams that God places in your hearts: dreams of freedom, dreams of joy, dreams of a better future," Bergoglio said. "Our Lady of Mount Carmel accompanies you so that you can be protagonists for the Chile of which your hearts dream."
As part of his trip to South America, Bergoglio is scheduled to likewise travel to Peru, where, according to the Catholic site Aleteia, "the pope's first Mass in Trujillo will be in honor of 'Holy Mary, Door of Heaven.'"
"While he will not crown any statues here, the opening and closing prayers will be focused on Our Lady," the outlet explains. "Later that same day he will lead a Marian celebration during which he will venerate Our Lady and a special litany will be sung in her honor. The litany that will be used was composed by Turibius of Mogrovejo, who was archbishop of Lima from 1579 to 1606."
Even prior to his departure from Italy, Bergoglio visited the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where he prayed before the image of Maria Salus Populi Romani to entrust his endeavor to Mary. Vatican News reports that he additionally placed a bouquet of flowers on the altar below the icon.
Bergoglio had also observed the annual feast day called "The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God" on Jan. 1, claiming that "[d]evotion to Mary is not spiritual etiquette; it is a requirement of the Christian life." The Jan. 1 observance is part of what is known as the Octave of Christmas.
"Looking to the Mother, we are asked to leave behind all sorts of useless baggage and to rediscover what really matters. The gift of the Mother, the gift of every mother and every woman, is most precious for the Church, for she too is mother and woman," he stated. "… May the Mother, God's finest human creation, guard and keep this year, and bring the peace of her Son to our hearts and to our world."
While thousands attended the mass where Bergoglio crowned the Marian statue, Mike Gendron of Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries told Christian News Network that Catholics place an inordinate amount of emphasis on Mary, and wrongly ascribe attributes to her that only belong to God.
"The pope crowning of the statue of Mary continues Roman Catholicism's fascination with 'another' Mary that has been given the title Queen of Heaven. The pope crowned a statue of Mary because she is said to be the queen over all things," he said. "Mary holds a very exalted position in the Roman Catholic Church, so much so that she is venerated as a goddess. This is blasphemy because the Catholic Mary has been given divine attributes that only God possesses. The emphasis on Mary by Catholics robs Christ of His glory, honor and praise."
Gendron, a former Roman Catholic of 30 years, pointed to the various doctrines about Mary as written in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and other official writings.
"According to Roman Catholicism, Mary is 'the all-holy ever-virgin Mother of God' (CCC, 721), the 'Queen over all things' (CCC, 966), our 'Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix' (CCC, 969), who is 'full of grace' (CCC, 722), the 'Mother of God and our mother' (CCC, 2677), the 'new Eve' (CCC, 726), and the 'seat of wisdom' (CCC, 721)," he outlined.
Further, Catholic doctrine teaches that Mary "had no original sin (CCC, 508), and never committed sin (CCC, 493). She is second only to her Son (Vatican II, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, par. 66) and sits 'on the right hand of the majesty on high' (Pope Pius X, Ad Diem Illum Laetissimum, 14). In fact, 'no man can go to Christ but by His Mother' (Pope Leo 13th, Octobri Mense)," Gendron explained.
He likewise noted that the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that Mary "delivers our souls from death" (CCC, 966) and "continues to bring us the gifts of eternal salvation" (CCC, 969) through her intercession.
"It is not wonder Catholics exalt Mary so highly based on their religious tradition," Gendron said. "Mary has no power to do what the pope thinks she can do. I would encourage Catholics to submit to the supreme authority of the Bible which tells us 'not to exceed what is written' (1 Cor. 4:6)."
'Pope Francis' Places Crown on Head of Statue of Mary During Visit to Chile added by Heather Clark on January 18, 2018

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Whale earwax: a hearing aid & time capsule
January 6, 2016 January 6, 2016 Megan Chen
Created by Megan Chen, based off an idea by Justine Bassett
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Whale earwax: a topic that has probably never crossed your mind. The existence of whale earwax should not be overwhelmingly surprising, considering that like us, they are mammals. However, because whale ear openings are tiny compared to the rest of their body (e.g. blue whale ear holes range from the size of a pencil point to eraser tip in diameter!), it may be that whale ears are not obvious enough to prompt deep thoughts about whale earwax.
All cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) produce earwax. In some species of baleen whales and in sperm whales, whale earwax can build up in layers over time to form an "earplug" that sits in the ear canal.
Image 1: Humpback whales hanging out with their earwax (Credit: Ed Lyman, NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries)
Whale earplugs are extremely valuable to whale survival for two main reasons:
They are a built-in hearing aid:
Whales rely more on their sense of hearing than sight. They use sound for navigation, foraging for food and for communication, useful for finding mates. Whales can communicate and hear over thousands of miles! However, whales do not hear like land mammals do because water is five times more dense than air. If whale ears were filled with air like our ears, there would be a mismatch between how sound travels in water and how it travels through whale ears—this is called acoustic impedance mismatch. The density of the earwax that sits in the ear canal (external ear) is a similar density to water, thereby allowing sound to travel through the ear canal into the inner ear unimpeded.
They are a time capsule holding years in ears:
If you slice a whale earplug lengthwise, it will reveal alternating light and dark layers. Light layers are associated with periods of feeding because there are more lipid droplets from prey interspersed between wax cells. Dark layers are associated with migration or when the whale is not feeding. Counting the layers represents an accurate proxy for age, although different species of whales excrete earwax at different rates. In blue whales, one light layer and one dark layer represents one year of life.
Image 2: Unidentified earplug from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History collections. Note the light and dark layers. (Credit: Megan Chen)
This technique is not new. Scientists have been using earplugs to age whales since the 1950s. In fact, many earplugs were collected between the 1950s-1960s at "whaling stations" when commercial whaling for meat, oil, blubber and baleen was common. A few museums, including the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), hold collections of earplugs from this time. To some, these collections may seem redundant and scientifically useless after all the layers have been counted. However, science is not done with whale earplugs just yet!
Recent advances in technology have allowed scientists to chemically analyze traces of compounds in each waxy layer of an earplug, opening a whole new dimension of research possibilities within an earplug collection. Fun fact: removing each layer is painstakingly hard requiring a microscope, a steady hand, many hours and many cups of coffee.
An Example: Decoding the Life History of a Blue Whale
Using modern techniques, Dr. Stephen Trumble and co-researchers were able to quantify lifetime levels of two hormones and forty-two contaminants from a single 10-inch earplug obtained from a male blue whale that died in a ship strike. It is worth mentioning here that in 1986, a moratorium on commercial whaling came into effect, so nowadays (with very few exceptions), earplugs can only be collected from whales that have died from ship strikes, entanglement in fishing gear or strandings.
Image 3: Graph depicting hormone levels throughout a male blue whale's life. (Data from Stephen J. Trumble, PhD)
For this male blue whale, results showed that he reached sexual maturity around 10 years old, and felt the most stress shortly after—finding a mate is never easy (see Image 3). Exposure to pesticides and flame retardants that have been banned for several decades were highest when the whale was 0-6 months old, showing maternal transfer, and chemical persistence. Mercury did not follow the same trend. Instead, it had lower maternal transfer, but two later peaks that could be the result of feeding in highly contaminated industrial areas. To date, this is the only earplug fully analyzed in this way, although there are certainly more in the works.
Studying earplugs gives us a chronology (± 6 months) of life history information that was previously unavailable. This is significant because whales are part of a healthy ecosystem, they have cultural significance and they are at the centre of a $2.1 billion ecotourism industry! Unfortunately, many whales–including blue whales–are endangered due to historical hunting, and are currently facing challenges to recovery such as noise pollution (it makes communication difficult), entanglement in fishing gear, etc. By examining stress levels and levels of contaminants of current whales, then comparing them to historical baselines using museum collections, we can assess what impacts humans have had and currently have on whales and marine ecosystems. This type of information can then be used to develop management plans to reduce threats, facilitating recovery.
To recap: whales can't live without their earwax, and perhaps, given their ecological and economic significance, neither can humans.
Image 4: Scientists and tourists on board a whale watching vessel in Skjálfandi Bay, Iceland, admire a surfacing humpback whale. (Credit: Megan Chen)
Shameless promo: I'm developing a self-guided activity for the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History on whale earwax that should be on the floor next month! If you are in the area, please feel free to come check it out! Also many thanks to Dr. Steve Trumble, Dr. Sascha Usenko of Baylor University and of course, Charley Potter (NMNH) for sharing their research and time, answering countless questions, and generally being awesome!
Megan Chen
I'm a past oceanbites writer, occasional editor and guest poster. I graduated with a Masters of Coastal & Marine Management from the University of Akureyri in Iceland, and am currently working in marine conservation. In particular, I'm supporting an Indigenous-led initiative to safeguard the largest inland sea in the world (Hudson Bay & James Bay, Canada). I love weird ocean critters and *sigh…I really do enjoy long walks on the beach.
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Glock 48 Review
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Glock designed the Glock 48 as a slimmer version of their Glock 19 series of firearms. The Glock 48 is based loosely on the Glock 43 series. It uses a similar slide design to the Glock 43 and in fact, a Glock 43 slide will fit on the Glock 48 frame. Glock introduced both the Glock 48 and the Glock 43X at the beginning of 2019. Both guns were slim, Glock 19 grip length guns, that included a ten-round magazine.
Many speculate the guns were designed to compete with the Sig P365 series of firearms, despite the fact, the Sig P365 series are a lot smaller and offer more capacity for their size. The Glock 43X is just a Glock 43 slide with a longer and slightly wider grip, while the Glock 48 uses a slide that is roughly the same length as the Glock 19 slide. Glock calls the series of pistols their Slimline.
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The Glock 48 comes with a 10-round magazine from the factory, it's Glock's normal polymer-coated steel magazine. That said, if you compare it to something like the Sig P365 XL, you're probably thinking the Sig P365 XL is a much smaller gun than the Glock 48. Yet, it has more capacity by two rounds.
Well, that's because of the magazine design it uses. Unfortunately, Glock will not get away from their polymer over-molded magazines but that doesn't mean the aftermarket doesn't have you taken care of. If you live in a free state, I would strongly suggest looking at these shield arms S15 magazines.
The S15 magazines hold 15 rounds in a Flush Fit magazine that will fit inside the Glock 48. These are metal mags so you will have to replace the mag cache or at least as suggested, you replace the mag cache with a steel mag cache, so you don't wear it out. Despite being aftermarket, these magazines have had a good reputation for reliability.
I haven't had any trouble with the ones I've run and most of my friends have had success, as well. I can't think of anybody that I personally know, who has not had success with these magazines. If you decide to run shield mags and your Glock 48, then you'll likely have the highest capacity to gun size ratio in the industry right now.
Much higher than the Sig P365XL or even the Springfield Armory Hellcat. It will be equal in capacity to the Glock 19, while the gun will be noticeably thinner. That said, I'm not sure if that's the best choice over a Glock 19. We'll cover that more later in the shooting section
The mag-well on the Glock 48 is a typical mag-well, it has a slight bevel around the edges, but it's not really enough to give you any aid when inserting the magazine. I know there are aftermarket mag-wells out there if you so wish to add one.
The Glock 48 doesn't really come with any grip modularity. The grip itself is a one-piece design, so it does not have removable back straps or back straps that you can add on to the system like other Glocks. The ergonomics are pretty much identical to a Glock 19 if you just flatten it out and that's in a good way. This gun does not have the finger-grips, so it's quite a comfortable gun in the hand. It's nice and thin, yet you can still get your bottom pinky on the grip itself, just like a Glock 19, and it wants to force your hand fairly high into the tang.
Not quite as good as a gun like the CZ P10C but it's still a pretty decent design I feel ergonomically. The thinner grip really seems to make a difference in feel over a normal Glock. There is no beavertail on the Glock 48 but the Glock 48 Tang is nice and rounded and fairly comfortable. Not really much to say there.
Now as far as texture, the Glock 48 has some semi-decent texturing. It doesn't feel aggressive when you hold it softly in your hand, but if you really grip down on the gun, it's still not that aggressive but it seems to be enough to keep the gun in place. I would like to see them use a Glock Gen 5 texturing, which is a little more aggressive than the Glock Gen4 that the slimline series is using.
Besides that, I don't have any real complaints about the texturing. Overall, the general feel of the Glock 48 is really good and frankly, it sits in a class of its own. It's a large enough gun to really get a good grip on being larger than, say, like a Sig P365 but it's still thinner than all the other options out there. And with the full-length slide, the gun just gives you kind of a classic feel almost similar to a 1911, at least in a modern replacement this will do sense.
When it comes to Glock options, people always make fun of the Glock sites, you can order pretty much any Glock with the standard crappy plastic slot fillers that they claim to be sights. I did that with this Glock 48 because I knew I would immediately replace them with Ameriglo Defoor Sights. If you don't want to mess with getting the sites on your gun replaced, then Glock does offer Ameriglo sights as a standard factory option. The Ameriglo sights they offer has a bright either orange or yellow front with a square notch rear.
There are really good sights for an out of the box option. So you can definitely get good sites from the factory for this gun. So don't let people for you by saying that Glocks don't come with good sites. And when you look at it from an affordability standpoint, it doesn't cost much more to get the gun with those improved sights.
Now, if you want to add an optic to a Glock 48, that is another conundrum altogether. Glock just released their Glock 48 MOS. The Glock 48 MOS has an optics mounting system that I'll link below but the optics accounting system does have some issues over other guns on the market.
One potential issue is the Glock 48 MOS has a light rail so if you want to add a light you have the option. If you don't you'll need to make sure your Glock 48 holster is set up to accept the rail as the rail won't work with standard Glock 48 holsters. The Singleton Gen 2 Glock 48 holster is setup to accept the rail on the 48 MOS but our original singleton was not. It's designed to fit the Shield Arm RMSc style of the site.
The problem is they also include recoil bosses in the design, so it will not fit other similar optics that use the same screw mounting pattern. This is a major oversight on Glock's part, in my opinion. That said, this decision was probably made by Glock Austria, so they could sell more Shield Arm SC sites on the U.S. market and it was not made by those at Glock USA.
Aftermarket is key in the US market and people on the US market want to be able to add SIg Romeo Xeros and more importantly, the Hollow Son 507K to this gun. To do that, they'll either have to buy an adapter plate, which will melt the optic much higher, or they'll have to get somebody to mill off the recoil bosses. I've heard it can be done with a file, but I'm not sure how willing I would be to try that.
The only external safety on a Glock is the little dingus on the front of the trigger. This keeps the Glock drop safe. It's a basic Glock trigger and there's nothing special about it. It is the old Gen 4 style trigger. I would have liked to have seen a smooth Gen 5 style trigger shoe on the Glock 48, but we can't win everything.
You can reverse the magazine release on the Glock 48. It's just a plastic basic Glock magazine release and it's set up from the factory for a right-handed shooter. It's positioned well and you can press it easily without breaking your grip. It is a little bit sharp on the corner and I would like to see that changed but you can easily switch it out for something like a Tango Down mag release.That's the good thing with any Glock. There are more aftermarket options for Glocks than pretty much any other guns out there.
Now, I will note, if you're running the shield mags, my understanding is a lot of those magazines are still right-hand only mag releases. So, if you're a left-handed shooter and want to run the mag release on the right side of the gun, you may not be able to use shield mags at this point. You'll also want to run a metal magazine release to avoid wearing it down on the metal magazines.
The slide stop on the Glock 48 is similar to every other Glock slide stop you've seen. It sits only on the left-hand side of the gun, so, unfortunately, it is not ambidextrous but it's low profile and it's easy to use. You can definitely get an extended slide stop if you would like something a little more aggressive, but I see no need to replace it.
You're a left-handed shooter and you want to use your index finger to draw up the slide, the slide stops. It's a little far back for you to reliably be able to do that. If you have really small hands, it might work or really short fingers but for most people, I don't believe that's going to be an option.
The overall ergonomics of the Glock 48, in my opinion, are quite good for the slim profile of a gun. This would make a great option for smaller handed shooters that can't get a good grip on a gun like the Glock 19. If you measure the distance from the front strap to the backstrap on the Glock 48, is similar to Glock 19.
So your draw times will be similar, as you won't have to move your fingers really far behind the gun between the gun in the body when you draw from your Glock 48 holster. This is the gun that you could grab if you wanted to have matching carry guns would say a significant other.
This is a good option because it will work well for people with both small and large hands. It'll work well with small hands due to the thin, narrow profile but it'll work well for large hands due to the normal distance between the front strap and the backstrap of the gun.
The slide itself does have forward serrations on the front and serrations on the rear but the serrations on the slide are not terribly aggressive. They're OK, but I would like to see them a little bit deeper. The forward serrations also are fairly short and they're really only meant to be used for something like a press check. I wouldn't suggest manipulating the slide completely from the front of the gun.
The trigger on the Glock 48 is pretty much a standard Glock trigger. There are lots of aftermarket Glock 48 trigger options if you desire to change it out but in this write-up, we're only going to talk about the factory trigger.
When looking at the trigger pull, you'll notice there is a slight bit of heavier take up as you pull on the trigger and then you'll hit a wall. From the wall, you'll start to feel a little bit of creep before you hit a rolling break that almost feels like there might be a wall there. There isn't quite a wall and I would still consider a rolling break but the feel is somewhere between a rolling break and a hard wall.
Now, the trigger itself resets right to the wall portion at the front of the trigger, then you feel that creep again before it breaks in that rolling break. The reset on the gun is fairly short and it is very positive, you can hear it both audibly and you can feel it.
One thing I will warn you is this trigger is quite heavy and with the thin frame, it might be a little bit for most people to handle. I personally kind of like the trigger, but I like rolling brakes and I don't mind heavier trigger pulls. But I think most people will probably prefer another trigger, like something on the Sig P365XL, or the Springfield Armory Hellcat.
Cleaning your Glock 48 is no trouble whatsoever. It takes down just like a standard Glock, so it's easy to filmstrip the gun and get it clean. All you have to do is check the gun to make sure it's safe and there is no ammunition in the gun or anywhere near it, then you're going to have to let the slide ride forward, so you can deactivate the striker by pulling the trigger.
You have to deactivate the striker before taking the slide off the gun. Once the strikers deactivated, you'll pull the slide back slightly and then pull down the takedown tab on both the right and left hand side of the gun, using your support hand, thumb and index finger. Once you've done that, the slide will come right off and you can take apart the recoil spring and the barrel.
If you want to replace parts in the frame of the Glock, it's also easy. Or you can replace strikers, springs, strikers, any other parts you want to in the slide as well. I suggest going to a local gunsmith if you're not that handy, but if it's something you feel comfortable with a Glock is a very easy gun to work on.
The Glock 48 and Glock 43X initially were shipped, only offered in a silver color slide. The silver color slide, in my opinion, looks great from a distance. A lot of people didn't like it, they just wanted black. But I kind of liked the fact that it looks a little bit different than most other Glocks out there.
That said, this slide shows dirt, debris, grime and carbon, worse than anything I've ever seen. It's not a slick finish by any means, so it's not the easiest to clean off all that dirt, grime and debris. They now offer a black slide. So it's easy to pick out something that you'll like. That said, overall, the gun does look good, the forward serrations provide a nice little touch, giving some balance to the front of the gun.
The fact that it doesn't have finger grooves and you have the dust cover on the slide sticking out, around three-quarters of an inch, gives it a little bit of a 1911. Look, I know people are reading this thinking this guy is crazy. This gun looks nothing like a 1911, in my opinion. It's probably the size gun John Browning would design today if he were to design a gun for concealed carry. But what do I know?
Shooting the Glock 48 is probably a little bit different than you would expect. This gun is a lot snappier and has more recoil than you would think. Shooting this gun side by side with a Glock 19, there is no comparison. I've heard a lot of people say that there's no reason to even own a Glock 19 with the 15 round capacity shield mags being available for the Glock 48.
I'm going to disagree with those people. Shooting the gun is boringly reliable though, and it's not a fun gun to shoot a thousand rounds in a day like you could with a Glock 19 theoretically. This gun is definitely not hard to shoot, but it's not easy to shoot either. It fits somewhere between the roles of a Glock 43 and a Glock 19.
I do wish it was a little bit easier to shoot, but considering the size of the gun, what it brings to the table and concealment, I kind of like the fact that it has ten round factory magazines in case I concealed carry in a state that does not allow normal capacity magazines. The Glock 19 is a much easier shooting gun than the Glock 48. The Glock 48, though, is a lot better for carry with a slim profile.
If you want to carry in a Glock 48 OWB Holster it's going to be ten times more concealable than the Glock 19 for most people and body types. That said, for carrying in a Glock 48 IWB Holster, I don't know if there's a huge advantage over the Glock 19. It's really going to depend on your build and clothing.
So there are upsides and downsides to this gun. Personally, it's made it into my carrier rotation and I think it's a great option if you're looking for something that's dead nuts reliable, and keeps you in the same format as other Glock pistols. All that said, I'm not sure this is the best choice for everyone, but it's definitely a great gun that comes in at an affordable price AND it's not a bad gun to keep in the truck or to have as your daily carry.
Are Glock 43x and 48 magazines compatible?.
Glock 43x and 48 magazines are compatible.
Are there extended controls on the Glock 48?
There are not extended controls on the Glock 48 but you can buy aftermarket controls that are extended.
Can a 15round mag fit a Glock 48?
Shield Arms makes the S15 magazine that holds 15 rounds and can fit a Glock 48.
Can a Glock 48 slide on 43 frame?
You can put a Glock 48 slide on a 43 frame.
Can the Glock 48 take 43 mags?
The Glock 48 cannot take Glock 43 magazines as there are a different width and height thus not compatible.
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As you implement the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, you may find it challenging to create classroom-ready lessons. We encourage you to consider two lessons from the St. Louis Federal Reserve that incorporate the following standards.
Key Ideas and Details: RH.6-8.1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
RH.6-8.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
RH.9-10.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of history/social science.
WHST.6-8.1: Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
In the lesson "Ben Franklin: Highlighting the Printer," students must cite textual evidence from an essay about Franklin's advocacy for the use of paper currency in colonial America. The goal is for them to conduct an analysis of the following quote posted in Franklin's Philadelphia print shop window: "If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading or do things worth the writing."
In addition, students use textual references from the essay to determine the meaning of key economic terms such as entrepreneur, human capital, entrepreneurship, profit, and competition. The lesson also instructs them to create a timeline of significant events from Franklin's career as a printer by matching dates to specific references from the text. Finally, students use evidence from the text to write a social media post in support of the decision to use Franklin's portrait on the $100 note.
Lesson two: Silver coins forever??
"The Free Silver Movement and Inflation" lesson introduces students to money's function as a medium of exchange. Students participate in a simulated inflation auction to explore the debate at the center of the Free Silver Movement in late-19th-century U.S. history. Students are required to cite textual evidence as they analyze excerpts from William Jennings Bryan's famous "Cross of Gold"speech. Then, using 1890s data of farm income and fixed and variable expenses, students analyze the effects on farmers of a 20-percent rate of inflation versus a 20-percent deflation rate.
These exercises require students to critique the free silver argument for inflation as a means to make debt repayment easier for farmers. Students interpret two anti-Free Silver Movement political cartoons to determine the cartoonists' political points of view.
The Federal Reserve offers many resources for the classroom. You can always search for the latest resources, lessons, and materials at the Federal Reserve System's education website.


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package main

import (
	"C"

	"github.com/projectcypress/cdatools/exporter"
	"github.com/projectcypress/cdatools/importer"
)

func main() {}

//export import_cat1
func import_cat1(rawPath *C.char) *C.char {
	path := C.GoString(rawPath)
	return C.CString(importer.Read_patient(path))
}

//export loadMeasuresAndValueSets
func loadMeasuresAndValueSets(measures *C.char, valueSets *C.char) {
	exporter.LoadMeasuresAndValueSets([]byte(C.GoString(measures)), []byte(C.GoString(valueSets)))
}

//export generateCat1
func generateCat1(patient *C.char, startDate C.long, endDate C.long, qrdaVersion *C.char, cmsCompatibleFlag C.int) *C.char {
	patientbytes := []byte(C.GoString(patient))
	qrdaVersionString := C.GoString(qrdaVersion)
	cmsCompatibility := int(cmsCompatibleFlag) != 0
	return C.CString(exporter.GenerateCat1(patientbytes, int64(startDate), int64(endDate), qrdaVersionString, cmsCompatibility))
}

//export generateCat3
func generateCat3(measures *C.char, measureResults *C.char, effectiveDate C.long, startDate C.long, endDate C.long, qrdaVersion *C.char) *C.char {
	measuresbytes := []byte(C.GoString(measures))
	measureResultBytes := []byte(C.GoString(measureResults))
	qrdaVersionString := C.GoString(qrdaVersion)
	return C.CString(exporter.GenerateCat3(measuresbytes, measureResultBytes, int64(effectiveDate), int64(startDate), int64(endDate), qrdaVersionString))
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Are you sick of dealing with achy knees and sore joints? The following exercises for painful knees could be the solution.
Many people, when dealing with knee problems, avoid exercise wherever possible - convinced that it will only make their condition worse. However, stretching out the connective tissues around the knee, and strengthening the muscles near the joint helps to quicken recovery, and prevent future injury by decreasing the amount of undue stress you deal with on a daily basis.
You should never bend your knees so far that they extend past your toes, and place extra weight on the front of your feet.
Movements that exert all of the pressure towards the ball of your feet place too much pressure on the kneecap. When you're doing the following exercises for painful knees, be sure to keep your knees extended at just the right level. You could also benefit from wearing a couple of knee compression sleeves too - as this will help to ensure that your joints are fully supported through each exercise.
If you're feeling confident, you can use a couple of ankle weights to add some extra challenge to this workout, but if you're nervous, start by using nothing but your own body weight. Lie on your right side, keeping your legs tight together and stretched out straight. Bring your right arm up to support your head, and gently left your left leg upwards as high as possible, then lower. Switch sides and start again with your other leg.
Again, you can use ankle weights here, but you'll be better off attaching them just above the knee, rather than below the shins. Lie on your right side, leaning backwards slightly so some of your weight rests on your backside. Bend your left leg, and place it behind your right leg, with your right leg straight and your left foot flat on the floor. Lift your leg around three to five inches, then lower, and repeat the movements with your left leg.
Find a sturdy chair, table, or wall that you can use to keep yourself balanced, and stand with your feet situated about a hip-distance apart. Point your toes straight ahead, towards the wall, and lift your heels slowly away from the floor as though you're training to be a ballet dancer. Try to push yourself as high onto your toes as possible, then lower the position and slowly lower yourself back down.
Lay flat on your back, with your right leg stretched out on the floor, then loop a rope, towel, or belt around your left foot, and pull your leg towards your chest as far as you feel is comfortable. Make sure that you keep your knee slightly bent during the motion, and your back tight against the floor. Hold the position for between ten and thirty seconds, then carefully release. Repeat the motion four times with each leg.
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C-RAM: An Advanced Automated Point-Defense Gatling Gun
C-RAM is the US Army's answer to indirect fire from mortars, artillery shells, and missiles.
By Christopher McFadden
US Force Afghanistan Public Affairs/Military Leak
Indirect fire from mortars, missiles, and artillery shells is a very serious concern for armed forces in battle. But, thanks to point-defense systems, like the C-RAM, indirect fire of this nature may have met its match.
RELATED: AUTOMATED GATLING GUN AT US' IRAQ EMBASSY UNLOADS DURING ROCKET ATTACK
What is C-RAM?
C-RAM, standing for "counter rocket, artillery, and mortar," is an Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) weapons system developed in order to protect ground forces and forward operating bases from the threat of rockets, artillery, and mortars. C-RAM is not simply a single gun, rather it is made up of a variety of different systems which provide command and control capability, along with the ability to sense incoming rounds, warn, respond, and intercept.
C-RAM components include the Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2), Land-based Phalanx Weapon Systems (LPWS), Lightweight Counter Mortar Radars (LCMR), Firefinder radars, Ka-band Multi-Function Radio Frequency Systems (MFRFS), Air and Missile Defense Workstation (AMDWS), and several other components.
A main component of the C-RAM system is the LPWS. This has been modified from the U.S. Navy MK-15 MOD 29 Block IB, Baseline 2 Close-In Weapon System. Another component, the M61A1 20mm Gatling gun, is capable of acquiring its target and firing at a rate of 4,500 rounds per minute. The Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system integrates the sensors, weapons, and warning systems to intercept incoming rocket and artillery.
One major difference between the land- and sea-based systems is the choice of ammunition. The naval Phalanx systems fire tungsten armor-piercing rounds, while the C-RAM uses 20mm HEIT-SD (high-explosive incendiary tracer, self-destructing) ammunition. These rounds explode on impact, or on tracer burnout, reducing the risk of collateral damage if rounds fail to hit their target.
Source: Military Archive/YouTube
The C-Ram's naval equivalent, the Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) was first developed as an automated weapons defense system in 1973, and incorporated a 20 mm M61 Vulcan Gatling gun autocannon, used since 1959.
The Navy Phalanx system was first appraised as a possible ground-based variant in 2004. Phalanx was selected partly because it could be readily interfaced with a multitude of sensors and systems designed to provide an overarching protection umbrella of sites on the ground.
In its land-based configuration, the LPWS system is mounted on a wheeled platform in order to provide enhanced stability on-site, and mobility for repositioning and deployment.
Source: US Army
The Centurion C-RAM can, for example, be mounted on a trailer or the rear side of the Oshkosh truck. In October 2008, Raytheon and Oshkosh unveiled the Mobile Centurion, which mounts the system on a hybrid-electric HEMTT A3 heavy truck.
The first battle-ready C-RAM system was deployed to Iraq in 2010 in order to protect the "Green Zone" — an area in Baghdad used as an Amerian embassy. Trials of this system showed that it was capable of knocking out 70-80% of rockets and mortar shells fired within its area of control.
In fact, the system was used to defend the embassy just before Christmas in 2020.
As of 2013, the Army Acquisition Executive (AAE) designated C-RAM Intercept an Army acquisition program and authorized fielding of LPWS guns and support equipment to the IFPC/Avenger battalions. Fielding is ongoing.
C-RAM on its primary mover. Source: u/PTRJK/Reddit
The C-RAM system has successfully intercepted hundreds of rockets and mortar shells fired at the "Green Zone", thereby proving the system's capability as a defensive system.
How does the C-RAM weapon system work?
Like its naval counterpart, the C-RAM utilizes advanced search-and-track Ku-band radar systems that feature closed-loop spotting technology to automatically acquire and track targets and engage them. Ku-band, in case you are not aware, is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies between 12 and 18 gigahertz (GHz).
Similar systems were installed on the Space Shuttle to help identify and track other spacecraft.
The system can also be integrated with an array of other sensors and systems to help provide an overarching protective "umbrella" to protect a given location on the ground.
The weapon's primary armament is the 20mm "Vulcan" Gatling gun, it consists of six optimized barrels augmented with forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensors. The barrels are secured together at the muzzle, mid-barrel, and breech to provide enhanced accuracy and enable fire to constrain shot dispersion patterns.
Source: U.S. Army
The M61 is a hydraulically, electrically, or pneumatically driven, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannon that has been in used, in one form or another, on various fixed-wing military aircraft, tanks, and ships, for over 5 decades. It was originally produced by General Electric.
The U.S. Army also uses the M61 in the M167 and M163 air defense systems as the primary gun system on the F-14, F-15, F-16, and F-18 fighters of the USAF. The gun is also used as the tail gun on the B-52H bomber, while a lightweight variant is used on the F-22 Raptor fighter.
But all that firepower is also half the story. If you can't track and accurately put the cannon rounds in the right place at the right time, you basically have a fancy piece of pyrotechnics.
This is achieved through a combination of advanced sensors that enables the C-RAM to simultaneously search, track, engage incoming targets and prioritize targets and make kill assessments in both daytime and nighttime.
C-RAM's Ku-band radar system enables the weapon system to detect potential threats early in their flight and then pass on their trajectory and vector data to the system's tracking algorithms only when it judges them to be a real and present danger.
Target tracking and engagement is further enhanced by a sophisticated thermal imaging system to help improve targeting. This system operates in the 8-12 micron wavelength range and is mounted on a stabilizing pedestal attached to the weapon's main antenna radome.
It provides very reliable night-and-day passive search and tracking while also improving the overall anti-air warfare performance of the system in multi-path environments.
Other tracking systems integrated into the Centurion C-RAM system include Northrop Grumman's AN/TPQ-36 short-range Firefinder radar and the Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar, to detect and track fired rounds. This hardware is controlled by fire-control subsystems, like Northrop Grumman Mission Systems' Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system, which ties together the sensors and weapons of the Army's short-range air-defense battalions.
How much does C-RAM cost?
As you might expect, such a sophisticated piece of kit does not come cheap. Each C-RAM system costs somewhere in the region of $10 to $15 million depending on the final spec of the units purchased.
Phalanx system installed on the USS Jason Dunham. Source: Paraxade/Flickr
But that is only the cost to initially acquire the technology. With such a massive rate of fire, this unit literally "burns through" bullets. Depending on the number of munitions spent, A typical engagement with a single missile could range from between $30,000 and $60,000 dollars.
Some other estimates put the figure at around $40,000 per missile. This is not only costly from a material point of view but is also one of the main disadvantages of the system.
By spending so much ammo on a single threat, a limited ammunition supply will theoretically limit the number of threats that the unit can engage at a given time. By some estimates, this might mean that the Centurian C-RAM might have a maximum anti-RAM cap of about 5 incoming rounds before needing to be reloaded.
The system has some other perceived weaknesses too. For example, it takes around 5 seconds to acquire, lock on to, and engage a threat. It also has a fairly short effective range of between 109 to 1093 yards (100 and 1000 meters).
These weaknesses aside, it has shown itself to be one of the most effective anti-missile, mortar, and artillery defense systems in the world. For this reason, it will likely remain an important player for many armed forces around the world for many years to come.
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I actually tried the ready made meatballs, and they taste wonderful, with so much less work.
Mix the ground meat, onion soup, egg, Italian seasoning and breadcrumbs together into a meatball mixture.
Place them on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven at 425 degrees for 15 minutes per side, turning over once.
Mix together ketchup, Italian seasoning and jelly.
Set the slow cooker on high and cook for 2 hours.
I serve my Swedish Meatballs right out of the slow cooker, keeping it on a warm setting, since they taste so delicious when hot.
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DragWidget Class Definition

DragWidget Class Implementation

Draggable Icons Example

Files:

draganddrop/draggableicons/dragwidget.cpp

draganddrop/draggableicons/dragwidget.h

draganddrop/draggableicons/main.cpp

draganddrop/draggableicons/draggableicons.pro

draganddrop/draggableicons/draggableicons.qrc

Images:

draganddrop/draggableicons/images/boat.png

draganddrop/draggableicons/images/car.png

draganddrop/draggableicons/images/house.png

The Draggable Icons example shows how to drag and drop image data between widgets in the same application, and between different applications.

In many situations where drag and drop is used, the user starts dragging from a particular widget and drops the payload onto another widget. In this example, we subclass QLabel to create labels that we use as drag sources, and place them inside QWidgets that serve as both containers and drop sites.

In addition, when a drag and drop operation occurs, we want to send more than just an image. We also want to send information about where the user clicked in the image so that the user can place it precisely on the drop target. This level of detail means that we must create a custom MIME type for our data.

DragWidget Class Definition

The icon widgets that we use to display icons are subclassed from QLabel:

 class DragWidget : public QFrame
 {
 public:
     DragWidget(QWidget *parent=0);

 protected:
     void dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event);
     void dragMoveEvent(QDragMoveEvent *event);
     void dropEvent(QDropEvent *event);
     void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event);
 };

Since the QLabel class provides most of what we require for the icon, we only need to reimplement the QWidget::mousePressEvent() to provide drag and drop facilities.

DragWidget Class Implementation

The <tt>DragWidget</tt> constructor sets an attribute on the widget that ensures that it will be deleted when it is closed:

 DragWidget::DragWidget(QWidget *parent)
     : QFrame(parent)
 {
 #if defined(Q_OS_SYMBIAN) || defined(Q_WS_MAEMO_5) || defined(Q_WS_SIMULATOR)
 #else
     setMinimumSize(200, 200);
 #endif
     setFrameStyle(QFrame::Sunken | QFrame::StyledPanel);
     setAcceptDrops(true);

     QLabel *boatIcon = new QLabel(this);
     boatIcon->setPixmap(QPixmap(":/images/boat.png"));
     boatIcon->move(10, 10);
     boatIcon->show();
     boatIcon->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);

     QLabel *carIcon = new QLabel(this);
     carIcon->setPixmap(QPixmap(":/images/car.png"));
     carIcon->move(100, 10);
     carIcon->show();
     carIcon->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);

     QLabel *houseIcon = new QLabel(this);
     houseIcon->setPixmap(QPixmap(":/images/house.png"));
     houseIcon->move(10, 80);
     houseIcon->show();
     houseIcon->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
 }

To enable dragging from the icon, we need to act on a mouse press event. We do this by reimplementing QWidget::mousePressEvent() and setting up a QDrag object.

 void DragWidget::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
     QLabel *child = static_cast<QLabel*>(childAt(event->pos()));
     if (!child)
         return;

     QPixmap pixmap = *child->pixmap();

     QByteArray itemData;
     QDataStream dataStream(&itemData, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
     dataStream << pixmap << QPoint(event->pos() - child->pos());

Since we will be sending pixmap data for the icon and information about the user's click in the icon widget, we construct a QByteArray and package up the details using a QDataStream.

For interoperability, drag and drop operations describe the data they contain using MIME types. In Qt, we describe this data using a QMimeData object:

     QMimeData *mimeData = new QMimeData;
     mimeData->setData("application/x-dnditemdata", itemData);

We choose an unofficial MIME type for this purpose, and supply the QByteArray to the MIME data object.

The drag and drop operation itself is handled by a QDrag object:

     QDrag *drag = new QDrag(this);
     drag->setMimeData(mimeData);
     drag->setPixmap(pixmap);
     drag->setHotSpot(event->pos() - child->pos());

Here, we pass the data to the drag object, set a pixmap that will be shown alongside the cursor during the operation, and define the position of a hot spot that places the position of this pixmap under the cursor.

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Today, the U.S. Government estimates that health care costs account for 16 percent of the Gross Domestic Product. The high cost of medical treatment may be the number one issue in health care reform. And it's already caused some patients to go elsewhere to save money on major operations.
People who promote medical tourism say the popular expression is a misnomer because it's not really tourism. Steven Lash is founder of a San Diego company called Satori World Medical, which arranges operations overseas. He says he prefers the expression, medical travel.
"We really think that 'medical tourism' demeans the seriousness and the quality of the experience," he says. "Because you're not climbing Machu Picchu when you're going through one of our procedures."
Lash says when you go overseas for surgery there's another mountain you don't have to climb. The towering summit of U.S. health care costs. Lash is part of an industry that's grown up around the need for affordable health care. The costs of health care in the U.S. are so high that American patients can save tens of thousands of dollars by getting an operation overseas. Americans travel for coronary bypasses, hip replacements, shoulder and spine surgery and bariatric surgery to name a few. Lash says even when the cost of airfare and his profit margin are figured in, the savings are between 40 and 80 percent.
"If you leave from San Diego, a coronary artery bypass graff, at our lowest cost hospital, is $21,000 compared to the average domestic paid is about $80,000. And then the median, if you throw out the lowest, the median price for the rest of our network is $26,000," he says.
Lash says his goal is to strike deals with insurance companies so they offer medical travel as part of their coverage. Robert Zirkelbach is a spokesman for the trade organization America's Health Insurance Plans, AHIP. He says he has some concerns about medical travel.
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Daryush D. Mehta, PhD (he/him)
Clinical voice and speech science and technology
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D. D. Mehta and R. E. Hillman, "The evolution of methods for imaging vocal fold phonatory function," Perspectives on Speech Science and Orofacial Disorders, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 5-13, 2012. Publisher's VersionAbstract
In this article, we provide a brief summary of the major technological advances that led to current methods for imaging vocal fold vibration during phonation including the development of indirect laryngoscopy, imaging of rapid motion, fiber optics, and digital image capture. We also provide a brief overview of new emerging technologies that could be used in the future for voice research and clinical voice assessment, including advances in laryngeal high-speed videoendoscopy, depth-kymography, and dynamic optical coherence tomography.
D. D. Mehta, S. M. Zeitels, J. A. Burns, A. D. Friedman, D. D. Deliyski, and R. E. Hillman, "High-speed videoendoscopic analysis of relationships between cepstral-based acoustic measures and voice production mechanisms in patients undergoing phonomicrosurgery," Proceedings of the American Laryngological Association. 2011.
S. S. Karajanagi, et al., "Assessment of canine vocal fold function after injection of a new biomaterial designed to treat phonatory mucosal scarring," Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology, vol. 120, no. 3, pp. 175-184, 2011. Publisher's Version
D. D. Mehta, D. D. Deliyski, T. F. Quatieri, and R. E. Hillman, "Automated measurement of vocal fold vibratory asymmetry from high-speed videoendoscopy recordings," Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 47-54, 2011. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Purpose: In prior work, a manually derived measure of vocal fold vibratory phase asymmetry correlated to varying degrees with visual judgments made from laryngeal high-speed videoendoscopy (HSV) recordings. This investigation extended this work by establishing an automated HSV-based framework to quantify 3 categories of vocal fold vibratory asymmetry. Method: HSV-based analysis provided for cycle-to-cycle estimates of left-right phase asymmetry, left-right amplitude asymmetry, and axis shift during glottal closure for 52 speakers with no vocal pathology producing comfortable and pressed phonation. An initial cross-validation of the automated left-right phase asymmetry measure was performed by correlating the measure with other objective and subjective assessments of phase asymmetry. Results: Vocal fold vibratory asymmetry was exhibited to a similar extent in both comfortable and pressed phonations. The automated measure of left-right phase asymmetry strongly correlated with manually derived measures and moderately correlated with visual-perceptual ratings. Correlations with the visual-perceptual ratings remained relatively consistent as the automated measure was derived from kymograms taken at different glottal locations. Conclusions: An automated HSV-based framework for the quantification of vocal fold vibratory asymmetry was developed and initially validated. This framework serves as a platform for investigating relationships between vocal fold tissue motion and acoustic measures of voice function.
D. D. Mehta, M. Zañartu, T. F. Quatieri, D. D. Deliyski, and R. E. Hillman, "Investigating acoustic correlates of human vocal fold vibratory phase asymmetry through modeling and laryngeal high-speed videoendoscopy," The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 130, pp. 3999-4009, 2011.Abstract
Vocal fold vibratory asymmetry is often associated with inefficient sound production through its impact on source spectral tilt. This association is investigated in both a computational voice production model and a group of 47 human subjects. The model provides indirect control over the degree of left-right phase asymmetry within a nonlinear source-filter framework, and high-speed videoendoscopy provides in vivo measures of vocal fold vibratory asymmetry. Source spectral tilt measures are estimated from the inverse-filtered spectrum of the simulated and recorded radiated acoustic pressure. As expected, model simulations indicate that increasing left-right phase asymmetry induces steeper spectral tilt. Subject data, however, reveal that none of the vibratory asymmetry measures correlates with spectral tilt measures. Probing further into physiological correlates of spectral tilt that might be affected by asymmetry, the glottal area waveform is parameterized to obtain measures of the open phase (open/plateau quotient) and closing phase (speed/closing quotient). Subjects' left-right phase asymmetry exhibits low, but statistically significant, correlations with speed quotient (r=0.45) and closing quotient (r=-0.39). Results call for future studies into the effect of asymmetric vocal fold vibration on glottal airflow and the associated impact on voice source spectral properties and vocal efficiency.
M. Zañartu, D. D. Mehta, J. C. Ho, G. R. Wodicka, and R. E. Hillman, "Observation and analysis of in vivo vocal fold tissue instabilities produced by nonlinear source-filter coupling: A case study," The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 129, pp. 326-339, 2011.
M. Döllinger, J. B. Kobler, D. A. Berry, D. D. Mehta, G. Luegmair, and C. Bohr, "Experiments on analysing voice production: Excised (human, animal) and in vivo (animal) approaches," Current Bioinformatics, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 286-304, 2011. Publisher's Version
D. D. Mehta, M. Zañartu, T. F. Quatieri, D. D. Deliyski, and R. E. Hillman, "Use of laryngeal high-speed videoendoscopy systems to study voice production mechanisms in human subjects," Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 130, pp. 2439-2439, 2011.
S. S. Karajanagi, et al., "Assessment of canine vocal fold function after injection of a new biomaterial designed to treat phonatory mucosal scarring," Proceedings of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association. 2010.
D. D. Mehta, R. E. Hillman, and T. F. Quatieri, "Impact of human vocal fold vibratory asymmetries on acoustic characteristics of sustained vowel phonation," Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010.
D. D. Mehta, M. Zañartu, T. F. Quatieri, D. D. Deliyski, and R. E. Hillman, "Acoustic correlates of human vocal fold vibratory phase asymmetry through modeling and laryngeal high-speed videoendoscopy," Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Quantitative Laryngology, 2010.
D. D. Mehta, D. D. Deliyski, S. M. Zeitels, T. F. Quatieri, and R. E. Hillman, "Voice production mechanisms following phonosurgical treatment of early glottic cancer," Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology, vol. 119, pp. 1-9, 2010. Publisher's VersionAbstract
Objectives: Although near-normal conversational voices can be achieved with the phonosurgical management of earlyglottic cancer, there are still acoustic and aerodynamic deficits in vocal function that must be better understood to helpfurther optimize phonosurgical interventions. Stroboscopic assessment is inadequate for this purpose.Methods: A newly developed color high-speed videoendoscopy (HSV) system that included time-synchronized recordingsof the acoustic signal was used to perform a detailed examination of voice production mechanisms in 14 subjects.Digital image processing techniques were used to quantify glottal phonatory function and to delineate relationships betweenvocal fold vibratory properties and acoustic perturbation measures.Results: The results for multiple measurements of vibratory asymmetry showed that 31% to 62% of subjects displayedhigher-than-normal average values, whereas the mean values for glottal closure duration (open quotient) and periodicityof vibration fell within normal limits. The average HSV-based measures did not correlate significantly with the acousticperturbation measures, but moderate correlations were exhibited between the acoustic measures and the SDs of the HSVbasedparameters.Conclusions: The use of simultaneous, time-synchronized HSV and acoustic recordings can provide new insights intopostoperative voice production mechanisms that cannot be obtained with stroboscopic assessment.
S. M. Lulich, M. Zañartu, D. D. Mehta, and R. E. Hillman, "Source-filter interaction in the opposite direction: Subglottal coupling and the influence of vocal fold mechanics on vowel spectra during the closed phase," Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of America. 2009.
S. M. Lulich, M. Zañartu, D. D. Mehta, and R. E. Hillman, "Source-filter interaction in the opposite direction: Subglottal coupling and the influence of vocal fold mechanics on vowel spectra during the closed phase," Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics Acoustical Society of America, vol. 6, pp. 060007, 2009.
R. E. Hillman, D. D. Mehta, D. D. Deliyski, and S. M. Zeitels, "Voice production mechanisms following phonosurgical treatment of early glottic cancer," Proceedings of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association. 2009.
D. D. Mehta, D. D. Deliyski, S. M. Zeitels, M. Zañartu, and R. E. Hillman, "Integration of ultra high-speed color videoendoscopy with time-synchronized measures of vocal function," Proceedings of The Triological Society (Eastern Section), 2009.
D. D. Mehta and R. E. Hillman, "Voice assessment: Updates on perceptual, acoustic, aerodynamic, and endoscopic imaging methods," Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, vol. 16, pp. 211-215, 2008. Publisher's VersionAbstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This paper describes recent advances in perceptual, acoustic, aerodynamic, and endoscopic imaging methods for assessing voice function. RECENT FINDINGS: We review advances from four major areas. PERCEPTUAL ASSESSMENT: Speech-language pathologists are being encouraged to use the new consensus auditory-perceptual evaluation of voice inventory for auditory-perceptual assessment of voice quality, and recent studies have provided new insights into listener reliability issues that have plagued subjective perceptual judgments of voice quality. ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT: Progress is being made on the development of algorithms that are more robust for analyzing disordered voices, including the capability to extract voice quality-related measures from running speech segments. AERODYNAMIC ASSESSMENT: New devices for measuring phonation threshold air pressures and air flows have the potential to serve as sensitive indices of glottal phonatory conditions, and recent developments in aeroacoustic theory may provide new insights into laryngeal sound production mechanisms. ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING: The increased light sensitivity of new ultra high-speed color digital video processors is enabling high-quality endoscopic imaging of vocal fold tissue motion at unprecedented image capture rates, which promises to provide new insights into the mechanisms of normal and disordered voice production. SUMMARY: Some of the recent research advances in voice function assessment could be more readily adopted into clinical practice, whereas others will require further development.
D. Mehta, D. Deliyski, T. F. Quatieri, S. M. Zeitels, and R. E. Hillman, "Ultra high-speed color videoendoscopy of human voice production," Proceedings of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, 2007.
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Viparis and GL Events Team up to Curb Carbon Emissions
15th Nov, 2021
As part of a joint effort to curb carbon emissions, GL events will lease 8,000 m2 in Hall 8 at Viparis's Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition complex to store equipment for building stands at the Première Vision Paris trade shows, a global event for fashion professionals.
This environmental initiative will eliminate the need to dispatch more than 500 HGVs during the trade show's two annual events! The partnership also enables Viparis to diversify the uses of its venues, and allows GL events to cut back on deliveries associated with one of its biggest professional events. Together, these two stakeholders have launched an initiative fully in line with their CSR commitments.
The equivalent of an average French household's gas consumption over 32 years
The environmental impact of setting up an event involves two factors: the type of materials used and how those materials are transported to the venue. Since its founding in 1973, the Première Vision trade show's exhibition stands have been fully modular and are reused from one show to the next. Nevertheless, transporting these stands within the Greater Paris region for each edition requires nearly 500 round trips by heavy goods vehicles. Storing the equipment at the Paris Nord Villepinte venue eliminates the carbon emissions from those vehicles, saving a total of 82 tons of CO2 per year. This is the equivalent of over 40 years of an average French citizen's personal carbon allowance (PCA) as calculated under the Paris Agreement (and 8 years of his or her PCA in 2021). Put another way, it is equal to a average French household's gas consumption over 32 years.
Two leading events industry stakeholders join forces in a green initiative
Both Viparis, the European leader in conferences and trade events, and GL events, a top integrated event-services provider, are looking beyond the bottom line and paying increasing attention to the environmental impact of their strategic business lines.
"Seeing two of the largest stakeholders in the events industry come together for the good of the environment is a real source of pride. This is proof positive that companies can work together to improve event-related logistics and curtail their environmental impact." Bruno Desloques, Director of the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition complex.
"Storing certain materials required for upcoming editions of Première Vision Paris is great news for the environment! Keeping deliveries under control is a missing link for our industry when it comes to providing low-carbon services. This is a first step in a process that we hope to continue over the long term and extend to other areas." Olivier Ferraton, Deputy Managing Director, GL events.
For more than a decade, GL events, which organises trade shows, provides services and manages venues, has been fully committed to corporate social responsibility. In particular, the company has developed an expertise in the circular economy, through refurbishing and reusing assets to provide its clients with low-carbon services. In 2021, GL events rolled out new offers that are fully modular and reusable, which have since been deployed at SIRHA and the International Wood Construction Forum. At venues managed by GL events, the group has made considerable efforts to repurpose non-reusable materials. During SIRHA Lyon in September 2021, 15 tons of food were donated to the local food bank, and 88 tons of waste furnishings were upcycled.
As part of its CSR strategy, entitled "Better Events 2030", Viparis has rolled out initiatives to lower the environmental impact of each site, and offers venues and services for responsible events and creators of value. By 2030, as the European leader in conferences and trade events, Viparis intends to cut its carbon footprint by 50% for all of its assets, and by 33% in terms of its logistics (compared to 2016). Viparis's responsible venue management involves optimised energy and resource use (green energy, using automated controls to eliminate unnecessary consumption, and investing in energy retrofits). The company also encourages the use of sustainable transport by both visitors and delivery providers, and has increased its efforts to separate rubbish and combat food waste. Finally, Viparis has forged green partnerships with its suppliers: for example, catering companies are evaluated using CSR criteria, such as their organic food offerings and the length of their supply chains.
The Paris Nord Villepinte complex is particularly committed to these green initiatives, and has set itself the goal of becoming the leading sustainable exhibition complex. The venue is aware of its environmental impact (Hall 7 is HQE-certified, and all electrical energy is from renewable sources), and is also an outstanding green oasis – an 18,000 m2 green roof for Hall 7, 10 beehives, nesting boxes, insect hotels, and 20 hectares of pesticide-free green spaces monitored by an environmental consultant.
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This holiday season, your donations can give a home to a family of a wounded soldier in Artsakh!
Meet Mher Araqelyan, a 35 year old father of one who was heavily wounded last year while fighting to defend his native land.
Mher Araqelyan is one of the soldiers mobilized to protect Artsakh during this war. He was heavily injured at a front-line base near Jibrayil and has since been facing serious health difficulties. Because of his thigh wound, he is prohibited from doing any physical work and is unable to stand for extended periods. Mher is set to undergo another difficult surgery soon.
Mher is from the village of Karmir Shuka (Կարմիր Շուկա), where his parents and brothers currently live. As the family home is too small for everyone to live in, Mher had to move out and rent a house in another village together with his wife and child.
Since Mher has been unable to work since his injury, the family primarily relies on his disability pension and the support of Mher's and his wife's parents. Without a house of their own, the family spends most of their small income on rent.
Mher and his wife will soon become parents for the second time - they are expecting a child. As they prepare to welcome their second child, their only New Year's wish is to have a home they can call their own.
One year ago, Mher risked his life and sacrificed his health to protect the ancestral homeland of all Armenians. Today, your donations can help his family start a new life in their own home.
To purchase and renovate a house for Mher's family in his native Karmir Shuka, the Tufenkian Foundation has already raised 10,000 USD. We need another 15,000 USD to support this family, and contributions of any size will help.
Giving them a home of their own is the least we can do in gratitude for Mher's bravery. Let's make his dream a reality!
2018 was a special year for the Tufenkian Foundation. A few months ago, we celebrated our 15th anniversary of resettling and developing Artsakh. And this week, we marked our 20th year of operations in Armenia.
Civil society stakeholders met on November 6 to discuss the key issues facing the mining sector in Armenia. The impacts of mining on the environment, communities, the Armenian economy, and other such factors were discussed during the roundtable held at the American University of Armenia (AUA).


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You'll find a fabulous chart listing the various WiFi services at U.S. airports—along with their cost and service provider—at Travelpost.com, which is first and foremost a hotel review site.
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Bring your family and friends to enjoy the electric sounds of the sensational female quartet, Sterling EQ, and a sundowner picnic around the dam on Sunday, 20 March or join in the fun by making your own grape jam on Monday, 21 March.
From 16h00 on Sunday, 20 March, bring a blanket and come enjoy a sunset picnic with lots of delectable finger foods, while listening to the electrifying music of Sterling EQ. On Monday, 21 March from 11h00 to 16h00 join in the fun and bring your black pot to make your very own grape jam on the outstretched Nitida lawns surrounding the tranquil dam teeming with wild life. Whilst mom and dad are enjoying some wine, there are lots of entertainment activities available for the kids to enjoy.
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Feds move to ban tax-dodging IT vendors, contractors from tenders
By Justin Hendry on Nov 21, 2018 7:00AM
ATO's tick needed for contracts from July 2019.
Tech suppliers bidding for major federal government IT contracts will need to obtain a clean bill of health from the taxman to win government work from next year under new regulations to enforce revenue compliance and integrity.
The procurement crackdown, slated to take effect from July next year, will compel all agencies to make businesses demonstrate that they have a satisfactory tax record when tendering for government contracts over $4 million.
The move is part of the government's wider dragnet across the black economy, announced in this year's federal budget. It follows changes that force IT contacting suppliers to pay withholding tax up front.
Treasury on Tuesday released draft guidelines on what it is calling the Procurement Connected Policy or PCP [pdf], which is aimed at promoting "good tax behavior" and "creating an even playing field for businesses".
Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert described the move as "disrupting suppliers that are able to make more competitive bids at the procurement point because they have save costs by not complying with their tax and superannuation obligations".
The move effectively draws a line under labour arbitrageur activity across the federal sector.
The new policy rules will initially be limited to open tenders or to panel arrangement when the total value is estimate above $4 million over its life.
However it is not retrospective and will not demand that agencies amend existing contracts or current standing offers.
It will require businesses to provide a satisfactory statement of tax record (STR) from the Australian Taxation Office that is valid for at least two months at the time at tender closes.
This involves having "lodged at least 90 per cent of all income tax returns, Fringe Benefit Tax returns and Business Activity Statements" over the last four years – or its period of operation if less than that.
Tenderers will also need to ensure that any outstanding debt owed to the ATO is under $10,000 or that they have entered into a payment plan with the agency on the date the STR is issued.
Up-to-date tax registration requirements will similarly now be a requirement to bid for government work over $4 million.
Businesses will also be required to hold STR copies for any proposed subcontractors engaged "to deliver goods or services with an estimated value of over $4 million" for the project if this is known at the time of the submission.
However it will be up to an agency whether the prime contract maintains an up-to-date satisfactory STR is required during the course of the contract.
For STRs that expire before a contract is awarded, agencies will similarly be able to request a renewed satisfactory STR before awarding a contract.
Phased rollout of the policy that will limit requirements in the first year has already been supported by stakeholders to allow for the smooth implementation.
These results will then be assessed to refine guidance, which could lead to additional criteria for determining a satisfactory tax record.
This could include "whether the business has complied with its superannuation guarantee obligations, and whether the business or its directors have been convicted of tax evasion, phoenix activity, and bribery or corruption offences," Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert said.
Stakeholders will have until Friday 21 December 2018 to comment on the exposure guidelines.
The requirement that businesses have a satisfactory tax record was an upshot of the final report from the Black Economy Taskforce, released in May this year.
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General much lower residues of chemicals and antibiotics that could be potentially dangerous. Only a handful of chemicals (as opposed to 300 used in standard farming) are allowed in organic farming under the UK by registration of Organic Food Standards (UKROFS).
Studies have frequently show that over the past 50 years with intensive farming techniques the levels of nutrients in our foods have declined by up to 75%.
Trials suggest that as the crops are grown for a longer time they taste superior to intensively grown crops and animal produce.
There is a growing body of evidence which shows that on average organic foods have higher levels of iron, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and vitamin C.
According to the Soil Association 'organically produced crops and dairy milk usually contain more beneficial compounds such and vitamins and antioxidants. Research has shown up to 40 per cent more beneficial compounds in vegetable crops and up to 90 per cent more in milk'.
They are more expensive usually 50-70%.
Some organic produce needs to be eaten quickly as it contains no preservatives.
Some say the UK organic standards (UKROFS) are still too low and some organic chickens are still kept in cages and fish farmed. Organic chicken and eggs can come from hens given 20% non-organic feed.
Also some organic produce may have been flown in from overseas and gathered many air miles. The organic standards of country of origin may not be as high as the UK.