Hardwood comes from angiosperm — or flowering plants — such as oak, maple, or walnut, that are not monocots . Softwood comes from gymnosperm trees, usually evergreen conifers, like pine or spruce.

Classifying wood as either a hardwood or softwood comes down to its physical structure and makeup, and so it is overly simple to think of hardwoods as being hard and durable compared to soft and workable softwoods. This happens to be generally true, but there are exceptions, such as in the cases of wood from yew trees — a softwood that is relatively hard — and wood from balsa trees — a hardwood that is softer than softwoods.

Differences in Microscopic Structure

Presence of pores in hardwoods (oak, top) and the absence of pores in softwoods (pine, bottom).

There are differences between the physical structures of hardwoods and softwoods. This is usually visible at both microscopic level and at the surface — hardwoods tend to have broad leaves, while softwoods tend to have needles and cones. Hardwoods have vessel elements that transport water throughout the wood; under a microscope, these elements appear as pores. In softwoods, medullary rays and tracheids transport water and produce sap. When viewed under a microscope, softwoods have no visible pores because tracheids do not have pores.

The pores in hardwoods are a lot of what gives hardwood its prominent grain, which is quite different from softwood's light grain.

Uses of Hardwood vs Softwood

In many cases, hardwoods and softwoods are both used for many of the same purposes, with more emphasis placed on the type of hardwood or softwood and how dense it is.

Generally, though, softwoods are cheaper and easier to work with than hardwoods. As such, they make up the bulk of all wood used in the world, with about 80% of all timber being a softwood. This is impressive considering hardwoods are much more common in the world than softwoods. Softwoods have a wide range of applications and are found in building components (e.g., windows, doors), furniture, medium-density fiberboard (MDF), paper, Christmas trees, and much more. Pines are one of the most commonly used softwoods.

Though hardwoods are often more expensive and sometimes more challenging to work with, their upside is that most — though not all — are denser, meaning many hardwoods will last longer than softwoods. For this reason, hardwoods are more likely to be found in high-quality furniture, decks, flooring, and construction that needs to last.

Hardwood vs. Softwood Density

The denser a wood is, the harder, stronger, and more durable it is. Most hardwoods have a higher density than most softwoods. The chart below shows the density of some commonly used woods.

Wood Density (lb/ft3) Alder (Hardwood) 26-42 Aspen (Hardwood) 26 Balsa (Hardwood) 7-9 Beech (Hardwood) 32-56 Cedar (Softwood) 23 Douglas Fir (Softwood) 33 Hickory (Hardwood) 37-58 Juniper (Softwood) 35 Magnolia (Hardwood) 35 Mahogany (Hardwood) 31-53 Maple (Hardwood) 39-47 Oak (Hardwood) 37-56 Pine (Softwood) 22-35 Poplar (Hardwood) 22-31 Redwood (Softwood) 28-55 Spruce (Softwood) 25-44 Teak (Hardwood) 41-61 Walnut (Hardwood) 40-43 Yew (Softwood) 42

As evidenced by the table above, alder and balsa are soft hardwoods, while juniper and yew are hard softwoods.

Composition of Hardwood and Softwood

Softwoods contain more glucomannans than hardwoods, while hardwoods contain more xylans. Hardwoods are generally far more resistant to decay than softwoods when used for exterior work. However, solid hardwood joinery is expensive compared to softwood and most hardwood doors, for instance, now consist of a thin veneer bonded to MDF, a softwood product.

Hardwood Softwood Cellulose 42±2% 45±2% Hemicellulose 27±2% 30±5% Lignin 28±3% 20±4% Extractives 3±2% 5±3%

References


Florida Is Home to the Second-Most Mass Layoffs in the Nation in July

Another day, another troubling fact about Florida's jobs situation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

According to numbers not seasonally adjusted by the BLS, Florida accounted for 147 of the nation's 2,176 mass layoffs in July -- second only to California.

Florida's mass layoffs -- which count as one employer laying off at least 50 workers -- was also the third-highest in the country in June and again the second-highest in the nation in May, according to statistics released yesterday.

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This complements last week's data release from the BLS, which showed that Florida lost 22,100 jobs in July -- also the second-largest loss in the country -- while 31 other states actually added jobs.

The state's unemployment rate went from 10.6 percent in June to 10.7 percent for July, while the national unemployment rate dropped slightly, to 9.1 percent.

That still leaves around 987,000 Floridians out of jobs out of the 9.2 million-person labor force, according to the state's Agency for Workforce Innovation.

Amid the job losses, it was reported a few weeks ago that Florida had the largest dropoff in applications for unemployment benefits among the states during the first week of August, which some have attributed to the new rules implemented on the first of the month that change how people go about acquiring their benefits.

Then again, the number of initial claims for unemployment benefits is still climbing -- from 6,363 in May to 9,161 in June and now 12,098 reported in July. Florida recorded the fourth-highest number of new unemployment claimants over the last month.

The BLS didn't separate the mass layoffs per industry by state, but nationally, the manufacturing industry accounted for 28 percent of the 50-plus employee layoffs -- with around 32 percent of the manufacturing layoffs coming from transportation-equipment makers.

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A comedic cartoon on Cartoon Network that feature Finn, a 12-year old boy, and Jake, a 28-year-old dog with magical powers. The cartoon focuses on the weird and wild adventures experienced by the the two best-friends while living in the Land of Ooo. Created be Pendleton Ward, a creative genius.

While being a hilarious show in itself, this show is also the perfect cartoon to watch while high. You will laugh your face off at the insanely twisted adventure the characters go on. It is recommended to watch the show in HD to get the full effect of its awesomeness.

Harold: "yo man, Adventure Time is on tonight. you wanna watch it on the 52-inch downstairs?"
Herb: "lets get high first."
Harold: "of course."

Possiably the most pimptastical short movie ever made by anyone ever. Will make you puke your ass laughing. Cartoon network is now adopting this into a full show. All of us whom have watched will be watching with great intrest.

Adventure time, common grab your friends and travel to very distant lands. Jake the dog and Pen the human the fun will never end, its ADVENTURE TIME. MATHEMATICAL RHOMBUS!

One of the most uniquely awesome shows ever. Consists of a young teenage boy named Finn, and his dog Jake... Finn is the only known human left in the world (Until he finds this old man who ends up fixing Beemo... He is ALSO human.... SPOILERS!!) Finn and Jake go on really cool adventures, and unlike all the OTHER dumbass little kid's shows, they never get scared that often unless it's really that SCARY. Which it never is.

Finn is brave, and funny; a little quirky, but he's the kind of dude I'd definitely date.
Jake is crazy yet cool, and very daring. Luckily, he has Finn to save him at his stupid moments. But most of the time, they're both smart.

"Dude, we should watch that new episode of Adventure Time.."
"Nahh, I'm really hungry.. Haven't eaten for about a week... You know what... OH WELL.. We're watching it anyways!!"


#!/usr/bin/perl -w
# Copyright 2012, 2013 Kevin Ryde
# This file is part of Math-PlanePath.
#
# Math-PlanePath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
# Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later
# version.
#
# Math-PlanePath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
# for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
# with Math-PlanePath. If not, see .
use 5.004;
use strict;
use Test;
plan tests => 7;
use lib 't','xt';
use MyTestHelpers;
BEGIN { MyTestHelpers::nowarnings(); }
use MyOEIS;
use Math::PlanePath::OctagramSpiral;
# uncomment this to run the ### lines
#use Smart::Comments '###';
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# A125201 -- N on X axis, from X=1 onwards, 18-gonals + 1
MyOEIS::compare_values
(anum => 'A125201',
func => sub {
my ($count) = @_;
my $path = Math::PlanePath::OctagramSpiral->new;
my @got;
for (my $x = 1; @got < $count; $x++) {
push @got, $path->xy_to_n($x,0);
}
return \@got;
});
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
exit 0;


Q:

Codeigniter + HAuth, Authentication failed! Facebook returned an invalid user id

I am using HybridAuth Library with Codeigniter Framework, All the other Social login are working properly Except "Facebook Social Login", I am getting the error "Authentication Failed! Facebook returned an invalid user Id."
I Tried all available Answers, Like:

Hybridauth Authentication failed! Facebook returned an invalid user id
Hybridauth - PHP - Facebook returned an invalid user id
https://github.com/hybridauth/hybridauth/issues/188
https://github.com/hybridauth/hybridauth/issues/633

I am struggling from 2 days, and tried all the possible answers, still can't figure it out what is the problem, any help will be really appreciable.
Note: CURL is working properly on my server
Update
Code File
config->hybridauthlib.php
$config =
array(
    'base_url' => '/hauth/endpoint/',

    "providers" => array (
        "Facebook" => array (
            "enabled" => true,
            "keys"    => array ( "id" => "xxxxxxxx", "secret" => "xxxxxxxxxx" ),
        ),
);

Thirdparty->hybridauth->config.php
return
array(
"base_url" => "/hauth/endpoint/",
"Facebook" => array (
            "enabled" => true,
            "keys"    => array ( "id" => "", "secret" => "" ),
            "trustForwarded" => true,
        ),

I have also do changes in third_party->hybridauth->Hybrid->thirdparty->facebook->base_facebook.php  as suggested by other developers
    public static $CURL_OPTS = array(
      CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT => 30,
      CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
      CURLOPT_TIMEOUT        => 60,
      CURLOPT_USERAGENT      => 'facebook-php-3.2',
      CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER => false
   );
   protected $trustForwarded = true;
   protected $allowSignedRequest = false;

Facebook Redirect URIs
http://localhost/myproj/index.php/hauth/endpoint?hauth.done=Facebook

A:

I have also found same issue and resolve it. Please go to this URL:
https://github.com/aviansh26dec/hauth


//! An example web service using ructe with the warp framework.
use std::io::{self, Write};
use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
use templates::{statics::StaticFile, RenderRucte};
use warp::http::{Response, StatusCode};
use warp::{path, Filter, Rejection, Reply};

/// Main program: Set up routes and start server.
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    env_logger::init();

    let routes = warp::get()
        .and(
            path::end()
                .and_then(home_page)
                .or(path("static").and(path::param()).and_then(static_file))
                .or(path("bad").and_then(bad_handler)),
        )
        .recover(customize_error);
    warp::serve(routes).run(([127, 0, 0, 1], 3030)).await;
}

/// Home page handler; just render a template with some arguments.
async fn home_page() -> Result<impl Reply, Rejection> {
    Response::builder().html(|o| {
        templates::page(o, &[("first", 3), ("second", 7), ("third", 2)])
    })
}

#[derive(Debug)]
struct SomeError;
impl std::error::Error for SomeError {}
impl warp::reject::Reject for SomeError {}

impl std::fmt::Display for SomeError {
    fn fmt(&self, out: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
        out.write_str("Some error")
    }
}

/// A handler that always gives a server error.
async fn bad_handler() -> Result<StatusCode, Rejection> {
    Err(warp::reject::custom(SomeError))
}

/// This method can be used as a "template tag", i.e. a method that
/// can be called directly from a template.
fn footer(out: &mut dyn Write) -> io::Result<()> {
    templates::footer(
        out,
        &[
            ("ructe", "https://crates.io/crates/ructe"),
            ("warp", "https://crates.io/crates/warp"),
        ],
    )
}

/// Handler for static files.
/// Create a response from the file data with a correct content type
/// and a far expires header (or a 404 if the file does not exist).
async fn static_file(name: String) -> Result<impl Reply, Rejection> {
    if let Some(data) = StaticFile::get(&name) {
        let _far_expires = SystemTime::now() + FAR;
        Ok(Response::builder()
            .status(StatusCode::OK)
            .header("content-type", data.mime.as_ref())
            // TODO .header("expires", _far_expires)
            .body(data.content))
    } else {
        println!("Static file {} not found", name);
        Err(warp::reject::not_found())
    }
}

/// A duration to add to current time for a far expires header.
static FAR: Duration = Duration::from_secs(180 * 24 * 60 * 60);

/// Create custom error pages.
async fn customize_error(err: Rejection) -> Result<impl Reply, Rejection> {
    if err.is_not_found() {
        eprintln!("Got a 404: {:?}", err);
        // We have a custom 404 page!
        Response::builder().status(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND).html(|o| {
            templates::error(
                o,
                StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
                "The resource you requested could not be located.",
            )
        })
    } else {
        let code = StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR; // FIXME
        eprintln!("Got a {}: {:?}", code.as_u16(), err);
        Response::builder()
            .status(code)
            .html(|o| templates::error(o, code, "Something went wrong."))
    }
}

// And finally, include the generated code for templates and static files.
include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/templates.rs"));


The impact of a pre-hospital critical care team on survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
To assess the impact of a pre-hospital critical care team (CCT) on survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). We undertook a retrospective observational study, comparing OHCA patients attended by advanced life support (ALS) paramedics with OHCA patients attended by ALS paramedics and a CCT between April 2011 and April 2013 in a single ambulance service in Southwest England. We used multiple logistic regression to control for an anticipated imbalance of prognostic factors between the groups. The primary outcome was survival to hospital discharge. All data were collected independently of the research. 1851 cases of OHCA were included in the analysis, of which 1686 received ALS paramedic treatment and 165 were attended by both ALS paramedics and a CCT. Unadjusted rates of survival to hospital discharge were significantly higher in the CCT group, compared to the ALS paramedic group (15.8% and 6.5%, respectively, p<0.001). After adjustment using multiple logistic regression, the effect of CCT treatment was no longer statistically significant (OR 1.54, 95% CI 0.89-2.67, p=0.13). Subgroup analysis of OHCA with first monitored rhythm of ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia showed similar results. Pre-hospital critical care for OHCA was not associated with significantly improved rates of survival to hospital discharge. These results are in keeping with previously published studies. Further research with a larger sample size is required to determine whether CCTs can improve outcome in OHCA.


Chinese Wash

Chinese Wash

15.00

Chinese Wash is used in rites of protection, in spiritual house-cleansings, to clean away messes left by enemy root workers, to open the way for new beginnings, and to purify the home in the interests of maintaining marital fidelity and a peaceful home, keeping rooms rented, or attracting customers to a business. 4 oz.

Add To Cart

Does it seem as if someone had put a jinx on your home or business? Keep your place spiritually clean and get a fresh new start. Chinese Wash is made according to the Old Original Formula with genuine Oriental Grasses and Gums and has a fresh lemony scent.

Ways to use this wash:

Just add a tablespoon of Chinese Wash to your scrub water and energetically wash your floors, doorsteps, corners of rooms, and closets.

Add a teaspoon to a spray bottle with spring water and spray a little on the beds, furniture, curtains, and walls (it is a soap, so use a high dilution and test on delicate fabrics).

Add a teaspoon to your laundry to spiritually wash your clothes.

When it is properly diluted, Chinese Wash is safe to clean most household surfaces.


December 12 is ‘Break the Internet’ Day: What to Know and How You Can Help

On the 14th of December, the FCC will vote on Chairman Ajit Pai’s proposals that he and his backers claim will ‘Restore Internet Freedom’, but critics are up in arms over what they say is a assault of gargantuan proportions on Net Neutrality – the principle that compels all internet service providers (ISPs) to treat all types of internet traffic as equal without favoring some services or blocking others.

The subject has become a highly-politicized and deeply divisive issue in the U.S. following Trump-appointed FCC chairperson Ajit Pai’s controversial decision to dismantle Obama-era regulations that activists say protect the rights of end users and small businesses on the internet. With the draft likely to pass without any amendment, various non-profits on the internet are now joining hands to fight the repeal-and-replace roadmap that hasn’t unfortunately grabbed as much mainstream media attention.

Groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) have always supported net neutrality and are organizing a massive ‘Break the Internet’protest on December 12th against the FCC’s proposed move. The object is to attract the attention of as many internet users as possible to the cause of a free and fair internet, the way it has been for the better part of three decades.

Many of the biggest and most reputable sites like GitHub, Reddit, BoingBoing, Imgur, Diviant Art etc., have already joined the protest and you too, can be a part of the movement by spreading the message through your social media accounts or by embedding any of the ‘break the Internet’ widgets on your blog with just a couple lines of code added to your site header. The widgets won’t actually block, slow down or paywall your content, but will inform people about the burning issue that most mainstream internet users are simply unaware of.

In case you’re worried about the impact of these widgets on your site, rest assured that they’ll only appear once per user per day and can be easily clicked away. The widgets will also allow your U.S.-based readers to contact their representatives in Congress without having to leave your page.

In case you want to help protect the free internet, go over to BattleForTheNet to know more.


by BRIAN NADIG

The lack of a regular postal carrier on a delivery route is one of the main reasons for late mail and other problems, according to the National Association of Letter Carriers.

"If we have the resources, you’ll see the service you were accustomed to," said Mack Julion, president of the NALC Charles Duffy Branch, who spoke at the April 18 meeting of the Jefferson Park Neighborhood Association.

Representatives of the U.S. Postal Service were scheduled to speak at the meeting but were absent. Julion, who was attending as an audience member, agreed to fill in and address delivery concerns, which have been raised at numerous association meetings.

It was reported that there are usually about a half-dozen "down routes" in the 60630 ZIP code, and those routes are delivered either by city carrier assistants who fill-in on a temporary basis or by regular carriers in the area who agree to work extra hours and to deliver a portion of another route. There are about 50 routes in 60630.

Although substitutes "try to do the best they can," those living on a down route may not get their mail until the evening, Julion said. He added that carriers who are taking on extra hours could be subject to negative comments from residents who are upset about receiving their mail late.

A resident said that mail has been delivered to his home as late as 8 p.m. and that he once found the mail "frozen in snow" on his porch instead of in the mailbox.

"It always seems like it’s someone new (delivering) when I’m home," the man said.

Carriers are instructed to skip an address if there is not a clear path to the mailbox due to snow, ice or other obstacles, Julion said.

The union and its members strive for good delivery throughout the city, and the union will bring concerns that it receives directly to the carrier on a particular route, Julion said. The failure of postal service management to attend the meeting was disappointing, he said.


Q:

outputstream response.redirect binary

I need from a c# code to make a redirect and pass data to it.
Can sy point me the right direction? how to write binary data on an httpcontext, redirect it to http://myserver/hello.aspx and take back this binary on the page load of http://myserver/hello.aspx
thx in advance

A:

FYI
I got the solution from another forum
it's not possible doing such thing with a redirect.
the two only ways seems to be :
use querystring as you mentionned
use server.redirect and use the "previouspage"
Thx anyway


F1 2014 is PC and last-gen only

Codemasters has announced that this year's F1 game won't be coming to current-gen consoles, with F1 2014's release limited to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC - although an Xbox One and PlayStation 4 F1 game will release early next year to complement the 2015 season.

F1 2014 coincides with one of the biggest shake-ups in the sport's history, and it'll look to reflect the new-look sport (including the unfortunately phallic appendages on the noses of most cars). The turbochargers will be present, as will the ERS system that's helped make the races this season some of the most thrilling in years.

As to any new features for F1 2014, details are slim beyond the mention of a new driver evaluation system and the inclusion of the Russian Grand Prix circuit in Sochi that is set to make its debut in October. There's no mention as to whether the classic cars that made an appearance in F1 2013 will be returning.

F1 2014 launches on 17th October 2014. Then, at some point in 2015, another F1 game will launch on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Distributor Bandai Namco said this will launch earlier in the F1 season and players will receive digital updates for the game as the 2015 World Championship unfolds.

"Our title for the new generation formats will mark a huge step forward for the F1 series," said creative director Stephen Hood. "We want to be out there earlier in the season and deliver new season content updates digitally as the 2015 season progresses; it's very exciting for the series and our players."


The fallout from former CIA Director David Petraeus’s extramarital affair has spawned the type of sensational media feeding frenzy that Obama detests. But when he holds his first full-scale news conference in eight months Wednesday, Obama will have to explain how he plans to re-create his national security team, what he knows about the burgeoning scandal and why he didn’t get wind of it sooner.

It’ll probably leave him longing to talk more about the fiscal cliff, the less titillating storyline of the week.

Here is POLITICO’s cheat sheet of questions that the president is likely to face:

1. Do you believe the FBI should have told you and Congress sooner about the investigation that led Gen. Petraeus to resign?

Members of Congress’s intelligence committees are outraged that they weren’t told until Friday — moments before Petraeus resigned — that he’d been the subject of a months-long FBI investigation that delved into his private emails and exposed his extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell.

The president has yet to comment on the flap, on Petraeus’s decision to resign or on the now-frozen promotion for U.S. commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Allen after reports that he exchanged thousands of pages of emails with a Tampa woman involved in the scandal.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) says her panel should have been told much sooner about the FBI probe that involved Petraeus. Other lawmakers, such as House Homeland Security Chairman Peter King (R-N.Y.), are questioning why the FBI got involved at all in what on the surface seemed like a mild case of harassing emails.


In all of colors in which 19th century bottles were blown, "gingerale
yellow" is arguably the most attractive and certainly among
the scarcest. Bininger bottles blown in this shade of color are
quite rare and this bright, bubbly example is as fine a specimen
as the collector is likely to find.

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within this listing are copyrighted by Jeff Noordsy Antiques.
The content of this page may not be reproduced, published, transmitted,
or linked to in any way without prior written consent.


Low proliferation capacity of lymphocytes from alloxan-diabetic rats: involvement of high glucose and tyrosine phosphorylation of Shc and IRS-1.
The proliferation capacity of lymphocytes obtained from mesenteric lymph nodes of control and alloxan-diabetic (40 mg/kg) rats in response to concanavalin A (ConA) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimuli was examined. Proliferation response of lymphocytes from diabetic rats was significantly reduced under Con A (43%) and LPS (46%) stimulation as compared with the control group. Insulin (166 microM) promoted a marked increase of lymphocyte proliferation (7.5-fold) in the control group and this response was much lower (2.6-fold) in lymphocyte from diabetic rats. Cells were also cultured in medium containing glucose at 5, 10 or 20 mM. High glucose concentration (20 mM) caused a marked inhibition of lymphocyte proliferation reaching the values of the diabetic group. In lymphocytes from control rats, the degree of Shc tyrosine phosphorylation was gradually increased, whereas that of cells from diabetic rats was much lower in response to insulin. In lymphocytes obtained from control rats, the tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1 was time-dependent on insulin. In cells from diabetic rats, the basal tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1 was higher than that of control rats, however, there was no further phosphorylation after insulin addition. We conclude that the response of lymphocyte proliferation from diabetic rats to Con A and LPS stimuli is decreased but insulin was able to promote a significant proliferative effect on these cells. Also, high glycemia in addition to the lack of insulin participates in the reduced proliferation capacity of lymphocytes from diabetic rats.


Title: 67%Pairing: NejiTenSummary: Naruto Gakuen Den verse. There's nothing wrong with being a tomboy.Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Kishimoto and his publishers do and the only thing I gain from writing this is possibly some attention.Dedicated to: Sorceress2000 I know you don't like the term tomboy but well hopefully you'll like the fic.A/N: This is both my contest entry for Bladed Love and a 100 themes piece. It always makes me ridiculously happy to kill two birds with one stone.

Tenten frowned and stared at the gigantic D on her paper. The six and seven seemed to mocking her even more than all of the little x marks over the questions she'd missed. She'd done fine with the multiple choice ones but the fill in the blank questions had driven her crazy.

"You should give up the martial arts club," Sakura tsked, taking the papers from her and flipping through it. "Boys don't like tomboyish girls, who are manly and dumb, as anything other than friends. If you want Neji to like you then you should study harder and join a club that doesn't make you all sweaty and gross."

Ino flipped her hair, swishing the blond pony-tail behind her, and leaned against Tenten's desk. "She's just saying that because the only thing forehead-freak here has going for her is her brains. Men are dumb and the only thing that matters to them is who's prettier, which billboard-brow will never be. You'd be cute if you'd stop with the buns and pigtails. They make you look five."

Sakura turned and glared at the comment. "Only an idiot would find a fat Ino-pig pretty!"

Tenten took her test back from Sakura and slipped out of her seat, ignoring the argument that was erupting in front of her. She really didn't want to be in the middle of it, neither of them fought fair and sometimes it got to the point of hair pulling and scratching.

Throwing her things in her bag, Tenten headed out of the classroom and from there outside. Despite their really stupid fighting she had to wonder if maybe they were right. It didn't change anything, she wasn't going to give up martial arts, but... The thought that Neji wouldn't ever want to date her because she wasn't as pretty as Ino or as smart Sakura was depressing. Neji was student class president so she could imagine Sakura being right and it was hard to imagine Ino was wrong. Neji wasn't an idiot like most of the guys, but he was still a guy.

The depressing thoughts only seemed to drag on and not even the sunshine and warm weather made her feel better. She dropped down in the grass and hugged her knees to her chest. She couldn't give up martial arts, she wanted too much to be strong. Her mother wasn't and the men she dated mistreated her. Tenten never ever wanted to feel helpless like her mom and she'd made it her goal to never be helpless. Marital arts meant she could protect her mom and herself both. It wasn't fair if she had to choose between that and being loved. Her mood sank even more.

Neji walked up and sat down beside her in the grass. "I heard about the D in history. You seem more worried about it than you should be." He leaned against his knees, watching her. "It's only one test, you'll do better the next time."

"It's not that, or not just that," Tenten sighed, crossed her arms behind her head and leaned back against the grass. "Am I 'tomboy', Neji?"

Neji raised an eyebrow. "Is there something wrong with being one?"

"Depends on who you ask," she muttered, feeling stupid for even saying that.

"Even if you are, there is nothing wrong with who you are." Neji twisted and leaned back on one elbow. "You believe in yourself and give everything you have in the things you love. You're pretty, nice, strong, and not obsessed with what other people think of you most of the time. More than that though, you see the best in people." He smiled, a soft barely there twitch of his lips that practically glowed with softness of his eyes. "Lee would tell you the same things and it's far more important what those closest to you think than what anyone else does."

Tenten sat up, flustered and more than a little embarrassed, she felt her cheeks warm and her chest tightened almost unbearably at the compliments. She didn't doubt for even a second that he meant them and he'd called her 'pretty'. "You- uh- really think I'm pretty? Even when I'm all sweaty and gross from practice?."

Neji's cheeks shaded a very light pink but his smile didn't falter. "Even more so then, because that's when you look most alive. You put your heart into it."

Her cheeks burned, relief washed over her and the sheer happiness she felt over that made her love him that much more. It didn't matter if she was a tomboy of if she got a D on a test because Neji didn't care and Neji thought she was pretty and Neji knew the exact right things to say.

Neji cleared his throat and looked away. "You feel better then?"

Tenten grinned and nodded. "Mmhmm!" She believed right then she had more hope and more of a chance with Neji than either Sakura or Ino did with Sasuke. "Thank you." Being a 'tomboy' wasn't a bad thing if it meant you didn't always have to act like a girl and she thought that maybe if he didn't ask her out soon then she would ask him.

Glad you like it hun! I think even guys have those moments where they worry about being defined by the role society puts them in. Hopefully we have somebody to remind us that what's important isn't what we're 'called', but who we are.

Of course being a tomboy's not a bad thing! (If it were, I'd be a horrible person because I am one! XD) But it's adorable that Neji doesn't care about all that. He's like 'whatever. Screw the haters. I love you.' XD

(All of us in this contest are fixiated on this whole 'tomboyish' thing. Well, most of us, haha!)

I understand how some people think it's a bad term, but I wanted to show off that it doesn't have to be seen that way. Neji is fun and to be totally honest I based his reaction off a guy friend of mine. People would say stupid things, I'd tell him, and he tell me not to worry about. I had the BIGGEST crush on that boy all because of that. He's more of a Kiba in personality but well he had his Neji moments so it worked.

Well Sorceress2000 brought it up and we had a conversation over it and then when I saw 'tomboyish Tenten' from Sakura and IMO kind of Ino since they were both doing most of the talking I couldn't resist doing a piece on it.

okay first of all story - glad you like it hun. I'm glad I got the ending right, it took me a few to decide how to end it. I didn't really want him to ask her, but at the same time I wanted that to be a part of it so there was a very ARGH what do I do? moment.

*laughs* So yeah Sorceress2000 and I had this whole conversation over it because of her pic post/rant about tomboys (the term in general) so it got me thinking about it and then I was watching the Gakuen thing again and they do call her tomboyish in it so the conversation came back to mind and I was like unable to resist doing something on it. I consider it a very empowering word because I've always used it as a 'I don't have to act like some shallow twit to be a girl' my whole life. I've always been "I'm a tomboy and I'm cute so I don't have to do my hair and nails and dress up in stupid clothes and the boys will still like me better because I'm more fun." whenever anyone's tried to tell me to be more feminine. I had a preacher once tell me I needed to wear a dress to church and he would not leave me alone no matter how much I said I was a tomboy and it really didn't suit me... so I wore a little red dress and not a single damn boy could take his eyes off me long enough to pay attention that day. (I was 170lbs but had the perfect hourglass figure and huge fucking boobs so it was not a bad 170lbs) I walked up to him at the end of the day and told him that he should appreciate tomboys more because we are both less of a distraction and dangerous when we decide to be. He never asked me wear a dress again.

The term doesn't bother me at all. My daughter is a tomboy (she calls herself that) and I'm one. I never told my daughter she had to be one but she probably picked it up from me. I've said my little sisters are a bit of a tomboy both and also very girlie so she could be either or both and it was perfectly fine. One of them is an MMA fighter, working to be an EMT firefighter, AND so very very very obsessed with her make-up and hair which I find so hilarious. It's very "You made me break a nail, I am so gonna kick your ass!" I love her, but it's comically contradictory. She'll spend a good 2 hrs in the bathroom to look all pretty and yet she goes to the gym to punch and kick people.

I didn't want it to end with them poof dating because I think it'd feel awkward/rushed in that regard and I kind of wanted a moral to the whole thing. Basically roles shouldn't define us or our actions. Hence her thinking she'll probably ask him out. That and the idea of her having confidence in who she is was important for me.

*nods* Yeah I think a lot of my mentality on it comes from my grandpa who always said tomboys were more fun. I was his favorite and a tomboy so more than likely he was saying it because that's who I was. It makes it hard to to see it as anything negative when it's always been consider something wonderful by one of the people you love most. That said I was aiming for the idea that the label isn't important, it's who you are that matters with this one. That's kind of what Neji tells her. Kind of the middle ground on the point I think/hope.

I need to lose quite a bit of weight at this point but thankfully I have access to a gym now. Now if the stress would leave me alone I'd be good.


Elvire Murail

Elvire Murail (born 7 June 1958, in Le Havre) is a French writer, mainly author of books for youth under the pen name Moka. The daughter of poet , she is the younger sisters of writers Marie-Aude and , and composer Tristan Murail.

Biography
A graduate of University of Cambridge, she began her literary career with adult novels. She enjoyed success with her first book, Escalier C, which will be brought to the cinema by Jean-Charles Tacchella in 1984.

After signing four novels for adults, she entered youth literature in 1989 under the pseudonym Moka. She signed with this pseudonym more than seventy novels for the youth, published mainly at  in the "Mouche", "Nine" and "Medium" series. These novels were for the most part books of mysteries between police and fantasy for adolescents from 10 to 15 years old.

Since 1996, she has been committed to defending a quality youth literature within the "Charte des Auteurs et Illustrateurs pour la Jeunesse" of which she was treasurer from 1999 to 2007. She was also the Permanent Commissioner for General Affairs of Sofia () until 2007. She is a member of the Société des gens de lettres and the société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques.

She also works as a screenwriter and dialogue writer for film and television.

Literary works

Under her name
1983: Escalier C
1984: La Plume de perroquet
1987: Les Mannequins d'osier
1990: Bingo !

Under the pseudonym Moka

 La Lanterne bleue, 1991, illustrations by Yvan Pommaux
 Ailleurs (trilogy)
 Ailleurs, rien n'est tout blanc ou tout noir, 1991
 Le puits d'amour, 1992
 A nous la belle vie, 1994
 Je m'excuse, 1992, illustrations by Serge Bloch
 Ma vie de star, 1992, illustrations by Olivier Matouk
 Chipies et les Inventeurs, 1992, illustrations by Fabienne Teyssèdre
 Un phare dans le ciel, 1993
 Thomas Face-de-Rat et Amélie Mélasse, 1993, illustrations by Mette Ivers
 Souï-Manga, 1993, illustrations by Joëlle Jolivet
 L'enfant des ombres, 1994
 Trois-Pommes, 1994, illustrations by Catherine Rebeyrol Nous, les filles, 1995, illustrations by Éric Heliot
 Ma vengeance sera terrible, 1995, illustrations by Anaïs Vaugelade
 La marque du diable, 1996
 Mon loup, 1996, illustrations by Mette Ivers
 Derrière la porte, 1997
 La chose qui ne pouvait pas exister, 1997
 Ah, la famille !, 1997, illustrations Mette Ivers
 Un ange avec des baskets , 1998
 Williams et nous, 1998
 Vilaine fille, 1999
 Bon à rien, 1999, illustrations Catherine Rebeyrol
 Cela, 2000
 L'écolier assassin, 2000
 Joséphine a disparu, 2000, illustrations Edith
 Le Plus grand détective du monde, 2000, illustrations Jean-François Martin
 Le Dernier cadeau du Père Noël, 2000, with Marie-Aude Murail, illustrations Stéphane Jorisch
 La chambre du pendu, 2001
 Le Poisson dans le bocal, 2001, illustrations Isabelle Bonameau
 Au pied de l'Arc-en-ciel, 2001, illustrations  Catharina Valckx
 Le petit cœur brisé, 2002
 Un sale moment à passer, 2002
 Drôle de voleur !, 2002, illustrations Isabelle Bonameau
 Golem, serial cowritten with Marie-Aude Murail and Lorris Murail.
 Magic Berber
 Joke
 Natacha
 Monsieur William
 Alias
 L'Esprit de la fôret, 2003
 Arthus et Pénélope
 Le mystère de la Ferté-des-Eaux, 2002
 Amour et trahison, 2003
 Bonne année ?, 2003
 Do you speak français ?, 2004
 Vive la révolution !, 2003, illustrations Frédéric Rébéna
 Jeu mortel, 2003
 Les Malheurs d'Hortense, 2003, illustrations Magali Bonniol
 Il était trois fois, 2003, illustrations by Denise and Claude Millet
 Jusqu'au bout de la peur, 2004
 Tango, 2004
 Pourquoi ?, 2005
 Histoires de fées, 2006, illustrations Alice Charbin
 Sorcier !
 Menteurs, charlatans et soudards, 2006
 Le Frélampier, 2006
 Le Premier Temps du Chaos, 2007
 L'Honorable et le Monarque, 2007
 L'Étoile, 2008
 Les Quatre Dragons, 2008
 Secrets et confiture, 2008
 La fin du Monde, 2009
 C'est l'aventure, collective, 2010
 Frissons
 La Prophétie de Venise, 2012
 L'Immortel, 2013
 Kinra girls (12 volumes), illustrations Anne Cresci

Cinema and television

Cinema
1985: Escalier C directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella, (co-screenwriter and dialogue writer)
1988:  directed by Magali Clément, (assistant screenwriter)
1988: La Septième dimension, directed by six co-directors, (co-screenwriter and assistant screenwriter)
1989: Les Mannequins d'osier directed by Francis de Gueltzl, (screenwriter and dialogue writer)
1993: Une journée pour rien by Serge Halsdorf, (screenwriter and dialogue writer)

Television
1993: Chambre froide, directed by Sylvain Madigan, (adaptation and dialogues)
1996: Un monde meilleur, directed by Laurent Dussaux, (screenwriter-assistant dialogue writer)
1997: , directed by Lisa del Bo, (screenwriter-dialogue writer)
1997: Un étrange héritage, directed by Laurent Dussaux, (screenwriter-assistant dialogue writer)

Prizes and awards
 Prix du premier roman for 'Escalier C, 1983
 Prix George Sand for Escalier C, 1984
 Prix des Incorruptibles
 Tam-tam  Prix du Polar
 Grand prix de l'Imaginaire
 Prix des Embouquineurs
 Prix de la SNCF for Pourquoi ?She received twice a scholarship from the National Center for Letters for Un phare dans le ciel'' and for the whole of hetr work for youth.

References

External links
 Elvire Murail on Babelio
 Official website of the author
 Elvire Murail on École des Loisirs
 Elvire Murail on Ricochet-Jeunes

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Category:People from Le Havre
Category:20th-century French non-fiction writers
Category:French children's writers
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Category:Prix du premier roman winners
Category:Living people
Category:20th-century women writers


Peng Shilu

Peng Shilu (; born November 18, 1925) is a Chinese nuclear engineer. Known as "the father of China's nuclear submarines" and the "father of China's naval nuclear propulsion", he was the first chief designer of the country's nuclear submarine project, directing his team to build China's first generation of nuclear submarines (Type 091 and Type 092). He was also the main designer for China's first nuclear power plants, and is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He served as vice minister for China's Sixth Ministry of Machine Building (Ministry of Shipbuilding Industry) and Ministry of Hydropower.

Biography

Peng Shilu was born on November 18, 1925 in Haifeng County, Guangdong province, the son of Peng Pai, a top Chinese Communist revolutionary in the 1920s. His parents were killed by the Kuomintang government when he was less than 4 years old, and he was jailed at the age of 8 for being the son of Peng Pai. He was later rescued by his grandmother and sent to Yan'an by Zhou Enlai. In the 1940s he received his early training in Yan'an Institute of Natural Sciences (now Beijing Institute of Technology).

After 1949, he went to the Soviet Union to complete advanced studies in nuclear science at Moscow Power Engineering Institute. When he returned to China, he was appointed to a senior post conducting research on the submarine nuclear reactor.  In 1959, the Soviet Union refused to provide assistance for China's planned project of building nuclear-powered submarines, and Mao Zedong proclaimed that China would build its own nuclear submarines "even if it takes 10,000 years". Peng oversaw the entire nuclear submarine project and set about developing a workable nuclear power plant.

In 1968, Peng proposed and led the building of a land-based prototype nuclear power reactor in Sichuan province for China's first nuclear submarine. This reactor was completed on April 1970 and successfully passed a test in July after Peng reported to the Central Special Commission led by Premier Zhou Enlai.  In 1973, Peng was appointed vice president of China Ship Research and Design Institute (Wuhan-based 719 Research Institute, the Nuclear Submarine Institute), and afterwards became vice minister of the Sixth Ministry of Machine Building.

China's first nuclear submarine (SSN), the Long March I of class 091, was commissioned in 1974, making China the fifth country to own a nuclear submarine after the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France.  The first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) of class 092 was completed and commissioned in 1981.  Both type 091 and 092 submarines were equipped with the nuclear reactors and propulsion systems created by Peng and his team.  In 1979, Peng was appointed the first chief designer of China's nuclear submarine project, while Huang Xuhua, Zhao Renkai (赵仁恺), and Huang Weilu (黄纬禄) were appointed as deputies.

In 1983, Peng shifted from military to civilian application of nuclear power plants when he was appointed as vice minister for the Ministry of Hydropower, and was also appointed general engineer in the Ministry of Nuclear Industry. He led his team to build the Daya Bay and Qinshan Nuclear Power Plants.

Awards and honors
Peng received the National Science Conference Award in 1978, the top prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Awards in 1985, the Science and Technology Progress Award from Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation in 1996, and the Top Scientific Achievement Award from Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation in 2017. In 1988 he received the honorary title of "Outstanding Contribution to National Defense Science and Technology" from the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

Personal life
Peng's wife, Ma Shuying (马淑英), was his schoolmate in the Soviet Union, and they married in 1958 when they returned to China. They have a son and a daughter.

References

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Category:Living people
Category:Hokkien scientists
Category:People from Haifeng County
Category:Chinese nuclear engineers
Category:Engineers from Guangdong
Category:Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Category:Naval architects


Novel impedimetric immunosensor for detection of pathogenic bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes in human saliva.
Streptococcus pyogenes , also known as group A streptococcus (GAS), is a Gram positive human pathogen responsible for invasive and noninvasive human infections with a high incidence rate. Traditional detection methods involve cell culture and PCR, which are limited by long processing times or the need for high cost equipment. Impedance-based electrochemical immunosensors provide an alternative by which precise and rapid quantitative detection of the organism can help with rapid clinical decisions. To bring a biosensor for point-of-care applications to market, strict optimization of each level of construction and operation is required. In this paper, commercial screen-printed gold electrodes have been used to construct polytyramine (Ptyr)-based immunosensors. Biotin tagged whole antibodies against S. pyogenes were conjugated to Ptyr amine group via biotin-NeutrAvidin coupling. Sensors were optimized at each level of construction, particularly for Ptyr electrodeposition and antibody concentration, to optimize signal and specificity. Scanning electron microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and on-sensor analysis (HRP conjugated enhanced chemiluminescence-based semiquantitative method) to detect Ptyr surface amine and bound antibody were performed as supporting techniques. Cumulative and single shot incubations had shown detection range of 100 to 10(5) cells per 10 μL and 100 to 10(4) cells per 10 μL of bacteria in PBS, respectively. Sensors were also able to specifically detect S. pyogenes in 50% (v/v) human saliva, with good selectivity and low cross-reactivity.


## 0.2.2
* Added `offstage` as `Widget` extension method
* Added `neumorphism` widget as `Widget` extension method
* Changed `scale` method to accept directional scaling

## 0.2.1
* Added `aspectRatio`, `center`, `fittedBox`, `fractionallySizedBox`, `card`
* Added `seperator` to `toRow` and `toColumn` list methods

## 0.2.0
* Major code refactoring
* Added `parent` as `Widget` extension method
* Added animations for `overflow`
* [Breaking] Similar widgets no longer try to merge
* [Breaking] Changes `elevation` formula to match the material spec
* [Breaking] Renamed `constraints` to `constrained` to avoid nameclash
* [Breaking] Renamed `decoration` to `decorated` to avoid nameclash

## 0.1.3
* Added `flexible` as `Widget` extension method
* Fixed bug with `textStyle` not working correctly

## 0.1.2
* Added `expanded` as `Widget` extension method
* Added `positioned` as `Widget` extension method

## 0.1.1
* Added `textStyle` method to `Text` and `TextSpan`
* `TextSpan` methods updated to match `Text` methods
* Added `clipRect`
* Added `clipper` and `clipBehavior` to `clipRRect`

## 0.1.0+2
* Fixed gestures not working with `ripple`

## 0.1.0
* Added `Styled.icon` to be able to animate `Icon`
* Added `Styled.text` to be able to animate `Text`
* Changed `elevation` formula
* Changed `animate` parameters from named to "unnamed" and required

## 0.0.8
* Added `animation` for `backgroundColor`, `backgroundImage`, `backgroundGradient`, `backgroundLinearGradient`, `backgroundRadialGradient`, `backgroundSweepGradient`, `backgroundBlendMode`, `border`, `boxShadow`, `width` and `height`
* [fix] `transform` animation crashes app

## 0.0.7
* Added `animate`
* Added `border`
* Added more parameters to `ripple`
* Added `toColumn`, `toRow` and `toStack` to [List]
* Renamed `isTap` to `onTapChange`
* Changed `elevation` behaviour to match material design standard
* [Breaking] Removed `duration` and `curve` parameters from all methods in favor of `animate` method

## 0.0.6
* Added `animatedText` to implicitly animate text when property value changes
* Animated `borderRadius` and `backgroundBlur`
* Multiple `boxShadow` methods will now merge together instead of replacing
* Added `textWidthBasis` method to [Text]
* Added `textElevation`

## 0.0.5
* Added styling methods for [TextSpan]

## 0.0.4
* Added `linearGradient`, `radialGradient`, `sweepGradient`, `backgroundBlendMode`, `backgroundImage`, `scrollable`
* Merges similar widgets together
* Minor improvements and fixes

## 0.0.3
* Added animations for all [widget] methods supporting animations
* Added more methods

## 0.0.2
* Added more basic widgets
* Added some animated widgets

## 0.0.1
* Initial consept


The present invention relates generally to two-speed drives using computer technology for adaptive control of the unit. More particularly, the present invention relates to a main motor, a clutch and gear set between the main motor and a secondary motor, the secondary motor having a brake.
The present invention has application on a wide variety of machinery requiring either high-speed, precision indexing or feed drives requiring high speed approach to a work piece and then adjustable slow speed to perform an operation on the work piece with a precision stop. Typical applications for the present invention operating in the precision index mode include index tables, transfer bars, positioning drives, index type conveyors, rotary sheet feeders and linear sheet feeders. A typical application for the present invention operating in the high speed approach with a slow speed work cycle is the feed drive for the machining heads used in automated transfer machining lines.
Various two-speed drive units have been developed for the above applications but all require the use of multiple limit switches to control the various sequences of the cycle. These units have two major drawbacks. The first drawback is that the productivity and accuracy of the driven machine depends upon the skill of the setup man and/or operator in the setting of the limit switches. The second drawback is the positioning accuracy of the various elements of the complete system. In essence, limit switches determine when a certain function will start. The resulting position at which the function is completed is thus variable due to small changes such as frictional load on the driven machine and the effects of ambient, machine and drive temperatures. With the present invention, the position where a function is to be completed is given to the computer and the computer determines on a cycle-to-cycle basis when each function of a multi-function cycle is to start.
Prior art two speed drive systems have been used in indexing applications only when absolutely necessary in order to achieve better positioning accuracy than is possible with a single speed system. The reason for this is the loss of productivity when using a two speed drive system due to the system operating at the slower speed for a portion of its cycle. Accordingly, it is one object of the present invention to increase the productivity of the driven machine using a two speed drive system to nearly the same productivity as with a single speed system by minimizing the time the system operates at the slower speed. Another object of the present invention is to increase the final positioning accuracy.
Two speed drives are also commonly used for the feed drive of machining heads in automated lines. Another object of the present invention is to more accurately position the machining head at high speed to a position just before the work piece is contacted thus increasing productivity. In order to achieve depth control of the tools machining the work piece, it is often necessary to build stops into the machine. The necessity to do this causes additional problems due to the sudden stopping of the machine and the machine's inertia. Another object of the present invention is to increase the accuracy of depth control of the tools so the stops are no longer necessary thus eliminating the sudden stopping of the machine.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a two speed drive that can also be used as a single speed drive unit without mechanical modifications. Another object of the present invention is to use the same mechanical control equipment in a wide variety of applications without user programming. This is achieved by inserting a different preprogrammed EPROM into the control board.
Another object of the present invention is to eliminate the use of compressed air that is used on many other prior art two speed drives. Experience shows that 4014 60 percent of all maintenance problems are caused by dirty or improper air supplies.
Further objects of the present invention are to provide an improved two speed drive system that is simple and compact in design, economical to produce and extremely rugged and maintenance free during operation.
Further objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the analysis of the following written specification, the accompanying drawings and the appended claims.


Great guide mate, finally updated my k750 after computer probs. I did have R1N002 or something similar, now I haveR1AA008. Not noticed much difference yet but the joystick is more responsive, and the camera is slower to save the picture. What other improvements should I have then?

Hi guys wondring if you could help me. I had a vodaphone branded phone and had it unbranded and unlocked. The firmware version is R1N005 I tried to do an update but the update reports that I already have the latest version of the firmware? is this so? I'm not sure if I really do have the updated firmware version.

is it possible to have a v600i and upgrade it with the firmware from a k600i ?because i installed everything the soft ware just works fine and i plugged in the usb cabkl in the upllerleft sid eof my v600i but how do i get the k600i software onto it ?

excuse me....izzit can tell me wat is firm the handphone.....cause i am using the sony ericsson P900 now...izzit i firm the hanphone then i can use the memory stick pro duo oledi..???cause my handset now jus can support memory stick duo only...is a bit memory for me only...damn s***~~!!!izzit can teach me....thanks...

I desperately need help! My PC is on XP and it simply refuses to acknowledge my phone. It always starts the 'found new hardware' dialog box but it always ends in error when 'it fails to locate the software'. ive already dloaded the usb update driver from the SE website. I cant flash my phone, i need the usb to work.

hi elton, thank you for the tip. I actually installed ONLY the disc2phone software from the cd, as the cd sleeve says i do not need PC Suite just to make my phone work as a flash drive. but then i realised disc2phone wont work cuz the pc wont recognise the usb connection.

WHat followed was: dloaded the usb update from SE website, connected the phone via the usb cable and then switched it on. XP immediately detected the phone, and i installed the dloaded driver to make the usb flash drive work. all well and nice then.

out of nowhere, XP then pulls a stunner on me by going back to saying new hardware detected and results in error.

I will follow seus2, but i hope im not the only one with a horrible pc-phone usb relationship, LOL.


Obrona Częstochowy

Obrona Częstochowy is a 1913 Polish historical film. It is based on a novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz.

Cast
Maria Dulęba as Olenka Billewiczówna
Aleksander Zelwerowicz as Jan Onufry Zagloba
Stefan Jaracz as Michal Wolodyjowski
Bronisław Oranowski as Andrzej Kmicic
Lucjan Wisniewski as Jan Skrzetuski
Kazimierz Wojciechowski as Jan Skrzetuski
Seweryna Broniszówna as Anna Borzobochata

References

External links

Category:1913 films
Category:Polish films
Category:Polish historical films
Category:Polish silent films
Category:Polish black-and-white films
Category:Films based on works by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Category:1910s historical films


Large area sub-micron chemical imaging of magnesium in sea urchin teeth.
The heterogeneous and site-specific incorporation of inorganic ions can profoundly influence the local mechanical properties of damage tolerant biological composites. Using the sea urchin tooth as a research model, we describe a multi-technique approach to spatially map the distribution of magnesium in this complex multiphase system. Through the combined use of 16-bit backscattered scanning electron microscopy, multi-channel energy dispersive spectroscopy elemental mapping, and diffraction-limited confocal Raman spectroscopy, we demonstrate a new set of high throughput, multi-spectral, high resolution methods for the large scale characterization of mineralized biological materials. In addition, instrument hardware and data collection protocols can be modified such that several of these measurements can be performed on irregularly shaped samples with complex surface geometries and without the need for extensive sample preparation. Using these approaches, in conjunction with whole animal micro-computed tomography studies, we have been able to spatially resolve micron and sub-micron structural features across macroscopic length scales on entire urchin tooth cross-sections and correlate these complex morphological features with local variability in elemental composition.


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"Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver spoke out against the president Sunday night saying that his response to the devastation in Puerto Rico has been “horribly racist.”

“How are you even trying to take a victory lap right now?” Oliver said in response to the President’s claim that “an amazing job is being done in Puerto Rico” and "tremendous progress" has been made.

“Getting aid to a disaster zone is a huge challenge but Trump’s rosy assessment of success has been disputed by many on the ground, like San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, who went on TV to plead for more aid and got a depressingly predictable response from the president,” he said.

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Following the mayor’s public plea for help, Trump said that she was being “nasty” and tweeted, “The mayor of San Juan, who was very complimentary only a few days ago, has now been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to Trump. Such poor leadership ability by the mayor of San Juan, and others in Puerto Rico, who are not able to get their workers to help."

Oliver also took exception to a Trump tweet that the comedian said accused the people of Puerto Rico of being lazy.

"They want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort,” Trump tweeted.

“The primary obstacle to hurricane relief has been Puerto Rican laziness?” said Oliver. “You have got to hand it to Trump: anybody can say horribly racist things about Hispanic people on a golden escalator, but it takes real balls to do it while their fellow citizens are dying. Trump is basically saying: ‘When hurricanes hit our people, they’re not hitting our best, they’re killing poors, they’re killing lazies and some I assume have said nice things about me.’ ”

Many Democrats criticized what was seen as a callous response by the president to the tragedy. "Today our President will sit in his opulent golf resort attacking hurricane first responders," tweeted Sen. Chris Murphy Christopher (Chris) Scott MurphyDemocratic senator calls for 'more flexible' medical supply chain to counter pandemics The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Don't expect a government check anytime soon GOP chairman to release interim report on Biden probe 'in about a week' MORE (D-Conn.). On Sunday, Trump dedicated his golf trophy to hurricane victims.


Did Greek minister Varoufakis show Germany the 'Stinkefinger'?

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis speaks during a news conference to present the ministry's new general secretaries at the ministry building in Athens March 4, 2015. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

BERLIN (Reuters) - Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis tangled yet again with Berlin on Monday after German television aired a 2013 video purportedly showing him making a rude gesture toward Europe’s economic powerhouse.

Varoufakis denied brandishing his middle finger - known in Germany as the “Stinkefinger” - during a lecture in Croatia where he said Greece should have defaulted in 2010 rather than accept a multi-billion euro bailout package.

“The video was faked, without doubt,” he told German news magazine Der Spiegel’s online version on Monday.

German public broadcaster ARD, which showed the video on Sunday, said it had seen “no sign of manipulation” but would have experts check it.

Varoufakis has regularly traded barbs with Germany, especially with his irascible counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble, since the leftist Syriza party took power in January pledging to end austerity and renegotiate the bailout terms.

Athens has also urged Germany to pay reparations for the wartime Nazi occupation of Greece, a demand Berlin has rejected.

“My proposal was that Greece should simply announce that it is defaulting ... and stick the finger to Germany and say ‘you can now solve this problem by yourself’,” Varoufakis says on the video, raising his middle finger.

Confronted with the video, Varoufakis told ARD: “I have never given the finger ever.”

Appearing on the same show, Bavaria’s state finance minister Markus Soeder said straight out that Varoufakis was lying.

“It is getting more and more difficult to accept Mr Varoufakis as a serious partner in negotiations,” he told the online version of business daily Handelsblatt.

A Marxist economist, Varoufakis has surprised many European capitals with his unconventional approach, appearing to question Greece’s commitment to honor past pledges in interviews.

He also raised eyebrows by appearing in the glossy French magazine Paris Match, enjoying a meal with his wife on the terrace of their upmarket flat overlooking the Acropolis - a prime location in Athens.

Varoufakis later said he regretted the photoshoot but not the interview. There was little reaction in Greece, where unemployment has soared above 25 percent and output tumbled during recent years of budget rigor.

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman denied last week any “personal feud” with Athens existed, but Berlin’s patience is clearly running out. Schaeuble said last week he could not rule out an accidental Greek exit from the single European currency.

Last week Athens complained to Berlin, saying Schaeuble had insulted Varoufakis at a news conference. The German minister denied the accusation.

Writing by Crispian Balmer and Stephen Brown; Additional reporting by George Georgiopoulos in Athens, Micheal Nienber in Berlin and Alessandra Galloni in Cernobbio; Editing by Tom Heneghan