![]() In October 1884, the International Meridian Conference at Washington, D.C., decided that the prime meridian for longitude and timekeeping should be one that passes through the center of the transit instrument at the Greenwich Observatory in the United Kingdom. Four standard time zones for the continental United States were introduced at noon on November 18, 1883, in Chicago, IL, when the telegraph lines transmitted time signals to all major cities. Operators of the new railroad lines needed a new time plan that would offer a uniform train schedule for departures and arrivals. Weather service chief Cleveland Abbe introduced four standard time zones for his weather stations, an idea which he offered to the railroads. Railroad managers tried to address the problem by establishing 100 railroad time zones, but this was only a partial solution to the problem. Time zones were therefore a compromise, relaxing the complex geographic dependence while still allowing local time to be approximate with mean solar time. Every city in the United States used a different time standard so there were more than 300 local sun times to choose from. Train drivers must recalculate their own clocks in order to know departure time. Time calculation became a serious problem for people traveling by train (sometimes hundreds of miles in a day), according to the Library of Congress. ![]() Each train station set its own clock making it difficult to coordinate train schedules and confusing passengers. ![]() American railroads maintained many different time zones during the late 1800s. The use of local solar time became increasingly awkward as railways and telecommunications improved. Noon occurred at different times but time differences between distant locations were barely noticeable prior to the 19th century because of long travel times and the lack of long-distance instant communications prior to the development of the telegraph. See also: Standard time in the United Statesīefore the adoption of four standard time zones for the continental United States, many towns and cities set their clocks to noon when the sun passed their local meridian, pre-corrected for the equation of time on the date of observation, to form local mean solar time. History Rand McNally Standard Map of the United States, 1921, showing boundaries different from today It is the combination of the time zone and daylight saving rules, along with the timekeeping services, which determines the legal civil time for any U.S. The clocks run by these services are kept synchronized with each other as well as with those of other international timekeeping organizations. Official and highly precise timekeeping services (clocks) are provided by two federal agencies: the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (an agency of the Department of Commerce) and the United States Naval Observatory (USNO). The time zone boundaries and DST observance are regulated by the Department of Transportation, but no single map of those existed until the agency announced intentions to make one in September 2022. Roosevelt called "War Time." From 1946 to 1965 North Carolina did not observe Daylight Time, but since 1966 the state has followed the national schedule.In the United States, time is divided into nine standard time zones covering the states, territories and other US possessions, with most of the country observing daylight saving time (DST) for approximately the spring, summer, and fall months. 1945, North Carolina implemented what President Franklin D. 1942, state offices operated on Daylight Time from 9 Feb. 1947 North Carolina adopted Eastern Standard Time statewide.ĭuring World War I, North Carolina adopted Daylight Time for the periods 31 Mar.-27 Oct. This remained the case until 1946, when most of the municipalities in the western counties passed local ordinances changing to Eastern Standard Time. Most of North Carolina fell into the Eastern Standard Time zone, but the western limit for that zone ran through Asheville at 82 W 33', thereby leaving a portion of western North Carolina in the Central Standard Time zone. 1883, four times zones across the nation were established. The United States observed almost 100 conflicting local sun times until the fall of 1883, when a General Time Convention met in Chicago on 11 October and a Southern Time Convention convened in New York on 17 October. ![]() In the decade before 1880, the need for standardization became critical and the subject was widely discussed. Schedules then became essential, particularly for trains traveling in an east-west direction. Time zones were determined locally until the coming of railroads.
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![]() While most other companies only offer one container size, PODS has three sizes: 8-foot, 12-foot, and 16-foot. This level-lifting machine can help maneuver your moving storage unit into place. Invented by PODS, the PODZILLA is a machine that keeps containers and everything inside them level while being lifted onto or off PODS trucks. The container has ground-level access ramp-free loading allows for level-lifting, which the PODZILLA can do. ![]() With roll-up doors, these pods don’t take up as much space when you open them. The containers are guaranteed to be safe and secure as long as you have the keys to those locks! In addition, they come with built-in tie-down rings, which help you secure your belongings with ropes or straps for the drive. Fortified by its steel construction, it is designed with impact- and weather-resistant polymer wall paneling. One major reason why people choose PODS is because of their container quality and size options. Known for its high container quality and multiple container sizes, PODS offers local and long-distance services at low, affordable prices. Protecting your possessions is essential during your move, particularly if you are traveling a long distance to your new home. With its growing popularity, moving container companies now tend to refer to their moving containers as “pods.” PODS, or “Portable On Demand Storage,” is one of the best-known moving container companies. It can range from under $500 for a small-scale, local move to over $5,000 for a larger scale move moving several large pods across the country. There is a huge range in pricing, which depends on how many containers you need and which storage facility is closest to you. Save our post on Pinterest! Moving with PODS Moving pods storage with U-Haul U-Boxes.Moving pods storage with U-Pack ReloCubes.Take a look at other mobile storage companies. With Horizon Workrooms, you can set up your own little space away from the office and even invite coworkers to hang out and collaborate. It was built to be completely wirefree, but you can plug it into a powerful gaming rig with a single USB-C cable and experience the kind of ultrahigh-definition VR you can only get from dedicated PC hardware. The Meta Quest 2-the successor to the Oculus Quest, originally called the Oculus Quest 2-delivers great resolution in a lightweight body. Below, we feature both kinds of headsets. Plus, in the case of the Meta Quest 2, you can plug it into a PC if you want the extra graphical horsepower. You can bring this kind of VR headset to any room in the house without having to lug around a PC. ![]() It's more comfortable, you don't have to worry about getting tangled up in your own cables, and it's totally portable. But if you're looking for absolutely top-of-the-line graphics, and you already shelled out for a great gaming PC or laptop, then you'll want to go tethered.įor most people, myself included, wirefree VR is a much better option. ![]() You'll likely trip on them at some point too. There's no getting around the fact that cables are awkward to deal with, especially when you can't see them. ![]() The disadvantage is that you're, well, hooked up to a PC. Before we dive deep, there's one question you need to answer: Do you want a tethered or wireless headset? Tethered VR gives you more graphical detail because you're hooked up to a PC. The Northwest Territories Department of Education, Culture and Employment site provides information about education for kindergarten to grade 12 in the Northwest Territories. Northwest Territories Education, Culture and Employment The Yukon Department of Education site provides information about education in the Yukon. The Alberta Education site provides information about programs and services for students in Alberta. The British Columbia Ministry of Education site provides information about programs and services for students in British Columbia. Tutorials, activities, and information on tessellations and tiling are included. This site offers activities and applets for investigating tessellations using pattern blocks. Investigating Tessellations Using Activity Pattern Blocks Also included are interactive problems and explanations. This site includes interactive applets that allow you to explore translations, rotations, reflections, translations, and combinations of these transformations. You can even generate your own number cubes to use in simulations. This interactive site allows you to experiment with various random number generators, such as spinners and number cubes, and tally results. As each pair is correctly matched, a hidden picture is gradually revealed. The game Equation Match requires you to find matching pairs of equations by solving for x in each equation. Graphs and linear relations are colour-coded to make comparisons easy. This interactive site allows you to practise graphing up to five relations simultaneously. Immediate feedback is provided for each question. This site includes problems at five different levels from easy to super brain. Practise adding and subtracting integers using a number line. Instructions can be read online or printed. This site features an interactive applet using pattern blocks to investigate fractions and fractional relationships. ![]() Pattern Blocks: Exploring Fractions With Shapes ![]() ![]() This site offers geometry problems, proofs, quizzes, puzzles, illustrations, and historical references from South American Inca culture, including Cuzco, Machu Picchu, the Nazca Lines, the Quipu, Caral, and an Incan city on Mars. Geometry Step-by-Step From the Land of the Incas Need some practice with percents? This site reviews the meaning of percent, provides worked examples, and then allows you to test your skills with an interactive quiz. Interested in playing the Math Games in MathLinks 8? Click on the links below to download the game boards and other pieces you need to play the games in Chapters 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12.īLM 6–24 Fabulous Fractions Multiplication SheetīLM 6–25 Fabulous Fractions Division SheetīLM 9–13 Friends and Relations Game CardsīLM 9–14 Friends and Relations Record SheetīLM 12–20 Playing at Tiling Game Board #1īLM 12–21 Playing at Tiling Game Board #2īLM 12–22 Playing at Tiling Game Board #3 MacX DVD Ripper Pro is one of the finest DVD Ripper, for both Mac and Windows. Other great apps like FFmpeg are Avidemux, MKVToolnix, Shutter Encoder and Freemake Video Converter. MacX DVD Ripper Pro A Fast DVD Ripper Alternative to HandBrake. The best FFmpeg alternative is HandBrake, which is both free and Open Source. The problem is the guy did it in windows and I’m not sure how it could be done in macOS. There are more than 50 alternatives to FFmpeg for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. Step Three: Start Ripping You've got a bunch of DVDs sitting around your house, but you can't even remember when you last saw your DVD player, and your laptop doesn't even have a disc drive anymore. This could be really useful because then I could set the whole process up and not have to come back after thirty mins to start the compression after MAKE finishes the rip. Step Zero: Install Handbrake and libdvdcss So You Can Decrypt DVDs. Doing this allowed handbrake to rip the dvd and compress the dvd all in one action. I watched a YouTube video where the guy copied some dll files from the MAKE folder in program files into his handbrake folder. It takes about 20-30 minutes for the rip and 2-3 hours for the compression. I am using MAKE to rip my blu-ray collection and then handbrake to compress. I apologize if this has been covered in a different post. Free to download programs that can replace or work as. ![]() ![]() I’ve been browsing this forum and searching google for this solution but I am not able to find what I’m looking for. HandBrake is a GPL'd multi-platform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter. ![]() They are washed and sorted, then finely chopped in a grinder. Most apple juice concentrate is imported to the US from China, where farms are known for their pollution and excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides.īut North Coast Organic sources all their apples from organic growers in California, Oregon, Arizona, and right here in Washington.Īpples are delivered to their processing plant in California Monday through Saturday. How North Coast Organic Makes Their Apple Juice Drink This is why it’s important to really read those ingredient labels. That’s because this apple juice drink is unlike any juice drink currently available. I know, it’s confusing, right? After telling you doctors recommend avoiding anything not labeled 100% juice, I’m recommending a juice “drink”. But Aren’t We Supposed to Avoid Juice “Drinks”? This gives their apple juice drink 45% less sugar than 100% apple juice. North Coast Organic’s Kid’s Juice Drink is a reduced sugar beverage made from fresh-pressed apples and filtered water. I’m so excited that we got a sneak peek (and taste!) of their solution. ![]() So, the company began to work on a way to make their juices more accessible to everyone. They heard from many consumers who loved their pressed, not from concentrate, and additive-free apple juice but not the high level of natural sugars from the apples. This is why North Coast Organic decided it was time to shake up the juice industry. But an 8oz serving of a typical 100% apple juice from concentrate can have as much as 28 grams of sugar! New Kid’s Organic Apple Juice Drink Never From Concentrate Kids ages 2-15 should have less than 25 grams of sugar a day, according to the American Heart Association. Most of these beverages have added sugar.īut even 100% juice still has large amounts of sugar. This is why doctors recommend sticking with 100% juice, and avoiding things labeled as a “juice drink” or “cocktail”. With so many kids in America drinking 16 ounces (or more) of juice each day, the biggest concern is the massive amount of sugar children are taking in. I was pretty shocked by this because I always assumed that 100% juice was just pure juice! Apparently concentrating the juice can also reduce the flavor, which is why they have to add flavor back in. Not only that, but even 100% juice from concentrate can have flavor and color additives. But the high heat required for making apple juice concentrate can also reduce the nutritional value of the juice itself. This reduces cost for packing, storage, and shipping. What is Apple Juice Concentrate?Īpple juice concentrate is made by removing most of the water from the pressed juice of apples. But even then, 100% apple juice is typically made from apple juice concentrate (and can still have added ingredients like ascorbic acid). For instance, many kid’s juice drinks are sweetened with extra juices, and have additives such as ascorbic acid, citric acid, and other unknown “natural flavors”.įor an apple juice to be labeled as “juice” it must be 100% juice. ![]() It’s important to read your food labels carefully, especially when it comes to juice. While the American Academy of Pediatrics does say that a serving of juice can replace a serving of fruit, they also lay out some warnings. Many parents see apple juice as a great option for getting a serving, or two, of fruit into kids each day. You all know I love my research, and I have been pretty impressed as I’ve looked into what makes North Coast Organic stand out. While North Coast Organic is paying us to write this post, I agreed to partner with them because I really love their products and am so impressed with their dedication to health, quality, and sustainability. But are apple juice and pouches actually good for them? And how does their production impact the environment? We’ve been diving into those questions, and are excited to share the answers with you. This is a sponsored post for North Coast Organic through Kitchen PLAY.Īs parents we all know kids will happily drink as much apple juice, and eat as many fruit and veggie pouches, as they can get their hands on. You can find the user documentation for the Software on the “Support” page of the applicable Belkin website.Ģ. ![]() As part of this license, you may (A) operate the Software in the manner described in the user documentation for the Software (B) where the Software is provided for download onto a personal computer or mobile device, make as many copies of the Software as you reasonably need for your own use (this does not include firmware) and (C) permanently transfer all of your rights to use the Product (including but not limited to the Software) to another person, so long as that person also agrees to be bound by this Agreement, and following such transfer you stop using the Product and the Software. Belkin hereby grants you the right to use: (i) where your Product is not a “Small-Medium Business or SMB” branded Product, for your personal, non-commercial purposes or (ii) where your Product is a “Small Medium Business or SMB Product, for your personal or commercial use copies of the Software in object code form on devices that you own (or, in the case of firmware, one copy of the firmware in object code form solely on the Product relating to the firmware). “You” may also mean a person who has downloaded the Software from an authorized website, such as or from an authorized application market or store, such as Apple’s App Store or Google Play (each such application market or store is referred to in this Agreement as an “App Store” and collectively as “App Stores”).ġ. Software does not include any Open Source Software (as defined below).īy “you,” we mean the purchaser, recipient or other end user of the Product containing the Software or the purchaser, recipient or other end user of the Software on a standalone basis. “Software” means any and all firmware programs and associated files provided with respect to the Product any and all software programs, applications or “apps” and associated files provided with respect to the Product all modified versions of and upgrades or improvements to such programs (such as those provided via web-based updates), all subsequent versions of such programs, and all copies of such programs and files. This Software is licensed to you by Belkin and, where applicable, by Belkin’s suppliers. YOU MAY OPT OUT OF SUCH ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 17. ![]() IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES, THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION IN SECTION 17, INCLUDING A CLASS ACTION WAIVER THAT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO DISPUTES YOU MAY HAVE WITH BELKIN. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND YOU PURCHASED A PRODUCT CONTAINING THE SOFTWARE FROM AN AUTHORIZED RETAILER, RESELLER OR APP STORE (AS DEFINED BELOW), YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO RETURN THE PRODUCT FOR A REFUND, SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE APPLICABLE RETURN POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT CHECK THE BOX OR CLICK THE BUTTON AND/OR DO NOT USE, COPY OR INSTALL THE SOFTWARE, AND UNINSTALL THE SOFTWARE FROM ALL DEVICES THAT YOU OWN OR CONTROL. ALSO, BY USING, COPYING OR INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO ALL THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. ![]() PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING THIS PRODUCT.īY CHECKING THE BOX OR CLICKING THE BUTTON TO CONFIRM YOUR ACCEPTANCE WHEN YOU FIRST INSTALL THE SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO ALL THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. This End-User License Agreement (this “Agreement”) is a legal document that contains the terms and conditions under which limited use of certain Software (as defined below) that operates with the Product is licensed to you. Belkin International, Inc., including all affiliates and subsidiaries (“Belkin”, “us” or “we”) thanks you for choosing one of our Belkin, Linksys or Wemo products (the “Product”). ![]() ![]() Client-side web application: A JavaScript application running in a web browser using Angular, Backbone.JS, jQuery, etc.Server-side web application: A Java EE web application running on Apache Tomcat, an ASP.NET MVC application running on Microsoft IIS, a Ruby on Rails application running on WEBrick, a Node.js application, etc.In real terms, a container is something like: A container is something that needs toīe running in order for the overall software system to work. Not Docker! In the C4 model, a container represents an application or a data store. In many cases, a software system is "owned by" a single software development team. This includes the software system you are modelling, and the other software systems upon which your software system depends (or vice versa). actors, roles, personas, etc).Ī software system is the highest level of abstraction and describes something that delivers value to its users, whether they are human or not. ![]() Which in turn are implemented by one or more code elements (classes, interfaces, objects, functions, etc).Īnd people may use the software systems that we build.Ī person represents one of the human users of your software system (e.g. In order to create these maps of your code, we first need a common set of abstractions to create a ubiquitous language that we can use to describe the static structure of a software system.Ī software system is made up of one or more containers (applications and data stores),Įach of which contains one or more components, ![]() Hypnagogic hallucinations: The term refers to sensory illusions during the transition from waking to sleeping (i.e., during falling asleep) or from sleeping to waking (i.e., upon awakening).Conversely, not every narcoleptic has cataplexies (narcolepsy type 2). When cataplexies occur, narcolepsy is almost always present. In all cases, however, the affected persons remain fully conscious. But you can also buckle your knees briefly or even slump completely. Sometimes the acute loss of tone is only noticeable by the fact that the facial muscles slacken briefly and the affected person speaks unclearly and slurred. Cataplexy usually lasts only five to 120 seconds and can vary in severity. Triggers are intense emotions such as laughter, joy, pride, surprise or anger. Cataplexy: This refers to the sudden, momentary loss of tension (tone) in the muscles of the face, arms, and legs, usually on both sides of the body simultaneously.However, some sufferers also tend to fall asleep in more active situations, such as while eating or driving. Usually this daytime sleepiness becomes noticeable in monotonous situations (e.g. If they (can) sleep for 15 to 30 minutes, they usually feel refreshd for a few hours afterwards before becoming sleepy again. Daytime sleepiness: Narcoleptics are either constantly sleepy during the day or experience sudden attacks of falling asleep again and again – the sleepiness is so overpowering that they nod off, often only for a few minutes.Narcolepsy is essentially characterized by the following symptoms: Researchers suspect that in these cases, a loss of hypocretin-producing neurons provides the impetus for the impaired sleep-wake regulation. Very rarely there is a familial predisposition and also rarely the disease occurs as a symptom of brain damage – for example as a result of a stroke, encephalitis or an accident with brain injury. In addition to autoimmune processes, experts also discuss infections (such as with the flu) as triggers of narcolepsy. Sufferers alternate frequently between sleeping and waking at night and during the day. As a result, the normal sleep-wake rhythm is disturbed. It is possible that in affected narcoleptics the immune system destroys those nerve cells that produce the hormone hypocretin. Hypocretin is important for sleep-wake regulation: it strengthens wakefulness and stabilizes both wakefulness and sleep.Įxperts suspect that the reason for hypocretin deficiency is an autoimmune reaction of the body, i.e. ![]() This loss can be searched for and confirmed diagnostically by hypocretin measurements in the neural fluid the measurement has been offered at the University Hospital Zurich since the early 2000s. It is based on the loss of the predominant nerve cells in the brain that produce the nerve messenger hypocretin (or: orexin). Narcolepsy is a well-studied neurological disorder. In most cases, however, narcolepsy begins at a younger age, during adolescence or before the age of 40. The disease can appear for the first time at almost any age. However, experts assume that the number of unreported cases is high – many people probably suffer from narcolepsy without being aware of it or their doctor. Research shows that in Europe, only 26 to 50 people out of 100,000 of the population suffer from it. In certain cases, narcolepsy type 2 is only the early stage of type 1, i.e., over time, the affected person does develop cataplexies – the diagnosis then changes from “narcolepsy type 2” to “narcolepsy type 1”. Without deficiency of this nerve messenger and without cataplexy, narcolepsy type 2 progresses. the producing nerve cells in the brain have been lost. The decisive factor for narcolepsy type 1 is the fact that a measurable nerve messenger substance is largely missing in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), i.e. In most cases, cataplexies are not present from the onset of the disease, but develop months to years after the initial symptom, daytime sleepiness. This variant probably accounts for the majority of all cases of narcolepsy. Narcolepsy type 1 is associated with such attacks of muscle flaccidity (cataplexies). Two main forms of narcolepsyĮxperts distinguish two main forms of narcolepsy, in terms of the symptom cataplexy (sudden slackening of muscles as a result of strong emotional stimuli) described below: The result is excessive sleepiness during the day, which sufferers cannot resist and which cannot be alleviated even with sufficient sleep. Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder in which sleep-wake regulation in the brain is disturbed. The TR65 was priced upon introduction at £1,829.82. Respecting its lineage, the model retained the Turner-designed 'paper dart' logo on its side panels but with a different, updated 'Thunderbird' script. Moreover, whereas Triumph's 750cc range had electronic ignition, the TR65 was fitted with contact breaker points. The Triumph TR65 Thunderbird 650 cc parallel-twin was a short-stroke version of the 750 cc T140 Bonneville engine and was the cheapest model in Triumph's range with budget features such as a drum rather than disc rear brake, the absence of a tachometer, a merged exhaust system, painted rather than polished alloy and economy Dunlop Gold Seal tyres. The Triumph worker's co-operative at the Meriden factory re-introduced the Thunderbird model name to their range in April 1981. Triumph Meriden co-operative: TR65 Thunderbird A 1966 Thunderbird was prominently used by the leads in the popular 2006 romance film, Once. Throughout this time, however, the Thunderbird retained its distinctive nacelle. Before then, in 1963, the Thunderbird, along with Triumph's other 650 cc models, was given the Turner-designed unit engine. This unpopular feature, dropped quickly in the USA market, remained in ever-abbreviated forms for the home market until disappearing altogether for the final year of production, 1966. įrom 1960, the Thunderbird acquired Turner's rear fairing nicknamed the 'bathtub' on account of its shape. In the book Triumph Motorcycles In America, there is reproduced a letter from Triumph's importers objecting to the producers as to the use of their machine in this film about rowdy motorcycle gangs. Triumph obtained further lasting publicity with Marlon Brando's 1953 motion picture The Wild One, in which he rode a 1950 6T Thunderbird. ![]() All three machines were ridden to the circuit and back to the Meriden factory. ![]() The 6T Thunderbird was launched publicly at Montlhéry near Paris, where three standard-production bikes were ridden around a circuit by a team of riders who between them averaged a speed of 92 mph (148 km/h) over a distance of 500 miles (800 km). Note the nacelle, the merged exhaust system and the full version of the unpopular bathtub rear fairing. Previously, it appeared as a decal on the headlamp nacelle.ġ962 Triumph Thunderbird, the last with the 'pre-unit' engine. The 'paper dart' logo was embossed onto the chain case cover on Thunderbirds from 1955 to 1962 and can be seen upon closer examination on the supplied photograph of the 1962 model. ![]() The concept of enlarging the Speed Twin, the Thunderbird name and its 'paper dart' logo were thought up by managing director Edward Turner on one of his regular trips to Triumph's operations in the USA. To capture the American market, the 6T Thunderbird used a variant of the earlier Speed Twin's parallel twin engine, bored out from 500 cc to 650 cc to give the added horsepower American customers demanded. Original Triumph: 6T Thunderbird Replica of Marlon Brando's mildly customised 1950 6T Triumph Thunderbird from The Wild One, surrounded by publicity stills from the film The name was used three more times for new and distinct Triumph models. ![]() The Triumph Thunderbird is a British motorcycle that was introduced by Triumph in 1949 and produced in many forms until 1966. |
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