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Updated:Tuesday 14th October 2014
|King of the Ziyarid dynasty
|ca. 890 Tabaristan
|January 935 Isfahan, Iran
Mardavij (Persian: مرداویج, also spelled as Mardaviz, Mardavich, Mardavige, and Mardavaz; died 935), was the founder of the Ziyarid dynasty, which was founded in 930.
Born to a Zoroastrian family native to Tabaristan, Mardavij was an anti-Muslim, who sought to revive the Persian Empire which was conquered in 651 by the Muslims. He first started his career by joining the army of Asfar ibn Shiruya. Mardavij, however, later betrayed him, and killed him, conquering much of Jibal. Mardavij then set out to conquer Hamadan, Dinavar and Isfahan from the Abbasids, where he declared himself king of Iran and made Isfahan the capital of his kingdom.
He then defeated the Dailamite general Makan ibn Kaki, and conquered Tabaristan in 932. By 934, his authority was acknowledged in Shiraz and Ahvaz. However, his goal of recreating the Persian Empire was ruined when he was murdered by his own Turkish slaves.Contents
Mardavij was born ca. in 890 when Amr-i Laith Saffari and Nasr I ruled in Sistan and Khorasan respectively. Some reports say that his birthplace was in Daylaman (in northwestern Iran) or somewhere in Mazandaran. Mardavij was the son of Ziyar, and a sister of Harusindan, a Gilite ruler. Mardavij belonged to the Arghich tribe, which claimed to be descended from Arghush Farhadan, king of Gilan who lived during the time of Kai Khosrow. Members of the Arghich clan were mostly known to be considered as warriors, and the name of Mardavij which means ''a man who fights bravely'' should have been popular. The religion of Ziyar and his family is not exactly known. Zoroastrianism, including heterodox branches such as the Mazdakite, the Zurvanite and Gayomardian, was still popular at his time. However, Mardavij was known to harbor Zoroastrian sympathies and practiced that religion.Rise to power
Around 913, Mardavij joined the army of Asfar ibn Shiruya. Like Mardavij, Asfar was a Dailamite Zoroastrian, who was native to Lahijan. Asfar was a general in the service of Zaydids, who ruled Tabaristan at the time.
In 930, Asfar invaded the domains of the Zaydi Abu Muhammad Hasan ibn Qasim. During the invasion, Mardavij managed to heavily wound Abu Muhammad near Amol, thus avenging his maternal uncle Harusindan, who was killed by the hands of the Alids. The army of Asfar then marched towards Ray, where they defeated the Dailamite general Makan ibn Kaki, who fled to Daylam. Asfar managed to successfully conquer Tabaristan, and also captured Qazvin and Zanjan. He then appointed Mardavij as the governor of Zanjan. In 930, Mardavij along with Asfar''s brother, Shirzad, were ordered to capture Tarom, the capital of the Sallarid ruler Muhammad bin Musafir. During the siege, Mardavij, on the urging of Makan and Muhammad, betrayed Asfar by revolting against him. With the aid of Muhammad and Makan, Mardavij defeated and killed Shirzad, including other members of his tribe. He then marched towards Qazvin, the residence of Asfar. However, Asfar managed to flee. Mardavij thus founded the Ziyarid dynasty, and became ruler of Asfar''s former territories, which included; Ray, Qazvin, Zanjan, Abhar, Qom and Karaj. He is said to have worn a "crown of Anushirvan" at his court.ReignPersia in the mid-10th century
Mardavij then aggressively began expanding his domains, by attacking Asfar, who was now residing in Hamadan after his disastrous defeat. In 931, Mardavij managed to defeat and kill Asfar. He then began quickly capturing the Abbasid cities of Hamadan, Dinavar, and Kashan, and finally in Isfahan, which became his capital. He then appointed his brother Vushmgir as the governor of Amol. Mardavij planned to conquer Baghdad, remove the caliphate, be crowned in Ctesiphon and restore the Persian empire.
In 930, Makan managed to defeat Mardavij, and briefly recover Tabaristan. Makan then extended his rule over most of Gurgan and even take possession of Nishapur in western Khurasan, which he was forced to abandon in 931, bowing to pressure by the Samanid ruler Nasr II. In 931, Mardavij sent an army against Makan, but the latter defeated Mardavij''s forces in a first engagement in 931. Eventually, after Makan''s return to Tabaristan from Nishapur, Mardavij personally launched an attack that conquered Tabaristan.
Just after Mardavij''s victory, Ali ibn Buya, along with his two brothers Hasan ibn Buya and Ahmad ibn Buya, managed defect to Mardavij''s side just as he was preparing to undertake the conquest to the south of the Alborz mountains as far as Qazvin. Not long afterwards Mardavij granted Ali administrative rule over Karaj, a strategically important town probably situated near modern Bahramabad. While making a stop in Ray on his way to Karaj, however, Ali was warned by Mardavij''s vizier al-''Amid that Mardavij was planning to eliminate him. Hurriedly leaving Ray, he arrived at and took over Karaj. In 933, Mardavij made peace treaty with the Samanid ruler Nasr II; Mardavij agreed to cede Gurgan to the Samanids and pay tribute for his possession of Ray. Mardavij then began to focus on western Iran, where his troops managed to conquer as far as Ahvaz, and forced Ali, who was now in Shiraz, to once again acknowledge his authority.Death
In January 935, shortly before Nowruz festivities, Mardavij was assassinated by his Turkish slaves, whom he had treated bad and had favored his Dailamite troops instead of them. After his assassination, many of his troops entered the service of the Abbasids, while some others joined Ali, who managed to found the Buyid dynasty, and had take over Mardavij possessions in central and southern Iran, while Mardavij''s brother Vushmgir succeeded him in northern Iran. Mardavij was buried in Gonbad-e Mardaviz, a place located in the north east of Amin Abbad Borough in the city of Rey, south of Tehran.
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Am I missing something or was the professor wrong?
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Answered By : David Richerby
The alternative definition that you attribute to your professor is wrong, as your counterexample clearly shows.
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Yulia Sharko, who turned 21 on the day she died, was trying to pull her daughter from the stationary BMW through the half open front seat window.
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This Weird Factor Affects Who You Trust
In contrast to the advice doled out by career-finding websites and baby boomers nationwide, there's more to making a good impression than eye contact and a firm handshake: According to recent research, your moral judgments may affect your popularity with other people. A study from Oxford and Cornell Universities, published earlier this month in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, found that people who hold to a black-and-white standard of morality — that is, they believe in moral absolutes — tend to be seen as more trustworthy than those who see the world in shades of grey.
To measure attitudes toward morality, psychologists presented over 2,000 participants with variations on classic moral dilemmas like the Trolley Problem, which asks people to choose whether or not to save one innocent life at the expense of many others. The choices presented in these dilemmas fell into two categories: Rule-based and cost/benefit. The rule-based judgment holds to more intuitive moral rules — for instance, refusing to kill one person to save others, or respecting someone's dying wishes. Cost/benefit judgments, on the other hand, go with the choice that favors the greater good, even at the expense of others.
In the study, researchers asked participants how they viewed people based on their moral judgments, and the results were clear: People who held to moral absolutes, aka those who made rule-based judgments, were seen as more trustworthy, and participants generally preferred them as potential social partners.
It's not exactly a shocker, but here's where things get interesting: Some people were seen as trustworthy even though they made a choice to actively kill someone. One of the moral dilemmas presented in the study was the Soldier's Dilemma, in which the leader of a band of soldiers has to decide whether to kill one of his men before he's captured by enemies. In one variation, the soldier begs the leader not to kill him; in another, the soldier asks the leader to stab him to avoid being tortured to death.
Although you'd think that the "trustworthy" option would be to let the soldier live, people actually found the decision to respect the soldier's wishes more important than the act of murder. In the study, participants preferred individuals who acted out the soldier's dying wish, whether it was killing him or letting him live. According to researchers, respecting individual choices appears to be more important than following the rules exactly. Furthermore, participants also emphasized how the decision was made; people who struggled with the decision were seen as trustworthy even if they ended up making the cost/benefit choice.
"We appear to like people who stick to these intuitive moral rules — not because they are sticklers for the letter of the law, but because the rules themselves tend to emphasize the absolute importance of respecting the wishes and desires of others," professor David Pizarro said, according to Science Daily.
On the other hand, this isn't to say all moral relativists are seen as untrustworthy jerks (although some people are certainly more Machiavellian than others). Moral dilemmas are great for philosophical debates, but they don't necessarily reflect real life. Besides, if everyone hated the morally grey, Loki would be a far less popular character, and that's a world nobody wants to live in.
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Chicago-based production studio Vitamin Pictures has added Tim Sepulveda as technical director. He brings experience in visual effects, animation and design through work with Leviathan, Charlex, Daily Planet and elsewhere. At Vitamin, Sepulveda will act as a liaison between clients and the studio's creative team and oversee projects for a technical perspective. He'll also work to improve workflows and implement new technologies.
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Title: The Disappearances
Author: Emily Bain Murphy
Age Group: Teen/Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fiction
Series: Standalone
Star Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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The Disappearances was the next book in my library stack, and I wanted to be able to read it before I had to return it. I found it the way I find most of my library books; it was recommended to me on one of the sites that I follow. But what initially drew me in, even more than the intriguing synopsis, was the cover, haunting and creepy and compelling all at once. I started the book not quite sure what to expect; this debut novel was kind of like a mashup of Stephen King, with more than a healthy dose of magical realism, with romantic and supernatural elements sprinkled throughout. Add to this formula gorgeous prose, a creepy, gothic setting, breakneck pacing, and secrets and twists and turns, and you'll have something close to The Disappearances.
Aila and her younger brother, Miles, are being shipped off to the tiny town of Sterling after their father goes to fight in the war. Simmering with resentment and grief after the mysterious death of her mother, she begins to realize that everything in Sterling isn't quite what it seems. Ostracized by the townspeople and confused by her feelings for her house mother's son, she decides to dig deep into Sterling's past. But someone out there doesn't want their secrets unearthed, and Aila and her friends are on a race against the clock to set things right....
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The First official press conference for the Cliq Urban Music Festival 2017 held, July 11th at the Chariot Hotel, Buea.
The Cliq Urban Music Festival is a large scale 4 days music fair that features an exciting lineup of national, international and local artistes, scheduled for November 29th to the 3rd of December 2017, in Buea.
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January is coming to an end in just a few short days. Have you made progress in achieving them?
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Recently I've learned that I do better when I set some short-term goals, leading to the overall long-term goal. In 2013 my longer term goals are to become Leaner, Stronger, Faster and finding peace and balance of the Mind, Body and Soul.
I plan to set a monthly goal to achieve these longer term goals. I did not set a goal in January mainly because of vacation. I am working on a plan for February. I recently started taking a Body Flow class each week. This class helps me with my balance, stretching (which I never do) and finding peace of the Mind, Body and Soul.
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Thursday, September 15, 2016
Amazon with Skull
Does your car have a skull on the hood? No? Why not? As seen at the Classic car and Customs event at Sundby Gård.
5 comments:
- Mo said...
Very male
- Thursday, September 15, 2016
- PerthDailyPhoto said...
Eye-catching ☺
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- William Kendall said...
People look twice at that.
I photographed some old and sports cars recently... a pick up truck among them had all sorts of skulls and other grim decorations.
- Thursday, September 15, 2016
- Jack said...
Uh, no, Steffe, it doesn't. But I will start looking for one. OK?
- Friday, September 16, 2016
- Maria Russell said...
Yorick's skull?
Love both photos!
Thanks, Stefan.
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When Direct Interactions, a contact center solution's, set out to boost efficiency KPI's, it
conducted an extensive, industrywide search for a workforce performance
optimization solution to help it take its call floor performance to the next
level in the marketplace. In a new case study launched this week, Direct
Interactions said that in the end, workforce performance management leader
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Once they decided to go with ClearView, it was fairly quick and easy to go
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dramatic improvements.
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The capabilities of superfast broadband and 5G will support Northern Ireland's growth. But Rainbow Communications argues more investment is needed
Northern Ireland has become a hotbed of entrepreneurial spirit and innovation. Hundreds of exciting independents and SMEs are popping up across many different sectors including design, technology, hospitality, tourism and communications. The rollout of Superfast Broadband and 5G only heightens these opportunities.
When it comes to driving more efficient working, and ultimately growth, connectivity is key.
Companies large and small are increasingly operating via satellite offices or making use of a mobile or flexible workforce. As such, the requirement for seamless access to files, emails, teleconferencing or even simply Google Maps is in more demand than ever. This will only increase as time moves on.
With the imminent end of ISDN in 2020, the development of 'Cloud' and SIP trunking has carried on at pace. In the immediate future virtual meetings and remote working will become the norm and landline calls redirected to mobiles will become an essential for any business on the move.
'The Cloud' is extending further through our telecoms and IT networks, ultimately placing ever greater demands on our connectivity. Many of you will likely already have specialist network solutions in place, but SMEs continue to struggle. Over 40 per cent of premises in Northern Ireland still don't receive the most basic broadband speed of 2mbps.
However, with 5G promising speeds of 10-20gbps it may begin to alleviate these connectivity issues. It will offer exciting new opportunities across sectors such as manufacturing, transport and healthcare that can only be realised through innovation and invention. For instance, by allowing more data to be transferred quicker between devices, 5G will enhance the future capabilities of drone, environmental, retail and logistics technologies.
Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, shares the government's vision to have the UK as a world leader in the delivery of 5G – and it's facilitating trials ahead of rollout to help achieve this aim.
From our perspective, as suppliers and providers of telecommunications services to over 10,000 customers across Northern Ireland, we know that businesses and private customers alike are looking for faster speeds, greater reliability, more capacity and better responsiveness. From a telecom's perspective, 5G may solve issues around poor connectivity by delivering superfast broadband wirelessly.
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A telephone survey is probing Maitland residents about their waste and recycling habits
A telephone survey is probing residents in Maitland and across the Hunter about their waste and recycling habits in a bid to understand their needs at a household level.
Hunter Joint Organisation of Councils has this month instigated the indepth survey across the Maitland, Cessnock Dungog, Port Stephens, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Upper Hunter and MidCoast Local Government Areas (LGA).
Independent company Taverner Research is asking residents a wide range of questions about their garbage and recycling habits including what they do with items like empty paint cans, asbestos, fluorescent lights and soft plastics.
Residents are also probed about what they do with their food waste, organic waste, and if they try to reuse plastic items in their home.They are also asked how the community could improve its recycling efforts.
Hunter joint organisation chair, and Cessnock Council Mayor Cr Bob Pynsent said every member council had to reduce the amount of waste that went into landfill. He said that would also reduce the levy payable to the state government and make councils more sustainable.
"The 10 councils in the Hunter all face the same issue of the waste levy, so each council needs to be smarter with the amounts of landfill that they accept," he said.
"We've got to devise programs that divert waste from that weigh bridge and the waste levy.
"Recycling is continually a changing landscape and we need to adapt to that.The last thing we want is recyclable material going into landfill and contamination is one of the reasons why it could end up there."
The survey is part of Hunter Joint Organisation of Councils' Better Waste and Recycling Fund, which is funded through the NSW Environment Protection Authority.
The data will be collated later this year and Hunter Councils will distribute the information to its member councils.
It comes after a collaboration with Hunter Research Foundation in 2018 recommended Hunter Councils conduct community research on waste and resource recovery habits in its member council LGAs.
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Latest figures show the budget deficit in Q2 was up more than £3 billion on the corresponding period of last year. Add in where we are in the electoral cycle and it's unsurprising that new measures to help plug the shortfall are being floated. In the Lyons Inquiry Into Local Government bed tax has been mooted as one revenue-raising idea.
Specifically, the proposal is that all hotels, hostels and B&Bs will be required to levy a 10% bed tax on their customers' accommodation bill in addition to the 17.5% VAT that most of these places already have to charge.
It's not hard to see why this must be a particularly appealing option to Labour strategists. The tax will mainly hit foreigners and the rich. Come the next election, entrepeneurs affected by the drop in business/bankruptcy are likely to be voting in constituencies with solid Tory majorities so no loss there.
I am resolutely against this tax. Firstly, it requires an extra layer of bureaucracy both for the hotel owners and for the government to enforce making it an expensive tax. With planning it is a relatively easy tax to avoid as hotel owners can reduce official accommodation rates by lifting prices on other products (e.g. food). Even more pertinent is the fact that in most places where it has been introduced it has been withdrawn quickly because of the disastrous effect on tourism and related services. The Balearics and New York are examples of aborted bed taxes. A bed tax may provide the Treasury with a short-term boost, but this is another example of bad policy.
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7th August Update
Great to see the leadership taking the anti-bed tax campaign to the streets. People remember these eye-catching events. We need more of these guerilla-type campaigns. Labour keep bending towards our policies, but we need to make sure that the electorate believe us when we tell them that's what we've been campaigning for all along. This style of campaigning helps.
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Sleep Tax
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- Ellee Seymour said...
Hi, I've just written a press release about this for Julian Sturdy who is a Conservative parliamentary candidate for York Outer, a new seat. He believes the same, that it is ludicrous and could have a devastating impact on local hoteliers and guest houses. I'm glad Tories are rasing this issue and bringing it to people's attention, not many know about it - until it is too late.
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Didn't he also make cameo appearances on "I Love Lucy" as Cousin Ernie? I remember the coal and having to clean wallpaper (with Omar Cleaner) because it became coated with coal dust.ReplyDeleteReplies
He made a lot of guest appearances and I am sure he was on Lucy. I have a hazy memory of that happening.Delete
I remember when Lucy's cousin came to visit on I Love Lucy. He might have been tv's first hillbilly. He really had a great voice, I think a lot of guys sang 16 tons as they were driving to work,especially when it's cold and dark outside as it is this time of year. Mood music, I believe they call it. Put you in the mood to skip work and go to a bar.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yep, we all knew the words and the tune and where ever we worked, it was always "off to the mines".Delete
One of my mother's favorite singers:)ReplyDeleteReplies
He was very good and it seemed that he sang without any pressure. It just seemed to flow out of him.Delete
Hey, Good LookinReplyDelete
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I remember singing these along with with Sixteen Tons. My mother and father loved his songs.Replies
His music seemed to be loved by all ages. He sure was easy to listen to.Delete
Yeah, i remember those songs.ReplyDelete
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Still cloudy over this way.Delete
Ahhh I knew them all except Mr and Mississippi..... and I wasn't born till 1960! LOL.... We used to heat a rented farmhouse with a wood/coal combination furnace. Start with wood and once you get a good bed of coals, then you could shovel in a couple big chunks of coal to the last the night. In the morning, stir them up a bit and toss in more wood to get flames going. Then more coal. Heated a whole winter that way, each and every day and night. It was before I had my first child and was pregnant that entire winter. By the next winter, we had bought our own house and thankfully had central heat with natural gas! whew.....ReplyDeleteReplies
I don't remember Mr. and Mississippi, either, but it was in the list of his song hits. Dang, you are making me feel old, you were born the year before I graduated from High School. (grin)Delete


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smartcruzin replied to MikeT's topic in Operation and Maintenance: 450 Model, 2005-2006, dieselMike, mine was doing that on occasion a couple years ago for a few years straight. It would crank the whole cycle or two and then start up completely fine on the next attempt, usually when mild out. Knew it wasn't bad fuel but it was like the fuel wasn't flowing at all. It was an intermittent issue that I'd mentioned to the dealership several times. During one visit I read they'd disconnected the harness from the Sam to inspect the connections and after that I've never had the issue again. I've never had the upgrade and relay installed at the Sam. Although they never found anything wrong I am certain that one of the pins or connections got "cleaned up" just by removing and reinstalling. I think they might have used some of that electrical grease on it too.
smartcruzin replied to smartcruzin's topic in Buyer's GuideHaven't seen this car since near the end of December, 2014 at the dealership. Just googled and it's now at Jim Pattison Toyota on Douglas Street with an advertised price of $7,995.00. 56,212 kms.
smartcruzin posted a topic in Buyer's GuideMerry Christmas to all! My New Years resolution is to get back to this site after a couple of busy years working too much, Lol! Anyway, I've had my eye on this sweet little car at Jim Pattison Volvo of Victoria. They have pictures and a video on their website of this little gem. I can't have two of them but I would sure like to see it get a good home. There's not a scratch on it, obviously garaged as the top looks brand new. The plastic rear window in the soft top is totally unscratched. Someone's lovingly cared for this cream puff. They advertise a/c but doesn't have it. When I first noticed this car a month ago it was near $9,000.00 but has been holding steady at $6,888.00 for a few weeks. VIN is WMEAK00F86J282928, for you Mike T! I look at it everyday as I walk past the dealership. It's rare a car draws me in that much but alas, I don't need three vehicles! Maybe this could turn out to have a new life with an owner that'll cherish it as much as I love mine! Take care over the holidays my friends. I see I have pages and pages of catch-up reading to do!
smartcruzin replied to smartcruzin's topic in Operation and Maintenance: 450 Model, 2005-2006, dieselBtw Mike, as you were suggesting, a few weeks after the glass roof install the glass shop called and asked me if I would consider selling the old sunroof to an inquiring customer who was looking for parts. I said "sure, but it no longer belongs to me, it's yours if you still have it. Do what you like with it". They suggested offering it up for $200.00 with my permission and called a week later for me to collect the money.When I opened the envelope it was only fair to offer to split it 50/50 with them and just as pleased to know parts of it might've been successfully transplanted into another Smart and not totally trashed. No leaks since!
smartcruzin replied to smartparc's topic in Operation and Maintenance: 450 Model, 2005-2006, dieselMine was leaking from the very same spots and replaced with the glass roof. Cost all in was around $1,400.00 with glass, plastic trim pieces and installation.There was a thread on this site about it.
smartcruzin replied to smartcruzin's topic in Operation and Maintenance: 450 Model, 2005-2006, dieselMike, I asked the glass shop if TPM might want the parts and asked if they could identify the leaking areas now that removal had taken place. They said there's so many layers it could've leaked from deep within and so I'm not sure anyone would want to risk using the parts. When it was removed it was likely bent or mangled anyway. Only the motor would probably be of any use but who knows if water was flowing through there too. Months ago when I first took it to the glass shop they said they'd replaced maybe six total sliding sunroofs(which included the entire roof as one unit) while the cars were under the manufacturers warranty. This tells me there must've been a manufacturing defect from the start. The recent leak was diagnosed on my last day of Mercedes 7 yr/160,000 km warranty.Although that warranty only covered the motor and electrical, it crossed my mind to contact head office and see if there's anything they would offer, given the replacements during the first four years that were done on other cars, but TPM has been very good to me and I've decided, I think, to just leave it alone. Looking back through my invoices my first problem right from the start was with the alignment of the sunroof glass sticking up high on one side. TPM tried adjustments, filed something down, and finally replaced the glass itself but it still didn't sit flush at the front compared to other cars.I have all that documentation but given the length of time elapsed now(7 years) without a "discovered" leak there's likely nothing Toronto would offer anyway. Mike, your B200 is newer. With your ongoing leak right from new, you might consider persuing head office for something if you go my route? When you google "sunroof leak" it spans all makes/models. Only stands to reason you'd not want all those potential water ingress areas to be at the top of a vehicle.
smartcruzin replied to smartcruzin's topic in Operation and Maintenance: 450 Model, 2005-2006, dieselUpdate: Well, I've finally got my car back after three weeks. My sunroof was diagnosed as leaking in two places, front and back on the left side in an inaccessible area. Both Three Point Motors and the glass shop worked hard to finally source the problem for the second time. A new motorized sunroof was out of the question at $2,500.00 plus installation , and frankly, I wouldn't risk a second one. I opted for the glass roof this time at $1,300.00 for the glass and all the new interior headliners needed, etc. Labour was only $350.00. The glass shop did the work and I finally picked my car up yesterday. I'll be watching closely during the next few rainfalls! For certain, I would never again go with a sunroof on any future vehicle. It never got used, cost me $1,200.00 above the original glass roof from new, and now another $2,000.00 plus to restore car to the roof that came included as standard in the first place. There was also an extra $500.00 in charges related to diagnosis since the suspected leak started, including removing the seats and carpets for a few days while the interior dried. Could've been the result of the water testing with one door not completely closed properly, the leak itself, or combination of the two. Fortunately, no damage, mould or mildew formed as the soaked floors and carpets just happened a couple of days earlier.With only 62,000 kms on the vehicle and all the money spent on preventative maintenance, I decided it was worth my while to spend the money in hopes that I might get the same mileage again before major repairs make a new vehicle decision easy. It's been a good little car, it's first hiccup. The dealership kept it overnight on a battery charger as the car had been worked on so much in the last few weeks the battery was pretty run down to the point where I left dealership, made my first upshift, and it started to lose power and run rough like a cylinder or two was lost. I limped back to the dealership and it corrected itself. The technician said no codes were triggered and that it's possible that the tranny upshifting on a low battery caused a temporary engine/computer shutdown. It's been a bit of an ordeal but my car sits tonight at home for the first time in three weeks. No rain is forecast for a week so we'll see. We sure are lucky to have Three Point Motors here in Victoria. They definitely understand the car and the customer service is exemplary. The glass company did a superb job on the installation and my sincere thanks to them as well for their very reasonable bill at the end of it all. We were well looked after by both.
smartcruzin posted a topic in How-To: 450 Model, 2005-2006, dieselWith the light stalk switch on, I don't seem to have any lighting on the heat temperature slide control, the air flow selector slide beside it, fan speed control, and the fresh/recirculating air control slider. I am imagining that there ever was lighting in these areas?
smartcruzin replied to smartcruzin's topic in Operation and Maintenance: 450 Model, 2005-2006, dieselSmart Ferrari, yes, it was the seal/grommet where the wiper wiring enters the car's body that was causing my issue. It was very obvious once the headliner was removed and high pressure water sprayed on it. Before the headliner was removed, on the first repair attempt though, the technician thought it was the hatch seal. It was removed, deemed to be in good shape, some sort of windshield goop applied, and the seal re-installed.If your hatch seal is that loose then that could easily be another cause of your leak.
smartcruzin replied to smartcruzin's topic in Operation and Maintenance: 450 Model, 2005-2006, dieselApparently, if it leaks near the windshield, it's easier to re-seal. If it has to sit outdoors I would park slightly inclined at the front so it drips out the headliner at the rear and not down into the battery well or dash area into all that electrical. My headliner has been reattached as the sunroof wasn't leaking. It turned out to be the grommet described above where the wiper wiring enters the car. You should try parking it nose up while just spraying water only onto the hatch area. There are numerous water entry points besides the sunroof. Also, even if the four drains allow water to exit, you may still have debris causing an issue during heavy rain that would need to be carefully snaked out, as happened in my case. Good luck, keep us posted. The Victoria dealership has a glass company contact if you don't get satisfaction.
smartcruzin replied to smartcruzin's topic in Operation and Maintenance: 450 Model, 2005-2006, dieselHopeful news! After the dealership blew and snaked out the drains, they also repaired the rubber grommet where the rear wiper wiring enters the car from the hatchback glass. I believe this has solved the problem-confirmed by the very heavy rain and wind last night. This morning I expected to find water inside but happily not even a drop. I will monitor it all week and if everything is still leak-free, Friday morning the glass company will re-install the roof liner, etc. A happy camper I'll be not having the expense of a new glass roof to replace my sunroof. I believe the couple of drops near the track were the result of water shooting through the grommet when they were using high pressure water and they just happened to land there. It gave the appearance of two issues when in fact it was only one.
smartcruzin replied to smartcruzin's topic in Operation and Maintenance: 450 Model, 2005-2006, diesel[Thanks Mike. You're right. It's been water tested a few times and it appears to be above and around the track. They can see the area it's leaking from but can't get at it. Your idea of the mirror is a good one. I'll try it. There seems to be many bolts and screws and I wonder about the feasibility of removing parts of the sunroof for repair without pulling the roof. The technician at the dealer is also looking into the data base to see if it's possible to do something. Right now the only replaceable part is the motor that I know of. Unfortunately, I have pics but can't seem to get them on here. I included them in my emails to Vancouver. There's got to be a way to attempt a repair.
smartcruzin posted a topic in Operation and Maintenance: 450 Model, 2005-2006, dieselMy '06 Smart Passion with 60,000kms developed a water leak that dripped onto the luggage cover. A local glass company was suggested and has removed all the headliners while I monitor for awhile and weigh my options. The leak, minor in nature, has just begun. They've said normally they see leakage at the seal in the front of the sunroof where they can recaulk, not the rear where mine leaks. It appears to be dripping on the right rear side from the back of the right roof rail track(?) just before the connection of the drain hose. The local MB dealership has been extremely helpful. The drains have been blown out with compressed air and snaked through. All other areas of potential water ingress have been eliminated. According to the glass company, they can't reseal this because it would involve removing the roof to find the source and it's not likely the roof could be mated and sealed watertight to the car again after an attempted repair. They recommend a total roof replacement. The roof and sunroof are all one unit!A new sunroof is out of the question at $2,800 for the part. Plastic roof is $800.00+. If necessary, a glass roof would run close to $700.00 plus installation, which would be my choice. Too bad in the beginning I paid $1200.00 extra for the sunroof and may have to pay nearly that amount again just to get the roof the car originally came with. I have sent an email to the three main Vancouver based dealerships, including Richmond where my car was purchased, asking if they've had experience and their solutions to this issue given the greater numbers of 450's running around there. Has anyone else had this issue? Any suggestions would be appreciated as I would first rather try to repair before replacing. I've Googled this issue but very little information appears for Smart sunroof leaks. Unfortunately, the sunroof was my very first problem right from new when the glass wouldn't sit flush at the front and had to be changed out, something filed and adjusted. Perhaps I should try for a second opinion on repair from another Vancouver Island repair facility but the glass company in Victoria is very reputable, well experienced and I respect their judgement that maybe repair would be too labour intensive and may be cheaper for me in the end if I just replaced with a glass roof. Although I'm extremely grateful to both the dealership and glass company for their excellent assistance, I just don't know what to do about it yet.
I actually know nothing about it. Apparently, it does an 80 km return trip to Sooke Mon-Fri. I've seen it drive by and know where he parks it but have never viewed this car. TPM has done all his servicing. He's not computer savy but if you like I can put you guys in touch. With your permission I would swap phone numbers for you both.Too bad I still love mine, all highway kms only. Just at 59,600. TPM does an A or B service annually and in between a lube-oil-filter 6 months after. Car only runs 3-4 thousand kms between oil changes. It only runs between Victoria and Port Alberni or Saanichton to Victoria. Never has parked on the street. Always underground. Sometimes I think of buying one new car to replace my '06 Smart and '80 Chevette(245,000km-just under your Smart!). The little Smart mostly sits around as the four seater is more practical at times.
Mike, so sorry to hear the sad news. Thank goodness your daughters were not seriously harmed. I remember when you first reported your first ding on the tridion caused by someone's careless door opening. I ached for you when I saw you hugging your car at the salvage yard. I know a postman in Victoria with a Grandstyle that he's been trying to sell. He's got several other vehicles but doesn't care if it sells or not. Has never gone to this site and has had nobody interested in even looking at it. It's just come off extended warranty at just 160,000 kms and TPM performed about $2400.00 in work recently. He doesn't even know what it's worth-figures 3-4 thousand? Its not a cabrio though.


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IF ( AND(Foot_Length > 0', Foot_NS ), 1<2, 1>2)
Remove the =1 and you should be fine.
Not in front of Revit right now, but is the "IF" even necessary?
I *think* you can just say:
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The AND returns a True of False to the If, so there's no reason it can't just return the same as the final value.
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cwasher made a pretty good post on calculations for roofing here: https://revitforum.org/showthread.ph...Ridge-Cap-TRIG!
Even/odd number problem
In Revit, if you want to test if a number n is even or odd, you can use the following formula:
if(roundup(n/2) = rounddown(n/2), "even", "odd")
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Using even/odd functions to find out if an number is even, odd, integer or exactly half
In Revit, for example, cosine function can do the trick of determining if a number is even or odd (since cosine is even function itself):
if (cos(n * pi (or 180°)) = 1, "even", "odd")
Both cosine and sine can be used to tell you if something is exactly half or an integer, for example:
if (cos(n * pi (or 180°)) = 0, "exactly half", "not half")
if (sin(n * pi (or 180°)) = 0, "whole number / integer", "not an integer")
// pi or 180° depends on your angle settings in Project Units dialog
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Nice tip, Mikrko!
Looking back at the posts above, I noticed how difficult Arki's formula is to read. Not to mention it's nearly impossible to match Parentheses
if(CB = 20, 3.5, if(CB = 30, 5.5, if(CB = 40, 8, if(CB = 60, 14, if(CB = 70, 22, if(CB = 90, 30, if(CB = 100, 38, if(CB = 125, 50, if(CB = 150, 60, 100)))))))))
Enter every programmer's favorite editor: Notepad++
Copy/Paste your formula into Notepad++, put your cursor over a parenthesis and it will show you it's match. (Notice the red highlight?)
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Chassis Damping the TD160
Above photo #1. 'Dynamat Extreme' is put to use by cutting out the shape with scissors, removing the waxed paper cover and pressing the sticky tar side where you want the Dynamat to go. Work it in by pressing with fingers or other suitable soft instruments. BTW, Dynamat the product is expensive. I paid $35 for a single 4 sq. ft. piece. Other, more affordable similar products are available under many different names. The stuff we are talking about is a visco-elastic tar with a heavy foil top cover to it.
Above photo #2. The sub-platter is damped using Dynamat. This proved to be worth the effort. Listening tests revealed an obviously decreased background noise and an increase in musical detail. This makes sense considering proximity to the spindle bearing. Careful consideration was given to cutting and placement of the damping material with regards to concentricity. Care must be taken to avoid a dynamic imbalance of the platter assembly.
Nothing was gained from placing Dynamat to the --outer-- platter however. This was tried. Then, after removing the Dynamat from the outer platter, no difference was noticed except that the platter was now riding slightly higher. Dynamat is heavy.
Above photo #3. Dynamat is placed onto the underside of the top motor plate. Naturally, considerable attention is given to placing this damping material in the vicinity of the motor mounting. The whole object of damping the motor plate is to kill, or at least reduce, the motor vibes running through this sheet metal.
Above photo #4. Not included in the above Chadwick recipe, but mentioned as having by done by some of the Thorens tuners at the asylum, is damping the sprung sub-chassis. This is an area that is damped in the improved model of the TD160, the TD160 Super. Cork is chosen for it's damping qualities as well as relative light weight. Note the 3 rubber bump stops. The top surface of this sub-chassis will be covered with a layer of automotive cork gasket material that will clear the bump rubber by .06 inches. Meaning the cork won't interfere against the underside of the motor plate.
Above photo 5. Upper side of sub-chassis is seen to be covered in cork. Bottom side of sub-chassis is also covered in the same cork material. The cork is glued to the sub-chassis plate with Blue RTV Silicone (Permatex). Edges are also sealed with this silicone.
Notes about damping the sub-chassis: Photo #6 shows that the sub-chassis had been previously covered in Dynamat. Dynamat is quite heavy and added too much total weight to the suspension. Goodness knows what this extra weight did to the resonant frequency of the suspension. The Dynamat was subsequently removed and cork was then substituted as the damping material. The stamped sheet metal of this sub-chassis, while not flimsy, is not rigid enough to suit me. The addition of damping material to this piece will not increase rigidity but may serve to reduce or eliminate some bearing vibrations coming off the spindle. More evaluation will be given to this sub-chassis as time permits. At the moment I do not 'hear' a substantial benefit from damping this part, but have not noticed any negatives effects from having done it. For the time being , cork damping will do. If you are wondering whether or not to damp this piece consider that no great benefit has been noticed from damping this part. In the future, I will substitute an altogether different sub-chassis design that will feature greater rigidity and better inherent damping in the material and construction. But for now, it is cork damping.
Above photo #6. It is easier and more efficient to add damping material to the motor plate if it is removed from the base cabinet:
Above photo #7. Additional damping to the plinth is done with Blue-Tack and a Blue-Tack substitute which can be found in department stores in a variety of guises and locations: shown here: This Blue-Tack substitute is made by Elmers. It is a visco-elastic substance. A very stiff putty that does not harden or dry out.
Above photo #8. This clay like material is added liberally to the corners of the cabinet and plinth as is shown to add damping to the plinth. The end result is a much more 'inert' base cabinet. The Blue-Tack material is also used around the mounting spacers between the cabinet base and the motor-plate to fill in every conceivable void.
Above photo #9. Damping the --upper-- side of the motor-plate with Dynamat. Note that the motor is mounted to the underside of this same plate and in the immediate vicinity.
Above photo #10. If you do nothing else, this is the mod that will gain you the most. A much more solid bottom plate cut out from 1/2 inch birch plywood. I used grade-A lumber here. The original flimsy hardboard was used as a trace pattern. The board is a tight fit to the under side of the cabinetry. The result is a more solid and rigid cabinet structure.
Above photo #11. A side by side comparison between the standard hardboard bottom plate and the one I've added. I also added much heavier rubber feet in the standard location. The feet can be seen in photo 12.
Above photo #12. Later, I cut a hole in the bottom with a jig saw to allow any wayward, air-born resonance to escape rather than bounce around inside the box. I can't say I noticed any 'sonic improvement' due to this extra measure, but there was nothing lost but a little wood.


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If you didn't already know, it's Indian & Islamic Art Week in London currently. Leading the charge, Christie's first Arts of India auction in South Kensington spans exquisite Mughal portraits to late 19th century Hindu icons of Tamil Nadu, as well as art from Tanjore and the Punjab hills. At King Street, the Arts of the Islamic and Indian World auction offers an opportunity to acquire a wide variety of rare and important works of art and works on paper dating from the 8th to the 19th centuries and span a geographical area from Spain to Southeast Asia.
Of the individual exhibitions on offer, one in particular leaps out in the contemporary sphere; perhaps the leading private gallery specialising in Asian art, Gallery 8 in St James's, introduces Iranian artist Sadegh Tabrizi with his debut London show.
Well-known in his native Tehran, Tabrizi's signature is his calligraphy, employing the already visually aesthetic Arabic script to beautiful effect. The exhibition covers his early work, painted on manuscript with its aged appearance – some of the pieces look as though they could be two to three hundred years old – and comes right up to date with his big colourful canvases.
"In 1959-60 there was a movement in Iran," says curator Celine Gauld, "to start looking westward and to Western contemporary art and to make a juxtaposition between the very traditional jewel-like Persian miniature painting and Western art and the avant garde, and Tabrizi is at the crossroads of these. It has a lightness that we as a western audience can understand."
But it is his calligraphy that is at the heart of Tabrizi's work; it's where his art began – working originally in ceramics and stained glass – and has evolved beyond the purely decorative to become the subject of many of his paintings. "In becoming the subject themselves," Gauld says, "the literal text itself has often been taken out of the work; so much so that the script in some of his paintings do not make up words, but have become lyrical. It could be saying something but it's not, it's used visually…" Which, coincidentally, lends itself to the title of the exhibition, 'Lyrical Painting'.
Lyrical Painting by Sadegh Tabrizi, showing until Thursday 11th October at Gallery 8, Duke Street St James, London. For more information about the exhibition and future shows, visit the website.


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The Memorial Middle School Band Staff
Robert A. Flores, Head Band Director
B.M., Texas A&M University – Kingsville; Kingsville, Texas
A native of Kingsville, Texas, Mr. Flores is in his eleventh year of teaching and in his third year as Head Band Director at Memorial Middle School. Having invested all of his years at La Joya ISD, he has spent all of those years as a member of the Lobo Cluster; having served at Irene Garcia MS and Palmview HS. He continues his teachings with the Trumpet Studio and the Marching Band at Palmview High School. As an educator, Mr. Flores strives to teach core values to his students and the best practices to learn the art of music. This has led to students under his direction and advisement to place and rank among the TMEA and UIL Audition and Performance processes. As a performing musician, he is the Principal Trumpet, Section Leader, and President of the Executive Board with the McAllen Wind Ensemble, and the Lead Trumpet with the Swing Street Big Band from McAllen, Texas.
With a true passion for music and the arts, Mr. Flores is constantly sharpening his skills with marching band drill design and choreography, music arranging (and even working on his first composition), and practicing his trumpet. He is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Jazz Educators Association, and an alumni member of Kappa Kappa Psi.
When he is not in the band hall, you might see Mr. Flores cycling around the McAllen/Mission/Edinburg area, playing golf, spending time with friends, spending time with his loving and supporting girlfriend Erica, and hanging out and playing with his awesome cat Maynard Purrguson.
Julissa, Perez, Band Director
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Jacob Banda, Director of Bands
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M.Ed., Texas A&M University; College Station, Texas
Shaka Hawkins, Associate Band Director
B.M., Stephen F. Austin State University; Nacogdoches, Texas
Mr. Hawkins is in his second year at Palmview High, having previously served as the Director of Bands at Shelbyville High School in Shelbyville, Texas. While at Shelbyville, his bands consistently found success across the state.
As a tubist, Hawkins performed at the regional ITEC conventions in Lubbock and Austin, TX, and also won the SFA Orchestra of the Pines Concerto Competition.
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My Beer Case launch equity crowdfunding campaign
My Beer Case launch equity crowdfunding
Auckland-based on-demand alcohol delivery service, My Beer Case, have launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe. They are aiming to raise a minimum of $120,000 and a maximum of $250,000 to refresh their online store, increase their delivery crew and grow their customer base.
"We're proud to be the first dedicated alcohol delivery service in New Zealand to reach out to our crowd and to have them invest in us" says founder Harmeet Sehgal. "In our first year of operating, we've built a loyal customer base through our professional service and an attention to detail. We now want them to join our crowd by owning a part of My Beer Case."
The plan is now to improve and grow the service throughout Auckland, before turning their attention to bringing on-demand alcohol delivery to Christchurch and Wellington.
"The current capital raise will help us to realise our growth plans and scale the business" says Sehgal.
"It's fantastic to see My Beer Case involve their crowd in their growth journey." says Barry Grehan, PledgeMe's Chief Lending Officer.
My Beer Case's equity crowdfunding campaign is open until Monday, 8th October. You can check it out at pldg.me/mybeercase.


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Science Snapshots – microbiome matchmakers, solid-liquid interfaces, undersea earthquakes
A Matchmaker for Microbiomes
New tool will enable important insights into the microbial communities in the environment and inside our bodies
By Aliyah Kovner
But now, researchers have devised a new way to sort through the information overload.
Writing in Nature Methods, a team led by UC San Diego describes a neural network-based approach called microbe-metabolite vectors (mmvec), which uses probabilities to identify the most likely relationship of co-occurring microbes and metabolites. The team demonstrates how mmvec can outperform traditional correlation-based approaches by applying mmvec to datasets from two well-studied microbiomes types – those found in desert soils and cystic fibrosis patients' lungs – and gives a taste of how the approach could be used in the future by revealing relationships between microbially-produced metabolites and inflammatory bowel disease.
"Previous statistical tools used to estimate microbe-metabolite correlations performed comparably to random chance," said Marc Van Goethem, a postdoctoral researcher who is one of three study authors from Berkeley Lab. "Their poor performance led to the detection of spurious relationships and missed many true relationships. Mmvec is a powerful new tool that accurately links metabolite and microbial abundances to solve this problem. There could be wide-ranging applications from clinical trials to environmental engineering. Ultimately, mmvec will allow us to begin moving away from simple pattern recognition towards unravelling mechanisms."
When Solids and Liquids Meet: In Nanoscale Detail
Infrared technique at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source probes active chemistry at the solid-liquid interface
By Glenn Roberts Jr.
How a liquid interacts with the surface of a solid is important in batteries and fuel cells, chemical production, corrosion phenomena, and many biological processes.
To better understand this solid-liquid interface, researchers at Berkeley Lab developed a platform to explore these interactions under real conditions ("in situ") at the nanoscale using a technique that combines infrared light with an atomic force microscopy (AFM) probe. The results were published in the journal Nano Letters.
The team explored the interaction of graphene with several liquids, including water and a common battery electrolyte fluid. Graphene is an atomically thin form of carbon. Its single-layer atomic structure gives the material some unique properties, including incredible mechanical strength and high electrical conductivity.
Researchers used a beam of infrared light produced at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source and they focused it at the tip of an AFM probe that scanned across a section of graphene in contact with the liquids. The infrared technique provides a nondestructive way to explore the active nanoscale chemistry of the solid-liquid interface.
By measuring the infrared light scattered from the probe's tip, researchers collected details about the chemical compounds and the concentration of charged particles along the solid-liquid interface. The same technique, which revealed hidden features at this interface that were not seen using conventional methods, can be used to explore a range of materials and liquids.
Researchers from the Lab's Materials Sciences Division, Molecular Foundry, and Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division participated in the study. The Molecular Foundry and Advanced Light Source are DOE Office of Science user facilities.
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Underwater Telecom Cables Make Superb Seismic Network
Experiment shows undersea fiber optic cable can act as earthquake detectors
Adapted from a news release by UC Berkeley:
Fiber-optic cables that constitute a global undersea telecommunications network could one day help scientists study offshore earthquakes and the geologic structures hidden deep beneath the ocean surface. In a recent paper in the journal Science, researchers from UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), and Rice University describe an experiment that turned 20 kilometers of undersea fiber-optic cable into the equivalent of 10,000 seismic stations along the ocean floor. During their four-day experiment in Monterey Bay, they recorded a 3.5 magnitude quake and seismic scattering from underwater fault zones. Their technique, which they had previously tested with fiber-optic cables on land, could provide much-needed data on quakes that occur under the sea, where few seismic stations exist, leaving 70% of Earth's surface without earthquake detectors.
"This is really a study on the frontier of seismology, the first time anyone has used offshore fiber-optic cables for looking at these types of oceanographic signals or for imaging fault structures," said Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, a geophysics professor at Rice University in Houston and a faculty scientist at Berkeley Lab. "One of the blank spots in the seismographic network worldwide is in the oceans."
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Beaverton Appliance Repair is experienced in refrigerator repair in Beaverton, including professional services to repair ice makers that aren't working. Learn about some common ice maker failures below:
Ice makers are one of the most convenient inventions of all time. An ice maker is a small luxury a lot of people take for granted. Refrigerator ice makers are simple machines that do not feature a lot of complex parts that will go wrong with them.
Like with any appliance repair, there are a few basic things that need to be reviewed before assuming the worst. And, remember, if needed, you are able to replace the ice maker without replacing the entire refrigerator, dependent on the model. First, let's take a look at some of the reasons for an ice maker breaking.
If an ice maker is making ice but it isn't ejecting it it is usually means there's a mechanical issue vs. an electrical failure. This can happen when reorganizing things around in the freezer, you might jam the control switch up or down. Most of the time the ice maker will be blocked with something else, even another piece of ice. So, look to see if there's ice or food blocking this part from operating properly.
Before starting the steps of clearing out the freezer, ensure the ice maker is on. This is done by flipping the metal control arm in the down position. Sometimes, moving food around in the freezer unit can put the control in the off position. If the the switch is clear, then there may be food or ice stuck inside of the ice maker or it is not getting a good connection.
Check the Control Arm
If the control arm is down and there is ice but it's not ejecting it, this could be an electrical or mechanical failure. This is going to require some more troubleshooting. Ready to proceed? First, we must inspect the electrical connection. This can become unplugged from the rear of the freezer or refrigerator when moving or shifting the freezer contents.
To check this, unplug the fridge and pull it out from the kitchen wall. Then, turn off the water supply valve. Locate the valve on the back of the inside of the freezer. Essentially this is what plugs the ice maker into the freezer unit. Ensure that it's actually plugged in properly.
Then, remove any ice that's inside of the ice maker. This can be accomplished by pouring in a little water to help get the ice that is in there out.
Once this is done, turn on the power to the fridge and turn on the ice maker. It could take the solenoid component a couple of seconds to react and fill the mold. When the mold is 100% full, wait around 4-5 hours to see if you've cleared the issue.
Check for Frozen Lines
Other ice maker failures that can cause your ice maker to not make any ice are frozen water lines. The water lines have been blocked with frost. This is a pretty simple fix.
First, unplug the freezer and find the shut off valve. Shut the water off and then get a hair dryer to warm the water line or just let the refrigerator sit shut off for a couple of hours and wait until the line is thawed.
There are some brands and models that feature a water filter that can freeze or ice over. In these situations, finding the filter is the first step. Then repeat what was done for the frozen water line.
When your ice maker is not making big enough cubes of ice, there's a problem with the ice maker settings. To adjust the settings, take the top part of the cover of the ice maker off and find a standard knob that has plus and a minus symbols. To do this, you could need a flat head screwdriver.
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Sponge Bob's Jellyfishin' Mission
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SpongeBob's Jellyfishin' Mission is a new free online game. This cool little fellow has a new mission! Help him fight his enemies and collect pink jellyfish. The time is limited, but you may try finishing the level before your time is up and earn your bonus for it. The free download game SpongeBob's Jellyfishin' Mission has nice graphics and a bunch of interesting assignments. Are you still reading this? What is making you hesitate? Remember, it is totally free, gamer!
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