Coffee in Berlin
remember the sickly feeling of wanting to criticize coffee for all the strings you attached to it. But coffee is mighty tall, immobile and mocks all his fellow drugs for their lack of subtlety.
I cannot imagine this film being in color. One might find it a nutty classicholia but it was required. If there is coffee, there is black. The film introduces us to a thin but a very attractive young man, who, having dropped out from law school two years ago, still has not informed his father of the fact and accepts the fees anyway. In his new apartment, he finds himself out of money- so much so that to afford one cup of coffee, he has to visit his father (who apparently is very rich). Then, a very delicate series of scenes pass the screen-a film inside a film, a gentle reminder of the Holocaust and an appearance of a horny but thin woman. The film ends with an old guy whining about the changes Berlin has been through and his utmost dissatisfaction to it for no reason.
When asked about what he had been doing for the last two years if not attending his school, the protagonist replies “I have been thinking....” and we immediately find a hint of intellectual suffering and anticipate the father’s criticism to impractical philosophy until the protagonist adds, “about me, you..”. Here, we are left to understand that this is not a great treatise on solitude or coffee but is rather a detailed account of a generation. But in the way the cinematographer captures the shallow and busy streets of Berlin, we are also left to wonder if the nationality of the protagonist has any part in his smoky psychological vicinity or rather if this film is only about Germany’s young generation.
The coffee is hard to get and so is a non-complicated character (excluding maybe the protagonist’s male friend Matze). One scene where Julika gets Niko beaten up thanks to her reprimand tells the viewer just how off-the-track our conclusions can be but, at the same time, we run a risk to be exactly correct. Julika has still not gotten over her childhood and Niko has never been hung up on it (except maybe when coffee was free)

I don’t think I have not been prejudiced for or against any writer, but Eliot was an exception. I barely knew her, but I had seen a great load of Middlemarch compliments not necessarily associated with the writer’s abilities. And now, almost unfortunately, and with great sadness, I reach the same conclusions as held by the general circle of critics- Middlemarch is one of the finest novels ever to grapple with literature but Eliot, as a thinker and an observer did not quite meet the ends that her pungent language almost illusions us into seeing.
There is nothing to say about the characters; indeed, there is only something to say about how their surrounding seems to influence their decisions rather than their set of beliefs. Of course, by creating Dorothea, Eliot protected herself from any anti-ideology accusations. Intellectually, the best character, even in Dorothea’s own eyes is Mr. Casaubon, and by the features that Eliot vests on him- the only intellect (or bookish intellect) worth noting- it seems that Eliot has something to say against that sort of intellect; perhaps Casaubon was whom she feared to end up like.
No one can escape from learning something about the proper use of long paragraphs (take note Dostoevsky) from Eliot. Another thing about this book, that truly makes me want to swallow it as my dinner, is its psychological scrutiny. I will also include the lack of Eliot’s spiritual side (not religious, but Spiritual) that to some readers who are not willing to bite their tongue over the nasty conversations, may see the novel as too rather Earthly. One may remember Bulstrode but arguing for or against spirituality by creating a character who thinks God has plans for him is highly irrational. All in all, this novel only touches extraordinary ends if one does not start ruminating over Eliot’s judgment but in literature alone, this book is perhaps insuperable.

• Sarin
• Sarin is a human-made chemical warfare agent classified as a nerve agent. Nerve agents are the most toxic and rapidly acting of the known chemical warfare agents. They are similar to certain kinds of insecticides (insect killers) called organophosphates in terms of how they work and what kind of harmful effects they cause. However, nerve agents are much more potent than organophosphate pesticides.
• Sarin originally was developed in 1938 in Germany as a pesticide.
• Sarin is a clear, colorless, and tasteless liquid that has no odor in its pure form. However, sarin can evaporate into a vapor (gas) and spread into the environment.
• Sarin is also known as GB.

Where sarin is found and how it is used

• Sarin is not found naturally in the environment. It is a man-made toxin.
• Sarin was used in two terrorist attacks in Japan in 1994 and 1995.

How people can be exposed to sarin

• Following release of sarin into the air, people can be exposed through skin contact or eye contact. They also can be exposed by breathing air that contains sarin.
• Sarin mixes easily with water. Following release of sarin into water, people can be exposed by touching or drinking water that contains sarin.
• Following contamination of food with sarin, people can be exposed by eating the contaminated food.
• A person’s clothing can release sarin after it has come in contact with sarin vapor, which can lead to exposure of other people.
• Because sarin vapor is heavier than air, it will sink to low-lying areas and create a greater exposure hazard there.

How sarin works

• The extent of poisoning caused by sarin depends on the amount of sarin to which a person was exposed, how the person was exposed, and the length of time of the exposure.
• Symptoms likely will appear within a few seconds after exposure to the vapor form of sarin and within a few minutes to hours after exposure to the liquid form.
• All nerve agents cause their toxic effects by preventing the proper operation of an enzyme that acts as the body’s “off switch” for glands and muscles. Without an “off switch,” the glands and muscles are constantly being stimulated. Exposed people may become tired and no longer be able to keep breathing.
• Sarin is the most volatile of the nerve agents. This means it can easily and quickly evaporate from a liquid into a vapor and spread into the environment. People can be exposed to the vapor even if they do not come in contact with the liquid form of sarin.
• Because it evaporates so quickly, sarin presents an immediate but short-lived threat.

Immediate signs and symptoms of sarin exposure

• People may not know that they were exposed because sarin has no odor.
• People exposed to a low or moderate dose of sarin by breathing contaminated air, eating contaminated food, drinking contaminated water, or touching contaminated surfaces may experience some or all of the following symptoms within seconds to hours of exposure:
  • Runny nose
  • Watery eyes
  • Small, pinpoint pupils
  • Eye pain
  • Blurred vision
  • Drooling and excessive sweating
  • Cough
  • Chest tightness
  • Rapid breathing
  • Diarrhea
  • Nausea, vomiting, and/or abdominal pain
  • Increased urination
  • Confusion
  • Drowsiness
  • Weakness
  • Headache
  • Slow or fast heart rate
  • Low or high blood pressure
• Even a small drop of sarin on the skin can cause sweating and muscle twitching where sarin touched the skin.
• Exposure to large doses of sarin by any route may result in the following harmful health effects:
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Convulsions
  • Paralysis
  • Respiratory failure possibly leading to death
• Showing these signs and symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has been exposed to sarin.

What the long-term health effects are

Mildly exposed people usually recover completely. Severely exposed people are less likely to survive.

Raspberry PI

The Raspberry PI is a computer in credit card sized form. It is a series of tiny single-board computers. The Raspberry PI was first introduced in the year 2012 in UK. It was developed by the Raspberry PI Foundation. The main aim of the foundation was to promote and provide knowledge to schools and colleges about basic computer science. Initially, the released two devices which were knows as Model A and Model B. These models had different spec and capabilities. The model gained so much popularity than they had expected. The models were bought by areas which were not their desired target markets.

                The Raspberry PI became very popular in a very short amount of time due to its portability and cost efficiency. According to the reports provided by the foundation, more than 5 million Raspberry PIs had been sold within February 2015. It became the best-selling British computer. Till date several models of Raspberry PI have taken the market by storm. Some of them are: Raspberry PI 1 Model B, Raspberry PI 1 Model B+, Raspberry PI Zero, Raspberry PI 3 Model B etc. As the time passed away the Raspberry PI became more advanced every year.

                Raspberry PI is being used in many areas and one of the most important areas where it’s being used is Robotics. Even the developed didn’t thought that it would get so much popularity in the field of Robotics. Since the Raspberry Pi is small, cheap and easy to use when compared to other technology available in the market, even general people can use it on various projects. The Raspberry PI is a beast which is in a different league and the areas of its use will keep growing further and further.

The Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathematics

The Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathematics is a system of mental mathematics which in part did not require the use of multiplication tables to be able to multiply. The method was created over seventy years ago. The main idea behind the Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathematics is that there must be an easier way to do multiplication, division, squaring numbers and finding square roots, especially if you want to do it mentally.

When solving equations it is not enough to just find the answer you also should prove to yourself you found the right answer. The Trachtenberg System shows you the tools to not only get the answer faster and easier but also how you can check your results easily.

Jakow Trachtenberg spent years in a Nazi concentration camp and to escape the horrors he found refuge in his mind developing these methods. Some of the methods are not new and have been used for thousands of years. This is why there is some similarity between the Trachtenberg System and Vedic math for instance. However, Jackow felt that even these methods could be simplified further. Unlike Vedic math and other systems like Bill Handley's excellent Speed Math where the method you choose to calculate the answer depends on the numbers you are using, the Trachtenberg System scales up from single digit multiplication to multiplying with massive numbers with no change in the method.

The Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Math can be taught to children once they can add and subtract. They do not need to have learned the multiplication tables before being able to multiply using this system. The basic multiplication method taught in this system is ideal for children and for adults who feel they are poor at multiplying. The rules are easy to learn and it does not take much practice to become proficient.

Once a child or adult is comfortable with the multiplication tables there is the direct method of multiplication. When multiplying a two digit number by a two digit number, and also when squaring two digit numbers, the Trachtenberg System makes use of binomial expansion to make the calculation easier and faster than the more traditional method of multiplication.