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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Federico Vellani
The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 08:11, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
Federico Vellani
* ( [ delete] ) – (View AfD) (View log)
Non-notable board game designer, who "appears to have withdrawn" and for whom there's no other evidence of notability. See this AfD for a related discussion. Would have bundled but was not aware of this article at the time. Bundling now: Note I am explicitly not listing those who seem to have other notability. TravellingCari 03:58, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
* - same series of semi n-n games, no evidence of other notability
* Note to closing admin, should this end in delete, please note the number of re-directs in the above named article histories. May be a number to take care of. TravellingCari 04:00, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
* Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
* Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, treelo radda 00:38, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
* Delete all per prior AfD, and nom. None of these meet the notability requirements. Themfromspace (talk) 06:51, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
* Delete - per nom --Az Cold As Ize (talk) 07:26, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
* Note account above has been blocked as vandalism only. TravellingCari 12:01, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
* Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz talk 02:47, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
Delete all, and seriously consider deleting the list of 18XX games too. TallNapoleon (talk) 03:07, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
* Delete all per nom, why is this being re-listed over and over? There is a clear consensus on this, from what I can see. JBsupreme (talk) 07:56, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
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Tupperware Brands Corp (TUP) Chairman and CEO E V Goings Sold $9.4 million of Stocks
Chairman and CEO of Tupperware Brands Corp ( TUP ) E V Goings sold 150,000 shares of TUP on 07/22/2016 at an average price of $62.5 a share. The total sale was $9.4 million.
Tupperware Brands Corp is a direct selling consumer products company such as design-centric preparation, storage and serving solutions for the kitchen and home through the Tupperware brand and beauty and personal care products. Tupperware Brands Corp has a market cap of $3.15 billion; its shares were traded at around $62.38 with a P/E ratio of 16.60 and P/S ratio of 1.42. The dividend yield of Tupperware Brands Corp stocks is 4.36%. Tupperware Brands Corp had an annual average EBITDA growth of 10.20% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Tupperware Brands Corp the business predictability rank of 3.5-star .
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CEO Recent Trades:
Chairman and CEO E V Goings sold 150,000 shares of TUP stock on 07/22/2016 at the average price of $62.5. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.19% since.
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Director Angel R Martinez sold 10,000 shares of TUP stock on 07/25/2016 at the average price of $62.23. The price of the stock has increased by 0.24% since.
EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Sec Thomas M Roehlk sold 2,000 shares of TUP stock on 07/01/2016 at the average price of $56.44. The price of the stock has increased by 10.52% since.
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Fighting Flu with Antiviral Drugs
February 12, 2019
What can you do to protect yourself and your loved ones? If you have not received a flu vaccine, it is not too late. Flu vaccines reduce the risk of flu illness and potentially serious flu complications that can result in hospitalization and death. Flu activity usually peaks between December and February, although activity can last as late as May.
If you get sick with flu, antiviral drugs can be used to treat your illness. Antiviral drugs are prescription medicines that fight against flu viruses in your body; they are different from antibiotics, which fight against bacterial infections. Antiviral drugs can lessen fever and flu symptoms, and shorten the time you are sick by about one day. They also may reduce the risk of complications such as ear infections in children, respiratory complications requiring antibiotics in adults, and hospitalization.
For people at high risk of serious flu complications, early treatment with an antiviral drug can mean having milder illness instead of more severe illness that might require a hospital stay. For adults hospitalized with flu illness, some studies have reported that early antiviral treatment can reduce their risk of death.
Patients at high risk of developing serious flu complications include pregnant women, people 65 years and older, and children younger than 5 years but especially younger than 2 years. High risk flu patients also include people with certain underlying medical conditions including heart disease and diabetes, people with neurological or neurodevelopmental conditions, and people with weakened immune systems.
Studies show that flu antiviral drugs work best for treatment when you take them within two days of getting sick. Starting them later can still be helpful, especially if the sick person has a high-risk health condition, or is very sick from flu. Doctors can choose to prescribe antivirals to treat people with mild flu illness who are not at high risk of flu complications if the patient has experienced flu symptoms for two days or less.
There’s a new antiviral drug available this flu season. Baloxavir marboxil (trade name Xofluza®) is a new flu antiviral drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Oct. 24, 2018. Baloxavir joins oseltamivir (available as a generic or under the trade name Tamiflu®), zanamivir (trade name Relenza®), and peramivir (trade name Rapivab®) as antiviral medications for treating flu. Baloxavir is a pill, given as a single dose by mouth.
Antiviral drugs are not a substitute for getting a flu vaccine. Getting a flu vaccine is the first and best step you can take to prevent influenza. There are many benefits to flu vaccination. Flu vaccination can keep you from getting sick with flu, and reduce your risk of flu-associated complications including hospitalization. Flu vaccination can be life-saving in children. It can also help prevent serious medical events associated with some chronic conditions such as heart and lung disease, and diabetes. Early treatment with antiviral drugs is important for people who are very sick with flu and people who get sick with flu who are at high risk of serious complications.
Good health habits can help stop the spread of flu. Everyday preventive actions include hand washing with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Germs spread this way. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough and sneeze. Use a disinfectant to clean surfaces and objects that may be contaminated with flu viruses. If you get sick, limit contact with others as much as possible to keep from infecting them.
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Wikipedia:WikiProject Foodservice/Standards
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* Any restaurant chain, group, or concept may be added to the project, provided that it operates at least twenty units in three major markets or Designated Market Areas. Concepts or brands may be franchised, sole-ownership, or corporate operations and may be either publicly or privately owned. Concepts must have a verified web presence.
* Any concept relating to foodservice may be added to the project, as long as it mentions that it is used mostly in professional foodservice.
* Any major foodservice vendor that delivers to more than three concept chains, whether regional or national, may be added to the project.
* Any company that supplies or works with foodservice operators may be added to the project.
Content
Project participants are encouraged to introduce any verifiable content to the project or its affiliated articles, as long as information that is confidential or proprietary is not included (specification on menu items, specific preparation practices). In general, if a detail or part of content is something that a participant would tell a customer, it is fair for inclusion.
Participants may state their company or companies of affiliation to assist in developing content. Where information is verified by a participant that currently works for a given company or concept, the Project will generally allow the content to stand absent serious issues with content. | WIKI |
Beehive on dock
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Beehive on dock
x = 7, y = 6, rule = B3/S23 2o3bo$obobobo$2bobobo$2bo2bo$obo$2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 21 HEIGHT 400 SUPPRESS ]] [[ ZOOM 42 ]]
Pattern type Strict still life
Number of cells 16
Bounding box 6 × 7
Frequency class 16.9
Discovered by Unknown
Year of discovery Unknown
Beehive on dock (or beehive on big table[1], or hexadecimal[2]) is a simple still life made up of a beehive acting as an induction coil with dock.
Commonness
Beehive on dock is the thirty-seventh most common still life in Achim Flammenkamp's census, being less common than twin hat but more common than beehive with tail.[3]
It is the 33rd most common still life on Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue, being less common than canoe but more common than cis-mirrored bun. It is the 2nd most common still life with 16 cells, being less common than bi-pond but more common than scorpion.[4]
It is more common than the block on dock, despite blocks being more common than beehives.
While there are several ways for a beehive on dock to form, the following shows two. They are both a blinker plus a common six-cell sequence, and the two sequences shown converge early, at generation 5 (top) and 2 (bottom).
x = 7, y = 25, rule = B3/S23 o$o$o2$6o16$3o$4bo$4b2o$5b2o$5bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 10 THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 8 ]]
Two ways for a beehive on dock to form
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Glider synthesis
All strict still lifes with a population of 21 or fewer cells, all oscillators with 16 or fewer cells, and all spaceships with 31 or fewer cells are known to be glider-constructible. A glider synthesis of this object can be found in the infobox to the right.
See also
References
1. Conway's Life Glossary at Paul Callahan's Page of Conway's Life Miscellany
2. "Hexadecimal". The Life Lexicon. Stephen Silver.
3. Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on March 30, 2010.
4. Adam P. Goucher. "Statistics". Catagolue. Retrieved on May 5, 2023.
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UPDATE 1-Deputy head of Japan's Olympic committee tests positive for coronavirus
(Updates with details, quotes by Tashima) TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - The deputy head of Japan’s Olympic committee, Kozo Tashima, tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday, even as top government officials have reiterated that the Games would go ahead as scheduled and will not be held behind closed doors. The Japan Football Association (JFA), where Tashima, 62, doubles as the chairman, said he had travelled to Britain, the Netherlands and the United States from late February to early March, and was confirmed as positive for the virus on Tuesday afternoon. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that Group of Seven leaders had agreed to support a “complete” Olympics, but dodged questions about whether any of the leaders had brought up the possibility of postponement. There is growing concern about whether the Olympics can proceed as planned now that the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic has brought business and social activity in countries across the world to a standstill and panic to financial markets. “I had a small fever and after I’ve got checked it also looks like I have symptoms of pneumonia, but I’m doing fine,” Tashima said through the JFA. He said he would continue treatment at a local health facility. Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto said the Games would be held on time and with spectators present, but the organizers said the torch relay kick off, slated for Fukushima on March 26, will be held without spectators. Many other events along the torch relay route have been curtailed or cancelled and spectators have been asked to stay away and not form crowds. The JFA said it would disinfect its headquarters and investigate where those present at its board meetings have travelled. It said it would also examine the health of the officials from other sports organizations based in its building. (Reporting by Antoni Slodkowski; editing by John Stonestreet and Hugh Lawson) | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Health technology assessment
Health technology assessment (HTA) is a multidisciplinary process that uses systematic and explicit methods to evaluate the properties and effects of a health technology. Health technology is conceived as any intervention (test, device, medicine, vaccine, procedure, program) at any point in its lifecycle (pre-market, regulatory approval, post-market, disinvestment). The purpose of HTA is to inform "decision-making in order to promote an equitable, efficient, and high-quality health system". It has other definitions including "a method of evidence synthesis that considers evidence regarding clinical effectiveness, safety, cost-effectiveness and, when broadly applied, includes social, ethical, and legal aspects of the use of health technologies. The precise balance of these inputs depends on the purpose of each individual HTA. A major use of HTAs is in informing reimbursement and coverage decisions by insurers and national health systems, in which case HTAs should include benefit-harm assessment and economic evaluation." And "a multidisciplinary process that summarises information about the medical, social, economic and ethical issues related to the use of a health technology in a systematic, transparent, unbiased, robust manner. Its aim is to inform the formulation of safe, effective, health policies that are patient focused and seek to achieve best value. Despite its policy goals, HTA must always be firmly rooted in research and the scientific method".
Purpose
Health technology assessment is intended to provide a bridge between the world of research and the world of decision-making. HTA is an active field internationally and has seen continued growth fostered by the need to support management, clinical, and policy decisions. It has also been advanced by the evolution of evaluative methods in the social and applied sciences, including clinical epidemiology and health economics. Health policy decisions are becoming increasingly important as the opportunity costs from making wrong decisions continue to grow. HTA is now also used in assessment of innovative medical technologies like telemedicine e.g. by use of the Model for assessment of telemedicine (MAST).
Health technology can be defined broadly as: "Any intervention that may be used to promote health, to prevent, diagnose or treat disease or for rehabilitation or long-term care. This includes the pharmaceuticals, devices, procedures and organizational systems used in health care."
History
The discipline of HTA was first developed in the U.S. Office of Technology Assessment, which published its first report in 1976. The growth of HTA internationally can be seen in the expanding membership of the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA), a non-profit umbrella organization established in 1993. Organizations and individuals involved in the production of HTA publications may also affiliated with international societies such as Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) and International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). Academic courses, typically in Masters programs, are also offered in health technology assessment and management.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) runs several research programmes that may be viewed as falling into the realm of Health Technology Assessment. Of particular note is the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme, its longest running, which undertakes both conventional HTA in the form of Evidence Synthesis and modelling, and evidence generation with a large portfolio of pragmatic RCTs and cohort studies. The programme's research is regularly published in NIHR's journal Health Technology Assessment.
Also in the UK, the Multidisciplinary Assessment of Technology Centre for Healthcare carries out HTA in collaboration with the health service, the NHS and various industrial partners. MATCH is organised into four themes addressing key HTA topics including Health Economics, Tools for Industry, User Needs and Procurement and Supply chain.
Canada
Canada also has a health technology assessment body called the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH).
Italy
As of today, 11 Italian regions have issued specific regional laws or regulations to manage HTA activities and processes at regional level: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardia, Piemonte, Puglia, Sicilia, Toscana, and Veneto. In another four regions (Calabria, Marche, Umbria, and Valle D'Aosta) and in the two autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento, HTA is performed at different levels, even if no legislation has yet been produced.
The World Health Organization provides an overview of countries and their corresponding HTA agencies.
Impact of HTA implementation
A recent study explored the implementation of HTA in three middle-income countries (MICs) and its influence on health system objectives. The study investigated the impact of HTA globally through a systematic literature review. The study also surveyed stakeholders from the middle-income countries.
The results indicated that the benefits of HTA implementation in these countries largely outweigh the drawbacks. The major advantages identified include enhanced transparency and accountability in healthcare decisions, leading to more informed and equitable healthcare policies.
The study has shown that HTA has a positive impact on several aspects of healthcare systems:
* Improved decision making: HTA aids in making better health financing decisions, including resource allocation and policy formulation.
* Enhanced transparency and accountability: The most evident benefit of HTA is its role in improving the clarity and responsibility of healthcare decisions.
* Economic impact: While HTA can generate cost savings in specific areas, its overall impact on the fiscal sustainability of healthcare systems in MICs remains unclear.
It was also noted that HTA's influence extends to the broader health system goals, such as health gain, equity in health, and responsiveness to patient needs. However, the impact on direct health gains and financial protection of households is less pronounced.
The study emphasizes the gradual adoption of HTA in MICs and the necessity for continuous assessment of its impact. | WIKI |
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latter sort, therefore, and not the former, determine the level which may be occupied in common.
In cases of agitation and expression of feelings this rule does not hold, because in an actually assembled mass of people there develops a certain collective irritability, a rapture (Mitgerissen-werden) of emotion, a reciprocal stimulation, so that there may follow a momentary elevation of the individuals above the average intensity of their feelings. This in no wise prejudges the appropriateness or inappropriateness of these feelings, nor the wisdom or foolishness of their content. In this respect the sentiments of the mass will remain on that level below the average which is accessible to lower and higher alike. That level may be raised sometimes, as experience shows, in respect of feeling and willing, but not in respect of intelligence.
While now the persistence of the group rests, on the one side, upon the immediate relations of individuals to individuals, and in so far the individual may unfold all the powers of intellect with which he is endowed, this is not absolutely true in those matters in which the group has to act as a unity. We may call the former the molecular action of the group, the latter the molar action. In the former kind of action representation of the individual is, in principle, neither possible nor desirable. In the latter it is both possible and desirable. When a group of any considerable size conducts its affairs directly, the group is shut up to relatively trivial actions by the inexorable condition that each member must in some degree comprehend and approve each group measure. Only when the guidance of group action is intrusted to an organization consisting of relatively few persons can specific talent be enlisted for its direction. Within a group acting as an undifferentiated mass such endowment and special knowledge as only the few may possess must at best fight their way to influence in each particular case. Within a differentiated organ, on the other hand, such endowment and knowledge have, in principle at least, uncontested influence. To be sure, contrasted phenomena occur. Within an official bureau jealousy sometimes prevents talent from exerting its proper influence, while on the other hand the masses may sometimes easily follow a talented individual even when he leads contrary to their judgment. It is impossible for an abstract science like sociology to exhaust the whole abundance and complications of historical action when it exhibits the separate typical relationships. For, however correct may be the assertion of relationship, and however influential, the concrete occurrence will always contain a number of elements beside this, and in the final, visible, aggregate effect the influence of the typal form may be concealed. The science of physics is analogously made up in part of certain regular relationships of movements which never appear in the actual world just as they work out mathematically, or as they can be produced in the laboratory. Nevertheless, the demonstrated relations of force are real and operative in all those cases in which science has discovered their participation. Only their visible action is not entirely in accordance with the scientific schedule in which it is formulated, because beside them a number of other forces and conditions operate upon the same substance. In the resultant of both the former and the latter, which constitutes the actual event, the share of the formulated influence may be concealed from immediate observation. It may have contributed only an insensible and indistinguishable part. This indadequacy, which is exhibited by every sort of cognition through types, when compared with the concrete actuality, evidently reaches its culmination in the psychical sciences. In their territory not only the factors of the particular occurrence mix in almost inextricable complexity, but even the fate of a given element, that may be analyzed out of the confusion, is beyond determination by mathematics and experiment. No matter what correlation of cause and effect may be looked upon as the normal form by which to interpret historical events and psychological probabilities, there will be many cases in which the conditions of that type seem to be present, but the type itself does not emerge. This need not shake confidence in the correctness of the abstraction. It shows only that other, perhaps contrary, forces have worked upon the individuals in question, and that these latter have outweighed the former in the total or visible effect. | WIKI |
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McGOVERN-John H., M.D. The Board of Trustees and Medical Board of Lenox Hill Hospital express sorrow at the passing of John H. McGovern, M.D., a distinguished member of our Urology Department for over 32 years. Dr. McGovern was a respected physician who was dedicated to the highest standards of medicine. The entire hospital family honors the memory of this devoted physician and we extend our deepest sympathies to his family. James S. Marcus, Chairman, Board of Trustees Gladys George, President & CEO Allen H. Collins, M.D., M.P.H., President, Medical Board Valavanur A. Subramanian, M.D., Director of Surgery John Fracchia, M.D., Chief of Urology | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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794 THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY
an entirely mechanical manner. It is impossible for a mass of population entirely " determined " in its action, to result from many individuals relatively free, as the theories of individual free-will affirm. Accordingly, in new conditions of environment the individual acts according to the personality which has been formed within him. Human society is organized according to the nature of the individuals and the natural environment in which it exists. All the relations established between individuals depend upon these two factors. These, in their turn, are subject to the influences which are formed in them by social relations. Thus there takes place a continual transformation of natural environment, of individuals, of social relations, which, in a general and comprehensive way, is called social transformation, or evolution. (Individual Determinism and Social Science, by Giuseppe Fiamingo, in Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, March 1 896.)
Human Welfare and the Social Question. — III. Social Welfare. Altruism needs egoism in order to be able to set itself to work ; but egoism does not need altruism in the same way. All egoistic desires do not conflict with well-being. We can decide between egoism and altruism only from its standpoint of well-being. If desire were the only motive in human affairs, altruism would still be possible. In so far as one knows the feelings of his fellow beings, their joys and sorrows affect him. A true common feeling arises when a common cause operates in all. Then the con- sciousness that a great multitude has a common feeling strengthens that feeling in the individual. The morality arising from social feelings is experimental, changing con- stantly in its content. Morality (Sittlickkeit) directs itself to the general welfare of society. It is real morality in so far as it corresponds with the present social opinions on the general end of social welfare. It is problematical morality in so far as it corre- sponds with the opinions of present society, but still has the true general welfare for its end. It is morality in its narrower sense when it proceeds from the disposition of a well-balanced egoism. It is morality (Moralitat) in so far as it proceeds from the dis- position of universal love for humanity. Egoism which does not work for the general welfare can contribute nothmg to morality. Love for others is ethical only as it fur- thers the general welfare. IV. Nature and Culture. These ideas are not opposed to each other. Neither the subjective nor the objective is the startii)g point of knowledge, but the subjective connection of the two. The objective is an abstraction ; the two are always indissolubly bound together. The inner world (culture) of others can be inferred only from the external ; and I can do that only by analogy with my own. The over-mastery of the world of observation over the world of mental presentation is nature ; the mastery of the latter over the former is culture. Material culture depends upon the maintenance and development of the spiritual. Individual inner worlds, in order to shape a common world of ideas, need an outer world. The ultimate individ- ual end is always desire (Lust); the common end is often only a means to this end. Social democrats hold that economic development determines the whole spiritual and material culture ; but the outer world itself is effectuated by the spirit of the world of mental presentation. In order to maintain culture, labor is necessary. In last analysis the value of labor is determined by individual desires. Culture cannot be maintained without means of production. Only private ownership of capital can give the power- ful motive necessary for labor and concentration of power. Therefore ownership is the foundation of culture. Desire is the motive to culture labor ; but the effort must necessarily be put forth to make compatible the welfare of the individual and the general culture. Therefore follows the necessity for a social pedagogics. — Dr. von ScHUBERT-SoLDERN, " Das menschliche Gliick und die soziale Frage," in Zeitschrift fiir die Gesamte Staats-wissenschaft, No. 2, 1 896.
Children in the Prisons of Paris — Recent Reforms. — The Committee of Defense of Children brought before Courts, founded 1 89 1, has three spheres of action :
(1) legislative, to prepare bills for parliament or recommendations to government ;
(2) judiciary, to induce judges to act with more discrimination ; (3) in the administra- tive domain, to insist upon more personal, careful and affectionate treatment. The most important work is done in the last sphere, and the vital principle here is to pro- | WIKI |
-- Brazil Interest Rate Futures Yields Decline a Third Week on Growth Outlook
Yields on Brazil’s interest-rate
futures contracts headed for a third weekly decline as the
central bank said economic growth may have slowed, helping to
contain inflation and boosting speculation policy makers will
slow the pace of interest-rate increases.
The yield on the contract due in January, the most traded
in Sao Paulo, fell five basis points, or 0.05 percentage point,
to a three-month low of 10.77 percent at 8:52 a.m. New York
time. The yield has dropped 17 basis points this week. It last
fell for three straight weeks in the period ended July 17, 2009.
“The move began before the bank meeting, picked up after
the rate decision, and continued after the dovish statements
this week,” said Flavia Cattan-Naslausky , a strategist with RBS
Securities Inc. in Stamford, Connecticut. “Now the expansion of
growth has to consolidate to validate the central bank’s
position.”
A slowing Chinese economy, and doubts about the strength of
the U.S. recovery, is helping to fight inflation that’s been
above the government’s 4.5 percent target since January, the
bank said yesterday in the minutes of its July 20-21 meeting. A
drop in the inflation rate and evidence Latin America’s biggest
economy is slowing prompted the central bank to reduce the pace
of interest rate increases last week.
The real fell 0.3 percent to 1.7629 per dollar, from 1.7580
yesterday. The currency has climbed 0.7 percent this week.
To contact the reporters on this story:
Boris Korby in New York at
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Deutsche Bank Posts Sizable Loss on U.S. Tax Charge, Revenue Decline
FRANKFURT—Deutsche Bank AG on Friday reported a €2.2 billion ($2.7 billion) net loss for the fourth quarter and its third consecutive full-year loss, sending its shares sharply lower.
The German lender was hit by a €1.4 billion charge tied to the U.S. tax overhaul and suffered double-digit revenue declines in all three of its business units last quarter.
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Talk:Sherzodjon Yusupov
Mix ups?
It should be mentioned whether he is, or is not, the same Sherzod Yusupov who is involved with Michael Calvey, now under investigation in Moscow.2001:8003:AC60:1400:65CE:DD81:6DD4:1CBC (talk) 04:04, 24 February 2019 (UTC) | WIKI |
The No-Cardio Workout
Build muscle and burn fat this year, starting with this six-week plan—zero cardio required!
Photography by: Dustin Snipes
Day 1: Chest and Back>>
1/ Dumbbell Bench Press: 3 sets, 6-8 reps. Rest: 60 sec.
Hold a dumbbell in each hand and lie back on a flat bench with the weights at shoulder level. Press the dumbbells over your chest with speed.
2/ One-arm Dumbbell Row: 4 sets, 12 reps (each side). Rest: 30 sec.
Rest one hand and one knee on a bench and hold a dumbbell with the other hand, arm extended but not resting on the floor. Row the weight to your ribs.
3/ Single-arm Floor Press (shown above): 4 sets, 12 reps (each arm). Rest: 30 sec.
Hold a dumbbell in one hand and lie on your back on the floor. Tuck your elbow to your side and turn your palm so it faces inward—your triceps should rest on the floor. Press the weight over your chest.
4/ Chest-Supported Dumbbell Row: 4 sets, 12 reps. Rest: 30 sec.
Set an adjustable bench to a 45-degree incline and lie on it facedown with a dumbbell in each hand (palms facing each other). Squeeze your shoulder blades together and row the weights to your ribs.
Day 2: Legs and Core
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Clorox CEO: 'We're not seeing an impact on sales' from the coronavirus
Clorox has not seen an increase in demand amid the coronavirus outbreak, but the company has plans in place to keep shelves stocked with its cleaning products should sales pick up, CEO Benno Dorer told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday. "We're not seeing an impact on sales just yet, but what we are focused on is educating consumers on the proper use, on ways to prevent [contracting the virus] and getting ready to have products in place by building inventory, should consumers, customers and communities need it," he said in a "Mad Money" interview. The comments come one day after Clorox reported quarterly results where the company's top-line numbers were in line with Wall Street estimates and the bottom line topped expectations. Executives said on the conference call that concerns about the novel coronavirus and flu season did not play a role in the quarter ended December. "What I can tell you is that we're leaning into inventory to be ready, just in case," Dorer explained in the interview. "We are known to be more agile, now, in terms of our ability to build inventory, and we're going to be ready to do that. But like I said it's hard right now to speculate where this will go because it's so rapidly evolving, but at this point we're not seeing any inventory risk at all." The coronavirus, which originated in late 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has shaken up global markets as the flu-like disease spreads worldwide. As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 27,000 cases and 560 deaths have been recorded worldwide, though a large percent of those affected are in China. U.S. health officials have confirmed a dozen cases in the U.S. from coast to coast. Five people were tested for the disease in New York City earlier Wednesday. Because a remedy for the disease has yet to be developed, consumers are expected to load up on disinfecting wipes, sprays and bleach in efforts to kill germs. An increase in demand "would certainly add meaningful value to our investors — the top line and the bottom line — except that though what we will never do is try to benefit from fears or concerns that consumers have," Dorer said. "We're here to serve the communities and we're taking the lead from our customers, communities, from nonprofit organizations, which we have started to reach out with, and importantly from health organizations like the EPA [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency] and the World Health Organization." Clorox reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $1.43 billion and $1.46 in earnings per share, which beat analyst expectations by 15 cents. The company said it expects that its gross margin will continue to widen this year. Revenue fell 1.5% from the year prior, according to FactSet. Clorox's revenue is projected to grow in the current quarter. The stock is up 6% to $165.34 since the company reported. Disclosure: Cramer's charitable trust owns shares of Clorox. Questions for Cramer? Call Cramer: 1-800-743-CNBC Want to take a deep dive into Cramer's world? Hit him up! Mad Money Twitter - Jim Cramer Twitter - Facebook - Instagram Questions, comments, suggestions for the "Mad Money" website? madcap@cnbc.com | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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Glucosamine and Pain
Glucosamine and Pain
Do you or a loved one suffer from osteoarthritis or other kinds of joint pain? Tired of the prescription and non-prescription drugs that only work temporarily and leave you with side effects? I, of course, recommend acupuncture to help ease your discomfort. Some studies also suggest that Glucosamine may play a significant role in managing your chronic pain.
Glucosamine is found naturally in the body and serves to form and repair cartilage and other tissues. As we grow older, the body produces less Glucosamine. The result is it takes longer for the body to repair damaged tissues. That’s a big reason why aches and pains become a way of life for many older folks.
Glucosamine supplements are becoming widely used to help the tissues heal faster. They may be particularly effective in combating osteoarthritis of the knee. Studies indicate Glucosamine not only relieves the pain and stiffness, it may slow the progression of the disease. Some who take Glucosamine also say it reduces pain in the hip and shoulder.
There is one drawback, at least to those who suffer from shellfish allergies. It is common for Glucosamine supplements to be made from shellfish. Those with shellfish allergies should probably seek another source of Glucosamine. Otherwise, studies show side effects may include digestive problems, headaches and drowsiness. However, short term use of Glucosamine generally appears to have little negative impact on the body and may actually give it a helping hand. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Fai Hip Pain
Hip pain from femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) can be a debilitating condition for many people.
In this post, we will discuss what FAI is, the common signs and symptoms, how it can be treated, and relevant scientific literature on the topic.
What is femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)?
FAI is a condition where the bones of the hip joint are abnormally shaped, causing them to rub against each other. This can result in damage to the cartilage and labrum, leading to pain and reduced mobility.
There are two types of FAI: Cam and Pincer Impingement.
1. Cam FAI is when the ball of the hip joint is not round and cannot rotate smoothly in the socket.
2. Pincer FAI is when the socket of the hip joint covers too much of the ball, causing the bones to pinch and damage the soft tissues.
Common signs and symptoms of hip pain from femoroacetabular impingement
Hip pain from FAI can present itself in a variety of ways. Some common signs and symptoms include –
• Pain in the groin, hip, or lower back
• Stiffness and limited range of motion in the hip joint
• Clicking, popping, or locking in the hip joint
• Pain that worsens with prolonged sitting, standing, or physical activity
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, it is important to seek medical attention to properly diagnose and treat the condition.
How can femoroacetabular impingement be treated?
Treatment for FAI depends on the severity and type of the condition. In mild cases, non-surgical treatments such as physiotherapy, anti-inflammatory medication, and activity modification may be recommended. These treatments focus on reducing pain, improving range of motion, and strengthening the hip muscles.
In more severe cases, surgery may be required to correct the abnormal bone shape and prevent further damage to the joint. The two main surgical options are hip arthroscopy and open hip surgery.
Your doctor will work with you to determine the best course of treatment for your specific case.
Conclusion
Hip pain from femoroacetabular impingement is a complex condition that requires proper diagnosis and treatment. Seeking medical attention and following a treatment plan can help alleviate symptoms and improve mobility. With a range of treatment options available, it depends on how well you rehabilitate and the sound advice you are given by your professionals.
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Scientific References
1. Reiman MP, Thorborg K. Femoroacetabular impingement surgery: are we moving too fast and too far beyond the evidence?. Br J Sports Med. 2015 Jul 1;49(13):831-2. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094695. Epub 2015 May 14. PMID: 25977568.
2. Palmer DH, Ganesh V, Comfort T, Tatman P. Femoroacetabular impingement: a review of diagnosis and management. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2016 Mar;9(1):105-14. doi: 10.1007/s12178-016-9324-4. PMID: 26873706; PMCID: PMC4780616.
3. Harris-Hayes M, McDonough CM, Leunig M, Lee CB, Callaghan JJ, Roos EM. Clinical outcomes assessment in clinical trials to assess treatment of femoroacetabular impingement: use of patient-reported outcome measures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2013 Apr;21 Suppl 1:S39-46. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-21-07-S39. PMID: 23545718; PMCID: PMC3623305.
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2017 purge
In May 2017, Mohammad bin Salman publicly warned "I confirm to you, no one will survive in a corruption case—whoever he is, even if he's a prince or a minister". On 4 November 2017, the Saudi press announced the arrest of the Saudi prince and billionaire Al-Waleed bin Talal, a frequent English-language news commentator and a major shareholder in Citi, News Corp and Twitter, as well as over 40 princes and government ministers at the behest of the Crown Prince on corruption and money laundering charges. Others arrested or fired in the purge included Mutaib bin Abdullah, head of the Saudi Arabian National Guard, Adel Fakeih, the Minister of Economy and Planning, and the Commander of the Saudi Naval Forces, Admiral Abdullah bin Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Sultan. One hypothesis for the arrests was that they were part of a power grab on the part of Salman. The New York Times wrote: The sweeping campaign of arrests appears to be the latest move to consolidate the power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the favorite son and top adviser of King Salman. The king had decreed the creation of a powerful new anticorruption committee, headed by the crown prince, only hours before the committee ordered the arrests. Writing for the Huffington Post, University of Delaware professor of Islam and Global Affairs, Muqtedar Khan, speculated as to whether the removal of Talal, a critic of Donald Trump, amounted to a coup. BBC correspondent Frank Gardner was quoted as saying that "Prince Mohammed is moving to consolidate his growing power while spearheading a reform programme". Yet "[i]t is not clear what those detained are suspected of." Another hypothesis was that the purge was part of a move towards reform. Steven Mufson of the Washington Post argues that Crown Prince Mohammad "knows that only if he can place the royal family under the law, and not above as it was in the past, can he ask the whole country to change their attitudes relative to taxes [and] subsidies." An analysis from the CBC claimed that "the clampdown against corruption resonates with ordinary Saudis who feel that the state has been asking them to accept belt tightening while, at the same time, they see corruption and the power elite accumulating more wealth". Bin Salman's ambitious reform agenda is widely popular with Saudi Arabia's burgeoning youth population but faces resistance from some of the old guard more comfortable with the kingdom's traditions of incremental change and rule by consensus. According to a former British ambassador to Riyadh, Bin Salman "is the first prince in modern Saudi history whose constituency has not been within the royal family, it's outside it. It's been young Saudis, particularly younger Saudi men in the street". The 2018 Arab Youth Survey found that nine out of ten 18–24 year-olds in the MENA region support Bin Salman's campaign against corruption. Robert Jordan, former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia, said that "certainly Saudi Arabia has had a corruption problem for many years. I think the population, especially, has been very unhappy with princes coming in and grabbing business deals, with public funds going to flood control projects that never seem to get built... I would also say it's a classical power grab move sometimes to arrest your rivals, your potential rivals under the pretext of corruption". US President Trump expressed support for the move, tweeting "I have great confidence in King Salman and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, they know exactly what they are doing....Some of those they are harshly treating have been 'milking' their country for years!" French President Macron, who visited Riyadh days after the purge, when asked about the purge stated "this is not the role of a president, and similarly I would not expect a leader of a foreign country to come and infringe on domestic matters,"
Philanthropy
Mohammad bin Salman established himself as the chairman of the Prince Mohammad bin Salman Foundation, otherwise known as MiSK, which puts in place activities empowering and enabling the younger generation, in line with 'Vision 2030' goals of a more developed nation. The foundation was a partner of the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum for Change in 2015. The foundation focuses on the country's youth and provides different means of fostering talent, creative potential, and innovation in a healthy environment that offers opportunities in arts and sciences. The foundation pursues these goals by establishing programs and partnering with local and global organizations. It intends to develop intellectual capability in youth, as well as unlock the potential of all Saudi people.
Military interventions
On 10 January 2016, The Independent reported that "the BND, the German intelligence agency, portrayed...Saudi defence minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman...as a political gambler who is destabilising the Arab world through proxy wars in Yemen and Syria." German officials reacted to the BND’s memo, saying the published statement "is not the position of the federal government". Mohammad bin Salman leads the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, who in 2015 seized Sana’a and ousted the government, ending multilateral efforts towards a political settlement following the 2011 Yemeni uprising. Coalition airstrikes during the intervention have resulted in thousands of civilians killed or injured. Following a Houthi missile attack against Riyadh in December 2017, which was intercepted by Saudi air defense, airstrikes killed 136 Yemeni civilians and injured 87 others in eleven days. In August 2018, the UN reported that all parties in the conflict were responsible for human rights violations and for actions which could be considered war crimes. So far, the war and blockade of Yemen has already cost the kingdom tens of billions of dollars, further aggravated the humanitarian crisis in the country and destroyed much of Yemen's infrastructure, but failed to dislodge the Shiite Houthi rebels and their allies from the Yemeni capital. On 28 March 2018, Saudi Arabia, along with its coalition partner the UAE, donated $930 million USD to the United Nations which, according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, "...(will) help to alleviate the suffering of millions of vulnerable people across Yemen". The funds cover almost one-third of the $2.96 billion required to implement the UN's 2018 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan.
Human rights
According to human rights groups, arrests of human rights activists have risen under Mohammed bin Salman. Among those detained in a wave of arrests in September 2017 were Abdulaziz al-Shubaily, a founding member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA); Mustafa al-Hassan, an academic and novelist; and Essam al-Zamel, an entrepreneur. Ahead of the lifting of the ban on women driving in June 2018, 17 women's rights activists were arrested, including the women to drive campaigner Loujain al-Hathloul. Eight of the 17 were subsequently released. Hatoon al-Fassi, an associate professor of women's history at King Saud University, was arrested shortly afterwards. In August that year, the human rights activist Israa al-Ghomgham and her husband – both arrested in 2015 – were put under legal threat of beheading. Human Rights Watch warned that the al-Ghomgham case set a "dangerous precedent" for other women activists currently detained. In October 2018 Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and a critic of the crown prince went missing after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Turkish officials reportedly believe that Khashoggi was murdered at the consulate. Saudi Arabia denied the accusations and Salman invited Turkish authorities to search the building as they “have nothing to hide". Saudi officials said they are "working to search for him".
2016 U.S. presidential election
In August 2016, Donald Trump Jr. had a meeting with an envoy representing Mohammad bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi. The envoy offered help to the Trump presidential campaign. The meeting included Joel Zamel, an Israeli specialist in social media manipulation, Lebanese-American businessman George Nader, and Blackwater founder Erik Prince. | WIKI |
10-year Treasury yield at 0.75%? It wouldn't surprise me: BlackRock's Larry Fink
BlackRock chief Larry Fink raised the red flag Thursday on low and negative interest rates around the world, saying he's worried bond yields would drop further before ultimately going higher. "I would not be surprised — I'm not predicting it — if somebody told me the 10-year Treasury is at 75 basis points, I would not be surprised," Fink told CNBC's "Squawk Box " in a wide-ranging interview, during which he also said the stock market should not be at record highs. "At some point, we are going to see the end of the 30- [or] 40-year bull cycle in [bond prices]," he said. Bond prices and bond yields have an inverse relationship, so when bond prices go up, yields go down. The 10-year Treasury bond yield ticked up to more than 1.53 percent early Thursday, as U.S. stock futures powered higher after the Bank of England's surprise decision to keep interest rates unchanged. The Dow Jones industrial average and on Wednesday closed at records again. Fink, head of the world's largest asset manager, reiterated that low rates are a "disaster" for savers. "We've been saying at BlackRock for over a year, we're miscalculating what low or negative interest rates are doing to savers." | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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[128. III. MAY, 1917.
On the other hand, if not with that wealth of expression which is left intact in many churches abroad, the old churches of England, stripped arid touched with desolation as they most of them are, are still eloquent, still represent that which defies destruction and illuminates death arid grief.
We have enlarged a little upon this because, although Canon Dalton keeps strictly to his subject and, amid a most impressive mass of erudite detail, gives no space at all to mere general reflections, he has so handled his material that a vivid sense of the original inner significance of the whole accompanies the reader through his perusal, and seems to impart a vitality alike to the fabric of the church and to the statutes framed by Bishop Grandisson for his college at Ottery St. Mary.
The life of John de Grandisson, Bishop of Exeter, is one of those which, by many-sidedness and the number of external connexions, best represent and illustrate the religious and political life of England in his day. He was a man of consider- able family, and, though of Herefordshire birth, brought to his English diocese from his father's side the traditions and culture of the Continent. What he has left in the fabric of Exeter, and at Ottery St. Mary in the great collegiate church of his foundation, is, however, not more character- istic of the man himself and the trend of religious thought and practice of the time than are the statutes printed here. The copy used for this edition is a, MS. bound up with other matters in a quarto volume in the Cathedral Library at Exeter. Of this Canon Dalton gives a very close and careful description arriving at the conclusion that the contents of the quarto formed .a small collection put together to serve for "reference by its original owner, John Excestre, Canon cf Ottery and Crediton. He would need a working copy of the Ottery statutes, and it is his present editor's opinion that this Exeter copy of them is in his own hand. He died in 1448. For another MS. copy of these statutes that in the cartulary of St. Swithin's Priory at Winchester Canon Dalton claims as probable a more interesting origin and a more distinguished use. It is in an early fourteenth-century hand, and it being known that Bishop Grandisson gave to Bishop Edyndone of Winchester a copy of his Ottery St. Mary Statutes, and the dates agreeing, there seems no reason to deny that the copy we now have may actually have been that gift. Edyndone, between 1346 and 1352, was occupied in drawing up the statutes of the collegiate church of St. George at Windsor.
In order that the statutes may be fully under- stood Canon Dalton has devoted the bulk of his Introduction to a circuit, first of the exterior, "then of the interior, of the church. This has been carried out most minutely. There is not a feature of the fabric, howsoever small, which has been omitted. The heraldic and biographical details connected with the several monuments and com- memorative parts of the building are set out in great fullness. The first intentions and the modifications and afterthoughts of the founder, whether in the original design and structure of the building, or in its ornaments, have been closely worked out and carefully made plain. They have often, as in the case of the floor, to be demon- strated by indications remaining after ruthless -alterations and demolitions.
The statutes testify to the care with which Bishop Grandisson thought out every detail of the daily life of the college, as well as every detail of the service in the church, and of the care of the books, vessels, and other furniture pertaining thereto. They number seventy- seven the last one being that " de luminaribus Ecclesie." They are preceded by the Ordinacio Primaria, or Constitution of the College, and by fragments of a first draft of the statutes included in the Bishop's Episcopal Register. The latter gives occasion to a long and deeply interesting treatise thrown into the form of a foot-note on the papal pro visions. It is the most massive of all the foot-notes, but there are several that nearly rival it. Upon every article of the statutes there is what may be called without exaggeration an exhaustive commentary. The author has gener- ously set out in full the illustrative matter, which the majority of annotators would probably have indicated by references, and lovers of the Church are the more indebted to him because many of the works from which he draws are unlikely to be easily accessible to the ordinary reader. We do not know any work of the kind which has been better done, or any book which is so well calcu- lated to make living and clear to the modern student the kind of life which mediaeval England understood as that of a college of priests, and, yet again, what was included in the idea of devotion to Our Lady, which was in the very forefront of the religion of the time, and was, of all things, near to Grandisson's heart. In happier days we should hope it might be found possible to issue the statutes and annotations in a cheaper form, as a chapter in the study of the fourteenth century. Such a volume might have the advantage over the present one of being more easy to read. A criticism we would pass upon the one before us is that the long lines of small print running across the quarto page are difficult to the eye.
The photographs are delightful, but yet not perhaps quite on a level with the text some of them serving better as a general view than they dp as aids to the study of definite features of the building. We must mention the three photo- graphs of old drawings, which are of great interest, and also those of Bishop Grandisson's ivory diptych and triptych.
The Quarterly Review for April is pre-eminent] solid. Two papers M. Joseph Reinach's o ' The Origins of the Franco-German War,' an an unsigned one entitled ' The Archives of tl War ' should prove both of use and interes to readers of ' N. & Q.' ' The Travels of Sir Joh Mandeville,' by Prof. Paul Hamelius (of Liege is both scholarly and entertaining ; moreover, it worth a student's making a note of it for futa reference. Mr. T. H. S. Escott has put togeth many good things in his essay on the daily pre of the last century. Canon Vaughan writt pleasantly on the place of wild flowers in tt affection of sundry notable persons. ' The Run Prosperity of France,' by Rosamond F. Speddini is both attractive and informing, and we shoui wish for it a good measure of attention in quarte where rural affairs are decided. Mr. Alfre Fawkes discusses the Pontificate of Pius X. tl point of view being that of the Modernist. The* are the papers in which there is most of literal or academic interest. Foreign politics and socL and industrial questions, together with our ow | WIKI |
iDevices launches a light dimmer with Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant support
iDevices is expanding its line of smart home products today with a dimmer switch, joining the company’s integrated wall outlets, smart plugs, lights, and more. Like all the iDevice products, the new dimmer switch is particularly notable for working without requiring a separate hub device to be hooked up to your router or Wi-Fi. The new Dimmer Switch is also compatible with all three of the major digital assistants: Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, and Google's Assistant, which means that you'll be able to control the dimmer with voice commands whether you use an Echo, a Home, or the upcoming HomePod. The Dimmer Switch is installed directly into an outlet, the same as any other traditional light switch, and also features a color-changing LED built in to make it easy to find the switch in the dark. The dimmer is pretty expensive, selling for $99.95, which is the same price iDevices charges for its non-dimmable light switch. It’s available now from the iDevices website. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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Understand probiotics, understand your health.
Lactobacillus acidophilus. Bifidobacterium lactis. Saccharomyces boulardii. These are the names of good bacteria that make their home in your body. These probiotics, and others, may be just the boost you need to lead a healthier life.
Meet Probiotics
Probiotics are live microorganisms that confer a health benefit on the host (1). What does this mean for your body? Your intestinal tract is swarming with trillions of microorganisms, some of which are detrimental to your health. Illness and disease often arise when the balance of bacteria shifts too heavily in favor of the pathogens (i.e., disease-producing microorganisms).
Probiotics are “friendly,” and work with the body to maintain a healthy balance of bacteria (2). Karen DeFelice, an author on enzymes, behavior and health, explains it in a way everyone can understand. She says, “A consistent supply of probiotics is like tending a lawn. You need to kill the weeds, and then keep seeding with the ‘good’ grasses. A healthy lawn will need just a little maintenance. However, doing no maintenance will very soon give you a yard overrun with weeds again” (3).
Pathogens are opportunistic and jump at any chance to cause an infection. Some factors that contribute to unhealthful bacteria balance and provide a window of opportunity for infection and illness are stress, poor nutrition, lack of exercise, and antibiotic use, overuse and misuse.
Antibiotics target and destroy a wide range of the dangerous organisms that make you sick (4). Though they kill bad bacteria, they also kill many beneficial bacteria that fight for your health in the large intestine, leading to diarrhea. About one in five people interrupt their prescribed course of antibiotics because diarrhea has interrupted them. Complimenting antibiotic therapy with probiotics can stop this by restoring the bacterial balance disrupted by antibiotics and infections (5). A-Biotics
Combining prebiotics with probiotics gives the good bacteria a better opportunity to grow and flourish. Think of prebiotics as food for probiotics. Prebiotics are non-digestible carbohydrate fibers (mostly oligosaccharides), but as they make their way through the digestive system, they selectively feed probiotics, keeping them healthy and allowing them to multiply faster in the gastrointestinal tract (6). These oligosaccharides are found in fruits, some vegetables, whole grains and legumes (2). Also, yogurts made with bifidobacteria contain oligosaccharides.
Safety First
Probiotics are considered to be safe; however, as with any changes in diet, their use in those who are ill or have a compromised immune system should be monitored. One study reports that infections caused by lactobacilli and bifidobacteria are extremely rare (infection found in 0.05%–0.4% of those taking probiotics) and that most cases of infection occur in severely high-risk patients (7).
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How do these microscopic defenders work and always find themselves in position to show off their immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties? The thinking for a long time was that they simply made their home along the walls of our intestines, essentially blocking pathogens from adhering and growing. While it is true that probiotics inhibit pathogens by competing for nutrition and adhesion sites, they don’t stop there. Recent research suggests that probiotics produce infection-fighting substances such as hydrogen peroxide and bacteriocins. They also release cell signals that strengthen mucus barriers against trespassing pathogens, as well as other signals that prevent toxins from being released (8). The secretion of antimicrobial substances and toxin inactivation are all in a day’s work for these tiny heroes.
Differences Among People
Probiotics are safe for people of all ages and can be beneficial for infants, children and adults. Special consideration should be given to the elderly. The elderly have very low counts of bifidobacteria, which corresponds with high levels of toxins (6). Administering probiotics can be especially helpful under such circumstances to destroy pathogenic bacteria; however, weak or high-risk individuals absolutely must be monitored closely.
Infants are also a special group to examine. Studies have shown that the majority of vaginally born babies were colonized with Bifidobacteria infantis, a friendly bacterium. In contrast, a small percentage of babies born by cesarean section carried it. It seems that passage through a clean and healthy birth canal enables these bacteria to rub off onto the child. As the name hints, Bifidobacteria infantis is a natural choice for infants (4). This probiotic is safe and mild for the little ones to take, once approved by a pediatrician.
What Do They Treat?
Digestion. Probiotics’ most substantiated contribution to healthy living may be their effect on diarrhea. Diarrhea can be caused by a number of factors such as antibiotic use, irritable bowel syndrome, traveling or anything that disrupts normal bacteria balance in the digestive system. Because probiotics aid in the digestive process, they have shown the facility to correct other bowel problems, including constipation, cramps, gas and bloating. Although current evidence is not conclusive, there is reason to be hopeful that the anti-inflammatory properties of probiotics may benefit those with inflammatory bowel diseases such as colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Cancer. Cancers can vary and no dietary changes should be made without first consulting a doctor. That being said, do probiotics have the power to help the “C” word? It is a controversial claim, but it may very well be the case, at least in colon cancer. Dr. S.K. Dash, who has worked with probiotics for over 30 years, says, “It is in the area of prevention of one of our most deadly cancers, that of the colon, that probiotics offer stellar benefits…Healthy populations of friendly bacteria play many important roles in our body’s quest to defend itself against malignant disease” (6). Early research has shown some potential of lactobacilli to fight breast and liver cancer as well.
Immunity Booster. Research has held steady that probiotics boost immune function. It’s hard to explain why this is exactly, but it’s harder to explain why you don’t take advantage it! Some research also shows that consumption of probiotics can lower your blood cholesterol level, which would in turn lower your risk for coronary disease.
Clear Skin. Although all the kinks have not yet been worked out, there is evidence in some cases that probiotics help fight allergies that lead to acne and eczema.
But Wait, There’s More. Probiotics may also protect against food poisoning, urinary tract infections, migraines, and rheumatic and arthritic symptoms. As if they don’t do enough already, probiotics also help produce enzymes that are necessary to digest milk and dairy (4). This is significant not only because it enables calcium to give us strong bones and teeth, but it also may also aid in lactose intolerance.
Gimme Some
Probiotics are available in several forms, allowing you to incorporate them into your health in a way that suits your lifestyle. They can be found in food (such as yogurt, acidophilus milk, even some granola bars) or can be taken as pill or powder supplements. For years, yogurt has been known to be a prime and easily accessible source for Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the heaviest hitting probiotics that is renowned for improving digestion and protecting the heart. Many yogurts are now being enhanced with several other lactobacilli and bifidobacteria.
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What To Look For. Different bacteria serve different functions, so it is best to integrate many of them. Lactobacillus casei is used to boost immunity. Lactobacillus rhamnosus is linked to relieving diarrhea and may fight eczema. Bifidobacterium lactis promotes colon health and certain strains boost immune function, especially in older people. Saccharomyces boulardii may combat diarrhea and can often be found as a supplement. Be sure to look for these bacteria, as they are some of the most common probiotics.
There are a few things consumers should be aware of to protect themselves. A piece in the Wall Street Journal highly recommends choosing products that list a specific strain of bacteria. “Look for three names.” A common example is Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, with “GG” identifying the exact strain. Certain strains are more substantially tested and can be more effective, so neglecting to include the strain may be a tactic to mislead consumers (9). Also, many bacteria—although not all—must be live to be effective, so you may feel more comfortable choosing products that advertise “live” on their labels. WF
References
1. Food and Agriculture Organization, “Guidelines for the Evaluation of Probiotics in Food,” 2002.
2. J.R. Taylor, N.D., et al., The Wonder of Probiotics (St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY, 2007).
3. K. DeFelice, Enzymes for Autism and other Neurological Conditions (ThunderSnow, Johnston, IA, 2002).
4. N. Trenev, Probiotics: Nature’s Internal Healers (Avery Publishing Gr., Garden City Park, NY, 1998).
5. B. Kliger and A. Cohrssen, “Probiotics,” American Family Physician, 78 (9), 1073–1078 (2008).
6. S.K. Dash, Ph.D., A Consumer’s Guide to Probiotics (Freedom Press, Topanga, CA, 2005).
7. S.P. Borriello et al., “Safety of Probiotics That Contain Lactobacilli or Bifidobacteria,” Clin. Infect. Dis. (36) 2003.
8. G. Reid, Ph.D., et al., “Probiotics: Some Evidence of Their Effectiveness.” Canadian Fam. Phys. Nov 10, 2005.
9. L. Johannes, “Bug Crazy: Assessing the Benefits of Probiotics,” Wall St. J., Jan. 13, 2009.
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Shin'ai Naru Mono e
Shin-ai Naru Mono e (親愛なる者へ) is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima, released in March 1979.
The album is best known for the track "Ōkami ni Naritai", which has been one of fan favorites and later included on the compilation album Daiginjo released in 1996. It gained another public attention in the late 1990s, through the TV ad for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.'s energy drink which features the song.
Shin-ai Naru Mono e was relatively successful upon its release, although there was no lead single before the album came out. It debuted at the number-three on the Oricon LP chart and climbed the summit of there in April 1979, providing her with the first number-one spot on the album chart.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Miyuki Nakajima
Side one
All tracks arranged by Takahiko Ishikawa (except "Taxi Driver" and "Neyuki" arranged by Shun Fukui)
* 1) "Hadashi de Hashire (裸足で走れ)" - 4:38
* 2) "Taxi Driver (タクシー ドライバー)" - 6:09
* 3) "Doroumi no Naka kara (泥海の中から)" - 3:01
* 4) "What is Hard to Believe (信じ難いもの)" - 3:08
* 5) "Neyuki (根雪)" - 6:23
Side two
All tracks arranged by Shun Fukui (except "Koishi no You ni" and "Ōkami ni Naritai" arranged by Takahiko Ishikawa)
* 1) "Kataomoi (片想)" - 2:34
* 2) "Dial 117 (ダイヤル117)" - 4:25
* 3) "Koishi no You ni (小石のように)" - 3:36
* 4) "Ōkami ni Naritai (狼になりたい)" - 5:42
* 5) "Dangai —Shin-ai Naru Mono e (断崖—親愛なる者へ)" - 6:48
Personnel
* Miyuki Nakajima - Lead vocal, acoustic guitar
* Takahiko Ishikawa - Acoustic guitar, banjo
* Kiyoshi Sugimoto - Acoustic guitar
* Shigeru Suzuki - Electric guitar
* Ken Yajima - Electric guitar
* Graham Thumb Picking Power - Electric bass
* Hiro Tsunoda - Drums
* Tatsuo Hayashi - Drums
* Nobu Saito - Percussion
* Pecker - Percussion
* Jake H. Conception - Saxophone
* Shunzo Sunahara - Flute
* Makiko Tashiro - Keyboards
* Kentaro Haneda - Keyboards
Production
Recorded at Epicurus and Take One Studios, special thanks to Kochibi
* Recording director: Yoshio Okujima
* Recording and mixing engineer: Yoshihiko Kaminari
* Remixing and mixing engineer: Kinji Yoshino
* Assistant engineer: Kouji Sakakibara
* Promoter: Yoshiki Ishikawa
* Manager: Hiroshi Kojima
* Assistant promotional manager: Kunio Kaneko
* Designer: Hirofumi Arai
* Art director: Jin Tamura
* Costume designer: Mihoko Kiyokawa
* Producer: Miyuki Nakajima
* General producer: Genichi Kawakami | WIKI |
Intel® Business Client Software Development
Support for Intel® vPro™ software development and technologies associated with Intel vPro platforms.
AMT vPro on Linux
Sebastian_G_3
Beginner
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Hi all!
I decided to use Linux for all my company's computers but I'm having trouble with Intel's AMT vPro.
Other users from various forums advised me to use HECI driver but I found out that it stopped working a couple of years ago...
What should I do to make Intel HECI/AMT/VPro work on Linux?
Thank you!
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Gael_H_Intel
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I have a couple questions for you:
1. Are you running linux on both your clients and on your management console?
2. What version of AMT are your clients running (and do they have the latest firmware?)
3. Which Linux distribution is running on your systems?
4. How are the systems provisioned? TLS or Non-TLS?
5. You do need the HECI driver installed - that is how software can communicate with the Management Engine. The linux software can be found here: http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/download-the-latest-intel-amt-open-source-drivers/
I don't know how new you are to Intel AMT but here is the link to the Start Here Guide: http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-active-management-technology-start-here-guide-intel-amt-9
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Finn_M_
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Have you enabled vPro/AMT in the BIOS on your machines?
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MPala11
New Contributor II
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Hi Gael,
In your post you have mentioned Redhat support was removed from AMT 9.5, But I'm able to see libraries related to Redhat in AMT 9.5 SDK(libimrsdkRH5.a).
Can you confirm whether support will be available for Redhat or not in future?
Thanks,
Mani
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Gael_H_Intel
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I noticed also that they are still there... I'm checking on it.
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Gael_H_Intel
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Manni: I have just been informed that the original plan was to remove Redhat however, they ended up keeping it and just adding Ubuntu support. I will fix my blog.
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Urticicola
Urticicola is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
Species
Species within the genus Urticicola include:
* Urticicola glabellus (Draparnaud, 1801) – type species
* Urticicola isaricus (Locard, 1882)
* Urticicola mounierensis (Caziot, 1909)
* Urticicola moutonii (Dupuy, 1847)
* Urticicola perchtae Salvador, 2013 – Middle Miocene, Germany
* † Urticicola schlickumi H. Nordsieck, 2014
* Urticicola suberinus (Bérenguier, 1882)
* Urticicola umbrosus (Pfeiffer, 1828)
* Synonyms:
* Urticicola ventouxiana (L. Forcart, 1946) : synonym of Urticicola isaricus ventouxianus (Forcart, 1946) | WIKI |
Talk:Candy Bar Productions
Declined speedy-- I get ghits connecting blitt, candy bar and the two productions. Dloh cierekim 23:38, 13 August 2008 (UTC) | WIKI |
Edward Pritchard (engineer)
Edward "Ted" Pritchard (28 August 1930 – 16 August 2007) was an Australian mechanical engineer, inventor and developer of small scale modern steam engines. Pritchard was obsessed by the virtues of modern steam as compared to the internal combustion engine. He believed that for a fraction of the investment in the development of internal combustion engines, modern small-scale steam, externally fired engines, could prove to be of far greater efficiency and utility, exhibit better combustion characteristics, have lower emissions, greater fuel efficiency, higher torque and better power-to-weight ratios. His commitment saw him nearly single-handedly attempt to launch a steam driven car industry in Australia in the 1970s, an effort that ultimately sent him bankrupt. Towards the end of his life he continued to refine the engineering principles and designs of his engines and he left a design for what he referred to as "the best small steam engine the world has ever seen". Pritchard claimed that he had, "done for the steam engine what IBM did for the computer, made it small and personal".
Early years
Edward Pritchard was born in Caulfield, Melbourne, Australia on 28 August 1930. Pritchard was 12 years old when his father explained the operation of a steam engine to him, and by 14 he had worked out an infinitely variable gear device for his bicycle. He was to remain fascinated by steam power for the rest of his life. Starting from a scholarship he entered Melbourne Technical College, going on to complete his engineering degree at Melbourne University, and graduating in mechanical and automotive engineering from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Stanley Steamer
Pritchard bought a 1923 model Stanley Steamer in 1950 and restored it with the help of his father Arnold Pritchard. The car was the basis of their early experiments in steam power, with the main modifications being in the boiler and auxiliary systems. While they worked on the Steamer, Ted was designing a new engine that was being built by his father in their Caulfield, Melbourne workshop.
Bedford Truck
After 10 years of design and experimentation, the father and son team had bench tested their new 90-degree V-twin double-acting uniflow type engine and installed on the tray of a 5-ton Bedford truck. This truck was subsequently partially burnt out in the Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983 while in storage on a farm in rural Victoria. The damaged but still substantially intact truck was collected by the National Museum of Australia and has been in the Mitchell Annex of the NMA since it was acquired.
By 1963, the novel Pritchard engine had caused some interest at the engineering departments at Melbourne University and Melbourne Institute of Technology, and a group of students undertook adapting it as a sedan car power plant. Ted Pritchard quit his part-time job as a mechanical engineer to work full-time on the project with his father.
Pritchard Ford Falcon
By 1967, Ted Pritchard and his father had been able to install a new, smaller Pritchard steam engine into the engine well of a 1963 Ford Falcon and run convincing road tests around the suburbs of Melbourne. Pritchard Steam Power Pty. Ltd. now had 47 shareholders, mostly friends and colleagues. In May 1968, Ted Pritchard, along with Ford Motor Company and two US companies that had also developed steam cars, gave evidence before the United States Senate Commerce Committee on Air and Water Pollution. It was at these hearings that Ted realised his engine was further advanced and more sophisticated than the current American designs. The project suffered a major setback in 1968 when Arnold Pritchard died, but a young motorcycle mechanic called Michael Edwards joined the company to continue helping Ted Pritchard with the car and engine. At this stage, the only input from the Australian government had been a $188 grant in 1969 from the Commonwealth Industrial Research and Development Board that Ted noted allowed "at least a week's further development".
After multiple minor advancements in the engine design, by 1971 the Pritchard Ford Falcon had undergone over 1,200 miles of road tests around Melbourne. In November, Richard Alexander, a consulting engineer employed by US oil and gas company Pancoastal Inc., spent 10 days performing extensive testing of the car and produced a positive report back to the company.
Encouraging emission results from the Scientific Services Department of the Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria were also reported. Pancoastal had already put down a $20,000 option payment for the possibility of producing the engine in the United States, and other experts from the US and Japan had visited the Caulfield workshop.
Pritchard Steam Power received a boost on 6 March 1972 when it signed contracts with Pancoastal PXP that provided an immediate $130,000 to continue development, and a third of the royalties on all engines sold. Later that month, Richard Alexander gave an extensive outline of the Pritchard Power system for Automobiles at a Public Hearing on Alternatives to the Gasoline-powered Internal Combustion Engine before the Panel on Environmental Science and Technology, United States Senate. In July of that year Edward Pritchard was awarded the Hartnett Award in recognition of his work on steam-driven automobiles by the Society of Automotive Engineers of Australasia at Australia's National Science Centre.
In November 1972, Pancoastal organised for Ted Pritchard, Michael Edwards and the Ford Falcon to fly to Thousand Oaks, near Los Angeles, USA Demonstrations were given to news media, to Representatives of State and Federal bodies interested in exhaust emissions, to motor car manufacturers including Ford, General Motors, American Motors, Leyland, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Alfa Romeo, and to John Deere, Aerojet Liquid Rocket, Sierra Club and the United Auto Workers Union.
In March 1973, Ted Pritchard was married to lifelong partner Marion, who was to become a central figure in Pritchard Steam Power and staunch supporter of Ted's obsession with 'modern steam'. At the end of August, the company moved to much larger premises on Canterbury Rd., Bayswater, and installed a dynamometer for testing purposes. However, further support from Pancoastal failed to materialise when they dropped the option in June, and the project again faced financial difficulties. In November 1973, Ted Pritchard drove the Ford Falcon from Melbourne to Parliament House, Canberra. While in Canberra he gave demonstration rides to eight Federal Ministers and members of parliament, including the Minister for Minerals and Energy, Mr Connor, the ACT Minister, Mr Enderby, and the Environment Minister, Dr Cass, who called for a full study of the steam car.
The Ford Falcon was publicly displayed at the Melbourne Motor Show in March 1974, with the public showing considerable interest. In May 1974, Ted took the Ford Falcon to the Ford Company's emission testing facility in Geelong on the invitation of the Society of Automotive Engineers. At first the Ford engineers were bemused by the fact that they could not detect any unburnt hydrocarbon in the tail pipe exhaust and stopped the testing to recalibrate their test rig. After further testing confirmed that the exhaust contained no unburnt hydrocarbons at the tail pipe it was declared that the car passed with "flying colours", with total emissions capable of meeting Euro 2 standards that were not introduced until 25 years later in 1999. However, at the time Eric Lange, chief engineer of Ford Australia said there was "little prospect of Ford developing the engine."
At this time, the Pritchard company already had designs for a new more advanced power unit (similar in principle to that in the Ford Falcon but promising much better performance) and a body specifically designed for the new power unit.
The Pritchard Steam Company
A sleek green scale model of the new Pritchard car design was put on public show in March 1975 at the Melbourne International Motor Show. In April, Senator James McClelland, Minister for Manufacturing Industry, announced that the Australian Government would provide funds equivalent to $250,000 for the manufacture of three prototype engines for Pritchard at its ordnance factory in Bendigo. The agreement was signed on 7 July 1975, with Pritchard Power providing the designs and testing of the manufactured power plants. However, the first of the three engines was not delivered until 18 August 1977, leaving the Pritchard company struggling for money to continue development in the interim.
While they waited for engines to be delivered, the specially-designed modern Pritchard car – based on Holden Torana running gear – was being constructed in Oakleigh, Victoria. In an October interview with Mr. Pritchard he explained, "We need about $80,000 to keep going for the two years it will take to get into production… we have had some inquiries from the Russian Trade Department." In October, Ted put the original Pritchard steam truck up for sale in an effort to raise funds. He was also looking at possible funding from the USSR or the State of California, USA, for a working Pritchard steam engine. By December, the prospects were looking grim, "The money runs out next February and, when that happens, the whole thing ends."
While politicians, including the Minister for Productivity, Mr MacPhee, Federal Member for Bendigo, Mr John Bourchier, and Federal Member for Latrobe, Mr Marshall Baillieu, continued to show interest in the Pritchard steam project early in 1977, the Pritchard company was putting all their effort into being one of the 32 new cars at the March 1977 Melbourne International Motor Show, at which they collected a 7,000 person signed petition supporting the development of a steam car. A letter supporting the development had also been sent to the Federal Government by Queensland sugar cane farmers, who saw benefit in the production of alcohol to run future steam-powered cars. However, by April the company was in debt and looking at bankruptcy. On 26 April 1977 the Member for Dawson, Mr. Braithwaite, spoke in the Australian House of Representatives on saving the project. Likewise a petition by a number of eminent engineers was also presented to the Government.
In June 1977, six State MPs were taken for a ride in the Ford Falcon Pritchard car, and announced that the State Government would back Pritchard with $60,000 grant providing the Federal Government contributed $132,000 to the project. At the same time Mr Pritchard was considering a tender to the State Government of California for AU$325,000 in research funds. However, on 1 July 1977, the Commonwealth Government announced they would collaborate with the Government of Victoria and together provide a grant of AU$150,000 to the Pritchard company. The agreement between the company and the governments was signed in October 1977, and in November, with increased staff, the Pritchard company began preparing for dynamometer testing of the first engine that had been delivered from the Government's Bendigo ordnance factory in August. This step signified that the advanced V twin engine could be manufactured by a third-party, and represented a move towards large-scale production. Work on completing the car unit with controls and instruments also continued in earnest. However, Marion Pritchard noted, "The first cheque did not arrive until October and if a lady (anonymous) had not shown a great deal of faith in our project and invested some money, we would not have been here to receive the first cheque."
By April 1978, the project was running three to four months behind schedule and the additional costs were eating away at the government grant. Two technical staff employed for the testing had to be dropped. The new engine was tested on the dynamometer for the equivalent of 500 road miles producing some good results, but a major hold-up required the dismantling of the engine, the replacement of parts and its re-assembly, putting the project further behind schedule.
There were repeated domestic and international signs of interest in the engine for marine and stationary use, but there were no funds available to pursue these possibilities. "An American university, which calls the machine 'the most advanced steam device we know of,' has asked for straw-alcohol-fuelled prototypes, for testing in Third World countries. But tragically, the tiny Australian firm can't deliver. It has no funds to complete its testing program – let alone make engines for sale." The Queensland Sugar Producers Association approached the Federal Government for tax breaks in funding the company, but were rebuffed.
The government grant funds ran out in April 1979, and the Federal government refused to consider any further funding. 'According to Mrs. Pritchard "There is great pressure from vested interests."' The company attempted to become public in late 1979, but only 42,000 of the 500,000 AU$1 shares offered were taken up. In May 1980, the case of the Pritchard steam car was again taken up by a politician, this time Mr. Vince Lester from the National Party, Member for Peak Downs in Queensland. He pointed to the use of blended liquid from powdered coal and alcohol from sugar cane as two State resources that could benefit from the development of the steam car. However, in June 1980, Mr. Pritchard put his Ford Falcon and the contents of his workshop in Bayswater up for auction. The company had received interest in Pritchard steam engines from both Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, but had been unable to find investors interested in funding the projects.
In late June 1980, Vince Lester set up a cross-party public appeal with Dr Lockwood (Liberal Party, Toowoomba North) and Mr Wright (Australian Labor Party, Rockhampton) to raise money to stop the Pritchard auction. Mr Lester, who had visited Mr. Pritchard's Bayswater factory in April said, "I believe that if Pritchard is forced to sell, then the major oil companies will buy. They have no wish to allow development of a fuel alternative to petrol." By July, Queenslanders had donated $100,000 to keep the steam project alive, and a Sunshine Coast engineering firm had offered $250,000 to have the steam engine developed in Queensland. "[An] $80,000 was made available to Pritchard Steam Pty Ltd as an interest-free loan for three years to meet pressing creditors. Unfortunately, by early 1981 the results of the public appeal had gone sour, and action was taken to recover the $80,000 loan.
With no further hope of funding, and with mounting debts himself, Ted Pritchard was finally forced to close Pritchard Steam Power. Ted found work as a lecturer at RMIT teaching, among other things, the principles of mechanical engineering and the finer points of thermodynamics. This position allowed him to continue researching efficient forms of modern steam power, and to remind his students that the perfect working fluid is still water.
The S5000
In 1997, Ted Pritchard made a submission to the Inquiry into Urban Air Pollution in Australia, again promoting the low emissions possible from modern steam power plants. From 1999 to 2002 he maintained a Pritchard Power website, on which he began to publish new articles about steam power.
Now in his late 60s, Ted Pritchard declared that he would "draw one last engine before I die", and after about 6,000 hours over five years he formulated, designed and drew in pencil and ink every last nut, bolt and screw of a new Pritchard engine. This engine, known as the S5000 (steam five thousand watts), was designed to burn low-grade fuel and produce electricity, but is also able to provide steam and heat, distil water or drive any rotary mechanical device using a belt. When he finished the drawings for the S5000, Pritchard declared that he had finally done for steam engines what IBM did for computers, "made them small and personal", – reducing them in scale and increasing their power-to-weight ratio to the point where they could become commonly available and useful technology. In 2003, Pritchard Power Australia Pty Ltd (PPA) was formed exclusively to develop and license unique high efficiency, small-scale steam power systems designed by Ted Pritchard.
Ted had some of the patterns and moulds for key components of the S5000 made up, however, he never saw his final design become a reality. Ted Pritchard died at Caritas Christi Hospice in Kew, Melbourne on 16 August 2007 after a long illness. At the time the first prototype of the S5000 was being made by a Gillion Group subsidiary, MTN Tooling in Bentleigh under an agreement with a new company Ted had formed in 2006, Pritchard Power Systems Ltd. This company eventually became Uniflow Power Ltd that has proceeded to secure wide-ranging global patents over aspects of the core technology that Ted designed. Uniflow has developed the S5000 to the point that it is being demonstrated as a pre-commercial prototype known as the 'Cobber'. | WIKI |
A-level Physics (Advancing Physics)/Quarks
Quarks (pronounced like 'orcs' with a 'qu' on the front) are a subset of the fermions - they make up part of matter, most notably the nuclei of atoms. Quarks interact with all four of the fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetism, and the weak and strong nuclear forces.
Generations
There are four quarks in each of the three generations of fermions. The first contains the up quark ($$u$$), down quark ($$d$$), antiup quark ($$\bar{u}$$) and antidown quark ($$\bar{d}$$). The second generation contains the charm quark ($$c$$), strange quark ($$s$$), anticharm quark ($$\bar{c}$$) and antistrange quark ($$\bar{s}$$). The third generation contains the top quark ($$t$$), bottom quark ($$b$$), antitop quark ($$\bar{t}$$) and antibottom quark ($$\bar{b}$$).
Charge
The up, charm and top quarks have a charge of +⅔e, and so their respective antiparticles have a charge of -⅔e. The down, strange and bottom quarks have a charge of -⅓e, and so their respective antiparticles have a charge of +⅓e.
Hadrons
When quarks are combined, they form larger particles, which are not fundamental. These larger particles are known as hadrons and are held together by the strong nuclear force. There are two types of hadrons: baryons and mesons.
Baryons
Baryons are hadrons which are made up of three quarks. The two most common baryons are the proton and the neutron. Protons are made up of two up quarks and one down quark, giving them a total charge of +1e. Neutrons are made up of one up quark and two down quarks, giving them net charge of 0.
Mesons
Mesons are hadrons which are made up of a quark and an antiquark. For example, pions are made up of two first generation quarks - the π0 is made up of either an up quark and an antiup quark, or a down quark and an antidown quark. The π+ is made up of an up quark and an antidown quark (total charge +1e), and The π- is made up of a down quark and an antiup quark (total charge -1e).
Questions
1. The Δ++ baryon is made up of up quarks. What is its total charge?
2. The Δ- baryon has a total charge of -1e. Given that it is made up of only one type of first generation quark, what is this quark?
3. What is an antiproton made of? What is its charge?
4. A K+ meson is made of an up quark and an antistrange quark. What is its total charge?
5. Lambda (Λ) baryons are made up of an up quark, a down quark, and another quark (not an antiquark). The Λ0 is neutral, and contains a second generation quark. What is this quark?
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Castor River
Castor River may refer to:
* Castor River (Ontario), Canada
* Rivière au Castor, Quebec, Canada
* Castor River (Missouri), United States | WIKI |
Acupuncture FAQs
Does acupuncture hurt?
You may feel a slight pinprick when the needle is inserted, or you may feel nothing at all. Once the needle is in, the acupuncturist wiggles it gently so that you feel a heavy, warm or tingling sensation. This sensation signals “de qi” (the arrival of qi or energy the point) and shows that a connection has been made between the acupuncture point and your central nervous system.
Is acupuncture safe?
When practiced by a skilled, licensed acupuncturist, acupuncture is extremely safe. Acupuncture points are located in muscle and connective tissue, so the acupuncturist will not puncture blood vessels or nerve tissue. All needles are pre-sterilized and used only once, so there is no risk of disease transmission.
Will my insurance cover acupuncture?
We accept Cigna and Harvard Pilgrim. If you have a different insurance plan that covers acupuncture, we ask that you pay us in full at the time of treatment and we will help you submit paperwork for reimbursement.
How much does acupuncture cost?
Please call 603 924-3400 for information on our current rates.
How often should I have acupuncture?
Acupuncture works best when it is done frequently and consistently. I recommend that most patients start with 2 visits per week for 2 to 4 weeks. Acute conditions may respond within just a few treatments while chronic conditions tend to gradually improve over several weeks. After reviewing your case during the first visit, I will recommend how often you should have acupuncture and then re-evaluate your case every 4 visits.
How does acupuncture work?
Acupuncture is a balancing treatment that encourages the body to regulate and heal itself. According to the National Institutes for Health (NIH), the insertion and manipulation of acupuncture needles sends subtle biochemical messages to the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Studies suggest that acupuncture can cause the body to release endorphins (chemicals that inhibit pain), reduce inflammation, improve circulation and stimulate immune activity.
Do I have to believe in acupuncture for it to work?
While a positive attitude may promote healing, we have seen acupuncture work for patients who were skeptical of it and for infants or animals who had no previous experience with it.
Will I feel better immediately or will I have to wait several treatments to see results?
This seems to be different for each individual patient. Generally, patients who respond positively to acupuncture tend to fall into three categories: those who feel relief from their symptoms during and immediately after the treatment; those who feel relief later that same day or the next day; and those who feel relief a few days later. In the beginning, the changes you feel after an acupuncture treatment will fade after a few days. With consistent treatment, the changes you experience should begin to stabilize and remain stable for progressively longer periods of time.
How long do acupuncturists have to go to school?
Most states require that acupuncturists complete a 3 to 4 year graduate-level acupuncture program or its equivalent. This translates into about 2500+ hours of academic and clinical training. Read more about acupuncture programs here.
Ready to try acupuncture? Please call 603-924-3400 for an initial evaluation and treatment with Julie Permut, Dipl OM, MAOM, LAc.
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Publishing a List of Feeds Feed
A list of feeds feed is a feed that contains a list of all available feeds of a specific feed data type. When you access a list of feeds feed, you see a listing of only the feeds that you are authorized to view. You can publish a list of feeds feed through the Feed Publishing Wizard or from the Feed Data Types page.
You publish a list of feeds feed by using the FEED data type.
To publish a list of feeds feed using the Feed Publishing Wizard:
1. Select PeopleTools > Feeds > Feed Publishing Wizard.
2. Select to add a new value.
3. Enter a feed ID and click Add.
4. At Step 1, enter a feed title at a minimum.
Note: To distinguish this as a list of feeds, you can change the feed title to include “List of”—for example, “List of Query Feeds”.
See Step 1: Specifying Feed Properties.
5. Click Next.
6. At step 2, select List of Feeds as the data type.
7. Select the data source for which to produce the list of feeds:
• FEED
Select this option to produce a list of all published list of feeds feeds.
• GENERICFEED
Select this option to produce a list of all published generic Integration Broker message feeds.
• PSQUERY
Select this option to produce a list of all published query feeds.
• WORKLIST
Select this option to produce a list of all published worklist feeds.
See Step 2: Selecting a Data Source.
8. Click Next.
9. Click Next to accept the defaults for the data source parameters.
Otherwise, modify the data source parameters to suit your implementation.
See Step 3: Specifying Data Source Parameters.
10. At Step 4, specify the feed publishing options.
See Step 4: Specifying Publishing Options.
11. Click Finish to publish the feed definition. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
BS8 近接実験モジュール
PROXIMITY TEST MODULE - BS8
革新的なシステム
This Module has been designed to teach techniques to detect the proximity of objects, focusing on the distance at which each sensor is able to detect the object and the type of material it can detect.
一般的な説明を表示
関連ニュース
概要
This Module has been designed to teach techniques to detect the proximity of objects, focusing on the distance at which each sensor is able to detect the object and the type of material it can detect.In the upper part there is a revolving disc on which the objects to be detected are placed.
All sensors are situated in front of the disc on walls perpendicular to the disc, so that when the disc turns with an object on it, it will pass in front of each of the module sensors. A dc motor moves the disc at different speeds, which allows studying the maximum frequency the sensor is able to detect.
Elements included in the module:
• Proximity capacitive sensor.
• Hall effect sensor.
• Retroreflective optical sensor.
• Infrared transmission sensor.
• Motor DC.
• Conduction sensor.
• Inductive sensor.
• Ultrasonic sensor.
演習と指導の慣行
マニュアルに含まれるガイド付き実習
1. How to use a capacitive sensor to detect metal objects as the pass in front of the sensor.
2. To use a Hall effect sensor as an element to detect the presence of magnetic objects.
3. Retroreflective optical sensor. To use an optical sensor that works through infrared light reflection.
4. Infrared sensor by transmission. To detect objects using an Infrared sensor by light beam interruption.
5. Conduction sensor. To detect magnetic objects using a REED switch sensor.
6. To detect the presence of ferrous object using an inductive sensor.
7. Ultrasonic sensor. To detect metallic and non-metallic object using high frequency sounds.
必要なアイテム
品質
アフターサービス
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Rh LADYKIRK. 519 LAIRG. LADYKIRK, an ancient par. in co. Ayr, Scotland, now joined to Monkstown. LADYKIRK, a par. in the island of Stronsay, one of the Orkney group, Scotland. It comprises the S.W. portion of the island. Its size is 4 miles by 2J. It is united with the pars, of Eday and Stronsay. LADYLANDS, a vil. in the par. of Kilbirnio, co. . Scotland, 9 miles N. of Irvine. It is a station on Burling and Ballock section of the Forth and Clyde railway. The principal residence is Ladylands House, icient scat of the Cochranes. LADYLOAN, a quoad sacra par. in the pars, of <ath and St. Vigean's, co. Forfar, Scotland, 2 miles and in the patron, of the male communicants. LADY-PLACE, a demesne in the par. of Hurley, hund. of Beynhurst, co. Berks, 3 miles S.W. of Great Mallow. It is situated at the ferry on the Thames, and is celebrated in history as the place where the planners of the Revolution met in l^SS, and on this account it visited by William III., George III., and Paoli. The mansion was erected by the Lovelaces (Lords Hur- ley) at the commencement of the 17th century, on the sifo of the old crypts of a Benedictine cell to West- minster Abbey. There are still remaining some portions of the ancient priory, including the refectory, and a saloon said to have been painted by Santa Rosa. LADY ROCK, in the Sound of Mull, co. Argylc, coast of Scotland, near Duart Castle. It is famed in story as the place where Maclean of Duart put his wife to be drowned by the rising tide, but she was saved by the fishermen. LADY'S BRIDGE, a hmlt. in the par. of Fordyce, co. Banff, Scotland, half a mile from Portsoy, and 3 miles W. of Banff. It is a station on the Banft'shire branch of tlic (in at North of Scotland railway. LADYSBRIDGE, a vil. in the par. of Ightcrmurragh, bar. of Imokilly, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 1 mile S. of Castlemartyr. LADY'S ISLAND, or ST. MARY'S, a par. in the bar. of Forth, co. Wexford, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles Si:, of Killinick. Broadway is its post town. The parish is of small extent, but the soil is good. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Ferns, val. with .St. Iberius, 47, in the patron, of the bishop. There are a Roman Catholic chapel and a parish school. On a peninsula running into Lady Island Lough stand some old church ruins. Here are also the remains of a castle, built in the 13th century by Rodolph do Lamport, and disman- tled by Cromwell in 1G1U. Fairs are held on the loth August, and 19th September. LADY ST. MARY, a par. in the borough of Ware- ham [which seel. LADYTOWN, a par. in the bar. of Connoll, co. Kil- darc, pn>v. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.S.W. of Naas, wn. The soil is mostly good. Part of the I eanal passes through the southern part of the parish. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Kildare, val. with (ircnt Council, 105, in the patron, of tho bishop. Ladytown House is the principal residence. LA I > Y YESTEUS, a par. in tho city of Edinburgh, ,d. Kf F.i.iMiriidii. VMIiriLIN, or LAGAVULME, a vil. in the lalton, co. Argyle, Scotland. It is situated K. side of the Isle of Islay, and has a small lien.- stands the church and tho old castle of dds. I. A<1 AX, n liver rising among the North Slieve- !-ter, Ireland. It pursues its course in a W. X.V. diivetii.n past Dromore, Magheralin, and and fails into Belfast Lough, after a course of miles. Near English Town it is joined by the < the navigation between llei- "h Xcagh. .N", a truiit stream in the Isle of Islay, co. i. falling into Loch Indaal. X. ,i river, rising in three head-streams, in cos. n, prov. of Ulster, and co. prov. of Leinster, Ireland. It takes an easterly direc- tion, arid after a course of nearly 25 miles, falls into Dundalk Bay, on nearing which point it assumes the name of the Glyde. LAGAN AULACHY, an ancient par. in co. Perth, Scotland, now joined to Dunkeld. LAGGAN, a Highland par. in the co. Inverness, Scot- land, 15 miles S.E. of Fort Augustus, and 11 from Kingussie. Its size is 22 miles by 22. The surface is mountainous, being broken by the spurs of three several ranges of hills : on its northern border arc tho Moadlia, or Monaghlea range, which attain a height of 3,000 feet ; on [its southern arc the Grampians ; and on its western border are the mountains flanking Loch Laggan. The rivers Spay and Spean, which .traverse the parish, arc fed by numerous springs rising among tho hills. In this parish aro lochs Laggan and Ericht, the former 8 miles by 1 mile, and the latter 1C by 1. In tho neigh- bourhood limestone and slate are found. The moun- tains consist for the most part of gneiss. The par. is in the prcsb. of Abertarff and synod of Glenelg. The minister's stipend is 158. The parish church, built in 1842, is a commodious structure. There are a Free church and a Roman Catholic chapel. The ruins of the old church, said to have been dedicated to St. Kenneth, are still visible. The chief seats aro Ardver- rikie, Cluny Castle, Glentrium House, and Glenshirra House. In this parish aro the remains of a fortification, built on a rock 600 feet high. Mrs. Grant, who died in 1838, wrote her " Letters from tho Mountains," and other works, whilst residing at the manse, between 1779 and 1803. LAGGAN TJLVA, a vil. on the western side of Mull, co. Argyle, Scotland. It is situated near Loch-na-keal, whence lona is visited. LAGHY, a post-office vil. in the par. of Drumhome, in tho bar. of Tirhugh, co. Donegal, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Donegal. A fair for the sale of flax seed is held on the 29th April. LAGNESS, a hmlt. in the par. of Pagham, hund. of Aldwick, rape of Chichcster, co. Sussex, 4 miles S. of Chichestcr. LAIGHWOOD, a demesne in co. Perth, Scotland, near Cluny. It is situated on the river Lunan, and belongs to the Duke of Athol. There arc remains of Sinclair's Castle, and of a church. LAINDON, or LANGDON-CLAY, a par. in (he hund. of Barstablo, co. Essex, 4 miles S. of Billericay, its post town, 6 N.E. of Orsett, and S S.E. of tho Brent- wood railway station. The village, which is small, is situated on tho river Crouch. The par. contains tho hmlt. of Basildon. The surface comprises a tract of flat marshy land, formerly clayey, but now Very pro- ductive. From this circumstance the village derives its appellation of Langdon-Clay. Tho tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 800. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 779, in the patron, of the Bishop of London. The church, situated on high ground, is dedicated to St. Nicholas. It is an ancient edifice, with a wooden tower, surmounted by a small spire, and containing five bells. There is another church at Basildon ; this last is an edifice with an embattled tower, eurmounted by a spire, and serves as a chapel-of- ease to the mother church. There is a school for both sexes, endowed with 20 per annum. LAINSTON, an ext. par. place in tho Winchester div. of the hund. of Upper Buddlesgate, co. Hants, 3 miles N.W. of Winchester. This place comprises about 155 acres of freehold land, and was formerly a separate parish. There is a private lunatic asylum, situated in an ample demesne of 40 acres, and approached by three avenues of trees. Tho house was built in tho reign of Charles II., and was once tho scat of Lord Bayning. The living is a discharged reet. in the dim-. of Winchester, val. 34. There arc remains of the ancient church, now a ruin. The inhabitants attend divine service in the church of Sparsholt. I. A I Id i, a par. in co. Sutherland, Scotland. It contains a small village of its own name, 16 miles N.W.
* Arbroath. The living rs in the presb. of Arbroath,
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What is Boussinesq equation used for?
What is Boussinesq equation used for?
The Boussinesq equation is non-linear, and it is used (mainly in research situations) to study non-linear wave effects in shallow water.
What is boussinesq coefficient?
Physically, the Boussinesq coefficient quantifies the momentum effect of the non-uniform velocity distribution over the depth. Because it appears in the advective acceleration term in the SWEs, it can also be treated as a pure numerical parameter to tune the amount of fluid inertia to be considered in the simulation.
What is Boussinesq approximation in natural convection?
In fluid dynamics, the Boussinesq approximation (pronounced [businɛsk], named for Joseph Valentin Boussinesq) is used in the field of buoyancy-driven flow (also known as natural convection). It ignores density differences except where they appear in terms multiplied by g, the acceleration due to gravity.
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What is Boussinesq hypothesis in turbulence modeling?
Boussinesq’s hypothesis is that the turbulent stresses are related to the mean velocity gradients in almost the same way that the viscous stresses are related to the complete velocity gradients.
What is Boussinesq approximation in turbulent flow?
The Boussinesq approximation is a way to solve nonisothermal flow, such as natural convection problems, without having to solve for the full compressible formulation of the Navier-Stokes equations.
What are the assumptions made in Boussinesq theory?
Boussinesq’s theory formula is based on following assumptions. The soil mass is semi-infinite, homogeneous and isotropic. The soil has a linear stress-strain relationship, The soil is weightless.
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When the ratio of R Z equals to 0.5 the Boussinesq influence factor is of the maximum?
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When the ratio of r/z equals to 0.5, the Boussinesq influence factor is ________ of the maximum. ∴ the Boussinesq influence factor is 0.2733/0.4775*100=57% of the maximum.
When the ratio of r z equals to 0.5 the Boussinesq?
When the ratio of r/z equals to 0.5, the Boussinesq influence factor is ________ of the maximum. ∴ the Boussinesq influence factor is 0.2733/0.4775*100=57% of the maximum.
When the ratio of r z equals to 1 the Boussinesq influence factor is?
17.7%
When the ratio of r/z equals to 1, the Boussinesq influence factor is ________ of the maximum. ∴ the Boussinesq influence factor is 0.0844/0.4775*100=17.7% of the maximum.
What is Boussinesq approximation in fluid dynamics?
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5 Replies Latest reply on Oct 28, 2005 5:00 AM by cpage cpage
HttpSession and PortletSession
cpage cpage Novice
Hi,
work this JBP 2.0
main question : how can I exchange informations between the portal and a portlet ?
=>
I try to do an Hello User Portlet: an user connect to the portal and the portlet say Hello + UserName
to do so, i have this code in my class and it works well :
public class HelloUser extends GenericPortlet {
public void doView(RenderRequest req, RenderResponse res) throws PortletException, IOException {
res.setContentType("text/html");
try {
PortletSession session = req.getPortletSession();
PrintWriter writer = res.getWriter();
Map ua = (Map) req.getAttribute( RenderRequest.USER_INFO );
if( ua != null ) {
writer.write( "Bienvenue à l'utilisateur"+req.getRemoteUser() + " !!<br>" );
}else{
writer.write("Aucun Utilisateur connecté");
}
writer.close();
}
catch (IOException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
Second,
I try to get an Attribute in my hello user portlet. This attribute is set in the login.jsp, this way :
Login.jsp:
...
<%
HttpSession Myses = request.getSession();
MySes.setAttribute("toto","youhou !!");
/%>
...
I verified, the attributes "toto" is setting to "Youhou !!"
but, i just cant' get the attribut "toto" in my portlet:
my code:
helloUser.java
PortletSession session = req.getPortletSession();
String mytoto = (String)session.getAttribute("toto",PortletSession.APPLICATION_SCOPE );
it returns "null".
can you help me, please ?
thanks
Lionel
• 1. Re: HttpSession and PortletSession
Bradley Smith Master
Try changing your login.jsp in the following ways:
1.) Add the Portlets tag library:
<%@ taglib prefix="portlet" uri="http://java.sun.com/portlet" %>
2.) Use <portlet:defineObjects/> tag
3.) Change your session code to use the PortletSession instead of the HttpSession
Ultimately, your page should look something like this:
...
<%@ taglib prefix="portlet" uri="http://java.sun.com/portlet" %>
...
<portlet:defineObjects/>
...
...
<% portletRequest.getSession.setAttribute("toto","youhou!!"); %>
....
BTW - in JSP, the HttpSession is an implicit object so you can access if simply using session instead of request.getSession().
Hope this helps!
• 2. Re: HttpSession and PortletSession
Bradley Smith Master
Ooops - code should read:
renderRequest.getSession(...)
NOT
portletRequest.getSession(...)
• 3. Re: HttpSession and PortletSession
Bradley Smith Master
OOPs one more time - should be
getPortletSession()
not getSession()
• 4. Re: HttpSession and PortletSession
Viet Master
it is not possible because the sessions are not the same.
one thing you can do is put a jsp in your webapp containing your portlet and request dispatch to it with a cross context call similar to :
req.setAttribute("blah", "blah");
RequestDispatcher rd = getServletContext().getContext("/myapp").getRequestDispatcher("/my.jsp");
rd.include(req, resp);
and in the jsp
String s = (String)req.getAttribute("blah");
HttpSession ses = req.getSession();
ses.setAttribute("blah", "blah");
• 5. Re: HttpSession and PortletSession
cpage cpage Novice
"julien@jboss.com" wrote:
it is not possible because the sessions are not the same.
=> impossible to a portlet to get informations put in the httpsession of the portal ? so, what is the mecanism of that code in my portlet req.getAttribute(RenderRequest.USER_INFO ) ?
"julien@jboss.com" wrote:
one thing you can do is put a jsp in your webapp containing your portlet and request dispatch to it with a cross context call similar to :
req.setAttribute("blah", "blah");
RequestDispatcher rd = getServletContext().getContext("/myapp").getRequestDispatcher("/my.jsp");
rd.include(req, resp);
and in the jsp
String s = (String)req.getAttribute("blah");
HttpSession ses = req.getSession();
ses.setAttribute("blah", "blah");
don't understand what you mean.
i just want to share a context (ie: user role store in an other database than portal DB).
this role (may be just a string), is known by the portal at the connection of the user and have to be get by all the portlets in the page.
the portlets, with this role, ask informations to the role database to display their content.
how can i give informations from the portal to the portlets simply ?
thanks a lot ;)
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John Hampden
John Hampden (c. June 1595 –24 June 1643) was an English politician from Oxfordshire, who was killed fighting for Parliament in the First English Civil War. An ally of Parliamentarian leader John Pym, and a cousin of Oliver Cromwell, he was one of the Five Members whom Charles I of England tried to arrest in January 1642, a significant step in the outbreak of fighting in August. All five are commemorated at the State Opening of Parliament each year.
When the war began in August 1642, Hampden raised an infantry regiment for the Parliamentarian cause. His death on 18 June 1643 after being wounded in the Battle of Chalgrove Field was considered a significant loss, largely because Hampden acted as a bridge between the different Parliamentarian factions.
His early death meant Hampden avoided the ideological splits that led to the execution of Charles I in January 1649, and establishment of the Commonwealth of England. Combined with a reputation for honest, principled, and patriotic opposition to arbitrary rule, in 1841 his statue was erected in the rebuilt Palace of Westminster, representing the Parliamentarian cause. Prior to the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams were among those who referenced him to justify their cause.
Personal details
John Hampden was born around June 1595, probably in London, eldest son of William Hampden (1570–1597), and Elizabeth Cromwell (1574–1664). The family were long-established in Buckinghamshire, and William was Member of Parliament for East Looe in 1593. After the death of his father in April 1597, his cousin, another William Hampden, was appointed executor but became involved in a bitter legal dispute with Elizabeth; John's younger brother, Richard (1596–1659), inherited his estates at Emmington.
Hampden married Elizabeth Symeon in 1619, and they had nine children together prior to her death in 1631, of whom seven survived into adulthood. Ann (1616–1701), Elizabeth (1619–1643), John (1621–1642), William (died 1675), Ruth (1628–1687), Mary (1630–1689), and Richard (1631–1695), Chancellor of the Exchequer under William III. In 1640, he married Letitia Knollys (1591–1666); they had no children before he died in 1643.
1610 to 1629; Political activism
Hampden graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford in 1610, and attended the Inner Temple from 1613 to 1615, not necessarily to become a lawyer, but because knowledge of the law was then considered part of a gentleman's education. While studying in London, he became involved with other Puritans, a general term for anyone who wanted to 'purify' the Church of England by removing what they considered to be Catholic practices. Members belonged to a variety of Protestant sects, the most prominent being Presbyterians like Hampden, connecting him to a network that included Richard Knightley, Lord Saye, and John Preston.
In 1621, he became MP for Grampound, a rotten borough in Cornwall controlled by the local magnate, John Arundell; a good example of the complexity of the period, Arundell opposed Ship Money in the 1630s, but during the First English Civil War held Pendennis Castle for Charles I. Hampden subsequently financed a successful campaign to restore parliamentary representation to Wendover in 1624, a seat he held until 1629. As MP for Wendover in 1626, he sat in the so-called "Useless Parliament", known as such for failing to pass any legislation. In return for approving taxes, Parliament demanded the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, a close friend of the king, and a military commander notorious for inefficiency and extravagance.
Rather than comply, Charles dissolved it and resorted to raising money through forced loans, with over 70 individuals jailed for refusing to pay, including Hampden's uncle, Sir Edmund Hampden. When Hampden also declined to subscribe, he was arrested, and while in prison met Sir John Eliot, a leading member of the Parliamentary opposition. When the "loans" failed to produce sufficient income, Charles was forced to call new elections in March 1627, which returned "a preponderance of MPs opposed to the King", including Hampden, John Selden, Edward Coke, John Pym and a young Oliver Cromwell.
Released to attend the new Parliament, Hampden collaborated with Eliot and others in efforts to limit Royal power. The most significant was the June 1628 Petition of Right, which opened the way to a new impeachment of Buckingham, a campaign that ended after he was assassinated in August 1628 by a disgruntled soldier. The next issue was that of Roger Maynwaring and Robert Sibthorpe, two priests who published sermons supportive of the divine right of kings, passive obedience, and which implied Charles was entitled to raise taxes as he wished.
In the 17th century, many believed 'good government' and 'true religion' were closely linked, and alterations in one implied alterations in the other. Using divine right to justify the levying of taxes without the approval of Parliament was inflammatory enough in itself, but Maynwaring also claimed those who disobeyed the king risked eternal damnation, infuriating Puritans who generally believed in Predestination, and salvation through faith. His suggestion 'kings were gods' was also regarded as blasphemy. Censured for preaching against the established constitution, the two men were later pardoned by Charles, who dismissed Parliament in 1629, and instituted eleven years of Personal Rule.
1630 to 1639; Ship money
Hampden's role in the 1628 Parliament was largely behind the scenes, where his organisational and man-management skills could be best used, but placed him in the inner circle of parliamentary opposition. In 1629, the Earl of Warwick granted him lands in Saybrook Colony, now Old Saybrook, Connecticut; participation in the colonial movement was common among Puritan leaders. Other participants included Pym, who was treasurer of the Providence Island Company, Warwick, Lord Saye, Knightley, Henry Darley, William Waller, and Lord Brooke. Company meetings provided cover to organise political opposition; whether its members also considered permanent emigration is still disputed.
Hampden remained a relatively obscure figure, until 1637, when he was prosecuted in a test case to confirm the legality of ship money. This was a long-standing levy, raised in coastal counties to fund the Royal Navy, but only in time of war, not every year as Charles was now doing. Opposition was based on the principle of taxes imposed without parliamentary approval, not the tax itself; there was widespread support for a powerful navy to protect English trade.
Its extension into inland counties like Hampden's estates in Buckinghamshire widened opposition to its collection, and how it was spent. HMS Sovereign of the Seas, a 100 gun warship built between 1634 and 1637, was a prestige project five times the cost of normal ships, too large for any English harbour. Finally, rather than using it to deter Charles used it to transport Spanish bullion and supplies to Flanders for their war against the Protestant Dutch, payment for which he kept.
The parliamentary leaders, including Hampden, owned multiple properties, and to make it clear they only opposed its legality, they were careful to pay some assessments. Hampden was tried by the Court of Exchequer in June 1637, but divisions among the judges delayed their ruling until July 1638. Although seven out of the twelve found the tax legal, the fact five did not made it a public relations disaster for Charles; less than 20% of the £208,000 assessed for 1639 was paid. Many refused demands for 'Coat and conduct' money during the 1639 and 1640 Bishops' Wars, fearing if they did, Charles would turn them into permanent taxes.
1640 to July 1642; the road to civil war
Following defeat in the first of the Bishops Wars, Charles recalled Parliament in April 1640; when the Short Parliament refused to vote taxes without concessions, he dissolved it after only three weeks. However, the humiliating terms imposed by the Scots after a second victory in 1640 forced him to hold fresh elections in November; Pym acted as unofficial leader of the opposition, with Hampden co-ordinating the different factions. Shortly after the Long Parliament assembled, it was presented with the Root and Branch petition; signed by 15,000 Londoners, it demanded England follow the Scottish example and expel bishops from the Church of England.
This reflected widespread concern over Arminianism in the Church of England, seen as evidence of pro-Catholic policies and confirmed by Charles making war on the Protestant Scots, but not assisting his nephew Charles Louis against the Catholic Emperor. Many feared he was about to sign an alliance with Spain, a view shared by the French and Venetian ambassadors; ending arbitrary rule was thus important for England and the European Protestant cause in general.
Since convention prevented direct attacks on Charles, the alternative was to prosecute his 'evil counsellors', showing even if he was above the law, his subordinates were not, and he could not protect them; the intention was to make others think twice about their actions. Laud was impeached in December 1640, and held in the Tower of London; the king's chief minister the Earl of Strafford, former Lord Deputy of Ireland and organiser of the 1640 Bishops War, was executed in May 1641.
The Commons also passed a series of constitutional reforms, including the Triennial Acts, abolition of the Star Chamber, and an end to levying taxes without Parliament's consent. Voting as a block, the bishops ensured all these were rejected by the Lords. In June 1641, Parliament responded with the Bishops Exclusion Bill, which was rejected by the Lords. The outbreak of the Irish Rebellion in October brought matters to a head; both Charles and Parliament supported raising troops to suppress it, but neither trusted the other with their control.
The Grand Remonstrance was presented to Charles on 1 December 1641; unrest culminated in 23 to 29 December with widespread riots in Westminster, led by the London apprentices. Suggestions Parliamentary leaders helped organise these have not been proved, but it prevented bishops attending the Lords. On 30 December, John Williams, Archbishop of York and eleven other bishops, signed a complaint, disputing the legality of any laws passed by the Lords during their exclusion. Led by Denzil Holles, the Commons ruled this was an invitation for the king to dissolve Parliament, and all twelve were arrested for treason.
On 4 January, Charles tried to arrest the Five Members, including Hampden, Pym and Holles; after it failed, he left London, accompanied by Royalist MPs like Edward Hyde, and members of the Lords. This was a major tactical mistake, as it gave his opponents majorities in both houses. However, even at this late stage, the vast majority on both sides wanted to avoid civil war, and petitioned Parliament and Charles to agree terms.
Pym and Hampden were among the few to understand only military victory could compel Charles to keep his commitments. He openly told foreign ambassadors any concessions were temporary, and would be retrieved by force if needed, an approach confirmed by the Scottish experience. The Irish Catholic rebels claimed approval for their actions; while untrue, the assertion was given weight by his attempts to use Irish troops against the Scots, and initial refusal to condemn the rebellion.
However, regardless of religion or political belief, in 1642 the vast majority believed a 'well-ordered' monarchy was divinely mandated; where they disagreed was what 'well-ordered' meant, and who held ultimate authority in clerical affairs. Since Charles could not be deposed, the only way of dealing with him was through military victory; it was this clarity that set Hampden, Pym, and later Oliver Cromwell apart from the majority. When the First English Civil War began, Hampden was appointed to the Committee of Safety.
August 1642 to June 1643; War and death
When war began in August 1642, both sides expected it to be settled by a single, decisive battle; many areas remained neutral, while awaiting the result. Hampden raised a regiment, which acted as artillery escort at the Battle of Edgehill in October and helped repulse the Royalist cavalry. After the disastrous Battle of Brentford, he helped rally troops for the defence of London. However, his main contribution was holding the Parliamentary factions together over the first winter, and preparing for a long war by initiating the negotiations that led to the Solemn League and Covenant with the Scots in August 1643.
When the 1643 campaign began, Hampden was serving with the Earl of Essex, whose lack of aggression was already causing concern. Tasked with taking the Royalist war capital of Oxford, Essex captured Reading on 27 April, where he remained until mid May. On 18 June 1643, Hampden was wounded at the Battle of Chalgrove Field; shot twice in the shoulder, the wound became infected. Later claims these injuries were caused by the explosion of his own pistol have not been substantiated.
He died at home six days later, and was buried in Great Hampden church. Unlike Pym, who died of cancer in December, his loss was mourned on both sides of the conflict; his close friend Anthony Nicholl wrote ‘Never Kingdom received a greater loss in one subject, never a man a truer and more faithful friend.’ In 1843, George Nugent-Grenville, a Whig radical politician and author of the hagiographic and often inaccurate Memorials of John Hampden, paid for the Hampden Monument, located near the battle site.
Legacy
Hampden is seen as a less complex figure than either Pym or his cousin Oliver Cromwell, while his death in 1643 meant he avoided the bitter internal debates later in the war, the execution of Charles in 1649, and establishment of The Protectorate. One of the best known examples of this appears in Thomas Gray's poem "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard", which includes the lines "Some village-Hampden, that with dauntless breast / The little tyrant of his fields withstood...Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood."
In reality, he and Pym both recognised far earlier than most Charles had to be defeated militarily, but Hampden rarely made speeches, and was far less visible. In his 'History of the Rebellion', Clarendon claimed his influence and reputation derived from his man management skills and organisational abilities. Prior to the 1774 American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams used Hampden to claim rebellion against the state could be reconciled with patriotism, while his death in battle allowed him to be positioned as a martyr to the cause of liberty.
The early 19th century British radical movement set up Hampden Clubs, and he was referenced by Radical poet Percy Shelley. In Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, he appears as a symbol of rebellion against patriarchal authority. When the Palace of Westminster was rebuilt after 1834, he was selected as one of the famous Parliamentary figures whose statues are positioned in St Stephen's Hall. As one of the Five Members he is annually commemorated at the State Opening of Parliament. The early 20th century Suffragette movement used him to justify their slogan of 'No vote, no tax', as do modern anti-tax resisters, although this misses the point he objected to levying them without the approval of Parliament, not the taxes themselves.
A variety of establishments bear his name, in Britain, and other parts of the English-speaking world, notably the United States; these include Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, founded in 1775, plus numerous schools, towns, counties, hospitals, and geographical points. His enduring popularity as a symbol of Parliamentary freedom continues; Mount Hampden was selected as the location for the new Parliament of Zimbabwe building, due for completion in 2022. One of the London Underground electric locomotives used on the Metropolitan line was named "John Hampden"; retired in 1961, it is now on display in the London Transport Museum. In addition, two Masonic lodges bear his name; Lodge 6290, in Oxfordshire, and 6483 in Buckinghamshire.
Multiple communities are named after him as well including Hampden County, Massachusetts, Hampden, Massachusetts, Hampden, Maine, Hamden, Connecticut, and the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland in the United States as well as Hampden, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.
The Handley Page Hampden, a Second World War bomber, was named after him.
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Tabcorp to sell state gaming machine unit to ease concerns over Tatts deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Top Australian bookmaker Tabcorp Holdings said it will sell a small compliance unit to address antitrust worries about a A$6.4 billion ($4.82 billion) takeover of rival Tatts Group, sending both firms’ shares up as investors bet the deal will proceed. A “statement of issues” from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on Thursday raised a host of concerns about Tabcorp’s (TAH.AX) plan to buy No. 1 lotteries company Tatts Group Ltd TTS.AX. But Tabcorp said it addressed the biggest one by selling the unit it bought seven months earlier. If successful, it would mean the third time lucky for a match-up after the gambling companies tried twice before since 2006. The first time, the ACCC blocked the proposed deal on antitrust grounds. The second time, in 2015, the companies themselves failed to come to an agreement. Shares of takeover target Tatts rose up to 4.6 percent to A$4.27 on Thursday on hopes the companies will at last get the green light from the ACCC, although the stock was still below the A$4.34 offer price, a sign of lingering doubt. Tabcorp shares were up nearly 3 percent, their highest in a month. “This is awkward for Tabcorp but I wouldn’t put it any stronger than that,” said Charlie Green, a fund manager at Hunter Green Pty Ltd, which owns Tatts shares, referring to the ACCC concerns. The regulator “acknowledges the dramatic change in the landscape and that’s why I think Tabcorp’s bid will stand up, almost in its existing form”, Green added. While the ACCC raised many potential sticking points in its 38-page document, it noted that the arrival of global online betting providers in recent years had made it easier for gamblers to change between “products, events and channels”. In a statement, Tabcorp said it offered to address the ACCC’s main concern, about weakening competition in electronic gambling machine compliance in the state of Queensland, by selling a unit it bought as part of a larger deal in 2016. Tabcorp was “well advanced” in the sale of that unit, Odyssey Gaming Services, which generated A$12.6 million in revenue in fiscal 2016, according to a regulatory filing from its former owner, which Tabcorp bought. Tabcorp added that it was working with the ACCC to address other issues it raised, like the prospect of making it harder for rivals to buy licenses to broadcast races in four states. Tatts said in a statement that it would “continue to work with Tabcorp to progress the competition approval process and all other regulatory approvals required”. The ACCC said it will invite further submissions on the proposed deal by March 24, before it makes a final decision on May 4. Reporting by Byron Kaye, Jane Wardell and Jamie Freed; Editing by Jonathan Oatis, Leslie Adler and Randy Fabi | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Al-Maasara Engineering Industries
The Al-Maasara Engineering Industries Company (شركة المعصرة للصناعات الهندسية) or Military Factory 45 (مصنع 45 الحربي) is an Egyptian government joint-stock company, one of the companies of the National Authority for Military Production affiliated with the Ministry of Military Production. It was established in 1952 on an area of 97 acres in the al-Maasara area in Helwan, Cairo Governorate and was opened on 4 August 1954, in order to produce ammunition of various types for the benefit of the Egyptian Armed Forces, it is currently working in the field of producing meters for electricity, water, natural gas, chemicals for civil works, and light metal industries.
Products
* Electricity, water and natural gas meters.
* Hazardous waste incinerators.
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Talk:Husaby
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The term place didn't convey anything, but I found it impossible to find, with any certainty, the correct term. Aside from what print sources I had to hand, I Googled, and found a lot of interesting pages (I've added links to two of them), but there was a conspiracy of silence over what exactly Husaby is. On the basis of a passing reference to its population, I decided on village, but I'd be grateful for more authoritative advice. Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης ) 15:06, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)
* Ambitious work none the less. I think village is correct. Most people (in Sweden) probably only know the name Husaby from the Husaby church (Husaby kyrka) that is located there. I'll add some links and images. --Fred-Chess 07:39, August 13, 2005 (UTC)
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Opus spicatum
Opus spicatum, literally "spiked work," is a type of masonry construction used in Roman and medieval times. It consists of bricks, tiles or cut stone laid in a herringbone pattern.
Uses
Its usage was generally decorative and most commonly it served as a pavement, though it was also used as an infill pattern in walls, as in the striking base of the causeway leading up to the gate tower at Tamworth Castle. Unless the elements run horizontally and vertically, it is inherently weak, since the oblique angles of the elements tend to spread the pattern horizontally under compression.
The type of construction was constantly employed in Roman, Byzantine and Romanesque work, and in the latter was regarded as a test of very early date. It is frequently found in the Byzantine walls in Asia Minor, and in Byzantine churches was employed decoratively to give variety to the wall surface. Sometimes the diagonal courses are reversed one above the other.
The herringbone pattern produces opposing shear plane faces, increasing the relative surface area and therefore rendering it a sounder design for mortar and brick.
Firebacks
Herringbone work, particularly in stone, is also used to make firebacks in stone hearths. Acidic flue gases tend to corrode lime mortar, so a finely set herringbone could remain intact with a minimum of mortar used. Usk Castle has several fine examples.
Examples
The herringbone method was used by Filippo Brunelleschi in constructing the dome of the Cathedral of Florence (Santa Maria del Fiore).
Examples in France exist in the churches at Querqueville in Normandy and St Christophe at Suèvres, both dating from the 10th century, and in England herring-bone masonry is found in the walls of castles, such as at Guildford, Colchester and Tamworth, as well as Usk Castle in Wales.
Herringbone brickwork was also a feature of Gothic Revival architecture. | WIKI |
Talk:New Smyrna Beach
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Was it really necessary to include so many references to "Galleria di Vetro" on this page? This smells like "abuse" to me. (WT-en) Gamweb 15:18, 28 July 2007 (EDT)
Jazz Festival
I don't understand this edit. What's a concert if not live music? --ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 22:42, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
* It's just "X is playing at a restaurant..." repeated at several venues. There are couple of "concerts," where a musician is the focus of the event, but otherwise this is mostly just some restaurants gigs with good musicians but without much organization. --Comment by Selfie City ( talk | contributions ) 23:02, 23 June 2020 (UTC) | WIKI |
What are the physical properties of 17 7PH stainless steel?
What are the physical properties of 17 7PH stainless steel?
Stainless steel grade 17-7 PH is a precipitation hardened stainless steel that possesses high strength and hardness, excellent fatigue properties, good formability, good corrosion resistance, and minimal distortion upon heat treatment. The properties of this alloy are well suited for aerospace applications.
What is 17 7PH stainless steel?
Type 17-7PH® Precipitation Hardening Alloy is a semi-austenitic stainless steel which is austenitic in the annealed condition, but martensitic in the hardened condition. Type 17-7PH® provides high strength and hardness, excellent fatigue properties, good corrosion resistance and minimum distortion upon heat treatment.
What is 17-4 stainless steel used for?
17-4 PH Stainless Steel is a precipitation hardening martensitic stainless steel. Typical usage is seen in applications requiring high strength and a modest level of corrosion resistance. Strength and toughness desired can be manipulated by temperate range in the heat treatment process.
What are the specific performance characteristics of stainless steel grade 17-4?
The specific performance characteristics of stainless steel grade 17-4 include: High tensile & yield strength maintained in temperatures as hot as 570° F. Moderate resistance to atmospheric & acidic corrosion (equivalent to the corrosion resistance of stainless steel alloys 304 & 430)
What is 1717-4 PH stainless steel?
17-4 PH Stainless Steel is a precipitation hardening martensitic stainless steel. Typical usage is seen in applications requiring high strength and a modest level of corrosion resistance. Strength and toughness desired can be manipulated by temperate range in the heat treatment process.
What is a 17-4 stainless steel bar?
17-4 Stainless Steel Bar (Cond-A, H1150, H1150D) Stainless steel grade 17-4 is a precipitation-hardening alloy with a broad range of applications in the oil and gas, petrochemical, food processing, aerospace, pump, marine, chemical, and metalworking industries.
What are 17-4PH seals used for?
Thanks to the beneficial properties, 17-4PH finds use in various industries. Typical parts include mechanical seals, oil patch, and pump shafts. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
Square Stock Nears $80: Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Though shares of Square (NYSE: SQ) haven't recovered to a 52-week high of $101.15, they've been rising nicely recently. With the stock now trading at $78 -- up 40% year to date but still meaningfully below a 52-week high achieved last September -- should investors buy, sell, or hold shares of the financial technology company?
Here's a close look at Square's recent business execution and a valuation of the stock.
Image source: Square.
Rapid growth
Square's business has been growing by leaps and bounds recently. In the company's first quarter of 2019, revenue surged 43% year over year to $959 million. Adjusted revenue, or total net revenue less transaction-based costs, bitcoin costs, and the effect of revenue adjustments related to purchase accounting, soared 59% year over year to $489 million.
Meanwhile, Square's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) soared 72% year over year to $62 million. The growth in this metric highlights Square's "ability to balance growth with ongoing investment in our business," management said in Square's first-quarter shareholder letter.
All this momentum comes as Square keeps beefing up its ecosystem of products and services for its sellers. In early 2019, the company launched a new Square online store for merchants, a dedicated mobile app for sellers to invoice customers, and contactless point-of-sale hardware Square Stand and Square Reader for Japan. In addition, strong growth in the company's Cash App, Caviar, Square Capital, and Instant Deposit helped fuel 97% year-over-year growth in the company's subscription and services-based revenue when excluding revenue from recent acquisitions of Weebly and Zesty.
With a host of products and services driving growth for Square, it's no wonder investors have been buying up shares. The company's strong growth is broad-based. In addition, the network effect for sellers continues to improve and switching costs for merchants using Square's services continue to increase as the company keeps providing more value to its users.
But is Square really worth $33 billion?
Valuing Square stock
At $78 per share, Square has a market capitalization of $33 billion. With this market capitalization, Square has a frothy price-to-adjusted earnings ratio of 142 -- more than double financial-tech peer PayPal's (NASDAQ: PYPL) price-to-adjusted earnings ratio of 58.
But Square is growing much faster than PayPal. PayPal's revenue increased just 12% year over year in the first quarter of 2019, much slower than Square's 43% revenue growth over the same time frame. Similarly, PayPal's adjusted earnings per share increased 37% -- slower than 83% growth in Square's adjusted earnings per share over the same time frame.
With such staggering growth and so many catalysts driving Square's business, the financial-technology stock remains a buy, even after a sharp run-up this year. Sure, with the stock trading at such a steep premium, shareholders should expect a bumpy ride. But chances are, five years from now a $78 share price will look like an attractive entry point in hindsight.
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Issue #7688 has been updated by Benoit Daloze.
I had another look at the other cases mentioned above.
* Comparable#==: A warning has been added when rescuing an exception of #<=>. There should be no more "rescue" after 2.2.0.
* numeric.c and #coerce: The cases where an error is not raised in do_coerce() yet coercion failed are handled by their (transitive) callers which all raise other exceptions (it would be nice to make the coercion failure exception the cause of the caller exception).
The possible exception thrown by #coerce was silently ignored. A warning has been added with plans in the next minor to not rescue the possible exceptions of #coerce anymore.
* range.c and range_init(): A good solution for this would be to make the exception in #<=> the *cause* of the "bad value for range" argument error currently raised. This already works by #8257 but the *cause* is not shown (see #9918).
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Feature #7688: Error hiding with rb_rescue() on Comparable#==, #coerce and others
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/7688#change-47076
* Author: Benoit Daloze
* Status: Open
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: Benoit Daloze
* Category: core
* Target version: next minor
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Hello,
I believe error hiding is harmful because very dangerous
(it forgets errors which is likely unexpected) and hard to debug.
But I guess the compatibility is the main reason to keep these cases.
In the cases of Comparable#== and #coerce, I believe it is not worth to be compatible with this dangerous behavior
as it will at worse help to discover bugs in #<=> and #coerce methods which would raise an exception.
I doubt anyone rely on this and the #coerce spec (see #7645) itself makes me think this is unexpected behavior.
It would also simplify the spec, and no specific #coerce behavior would be needed to be defined as it would behave as a simple method call without edge cases.
So I think rb_rescue() or rb_rescue2(..., GenericErrorClass, ...) should be avoided if possible.
I analyzed these in the code base and it is used in a couple places:
* compar.c in cmp_equal(): this is the main offender in this regard with #coerce
* numeric.c in rb_num_coerce_{cmp,relop}() which call do_coerce(,,FALSE): This is the current subject of #7645.
* io.c in io_close(): to avoid raising if #close fails, which is likely less problematic,
although it would be nicer to rescue only IO-related errors and warn when an exception is raised.
* range.c in range_init(): this is to provide a clearer error. I think it would be nice to show the original error as well.
Removing the general rescue in cmp_equal() revealed a couple bugs in RDoc due to this problem. I guess there are many others in the wild.
Can we please remove this anti-pattern?
I believe impact is only positive and that it should be done as soon as possible.
What do you think?
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Isodiasphere
The result of the debate was Delete (aeropagitica) (talk) 16:52, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
Isodiasphere
Neologism and/or non-notable and/or original reasearch. Can't find any significant reference to this term. Google "Isodiasphere -wikipedia" only gives 11 hits. None seem relevant. --BluePlatypus 17:43, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
* Comment A discussion of this article can be found at Reference_desk/Science.
* Delete, unless documentation of use of this term can be provided. A literature search turns up no mention of this term in any chemistry or physics scientific journal. --Ed (Edgar181) 18:07, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
* Delete, as per my comments at the Ref Desk. This looks increasingly like someone's "how long does nonsense stay around in Wikipeda" social experiment. --Bth 18:41, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
* Delete - I can't find anything in journals on this topic either. Some mentioning of this in foreign language articles, but not something I would consider worthy of an article yet. --HappyCamper 18:48, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
* Delete seems nonnoteable and probably also fictitious. WAS 4.250 19:24, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
* Delete per all of the above. Chuck 19:33, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
* Delete per nom.-gadfium 21:13, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
* Delete per nom. - mako 00:13, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
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63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 518 -AUG. 29, 1949 "(3) For any farm on which the acreage planted to cotton in any year is less than the farm acreage allotment for such year by not more than the larger of 10 per centum of the allotment or one acre, an acreage equal to the farm acreage allotment shall be deemed to be the acreage planted to cotton on such farm, and the additional acreage added to the cotton acreage history for the farm shall be added to the cotton acreage history for the county and State. "(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the county committee, upon application by the owner or operator of the farm, (1) may establish an allotment for any cotton farm acquired in 1940 or thereafter for nonfarming purposes by the United States or any State or agency thereof which has been returned to agricultural pro- duction but which is not eligible for an allotment under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (f) of this section, and (2) shall establish an allotment for any farm within the State owned or operated by the person from whom a cotton farm was acquired in such State in 1940 or thereafter for a governmental or other public purpose: Provided, That no allotment shall be established for any such farm unless appli- cation therefor is filed within three years after acquisition of such farm by the applicant or within three years after the enactment of this Act, whichever period is longer: And provided further, That no person shall be entitled to receive an allotment under both (1) and (2) of this subsection. The allotment so made for any such farm shall compare with the allotments established for other farms in the same area which are similar, taking into consideration the acreage allotment, if any, of the farm so acquired, the land, labor, and equipment available for the production of cotton, crop rotation practices, and the soil and other physical facilities affecting the production of cotton. Except to the extent that the production on any such farm has contributed to the county and State allotments, any allotment established pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to the acreage allotments otherwise established for the county and State under this Act, and the production from the additional acreage so allotted shall be in addition to the national marketing quota. "(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any acreage planted to cotton in excess of the farm acreage allotment shall not be taken into account in establishing State, county, and farm acreage allotments. "(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, State and county committees shall make available for inspection by owners or operators of farms receiving cotton acreage allotments all records pertaining to cotton acreage allotments and marketing quotas. "(k) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section except subsection (g) (1), there shall be allotted to each State for which an allotment is made under this section not less than the smaller of (A) four thousand acres or (B) the highest acreage planted to cotton in any one of the three calendar years immediately preceding the year for which the allotment is made. "(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, in administering the provisions of Public Law 12, Seventy-ninth Con- gress, as it relates to war crops, shall carry out the provisions of such Act in the following manner: "(i) A survey shall be conducted of every farm which had a 1942 cotton acreage allotment, and of such other farms as the Secretary considers necessary in the administration of Public Law 12. This survey shall obtain for each farm the most accurate information possible on (a) the total acreage in cultivation, and (b) the acreage of individual crops planted on each farm in the years 1941, 1945, 1946, and 1947. 81939°- 50-PT . I 43 673 Establishment of al- lotments for farm ac- quired in 1940 or later. Ante, p. 672 . Filing of applica- tion. Restriction. Excess acreage. Availability of roo- ords. Minimum State al- lotment. Ante, p. 672. 59 Stat. 9. 7 U. S. C. §§1334, 1344, 1358 notes. Survey. 59Stat. 9. 7 U. S. C. §1334, 1344, 1358 notes.
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Talk:Thomas M. Browne
Date of brevet
I haven't corrected the grammatical issues (which are numerous), but I have deleted the lateral reference to President Lincoln. Of about 1,400 brevets for brigadier generals, Lincoln only signed 58 of them. Despite being a month before the president's assassination, this date appears on the vast majority of commissions for Civil War service, even though those commissions were issued anytime between May of 1865 and March 3, 1869, when an act of congress halted the practice. All commissions with this date were signed by President Johnson. IcarusPhoenix (talk) 18:19, 29 June 2010 (UTC) | WIKI |
Feast of Trumpets 2021
Time & Location
About the Event
Every new moon is celebrated by the Hebrews on the first day of each month, and on these evenings trumpets are blown over the peace offerings (Numbers 10:10). The priests were commanded to blow trumpets every month during times of war as well as during times of peace (Numbers 10:9).
The blowing of trumpets was a symbol of war, and for the Hebrew people, it was also a cry for help from God during warfare. During times of peace, they were to blow the trumpets on every New Moon festival and on every Day of Trumpets, as a remembrance that during times of war, Elohim hears their cries and delivers them from their enemies (Numbers 10:9-10). In other words, the trumpets were a sound of deliverance. Additionally, we see trumpets blown in Heaven as the Lamb of God breaks the seals of the Book of Life symbolising a countdown of sorts to the end of this age of sin and despair. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Israel slams Palestinians' push to fly their flag at U.N. | Reuters
3 Min Read UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel on Tuesday complained to the United Nations about a Palestinian initiative to fly their flag alongside full member states' at the world body's headquarters, calling it another cynical misuse of the U.N. by the Palestinian Authority. Currently, only member states' flags fly at U.N. headquarters. While the 193-nation assembly overwhelmingly approved the de facto recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine in 2012, a Palestinian attempt to secure full U.N. membership failed. Palestine is considered a non-member state. But the flags of the two non-member states - Palestine and the Vatican - could soon be flying at the United Nations. The General Assembly is expected to vote on Sept. 10 on a Palestinian resolution that says the flags of non-member observer states shall be raised at the United Nations Headquarters and Offices following the flags of the member states of the United Nations. Israel's U.N. Ambassador Ron Prosor wrote a letter of complaint about the Palestinian initiative to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and this year's president of the 193-nation General Assembly, Sam Kutesa of Uganda. For 70 years the United Nations has raised only flags of full member states, Prosor said, adding that the Palestinians never held a single round of consultations on their resolution. He called it another cynical misuse of the U.N. by the Palestinian Authority. Once again the Palestinians prefer to score easy and meaningless points at the U.N., simply because they can, he said. It's time to unequivocally tell them: this is not the path to statehood, this is not the way for peace. He also accused the Palestinians, who he said appear to already have enough votes for their resolution to pass, of misleading U.N. member states by pretending that it was a joint initiative with the Vatican. Last week, the Holy See's mission issued a diplomatic note saying it would not co-sponsor the resolution and demanding that all references to it be cut from the draft. Several days later, it issued a new news release reiterating that it did not object to the Palestinian draft resolution on flying non-member states' flags but without any reference to its earlier demand that it not be mentioned in the resolution. But it made clear it was satisfied with the status quo. Prosor said the Vatican issued the second statement under pressure from the Palestinian and Arab delegations. Neither the Vatican's nor the Palestinians' U.N. missions had any immediate response to queries about Prosor's letter. Reporting by Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Jonathan Oatis All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. 2019 Reuters. All Rights Reserved. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
User:Francescomontopoli/sandbox
Francesco Montopoli
Francesco Giuseppe Montopoli is an American businessman born on August 8, 1994, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is the founder and CEO of Eabha Organics. | WIKI |
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52 decided that the New Testament was written in the purest Attic Greek, and that any change was unnecessary.
We meet now a most instructive manifestation in the history of education. Formalism was blighting the Church, whether Catholic or Protestant; and blighting education, whether Jesuit or Lutheran. This formalism encountered an entirely new opposition, and all educational movement received a most peculiar shaping. Spirituality is the grace and life of some souls, as it is not the grace and life of some other souls. Never a church or party so bad as to contain no spiritually-minded. These are they who now appear, materially affecting the course and method of education. "We should see clearly the position of affairs. Speaking historically, there are two oppositions to scholastic orthodoxy in education: one, the realistic, basing itself upon an experimental philosophy, and eventually working itself out as a scientific method; the other, spiritualistic, basing itself upon the purely spiritual elements of our nature, and developing into mysticism, pietism, and all vagary. There is a singularly interesting comparison between these different attacks upon scholastic orthodoxy. We have seen how the experimental philosophy received form and power from Bacon; we have seen bow Comenius applied this philosophy to education; yet we know that education was not rescued from scholasticism. The reason, as I believe, lies in this fact: A purely or even a largely intellectual opposition was not able to reach the emotions and the conscience, and, until these were profoundly stirred, there would be no true, permanent deliverance from scholastic orthodoxy. A protest must arise from the side of the feeling. Precisely this did arise, precisely such an opposition manifested itself within both churches, appearing as Jansenism with the Catholics and pietism with the Protestants. This emotional protest, this protest in the Church herself against herself, brought clearly to view the radical antagonism between scholastic training and the newer methods everywhere appearing.
Jansen, born 1585 in North Holland, found the fundamental evil of his time to consist in the exclusive occupation of men with heathen philosophy—i.e., with Aristotelian scholastic. He made a thorough separation between philosophy and theology, believing them to rest upon widely different bases. This Jansenist movement in the Catholic Church was applied to education by the society at Port Royal. The most celebrated representatives of the method are Rollin and Fénelon. A sentence or two from Rollin will show his position: "I know that the true purpose of the teacher is not merely to make the scholars acquainted with Greek and Latin, or to teach them to write verses and exercises, or to burden their memory with events and dates from history, or to enable them to shape their conclusions in correct form, or to draw lines and figures upon paper. I do not deny that these studies are useful and worthy all praise, but only as means not as end, only when they serve as preparations to better things."Rollin is | WIKI |
Best answer: What Step 1 score do you need for emergency medicine?
Does Step 1 matter for emergency medicine?
Your Step 1 score will not make or break your chance to match at an EM residency. A strong score will not be the sole factor in obtaining interview offers from EM programs. An average or below-average Step 1 score may limit some interview offers.
Is emergency medicine hard to match into?
Emergency Medicine has a reputation for being a very competitive specialty that’s hard to get into, and admittedly, it has gotten worse recently. … Yes, emergency medicine has a very high fill rate each year, and in recent years there were few if any slots left for the scramble/SOAP.
Is em a competitive specialty?
Emergency medicine is a moderately competitive specialty. In working with residency applicants and examining Match data, we have seen the popularity of emergency medicine as a career increase in recent years.
Do I need to take Usmle for emergency medicine?
Board Scores: For starters, the average COMLEX scores of DOs who match into ACGME EM programs are 569 and 621, for level 1 and level 2 respectively. … Therefore, we recommend you take the USMLE (Step 1 and Step 2 CK) in addition to the required COMLEX; students who do so are more likely to match.
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What is a good step 1 score for emergency medicine?
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Specialty Average Step 1 Score (Matched) Average Step 2 Score (Matched)
Emergency Medicine 233 247
Family Medicine 221 238
General Surgery 237 249
Internal Medicine 235 248
What Step 1 score do you need for emergency medicine?
What is a good score on USMLE Step 1 for applying to EM?
• Marginal Competitiveness: < 200.
• Less Competitive: 200–219.
• Competitive: 220–239.
• Very Competitive: > 240.
Is emergency medicine a good specialty?
While it could be considered a fledgling medical specialty, it is also one of the fastest growing specialties in health care at present. … Quality care in time saves lives and also saves costs, these are traits that a good Emergency physician brings to a healthcare system.
How competitive is emergency medicine for IMG?
EM had a 99.99% fill rate with only 1 unfilled position. Approximately 78% of those spots were matched to US allopathic seniors and 12% were filled by osteopathic applicants.
How stressful is emergency medicine?
There is certainly stress involved in taking care of a very sick person. But it is relatively minor compared to that which comes from the nature of the job itself. When you start a shift in the ED, there are patients waiting to be seen, patients in the process of being seen, and some waiting for a disposition.
Which medical residencies are the most competitive?
What Are the Most Competitive Medical Residencies in the United States?
1. #1: Orthopedic Surgery Overall Score: 28. …
2. #2: Neurological Surgery Overall Score: 27. …
3. #3: Plastic Surgery Overall Score: 26. …
4. #4: Otolaryngology Overall Score: 25. …
5. #5: Dermatology Overall Score: 24. …
6. #6: Radiation Oncology Overall Score: 23.
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What is the hardest medical specialty?
Competitive programs that are the most difficult to match into include: Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery. Dermatology. General Surgery.
Less competitive specialties include:
• Family Medicine.
• Internal Medicine.
• Pathology.
• Pediatrics.
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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Œuvres de Lagrange, publiées sous les soins de M. J. A. Serret (Paris, 1867–1877). The first, second and third sections of this publication comprise respectively the papers communicated by him to the Academies of Sciences of Turin, Berlin and Paris; the fourth includes his miscellaneous contributions to other scientific collections, together with his additions to Euler’s Algebra, and his Leçons élémentaires at the École Normale in 1795. Delambre’s notice of his life, extracted from the ''Mém. de l’Institut'', 1812, is prefixed to the first volume. Besides the separate works already named are Résolution des équations numériques (1798, 2nd ed., 1808, 3rd ed., 1826), and Leçons sur le calcul des fonctions (1805, 2nd ed., 1806), designed as a commentary and supplement to the first part of the Théorie des fonctions. The first volume of the enlarged edition of the Mécanique appeared in 1811, the second, of which the revision was completed by MM Prony and Binet, in 1815. A third edition, in 2 vols., 4to, was issued in 1853–1855, and a second of the Théorie des fonctions in 1813.
See also J. J. Virey and Potel, Précis historique (1813); Th. Thomson’s Annals of Philosophy (1813–1820), vols. ii. and iv.; H. Suter, ''Geschichte der math. Wiss. (1873); E. Dühring, Kritische Gesch. der allgemeinen Principien der Mechanik (1877, 2nd ed.); A. Gautier, Essai historique sur le problème des trois corps (1817); R. Grant, History of Physical Astronomy, &c.; Pietro Cossali, Éloge (Padua, 1813); L. Martini, Cenni biográfici (1840); Moniteur du 26 Février (1814); W. Whewell, Hist. of the Inductive Sciences'', ii. passim; J. Clerk Maxwell, Electricity and Magnetism, ii. 184; A. Berry, ''Short Hist. of Astr., p. 313; J. S. Bailly, Hist. de l’astr. moderne'', iii. 156, 185, 232; J. C. Poggendorff, ''Biog. Lit. Handwörterbuch''.
LAGRANGE-CHANCEL [], FRANÇOIS JOSEPH (1677–1758), French dramatist and satirist, was born at Périgueux on the 1st of January 1677. He was an extremely precocious boy, and at Bordeaux, where he was educated, he produced a play when he was nine years old. Five years later his mother took him to Paris, where he found a patron in the princesse de Conti, to whom he dedicated his tragedy of Jugurtha or, as it was called later, Adherbal (1694). Racine had given him advice and was present at the first performance, although he had long lived in complete retirement. Other plays followed: Oreste et Pylade (1697), Méléagre (1699), Amasis (1701), and Ino et Mélicerte (1715). Lagrange hardly realized the high hopes raised by his precocity, although his only serious rival on the tragic stage was Campistron, but he obtained high favour at court, becoming maître d’hôtel to the duchess of Orleans. This prosperity ended with the publication in 1720 of his Philippiques, odes accusing the regent, Philip, duke of Orleans, of the most odious crimes. He might have escaped the consequences of this libel but for the bitter enmity of a former patron, the duc de La Force. Lagrange found sanctuary at Avignon, but was enticed beyond the boundary of the papal jurisdiction, when he was arrested and sent as a prisoner to the isles of Sainte Marguerite. He contrived, however, to escape to Sardinia and thence to Spain and Holland, where he produced his fourth and fifth Philippiques. On the death of the Regent he was able to return to France. He was part author of a Histoire de Périgord left unfinished, and made a further contribution to history, or perhaps, more exactly, to romance, in a letter to Élie Fréron on the identity of the Man with the Iron Mask. Lagrange’s family life was embittered by a long lawsuit against his son. He died at Périgueux at the end of December 1758.
He had collected his own works (5 vols., 1758) some months before his death. His most famous work, the Philippiques, was edited by M. de Lescure in 1858, and a sixth philippic by M. Diancourt in 1886.
LA GRANJA, or, a summer palace of the kings of Spain; on the south-eastern border of the province of Segovia, and on the western slopes of the Sierra de Guadarrama, 7 m. by road S.E. of the city of Segovia. The royal estate is 3905 ft. above sea-level. The scenery of this region, especially in the gorge of the river Lozoya, with its granite rocks, its dense forest of pines, firs and birches, and its red-tiled farms, more nearly resembles the highlands of northern Europe than any other part of Spain. La Granja has an almost alpine climate, with a clear, cool atmosphere and abundant sunshine. Above the palace rise the wooded summits of the Guadarrama, culminating in the peak of Peñalara (7891 ft.); in front of it the wide plains of Segovia extend northwards. The village of San Ildefonso, the oldest part of the estate, was founded in 1450 by Henry IV., who built a hunting lodge and chapel here. In 1477 the chapel was presented by Ferdinand and Isabella to the monks of the Parral, a neighbouring Hieronymite monastery. The original granja (i.e. grange or farm), established by the monks, was purchased in 1719 by Philip V., after the destruction of his summer palace at Valsain, the ancient Vallis Sapinorum, 2 m. S. Philip determined to convert the estate into a second Versailles. The palace was built between 1721 and 1723. Its façade is fronted by a colonnade in which the pillars reach to the roof. The state apartments contain some valuable 18th-century furniture, but the famous collection of sculptures was removed to Madrid in 1836, and is preserved there in the Museo del Prado. At La Granja it is represented by facsimiles in plaster. The collegiate church adjoining the palace dates from 1724, and contains the tombs of Philip V. and his consort Isabella Farnese. An artificial lake called El Mar, 4095 ft. above sea-level, irrigates the gardens, which are imitated from those of Versailles, and supplies water for the fountains. These, despite the antiquated and sometimes tasteless style of their ornamentation, are probably the finest in the world; it is noteworthy that, owing to the high level of the lake, no pumps or other mechanism are needed to supply pressure. There are twenty-six fountains besides lakes and waterfalls. Among the most remarkable are the group of “Perseus, Andromeda and the Sea-Monster,” which sends up a jet of water 110 ft. high, the “Fame,” which reaches 125 ft., and the very elaborate “Baths of Diana.” It is of the last that Philip V. is said to have remarked, “It has cost me three millions and amused me three minutes.” Most of the fountains were made by order of Queen Isabella in 1727, during the king’s absence. The glass factory of San Ildefonso was founded by Charles III.
It was in La Granja that Philip V. resigned the crown to his son in January 1724, to resume it after his son’s death seven months later; that the treaties of 1777, 1778, 1796 and 1800 were signed (see : History); that Ferdinand VII. summoned Don Carlos to the throne in 1832, but was induced to alter the succession in favour of his own infant daughter Isabella, thus involving Spain in civil war; and that in 1836 a military revolt compelled the Queen-regent Christina to restore the constitution of 1812.
LAGRENÉE, LOUIS JEAN FRANÇOIS (1724–1805), French painter, was a pupil of Carle Vanloo. Born at Paris on the 30th of December 1724, in 1755 he became a member of the Royal Academy, presenting as his diploma picture the “Rape of Deianira” (Louvre). He visited St Petersburg at the call of the empress Elizabeth, and on his return was named in 1781 director of the French Academy at Rome; he there painted the “Indian Widow,” one of his best-known works. In 1804 Napoleon conferred on him the cross of the legion of honour, and on the 19th of June 1805 he died in the Louvre, of which he was honorary keeper.
LA GUAIRA, or (sometimes, &c.), a town and port of Venezuela, in the Federal district, 23 m. by rail and 6 m. in a direct line N. of Caracas. Pop. (1904, estimate) 14,000. It is situated between a precipitous mountain side and a broad, semicircular indentation of the coast line which forms the roadstead of the port. The anchorage was long considered one of the most dangerous on the Caribbean coast, and landing was attended with much danger. The harbour has been improved by the construction of a concrete breakwater running out from the eastern shore line 2044 ft., built up from an extreme depth of 46 ft. or from an average depth of 29 ft., and rising 19 ft. above sea-level. This encloses an area of 76 acres, having an average depth of nearly 28 ft. The harbour is further improved by 1870 ft. of concrete quays and 1397 ft. of retaining sea-wall, with several piers (three covered) projecting into deep water. These works were executed by a British company, known as the La Guaira Harbour Corporation, Ltd., and were completed in 1891 at a cost of about one million sterling. The concession is for 99 years and the additional charges which the company is authorized to impose are necessarily heavy. These improvements and the restrictions placed upon the direct trade between West Indian ports and the Orinoco have greatly increased the foreign trade of La Guaira, which in 1903 was 52% of that of the four puertos habilitados of the republic. The shipping | WIKI |
Fredrik Jensen (footballer, born 1985)
Fredrik Jensen (born 13 June 1985) is a Swedish former footballer who played the majority of his career for Trelleborgs FF as a forward. They signed him from Höörs IS in the Swedish sixth tier where he had scored 28 goals in one season. He became a playing coach during the later stages of his football career. | WIKI |
An Australian Brings Americana to His New York Bar
Peppi’s Cellar is the first bar in the city from Jason Scott, whose enthusiasm for the United States shows in his Sydney bars. New Yorkers have recently become accustomed to Australians’ bringing their flat whites and foodways to the city, particularly at cafes. Jason Scott, a Sydney transplant, has a different idea: He’s going to bring America to New York. Mr. Scott, 44, plans to open Gran Tivoli, an Italian restaurant, in NoLIta, in February. Peppi’s Cellar, his basement bar just below the restaurant, opened last week. Mr. Scott’s love affair with the city, and the country, began in the early ’00s when he lived and worked here for two years. Anyone who has visited his Sydney cocktail bars will recognize their American aesthetic, with speakeasy-style hidden entrances and vast American whiskey selections. “You can definitely see my affection for the American culture,” he said. After his time in the United States, Mr. Scott opened his first bar, Shady Pines, and stocked it with whiskey, beer and bowls of unshelled peanuts, and established a western, honky-tonk atmosphere. His next bar, the Baxter Inn, had even more whiskey and emulated an old East Coast tavern. His third, Frankie’s Pizza, was meant to mimic “an ’80s L.A. rock bar,” he said. (Mr. Scott recently sold his interest in all his Sydney properties.) All three bars are in subterranean spaces. Peppi’s is no different. [Check out Australia Fare: the dining column by our Australian restaurant critic, Besha Rodell.] “I always liked descending into a bar,” Mr. Scott said. “Something about it feels right. And I like having no windows in a bar. It feels like you’re tucked away from the world.” (He joked about his effect on Sydney: “One real-estate broker said I single-handedly, with my business partners, doubled the price of basement spots.”) Peppi’s also has a speakeasy entrance down a narrow, winding staircase at the back of the restaurant, and the interior features exposed brick and saloonlike clusters of tables and bentwood chairs. Among Peppi’s staff are veterans of the Baxter Inn, including the general manager, Lewis Jaffrey. They have brought over one of Baxter’s trademark drinks, a simple highball made from bourbon and freshly squeezed Granny Smith apple juice, to win over any whiskey skeptics. “We’re going to push it,” Mr. Scott said. “One taste and they say, ‘I think I like whiskey.’” The food at Gran Tivoli will be by Robert Marchetti, a noted Australian chef who has worked at Icebergs Dining Room and Bar in Bondi Beach and at North Bondi Italian Food in Sydney. The menu will include Roman cuisine. One final barroom touch at Peppi’s is all Scott: carpeting. “I love carpet,” he said. “Acoustically, it’s much easier. It feels a bit safer. You could fall over and you’re not going to hurt yourself.” Gran Tivoli and Peppi’s Cellar, 406 Broome Street, no phone, grantivoli.com. Follow NYT Food on Twitter and NYT Cooking on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest. Get regular updates from NYT Cooking, with recipe suggestions, cooking tips and shopping advice. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
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ACUTA is a nonprofit association whose core purpose is to support higher education communications technology professionals in contributing to the achievement of the strategic mission of their institutions. Founded in 1972 by telecommunications managers and directors, the association has grown with the evolution of technology to include not just voice professionals but data and video as well. This is reflected in the name, ACUTA, which originally stood for the Association of College and University Telecommunications Administrators, but now broadly positions the group as the Association for Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education. The group retains the acronym ACUTA to capitalize on its reputation and recognition that span almost 40 years.
Membership in ACUTA resides with the college and university, and these institutions are represented within the association by the men and women responsible for planning, implementing and maintaining voice and data networks throughout campus. Companies that provide products and services relevant to the provision of voice, data and video are also invited to become Corporate Affiliates.
The group specializes in educational opportunities as well as professional networking, offering three seminars and one major conference each year in addition to numerous audio and web seminars. A website (<http://www.acuta.orghttp://www.acuta.org ) provides immediate access to numerous resources, an active listserv offers members the opportunity to interact with peers, and the publications program provides a quarterly journal as well as white papers and other materials that address issues of relevance and importance. ACUTA also works closely with a Washington law firm to provide up-to-date information from the FCC and Congress.
Current membership includes nearly 800 college and university campuses plus more than 160 corporate affiliates. ACUTA employs a full-time staff at the headquarters located at 152 W. Zandale Dr., Suite 200, Lexington, Kentucky 40503. Phone 859/278-3338; fax 859/278-3268. | WIKI |
Talk:AFC North
2005 Season
Why does the 2005 season list the Bengals losing the wildcard instead of the Steelers winning the superbowl? I assume this is a mistake. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Thermopylae300 (talk • contribs).
* The table just lists the division champions. The Bengals won the division that year, while the Steelers only clinched a wild card playoff spot. That is why Pittsburgh had to win three road playoff games to reach the Super Bowl. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 16:47, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
Just would like to point out that during the 2000 season the Ravens defense was one of the best of all TIME. they had the lowest ammount of points allowed ever recorded, and scored defensive tds in 3 straight games i think. regardless, the article says "their defense was arguably one of the best in the league that year" which largely discredits the accomplishment they achieved. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 19:29, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
1982 championships
Because of the strike the NFL did not have the division set up at the end of the season. I don't think or any team in the NFC E/W and old central or AFC E/W and old central should be listed asthe 1982 champions. I think the table should be blank for 1982 with the team with best record listed in the footnote. It should not be writtent to reflect the team as the champion of the division for that season Smith03 22:08, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Year established
I moved AFC North from Category:2002 establishments to Category:1970 establishments to be consistent with NFC North. Both divisions replaced the former Central divisions, and since this article discusses history going back to the 1970s, it makes sense to put it in the 1970 category. Dave6 20:59, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
2000's
It says the Steelers are the only team to ever sweep the divisional games but the Bengals just did it last year if I am not mistaken. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 15:58, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
Split
Ok, so I cannot find any source that states the AFC North (née AFC Central) is actually a continuation of the pre-merger NFL Century Division. At all. None. Seems to me like this is pure WP:OR based on the idea that the only two teams placed in the AFC Central when it was founded in 1970 that shared a division the year before were both in the Century Division. But with no sources saying that (and I've checked rather thoroughly, including the NFL's record book, which makes no such claim), making the lead and history sections of this article pure WP:SYNTH. The only way to rectify this is to split the Century Division into its own article, and rightly state that the Century Division was disbanded, while this article is corrected to state that the AFC Central was formed in 1970. oknazevad (talk) 17:17, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
* Some follow up, since no one has commented. In searching for sources, it's patently obvious that the only other places making this claim are getting their info from Wikipedia. But more disturbingly, in looking at the edit history of this article, the claim that the AFC Central was the successor to the NFL Century was introduced without a single source and with the tell-tale WP:WEASEL "it can be considered" language found in WP:SYNTH cases. In short, I'm calling total bull on the claim and will remove it permanently immediately. oknazevad (talk) 18:14, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
* If it's unsourced just remove it. A lot of original research garbage was added years ago by IPs and it continues to plague most NFL pages, because no one ever questioned them. Lizard (talk) 19:16, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
* The statement should be removed unless someone can find a source to back-up that the AFC North directly spawned from the AFC Century division. Interestingly, the NFC West article also claims, "The division was formed in 1967 as the National Football League Coastal Division, keeping with the theme of having all of the league's divisions starting with the letter C." Remove both statements. -- StarScream1007 ►Talk 19:18, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
* That article is also entirely unsourced. So as far as I'm concerned that article contains zero information. It would be worth about the same if it was all just a bunch of gibberish. Lizard (talk) 19:27, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
* Just as a note: NFL Century Division redirects here, so that may need to be changed too. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 21:50, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
* Yes, it was merged to this article in July 2011 by User:Jgera5, probably based on the reading of the article as it stood at the time. That "it can be considered" bit was added on October 3, 2009, by User:FMAFan1990 (who hasn't edited since later that year). They did that as part of a rash of undersourced edits to NFL articles that included linking all post-merger divisions with pre-merger ones. None of it is sourced, and based on the histories I've read over the years, all of it is a novel, and incorrect, reading of history. Sure, it seems pretty obvious that the former AFL East and West became the AFC East and West, or that the NFC North is the direct continuation of the pre-merger NFL Central (being that it's the exact same CHI-GB-DET-MIN lineup), but to try to claim an entire pre-merger NFL division became an AFC division because two teams happened to be in the same division before and after realignment when no sources say that at all is definitely original research and should be expunged. The merger should be undone. Cranky, I think all those mergers should be undone. oknazevad (talk) 01:13, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
Two years later, and nothing has been done yet. Should we open a discussion at WT:NFL about all the division articles being de-merged? Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 20:43, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
* NFL Century Division has already been restored as a separate article, and mentions of its records here have been removed. I reverted the redirect from the merger in January 2017. I'm not sure what else needs to be done. oknazevad (talk) 21:42, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
* Oops, my mistake. I conflated NFL Century Division with AFC Central. Thanks for setting me straight. - BilCat (talk) 21:49, 21 November 2018 (UTC) | WIKI |
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Etymology
The origin is. Martirosyan suggests derivation from the preposition and, a derivative of.
Noun
* 1) village, settlement
Usage notes
The word is attested only in a number of place-names. | WIKI |
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness In Sport
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Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness In Sport
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What is Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness?
If you’re feeling aches and pains in your muscles after you’ve been training, there’s a good chance it’s DOMS – Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. It’s caused by micro-tears in your muscles, which isn’t nearly as horrific as it may sound; this causes inflammation in the muscles which of course will heal given the normal amount of time between workouts – or a little longer if you’re only just getting started.
What Causes DOMS?
These micro-tears heal quickly enough, but because they happen during the eccentric contractions it can feel like a pain just to wake up in the morning without overexerting yourself! It’s all perfectly normal and the aches will soon fade, provided that you’re taking enough time to rest. The degree of pain varies from person to person; while some may feel a twinge and shrug it off, others may find it debilitating enough that they need to take painkillers and a day off work.
How to Heal Properly
The rest periods between workouts are just as important as the exercise itself. Your body needs to heal and you won’t get much of that done while you’re back lifting weights in the gym. Leave at least 24 hours between workouts to ensure that any pain you’re still feeling is the normal kind rather than a sign of physical injury; if the pain persists without you having worked out since then it could be time to seek medical advice.
Above all, don’t let the fear of what can be a pretty intense ache put you off returning to exercise; your body will build a tolerance for it as long as you’re at it often enough. Be sure too to take in plenty of protein as this can help rebuild muscle.
It's Part of Getting Stronger
The whole idea behind getting fitter is to have stronger muscles, which make getting around on your bike much easier. This is done by rebuilding muscles that are damaged through physical activity – so in building up your muscles you’re breaking them down first. That’s why it’s only natural to experience some stiffness in your muscles.
The pain should subside in a couple of days but if this isn’t the case then it’s best to see your doctor. Take some painkillers to help take your mind off the soreness and, once you’re comfortable enough, do some light jogging to try and loosen up. The RICE method should also help, and gentle massage of the muscles will get the blood pumping around the affected areas again. Increasing your protein intake will also aid the rebuilding of muscle.
Of course, delayed onset muscle soreness can simply be a result of working out those muscles that you don’t otherwise use in normal training. Make sure to keep working out in the pool and those muscles can be rebuilt through regular rest and an additional source of protein to aid development and rebuilding.
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PFV may refer to:
* PFV (Rapper)
* Primum Familiae Vini
* Perfective aspect
* Persistent fetal vasculature, a congenital eye anomaly
* Powerhouse fruits and vegetables, roughly speaking a synonym for the so-called 'superfoods'.
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Sociable weaver birds’ nesting colonies, new research
This video is called Social weaver birds nest in a tree in AfricaDavid AttenboroughBBC wildlife.
From Wildlife Extra:
Why cooperation among sociable weaver birds leads to their amazing nests
A new insight into one of the biggest questions in science – why some animals, including humans, work together to maintain a common good – has been achieved by scientists at the University of Sheffield.
Sociable weavers, a highly gregarious and co-operative breeding bird from the savannahs of southern Africa, build the largest nests of any bird, often weighing tonnes and lasting for decades, and housing colonies of up to several hundred birds.
The massive nests consist of individual nest chambers which are used throughout the year for breeding and roosting and are embedded within a communal thatch.
The thatch covering the nest doesn’t originate from individual chamber building but requires separate investment from colony members to build and maintain it.
As such it provides a public good from which all colony members benefit in terms of buffering extremes of temperature, supporting individual nest chambers and protecting from predators.
The question that researchers from the University’s Department of Animal and Plant Sciences addressed is how sociable weavers work together to successfully build and maintain this public good, while keeping freeloaders at bay.
This is a general problem in such situations because some individuals may cheat the system by benefitting from the public good, without contributing to it.
There are several potential solutions to this problem, one of which is that co-operative behaviour is directed towards relatives.
Dr Rene van Dijk, from the Sheffield research team led by Professor Ben Hatchwell, said: “Our study shows that relatedness between colony members is low, on average, but co-operation over thatch-building is kin-directed, due to the positioning of relatives within nests.
“Sociable weavers do not contribute to thatch building equally, but those that do contribute to it are more closely related to their neighbours within the colony than are non-builders.
“Crucially, related birds are positioned close to one another within nests, so that thatch building investment also benefits their relatives.
“Additionally, relatives visit each other’s nest chambers, suggesting again that the communal benefits are shared among kin.
The study not only demonstrates that the influence of kin selection may stretch beyond that of nuclear and extended family groups thus promoting co-operation in large social groups, but it is also the first study to show that kin selection may promote the communal construction and maintenance of an animal-built physical structure.
Such structures include nests, mounds and burrows.
“This co-operation is similar to how human families may decide to accept a lodger into their home.
“If the lodger isn’t related to the family, he or she may pay rent but otherwise they will not care too much about the upkeep of the house.
“However, if the lodger is a known family member, then you would expect them to maintain the house which he or she may stay in for a longer period and possibly inherit.
“It may seem like a small difference, but it tips the balance towards a more co-operative society.”
That heap of hay in a tree is not a typical animal commune. Huge group nests of sociable weaver birds across southern Africa are about as close as nature gets to building condos: here.
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Heteroconger chapmani
Heteroconger chapmani is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by Albert William Herre in 1923. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from a single specimen collected from the Philippines, in the western central Pacific Ocean. The holotype specimen measured 69 cm. The species is now considered unidentifiable due to the lack of detail in the author's description, and because the only known specimen was destroyed during World War II. | WIKI |
Eleucadia Vargas
Eleucadia Vargas Reyes (born February 14, 1970) is a female judoka from the Dominican Republic. She competed for her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1992 and 2000. Vargas won a total number of two bronze medals at the Pan American Games in the 1990s. | WIKI |
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* 1) placed (also: P1, P2, P3)
* 2) team number (A, B, C, D, E, F)
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King Edward VI School, Southampton
King Edward VI School (also known as King Edward's, or KES) is a selective co-educational private school founded in Southampton, England, in 1553.
The school was founded at the request of William Capon, who bequeathed money in his will for a grammar school for the poor. King Edward VI signed the necessary Royal Charter in 1553 and the school opened in 1554. King Edward's became an independent school in 1978 and accepted girls into the sixth form in 1983. It became a fully co-educational school in 1994. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, and is a registered charity. The school roll is approximately 950 pupils.
The current building was designed by the English architect Ernest Berry Webber in the early 1930s.
History
King Edward's was founded in 1553 when King Edward VI signed the necessary Royal Charter for a school to be built out of the proceeds of the will of William Capon, who had died in 1550 and bequeathed money for a grammar school for the poor. The school opened in 1554; it became an independent school in 1978, and accepted girls into the sixth form in 1983. It became a fully co-educational school in 1994. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
The current building was designed by the English architect Ernest Berry Webber in the early 1930s. Webber was a prolific designer of public buildings, including the civic centres at Southampton, Dagenham, and Hammersmith.
Traditions and day-to-day life
The school motto is Dieu et mon droict (French for God and my right, referring to the monarch's divine right to govern) and is generally used as the motto of the British monarch. Originally it was spelled Dieut et mon droict, the Early Modern French spelling, but later the 't' in "Dieut" was dropped in accordance with present French orthography. In the 1970s the motto was 'Pax Huic Domui', 'Peace to this House' (traditionally the words a priest says when visiting a sick person). The school hymn is Our God, Our Help in Ages Past, written by a famous former pupil, Isaac Watts. The clock tower at the Civic Centre, Southampton plays the same tune at 4, 8, and 12 o'clock, after it has chimed the hour.
In 2011, 100% of pupils achieved 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths, with 85% achieving all English Baccalaureate subjects. The average fifth year student was entered for 11.2 qualifications.
A newsletter, KonnEctionS, is published each term and stresses the highlights and achievements of the school and its members that have occurred in the previous four months. An online bulletin is also sent to parents using the e-portal on a regular basis through each term to ensure that events are publicised. The website also publishes news about achievements and events and is updated weekly. The school publishes two formal reports. The Annual Review provides a detailed summary of the achievements of the school. A copy is given to all parents in September after Speech Day. Sotoniensis is an annual publication of the school's main social, charitable and arts events. Published in October, it aims to provide a record of all that has taken place in the previous year, and has articles covering trips, expeditions, sports results, theatre productions, etc. The Edwardian is a biannual publication for and about alumni of King Edward's (known as Edwardians, or OEs).
As well as a main playing field, and an area of artificial turf large enough to accommodate 12 tennis courts, King Edward's owns 33 acre of sports grounds called Wellington on the edge of Southampton, where there is a water based astro pitch, along with netball courts, tennis courts, and a large number of grass pitches.
Old Edwardians
* Edward Penley Abraham, biochemist
* Alan F. Alford, author
* Thomas George Adames Baker, clergyman
* Iain Brunnschweiler, cricketer
* Robert Bulling, Clerk of the Privy Council
* William Capon, rector and master of Jesus College, Cambridge
* Alec Campbell (footballer)
* James Cobban, educator
* George Bernard Cronshaw, clergyman
* Ian Dunt, journalist
* Justin Edwards, actor
* John Francis (English cricketer)
* Simon Francis (cricketer)
* Chris Grigg, chief executive of British Land
* Frederick Gross, cricketer
* Stephen Hammond, MP for Wimbledon
* Henry Robinson Hartley, philanthropist
* John Heath, entomologist
* Roger Helmer, UK Independence Party MEP
* James Henry Hurdis, artist
* Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells
* Thomas Lake, politician
* Michael Langrish, bishop
* Michael Lewis (bishop)
* Eric Meadus, painter
* Gordon Messenger, military
* Nick Middleton, geographer
* Basil Mitchell (academic)
* Hugh Mitchell, actor
* Rob Moore (field hockey player)
* John Muddiman, scholar
* Darren Naish, palaeontologist
* Dennis Nineham, scholar
* George Penny, 1st Viscount Marchwood, politician
* Iain Percy, Olympic sailor
* Paul O'Prey, scholar
* Joshua Sylvester, poet
* Isaac Watts, minister and hymnist
* Hugh Whitemore, playwright/screenwriter
* Gilbert Whitley, zoologist
* Justin Young, musician | WIKI |
Dames in de Dop 1
Dames in de Dop 1 is the first season of Dames in de Dop, began on May 28, 2007. The winner, won €20,000 and a luxurious vacation.
In order of elimination
* Jasmin Velders, 21, from Hook of Holland, South Holland
* Kirby Wonnink, 20, from Deventer, Overijssel
* Tamara Brun, 25, from Rotterdam, South Holland
* Roxanne Brouwers, 18, from 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant
* Demet Sari, 26, from Amsterdam, North Holland
* Daisy Smid, 18, from Sneek, Friesland
* Elli Palimeris, 21, from IJmuiden, North Holland
* Lara Massen, 19, from Geleen, Limburg (runner-up)
* Anna Jonckers, 21, from Amsterdam, North Holland (winner)
Call-out order
* The contestant won the reward challenge
* The contestant won the additional prize of the reward challenge
* The contestant was eliminated
* The contestant won the competition
* In the fifth episode, Daisy & Demet were both eliminated.
Teachers
* Robert Wennekes as butler
* Coco de Meyere as image expert
* Anouk van Eekelen as etiquette expert
* Jacob Jan Boerma as chef
* Coen Winkelman as logopedic | WIKI |
Ignacio Fernández Esperón
Ignacio Fernández Esperón [aka Tata Nacho] (Oaxaca 14 February 1894 – 1968) was a Mexican composer. He grew up in Oaxaca in a middle-class home. His alias Tata Nacho was a childhood nickname. In 1937, he debuted his music on XEW, Mexico City's best known radio station. In 1947, he was given his own radio program Así es mi tierra. He composed over two hundred songs.
Songs
* "Íntima". Text: Ricardo López Méndez (1903–1989) | WIKI |
BOYS MARKETS, INC. v. RETAIL CLERKS UNION, LOCAL 770
No. 768.
Argued April 21-22, 1970
Decided June 1, 1970
Joseph M. McLaughlin argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.
Kenneth M. Schwartz argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Laurence D. Steinsapir and Robert M. Dohrmann.
Briefs of amici curiae were filed by William H. Willcox and Lawrence M. Cohen for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States; by George R. Fear on for Associated Industries of New York State, Inc.; by John E. Branch and James Pulm Swann, Jr., for General Electric Co.; by Carl M. Gould and Stanley E. Tobin for the Plumbing-Heating & Piping Employers Council of Southern California, Inc.; by Harold I. Elbert for Peabody Coal Co.; and by J. Albert Woll, Laurence Gold, and Thomas E. Harris for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Mr. Justice Brennan
delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this case we re-examine the holding of Sinclair Refining Co. v. Atkinson, 370 U. S. 195 (1962), that the anti-injunction provisions of the Norris-LaGuardia Act preclude a federal district court from enjoining a strike in breach of a no-strike obligation under a collective-bargaining agreement, even though that agreement contains provisions, enforceable under § 301 (a) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, for binding arbitration of the grievance dispute concerning which the strike was called. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, considering itself bound by Sinclair, reversed the grant by the District Court for the Central District of California of petitioner’s prayer for injunctive relief. 416 F. 2d 368 (1969). We granted certiorari. 396 U. S. 1000 (1970). Having concluded that Sinclair was erroneously decided and that subsequent events have undermined its continuing validity, we overrule that decision and reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.
I
In February 1969, at the time of the incidents that produced this litigation, petitioner and respondent were parties to a collective-bargaining agreement which provided, inter alia, that all controversies concerning its interpretation or application should be resolved by adjustment and arbitration procedures set forth therein and that, during the life of the contract, there should be “no cessation or stoppage of work, lock-out, picketing or boycotts . The dispute arose when petitioner’s frozen foods supervisor and certain members of his crew who were not members of the bargaining unit began to rearrange merchandise in the frozen food cases of one of petitioner’s supermarkets. A union representative insisted that the food cases be stripped of all merchandise and be restocked by union personnel. When petitioner did not accede to the union’s demand, a strike was called and the union began to picket petitioner’s establishment. Thereupon petitioner demanded that the union cease the work stoppage and picketing and sought to invoke the grievance and arbitration procedures specified in the contract.
The following day, since the strike had not been terminated, petitioner filed a complaint in California Superior Court seeking a temporary restraining order, a preliminary and permanent injunction, and specific performance of the contractual arbitration provision. The state court issued a temporary restraining order forbidding continuation of the strike and also an order to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not be granted. Shortly thereafter, the union removed the case to the Federal District Court and there made a motion to quash the state court’s temporary restraining order. In opposition, petitioner moved for an order compelling arbitration and enjoining continuation of the strike. Concluding that the dispute was subject to arbitration under the collective-bargaining agreement and that the strike was in violation of the contract, the District Court ordered the parties to arbitrate the underlying dispute and simultaneously enjoined the strike, all picketing in the vicinity of petitioner’s supermarket, and any attempts by the union to induce the employees to strike or to refuse to perform their services.
II
At the outset, we are met with respondent’s contention that Sinclair ought not to be disturbed because the decision turned on a question of statutory construction which Congress can alter at any time. Since Congress has not modified our conclusions in Sinclair, even though it has been urged to do so, respondent argues that principles of stare decisis should govern the present case.
We do not agree that the doctrine of stare decisis bars a re-examination of Sinclair in the circumstances of this case. We fully recognize that important policy considerations militate in favor of continuity and predictability in the law. Nevertheless, as Mr. Justice Frankfurter wrote for the Court, “[Sitare decisis is a principle of policy and not a mechanical formula of adherence to the latest decision, however recent and questionable, when such adherence involves collision with a prior doctrine more embracing in its scope, intrinsically sounder, and verified by experience.” Helvering v. Hallock, 309 U. S. 106, 119 (1940). See Swift & Co. v. Wickham, 382 U. S. 111, 116 (1965). It is precisely because Sinclair stands as a significant departure from our otherwise consistent emphasis upon the congressional policy to promote the peaceful settlement of labor disputes through arbitration and our efforts to accommodate and harmonize this policy with those underlying the anti-injunction provisions of the Norris-LaGuardia Act that we believe Sinclair should be reconsidered. Furthermore, in light of developments subsequent to Sinclair, in particular our decision in Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge 735, 390 U. S. 557 (1968), it has become clear that the Sinclair decision does not further but rather frustrates realization of an important goal of our national labor policy.
Nor can we agree that conclusive weight should be accorded to the failure of Congress to respond to Sinclair on the theory that congressional silence should be interpreted as acceptance of the decision. The Court has cautioned that “[i]t is at best treacherous to find in congressional silence alone the adoption of a controlling rule of law.” Girouard v. United States, 328 U. S. 61, 69 (1946). Therefore, in the absence of any persuasive circumstances evidencing a clear design that congressional inaction be taken as acceptance of Sinclair, the mere silence of Congress is not a sufficient reason for refusing to reconsider the decision. Helvering v. Hallock, supra, at 119-120.
Ill
From the time Textile Workers Union v. Lincoln Mills, 353 U. S. 448 (1957), was decided, we have frequently found it necessary to consider various substantive and procedural aspects of federal labor contract law and questions concerning its application in both state and federal courts. Lincoln Mills held generally that “the substantive law to apply in suits under § 301 (a) is federal law, which the courts must fashion from the policy of our national labor laws,” 353 U. S., at 456, and more specifically that a union can obtain specific performance of an employer’s promise to arbitrate grievances. We rejected the contention that the anti-injunction proscriptions of the Norris-LaGuardia Act prohibited this type of relief, noting that a refusal to arbitrate was not “part and parcel of the abuses against which the Act was aimed,” id., at 458, and that the Act itself manifests a policy determination that arbitration should be encouraged. See 29 U. S. C. § 108. Subsequently in the Steelworkers Trilogy we emphasized the importance of arbitration as an instrument of federal policy for resolving disputes between labor and management and cautioned the lower courts against usurping the functions of the arbitrator.
Serious questions remained, however, concerning the role that state courts were to play in suits involving collective-bargaining agreements. Confronted with some of these problems in Charles Dowd Box Co. v. Courtney, 368 U. S. 502 (1962), we held that Congress clearly intended not to disturb the pre-existing jurisdiction of the state courts over suits for violations of collective-bargaining agreements. We noted that the
“clear implication of the entire record of the congressional debates in both 1946 and 1947 is that the purpose of conferring jurisdiction upon the federal district courts was not to displace, but to supplement, the thoroughly considered jurisdiction of the courts of the various States over contracts made by labor organizations.” Id., at 511.
Shortly after the decision in Dowd Box, we sustained, in Teamsters Local 174 v. Lucas Flour Co., 369 U. S. 95 (1962), an award of damages by a state court to an employer for a breach by the union of a no-strike provision in its contract.. While emphasizing that “in enacting § 301 Congress intended doctrines of federal labor law uniformly to prevail over inconsistent local rules,” id., at 104, we did not consider the applicability of the Norris-LaGuardia Act to state court proceedings because the employer’s prayer for relief sought only damages and not specific performance of a no-strike obligation.
Subsequent to the decision in Sinclair, we held in Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge 735, supra, that § 301 (a) suits initially brought in state courts may be removed to the designated federal forum under the federal question removal jurisdiction delineated in 28 U. S. C. § 1441. In so holding, however, the Court expressly left open the questions whether state courts are bound by the anti-injunction proscriptions of the Norris-LaGuardia Act and whether federal courts, after removal of a § 301 (a) action, are required to dissolve any injunctive relief previously granted by the state courts. See generally General Electric Co. v. Local Union 191, 413 F. 2d 964 (C. A. 5th Cir. 1969) (dissolution of state injunction required). Three Justices who concurred expressed the view that Sinclair should be reconsidered “upon an appropriate future occasion.” 390 U. S., at 562 (Stewart, J., concurring).
The decision in Avco, viewed in the context of Lincoln Mills and its progeny, has produced an anomalous situation which, in our view, makes urgent the reconsideration of Sinclair. The principal practical effect of Avco and Sinclair taken together is nothing less than to oust state courts of jurisdiction in § 301 (a) suits where injunc-tive relief is sought for breach of a no-strike obligation. Union defendants can, as a matter of course, obtain removal to a federal court, and there is obviously a compelling incentive for them to do so in order to gain the advantage of the strictures upon injunctive relief which Sinclair imposes on federal courts. The sanctioning of this practice, however, is wholly inconsistent with our conclusion in Dowd Box that the congressional purpose embodied in § 301 (a) was to supplement, and not to encroach upon, the pre-existing jurisdiction of the state courts. It is ironic indeed that the very provision that Congress clearly intended to provide additional remedies for breach of collective-bargaining agreements has been employed to displace previously existing state remedies. We are not at liberty thus to depart from the clearly expressed congressional policy to the contrary.
On the other hand, to the extent that widely disparate remedies theoretically remain available in state, as opposed to federal, courts, the federal policy of labor law uniformity elaborated in Lucas Flour Co., is seriously offended. This policy, of course, could hardly require, as a practical matter, that labor law be administered identically in all courts, for undoubtedly a certain diversity exists among the state and federal systems in matters of procedural and remedial detail, a fact that Congress evidently took into account in deciding not to disturb the traditional jurisdiction of the States. The injunction, however, is so important a remedial device, particularly in the arbitration context, that its availability or nonavailability in various courts will not only produce rampant forum shopping and maneuvering from one court to another but will also greatly frustrate any relative uniformity in the enforcement of arbitration agreements.
Furthermore, the existing scheme, with the injunction remedy technically available in the state courts but rendered inefficacious by the removal device, assigns to removal proceedings a totally unintended function. While the underlying purposes of Congress in providing for federal question removal jurisdiction remain somewhat obscure, there has never been a serious contention that Congress intended that the removal mechanism be utilized to foreclose completely remedies otherwise available in the state courts. Although federal question removal jurisdiction may well have been intended to provide a forum for the protection of federal rights where such protection was deemed necessary or to encourage the development of expertise by the federal courts in the interpretation of federal law, there is no indication that Congress intended by the removal mechanism to effect a wholesale dislocation in the allocation of judicial business between the state and federal courts. Cf. City of Greenwood v. Peacock, 384 U. S. 808 (1966).
It is undoubtedly true that each of the foregoing objections to Sinclair-Avco could be remedied either by overruling Sinclair or by extending that decision to the States. While some commentators have suggested that the solution to the present unsatisfactory situation does lie in the extension of the Sinclair prohibition to state court proceedings, we agree with Chief Justice Traynor of the California Supreme Court that “whether or not Congress could deprive state courts of the power to give such [injunctive] remedies when enforcing collective bargaining agreements, it has not attempted to do so either in the Norris-LaGuardia Act or section 301.” McCarroll v. Los Angeles County Dist. Council of Carpenters, 49 Cal. 2d 45, 63, 315 P. 2d 322, 332 (1957), cert. denied, 355 U. S. 932 (1958). See, e. g., American Dredging Co. v. Marine Local 25, 338 F. 2d 837 (C. A. 3d Cir. 1964), cert. denied, 380 U. S. 935 (1965); Shaw Electric Co. v. I. B. E. W., 418 Pa. 1, 208 A. 2d 769 (1965).
An additional reason for not resolving the existing dilemma by extending Sinclair to the States is the devastating implications for the enforceability of arbitration agreements and their accompanying no-strike obligations if equitable remedies were not available. As we have previously indicated, a no-strike obligation, express or implied, is the quid pro quo for an undertaking by the employer to submit grievance disputes to the process of arbitration. See Textile Workers Union v. Lincoln Mills, supra, at 455. Any incentive for employers to enter into such an arrangement is necessarily dissipated if the principal and most expeditious method by which the no-strike obligation can be enforced is eliminated. While it is of course true, as respondent contends, that other avenues of redress, such as an action for damages, would remain open to an aggrieved employer, an award of damages after a dispute has been settled is no substitute for an immediate halt to an illegal strike. Furthermore, an action for damages prosecuted during or after a labor dispute would only tend to aggravate industrial strife and delay an early resolution of the difficulties between employer and union.
Even if management is not encouraged by the unavailability of the injunction remedy to resist arbitration agreements, the fact remains that the effectiveness of such agreements would be greatly reduced if injunctive relief were withheld. Indeed, the very purpose of arbitration procedures is to provide a mechanism for the expeditious settlement of industrial disputes without resort to strikes, lockouts, or other self-help measures. This basic purpose is obviously largely undercut if there is no immediate, effective remedy for those very tactics that arbitration is designed to obviate. Thus, because Sinclair, in the aftermath of Avco, casts serious doubt upon the effective enforcement of a vital element of stable labor-management relations — arbitration agreements with their attendant no-strike obligations — we conclude that Sinclair does not make a viable contribution to federal labor policy.
IV
We have also determined that the dissenting opinion in Sinclair states the correct principles concerning the accommodation necessary between the seemingly absolute terms of the Norris-LaGuardia Act and the policy considerations underlying § 301 (a). 370 U. S., at 215. Although we need not repeat all that was there said, a few points should be emphasized at this time.
The literal terms of § 4 of the Norris-LaGuardia Act must be accommodated to the subsequently enacted provisions of § 301 (a) of the Labor Management Relations Act and the purposes of arbitration. Statutory interpretation requires more than concentration upon isolated words; rather, consideration must be given to the total corpus of pertinent law and the policies that inspired ostensibly inconsistent provisions. See Richards v. United States, 369 U. S. 1, 11 (1962); Mastro Plastics Corp. v. NLRB, 350 U. S. 270, 285 (1956); United States v. Hutcheson, 312 U. S. 219, 235 (1941).
The Norris-LaGuardia Act was responsive to a situation totally different from that which exists today. In the early part of this century, the federal courts generally were regarded as allies of management in its attempt to prevent the organization and strengthening of labor unions; and in this industrial struggle the injunction became a potent weapon that was wielded against the activities of labor groups. The result was a large number of sweeping decrees, often issued ex parte, drawn on an ad hoc basis without regard to any systematic elaboration of national labor policy. See Drivers’ Union v. Lake Valley Co., 311 U. S. 91, 102 (1940).
In 1932 Congress attempted to bring some order out of the industrial chaos that had developed and to correct the abuses that had resulted from the interjection 6f the federal judiciary into union-management disputes on the behalf of management. See declaration of public policy, Norris-LaGuardia Act, § 2, 47 Stat. 70. Congress, therefore, determined initially to limit severely the power of the federal courts to issue injunctions “in any case involving or growing out of any labor dispute . . . § 4, 47 Stat. 70. Even as initially enacted, however, the prohibition against federal injunctions was by no means absolute. See Norris-LaGuardia Act, §§ 7, 8, 9, 47 Stat. 71, 72. Shortly thereafter Congress passed the Wagner Act, designed to curb various management activities that tended to discourage employee participation in collective action.
As labor organizations grew in strength and developed toward maturity, congressional emphasis shifted from protection of the nascent labor movement to the encouragement of collective bargaining and to administrative techniques for the peaceful resolution of industrial disputes. This shift in emphasis was accomplished, however, without extensive revision of many of the older enactments, including the anti-injunction section of the Norris-LaGuardia Act. Thus it became the task of the courts to accommodate, to reconcile the older statutes with the more recent ones.
A leading example of this accommodation process is Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Ind. R. Co., 353 U. S. 30 (1957). There we were confronted with a peaceful strike which violated the statutory duty to arbitrate imposed by the Railway Labor Act. The Court concluded that a strike in violation of a statutory arbitration duty was not the type of situation to which the Norris-LaGuardia Act was responsive, that an important federal policy was involved in the peaceful settlement of disputes through the statutorily mandated arbitration procedure, that this important policy was imperiled if equitable remedies were not available to implement it, and hence that Norris-LaGuardia’s policy of nonintervention by the federal courts should yield to the overriding interest in the successful implementation of the arbitration process.
The principles elaborated in Chicago River are equally applicable to the present case. To be sure, Chicago River involved arbitration procedures established by statute. However, we have frequently noted, in such cases as Lincoln Mills, the Steelworkers Trilogy, and Lucas Flour, the importance that Congress has attached generally to the voluntary settlement of labor disputes without resort to self-help and more particularly to arbitration as a means to this end. Indeed, it has been stated that Lincoln Mills, in its exposition of § 301 (a), “went a long way towards making arbitration the central institution in the administration of collective bargaining contracts.”
The Sinclair decision, however, seriously undermined the effectiveness of the arbitration technique as a method peacefully to resolve industrial disputes without resort to strikes, lockouts, and similar devices. Clearly employers will be wary of assuming obligations to arbitrate specifically enforceable against them when no similarly efficacious remedy is available to enforce the concomitant undertaking of the union to refrain from striking. On the other hand, the central purpose of the Norris-LaGuar-dia Act to foster the growth and viability of labor organizations is hardly retarded — if anything, this goal is advanced — by a remedial device that merely enforces the obligation that the union freely undertook under a specifically enforceable agreement to submit disputes to arbitration. We conclude, therefore, that the unavailability of equitable relief in the arbitration context presents a serious impediment to the congressional policy favoring the voluntary establishment of a mechanism for the peaceful resolution of labor disputes, that the core purpose of the Norris-LaGuardia Act is not sacrificed by the limited use of equitable remedies to further this important policy, and consequently that the Norris-LaGuardia Act does not bar the granting of injunctive relief in the circumstances of the instant case.
V
Our holding in the present case is a narrow one. We do not undermine the vitality of the Norris-LaGuardia Act. We deal only with the situation in which a collective-bargaining contract contains a mandatory grievance adjustment or arbitration procedure. Nor does it follow from what we have said that injunctive relief is appropriate as a matter of course in every case of a strike over an arbitrable grievance. The dissenting opinion in Sinclair suggested the following principles for the guidance of the district courts in determining whether to grant injunctive relief — principles that we now adopt:
“A District Court entertaining an action under § 301 may not grant injunctive relief against concerted activity unless and until it decides that the case is one in which an injunction would be appropriate despite the Norris-LaGuardia Act. When a strike is sought to be enjoined because it is over a grievance which both parties are contractually bound to arbitrate, the District Court may issue no injunc-tive order until it first holds that the contract does have that effect; and the employer should be ordered to arbitrate, as a condition of his obtaining an injunction against the strike. Beyond this, the District Court must, of course, consider whether issuance of an injunction would be warranted under ordinary principles of equity — whether breaches are occurring and will continue, or have been threatened and will be committed; whether they have caused or will cause irreparable injury to the employer; and whether the employer will suffer more from the denial of an injunction than will the union from its issuance.” 370 U. S., at 228. (Emphasis in original.)
In the present case there is no dispute that the grievance in question was subject to adjustment and arbitration under the collective-bargaining agreement and that the petitioner was ready to proceed with arbitration at the time an injunction against the strike was sought and obtained. The District Court also concluded that, by reason of respondent’s violations of its no-strike obligation, petitioner “has suffered irreparable injury and will continue to suffer irreparable injury.” Since we now overrule Sinclair, the holding of the Court of Appeals in reliance on Sinclair must be reversed. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remand the case with directions to enter a judgment affirming the order of the District Court.
It is so ordered.
Mr. Justice Marshall took no part in the decision of this case.
Mr. Justice Stewart,
concurring.
When Sinclair Refining Co. v. Atkinson, 370 U. S. 195, was decided in 1962, I subscribed to the opinion of the Court. Before six years had passed I had reached the conclusion that the Sinclair holding should be reconsidered, and said so in Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge 735, 390 U. S. 557, 562 (concurring opinion). Today I join the Court in concluding “that Sinclair was erroneously decided and that subsequent events have undermined its continuing validity.”
In these circumstances the temptation is strong to embark upon a lengthy personal apologia. But since Mr. Justice Brennan has so clearly stated my present views in his opinion for the Court today, I simply join in that opinion and in the Court’s judgment. An aphorism of Mr. Justice Frankfurter provides me refuge: “Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.” Henslee v. Union Planters Bank, 335 U. S. 595, 600 (dissenting opinion).
Mr. Justice Black,
dissenting.
Congress in 1932 enacted the Norris-LaGuardia Act, § 4 of which, 29 U. S. C. § 104, with exceptions not here relevant, specifically prohibited federal courts in the broadest and most comprehensive language from issuing any injunctions, temporary or permanent, against participation in a labor dispute. Subsequently, in 1947, Congress gave jurisdiction to the federal courts in “[s]uits for violation of contracts between an employer and a labor organization.” Although this subsection, § 301 (a) of the Taft-Hartley Act, 29 U. S. C. § 185 (a), explicitly waives the diversity and amount-in-controversy requirements for federal jurisdiction, it says nothing at all about granting injunctions. Eight years ago this Court considered the relation of these two statutes: after full briefing and argument, relying on the language and history of the Acts, the Court decided that Congress did not wish this later statute to impair in any way Norris-LaGuardia’s explicit prohibition against injunctions in labor disputes. Sinclair Refining Co. v. Atkinson, 370 U. S. 195 (1962).
Although Congress has been urged to overrule our holding in Sinclair, it has steadfastly refused to do so. Nothing in the language or history of the two Acts has changed. Nothing at all has changed, in fact, except the membership of the Court and the personal views of one Justice. I remain of the opinion that Sinclair was correctly decided, and, moreover, that the prohibition of the Norris-LaGuardia Act is close to the heart of the entire federal system of labor regulation. In my view Sinclair should control the disposition of this case.
Even if the majority were correct, however, in saying that Sinclair misinterpreted the Taft-Hartley and Norris-LaGuardia Acts, I should be compelled to dissent. I believe that both the making and the changing of laws which affect the substantial rights of the people are primarily for Congress, not this Court. Most especially is this so when the laws involved are the focus of strongly held views of powerful but antagonistic political and economic interests. The Court’s function in the application and interpretation of such laws must be carefully limited to avoid encroaching on the power of Congress to determine policies and make laws to carry them out.
When the Court implies that the doctrine called stare decisis rests solely on “important policy considerations ... in favor of continuity and predictability in the law,” it does not tell the whole story. Such considerations are present and, in a field as delicate as labor relations, extremely important. Justice Brandéis said, dissenting in Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co., 285 U. S. 393, 406 (1932):
“Stare decisis is usually the wise policy, because in most matters it is more important that the applicable rule of law be settled than that it be settled right.”
In the ordinary case, considerations of certainty and the equal treatment of similarly situated litigants will provide a strong incentive to adhere to precedent.
When this Court is interpreting a statute, however, an additional factor must be weighed in the balance. It is the deference that this Court owes to the primary responsibility of the legislature in the making of laws. Of course, when this Court first interprets a statute, then the statute becomes what this Court has said it is. See Gulf, C. & S. F. R. Co. v. Moser, 275 U. S. 133, 136 (1927). Such an initial interpretation is proper, and unavoidable, in any system in which courts have the task of applying general statutes in a multitude of situations. B. Cardozo, The Nature of the Judicial Process 112-115 (1921). The Court undertakes the task of interpretation, however, not because the Court has any special ability to fathom the intent of Congress, but rather because interpretation is unavoidable in the decision of the case before it. When the law has been settled by an earlier case then any subsequent “reinterpretation” of the statute is gratuitous and neither more nor less than an amendment: it is no different in effect from a judicial alteration of language that Congress itself placed in the statute.
Altering the important provisions of a statute is a legislative function. And the Constitution states simply and unequivocally: “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States . . . .” U. S. Const. Art. I. It is the Congress, not this Court, that responds to the pressures of political groups, pressures entirely proper in a free society. It is Congress, not this Court, that has the capacity to investigate the divergent considerations involved in the management of a complex national labor policy. And it is Congress, not this Court, that is elected by the people. This Court should, therefore, interject itself as little as possible into the law-making and law-changing process. Having given our view on the meaning of a statute, our task is concluded, absent extraordinary circumstances. When the Court changes its mind years later, simply because the judges have changed, in my judgment, it takes upon itself the function of the legislature.
The legislative effect of the Court’s reversal is especially clear here. In Sinclair the Court invited Congress to act if it should be displeased with the judicial interpretation of the statute. We said, 370 U. S., at 214-215:
“Strong arguments are made to us that it is highly desirable that the Norris-LaGuardia Act be changed in the public interest. If that is so, Congress itself might see fit to change that law and repeal the anti-injunction provisions of the Act insofar as suits for violation of collective agreements are concerned, as the House bill under consideration originally provided. It might, on the other hand, decide that if injunctions are necessary, the whole idea of enforcement of these agreements by private suits should be discarded in favor of enforcement through the administrative machinery of the Labor Board, as Senator Taft provided in his Senate bill. Or it might decide that neither of these methods is entirely satisfactory and turn instead to a completely new approach. The question of what change, if any, should be made in the existing law is one of legislative policy properly within the exclusive domain of Congress — it is a question for lawmakers, not law interpreters.”
Commentators on our holding found this invitation to legislative action clear, and judicial self-restraint proper. See Dunau, Three Problems in Labor Arbitration, 55 Va. L. Rev. 427, 464-465 (1969); Wellington & Albert, Statutory Interpretation and the Political Process: A Comment on Sinclair v. Atkinson, 72 Yale L. J. 1547, 1565-1566 (1963). Bills were introduced in Congress seeking to effect a legislative change. S. 2132, 89th Cong., 1st Sess. (1965); H. R. 9059, 89th Cong., 1st Sess. (1965). Congress, however, did not act, thus indicating at least a willingness to leave the law as Sinclair had construed it. It seems to me highly inappropriate for this Court now, eight years later, in effect to enact the amendment that Congress has refused to adopt. Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc., 346 U. S. 356 (1953); see also United States v. International Boxing Club of New York, Inc., 348 U. S. 236, 242-244 (1955).
I do not believe that the principle of stare decisis forecloses all reconsiderations of earlier decisions. In the area of constitutional law, for example, where the only alternative to action by this Court is the laborious process of constitutional amendment and where the ultimate responsibility rests with this Court, I believe reconsideration is always proper. See James v. United States, 366 U. S. 213, 233-234 (1961) (separate opinion of Black, J.). Even on statutory questions the appearance of new facts or changes in circumstances might warrant re-examination of past decisions in exceptional cases under exceptional circumstances. In the present situation there are no such circumstances. Congress has taken no action inconsistent with our decision in Sinclair. Girouard v. United States, 328 U. S. 61, 70 (1946). And, although bills have been introduced, cf. Helvering v. Hallock, 309 U. S. 106, 119-120 (1940), Congress has declined the invitation to act.
The only “subsequent event” to which the Court can point is our decision in Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge 735, 390 U. S. 557 (1968). The Court must recognize that the holding of Avco is in no way inconsistent with Sinclair. As we said in Avco, supra, at 561: “The nature of the relief available after jurisdiction attaches is, of course, different from the question whether there is jurisdiction to adjudicate the controversy.” The Court contends, however, that the result of the two cases taken together is the “anomalous situation” that no-strike clauses become unenforceable in state courts, and this is inconsistent with “an important goal of our national labor policy.”
Avco does make any effort to enforce a no-strike clause in a state court removable to a federal court, but it does not follow that the no-strike clause is unenforceable. Damages may be awarded; the union may be forced to arbitrate. And the employer may engage in self-help. The Court would have it that these techniques are less effective than an injunction. That is doubtless true. But the harshness and effectiveness of injunctive relief- — and opposition to “government by injunction” — were the precise reasons for the congressional prohibition in the Norris-LaGuardia Act. The effect of the Avco decision is, indeed, to highlight the limited remedial powers of federal courts. But if the Congress is unhappy with these powers as this Court defined them, then the Congress may act; this Court should not. The members of the majority have simply decided that they are more sensitive to the “realization of an important goal of our national labor policy” than the Congress or their predecessors on this Court.
The correct interpretation of the Taft-Hartley Act, and even the goals of “our national labor policy,” are less important than the proper division of functions between the branches of our Federal Government. The Court would do well to remember the words of John Adams, written in the Declaration of Rights in the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
“The judicial [department] shall never exercise the legislative and executive powers, or either of them: to the end it may be a government of laws and not of men.”
I dissent.
MR. Justice White dissents for the reasons stated in the majority opinion in Sinclair Refining Co. v. Atkinson, 370 U. S. 195 (1962).
“No court of the United States shall have jurisdiction to issue any restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction in any case involving or growing out of any labor dispute to prohibit any person or persons participating or interested in such dispute (as these terms are herein defined) from doing, whether singly or in concert, any of the following acts:
“ (a) Ceasing or refusing to perform any work or to remain in any relation of employment;
“(e) Giving publicity to the existence of, or the facts involved in, any labor dispute, whether by advertising, speaking, patrolling, or by any other method not involving fraud or violence;
“ (f) Assembling peaceably to act or to organize to act in promotion of their interests in a labor dispute;
“(i) Advising, urging, or otherwise causing or inducing without fraud or violence the acts heretofore specified . . . .” § 4, 47 Stat. 70, 29 U. S. C. § 104.
“Suits for violation of contracts between an employer and a labor organization representing employees in an industry affecting commerce as defined in this chapter, or between any such labor organizations, may be brought in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties, without respect to the amount in controversy or without regard to the citizenship of the parties.” 61 Stat. 156, 29 U. S. C. § 185 (a).
“ARTICLE XIV “ADJUSTMENT AND ARBITRATION
“A. CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR DISAGREEMENT.
“Any and all matters of controversy, dispute or disagreement of any kind or character existing between the parties and arising out of or in any way involving the interpretation or application of the terms of this Agreement . . . [with certain exceptions not relevant to the instant case] shall be settled and resolved by the procedures and in the manner hereinafter set forth.
“B. ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE.
“C. ARBITRATION.
“1. Any matter not satisfactorily settled or resolved in Paragraph B hereinabove shall be submitted to arbitration for final determination upon written demand of either party. . . .
“4. The arbitrator or board of arbitration shall be empowered to hear and determine the matter in question and the determination shall be final and binding upon the parties, subject only to their rights under law. . .
“D. POWERS, LIMITATIONS AND RESERVATIONS.
“2. Work Stoppages. Matters subject to the procedures of this Article shall be settled and resolved in the manner provided herein. During the term of this Agreement, there shall be no cessation or stoppage of work, lock-out, picketing or boycotts, except that this limitation shall not be binding upon either party hereto if the other party refuses to perform any obligation under this Article or refuses or fails to abide by, accept or perform a decision or award of an arbitrator or board.”
See, e. g., Report of Special Atkimon-Sinclair Committee, A. B. A. Labor Relations Law Section — Proceedings 226 (1963) [hereinafter cited as A. B. A. Sinclair Report].
See, e. g., United Steelworkers of America v. American Mfg. Co., 363 U. S. 564 (1960); United Steelworkers of America v. Warrior & Gulf Nav. Co., 363 U. S. 574 (1960); United Steelworkers of America v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp., 363 U. S. 593 (1960); Textile Workers Union v. Lincoln Mills, 353 U. S. 448 (1957).
See, e. g., Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Ind. R. Co., 353 U. S. 30 (1957); Textile Workers Union v. Lincoln Mills, supra; cf. Graham v. Brotherhood of Firemen, 338 U. S. 232 (1949). See also United States v. Hutcheson, 312 U. S. 219 (1941).
Section 108 provides:
“No restraining order or injunctive relief shall be granted to any complainant who has failed to comply with any obligation imposed by law which is involved in the labor dispute in question, or who has failed to make every reasonable effort to settle such dispute either by negotiation or with the aid of any available governmental machinery of mediation or voluntary arbitration.”
See generally Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Toledo, Peoria & W. R. Co., 321 U. S. 50 (1944).
United Steelworkers of America v. American Mfg. Co., supra; United Steelworkers of America v. Warrior & Gulf Nav. Co., supra; United Steelworkers of America v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp., supra.
Shortly after Sinclair was decided, an erosive process began to weaken its underpinnings. Various authorities suggested methods of mitigating the absolute rigor of the Sinclair rule. For example, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that Sinclair does not prevent a federal district court from enforcing an arbitrator’s order directing a union to terminate work stoppages in violation of a no-strike clause. New Orleans Steamship Assn. v. General Longshore Workers, 389 F. 2d 369, cert. denied, 393 U. S. 828 (1968); see Pacific Maritime Assn. v. International Longshoremen, 304 F. Supp, 1316 (D. C. N, D. Cal. 1969). See generally Keene, The Supreme Court, Section 301 and No-Strike Clauses: From Lincoln Mills to Avco and Beyond, 15 Vill. L. Rev. 32 (1969).
Section 301 (a) suits require neither the existence of diversity of citizenship nor a minimum jurisdictional amount in controversy. All § 301 (a) suits may be removed pursuant to 28 TJ. S. C. § 1441.
The view that state court jurisdiction would not be disturbed by § 301 (a) was perhaps most clearly articulated by Senator Ferguson, a spokesman for that provision, in a Senate debate in 1946:
“Mr. FERGUSON. Mr. President, there is nothing whatever in the now-being-considered amendment which takes away from the State courts all the present rights of the State courts to adjudicate the rights between parties in relation to labor agreements. The amendment merely says that the Federal courts shall have jurisdiction. It does not attempt to take away the jurisdiction of the State courts, and the mere fact that the Senator and I disagree does not change the effect of the amendment.
“Mr. MURRAY. But it authorizes the employers to bring suit in the Federal courts, if they so desire.
“Mr. FERGUSON. That is correct. That is all it does. It takes away no jurisdiction of the State courts.” 92 Cong. Rec. 5708.
The legislative history of the federal question removal provision is meager, but it has been suggested that its purpose was the same as original federal question jurisdiction, enacted at the same time in the Judiciary Act of 1875, 18 Stat. 470, namely, to protect federal rights, see H. Hart & H. Wechsler, The Federal Courts and the Federal System 727-733 (1953), and to provide a forum that could more accurately interpret federal law, see Mishkin, The Federal “Question” in the District Courts, 53 Col. L. Rev. 157, 159 (1953). 113 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1096, 1098 and n. 17 (1965).
See, e. g., Bartosic, Injunctions and Section 301: The Patchwork of Avco and Philadelphia Marine on the Fabric of National Labor Policy, 69 Col. L. Rev. 980 (1969); Dunau, Three Problems in Labor Arbitration, 55 Va. L. Rev. 427 (1969).
It is true that about one-half of the States have enacted so-called “little Norris-LaGuardia Acts” that place various restrictions upon the granting of injunctions by state courts in labor disputes. However, because many States do not bar injunctive relief for violations of collective-bargaining agreements, in only about 14 jurisdictions is there a significant Norris-LaGuardia-type prohibition against equitable remedies for breach of no-strike obligations. See Bartosic, supra, n. 14, at 1001-1006; Keene, supra, n. 10, at 49 and nn. 79, 80.
We held in Teamsters Local 174 v. Lucas Flour Co., supra, that, even in the absence of an express no-strike clause in the collective-bargaining contract, an agreement that certain disputes “will be exclusively covered by compulsory terminal arbitration” (369 U. S., at 106) gives rise to an implied promise by the union not to strike during the term of the contract in response to these arbitrable disputes. Id., at 104-106. In the present case, there was an express no-strike clause in the union-management contract. See n. 4, supra.
As the neutral members of the A. B. A. committee on the problems raised by Sinclair noted in their report:
“Under existing laws, employers may maintain an action for damages resulting from a strike in breach of contract and may discipline the employees involved. In many cases, however, neither of these alternatives will be feasible. Discharge of the strikers is often inexpedient because of a lack of qualified replacements or because of the adverse effect on relationships within the plant. The damage remedy may also be unsatisfactory because the employer’s losses are often hard to calculate and because the employer may hesitate to exacerbate relations with the union by bringing a damage action. Hence, injunctive relief will often be the only effective means by which to remedy the breach of the no-strike pledge and thus effectuate federal labor policy.” A. B. A. Sinclair Report 242.
Scholarly criticism of Sinclair has been sharp, and it appears to be almost universally recognized that Sinclair, particularly after Avco, has produced an untenable situation. The commentators are divided, however, with respect to proposed solutions, some favoring reconsideration of Sinclair, others suggesting extension of Sinclair to the States, and still others recommending that any action in this area be left to Congress. See generally Aaron,, Strikes in Breach of Collective Agreements: Some Unanswered Questions, 63 Col. L. Rev. 1027 (1963); Aaron, The Labor Injunction Reappraised, 10 U. C, L. A. L„ Rev. 292 (1963); Bartosic,, supra, n, 14; Dunau, supra, n. 14; Keene, supra, n, 10; Kiernan, Availability of Injunctions Against Breaches of No-Strike Agreements in Labor Contracts, 32 Albany L. Rev. 303 (1968); Wellington, The No-Strike Clause and the Labor Injunction: Time for a Re-examination, 30 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 293 (1968); Wellington & Albert, Statutory Interpretation and the Political Process: A Comment on Sinclair v. Atkinson, 72 YaleL. J. 1547 (1963).
See generally F. Frankfurter & N. Greene, The Labor Injunction (1930).
National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 151 et seq.
Wellington & Albert, supra, n. 18, at 1557.
As well stated by the neutral members of the A. B. A. Sinclair committee:
“Any proposal which would subject unions to injunctive relief must take account of the Norris-LaGuardia Act and the opposition expressed in that Act to the issuing of injunctions in labor disputes. Nevertheless, the reasons behind the Norris-LaGuardia Act seem scarcely applicable to the situation ... [in which a strike in violation of a collective-bargaining agreement is enjoined]. The Act was passed primarily because of widespread dissatisfaction with the tendency of judges to enjoin concerted activities in accordance with ‘doctrines of tort law which made the lawfulness of a strike depend upon judicial views of social and economic policy.’ [Citation omitted.] Where an injunction is used against a strike in breach of contract, the union is not subjected in this fashion to judicially-created limitations on its freedom of action but is simply compelled to comply with limitations to which it has previously agreed. Moreover, where the underlying dispute is arbitrable, the union is not deprived of any practicable means of pressing its claim but is only required to submit the dispute to the impartial tribunal that it has agreed to establish for this purpose.” A. B. A. Sinclair Report 242.
Other members of the Court have drawn the distinction between constitutional and statutory matters, and indicated that the correction of this Court’s errors in statutory interpretation is best left to Congress. For example, Mr. Justice Douglas noted in dissent in Swift & Co. v. Wickham, 382 U. S. 111, 133-134 (1965):
“An error in interpreting a federal statute may be easily remedied. If this Court has failed to perceive the intention of Congress, or has interpreted a statute in such a manner as to thwart the legislative purpose, Congress may change it. The lessons of experience are not learned by judges alone.”
See also United Gas Improvement Co. v. Continental Oil Co., 381 U. S. 392, 406 (1965) (Douglas, J., dissenting). Apparently, however, some members of the Court are willing to give greater weight to stare decisis in constitutional than in statutory matters. See, e. g., Orozco v. Texas, 394 U. S. 324, 327-328 (1969) (Harlan, J., concurring).
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Spice is throwing up problems not seen with other drugs - A new ingredient
ON A busy street corner in Manchester’s central shopping area, a young man has just collapsed, unconscious. Judging by his grubby clothes, he is one of the many people sleeping rough in the city centre. There is no need to call an ambulance, says a shop assistant, after assessing the situation. “It’s spice,” he explains with a shrug, as he walks back inside, adding that it would be best to stay away, because when the man comes round he may become violent. Spice is the name collectively given to 200-300 synthetic cannabinoids, drugs that hit the same brain receptors as cannabis but are more potent and addictive. The drugs, made mostly in China and illegal in Britain, take the form of chemicals sprayed onto dried plant leaves and smoked. Upgrade your inbox and get our Daily Dispatch and Editor's Picks. In 2017-18 only 0.4% of 16- to 59-year-olds in Britain used the category of drugs that includes spice, according to the Home Office. But spice has become an epidemic among two groups not covered by these statistics: prisoners and rough sleepers. Over 90% of homeless people in Manchester smoke it, according to one survey, as do many in other cities, including Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Newcastle. It is “one of the most severe public-health issues we have faced in decades,” wrote 20 police commissioners in an open letter to the Home Office last month. The trouble is that what has been tried and tested for other illegal drugs cannot be readily copied for spice. For a start, its effects on users are unpredictable. One reason is the rapid turnover of the chemicals in the mix. Chinese authorities have been banning individual chemicals found in spice, but the laboratories that make them get round the bans by tweaking the composition of their product. Another worry with spice is that the spraying of the chemicals is uneven, leading to highly variable potency within the same batch. In April last year the concentration of chemicals in spice in Manchester jumped from 1-2% to nearly 20%—possibly because someone missed a decimal point in a recipe found online, says Robert Ralphs, a criminologist at Manchester Metropolitan University. Ambulance crews were overwhelmed, with nearly 60 call-outs for comatose people on the streets in a single day. Smaller spikes in concentration have turned users into what the tabloids call “spice zombies”, for their pale faces, pink eyes and staggering gait. Doctors and paramedics are having to learn on the fly how to treat severe reactions to the many varieties of spice. Psychosis and paranoia are common, which is why users are often aggressive. One hospital doctor, who sees someone high on spice on almost every shift, says that the effects are wildly varied and that it is impossible to predict how long they may take to wear off. One man on spice walked around the ward naked for three hours. “We didn’t know what to do,” the doctor says. “We just locked the door, locking ourselves in with him.” A national network set up last year collects clinical reports about spice users brought to hospital emergency departments. The process is similar to that used to track adverse reactions to medicines. Treatment guidelines are updated online. Prisons are also grappling with new problems caused by spice. Failing a drug test while inside or on parole brings extra time behind bars. But the prisons’ drug-testing kits do not detect synthetic cannabinoids, so many drug users switch to spice in order to hide their habit. “You go in as an alcohol, heroin or crack user and come out as a spice user,” says Mr Ralphs. Peter Morgan, who has worked with vulnerable youths in Manchester for 20 years, says spice has been a “horrific thing” for the homeless. He lays out the problems in “The Spice Boys”, a book about a group of young homeless people hooked on the drug. By making users limp, spice turns them into targets for theft, rape and assault. Outreach workers can usually catch four or five hours of lucidity a day from a heroin addict. With spice, the brain is foggy all the time. “You need to smoke it constantly,” says one former user. Weaning people off spice is also tougher than getting them off other drugs. Some do not consider themselves addicts, a designation they reserve for heroin junkies. Even as they struggle with withdrawal symptoms and resort to selling sex or stealing to get their next fix, they see spice as not much more harmful than cannabis. So far nothing makes an effective substitute for it, as methadone does for heroin. Treatment therefore targets withdrawal symptoms, using drugs that dull pain, stomach problems and psychosis. One thing that those who pick up spice tend to have in common is previous drug use. As spice users become more stigmatised, those on other illegal drugs may be less inclined to switch to it. Even some heroin users are now looking down on spice zombies, says Mr Ralphs. | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
@article {Mazzei.ea.2006, title = {Karyotypes of basal lineages in notothenioid fishes: the genus Bovichtus}, journal = {Polar Biology}, volume = {29}, number = {12}, year = {2006}, month = {NOV}, pages = {1071-1076}, abstract = {Using comparative cytogenetic techniques, we characterized the chromosomes of fishes from the family Bovichtidae, the basal lineage of the largely Antarctic suborder Notothenioidei. We focused on three Sub-Antarctic species of the genus Bovichtus that differ greatly in their circumpolar distributions: B. diacanthus (Tristan da Cunha Island Group), B. variegatus (New Zealand) and B. angustifrons (Tasmania). Chromosomes were analyzed both by conventional karyotyping and by cytogenetic mapping of ribosomal genes using fluorescence in situ hybridization. The three species displayed a strongly conserved karyotype consisting entirely of telocentric chromosomes (diploid number = 48; Fundamental Number = 48), in agreement with our previously published hypothesis that the bovichtid karyotype is the basal state for notothenioid fishes. The chromosomal distribution of ribosomal genes differed from those of most notothenioid species studied to date, with the 45S and 5S genes separated on two different chromosome pairs. Separation of two classes of ribosomal genes is the most widespread condition in teleosts, including the bovichtids. Most notothenioid lineages on the other hand exhibit a derived consolidation of these genes.}, issn = {0722-4060}, doi = {10.1007/s00300-006-0151-4}, author = {Mazzei, Federico and Ghigliotti, Laura and Lecointre, Guillaume and Ozouf-Costaz, Catherine and Coutanceau, Jean-Pierre and Detrich, III, William and Pisano, Eva} } | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Set up your development environment in Cloud9
by liz | November 30, 2016 16:50 | 147 views | 0 comments | #13733 | 147 views | 0 comments | #13733 30 Nov 16:50
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This activity is for people looking for a simple way to get started with the code that runs this website, publiclab.org.
Cloud9, at http://c9.io, can be used to set up a complete development environment, for free, in the cloud -- including Git and a test suite, so you can make changes and create pull requests.
These instructions are for PublicLab.org, but there are similar instructions available for Spectral Workbench and MapKnitter (coming soon). Each is listed in that project's README file.
Unfortunately, Cloud9 now requires an invite unless you enter a credit card. Email plots-dev@googlegroups.com to ask for a free invite from our team! Then proceed with the following steps:
1. Visit https://c9.io with the email invite you receive, and create a new account. (not via GitHub, as that'll erase your free invite code from the URL!)
2. Fork the https://github.com/publiclab/plots2 repository to your own GitHub account, creating a yourname/plots2 project. (or the corresponding project you're working on)
3. Back in Cloud9, name your project, then (order important!) choose the Ruby template, THEN enter yourname/plots2 (or the corresponding project) in the "Clone from Git or Mercurial URL" field, and press Create Workspace
4. In the command line prompt at the bottom of the page, type ./install_cloud9.sh and press enter.
5. Enter your username when prompted, and click "Run Project" when it's done.
6. You're done! Go to the URL shown!
Up-to-date versions of these instructions are available in the README of each project; for PublicLab.org, that's at https://github.com/publiclab/plots2/#simple-installation-with-cloud9
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Justyna Iskrzycka
Justyna Iskrzycka (born 7 November 1997) is a Polish sprint canoeist. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in Women's K-4 500 metres. At the 2019 European Games, she won a bronze medal
Career
She participated at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, winning a medal. She competed at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, and 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. | WIKI |
Why does Jerry agree to go home with his mother at the end of the story "Through the Tunnel"?
At the end of the narrative, Jerry agrees to accompany his mother because he has already proven to himself that he can do what the older boys do; he has swum through the tunnel and completed his rite of passage.
Once he has gone through the tunnel of rocks and is able to hold his breath successfully for two to three minutes, Jerry has proven to himself that he is the equal to the older boys. For, he has conquered the mental and physical challenges of swimming under water for minutes. By having overcome these challenges, Jerry senses his maturity, and no longer feels that he has to prove anything. So, with his new sense of independence and greater maturity, Jerry welcomes his mother's suggestion that he swim no more in one day.
...he gave in at once. It was no longer of the least importance to go to the bay.
Having earned his rite of passage, Jerry is ready to rest.
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A survey of relationship between anxiety, depression and duration of infertility
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Background: A cross sectional study was designed to survey the relationship between anxiety/depression and duration/cause of infertility, in Vali-e-Asr Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran, Iran. Methods: After obtaining their consents, 370 female patients with different infertility causes participated in, and data gathered by Beck Depression Inventory(BDI) and Cattle questionnaires for surveying anxiety and depression due to the duration of infertility. This was studied in relation to patients' age, educational level, socio-economic status and job (patients and their husbands). Results: Age range was 17-45 years and duration and cause of infertility was 1-20 years. This survey showed that 151 women (40.8%) had depression and 321 women (86.8%) had anxiety. Depression had a significant relation with cause of infertility, duration of infertility, educational level, and job of women. Anxiety had a significant relationship with duration of infertility and educational level, but not with cause of infertility, or job. Findings showed that anxiety and depression were most common after 4-6 years of infertility and especially severe depression could be found in those who had infertility for 7-9 years. Conclusions: Adequate attention to these patients psychologically and treating them properly, is of great importance for their mental health and will improve quality of their lives. © 2004 Ramezanzadeh et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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Jerry Shears
Jerry Shears (born October 18, 1925 - March 21, 2010), also known as Gerald Schulman, was the founder and president of the Canadian Amateur Boxing Association (CABA). He was instrumental in organizing international competitions and promoting the use of protective headgear by amateur boxers.
Early history
Jerry Shears was born on October 18, 1925, in Montreal, Quebec. He was the oldest of five children and the son of former Allied Forces bantamweight boxing champion Joe Shears.
Amateur boxing career
At 13, and 95 pounds, he discovered boxing with gloves at neighborhood clubs. He started boxing competitively in 1938. By the 1940s, he fought in matches and tournaments in Montreal, winning multiple Montreal Golden Gloves championships. After joining the Canadian Armed Forces at 15, he took the Army's lightweight title in 1942 at 17 years old. Shears won the Canadian lightweight championship in 1947. After a five-round fight at the Oxford YMCA in London, England, in 1950, he announced his retirement from competitive ring combat.
He only lost 15 of his 150 fights over a 12-year period. He fought at the Forum, Maple Leaf Gardens, and throughout the United States.
Work career
After the army, Jerry began a career in insurance as a broker.
In 1969, Jerry Shears established the Canadian Amateur Boxing Association and served as the organization's president. Throughout the 1970s, he acquired an international reputation when he spearhead the drive to produce a safer sport and his efforts on AIBA's safety commission were rewarded in 1988 when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) mandated headgear at the Olympics for the first time.
He was the executive vice president of the organizing committee for the 1981 World Cup Boxing Championships at Montreal's Maurice Richard Arena.
Death
Jerry Shears died in Ste. Anne's Hospital on Sunday, March 21, 2010, in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.
Honors and awards
* Montreal Golden Gloves Champion.
* Canadian Lightweight Amateur Boxing Champion. (1947)
* Inductee of the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame as a builder. (1976)
* Inductee of Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. (1977)
* Inductee of the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame.
* Inductee of the Canadian Armed Forces Sports Hall of Fame. (1992) | WIKI |
win7 batch
hello,
at work every now and then I want to ping computers to see if they are up or not. I work at a hospital, so the security is tight, and we don't get to download software. So I googled how to make a simple batch file to ping a range of IP's. so far I cobbled together this
@ECHO off
SET count=0
SET /p subnet3=What is the 3rd octet?
SET /p subcount=What is the 4th octet?
:start
SET /a subcount=%subcount%+1
ECHO Trying 10.170.%subnet3%.%subcount%
ping -n 1 -w 1000 10.170.%subnet3%.%subcount% >nul
IF %errorlevel%==0 ECHO 10.170.%subnet3%.%subcount% UP >> c:\install\pingup.log
IF %errorlevel%==1 ECHO 10.170.%subnet3%.%subcount% DOWN >> c:\install\pingdown.log
IF %subcount%==254 goto :eof
GOTO start
this works fine, and the ping log files work. However, at the command prompt the output looks like this.
Trying 10.170.4.6
Trying 10.170.4.7
Trying 10.170.4.8
Trying 10.170.4.9
but I want it to echo if the ip is up or down, so that it would look like this
Trying 10.170.4.6 UP
Trying 10.170.4.7 UP
Trying 10.170.4.8 DOWN
Trying 10.170.4.9 UP
Any Ideas what I am missing in this batch file?
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NVITEnd-user supportCommented:
IF %errorlevel%==0 ECHO 10.170.%subnet3%.%subcount% UP& ECHO 10.170.%subnet3%.%subcount% UP >> c:\install\pingup.log
IF %errorlevel%==1 ECHO 10.170.%subnet3%.%subcount% DOWN& ECHO 10.170.%subnet3%.%subcount% DOWN >> c:\install\pingdown.log
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Lee W, MVPTechnology and Business Process AdvisorCommented:
I don't use a batch file. I use a single command line (which you could save to a batch file:
FOR /L %a in (1,1,254) do @ping -n 1 -w 100 10.170.4.%a | find /i "Reply"
PingSubnet.cmd
If "%1"=="" Goto Error
REM -n 1 = number of packets = 1; -w 100 = wait 100 ms for a reply - then pipe through find, ignoring case and look for "reply"
FOR /L %a in (1,1,254) do @ping -n 1 -w 100 %1.%a | find /i "Reply"
Goto End
:Error
Echo Pings all machines on the subnet specified.
Echo Usage Example:
Echo %0 192.168.1
Echo.
Echo NOTE: Do not include the third period separating the third and forth octets.
:End
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JeffBeallAuthor Commented:
wow, you guys are fast!
thank you for the solutions, both work, however, can I ask, NVIT, why does it need so many Echo commands?
I thought that the lines
ECHO Trying 10.170.%subnet3%.%subcount%
ping -n 1 -w 1000 10.170.%subnet3%.%subcount% >nul
IF %errorlevel%==0 ECHO 10.170.%subnet3%.%subcount% UP
would echo trying 10.170.subnet3.subcount
and
10.70.subnet3.subcount UP
however, since your solution works and mine doesn't, it obviously needs that extra echo,
& ECHO 10.170.%subnet3%.%subcount% UP
If I look at this, I would have expected something like
trying 10.170.3.2
10.170.3.2 UP 10.170.3.2 UP
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zalazarCommented:
With Windows 7 and higher you can't rely on Reply or on the Errorlevel that ping gives back anymore.
If you ping e.g. to a host in the same subnet it's possible that you get an ICMP message with "Reply" in the output but the message actually means that the host is down.
E.g. like:
Reply from 10.170.150.5: Destination host unreachable.
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If you get such a message then the errorlevel of ping is also 0.
The IP-address is of the computer where you started the ping from.
Lee W, MVPTechnology and Business Process AdvisorCommented:
@zalazar,
In my experience, that's not usually a concern. Those inappropriate failures generally occur when you don't have an IP or the network isn't connected. Still, if you think that's a likely scenario, just append another find and use the /v switch which says to find all lines WITHOUT the specified string. Example:
for /l %a in (1,1,254) do @ping -n 1 -w 100 192.168.1.%a | find /i "reply" | find /v /i "unreachable."
NVITEnd-user supportCommented:
Jeff,
You need 2 ECHOs per UP or DOWN line. One for the visual result; The other to redirect to the file. The & character separates the 2 commands.
Would getting rid of the "ECHO Trying" line suffice? If so, you'll end up with something like:
10.170.3.2 UP
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10.170.3.2 DOWN
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oBdACommented:
Here's a script for mass pinging; it pings several machines at once, so depending on the queue size, you can scan a whole /24 subnet without having enough time to drink a coffee.
You can start it either with a path to a file containing the hosts to ping as first argument, or you can define a set of subnets to scan which you can run with the argument /all, or you can run it without argument, and it will query you for the subnet and first and last host to ping.
It can create a csv file with the results (defined in the ReportFile variable); if ReportFile is not configured, only console output will be shown.
@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set ReportFile=C:\Temp\report.csv
set MainSubnet=10.170
REM Format of subnet definition: <octett1>.<octett2>.<octett3> <First Host> <Last Host>
set Subnet[1]=10.170.1 1 254
set Subnet[1]=10.170.2 1 254
set QueueSize=20
set RegKeyResult=HKCU\Software\Acme\MassPing
set ScriptFullName=%~f0
if /i "%~1"=="/ping" goto StartPing
if not "%~1"=="" goto CommandLineArguments
set Subnet=
set HostFile=%Temp%\%~n0.txt
set /p Subnet=Please enter the subnet to ping: %MainSubnet%.
set /p FirstHost=Please enter the first host IP [1]:
set /p LastHost=Please enter the last host IP [254]:
if "%Subnet%"=="" goto :eof
if "%FirstHost%"=="" set /a FirstHost=1
if "%LastHost%"=="" set /a LastHost=254
set HostFile=%Temp%\%~n0.txt
echo Creating subnet file '!HostFile!' ...
(for /l %%i in (%FirstHost%, 1, %LastHost%) do (
echo %MainSubnet%.%Subnet%.%%i
)) >"!HostFile!"
goto HostFileOK
:CommandLineArguments
if "%~1"=="/all" (
set HostFile=%Temp%\%~n0.txt
echo Creating subnet file '!HostFile!' ...
(for /f "tokens=2-4 delims== " %%a in ('set Subnet[') do (
for /l %%i in (%%b, 1, %%c) do (
echo %%a.%%i
)
)) >"!HostFile!"
) else (
if not exist "%~1" (
echo Host name file not found: '%~1'
exit /b 1
)
set HostFile=%~1
)
:HostFileOK
for /f %%a in ('find.exe /c /v "" ^<"%HostFile%"') do (set HostsTotal=%%a)
echo [%Time%] Pinging %HostsTotal% hosts ...
set /a HostCount = 0
reg.exe delete "%RegKeyResult%" /f >NUL 2>&1
reg.exe add "%RegKeyResult%" /f >NUL
for /f %%a in ('type "%HostFile%"') do (call :Queue "%%a")
:ResultLoop
for /f %%a in ('reg.exe query "%RegKeyResult%" ^| find.exe /c /i "Running"') do (set QueueCount=%%a)
if %QueueCount% gtr 0 (
ping.exe -n 2 localhost >NUL
goto ResultLoop
)
echo [%Time%] Done.
if defined ReportFile (>"%ReportFile%" echo "Host","Result")
for /f "tokens=1,3" %%a in ('reg.exe query "%RegKeyResult%" ^| findstr.exe /i "UP DOWN"') do (
echo %%a %%b
if defined ReportFile (>>"%ReportFile%" echo "%%a","%%b")
)
if defined ReportFile (echo Report written to '%ReportFile%')
reg.exe delete "%RegKeyResult%" /f >NUL 2>&1
goto :eof
:Queue [Host]
set Host=%~1
set /a HostCount += 1
echo [%HostCount%/%HostsTotal%] Queuing %Host% ...
:QueueLoop
for /f %%a in ('reg.exe query "%RegKeyResult%" ^| find.exe /c /i "Running"') do (set QueueCount=%%a)
if %QueueCount% lss %QueueSize% (
reg.exe add "%RegKeyResult%" /v "%Host%" /t REG_SZ /d "Running" /f >NUL
start "MassPing %Host%" /min cmd.exe /c "%ScriptFullName%" /ping %Host%
goto :eof
)
ping.exe -n 2 localhost >NUL
goto QueueLoop
:StartPing
set Host=%~2
ping.exe -4 -n 2 %~2 | find.exe /i "TTL" >NUL
if errorlevel 1 (set Result=DOWN) else (set Result=UP)
reg.exe add "%RegKeyResult%" /v "%Host%" /d "%Result%" /f >NUL
goto :eof
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JeffBeallAuthor Commented:
thank you so much for all the input. I've learned a lot, which is what I need. I have a lot to go before I can write good batch and script files by myself.
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Joint Service Pay Readjustment Act
The Joint Service Pay Readjustment Act of 1922 (Public Law 67-235) is a law dealing with compensation for the United States armed services. It was signed into law by President Harding on June 10, 1922.
Prior to enactment, separate pay legislation for the United States Army and Navy was the norm. With the law, Congress attempted to deal with compensation for all the armed services in a comprehensive manner in response to higher living costs.
Officers were now to be paid in pay periods rather than quarterly or yearly, but still did not receive a "pay grade" like enlisted men and non-commissioned officers. Higher rates of pay were established for all ranks and longevity credits were given as “permanent additions” to base pay. Cash allowances were authorized for enlisted personnel when quarters and subsistence were not furnished in kind.
As part of the act, the United States Coast Guard was fully elevated to a branch of the armed forces. | WIKI |
Bătarci
Bătarci (Batarcs, Hungarian pronunciation:, Batarsch) is a commune situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bătarci, Comlăușa (Ugocsakomlós), Șirlău (Sellő), and Tămășeni (Tamásváralja).
The commune is located in the Țara Oașului ethnographic and historical region in the northern part of the county, on the border with Ukraine. It lies at an altitude of 150 m, on the banks of the river Bătarci and its tributary, the river Tarna Mare.
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,612, of which 86.79% were Romanians and 9.16% Hungarians. | WIKI |
pericentric
Adjective
* 1) pericentral
* 2) Of or pertaining to a pericentre
* 3) Of or pertaining to the centromere of a chromosome | WIKI |
GoFundMe Launches Government Shutdown Direct Relief Fund For Federal Employees
Popular crowdfunding platform GoFundMe launched a Government Shutdown Direct Relief Fund yesterday for federal workers affected by the shutdown that has dragged on for 29 days with no resolution in sight. In a statement, released on Saturday, GoFundMe CEO Rob Solomon explained that the donations will be distributed to several nonprofit organizations across the country offering direct assistance to government workers such as providing hot meals, necessary counseling, and housing relief. The company has partnered with American-Indian author Deepak Chopra on the campaign. They are honest, hard working Americans serving our country, the GoFundMe page reads. They are showing up to work protecting our coastal waters and keeping our airports and skies safe, among other important duties as civil servants and contractors. We want to provide a place for people to take action and help someone in need, because, together, we have power to make a difference and provide critical short-term relief. The over 800,000 federal workers furloughed or working without pay don't deserve this hardship, but we have the opportunity to take action and deliver a message of hope and solidarity. The campaign comes after more than 1,000 federal staffers who have either been furloughed or working unpaid turned to the crowdsourcing site to raise money for their daily living expenses. The partial government shutdown began last month after President Donald Trump refused to sign a stop-gap measure designed to keep the government running through to February because it didn't include funding provisions for the border wall he promised to deliver during his campaign trail. Last weekend, the shutdown became the longest in American history at 22 days, beating a previous record set in 1996 by Bill Clinton's administration. Celebrity chef Jos Andrs' nonprofit, who has already provided food for around 12,000 federal workers in Washington D.C., will be one of the first to receive donations. Government workers, through no fault of their own, can't afford to put diapers on their newborns, Solomon said. Employees of the most powerful nation in the world are being forced to work without pay and line up at diaper or food banks. It makes no sense. The site also pledged to provide donations to the National Diaper Bank Network, a nonprofit currently supplying diapers to federal workers who cannot afford them during the shutdown. A full list of nonprofit recipients who are working to help those affected by the shutdown will be released by GoFundMe in the coming days. Created on January 18, the campaign has raised $78,451 of its $125,000 goal as of Sunday evening, with 897 donor contributions. Approximately 1,300 users have also shared the campaign on social media, propelling the site to trending status. 2019 Newsweek | NEWS-MULTISOURCE |
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hypathetic
The result was Delete. —Quarl (talk) 2007-02-22 09:56Z
Hypathetic
* – (View AfD) (View log)
Looks like original research and a dictionary definition. Regan123 22:46, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
* Delete. Not even a dictionary definition (do a search at any online resource) - it appears to be a hoax derivative of hypothetic - there is a claim within the article that this "word" is the antithesis of same. Borders on nonsense. Refsworldlee(chew-fat) (eds) 00:04, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
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Page:The Post Office (Tagore).djvu/13
What a state I am in! Before he came, nothing mattered; I felt so free. But now that he has come, goodness knows from where, my heart is filled with his dear self, and my home will be no home to me when he leaves. Doctor, do you think he—
If there's life in his fate, then he will live long. But what the medical scriptures say, it seems—
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您貴姓
Phrase
* 1) What's your (honorable) surname?
Usage notes
* In a less formal setting one can say | WIKI |
40th Yokohama Film Festival
The 40th Yokohama Film Festival (第４０回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 3 February 2019 at Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The awards ceremony was held in the city's Kannai Hall, the results having been announced on 1 December 2018.
Awards
* Best Film: - Asako I & II
* Best Director:
* Ryusuke Hamaguchi - Asako I & II
* Takahisa Zeze - Kiku and Guillotine, My Friend "A", and The 8-Year Engagement
* Yoshimitsu Morita Memorial Best New Director: Katsumi Nojiri - Lying to Mom
* Best Screenplay: Shûichi Okita - Mori, the Artist's Habitat
* Best Cinematographer: Yasuyuki Sasaki - Asako I & II and My Retirement, My Life
* Best Actor:
* Masahiro Higashide - Asako I & II, Kiku and Guillotine, and Over Drive
* Kōji Yakusho - The Blood of Wolves
* Best Actress: Sakura Ando - Shoplifters
* Best Supporting Actor: Tori Matsuzaka - The Blood of Wolves
* Best Supporting Actress:
* Mayu Matsuoka - Shoplifters, Blank13, and Chihayafuru Part 3
* Sairi Ito - Asako I & II and Enokida Trading Post
* Best Newcomer:
* Erika Karata - Asako I & II
* Ryo Yoshizawa - River's Edge, Gintama 2: The Law is Surely There to be Broken, and Marmalade Boy''
* Mai Kiryû - Kiku and Guillotine and Lying to Mom
* Judges' Special Award: One Cut of the Dead
* Special Grand Prize: Tsutomu Yamazaki - Mori, the Artist's Habitat
Top 10
* 1) Asako I & II
* 2) The Blood of Wolves
* 3) Shoplifters
* 4) Hanagatami
* 5) One Cut of the Dead
* 6) Kiku and Guillotine
* 7) Dare to Stop Us
* 8) Your Bird Can Sing
* 9) Lying to Mom
* 10) Mori, the Artist's Habitat
* runner-up. Every Day A Good Day | WIKI |
Cur Deus Homo/Book First/Chapter 5
CHAPTER V
How the redemption of man could not be effected by any other being but God.
Boso. If this deliverance were said to be effected somehow by any other being than God (whether it were an angelic or a human being), the mind of man would receive it far more patiently. For God could have made some man without sin, not of a sinful substance, and not a descendant of any man, but just as he made Adam, and by this man it should seem that the work we speak of could have been done.
Anselm. Do you not perceive that, if any other being should rescue man from eternal death, man would rightly be adjudged as the servant of that being? Now if this be so, he would in no wise be restored to that dignity which would have been his had he never sinned. For he, who was to be through eternity only the servant of God and an equal with the holy angels, would now be the servant of a being who was not God, and whom the angels did not serve. | WIKI |
Quiz: The Benefits of a Root Canal
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Root Canal Therapy Quiz
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2. True or False: Toothaches and swelling may be warning signs of an infection or abscess.
3. True or False: A root canal is a safe and comfortable procedure.
4. True or False: We can place a same-day crown to restore the tooth.
Answer Key
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2. True. Patients with an infection or abscess may encounter tooth sensitivity to hot or cold temperatures, swelling around the tooth, toothaches, fever, and pain when chewing. A foul tasting discharge may also be present. If you encounter these symptoms, then contact a dental professional right away.
3. True. We begin the procedure by administering a local anesthetic and possible sedation to ensure patients remain calm and comfortable. We then open the tooth and remove any infected tissue. From there, the tooth will be filled with a restorative filling. Finally, we top the tooth with a dental crown.
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Immigration Scams Targeted by Coordinated Government Effort
Federal, state and local officials
are joining forces to stop scams that charge immigrants for
bogus services, U.S. immigration officials said. The officials are stepping up efforts to prosecute con
artists and educate immigrants about the schemes, according to
an executive summary of the initiative released today by the
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services . The effort is
starting in seven cities New York , Los Angeles , Atlanta,
Baltimore, Detroit , Fresno, California , and San Antonio, Texas -
- and will expand nationwide, according to the summary. The scammers “target people who are among the most
vulnerable,” said Edith Ramirez, a Democrat, one of five
members of the Federal Trade Commission , in a statement. Criminals lure victims by increasingly using the Internet
as well as word of mouth, fliers and paid advertisements on the
radio or newspapers, the summary said. A federal judge shut down Loma International Business Group
Inc., a Baltimore-based company run by Manuel and Lola Alban,
for allegedly charging immigrants tens of thousands of dollars
for services they weren’t authorized to provide, according to
the FTC. Manuel Alban didn’t immediately return a call seeking
comment. Posing as Lawyer The Obama administration held a news conference today in
Washington attended by officials from the citizenship and
immigration services agency, the FTC, Immigration and Customs
Enforcement and the Justice Department . Often the scams involve someone posing as a licensed
attorney charging immigrants to file for benefits for which they
are ineligible or to furnish forms that the government provides
for free, according to the summary. A common scam in Spanish-speaking communities takes
advantage of immigrants’ confusion with the word “notario,”
the government said. In many Latin American countries, a notario
is a licensed attorney while in the U.S. the term refers to a
notary, who has authority to authenticate official documents To contact the reporter on this story:
Jeff Bliss in Washington at
jbliss@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Mark Silva in Washington at
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Azure (Art Farmer and Fritz Pauer album)
Azure is an album by American flugelhornist Art Farmer and Austrian pianist Fritz Pauer featuring performances recorded in 1987 and released on the Soul Note label.
Reception
The Allmusic review called the album "A peaceful and mostly introspective release".
Track listing
* 1) "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 4:32
* 2) "Nighttime" (Fritz Pauer) - 3:58
* 3) "Yesterday's Thoughts" (Benny Golson) - 4:56
* 4) "Blue Windows" (Traditional) - 3:19
* 5) "Azure" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 4:15
* 6) "Sound Within an Empty Room" (Pauer) - 6:13
* 7) "Soul Eyes" (Mal Waldron) - 4:22
* 8) "Danielle" (Al Cohn) - 4:17
* 9) "Song of Praise" (Pauer) - 4:03
Personnel
* Art Farmer - flugelhorn
* Fritz Pauer - piano | WIKI |
How much does it cost to balance RV tires?
You know that your tires are out of balance when there is an uneven vibration while driving and worse, on a smooth road. The average tire balancing cost is $40 and will range from $15 to $75 depending on which location you visit and what warranty is offered.
How much should a tire balance cost?
Wheel Balancing
A typical wheel balance service costs anywhere from $15–$50 per tire.
Should RV trailer tires be balanced?
Travel trailer tires do need to be balanced as an unbalanced tire can cause unnecessary vibration, premature wear, and damage to your axle bearings that can lead in failure. An unbalanced tire will cause more heat which can lead to a catastrophic blowout.
How much does it cost to balance all 4 tires?
So How Much Does It Cost To Balance A Tire? A. Many tire shops offer free balancing as part of tire packages that are purchased from them, but you’ll have to pay for it in other cases. On average, plan to spend between $15 and $75, depending on your vehicle, the tires, and the shop.
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How much does it cost to force road balance tires?
How Much Does It Cost to Force Road Balance Tires? Balancing wheels requires dismounting tires and spinning them, and it generally takes less than 30 minutes. More often than not, pricing may be regional, but average cost is $25 per tire.
How long can you drive on unbalanced tires?
Run-flat tires are safe for maybe 50 miles at most. If you begin to sense you have a low-pressure situation with a tire, find a safe place to pull over as soon as possible. If the tire is just low on air and not flat, it most likely can be repaired and the rim will sustain little or no damage.
What happens if you don’t balance tires?
The common symptoms of out-of-balance tires are uneven and faster tread wear, poor fuel economy, and vibration in the steering wheel, the floorboard or the seat that gets worse at faster speeds. … If a front tire isn’t properly balanced you’ll likely feel vibration in the steering wheel.
Do all tires need to be balanced?
Regardless of the brand, all new tires that will be used on the road should be balanced, without exception.
How much should I inflate my trailer tires?
Tow safely by ensuring the right trailer tire pressure for your boat. Boat-trailer tires require a lot of air pressure — in most cases, between 50 and 65 psi.
How do you know if your trailer tires are bad?
As a general rule of thumb, your tires should be replaced when the tread is worn down to 2/32 of an inch. Tires do have built-in tread wear indicators to help you realize when it is time to replace them. The indicators are the raised sections with intermittent spacing in the bottom of the tread grooves.
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How much should I pay for an alignment?
Expect to pay between $50 and $75 for a two-wheel alignment, and double that for a four-wheel alignment. Many shops also recommend getting a tire rotation at the same time, which simply means moving tires from front to back and side to side, in turn promoting an even wear pattern.
How do I know if I need an alignment or balance?
Uneven tire wear and vibration in your steering wheel, floorboard, or seat can signal it’s time for tire balancing. … Interestingly, the part of your car that trembles can indicate whether the front or back wheels need balancing. If it’s in the steering wheel, it’s likely your front tires.
What speed are tires balanced?
In the tire factory, the tire and wheel are mounted on a balancing machine test wheel, the assembly is rotated at 100 RPM (10 to 15 mph with recent high sensitivity sensors) or higher, 300 RPM (55 to 60 mph with typical low sensitivity sensors), and forces of unbalance are measured by sensors.
Does Discount Tire do balancing?
Short answer: as a part of our commitment to our customers, if you bought your tires from one of our locations the upfront installation charges include lifetime spin balancing. … Any tire rotation, balancing or rebalancing service, air pressure check or puncture repair on tires sold at Discount Tire is always free.
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Talk:Indie cred
Can we please just slate this for deletion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Doompooky (talk • contribs) 23:16, 8 January 2009 (UTC) yeah that's probably a good idea; it's a pretty embarrassing article in general. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 21:33, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
The entry for "Indie cred" is vague and poorly worded.
The entry for "Indie cred" should be revised to regard a phenomenon and subsequent slang term regarding the 'Indie' community. --<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:03, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
This article should probably be deleted, or at least merged into the indie article. There's no good reason for this article to exist. Also, the link to Wikipedia's article for douchebag suggests that this article is a joke. Ybrik222 (talk) 22:41, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
Pete Yorn?
Pete Yorn is not indie-credible; he has alternative cred but not indie cred, if that makes sense. For one thing, he's on Columbia (not an indie label). For another, see this article: http://www.treblezine.com/reviews/1589.html (which seems to represent general indie-rock-scene feelings about Yorn). Phair's album had no indie credibility, which is why it got reviews like this one in Pitchfork Media. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 10:27, 27 January 2008 (UTC) | WIKI |
We will start to recognize September 30 (which is widely known as Orange Shirt Day) is now the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It provides an opportunity to recognize and commemorate the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools, and to honour their survivors, their families, and their communities. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is dedicated to reflecting on the history of the residential school system and the discoveries of many unmarked graves. It is a sad day and finally recognizing the history that was done and we are not proud of, nor should we be. Everyone should educate yourself about residential schools through the stories of survivors.
Cultural safety means an environment which is spiritually, socially, and emotionally safe, as well as physically safe for people, for all people where there is no assault, challenge, or denial of their identity, of who they are and what they need. Cultural safety is an outcome based on respectful engagement that recognizes and strives to address power imbalances inherent and the cultural humility involves humbly acknowledging oneself and is about creating an environment that is safe for Aboriginal.
Residential schools systematically undermined Indigenous, First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures across Canada and disrupted families for generations, severing the ties through which Indigenous culture is taught and sustained, and contributing to a general loss of language and culture. It should be a culture and language that should be encouraged, as with every culture in this world.
Residential schools were created by Christian churches and the Canadian government as an attempt to both educate and convert Indigenous youth and to assimilate them into Canadian society. However, the schools disrupted lives and communities, causing long-term problems among Indigenous peoples due to the abductions, killing and torture and the gross human rights violations that were perpetrated. This day calls on all Canadians to remember the history of residential schools, through the experience and the intergenerational impacts of its legacy on First Nations and Indigenous peoples.
Beyond the horrors of the Kamloops discovery, the stark reminder of residential school abuses forces us all to take a serious look at how these institutions came into existence by churches (primarily Anglican, Methodist, Cristian missionaries, United, Presbyterian and the most being Roman Catholic) and governments and how long after they were widely known to be breaching human rights laws. In total, an estimated 150,000 First Nation, Inuit, and Métis children attended residential schools, and it is estimated over 6,000 children died at the residential schools. Between 1831 and 1996 there were over 130 residential schools operating in Canada with 80 in 1931, which was the most at one time in our history.
Overall, students had a negative experience at the residential schools, one that would have lasting consequences. Students were isolated and their culture was disparaged or scorned. They were removed from their homes and parents and were separated from some of their siblings, as the schools were segregated according to gender. In some cases, they were forbidden to speak their first language, even in letters home to their parents. The attempt to assimilate children began upon their arrival at the schools: their hair was cut (in the case of the boys), and they were stripped of their traditional clothes and given new uniforms. In many cases they were also given new names. Staff spent a lot of time and attention on religious practices, while at the same time they criticized or denigrated Indigenous spiritual traditions. Many students suffered abuse at residential schools. Impatience and correction often led to excessive punishment, including physical abuse. In some cases, children were heavily beaten, chained or confined. Some of the staff were sexual predators, and many students were sexually abused. When allegations of sexual abuse were brought forward — by students, parents, or staff — the response by government and church officials was, at best, inadequate.
Nutritional deficiencies and overcrowding led to regular outbreaks of diseases at the schools. Tuberculosis and influenza were the major killers, but students were also affected by outbreaks of smallpox, measles, typhoid, diphtheria, pneumonia, and whooping cough.
It is also important to understand that unfortunately, Aboriginal workers also frequently encounter racism and prejudice from co-workers and non-Indigenous clients as well as society members in general. It is important to be aware that these experiences can range from overt racism, such as derogatory name-calling, to the subtle but equally toxic prejudice and assumptions.
On 11 June 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on behalf of the Government of Canada, offered an apology to all former students of residential schools in Canada. The apology openly recognized that the assimilation policy on which the schools were established was “wrong, has caused great harm, and has no place in our country.” In 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau established the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The government is also recognizing the residential school system as an event of historic significance in Canada.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) was officially launched in 2008 as part of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA). Intended to be a process that would guide Canadians through the difficult discovery of the facts behind the residential school system, the TRC was also meant to lay the foundation for lasting reconciliation across Canada. The TRC was created as a result of the IRSSA. This multi-faceted agreement, widely understood to be one of the largest settlement packages in the history of the country, was intended to compensate survivors for the harms they suffered in residential schools, and to work towards a more just and equitable future for Indigenous peoples.
The Orange Shirt Society is a non-profit organization with its home in Williams Lake, BC where Orange Shirt Day began in 2013. … To create awareness of the individual, family, and community inter-generational impacts of Indian Residential Schools through Orange Shirt Society activities. Orange Shirt Day originates from the story of Phyllis Webstad from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation. | FINEWEB-EDU |
Inspection and Maintenance Guidelines for a Lightning Protection System (LPS)
Frequency of Inspections:
Lightning protection systems should be inspected and repaired as necessary:
1. upon completion of installation
2. after work on, expansion, modification, addition or other changes to the underlying protected structure(s) that requires disturbing the system (NFPA 780, B.5)
3. after relocation of components supporting the system
4. upon finding damaged system components
5. after major electrical storms, high wind events, earthquakes, known lightning discharges to the system or other occurrences that may affect the system
6. after expansion of the underlying protected structures that may require reconfiguring or expanding the LPS to provide adequate coverage
7. periodically
It is recommended that lightning protection systems be visually inspected at least annually. Electing longer or shorter inspection intervals should be determined by factors at the discretion of the owner. In some areas where severe climatic changes occur, it might be advisable to visually inspect systems semi-annually or following extreme changes in ambient temperatures.
Inspection criteria:
Inspections should be made to ascertain the following:
1. the system is in good repair and all components are in good condition and securely attached and connected as designed and originally installed
2. there have been no changes or modifications to the system
3. there are no loose connections that might result in high-resistance joints
4. no part of the system has been weakened by corrosion or vibration
5. all down conductors and grounding electrodes are intact (non-severed)
6. all conductors and system components are fastened securely to their mounting surfaces and are protected against accidental mechanical displacement as required
7. there have not been additions or alterations to the protected structure that would require additional protection
8. there is no visual indication of damage to surge suppression devices
9. the system complies with the applicable standards
Inspection Guides and Records:
Inspection guides or forms should be prepared and made available by the owner to the individuals conducting inspections of lightning protection systems. These forms should contain sufficient information, including that detailed above, to guide the inspector through the inspection process so that he or she can document all areas of importance relating to the methods of installation, the type and condition of system components, test methods, and the proper recording of the test data obtained.
These records should include photographs, and should be retained by the owner and made available for use in subsequent inspections to monitor trends and flag problems.
Maintenance of Lightning Protection Systems:
A maintenance program should be established to immediately repair any discrepancies identified by the inspection program. This program should mirror the criteria contained in the inspection program.
Maintenance Records. Complete records of all maintenance procedures and routines and of corrective actions that have been or will be taken should be kept with the inspection records. Such records can provide a means of evaluating system components and their installation. They may also serve as a basis for reviewing maintenance procedures and updating any preventive maintenance programs.
Considerations for specific types of structures:
Buildings. Problems often arise due to the actions of window washers. Personnel should be advised of the possibility of damage from their equipment, and directed to notify the owner in the event of damage. Additionally, any time installation or maintenance of appurtenances such as antennas, security cameras, and other items is performed, such work should be inspected and appraised for its impact of the LPS. At a minimum, antennas and cameras often require bonding to the LPS.
Water/wastewater treatment plants. One of the biggest enemies of structural lightning protection at these facilities appears to be hoses used by operating personnel. These hoses tend to be dragged along handrails, dislodging air terminals and other components. Personnel should be made aware of this potential problem, and systems inspected after any such work.
Petroleum production, disposal and flowback facilities. Because of the nature of production and disposal sites, they are often modified, expanded, reconfigured or otherwise changed. Additionally, bonding conductors and other system components are often disconnected or moved to allow maintenance of other tank systems. Personnel performing such work should be advised to reconnect any disconnected bonding exactly as they found it, and to advise the owner if that is not possible. Each site shall be inspected after any changes are made. Specific problem-creating changes we have seen over the years include adding slurry stations, adding or relocating site lights, reconfiguring piping, adding tanks, installing fire extinguishers on handrails above air terminal zones of protection and disconnecting bonding. Since these sites tend to be corrosive environments, we have also seen corrosion on and under components, particularly those exposed to gases or liquids
Notes.
There are no grounding resistance requirements contained in the applicable standards. However, if the owner wishes, such testing could be included in this program. If desired, testing should be conducted of the grounding electrode termination system and its individual grounding electrodes, if adequate disconnecting means have been provided. These test results should be compared with previous or original (if conducted) results. If it is found that the test values differ substantially from previous values obtained under the same test procedures, additional investigations should be made to determine the reason for the difference. If conducted, it is advisable to stagger inspections so that earth resistance measurements are made in the hot, dry months as well as the cool, wet months.
There is very little guidance contained in the applicable standards regarding continuity testing. However, if the owner wishes, such testing could be included during inspections at greater intervals, perhaps three to five years. Such testing could include the visual inspections described above, plus the following:
1. tests to verify continuity of those parts of the system that were concealed (built in) during the initial installation and that are not available for visual inspection
2. continuity tests to determine if suitable equipotential bonding has been established for any new services or constructions that have been added to the interior of the structure since the last inspection
The owner may contract for these services with any lightning protection company, preferably one that is UL Certified Lightning Protection System Installer. Or, owner personnel may conduct these inspections and maintenance. Lightning Master Corporation is a UL Certified Lightning Protection System Installer and offers a QA/QC program to satisfy the above requirements. | ESSENTIALAI-STEM |
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