In the years leading up to the Civil War, the United States begins to thrive. Though life expectancy is still low, early scientific advances are beginning to eliminate some of the diseases that plagued previous generations. As the nation discovers its sense of self, uniquely American traditions are born.

Life Expectancy

The average life expectancy during this era was 37.

Fewer and fewer sailors, now drinking lemon juice, are dying of scurvy.

Vaccination for smallpox is becoming more and more available.

Knock Knock!

More and more doctors are able to hear unhealthy—or deathful—sounds through a new instrument called the stethoscope.

Golden lockets worn to funerals typically show portraits of mourners weeping over tombs beneath willow trees, or simply a portrait of the beloved person who is, alas, deceased.

Meanwhile in the South...

Southern funerals are often major social events, with folks coming from miles around, sent for by word of mouth to mourn, eat cake and drink hot rum.

Mourning Attire

For adults, nothing but black will do for proper mourning attire, though children are allowed to attend funerals wearing white in summer and gray in winter.

Silver Spoon

Gloves and handkerchiefs are now deemed too expensive to continue as gifts to mourners, but silver spoons—”coffin spoons”—are still common as tokens of appreciation for those who nursed the dearly departed.

Coffins have no handles or padding; are made of poplar, mahogany, walnut or cherry; and are covered with fringed cloths called “palls” (white for children and women, black for men).

Hair Wreath

It has always been common to weave wreaths from the hair of the dearly departed.

Photo by AdmlCrunch (via Flickr)

Notable Deaths

Two former presidents, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, died on the same day in the same year: July 4, 1826.

In the News

1800 - Napoleon conquers Italy

1804 - Aaron Burr kills Alexander Hamilton in a duel

1811 - William Henry Harrison leads surprise attack on Chief Tecumseh's settlement at Tippicanoe

1812 - France invades Russia, 600,000 men are lost in the winter retreat

1831 - Nat Turner leads unsuccessful slave revolt in U.S.A.

1839 - First Opium War between China and Britain

1845 - Edgar Allan Poe publishes The Raven and Other Poems

1846 - U.S.A. declares war on Mexico


Satellite internet

Maps index:
Maps index

Satellite dish pointing Algeria

Pointage d'antenne satellite  Maroc

Dish pointing Lagos and Nigeria

VSAT service providers in Africa

Dish pointing in Southern Africa

Hylas Ka Band spot beam Tunisia and Libya

Africa Hughes HX VSAT service

SMS Gateway to Africa Teleport

VSAT installers Africa

Satellite TV antenna dish aiming angle / pointing calculator for West Africa.

Choose your desired orbit longitude and satellite in the box below

First select the satellite, then click on the map.  If you change satellite, double click the map again nearby the original point till the satellite pointing angles re-calculate.

Instructions for people in Senegal, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon.

Choose the geostationary satellite you want to see using the pull down menus at box at the lower left.  Select by satellite name or orbit position.

Put your mouse near your location and then drag the map to the middle.  The map will move so that the selected point is in the centre. The latitude and longitude of the dot at the middle of the map is then displayed below the map, together with your satellite dish pointing angles: azimuth, elevation and polarisation. Alternatively type in the name of you nearest large city or town, e.g. Abidjan, Lome, Niamey, Ogoja, Calabar, Douala.  Sometimes it will help to write the country name as well.

To get really accurate results, click on the plus sign in the array of navigation boxes at the top left side of the map.  The scale changes so that you can home in accurately on your location.  Repeat several times.  Select Satellite or Hybrid version and see the satellite photo image of the ground or even a view of your own house as seen from space !

Feed polarisation (linear polarised systems):  Set the feed rotation polarisation angle. It is a two step process: Step 1: Start by setting your feed rotation so that you are set to the nominal downlink polarisation.  It may help to do this while the feed arm is sticking out horizontally, before the dish is raised to its operational elevation angle.  If you are trying to receive "Horizontal" then adjust so that the LNB waveguide has its two broad faces on either side.  If "Vertical" then the LNB waveguide needs its two broad faces on top and underneath.  Step 2: Now rotate the feed by the required polarisation adjustment angle.  Facing the satellite, clockwise polarisation adjustment is positive, negative is anticlockwise.  There may be a polarisation rotation scale on the LNB feed horn throat.  Use the scale marks for the amount of angle degrees only.  The scale my have wrong signs (+/-) and the scale numbering may go the wrong way etc.  Since you are near the equator the polarisation adjustment required by be large, approaching 90 deg is some cases. Don't worry, just follow the instructions above.

VSAT or TV dish pointing (Azimuth and elevation mount):
To find the satellite set the dish elevation (up/down) angle accurately before swinging the dish around sideways in azimuth. There may be an elevation scale on the back. An inclinometer may be of use if you know the dish elevation offset angle.

Please write down all the satellite dish pointing angles for future reference. If you are setting up a two-way VSAT terminal record your latitude and longitude also as this will be needed for input to the modem, so that the modem can work out the distance to the satellite to get the TDMA burst timing correct.

For setting up the azimuth (sideways) angle use a magnetic compass and swing the dish boldly sideways to find the satellite on the first swing. Then spend half an hour peaking up. Peaking up is really important for long term service quality and minimum outage time during rain fades.

TV dish pointing (Polar mount): Only your latitude matters. Set the main motor axis angle and the small downward tilt of the dish and with the motor central align the dish towards the due south satellite. Motor rotation angles to the east are positive, to the west negative. See here for more instructions and examples of polar mount set up.

Warning:  Lat, long and dish pointing results of this page may be in error. The latitude and longitude are not intended for navigational purposes of aircraft, ship, vehicle or other purposes. Magnetic azimuth bearings are approximate and vary slightly from year to year.  Use is entirely at your own risk.  Apply common sense and don't believe every number that comes out of a computer system. Take care with satellite dish pointing to not injure others by dropping tools or hurting yourself by falling down. Lines delineating the West Africa countries and territories are approximate.

Please report any copyright infringements to , also any feedback on technical errors or problems with this page.  Many thanks.

Page started 26 March 2007, amended 4 Nov 2008, amended 30 Jan 2013 V3+key. Updated for responsiveness to mobile devices with small screens 20 July 2015.


稿件标题： Sequential Bag-of-Words model for human action classification
稿件作者： Hong Liu,Hao Tang,Wei Xiao,ZiYi Guo,Lu Tian,Yuan Gao
关键字词： Action classification; Sequential Bag-of-Words; STIP; Probalibity
文章摘要： Recently, approaches utilizing spatial-temporal features to form Bag-of-Words (BoWs) models have achieved great success due to their simplicity and effectiveness. But they still have difficulties when distinguishing between actions with high inter-ambiguity. The main reason is that they describe actions by orderless bag of features, and ignore the spatial and temporal structure information of visual words. In order to improve classification performance, we present a novel approach called sequential Bag-of-Words. It captures temporal sequential structure by segmenting the entire action into sub-actions. Meanwhile, we pay more attention to the distinguishing parts of an action by classifying sub-actions separately, which is then employed to vote for the final result. Extensive experiments are conducted on challenging datasets and real scenes to evaluate our method. Concretely, we compare our results to some state-of-the-art classification approaches and confirm the advantages of our appr
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AS Discovery: Quiet Hollers

Photo by Nik Vechery

Louisville-based Quiet Hollers have been rightfully lauded for their versatility before, but with the recent release of their third studio album Amen Breaks, they demonstrate just how wide-ranging their musical sensibilities have become. Achieving a synthesis of post-punk, indie pop, and alternative country without being beholden to any genre in particular, Amen Breaks finds the band exploring themes of mental health and spirituality with burning vocals and some of their most expressive lyrics yet.

American Songwriter caught up with frontman Shadwick Wilde to discuss the new LP, music industry injustice, and finding catharsis in playing live music.

You just released your third full-length Amen Breaks. When did you begin writing the album?

I began writing for Amen Breaks in the latter half of 2016. We had just come off of our first European tour, during which things had begun to change rapidly for the band. We’d never experienced a response like that at home in the states… Playing sold-out shows, being all over TV, radio, newspapers—it was surreal. But it made it imperative that we come back and do it again, for the band’s survival. To do that, the record label said we needed a new album. So I began writing from this place of awe, desperation, and utter terror at the world outside my microcosm. In an unusually prolific six months, I had written the bulk of the album. For contrast, the last one had taken almost two years.

Where does the album title Amen Breaks come from?

I recently learned about the “amen break” from an article my wife brought home from work (she’s a cognitive psychologist) about repetition, and why the brain prefers sounds that are familiar. I was fascinated by the story, and by how unknown the “amen break” phenomenon was outside of certain circles. Here we have a 6-second piece of music—a drum beat—that is the most widely borrowed (and perhaps stolen) piece of music in history. Yet its creator, G.C. Coleman, struggled for much of his life until he died destitute and homeless on the streets of Atlanta. It struck me as a perfect metaphor for the music industry, and for America, present day.

There are many questions of faith, spirituality, and religion in the lyrics of Amen Breaks. I lost my closest friend to suicide the year my daughter was born. The next year we lost my uncle to a fentanyl overdose. For the first time, I had to learn how to grieve—as a person who doesn’t believe in an afterlife—and still be compassionate to those friends and family who believe deeply that their loved one is in Heaven. That journey itself has been a deeply spiritual experience for me, a self-described atheist. So has music.

Do you guys have a songwriting process that you typically follow? If so, what does it look like?

I think the one unifying feature of my songs is that they’ve all come in their own time, and rarely ever when I’ve wanted them to. Most of the songs on Amen Breaks started as one line and a melody, which I would then have to chase down before it escaped my consciousness and try to understand what story, if any, it would lead me to.

How did you all first meet and start playing together?

Dave Chale and I met when I came to his studio to record a song. He’d just finished producing and mixing Low Cut Connie’s latest. We worked very well together, and he came onboard to produce the record. Later, he would become our drummer. Jim Bob and I met working at a bar. I kept seeing Aaron West in different bands, and I asked him to join very early on. Jake Hellman and I met after he auditioned for the band on YouTube. We loved his energy and his finesse with the bass.

How do you feel you’ve evolved as a band between your 2015 self-titled sophomore record and Amen Breaks?

To fans, the most obvious change will be Jake and Dave on the rhythm section. Both of them joined up just before this record. I’m continuing what I began doing on Quiet Hollers, trying to let the songs shape the direction of the music instead of letting the expectations of a genre shape the songs.

I read recently that you name psychedelic folk, punk, string quartets, warm synths, and drum machines as fundamental elements in the songs of Amen Breaks. What led you to move away from the alt-country sound of previous efforts?

My favorite artists are the kind who never make the same album twice. To stay true to your self and your art, you have to follow the muse. All I try to do in recording is remake the sounds in my head, and they’re always changing.

Mental health and mental illness are two key thematic underpinnings of Amen Breaks. What was it like to confront these difficult subjects in your music?

There’s a conversation happening about mental illness these days, and I can’t say it was all that difficult to talk about it in my music. These are things that have been with me my whole life. My mother and grandmother have both lived with depression, as do I. There’s addiction and alcoholism in my family. How rare is that, really? I think we’re all familiar with these subjects, though what we’re sometimes missing is talking about the larger social and cultural forces that also contribute to depression and anxiety. To paraphrase the cultural critic Henry Giroux: we’re addicted to consumerism, to the immediate, to the spectacle of violence. So many elements contribute to depression and anxiety. It’s talking about them that we’re just now getting used to.

How do you think the songs will translate from the record to live performances?

I love playing these songs live. It’s very cathartic for me… to put all of this difficult stuff out there, and have people singing it back to you… it’s a great feeling. Every song is different, every time you play it—and that’s part of the magic of live music. Using samples on this record came very naturally, I think because it emphasizes the idea that music is one thing, one entity, with many different moving parts. As music progresses, we see it repeating, recapitulating, and mutating, ultimately to mirror our collective human experience. I think this idea has become even more apparent, in our ever-connected world. I will say, there have been some funny looks when the 808s kick in, mostly from older white dudes.


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Constitution & Law

What we all must understand is that all federal laws and Supreme Court opinions must comport with the Constitution – and if it doesn’t the states must interpose, challenge, and nullify.

The problem we are facing in our country now is that publicly traded companies are trying to hide behind these protections while also acting as content providers.  This is a violation of the trust of the public and is criminal.

Exercising its right to set federal voter qualifications, states permit only U. S. citizens to vote in federal elections.

When the framers penned and signed their pledge, they meant it just as it was written.

The President of these United States must uphold his oath of office and check the corrupted judicial branch by issuing a pardon; hence the existence of a constitutional pardon and absolute need for its exercise by President Donald Trump for the Hammond family.


How is 3D Building Services Design Helping Coordination?

How Is 3D Building Services Design Helping Coordination?

The building services design industry has seen a lot progress in the past decade. The majority of developments can be attributed to have come from within the industry and few from other sources such as government regulations and economic developments. One of the biggest factors that has led to the revolution in the building services industry and aided spatial coordination is the introduction and wide spread acceptance of the intelligent building information modelling (BIM) software tools which have enabled professionals to create accurate and detailed representations of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.

Over the years, Bim Software Tools have improved to the level of providing precise models matching the client requirements and are able to carry detailed information regarding the dimensions, plans, elevations and other vital aspects of the model and the overall project. BIM software tools offer features such as ability to save the changes and update the existing models and designs without affecting the original file and a more useful feature is its ability to work across various disciplines and platforms such as architecture, structural engineering and building services engineering which in due course has lead to better interdisciplinary coordination and reduced construction waste and rework.

BIM models created using Autodesk Revit Architecture and Revit MEP produce realistic design models which helps users to make design changes earlier in the process. The software’s parametric change technology enables users to make any change to the BIM model and these changes would be automatically coordinated throughout the model. 3D BIM models are also beneficial for fabricators and installers as these models can be used with the latest fabrication tools such as FAB MEP to manufacture pre-assembled modules for installation on-site which would help to avoid costly miscalculations at the end of the project. Indeed, the proposed changes in Revit 2017 will mean that fabrication can be carried out in Revit MEP rather than using tools such as FAB MEP.

Another important and elaborate benefit of the 3D BIM revolution has been the improved interdisciplinary coordination between different stakeholders involved in AEC projects. The resultant effect of these developments is the seamless collaboration between all parties involved in AEC project ranging from engineers, architects, MEP consultants, contractors and fabricators during the design and planning stages. This is ultimately leading to the reduction in costly rework which generally happens during construction in many projects. As internet bandwidth has grown, cloud-based collaboration tools were introduced to compliment BIM software, these enable seamless sharing of crucial plan changes at a critical time period and team members can now hold review sessions online for stake holders located around the world.

Apart from the developments within the industry, there have been critical gains that have come from outside the industry that have also helped coordination, such as the updated government policies in different parts of the world which have either promoted or mandated the use of BIM for various government-funded or private projects. BIM technology and its constantly evolving lifecycle is a definite sign that 3D design services including 3D BIM Coordination, 3D Building Services Coordination and 3D MEP Coordinated Drawing services keep improving to match client requirements and to create healthy competition.

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Vibrancy of Our Communities

My name is Susan Zmyslony, your current county commissioner, and I need your vote on August 14th if we are to continue the progress weve accomplished these past four years.

In running for office, people sometimes like to focus on the negative. They talk about businesses that have closed, and they choose to ignore the economic expansion weve experienced. Small businesses are booming within our county, and with the right, positive direction and leadership, we can continue this growth. We have witnessed the influx of gas stations and convenience stores, a brewery, liquor stores, restaurants, bars, a fitness center, auction centers, and creative design shops, to name just a few examples. Our county is growing, but we need to focus on what works, and not continue to only point out what may have failed, so we can continue our progress.

We are a county that takes pride in the hard work of our people, and the satisfaction we derive when we see this hard work pay off. We are a county that puts our trust in each other, and we take comfort in knowing we are building a better future for the people of Carlton County.

You placed your trust in me four years ago, and Carlton County today stands better than it did four years ago. But I didnt make it happen. You helped make it happen with me. Together over the next four years, I will continue to take the positive steps forward, with your support and assistance, to make Carlton County even stronger, even better, and so I need your vote on August 14th to continue the progress weve made these past four years.

This is a paid endorsement letter to the editor.


Rising Temperature

chart of climate change trends

Data via NCDC. According to four major global meteorological and atmospheric monitoring agencies, temperatures have gradually risen for the past 30 years; the 2000s have officially been declared the warmest decade in recorded history.

Most climate change experts agree that greenhouse gases ― which trap heat and prevent it from leaving the Earth’s atmosphere ― are mostly responsible for the temperature spike. Even with a worldwide emphasis on reduced greenhouse emissions, temperatures continue to climb. An article in Science Daily recently noted that in March 2012 alone, more than 15,000 single-day warm temperature records were broken throughout the United States.

Previous EHEs (such as the massive heat wave that struck Southern California in 2006) have each been responsible for thousands of deaths and injuries; now, the NRDC projects that as many as 150,000 Americans will die due to climate change by the year 2100. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) notes that elderly individuals, infants and chronically ill people are considered the most vulnerable for heat-related deaths. The most common causes of death related to rising temperatures include the following conditions:

  • Heat exhaustion: According to The Mayo Clinic, heat exhaustion is characterized by profuse sweating and a rapid pulse/heartbeat; these two symptoms essentially indicate the body is overheating. Other signs of heat exhaustion include dizziness, low blood pressure and muscle cramps. Individuals who suspect they have heat exhaustion should immediately stop whatever they are doing, retreat to a relatively cool location, and consume cool water or electrolyte-filled sports drinks.
  • Heat stroke: Heat stroke could be characterized as ‘advanced heat exhaustion’; the Mayo Clinic notes that individuals diagnosed with heat stroke usually have a temperature in excess of 104 degrees Fahrenheit. In addition to the outside temperature, the symptoms of heat stroke may be exacerbated by prescription medication, preexisting medical conditions, high humidity and even consuming alcohol on a hot day. Unlike heat exhaustion, heat stroke demands medical attention; untreated heat stroke can negatively affect the brain, heart, kidneys and muscles.
  • Cardiovascular disease: According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Science, extreme heat (as well as extreme cold) has been linked to a higher incidence rate of cardiovascular diseases and conditions, such as strokes and dysrhythmia. Cardiovascular disease is already the deadliest medical condition in the United States, and strokes are listed as the country’s third leading cause of death.
  • Kidney disease: Prolonged exposure to excessively hot temperatures can lead to major kidney problems, notes American Family Physician contributor James L. Glazer, M.D. Rhabdomyolysis, a condition caused by damaged tissue, often results from heat stroke and has been linked to long-term renal disease. The body’s ability to regulate water intake may also be affected, which can lead to kidney and/or bladder infections.
  • Aggravated allergies: Since two major allergens ― pollen and ragweed ― spread during relatively warm months; the EPA notes that spring allergy seasons are occurring earlier each year as a result of increasing temperatures.

In addition to the human toll, there is a significant financial impact to consider. ‘Killer Summer Heat’ discusses a heat wave that struck California in Summer 2006. Over the two-week period of extreme heat, 655 people lost their lives and more than 16,000 individuals made trips to the emergency room; the heatwave ultimately resulted in costs nearing $5.3 billion. The report notes that as many as 150,000 men, women and children could potentially die of heat-related causes by the year 2100.


Biophotonics Method Could Lead To Identification Of Unstable Plaques

In aging societies, atherosclerosis (AS) and its major vascular complications, myocardial infarction and stroke, comprise a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Additionally, childhood obesity is an increasing phenomenon all over the globe and will lead to increased occurrence of cardiovascular diseases at younger age.

Research toward non-invasive methods for disease diagnosis is particularly important for these patients in order to reduce the risk of invasive analysis and X-ray radiation.

Scientists from the University of Leipzig, the Translational Centre for Regenerative Medicine (TRM) Leipzig, and the Bar-Ilan University have now suggested a novel, highly sensitive, simple, inexpensive and non-invasive biophotonics method that could lead to identification of unstable plaques.

The new approach is based on the presence of macrophages in vulnerable plaques and their ability to take up gold nanoparticles (GNP). Cells loaded with GNP could be detected by the diffusion reflection method in AS plaques.

Stable Or Vulnerable

Plaques consist of fatty substances and leukocytes and accumulate at the walls of arteries, making them thicker. There are two different plaque types: stable and vulnerable plaques.

Stable AS plaques tend to be rich in extracellular matrices and smooth muscle cells. They may be asymptomatic for many years, until lumen stenosis is severe.

Unstable plaques are rich in certain macrophage subsets, foam cells and inflammatory cells, and usually have a weak fibrous cap. They are prone to rupture into the circulation, inducing thrombus formation in the lumen—one of the most common and fatal complications of AS.

The consequences may be a myocardial infarction, an ischemic stroke, or a claudication from lack of blood supply to the legs. These vulnerable plaques represent a high risk, particularly with the standard invasive diagnosis by coronary angiography.

BiophotonicsYet so far, there are no non-invasive, low-risk clinical approaches available to detect and distinguish AS plaque types in vivo.

There are several possible ways how the new approach could be put into clinical practice. One could be the administration of GNP by intravenous injection. GNP then should be specifically phagocytized by tissue macrophages or by circulating monocytes/macrophages that infiltrate tissues.

Due to their physical properties, phagocytized GNP induce changes in the optical characteristics of infiltrated tissues that could be efficiently visualized by diffusion reflection (DR) using infrared light.

For quality assurance, an approach for monocyte subtype-selective GNP loading and quantification of the differential particle loading efficiency using cytometry was developed, as well.

Susanne Melzer et al.
Nanoparticle uptake by macrophages in vulnerable plaques for atherosclerosis diagnosis
Journal of Biophotonics (2015). DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201500114


Nikko Stirling

A heritage of hunting separates Nikko Stirling from its competitors. Nikko Stirling does not produce spectacles, jewelry, cameras or microscopes. We specialize only in Optics for hunting.
Their philosophy is to provide the hunters or target shooters with optics they need to be successful in their sport. Since 1956 this has been our goal. Today the Nikko Stirling range is a result of the evolution of solving the challenges faced by hunters throughout the world.


OAK Wine's Wooden Wine Bottle is Created from the Same Storage Cask

 - Sep 18, 2014
References: oakwine.es & packagingoftheworld
The wooden wine bottle created for OAK wine by Grantipo and La Despensa is a concept that would have the bottle shaped out of the same cask that is used to store the wine. This way, the fermentation process that the wine goes through is not disrupted by introducing any new materials. Since this is still a concept, the designers remark that "We know that fermentation in a confined space is different from a barrel and we are studing its behavior with winemakers," although a prototype bottle is already in the works.

Due to the use of wood, the bottle has an old feel to it, but some details that bring the bottle up to date include having the QR and UPC codes etched into the back of the bottle.


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El (Fuerzas Armadas Qualifying Test) AFQT es posiblemente la puntuación ASVAB más importante, ya que determina si usted es elegible para unirse a la rama militar de su elección. Aunque el AFQT a menudo se llama la “puntuación general ASVAB,” eso no es del todo correcto, porque se deriva de sólo cuatro subpruebas: Expresión Verbal (VE), que se calcula a partir de la Comprensión (PC) y conocimiento de las palabras subpruebas (WK), razonamiento aritmético (AR), y Matemáticas conocimiento (MK).

The ASVAB is also offered to high school and post-secondary students as part of the ASVAB Career Exploration Program. The Career Exploration Program is designed to help students explore careers in both the civilian and military worlds of work. If you are interested in the ASVAB Career Exploration Program, contact your teacher or counselor to see how you can participate.

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Project system
What part of the gamemode/map needs addition/changing: Science
Details: Allows you to create Projects. Project is a group of scientists working on something. They can have a custom page link (/page abc - abc custom page link, calls everyone in the Project) They can get group Grants* and share labs.
Projects could be managed in a PC program
Why is this change necessary?: Creates a squad for Scientists.
What (if any) method you use to achieve a 'placeholder'?: Sharing doors.

* Things from my other suggestions
RP groups will be available in-game, for higher ranked personnel, in exchange for money and XP.

RP groups will have certain options such as access to a project 'treasury' and bank account, as well as special in-game channels of communication and access options. They will be able to set their member's salary using their own funds, which they gain through contraband/science etc. systems. Groups may will have their own website in-game.
Officials of the RP group will be responsible for their members.

The legacy 'Project' system has been scrapped and will not return.

This is not a promise that RP groups will exist, this is merely me telling you how it will be used to replace the 'projects' system.

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The Honeywell Precision Altimeter (HPA) is the same as the HPB but with an altimeter pressure range. They share a datasheet.
Pressure Range: 0 – 17.6 psia
Accuracy: ±0.03%FS
Compensated Temperature Range: -40°C to 85°C
Input: 5.5-30V DC
Output Options: RS-232, RS-485, or low-power TTL.
For use with non-corrosive, non-condensing gasses only.


Cutting board -Brief Notes

Kitchen carts are a great space saver in the kitchen. In a smaller kitchen that does not have an island; a kitchen cart can serve as an island. Small apartments and houses may not have a large open kitchen space that can house an island. The great thing about the carts is that they are movable. It is not a commitment like an island.

There are wooden and metal kitchen carts. Most of the major department that carry a kitchen and housewares department carry the carts. He carts with the thick wooden block is called a cart with a butchers block. Some carts can be used for to hold the microwave. There is a cart that sits in the corner and is mostly storage. That is called a kitchen buffet. Some carts have wheels and some are more stationary. Our website provides info about

If all the cabinets are full of pots, pans and the latest kitchen gadgets, then you might be running out of storage. A kitchen cart can solve the storage problem in a cramped kitchen. The added counter space can be used to prepare meals. The drawers and cabinets below add extra space for any kitchen pack rat. This can make room for more kitchen gadgets and gizmos.

Want to remodel but at half the cost? There are even carts that have granite counters. Kitchen cabinets can be a costly upgrade but with the placing of a kitchen cart, an old cart is made new. There are some small circular carts that are called serving carts. These carts are great for parties. They have two shelves and can hold multiple items in a large gathering. There are even small carts with wine racks at the bottom. The carts come in all types of wood, colors, shapes and sizes. They area interior designers dream in a small space.

On a popular home network, a couple that was doing a remodel while living in the home used a cart. While installing granite counter tops. They used this makeshift cart to keep their cooking items. This was a great solution that allowed them to keep living comfortable while remodeling.

Where can you purchase a kitchen cart? There are a many places that you can purchase these carts. Department stores that have a kitchen appliance area more than likely sell these carts. The super convenience stores might sell a cheaper version. For the best quality cart, go to a high end department store. The internet has several stores that boast good quality for a good price. The only problem with internet shopping, the cart might not look like the picture; it pays to do your research before purchasing. Most all websites have reviews. The savvy internet shopper can find out just about anything you want to know about a retailer.


Mobile Mindfulness

In 2013, I became interested in meditation as a form of developing mindfulness, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence to improve performance and general well-being. Like most people, I was incredibly skeptical at first. Sitting still and quiet has never been something I’ve found particularly enticing; I’m much more comfortable being constantly stimulated by music, TV, podcasts, and the internet. However, I've also noticed that in many ways, technology has shortened my attention span and altered the way I think and work. This has driven a personal interest in products that are able to flip the paradigm and have the opposite effect, sparking deep stages of productivity and calm.

Eat Plants and Natural Foods. Not Too Much.

Despite millions of dollars spent annually on eating healthier, achieving nutritional goals is surprisingly difficult in today’s world. Americans are surrounded by processed foods, bombarded with advertisements from big food conglomerates, and led down misguided paths from government agencies lobbied by special interest groups. A well-known fact among the health and wellness community is that if you want to learn about nutrition, you’re going to have to do a lot of research and experimentation yourself.

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Introduction To The Process And Use Of Thermal Expansion Seamless Steel Pipe

The expansion is a pressure processing process that uses hydraulic or mechanical means to force the steel pipe to expand radially outward from the inner wall of the steel pipe. The mechanical method is simpler than the hydraulic method, and the equipment is simpler and more efficient. Several advanced large-diameter lsaw steel pipe control pipeline expansion steps have been adopted in the world. The process is: mechanical expansion using the splitting of the end of the expanding machine The fan-shaped block is radially expanded, so that the tube blank is stepwisely formed in a lengthwise manner to realize a process of plastic deformation of the entire pipe length.

This process is divided into five phases:
1. Initial rounding stage. The fan-shaped block is opened until all the fan-shaped blocks are in contact with the inner wall of the steel pipe. At this time, the radius of each point in the inner pipe of the steel pipe is almost the same in the step length, and the steel pipe is initially rounded.
2. Nominal inner diameter stage. The segment reduces the speed of movement from the front position until it reaches the desired position, which is the desired inner circumference of the finished tube.
3. The rebound compensation stage. The fan-shaped block begins to move at a lower speed in the 2-stage position until it reaches the required position, which is the inner circumferential position of the steel pipe before the rebound of the process design.
4. The pressure stabilization phase. The fan-shaped block remains in the inner circumferential position of the steel pipe for a period of time before the rebound, which is the pressure-stabilizing stage required by the equipment and the expansion process.
5. Unloading return phase. The segment is rapidly retracted from the inner circumferential position of the steel pipe before the rebound until it reaches the position of the initial expansion, which is the small contraction diameter of the segment required by the expansion process.

Seamless steel pipes are used in a wide range of applications. The general-purpose seamless steel pipe is rolled from ordinary carbon structural steel, low-alloy structural steel or alloy structural steel, and has a large output, and is mainly used as a pipe or a structural part for conveying a fluid. According to the use, there are three types of supply: a, supply according to chemical composition and mechanical properties; b, supply according to mechanical properties; c, supply according to water pressure test. Steel pipes supplied in categories a and b, if used to withstand liquid pressure, are also subjected to hydrostatic testing.

Special-purpose seamless pipes include boiler seamless pipes, chemical power, geological seamless steel pipes and petroleum seamless pipes. Seamless steel tubes have a hollow section and are used as a conduit for conveying fluids. They can replace spiral submerged arc welded steel pipes for transporting oil, natural gas, gas, water and certain solid materials.

Compared with solid steel such as round steel, the steel pipe has a lighter weight when it has the same bending and torsional strength, and is an economical section steel. Widely used in the manufacture of structural parts and mechanical parts, such as oil drill pipes, automotive drive shafts, bicycle frames and steel scaffolding used in construction, such as steel scaffolding, to make ring parts, improve material utilization, simplify manufacturing processes, save materials and processing In working hours, steel pipes have been widely used for manufacturing.


When Zen Meets Modern: A Decorating Relationship Made in Heaven

Go clutter free

One of the first steps to creating a tranquil home is to eliminate all clutter. Kitchen countertops are often a catch-all area for mail, magazines, books, and papers.

Other problem areas are living room accent tables and bedroom nightstands. Bathroom countertops can  also become littered with make-up and toiletries.

The easiest way to get rid of clutter is to turn your closets into organizing centers. Install shelving inside closets and provide baskets or plastic containers to hold items that normally get tossed on open counters.

Choose a basket or plastic bin for each family member, label it with their name, and place it inside the closet. This will give everyone a space for their own personal items and will help to conquer the clutter problem.

Shop modern furniture lines

The beauty of modern and contemporary furniture is found in its simplicity. Traditional furnishings are full of details and can appear busy and distracting. Quality modern lines of furniture are clean with minimal detailing. Look for websites like https://creativefurniturestore.com to get started in your search.

To keep in line with the Zen way of living, look for modern tables that are square or rectangular in shape and have straight rather than curved legs. This is true whether you are shopping for dining room tables or living room and bedroom accent tables.

When shopping for chairs, beds, or sofas, avoid curved legs or arms. Avoid busy and loud prints in pillows and bedding. Bold prints can overwhelm the senses, which makes it hard to relax and unwind. Think about the natural colors of the earth and try to incorporate them into your furnishings.

Make accent pieces count

Less is always more when you want to create a sense of tranquility. Be picky about accent pieces. What do you love? What makes you feel at peace? Choose items that serve a purpose.

For instance, a tabletop water fountain with river rocks can be a soothing addition to a bedroom or living room. An earthen vase with a single flower is pleasing to the senses and makes a good dining room centerpiece.

A few candles or an electric fireplace are simple ways to add ambience to a room without adding clutter.

When Zen meets modern, your home will be transformed into a beautiful place of peace and tranquility. It truly is a match made in heaven. Not only will you feel more relaxed, but your home will exude an inviting atmosphere where friends and family will always feel welcome.


electric sheep

Everyone has that day when they’re finally told about the prejudice secretly dwelling in their hearts. Then there’s the day when they actually believe it. For me, the first came when I read Claude Steele’s Whistling Vivaldi.

Fun reading, this book is not. Read the first and last chapters and rest assured you’ve seen everything important. Steele took what should have been a long essay and stretched it into full book size by rehashing concepts over and over. Not that I don’t value his obvious scholarship. I do.

I used to think I had my mind made up about affirmative action. Looking around for scholarships to help pay for college, I kept running into offerings which required the applicant to be Black, or Hispanic, or American Indian.  Clearly this is reverse discrimination, I thought. People can’t help being born white, so why shouldn’t they get all of the same opportunities to earn money that minorities have? If the intention is to correct the structural income differences created by generations of racism, then why not assess need based on financial status? I thought I had things all figured out.

That I felt so unambiguously right should have been a clue that I was missing something. Going into my senior year of college, I had to read Whistling Vivaldi as part of my role in helping with an orientation program. For the first time, I wrestled with evidence that truly challenged my thinking on prejudice.

Steele introduced to me the concept of “critical mass.” Within a group, if there is not a minimum number of other people who seem to share a similar identity, individuals tend to feel like an outsider. Again and again, his (and others’) research seemed to confirm that minority groups (not only defined by race) usually underperformed when they felt like they didn’t belong, and especially when the performer knew of possible stereotypes. Women taking higher math classes. Minorities sitting standardized tests. However, the presence of others who seemed to share a similar identity could reduce or eliminate this performance difference. Throwing a few extra women in a difficult math class took away the constant reminders of those stereotypes. The same thing appeared to happen for new minority university students if they could see that “people like them” belonged just as much as anyone else. To me, this finally justified affirmative action.

I like to think I started behaving differently that day, after being told. I like to think I started being more inclusive. I imagine that I started to vary my default personal pronouns. I like to hope I never contributed to anyone’s experience of isolation. That day when you’re finally told you’re riddled with prejudice is important.

But then there’s the day when you really believe.

Without Claude’s book, I might have read Philip Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep in a completely differently. As is, I read it as a startling treatise on the hegemony of stereotypes and the nigh irresistible shaping power of external opinion. I doubt Dick intended it to be so. In fact, after reading his wikipedia page, I wonder whether Dick ever had intentions about anything. If you’re not familiar with the story, this novel formed the basis for the classic movie Bladerunner. The core premise is that increasingly human models of servant androids are going rogue, to the point of killing their masters, and the responsibility for neutralizing this chameleonic threat falls to a certain task force of bounty hunters, one of their number being our anti-heroic protagonist.

I got chills the first time Rick Deckard killed an android. Gifted with incredible intelligence, super-speed, inhuman strength, this android should have had every opportunity to live on. But the second Rick saw through his disguise, as soon as the bounty hunter pulled his weapon, the android just gave up. Every scrap of fight left him. The android no longer believed he could escape. Even if he killed Rick Deckard, others would find him unprotected by anonymity. Eventually he would fall. It may be Dick wanted us to see this loss of spirit as the defining difference between man and machines which can look, talk, smell, maybe even fuck like us. We might assume that a human would always fight to survive, even when the situation looks hopeless. Man struggles to the bitter end.

That’s more superman than man. I think that people are much more similar to this android than we like to think. We succumb to our beliefs, and any force which can shape those beliefs holds power over us. Claude’s stereotype threat is a tragic symptom of an even greater force operating in our lives. It’s why confidence, especially unjustified confidence, tends to pay social dividends. It’s the reason we start looking for partners which are “good enough” to be with us. It’s the mysterious force which trades money from our wallets for Air Jordans and Coach purses. It’s how demagogues turn us against our neighbors. What we believe comes to function as the truth for us.

Then again, it could be Dick recognized this fact. J. R. Isidore is another inhabitant of Dick’s android infested dystopia. What makes Isidore unique is that he’s a “special.” He has some sort of unspecified mental handicap, or perhaps just an abnormally low IQ. Instead of receiving comfort and support, this world leaves Isidore to fend for himself. He makes a living repairing artificial animals. In a world with an irrevocably damaged ecology, it’s become vogue to own some sort of animal as a pet. Those without the financial means to buy one of the (very rare) remaining animals must keep up appearances with something fake. The title of Dick’s book references Rick Deckard’s rather pathetic electric sheep. Inevitably these fakes have to be maintenanced, which brings them to Isidore, repairman protector of the right to keep up appearances.

Isidore is apprehensive of the vidphone. He much prefers tinkering with the cybernetic animals, a complicated task for which he has a surprising affinity. But Isidore’s boss pulls perverse pleasure from pushing Isidore to answer customer calls. He taunts him into answering the vidphone with calls of “chickenhead,” a commonplace slur for specials like Isidore. When Isidore answers the phone, he stutters uncontrollably, drawing more ridicule from his boss. In fact, Isidore stutters at places throughout the entire novel, but curiously concentrated on moments when someone reminds him of his handicap.

I thought I was imagining the distinction until I happened upon a particular android’s observation. He and a group of other android fugtives decide to strategically befriend Isidore, in the hope they could use him as a distraction when the bounty hunters come calling. As the androids pretend friendship with Isidore, sharing food and casual conversation, one android notices that Isidore’s stuttering has stopped. Surrounded by those he thinks  to love him, Isidore loses the destructive “chickenhead” identity. Such a simple shift, but one with far-reaching implications.

I’m not sure what magical property stories have which makes me more confident than a confidence interval; which quality character epiphanies have that’s more compelling than the law of large numbers; how make-believe struggles sway me more than white-coated assurances. I do know that I finally understood prejudice when I read Philip K Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. My own prejudice is proven by the simple fact that there are still people in the world held down by harmful stereotypes. Until everyone is free to live and grow on an even playing field, I’m not believing hard enough.


The Development History of MMO Games from 1980-1990

The Decade of the 80’s

Early Developments

The decade of the 1980s was a slow time for the development of MMOs. There weren’t any new developments in matter of games, but it was the decade where programmers started to improve the capabilities of the servers to obtain a better game experience, and the efforts paid off since in the ’90s the game experience reached its peak.

In the 1980s, it was explored for the very first time the concept of pay per play. What is common and inexpensive today, at the time it was first introduced it was something revolutionary and expensive. One of the first games who explored the concept of pay per play was the Islands of Kesmai, in the year 1984.

Islands of Kesmai was a two dimensional rogue-like game, similar to Dungeon and Dragons, where players used command keys to move within the game board limits. The concept of gameplay that Islands of Kemsai used wasn’t new but the developers improved the gameplay by adding a characters creator for each player and the use of items to gain experience in the game.

Not only Islands used the idea of using items to move in the game, but it was also one of the first games to charge for play time. The rates were 6 USD per hour in a 300 baud modem (Baud is a lower measure in transmission of information trough the Net) and 12 USD an hour if the user had a 1200 baud modem.

Other game that was developed in the ’80s was Habitat by LucasArts Entertaiment Company. In terms of graphics it wasn’t the best game, but it improved the virtual community concept by facilitating communication between players. Technically, Habitat was the first successful MMO and it ran for almost half a decade.

It’s interesting to see that Habitat bares some similarities with another successful game, The Sims. The concept of The Sims is almost the same as Avatar, a life simulator, except that Habitat came 15 years before The Sims, and the online version of The Sims has never had the same success as Habitat.

Impact of MMOs in the 1980s

The influence of MMOs games in the ’80s is weak in comparison to console games, i.e. LucasArts Monkey Island series, Indiana Jones series, Super Mario Bros. from Nintendo, Castelvania, Déjà Vu, and Departed just to name a few. Those games made their mark on video game history.

With the technological advances made in the ’80s it was possible to develop in the ’90s games like Ultima Online, which is credited as the game that popularized the MMO genre worldwide. In the next article we are going to do a walkthrough of the Golden Decade of MMOs: The ’90s.


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How Kendrick Lamar Is Proof Hip-Hop Can Influence Society In Big Ways

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The changing tide of care

The changing tide of care

The deliverance of in-home adult social care is under pressure from all sides and has been for some time. Strained healthcare systems have a growing need for individuals to stay independent for longer and for health solutions to become more flexibly administered in the home rather than in the hospital.

Equivalently, local authorities face the challenge of trying to support the elderly at home, while managing stretched budgets and effectively directing and deploying human resources.

Health and social care in the UK is frequently disjointed, creating challenges for the NHS, local authorities and for individuals in receiving both the care and support they need. The system and its leaders have long considered how new ways of thinking could help to support its drive for better care; ensuring the independent elderly are effectively supported in their homes for longer and lessening the growing pressures of more people entering and remaining in hospitals than can be sustained.

Caring for people in a modern age has become increasingly complex. Nowadays people live longer, with the ONS finding the age of the population has been growing continuously since 1986, the number of 100-year-olds in the UK has almost doubled since 2002, and we rarely have one ailment at a time. In turn, the increasing number of people relying on these services has now far outnumbered the ever-decreasing number of carers available.

In answer to this, advancements in technology and research into the ways it can benefit care management has taken priority for many of our institutions and recognition of technology as a means of more effective resource management is now becoming widely accepted. However, in a traditional 'people/patient' focused environment, achieving the full engagement and support of the spectrum of executives and staff involved in the service delivery is complex. This can have a detrimental effect on implementation timeframes and as such the realisation of its true benefits.

Some view the combining of social care and healthcare budgets to be a solution to achieving cohesion in service provision, which by extension would support the offering of technology enabled care and allow it to be implemented in a more streamlined manner.

The benefits seen from embracing technology within healthcare have too, been extensive and it is increasingly documented as our, and perhaps the only, solution for the future. Innovation has gradually brought about a generation of people with self-care opportunities at their fingertips and the freedom to access solutions wherever they may be.

That said, technology is still often viewed with apprehension by the older generation, highlighting that the importance of cultural change is just as key as developing the technology itself. Healthcare experts and families of the elderly need to take on a critical role within this, through educating their loved ones on the ways they can be healthier and happier whilst also living independently; and is thus seen, as a mutually beneficial solution for both our infrastructure and the people within it.

In the home, solutions like alarm services and fall detectors - which automatically call for help if needed - could become commonplace, ensuring not just that people stay safe but also that they have confidence to be at home alone. Prescription advice and 24-hour health support can be administered at the press of a button rather than having someone await an appointment or escalate an issue to the hospital when it could be solved quickly with the help of an accessible expert.

We have seen that when technology is utilised it becomes a tool for reuniting people with their independence, but also relieving the pressures on our healthcare facilities and staff who simply cannot cope with the increasing demand placed upon them. We understand that with all technological advances, solutions don’t replace human interaction, but simply make it more efficiently accessed when required.

So how can local authorities steer a course through this changing tide of care? As identified, local authorities are increasingly finding themselves stretched in both budget and resource, however by expanding the use of innovative technology, they can easily prevent a crisis before it happens or support the recognition of a problem faster than personal assessment alone. It is therefore evident, that with a more unified approach to health and social care in the UK, there could be, and will be, a greater return for those needing and providing support.

Richard Turner is managing director of PPP Taking Care

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If you were injured at work, you may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. Our dedicated team of North Carolina work injury lawyers have assisted individuals throughout the region with a wide variety of injury types and legal issues. The workers’ compensation process can be very complex, which is why it helps to have an experienced legal advocate on your side.

In a recent case, the North Carolina appellate court considered a claim in which the worker hurt his back while working in the produce department of a grocery store. He was lifting watermelons from a bin which required him to bend over and scoop them out of the bin. He experienced a sudden onset of pain in his right arm and shoulder. A medical exam was conducted and the doctor concluded that the injury was likely neurological in nature. The MRI revealed acute and chronic damage to his spine with multilevel degenerative disc disease. The doctor attributed it to a sudden event but noted that MRIs do not indicate when an injury occurred. He also identified narrowing of the worker’s spinal cord.

He underwent further treatment, including a decompression surgery for his spine. One of his doctors testified that he could not give a medical opinion with a reasonable degree of certainty regarding whether the incident with the watermelons was the primary cause of his injury. The employer challenged the worker’s claim for benefits on the basis that the injury was chronic and not related to the course and scope of his employment. The Commission agreed with the employer and the worker appealed.

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Personal injury incidences always involve deeply stressful and emotional situations. In some instances, however, they are extraordinarily painful for the victim and his or her family. A common example of this type of case is a sexual abuse incident. Although there is a criminal prosecution component, the victim can bring a civil claim seeking compensation for his or her suffering. Our experienced North Carolina personal injury lawyers are standing by to help you seek the justice you deserve.

Recently, the North Carolina appellate court considered a claim involving alleged sexual abuse against a minor. The victim was a 15-year-old girl raised in a strict household with her mother and her sisters. Evidence in the record indicated that due to her mother’s beliefs, the girl lived a very sheltered life which included not being able to spend the night at friends’ houses and not being allowed outside unsupervised past dusk. The mother needed to leave the state to care for her dying mother and the mother agreed to let the girl stay with a friend under the agreement that the friend’s mother provide constant supervision. The mother was unaware that the family had an adult son who was living at the house and that he had an alcohol abuse problem and history of violence.

One evening, the son and some friends were partying in the backyard. The friend’s mother went to sleep and the friend went into her bedroom, leaving the girl alone with the son and his friends. According to the victim, the son provided her with a beverage containing some kind of drug and ultimately raped her in the home. The girl filed a lawsuit against the friend’s mother and the son, alleging negligent infliction of emotional distress based on the friend’s mother’s alleged failure to protect the girl from her son and to provide support for her after she informed the mother of what happened. The friend’s mother’s insurer defended the action and requested a declaratory judgment stating that it had no duty to the mother or son to defend against the claims. The lower court granted the insurer’s motion. The defendants appealed.

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Personal injury lawsuits often involve car accidents and other types of bodily injury. What few people realize, however, is that North Carolina law provides causes of action for other types of harm, including emotional distress. Our knowledgeable team of North Carolina personal injury lawyers is standing by to answer any questions you may have regarding whether you have a legal claim against someone else.

A North Carolina appellate court recently considered a claim in which an employee of a political campaign pulled a gun on the plaintiff in the back of a vehicle. The employee worked for the campaign as a director of its North Carolina office. The employee was known for carrying a gun through a concealed carry permit. While the plaintiff and defendant were riding in the back of a car to a campaign event, the plaintiff alleged that the employee brandished the loaded weapon and held it against his knee with his finger on the trigger. The plaintiff filed a complaint against the campaign alleging civil claims for assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and negligent retention and supervision. The plaintiff’s claims were based on a doctrine called vicarious liability, which holds employers responsible for the tortious acts that their employees commit during the course and scope of employment.

The campaign filed a motion for summary judgment on all the claims, which the lower court granted. The plaintiff filed an appeal alleging that it was improper for the court to grant summary judgment. The appellate court first rejected the campaign’s contention that the court lacked jurisdiction over the matter and that it was a workers’ compensation claim. The court noted that a workers’ compensation claim does not preempt intentional torts because the risk of being potentially assaulted at gunpoint by a coworker is not something that a reasonable person would foresee experiencing on the job.

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Wrongful death accidents are some of the most tragic and stressful accidents that we handle as seasoned North Carolina personal injury attorneys. One of the most common defenses that the other party will assert is that your loved one was acting negligently at the time of the incident and that this contributed to his or her death, rendering the defendant not liable.

In a recent case, the plaintiffs filed a wrongful death claim against an energy company and its associated companies after the loss of their son who worked at a summer camp. The decedent was assisting another camp counselor with bringing a sailboat out of the water when the mast made contact with an uninsulated high voltage power line overhead, thereby electrocuting the decedent who had his hand on the metal portion of the boat at the time the mast made contact.

In their complaint, the plaintiffs admitted that the decedent was reasonably unaware that the high voltage power line was above the boat and that insufficient vertical clearance for the mast of the sailboat to pass under the power lines existed. The plaintiffs claimed that the defendants acted negligently in several regards, including an allegation that the defendant knew or should have known that the uninsulated high-voltage power lines created a risk for the camp employees and guests. The plaintiffs also alleged that the defendants breached their duty to the plaintiff to maintain a safe electrical wire.

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Car accidents often involve multiple auto insurance policies, which can lead to confusion and headaches for injury victims. It’s also important to remember that insurance companies are for-profit entities who don’t always have the best interests of injured persons in mind. At Maurer Law, our dedicated team of North Carolina personal injury lawyers has aided numerous residents in interpreting insurance policies and ensuring that they receive the full amount of compensation that they are owed.

Recently, the North Carolina appellate court considered whether a trial court committed a reversible error by crediting payments made to the plaintiff under his own insurer’s underinsured motorist coverage against the judgment that the plaintiff obtained from the other driver in a civil suit. At the time of the accident, the plaintiff had an insurance policy that provided an underinsured motor vehicle coverage up to $250,000 per person. The defendant had an insurance policy that provided a personal liability limit of $100,000 per person.

The case proceeded to trial and the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff finding the defendant negligent and awarding the plaintiff $263,000 in compensation. A few months later, the plaintiff’s insurance company sent him a check for $145,000 which it claimed represented the amount of underinsured motorist coverage that the plaintiff was owed under the policy. The defendant filed a motion asking the court to determine the amount of set-off that should be credited against the jury award based on the payment as well as other payments that the plaintiff received, including $3,000 from the defendant’s insurer as well as $30,000 from the settlement of a medical negligence claim the plaintiff asserted against the medical professionals who treated him following the accident.

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When an employee is hurt at work, the workers’ compensation system may provide him or her with benefit payments to replace weekly wages as well as reimbursement for medical expenses. Understanding the claims process can be very stressful, especially if this is your first encounter with seeking benefits. The dedicated North Carolina work injury lawyers at Maurer Law are prepared to help you ensure that you protect your legal rights to the fullest extent.

In a recent claim, the plaintiff worked in a major department store for nearly 22 years when she tripped and fell forward over the bottom of a stairway ladder. She attempted to break her fall and struck her wrist on the cement floor as well as her shoulder and knee. The plaintiff received emergency medical treatment for her injuries and she was diagnosed with a shoulder sprain. She followed up with the doctor several times complaining of continued pain in her wrist, shoulder, arm, neck, and knee. She underwent many additional medical examinations and treatments to address her pain and symptoms.

The plaintiff filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits and the employer accepted plaintiff’s claim and identified the injury as impacting her right shoulder and arm. The insurer later filed a form indicating that it denied compensability of any new injuries that the plaintiff reported outside of her employment involving her cervical spine. The matter came before a Deputy Commissioner for hearing and he concluded that the plaintiff had suffered a work-related injury that impacted her wrist, knee, and pre-existing cervical disc disease. The plaintiff was awarded benefits and compensation for her medical expenses, including any surgical procedures that were recommended.

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When you are injured at work, you may be prevented from returning to your usual occupation either for a temporary period of time or indefinitely. There are many different rules in the North Carolina workers’ compensation laws that require an injured worker to make a reasonable effort to find suitable work in the event that he or she cannot return to his or her usual employment. One of the most common defenses that employers assert is that the injured worker did not perform a diligent search. At Maurer Law, we have substantial experience ensuring that workers are treated fairly in a workers’ compensation claim and that they receive the full amount of benefits that they deserve.

A recent North Carolina appellate opinion discusses the issue of reasonableness. The worker was injured in an accident involving a flatbed truck during the course and scope of his employment. He received emergency medical treatment and complained of pain in the left side of his back, hip, and knee. He received treatment for his injuries including physical therapy and pain medication. He eventually returned to work, but indicated that his back pain increased. The employee attempted to obtain different positions with his employer but was unable to qualify for the positions due to his back pain.

The worker continued to undergo different medical treatments and examinations for his back pain. He was eventually diagnosed with non-mechanical back pain and a spinal contusion.

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The legal process includes many different rules that govern substantive aspects of your claim, like which evidence the other party can present and procedural aspects of your claim such as when you can seek an appeal. These rules can be complicated and it can be difficult to know whether you are proceeding in the right manner. This is why having a seasoned North Carolina personal injury lawyer can make all the difference when it comes to securing the compensation that you deserve.

In a recent appeal, the court discussed when a party can seek an interlocutory appeal. The plaintiff was operating a city bus when the vehicle was struck from behind by a regular passenger car. The plaintiff suffered injuries and filed a claim against the driver of the vehicle alleging negligence. The matter proceeded to discovery, which is the phase of litigation where the parties seek information from one another about the claim.

During discovery, the defendant filed a motion to compel seeking an order that would require the plaintiff to provide more robust answers to the defendant’s discovery requests. The court granted this order and compelled the plaintiff to provide more information about her physicians before the accident and her post-accident injuries and mental disabilities. She was also compelled to produce more information about her wage and hours worked following the crash.

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Slip and fall accidents can happen virtually anywhere in North Carolina. If you are injured due to someone else’s failure to maintain his or her property in good working condition, then you can bring a premises liability claim against the owner to recover compensation for your injuries. When the owner of the premises is the government, however, special rules and considerations apply. The doctrine of governmental immunity states that municipalities cannot be deemed negligent in some situations for personal injuries. Our diligent team of North Carolina slip and fall lawyers is standing by and ready to help you ensure that you proceed with your claim in the correct manner.

A North Carolina appellate court recently considered a claim asking whether a city was immune from tort liability for the plaintiff’s slip and fall injury based on the doctrine of governmental immunity. The defendant leased the premises to various groups and the lease stated that the defendant was responsible for maintaining the exterior of the building and that it had the right to inspect the premises at any time.

The plaintiff in the matter was one of the tenants of the building. She was leaving through a rear exit carrying a large stack of items when she lost her balance and fell down the steps on a section of the steps that she alleged had eroded. She suffered a broken hip and other injuries. She filed a personal injury claim against the defendant alleging that it was negligent in its maintenance of the stairs and that it waived the doctrine of governmental immunity because it purchased liability insurance. She also alleged that the government was engaged in a proprietary function, which deprived the defendant of governmental immunity.

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In a workers’ compensation claim, the injured employee usually must undergo medical examinations to determine the nature and extent of his or her injury. This often involves assessing any pre-existing injuries, which raises issues about protecting the worker’s privacy regarding his or her medical information. As seasoned North Carolina work injury lawyers, we understand how daunting and confusing the claims process can be and we understand the concerns that you likely have about putting your medical history on display. We are standing by and ready to help you determine whether seeking workers’ compensation benefits is right for you.

In a recent claim, the North Carolina appellate court considered the scope of privacy rights regarding medical information that applies to an award of benefits. When the Industrial Commission enters an Award, it provides a written decision explaining its reasoning and basis for making the award. Judges must provide the evidentiary bases for reaching a conclusion regarding whether or not a claimant is entitled to benefits. These evidentiary findings include medical records, as well as expert witness reports and testimony regarding the claimant’s medical condition and health history. The Awards are then uploaded into a publicly available database that can be searched online.

In the case at hand, the plaintiff suffered an injury when he slipped and fell on a wet floor while moving pallets at work, resulting in a lower back injury. During the claim, the employer’s insurance company claimed that the plaintiff was no longer disabled and that he had failed to cooperate with the medical care and further treatment authorized and paid for by the insurer. The plaintiff refuted these allegations. His attorney sought permission to withdrawal, which was granted, and the plaintiff proceeded pro se. This means that he represented himself without counsel.

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Hackers disguise Cyber attacks through Advanced Evasion Techniques Company IT security experts are failing to defend their organisations against Advanced Evasion Techniques (AET's) according to research by Vanson Bourne across 800 CIOs in the US and Europe.
AET's are commonly used by hackers and criminal gangs to circumvent and penetrate even the most secure networks.
They work by combining attack methodologies that can then dynamically change and be used to sniff and attack more widely across the network simultaneously. This approach can often disguise the threat making it appear harmless to many network security systems and this makes it harder for the security team to respond and defend against the attack.
The research report reveals that almost 40% of CIOs who have suffered a breach believed that AET's were used. Across the whole sample base the average cost of the breach to the organisation was in excess of $930,000 with the financial sector suffering losses of more than 2 million per breach.
Awareness of the threats from Advanced Evasion Techniques was cited as a critical factor as while many cyber criminals are using the technique most IT security professionals lack the detailed understanding of AET's necessary to properly address the risk.  Of those surveyed nearly 40% stated that they did not have the ability to identify or track AET's in their networks.
Ashish Patel, Regional Director for Network Security for McAfee UK who commissioned the study, commented "… Hackers already know about advanced evasion techniques and using them on a daily basis". He added "the study has shown the real lack of understanding, knowledge and awareness in the community. What we're hoping to do is educate businesses so they know what to look for and understand what's needed to defend against AET's. Education is absolutely key"
Patel also raised concerns over third-party security testing where he believed that many companies were overstating their detection capabilities and were perhaps contributing to a false sense of security for customers.
To read the report please click below:
McAfee Report on the Cyber threat from advanced evasion techiques


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