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For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (Titus 3:11-14)
Paul’s letter to Titus speaks of Jesus Christ giving himself for us in order to redeem us. When we think of redeeming things, we think of coupons. Or we may think of the slave trade in the United States two hundred years ago, and the possibility of buying freedom for a slave.
But the people in New Testament times would not have associated redemption with these things. When a first-century Jew heard about redemption, they thought back to the Exodus – that great moment in Jewish history when God delivered the Israelites from bondage in Egypt.
God appeared to Moses and promised deliverance, saying, “I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment.”
Moses went before Pharaoh, King of Egypt, with a message from the Lord, King of the world. God says, “Let my people go!” Pharaoh refused. So God poured out his wrath upon Egypt, destroyed the Egyptian army, and thereby rescued his people from foreign captivity.
Today, we do not find ourselves enslaved to a foreign nation. But the Scriptures teach that we are in bondage. Human beings are enslaved to sinful desires and lusts. We are in captivity to the Evil One, who is a greater Enemy than Pharaoh ever was. We are enslaved to the curse of death, as we watch our loved ones snatched away and realize that our own death awaits us.
But just like God destroyed the power of Pharaoh in order to rescue his people and take them to the Promised Land, God has now acted through the person and work of Jesus Christ to redeem us as well. The grace of God has appeared that we might be freed from our sinfulness. Jesus Christ has come to give himself for us, that we might be redeemed, bought back, no longer in captivity to the Enemy.
As Jesus was dying upon the cross two thousand years ago, the voice of God the Father resounded throughout the universe, sending the clear and unstoppable message to Satan and all the forces of hell – LET MY PEOPLE GO!
God delivers us from our sinfulness. He delivers us from our self-centeredness. He delivers us from slavery to the Evil One. He delivers us from condemnation, nailing the accusations of the Evil One to the cross where Jesus died. He even delivers us from death itself.
The passage we read before says that God is purifying for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. We have left behind our old way of life and are now on our way to God’s Promised Land.
We are delivered from evil for good works.
We are delivered from death for a new life.
We are delivered from sin for righteousness.
Our master is no longer Satan, but Jesus Christ, the King of kings. We now have hope. We now have peace.
And we await the return of Jesus Christ, when on the Last Day, the Day of Resurrection, even the curse of death will be overturned forever.
When the unveiling of Jesus Christ the King takes place, all who are in the graves will hear the voice of the Crucified and Risen Lord, and Death will be dealt its final blow, as Jesus shouts to the graveyards, “LET MY PEOPLE GO!” And those who hear the voice of the Son of God will live.


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Didn't have time to check out the tech headlines yesterday? Here's what you missed. German officials re-opened their investigation into Facebook's facial-recognition technology. Johannes Caspar, a data protection commissioner from Hamburg, said that his office has not been able to come to an agreement with Facebook over the use of facial-recognition software.
Meanwhile, tablet news also made headlines as Samsung announced that its Galaxy Note 10.1 will be available in the U.S. on Aug. 16. The tablet will come in 16GB and 32GB flavors for $499 and $549, respectively. Also on the tablet front, a few new tidbits about what Apple's more compact iPad will look like have emerged. 9to5Mac this week suggested that the device will resemble a "big iPod touch" with a thinner border around the edge than the 9.7-inch iPad, as well as separate volume buttons.
In other mobile news, Adobe yesterday pulled its Flash Player app from the Google Play Store. The move followed Adobe's 2011 decision to cease development of the software for mobile devices.
Also, the patent battle between Apple and Samsung continued on yesterday as Judge Lucy Koh urged both sides to try talking it out one more time. Lawyers for both sides said they would try, but an agreement is not likely.
Here's some other tech news you might have missed Wednesday:
- Twitter Founders Unveil New Social Products: Branch, Medium: Obvious Corp., the company piloted by Twitter co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams, showed off two new ventures this week: publishing platform Medium, and Web-based discussion site Branch.
- Sprint Offering $100 Gift Card With iPhone Purchase: The carrier really, really wants you to get an iPhone right now.
- Netflix Expands to Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland: Broadband Internet users in the Nordic countries will be able to subscribe to Netflix and stream TV and movies on various connected devices.
- Microsoft Stops Publishing Windows Phone Apps Amidst Glitch: Redmond said the glitch only affected phones that upgraded to Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" from an earlier version of the OS.
- Unmanned, Hypersonic Air Force Jet Crashes During Test: The unmanned, autonomous X-51A is intended to fly at speeds in excess of Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound.
- Pebble Provides Peek at Smartwatch UI: In the video, you can see developer Martijn test various iOS-friendly features on the iPhone and homemade prototypes.
- Microsoft Releases Windows 8 RTM to Developers: Windows 8 in its final form is closer than you think, and if you're a developer, you can get it now.
- European Rabbis Ask Apple to Remove Anti-Semitic E-Book: The Conference of European Rabbis (CER) wants Apple to remove The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Pinterest Launches iPad, Android Apps: Social corkboard site Pinterest landed on Android devices and the iPad, while the company's existing iPhone app got a boost.
For more from Angela, follow her on Twitter @amoscaritolo.

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Apparently, brunch reservations at Founding Farmers go quickly, so we made our reservation a few weeks in advance of our trip to DC. Upon arrival, we were met with a jam-packed lobby and the delicious aroma of a classic American brunch.
I was in the mood for something sweet, so I went with the Bananas Foster Stuffed French Toast. My dish consisted of three bricks of syrup-soaked, cream-filled, lightly fried bread with a scattering of caramelized bananas on top. You can see the cream oozing out of the french toast. In all honesty, they tasted more like donuts than french toast, but it was still pretty amazing.
Elizabeth ordered the Sausage, Mushroom, and Spinach Pan Scramble, which she thoroughly enjoyed.
Ilana tried the Breakfast Chicken and Waffles, which came with scrambled eggs and gravy.
I also had a satisfying Classic New York Egg Soda, which was chocolate syrup, milk, and jerk soda. AKA, fizzy chocolate milk.
Founding Farmers was definitely my favorite restaurant of the trip, and I would happily go back again the next time I’m in the area!

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The Rehab Services department at Sterling Regional MedCenter has a new tool to serve patients, using NASA-inspired technology.
The Alter G Via400 Anti-Gravity Treadmill was developed by a NASA engineer who was initially working on exercise equipment that would add weight for astronauts, but was inspired to reverse the process to reduce weight for athletes recovering from injuries.
According to Nicholas Moore, DPT, Senior Rehab Manager at SRM, the machine has applications that go beyond treating injured athletes. “The beauty of it is really the breadth of patients we can use it with,” he said.
The treadmill can help patients suffering from foot conditions to some low back conditions, as well as orthopedic patients seeking non-surgical treatments and those who are recovering from surgery. The machine is also helpful for patients with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis, or recovering from a stroke. Moore said he’s also looking forward to using the treadmill for patients who are undergoing or have completed cancer treatments, and for patients suffering from chronic pain.
The treadmill can support anyone weighing 85 to 400 pounds and is highly adjustable for height. The machine features a flexible-sided chamber that the patient, wearing specially designed shorts with a zippered gusset at the top, steps into. The hole in the chamber has a 58-inch circumference; Moore said anyone who fits in the hole will fit in the machine. They have the shorts, which are similar to a wet suit, available from size XX-small to 4X-large.
Once secured in the chamber, the machine calibrates the patient’s weight, filling the sealed chamber with air. The therapist also records information about the patient’s pain levels, and adjusts the weight-bearing level to help the patient reach a comfortable level before they begin exercising. The unweighting technology can take the patient to as low as 20 percent of their body weight on their lower extremities, and is adjustable in 1 percent increments.
For post-operative orthopedic patients, the machine can help those experiencing a lot of pain from surgery to get up and moving in a normal gait early on, which facilitates healing as well as normal movement patterns, Moore said.
Unweighting can help neurologic patients’ neuro-muscular system work better sometimes, Moore said, while the machine’s structure gives anyone at risk for a fall a safe environment to exercise in. He also noted the video feedback that allows patients to see their feet moving, which can help such patients control their movements better. And the patient can also be zipped in facing outward, allowing those with balance issues to also do other exercises safely.
Oncology patients may have decreased bone density due to their cancer treatments, or may have tumors in their legs or pelvis. Moore said they also frequently are easily fatigued. The anti-gravity treadmill makes it possible for people for whom weight-bearing might be dangerous to get some exercise and the decreased workload can help people suffering from fatigue get aerobic exercise, which helps with both the fatigue and their overall health.
For chronic pain patients, Moore said one of the “pillars of treatment” is exercise, particularly aerobic exercise. “But for a lot of patients, they know that exercise has traditionally been a barrier in the past,” he said. The treadmill can help these patients get exercise more comfortably and gradually increase their work load to improve their tolerance levels until they are able to exercise again on their own.
The machine also has gait analysis for immediate feedback for both patients and therapists.
According to Moore, the anti-gravity treadmill is a standard of care, and Sterling was the only Banner Health facility that did not already have the equipment. But in order to get it, he had to show that it was needed and would be used. Fortunately, he said, the hospital’s administrative team is very supportive of rehab services, both for post-operative care and for conservative measures. “They really want to help us acquire tools that help us serve a larger population,” he said. “Not only will this help improve our outcomes, but it also helps us reach a larger group of people for whom exercise is a barrier.”
Moore sees the new equipment as a way to serve patients who might have a lot of options when it comes to treatment. For many of those patients, other options would be an overhead suspension system or pool, and the treadmill is much less cumbersome and more efficient.
Patients interested in using the treadmill for treatment may be able to access services directly, depending on their insurance, Moore said, or they can go the more traditional route of getting a referral from their doctor. “A lot of our physicians in town value conservative care, and this is a great non-surgical option to a lot of orthopedic conditions,” he said.
The facility is also exploring providing use on a cash basis for people wanting to use the machine for recreational running, chronic pain management or injury recovery, and those people should contact the hospital directly.
Moore said that because the equipment is still so new to the facility, the therapists are still finding ways to incorporate it into treating their patients. “The more we explore it, the more we think of different ways to use it,” he said.
For more information, contact the Rehab Services department at Sterling Regional MedCenter at 970-522-0122.
Sara Waite: 970-526-9310, firstname.lastname@example.org


Basic Guidelines On Picking Central Details In Garage Door Repair
Even although it may sound obvious, but hardened dirt and old lubricant possibly be the associated with the garage door firmly sticking. In this case, your garage door repair may consist of merely washing the tracks then it drying these. You can use regular cleaners totally the music.
Lubrication is required for each moving chapter. They should be oiled on the regular basis and at the least once each. Use high quality penetrating oil and use a few drops to each moving element. Allow to take about one-half hour and wipe off any excess oil using a dry towel. This allows the oil to penetrate, and may keep through spoiling clothing with oil stains.
Electric garage opener tend to be often due to the photoelectric sensor. Is definitely a safety sensor that prevents the entrance from closing on property or most people. Sometimes it just swallows a quick adjustment of the reflector to unravel your garage door symptoms. If the door won’t close or closes only partially then reopens, suspect this sensing.
If your home is sticking or hesitating as usually raised or lowered you are able to the mechanisms that make money. One obvious Garage Door Repair is the tracks how the door roll-up and regarding become clogged with airborne debris. Use a cleaner to clean the tracks then use something like WD-40 to oil the wheels to be they are rolling rather simple.
The minimum size to have a two car or two bay garage is a twenty four by 24 foot (24’x24′) space. A lot more roomy dimension is a twenty-eight by twenty-eight foot (28’x28′) area.
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In order to give a new and fresh look to P7 News, Pearls Broadcasting Group has undertaken a rebranding exercise for its news channel. As part of this exercise, the logo tagline, presentation and the programming of the channel have been changed.
Commenting on this initiative, Kesar Singh, Director, P7 news, told exchange4media, “The channel is more than three years old now and we were planning to enhance the look and feel of the channel for a long time. The new look is to recreate a fresh brand positioning for P7 News.”
The channel has changed its tagline from ‘Ek Umeed’ to ‘Sach Zaroori Hai’. “We have always believed in the authenticity of news. This new tagline gives the message of purity, authenticity and depth of news,” Singh explained.
Several changes have been effected in the presentation of the news, such as use of more graphics, data, photographs and news presentation with speed. The team has been beefed up with the hire of stringers and reporters across the country.
“We have also decided to bring all our stringers and reporters on television in different programme schedules. There has been change in some of the programmes and we are focusing more on the regional markets. In the coming months, we are planning to launch in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat,” Singh informed.
In order to create awareness about the revamp, the channel is advertising on various mediums, including hoardings, newspaper ads and radio ads. To make the initiative more impactful, the channel has roped in actor Om Puri as brand ambassador.
Advertisers like HUL, P&G as well as FMCG and telecom companies are taking an interest in the channel.


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Upton, Camp named to debt panel
Two Michigan lawmakers have been named to a powerful committee that will work on a plan to reduce the nation’s budget deficit.
Michigan Congressmen Dave Camp and Fred Upton -- both Republicans -- will be on the 12-member bipartisan panel charged with creating tax and spending policies.
The panel was created from a compromise reached by last week’s debt-ceiling legislation, and it has to come up with a plan by November 23.
Rep. Camp admits it’s a huge undertaking:
“It is a big job because we need to restore confidence in our economy and in the American people," Camp says. "And I think what we really need to do is have jobs be our No. 1 focus, and how can we best get this economy going and get people back to work.”
Camp says he believes if the panel takes a common-sense approach, it will be able to work together without the rancor that marked the debt-ceiling debates.


VMG Action Plan and Implementation Update Coming Soon
Planner and permaculture advocate Steve Whitman walked an audience of 60+ through the principles of permaculture, an approach to sustainable design, during the April presentation at 3S Artspace.
Whitman followed that up by facilitating an workshop at Discover Portsmouth that focusing on permaculture and place-making ideas specifically for the Vaughan Mall. The results of that workshop and outcome of discussions with the City will be online soon. Then PS21 and volunteers will be working with the City of Portsmouth to implement ideas over the next few weeks.


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Hiya! Hope you're having a good day ^.^. I was wondering if you could do a tutorial on how you texture your art on digital? I mean if you don't want to that's fine just ignore this ask. Just want to say I love your art as well and it's inspired me to start my own art blog :)
Sorry for my super late reply (this sat in my inbox for quite a while orz) but as I finally have a workflow I’m kind of comfortable in I’m very much willing to share it and try to explain some stuff ♡ I’m not sure what you mean by texturing my art, I guess I just paint? :’D So I’ll just explain how I build my image!
I work in Photoshop CC!
I always start out with a super rough sketch to get the idea down (this normally takes only some minutes):
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This photograph shows New Orleans musician Bill Matthews playing a trombone inscribed with "Great archaic New Orleans trombonist, played with all the early great bands (including A.J. Piron, Celestin, et. als.), and is a fixture on Bourbon St. (Paddock Lounge) for many years." According to history, the inscription was a true description of Matthews.
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Surrounding Environment: This property is ideally positioned. Just 25 minutes from the state capital CBD, 15 minutes from a major economic hub, and 1.2km from the Train Station. It is in a great community area, in a desirable cul-de-sac with strong road and rail links, and close to major shopping precincts, private schools, and parks.
Economic Drivers:This particular suburb is one of the best buying opportunities in the country. It is radically underprices, based on the surrounding market, and the fundamental characteristics of growth and location.
The are multiple key drivers in the area including major private and public infrastructure projects, and proximity to major economic hubs which are currently in the throes of a huge jobs growth surge. This, coupled with its very close proximity to the state capital, is tightening the vacancy rate in the region. There is extremely low supply risk to to only infill development availability. This causing a massive restriction on vacancy rates.
All of these factors combine to present a projected growth of around 8.1% in the first year, and 19.4% in the first 24 months
Who this would suit: Investors at any level

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CHICAGO -- The state's attorney's office filed murder and attempted robbery charges against 18-year-old Semaj Waters, saying he pulled a gun on 32-year-old Pamela Johnson and her boyfriend while trying to rob them early Sunday morning.
Today family of Pamela Johnson spent the afternoon at a cemetery making burial arrangements as they learned of charges filed in her death case.
“We don’t know, it's innocent until proven guilty, we just want what's right to be done. Because we weren't there and we don't know,” said the victim’s aunt, Salena Johnson.
Investigators say Waters pulled a gun on Pamela Johnson and her boyfriend while trying to rob them early Sunday morning in the Gold Coast, along with a group of six other young men who police say chased the couple.
“We know our child is not capable of murder or sticking anyone up, he had no reason to, I work every day to make sure my child can have some of the things that he wants,” said Jerry Brown, Semaj Waters' father.
Johnson's boyfriend told police they tried to run across Lake Shore Drive near Ohio Street to escape, but both were hit by a pickup truck. 32-year-old Pamela Johnson did not survive.
“We only see what's on social media so we don't know. We just hope police know what they're doing,” said the victim’s mother, Angante Johnson.
Semaj Waters' family and another young man questioned in the case say they were running from the same gunman, and tried to stop and help Pamela Johnson.
Derek Norman, who was questioned by police, said “don't nobody know what we had to go through we sat right there with that lady helping.”
But Chicago police say surveillance video shows the group of teens fleeing west on Superior Street after the couple was hit, and then getting on the subway.
“If there was indeed another group they were running from I don't think CPD would withhold that evidence,” said community activist Andrew Holmes.
Family of the teen charged, and those questioned in the case, say they are innocent.
“Just because they were young black kids running then they are the ones to blame for the young lady's tragedy,” said Brown.
“You can't see what your child does when he's not in your sight. But he's still innocent until proven guilty. Until the courts prove him guilty your heart is heavy just like ours is,” sand the victim’s grandmother, Geraldine Johnson.

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Security managers for federal, state and local agencies across the country are meeting with stakeholders on how current practices may need to adjust to increase safety throughout the security ecosystems they manage. Leveraging audio devices and capabilities can enable real-time response and the critical context need to understand and mitigate dangerous situations. In this session, the industry’s leading experts on audio technology and its use in government applications will discuss the key reasons why audio monitoring and analytics are a public safety necessity now more than ever.


Hello Ward 8 Neighbours,
The Ward 8 office is happy to report that 300 trees are available; on a first come, first served basis, to residents who want to both beautify their household – and help the environment.
For more details, please continue reading below…
For those who have contacted our office in recent weeks following our post indicating that 200 trees would be available for free to residents, we’re happy to report that details have been finalized and that the City will be accepting submissions for trees from April 19 to May 12, 2021.
The Councillors for Wards 5 and 8 will be giving 300 trees to residents in their wards to improve Hamilton’s overall air quality, reduce emissions and increase property value.
The trees must be planted on private property, preferably at the side or back of your home.
Ward 8 residents can sign up for their tree by submitting the free tree form, which can be found here: https://www.hamilton.ca/home-property-and-development/property-gardens-trees/free-tree-giveaway-wards-5-8
This program will be offering four species of trees (which you can see below) and are native to Ontario. For those interested in the free tree program, but who may be hesitant due to lack of experience or knowhow, don’t worry: the City has helpful tree and planting information related to these specimens here.
As mentioned, trees will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Trees will be delivered to the address provided on the submission form at the end of May. It will be the resident’s responsibility to facilitate the planting.
More details can be found here: https://www.hamilton.ca/home-property-and-development/property-gardens-trees/free-tree-giveaway-wards-5-8
Questions or concerns?
If you’re interested in a tree, please contact our office here.


NASA’s PUNCH mission will image the Sun. This is a landmark mission that will image regions beyond the Sun’s outer corona.
Indian mission Aditya
India is planning to send up its own satellite Aditya-L1, a mission to study the Sun’s corona.
Constellation of satellites
PUNCH will consist of a ‘constellation’ of four suitcase-sized microsats that will orbit the Earth and study the corona, which is the atmosphere of the Sun. The mission is expected to be launched in 2022. Since the Sun’s corona is much fainter than its surface layers, it cannot be viewed by the instruments directly. So PUNCH will block out the light from the Sun to view its corona and the structures in it.
The mission will image and track the solar wind and also the coronal mass ejections – which are huge masses of plasma that get thrown out of the Sun’s atmosphere. The coronal mass ejections can affect and drive space weather events near the Earth.
Other missions such as NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and the ESA-NASA joint project, Solar Orbiter, which is due to be launched in 2020, will also study the structures of the Sun’s atmosphere.


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Russian Red Tape, Minnesota's Freelance Economy, Cozying Up to Startups: Sept. 4by
The Wall Street Journal looks ahead to key issues affecting businesses this fall, including the effects of the Affordable Care Act and the state of angel investing. [Wall Street Journal]
In Russia, many would-be entrepreneurs are turned off from starting businesses by the prospect of dealing with government bureaucracy, writes Nataliya Vasilyeva. [Associated Press]
Adam Belz reports on Minnesota’s growing freelance economy. [Star Tribune]
Meredith Fineman would like you to stop complaining about how busy you are. [Harvard Business Review]
Corporations are going to greater lengths to get close to startups, says Gust’s Justin Stanwix (video). [Bloomberg Television]
See something we missed? Share the most compelling stories about small business and entrepreneurship by tagging them with #SmallBizReads on Twitter.


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Romney will be in the city Friday morning for a closed-door fundraiser at the Governor Hotel, marking the second time in three months that he's stopped by here to mingle with donors. Tickets for this event range from $500 a person to attend a breakfast with him to $2,500 a couple for a "VIP Photo Reception."
Just like on his previous visit, the former Massachusetts governor will stay out of the public eye and the press will not be allowed into the fundraiser.
"He will not have not public events on this trip, but he looks forward to campaigning in Oregon in the future," said Romney spokesman Ryan Williams in an email.
Romney will be in Seattle on Thursday to speak at Microsoft on trade policy as well as to hold a fundraiser.


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Welcome to the fifth episode of The Leftover Popcorn Podcast!
Leftover Popcorn is a weekly podcast dedicated to the world of moving pictures. Co-hosts Adam McGee (that’s me) and Andrew Snyder share a passion for everything, both weird and wonderful, from the world of television and cinema, and as such we’ll be discussing an eclectic mix of topics in the weeks and months to come.
The podcast itself is built with a very simple structure, with the hosting duties shared, each episode is built around a mixture of three or four regular segments. The segments rotate from week to week leaving discussion open to new releases in film and or TV, classics from both the big and small screen, broader discussions on influential figures and their work, previews of upcoming releases, and more.
Each segment is named after a quote from a movie or TV show that feature as a regular segue in our show, and hopefully will become familiar to you in time.
Anyway, that’s enough of an overview, let’s move on to what we have in store for you this week.
- Intro: 0:00 – 01:10
- Rogue One (Gareth Edwards): 01:11 – 1:20:08
- General Star Wars Discussion: 1:20:09 – 1:28:23
- Mailbag: 1:28:24 – 1:43:32
- Wrap-Up: 1:43:33 – End
Warning: This podcast includes spoilers throughout!
Before you dive in and start listening, let’s take a closer look at the subject of this week’s main segments.
Rogue One (2016) – Gareth Edwards
The first in the expanded cinematic universe of “standalone” Star Wars films, Rogue One revisits the prologue from the opening credits of A New Hope to explain just how the Rebel Alliance got their hands on the plans for the Death Star to begin with.
Directed by Gareth Edwards, in spite of rewrites and reshoots, Rogue One holds up as a coherent vision and one of the stronger entries in the series’ history. Whether it is in fact a film that can be enjoyed in its own right is debatable, but at the very least it adds greater meaning, texture and emotion to our first real meeting with Luke, Han and Leia in A New Hope.
With an incredibly talented cast, a strong visual identity and many of the hallmarks you’ve come to expect from Star Wars, not only does Rogue One deliver what fans of the series will be hoping for, but it offers up some of the best war scenes of recent years too.
If you like what you see and hear, be sure to follow us on Soundcloud and on Twitter to get a further helping of Leftover Popcorn next week. Also, subscribe to us on iTunes and Stitcher to make sure you never miss an episode in the future.
Let us hear your thoughts and comments below!

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An unknown cartographer who hand-sketched a map of Wilkes-Barre in 1800 when the Wyoming Valley was little more than a post-Revolutionary War settlement outpost undoubtedly had no inkling that 219 years later, with the aid of digital imaging, a flatbed scanner and computer technology, his map and others like it would get a new lease on life.
Thanks to a grant just awarded to the Luzerne County Historical Society from The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, that map, and many more hand-drawn ones like it in the historical society’s extensive collection, have a better chance of being preserved for future generations.
PHMC recently approved 16 Historical & Archival Records Care (HARC) grants totaling nearly $110,000 to help care for Pennsylvania’s significant historical records.
One of those grants — $3,136 — was awarded to the Luzerne County Historical Society.
It will be used to preserve, digitize and research some of the society’s oldest and most vulnerable maps — hand drawn documents dating back to the early 1800s, Aimee E. Newell, Ph.D., executive director of the society, said.
Founded in 1858, the Luzerne County Historical Society is Pennsylvania’s oldest county historical society. In its collection are 400 maps, some dating to the 1800s. Many — 50 to 60 — are actually hand drawn, and offer a unique window into life in the communities which comprised Luzerne County during their infancy and adolescence.
Some are rudimentary, some are more detailed, showing not only streets and the Susquehanna River, but listing lot owners who owned properties on each street at the time the map was created. The grant will enable the LCHS to scan and digitize these documents, so they can be viewed electronically and available to a much broader audience. It will also allow the society to encapsulate the maps in protective mylar to prevent further deterioration, and allow the society an opportunity to research their origins and the cartographers who drew them.
“We hope that once we do this, they will be much more accessible both for research and to the general public,” Newell said.
“So many have not be digitized, and this will be so, so very helpful in getting this content available for more people to view,” Amanda Fontenova, librarian/archivist for the society said.
While many maps in the society’s collection have already been encapsulated in mylar — clear plastic sheet covers — many more have not. Likewise, some have been digitized over the years, but many more have yet to step over into the computer age.
“We have a pretty nice map collection,” Newell said. “Some of the really unique ones were drawn by hand. There is one of downtown Wilkes-Barre that is really attractive and one of my personal favorites.”
That particular map is one of the earliest maps in the society’s collection to show how the town of Wilkes-Barre was laid out in 1800. The cartographer who created it is unknown. A notation on the back indicates the map was donated by George Butler Esq. in 1884. It shows Wilkes-Barre as a small collection of streets radiating from Public Square, bounded by North Street to the north, South Street to the south, River Street and the Susquehanna River to the east, and Back Street (a street which now no longer exists in name) to the west. Market Street as it is called today was called Center Street on this map.
Each plot on each street is meticulously drawn and lists the names of each property owner at the time, names like Lord Butler, Hollenback and Fell.
What has endeared this particular map to staffers at the LCHS is its detail, and the colors the unknown cartographer chose to use to differentiate various plots in the city.
“It is so neat, so artistic,” Fontenova said. “The person who created it used color to illustrate it, which was unusual at the time. I like that artistic touch.”
Maps, by their nature, were intended to be used, and from years of handling, folding and storage, many in the collection struggle to weather the ravages of time. Edges fray, crease lines tear, or splits form at the seams, Newell said.
The maps are currently stored in flat file cabinets, in large, flat files, 10 maps to a folder, Fontenova explained. There they can be safely stored and viewed easily on a flat surface with minimal handling. A number of the maps in the collection have already been encapsulated to preserve them, but quite a few have not, Newell said.
“This grant will enable us to work with someone with a large scanner to produce digital images of the maps to use online,” Newell said. “We will be able to research the stories around their creations and the people who drew them, and we’ll be able to encapsulate them in mylar to preserve and protect them from any future wear and tear.”
The 16 Historical & Archival Records Care (HARC) grants awarded by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) total nearly $110,000 and are intended to help care for Pennsylvania’s significant historical records.
The grants range from $1,500 awarded to the Erie County Public Library to digitize two volumes of books containing handwritten biographical sketches of Erie County Civil War veterans to $15,000 awarded to Cumberland County to enhance the accountability, accessibility, and preservation of approximately 5,000 papers documenting proceedings of the county’s colonial Civil Court.
HARC grants fund projects designed to improve the preservation and accessibility of historically significant records maintained by local governments, historical societies and academic institutions.
The grants were based on a competitive review of the applications by a subcommittee of the Pennsylvania State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB). The HARC grants are administered by the Pennsylvania State Archives, a bureau within the PHMC.
SHRAB operates under federal regulations governing the National Historical Publication and Records Commission and serves as the central advisory body for historical records planning in the state.
The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission is the official history agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
For information on the commission, visit www.phmc.pa.gov.
For information on the Luzerne County Historical Society, visit its website, www.luzernehistory.org or follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/luzernehistory/.

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Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi will play no part in the team’s quest for a fourth Africa Cup of Nations title in Egypt after the group phase due to a knee injury, Completesports.com reports.
Mikel, who recently signed a two-year contract with Turkish Super Lig outfit, Trabzonspor copped the injury in Super Eagles’ 2-0 loss to the Barea of Madagascar last Sunday at the Alexandria Stadium.
The former Chelsea midfielder has not trained with the rest of the squad this week as a result of the setback.
Completesports.com scooped from a reliable camp source that Mikel will not be able to make an appearance for the team again in the competition due to the injury.
The 31-year-old has made two appearances for the Super Eagles at the 2019 AFCON in Egypt – in the 1-0 win over Burundi and the 2-0 defeat to Madagascar.
Mikel’s performances has however come under scrutiny due to his failure to make much impact in the two games.
He failed to complete 90 minutes in both matches and was left on the substitute bench in Nigeria’s second game against the Syli Nationale of Guinea.
The Super Eagles will battle perennial rivals Cameroon in the Round of 16 on Saturday at the Alexandria Stadium. Kick-off is 5pm, Nigerian time.
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Some last minute changes to the runners and riders.
John has a new job which is going to limit his ability to attend the club so he has had to stand down and is replaced by Ben and his Ogre Kingdoms.
Matt may have stood down (also due to work issues) and is being replaced by one of our new members; Chris - who will be submitting his list before Monday Aug 31st. Matt is still welcome play, but needs to get his list in asap.

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State Treasurer Mike Coffman started his assignment in the Middle East, Monday. Coffman took unpaid leave from his office to re–join the Marine Corps. Before leaving for Iraq he completed two months of training at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, where he completed a combat refresher course and was briefed on political and military challenges facing the country.
Coffman will work in Al Anbar Province as a political officer as part of a Marine Corps Civil Affairs Unit helping the independent elections committee prepare for upcoming elections.
After the December elections he may work as an advisor for the newly–elected provincial government until his tour of duty ends in March of next year.
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Winnipeg police have a man in custody after gunshots rang out in the Exchange District early Monday.
Police say the incident began when a blue Mercedes-Benz and silver Acura pulled up alongside each other at the corner of Hargrave Street at Notre Dame Avenue, at which time the male driver of Acura pointed a gun at the other driver.
The two cars drove away, but as the Acura turned eastbound onto McDermot Avenue, the driver heard bullets striking his vehicle. The driver of the Acura then accelerated past the Mercedes, ran a red light at Princess Street, striking a southbound vehicle in the process.
The southbound vehicle was being driven by a 23-year-old woman who was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The mayhem came to an end shortly before 12:30 a.m. following the crash, where the two men were arguing with each other. The Winnipeg police tactical support team took the driver of the Acura into custody.
A 22-year-old Winnipeg man faces charges of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, possession of marijuana and multiple firearms-related offences.


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Epic 'Hot to Trot' trip nets €10k
IT WAS once a favoured mode of transport around the highways and byways of Ireland, but these days, it's a great way of getting people to dig deep for charity.
The Rathangan Hot to Trot Group, who recently took eight horses and traps all the way from Wexford to the Puck Fair in Killorglin, Co. Kerry, were delighted to report that their epic trip amassed a whopping €10,000 for Wexford Hospice Homecare. Members of the group presented the cheque in Tullycanna at the weekend.
The Rathangan fundraisers took eight horses and ponies all the way to Kerry on a six day trip, covering 160 miles. They broke the journey up into stages, giving the horses plenty of rest along the way. The horses were fed and watered by generous local farmers along the route.
The group was delighted with how well their fundraising efforts went and thanked everyone who helped make the event such a success.


The 3 most desired actions that users want available are
- Getting a location or opening hours
- Click to call the business
- Send an email
Now these results should ring a bell with all small businesses, be they retail, hotels, local oil company etc. I could not begin to tell you the amount of times I have heard clients say “if I could just get the customer on the phone, I know I could convince them” Well guess what “they want to be able to call you”, and with just one click on your mobile website.
A very recent Google Survey reveals that smartphone owners want websites to be optimized for their smaller screens and are likely to abandon those that are not optimised. I suppose there isn’t anything especially revealing or controversial in these particular findings, particularly if you happen to be a smart phone user yourself. But it is interesting read the data about features and capabilities that people want from mobile sites, including some specific things by vertical.
While the survey took place in the US it does have huge relevance for business and consumers here in Ireland and the UK. Google used two independent research firms to survey more than 1,000 US adults, who also participated in focus group discussions and kept journals of their mobile activities. The interviews and survey took place in Q3 this year.
It revealed that Bad Experiences Hurt the Brand
Mobile users can be frustrated by websites and user experiences that aren’t optimized for mobile. Google’s survey findings reinforce this:
- 72 percent of users said that mobile-friendly sites were important to them; however 96 percent had encountered sites that were not
- 74 percent of respondents said they’re more likely to revisit mobile-friendly sites
- A majority of users (67 percent) are more likely to buy or convert after a visit to a mobile-friendly site, while the opposite is also true of a non-mobile-friendly site: 61 percent say they’ll “move on”
- 55 percent said a frustrating experience on a (mobile) website would hurt the perception of the brand
What Google Thinks of How We Build Websites
We use WordPress to build most of our websites and Google Loves WordPress.
Matt Cutts, head of Google’s Webspam team had this to say at a recent WordPress Camp. Matt works on search quality and webspam at Google.
“WordPress takes care of 80-90% of SEO.
When I say that, what I mean is the mechanics of SEO. And by that, we talk about how crawlable a website is.
You would be amazed at how many sites throw up a big old glob of Flash or block a page with robots.txt so we can’t even crawl it. So by using WordPress, you have already taken the first big step. WordPress is a fantastic piece of software.”
Matt Cutts (Speaking at Wordcamp 2009)
While WordPress takes care of 80-90% of the mechanics of Search Engine Optimisation, as mentioned above, our SEO campaigns can take care of the rest.
Get a Head Start with Google
On my SEO courses I explain that one of the factors affecting how your website ranks in google is the actual age of the domain name. In other words a newly registered domain name (yourcompany.com) will not rank as well as one that has been around for a number of years, and the SEO challenge is to try to compete with the older domain. This has been a widely held opinion across the SEO world and while still true you can give your new domain name a serious head start on most others by choosing Optimum and WordPress to build your website.
What Google Wants
While nobody can claim to know the secret of the google search algorithm, google does give enough indications as to what boxes to tick in order to be search friendly. Just as, a very important part of any study guide for students is the understanding of the marking scheme for the exam, a knowledge of how google marks your website is crucial. “Give Google What it Wants” We do.


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Over the last week or so, I have taken several sunset and sunrsie pictures, and seen and tried to photograph 3 fireworks displays. I would say that I took some decent shots, but will not know for sure until I have looked at them more carefully. I'll post some if they are decent! My dad and I went to 2 of the fireworks displays together, the second of which was at Carlos N Charlies on Lake Travis. While we were eating and waiting for it to get dark, we saw Topher Grace (of That 7o's Show) . That was kind of exciting and fun. I guess he is filming some movie here, though I do not know the name.
The box to send the artwork is almost done. I thought I would be done with it by now, but have a few more things to finish on it.
I have also checked with some galleries in Sedona, AZ on the advice of some friends. A few said that my work probably wouldn't fit in their gallery, and I am waiting for the others to respond. One gallery told me that they wouldn't represent me because I have my work for sale online. It was an interesting explanation, however.
Well.. that's it for now.

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Police: Lexus taken from business
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A Lexus was reportedly taken from M&J Loans along with several sets of keys, according to Shelby Police Department reports.
The owner of M&J Loans, located at 409 South Lafayette St. in Shelby, called police on June 2 when she and other employees noticed that someone tried to break in to the business.
As officers investigated, it was noticed that someone had gained entry in the back of the building.
The premises was searched and the owner looked to see if anything was missing.
A spare set of keys to a 2006 silver Lexus were missing and the car was gone, according to police reports.
The GPS in the car was activated and officers attempted to track the vehicle, but were unable to at the time.


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Fire guts Yuba City home; residents out of town
An attic fire burned through large portions of a single-story home on Tuesday in Yuba City while the family was visiting relatives out of town.
Flames shot out of the attic of the home in the 1800 block of Elmer Road, as the roof crumbled above a corridor of bedrooms. The fire started about 9 a.m. and continued to burn for more than an hour.
Investigators said the cause of the fire is unknown, but is not considered suspicious.
Amy Matulich, her husband and their 9-year-old son live in the house, but were in Nevada when the house caught fire, said property owner April Singley, Matulich's sister-in-law.
The Matulichs were in the process of moving out of the Elmer Road home before water, fire and smoke damaged most of it, Singley said.
Now that the home is heavily charred and sopping wet, Singley said she is unsure of what will become of her house, which has been in her family for about 20 years.
"Obviously the house is damaged beyond repair," she said, "but I don't really know."
Robert Bills, battalion chief with the Yuba City Fire Department, said the home isn't a complete loss, but it received significant water damage and damage to drywall as firefighters extinguished the blaze.
Dark smoke was first spotted by Derek Watkins, a neighbor who was drinking coffee in his driveway with his friend, Matt McVey.
"I thought they were burning trash in there," Watkins said.
Knowing something was wrong, the two friends drove over to the Elmer Road home to see if anyone was inside. They called 911 and pounded on the front door, but no one answered.
It was later discovered that at least one dog was inside the house, but made it out OK, Watkins said. Another dog ran from the property after Watkins and McVey showed up.
As the friends waited for emergency crew to arrive, Watkins said he shut the home's gas and power off.
Four fire engines and 13 firefighters arrived during the course of the fire, Bills said. Everything went smoothly, even though the department didn't have access to a fire hydrant.
"We don't have hydrants in this area," Bills said, "so we had to have a couple engines shuttle water to us."
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I really like this game to be honest, it's great for passing time! It would be cool if you could create groups with friends and then place nests or something, as a spawn for your group member when they die. Some more colors for dinosaurs could also be cool! I'm also having trouble accepting friend requests, I've looked around the menu and I don't understand how to accept them. Other than that I think the game is really quite fun!
Hi Developers , I Really Do Like Your Game , But I have a few Suggestions , That You Could Add A Typing Box For Codes Like Immortal Codes And Mod. Also Could you make a land Where You Have Dens For Each Dinosaur ? That Would Be Great Also I Would Really Like It If You Could Add new dinosaurs you can be Instead Of Four And Different Type Of Pets Thankyou! Please Mainly Add A Box Where You Can Type Codes Because there are modders and hackers Everywhere killing you for Nothing. Thankyou For Reading This I hope You Except My Request Thankyou!
I have an idea! Why don't we have the, ability to play offline. With this ability we can fight King Kong offline, So then we can all have pets. Although it may be challenging to fight hell hound B, you could maybe remove hellhound B from offline mode and put in less challenging, bosses. Or there's this other idea that you could lower hellhound B health. If you like my idea please put it in a new update, in the future. If not, you don't have to do it, but I think this idea may help in the future of Dino's online. Otherwise I love the game keep up the good work!...
Its a great game,but it loads forever even if i try at least 3 times to get in all i see for the whole day is your guys logo. Please fix this so i can be able to play or i will just have to give you guys a bad rait on this game. Thank you and again please fix this long load thing, it wont let me play your game its annoying.
This is amazing and i have a little suggestion , make the points from eating bigger so it is easier to get it and make other dinos like a t rex , spinosaurus and other kinds of dinos that player can play as! And pls don't make me have to buy em , i am sure nobody likes paying for something they rly rly rly badly want
Horrible! Just horrible! You want the kill you killed? People steal it! Raiders always harm you! You cant get a meal, pack mates steal it! People code and hack so bad, if they are on the other side your toast! No easy prey the easieast ( apperently) is a stago with a one hit death one newbies! Lets us play codeless and with our own level! Thanks for reading this!
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DMSO in PCR - (Jul/27/2008 )
I just wondering while I'm doing PCR for beta-thalassemia mutation detections and my friend doing for alpha-thalassemia. I saw that she use DMSO solution in the PCR mix while I'm told it's not necessary to add DMSO in mine. When I ask her, she said that alpha-globin gene contains a relatively high G-C content compared to beta-globin, so DMSO is used in order to ease the two strands separation in the PCR.
When I read about DMSO in Wikipedia, it's said that addition of DMSO is used in PCR to prevent 2nd stucture formation of DNA but it increases DNA mutation rate (which I conclude will give wrong base pairing during cycles). My question is, what is the real function of DMSO addition in PCR mix? and if it increases mutation rate in DNA, how is the mechanism?
One mechanism that I can imagine is that DMSO is a relatively weak acid, so it readily destabilizes DNA by disturbing purine-deoxyribose bond, yielding apurinic acid. Is it true?
IMHO, I think DMSO effects has more to do with disruption of hydrogen bonding between water molecules and DNA. The effects of DMSO's acidity is low considering the PCR buffer is buffered and amount of DMSO used is quite low.
I would start with Mg++ and K+ optimisation, and then go for other, more exotic, components.
My question is, what is the real function of DMSO addition in PCR mix? and if it increases mutation rate in DNA, how is the mechanism?
Increased mutation rate from DMSO is probably a side-effect of the reduced H-bonding pernesblue mentioned. Less-stable base mismatched are allowed, so unless the polymerase is a good proof reader, the chance of a mismatch is higher.
other higher structure disrupting options that are more friendly on your are the ENHANCER that comes with Invitrogen's Taq Platinum (red lid) or betaine. I use 0.5 uL for a 25 uL reaction.

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Errors contributed to the Lady Colonels missing a chance to move to .500 in region play and they now are 2-4 in games that count toward the state playoffs.
Cass coach Greg Hight said the loss is hard to take because his team clearly had a chance to defeat Dalton.
“You can’t give up a four-base error on your first play and then commit two throwing errors that give up three runs and expect to win,” Hight said. “It was there for us to take.”
Dalton had scored early in the contest when Gabby Wright hit a ball to the infield that was picked up and thrown over the first baseman and continued almost to the right-field fence, allowing Wright to circle the basepath and touch home plate.
Two other Dalton players singled their way on and then scored in that same inning, giving their team a 3-0 lead that grew to 4-0 in the top of the second.
Cass responded with five runs in the bottom of the second. Hanna Lee started the fireworks with a triple that reached the right-field wall and Sarah Fox, a courtesy runner, later crossed the plate for Cass on a double by Savannah Hutchins.
Lynnsey Hollifield, Hutchins, Aleigha McDaniel, and Hope Elrod all touched home plate in the inning as well as Cass took a 5-4 lead.
The Lady Colonels added a run to that tally in the third when Hollifield scored after a double by Tori Evans.
Dalton scored two runs in the fourth to knot the score at 6-6, but Cass came back in the fifth when Hutchins got all the sweetness out of her swing and sent the softball out of the park in the deep part of center field, giving Cass a 7-6 lead, the last it would hold in the contest.
Dalton tied the game in the sixth and then benefitted from two errors in scoring four runs on two singles that gave it its final 11-7 margin of victory.
Hight said the team must play better defense to provide support for its pitching staff to turn around its season.
“It’s hard on a pitcher to pitch behind that many mistakes,” he said. “I thought Hannah [Lee] and Kaelee [Rush] both did a great job on the mound. Our defense is not supporting our pitching.”
Lee worked 3 1/3 innings, giving up eight hits and six runs, two of them earned. She struck out one.
Rush worked 3 2/3 innings and allowed six hits and five runs, one of them earned. She struck out three.
The Lady Colonels dropped to 4-8 overall and 2-4 in region play with the loss.
They next play today when they visit Cedartown. The first pitch is scheduled for 5:55 p.m.
Cass tallied nine hits and five errors in the contest.
Hutchins, who drove in two runs, and Hollifield both were credited with two hits. Katelin White also drove in two runs on the evening.


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Baby Storm is a gorgeous little girl who loves people, dogs, cats, and kids. She also loves to play with her humans and then snuggle up on your lap for a long nap. She is a real sweetheart who will be a great member of a family.
Baby Storm is getting her rounds of puppy deworming and shots.
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Kentucky State Police Post 4 spokesman Trooper Scotty Sharp has released Kentucky State Police Post 4’s activity report for the month of July.
KSP Post 4 covers eight counties, Hardin, Jefferson, Bullitt, Nelson, Meade, Breckinridge, Larue, and Grayson.
Trooper Sharp reports the following actions were taken in the month of July:
- Troopers and detectives wrote a total of 1,679 citations
- KSP removed 17 drunk drivers from Kentucky roadways, and cited 430 speeders
- 104 violators were charged with failure to wear a seatbelt and eight citations were issued for failure to use a child restraint
- KSP investigated 45 car accidents and conducted 1,552 vehicle inspections
- 428 motorists were given a courtesy notice in lieu of a traffic citation for minor traffic offenses
- Troopers assisted 129 motorists stranded on Kentucky roadways and answered 942 citizen’s complaints
- Post 4 troopers opened 67 criminal cases, made 238 criminal arrests and served 103 criminal court documents
In total, Post 4 troopers, detectives and command staff logged 8,606 hours of service for Kentucky citizens.
Trooper Sharp reminds motorists that state police will conduct Road Safety Checkpoints as well as speed checkpoints throughout the eight county Post 4 coverage area for the months of August and September and throughout 2018.
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An actuator is something that converts energy into motion. It also can be used to apply a force. An actuator typically is a mechanical device that takes energy — usually energy that is created by air, electricity or liquid — and converts it into some kind of motion. That motion can be in virtually any form, such as blocking, clamping or ejecting. Actuators typically are used in manufacturing or industrial applications and might be used in devices such as motors, pumps, switches and valves.
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SDR = d divided by e.
Where d = the outside diameter (mm)
Where e = the pipe wall thickness (mm)
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di = 18.8 √Q1 ÷ v
di = Inside pipe diameter (mm)
Q1 = Flowrate in m3/h
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Δ Pr = Pressure loss (bar)
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Majia here: Another transfer of wealth is occurring as properties formerly held by individuals are transferred to wealthy investment entities representing the Wall Street interests.
Federal efforts to help distressed borrowers are sabotaged as states use foreclosure suit funds to plug budget deficits, rather than help the distressed borrowers.
Wall Street already has a plan for their latest asset seizure - rent backed securities.
Here are the articles from which I derive my analysis.
"States Shift Foreclosure - Suit Funds" The Wall Street Journal Nick Timaros October 18, 2012 p. A7
[Excerpted] "When states received $2.5 billion from big banks in a mortgage-foreclosure settlement earlier this year, the expectation was that most of it would be used to help distressed home owners. But so far, less than half of the money has been designated for that cause--with much of the rest going to help state budget gaps, says a report..."
Majia here: Apparently, my state, Arizona, has decided to spend almost half of its foreclosure funds on state budgetary allocations.
I can speak from my personal experience with students and neighbors in Arizona. The recession is not over in Arizona, a state whose economy is highly dependent upon construction.
Many people were employed as independent contractors so the unemployment figures do not reflect the true scale of those without stable income, since independent contractors do not collect unemployment.
Wages are low in the state and the demand on food banks and other social services has been high during the depression.
Economic recovery is often touted in the Arizona Republic on the basis of rising home sales.
However, I argue that rising sales of foreclosed and distressed properties do not signal broad recovery in the real economy.
Many foreclosed properties are being bought by investors: "Investors have spent billions of dollars in recent months snapping up foreclosed homes, betting they will profit from the rental income the properties produce" and Citigroup, among other Wall Street Banks, have been making large loans to LLCs, like Waypoint Real Estate Group, to purchase foreclosed properties.
Source: Neuman, J. (2012, Sep. 17). Boost for Foreclosure Markets. The Wall Street Journal, p. C3
Furthermore, the WSJ reports in a separate article that Freddie Mac plans to provide loans to investors with loans to purchase foreclosures and then rent them. This article states that banks do not want Freddie to provide these proposed low interest loans because, they say, Freddie would then be competing with the banks.
Source: Neumann, J. & Timaros, N. (2012, October 3). Freddie's Foreclosure Plan Hits Roadblock. The WSJ, p. C1.
Majia here: I've written previously about new plans by investors to create a new class of securities: rent-backed securities: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/example-of-evolving-neofeudal-order.html
Majia here: Let us put together all of these stories:
States like Arizona are not dedicating foreclosure funds to helping distressed borrowers suffering from the deflating state economy and bubble-priced home mortgages.
Consequently, foreclosed properties are being purchased by investment companies, many of which are funded by Wall Street banks.
Homes that were previously occupied by owners are being turned into rentals and now offer an opportunity for yet another form of speculation by Wall Street players: rent-backed securities.
Implication: There is a massive transference of wealth that is occurring from individuals to the wealthiest private institutions in America.
Efforts by the federal government to assist individual borrowers are instead going to state budgets, where the money is sorely needed, but then becomes unavailable for homeowners.
Political interests are no doubt driving these decisions at the level of the states and I suspect that Arizona will soon be further cutting corporate taxes and giveaways as it has found another way of stopping budget shortfalls.

domain: politics


Posted on Friday, January 18th, 2013 by Angie Han
The cheeseburger rainstorms may have ceased for now, but Flint Lockwood’s battles with food are far from over. In this fall’s Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs sequel, Flint (Bill Hader) continues to deal with the consequences of his malfunctioning FLDSMDFR device when he discovers that it’s created a new race of food-animal hybrids — or “food-imals,” in the first of many groanworthy (but secretly hilarious… or not? Just me?) puns.
Initially, Flint and his girlfriend Sam Sparks (Anna Faris) are in awe of the lush, colorful creatures. But then, so were the characters in Jurassic Park with their dinosaurs, and we all know how that ended. Before long, the food-imals are threatening to take over entirely, and it’s up to Flint and Sam to save the town again. See the first images from the film after the jump.
USA Today picked up the first images from the film. While we’ve previously heard that the title was Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers, the newspaper refers to it as Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2.
The first picture below shows the food-imals at their watering hole — surrounded, of course, by ham hock and corn hills — while the others highlight individual species. Each of them has its own silly name, so mouse over the images to find out what they’re called.
Not pictured: shrimpanzees, tacodiles, and french-fry-legged bacon cheesespiders.
We already know the basics of the plot, but USA Today fills in a few more of the details. Picking up just a short while after the first film left off, Flint Lockwood (Hader) is enjoying an improved relationship with his father (James Caan) and a wonderful romance with his now-official girlfriend. In addition, he’s scored a job working with his idol, Chester V (Will Forte) of the Live Corp Company.
More challenges await him, however, when he has to rescue his hometown from these food-imals. “That island is kind of like Jurassic Park,” Hader explained to the publication. Here’s hoping for Flint’s sake that the flamangos and wild scallions are a little less bloodthirsty.
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 hits September 27.
In the wake of the disastrous food storm at the end of the first movie, Flint Lockwood and friends are forced to leave their town of Swallow Falls. But when it is discovered that sentient food beasts have overrun the island, they are asked to return to save the world…again.
Discuss: Do the food-imals create a moral quandary for vegetarians? Technically, they’re plant life, but I think they’re sentient like animals…Cool Posts From Around the Web:


Lucknow: To provide relief to the poor and needy due to the circumstances arising out of Covid-19 by the State Government, free ration is being distributed to all ration card holders for a period of 03 months (June, July and August).
Under this scheme, food grains will be distributed free of cost till August 31, 2021 in the distribution of second cycle to Antyodaya and eligible household beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act. 35 kg food grains (20 kg wheat and 15 kg rice) to Antyodaya card holders and 05 kg foodgrains per unit (03 kg wheat and 02 kg rice) are being distributed to eligible household ration cards.
Giving this information, Additional Food Commissioner, Anil Kumar Dubey said that in this month’s distribution, so far 119756.611 metric tonnes of food grains have been distributed to Antyodaya card holders and 553811.813 metric tonnes to eligible household card holders. Due to this scheme, the expenditure burden of about Rs 188 crore is falling on the state government every month.
Dubey informed that the last date for distribution has been fixed as August 31, 2021. On the day when mobile OTP for consumers who could not get food grains through Aadhaar authentication. Delivery can be done through verification. He said that in view of the circumstances arising out of Covid-19, the work of distribution of food grains is being done from 6:00 am to 09:00 pm even during the second cycle of distribution by fair rate shopkeepers to ensure uninterrupted distribution of essential commodities.


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This project built on a previous System Dynamics model of Sterling, MA. Relationships were examined between the town's budgeting priorities and quality of life, population and demographics. The town population was considered by demographic group based on resources used, tax income and quality of life priorities. Counter intuitive behavior was found whereby increasing the budget priority of schools resulted in long term lower school quality. The resulting recommendation is that town planners consider the interactions between departments when making decisions.
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Revised guidance on legislation affecting the legal profession in the British Virgin Islands has changed the admission requirements for Queen’s Counsel wishing to appear in large cases within that jurisdiction. Ben Rigby reports.
The Law Society and Bar Council respond to Lord Justice Briggs’ interim report on civil justice. Chief among their concerns are his proposals for an online court, while the role of the Court of Appeal is also scrutinised. Part I of a three-part feature.
Charting the future of dispute resolution needs hard data – a new series of events aims to do exactly that, learning from users, advisers and providers of dispute resolution services. The global project will highlight the need for further research into ways of streamlining these processes.
Among the 93 successful applicants for the rank of Queen’s Counsel were five solicitor-advocates; the same number as last year. What does the award mean for them, and their law firms, in terms of attaining greater recognition – and encouraging others to apply?
Justin D’Agostino, Herbert Smith Freehills’ global head of disputes, and regional managing partner for Asia, gave a keynote address to CDR’s litigation symposium audience. This is an abridged version of his remarks.


On September 29, the first presidential debate for the 2020 elections took place. During this debate, former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump went head-to-head, presenting themselves to America. The purpose of such a presentation is for the people of America to have a taste of what their candidate can and will do for their country.
The moderator opened the debate with a question about the Supreme Court. However, this topic didn’t last long as, while President Trump pleaded his case for Justice Amy Barett being good for this country, her solid virtues deeming her a positive influence, former Vice President Biden argued that the elected candidate should be the one choosing the next Justice, in other words, allowing the people – through their vote – to choose. Although a prevalent issue, this topic didn’t last long as the subject switched to American healthcare. Lots was said, but Trump’s overarching message was that he supports military healthcare and wants to end the Obama Care plan for good. As one would expect, Biden was on the complete opposite side of the argument; he aspires to extend Obama Care’s reach and proved that even if Trump succeeds in demolishing Obama care, he has no new health care plan, which could cause an immense problem in the country. Although they do not have a health care plan in place, Trump and his campaign have begun their plan to start lowering drug prices by taking out the individual mandate.
Unlike the previous topics, COVID-19 was an extremely important topic that wasn’t well-addressed. Coronavirus is the most pervasive problem happening around the world but neither candidate gave a real solution when asked questions about it. Trump plans to close the country and enforce masks, while Biden rambled on about how he would do a better job than Trump, but still didn’t provide a solution. Biden says that his goal is to provide money and housing to the people, but he did not suggest his way of doing so. Still, President Trump talked about the impending vaccine and how the country will soon be under control, under his guidance.
The moderator then quickly moved on to the United States’ economy and its unemployment rate. Mr. Biden started his argument by saying that Trump entered presidency when the economy was at its peak, and through his four-year term, with the help of the pandemic, the economy dropped immensely. He also elaborated that President Trump will be the first president to ever end his term with a higher unemployment rate than he started with. The moderator then asked about the economy, but yet again, neither answered with a plan but with the idea that the other is wrong. President Trump said that the democrats, and their governed states, are trying to open their economy when the election is over, which will destroy small businesses. He said that his party would get the economy running in order to prevent the decline of businesses and the incline of unemployment rates. After the first question had little to no real answers, Biden finally gave an economic plan of sorts, which he said will create new jobs and a surplus of money (according to the democratic Wall Street Journal). However, Trump responded by saying that by creating the plan, the country will spend an extreme amount of money which can potentially put them in higher debt. Biden’s system will create an immense amount of jobs but will cost trillions of dollars to get up and running; it can make the economy crash and the unemployment rate rise once again before the program even hits the ground.
The next topic given was race. Trump started the debate by saying that he fully supports “law and order” and that he will support law enforcement in order to solve the problem at hand. The problem of antifas and white supremacy was also brought up, and he said that he is willing to do anything to put those two groups away for good. Unlike President Trump, former Vice President Biden didn’t exactly elaborate on these problems; he continued to criticize President Trump by calling him names such as a clown, fool, and even a racist. Soon realizing that he was getting nowhere with his argument, Biden eventually answered the moderator’s questions. He started by saying that he fully supports peaceful protests but is against violent responses. Moreover, when Trump repeatedly asked Biden if he supported law and order, Biden didn’t specify whether he did or didn’t due to his voters coming from both sides of the coin. After being pressured by both President Trump and the moderator, Vice President Biden said that he agrees with law, order, and justice. Biden ended his arguments by saying that he supports the police; he isn’t for defunding the police.
After the two candidates interrupted and bashed each other, the next topic, climate change, was presented. Trump kept it simple, stating that his goal in the future will be to fix the water and air in this country. Thus is his rationale for stopping Obama’s climate change plan, as its accomplishments didn’t compensate for the money that was being spent on energy, which drove its prices through the roof. Mr. Biden didn’t agree with Trump at all. He said that he will bring renewal energy costs down to the same price as coal and oil. Besides that, Biden wants to rejoin the Paris Accord if he is elected president.
The last and final topic that was given was election integrity. This was an extremely unique topic because both candidates agreed on one thing: they each want a fair election. Nevertheless, President Trump said that there is a huge problem with mailing ballots; there’s a flaw in the system. This flaw can cause an unfair election as it can take so much time for votes to be counted, thus delaying the election’s results past November 3. Biden’s response was quick as he elaborated on voting online and via ballots. He said that there is no way of cheating in their system and the results will be fully fair.
Moises Sutton, Class of 2023, a student at Scheck Hillel, states, “Listen, neither Trump nor Biden executed well, and both focused on the past more than the future, but Biden did a great job when he spoke to the people while Trump spoke directly to his competitor.” A second classmate, Daniel Brown, Class of 2023, says, “I don’t enjoy watching politics very much, but one thing that stood out to me was that President Trump kept giving Biden facts for which he denied wrongfully.” This debate, although it might not have been the most eloquent, effective, or traditional, displayed to the people of America the two candidates who can potentially govern their country.


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The assembly of the first phase of the grain storage facility at Bandar Imam Khomeini port in Iran has been completed. It is an ambitious port project for the storage of oilseeds and wheat designed entirely by Silos Córdoba.
The grain silos we are erecting in Kazakhstan are already on Google Earth. It’s a turnkey Project in the port of Aktau.
The installation of NKF grain silos at Iran port facility is at an advanced stage. The silos facility will be used to store soybeans, corn and wheat and is expected to be operational by the end of September.
World’s largest steel silo plant for oil extraction industry is currently at an advanced erection stage in Iran. The Port facility, for the storage of soya bean, corn and wheat will be equipped with 48 Flat bottom silo 24.45/17 (8 rows 6 silos each), with a unitary capacity of 10.204,00 m3.

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