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The goal of producing enough food for a growing population has long been at the top of the global political agenda. But in pursuit of this aim, agriculture has expanded into forestland, creating an array of environmental problems: more than 50 percent of the Earth’s forests have disappeared, and an area of forest about the size of the state of Louisiana has been lost every year in the past decade. At the same time, half of the food produced in the world is wasted.
We now face a dilemma: how can nutritious and affordable food be supplied to the 9.6 billion people who are due to occupy the Earth in 2050 without accelerating deforestation and climate change, destroying biodiversity, hurting rural livelihoods and disrupting water supplies? How can agriculture and forestry contribute positively to social, economic and environmental progress?
This is a difficult equation to solve, but there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic. In recent decades, 90 percent of increases in food production have been realized on existing agricultural land. Scaling up investments in sustainable land use can improve productivity even further. Global deforestation is slowing somewhat and forests are expanding in regions whose economies are not highly dependent on agriculture. So far, we are managing to coax from the land not only enough food for everyone, but also wood and non-wood products. And with growing appreciation of the importance of forests for ecosystem services, income and nutrition, we can expect natural resources management to make a broader contribution to sustainable development.
But first we need to accurately understand the food security challenge. We will not succeed if we persist in defining it as merely a need to produce more calories. The 870 million people who do not have enough food are hungry mainly because they are poor—not because of a lack of food on the market. Simply producing more corn or wheat will ultimately be of little help to these people.
The focus on producing more calories has done little to tackle the “hidden hunger,” in which 2 billion people worldwide are micronutrient deficient. In Indonesia, a G20 country, more than a third of all children are physically stunted, largely because of a lack of important nutrients in their diets: protein, vitamins and minerals like iron. Agricultural subsidies in countries such as the United States undermine local farming in developing and emerging economies. Furthermore, cheaper staple food is consumed at the expense of a more varied diet, including foods from forests.
If we target better nutrition, not just more food, the importance of forests comes into focus. Forests have supplied food for humans for millennia. Forest foods—from fruits, vegetables and herbs to insects and bushmeat—are still vital sources of nutrition for hundreds of millions of people, many of whom are among the world’s poorest. Six million tons of bushmeat is consumed in the Congo Basin each year—nearly the same as the amount of beef exported from Brazil. In rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, children’s diets become more diverse—and diversity is a widely accepted proxy for good nutrition—with an increase in tree cover.
Forests support food security indirectly also, by maintaining water supplies, providing wood-based energy and providing habitat for wild pollinators and the predators of agricultural pests. Forests and trees bolster the resilience of food-production systems to climate change and economic, social and political instability: studies have shown that rural people in forested areas often turn to the forest for sustenance when the growing season—or the local political situation—takes a turn for the worse. Research conducted by my organization and others has found that 1.4 billion people earn on average 20 percent of their income from forests—a critical safety net, especially when crops fail.
Clearly, a new direction is needed for policy affecting both forests and food security. Researchers, policy-makers and everyone in between must think of forests and agriculture as inextricably linked—parts of a greater “landscape” that comprises not just the dynamic relationship between forests and farms, but also the socioeconomic, gender, cultural and political drivers that characterize it. Forests are direct economic and nutritional cornucopias for a quarter of humanity, and they prop up global food supplies for the rest of us. A landscape approach removes the sectoral boundaries that confine our analysis and limit our solutions.
A landscape approach may come naturally to rural communities where sectoral boundaries are less prominent and livelihoods often benefit from a variety of activities, and where the synergies between, say, trees and farming may be evident.
A bigger challenge will be to convince traditional institutions in agriculture, conservation and forestry that they should seek more effective, combined solutions that meet multiple objectives. It does not help that intergovernmental processes, such as the Convention on Climate Change, work within established sectoral boundaries. The main hurdle may be the institutional fences dividing forests and fields. The nourishment of 9 billion people, and the sustainable management of the resources on which they depend, will require all of us—scientists, governments, farmers, development experts—to think and act differently.
This article first appeared on Blog World Hunger.
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Hon Hai Precision (Foxconn) chairman Young Liu expressed optimism for Q1 2022 in an address to staff, forecasting solid growth as vendors reportedly stockpile inventories, but warned of continued challenges and uncertainties.
Liu told employees Foxconn could record unprecedented results in Q1, with the performance likely to be better than recent years. He said the company will put more focus on metaverse and electric vehicles projects.
Achieving any Q1 uplift “would have been absolutely impossible if it weren’t for everyone’s hard work”, the executive stated.
While the company could face more challenges this year, he noted these will bring new opportunities for growth.
Foxconn founder and former chairman Terry Gou agreed 2022 would be a year of more turbulence but also full of opportunities.
Despite facing a number of challenges in 2021, Liu said revenue grew 11 per cent year-on-year to a record high of TWD5.9 trillion ($213 billion), with net profit for the first nine months up 70 per cent to TWD94.9 billion.

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AeroVironment announces new Wasp AE order
AeroVironment will supply its Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) to support an as yet unspecified US Marine Corps requirement under a contract announced on 23 January. The $12 million contract follows on from an award last September to Par Government Systems for the project and will see the UAS delivered within the next four months.
The company will deliver Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft systems, initial spares packages, training services, and one year of contractor logistics support under the contract. Wasp AE incorporates the smallest of AeroVironment’s Mantis suite of miniature gimballed payloads, the 275 gram Mantis i22 AE, giving operators both colour and infrared video imagery from a single sensor package. Weighing 2.8 pounds (1.3 kilograms), the Wasp AE air vehicle is designed for ground and water landing, making it suitable for both land and maritime missions, and is capable of 20 percent greater flight duration than the Wasp III.
Roy Minson, AeroVironment senior vice president and general manager of its Unmanned Aircraft Systems business segment, said: ‘We introduced the Wasp AE in May of 2012 with the expectation that multiple customers would find its capabilities very compelling. These contracts supporting the United States Marine Corps expand the adoption of Wasp AE beyond the air force, and support our view that this highly capable successor to the proven Wasp III system will help our customers operate more safely and effectively.’
The contract was awarded by NAVAIR’s Program Office for Navy & Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMA-263), working collaboratively with the US Army’s Counter-IED Program Office.
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by Liz Demcsak
As any parent will tell you, raising a child isn’t meant to be easy, and it’s something that takes a lot of work, patience, and love to get right. The same can be said for bringing a dog into your family, so when you’re trying to do both at the same time, it can turn into quite the challenge. Introducing a new dog to your toddler requires a bit of dedication to make sure things run smoothly, but if you’re willing to put in the work, your toddler and your new dog will make fast friends.
The decision to bring a dog into your home should never be made lightly, but this goes double when there’s a curious toddler bumping around the place. So when choosing a new dog, make sure you take this into account. The two main things to consider are the size and temperament of your new pup. Generally speaking, the bigger the dog is, the more difficult it will be to manage him around your child. Large dogs can often knock your toddler around without even realizing it, so it may be best to stick with a small- or medium-sized dog for your toddler to co-exist with. On a similar note, you also should choose a pup that doesn’t get too excited or aggressive. Ideally, you want a calmer, less nippy pup that your toddler will be able to live with peacefully.
Assuming you’ve picked out your new dog, there are a couple of preparatory steps you need to take before introducing him to your toddler. First off, you need to make sure your house is puppy-proofed before you bring your new canine home. This means clearing your house of any sharp edges or dangerous “edibles” hanging around. After you’ve brought your new pup into your puppy-proofed home, let him get used to his surroundings for a few days before introducing him to your child. Your dog will automatically be excited and nervous about his new home, so let him burn off a bit of steam before introducing a curious toddler into the situation.
When you actually introduce your new dog to your toddler, be sure to keep a close eye on both of them. Both your toddler and your new dog will likely be overstimulated on meeting a new friend, but this isn’t always a good thing. Make sure to pay attention to your pup’s body language — if he appears overly nervous or tense, it might be a good idea to separate the two of them until later. Remember: it’s going to take a while for them to be comfortable with one another. For the first few weeks, be sure to stay in the same room when your toddler and dog are together.
Make sure to discourage any poor behavior on the part of your new dog. In the even that your new dog misbehaves by jumping on, scratching, or nipping at your child, don’t be afraid to discipline him. These are the kinds of problems that need to be ferreted out early if everyone’s going to get along. But it takes time! With enough love and patience, you, your toddler, and your new pup will eventually get along swimmingly.
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That people have lived in the area since ancient times is evidenced by the ninety Bronze Age barrows which can be found in the parish.
The name of the parish "Denny" is recorded as Dunie in 1300, Dinne in 1347, and Dynney Walke in 1589. The origin of the name is not known.
The lodge, after which the parish is named, is situated near the centre of the parish, and was originally the Groom Keeper's Lodge belonging to the Crown estate, and which later became a Head Forester's residence.
Also found near the centre of the parish is a dyked enclosure known as Bishops Dyke, or The Bishop of Winchester's Purlieu.
The earthwork comprises a bank, around 1 metre high and 4 metres wide, between ditches. The precise purpose of the enclosure is not known - it may have been used as a park for grazing, but the current quality of the grazing is poor.
The local legend states that King John and the Bishop of Winchester were once riding together in the New Forest when the king laughingly told the bishop that he might have "as much land as he could crawl round." The bishop, who was rather fat, had a contraption made to help support him, and so managed to "crawl" round a large area.
This became the Bishop's Purlieu.
Within the parish there are sites of two medieval hunting lodges, both called Church Place. The first site, close to the B3056 road to Lyndhurst, is indicated by earthwork banks and an external ditch enclosing a raised platform. The second site is in Churchplace Inclosure near Ashurst on a sandy knoll, and is a square earthwork comprising a broad bank with an outer ditch.
Also near Ashurst are the earthwork remains of a 16th-century saltpetre house. It was probably in use for the manufacture of saltpetre when monopolies for its manufacture in England were granted to Germans. It now consists of banks and hollows of various sizes enclosed in a rectangular area about 100 metres by 50 metres.
In 1847 the Southampton and Dorchester Railway was built through the New Forest, and Beaulieu Road railway station was opened in what is now the middle of the parish. The village of Beaulieu is some 3.5 miles (5.5 km) to the south of the station, and as a result, the station remains very rural.
The civil parish of Denny Lodge was created in 1868 from extra-parochial parts of the New Forest. It was enlarged in 1934 with the addition of 862 acres from Brockenhurst parish, and 4722 acres from Colbury parish which was abolished in that year.
The Township of Denny Lodge by R. Jackman
The parish of Denny Lodge is 101 years old this year, (1969). This parish, some 11,776 acres in extent is the second largest parish in area in England.
The largest being in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Yet this parish has no church and no school for the children of its 600 inhabitants. It has no public hall, but it can boast to four public houses.
In a private room of one of these; the Royal Oak, Hilltop; has been held every meeting of the local inhabitants for conducting the civil business relating to the Poor Law; and this continued with the meetings of the parish council.
The township of Denny Lodge, as it was known, extends to Copythorne in the north to Exbury in the south. Its boundaries touch 12 other parishes in the New Forest. Most of its area is covered by forest heathland, bog and woodland.
The story of Denny Lodge starts on 16 March 1868 when it was formed by the order of the Poor Law board and subsequently it was added to the New Forest Union by an order dated 6th April 1868. Someone had to collect these rates and this was the job of the Assistant Overseer.
In 1869 this post was held by Mr James Caton for a salary of £9.10 s (shillings) per annum a rate of 11d in the pound was levied for collecting enough to pay the quarterly demand of £38.00. The actual amount of the rate varied from quarter to quarter depending upon how much was in the "parish account".
The administration of the affairs of the parish was conducted by a committee with Mr Thomas Payne, Chairman; Mr Aaron Perkess, Mr James Kidgell and Mr John Wallace, Guardians of the Poor; Mr George Frimmer and Mr George Knapp, Overseers. In 1871 the parish appointed a Parish Constable and in 1887 a Waywarden to look after the roads in the parish.
At the close of 1894 the Parish Council took over the duties of this committee. The first parish meeting was held in a private room of the Royal Oakwith the Hon. John Scott-Montague residing. Five men were elected, Messrs William Lawton; William E.M Littledale; Maj Henry A.C Talbot; Percy Cecil Thurburn and George Reed.
At the first business meeting of the Council on 13 December 1894, Major Talbot was elected Chairman; Mr Littledale Vice-Chairman; Mr Lawton and Mr William Burnett, Overseers of the Poor. Mr R.S Hankinson was appointed Treasurer for which post he had to provide a bond by two sureties in the sum of 1% of the rateable value of the parish which at that time was for £4,198.
The high amount of the rate was due to the presence of the London and South Western Railway with its station at Beaulieu Road. Miss F Caton, daughter of the previous Assistant Overseer, was appointed Clerk and Assistant Overseer for a salary of £20 per annum.
The expenses for the parish were large. For the half year ending 29th September 1895 the estimated expenses were:
|To the Guardians of the Poor||£196|
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Rates of one half in the pound was approved as this brought in £244.18 s. 8d. The £6 for school attendance was the council's contribution to the school (for there was one Longdown then) As the teachers were paid according to the attendances, and the parents were expected to contribute too.
It was the duty of the council to propose the rate which it thought appropriate and the Assistant Overseer to go round the parish to collect the money this practice of door-to-door collection of rates existed right up until 1942.
Many of the duties and financial liabilities of the council were taken over by the District Council (later the New Forest Rural District Council) and instead of being responsible for some £500 a year, the total commitment of the Denny Lodge Parish Council fell to between £10 and £15 per annum and this included the Clerk's salary.
As Local Government became centralised on Lyndhurst (R D C) and Winchester (H C C), the work of the parish council altered. No longer could it decide on the job and get on with it. Now it was a matter of correspondence with another authority to get something done.
In 1896 there was trouble with the drainage at Hilltop. This trouble, patched up from time to time, persists throughout the minutes of the Council. In 1899 permission was given to repair a road by taking gravel from local gravel pits at a royalty of one penny per yard.
At the meeting on 14 October and 1903, the Parish Council discussed a letter from Mr Coxwell complaining of the speed of motor cars through the parish. A speed limit of 8 mph was proposed especially in the dangerous parts such as Ipers Bridge Hill. This bridge comes in for much comment mainly due to the increase in the volume and speed of the traffic.
In 1926, we see the last of the overseas; Mr John Musselwhite and Mr T.W Matthews and a new Rating Authority was set up to which the parish appointed team members Mr J Musselwhite and Mr J.E Hutton. The Rating Authority was asked for a precept for £20 for the year. The Clerk was still doing the same duties but now was paid £35 per annum from the Rating Authority as their Assistant Rating Officer; and £5 per annum as the Parish Clerk from the precept.
In June 1934, the recurring problem of Public Rights of Way came up. This time it related to a footpath from Rollestone Lane to Warrens Hill. As so often happens, a new owner comes along and buys a piece of land and is not familiar with local customs and rights. Also, as so often happens, the matter was settled by consultation with the interested parties.
Owing to the alteration of Rural Parish Representation in 1934, it was possible to increase the number of Parish Councillors in Denny Lodge to 7 (as it is today). The next big change came in 1949 when they were elected by ballot instead of by show of hands at the Annual Parish Meeting. Mr Frederick Renyard nearly lost his seat then as he was late sending in his nomination form.
There was school at Longdown in 1935 at the time of the Silver Jubilee of King George V and the children were treated to a tea and a souvenir mug. All for the cost of £7.9s 9d. Two years later when a similar event was staged for the Coronation Celebrations the cost was only £6.11s
The cost of bringing electricity and piped water was discussed right back in 1935. The difficulty was the scattered nature of the parish and separate schemes had to be formulated for each part of it. During the war there was a Royal Engineers camp near Beaulieu Road Station and this assisted in the solving of one problem, though they are still without mains electricity.
The electricity was eventually given to the Hilltop area in 1954. Air raid shelters were placed in the parish and a three man Stirrup Pump Team organised. Was this to protect their debating chamber (the tearooms); or was it to protect the Royal Oak?!
In 1948 the Council took a wise step by joining the New Forest District Association of Parish Councils for the legal complexities which faced Councillors and the Clerk were and still are becoming more and more involved.
The problems which are discussed by the Parish Council have not differed a lot. Litter; Housing; Caravan Sites; Road Safety and the Preservation of the Rights of the Public on the Forest and Footpaths.
Who were, and are, the public spirited people who give up their spare time to attend meetings and enquiries of the Parish Council? It is not possible to mention all those who have served over the past 101 years. One name which crops up year after year from 1902 to 1934 is that of Mr John Musselwhite who for many years was either Chairman or Vice-Chairman.
Mr J.A Cass served for 26 years. Of the present Councillors, Mr H.H Tillyer was elected to the Council in 1935; Mr F Renyard in 1940 and Mr W Fry in 1953. But a name which keeps on cropping up is that of the Toomer family. Back in 1898 Mr William Toomer was elected to the Council but resigned in 1902 to become the Clerk when Miss Caton died; a post which he held until his own death in 1937.
His son, Percy, who was a Councillor in 1934, took over the Clerkship from his father, but returned to Council duties in 1946 and has regularly attended to Parish affairs except for a short period due to ill health. His wife, Winifred, also served as Clerk for a few years. There only seem to have been two ladies on the Council. Mrs Ada Brent who served for six years from 1949 and Mrs Patricia Strachan, who is still on the council.
So, for 101 years the township of Denny Lodge has being served by its public spirited citizens; often ignored by their electors as is shown by the poor attendance at the Annual Parish Meetings. These meetings are peculiar to Parish Councils. Here electors can ask questions of the "Parish Fathers". Here they can make resolutions even though the topic may not have been discussed by the Council.
We wish this township another 101 years of prosperity; of energetic citizens; and of protecting the rights and privileges of the local public.
R Jackman Esq February 1969

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Hours after the resignation of University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe on Monday morning due to the mismanagement of racial issues on the school’s campuses, thousands of students at Yale University joined together for what they called a “March of Resilience” against racial insensitivity.
Two recent race-related incidents on campus brought to the forefront discrimination, which many Black students say they experience. Students from different backgrounds and cultures began the march at the African American Cultural Center, passed by the other cultural centers and fraternity houses and ended in the center of campus.
“Really what’s at question here is the racial climate on campus,” said Eshe Sherley, a senior at Yale, told WTNH. “[Sigma Alpha Epsilon] is just one part of that. We could dispute what happened on that night forever, but what I think what’s important is that there is a consensus that [SAE] is not a safe space for us and the university needs to take that seriously.”
Sofia Petros-Gouin, a Columbia University freshman, visited friends at Yale University on Oct. 30 and went to a Halloween party at SAE’s house. She said that a white member of the fraternity turned away Black and Latina women at the door.
“He held his hand up to their faces and said, ‘No, we’re only looking for white girls,'” she said.
The following day, on Facebook, Yale student Neema Githere supported Petros-Gouin’s claim as she and her friends had a similar experience last year. Other students began to share experiences as well.
SAE, which has previously been accused of having racist traditions, denied the incident occurred.
The same week, Erika Christakis, a faculty member and an administrator at a student residence, sent an email to students shunning a previous Intercultural Affairs Council’s email that was sent out asking students to be considerate of the cultural implications of Halloween costumes.
I wonder, and I am not trying to be provocative: Is there no room anymore for a child or young person to be a little bit obnoxious a little bit inappropriate or provocative or, yes, offensive… Nicholas [Christakis] says, if you don’t like a costume someone is wearing, look away, or tell them you are offended. Talk to each other. Free speech and the ability to tolerate offence are the hallmarks of a free and open society.
Nicholas Christakis is her husband and a faculty member who works in the same residential building.
In response, students penned an open letter to Christakis:
In your email, you ask students to “look away” if costumes are offensive, as if the degradation of our cultures and people, and the violence that grows out of it is something that we can ignore. We were told to meet the offensive parties head on, without suggesting any modes or means to facilitate these discussions to promote understanding. Giving “room” for students to be “obnoxious” or “offensive,” as you suggest, is only inviting ridicule and violence onto ourselves and our communities, and ultimately comes at the expense of room in which marginalized students can feel safe.
In blog post, Aaron Z. Lewis, a senior at Yale, said the recent demonstrations are about more than the latest two racial incidents on campus.
“They’re about real experiences with racism on this campus that have gone unacknowledged for far too long,” he wrote. “The university sells itself as a welcoming and inclusive place for people of all backgrounds. Unfortunately, it often isn’t.”
On Thursday, President of Yale Peter Salovey, Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway and other administration members met with 50 students “primarily of color” for four hours on the top floor of the president’s residence.
The Washington Post reported that Salovey told the students, “We failed you. I think we have to be a better university. I think we have to do a better job.”
Salovey sent a message on Friday to the Yale community regarding the meeting:
We heard deeply personal accounts from a number of students who are in great distress. The experiences they shared went beyond the incidents of the last few days. Their concerns and cries for help made clear that some students find life on our campus profoundly difficult. I have heard and I acknowledge the pain these students expressed This conversation left me deeply troubled, and has caused me to realize that we must act to create at Yale greater inclusion, healing, mutual respect, and understanding.
Salovey said the student body would hear from him again before Thanksgiving about solutions.
Holloway, the first Black dean of Yale College, also penned a message addressing the incident on Thursday, in which students encircled him outside of the main library and asked why he had been silent in the light of the events in the past week on campus.
I write too late for too many of you, I freely admit, to make it clear that I heard every word that was spoken and I watched every tear that was shed, whether on Cross Campus or in Woodbridge Hall This week’s conversations don’t affect only some of us; they affect and include us all I hold us all, including myself, accountable to give what we seek: respect.
Both Wolfe and the chancellor of the flagship UM campus R. Bowen Loftin resigned from their posts at an extreme point: growing protests by Black students including a hunger strike, the threat of a walkout by faculty and a boycott by the football team.
The university has a predominantly white student body, 77 percent, while just 7 percent is Black.
Were the university’s top white male leaders disconnected from the experiences of Black students on campus Or, did they simply choose not to recognize the plight of students experiencing discrimination
“I take full responsibility for this frustration and inaction,” Wolfe said. That answers the questions.
The student body at Yale is 47 percent white, 16 percent Asian, 10 percent Latino and 7 percent Black.
However, the racial isolation that Black students experience at UM in the Midwest is similar to the experiences of Black students at Yale, located in New Haven, Conn. There has been a long-running debate on campus regarding a residential college at the university named in honor of John C. Calhoun, a member of the Yale class of 1804. He was a 19th-century South Carolina politician as well as outspoken white supremacist.
Perhaps Salovey will now be proactive in working against racial insensitivity on campus. Wolfe’s leadership at UM is an example of what not to do.


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WINDSOR -- — Members of a taxpayers' group plan to be among those voicing their suggestions for the municipal budget at a public hearing tonight hosted by the town council.
"I'd like to see a zero increase in the tax bill," said William Scales, president of Concerned Taxpayers of Windsor. "There was some increase in the grand list this year, less than last year, however I'd like a zero increase."
New tax revenues generated in 1995 were $218,000, a decrease from the $641,000 raised in 1994.
Among the budget items taxpayers group members plan to question are the leaf collection program and the new Partnership to Protect our Children Program.
Mark Cashman, a member of the taxpayers' group and a board of education member, said the leaf pickup program is not a good use of town money.
"Everybody is able to pick up the phone and find somebody to pick up the leaves," he said.
Town officials appropriated $25,000 to help pay private contractors and town employees to vacuum leaves from residents' curbsides. Participants paid $25 per household for the service. Last fall was the second year of the program; a previous program was terminated about five years ago. The earlier program cost the town $150,000, officials said.
Besides questioning the leaf program, Cashman said he plans to ask officials to weigh money spent on the Partnership to Protect our Children Program against its results.
The partnership, begun last fall, is run by a collaboration of board of education and town officials and police officers. The $225,000-a-year program targets youths and their families for education in coping with anger, fighting and disruptive behavior, among other issues.
"It's a fairly extensive program and at this point I have not been able to demonstate involvement," Cashman said.
Another issue members of the taxpayers' group plan to address is the pay of public officials.
"The salaries and benefits are way too high for today," said Carol McGough, the taxpayers' group vice president. "They need to be adjusted downward."
McGough said some townwide programs are eliminated to pay for salary increases.
The municipal budget must be adopted by town council members by May 6 in time for the May 13 town meeting.
The public hearing is scheduled for 7 tonight in the council chamber or town hall, 275 Broad St. At 7:30 p.m. the regular meeting of the town council will begin.


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Stakeholder Management is vital since successful people use it in winning support from others in the development of projects. Moreover, it helps managers in ensuring projects succeed where others fail. The stakeholders in this project include IT experts and project managers, who assist in the management of the project. Management of project developments entails an effective network of nine purpose-built regional control centers, which assist in the networking of computer systems for the fire control system. In the project, however, fire control systems through cables and computer systems, installed by European air and defense systems (EADs) failed in ensuring a proper switch system in managing fire outbreaks. Consumers Role in the Development of the ProjectStakeholders take ownership of appropriate deliverables and make sure they work against a number of key elements.
Furthermore, Consumers as external stakeholders encourage the merging of companies, especially in the information technology (IT) industry. In addition, all kinds of communication need digitalization, promoted by different styles of mergers especially in sensitive projects such as fire project. The management of fire control project, consumers play the role of establishing an efficient networking system that assists in the management of communication in the regional center with other external cooperatives around the world.
Besides, consumers give signals to the control center through computer networking system in alerting the control center of fire emergencies. In contrast, the project did not develop and manage an efficient fire control system since major insured consumers against fire were not consulted. The Merging Of Stakeholders in the Management of the ProjectStakeholders identify effected individuals of the project. Moreover, mergers form the required training and sustenance requirements. Merging promote infrastructure consolidation and reduction in administrative and management jobs.
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Appvion, Inc. has sold its Encapsys microencapsulation division to an affiliate of Sherman Capital Holdings LLC, a private investment firm based in Baltimore. The purchase price was $208 million, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
Conditions of the sale include a long-term supply agreement whereby Encapsys will continue to produce and sell microcapsules to Appvion that Appvion uses to produce its carbonless paper.
Encapsys discovers, develops and manufactures microencapsulation solutions for use in the building and construction, paper, bedding, and personal and household care industries.
Appvion formed the division nearly 10 years ago to leverage the company's 50 years of experience, technical expertise and large-scale production capabilities for microencapsulation that it developed through its production of carbonless paper. Net sales for Encapsys topped $61 million in 2014. The business employs approximately 90 people at offices and research labs in Appleton, Wisconsin, and at a manufacturing plant in Portage, Wisconsin.
Terms of the sale allow Encapsys to lease office and lab space at Appvion facilities in Appleton while a search for other facilities is conducted. Mark Richards, Appvion's chairman, president and CEO, said the success and growth potential of the Encapsys business earned an attractive purchase price. Appvion chose to extract the value of Encapsys now as a way to significantly reduce company debt and gain financial flexibility to invest in its technical papers and coatings business.
Appvion produces thermal, carbonless, security, inkjet, digital specialty, and colored papers. Appvion, headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, has manufacturing operations in Wisconsin, Ohio and Pennsylvania.


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And to think that good, honest, noble-hearted, and sincere Englishmen, who in their own persons are law-abiding, just, honourable, and faithful, should uphold a state of things which strikes at the root of all law, all commercial honesty—blinded as they are by the glamour of a generous, unreal, and unworkable sentiment! If only they would go over to Ireland to judge for themselves on the basis of facts, not fancies—and to be informed by truths not lies!
“In Paris,” said Mr. Kent, “I was once within an ace of being challenged to fight a duel.” He fetched a sigh of horror and relief, and glanced reassuredly down the Sound in the direction of his own peaceful roof-tree.
12:1 [hgb] 耶 和 华 论 以 色 列 的 默 示 。 铺 张 诸 天 ， 建 立 地 基 ， 造 人 里 面 之 灵 的 耶 和 华 说 。 [kjv] The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. [bbe] The word of the Lord about Israel. The Lord by whom the heavens are stretched out and the bases of the earth put in place, and the spirit of man formed inside him, has said: 12:2 [hgb] 我 必 使 耶 路 撒 冷 被 围 困 的 时 候 ， 向 四 围 列 国 的 民 成 为 令 人 昏 醉 的 杯 ， 这 默 示 也 论 到 犹 大 （ 或 作 犹 大 也 是 如 此 ） 。 [kjv] Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. [bbe] See, I will make Jerusalem a cup of shaking fear to all the peoples round about, when Jerusalem is shut in. 12:3 [hgb] 那 日 ， 我 必 使 耶 路 撒 冷 向 聚 集 攻 击 他 的 万 民 ， 当 作 一 块 重 石 头 。 凡 举 起 的 必 受 重 伤 。 [kjv] And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. [bbe] And it will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a stone of great weight for all the peoples; all those who take it up will be badly wounded; and all the nations of the earth will come together against it. 12:4 [hgb] 耶 和 华 说 ， 到 那 日 ， 我 必 使 一 切 马 匹 惊 惶 ， 使 骑 马 的 颠 狂 。 我 必 看 顾 犹 大 家 ， 使 列 国 的 一 切 马 匹 瞎 眼 。 [kjv] In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. [bbe] In that day, says the Lord, I will put fear into every horse and make every horseman go off his head: and my eyes will be open on the people of Judah, and I will make every horse of the peoples blind. 12:5 [hgb] 犹 大 的 族 长 ， 必 心 里 说 ， 耶 路 撒 冷 的 居 民 ， 倚 靠 万 军 之 耶 和 华 他 们 的 神 ， 就 作 我 们 的 能 力 。 [kjv] And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. [bbe] And the families of Judah will say in their hearts, The people of Jerusalem have their strength in the Lord of armies, their God. 12:6 [hgb] 那 日 ， 我 必 使 犹 大 的 族 长 ， 如 火 盆 在 木 柴 中 ， 又 如 火 把 在 禾 捆 里 。 他 们 必 左 右 烧 灭 四 围 列 国 的 民 。 耶 路 撒 冷 人 必 仍 住 本 处 ， 就 是 耶 路 撒 冷 。 [kjv] In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem. [bbe] In that day I will make the families of Judah like a pot with fire in it among trees, and like a flaming stick among cut grain; they will send destruction on all the peoples round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem will be living again in the place which is hers, that is, in Jerusalem. 12:7 [hgb] 耶 和 华 必 先 拯 救 犹 大 的 帐 棚 ， 免 得 大 卫 家 的 荣 耀 ， 和 耶 路 撒 冷 居 民 的 荣 耀 ， 胜 过 犹 大 。 [kjv] The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah. [bbe] And the Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the family of David and the glory of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah. 12:8 [hgb] 那 日 ， 耶 和 华 必 保 护 耶 路 撒 冷 的 居 民 。 他 们 中 间 软 弱 的 ， 必 如 大 卫 。 大 卫 的 家 ， 必 如 神 ， 如 行 在 他 们 前 面 之 耶 和 华 的 使 者 。 [kjv] In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. [bbe] In that day the Lord will be a cover over the people of Jerusalem; and he who is feeble among them in that day will be as strong as David, and the family of David will be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them. 12:9 [hgb] 那 日 ， 我 必 定 意 灭 绝 来 攻 击 耶 路 撒 冷 各 国 的 民 。 [kjv] And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. [bbe] And it will come about on that day that I will take in hand the destruction of all the nations who come against Jerusalem. 12:10 [hgb] 我 必 将 那 施 恩 叫 人 恳 求 的 灵 ， 浇 灌 大 卫 家 ， 和 耶 路 撒 冷 的 居 民 。 他 们 必 仰 望 我 ， 或 作 他 本 节 同 就 是 他 们 所 扎 的 。 必 为 我 悲 哀 ， 如 丧 独 生 子 ， 又 为 我 愁 苦 ， 如 丧 长 子 。 [kjv] And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. [bbe] And I will send down on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of prayer; and their eyes will be turned to the one who was wounded by their hands: and they will be weeping for him as for an only son, and their grief for him will be bitter, like the grief of one sorrowing for his oldest son. 12:11 [hgb] 那 日 ， 耶 路 撒 冷 必 有 大 大 的 悲 哀 ， 如 米 吉 多 平 原 之 哈 达 临 门 的 悲 哀 。 [kjv] In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. [bbe] In that day there will be a great weeping in Jerusalem, like the weeping of Hadad-rimmon in the valley of Megiddon. 12:12 [hgb] 境 内 ， 一 家 一 家 地 都 必 悲 哀 。 大 卫 家 ， 男 的 独 在 一 处 ， 女 的 独 在 一 处 。 拿 单 家 ， 男 的 独 在 一 处 ， 女 的 独 在 一 处 。 [kjv] And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; [bbe] And the land will give itself to weeping, every family separately; the family of David by themselves, and their wives by themselves; the family of Nathan by themselves, and their wives by themselves; 12:13 [hgb] 利 未 家 ， 男 的 独 在 一 处 ， 女 的 独 在 一 处 。 示 每 家 ， 男 的 独 在 一 处 ， 女 的 独 在 一 处 。 [kjv] The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart; [bbe] The family of Levi by themselves, and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei by themselves, and their wives by themselves; 12:14 [hgb] 其 余 的 各 家 ， 男 的 独 在 一 处 ， 女 的 独 在 一 处 。 [kjv] All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart. [bbe] And all the other families by themselves, and their wives by themselves.
It was in the early part of the year of the invasion of Syria by the Egyptians, some eight years gone, that I first visited Thebes. My barque was stowed against the bank of the river, near the Memnonion; the last beam of the sun, before it sunk behind the Libyan hills, quivered on the columns of Luxor; the Nubian crew, after their long and laborious voyage, were dispersed on shore; and I was myself reposing in the shade, almost unattended, when a Turk, well mounted, and followed by his pipe-bearer, and the retinue that accompanies an Oriental of condition, descended from the hills which contain the tombs of the queens, and approached the boat. I was surprised, on advancing to welcome him, to be hailed in my native tongue; and pleased, at such a moment and in such a place, to find a countryman. While we smoked the pipe of salutation, he told me that he had lived at Thebes for nearly ten years, studying the antiquities, the history, and the manners of its ancient inhabitants. I availed myself of his invitation to his residence, and, accompanying him, I found that I was a visitor in a tomb, and yet by no means a gloomy dwelling-place. A platform, carved in the mountain, was surrounded by a mud wall and tower, to protect it from hostile Arabs. A couple of gazelles played in this front court, while we, reposing on a divan, arranged round the first chamber of the tomb, were favoured with a most commanding view of the valley outspread beneath. There were several inner chambers, separated from each other by hangings of scarlet cloth. Many apartments in the Albany have I seen not half as pleasant and convenient. I found a library, and instruments of art and science; a companion full of knowledge, profound in Oriental manners, and thoroughly master of the subject which naturally then most interested me. Our repast was strictly Eastern, but the unusual convenience of forks was not wanting, and my host told me that they were the very ones that he had used at Exeter College. I shall never forget that first day at Thebes, and this my first interview with one then unknown to fame, but whom the world has since recognised—the learned, the ingenious, and amiable Mr. Wilkinson.
The opera is bad enough; but what is that to the bally? You SHOULD have seen my Jemmy the first night when she stopped to see it; and when Madamsalls Fanny and Theresa Hustler came forward, along with a gentleman, to dance, you should have seen how Jemmy stared, and our girl blushed, when Madamsall Fanny, coming forward, stood on the tips of only five of her toes, and raising up the other five, and the foot belonging to them, almost to her shoulder, twirled round, and round, and round, like a teetotum, for a couple of minutes or more; and as she settled down, at last, on both feet, in a natural decent posture, you should have heard how the house roared with applause, the boxes clapping with all their might, and waving their handkerchiefs; the pit shouting, “Bravo!” Some people, who, I suppose, were rather angry at such an exhibition, threw bunches of flowers at her; and what do you think she did? Why, hang me, if she did not come forward, as though nothing had happened, gather up the things they had thrown at her, smile, press them to her heart, and begin whirling round again faster than ever. Talk about coolness, I never saw such in all MY born days.

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Saturday, January 14, 2006 | A Superior Court judge ruled Friday that the district attorney’s corruption charges against six former San Diego city pension trustees are sound enough for a full jury trial.
After nearly four weeks of pre-trial hearings, presiding Judge Frederic Link said there was probable cause to believe that the six defendants named in the prosecution could have had a criminal conflict of interest when they voted for a controversial pension funding arrangement in 2002.
“Was there an agreement made here? I have probable cause to say, ‘Yeah, there was,’” Link said.
The judge’s decision caps the first judicial proceedings in an issue that is poised to fill local court calendars for years. The city attorney has filed two high-profile lawsuits that would essentially wipe away a decade’s worth of employee pension boosts on the argument that they were granted in illegal and corrupt deals in 1996 and 2002.
Additionally, the Justice Department is conducting its own investigation and last week brought federal corruption charges against five former pension officials – including three of the same defendants named in the district attorney’s case.
At issue in both cases is a deal known as Manager’s Proposal 2. In 2002, the city faced the prospect of having to make a budget-busting payment into its pension system. Rather than slash services, the city contemplated an arrangement with the pension board in which the city would be allowed to push its debts into the future and employee unions would be granted increased pension benefits.
Prosecutors from the District Attorney’s Office argued that the deal was criminal because the benefit boosts they were offered were contingent upon their approval of the city’s payment relief.
In his closing arguments Friday, prosecutor Stephen Robinson argued that the defendants received in 2002 increases ranging from a few hundred to a couple thousand dollars a month in future retirement pay.
“If you had influence at some level and then you had a financial interest in it, you’re guilty,” Robinson said.
Link said there was “no parallel factual scenario” for him to use in judging the case, but that the six defendants honored city and union business when they should have been looking out for only the pension system’s interests.
“The thing is that they blended those two hats, and you can’t do that,” he said.
The six defendants are: Ron Saathoff, firefighters union president; John Torres, white-collar union vice president; Cathy Lexin, former city human resources manager; Terri Webster, former assistant auditor; Mary Vattimo, former treasurer; and Sharon Wilkinson, a city management analyst. (Saathoff, Lexin and Webster were also charged in the federal case.)
“It’s sad these folks are here today, but the facts are I still have to follow the law,” Link said.
The Manager’s Proposal 2 agreement, and one like it in 1996, is largely blamed for a pension deficit at the heart of the city’s fiscal crisis.
The city is currently suffering from a pension deficit that is approaching $2 billion. Paying off the funding gap is expected to further strain an already-thin operating budget for the city, as library hours, parks maintenance and other services were cut this year – when nearly a fifth of the everyday budget was used to pay its annual pension bill.
The judge has consistently said that the aftershocks of the city’s past dealings should not bear on the decisions he or, possibly, a jury makes, as the crime being alleged is that the six defendants helped approve a deal that lined their own pockets.
The defense attempted to tear apart the much-publicized argument that the pension enhancements granted that year for city’s rank-and file workers, as well as a one-time benefit for Saathoff, were contingent on the SDCERS board’s approval to underfund the system.
Torres’ attorney, Bob Rose, conceded that benefits were conditioned upon the board’s approval in early versions of the proposal, but argued that the agreements the board actually voted on changed and didn’t ultimately contain the contingency.
Link challenged the defense attorneys’ closing statements much more than the prosecution’s and he appeared to rebuff Rose’s interpretation. The judge said it seemed not to matter to the city what version of the arrangement the retirement board approved, as long as it got relief from the sizable payment it owed.
“(City officials) didn’t have to come up with the balloon payment, and that’s what they wanted,” Link said.
The judge pointed to the testimony of several witnesses from the city government, such as former City Manager Lamont Ewell, who made similar statements.
“The goal was to find as much funding relief as we could in protecting the integrity of the general fund,” Ewell said, referring to the fund that paid for everyday city operations. Ewell was a deputy administrator in 2002, later became city manager, and left the city of San Diego in November for a similar position in Santa Monica.
The pre-trail hearings offered the first time in the three years since the pension crisis hit that city and pension officials were forced to testify about the controversial deal under oath. Among the roster of those that chose not to testify out of fear of self-incrimination were the former city manager and city auditor and the pension system’s then-sitting administrator and chief legal counsel.
Additionally, defense lawyers in the case took aim at the notion that the relief granted to the city that year was a poor decision by the board. Defense attorneys argued that their clients could have voted to revise the 1996 agreement because it was flawed, not because it boosted their future retirement pay as prosecutors allege.
They pointed to the testimony of then-retirement board President Frederick W. Pierce IV, who said he preferred the 2002 deal because it was a better long-term decision for the fund. Pierce said granting the city a one-time holiday on its pension obligation was an appropriate bargaining chip the board used in order to set a deadline by which the city had to start making an actuarially determined payment.
“These trustees have more interest than anyone in this room to a safe, secure retirement system,” said Nick Hanna, who represents Lexin.
It was unknown as of press time if the defense would appeal the decision.
Also Friday, Aguirre announced that a judge had consolidated two lawsuits he is using to challenge pension benefit enhancements granted between 1996 and 2002. Executive Assistant City Attorney Don McGrath said the case should be in the courtroom by summer.
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Happy Sunday lovely readers! So yeah, Finding Creative has kind of taken a crash and burn. I’ll still look for ways to sneak in a Finding Creative post here and there, but it’s not going to be a weekly feature. Part of my motivation behind wanting to start the series is because I’ve been trying to figure out this whole passion thing and a direction of what to do with my life…life as in career/vocation/making money…I’m pretty happy with the other parts (hi P!) 🙂 I have a really rambling post tomorrow about finding that direction and next steps as part of my monthly goal post, so I’m not going any further into that tangent right now. STAY TUNED TOMORROW 🙂
Since my post tomorrow is so long, I decided I would do a little of a July update and my 365 Photo Project recap today. Plus this gave me a way to address the Finding Creative thing. Two birds, one post.
Let me address my July goals quickly…
Exercise: I did better on the exercise front. I did make it on 2 hikes (which I will share later this month), and I tried paddle board yoga. It was super fun, and I was the first person to fall in. I want to do it again.
Planning: My sleeping/morning routine sucks, SF has been pushed to September (maybe), but a better focused August looks possible.
Blog: ummm not so much, and I have a feeling, updates on FBB will continue to be pushed off the to-do list. Posts yes, updating old stuff not so much.
Now let’s look at pretty pictures…
I was not too focused on my picture a day project this month, I’m a bit behind, and I had a lot of food pictures.
Make sure to come back tomorrow for the Maximize Your Month linkup and my big, but not so big announcement…I don’t want to oversell it 🙂
What’s was one of your favorite July memories?

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“Together, we call on employers, in view of the spread of omicron, to favor remote work where possible”
Israel’s Economy Minister Orna Barbivai has called on companies to allow their employees to work remotely as the country battles the surge in Covid infections.
The minister made the announcement following talks with Arnon Bar-David – chairman of Histadrut, Israel’s largest union – on Sunday.
“The government is pursuing a policy of (preserving) the economy alongside Covid with the least possible damage to businesses and workers,” said the official, according to a press release published on the Histadrut website.
“I spoke with Histadrut President Arnon Bar-David and together we call on employers, given the spread of omicron, to prioritize remote work wherever possible.
The president echoed his support for remote work options for employees given the wide spread of the virus in Israel.
“This is a time when we all need to be responsible and creative in the face of the difficult wave that is hitting us,” said Bar-David.
“I call on employers to protect their health and that of employees, and not to wait for an official decision.”
Israel’s health ministry recorded 17,516 new Covid infections on Sunday, with test positivity rates reaching 11.71%.
The country’s health experts now predict that two to three million Israelis could be infected with the omicron variant as cases increase.

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Vallio is a little town in Sabbia Valley, in the Brescia hinterland, just a few kilometres from Lake Garda. It attracts a large number of tourists for its mild temperate climate and also for its treatment waters with their trace elements.
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Big & Rich will release their new album, Did It For The Party, on September 15th. The project features 13 new songs, all produced by Big Kenny and John Rich. Big & Rich fans can pre-order the album now on Apple Music / iTunes, Amazon and Google Play, where they will receive an instant download of the new single “California,” along with the title track, “Did It For The Party.”
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Edward was adopted when he was five years old—a dream come true for orphans. However, his life was anything but happy. His adoptive father was a scoundrel, always cheating, drinking, gambling, and abusing his spouse and Edward.
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The nation's collective memory of the civil rights movement depends largely on journalists and biographers who witnessed the snarling dogs and brutal racist tactics used to enforce and defend segregation in the South. In a more personal account, McKinstry, a survivor of the Ku Klux Klan bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., offers the rare perspective of both a child and an eyewitness to some of the most jarring aspects of blacks' fight for civil rights. Her tale of surviving the bombing, which killed four of her friends on September 15, 1963, vividly describes the force of water from fire hoses that left a hole in her sweater; the ominous call moments before the bomb exploded; and the clouds that formed in her mental sky when she realized that the childhood innocence her parents had relied on to shield her from racism was gone. The text of speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. and short summaries of Jim Crow laws are an educational addition to the narrative, but in boxes alongside the main narrative, they are also a visual distraction from the main text. Depending on the reader's knowledge of the racial disparities McKinstry grew up enduring, the additions will read as repetitive or informative. (Feb.)
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McKinstry pinpoints the date and time she came of age as September 15, 1963, at 10:22 a.m., when the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed, killing four young girls. She saw the rubble of the girl�s bathroom in which, unbeknownst to her at the time, her four friends were killed. She herself had only moments earlier been in the bathroom with the girls, primping and laughing. McKinstry alternates her account of the day and recollections of childhood in segregated Birmingham, growing up in a loving family in a protective community. She recalls other milestones as she grew up in the South�Martin Luther King�s visit to Birmingham, the Little Rock Nine, the murder of Emmett Till�and her years of living with depression and survivor�s guilt. She remained silent about the trauma, treating her depression with alcohol until she finally had a spiritual breakthrough and later helped to restore the church and make it a historic site. A compelling look at a horrendous act of terrorism and how it changed the life of one young girl. --Vanessa Bush


Researchers at the University of Bath have developed an ultraportable, cost-effective device that has proven highly effective in detecting synthetic cannabinoids (SCs), such as “Spice” or K2. This pocket-sized device, designed to detect SCs commonly used in UK prisons and homeless communities, is expected to receive clearance for nationwide deployment within a few months.
SCs are a class of psychoactive substances associated with severe side effects, including psychosis, strokes, and seizures, and can be fatal. The researchers believe that their innovative device can help combat the smuggling of SCs into prisons and reduce the harmful impact of these highly addictive drugs. They are also confident that with further enhancements, the device can detect various types of synthetic drugs.
Professor Christopher Pudney, who led the research at the Department of Life Sciences at Bath, described the device as groundbreaking, highlighting its battery-operated, ultra-portable, and low-cost nature, which provides instant and easily interpretable results.
Detecting Spice is challenging with existing technology because it is often concealed within physical materials like paper, fabric, and even vape liquid. However, this new device has the potential to revolutionize SC detection and is detailed in the journal Analytical Chemistry, published by the American Chemical Society.
The researchers anticipate mass production of the device by autumn and are seeking a company capable of manufacturing and distributing it to prisons, probation services, homeless shelters, and relevant charities, initially in the UK and eventually overseas. Unlike most detection technologies that struggle with complex materials, this device can detect drugs on a wide range of materials with high accuracy (95%), even in vape liquid and vape pen caps.
Professor Pudney stated that they envision the device reducing SC usage in vulnerable communities, thereby improving addiction recovery prospects and reducing serious health consequences.
The device operates by identifying the fluorescent properties of the synthetic cannabinoid molecule. When it encounters a material suspected of containing an SC, it identifies the material and tests for the drug’s presence. An LED ring lights up as an alarm, with the brightness indicating the SC concentration.
The research team is now working on modifying the device to detect more complex compounds like benzodiazepines and opioids, aiming to achieve this objective within the next two years.
Spice, originally designed to mimic natural cannabis, is much more potent and unpredictable, posing greater risks to users. Recently, Spice has been added to vape liquids, endangering unsuspecting smokers. However, the new device can easily detect Spice, even when it’s concealed in vape liquid, providing an important tool for public safety.
“We can spot Spice easily simply by opening a vape and testing the mouth filter,” Professor Pudney explained.
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Monumental Row In Atlanta
A storm is brewing in the Southern USA over a proposal to sell a triangle of land to a developer. Not an unusual sale perhaps, but the land happens to contain a monument to the athletes who participated in the 1996 Olympic Games part funded by HRH The Prince of Wales. Further, the monument has since become a much-loved local landmark and ceremonial gathering point for Atlantans. In this special report exclusive to INTBAU the monument's designer, Russian-American architect Anton Glikin, speaks of his unease at the proposal which he feels will damage the monument.At stake is the collective memory of Atlantans and the urban regeneration that the monument has triggered.
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|Publication number||US6086407 A|
|Application number||US 09/218,066|
|Publication date||Jul 11, 2000|
|Filing date||Dec 21, 1998|
|Priority date||Dec 21, 1998|
|Publication number||09218066, 218066, US 6086407 A, US 6086407A, US-A-6086407, US6086407 A, US6086407A|
|Inventors||Bassel H. Daoud|
|Original Assignee||Lucent Technologies Inc.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (16), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (7), Classifications (5), Legal Events (7)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This invention relates to a connector and, in particular, to a connector with a terminal design for providing improved dielectric strength.
In a telephone network, a network cable from the central office is connected to a building entrance protector (BEP) located at the customer site, where the individual telephone lines are broken out line by line. The network cable, which consist of a plurality of tip-ring wire pairs that each represent a telephone line, is typically connected to a connector block that is an integral part of the BEP. Such connectors may be, for example, the ubiquitous 66-type punch down connector, or SC 99 type connector block, such as are available from Lucent Technologies Inc., or a mini-rocker type connector, also known in the art, and sold by A.C. Egerton, Ltd.
A connector generally has a movable top section which comprises two wire insertion holes and a lower fixed section which houses a pair of terminal. The top movable section pivots about a pivot point located towards back side of the connector. The top section has a movable latch member to maintain the top section in its closed position. To open the top section, a user releases latch member and pivots the top section around the pivot point to its open position.
When the top section is open, the terminal strips do not intersect the wire insertion holes, and when the top section is closed, the terminal strips intersect the wire insertion holes. In order to establish an electrical connection between the wires and the terminal strips a user first opens the top section, i.e., pivots the top section to its open position, inserts the pair of wires, and then closes the top section. Upon closing the top section of the connector, the wires are brought into electrical contact with the terminal strips. To remove the wires and/or break the electrical connection, the process is reversed.
Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 1A, there is shown a prior art connector 10 including a pair of terminals 28a,28b. Each terminal 28a,28b includes a terminal strip portion 30a,30b, respectively, used for attaching a wire to connector 10. A wire-wrap tail 29a,29b is connected to the center of the base of terminal strip portion 30a,30b, respectively. Each of wire-wrap tails 29a,29b must be electrically isolated from the other, as these portions of the terminal strip will always necessarily extend beyond the plastic insulating body of the connector to provide access by the wire wrap tool used to connect a wire to the terminal strip.
Generally, the space S between wire-wrap tails 29a and 29b should be sufficient enough to achieve acceptable dielectric performance. Yet, as high density within any wiring location is generally desired, it may be desirable to reduce the size of connector 10 so that more connectors can be used within a given area. However, in order to reduce the size of connector 10, the distance between terminals 28a and 28b must also be reduced, which will result in the reduction of the dielectric strength between wire-wrap tails 29a and 29b to unacceptable levels.
The present invention is directed at overcoming shortcomings in the prior art. In accordance with the present invention, a connector having improved dielectric strength is provided wherein the connector includes body having a first side and an opposing second side. A first terminal is disposed in the body, the first terminal having a first terminal strip portion with a center. A first wire-wrap tail is connected to the first terminal strip portion at a position that is offset from the center of the first terminal strip portion and toward the first side of the body. A second terminal is disposed in the body, the second terminal having a second terminal strip portion with a center. A second wire-wrap tail is connected to the second terminal strip portion at a position that is offset from the center of the second terminal strip portion and toward the second side of the body. Because the distance between the wire-wrap tails is increased, the strength of the dielectric between the wire-wrap terminals is also increased thereby improving the performance of the connector. Alternatively, the terminal design of the present invention may be used to reduce the size of the connector by mounting the terminals closer to each other within the connector body while retaining a sufficient distance between the wire-wrap tails to maintain acceptable dielectric strength.
Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing figures. It is to be understood, however, that the drawings, which are not to scale, are designed solely for the purpose of illustration and not as a definition of the limits of the invention, for which reference should be made to the appended claims.
In the drawing figures, which are not to scale, and which are merely illustrative, and wherein like reference numerals depict like elements throughout the several views:
FIG. 1 is a front view of a prior art connector;
FIG. 1A is a front view of a prior art terminal strip;
FIG. 2 is a front view of a connector constructed in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a front view of a terminal used in the connector of FIG. 2 in accordance with he present invention;
FIG. 4 is a front view of a connector constructed in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 5 is a front view of a terminal used in the connector of FIG. 4.
Referring now to FIGS. 2-3, there is shown a connector 1 constructed in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. According to the first embodiment, connector 1 includes a body 3 having an upper section 12, a lower section 14 a first side 22 and an opposing second side 24. Upper section 12 includes two wire insertion holes 22 for receiving wires. A pair of terminals 18a,18b are disposed in lower section 14. Each of terminals 18a,18b includes a terminal strip portion 20a,20b, respectively, used for attaching a wire to connector 1 that is received through wire insertion holes 32. A first wire-wrap tail 19a is connected to the base 100a of terminal strip portion 20a at a point that is offset from the center of terminal strip portion 20a toward first side 22 of connector 1. A second wire-wrap tail 19b is connected to the base 100b of terminal strip portion 20b at a point that is offset from the center of terminal strip portion 20b toward second side 24 of connector 1. Because wire-wrap tails 19a,19b are connected to corresponding terminal strip portions 20a,20b at a point that is offset from center, the space S between wire-wrap tails 19a and 19b is increased thereby increasing the dielectric strength between wire-wrap tails 19a and 19b. It will be recognized from FIG. 3 that although terminal strip 20b is depicted in that figure, the figure relates also to strip 20a. In other words the terminal strips 20a, b are physically of the same structure as that depicted in FIG. 3, the only difference being how the terminal strip is positioned within the connector. The same applies to FIG. 5.
The present invention can also be used to effect a reduction in the size of connector 1. The size of connector 1 can be reduced by moving terminals 18a and 18b closer to each other within body 14 of connector 1. The dielectric strength between wire-wrap tails 19a and 19b will be maintained by offsetting wire-wrap tails 19a,19b with respect to terminal strip portions 20a,20b, respectively, as described above, thereby maintaining acceptable dielectric performance between wire-wrap tails 19a and 19b.
The connector of the first embodiment also includes a base wall 16 having two wire-wrap tail openings 24a,24b disposed therein. Each of wire-wrap tails 19a,19b includes a pair of barbs 26a,26b, respectively, that extend outwardly from wire-wrap tails 19a,19b. Each barb 26a,26b includes a sloped portion 46a,46b and a perpendicular portion 48a,48b, respectively. The size of each barb 26a,26b is such that the combination of each barb 26a,26b and each wire-wrap tails 19a,19b, respectively, is slightly wider than the width of wire-wrap tail openings 24a,24b. In an exemplary embodiment, barbs 26a,26b are approximately 15 mm. Thus when terminals 18a,18b are inserted into body 14 during assembly, wire-wrap tails 19a,19b extend through wire-wrap tail openings 24a,24b until barbs 26a,26b reach wire-wrap tail openings 24a,24b, respectively. Next, with the application of minimal insertion force, sloped portions 46a,46b of each barb 26a,26b, respectively, slightly spread open wire-wrap tail openings 24a,24b thereby allowing wire-wrap tails 19a,19b to be fully seated within body 14. Once wire-wrap tails 19a,19b are fully-seated, terminals 18a,18b can no longer be dislodged towards the top portion 12 of connector 1 due to the abutment of perpendicular portions 48a,48b of barbs 26a,26b, with the perimeter of openings 24a,24b respectively. As a result, terminals 18a,18b remain properly seated even when top portion 12 of connector 1 is opened when wires are connected to terminal strips 20a,20b.
Referring now to FIGS. 4-5, there is shown a connector 1' according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Elements that are the same as elements in the first embodiment are similarly labeled and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
In this embodiment, each terminal strip 20a,20b include a barb 44a,44b, respectively. A low interference hole 42a is embedded on the inside portion of body 14 adjacent side 22. A low interference hole 42b is embedded on the inside portion of body 14 adjacent side 24. Low interference holes 42a and 42b are positioned so that when terminals 18a and 18b are inserted in body 14, barbs 44a,44b become lodged in holes 42a,42b, respectively. Once terminals 18,18b are fully inserted, they are fixed in their proper position because of barbs 44a,44b being lodged in holes 42a,42b, respectively. Thus, terminals 18a,18b no longer move towards the top portion 12 of connector as a result of top portion 12 of connector being opened when wires are connected to terminal strips 20a,20b. Due to the offset nature of wire wrap tails 19a,b, space S is likewise increased over the prior art in this embodiment as well.
In all embodiments, terminals 18a,18b may be formed by stamping or other common metal working technique, and made of any commonly known conductive metal known in the art and suitable for use in such terminals, such as, for example, platinum washed phosphor bronze, or beryllium-copper alloy or other metal or alloy combining good electrical conductivity with sufficient mechanical strength and resilience. Similarly, connectors 1,1' are preferably formed of a molded synthetic resinous material with good insulating properties and mechanical strength. The specific materials utilized in constructing connectors 1,1' are an application specific matter of design choice within the knowledge of the person of skill familiar with connectors utilized in the telephony art. Moreover, the specific means of affixing terminals 18a,18b within connector 1 or 1' may be of any of the numerous methods of affixation known in the art, such as snap fitting, adhesives, friction fitting, integral molding, and the like, depending on whether ready removal and re-insertion of the terminal is required, as a matter of application specific design choice.
Thus, while there have been shown and described and pointed out fundamental novel features of the invention as applied to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the disclosed invention may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is the intention, therefore, to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the claims appended hereto.
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|US7320616 *||Nov 10, 2006||Jan 22, 2008||Zierick Manufacturing Corp.||Insulation displacement connector assembly and system adapted for surface mounting on printed circuit board and method of using same|
|US9184515 *||Sep 27, 2013||Nov 10, 2015||Anthony Freakes||Terminal blocks for printed circuit boards|
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|U.S. Classification||439/405, 439/417|
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