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4.1 Conformable Eddy Current Sensors—Conformable, eddy current sensors can be used on both flat and curved surfaces, including fillets, cylindrical surfaces, etc. When used with models for predicting the sensor response and appropriate algorithms, these sensors can measure variations in physical properties, such as electrical conductivity or magnetic permeability, or both, as well as thickness of conductive coatings on any substrate and nonconductive coatings on conductive substrates or on a conducting coating. These property variations can be used to detect and characterize heterogeneous regions within the conductive coatings, for example, regions of locally higher porosity.
4.2 Sensors and Sensor Arrays—Depending on the application, either a single-sensing element sensor or a sensor array can be used for coating characterization. A sensor array provides a better capability to map spatial variations in coating thickness or conductivity, or both (reflecting, for example, porosity variations), and provides better throughput for scanning large areas. The size of the sensor footprint and the size and number of sensing elements within an array depend on the application requirements and constraints, and the nonconductive (for example, ceramic) coating thickness.
4.3 Coating Thickness Range—The conductive coating thickness range over which a sensor performs best depends on the difference between the electrical conductivity of the substrate and conductive coating and available frequency range. For example, a specific sensor geometry with a specific frequency range for impedance measurements may provide acceptable performance for an MCrAlY coating over a nickel-alloy substrate for a relatively wide range of conductive coating thickness, for example, from 75 to 400 μm (0.003 to 0.016 in.). Yet, for another conductive coating-substrate combination, this range may be 10 to 100 μm (0.0004 to 0.004 in.). The coating characterization performance may also depend on the thickness of a nonconductive topcoat. For any coating system, performance verification on representative coated specimens is critical to establishing the range of optimum performance. For nonconductive coatings, such as ceramic coatings, the thickness measurement range increases with an increase of the spatial wavelength of the sensor (for example, thicker coatings can be measured with larger sensor winding spatial wavelength). For nonconductive coatings, when roughness of the coating may have a significant effect on the thickness measurement, independent measurements of the nonconductive coating roughness, for example, by profilometry, may provide a correction for the roughness effects.
4.4 Process-Affected Zone—For some processes, for example, shot peening, the process-affected zone can be represented by an effective layer thickness and conductivity. These values can in turn be used to assess process quality. A strong correlation must be demonstrated between these “effective coating” properties and process quality.
4.5 Three-Unknown Algorithm—Use of multiple-frequency impedance measurements and a three-unknown algorithm permits independent determination of three unknowns: (1) thickness of conductive nonmagnetic coatings, (2) conductivity of conductive nonmagnetic coatings, and (3) lift-off that provides a measure of the nonconductive coating thickness.
4.6 Accuracy—Depending on the material properties and frequency range, there is an optimal measurement performance range for each coating system. The instrument, its air standardization or reference substrate standardization, or both, and its operation permit the coating thickness to be determined within ±15 % of its true thickness for coating thickness within the optimal range and within ±30 % outside the optimal range. Better performance may be required for some applications.
4.7 Databases for Sensor Response—Databases of sensor responses may be used to represent the model response for the sensor. These databases may be based upon physical models or empirical relations. The databases list expected sensor responses (for example, the real and imaginary parts or the magnitude and phase of the complex transimpedance between the sense element and drive winding) over relevant ranges in the properties of interest. Example properties for a coated substrate material are the magnetic permeability or electrical conductivity of the substrate, or both, the electrical conductivity and thickness of the coating, and the lift-off. The ranges of the property values within the databases should span the expected property ranges for the material system to be examined.
1.1 This practice covers the use of conformable eddy current sensors for nondestructive characterization of coatings without standardization on coated reference parts. It includes the following: (1) thickness measurement of a conductive coating on a conductive substrate, (2) detection and characterization of local regions of increased porosity of a conductive coating, and (3) measurement of thickness for nonconductive coatings on a conductive substrate or on a conductive coating. This practice includes only nonmagnetic coatings on either magnetic (μ ≠ μ0) or nonmagnetic (μ = μ0) substrates. In addition to discrete coatings on substrates, this practice can also be used to measure the effective thickness of a process-affected zone (for example, shot peened layer for aluminum alloys, alpha case for titanium alloys) and to assess the condition of other layered media such as joints (for example, lap joints and skin panels over structural supports). For specific types of coated parts, the user may need a more specific procedure tailored to a specific application.
1.2 Specific uses of conventional eddy current sensors are covered by Practices and and the following test methods issued by ASTM: and . Guidance for the use of conformable eddy current sensor arrays is provided in Guide .
1.3 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to inch-pound units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.


Aspen electeds agree on salary increases for their successors
The majority of Aspen City Council agreed Tuesday to give their successors more than a 50% raise.
That’s translates into $1,000 more per month for council members and the mayor, who make $20,400 and $27,900 annually, respectively, plus benefits.
Council members during their work session discussed their preferred amounts, with Councilman Skippy Mesirow suggesting the highest amount of between $50,000 and $60,000 for the council and 25% or 50% for the mayor.
“I genuinely think that that is the fair thing to do to balance community service with the reality of living in Aspen and all of the challenges that come with that,” he said, adding that he works between 80 and 90 hours a week between his regular job at a vacation rental company and as an elected official. “It is extremely difficult to carry this role and work a full-time job.”
He, along with fellow council members, agreed that the low salary for council members prevents a wide variety of people from running for office and the job has become full time, and even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Councilman Ward Hauenstein had suggested $50,000 for council members and 35% more for the mayor.
But they ultimately compromised to $12,000 annually, suggested by Councilwoman Rachel Richards, after Mayor Torre had suggested $11,000 for each position, plus inflation adjustments every four years.
Councilwoman Ann Mullins was the only one who disagreed. She said giving future council members raises during a pandemic when people are suffering economically, and layoffs and budget cuts are happening in private business, as well as local government, is an insult.
“This is not the right time to give the position raises as hard as we’ve all worked,” she said, acknowledging that more than 40 hours a week is sometimes required between council duties and the multiple boards that elected officials serve on. “We put in a lot more time than we get paid for.
“But I think we need to wait until the economy stabilizes.”
Richards said it’s a difficult conversation to have and can be considered the third rail in politics, but to be effective in the position and get the necessary work done on behalf of the public, it requires more time than it has in the past.
“I would like to make access to public service something that’s available for all of our community members whether they are getting closer to needing to save for retirement, whether they have kids in very expensive child care and they are trying to save for their kid’s college, or maybe they’re trying to save up a down payment to get out of rental housing and into something permanent,” she said.
If approved by ordinance next month, the salary raises will benefit the three people who take office in June, after they are elected in March 2020 when the majority of the five-seat council is up.
It would be the first time council has had a raise in 20 years.
Council members discussed the issue March 9, one day before the city declared a state of emergency due to the pandemic hitting Aspen.
With three new council members to be elected next year, it would increase the 2021 budget by $36,000.
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Pet Insurance? Why You Should
We humans love our pets. In most pet owner’s minds, that beloved dog or cat is a member of the family, and as such is entitled to nearly all the consideration we would give to a child or other loved one. No, we don’t let them eat at the table, but otherwise we treat them like children. Like a child, though, pets can sometimes cause trouble, or get into trouble, and that trouble can cost you money. We humans, for the most part, have health insurance, life insurance, and home insurance, which protects us from expensive troubles with ourselves and our houses. Pet owners should also consider pet insurance for several of the same reasons.
Dogs, in general, are an excitable lot. A dog will defend it’s home and family until it’s own death if he or she feels that it is necessary. This unbounded loyalty and fearlessness is one of the main reasons why we love our pets so much, but it is also why, in a good dog’s mind, the mailman (or anyone else he doesn’t know) is considered a serious threat to his territory, and must be vanquished at all costs. Even the most mild-mannered of K-9s feels that need to attack. Most pet owners are, of course, aware of this, but accidents can happen, and they can cost you money. Emergency rooms are very expensive, and people who have been bitten by a dog are not always in a forgiving mood.
If people were as resilient as the average dog at an advanced age, we would have Granny outside playing soccer with the kids, and probably outscoring them as well. Let’s face it, dogs love to play hard. Again, this exuberance and never say die attitude is one of our favorite traits in our pets. The downside of this attribute is that, unfortunately, sometimes dogs can get hurt. Pet insurance can work like your health insurance, and can be a big help when the pooch needs a cast. Veterinarians are not cheap, and they have an exasperating habit of expecting their pay when services are rendered.
Did you know that some pet insurance will even cover the cost of advertising in the event your pet becomes lost? Most pet owners have felt that heart stopping panic when, even for a few minutes, we don’t know where our furriest child is. Dogs are inquisitive by nature, and can wander off in search of new territory or the intriguing scent of a strange dog. Traveling can also be an issue when Rover gets out of a car or an RV and has no idea where he is. Dogs, despite repeated efforts to teach them, are just not good at reading maps. With their lack of opposing thumbs, cell phones are a problem too.
He Ate What?
There is an alarming list of the most common articles veterinarians surgically remove from dogs. The items one would expect, like bones, chew toys and sticks are there, but surprisingly other items on the list include; socks, pantyhose, corn cobs, rocks and hair ties. What wine goes well with a hair tie is anyone’s guess, but the fact is; a dog will eat almost anything that will fit down it’s gullet. Modern pet owners are more likely to seek medical care for their pets, and the range of ailments and diseases treatable today were unheard of a few years ago. Cancers, renal failure, hyperthyroidism and intervertebral disk disease are just a few of the conditions vets are now treating, and this fact is illustrative of how much we love our pets.
Being a pet owner is as much of a responsibility as being a parent in many ways, and the health and welfare of our follically blessed family members should be considered as a part of that responsibility. Now be a good Master or Mistress and go put away those hair ties, and consider a bit of brown gravy to go with the rocks.

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Sometimes in a news cycle that constantly reminds us of the name-brand sports teams and leagues, we lose sight of the thousands of college athletes and hundreds of thousands of amateur athletes who are also anxiously waiting for their next step towards a return.
In major sports leagues, teams have the benefit of extensive budgets for preventative equipment, plus entire units of their massive operations devoted to ensuring the well-being of players, coaches, and other team personnel.
Facilities around the world are faced with the challenge of bringing athletes back into the building with minimal health risks, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. With states and countries rolling back restrictions on non-essential businesses, including the reopening of many gyms and training centers, owners and operators are combating their first challenges in keeping athletes safe.
While standard cleaning practices are essential for training and sports facilities, assuring the strength of a building’s systems brings owners a little more peace of mind.
Already a strong consideration at college football practice facilities that have to consider the air that moves through roughly 4.5 million cubic feet of open space, the challenge of circulation is vast.
One simple way owners can improve ventilation is simply opening doors and windows in their space when possible, allowing for fresh air to constantly circulate in and out.
“The more intense the contact — in terms of spacing between individuals, duration of interaction, type of interaction and degree of ventilation — the higher the likelihood of infection,” Sohil R. Sud, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California at San Francisco said to The Washington Post.
Based on a study conducted by researchers focused on Teachers’ college in China, there are increasing numbers of systems available that easily track, monitor, and facilitate the air quality within a given space. In particular, the study focused on gymnasiums and auditoriums at that high school facility.
The system pays particularly close attention to the environmental factors of a given area, allowing operators to track the quality of the air as different individuals in various quantities cycle in and out of a given space. Then, the system tracks how likely it is that a disease can be spread, notes if there are large amounts of any dangerous particles in the air, and continually tracks a space so all users can know the environment they’re encountering.
As the United States gyms and facilities re-open, owners should also strongly consider bringing a few new, MERV-graded air filtration units into their facilities, especially in areas with such a high density of touchpoints and human traffic.
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CID personnel arrested the suspect at his house in Lutong.
MIRI (Sept 22): Police have arrested a 62-year-old unemployed man yesterday (Sept 21) for alleged possession of child pornographic videos and pictures.
District deputy police chief Supt Sabri Zainol confirmed the arrest of the suspect, who is married but without children.
“The suspect was arrested after we received a tipoff from Bukit Aman D11 (Sexual/Domestic Violence/Child Abuse Investigation Division) branch on the suspect’s alleged involvement in the distribution and uploading of pornographic videos and pictures involving children,” said Zainol.
Acting on the tipoff, a team of policemen led by ASP Unang Giang raided the suspect’s house in Lutong at around 3.30pm.
Pornographic material and peripherals seized from the suspect in the raid.
Upon inspection, the police found several child pornographic video compact discs (VCD) and digital video discs (DVD) and also illicit child pornography pictures.
“The police seized these items and other peripherals including a monitor, PC, keyboard, external hard drive, modem, headphones and a handphone,” said Sabri.
During interrogation, the suspect admitted to have developed an interest in child pornography and also adult pornography for many years and that he started to collect and store the illicit materials to satisfy his own lust.
“The suspect told police that he had never distributed or had been in a group who had access to child pornography,” said Zainol.
The police are investigating the case under Section 10 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
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Veteran German rocker Marius Müller-Westernhagen and hip-hop artist Xavier Naidoo are among the prominent German artists and songwriters who have signed a resolution protesting the German record
Veteran German rocker Marius Müller-Westernhagen and hip-hop artist Xavier Naidoo are among the prominent German artists and songwriters who have signed a resolution protesting the German record industry's plans to slash CD royalty rates.
Female singer/songwriter Nena, schlager songwriter Christian Bruhn, film composer Martin Böttcher and orchestra chief James Last are also among the document's 3,000 signatories. The resolution was initiated by the German Music Publishers Association (DMV), which has vigorously opposed the proposed royalty cut.
As previously reported, the German chapter of the IFPI went to the country's Patent and Brand Office in January and applied for the mechanical royalty rate to be slashed to 5.6% from 9.009% of the PPD (published price to dealers), effective Jan. 1. Approval hinges on an arbitration tribunal decision that may take up to five years.
According to DMV president Dagmar Sikorski, the initiative has become one of the largest joint campaigns on the part of publishers and authors in the past few decade. She says that the activities will continue over the next few weeks as more and more authors join the campaign.
Sikorski recently said the document would be issued to the media and "influential politicians" in Germany and Europe, "asking them to help prevent a group of companies with a dominant market position from ruining the existences of composers, lyricists, arrangers and music publishers."
The DMV represents over 500 member companies.


Portland, Ore. If you'd watched the fumbling attempts to re-create the first airplane during the celebration of the 100th anniversary of human flight last year, you might have thought little progress had been made between 1903 and 2003. But if you had watched the real birds flocking around the robotic birds being flown over the University of Delaware recently, you'd think otherwise.
The "birds" built by mechanical-engineering professor Sunil Agrawal and his team at Delaware advance the capabilities of unmanned aircraft, which until now have been fixed-wing designs. During a test flight of the first of Agrawal's prototypes to use a battery (rather than a rubber-band mechanism) to power the wings, "nearby birds came and circled around it," he said. "That flight was only 2 minutes, but the reaction of the real birds convinced us that were on the right track."
The robotic birds herald an era of natural-looking surveillance craft that blend in to their surroundings. Specifically, Agrawal is studying hovering birds and insects. "If we can provide a stable enough platform for a miniature camera, then we could fly flocklike formations of robotic birds, each sending its surveillance data back to a central point," he said.
Besides the obvious military applications, the robots could be used in search-and-rescue missions, to map hazardous areas (such as the interiors of collapsed buildings) and to provide agricultural and industrial telemetry.
Agrawal's first robotic birds resembled the rubber-band-powered balsa wood airplanes that many people built in their youth. But Agrawal's robotic birds had flapping wings and thus dispensed with the need for a propeller. Stretched over the balsa wood frame was paper that mimicked the "skin" of an airplane's wing and stood in for the feathers of an actual bird wing. The first model weighed in at more than 1.75 ounces (50 grams).
After Agrawal's prototypes sprouted battery-powered flapping wings, real birds began to take an interest in his craftsmanship. The early battery-powered robotic birds, however, were still heavy and lacked a means of steering so instead merely circled a sufficiently authentic birdlike action to attract the real birds' attention, but less than ideal for some of the applications for which the robotic birds are envisioned.
Agrawal refined the steering mechanism and switched from the balsa and paper structure to one built of carbon-fiber composite and Mylar, thereby dropping the overall weight to just half an ounce. His goal is to craft a palm-sized version roughly the size of a hummingbird that could perform surveillance missions in flocks that would be indistinguishable from the real thing to all but the most technically sophisticated eye.
A crucial step is to get the robotic birds to mimic flocking behaviors. Agrawal claims that much of the groundwork for that step has been laid, since many of the necessary algorithms for coordinated effort have already been amassed for use with land-based robots. "We want to take our experience with coordinating land-bound robots and adapt it for cooperative flying machines," he said.
Thus far, the group has analyzed the mechanisms by which birds and insects attain flight with flapping wings by studying, for instance, slow-motion video of a hummingbird. Now Agrawal plans to use a wind tunnel so that data on flying attitudes, force and torque can be characterized. "With data from a wind tunnel we can refine our designs using computer models and build better robotic birds," he said.
Funding for Agrawal's research has come from the U.S. Air Force, the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Institutes of Health.


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Newcastle United v West Ham United: Match Preview & Odds
Both clubs are in with a real chance of qualifying for Europe next year and we could be set for a classic on Saturday afternoon
The Premier League returns this weekend and the first fixture after the international break will see Newcastle United host West Ham United at St James Park. Both clubs are in with a real chance of qualifying for Europe next year and we could be set for a classic on Saturday afternoon. Here at betting.bet we’ll ensure you have all the latest team news and match insights as well as exclusive free bet offers and odds from our partners at bet365.
One win in four matches has seen Newcastle United fall to tenth in the Premier League table. The Magpies have 40 points from their 28 matches so far but lost 3-2 at Chelsea in their most recent league games. Newcastle United won 3-0 against Wolves in their last home league game, ending a run of four matches at St James Park without a win.
Saturday’s visitors, West Ham United have drawn back-to-back league games against Aston Villa and Burnley but David Moyes’ side are now unbeaten in four matches. The Hammers currently sit seventh with 44 points in 29 matches.
Newcastle United’s hopes of a top seven finish were handed a major blow last week with the news that defender, Sven Botman will miss the rest of the season and this summer’s European Championships with an ACL injury. Botman joins the likes of Nick Pope, Callum Wilson and Joelinton on the Newcastle United treatment table.
West Ham United have no fresh injury problems with Mohammed Kudus in contention to start on Saturday. The Hammers will be without midfielder, Edson Alvarez through suspension after the Mexican was handed his tenth yellow card of the season.
Newcastle United v West Ham United: Head-to-Head
Three of the past four meetings between Newcastle United and West Ham United have ended all-square, including the reverse fixture at the London Stadium in October. Tomas Soucek opened the scoring for West Ham United before a brace for Alexander Isak looked to have clinched all three points for the visitors. Mohammed Kudus scored his first ever Premier League goals in the 89th minute to see the match finish 2-2.
The corresponding fixture at St James Park last season finished 1-1 with Lucas Paqueta cancelling out Callum Wilson’s early opener for Newcastle United. West Ham United have now won just one of their last nine matches against Newcastle United.
Both teams have scored in each of the past six matches between Newcastle United and West Ham United whilst West Ham United have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last nine Premier League games. Newcastle United’s 3-0 win against Wolves produced their only clean sheet in eleven league games. Both teams to score seems an inevitability at St James Park on Saturday and is priced at 1/2 with bet365.
If we do get the goals we’re anticipating then who are the most likely goalscorers? Alexander Isak scored twice in the reverse fixture and also netted in back-to-back league games before the international break. The Newcastle United forward looks a solid bet at 6/5 to score at any time whilst he is way overpriced at 4/1 to open the scoring. Fancy Isak to score another double against West Ham United? That is available at 11/2.
West Ham United’s goals have been spread around far more evenly with The Hammers last eight league goals all scored by different players. However, our preference is for Jarrod Bowen. Bowen impressed in England’s 2-2 draw against Belgium on Tuesday and has been in red-hot form in the Premier League this season, scoring 14 times already. Bowen is 5/2 to score at any time against Newcastle United.
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A Connectionist Expert Approach for Speech Recognition
Halima Bahi and Mokhtar Sellami
Department of Computer Science, University of Annaba, Algeria
Abstract: Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are widely and successfully used in speech recognition, but still many limitations are inherited to their topologies and learning style. In an attempt to overcome these limitations, we combine in a speech recognition hybrid system the pattern processing of ANNs and the logical inferencing of symbolic approaches. In particular, we are interested in the Connectionist Expert System (CES) introduced by Gallant , it consists of an expert system implemented throughout a Multi Layer Perceptron (MLP). In such network, each neuron has a symbolic significance. This will overcome one of the difficulties encountered when we built an MLP, which is how to find the appropriate network configuration and will provide it with explanation capabilities. In this paper, we present a CES dedicated to Arabic speech recognition. So, we implemented a neural network where the input neurons represent the acoustical level, they are defined using the vector quantization techniques. The hidden layer represents the phonetic level and according to the Arabic particularities, the used phonetic unit is the syllable. Finally, the output neurons stand for the lexical level, since they are the vocabulary words.
Keywords: Artificial intelligence, speech recognition, hybrid system, neuro-symbolic integration, expert system, neural networks.
Received February 23, 2004; accepted July 8, 2004


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I have had a bit of time recently to browse the wonderful.worldwide.web in search of some creative inspiration. i seem to always end up getting sidetracked down a photography rabbit hole, where i dream of being able to take pictures like those i see on blogs. having recently upgraded my camera to canon 5d mk II, i suddenly am feeling the need to ‘up my game’ so to speak in the photo department. there is so much to learn and it takes time and patience, and a lot of trial and error, to develop one’s own style and understanding of the technical side of things, the latter of which has never come naturally to me. So in this my latest blog series, i am simply going to be enjoying and experimenting with the process of taking pictures in my own home of the things i love. Sometimes digital slr photography can easily become a bit lazy, as the camera can do so much intuitively without the person behind the lens having to think too much. so bear with me as i experiment a bit in the next few posts.
These french-style glass storage jars came from…you got it…a charity shop, this time in Crieff.
There was something about this clock when i first saw it, upturned on the rain-soaked trestle tables at my favourite salvage yard. And there’s something about the time too being 10.30 (from which it never moves). its a great time of the day at both ends, where you are either sitting down to morning tea, or considering the home straight to bed via a few fiddly jobs that invariably take about an hour…
i found these interesting little paintings when clearing out what was known as ‘nanny’s cubby hole’ at Tullyroan, sort of like bits n bobs heaven. the second one has no frame but i quite like the mis-match.
I’ve got a notion for dainty bird images at the moment (see my pinterest birdie board). This toast rack, now a letter holder, came from the country living christmas fair a few years ago in glasgow.
Ahhh the crochet blanket collection. the must-have vintage accessory (in addition to the enamel bread bin). most of these have been collected up from charity shops.
this picture hangs above our bed. its a very clever canvas, painted black with a photo stitched on. its by my friend miriam mcwilliam.


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Max Global Experience – Uganda
A fundraising adventure to support cancer survivors in Uganda and beyond!
There are many miles we tread to bring cancer treatment to patients around the world, but none is more significant than the Last Mile, which ensures that the right medication gets to the right patient at the right time.
Our 2018 Max Global Experience echoes the journey cancer survivors take to get much-needed treatment, care, and support. Participants will track the distance they walk, run, or cycle, with a goal of reaching 365 miles, a distance inspired by the cost of providing treatment access to one patient for one year: $365, or $1 per day.
This fitness and fundraising adventure will end in the trip of a lifetime to Uganda, where we’ll meet patient leaders who have overcome the stigma and isolation of cancer to help others in their communities, and together, we’ll walk the Last Mile at the source of the Nile River!
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Reading books about money and markets in the hopes it might make us richer is always fun, but after years of accumulating titles I found that the number of books that actually leave a lasting impact are few and far between. That’s why I put together this list of five books that actually helped my understanding of finance.
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Firstly, these aren’t books that are going to give you a how too of investing, they’re not guides for making money with any particular method, nor are they going to make you rich overnight.
What they will do, like they did for me, is contribute something to a wider understanding of how the bigger picture of money and finance work, and how we as people think and interact when it comes to markets.
Above all they are great reads, they are enjoyable, and offer true nuggets of gold that will help you form your own understanding of the world of money.
Straight in with a weighty title, this book is some 600 pages long. It’s a great read that in true Robbins’ style covers everything from the psychology of our past associations with money to a strategy for planning out how we intend to prosper in the future. Crucially there is a big section of interviews from money managers with practical and actionable advice on how to plan, and follow through with our investing goals.
For anyone at the start of their financial journey, anyone harbouring demons about their association with money, or simply for anyone that wants an all in one guide on how to get your head straight before moving forward — this is it.
Like I say, it’s a commitment just to get through, but it’s representative of the commitment you’ll need if you want to become wealthy in the future.
For me, it’s the rear of the book that truly stands out as one of the best books on money I’ve ever read. Not only does it contain fascinating insights from the minds of some of the best money managers ever to walk the earth, but it explains different approaches to investing that help you get a feel for how you want to move forward.
I think the weight of this book puts a lot of people off, I for one lent it to a friend who didn’t read it for lack of time, so if you’re in a similar boat you might want to check out Robbins’ condensed version of the book — Unshakeable. This title however I felt was fairly thin on the ground, a bit more of a sell for his partners, and lacks the gems of the interviews at the back of the larger book.
This one is for anyone interested in trading, investing or any activity that involves the assessment of risk.
What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars is a frank assessment of what happens when you let it go to your head. The story revolves around how Jim Paul rose to become the chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (one of the power houses of trade in the USA) and then lost his fortune in a single bought of hubris.
While this book is a story that centres around those heavily involved in trading, it’s more a book about risk, psychology, and how to preserve any money you do make. It’s an honest and fascinating account of what happens when it goes wrong, and is a must read for anyone involved in any type of investing.
Not only does this book give us some great lessons that I come back to time and time again — it’s just a fascinating read that is easily digestible and enjoyable to boot.
No financial read list should be without a title covering the Global Financial Crisis.
Whilst The Big Short probably holds the title as the most famous book about the GFC, for me it wasn’t the one that left the biggest mark.
The Big Short is a great book of course, it’s readable, it condenses a massive amount of detail into an easy to follow story and is a genuine page turner.
For me though, I think Gillian Tett’s account of not only what happened during the financial crisis, but what lead to it and the culture that surrounded the banking industry at the time.
Fools Gold is a great, great book that yields lightbulb after lightbulb of what lead to the events of the GFC. It’s written in a easy to digest way, and Tett has a true talent for telling the story.
Fools Gold was a book that really cleared up some misconceptions I had about the mechanics of how the banking industry worked, what lead to the catastrophic events of 2007–2008, and filled in some gaps that surround the traditional narrative.
William D Cohen has excelled here in producing a fascinating account of the history, mechanics and importance of what we have come to know as Wall Street. Cohen deals with why its become popular to dis bankers and the whole banking culture, and why the rise of the anti banking left might not be such a great thing for society as a whole.
Why Wall Street Matters has the feel of a really impartial piece of work, produced through decades of experience in the industry. Simple to read and easy to get through in a day, this book definitely leaves a clear picture about how money markets and the banking sector work, how they impact us as consumers, and why we need them.
4. The Basics of Bitcoin and Blockchains: An Introduction to Cryptocurrencies and The Technology That Powers Them
Didn’t expect to see a book about Crypto? Neither did I, but when I started reading this book it immediately earned itself a place on my desktop permanently.
Not only does this book give a fantastic account of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies, it gives a simply brilliant primer on money that is really rare to find. I really didn’t expect to see this in a book of this type, but by combining a history of money with the explanation of Crypto and Blockchain, Antony Lewis has produced a cracking book that helps understand money as something that evolves.
With Bitcoin and Crypto now forming part of a number of institutional portfolios, and with their adoption as a possible alternative to Gold, it pays to have an understanding of this marketplace — this book is a great way to do that.
Interested in trading the financial markets? Read this book.
When I first started trading I picked up nearly ever title I could find about trading, none of them helped. A number of years later I read this book by Gary Norden, and it instantly cleared up in my mind how I viewed markets, my chances of succeeding in them, and what I needed to do in order to give myself the best edge possible.
Again, this book isn’t a book about how to trade, it’s a book about how to approach trading — there’s a big difference. An End To The Bull is about doing away with the traditional retail message of fast profits and easy money, and instead painting a picture of how professionals approach risk and the markets.
Packed with clear and actionable advice about how to approach trading as a discipline, how to construct watchlists and how to formulate your own opinion, it’s probably the best book about trading markets I personally have ever read.
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There you have it = five of the best books I’ve ever read on money, markets and finance. If you are interested in them I’ve attached some links below.
(these are affiliate links, so if you don’t want to use them, of course feel free to skip and just head over to your favourite retailer)
I’ve come to understand that in order to prosper financially we need to take responsibility for our understanding of how money works, we need to constantly educate ourselves on the financial world around us and we need to constantly be sponging up the experiences and advice of those that achieve the things we want to achieve.
I believe these five books play some part in helping us do just that, I hope you find them useful.

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Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Band Profile; Dock Walsh & The Carolina Tarheels
The Carolina Tar Heels were a short lived but notable Old Time Country String Band who made a series of respected and highly collectible recordings from 1928 to 1932. They were led by Dock Walsh "The Banjo King of The Carolinas" who was born in Lewis Fork North Carolina in 1901 and included veteran musician Clarence Ashley, a guitar/banjo player originally from Bristol Tennessee (born 1895) and on harmonica and guitar either of the brothers Garley or Gwen Foster.
Walsh was a noted pioneer of the "clawhammer" banjo picking style and was also one of the first to record in the three-finger style. He is also believed to have invented a style of playing in a blusier slide style by placing pennies under the bridge and using a knife blade similar to that of blues guitar players like Robert Johnson and Son House. All of which earning the title "Banjo King Of The Carolinas". He was already playing (but not recording) with Gwen or Garley foster as the Carolina Tar Heels since 1925 when Columbia Records talent scout Ralph Peer put them together with Clarence Ashley for some recording sessions in 1928.
CAROLINA TAR HEELS ~ "GOING TO GEORGIA";
Clarence "Tom" Ashley was already an experienced performer who had toured with medicine shows and blackface minstrel show since 1911 and had played with well known fiddler G.B. Grayson. He had done recordings in 1928 for Gennett Records with the Blue Ridge Entertainers with Clarence Green on fiddle and Garley Foster on harmonica.
The Recordings ~ The records made by the Tar Heels are notable from others of the era for not having a fiddle player. The songs range from spare slower numbers like the classic "In the Pines" (sung by Walsh) to ensemble numbers sung by all three and played at a breakneck speed. All featured the banjo as the lead instrument. "In the Pines" was a folk ballad of unknown authorship with the version done by Walsh believed to be the first commercially recorded release. The song became a classic and would later be recorded by Leadbelly, Bill Monroe, Peg Leg Howell, The Louvin Brothers, Osborne Brothers, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Doc Watson, Roscoe Holcomb, John Phillips, Long John Baldry, Dave Van Ronk, The Greatful Dead, The Four Pennies, Ralph Stanley, Dolly Parton, Odetta, Gene Clark, Link Wray and more recently Mark Lanegan and Nirvana.
CAROLINA TAR HEELS ~ MY HOME'S ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS";
Dissolution ~ After making the Peer recordings the band seems to have essentially ended with Ashley moving on to other projects while the great depression brought an end to much of the industry devoted to rural music. Walsh and the Fosters would continue to perform but Ashley would be the one to have the greatest impact with his rediscovery during the folk revival of the 1960's when he would make several recordings for Smithsonian/Folkways and playing the folk circuit. Walsh would also record for Folkways during the 1960's folk revival. Walsh and Ashley both died in 1967 while Foster died in 1968.
Dock Walsh ~ Banjo/Vocals, Clarence Ashley ~ Guitar or Banjo/Vocals, Garley Foster ~ Harmonica or Guitar/Vocals
CAROLINA TAR HEELS ~ "THERE'S A MAN GOING ROUND TAKING NAMES";

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with pain medication. However, the results of pharmacological treatment are
often poor. One of the reasons might be that half of the patients do not use
their medication as prescribed. Underuse as well as overuse are common and have
been described to result in reduced treatment effect, health care risks and
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The way people think about their pain medication have been shown to be related to the way they use their medication. With this study, we confirmed this relation with a prospective study. Baseline beliefs about pain medication, measured by ‘Pain Medication Attitudes Questionnaire’, were found to be related to underuse of pain medication, the occurrence of side effects and patient satisfaction after three months.
PainRelief.com: What should readers take away from your report?
Response: Readers should be aware that negative beliefs about pain medication may impair treatment results, possibly due to nocebo mechanisms. Taking these beliefs into account should be part of the prescription process. Management of expectations might be a way to optimize pharmacological treatment effects.
PainRelief.com: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this work?
Response: Other studies (e.g. in cardiac surgery) demonstrate surprising effects of expectation managing interventions on outcome parameters. Future research should investigate the effects of clinical interventions that address and improve individual patient beliefs and expectations about pain medication on medication adherence behavior and treatment outcome parameters.
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The Relation between Patients’ Beliefs about Pain Medication, Medication Adherence and Treatment Outcome in Chronic Pain PatientsA Prospective Study
Timmerman, Leon PhD*; Stronks, Dirk L. PhD†; Huygen, Frank J. PhD†
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The chancellor, Gordon Brown, issued a bleak warning to firefighters: the government would not cave in to "excessive" pay demands when the world economy was facing its worst slowdown for 30 years.
He said he would not retreat from his "tough and disciplined" stance in ensuring economic stability by ceding to firefighters' demands for a 40% pay rise.
Mr Brown said during the Queen's speech debate that the global economy was facing one of the worst recessions since the 1970s oil crisis, with the US, Europe and Asia facing the "first simultaneous world slowdown for almost 30 years".
The shadow chancellor, Michael Howard, said above inflation pay deals had already been given to some public sector workers. Past cases include "the increase for ACAS workers of 17% over two years, for the Welsh assembly staff of 22% over three years and for civilian workers in the ministry of defence of 20% over four years".
The governor of the Bank of England, Sir Eddie George, had warned that meeting firefighters' demands would lead to a wave of similar claims that would be hard to stop. Mr Howard demanded: "Since it has started, how does the chancellor propose to stop it?"
Former Conservative chancellor Kenneth Clarke accused Mr Brown of skating on thin ice over handling the economy. He insisted the government must concentrate on investing in business or its public spending plans would collapse.
Mr Clarke added that the chancellor's explanation for how he would finance increased spending was "unsatisfactory". He warned: "In this particular session of parliament it is possible the chancellor will face some of the toughest and most difficult decisions that he's faced so far."
The former shadow work and pensions minister, John Bercow, criticised the Tories' position on the minimum wage.
He told the party to recognise that the minimum wage had not been a disaster and should "accept it". He had opposed the measure when the government introduced it but now conceded: "The reality is the national minimum wage has not been the disaster which the Conservatives, myself included, predicted."
Mr Bercow quit the Conservatives' frontbench earlier this month because of the party's official opposition against adoption by unmarried and gay couples.
Single pensioners will see their pensions rise by nearly £2 a week from next April, said the work and pensions secretary, Andrew Smith. He told MPs the above inflation rise would push pensions up £100 a year for single pensioners and £160 a year for couples.
Mr Smith said most national insurance benefits will rise by 1.7%, in line with the retail price index, while income related benefits will go up by 1.3%.
Mr Smith also announced reform of the incapacity benefit system after a huge increase in the number of people claiming it. He said mandatory work-focused interviews would be coupled with "groundbreaking" rehabilitation programmes and new financial incentives to help people back into work.
Mr Smith insisted: "This is not about forcing sick or disabled people into work. It is about encouraging people to look at their options and helping those who want to work to achieve their goal of getting a job."
The shadow secretary for work and pensions, David Willetts, welcomed the uprating of incapacity benefit, but was critical of the government's overall benefits strategy and ability to implement the planned changes. He also accused ministers of being caught in a "cycle of over-spin, over-hype, failed pilots and failed initiatives".
Funding for top athletes will not be cut in the run-up to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, said the sport minister, Richard Caborn. He pledged to keep the level of funding the same as for the Sydney Olympics for elite athletes preparing for the contests.
The Conservatives voiced fears that poor lottery ticket sales could see funding slashed by up to 15%, but Mr Caborn vowed there would be no grant reductions. The money would be found from both "inside the lottery and from outside".
The minister for tourism and broadcasting, Kim Howells, conceded the government made a mistake when it removed responsibility for marketing English attractions from a national body.
He said a policy shake-up would correct the problems and help the whole British industry recover from setbacks caused by September 11 and the foot and mouth epidemic.
Last month the government moved to combine the English tourism council with the British tourist authority into a single body in charge of promotion.
The British film industry must learn from American experience if it is to win more international recognition, said Mr Howells. Newcomers had to learn about skills such as team scriptwork, otherwise "we will always be struggling when it comes to international competition in films".
Mr Bercow urged extension of proper employment rights to clergy members, "who are frequently under rewarded but who should be equitably treated". The second church estates commissioner, Stuart Bell, said the Church of England was "listening very carefully".
He added: "The Church of England is considering the DTI document on employment status in relation to statutory employment rights, and the Church will make a formal response by December 11."
Learning accounts fraud
Fraud during the administration of the individual learning accounts scheme, which ministers closed last autumn, could have cost the taxpayer up to £97m. Education undersecretary of state Lady Ashton said it could take up to two years to establish the full extent of fraudulent claims by education providers and students.
The government came under renewed pressure over fears it might eventually introduce student "top-up" fees. Labour's Lord Morgan said many universities, including Cambridge and those in Scotland, opposed them. He hailed Scotland's "much fairer" system of a means-tested graduate tax.
Lady Ashton insisted: "The government has a manifesto commitment to not introduce top-up fees. And, as the prime minister made clear last week, we stand by that manifesto commitment."
Lords summer recess
The Lords will decide next Monday whether to follow the example of the Commons by cutting short the summer recess and meeting during September next year, said the Lords' chief whip, Lord Grocott.
The government insisted its new planning shake-up would not deprive residents of a voice over new developments in their area. Lady Ashton said planning played a key role in delivering priorities like housing, roads and hospitals.
Outlining details of the planning and compulsory purchase bill, she pledged: "In taking forward our reforms we will ensure that the changes do not erode the ability of the public to participate as appropriate."
Lords' working hours
The Conservatives' Lady Blatch urged that changes in Lords hours did not "impede in any way our ability to revise and scrutinise bills" in the Queen's speech.
She also warned the government against using parliament acts to push through a hunting ban into law, when the issue was decided on a free vote in both the Lords and the Commons.
Power cuts warning
A warning of power cuts this winter, because of a 40% cut in the wholesale price of electricity since 1998, was made by the former national coal board chairman, the Liberal Democrats' Lord Ezra.
The science and innovation minister, Lord Sainsbury said: "The government does not expect the fall in wholesale prices to lead to difficulties in the supply of electricity but, as always, we are monitoring carefully the short-term balance of supply and demand."
The school standards minister, David Miliband, announced a 7% increase in teacher trainee recruits since last year. Figures from the teacher training agency show that 31,261 people have been recruited to courses on initial teacher training in England in 2002-2003, compared to 29,194 in 2001-2002.
The Speaker, Michael Martin, told MPs and ministers to cut out waffle at question time after "disappointingly slow" progress.
He said: "I expect questions to be sharp and to the point. No long preambles. One member, one question. Ministerial answers [should be] no longer than a single printed paragraph of modest length...Ministers...and leading opposition...spokesmen have been some of the worst offenders."
In parliament today
The transport secretary, Alistair Darling, his ministers, and the deputy cabinet office minister, Douglas Alexander, face the Commons at question time.
The fifth day of the Commons Queen's speech debate covers topics of the regions, local government, transport and environment, and food and rural affairs.
The third day of the Lords' Queen's speech debate is on the topics of health and social affairs.

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Irving, Texas – As the world around Michael Vick was threatening to shrink to a steel-barred cell, he received a call from his good friend Demetrin Veal.
A teammate of Vick’s with the Atlanta Falcons in 2003, Veal is trying to hang in for a third season as a Broncos defensive tackle. Veal may be on the roster bubble in Denver, and his recent knee injury isn’t going to help.
But fighting for a job isn’t as stressful as his friend’s fight for freedom. As of Thursday evening, Vick was engaged in plea-bargain negotiations with federal prosecutors that could result in eight to 12 months of jail time following allegations he financed an illegal, high-stakes, dogfighting enterprise.
“I think they’re coming down hard on him,” Veal said Thursday after the Broncos’ afternoon practice with the Dallas Cowboys. “The man knows he made a mistake, but they’re making him out to be a monster right now. He’s not that bad of a guy. He’s a nice person who got caught up in a bad situation. I talked to him and gave him my support.”
There has been growing sentiment that if Vick goes to jail, others who invested in him will also be punished.
NFL sponsors have invested heavily in Vick’s star appeal. The Falcons gave their quarterback a record 10-year, $130 million contract on Christmas Eve in 2004. The team showed its belief in Vick again during the offseason, when it traded away his promising backup, Matt Schaub. Fans who love to watch an athlete perform unprecedented feats developed an emotional attachment to Vick.
“Looking at it from a player’s perspective, you want to give the guy the benefit of the doubt because he’s done so much for this game,” Dallas tight end Jason Witten said. “This may be a bold statement, but I don’t know if there’s a player out there that has more talent than he does. He’s so physically gifted.
“But, unfortunately, he got himself in a situation where it’s going to be tough to get out of. I really don’t know what to think because there isn’t a player in this league who doesn’t understand how things can get blown out of proportion a little bit. But at the same time, we have rules and he’s a role model – a face of this NFL, one of them. So that hurts. I think it hurts all of us.”
Details of the indictment against Vick have incited a different emotion. Allegations his operation sometimes executed poor-performing dogs through electrocution, hanging, drowning or other cruel means have fueled a public outcry against Vick.
“I know animals touch people’s hearts,” said Cowboys linebacker Junior Glymph, who was Vick’s Atlanta teammate from 2004-05. “Some vegetarians don’t like killing cows. I can understand there are a lot of dog lovers out there. I like dogs. I like Michael Vick, too.
“This dog stuff, it’s not something you talk about. I just knew him as a person. We got along good. We weren’t close or anything, but we would speak. He’s a cool guy. I don’t see him as this type of guy.”
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters at the Detroit Lions’ camp Thursday he didn’t think the Vick saga would damage the sports’ popularity. But he did indicate a plea bargain could be an admission of guilt, which in turn could put Vick in violation of the league’s recently enhanced off-field conduct policy.
Based on Goodell’s swift justice with other policy violators, Vick could first serve a jail sentence, then face a league suspension.
Among those pulling for Vick is Broncos and former Falcons defensive line coach Bill Johnson.
“I will say this: When all the allegations came out, I was surprised,” Johnson said. “I never had any inclination. I’m not sure all he’s being accused of. It just makes me feel bad.”
As Johnson talked, a thought passed through his mind. He started coaching the Falcons’ defensive line in 2001, Vick’s rookie year. And Johnson left prior to the 2007 season.
Recent developments suggest Vick also may spend the rest of 2007 somewhere other than Atlanta.
“We came to Atlanta at the same time,” Johnson said. “And there’s a chance we’ll leave Atlanta at the same time.”
Staff writer Mike Klis can be reached at 303-954-1055 or firstname.lastname@example.org.

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The UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council just announced the winner of their annual science photography contest: a photo of a single strontium atom suspended in an electric field taken by David Nadlinger.
‘Single Atom in an Ion Trap’, by David Nadlinger, from the University of Oxford, shows the atom held by the fields emanating from the metal electrodes surrounding it. The distance between the small needle tips is about two millimetres.
When illuminated by a laser of the right blue-violet colour the atom absorbs and re-emits light particles sufficiently quickly for an ordinary camera to capture it in a long exposure photograph. The winning picture was taken through a window of the ultra-high vacuum chamber that houses the ion trap.

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Poster, "Civilians, when we go through this we need all the help and comfort you can give." Jewish Welfare Board, November 11. 1918.
Unprocessed Material — Object: 1
A broadsheet published by the Jewish Welfare Board of New York in the closing days of the First World War.
- Publication: 1918-11
- Riesenberg, Sidney H. (Person)
1 Sheets (1 poster)
1 poster, lithograph
- United War Work Campaign -- The Jewish Welfare Board Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1914-1918) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings