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The Conjurer’s Riddle
Hardcover | Kindle
Sequel to The Inventor’s Secret
By Andrea Cremer
Philomel Books | Penquin Random House Young Readers
Release date: November 3, 2015
What would have become of North America had the British won the Revolutionary War? That’s the premise of Andrea Cremer’s The Inventor’s Secret book series, which creates an alternate 19th-century history where the British Empire has dominion over the New World as an underground Resistance rebels against it. The exiled children of the rebellion reside in the Catacombs in the New York Wildlands, where they stay in hiding from the Empire as they grow up without their parents until they come of age and can join the fight.
In The Conjurer’s Riddle, the second book of the series, 16-year-old Charlotte returns to the Catacombs after the caverns are set ablaze, leaving the children no shelter. She has no idea what happened to cause the destruction of their home, but there’s no time to figure it out, as she now must lead the young refugees to safety. Her final destination is New Orleans, the rendezvous point for the Resistance, but first she must find a way to get there.
Charlotte’s journey is a dangerous one, as she not only must travel with the children and keep them safe, but she also has to do so under the watchful eye of the Empire. Helping her are other youngsters: Pip, a tinker’s apprentice; Scoff, who’s into alchemy and apothecary; and Grave, a boy with great strength and abilities, but no memory of his past. Grave is not like anyone else Charlotte has ever known, and the story of the boy’s existence is a fantastical one. But as time goes on, it’s clear that Grave is special and there’s more to him than anyone could imagine, which is why both the Resistance and the Empire want to get their hands on him. While Charlotte is not surprised at the Empire desire to exploit Grave, she’s shocked to learn that the Resistance wants to use the boy as a weapon in their battle for freedom, which makes her question whether the cause deserves her undying loyalty.
Cremer’s new book gives young readers a fast-paced tale that never lags, as it builds upon the steampunk world the author created in The Inventor’s secret, where the inhabitants worship the ancient Greek gods. The characters commonly and frequently utter exclamations* like “Athene’s helm” and “Hephaestus’s hammer” and sail on ships with names like Perseus and Aphrodite.
Having not read the first book, I found its sequel to be slightly confusing in the beginning. It was obvious to me that pieces of the story were missing, but thankfully, they were filled in eventually, especially the details of Grave’s coming into being. I also found that I was eager for Charlotte and her group to get to New Orleans so I could witness the goings on of the Resistance. While there was plenty of action throughout the book, the start focused on getting the smaller children to safety. As an adult, I found it difficult to read about the little children struggling to survive and to think of them without the comfort and care of their parents. But, once the rendezvous point was reached, I found I could truly enjoy the tale being told, which included the reintroduction of several people from Charlotte’s past: Her brother, Ashley, as well as other family members; Ash’s love interest, Meg; and Charlotte’s close confidant, Linnet, along with Linnet’s brothers, Coe and Jack, both of whom are vying for Charlotte’s affections.
The love triangle element of the story seems to have been decreased from the first book, where Charlotte and Jack had something special that was ruined. Charlotte handles herself well in this scenario (although her emotions are secretly in chaos), but the best portions of The Conjurer’s Riddle pertain to Grave, his situation, and the growth of his character. The altercation with the title conjurer was one of the best parts of the book, as was the ending, which I won’t spoil here, but suffice it to say, it looks like the author plans to continue this tale.
The Conjurer’s Riddle is a young readers selection, so it’s for people 12 years old and up. The writing is at a level where adults can enjoy it, but since most of the characters are children, you can expect some juvenile dialogue and emotions throughout. Although, the older characters will say such lines as, “I should have thought to warn you, given your proclivity for daring deeds,” so there will be plenty of new words for the younger audiences to learn here. Charlotte, especially with her being on the cusp of adulthood, often swings between naive, lovesick teenager and mature responsible nurturing adult, which is not uncommon for people her age. For teen readers, Charlotte, who is actually a fierce, competent fighter, is an appropriate antagonist, while her slightly younger sidekicks will appeal more to the 12-year-olds.
*Note, the version I read of The Conjurer’s Riddle was an advanced uncorrected proof from the publisher, so any quotations noted here from the book are subject to change from the published edition.
The Revolution is beginning–and Charlotte may be on the wrong side.
In this sequel to The Inventor’s Secret, Charlotte and her companions escape the British Empire, but they haven’t left danger behind. In fact, if they go against the revolutionaries, they face even greater peril.
Charlotte leads her group of exiles west, plunging into a wild world of shady merchants and surly rivermen on the way to New Orleans. But as Charlotte learns more about the revolution she has championed, she wonders if she’s on the right side after all. Charlotte and her friends get to know the mystical New Orleans bayou and deep into the shadowy tunnels below the city–the den of criminals, assassins and pirates–Charlotte must decide if the revolution’s goals justify their means, or if some things, like the lives of her friends, are too sacred to sacrifice.
This alternate-history adventure series asks the questions: What would have happened if America had lost the Revolutionary War? And what would people be willing to do to finally taste freedom?
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Dennis Brown honoured to serve as new president of Bermuda Football Coaches Association
Dennis Brown says it is an honour to serve as the Bermuda Football Coaches Association’s newest president.
The highly decorated former player and coach was appointed to the post during the association’s Annual General Meeting in November and is keen to build upon the foundation laid by predecessor Richard Todd who opted to step down.
“It’s a great honour to represent the Bermuda Football Coaches Association as the president and for the membership to have confidence in me to lead and serve them,” Brown told The Royal Gazette.
“I was actually going to step down from the Executive Committee but with an actual new committee coming in, I looked at continuity to carry on what had been implemented under Richard Todd.
“My term is for two years, a term which was amended by the members at the AGM, which would give the president more time to carry on what has been started and implement more pathways and learning for our coaches.
“I am looking to bow out after my two-year tenure but impart all my coaching knowledge on the person who will eventually take over.”
Brown is one of three changes on the association’s executive committee as Aaron Denkins and Juma Mouchette have replaced Maceo Dill and Danvers Seymour Jr.
Denkins, the Dandy Town coach and technical director, has been appointed as vice-president and Mouchette as a committee member.
Thaaqib Talbot remains as secretary, Omar Shakir as treasure and Larry Smith, Derek Stapley, Tracee Seymour, Khomeini Talbot and Tiffany Hayward as executive committee members.
The BFCA was formed in November of 2013 with the aim of developing of a pool of qualified coaches, cultivating an environment of continuous learning, assisting any organisation in lobbying for the improvement of football facilities and the atmosphere in which the game is conducted, and to lobby to make coaching viable as a part- and/or full-time profession in Bermuda.
Among its founding members are former West Ham striker Clyde Best, former Bermuda Football Association president Richard Calderon and national coaches Carlton Dill and Andrew Bascome.

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Right off the bat, you can see that the WD Black SN750 has a new look for the packaging. This is part of the push for the Black line to be more gaming focused. The box is all black and then in the background, they have WD Black in a gloss black then on top of that is a large photo of the all black M.2 drive. In other words, the box is more an example of how to use different finishes while sticking with the Johnny Cash all black look. They did put the estimated read speed here and they have the drive capacity up in the top corner. Our sample is a 1TB model just like the previous WD Black. Around on the back of the box, there is a lot more… black. There is another picture of the drive and mostly just the same stuff that you could see on the front. They do mention the 5-year warranty back here and that the drive uses 3D NAND. There is also a window that gives us a look at the drive itself in the box so the serial number can be seen and scanned.
Inside the box, the drive comes in a clear plastic tray with another tray over top of it. Then for documentation, they did include a bundle of papers tapped together. This includes a list of support contact numbers and more information on the warranty in multiple languages.
aesthetics for M.2 drives can be extremely limited. They aren’t like SATA SSDs where you could change the casing design. The basic drive here still has to fit the same form factor and when it comes to laptops that includes thickness so even adding a headspreader or heatsink isn’t always an option. But WD is actually going that direction for the SN750 in the near future. They have a heatsinked design of this exact drive coming this spring and they worked with EKWB on the design. But for now, the non-heatsink design basically has two things that can be done for aesthetics. You can change the PCB color which WD has already gone with black on this and previous M.2 black drives for obvious reasons. The other option is the sticker that goes on top. The previous WD Black’s sticker was similar to the old box with a mostly black design but with white trim. They changed things up here with an all black sticker as well as the new WD_BLACK logo. It still has all of the other info you need like the model and serial number barcodes as well as the model name and capacity. But it is all toned down in a grey with just a few things in the brighter white.
The WD Black SN750 is a single sided drive so the back of the drive has nothing at all going on other than the flat black PCB.
Let's pull that sticker off and have a look under it to see what all the SN750 has going on. The layout is exactly the same as the 2018 WD Black. You have the NAND chips on both ends. Then the smaller chip 2nd from the left DRAM and the controller is to the right of that. In fact, I pulled up a picture of the last years model and I couldn’t find anything different with the PCB as well, other than the U16 label is moved and the U1 label is missing altogether. There are a few resisters at the controller that are moved a hair closer to the controller as well.
But let's take a closer look at the chips to see what WD went with. The DRAM is the same SK Hynix DDR4 running at 2400MHz H5AN8G6NAFR is there to handle the address translation table. The controller looks to be the same SanDisk 20-82-007011 controller that is made in house that was used last year. Then for the NAND, it has SanDisk branding with a model number of 06560 or 8456DVGNQ0Q3. The 06560 is the same designation as the previous WD Black. The NAND on our 1TB sample has the same 512GB capacity per chip as well. Now the WD Black SN750 does have a 2TB model coming out and that specific model has 1TB NAND chips to keep the drive a single-sided design.

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Philadelphia's Willarene Ward, sister of Clara Ward and member of the famous Ward Singers, died in August at 91, which is why the five-bedroom, 3,000-square-foot Ward family house is for sale. The Ward Singers were one of the most influential and commercially popular gospel groups of the golden era, with lasting success from their beginnings in the 1940s through the 1970s. In his obituary of Willa Ward in the New York Times, Dennis Hevesi described the group's early momentum:
"With their dynamic surges and sudden octave-high leaps, the Wards and their evolving cast of singers, wearing rhinestone-studded choir gowns, would pack sports arenas and convention halls around the country." Hevesi noted Willa's "pure, note-bending voice," a quality which later got her backup gigs with Patti LaBelle and Chubby Checker, among others.
Willa left the family group in 1958, but throughout her lifetime kept forming other gospel groups. She also wrote a well-received autobiography, How I Got Over: Clara Ward and the World-Famous Ward Singers, which was called "a courageous and genuinely gracious book" by the Bloomsbury Review.
As for the house, it has five bedrooms, three bathrooms and there's no question it's in need of an update or 10. You can smell the dust just looking at the photos. But it seems a shame to think of simply as another out-of-date home in need of an emergency granite-countertop infusion. Philadelphia has an impressive gospel legacy. Museum, anyone?
[This is a recording of Willa Ward in 2009 singing "Amazing Grace at her piano at 4542 N. Broad Street.]
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Advantages of online dating sites upside of online dating is obvious: It's an easy way to meet a bunch of potential dates whenever you want. But does all of that quantity and convenience equal quality? As 38 percent of contemporary American singles looking for love online, there's now a whole body of scientific research to give us a bit of perspective.
Online dating has experienced a consistent rise in popularity during recent years. More and more people are turning to the internet and using dating websites to help them find a partner. However, there are still those that are put off by the idea of using dating websites. There is, of course, nothing wrong with wanting to meet someone in the traditional manner and letting fate and nature take their course. However, in this day and age people have increasingly busy lives and many people simply struggle to find the time to conduct an active social life and create the opportunities to meet new people.
Millions of people nowadays are using the Internet to find a significant other. Dating websites such as Match. However, there can be a good side and a bad side to seeking your soul mate online. Dating someone based on similar interests or personality types can be result in a more compatible relationship than, say, dating someone who looks cute in a bar or who asks you to dance in a club. When you date online, you have the chance to get to know someone's opinions and interests first, before you make a snap decision based on looks or a cute smile. Dating online can make it much easier for people to lie about themselves. The nice guy you've been matched with through a dating site is probably not a serial killer, but he also might not be a 6-foot-2, year-old underwear model either.
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Many people today are turning to the internet as a tool for finding a partner. The Internet has strong advantages but there are some serious pitfalls. A "surfer" can immediately focus on people with similar interestsbeliefs, age and other important criteria without having to spend time and money "going for coffee. Advantages of online dating sites "partner shopping" in a global supermarket of humanity. Relating thru writing emailing is a quick and efficient way to learn a lot about a person and how they tick, with minimum initial commitment or investment face-to-face and is the heart of effective online dating.
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The installation consists of ten kindergarten chairs. Under each chair hung ten shadow puppets, each representing a world leader. Above the puppets were modified pots that look like bonangs (metal gamelan drums). The installation has electric hammers which will beat the pots if a button is pressed, producing gamelan-like sounds.
“I call it Shock Theraphy for Global Political Leaders,” said Heri Dono, the creator of the installation. Heri explained that the installation is his take on the issue of intolerance in many countries. Therefore, in the installation he proposes gamelan as a remedy. Heri considered gamelan as a very tolerant form of orchestra. “Every gamelan player is the conductor. Whereas Western music is led by just one conductor,” he explained in the press tour session of the “Serupa Bunyi” exhibition, Friday (10/8) at Taman Budaya Jawa Tengah.
Heri continues to explore tolerance values in gamelan. In his other work “Gamelan Goro-goro”, also exhibited, Heri created a kinetic installation which seem to produce random sounds, but in the end composed a harmonic gamelan rhythm.
Heri said it is in line with the nature of gamelan: how a group of people produced sounds from which a harmony emerged. In order for that to happen, each gamelan player cannot just focus on their own performance, but they also must be sensitive to sounds created by the other players.
“People can be tolerant when they are playing the gamelan, instead of just watching a performance, because by playing, they can know different rhythms from what they’re playing, and by seeing the difference, they can learn to respect differences,” Heri explained.
Enjoy Heri Dono’s and four other contemporary visual artists’ work in the “Serupa Bunyi” exhubition, open for public on 11–15 August 2018 at Taman Budaya Jawa Tengah. The exhibition is part of the International Gamelan Festival 2018, complementing gamelan performances and conferences.

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I've just returned from two weeks' touring in Russia with Hurts. We stepped off the beaten track, playing in places such as Voronezh, Chelyabinsk, Samara, Kazan and Novosibirsk. It was quite an experience! The band are currently recording their second album, which should be released next year.
I've enjoyed some more studio fun with the glorious Alexander's Festival Hall today. I arranged and recorded some strings for his jaunty new song, 'On Peacock Island'. We've worked together many times before, most recently on an epic project which involved recording several songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats for Faber, my publishers. Feel free to download the EP from iTunes if you are so inclined!
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August 3, 2022 Updated 1:37 P.M. ET
ROCKLEDGE (FLV) – A pilot program to help people suffering from substance abuse will expand to 12 counties in Florida.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the network of addiction care called Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) as the first of its kind in the nation.
“Substance abuse can affect any family at any time, so from education to law enforcement to treatment we are going to make sure that Floridians can take advantage of this new addiction recovery model,” DeSantis said.
Floridians can use CORE to receive medical assisted treatment and for stabilization. The program was piloted in Palm Beach County for nearly two years. CORE will be expanded in two phases. Phase one counties include Brevard, Clay, Duval, Escambia, Gulf, Manatee, Marion, Pasco, and Volusia counties.
“Addiction is heartbreaking for all involved, and we ultimately want to help people address the stress traumas that led them to addiction,” said State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo. “One day the standard of care will address the trauma and the stress, but until then we have the evidence-based practices that exist in place.”
DeSantis announced the appointment of Dr. Courtney Phillips as the first Statewide Director of Opioid Recovery.
“The state of Florida should be proud today to take the lead on systematically tackling the opioid and substance use epidemic with compassion and competent care,” Phillips said.
The governor blamed the Biden Administration’s southern border policies for the influx of fentanyl and other deadly drugs in the United States. In 2022, there have already been nearly 2,000 fatal overdoses in Florida.
Ashley Moody to Biden on Meeting With Mexico President: ‘YOU MUST address: Fentanyl. Fentanyl. Fentanyl.’
Last year, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, with the Central Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Team, saw a 72% increase in drug overdose fatalities related to fentanyl.
“Biden’s border crisis has caused a massive infusion of drugs coming into our state,” DeSantis said. “This year we increased the penalties for individuals trafficking drugs in our state, and now we are giving Floridians the tools they need to break the substance abuse cycle.”
The Florida Supreme Court granted the DeSantis Administration’s petition for a statewide grand jury to examine international human smuggling networks.
The grand jury will investigate networks bringing people illegally from the southern border to Florida. The jury will examine these networks’ impact on Florida and how they violated state law. It will also investigate local governments that aid in the smuggling scheme.
DeSantis Admin Applauds Supreme Court for New Grand Jury to ‘Fight’ Biden’s ‘Disastrous’ Border Policies
“By fulfilling our request to impanel a grand jury, the Florida Supreme Court has enabled the State of Florida to take the next step in fighting back against Biden’s disastrous border policies,” said Larry Keefe, who is the Governor’s public safety senior advisor.
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There has never been a better time to consider making the move to financial and personal freedom. All of the advantages of working at a wirehouse firm have disappeared as independent channels have matched and surpassed the technology used, level of support provided and investment options available to clients. There are now distinct advantages that having full control over your business provides. Best of all, you can attain those advantages without sacrificing the level of service and investment options your clients receive and the level of backend support you currently receive. The only difference you will probably notice is a much happier lifestyle and the rewards that only come with owning your own business.
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FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Fort St. John Warming Centre was busy over the winter break due to the freezing temperatures, peaking at -40.2 degrees Celsius on December 21st.
Alban Tense, a warming centre staff member, said the busiest day was December 26th, when they had 24 guests. On Christmas Day, the centre had 18 people show up.
“Most of the guests were saying they had no other place to go and hang out, especially on Christmas, everywhere is closed,” Tense said.
Tense said the guests felt like they had a family at the centre and felt at home.
On December 21st, the centre hosted a Christmas lunch, according to Tense. Guests were served mashed potatoes, grilled chicken, vegetables, desserts and drinks. The 32 attendees also received gift hampers.
Tense said there were also overdose prevention service peer workers to assist staff.
On New Year’s Eve, Tense said staff held another lunch for guests.
In the future, he said the staff are looking to make lunches every day, so the centre is also looking for donations of easy-to-make lunches, such as canned soups.
As winter continues in the region, Tense said the centre is also looking for winter clothing donations to help the centre’s guests.
The Fort St. John Warming Centre, located at Suite 1 10067 100th Avenue, is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, including holidays.
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Keyshia Ka’oir in Vibe Magazine
Hey guys, here are a few quick behind the scenes pics of Keyshia Ka’oir at the VIBE Magazine photoshoot she did last Wednesday. Hope you like it, and we’ll keep you posted when the spread drops.
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It is a great pity that Newton is so little read, especially in an age that prides itself on being scientifically-minded. For nothing is less scientific than to overlook the fact that present ideas have past antecedents and that present triumphs in science, as in everything else, come only by way of the arduous preparations and labors by which men in the past laid the foundations for subsequent successes. Newton stands as one of the few great men in history who have directed and shaped the course of things present. Not the least of his influence is to have given modern physics its revolutionary character. For we are apt to forget that without Newton's spectacular achievements there would have been far less of a fertile source from which such a revolution could have sprung.
Besides the Principia and occasional appearances of the Optics, the writings of Newton on the whole have remained inaccessible to students of philosophy, science, and literature, as well as to the general reader. It is the aim of this book to fill, to some extent, this unfortunate lacuna; that is, to provide a wider representation of the interests, problems, and characteristically diverse philosophic levels and directions along which Newton's thoughts traveled. Once given the chance, there are few persons who could fail to be interested in or profit by meeting the greatest scientific mind of the seventeenth century. This book was begun with the encouragement and expert advice of Professor John Herman Randall, Jr.; it was also my good fortune to secure his consent to write the Introduction.
The various selections have been grouped under five general headings. While some classification of this sort is necessary, in some instances it may also result in a certain unavoidable artificiality. For example, when Newton begins to talk about gravity, he often concludes with God, and separation of the two topics does some violence to his thought. In important places, in both the text and notes to the selections, where such a connection might be


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Welcome to iLeads Insurance Market Minute, where we bring you the latest, most relevant news regarding the insurance market. Last week you were reading Insurtech to Launch Parametric Pandemic Insurance Product. This week we’re bringing you: Survey: Insurers Not So Confident About the Pandemic Ending This Year
Commercial insurance markets continue to harden in Q2: USI*
Commercial insurance markets have continued to harden in the second quarter as many lines have seen double-digit rate increases, according to a market update released Tuesday by USI Insurance Services Inc.
Casualty markets have seen some of the steepest increases, as an umbrella and excess liability for middle-market accounts have risen 10% to 50%, while risk management accounts are up 25% to 100%, according to the report. Total capacity is down at least 25%, and there are requirements for higher underlying attachment points, USI said.
Primary general and product liability have risen more modestly at 5% to 10%, as auto markets have continued to see double-digit increases. “Rate increases are common for most insureds across most industries. Capacity constraints as a result of markets exiting this line have also put pressure on rates,” USI said.
Primary auto liability for fleets of fewer than 200 vehicles with good loss history is up 10% to 20%, while cover for fleets of fewer than 200 vehicles with poor loss history has risen 20% to 30% or more. Read more in-depth here.
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Tech start-ups have flooded into the insurance industry, promising consumers an easier and faster process. Among the newer firms is Root Insurance, which uses smartphone technology for car insurance. Rather than rely on historically biased demographic data to determine rates, Root’s mobile-first technology enables everyone with a smartphone to get a rate based primarily on their driving behavior.
Credit score, Zip code and even driving history have less to do with Root’s rating, enabling low-income, immigrant, and young drivers, who have traditionally been placed in high-risk pools through no fault of their own, to escape the punishing rates that can significantly impact their lives. Root claims it can save drivers up to 52% on their car insurance. Read more in-depth here.
Survey: Insurers are not so confident about the pandemic ending this year*
A new survey has revealed that most insurers are not too hopeful about the pandemic ending anytime soon and that they have even switched priorities in preparation for a new normal.
The survey, conducted by Alan Walker LLC, asked 25 insurers – P&C, life, and health insurance companies – about their thoughts regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
When asked about how confident they were that the pandemic would end by January 01, 2021, most of the participating insurers felt unsure. Fifty-four percent (54%) of the respondents said they were either “not at all confident,” or “not so confident.” Only 8% said that they were “very confident” or “extremely confident” that the outbreak would be resolved by next year.
The remaining 38% said they were only “somewhat confident” in COVID-19’s resolution within the year. Read more in-depth here.
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(1905–84). The Soviet novelist Mikhail Sholokhov won the Nobel prize for literature in 1965 for his realistic portrayals of Cossack life in the Don River region of Russia. His chief work, published from 1928 to 1940, has been translated into English as And Quiet Flows the Don (1934) and The Don Flows Home to the Sea (1940).
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov was born in Veshenskaya, Russia, on May 24 (May 11 according to the calendar in use at the time), 1905. At age 15 he joined the Red Army, which was then fighting a civil war to assure the triumph of Communism. After the war and two years in Moscow, he returned home to his beloved Don River area. He had written his first book, Tales of the Don, at 17. He began his major novel in 1925. It is an unbiased depiction of the struggle of the Cossacks against the Communist armed forces. It became the most widely read novel in the nation and was praised as an example of socialist realism. The novel was awarded the Stalin prize in 1941.
Sholokhov’s second large novel was 28 years in preparation. It has been translated in two parts as Virgin Soil Upturned (1935, published as Seeds of Tomorrow in the United States) and Harvest of the Don (1960). His They Fought for Their Country (1942) is a heroic novel of the Soviet struggle against the German invasion of World War II.
Some have accused Sholokhov of plagiarism, citing his youth and inexperience at the time of the publication of his first book. They claim the original was done by the Cossack writer Fëdor Kryukov, who died in 1920. They also note that Sholokhov’s later books did not compare in quality with the great first novel. Sholokhov died in Veshenskaya on Feb. 21, 1984.


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Nakajima Youko is your average somewhat timid high school student. One day, a strange man named Keiki appears before her, swearing allegiance. Before she could properly register what was happening, demon-like creatures attack Youko and her friends, after which they are pulled into a different world. A world unlike what she has ever known. Separated from Keiki, Youko and her friends must do whatever they can if they wish to survive in this new world.
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Juuni Kokuki - The Twelve Kingdoms - Netflix
The Twelve Kingdoms (十二国記, Jūni Kokuki, also known as “Record of 12 Countries” or “Jūni Kokki”) is a Japanese series of fantasy novels written by Fuyumi Ono and illustrated by Akihiro Yamada. The first entry in the series called “The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow” was published by Kodansha in Japan in 1992; the last Kodansha volume was released in 2001. In 2012 the series was resumed under the Shinchō Bunko line from Shinchosha. Shinchosha has also begun reprinting the older volumes with new cover and interior art from Akihiro Yamada. The Chinese mythology-influenced books were adapted into an anime television series by Pierrot in 2002. It aired on Japan's NHK from April 9, 2002 to August 30, 2003, and totaled 45 episodes. The novels were licensed in the United States by Tokyopop and the first four volumes were released between March 2007 and November 2010 as part of their Pop Fiction line. Subsequently, the English license reverted to Kodansha. The entire anime series has been released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States by Media Blasters.
Juuni Kokuki - Music - Netflix
Ending Theme - “Getsumei-Fuuei” Lyrics by Keiko Kitagawa Composed and arranged by Tomohiko Kira Performed by Mika Arisaka
Other music in the series was composed and arranged by Kunihiko Ryo. Kunihiko Ryo's instrumental opening theme “Jūni Genmukyoku” has been praised for its “sweeping score” that suits “the high fantasy series very well.” The end of the song has also been praised for having an “exciting” sound similar to later “swashbuckling main themes” for the Pirates of the Caribbean (2003-2011) film soundtracks and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006) video game soundtrack.
Opening Theme - “Juunigenmukyoku” Composed and arranged by Kunihiko Ryo
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Are you Looking for Mohit Malhotra Age, Birthday, Height, Net Worth, Family, salary, Weight etc..? Find the latest complete information on celebritynews.wiki. Mohit Malhotra was born on 4 April 1986 in Delhi, India. He is an actor.
|Physical Stats & More|
|Height (approx.)||in centimeters– 180 cm|
in meters– 1.80 m
in feet inches– 5’ 11”
|Weight (approx.)||in kilograms– 80 kg|
in pounds– 176 lbs
|Body Measurements (approx.)||– Chest: 40 inches|
– Waist: 30 inches
– Biceps: 16 inches
|Debut||TV: MTV Splitsvilla Season 2 (2009)|
|Award||Indian Telly Award for Best Fresh New Face Male in 2010|
|Date of Birth||4 April 1986|
|Age (as in 2018)||32 Years|
|Zodiac sign/Sun sign||Aries|
|College/University||• University of Delhi, New Delhi|
• University of California, Berkeley, California
|Educational Qualification||• Bachelor of Business Management (B.B.M.)|
• A Specialized Course in International Business
|Hobbies||Travelling, Swimming, Writing|
Relationships & MoreMarital StatusUnmarriedAffairs/Girlfriends• Joanna Magee (Actress)
• Aishwarya Desai (Actress)
FamilyParentsFather– Ashok Malhotra
Mother– Anju Malhotra
SiblingsBrother– Himanshu Ashok Malhotra (Actor; Elder)
Sister– NoneFavourite ThingsFavourite FoodThai CurryFavourite Actor(s)Hrithik Roshan, Amitabh BachchanFavourite Colour(s)White, BlueFavourite DestinationMiamiFavourite AccessoryWatchesFavourite Brand(s)Armani, ZaraFavourite PoliticianDonald Trump
Some Lesser Known Facts About Mohit Malhotra
- Does Mohit Malhotra smoke?: No
- Does Mohit Malhotra alcohol?: Yes
- In 2009, Mohit Malhotra participated in the reality show ‘MTV Splitsvilla Season 2’ where he was ended up as the first runner-up.
- In the same year, he got his first break in the TV serial ‘Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke’ as Birju.
- He received huge fame in 2010 when he played the role of Sid in the TV serial ‘Sasural Genda Phool.’
- In 2011, Mohit Malhotra participated in the dance show ‘Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan.’
- He is a huge fan of the American business tycoon and politician, Donald Trump.
- In 2013, Mohit hosted the dance reality TV show ‘India’s Dancing Superstar’ that was aired on Star Plus.
- He has been featured in various TV commercials like Pepsi, Minute Maid, Royal Enfield, Convergys, Aircel, V-Mart, etc.
- He is a die-hard party lover.
- Mohit Malhotra is a fitness enthusiast and visits the gym regularly.

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Published June 21, 2023
NextLot Celebrates Its 16th Anniversary
“It has been an incredible ride. 16 years ago this week, my father, Norman, and I decided to start NextLot. My dad had bought machine tools and factories and partnered with auctioneers to sell the assets for 35 years. He had witnessed the growing popularity of online bidding and was troubled by auctioneers running online auctions on public portals where they would share their buyers with their competitors. As we talked, we recognized an opportunity to help make the auction industry better and provide auctioneers a far superior solution for online auctions. I had built a line of business for a software company making technology easy to use for the average person and had the ability to make my father's dream a reality.
When we started, it was far from a certainty that we were going to be successful. The vast majority of auctioneers weren't running online auctions yet and didn't appreciate the benefits of selling online. Remember, this was before iPhones, Netflix, and Amazon Prime. Also, mobile internet bandwidth was still quite slow. I decided to take a year off from law school and see if we could make a go of the business. We built a prototype, got a trade show booth at the National Auctioneers Association Conference & Show in San Diego, CA, and started to sell the product.
As we started talking to auctioneers, we learned that many auctioneers felt the same way that Norman did and were wanting to use online auction software that would be privately branded and hosted on their websites. We experienced tremendous growth right off the bat, which culminated with making the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing U.S. companies in 2012. I think the secret to our success has been offering a privately branded online auction solution that brings auctioneers better results. With decades of experience in the auction industry, we also were able to better understand auctioneers' needs, which helped us to innovate. For example, we were the first platform to be completely web-based with no software to download and the first platform that offered mobile bidding. Over the past 16 years, we have run over 36,000 auctions, sold over $27 billion in assets, and registered over 1.2 million online bidders.
So, is that it? Companies that cease to innovate die. NextLot has big plans for the future, starting with the release of its new timed bidding and administration platform to all clients this year. We are going to do what we've always done, which is listen to our customers to best understand what auctioneers are looking for. We are so thankful for the support we've received from our clients over the past 16 years. Without you, we wouldn't be here today. We also have the greatest team with some members being with us from the beginning. We couldn't have achieved our success without them. Lastly, I'm so thankful that I've been able to work with my dad every day. It has been a blessing that has made us much closer. I also think being a family business gave us a competitive advantage because many auctioneers also have family businesses and could more easily relate to us. So, now onto the next step. I'm very much looking forward to the next 16 years and to the continued success of the auction industry."
- Scott Finkelstein, CEO of NextLot Inc.
About NextLot, Inc.
NextLot provides auctioneers with a fresh approach to online-timed and live webcast auctions by providing extremely easy to use, mobile friendly, privately branded software for three main auction formats: Timed Auction, Webcast, and Pre-Bid. NextLot, founded in 2007, has run over 37,000 online auctions and has sold $28 billion in gross merchandise value on its platform.

domain: economics


I'm in the process of setting up a less hillbilly brewhouse using a couple of nice 15-gallon pots that have been welded for tri-clamp as well as bristling with weldless fittings. My goal is to use the HLT (with nice stainless HERMS coil) as a boil kettle as well, transferring from one to the other via one pump with a 2-way ball valve. I'll be transferring sparge water to an unused brew pot and gravity sparging or pumping for sparge and using a lauter grant. Either way it'll be better than the unwieldy way I've been doing things up to now. And I'll have mash capacity for a double batch so I won't have to double up the brew day to get 10-gallons In the process of building out, I decided to utilize the tri-clamp fitting on the MLT/BK as originally used, with a 5500w heating element. That's where the fun starts. I've been working backward and building out a relatively simple control box so that I can use to set temp in the HLT for recirc/mashing and also regulate the boil once I get the wort sparged and collected. I've had to rethink the whole thing step by step as I realized that to do C, I really had to do B and to do that, A was pretty much a necessity, etc...all the way back to the breaker box (30 amp 240v GFCI breakers are NOT cheap, it turns out). I think I finally stopped spending money, though I'm pretty sure there's at least one more electronic component that I do need. All that to say this: Who's running electric and how simple or elaborate is your system/controller? I could use some input and inspiration before I start finally putting things together.


|Publication number||US5711601 A|
|Application number||US 08/670,184|
|Publication date||Jan 27, 1998|
|Filing date||Jun 21, 1996|
|Priority date||Jun 21, 1996|
|Publication number||08670184, 670184, US 5711601 A, US 5711601A, US-A-5711601, US5711601 A, US5711601A|
|Inventors||Edward George Thomas, William Albert Miller, Margaret Mary Lowan|
|Original Assignee||Fluid Management, Inc.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (14), Referenced by (98), Classifications (9), Legal Events (7)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains to mixing apparatus and in particular to apparatus for mixing the contents of a closed container, such as a paint can or the like.
2. Description of the Related Art
Continual improvements are being sought in the mass production of materials which need to be mixed prior to delivery. For example, material compositions may tend to settle over time, as during storage and transit from a manufacturer, and then through distribution channels, to an end user. Additionally, in the interest of achieving overall economies demanded by end users, there is an effort in many industries to provide a variety of custom composition materials by blending the material components at a point of sale location. In many cases these materials need to be mixed in order to render the composite product practically useful.
For example, in the color industry, paints, varnishes and other coatings, inks and other pigmented materials are typically delivered in either single color bulk form or in a previously dispensed mixture of several colors, in thin-walled containers. It is typically observed that one or more of the components of the closed container separate or otherwise undergo sedimentation processes in the container. While it is possible to open the container, as an end user would do, to stir the contents of the container, it is more desirable from a material handling standpoint to leave the container sealed, and to accomplish mixing of the components within the sealed container.
A number of different machines have been proposed to mix the contents of a closed container. Attention must be paid to the motion of the material within the container to insure that materials locally situated at the walls or bottom of the container are adequately mixed as well as materials situated in the center of the container. Different types of agitating motions are accomplished with different commercial mixers currently in use today. For example, commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 5,197,802 is directed to a mixer which causes a sealed container to undergo a generally gyroscopic motion, with the container simultaneously rotating about two different axes. Commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 4,497,581 disclosed mixing apparatus in which a container is rotated about an inclined access. Further, commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 5,310,257 discloses a mixing apparatus which causes a closed container to undergo what may be termed a reciprocating motion, different from the motion of the mixing apparatus described above. Commonly owned U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,834,548 and 4,134,689 disclose further variations of mixing motions. In general, the goal of each of these mixers is to thoroughly blend or otherwise reconstitute the contents of a closed container. One figure of merit for mixing apparatus is the adequacy of the mixing result while another figure of merit is the speed with which a container can be made to achieve the desired mixing result.
Mixing apparatus of the type typically employed at a point of sale location is, of necessity, limited in physical size and weight. Due to these and other commercial restraints, even larger scale mixing apparatus is typically designed to accommodate only a single larger sized container (e.g. five gallon pail) at one time, although several smaller size containers can be accommodated, on occasion. In a high volume environment, the mixer is cycled many times in the course of a work day, with each cycle involving the loading and unloading of the sealed containers being processed.
Due to the considerable mass of the filled containers and the motion needed to adequately mix the container contents, a substantial amount of energy is imparted to the container during a mixing operation. Accordingly, it is important that the container be adequately restrained during the mixing operation. Referring, for example, to the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 5,197,802, a pair of clamping plates are employed for container securement. With each container loading operation, the plates must be spaced apart to allow a container to be loaded between the plates, and the plates must thereafter be brought together so as to clamp the container. At the end of a mixing operation the clamping plates must be moved apart so as to allow removal of the container from the mixing apparatus.
It has been observed that effective mixing motions imparted to a container cause certain clamping arrangements to "back off", thus loosening the clamping pressure on a container. Accordingly, various locking devices for maintaining clamping pressure have been developed, and improvements in their design and ease of manufacture are still being sought. Of course, at the conclusion of a successful mixing operation, these locking arrangements must be unlocked to allow the clamping plates to be separated, in preparation for removal of a container from the mixing apparatus. Due to the repetitive nature of the clamping, unclamping, locking, and unlocking operations that are encountered in a typical workday, improvements leading to ergonomic advantages are commercially important.
Further, as has been mentioned above, substantial amounts of energy can be stored in containers during a mixing operation, and, despite the clamping arrangements which have been developed to commercial satisfaction, concerns by labor groups and members of the public in close contact with mixing apparatus have given rise to the demand for additional isolation between the container undergoing the mixing operation and adjacent bystanders.
It is an object of the present invention to provide mixing apparatus for mixing or otherwise reconstituting the contents of closed containers.
Another object of the present invention is to provide mixing apparatus in which closed containers are clamped by the mixing apparatus.
A further object of the present invention is to provide mixing apparatus having improved clamping and clamp-locking arrangements.
A further object of the present invention is to provide mixing apparatus with additional isolation provided between the container being mixed and adjacent surrounding bystanders.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such additional isolation in the form of a rolling door with various safety interlock features.
These and other objects according to the principles of the present invention which can be seen from the appended description and drawings are provided in a mixing apparatus for pulverulent materials, comprising a pair of opposed pressure plates; first frame means for mounting the pressure plates for movement toward and away from each other, between clamped and unclamped positions, into and out of clamping engagement with a container disposed between the pressure plates, respectively; second frame means for mounting the pressure plates for a mixing motion which mixes the contents of the container; clamp drive means mounted on the first frame means for moving at least one of the pressure plates between the clamped and unclamped positions, the clamp drive means including a crank arm, means for rotatably mounting the crank arm to the first frame means, and at least one manually graspable handle means mounted on the crank arm for movement between locked and unlocked positions; and lock means carried by the first frame means for locking the crank arm against rotation in a first direction and for unlocking the crank arm when the crank arm is moved in a direction opposite to the first direction.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of mixing apparatus according to the principles of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 2--2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIGS. 4-7 are views similar to FIG. 2 but showing a sequence of operation;
FIGS. 8-10 are fragmentary cross-sectional views corresponding to the sequence of operation shown in FIGS. 4-7;
FIGS. 11-13 are fragmentary perspective views of the braking apparatus thereof;
FIG. 14 is a perspective view similar to that of FIG. 1 but showing the cover in a raised position;
FIG. 15 is a fragmentary perspective view of the crank arrangement shown in FIG. 14;
FIG. 16 is a fragmentary side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 17 is a fragmentary exploded view thereof;
FIGS. 18-20 are fragmentary cross-sectional views corresponding to FIG. 16;
FIG. 21 is a top plan view of a clutch plate of the crank arrangement;
FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along the line 22--22 of FIG. 21;
FIG. 23 is a top plan view of the arrangement shown in FIG. 15, with the top cover of the gear box removed;
FIGS. 24-26 are bottom plan views of the crank arrangement shown in sequence of steps in an unlocking operation; and
FIG. 27 is a side elevational view of the mixing apparatus thereof.
Referring now to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1 and 14, a mixing device according to the principles of the present invention is generally indicated at 10. FIG. 1 shows an outer cabinet construction generally indicated at 12, with door 14 in a closed position. FIG. 14 shows mixing device 10 with door 14 in a open position to reveal mixing apparatus generally indicated at 20.
Except as noted herein, many of the features of mixing apparatus 20 are well known in the art. Mixing apparatus 20 develops a gyroscopic mixing motion in a manner similar to that disclosed in commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 5,197,802, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. A container 22 to be mixed is rotated about a central axis through the cylindrical container (i.e. a vertical axis for the container position shown in FIG. 14). The framework visible in FIG. 14 is mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis, being cantilevered from the hub 106 of a drive wheel 26, as shown, for example, in FIG. 2. Drive wheel 26 is rotatably driven by a pulley 28 (see FIG. 2) driven by a motor M through a drive belt 30 (see FIG. 3).
Referring to FIGS. 1-10, an interlocking control arrangement is generally indicated at 40 and includes a manually graspable switch handle 42 which extends through the upper end of cabinet 12. As can be seen in FIG. 2, door 14 has a front end 44 and a rear end 46. FIGS. 1 and 2 show door 14 in a fully closed position, with the forward end 44 received in a groove or recess 48 shielded by the forwardly located threshold plate 50. A manually graspable handle 52 is located adjacent forward end 44. As will be seen herein, if a user should grasp and pull handle 52, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the user will find that door 14 is rendered immovable, due to the interlock system 40.
Referring to FIGS. 4-7, by way of a brief overview, FIG. 4 shows the door 14 in a fully closed position with handle 42 moved to a permissive position (shown in FIG. 8) which allows the electrical drive motor for the mixing mechanism to be energized. Before opening of the door, a user must grasp the handle 42, moving it to the off position shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, to permit door 14 to be opened as indicated in FIGS. 6, 7 and 10. As will be seen herein, with the door 14 in a fully opened position as illustrated in FIG. 7, the mixing mechanism is engaged by a brake to prepare the mechanism for a reloading operation. After a container has been placed in the mixing device, the sequence of operation is reversed with door 14 being moved to a closed position, and with handle 42 being moved to the permissive position.
Referring now to FIGS. 8-10, interlock system 40 includes the aforementioned switch handle 42 mounted at the upper free end of an arm 60. Arm 60 is pinned at 62 to a internal frame member 64. Articulated linkage arms 68, 70 are pinned at 72 to the upper end of arm 60. The pin connection 72 and hence the free end of arm 68 travels an arcuate path, following the angle of displacement of switch handle 42 as it is moved between the operating positions shown in FIGS. 8 and 10. A stop member 76 is pinned at 78 to the free end of arm 70. Stop member 76 pivots about pin member 80 which is secured to an internal frame member (not shown) of cabinet 12.
As switch handle 42 is moved from its operating positions shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, rotational force is applied to stop member 76 for bringing the stop member into and out of the path of travel of door 14. For example, with switch handle 42 shown in the permissive position of FIG. 8, stop member 76 is rotated into the path of travel of door 14, preventing its opening. As switch handle 42 is moved as indicated in FIG. 9 to the off position illustrated in FIG. 10, stop member 76 is moved out of the path of travel of door 14, allowing the door to be opened. If an operator attempts to move switch handle 42 to the permissive position while the door is open, i.e. in the position shown in FIG. 10, stop member 76 will be blocked by door 14 from assuming the position shown in FIG. 8, effectively preventing an operator from moving the switch handle 42 to the permissive position while the door is even partly open.
In the preferred embodiment, with the permissive position shown in FIG. 8, the rearward end 46 of door 14 contacts stop member 76 while the forward end 44 is received within recess 48, below threshold 50, as shown, for example, in FIG. 2. Thus, the forward end 44 of door 14 is held captive at its forward end by recess 48 preventing inward or outward displacement of the lower end of door 14, and further the rearward end 46 is held captive in recessed grooves or tracks 84 formed in cabinet 12. As will be appreciated, stop member 76 effectively closes off the remaining degree of freedom permitted door 14, thus easily and automatically achieving desired control over door 14 to effectively defeat any compromise of the integrity of the enclosure surrounding the mixing mechanism.
With the switch handle 42 moved to the off position of FIG. 10, the lower free end 88 of arm 60 contacts and depresses a switch 90. In a preferred embodiment, switch 90 has electrical leads 92 coupled to the drive motor of the mixing mechanism. In the preferred embodiment, the drive motor is of the electrical type, although it will be readily appreciated that switch 90 could be coupled to a solenoid or air valve controlling energization of a pneumatic motor. As a further alternative, switch 90 could be of the fluid control type with direct fluid connection to a fluidically operated drive motor. In the preferred embodiment, switch 90 opens the electrical energization circuits for the mixing drive motor when switch handle 42 is moved to the off position shown, for example, in FIG. 10.
Turning now to FIGS. 7 and 11-13, and initially to FIG. 7, as door 14 is moved to the fully opened position, its bottom end 42 contacts a lever arm 100 of a brake arrangement 102. As mentioned above, mixing apparatus 20 is connected to pulley 28, which in turn is coupled through drive belt 32 to drive motor M (FIG. 2). As shown in FIG. 2. pulley 28 is mounted on a hub 106 which also mounts wheel 26. As can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 11-13, for example, wheel 26 has a notch or recess 110 formed in the outer peripheral edge 112 thereof.
Referring now to FIGS. 11-13, as door 14 is moved in the downward direction of arrow 116, it rear edge 46 is moved toward lever arm 100. Lever arm 100 is pinned at 130 to plunger 124. Referring to FIG. 11, an aperture 132 is formed in support structure 122 to allow the pin connection at 130 to be formed during an assembly operation at the manufacturer's facility. In the preferred embodiment, pivot connection 130 includes a pin securely fastened to plunger 124, and passing through an elongated slotted hole in the internal lower inward end of lever arm 100, with the direction of elongation of the hold extending in the direction of elongation of the lever arm. With continued downward movement of door 14, lever arm 100, pivotally mounted at 120 to a supporting frame portion 122 of cabinet 12, is moved to a downward position. Braking arrangement 102 includes a generally cylindrical plunger 124 which is slotted at 126 (see FIG. 11) to receive the remaining, free end of lever arm 100. Accordingly, as door 14 engages lever arm 100 (causing rotation of the lever arm as illustrated in FIGS. 12 and 13) plunger 124 is moved in an upward direction.
A roller 136 is rotatably mounted at the upper end of plunger 124. As door 14 urges the free end of lever arm 100 in a downward direction as indicated in FIG. 12, roller 136 is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface 112 of wheel 26. As indicated above, an operator must move switch handle 42 to the off position illustrated in FIG. 10 before door 14 can be opened. If desired, a timing control can be provided for drive motor M to de-energize the motor beforehand, at the end of a mixing operation. If a sufficient amount of time is allowed to pass after de-energization of the drive motor, the mixing apparatus 20 will eventually come to a rest position.
However, it is also desirable that interlock system 40 be employed to de-energize the drive motor M while power is being applied to the mixing apparatus 20. Frictional forces of the mixing apparatus and moving parts associated therewith will quickly bring the mixing apparatus to a rest position. It is preferred that, within an average time required to fully open the door 14, the mixing apparatus and particularly the wheel 26 still be coasting toward a rest position as door 14 is moved to the fully open position, shown, for example, in FIGS. 7 and 12. If necessary, friction elements can be added to hasten the coast-down time. During coast-down, wheel 26 is still undergoing rotation as indicated by arrow 142. Roller 136 comes in contact with the peripheral edge 112 of wheel 26, and rotates as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 12.
During the period of time indicated in FIG. 12, downward pressure is continually exerted on the free end of lever arm 100, and thus roller 136 is continuously pressed against wheel 26 with a defined pressure. In a relatively brief time, a notch or recess 110 formed in wheel 26 is moved to the position illustrated in FIG. 13 so as to receive roller 136, thus locking wheel 26 and hence the mixing apparatus 20 and container loaded therein, at a predefined rest position. In a preferred embodiment, the predefined rest position of mixing apparatus is generally that as indicated in FIG. 14, with the central axis of container 22 oriented in a generally vertical direction. If desired, other predefined positions of the container can be selected by repositioning the notch or recess 110. If desired, roller 136 can be coupled to plunger 124 through a shock absorbing spring, such as that illustrated in FIG. 12, for example.
Referring now to FIGS. 14, 15 and 27, mixing apparatus 20 includes a lower fixed clamping plate 130 and an upper movable clamping plate 132. As seen in FIG. 15, an inner frame generally indicated at 134 includes an upper cross member 136 (which will be seen to house a gear train assembly) and a lower cross member 138, with the cross members secured together by support rods 140, 142 (see FIG. 15). Threaded rods 144, 146 are journaled at their lower ends in cross member 138 and are gear driven at their upper ends through a gear train located within cross member 136. The hub member 106 has an arcuate or yoke-shaped portion secured to support rods 140, 142. Preferably, the yoke portion of hub mounting 106 provides rotatable support for the threaded rods 144, 146 to support the mid portions of the threaded rods.
As indicated in FIG. 14, the container 22 is placed atop lower clamping plate 130 and upper clamping plate 132 is lowered into position to contact container 22 in a compressive engagement therewith. The upper clamping plate 132 is mounted to a traveling cross member 150 which slidingly engages support rods 140, 142 at its diagonally opposite corners, and which threadingly engages threaded rods 144, 146 at its remaining pair of diagonally opposite corners. As threaded rods 144, 146 are rotated about their central longitudinal axes, traveling plate 150 is moved in upward and downward directions, thus moving upper clamping plate 132 toward and away from lower clamping plate 130. In order to aid loading of container 22, a roller 154 is positioned at the forward free edge of table 156 which rotatably supports the lower clamping plate 130.
Referring now to FIGS. 15 and 23, upper cross member 136 comprises a hollow rectangular enclosure, the upper wall of which has been removed in FIG. 23 to expose a train of gears 160 coupling a central gear 162 to outboard gears 164, 166 affixed to the upper ends of threaded shafts 144, 146, respectively. Thus, as central gear 162 is rotated, threaded shafts 144, 146 are rotated together, in synchronism.
Referring now to FIGS. 15-26, a manually operated drive assembly is generally indicated at 170. Drive assembly 170 includes a crank arm 172, preferably taking the form of a hollow housing, which, as will be seen herein, contains an internal drive clutch arrangement and related components shown, for example, in FIG. 17. As will be seen herein, as crank arm 172 is rotated about a vertical axis of rotation, threaded shafts 144, 146 are rotated about their respective longitudinal axes, thus moving the upper clamping plate 132 in upward or downward travel. FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along the ling 18--18 of FIG. 15, but with the crank arm 172 having its longitudinal axis aligned with line 18--18.
Turning now to FIG. 17, a rachet gear 176 is attached to the upper end of cross member 136 by threaded fasteners. In FIG. 17 the aforementioned central gear 162 is shown above rachet gear 176 for clarity of illustration, and it should be understood that the central gear 162 is, in its final installed position, located underneath rachet gear 176, within the hollow enclosure of cross member 136. A lower clutch plate 178 is attached to central drive gear 162 by threaded fasteners. A plurality of pins 180 are pressed into crank arm 172 and are received in corresponding apertures formed in an upper clutch plate 182. Springs 184 are inserted over pins 180, so as to bias upper clutch plate 182 in a downward direction, into engagement with lower clutch plate 178. A support stud 188 having an upper threaded end 190 is secured to the bottom wall of cross member 136, as can be seen, for example, in FIGS. 18-20. A nut fastener 192 and lock washer 194 secure the crank arm 172 to the threaded end 190 of stud 188.
In the preferred embodiment, stud member 188 is dimensioned such that nut fastener 192 is permitted a range of travel on the upper threaded end 190, to alter the preloading or static compression of springs 184, to provide a clutch adjustment. In a preferred embodiment, the clutch arrangement limits the amount of compressive clamping torque applied to the threaded shaft 144, 146, thus limiting the pressure which can be applied to container 22 as crank arm 172 is operated to draw the clamping plates 130, 132 together. As mentioned, the amount of clamping pressure can be readily controlled by adjusting the position of nut fastener 192 on threaded end 190 of stud 188.
Referring to FIGS. 21 and 22, the lower clamping plate 178 has a generally cylindrical configuration, with a series of radially directed grooves 200 formed in its upper surface. As can be seen in FIG. 22, the grooves 200 have a tapered depth at their radially inner ends. As can be seen in FIG. 21, the radially inner ends of grooves 200 are also tapered in plan view. Upper clamping plate 182 has a plurality of teeth 204 (see FIG. 17) which are received in grooves 200 and which are complementary shaped so as to completely fill the grooves 200 when the opposed mating faces of clutch plates 178, 182 are brought together, as shown, for example, in FIGS. 18 and 19. Even though the clutch plates have tapered teeth and grooves, they allow clutch slippage in only one rotational direction (i.e. cam tightening) and are locked in the opposite (i.e. cam loosening) direction.
As crank arm 172 is rotated about a vertical axis, its apparent width is shortened as the perspective viewing of the elongated crank arm 172 is changed. Rotation of crank arm 172 causes pins 180 to apply a torque to upper clutch plate 182, bringing the teeth 204 of upper clutch plate 182 out of engagement with grooves 200 and lower clutch plate 178, causing the upper clutch plate 182 to ride along pins 180, so as to further compress springs 184. With continued rotation of crank arm 172, the teeth 204 are again aligned with grooves 200 and are received in the grooves. However, continued turning of crank arm 172 fails to move the lower clutch plate 178, and thus the gear train coupled to threaded shafts 144, 146 is not driven.
Turning now to FIGS. 24-26, a locking arrangement of the drive mechanism 170 is shown. FIGS. 24-26 show the underside elevation view of crank arm 172 and the various components illustrated in FIG. 17 installed therein. As mentioned, the rachet gear 176 is secured to upper cross member 136, but is shown detached therefrom in FIGS. 24-26 for explanatory purposes. Further, for purposes of explanation it should be understood that central gear 162 and clutch plates are shown removed in FIGS. 24-26.
As can be seen in FIG. 17, a pair of manually graspable knobs 210, 212 are installed at either end of the generally diamond-shaped crank arm 172. In the preferred embodiment, knob 210 is fixedly secured to crank arm 172 whereas knob 212 is allowed to rock in the direction of arrow 214 in FIG. 15. In the preferred embodiment, knob 212 is not allowed a symmetrical movement about the mid plane of crank arm 172 but rather is allowed movement only toward one side of that mid plane, that is, the movement allowed knob 212 is associated with rotation of crank arm 172 in a direction which unclamps pressure applied to container 22. As a user applies pressure to knobs 210, 212 so as to cause the rotation of crank arm 172 to move the clamping plates away from one another, linkage arm 220 is pivoted between the positions illustrated in FIGS. 24 and 26.
Referring to FIG. 24, a linkage arm 220 is pivotally connected at 222 to crank arm 172. Lever arm 220 has a threaded aperture at one end for receiving the threaded lower end of knob 212 and has an aperture 224 at its opposite end. A pawl 226 is pivotally connected at 228 to crank arm 172. Pawl 226 includes a pin 230 which is received in aperture 224.
As arm 220 is pivoted about connection 222, pin 230 is deflected in the manner illustrated in FIGS. 25 and 26 so as to bring the toothed end of pawl 226 out of engagement with rachet gear 176, in the manner illustrated in FIG. 26. This allows the crank arm 172 to be rotated in a direction which moves the clamping plates 130, 132 away from each other. Pawl 226 and rachet 176 work in a conventional manner as crank arm 172 is rotated to bring clamping plates 130, 132 together. With reference to FIG. 24, the toothed end of pawl 226 cams over the teeth of rachet gear 176 as the clamping plates are brought toward one another. Eventually, with sufficient rotation of crank arm 172, upper clamping plate 132 is brought into contact with container 22 and compressive pressure applied to container 22 begins to increase. As the compressive pressure reaches a predetermined limit, the clutch plates 182, 178 undergo relative angular displacement, thus braking the application of driving energy to the gear train coupling central gear 162 to threaded shafts 144, 146. At this point, the pawl and rachet arrangement prevents crank arm 172 from rotating in a direction which would relieve clamping pressure.
The drawings and the foregoing descriptions are not intended to represent the only forms of the invention in regard to the details of its construction and manner of operation. Changes in form and in the proportion of parts, as well as the substitution of equivalents, are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient; and although specific terms have been employed, they are intended in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for the purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being delineated by the following claims.
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A t-shirt that tests heart activity, called Niturit has recently been developed by an Israeli-Portuguese team. The t-shirt can test heart activity and transmit the data to a medical center in real time. The European Space Agency has already chosen to use this t-shirt to test their astronauts.
EKG (electrocardiographs) and holter examinations are common examinations which monitor the heart’s activity over a period of 24-72 hours, but they can be cumbersome. With this t-shirt, the astronauts can continue their daily routine while having their heart activity monitored.
The Niturit, developed by the University of Aveiro in Portugal and the Israeli “Moked Enosh” center (also responsible for the development of the emergency button twenty years ago), is an ordinary t-shirt made of fabric that doesn’t absorb sweat. Electrodes are embedded in the shirt that can transmit a record of heart activity over a number of hours and for up to 4 consecutive days. The examination captures irregularities in heart rate and other disorders that may point to heart disease or arterial blockages.
The t-shirt is being offered as part of examinations by the Moked Enosh center, at the cost of 400NIS ($117). Doctors from the center come to the patients’ homes and guide them through the examination. The Niturit is already being marketed in Portugal, Spain and Brazil and is available in various sizes.
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A student sent in this question:
Hi Mark, my name is …, and I took your Pragmatic Pricing course in August of 2014. I have a question about pricing that I was hoping you could help me out with.
I currently manage an international sales team and distributor network that we sell our software products through outside of the US. I held an international sales team summit this week with the goal of invigorating some stalled international sales performance. We had a discussion around establishing regional pricing for our distributors. The idea was that there are models for channel selling that set different prices for a specific region based on the value of our products that that region will bear. Do you have any guidance on establishing specialized list pricing for distributors based on any past experience you have?
Does it always just simply fall back on value-based pricing – i.e. we should price our products based on the perceived differential value that that our customers IN A SPECIFIC REGION have?
You pretty much have it nailed! In a region, start by figuring out the end customer price. Who are your competitors in that market? They often change based on region. How much are those competitors charging their customers? How much better are you? What is that worth? Once you’ve used Value Based Pricing to determine the end user price in that region, then determine how much margin that distributor needs to be motivated to sell your product. There tend to be industry norms that also vary by region, as I’m sure you know. You need the margin in the region to make sure they will push your product over your competitors. With those two pieces of information, you can now back into what your price per region should be.
If only it was that simple though. That’s the theory, but now you have to worry about currency exchange rates. How many different price lists must you have? The more price lists you have the more complex it is to manage both for you and for your accounting/finance team. Is arbitrage possible, meaning can some customers or distributors buy in one region and resell in another?
Regardless, your thinking is spot on.


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Blithe SpiritDownloadable Audiobook - 2007
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An Open Letter To The Avon City Council, Avon, Ohio
July 4, 1998
Dear Members of Council:
On behalf of my family, I am asking for your protection. I have been a citizen of Avon all my life, and we hope that you will do what you can to preserve our rights as property owners. The proposed Avon Commons shopping center will be located on land which has been zoned with the intent of shopping center development for over 30 years. This property was zoned Commercial Park 1, (CP-1), in 1964; and we have publicly maintained from that time to the present that it is our intention to work for a shopping center here.
In June, 1968, at the time of Avon's first master plan, the planners Dalton and Dalton recommended that this property be zoned C3. We asked the Planning Commission that we be zoned C2 with a requirement that all the provisions of C3 would apply in C2 for a large project. We asked for C2 because we hoped that the State of Ohio would be willing to approve a package sewage treatment plant for a small project that we might start with. As it turned out, the State would approve nothing; and it put Avon under a building freeze. It should be mentioned that there was no limit on building size in either C2 or C3. Over the years we have publicly worked to improve the property with a large shopping center development in mind.
Trampling our property rights would point development of our land in a direction less beneficial to Avon. As of May, 1997, the capital gains tax has been substantially reduced; and we now have access to sewers. Things will change one way or the other. Richard Jacobs and Robert Stark in a map on their world wide web site show a road going through our property coming out on Detroit Rd. where the former Lorain County Bank building now stands. If you do not sustain our shopping center development, no property owner in Avon will be safe from assault in the courts by outside forces. We are relying on you.
We believe that Avon Commons is the highest and best use of our property for the benefit of Avon. We are proud that we made the right choice in selecting First Interstate Development Company for a quality project. The plans show that there will be little exposure to Detroit Road, and a landscaped mound will preserve the scenic character of Detroit Road. The large perpetual no-build buffer acreage will put permanent green space in the middle of Avon. Traffic flow will improve at Route 83 and I-90 and Detroit Road. $1.8 million is devoted to these upgrades, including sidewalks and traffic lights. Avon Commons will bring over $650,000 in additional annual tax revenue to the city and over $1.2 million annually to the schools of Avon. We trust you will do the right thing and support the rezoning of the Avon Commons site to C3.
Respectfully yours, Taylor J. Smith
More Documents Relating to the June 8, 1998, Decision Against Avon