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20 blank notecards, 5 each of 4 designs, with envelopes in decorative box. Printed on recycled paper.
Utagawa Hiroshige’s extraordinary woodblock-print series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo ranks among the greatest achievements of Japanese art. Issued between 1856 and 1858, the 118 woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-19th-century Tokyo remain a precious record of the appearance, and spirit, of Edo at the culmination of more than two centuries of uninterrupted peace and prosperity. The four prints reproduced in this notecard assortment highlight the delicate cherry blossoms of Edo.

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Reproductive Choices• Describe the process of human conception.• Identify factors to consider and discuss with their partner when choosing a contraceptive method.• Identify contraceptive methods and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each.• Evaluate contraceptive methods that would meet their personal criteria, if or when they are needed.• Describe methods used to perform abortions.• Discuss the physiological effects of pregnancy and describe fetal development.• Describe the three stages of labor and the birth process. Chapter Learning Objectives
Topics Of Focus For Reproduction Conception Process Considerations Birth Control Available methods Abortion Types and method Pregnancy Process of pregnancy and and Birth birth
But, Process Of Conception Is Complicated Some things that must happen before conception: Spermatogenesis Creation of sperm in male Egg Release Every month, woman releases an egg into the fallopian tubes and it travels to uterus Fertilization Sperm must travel from vagina, through uterus and up fallopian tube to fertilize egg
More Components To Successful Conception After the egg has taken the sperm into its nucleus: Cell Division Zygote, fertilized egg, divides to form blastocyst Implantation Blastocyst burrows into endometrium of uterus
Birth Control Basics Most sexually active women use some form of birth control. Each individual engaging in sexual activity must assume full responsibility for their own reproductive ability. Risks are associated with a variety of contraceptive methods. Abstinence is the only form of birth control that is 100 % effective and risk-free. Individuals who choose abstinence over vaginal intercourse often engage in activities sometimes called outercourse, such as kissing, hugging, sensual touching, and mutual masturbation. Outercourse has no medical or hormonal side effects; it may prolong sex play and enhance orgasm, and it can be used when no other birth control methods are available.
Contraception Can Prevent Conception When choosing contraceptive method, consider these factors with your partner • Effectiveness • Suitability • Side effects • Safety • Future fertility Reduced risk of sexually transmitted • infections
Abstinence Or Outercourse As Contraception Abstinence Abstain from vaginal intercourse and sexual activity that could result in conception Female health benefits – Less likely to get STI, suffer infertility or develop cervical cancer Outercourse Kissing, hugging, sensual touching, mutual masturbation Nearly 100 percent effective, but if man ejaculates near vagina, sperm can swim up and fertilize egg
Birth Control: Cross-Cultural Perspective Culture, religion, gender roles and folklore can affect birth control options and decisions.
Choosing a Contraceptive How well will it fit into your lifestyle? How convenient will it be? How effective will it be? How safe will it be? How affordable will it be? How reversible will it be? Will it protect against sexually transmitted infections?
Coitus Interruptus Is Not A Reliable Method Failure 30 pregnancies per 100 women Rate Half of men find it unsatisfactory To Fluid can be released prior to Consider ejaculation causing pregnancy or HIV infection
Condom Effectiveness Is 80-85 Percent Primary reason: Not using condom every time Careless removal Reasons for Allowing genital contact before Failure placement Breakage Not 100% effective STI protection To Consider Some men experience erectile dysfunction
Sponge Is Another Barrier Method Failure 15-25 pregnancies per 100 women Rate Not reliable protection against STI Must remain in place for 6 hours To after intercourse Consider May be less effective in women who have had children
Vaginal Spermicides And Film Varies with method Failure • Suppositories 10-25% failure Rate • Film with condom 100% effective Must apply new film or spermicide before every intercourse To Consider Women should shower, not bathe, after sex Must follow directions
Female Barriers Do Not Protect Against STI Failure 95-98 percent effective when used Rate with spermicide Must remain in place 6 hours after intercourse Cervical Must reapply spermicide for each Cap intercourse Not effective without spermicide
Oral Contraceptives Basics Most researched, tested, and carefully followed medications in history. Use does not protect against HIV infection and other STIs. Combination Pills: monophasic and multiphasic Combination oral contraceptives significantly reduce the risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer and produce no increase in serious disease. Progestin-Only Pills Risk of heart disease and stroke is lower than with any combination pill. Can exacerbate depression, and must be taken at exactly the same time everyday.
Oral Contraceptives Advantages Disadvantages Extremely effective when taken Requires a prescription. consistently. Increases risk of cardiovascular Convenient. problems. Moderately priced. Must be taken at the same time Does not interrupt sexual activity every day. Reversible within 3 months of No protection against STIs. stopping the pill. Reduces risk of breast lumps, Side Effects ovarian cysts, iron-deficiency Spotting between periods anemia, pelvic inflammatory Weight gain or loss disease, and endometrial and ovarian cancer. Nausea May relieve painful menstruation. Vomiting Breast tenderness Decreased sex drive
Oral Contraceptives Failure 2-5 pregnancies per 100 women Rate Does not protect from STI Must be taken at the same time daily Antibiotics reduce effectiveness To Consider Should have tests before beginning: • Blood pressure • Blood work and urine sample • Breast and pelvic exam
The Patch Provides Hormones Through Skin Failure 1-5 pregnancies per 100 women Rate Does not protect from STI Risk of blood clot 2 times higher To than oral contraceptive Consider Must apply new patch every week And check that patch is still in place every day
Vaginal Ring Has Fewer Side Effects Failure 2-8 pregnancies per 100 women Rate Does not protect from STI To Must replace within 3 hours if it pops Consider out Not effective if use oil-based vaginal medications
Injection Provides 3 Months of Contraception Failure 2-8 pregnancies per 100 women Rate Does not protect from STI Triples the risk for chlamydia and To gonorrhea Consider Not recommended for more than 2 year use because of bone effects Delayed return of fertility
Implant Provides 3 Years Of Contraception Failure 99% effective Rate No protection from STI To Causes changes in appetite and sex Consider drive May cause depression and ovarian cysts
Five Years Of Contraception With IUD Failure Less than 1 pregnancy per 100 Rate women No protection from STI Provides 5 years of contraception To Consider Should check monthly for string May take up to 1 year for fertility to return after removal
Fertility Awareness Methods Failure 15 - 25 pregnancies per 100 women Rate No protection from STI Must abstain or use contraception To 8-11 days/ month Consider May not work for women with irregular cycles Takes planning and scheduling
Emergency Contraception Reduces pregnancy risk by 89% if Success taken within 5 days of unprotected Rate sex Does not require prescription No protection from STI To Must be taken no later than 120 Consider hours after intercourse No effect once pregnancy is established
Male And Female Sterilization Failure Less than 1 pregnancy per 100 Rate women No protection against STI To Must use another form of birth Consider control for 3 months after procedure Procedure is permanent
Abortion – A controversial method Types of Abortion • Medical abortion – medication induces labor Suction curettage – laminaria inserted and • uterine contents drawn out Dilation and evacuation – 2nd trimester, open • cervix and remove fetus Complications Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea Excessive bleeding Possible shock and death (2nd trimester)
Childfree by Choice• Single, childfree women tend to be better educated, more cosmopolitan, less religious, and more professional than those in the general population.• In general, childfree women are high achievers, often in demanding careers, who describe their work as exciting and satisfying.• Childless couples are predominantly urban, well-educated, and upper middle class, with egalitarian and long-running marriages.
Pregnancy• The average age of mothers in the U.S. has risen, but about 70 % of babies are still born to women in their twenties.• Preconception Care • Preconception care—the enhancement of a woman’s health and well-being prior to conception in order to ensure a healthy pregnancy and baby—includes risk assessment, health promotions, and interventions to reduce risk.
Prepare For Pregnancy Preconception care is important for health of mother and baby. Diet, alcohol, drugs, smoking, illness, infection and exposure to toxins can all affect a pregnancy and birth
Why Is Preconception Care Important? Age Risks to the fetus rise when mothers are older than 35. Nutrition Goal: 22-27 lb weight gain Maximum Weight Gain: 35 lbs Substance Use Risks of smoking and drinking.
Pregnancy Changes A Woman’s Body Pregnancy lasts for 40 weeks, divided into 3- month trimesters Milk glands and ducts in breasts change Changes Growing uterus pushes on bladder Skin stretches Internal organs shift
Pre-pregnancy Care Reduces Complications Complication Frequency Premature Recognize signs of labor 10% Labor and get help Genetic Genetic testing before Varies Disorders pregnancy Vaccinate for rubella Infections Varies STI testing Miscarriage 10-20% Check for genetic cause Ectopic 2% STI testing Pregnancy
Stages Of Labor Process Latent Phase 1. • Contractions last 15-30 seconds and occur 15-20 minutes apart • Usually not uncomfortable 2nd Stage • Strong contractions last 60-90 seconds 2. • Cervix completely dilated • Baby moves into vagina and out of mother’s body 3. 3rd Stage • Uterus expels placenta
Infertility• The World Health Organization defines infertility as the failure to conceive after one year of unprotected intercourse.• Affects one out of seven couples.• In women, the most common causes of sub- fertility or infertility are age, abnormal menstrual patterns, suppression of ovulation, and blocked fallopian tubes.• Male sub-fertility or infertility is usually linked to either the quantity or the quality of sperm, which may be inactive, misshapen, or insufficient.
Options for Infertile CouplesArtificial insemination• the introduction of viable sperm into the vagina by artificial means.Assisted reproductive technology (ART).• The most common ART procedure is in vitro fertilization (IVF), which involves removing the ova from a woman’s ovary and placing the woman’s egg and her mate’s sperm in a laboratory dish for fertilization.Adoption• Adoption matches would-be parents yearning for youngsters to love with infants or children who need loving.• Census records indicate there are currently 1.6 million adopted children in the United States.
Protecting Your Reproductive Health Abstain. Limit sexual intercourse to “outercourse.” Talk about birth control with your partner. Know what doesn’t work–and don’t rely on it. Talk with a health-care professional. Consider long term implications. Resist sex without contraceptive protection. Use back-up methods.Inform yourself about emergency contraception.

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Passenger car registrations: -2.7% over eleven months; +1.2% in November
Brussels, 17/12/2013 – In November, demand for new passenger cars in the EU* increased for the third consecutive month (+1.2% year-on-year), totaling 938,021 registrations
In November, demand for new passenger cars in the EU* increased for the third consecutive month (+1.2% year-on-year), totaling 938,021 registrations.
From January to November, 10,945,360 new cars were registered, or 2.7% less than in the first eleven months of 2012.
In November, the UK (+7.0%) and Spanish (+15.1%) markets contributed to the overall 1.2% upturn. Demand in Germany (-2.0%), France (-4.0%) and Italy (-4.5%) was lower than in the same month last year. In total, the EU* counted 938,021 new registrations. In absolute figures, this represents the third lowest level recorded to date** for a month of November.
From January to November, most significant markets shrank, leading to a 2.7% decline in the EU*. The downturn ranged from -4.9% in Germany to -7.1% in France and -7.7% in Italy. Spain (+2.1%) and the UK (+9.9%) were the only ones to perform better than in the first eleven months of last year.
* EU27, data for Malta unavailable
** since ACEA recorded new registrations in the EU27 in 2003
- The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) represents the 16 major Europe-based car, van, truck and bus makers: BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler Truck, Ferrari, Ford of Europe, Honda Motor Europe, Hyundai Motor Europe, Iveco Group, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Renault Group, Stellantis, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Cars, and Volvo Group.
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About the EU automobile industry
- 13 million Europeans work in the auto industry (directly and indirectly), accounting for 7% of all EU jobs.
- 11.5% of EU manufacturing jobs – some 3.4 million – are in the automotive sector.
- Motor vehicles are responsible for €374.6 billion of tax revenue for governments across key European markets.
- The automobile industry generates a trade surplus of €79.5 billion for the EU.
- The turnover generated by the auto industry represents more than 8% of the EU’s GDP.
- Investing €58.8 billion in R&D annually, the automotive sector is Europe’s largest private contributor to innovation, accounting for 32% of total EU spending.


The final assembly line at Diamond Aircraft’s London, Ontario factory has six stations. You can walk the length of it in minute. For at least the past year, the only engines coming down that line are Jet-A fueled diesel powerplants from Austro and many of those have been the DA40 NG four-place single.
Improbable as it seemed in 2002 when the rollout of the diesel-powered DA42 stunned the Berlin Airshow, Diamond has proven unique among major airframe manufacturers for having not only survived with diesel engines, but thrived.
The DA42 made sense as a twin because the training market was starved for aircraft and once the warts were knocked off of it, it proved a popular airplane. But a diesel single? It would be heavier and more expensive than the competing avgas engine, a hard sell to buyers who talk the talk about wanting new engine technology, but get cold feet when the sales contract is to be signed.
The DA42 NG—NG for new generation, the name for the diesel version of Diamond’s four seater—has broken the mold. At a high if competitive price of $473,690, the company has found lively demand for the NG in the flight school world, so much so that the Lycoming-powered XLT ($439,800) hasn’t seen production since fall of 2018 in London.
When I visited the factory in chilly December 2019, the only gasoline engines in sight were in Lycoming crates in the engine build-up area. A parallel assembly line was building DA62 twins, also with the Austro engines.
TRAINING SWEET SPOT
With demand for airline pilots swelling, the trainer market has suddenly become hot, although the volume isn’t huge. The General Aviation Manufacturers Association doesn’t delineate sales by type of use, but Cessna appears to dominate the trainer market, with Piper in near second. In 2018, Diamond delivered 45 DA40s, most to the training market and most diesel powered.
The DA40 airframe first appeared in 1997 and entered serial production in 2001 at the company’s London factory. It had Lycoming’s popular 180-HP IO-360. The timing was right and Diamond enjoyed brisk initial sales.
At the same time, the company’s Austria-based skunk works was busy developing a twin based on the same fuselage plan, but powered by a pair of Thielert 1.7-liter turbocharged diesels based on the Mercedes Benz OM640 engine used in the A-Class sedans.
Although twin sales at the time were anemic, Diamond again got the timing right and by 2005, it had a full order book for the DA42, which proved popular for the training market because of its low operating costs.
But by 2007, minor mechanical issues dogged the engine and Thielert proved unable to sustain support under its warranty program. The company went into receivership in 2008 and very nearly took Diamond with it. The severe recession of 2008 didn’t help.
Unhappy with Thielert’s engine and especially factory support, Christian Dries, then owner of Diamond, started his own engine factory in 2007 adjacent to the company’s main plant in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Thus was born the Austro engine, a four-cylinder turbodiesel based on the very same OM640 that Thielert had used for the Centurion engines it supplied to Diamond.
Again, Diamond proved unique in combining airframe manufacture with engine building, but it at least had some experience at this. When the company evolved from the original Hoffman Flugzeugbau, it acquired and began building a rotary engine for the motorglider market.
TWIN TO SINGLE
Although it got little notice, Diamond installed the Thielert engines in the DA40 as early as 2002, but the so-called DA40-TDI was never certified in the U.S. With its own engine available, Diamond switched new twin production to the Austro powerplants after having re-certified the aircraft in 2009.
A year later, the Austro AE300 engine—officially designated the E4—was certified in the DA40, but Diamond didn’t get serious about marketing it in the U.S. until recently because it believed with avgas widely available, North American buyers wouldn’t warm to diesels.
That was then, this is now. And now, the only singles coming down the line in London are diesel powered, although Lycoming models will resume this year. The company’s Austria factory also builds the diesel single, along with the DA42 NG twin. The London plant also builds the DA62 twin at the pace of a couple per month. Between Austria and London, Diamond has built a respectable 550 diesel singles.
Engines for the airplanes arrive in crates from Austria and are the latest iteration of the E4. In deciding to launch his own engine company, Christian Dries maintained that Thielert made two mistakes in adapting the Mercedes engine. First, to save weight, it used a cast aluminum block and head instead of the original cast iron and its warranty economics were poorly conceived and supported.
He insisted that Austro wouldn’t repeat the mistake and would capitalize on the millions of euros Mercedes invested in the engine by messing with it as little as possible. As a result, Austro’s production method uniquely received fully aircraft dressed automotive engines directly from the Mercedes engine plant and stripped off a handful of components. It then added on the components that transformed the engine into a certified aircraft powerplant.
These include a Bosch-developed electronic engine control unit, a new high-pressure fuel pump, an aviation-specific electrical harness with 28-volt starter and alternator, a redesigned engine sump and a new glow plug controller. Because automotive engines deliver their best torque at about 4000 RPM, the OM640 needs a gearbox to reduce that at 1.6 to 1, plus a prop governor.
On the Thielert engines, the gearbox was a sore spot because it required repetitive inspections at 300 hours and the parts had to be shipped back and forth from Germany. The gearbox also had a life limit and the engine itself had a 1200-hour TBR. Buyers weren’t thrilled that it had to be replaced, not overhauled.
The current iteration of the Austro has an 1800-hour TBO that Diamond says may be increased to 2100 hours sometime in 2020. Further, the engine can be overhauled at a price Austro has pegged at about $28,000—rough parity with the Lycoming IO-360. Field overhauls aren’t currently an option.
The engines have to be shipped to Austria for overhaul, so replacement/exchange is the maintenance model for the foreseeable future.
Rather than the Thielert’s troublesome clutch, the Austro engine has a dynamic torsional vibration damper that protects the prop against the engine’s sharp torque spikes. It requires inspection at 600-hour intervals. That’s done by removing the gearbox and testing the damper’s friction resistance. The gearbox itself is a lifetime part.
Austro’s deal with Mercedes Benz anticipated that the advancing automotive product cycle would leave the OM640 behind. In March 2019, it announced that it would begin manufacturing the engine’s primary structural components, including cast blocks and cylinder heads, on its own. The engines I saw at London were the last of the MB production.
Because of their higher peak cylinder pressures, diesel engines require more structure—and thus weight—than equivalent spark-ignition engines. For the Austro, the weight Delta is substantial: The Austro weighs 410 pounds against the Lycoming’s 279 pounds, a 131-pound difference.
On paper, that should have been a deal killer, but Diamond addressed it by simply certifying the NG at a higher weight: 2888 pounds for the diesel, versus 2535 for the avgas version. Of course, the empty weight is higher for the NG, but the useful loads are identical: 904 pounds for the NG against 900 for the avgas XLT.
The higher weight was approved primarily thanks to beefed-up landing gear. The NG meets stall speed requirements, but has a higher stall speed: 59 knots clean for the NG, 53 for the XLT.
The two airframes are nearly identical, with the exception of a foot shorter wingspan for the NG due to the use of winglets and two inches of additional length because of the Austro’s engine mount. With that much additional weight forward, you’d think the NG’s CG envelope is different and it is. At gross weight, the permissible CG envelope narrows from 5 inches to about 2.2 inches, meaning the NG is more sensitive to forward loading than the XLT is. (The XLT’s CG envelope is twice as wide at gross weight.)
Another way Diamond shaved the NG’s weight was to limit the fuel capacity to 41 gallons versus 51 for the XLT. The spec sheet lists 41 gallons as the long-range option and 30 as standard, but Diamond says all of the airplanes get the long-range tanks. Even with the lower total fuel, the NG has better range than the XLT because the NG burns less fuel.
I flew the NG with Diamond test pilot Jarred Curtis on a blustery, snowy day in London. Austro claims the engine is “automotive like” and it can be disconcerting that you can actually coax an engine to life sans incantations with mixture, fuel pumps and throttle position just so.
Just turn on the master and turn the key. The NG is equipped with the latest version of the Garmin G1000 NXi, which integrates power and engine instruments, including an indicator for glow plug heating.
The E4 has a pair of parallel electronic engine control units and it can run on either and actually does, with the engine software automatically alternating between the two. The EECUs operate on battery or ship’s power, but there’s also a dedicated backup battery that can run the EECUs and excite the alternator field winding, if necessary. A push-to-test switch runs the engine through its paces to check both EECUs and related systems.
According to the POHs, at sea level, the gasoline XLT outperforms the NG slightly in takeoff distances and initial climb, but you’d only notice if the airplanes were side by side. You likely would notice it when the density altitudes are above, say, 6000 feet, where the NG’s turbocharger comes into its own.
For training operations, the NG is happy pottering around on 5 GPH and 115 knots. Burn a gallon more and it’s doing 120 at 4000 feet. Where the Lycoming will outrun the NG down low, it’s finished going fast by 6000 feet while the NG carries on all the way to 16,000 feet, where it will do 154 knots on 8.4 GPH. I’m sure many a curious student will drag it up that high, but with a portable oxygen system, a private owner might plumb the winter winds at that altitude and find 200 knots over the ground. You’ll stay comfortable doing it, too, because the NG’s heater will melt your sneakers.
As all airplanes should, the NG has a proper center stick perfectly positioned for fingertip control. On the downside, because of the stick and the over-the-front-wing ingress, the DA40 is not as easy to mount as a Cirrus or even a Cessna. And once in, it’s a little snugger, but the seats are comfortable and there’s an option for electrically adjustable rudder pedal position.
In past reviews, we’ve commented on how well sorted the DA40 is aerodynamically. This plays out in balanced control forces, a benign, predictable stall and something I had forgotten about: There’s hardly any pitch change when flaps are deployed, nor does the airplane seem to require a lot of fussy trimming.
The DA40 has an enviably low accident rate. I find only three fatal accidents among 739 DA40s on the U.S. registry. This is so low as to defy comprehension. No other model is even close. Besides the aforementioned handling traits, one other reason for this may be that Diamond’s decision to place the fuel in aluminum tanks between two hell-for-strong spars has resulted in practically zero incidence of post-crash fire. Another design point may also be a factor: Cockpit visibility in the DA40 is superb; the aeronautical equivalent of a fishbowl. Despite widespread use of traffic avoidance gear, you still have to see traffic to avoid it.
Selling diesel has proven to be an uphill fight in the U.S. Cessna gave up on it and conversion projects have similarly sputtered. Piper reports it has sold about 30 Archer DX diesels since it was introduced five years ago, but Diamond has sold twice as many just this year, not to mention another 70 diesel twins. I can’t guess whether this has to do with the airplane itself or an exceptionally adept sales force, so I’ll concede it’s probably both. As noted in the sidebar, U.S. flight schools may be waking up to the fact that the higher the training tempo, the more a diesel engine lowers total operating costs.
Further, good support from Austro may be ridding would-be buyers of the bad taste Thielert left when it entered the market with fanfare and exited in a crater. As the DA40 NG matures and finds buyers, that bad memory slowly recedes. For more, see www.diamondaircraft.com.


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Jun 6, 2013, 3:53 PM EDT
Athens 100m Olympic champ Justin Gatlin out-leaned world record holder Usain Bolt at the tape Thursday at the Diamond League meet in Rome to beat the Beijing and London gold medalist for the first time in their storied careers.
“Bolt is a great competitor and a great champion,” Gatlin told reporters. “To come out here and have a victory, it just stamps that I’m having a good season… You can never count out Usain.”
Gatlin was clocked at 9.94 seconds – a step slower than the 9.91 he posted in Beijing last month – while Bolt came in right behind him in 9.95, and said, smiling, that he was just happy to finish under 10-seconds for the first time this season. Jimmy Vicaut of France finished third in 10.02.
Bolt, who ran 9.76 in Rome last season, actually got off to a rare good start Thursday – the fastest in the field – which usually spells doom for his competitors. But the 31-year-old Gatlin was able to quickly chase him down, take a lead by the 50-meter mark, and somehow hold off the reigning Olympic champ.
“I got the perfect start. What I wanted,” Bolt told reporters. “About five steps in, I stumbled a little bit.”
Bolt then joked that he had a little bit more strength work to do after he was bothered by a mild hamstring strain earlier this season that forced him out of the Kingston Invitational. American Tyson Gay replaced him there, and ran a 2013 world’s best 9.86. Bolt’s best before Thursday was just 10.09, when he barely beat young training partner Kemar Bailey-Cole at the Cayman Invitational.
“For me, it’s just going through the season and putting things together for the World Championships,” Bolt added. “The season is still very early. I am not surprised.”
Meanwhile, Gatlin is undefeated in five races this season, and has run under 10-seconds four times if you count the wind-aided 9.88 he ran at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene last weekend.
“I have a different feel going into the season than I did last year…” Gatlin told the BBC earlier this week. “I want to go into this season with that same attitude but more calm, more collected. I want to be able to know who my opponents are and what they do and what they bring to the table.”
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Also, Paula Radcliffe was interviewed by the BBC in the middle of her marathon farewell.
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The U.S.’ first opponent marks a rematch of the Sochi gold-medal game.
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Only two men have ever run faster this early in the season.
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ISAF official says demands will be made.
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Jenner explained how he felt different while winning the decathlon at the Montreal 1976 Olympics.
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Several Olympic champions are in the fields at the two meets.
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Phelps has followed Bowman to an NCAA stop before.
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Biles is in the middle of a four-month break from competition.
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Sweeney and Team USA begin World Championship play Sunday.
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NBC’s figure skating analysts will be visible daily during Kentucky Derby week.
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“I feel like he let me down, and he let the sport down.”
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But he also shares the sentiment of Bud Selig on MLB participation.
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Doug wasn’t allowed to bobsled while filming, but he recently took his first run.
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“It depends who you ask,” Keflezighi said of the U.S. Olympic Trials favorite.
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Two Olympic champions appear headed for a second Olympics, while a World champion seeks a first Olympic berth.
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Wylie had a “heart abnormality while exercising,” his wife said.
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Comaneci, the subject of a Katie Holmes-directed documentary, discussed current gymnastics topics.
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U.S. Olympic marathon and figure skating medalists are also in the group.
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Included are some potential U.S.-Brazil duels.
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Sweden scrapped a bid for 2022, and a joint Norway-Sweden bid has also been proposed.
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San Jose State's Michael Reiling was one of three collegiate baseball players to receive honors at the 29th Annual Santa Clara County Hot Stove Banquet on January 22 at the San Jose Elks Club.
Reiling was a recipient of the Loyd Christopher Award for his efforts during his fourth season as a Spartan in 2012.
The award is named for the late Loyd Christopher, who spent much of his career as a scout after a long stint as a professional baseball player. A $500.00 scholarship grant is given to the college player nominated by his coaches.
The graduate of Valley Christian High School in San Jose, Calif., joins former Spartan players: Jason Martin, Brian Yocke, Justin Santich-Hughes (twice), Kevin Frandsen and Nick Epidendio as a San Jose State honoree.
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The Simbahan ng Boac or Boac Cathedral built in 1792 in Boac, Marinduque.
The Cathedral was built in honor of Birhen ng Biglang Awa, who the locals consider as their defender from the pirate attacks in the 18th century. The location of the Cathedral at the highest point of the town and its structure as a fortress church was able to protect and secure the town and its people.
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#4 Meditation is for Yoga Only.Nobody has to “om” to add awareness to your workout. Almost any form of exercise can be a mental exercise as well. Most sports are very mentally engaging. Research shows that exercise is a mood booster and helps with mental clarity. Setting an intention for cardio, lifting, swimming, or trying to develop a new fitness skill set engages the brain to get the most out of a workout. Adding new coordination skills, unplugging from music, focusing on breathing, and intentional awareness about what thoughts/feelings come up during an exercise are all ways to add mindfulness to a non-yoga workout.

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With the new school year starting up next week, I am definitely starting to get the jitters, what with a brand new school and a brand new community awaiting me. I have no problem going through change and new experiences, but this particular change of scenery makes me nervous.
In particular, the new parents make me nervous.
The doctors, the judges, the lawyers, the fellow educators, the hands-on moms. With a shift in environment and demographic comes very different personalities and expectations. The standards of these parents are, obviously, quite high. Don't get me wrong--it's a great thing, because I have pretty high standards for my students as well. It's the expectation setting and situations that call for debate and problem solving that give me jelly legs.
It is also much more complicated when you're new to town (and by new, I mean that I've lived here for six years), given this particular demographic that is very close-knit and quite homogeneous. It's a small town. It's a small, rural community of families and neighbors who go to the same doctors and borrow sugar from each other all the time. As far as they know, I am an outsider. And this outsider has just been given the responsibility of taking care of their child 7 hours a day, 5 days a week... more if they send them to after school programs.
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I get depressed having this point-of-view sometimes.
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What does this have to do with my own spirituality? It's all about being in the right frame of mind when you encounter anxieties that are similar. It's about staying true to your principles. It's about having faith that God will not give you a problem that you can't handle. So here's to a new school year and all the new experiences that come with it!

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On 2 December 2015, the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) published a report entitled “Renovation in practice – Best practice examples of voluntary and mandatory initiatives across Europe”. This document analyses a variety of approaches and solutions available to tackle the renovation challenge in terms of scale, financing, addressing non-technical barriers, level of ambition or achievement of social objectives. in this regard, it includes 5 case studies which the authors believe could inspire and motivate policy-makers across Europe, and even globally. These include tackling fuel poverty, and streamlining public building renovation through Energy Performance Contracting.
In mid August, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the first draft proposals for indicators relating to resourece efficiency in the building sector. Interested stakeholders have until 7 October 2016 to respond.
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre is currently developing green public procurement (GPP) criteria for office buildings.
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On 25 November 2015, the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC), together with the Global Building Performance Network (GBPN) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), published a report entitled “Delivering Energy Savings in Buildings” which focuses on key areas for international collaboration on building energy code implementation.
On 3 December 2015, 11 companies representing the buildings sector, together with the world Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative (LCTPi) Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB) Action Plan. The aim of this plan is to cut projected energy use in buildings in half by 2030 through energy efficiency approaches that offer favorable economic returns.


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JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars have about 15,000 tickets to sell before the home opener Sept. 11 to avoid a blackout — and if that game doesn’t make it on TV, the sales staff fears the rest of the season may be in jeopardy.
“It would be pretty disastrous to black out the first home game of the season,” said Macky Weaver, senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Jaguars. “All of our efforts are focused on that game, and unfortunately that’s how it’s going to be, one game at a time. We have a lot of tickets to sell and not much time to do it. At the pace we’re at right now, it will not be on TV.”
Last season, not one home game was blacked out — a major accomplishment for a team that had every home game but two blacked out in 2009. The Jaguars were even asked to share their experience with Team Teal, a grassroots marketing initiative, with other teams at a National Football League meeting. But much of the prime selling season was lost to the labor dispute between NFL owners and players, and the Jaguars are once again facing blackouts and with it, a return of a national perception that the city doesn’t support the team.
The Jaguars must sell 50,957 tickets to have the game broadcast on local stations. NFL policy requires that the stadium be sold out 72 hours before kickoff.
As of Aug. 22, the team had sold 35,207 season ticket packages for general bowl seats.
“If we don’t get that game on TV, every game will be tough, if we start off on a bad note,” Weaver said.
The match-up with the Tennessee Titans will include several nods to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, he said. Every NFL game that day will show footage of the Flight 93 memorial ceremonies taking place in western Pennsylvania.
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SMC Corporation (SMC) is a manufacturer of pneumatic equipment. It manufactures processes and sells automatic control equipment. The company’s product portfolio includes direction control valves, vacuum equipment, air preparation equipment, fittings, flow control equipment, silencer, switches, fluid control equipment, temperature control equipment, industrial filter and instrumentation equipment. It also manufactures and sells sintered filters and various types of filtration element. In addition, the company develops and supplies RoHS compliant products (environmentally friendly products). SMC has five production facilities in Soka, Tsukuba, Kamaishi, Tohno and Yamatsuri in Japan.


Tank & Silo Weighing
Gravimetric level control is one of the most accurate inventory control methods
available. Its high degree of accuracy makes it particularly helpful when measuring
high-value solids, liquids and sometimes even gases.
Due to the fact that load cells are placed outside of the tank it is perfect for
measuring aggressive, hot, frozen, non-free-flowing or non-self-leveling materials.
Tank/silo weighing is preferred in many applications for other reasons as well. Because of the system’s inherent design, operators never need to handle materials being weighed. This makes it almost impossible to contami-nate stored materials. Also, results are independent of tank shape, measured materials, or process parame-ters such as temperature or material viscosity.
A well designed, properly installed system has very low maintenance requirements and promises long life. On a typical one-year maintenance and calibration cycle, a moderately used tank scale provides decades of reli-able inventory control and weighing.
This paper further explores the benefits of tank/silo weighing as well as points to consider for their
1 Advantages of gravimetric level control 2 Tank scale design
3 Tank scale installation
4 Weighing terminals and transmitters 5 Maintenance
Highly effective inventory management can be ob-tained using gravimetric level control. This is primarily because tank-based gravimetric inventory control is independent of many influences that other technolo-gies must cope with.
Tank design can be optimized for the material that will be measured. Therefore, gravimetric inventory control offers a great deal of production flexibility. Materials and other process parameters such as temperature, viscosity, density and pressure can be changed with-out recalibration or sensor adjustment.
The gravimetric method provides the best accuracy combined with high flexibility for inventory control over a long time. Even simple systems achieve accuracy levels of one percent or better. Accuracy can be as good as to 0.1 percent or lower of applied load in opti-mized systems. No other inventory control technology for tanks comes close to this level of optimized mate-rial use.
Single load cells and weigh modules are available from a few kilograms to several hundred tons. Multiple cells or modules can be arranged under one tank for a net capacity of several thousand tons.
Load cells can be integrated into complete weigh mod-ules with factory adjusted overload protection. Dedi-cated mechanisms protect the load cells from damage due to under load coming from the effects of wind forces. The tank can even be protected from tipping over in case of earthquakes or very strong wind forces. Stabilizers protect the load cells from torsion effects which result from mixers inside of the tank.
Gravimetric inventory control requires no direct product contact with the sensor. No special access to the silo or direct contact with material is required as it is with other technologies. The entire maintenance is possible without getting into contact with the material or the inside of the tank. Thus the tank can be optimized for hygienic aspects and low contamination thread.
Free Choice of Tank Material
Manufacturers have the ability to choose the most suit-able tank material and surface quality without com-promising accuracy. This simplifies the design phase and construction of food-grade tanks and silos.
Flexible Use but always Accurate Results
Tank weighing provides a high level of flexibility to a weighing process. Results are independent of: Tank shape: Gravimetric inventory control works with all tank shapes, which allows material flow to be opti-mized without compromising sensor requirements. Measured material: Gravimetric inventory control is independent of material. It works with liquids, high viscosity liquids, grind materials, sticky bulk materi-als, foam, etc. Change of material does not require recalibration or sensor changes, which adds to the method’s flexibility. It is possible to measure input of different materials in batching or mixing processes. Process parameters: Changes of temperature, pres-sure, density and viscosity don’t influence the result. Gravimetric level control always works.
One Single Measuring Technology
for the entire Process
One common level/mass control technology for the entire process is possible. This reduces training needs for operators and maintenance to understand function-ality, calibration and limits of many different sensor technologies.
Long Life / Low Maintenance RequirementsGravimetric sensors or their so-called load cells are low-maintenance parts. They require less calibration than many other inventory control technologies. De-pending on environment conditions, proper installation and protection measures, load cells can last for de-cades with no performance loss.
2 Tank scale design
Design Consideration Compression Weigh Modules Tension Weigh Modules
Floor Space Requires enough floor space to accommo-date tank size. Might require buffer space around tank
Requires no floor space and can be sus-pended to allow free movement beneath tank Structual Restrictions Weak floors might require additional
con-struction or a special installation to accom-modate weight of filled tank
Weak overhead supports/cellings might require additional construction or special installation to accommodate weight of filled tank
Weight Limit Generally unlimited. Even load distribution is inherent with three vesel supports, and is increasingly difficult to achieve as the num-ber of weigh modules grows beyond four
Tension weigh modules are available up to 10t (20,000lb). This and structure consider-ations limit tension system capacity Load Cell Alignment Designs may vary and must consider floor
deflection, available support beams, and tank size, shape, and condition
Cell alignment will not vary significantly because tension rods and other support equipment tend to accommodate most deflections
Weigh modules help easily convert almost any tank, hopper or silo into a scale. They contain all features required for load cell accuracy as well as safe opera-tion, including the ability to operate under the effects of various temperatures.
There are two basic types of weigh modules:
• Compression weigh modules are designed so that a
tank or other structure can be mounted on top of the weigh modules.
• Tension weigh modules are designed so that a tank
or other structure can hang from the weigh modules. Whether compression or tension weigh modules are used depends on the specific application. The chart below provides an overview of general design consid-erations affecting the choice of weigh modules.
METTLER TOLEDO Tension Weigh Modules METTLER TOLEDO Compression
lA tank scale’s support structure should deflect as little as possible, and any deflection should be uniform at all support points. Excessive deflection can cause inlet and outlet piping to bind, creating linearity errors. When deflection is not uniform, it can cause repeat-ability-, linearity- and zero return errors due to creep. In extreme cases it can result in overloading those load cells which are placed on a more rigid part of the support structure.
Numbers of Weigh Modules Needed
For an existing installation, the number of supports de-termines the number of weigh modules. If a tank has four legs, four weigh modules are required.
For new installations, a three-point support system is preferred. Using a three-point system, correct load dis-tribution on the weigh modules is assured. However, if wind, fluid sloshing, or seismic loading factor into op-erations, the tank might require four or more supports for additional stability and protection against tipping.
Design Considerations in Context
The method of calibration has to be determined before start of design since there are three different methods which influence design of tanks and silos.
A full capacity calibration with certified weighs trace-able to the national standard ensures best accuracy and reduces risks. This method is applied for expen-sive material or if it is not possible to fill tank to full capacity with material that is finally stored on water. A step calibration is applied in using weights of 20% of full capacity only. After the first step of calibration the weights are taken off and substituted by water or any other suitable substitute with the weight of 20% of full capacity. In the second calibration step the weights are added again to reach a total of 40%. In the third step weights are substituted by water again. Then the weights are added again to reach 60%. This proce-dure is repeated until 100% of full capacity is reached. The METTLER TOLEDO CalFREE™ method ensures
reasonable accuracy without using weights on site. The actual calibration of the load cells is performed on production. The deviation from the traceable test weight is recorded and listed. Each individual load cell, which can be used for CalFree, is delivered with its deviation values. A dedicated weighing electronic is configured with these values on site to substitute cali-bration with weights.
The full capacity and the step calibration require fix-tures to hang or place weights with an equal distribu-tion on the tank. The applicadistribu-tion of the CalFree method requires weight transmitters or weighing terminals with the capability to input the deviation values of the load cells.
Simple weighing terminals display the weight. Trans-mitters just transmit the weight via serial interface or Fieldbus to a PLC or ERP. However, advanced weigh-ing terminals don’t only display and transmit weight. They also play an important role in providing accurate results if they have advanced filter technology to eliminate effects from sloshing liquids, environmental
vibrations or mixers. A predictive maintenance function warns the operator from a potentially coming failure. This feature is described in the next chapter. The termi-nal with METTLER TOLEDO CalFREE™ enables
calibra-tion without weights. This can save installacalibra-tion and repair cost for applications with low accuracy and no traceability requirements.
4 Weighing terminals and transmitters
Regular maintenance of weighing equipment is recommended.
A 1-year interval at 20% of full load is adequate for many applications. However, a maintenance schedule should always be based on a thorough risk assess-ment that takes into account impacts of incorrect re-sults, minimum weight, and raw material costs. METTLER TOLEDO provides proven, professional meth-ods for determining optimal calibration.
During regular maintenance visits, experts check the status of load cells, connection boxes, cables and ter-minals. They will also perform load tests with certified weights which are traceable to the national standard
and recalibrate the modules if necessary. With this minimum amount of maintenance effort, a tank scale typically works trouble-free for decades.
Advanced weighing terminals and transmitters of-fer predictive maintenance functions in permanently checking the signals of the load cells for abnormali-ties. In such situations they inform operators. In ex-treme cases they can substitute a defective load cell electronically until replacement.
3 Tank scale installation
A tank scale’s accuracy and safety depends on correct installation and calibration. It is advised to use dummy load cells during welding on the support structure and while mounting the tank to avoid damage from over-load or flow of electric currents through the over-load cell. These dummy load cells should also be used while concreting the base plates for the weigh modules. An initial calibration with at least 20% of full load in using certified weights which are traceable to the national standard is recommended. A step or even full load calibration should be performed if expensive material is stored or a high risk is related in case of inaccurate results.
It is recommended that technicians with experience in weighing technology handle initial installation and calibration in order to achieve optimum accuracy and safety. The initial calibration should be certified with a document issued by a notified body. Such a document confirms correct installation and calibration right from the beginning of operation.
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North made its living at the free throw line. Twenty-five of its 56 points came at the charity stripe and put the Spartans into foul trouble. Thomas, who was hounded relentlessly by North’s Tye Neubauer, fouled out with just under two minutes left. Neubauer finished with 11 points and disrupted a number of interior passes, at times frustrating Thomas on the block.
“Tye gives us a boost every time he gets on the floor, even if he doesn’t score a point,” Roberts said. “He doesn’t need to touch the ball to be effective and he always gives great effort. He’s one of those hardhat guys who just comes to work.”
Neubauer was one of four T-Wolves in double digits. Marcus Dickinson added 12, with 10 coming on free throws, while Lindy Waters had 10 and Payton Prince added 13 and 10 rebounds for the double-double, capping off a weekend that earned him a spot on the all-tournament team.
Roberts said that, while his team is disappointed in the loss, he’s looking at the big picture and saw the weekend as another step forward for North.
“This was a good weekend for us,” he said. “We lost to a good team and we played well. We’ve got two games left before seedings come out and we need to make a good showing next week.”
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In addition to the products of Half And Applewe can also expect new devices to be released by companies such as Xiaomi And SamsungTherefore, in the second half of the year, the wearable device market will be an important new battleground except smartphones. According to Taiwan economic newspaper (as explained by IThome), the wearable device market as a whole is still expanding and the big brands are not going to give up anytime soon, and companies like Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei and even Meta are expected to keep announcing new products.
According to a report from research firm IDC, 530 million wearables will ship worldwide in 2021, up 20% from the previous year and most items shipped are bracelets and watches. Apple has a significant advantage over its rivals when it comes to smartwatches as Apple Watches had a 35% market share in the fourth quarter of last year, Xiaomi in second place with 8.6% and Samsung in third place with 7.9%. About 6.7 percent of the market is occupied by Huawei.
According to IDC statistics, 11.23 million AR/VR headsets were shipped worldwide last year, an increase of 92.1% year-over-year in terms of VR devices. One of them saw that the first shipment of VR equipment exceeded 10 million units and reached 10.95 million. In addition, shipments of VR equipment are expected to grow 43.6% year-on-year this year to 15.73 million units.
Among them, Meta, one of the leading VR equipment manufacturers, has an 80% market share for Oculus, which is significantly higher than that of other rivals, with certainly more details about the next devices coming soon. for a long time.
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Unconventional Energy Resources: 2013 Review
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Energy Minerals Division
This report contains nine unconventional energy resource commodity summaries and an analysis of energy economics prepared by committees of the Energy Minerals Division of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Unconventional energy resources, as used in this report, are those energy resources that do not occur in discrete oil or gas reservoirs held in structural or stratigraphic traps in sedimentary basins. These resources include coal, coalbed methane, gas hydrates, tight-gas sands, gas shale and shale oil, geothermal resources, oil sands, oil shale, and U and Th resources and associated rare earth elements of industrial interest. Current U.S. and global research and development activities are summarized for each unconventional energy commodity in the topical sections of this report.


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Northampton Town: East Stand reopens at Sixfields
A football stand at the centre of a financial row has reopened for the first time in two years.
Work on Northampton Town's East Stand resumed in February, three months after Kelvin Thomas completed his takeover of the club.
Police are investigating alleged irregularities associated with the development before he took charge.
The stand has already sold out for the remaining home games, and almost 2,000 Cobblers fans sat there to watch the match against Notts County.
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NORFOLK, Va. (NPD) – Detectives are asking for help identifying a man wanted in connection with a robbery at a 7-Eleven on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
Around 12:20 a.m., the man entered the 7-Eleven store located at 3800 Granby Street with a handgun and demanded money from the cash register. The man ended up walking behind the counter and stealing merchandise before fleeing the area.
The suspect is described as a black man who appeared to be around 50-years-old. The man was wearing a red hoodie with CHAPS written on the front, dark colored cargo pants, brown shoes, and had a pair of white gloves tucked in a back pocket. The man was also carrying a gray backpack.
If you recognize this man or know anything about this incident, call the Norfolk Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or submit a tip using the P3Tips mobile app.
Stay with Norfolk Police News for updates to this story and other breaking news.
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Bankruptcies and amnesty fuel more changes to the LA/LB port trucking industry
Troubled major LA/LB port trucking firm lays ground for resurgence
One of the top 20 drayage firms at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has taken actions to end its troubles in order to make a resurgence and become an innovator. After a long process of litigation around claims filed by drivers at the California Division of Labor Standards enforcement as well as private litigation, Pacific 9 Transportation recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. While a costly process, it will ensure that all of its current claims will be settled. In order to prevent any future claims from being filed that could unravel any bankruptcy plan, Pac 9 agreed to convert to an employee-driver model within a five month period in a global settlement reached with the Teamsters Union. The global agreement effectively ends a protracted labor dispute with the Teamsters and a 10-month unfair labor practice strike by Pac 9 drivers.
The two parties released a joint statement describing the global agreement, which “allows the company to modernize operations by converting all owner-operators to employee drivers, providing a clear pathway for drivers to consider union representation in a neutral environment… It allows the company and its valued customers to move forward in confidence that there will be no further interruption in the movement of customer cargo.” It also states that “Pac 9 management and the drivers will work collaboratively to rebuild and stabilize the workforce to provide a high level of service to company customers.”
While Pac 9 joins the growing list of trucking firms that are converting to an employee driver business model, the company’s challenging experience begs the question why more companies have not come forward to resolve their labor problems before landing in bankruptcy proceedings. A new California state law may encourage more companies to do just that.
New California Amnesty Program could help drayage firms seeking an alternative to bankruptcy
A new amnesty program launched by California’s Labor Commissioner could assist drayage firms seeking to avoid filing for bankruptcy. The amnesty program established under state legislation enables port trucking companies to avoid paying statutory and civil penalties based on previous misclassification of drivers if the company settles all previous claims and agrees to reclassify all drivers as employees.
Driver misclassification claims have become a major challenge for the drayage industry in California. Since 2011, port truck drivers have filed 799 wage claims with the California labor commissioner’s office claiming misclassification and seeking reimbursement for unlawful deductions and expenses. The office has awarded more than $35 million to drivers in 302 cases.
“The sheer number of claims filed and wages awarded to misclassified port truck drivers over the last several years demonstrates a significant problem in the industry,” said California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su in a press statement. “Worker misclassification is a form of wage theft as it denies workers all the rights and benefits of employee status. This amnesty program provides an opportunity for motor carriers to remedy these problems and correct past abuses.”
As recently reported in the Wall Street Journal, the alternative for a growing list of companies has been to seek bankruptcy protection. With the amnesty program ending December 31, 2016, it remains to be seen how many drayage firms will take advantage of this program.


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Hiking for two! Pregnant Stacy Keibler showed off her barely-there baby bump while exercising in Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 1.
The Supermarket Superstar hostess, 34, rocked a turquoise top, zip-up sweatshirt, and black spandex for her afternoon hike. Trying to keep a low profile, the blonde stunner wore a blue baseball cap and sunglasses to top off the look.
As previously reported, Keibler and Jared Pobre announced on March 24 they are expecting their first child, just two weeks after secretly tying the knot in Mexico on March 8. "Look what we've got cooking!" Keibler captioned via Twitter, with a bun in the oven.
Keibler and Pobre, 39, began dating in fall 2013, but have known each other for five years. She previously dated George Clooney, 51, for two years until their split in July 2013.
"Stacy loves Jared so much and is so happy with how everything went," an insider told Us of the wedding. "They've been head over heels with each other since they met."
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LOS ANGELES -- With the 500X, a new crossover with optional all-wheel drive, Fiat hopes to make inroads in the snow belt.
“This is the game changer for us. This is the halo for the brand,” said Jason Stoicevich, head of the Fiat brand in North America, at a media event here.
For $1,900, consumers can get awd in the 500X. The system disconnects the rear driveshaft and rear differential automatically when additional traction is unneeded, improving fuel economy.
The feature is similar to that offered in the Jeep Renegade, but it is calibrated differently for the 500X for better on-road performance. The Renegade and 500X share a platform.
The 500X begins arriving in U.S. showrooms next month. It will be the third nameplate for Fiat dealers, joining the 500 minicar and the 500L five-door hatchback, which both lack awd.
The 500X’s powertrain choices are nearly identical to the Renegade’s. In the base Pop trim, a 1.4-liter turbocharged inline-four mated to a six-speed manual transmission is standard. It produces 160 hp and 184 pounds-feet of torque.
Higher in the lineup, the standard powertrain is a 2.4-liter inline-four mated to a nine-speed automatic, which produces 180 hp and 175 pounds-feet of torque.
Optional on some 500X models is a selector knob allowing the driver to switch suspension and driving dynamics to a sport setting for increased performance or “traction+” for better handling in bad weather.
Designers paid particular attention to the cabin, outfitting the 500X with supportive seats and an instrument cluster with customizable settings. The instrument panel has a combination of soft- and hard-touch plastics.
The center console offers more storage than earlier Fiats. Designers raised the speakers higher on the doors for better interior sound.


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She was designed by Alberto Mancini, who also designed the interior. Alberto Mancini has designed 65 yachts and designed the interior of 12 yachts.
The naval architecture was developed by Overmarine (93 other superyachts architected) and Pierluigi Ausonio (78 other superyachts architected) - she is built with a Teak deck, a Steel hull, and an Aluminium superstructure.
MAVERICK is in the top 10% by LOA in the world. She is one of 493 motor yachts in the 45-50m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her volume is 12.57 GT above the average.
Range and PerformanceMaverick is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel MTU (12V 2000 M86) 1,700hp engines, she comfortably cruises at 11 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 16 knots with a range of up to 4,500 nautical miles at 11 knots. She was built to ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) classification society rules.


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Aerial views of the Missouri River in the Bismarck-Mandan, North Dakota area June 8, 2011. The upstream Garrison Dam was releasing water into the Missouri River at a flow of 140,000 cubic feet per second.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will reduce water releases from Gavins Point Dam in South Dakota, a sign that major Missouri River flooding could be nearing an end.
The corps' Omaha District construction chief, Robert Michaels, says the corps will decrease the water volume gradually from its current 160,000 cubic feet per second. The corps plans to drop the flow to 155,000 cubic feet per second on July 31 and cut it to 150,000 cubic feet per second on Aug. 1.

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A star studded Melbourne Gala opening night performance of Evitasets the tone for what's to come. Excitement and expectation filled the air, and without a doubt, everyone was there to watch Tina Arena take on the role of Eva Perón, wife of Argentine dictator Juan Perón. It charts her time from humble beginnings through to the extraordinary wealth, power and status she achieved, beloved by the Argentine people and heralded as the spiritual leader of the nation.
Hosted by Opera Australia, Evita is playing at the Arts Centre Melbourne's State Theatre on 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne CBD until March 2019. Following a sold-out season at the Sydney Opera House earlier this year, performance times are Tues 6.30pm, Wed-Sat 7.30pm, Matinees Wed 1pm & Sat 2pm, Sun 3pm, and you can get your tickets HERE.
Melbourne's summer musical in 2018-19, it's one of the most celebrated musicals of all time. The original Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End and Broadway production directed by Hal Prince has a stellar cast led by our own Australian icon, singer, songwriter and musical theatre star Tina Arena. Jemma Rix will be the Eva Perón alternate at certain performances.
It has opera superstar and Tony Award winner Paulo Szot as Juan Perón and Kurt Kansley, a London based Australian, as the young revolutionary Che Guevara. Eva Perón alternate Jemma Rix is one of Australian musical theatre's prominent leading ladies, having starred in the stage hits Wicked and Ghost.
Michael Falzon as tango singer Magaldi came to prominence when he was cast by Queen and Ben Elton to star as Galileo in We Will Rock You. Newcomer Alexis Van Maanen as Juan Perón's mistress makes her professional principal debut with this production. Completing the cast is an ensemble numbering 26 plus 18 very talented children all hailing from Melbourne with an amazing creative team pulling the strings of a great production.
With more than 20 major awards to its credit including the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Musical, a Golden Globe and an Oscar for the film version starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas, Evita features some of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's best-loved songs. These include the unforgettable Don't Cry For Me Argentina, On This Night of a Thousand Stars, You Must Love Me and Another Suitcase in Another Hall; this last song is the only song sung by newcomer Alexis who plays the mistress. This smash hit production promises to be the theatrical event of the year!
The show begins and ends with Eva's funeral and narration is provided throughout in song, as seen through the eyes of Che. In fact, one needs to pay attention and hear every word, as Che's mesmerising performance links the storyline in this sung through a documentary. The giant TV screen in the background plays scenes of the real Eva Perón who died at the age of just 33, from cancer.
Costumes, choreography, sound and lighting, the set, though sparse, complements the production perfectly. The live 29 piece orchestra with director Guy Simpson at the helm provides a richness to the production throughout. while the ensembles sing and dance throughout the show. Tina Arena belts out her songs in her rich and even tone, filled with clarity and warmth. However her star really shines during the second act, when she sings the all too familiar Don't Cry for me Argentina, pauses, leans on her husband Juan, then comes back to the balcony to complete the song, and this is where she steps up, to drive her vocals with such a powerful force, it's hard to ignore.
If it never occurred to you that Eva used her sexuality to get where she wanted and to gain a position of power, this production will bring it to your attention. Peppered with humour, Arena is a subtle powerhouse, as she's led by Juan to rid him of his mistress. She's firm yet delicate and kind, as she understandingly passes on her fur coat to the mistress in a non-verbal negotiation. This is when newcomer, Alexis the mistress, makes her mark as she nails her only song in the production.
This is all about Eva and Szot's role as Juan is not the focus of the show, though he maintains prominence with his amazing baritone. Michael Falzon the tango singer who gets dumped by Eva on her upward climb brings charisma to the stage, however, it's Che who is the powerhouse in a huge role that'll capture your attention. Evita is a must-see musical for lovers of theatre as it weaves a musical tale of triumph and yearning well supported by Opera Australia Orchestra.
While you're there, why not enjoy delicious Argentinian food, wine and locally brewed beers at the Stomping Ground La Boca pop-up beer garden in the Arts Centre Melbourne forecourt from now till 24 February 2018. Even if you're not there to watch the show, the colourful, fun and engaging space will beckon you to come in and try out some of its delights. The menu features empanadas, Argentinian grilled meats, salads and fries, along with indulgent dulce de leche caramel desserts from Southbank's Asado.
It's a fully immersive experience through food, culture, music and live entertainment with Argentinian inspired performances, tango lessons and much more.


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Transgend Health. 2022 Apr 11;7(2):170-174. doi: 10.1089/trgh.2020.0151. eCollection 2022 Apr.
Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth are at risk of worsened health disparities during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Health care delivery by pediatric endocrinologists, including rapid implementation of telemedicine services, during the pandemic has not been documented. The Pediatric Endocrine Society’s Transgender Health Special Interest Group met virtually to survey practice patterns during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The majority of pediatric endocrinologists continued to provide most aspects of medical transition; however, we also identified several barriers to care. Overall, the survey results demonstrated that telemedicine can be utilized as an effective way to provide gender-affirming medical care to TGD youth.