Todd Muller, New Zealand's opposition leader who stood down after 53 days, has opened up on the mental health issues that led him to walk away from the job.
Mr Muller, 51, was installed as the leader of the National party in May after a coup to topple unpopular leader Simon Bridges but lasted just 53 days, shocking parliament by resigning in July.
At the time he walked away without giving comment beyond a statement that "the role has taken a heavy toll on me personally, and on my family, and this has become untenable from a health perspective".
In a lengthy and heartfelt Facebook post on Thursday, timed for Mental Health Week, the Bay of Plenty MP said he suffered "a panic attack for the first time in my life" just a week into the job.
"It started with an intense prickling sensation in my head, followed by what I would describe as 'waves' of anxiety," the former dairy executive wrote.
"I managed to hold it together until I walked into my wife's arms and broke down in a very deep and painful way."
The panic attack came after a string of high-profile blunders, including a decision not to name any Maori MPs in his team's top 12, and his display of a Make America Great Again cap, popularised by Donald Trump, in his office.
Mr Muller said he suffered from sleep deprivation and further anxiety attacks, which sleeping pills and anti-anxiety medication could not ease.
"My family bore the brunt of it, for when I returned for a day on the weekends, I would have nothing left to give them. I found myself unable to get out of bed and mentally distant," he said.
After resigning on July 14, he was replaced by Judith Collins as leader, but decided to stay on as MP - with Ms Collins naming him as trade spokesman.
"I am now a few months on, and with the love of family, friends, and support from a specialist I am recovering well," he said.
"The pressure in my head has abated, although it will take time to fully heal.
"In terms of advice the only piece I will ever proffer is to share the pain ... I can't emphasise this enough.
"Speak up, it does not so matter to whom, but it does so matter that you do."
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EDGE OF THE CIRCLE BOOKS IS PLEASED TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING NEW TITLES FROM SCARLET IMPRINT AND HADEAN PRESS:
BLACK ABBOT · WHITE MAGIC:
Johannes Trithemius and the Angelic Mind
by Frater Acher
Publisher: Scarlet Imprint
4vo (255 × 185 mm), 230 pp
Illustrations of Trithemius, Pelagius and Ramon Llull by Jose Gabriel Alegría Sabogal
Standard Hardback Edition
Limited to 900 copies, bound in white bonded leather, stamped in blind and black, with embossed black endpapers, and black ribbon.
List Price: $89.95
Bibliothèque Rouge Edition
List Price: $32.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
Black Abbot · White Magic: Johannes Trithemius and the Angelic Mind is the second volume of Frater Acher’s Holy Daimon cycle, and focusses on the magical legacy of Johannes Trithemius. The book includes the first full English translations of two angelic grimoires, reveals the construction of the talismanic Tablet of Truth, the compounding of a love philtre, the creation of the exorcistic powder of Pelagius and the purificatory counter-magic of the witch’s bath. Through Acher's careful analysis of these texts, the reader is guided towards a mystical and historically attested method of practicing angelic magic.
The black abbot should be considered as the central figure in the evolution of the Western esoteric tradition. Trithemius was the teacher of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, a magical role model to John Dee and Paracelsus, and the inspiration behind many of the legends now attributed to Dr Faust. New material sheds light on Trithemius’ own magical practice and his formulation of a theologia magica, which relies on cultivating a relationship with the personal angel.
The first part of the book provides translations and analyses of manuscripts attributed to Trithemius’ legendary teacher Pelagius the Hermit of Majorca, as well as his mysterious intermediary Libanius Gallus. Acher then examines two texts attributed to Trithemius, which evidence the blending of high and folk magic in practice, connecting the celestial intelligences leveraged in Pelagius’ writings with the chthonic virtues of plant and animal based concoctions.
The second part of the book opens with a biographical essay by the leading Trithemius scholar, Professor Klaus Arnold. Acher then goes on to investigate the vexing relationship between Trithemius, his master Pelagius and their intermediary Libanius Gallus. He concludes with some thoughts on the hermetic allegorical engraving in the third volume of Johann Scheible’s Das Kloster (1846) for the reader to pursue in their own visionary work.
In Black Abbot · White Magic Frater Acher gives an understanding and appreciation of the intent, depth and pragmatism of 15th century mystico-magical practice and an insight into one of its most engimatic figures.
Part One: Manuscripts & Analysis
Pelagius Eremita - Two Books: Of the Knowledge and Name of One’s Good Angel
Analysis of the Two Books
Pelagius Eremita and Libanius Gallus - The Tablet of Truth
Analysis of The Tablet of Truth
Trithemius - The General Key to All Sciences and Secrets of Trithemius the Abbot of Sponheim
Analysis of The General Key
The Powder of Pelagius
Part Two: On Trithemius Of Sponheim
Trithemius’ Life and Work (Prof. Klaus Arnold, translated by Frater Acher)
Trithemius and his Magical Master Pelagius Eremita
A Map to the Mystery
QUEEN OF THE SEVEN CROSSROADS
by Humberto Maggi.
Published by Hadean Press in August, 2020.
Limited Edition Hardcover List Price: $48.95
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History and myth come together to create and continuously develop the definitions and the interpretations about who or what the Queens of Quimbanda are. The aim of this treatise is to provide a conceptual background for a better comprehension of the identity and role of the Queen of the Seven Crossroads which will enable the devotee to develop a consistent practice of work and communion with this elevated spirit.
Humberto Maggi surveys the historical developments that influenced the creation of the concept of the Queen of the Seven Crossroads in the Brazilian magico-religious system Quimbanda that emerged in the first half of the 20th century, as well as the ideas and techniques inherited both from Europe and Africa. He looks at how various myths, historical figures, and misunderstandings combined to create one of the most powerful pombagiras – what elements shaped her, what and who inspired her legend, and how to work with her in your own practice.
The Queens of Quimbanda, Queens of Magic and Sorcery, and Queens of Hell are considered to be powerful spirits who deserve great honors and reverence. To each of them are assigned Astral Kingdoms that govern over different aspects of magical work and that connect with the mundane plane strongly at specific places and times, though their power in truth knows no limits or boundaries.
Like the dead heroines of older times, who received cult and were expected to aid the living, the Queens of Quimbanda, as with most of the lesser spirits in this system, are reputed to have been extraordinary whilst living – for good or evil. The diabolical aesthetics and the historical origins of Quimbanda associated and associate these women with the Devil – although here the Devil is not seen as the orthodoxies teach. Quimbanda moves toward a restoration of the original cosmogonies misrepresented by the Christian churches. It accepts the superficial ideas and images developed by Christianity to accuse and to frighten, but proposes a core interpretation that in the end completely undermines Christian theologies.
The Quimbanda that arose in Brazil is a fig tree with roots in European witchcraft and African religions; it is the inheritance of people who were exiled and enslaved – at its core it is reaction and rebellion against Church and State, against Inquisition and Slavery.
History and myth come together to create and continuously develop the definitions and the interpretations of who or what the Queens of Quimbanda are. Research and revelation compose this short treatise dedicated to the Queen of the Seven Crossroads with whom I have being working for several years. She came into my life at a moment of great and difficult change, and she has guided me faithfully since then. Often experiences with the Queen of the Seven Crossroads are frightful – but there is always a surreptitious feeling that things are under control and all is for the best. These are entities that test and improve their protégées.
The idea of writing a short treatise on the Queen of the Seven Crossroads came to me during one of the works I do regularly with her. I have a large image of her at home, and a smaller one that travels with me wherever I go. Under her guidance we are going to survey the historical developments that influenced the creation of this concept in the Quimbanda that emerged in the first half of the 20th century in Brazil, as well as the ideas and techniques inherited both from Europe and Africa; we also are going to follow the thread of inspirations I received and we will borrow from the practices I learned both as a Chief of Quimbanda and as a researcher.
The aim of this treatise is then to provide the conceptual background for a better comprehension of the identity and role of the Queen of the Seven Crossroads which will enable the devotee to develop a consistent practice of work and communion with this elevated spirit.

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"I have to live like this until you do what you say you're going to do," said Parker.
With kitchen appliances that don't work, no flooring and she says, mold still growing, she doesn't feel like she should have to pay full rent. That's the opinion, too, of some community activists, like Constance Luo of the Texas Organizing Project.
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"The flood was out of their control and we understand that, however, the repairs being done to the apartment are taking too long and people are still expected to live in them, pay full rent, without question, which is unacceptable," said Luo.
One resident showed us a letter they say they received just today, saying they'll receive a break on the May rent and their record won't be affected if they wanted to leave. It's something, but may not make staying in these apartments each night much easier.
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Next SAD-BSP govt will establish solar capacity to make power subsidy bill redundant in two years time: Sukhbir
Says will also encourage industrialists to develop their own solar capacity
Ludhiana, October 16, 2021: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced the forthcoming SAD-BSP alliance government would establish solar capacity to make the free power subsidy bill redundant in two years besides coming up with a policy which would allow the industrial sector to develop its own solar capacity
In an interaction with industrialists and intellectuals here which was arranged by Mr Bhupinder Bhinda, the SAD President said the next SAD-BSP alliance government would establish solar power capacity to meet the Rs 12,000 crore annual subsidy bill vis a vis free power given to farmers. He said a 10,000 mw solar power facility could easily be established at a cost of Rs 25,000 crore. “In two years we will recover the investment by meeting the subsidy requirements of the State”.
Mr Sukhbir Badal said “we also want industrialists to establish their own solar plants. Alternatively they can also be established at industrial focal points. In four years the savings will pay off the cost of the solar power infrastructure and in a structured way the power bill will be zero”. He said by going in for solar energy industrialists could also save the 21 per tax on power bills.
In a freewheeling conversation, the SAD President said Punjab needed to give the next big push to the industries and services sector. “We believe that initiatives including availability of assured cheap power coupled with ease of doing business philosophy can bring in fresh investment besides encouraging our home grown entrepreneurs to expand further”. He also announced that a special policy would be unveiled to encourage women entrepreneurs by making loans of up to Rs ten lakh available to them to establish their own enterprise.
Mr Badal also disclosed how the next government would give a boost to State education. “We feel that it is best to develop one composite school at the block level. This will help in concentrating all resources at one place and is also in the interest of teachers who do not wish to teach in remote locations”. He said this would be in continuation of the SAD’s policy of giving top priority to education as had been done under the leadership of S Parkash Singh Badal. “In our last tenure we created meritorious schools to provide quality education free of cost to deserving students. These schools were closed immediately after the Congress took over the reins of the State”. He also disclosed how the erstwhile SAD led government brought in the ISB, IIT and IIM into the State besides giving a fillip to professional education.
Speaking on the occasion, senior leader Maheshinder Singh Grewal said the last nearly five years of Congress rule had led to a feeling of insecurity in the trade and industrial circles besides endangering peace and communal harmony. He said gangster culture was encouraged due to which extortions and even murders were being carried out from the jail. He said Punjab needed a government which was accountable and a leader like S Sukhbir Singh Badal who was responsible for ushering in development, establishing expressways and airports as well as making the State power.

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We give you the lowdown on the Wimbledon warm-up event, the Fever-Tree Championship at the Queen’s Club.
Let’s get the name right
Officially it is known as the Queen’s Club Championship, but of course the sponsors need to get some credit and from 1979 until 2008 it went by the name Stella Artois Championships. Aegon took over in 2009 and it was renamed Aegon Championships.
However, Fever-Tree is now the official sponsor and of course it will be known as the Fever-Tree Championships over the next few years.
In case you were wondering, “Fever-Tree Indian Tonic Water launched in the UK in early 2005, the brand name chosen due to fever tree being the colloquial name for the cinchona tree in which quinine, a key ingredient for tonic, is found”.
About the venue
Queen’s Club in West Kensington, London, is named after Queen Victory and it was established in 1886. It was the first multi-purpose sports complex ever to be built anywhere in the world.
Besides tennis, it also holds the World Rackets Championships and has in the past held ice-skating, baseball, athletics and rugby.
Nearly 6,500 spectators, 6,479 to be exact, can fit into Centre Court. The year 2003 was a good one for total attendance as a record 52,553 attended the event.
Part of tennis history
The Queen’s Club event is one of the longest-running grass-court tennis tournaments as it was first held in 1884 as the London Grass Court Championship at the London Athletic Club.
It switched to Queen’s Club in 1890 and they introduced a women’s singles event as well. Men’s doubles was added in 1903 and two years later mixed doubles were also introduced. The women’s doubles programme was only added in 1915.
The women’s events were discontinued in 1973 and American legend Chris Evert claimed the last-ever women’s title that year.
The men’s tournament was upgraded from an ATP World Tour 250 event to an ATP World Tour 500 tournament in 2015.
The roll of honour
Great Britain’s Harry S. Barlow was the inaugural men’s singles winner in 1890 and he ended up winning it three times while May Jacks won the women’s event.
Feliciano Lopez is the reigning men’s champion as he beat Marin Cilic in three sets in last year’s final.
Andy Murray hosts the record for the most singles wins with five trophies with his first coming in 2009 and his last in 2016.
Seven players have won the title four times with John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick among them.
The other Murray, Jamie, is the reigning men’s doubles champion along with Bruno Soares from Brazil.
The Bryan Brothers, Bob and Mike, have won the men’s doubles five times.
The United States has produced the most men’s singles champions with 33, but they are only two ahead of Great Britain while Australia is down in third with 26.
As mentioned already, Andy Murray has the most singles titles with five.
Boris Becker is the youngest winner as he was 17 years and 207 days when he won it in 1985 and he went on to win Wimbledon a couple of weeks later.
Major Ritchie is the oldest champion as he was 38 years old when he collected his fourth trophy in 1909.
Pete Sampras and Mark Philippoussis are the only two players to win the singles and doubles in the same year as Sampras also teamed up with Todd Martin in 1995 to win the doubles while Philippoussis partnered Pat Rafter in 1997.
Wimbledon form guide
Other notable names who have won the Queen’s-Wimbledon double in the same year besides Becker include, Don Budge, Roy Emerson, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, Lleyton Hewitt, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
Roger Federer absence
The 20-time Grand Slam winner has played at Queen’s only once, back in 1999, and he lost 6-3, 6-0 against Byron Black in the first round.
He is unlikely to play at Queen’s any time soon as he apparently has a lifetime contract with Halle in Germany.


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Capitol Pressroom Weekend for Sept. 20, 2015
September 20, 2015
Staten Island State Senator Diane Savino is pushing legislation to ensure N.F.L. cheerleaders are treated like employees of the franchises they work for rather than independent contractors.
Could Ed Cox’s days as Republican State Chairman be numbered? That’s what Tom Dadey would like to think. The Onondaga Republican Chairman says he may take Cox on.
Investigative Post’s Jim Heaney updated us on the financial difficulties facing SolarCity, the recipient of enormous state largesse.
And results from latest Q-poll show that all the public squabbling between de Blasio and Cuomo is getting to voters.◄ Back to PodCasts


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MARK Elder's Beethoven symphony readings with the Hallé now include the second. Never an obvious favourite in the set, it seems problematic precisely because it isn't a titanic battle against fate or even a great intellectual struggle.
But it's revolutionary in its own way, which is the way the Hallé played it, Elder emphasising all the twists and turns of dynamic power and the sheer ingenuity of its melodic and harmonic construction.
The slow movement a problem for some because of its relative length flowed smoothly and remarkably quickly under his hands, and the scherzo where the explosive nature of Beethoven's third-movement concept comes into its own was full of thumpingly good humour. The last even more so.
It was a mixed bag of a programme for this Opus One series concert. Vaughan Williams' first Norfolk Rhapsody preceded the symphony, beautifully and gently played, as on the orchestra's new CD which it was surely meant to plug.
Before that we met Martin Sturfélt, the young Swedish winner of the Terence Judd award, soloist in Mendelssohn's second piano concerto. It's not an easy task to play the Mendelssohn concertos, both having been eclipsed by later works. Sturfélt and Elder between them established the energy and expressive impact which our Victorian forebears found so powerful.
The concerto calls for real technical brilliance, too, which Sturfélt has in abundance. It was a masterly performance.
Another young man introduced by this concert was Rory Macdonald, the Hallé's new assistant conductor. He was given the opening spot, with Dvorak's rarely played The Noonday Witch. It needed atmosphere and imaginative colour. These it received in some measure, particularly the spooky passage where the witch first creeps in.
This and last week's concerts have been dedicated to the memory of John MacMurray, principal trumpet from 1986 to 2006.
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- Streaming capture can be used to record and play back long term events
- SignalVu-PC software offers real time signal processing with DPX Spectrum/Spectrogram to minimize time spent on transient and interference hunting
- 100 μsec minimum signal duration with 100% probability of intercept ensure you see problems first time. every time
- Application programming interface included for development of custom programs
- Accessories including tablet PC. calibration kits. adapters and phase-stable cables offer a complete field solution for interference hunting and transmitter maintenance
SignalVu-PC software offers rich analysis capability in the field
The RSA600A series operates with SignalVu-PC. a powerful program used as the basis of Tek's traditional spectrum analyzers. offering a deep analysis capability previously unavailable in low-cost laboratory solutions. Real-time processing of the DPX spectrum/spectrogram is enabled in your PC. further reducing the cost of hardware. Customers who need programmatic access to the instrument can choose either the SignalVu-PC programmatic interface or use the included application programming interface (API) that provides a rich set of commands and measurements directly. Basic functionality of the free SignalVu-PC program is far from basic. Base version measurements are shown below.
|Frequency range||9kHz to 3GHz||9kHz to 7.5GHz|
|Capture bandwidth||40 MHz|
|Tracking generator||with option 04|
|41-Standard Manufacturer Warranty||3 YEARS|
|693-Powered on battery||Yes|
|240-Frequency (min)||9 kHz|
|235-Frequency (max)||7.5 GHz|
|239-RBW (dB;Hz)||10 Hz|
|242-Min amplitude (dBm)||-160 dBm|
|243-Max amplitude (dBm)||+20 dBm|
|241-RBW sequence mode and max value (type)||10Hz-10MHz + auto mode|
|36-Additional Characteristics||IF bandwidth: 40MHzUSB spectrum analyzer: USB3.0 PC interface & SignalVU-PC softwareType N female RF inputSMA female trigger/sync & externanl frequency reference inputs.Powered by AC adapterTracking generator in option|
|132-Package includes||RSA607A, AC adapter/charger, USB 3.0 cable, SignalVu-PC software & documentation on USB key, user manual|
|35-Dimension (HxWxD) (mm)||75x222.3x358.6 mm|
|13-Net Weight||2.79 kg|
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An expanding brewery giant has made a £270m offer for a 174-year-old family company which owns 268 pubs.
Greene King owns a selection of well-known beer brands
The merger with Hardys and Hansons, which owns Kimberley Brewery, Notts, will bring Suffolk-based Greene King's estate to more than 2,400 pubs.
Greene King will continue to brew Hardys beers although the future of the brewery has not been disclosed.
Family shareholders at Hardys hold about 50% of the voting rights and are backing the deal.
Patrick Helps, chairman of the holding company which represents family shareholders, said: "It is a watershed in the company's 174-year history.
"However, we could not have wished for a better owner than Greene King to continue Hardys and Hansons' heritage, culture and successful business model."
He said he had confidence that Greene King would "show sensitivity" as it integrated the two businesses.

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Rotary anode type x-ray apparatus
A rotary anode type X-ray apparatus includes an arithmetic unit for calculating the optimum number of revolutions of the anode, on the basis of the previously measured and stored temperature-characteristic data of the X-ray tube, at least one of the tube voltages applied to the X-ray tube, the X-ray radiation time, and the tube current. According to frequency of revolution data derived from the arithmetic unit, the motor controller drives the motor to rotate the rotary anode at an appropriate number of revolutions. This number is determined by the X-ray tube drive conditions, including the tube current.
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This invention relates to an X-ray apparatus equipped with a rotary anode type X-ray tube. In a conventional X-ray apparatus, a rotary anode type X-ray tube, the anode of which revolves so that the electrons will not strike the anode at one point only, is used to control the temperature rise of the anode. The life of this rotary type X-ray tube is determined by the temperature rise of the inside of the tube, the temperature rise of the anode, and the life of the bearing which holds the anode, allowing it to revolve.
The temperature of the anode rises as the tube current increases, and this results in an increase in the number of electrons emitted from the cathode. The temperature of the anode can be lowered by increasing its rotation speed and substantially expanding the area where the electrons strike, i.e., the target area. If the tube current is small, the temperature rise of the anode is correspondingly small. In such a case, the rotary anode is rotated at a low speed, allowing for the life of the bearing for the motor. Thus, by adjusting the rotating speed of the rotary anode according to the tube current, the life of the X-ray tube can be extended.
To change the rotating speed of the anode, the motor speed is changed. For example, if the tube current is greater than a predetermined value, the motor speed is set to high speed, e.g. 180 rps (revolution per second). When it is below that value, the motor speed is set to low speed, e.g. 60 rps.
In the past, the temperature rise of the anode has been controlled, as described above, by changing the revolution speed of the anode in accordance with the tube current. However, the cause of temperature rise of the anode is not confined solely to the tube current. The temperature also varies according to the tube voltage, radiation time, and size of the focal point. Having not taken these other factors into consideration, the revolution speed has therefore simply been increased when the tube current was large, so that the life of the bearing has consequently been short.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, an object of this invention is to provide a rotary anode type X-ray apparatus, which prevents an excessive temperature rise of the anode, and eliminates unnecessary high speed rotation of the motor.
A rotary anode type X-ray apparatus according to this invention comprises an arithmetic unit for calculating an optimum speed for revolving the anode, on the basis of temperature characteristic data of the X-ray tube, which have been measured and stored, at least one of the tube voltages applied to the X-ray tube, the X-ray radiation time, and the tube current. According to the anode speed data obtained by the arithmetic unit, a motor controller drives a motor for rotating the anode.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The accompanying drawing is a schematic illustration of a rotary anode type X-ray apparatus according to an embodiment of this invention.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
As is shown in FIG. 1, X-ray tube 10 is composed of sealed housing 1, and insert tube 4, which has been placed into sealed housing 1. Insert tube 4 may use a center metal tube having a metal member at its center. Insert tube 4 includes a glass valve, inside which a disc-shaped rotary anode 2 is placed, and cathode 3 is placed facing the target surface of anode 2. Rotary anode 2 is coupled to rotary shaft 6 of the motor. Rotary shaft 6 is supported by bearing 6a on a fixed shaft 6b. Rotary shaft 6 is surrounded with stator coil 5. The space between insert tube 4 and housing 1 is filled with an insulating oil.
Stator coil 5 is connected to motor controller 8, and the anode shaft is electrically connected to high voltage generator 9. Motor controller 8 is connected to arithmetic unit 11, in order to drive the motor at a revolution speed which corresponds to the output of arithmetic unit 11. The anode and cathode terminals of the X-ray tube are connected to high voltage generator 9. The input terminals of high voltage generator 9 and arithmetic unit 11 are connected to the output terminals of X-ray controller 7. X-ray controller 7 receives X-ray radiation information D, including tube current, tube voltage, and radiation time, then inputs the necessary data to arithmetic unit 11 and high voltage generator 9. The target temperature, which depends on the inter-relation of the tube current, tube voltage, and radiation time, is measured by a simulation. Information D is obtained on the basis of the inter-relation among these measured values and their associated values of tube current, tube voltage, and radiation time. Accordingly, each type of information D corresponds to many target temperature values.
The operation of the X-ray apparatus as applied to an X-ray computed tomography (CT) system, will now be explained.
With an X-ray CT system, the X-ray tube scans the inspected object while rotating around it, and a tomograph of the object is obtained To minimize the amount of radiation received by the inspected object, the X-ray CT system uses an X-ray apparatus providing pulsative radiation, not continuous radiation. Considering the pulse width to be W (msec.), and the number of pulses occurring in one scan to be Np (repetitions per scan), the tube voltage and tube current to be V (KV) and I (mA), respectively, and the base temperature of anode plate to be Tb, the frequency of revolution (f) of anode plate 2 may be obtained, using formula (1) ##EQU1## where Tmax is the solubility limit temperature of the target surface, and is determined by the anode plate. .beta., .gamma., and .delta. are constants as determined by the type of the X-ray tube. Tb is determined by the temperature characteristics of the X-ray tube, for example. The number of revolutions (f) can be calculated by means of formula (1), even if the tube voltage V, tube current I, and X-ray radiation time Np.times.W values change. In other words, when information D relating to tube voltage V, tube current I, and X-ray radiation time Np.times.W is input to X-ray controller 7, controller 7 inputs the tube voltage V information to high voltage generator 9, and at the same time, inputs the tube voltage V, tube current I, and X-ray radiation time Np.times.W data, to arithmetic unit 11. Arithmetic unit 11 calculates the frequency of revolution (f) by means of formula (1), based on the input data. This frequency of revolution (f) information is then input to motor controller 8 which inputs a drive current corresponding to the frequency of revolution (f), to stator coil 5. Rotary shaft 6 is rotated at the frequency (f) by means of the excitation of stator coil 5. Correspondingly, rotary anode 2 revolves at the same frequency (f). In other words, the frequency of revolution (f) is determined in accordance with the target temperature, which is determined by information D.
When high voltage generator 9 applies tube voltage V between anode 2 and cathode 3, ad a filament heating voltage to cathode 3 electrons are generated by cathode 3, and these strike the target surface of anode 2, which then generates X-rays.
The above embodiment is shown with an X-ray apparatus that uses intermittent radiation, but if continuous radiation X-ray equipment is used, the frequency of revolution (f) of the continuous X-ray radiation can be calculated by use of formula (1), by replacing the Np.times.W value with the continuous radiation time T. Even when the X-ray tube characteristics differ, the coefficients of formula (1) can be changed. Furthermore, new factors, such as the quiescent time of X-ray radiation, and pulse quiescent time, can be used. In this case, radiation quiescent time is the time during which X-ray tube 10 and anode 2 are cooled down, and this time is calculated by arithmetic unit 11.
As is shown above, when the frequency of revolution (f) has been ascertained, a drive voltage corresponding to frequency (f) is supplied to stator coil 5, and anode 2 is revolved at the speed corresponding to the frequency of revolution (f). This speed can be switched between high and low speeds, or can be varied continuously. In case the X-ray tube has a resonant frequency, the frequency of the drive voltage is determined in a manner which avoids revolving the motor at this frequency; for example, 70 Hz.
1. A rotary type x-ray apparatus comprising:
- an x-ray tube having predetermined temperature characteristics and including a rotary anode rotatable at a predetermined frequency of revolution and wherein said rotary anode has a target area;
- x-ray tube drive means for supplying voltage and current to said x-ray tube and causing x-rays to radiate from said x-ray tube, said x-ray tube drive means including means for supplying voltage pulses to said target area;
- an arithmetic unit which operates to prestore the predetermined temperature characteristics of said x-ray tube, calculate an optimum frequency of revolution (f) of the rotary anode according to the following formula: ##EQU2## wherein Tmax=the solubility limit temperature of the target area; W=the pulse width (msec.) of said voltage pulses;
- Np=the pulse rate of said voltage pulses;
- V=the x-ray tube voltage;
- I=the x-ray tube current;
- Tb=the temperature characteristics of the X-ray tube; and
- .beta.,.gamma. and.delta.=constants determined by the temperature characteristics of the X-ray tube, and produce data corresponding to the calculated optimum frequency of revolution; and
- rotary anode drive means responsive to the data of optimum frequency of revolution output from the arithmetic unit for rotatably driving said rotary anode at said optimum frequency of revolution.
2. A rotary anode type X-ray apparatus according to claim 1, in which said rotary anode drive means includes means for selectively changing the frequency of revolution to one of at least two values, in response to the frequency of revolution data from said arithmetic unit.
3. A rotary anode type X-ray apparatus according to claim 1, in which said rotary anode drive means includes means for continuously changing the frequency of revolution in response to the frequency of revolution data from said arithmetic unit.
4. A rotary anode type X-ray apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said X-ray tube has a resonant frequency, and said rotary anode drive means further includes means for rotatably driving said rotary anode at a frequency different from said resonant frequency at times when the frequency of revolution equals said resonant frequency.
5. A rotary anode type X-ray apparatus according to claim 1, in which said X-ray tube drive means includes means for intermittently driving said X-ray tube, to generate X-rays from said X-ray tube in an intermittent manner.
Filed: Sep 19, 1986
Date of Patent: Apr 4, 1989
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki)
Inventor: Shigeru Tanaka (Ootawara)
Primary Examiner: Stanley D. Miller
Assistant Examiner: John C. Freeman
Law Firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, & Dunner
Application Number: 6/909,130


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What is Nail Fungal Infection? Know its Types, Causes and Treatment
Nail fungal Infection is a nail disease that is caused due to infection in the fingers and thumbs of the hands. This type of fungal infection is seen in the nails which is known as onychomycosis in medical language. In addition to the fingernails, this infection can also occur in the toenails due to which the nails become colourless, black and thick. Along with this, the nails start cracking.
Nowadays, nail fungal infection has become a common problem. The main reason for this is dirt, pollution, non-cleanliness of nails, synthetic socks and sweating in the feet for a long time, etc. However, this problem is seen in people of all ages but more often this problem is seen in the elderly, ie people above 60 years of age. If it is not treated in time, it increases day by day. As a result, it can prove to be a serious problem.
Types of Nail Fungal Infection
There are generally four types of nail fungal infections. These are as follows-
Distal Subungual Onychomycosis-
This is a common type of nail fungal infection that infects the tip of a person's nail. This breaks the front part of the nail of the infected person. Also, there is swelling in the area around the nail. Apart from this, the subungual area i.e. the underside of the nail starts thickening.
White Superficial Onychomycosis-
In this type of nail fungal infection, the top layer of the nail is affected but sometimes it starts affecting the inner layer of the nail i.e. the cornified layer. Day by day this infection keeps spreading due to which the nails become rough, fragile and crooked.
Candida infection is a serious problem. Apart from affecting the nail, it also affects the skin attached to the nail. During this, the nails separate from the fingers. Generally, this infection is more common in women than in men. Apart from this, Candida nail fungal infection is mostly found in the middle finger.
Proximal Subungual Onychomycosis-
This type of nail fungal infection is mostly seen in people who are already infected with HIV or some serious disease. Proximal subungual onychomycosis infection affects the root of the nail. In addition, proximal subungual onychomycosis can also affect the skin of the feet.
Causes of Nail fungal Infection
There are many types of fungi present in the surrounding environment. They are like microbes. These fungi grow continuously in places like air, water, soil etc. and grow continuously due to the effect of the environment whereas fungi also live in the human body which remains in the body without harming it. Some fungi are also harmful to the body. When these harmful fungi attack the body, it is difficult to eliminate them because they are able to survive in any kind of environment. These harmful fungi enter the nail through small cracks present in the nail or the skin around it that cause infection. Apart from this, there are some other causes of nail disease as well. Let's take a look at these reasons-
- Nail injury.
- Having nail surgery.
- Suffering from diabetes.
- Weakening of the immune system.
- Wearing tight shoes.
- Taking a long bath in the swimming pool.
- Walking barefoot in public places.
- Living in places with constant humidity.
Symptoms of Nail Fungal Infection
- Nail colour changing to yellow, brown, or white colour.
- Thickening of the nail layer.
- Having broken or cracked nails.
- Change or crack in the shape of the nail.
- Stiffness of nails.
- Loss of the natural shine of the nail.
- Formation of white or yellow stripes on the side of the nail.
- Nail loosening or lifting.
- A substance trapped inside the nail.
- Collection of pus in the nail.
- Feeling of tenderness or pain on touching the nail.
- Swelling around the toes.
Treatment of Nail Fungal Infection
Oral antifungal drugs-
In the traditional treatment of nail fungal infection, doctors recommend taking oral antifungal drugs in which many types of antifungal creams and some oral medicines are included. These medicines eliminate the infection rapidly. It takes at least 3-4 months to get rid of the infection completely through oral antifungal drugs.
Medicated nail polish-
Doctors recommend using a medicated nail polish to treat nail fungal infection which is called ciclopirox. Using it once a day on the infected nails and the skin around it helps to get rid of the infection.
Medicated nail cream-
Apart from medicated nail polish, doctors also suggest antifungal creams.
When the infection becomes severe and painful, doctors recommend surgery wherein, the nail is temporarily removed.
Home Remedies for Nail Fungal Infection
Tea tree oil-
The beneficial properties of tea tree oil are very effective for nail diseases as it contains antibacterial compounds. These help to prevent the spread of nail and skin-related infections. These antioxidants are effective in healing itchy and dry skin. For this, mix a few drops of tea tree oil in the carrier oil and apply it to the nail and its surrounding area.
Ajwain oil also proves effective for nail disease. The antibacterial compounds present in this oil prevent the spread of nail and skin related infections. For this, mix a few drops of ajwain oil in a carrier oil and apply it to the nail and its surrounding area.
Baking soda or alum-
In case of nail fungal infection, wash the nail and the skin around it by adding baking soda or alum in lukewarm water. By doing this, the problem of nail fungal infection gets relief.
Apple cider vinegar-
Apple cider vinegar is another effective treatment for fungal infection in nails. For this, mix a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in lukewarm water and let the feet or hands remain submerged in this water. After some time wipe it thoroughly with a towel. By doing this, nails and skin-related infections are relieved.
Garlic is rich in antibiotic properties. It helps in curing nail infections and fungal infections. For this, make a paste by taking some raw garlic buds and apply them to the nail and the skin around it. By doing this the wounds heal quickly. Apart from this, applying raw garlic juice on the nail also provides relief in infection.
Washing the nails by boiling neem leaves in water or grinding neem leaves in cow's milk and applying it to the infected area cures fungal infections.
Aloe vera has anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties which prevent the spread of nail infections. For this, apply aloe vera gel to the infected nail areas.
Coconut oil also proves effective in getting relief from nail infection because it has anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties which help to get rid of fungal infections. For this, apply coconut oil 2-3 times a day on the infected areas of the nail.


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Jon Frankel interviews Superior Court Judge Craig Mitchell, founder of LA’s Skid Row Run Club, which helps individuals with drug and alcohol abuse recovery – a lifeline for many, especially during the pandemic. #RealSports is all-new this month on HBO. #HBO #RealSports
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Real Sports is television’s most-honored sports journalism program, and received last May its 19th Sports Emmy® Award for Outstanding Sports Journalism. In total, Real Sports has been honored with the Sports Emmy® for Outstanding Sports News Anthology five times in the past seven years, capturing 34 Emmys® in 24 years overall.
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text: J.W BENSON - a lady's bracelet watch. Hallmarked Birmingham 1961. Numbered 168871. Signed manual wind movement. Silvered dial with Arabic numeral hour markers, subsidiary seconds dial to six. 9ct gold case with presentation engraving to case back, fitted to a 9ct gold expandable bracelet. 21mm. 16gms. Together with a 9ct gold gentleman's Brenex bracelet watch.

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Directed by two-time Academy Award® winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Best Documentary, Short Subject: Saving Face, 2012; A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, 2015) and Andy Schocken, the acclaimed documentary SONG OF LAHORE opens in select theaters and is available on DVD, VOD and Digital HD May 20. Featuring the music of The Sachal Ensemble of Pakistan and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, SONG OF LAHORE examines the lives and the cultural heritage of Pakistan’s classical musicians as they prepare for a concert in New York City.
The theatrical release of SONG OF LAHORE begins on Friday, May 20, exclusively at Village East Cinema in New York City and Laemmle’s Music Hall in Beverly Hills.
SONG OF LAHORE was an official selection at numerous film festivals in 2015, including the Tribeca Film Festival, Melbourne Film Festival, Hamptons Film Festival, IDFA Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival and the Heartland Film Festival.
Also on May 20, Universal Music Classics releases an East-meets-West musical landmark: Song of Lahore, an album inspired by the moving documentary. On this unprecedented cross-cultural, genre-bending collection the soulful musicians of the film – The Sachal Ensemble of Pakistan – perform iconic songs of understanding and hope alongside stars from across jazz, rock, R&B and Americana, all convened by Grammy Award-winning producer Eli Wolf. The lineup of musical talent includes Bilal, Cibo Matto, Nels Cline, Marisol Hernandez, Seu Jorge, Jim James, Sean Lennon, Wynton Marsalis, Madeleine Peyroux, Becca Stevens, Meryl Streep and Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks performing reimaginings of songs made iconic by the likes of Duke Ellington, Bob Marley, Nina Simone, George Harrison, Michael Jackson, Allen Toussaint, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder and Elvis Costello.
Watch the trailer for SONG OF LAHORE here:
Listen to the music sampler featuring Meryl Streep, Wynton Marsalis and others here:
Synopsis: SONG OF LAHORE follows Sachal Studios musicians from their hometown in Pakistan to New York City as they rehearse and take the stage for a truly moving concert performance with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, after receiving a personal invitation to perform from Wynton Marsalis.


Information Security and Privacy
13th Australasian Conference, ACISP 2008, Wollongong, Australia, July 7-9, 2008. Proceedings
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy, ACISP 2008, held in Wollongong, Australia, in July 2008.
The 33 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 111 submissions. The papers cover a range of topics in information security, including authentication, key management, public key cryptography, privacy, anonymity, secure communication, ciphers, network security, elliptic curves, hash functions, and database security.


The Spike design incorporates a total of 20 pins (10 per side) of which 16 are hex pins that thread in from the opposite side, along the perimeter of the pedal, and an additional 4 grub screws which thread all the way through the body. The pedals come without the pins installed as spank claims self-installation lets you pick the “right pin configuration to suit your riding style, foot wear, and preferred level of grip.” Maximum grip requires the use of all 20 pins, but if you, like me, prefer improved foot positioning and adjustability I'd suggest you forgo installing the grub screws. I find this configuration offers more than enough grip, especially when used in conjunction with Five Ten shoes.
The Details12mm Thin - Massive Platform
Cold Forged Alloy Pedal Body
Hollow Taper Scandium Enriched Steel Axle
Chamfered Leading Edges for Improved Clearance and Reduced Impact Forces
Chamfered Side Edges for Improved Cornering Clearance
Oversized Sealed Full Compliment Inboard Industrial Bearing
Sealed Outboard IGUS Bushing
20 Adjustable Pins per Pedal
Full Sized Hex Head Pins Improve Durability and Maintenance
Inboard Friction Seal Prevents Contamination and Reduces Unwanted Pedal Spin
Weight: 420g Claimed with full pin compliment
Available Colors: Orange / Ti-Grey / Black / Blue / Red / Emerald Green
Thankfully, even in a bid to save weight, Spank did not compromise on size with the Spikes sporting large 90cm2 platforms with metal in all the right places. Having a longer platform helps reduce the chance of "pedal flip" on rough ground or when your feet are not in the ideal position. However at 12mm they are some of the thinnest out there. This, along with chamfered leading and side edges, improves cornering clearance and aids in reducing impacts.The thin profile was achieved by designing the Spike pedals to rotate on an Igus bushing at the end of the pedal axle, while using a much larger than usual full compliment, inboard, sealed bearing. In order to do so the body flares out close to the crank arm in order to accept the larger than standard bearing, but it doesn't affect or interfere with grip as it's right up against the crank arm. The design also reduces Q-factor for increased pedalling efficiency and rider positioning.
To increase the strength-to-weight ratio the main body is cold forged rather than extruded like the majority of other pedals. Spank claims this allows them to achieve a smaller and more consistent grain size in the alloy and better grain orientation and in doing so achieve a better strength to weight ratio. The tapered, hollow, scandium enriched, alloy steel axle itself goes through a complex heat treatment process that is said to increases strength and stiffness.
On the trailAt a claimed 420g there are lighter pedals out there, but not many of those can compete on sheer strength and durability or price. In an effort to save weight some manufacturers have turned to Magnesium which is not as strong and won't last as long as these or similar pedals will do. The Spikes fall solidly in the "does not spin freely" category which I prefer. Depending on the crank arms and whether you are running boots you can tweak this to a degree with pedal spacers. Don't get me wrong, they are not stiff or difficult to pedal, they are just not free-spinning, happy-go-lucky pedals. Much like Point One Racing's Podium pedal.
The sheer grip and size of the platform of the Spikes is a big confidence booster. I've never felt ill-at-ease on these even in the roughest of terrain. Granted, I ride with Five Tens which helps a great deal, but this lets me tweak the pin configuration to give me the exact feel I like. The ability to do this is a big advantage as you won't have to sacrifice feel for grip. The 12mm profile and chamfered edges help to keep it out of harms way which in turn will give you the confidence to push harder and lean the bike over a little farther each time. With your feet solidly planted on the pedals you can focus on the trail ahead.
In the endAfter months of use the one pedal has picked up a bit of a squeak, but that was easily solved with some home TLC. Other than that they have been faultless. The hex head screws have taken a beating, without a single one bending or breaking and other than a few cosmetic marks, the body is handling the abuse better than others I've tried, undoubtedly aided by the chamfered edges.
Compared to Straitline Defacto the Spank's are lighter, thinner and have a wider platform, but sport similar grip levels with the Straitlines and only gaining the upper hand when running all of its pins. This however restricts foot movement too much for me. Compared to Point One Racing Podium the Spike's have a slightly smaller platform (100cm2 vs 90cm2), are heavier (359g vs 420g), of similar height, but are a lot cheaper and have better grip even in my "lower grip configuration".
The Spike's biggest trump is that they are available through your local LBS as there's an official importer in South Africa. This will give you peace of mind knowing you will have back-up and should be able to get your hands on spares if needed. In my mind the only real downside would be price, but even though they are not the cheapest flat pedals money can buy they certainly are worth every one of your hard earned cents. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anybody (with the possible exception of riders looking for a pedal that spins freely) especially when considering they are light, wide, thin and durable. Throw in the option of 6 anodised colours and you have yourself a winning formula.


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This study examined how priming Whites with colorblind or multicultural approaches to diversity prior to an interracial interaction affects ethnic minorities' cognitive functioning. Although ethnic minorities did not explicitly know which prime their White partner received, ethnic minorities paired with Whites primed with colorblindness (vs. multiculturalism) showed poorer cognitive performance on the Stroop (1935) color-naming task following the interaction. Furthermore, Whites in interracial interactions primed with colorblindness exhibited more behavioral prejudice, which mediated ethnic minorities' decreased cognitive performance. These findings suggest that Whites' exposure to certain ideologies may affect the cognitive performance of the ethnic minorities they encounter.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Social Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science
- Cognitive depletion
- Interracial interaction


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All Creatures Great and Small
1 Jul 2014
All Creatures Great and Small, James Herriot’s famous sequence of novels about a young vet who joins a rural practice in the Yorkshire Dales, has now been adapted for the stage starring a stellar cast and even a real dog, and is the quintessence of those well -known adventures. Yet there is far more to this touring show than a heart-warming yarn.
Yes, it’s funny and some of the jokes are pretty ribald – on their first date young Herriot entertains the adorable Helen an account of how one farmer had rammed a load of onions up the backside of a prize bull as a remedy. She was not amused. But alongside the laughs, there is a great tenderness, and the cast created a wonderfully nostalgic evening of drama at Cambridge Arts Theatre where the play is showing until 5 July.
The first director - who adapted this dense body of work for the stage - is Simon Stallworthy. He makes light of what must have been a huge task. After all there were three novels to decant into a lively two hours of theatre. ‘It was relatively straightforward,’ he says breezily explaining that he followed the romance of young vet James with lovely Helen, the farmer’s daughter and wove in the animal stories as he went.
The action takes place in the 30s. Life is hard for people in the Yorkshire Dales, this is not a Hovis advertisement, farmers struggle with sick animals, loneliness and hardship.
Oliver Mellor as James Herriot has his theatrical work cut out in a physically demanding role, heaving ropes for the birth of unseen calves. We do believe that he’s a strong lad with the brawn to take on the tasks of upland farm crises. And he conveys the character of Herriot so well, his determination, his humour and his deep love of animals. Handsome and hardy with a strong stage presence, Oliver Mellor convinces us he is a safe pair of hands – and a man of deep principal.
Mark Curry as the older vet Siegfried Farnon is a fabulous foil to this down-to earth ordinariness. He has the growly grumpiness of his TV counterpart Robert Hardy with a light sexy playful side that gives the drama a springy zing. Genial and jolly, he virtually drives the action along giving contradictory advice and when his ne’er-do-well idler brother Tristam arrives things get even funnier. ‘My father was a Wagner fan,’ he tells James to explain the family’s outlandish names, the interesting triumvirate is now ready to roll.
There are hoax telephone calls between the two younger men, fun badinage around the table and the constant efforts of layabout Tristram to avoid any work. Lee Latchford-Evans is utterly convincing as the lazy younger brother and he injects just the right level of contemporary rebel spirit to leaven the duller Herriot and turn him into a risk taker. The scene where James is set up with a wonderfully sexy girlfriend and everyone ends up drunk is all Tristram’s doing. Harriet Hare who also plays Emily the sister of James' real love interest is a great scene stealer. And among the more minor characters Rob Maloney as Mr.Calvert, is a role acted with great sensitivity and adds real feeling to the play. Helen, the girl James really loves, is brought to life with great skill by Clare Buckfield – hardly surprising when you consider her credits include a raft of TV shows and some top level theatre work.
There were other treats. Renowned actress Susan Penhaligon almost stole the show at one stage with her portrayal of Mrs. Pumphrey whose comic calling consists of a ridiculous spoiling of Tricky her dog (an animal who can place bets, talk about the weather and according to his owner, tell her when to visit the vet). Tricky, a real Scottie, was very good on stage and as the cast took a bow to a tumultuous audience applause, wagged his tail in appreciation. They say you should never work with children or dogs. Lucky for us the stellar cast of All Creature Great and Small ignored that piece of theatre wisdom to make a lovely, yes heart-warming, evening at the theatre.

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A company by the name of Mask Architects says it plans to build a unique eco-resort in Africa, with fancy treehouses in the forest that almost look like nature created them.
What’s more, this resort will produce its own green energy and procure water from the air using the aptly named ‘Air to Water technology.’ They plan on distributing water to surrounding communities as well.
“With this project, our goal is to make the most basic need of water accessible rather than a luxury experience and to prevent hunger, thirst and the diseases and deaths its cause” architects explain.
The aim is to make the BAOBAB Safari Lodges a self-sufficient community where there will be land to grow fruits, vegetables, to source water, for farming and animals, and facilities to make and sell food such as cheese, bread, meat and milk. “We want to be able to build a community which can provide and feed the surrounding communities which are starving and in poverty,” continues MASK Architects.
For most of us, who struggle with the dichotomy of staying in a luxury resort where poverty lurks beyond the property, this feels right.


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Pre-algebra, I kept most math out of the course, but it comes up in a few places. Test Prep: This course does not correlate well with any one test. You would need to get other resources and do additional study to be able to do well on these tests.
Relative vs absolute dating worksheet
Relative dating worksheet earth science
Geologists often need to know the age of material that they find. They use absolute dating methods, sometimes called numerical dating, to give rocks an actual date, or date range, in number of years. This is different to relative dating, which only puts geological events in time order. Most absolute dates for rocks are obtained with radiometric methods. These use radioactive minerals in rocks as geological clocks. The atoms of some chemical elements have different forms, called isotopes.
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Students about different types of radiometric dating was formed or died. From rock students gain a comprehensive absolute dating determines radiometric dating worksheet on earth science printable worksheet 1. Layers relative dating and an absolute dating, quickly find teacher-reviewed educational resources.


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At the scheduled meeting held on March 30 the Board of Directors of JSOC Bashneft approved the implementation status of the Company’s functional strategy on managing oilfield service companies and the measures for implementing it.
In accordance with the strategy, Bashneft will establish 100% subsidiaries that will operate as service companies forming an indispensable part of production process (such as refinery service, communications and IT, research and development, energy service).
The strategy also involves establishing an oilfield service holding company in the current year on the basis of market-oriented service companies specializing in drilling, well workover, oilfield equipment manufacturing, technical support for production, capital and road construction and transport.
Bashneft will purchase services from all service companies (including its subsidiaries) on market terms. All service companies submitting tenders to Bashneft will have to meet the same requirements for technical equipment, workforce qualifications, and compliance with occupational health and safety regulations.
In the future Bashneft is planning to divest the companies which form part of the holding company in order to enhance their operational efficiency and create a competitive environment in line with international practices. Potential buyers of these enterprises will have to assume responsibility for ensuring social protection of the employees.
The Board of Directors removed a member of the Executive Board Viktor Mishnyakov from office before the end of his term, approved Igor Marchenko as Bashneft’s Vice-President in the Strategy and Development Department for a three-year term and elected him to the Executive Board.
The Board of Directors also approved the action plan to hand over the powers of the sole executive body of OJSC Ufaorgsintez to the managing company OJSC United Petrochemical Company. The Board of Directors instructed Bashneft’s representatives to vote in favor of this plan at the Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders of OJSC Ufaorgsintez in May 2012.
At the Meeting, the Board of Directors also considered other issues concerning the Company’s current operations, including preliminary results of budget implementation for the fourth quarter 2011 and for the full year 2011; updating regulations on human resources management.
Note: Igor Valentinovich Marchenko was born on April 23, 1968. He graduated from Moscow State Institute of Radioengineering, Electronics and Automation in 1994, and from the Graduate School of International Business of the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation in 1998. In 1994–1997, he worked as a project manager for the Russian Oil Initiative consultant agency. In 1997–2006, he held various positions in OJSC Sibneft, where he started as the Chief Economist and the Head of Department and eventually became the Head of the Strategic Development Department. From February to October 2006, he was a Director for Financial Consulting of the Financial Consulting Department of Renaissance Capital Financial Consultant LLC. From November 2006 to November 2007, he held the position of the Development Director of ITERA Oil and Gas Company LLC. In 2007–2009, he worked as a Vice President for Development in OAO NK RussNeft.
In 2009, Igor Marchenko joined AFK Sistema. In 2009–2011, he worked as an Executive Vice-President of Sistema Corporation, the Director of the Strategy Department of the Fuel and Energy Business Unit. Since April 2011, he has been an Executive Vice-President for Development of Oil Assets of the Core Assets Business Unit of Sistema Corporation.


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A chorus of voices is growing louder over concerns surrounding the government’s drafting of new rules that would require super fund trustees to effectively vet every piece of advice delivered to fund members.
As revealed by Professional Planner last week, the language in a bill tabled in Parliament would require trustees to satisfy themselves that advice delivered to a member and paid for from the member’s account was wholly or partly in relation to the member’s interest in the fund, before the trustee could authorise the deduction of the advice fee.
Aware Super general manager of guidance and advice Peter Hogg told Professional Planner the current situation creates “uncertainty and frustration for both advisers and trustees, due to the lack of clarity around trustee obligations, resulting in individualised compliance approaches”.
“It’s crucial that industry has clarity around the expectations for trustees to undertake monitoring and assurance on advice provided to members, whether this is in legislation or guidance,” Hogg said.
“We would welcome endorsement of a risk-based approach to assurance that can be implemented at scale without sacrificing consumer protections for members.”
Hogg said Aware continues to “actively engage with government on making advice more accessible and affordable, with a clear focus on the role superannuation funds like Aware Super can have on solving the advice gap”.
The government is also likely to receive approaches from adviser and licensee groups in coming week, whose concerns are substantially the same as those of super funds but motivated slightly differently. It appears likely that industry representatives will seek to have amendments made to the legislation in the Senate.
It’s not possible for super funds, with the resources they currently have, to provide advice to every member who potentially needs or wants it, making referral or outsourcing arrangements with advice firms a critical part of the mix.
Licensees and advisers are concerned that if super funds are dissuaded from delivering advice to members by onerous, complex and costly administration and compliance, a potentially lucrative source of fees (or fee subsidisation) might be cut off.
Trustees have ultimate responsibility under the Superannuation Industry Supervision (SIS) Act to ensure the advice the member receives, and which is paid for from the member’s account, is wholly or partly related to the member’s interest in their super fund.
Trustees have considerable discretion in this matter, which raises the potential issue of a member seeking and receiving advice that does relate to their super fund, but trustees nevertheless denying payment to the adviser.
This in turn has raised concerns about trustees placing restrictions on who fees can be paid to, demanding to see the advice provided by the adviser before authorising payment (with the attendant privacy issues), or simply disputing what proportion of the fee charged relates to the member’s interest in the fund.
These concerns were touched on by the peak advice body, the Financial Advice Association, last week when its chief executive Sarah Abood said in a statement that there are concerns “with respect to the requirements for super fund trustees processing financial advice fees”.
“There is no clarity as to how these obligations will be met by trustees,” Abood said.
Abood said the situation could lead to “significant extra work for financial advisers who may be asked to provide additional specific documentation, such as Statements of Advice and invoices”.
“This will also require onerous processing by trustees,” she said.
“There are also questions about how advisers will reconcile their duties around privacy and client data protection with the requests trustees may make. This area requires more work to ensure obligations can be met efficiently and effectively.”

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26-Oct-11 - 04:53 PM
Thread Name: Occupy Wall Street Songs
Subject: RE: Occupy Wall Street Songs
Please click here for a video of me singing Union Warriors at Occupy Wall Street in New York City on October 7, 2011. I originally wrote Union Warriors to honor NYC transit workers who went out on strike in 2005, and in honor of their union leader Roger Toussaint. However, it is really I tribute to all the warriors of organized labor, past, present and future.
I have been singing Union Warriors every time I have been at the OWS encampment in Zuccotti Park. My most receptive audiences have been at lunch time when union workers from nearby construction projects visit the site.


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This incredibly soft scarf is spun from wool and woven in a caractretistic twill weave in white and light beige. Finished with soft white fringes. It is a versatile accessory that goes with practically anything.


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Son of actor Maurice Moscovitch.
Noel Nathaniel Moscivitch
New York City, New York, USA
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Here are the movies we're most excited for in 2021.
There's a ton of horror releasing this year. But don't let that scare you. Our editors have rounded up their most anticipated movies of the year.


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In an earlier publication we have reported that an Ac transposase (TPase) protein, overexpressed in insect cells, does not bind in vitro to the terminal inverted repeats (TIRs) of Ac/Ds (Kunze et al., EMBO J. 8:3177-3185, 1989). During the last year we have continued the DNA-binding studies with bacterially expressed and renatured TPase derivative lacking the amino-terminal 102 amino acids, TPase(103-807), and we investigated the influence of different incubation buffer compositions on the DNA-binding properties of the TPase. In addition, we could increase the sensitivity of the gel retardation assays by using a PhosphorImager for detection.
These modifications enabled us to detect a weak interaction of the TPase protein with the TIRs. This interaction is sequence-specific, as the mutated TIR sequence of the stable Ac18 element (Hehl and Baker, Mol. Gen. Genet. 217:53-59, 1989) is not recognized. The TPase/TIR-complexes have electrophoretic mobility similar to the complexes between TPase and the subterminal AAACGG motifs, i.e. they migrate as a diffuse band in agarose gels. However, the binding reactions differ: The TPase protein binds the subterminal AAACGG motifs with much higher affinity than the TIRs.
The Ac TIR sequence (C/TAGGGATGAAA) does not contain an A/TCG motif, which has been identified as the essential core sequence responsible for TPase binding to the subterminal AAACGG motifs (Becker and Kunze, MNL 68:21-22, 1994). We have therefore initiated experiments to determine whether the TPase has separate domains for binding to the TIRs and the subterminal motifs. We have obtained preliminary results indicating that the TPase-derivative TPase(103-465/R191H/H193R), which does not bind to the AAACGG motifs (Feldmar and Kunze, EMBO J. 10:4003-4010, 1991), has also lost the ability to bind to the TIRs. Accordingly, the basic TPase residues 191 and 193 are involved in recognition of the TIRs and the subterminal AAACGG motifs.
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I bought 50 rounds of the Barnes 127 grain LRX from Dallas Custom Reloads recently. Shoots great out of my Fierce Carbon Fury. It’s a little pricey but I’m not using it for target shooting at the range. Good stuff! I was thinking about getting more so I checked his availability the other day and it looks like he still has it in stock.
If you have brass unknown munitions can load it up for you. I just sent them a good bit to have loaded with the 127lrx. I do think they mentioned not having any new brass though but worth asking if you don’t have any.


Super-strength alcohol ban comes into force
PUBLISHED: 14:49 20 August 2014 | UPDATED: 16:16 20 August 2014
A crackdown on the sale of super-strength alcohol came into force yesterday.
Shopkeepers in parts of Cranbrook Road, Ilford, have volunteered to stop selling high-strength beer, lager and cider in an effort to curb anti-behaviour in the area.
Last month, the Recorder met visited the town’s off-licences and found the majority selling single cans of super-strength drinks.
Nine per cent lager in 500ml cans - containing 4.5 units, more than the maximum recommended daily intake for a man - was readily available.
Ilford town centre has been designated a cumulative impact zone, granting the council greater powers to combat sale of the drinks.
Any retailer applying for a licence to sell alcohol will prevented from selling strong and cider, while those already with licences face having the opening hours cut if they are selling the products to people who appear drunk.


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The NATIONAL REVIEW wishes the Court had gone further and declared all use of race as a legal category unconstitutional. We defenders of judicial restraint disagree. The principle found in the relevant precedents is that every individual must be treated as an individual, or not merely as a member of a race. But race may be used as one factor among many in thinking about individuals, with the burden of proof being on those who must show that the use of race is narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling governmental interest. Justice O’Connor clearly did not apply the principle correctly in GRUTTER. There was no serious inquiry into diversity (as opposed to, say, justice or equality) as a govermental objective, and there was deference to (no strict scrutiny of) Michigan’s factual claims. But in the Seattle and Louisville cases, the principle was used correctly to strike down policies, and there was no need to develop a new one.
Declaring all racially-based remedies unconstitutional would have been contrary to all precedent (the Court has never said the Constitution is color-blind--BROWN itself is ambiguous and sort of rightly used by both sides in this controversy), needlessly controversial, and surely an act of judicial activism. We conservatives have to be consistent in applauding the Court when it has a modest but firm view of its role in our constitutional order. I’m more inclined to applaud the Court when it acts aggressively to withdraw itself from places it never should have been to begin with--abortion, for example.

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The Greater Cleveland Food Bank engages in advocacy at the local, state, and federal level to help protect vital nutrition programs.
Read below for information on these programs and what we're advocating for this year.
Federal Nutrition Priorities
Although half of the food distributed by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank is acquired through food and monetary donations, the simple reality is that the Food Bank could not serve as many people without critical federal nutrition programs. The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) allow the food bank to stretch our dollars and provide free, nutritious food to our partner programs.
In 2019 we will work to protect and strengthen federal programs that impact those struggling with food insecurity in our community. Food banks across the country, including the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, rely on TEFAP and CSFP to put nutritious food on the tables of our neighbors. These two programs make up 17% of the food distributed by the Food Bank, totaling nearly 8 million pounds of food in FY2018. Additionally, we will work to advocate for the reauthorization of Child Nutriton programs including SFSP and CACFP.
What is TEFAP?
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal program that provides nutritious food to low-income families in need of emergency food assistance while delivering vital support to America’s farm communities and food producers through annual purchases of commodities. Some of the foods provided through TEFAP in 2019 include fresh oranges and apples, milk, potatoes, rice, juice, beans, oats, and more. For more information on this program, click here.
What is CSFP?
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is a federal program that supplements the diets of low-income seniors with monthly boxes of nutritious food. These boxes total about thirty pounds of food, including items like juice, oats, peanut butter, and canned fruits and vegetables. For information on how the GCFB participates in this program, click here.
What is Children's Nutrition Reauthorization?
The Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act (CNR) authorizes all federal school meal and child nutrition programs. It is reauthorized every five years and expired on September 30, 2015 as the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Although it expired, programs funded by CNR are permanently authorized and continue to operate. We're working this year to advocate for the reauthorization and increases in funding for these programs, which include the following:
- National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program (NSLP and SBP): This program provides free or reduced-price school lunch to children from income-qualifying families.
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC): Similar to SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), program participants, which include pregnant mothers and women with children up to age five, receive benefits on an electronic benefits card. The program funds the purchase of specific foods like infant cereal, formula, juice, eggs, milk, protein items, baby foods, & breads.
- Child and Adults Care Food Program (CACFP aka “Kids Café Program”): This program provides meals and snacks to children in schools, day cares, afterschool programs, and more. The programs must be located in an area where at least 50% of children are eleigible for NSLP or SBP. Last year, Food Bank Kids Cafe partner provided more than 628,000 meals.
- Summer Food Service Program (SFSP aka “Summer Feeding Program”): This program provides meals to children in camps, schools, and community centers during the summer months when school is not in session. Last year, Food Bank Summer Feeding partners provided more than 213,000 meals.
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Witches of East End and the Descendants series comes the love story of young Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler.
1777. Albany, New York.
A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
Just when seventeen-year-old Matt thinks he can’t handle one more piece of terrible news, he meets a girl who’s dealt with a lot more—and who just might be able to clue him in on how to rise up when life keeps knocking him down—in this “vivid, satisfying, and ultimately upbeat tale of grief, redemption, and grace
"The lyrical prose style is reminiscent of Delia Owens's Where the Crawdads Sing but the suspension of disbelief and ability to connect to the wacky characters is what readers will find most engaging about the story."--School Library Journal
From the New York Times bestselling author of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret and the adult bestseller In the Unlikely Event comes a tale of family, friendship, and pre-teen life like only JUDY BLUME can deliver. The companion to Just As Long As We’re Together.
CAN YOU BE too perfect?
It's been a year since fifteen-year-old Mia Hopkins was in the car crash that killed her older sister and left her terribly scarred. The doctors tell her she was lucky to survive. Her therapist says it will take time to heal. The police reports claim there were trace amounts of alcohol in her bloodstream.
From the author of When Elephants Fly comes an exceptional new novel about falling down, risking everything and embracing what makes us unique. Don't miss this compulsively readable novel about the most unlikely of heroes.
Dig it. During the tumultuous year of 1968, four teens are drawn together: Ronnie Bingham, who is grieving his brother's death in Vietnam; Milo, Ronnie's bookish best friend; "Ramrod," a star athlete who is secretly avoiding the draft; and Hana, the new girl, a half-Japanese badass rock-n-roller whose presence doesn't sit well with their segregated high school.
Rita Williams-Garcia’s masterful and bold Coretta Scott King Honor Book is fresh, funny, and powerfully relevant. This novel by a master storyteller and Newbery Honor-winning author is about one girl’s discovery of her family history—and her own place within it.
In this timely and gripping novel, author Bettina Restrepo exposes the challenges of one girl’s unique yet universal immigrant experience. This is an eye-opening look into the harrowing journey a family takes to forge a more hopeful future. The paperback includes a new foreword and additional resources.
Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera, this stunning novel, told through the lens of a guy in love with the cosmos (and maybe two girls), explores the complicated histories that bring us together and tear us apart.
In the summer before eighth grade, Marco Suarez kissed his best friend Sally Blake.
From the wild and wonderful mind of Gibby Haynes—world famous Butthole Surfers front man/lyricist and self-proclaimed eternal Texan adolescent—comes the surreal tale of seventeen-year-old Oscar Lester and his trusted dog, Mr. Cigar.
The Serpent King meets Girl in Pieces in this moving and darkly funny story about a teenage girl coming of age and learning how to grieve in small-town Montana.

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