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McKenzie adds to Lamar QB race
Published 2:48 pm Saturday, August 15, 2015
BEAUMONT – One of the main aspects of Lamar’s first preseason scrimmage Saturday was the quarterback battle between Stephen F. Austin transfer Joe Minden and Navarro Junior College transplant Carson Earp.
Surprise, there’s another guy in the mix.
Another transfer – sophomore Blake McKenzie — came on the Provost Umphrey Stadium shortly after Minden started and began to make his mark on the QB race. The Corpus Christi product completed his first two passes and showed off his ability to escape and complete plays under pressure, finishing 10 for 15 during the scripted-play scrimmage that went a little more than an hour.
“I like to throw every play, but I can use my legs and make some plays as well,” McKenzie said. “So I just keep my eyes on the field.”
Cardinals coach Ray Woodard didn’t have much information on McKenzie’s background. The quarterback is listed as Charles McKenzie on the practice roster – Blake is his middle name – but he isn’t included in the team’s media guide.
“He didn’t come in with any preconceived idea that he would move up and compete,” Woodard said. “He’s moved up and he’s competing really well.”
McKenzie, a walk-on, spent the 2013 season at Fullerton (Calif.) College as a redshirt and played last year at Riverside (Calif. ) Community College. He enrolled at Lamar during the second summer term, but Saturday he didn’t play like a guy that was a spring session behind Minden and Earp.
“I was in the playbook a lot, but these two [Minden and Earp] helped me out a lot,” McKenzie said.
On one play, he was touched in the pocket by a defender for what would amount to a sack in scrimmage, but he continued the play, dodged to his right and threw across the field to freshman Duncan McVey for a 39-yard completion.
Minden, who was 7 for 7, wasn’t without his highlights. He hit Keegan Mitchell on a screen and the true freshman running back from Corrigan-Camden turned it into a 60-yard touchdown speeding down the right-hand sideline.
“I hate to call out a freshman, but you guys saw it, too,” Woodard said, asked who stood out in the scrimmage. A Corrigan-Camden alumnus himself, he joked that Mitchell was the second-best looking recruit from that high school.
Senior Devonn Brown also had a 26-yard scoring pass from Minden and hauled in a 43-yarder from Earp, who completed 4 of 6. Senior running back Kade Harrington also scampered five yards for a TD.
Whether any quarterback separated himself three weeks before the season opener at home against Oklahoma’s Bacone College, Woodard didn’t want to get into that just yet. But Minden analyzed the battle as it is.
“I think we’re all just helping each other out,” Minden said. “We’re just trying to be the best players we can for the team. At the end of the day, our goal is to win the conference and be the best offense in the league. So, we’re all pushing each other to be the best we can be because you never know who has to be the one to step up and make plays.”
Asked if any quarterback separated himself from others for a starting role, Woodard said: “Yes.”
Asked specifically about the quarterback race: “No.”
And he didn’t want to go into the race for other starting positions, either. “We’re still competing,” he said. “After next Saturday’s scrimmage, we’ll start narrowing it down with about two weeks left (before the Bacone game). We just want to have a good week of everybody competing.”
Woodard said it’s tough to discern which side of the ball had a better scrimmage when it’s an intrasquad contest, but said both the offensive and defensive units had good outings.
“I was pleased with both sides at times and not both sides at times, and obviously we’ve got a lot of work to do, but I’m happy with our effort today.”
Woodard said next Saturday’s scrimmage will have more special teams involved. “It will be as close to a game as we can get before we actually play,” he said.


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The away team replace Leonardo da Silva Cruz Duarte with Marcelinho.
Goal! Diego Quirino pulls one back to make it 1-2.
That's a fine assist from Lucas Santos Siqueira.
Diego Quirino is on a sub for Yann Rolim for Ituano.
Felipe Saraiva de Souza Silva (Ituano) has received a yellow card from Jose Mendonca da Silva Junior.
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With a view to promote the ‘Art’ of photography, Ojas Art, has put together some of the best images that have been captured by the magic lens of renowned photographer, Raghu Rai. Ojas Art is increasingly becoming a name synonymous with presenting innovative approaches to Indian art.
In his half a century career as a photographer Raghu Rai has won numerous national and international accolades. The exhibition, Picturing Time focuses on the most creative images from his stellar career. The images have been especially handpicked to suit the artistic palate of the Indian Art Connoisseur.
50 images, mark 50 years of the master photographer‘s work, the exhibition includes Rai’s trademark black and white, and coloured ones. The images on display at the exhibition are spanning across various subjects — from breathtaking stills capturing the grain of both traditional and contemporary India, there are city-specific stills on display too; images through which Rai capture the rich tapestry, the very DNA, which defines India.
“In the last fifty years, photography has seen a paradigm shift. But the purpose remains the same, to capture an evocative moment that reflects the essence of time as this is the visual history of tomorrow,” said Raghu Rai.
The exhibition is accompanied by an eponymous 192-page publication by Aleph Book Company, capturing 50 years of exceptional images and the stories behind them. This book is available at the exhibition, which showcased Rai’s iconic images, from an early morning view of the Yamuna to Jantar Mantar in the afternoon and a silent Qutab Minar, promising to be a visual treat for art lovers and collectors alike. “The mastero, Raghu Rai completing 50 years as a photographer is historic. To be presenting an exhibition to celebrate this milestone is exceptional for the gallery,” Anubhav Nath, Ojas Art


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Jewish World Review July 26, 2005 / 19 Tamuz, 5765
And now for the important news ....
By Argus Hamilton
Willie Nelson performs Jamaican reggae music in a new album
he released last week which displays a cannabis plant on the
cover. Willie Nelson is feeling much better ever since he got the
marijuana patch. It's in his back yard.
Wedding Crashers is a hit about two Washington D.C. lawyers
who crash weddings to seduce vulnerable bridesmaids. The movie's
message is clear. Democrats can relax and be themselves now that
the special prosecutors are picking on Republicans.
Colombia offered Sunday to buy up the coca harvest to
eradicate cocaine. Farmers would then vow never to grow coca
again. Masterpiece Theater can't compete with some of the plays
that are staged when the U.S. Congress is debating the foreign aid bill.
The Secret Man by Bob Woodward is a best-seller about FBI
official Mark Felt, who admitted leaking Richard Nixon's
involvement in Watergate. The scandal is quaint by later
standards. Mark Felt claims he was Deep Throat and all he ever
blew was the whistle.
Democrats demanded Friday that Karl Rove get fired for
outing a CIA agent to the media. It's nuts. The CIA blames the
White House, the White House blames the media and the media just
wants to know when they get their one phone call from jail.
The Weather Channel last week attributed the nationwide heat
wave to global warming. It sounded partisan. You got the feeling
the weatherman was a Democrat when he said the new weather pattern
will feature colder winters and Hooter summers.
Al Gore told the New York Times he used to call Johnny
Carson for his advice on delivering jokes. He said Carson told him
not to talk until the crowd stops laughing at him. This explains
why he hasn't issued a public statement in five years.
The New York Assembly is debating a bill to require a
minimum wage for stand-up comics. They don't know club owners. If
a minimum wage law is passed the only comedians working in New
York will be wearing prison uniforms and speaking Chinese.
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Steve Bronski has died (born Steve Forrest, February 7, 1960 to December 9, 2021), age 61. He was a “Smalltown Boy” who made a big splash, creating an all-time classic song and video that spoke to and for a generation of young LGBTQIA people. When you live in a society that doesn’t want you, despises you or outright hates you, knowing you’re not alone makes a difference.
Steve Bronski, a founding member of the influential British synth-pop trio Bronski Beat, has died, a source close to the group has confirmed. The BBC reported his age as 61. No cause of death was given.
His bandmate Jimmy Somerville described him as a “talented and very melodic man”.
“Working with him on songs and the one song that changed our lives and touched so many other lives, was a fun and exciting time. Thanks for the melody, Steve.”
Bronski, AKA Steven Forrest, formed the band alongside Somerville and Larry Steinbachek in 1983. All three members of the band were out as gay and sought to counter what they perceived as the inoffensive nature of the era’s gay performers by embracing explicitly political themes in their music. America’s Spin magazine described them as “perhaps the first real gay group in the history of pop”.
See below the fold for more about that.
When the song came out in 1984, I was seventeen and NOT out, still in my rabid Metalhead phase, still trying to hide my preferences and identity. It was a small (minded) town and family that were rabidly gay hating, racist, and redneck, so the song was not popular. (It is any wonder I haven’t communicated with anyone in twenty years?) I couldn’t admit how the song resonated with me and I identified with it, admit to listening to or liking it. But I still did.
(Don’t get me wrong. Listening to Metal wasn’t done to “compensate” or put up a macho front. In recent years, I’m listening to more and more Black Metal and Death Metal than ever. Looking back, I wish Rob Halford had come out as gay in the 1980s instead of waiting until 1998. I would have been a bigger Priest fan than Iron Maiden, though I still liked both.)
The song made a difference to millions of people’s lives, to know that somebody felt the same things, had the same experiences. When you learn for the first time that you’re not the only one who feels this way, it changes your view of the world. It gives you hope.
As noted in the item below, Bronski wasn’t self-serving or limited in his vision:
The band often dealt with issues facing the LGBT+ community, famously performing at the Pits and Perverts concert in support of the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners campaign.
Bronski Beat’s debut single “Smalltown Boy” received widespread praise from the LGBT+ community for its video portraying a young, gay man leaving his home town to live in the big city. Their debut album, The Age of Consent, followed in 1984.
The number for the London Gay Switchboard was etched into the single’s runout groove.
Bronski told The Guardian in 2018: “At the time we were just three gay guys who started a band – we didn’t feel like part of any particular movement.
“Of course, it would transpire many years later that there were more gay artists than the public were led to believe.”
After news broke of Bronski’s death, writer Matthew Todd said: “A lot of people are called gay, queer icons today but few deserve it as much as Steve Bronski. Out and angry and protesting when almost no famous people dared to. Rest in peace.”
[. . .]
Bronski Beat disbanded in 1995, with Steve Bronski going on to become a producer for other artists.
He then teamed up with Ian Donaldson again in 2016 with an aim to bring the band back. In 2017, the new Bronski Beat released a reworked version of The Age of Consent entitled The Age of Reason, which aimed to support the trans community.
In an interview with Penny Black Music, he said: “The transgender community should not live in fear and gay children should not be bullied.
“We have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go.”
I would have said “Soft Cell could argue to be first as the first gay band” but screw them. Marc Almond has a “cis gays first and only” attitude. As seen above, Steve Bronski cared about everyone, my criteria for being a decent human being.

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Mate Meet Online is a paranormal romance series rotating around a matchmaking website and the characters who stumble into love through the help of the online Mate Search engine.
Author’s note: The correct titles for the stories are the ones posted here, and on the All Romance website – the non-capitalized ones. Unfortunately, Smashwords formatting does not allow such titles, as the Smashwords engine identifies them as errors. As such, I needed to make a slight modification so that the books will be available through other distributors.
Mate Meet Online 1. river_wolf51 and the_pouty_leprechaun
A matchmaking community for werewolves? Ridiculous. Or at least, that is what Ford Knight believes when his mischievous brother comes up with the idea of Mate Meet Online. Sadly incapable of saying no to said sibling, he still ends up making a profile, even if he knows his chances for finding his other half are very slim indeed.
Fast forward one year—and MMO has become one of the most popular social networking websites in existence. Disgruntled human florist Rainbow Rose wants nothing to do with it—who needs that nonsense anyway?—but his best friend Emmie is of a different mind.
The end result is the unlikeliest meeting possible, and the story of river_wolf51 and the_pouty_leprechaun.
Mate Meet Online 1.1. not.a.reindeer and lupus_sapiens
What could a feisty IT programer who is often the target of reindeer jokes and a werewolf Latin teacher desperate for a mate possibly have in common? Quite a lot, apparently… At least according to Mate Meet Online.
Rudy is coaxed into joining MMO by the beauty of the coding and the cause his friend Cam believes in. Giovanni begrudgingly agrees to register due to his cousin’s encouragement. Neither of them expect it to actually work.
The result? A mix of misunderstandings, hot coffee, sweet nothings whispered in Latin, frantic sexy times… and the first romance of Mate Meet Online—the story of not.a.raindeer and lupus_sapiens.
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Mate Meet Online Volume 1 (Books 1 and 1.1).
Buy link on Amazon here.
Mate Meet Online 2. emmie_potofgold and lonely.lycaon
For many years, Lydell Barlow has been convinced he isn’t normal. Unlike other werewolves, he has no mate. There is no other half waiting for him out there. His pack even banished him because of it.
When he learns of the new matchmaking platform for shifters—Mate Meet Online—he tries to ignore it. But soon, it becomes obvious that the deception behind the website is unforgivable. After all, how many shifters just as lonely as him are being given false hope? He cannot stand for it.
He joins the website with a vague plan of sabotaging it from the inside. But when the MMO search engine does find him a match, his plans change drastically. Because Emmie Lemaire—emmie_potofgold—is everything Lydell has ever dreamed of, and so much more.
Can it be true? Can a website truly lead two mates to one another? And if it is, how will Lydell confess his original intentions to the beautiful human who has stolen his heart?
One thing is certain—this Internet dating thing isn’t easy.
Buy link here: Amazon.
Mate Meet Online 3. cyber_pup and wolven4real
Camryn Knight always knew his work with Mate Meet Online would eventually draw the wrong kind of attention. That doesn’t mean he is happy when the Council of Alphas shut down his website. Neither does it mean that he will give MMO up.
Alpha Seth Weiss finds himself in a predicament. He is well aware that Camryn Knight’s lies have to be stopped, but the Council has no proof of Knight’s misconduct.
When Cam pressures Seth to join the website, Cam hopes to make the Council see his point of view. Seth hopes to find evidence of Knight’s ploys. Both of them will get a huge surprise—one that will change their lives forever.
Buy link here: All Romance.

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The sound begins.
Floating notes from a golden bough,
leaves drifting, turning,
soft as his angel’s kiss.
His once beautiful facade
has played the harmony of autumn’s fading.
Once was the sound of his wings.
The tenderness lasts.
Falling forever into a lover’s feathery touch,
caresses of lace lined clemency
within a potent command.
He lays upon a bed of down,
embracing with silken, gossamer moments.
Once was the touch of his wings.
Existence could be eternal.
Born into the radiance of the morning star,
a glorious presence spurned
away from the intimacy of others.
Crawing indignation at the un-just
with every heavenly beat of his strident span.
Once was the strength of his wings.
Soaked in blood.
Perfection withers away
as time burdens his despair.
Black feathers stained with impurity.
An eclipse shadows his eyes,
darkening in the everlasting torment of nature.
Once is the death of his wings.
M.R. Hume © 1997


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Surface Coal Mining Blaster Certification
General Info - Statewide Certification
Blasting on surface coal mining operations is required to be conducted under the direction of a person who has been certified as a blaster by the Maryland Department of Environment. The blaster is the person who is directly responsible for the use of explosives on surface coal mining operations. The blaster must be familiar with the blasting plan and site specific performance standards for the mining operation.
Obtaining the Certification
Ready to get your certification? - Steps, Requirements, and Documents
Must be at least 21 years old.
Have received at least one year of qualifying experience under the direction and supervision of a certified blaster in the handling and use of explosives.
Receive training including, but not limited to, the technical aspects of blasting operations; and state and federal laws concerning the storage, transportation and use of explosives.
Upon passing the examination, a candidate for blaster certification is issued a certificate indicating that they are a certified blaster for a period of three years.
Apply for the Certification
Download the application .PDF file
Maintaining Your Certification
Renewal and maintenance -
Maintaining your Certification (aka Related forms/requirements to maintain Certification/stay in good standing)
An application for re certification must be currently certified and must submit proof that they have had at least one year of blasting experience in the last three years.
What laws and regulations give Maryland Department of Environment the legal authority to issue this approval?
FEDERAL: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-87)
STATE: Environment Article, Title 15, Subtitle 5 and 6; COMAR 26.20.22.08.

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Discussion in 'Other Pets & Livestock' started by RostedDuck, Mar 1, 2015.
Does anyone know where you can get live ducks and chickens somewhere in/near Fresno?
You may have some luck checking with members on the CA state thread. Here's where you can find them:
Also, once you have 20 posts, you can try the buy-sell-trade section of BYC:
Good luck finding what you want!
Check craigslist or Tractor Supply.

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Top win again from Scott's horse. Original quote: "Break The Silence - Won well here last time out for this jockey. Up just 3lbs for that and we can claim 7lbs again here. Likes to get on with things so hoping the 12 draw won't be too bad, but did come from stall 3 when winning here last time. Overall, remains well and fresh after 3 weeks off so another solid run on the cards (each-way)."
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EchoStar DVR service still in play
EmptyNEW YORK -- Shares of DVR pioneer TiVo Inc. fell sharply in after-hours trading Tuesday following a court ruling that allows satellite TV provider EchoStar Communications to continue to provide DVR service to customers while it appeals a patent-infringement verdict that TiVo won this year.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Tuesday granted EchoStar's request to stay a permanent injunction in a DVR patent-infringement case that TiVo won in April. The original patent ruling had included an order that EchoStar stop selling DVR service and shut down service for its approximately 4 million customers.
In August, EchoStar won a temporary stay of that ruling, and both sides ended up filing arguments for and against that stay. Tuesday's ruling further put the DVR order on hold until a ruling in the patent-infringement appeals process.
"We are confident that the jury's decision in TiVo's favor will be upheld once the Federal Circuit has the opportunity to review the entire record in this case," TiVo said Tuesday. "It is important to note that most injunctions in patent cases are stayed pending appeal, and the appeal itself will be decided on a totally different standard of review."
Meanwhile, EchoStar said it is "pleased the federal court found that EchoStar has a 'substantial case on the merits' and blocked the Texas decision for the duration of the appeal." It added that the news "reinforces our belief that the Texas court made significant errors during the trial process, and we look forward to complete vindication of our position."
After closing down 0.1% at $7.52 in regular trading, TiVo shares tanked as much as 6%-plus in after-hours following Tuesday's legal update.


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Although a realtively small number of cars are affected in the latest recall announcement, it will do little to help repair Toyota’s tarnished reputation.
On Wednesday Akio Toyoda, the president of Toyota Motor Corp, said he would head to the US next week to tackle criticism that his company moved too slowly on earlier recalls.
Timeline: Toyota’s troubles
“Let me assure everyone that we will redouble our commitment to quality as a lifeline of our company,” Toyoda told a news conference in Tokyo.
Toyota said on Tuesday it was recalling a total of 437,000 units of its 2010 Prius, Sai, Prius PHV (plug-in hybrid) and Lexus HS250h hybrids globally, including 155,000 in North America, 223,000 in Japan and 53,000 in Europe.
The recall is to rectify a problem with the regenerative brakes that help charge the cars’ electric batteries.
Some Prius drivers have reported the brakes being momentarily unresponsive in certain driving conditions, such as on bumpy roads and ice.
Toyota said repairs to fix the braking problem would take around 40 minutes per car with new software that oversees the controls of the antilock brakes.
While the recall programme has already begun in Japan, the company is yet to announce further details for Prius owners elsewhere in the world.
The Prius is Japan’s top-selling car and the world’s top-selling hybrid car.
The latest recall came a day before Yoshimi Inaba, the head of Toyota North America, was due to testify about the recall process in Congress before the House Oversight Committee in Washington.
“The effects in the coming months will depend on how quickly Toyota can get a fix into production. The longer-term effects from lost sales to younger buyers could be much more serious”
Paul Newton, HIS Global Insight analyst
US authorities have stepped up scrutiny of Toyota, whose reputation was already on the line over fixes to more than 8 million vehicles worldwide for slipping floor mats and sticky accelerator pedals.
Toyota faces potential litigation over crashes potentially linked to the problem of unintended acceleration as well as class-action lawsuits over the brake problems with the Prius.
Shares in Toyota, which lost about a fifth of their value since late January, closed up 2.9 per cent as the market welcomed signs that the problems were finally being addressed.
But analysts said the carmaker faces long-term fallout from the crisis.
“The wave of media and government attention will not subside quickly, with lasting damage now looking unavoidable,” Paul Newton, an analyst with HIS Global Insight, told the Reuters news agency.
“The effects in the coming months will depend on how quickly Toyota can get a fix into production,” he added.
“The longer-term effects from lost sales to younger buyers could be much more serious, however.”


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Databank is reporting an issue with the high temp condenser pump in the research hall of the CODA data center. The Research Hall is being power off in order for databank facilities to get the pump changed. This is not affecting the enterprise hall
Summary: A pump in the Coda Datacenter cooling system overheated on Saturday evening. All PACE compute nodes across all clusters (Phoenix, Hive, Firebird, Buzzard, and ICE) have been shut down until cooling is restored, stopping all compute jobs.
Details: Databank is reporting an issue with the high temp condenser pump in the Research Hall of the CODA data center, hosting PACE compute nodes. The Research Hall is being powered off in order for Databank facilities to get the pump changed.
Impact: All PACE compute nodes are unavailable. Running jobs have been cancelled, and no new jobs can start. Login nodes and storage systems remain available. Compute nodes will remain off until the cooling system is repaired.
Databank is estimating the repair of the cooling system in the Research Hall in the Coda DC to take 10 hours. During this time PACE will remain powered down.
Databank has reported that cooling has been restored to functionality and affected equipment has been replaced.
Cooling pumps were repaired over night. All PACE resources are being tested before getting the clusters back online.
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An enormous amount of methane has accumulated in the shallow subsurface in many part of the world. However, most of this natural gas resource is not economically recoverable at the present time as the methane is adsorbed in coal seams, trapped in methane hydrate (clathrate), or dissolved in saline groundwater. Shallow accumulations of methane pose the threat of potentially increasing the rate of global warming. Enhanced gas recovery by subsurface CO2 injection (CO2-EGR) is potentially an option for greenhouse gas control, combined with use of potential energy resources. CO2 injection coupled with extraction of coal mine methane and coal-bed methane may make emission-free closed circuit power plants possible. Coal seams in Japan and under the seabed around Japan could potentially adsorb about 10 Gtonnes of CO2 and in so doing displace 2.5 trillion cubic meters of coal-bed methane. About 12 Gtonnes of CO2 could potentially be sequestered in hydrate layers, displacing 6 trillion cubic meters of methane hydrate under the deep seabed around Japan. Similarly, about 26 Gtonnes of CO2 could potentially be sequestered in saline groundwater, displacing 6 trillion cubic meters of methane in sedimentary basins in Japan. CO2-EGR could potentially sequester a total of 48 Gtonnes of CO2 in and around the Japanese Islands, with the prospect of also having enhanced production of nearly 10 trillion cubic meters of methane. The extremely light isotopic compositions of carbon in methane suggest that methanogens formed many of the subsurface accumulations of methane-rich natural gas in the world. Chemolithotrophic methanogens form methane from CO2 , thereby obtaining energy without sunlight under anoxic circumstances. Methanogens are often blamed for greenhouse gas emissions as they produce methane in organisms and in rice paddies, for example. However, application of CO2-EGR for production of subsurface biogenic methane displaced by sequestration of CO2 might result in enhanced carbon recycling. Present-day subsurface ecosystems are probably somewhat similar to ancient ecosystems adapted to exist in an anoxic CO2 -rich atmosphere under high pressure and temperature. Biogenic methanogenesis is thought to occur even in deep basaltic aquifers offering the opportunity for deep subsurface biogeochemical carbon recycling utilizing CO2-EGR to produce enhanced sequestration of greenhouse gases accompanied by the development of potential new energy resources.
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32 New Vacancies at Sapphire Float Glass (Tanzania) Company Limited June 2023-Ajira Mpya kutoka Sapphire Float Glass (Tanzania) Company Limited we invite qualified Tanzanian Vacancies at “Sapphire Float” (Tanzania) Company Limited to fill 32vacancies in different department as shown below：
1.HR Officer (2 Position)
Assist in the recruitment and selection process, including job. postings, resume screening, and coordinating interviews. Administer onboarding and orientation processes for new. employees, ensuring a smooth and positive experience. Maintain employee records, including personal information, attendance, leaves, and performance evaluations. Support employee engagement initiatives and coordinate employee recognition programs. Assist in the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures.
2.Fractionating Tower Operator
Operate and control the fractionating tower equipment to separate and refine chemical compounds according to specified.
parameters. Monitor and adjust temperature, pressure, flow rates, and other process variables to optimize production efficiency and product quality. Conduct regular inspections and maintenance of the fractionating tower equipment to ensure proper functioning and identify any abnormalities or malfunctions. Collaborate with the production team to ensure the smooth and continuous operation of the fractionating tower. Respond to alarms and process deviations, troubleshoot issues, and take appropriate corrective actions.
Provide technical support to end-users, troubleshooting hardware and software issues. Install, configure, and maintain computer systems, networks, and peripherals. Set up and manage user accounts and permissions. Monitor and maintain the security of computer systems, networks, and data. Conduct regular backups and ensure data integrity. Collaborate with team members and management to identify and implement IT solutions that enhance productivity and efficiency.
4.Circulation Water System Operator (10)
Operate and monitor the water circulation system to maintain optimal performance and efficiency. Conduct regular inspections of pumps, valves, filters, and other equipment to identify any malfunctions or abnormalities. Adjust water flow rates, chemical dosages, and temperature settings as necessary to meet production requirements and maintain water quality. Respond promptly to equipment alarms or system failures, troubleshoot issues, and take appropriate corrective actions. Collaborate with other team members to ensure smooth coordination of water circulation activities with other manufacturing processes.
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Operate and monitor the hydrogen gas systems, ensuring proper functioning and adherence to safety protocols. Conduct regular inspections and maintenance tasks on hydrogen storage tanks, compressors, pipelines, and related equipment. Monitor hydrogen gas levels and pressure and adjust as necessary to meet production requirements. Collaborate with the production team to ensure a smooth and efficient flow of hydrogen gas to the glass production processes.
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Unless your contract was drafted recently, it is unlikely there will have been detailed consideration as to the effects of a changing economy such as a recession or high levels of inflation. However, you are not without options – now is time to review your existing contracts.
Variation provisions and negotiations
Depending on the working relationship with the counterparty, it is always advisable to sit down and discuss the position.
Most contracts will permit variation if agreed by both parties and in writing. Therefore, it might be necessary to vary some particularly onerous terms in the contract which are causing the counterparty particular difficulties. These may include obligations which the counterparty may struggle to fulfil but do not necessarily impact the core objective of the agreement. By varying them, it will allow the contract to continue and remain workable for both parties.
When facing economic difficulties, one of the key issues is likely to be around fulfilling payment obligations on time. It is therefore worth discussing whether amending the payment provisions may assist the parties fulfil their obligations, such as:
- Discounts for early payment- this may incentivize a paying party over other creditors;
- Instalment options – this can provide them some breathing space if having short term issues with cash flow; or
- Deferred payment terms.
If this route is considered, you will need to ensure the contract is varied correctly so you have a course of redress in the event the new payments obligations are not fulfilled.
Now is the time to review the Force Majeure provisions in your contract. Since there is not a legal concept under English law, it is important to look at the precise wording used in your contract. Economic events such as a recession or rapid levels of inflation could afford you the right to terminate the contract early without having to rely on termination provisions. However, these will be restricted to the wording in the contract.
In the event you cannot rely on the force majeure clauses, it might be time to consider invoking your termination rights if the obligations on the counterparty are not being fulfilled or are no longer suitable for the parties.
In terminating the current agreement, if the parties had a good relationship, it is worth considering re-contracting under a new agreement which reflect the new financial environment in which the parties are working in.
In the event the other side ends up with solvency issues, it is advisable to speak to insolvency specialists, such as our Restructuring and Insolvency Team, who can best advise on resolve these issues.

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There are plenty of family friendly, and kid-centric, activities in D.C. Here are some ideas for a family friendly day.
- The National Zoo is free, easily accessible by Metro, and a favorite among kids and adults. If you are going to the zoo by Metro, get off at Cleveland Park instead of Woodley Park – Zoo/Adams Morgan. The Zoo is exactly between the two Metro Stations, but it is downhill from Cleveland Park and uphill from Woodley Park. Get off at Cleveland Park and walk downhill to the zoo. When you leave the zoo, walk downhill to Woodley Park.
- All the Smithsonian Museums have exhibits that are tailored to kids. Not only are the permanent exhibits curated with kids in mind, there are special exhibits that are specifically for kids. These generally have a hands on component or demonstrations from a Smithsonian employee. If you decide to go to one of the museums on the mall, stop for a ride on the carousel by the Smithsonian Castle.
- The paddle boats at the Tidal Basin are a fun activity. The views of the Jefferson Memorial are the best from the Tidal Basin and it is fun to be out on the water. There are machines on the dock where you can buy fish food and there is not a shortage of wildlife to eat it. Fish, ducks, geese, and even the occasional swan are not out of place visitors around the boat dock.
- The National Cathedral is home to a lot more than buttresses and vaulted ceilings. It is the home of the “moon window” so named because it houses a piece of moon rock brought back by the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. To continue with the space theme, one of the gargoyles might look very familiar, if you have seen Star Wars. Do not miss the gargoyle Darth Vader on your trip to the cathedral.
- Even though it is not in D.C., Gravelly Point, in Arlington Virginia is a great place to take kids. This park is located close to Reagan National Airport and the planes landing and taking off at the airport fly directly over the park. Bring some snacks, a blanket, and sit back and watch.
A lot of places in D.C. do special events for kids. For instance, the Zoo has a trick or treating night, an Easter egg hunt, and during December it is open late and for Zoo lights. There is also trick or treating at the embassies on, or near, Halloween and the Easter Egg roll at the White House. Check the attraction’s website to see if something is going on while you are in town.

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Raw Cut: Jeanette Taylor, 20th Ward Aldermanic Canidate
In this Raw Cut, members of the Maroon editorial staff sit down with Jeanette Taylor, a 20th ward aldermanic canidate. Jeanette Taylor is a Woodlawn resident with activist roots in the South Side. She led a hunger strike to keep Dyett High School in Washington Park open and participated in protests with community members and UChicago students to pressure the University to open a Level I trauma center. She has also criticized the University for not hiring enough people from surrounding communities. Much of her platform focuses on creating economic opportunity for the ward without the risk of displacement; she has been a consistent supporter of citywide rent control measures as well as a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) for the Obama Presidential Center.
Featuring: Jeanette Taylor, members of the Chicago Maroon editorial team


Gets forwarder configuration settings on a DNS server.
Get-DnsServerForwarder [-ComputerName <String>] [-CimSession <CimSession>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob] [<CommonParameters>]
The Get-DnsServerForwarder cmdlet gets configuration settings on a DNS server. A forwarder is a Domain Name System (DNS) server on a network that is used to forward DNS queries for external DNS names to DNS servers outside that network.
Example 1: Get DNS server forwarder settings
PS C:\> Get-DnsServerForwarder
This command gets the forwarder settings on a local DNS server.
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt.
You can continue to work in the session while the job completes.
To manage the job, use the
To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet.
For more information about Windows PowerShell background jobs, see about_Jobs.
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Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
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Specifies a remote DNS server. You can specify an IP address or any value that resolves to an IP address, such as a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), host name, or NETBIOS name.
Type: String Parameter Sets: (All) Aliases: Cn Required: False Position: Named Default value: None Accept pipeline input: False Accept wildcard characters: False
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet.
If this parameter is omitted or a value of
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The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
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This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.


Curbing cheating requires a broader approach.
Education in Sindh is still waiting for an overhaul.
We’ve not only squandered a loan, but have also lost time.
Education indicators in Sindh show a complete lack of political will.
THE idea of community participation in education has now evolved from parent-teacher associations (PTAs) and...
EDUCATION in Sindh, as in other parts of the country, continues to be plagued with inefficiency and mismanagement.


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Dillon Tractor and Implement Co., Inc. held a Kubota Field Event on Saturday, April 13, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Industrial hemp production could be a viable crop alternative for South Carolina farmers, according to Clemson Cooperative Extension crop and agribusiness agents.
Eight South Carolina cotton industry members have been elected to leadership positions in the National Cotton Council (NCC) for 2019.
James McColl of Little Rock and David Owens of Mullins were elected to the local board at the Southern States Annual Membership Meeting of the Little Rock Plant held at Shuler’s Barbecue in Latta on February 5, 2019.
The Clemson Extension Cooperative Extension Service in Dillon County will hold a 4-H Livestock and Horse Club interest meeting on February 8th from 5 – 6:30 p.m. for youth and parents.
Join us January 23rd and 24, 2019, for the 7th annual SC AgriBiz & Farm Expo located at the Florence Center in Florence, SC.
Members of the Latta FFA Chapter traveled to Columbia, SC, October 16th, to compete in the state Tractor Safety and Operations Career Development Event.

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Evinrude Outboard Lower Unit Oil Type: The Different Types of Fully Synthetic Car Engine Oil
Evinrude Outboard Lower Unit Oil Type: There are many different types of engine oil, but which one is right for your car? This blog post will help you understand the different types of engine oil and make the best decision for your car. Motor oil can help to improve your car’s fuel efficiency. Here’s everything you need to know about different car oil types!
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Synthetic engine oil is just one of many options available to keep your engine running smoothly and efficiently. Be sure to consider all your options and make the best decision for your vehicle.
Conventional motor oil is designed to protect engine components from wear, rust, and corrosion.
This oil is specially formulated to protect engines with high mileage and keep them running smoothly.
Evinrude Outboard Lower Unit Oil Type – How to decide?
Motor oil is available in different viscosities, and the right viscosity for your engine depends on your climate and driving conditions.
If you’re not comfortable changing your own engine oil, most mechanics will be happy to do it for you. Just be sure to schedule an appointment in advance so they can have the oil and filter on hand.
evinrude outboard lower unit oil type – Summary
We hope you like our post about evinrude outboard lower unit oil type. There are many different additives that can be added to engine oils. However, not all of them are necessary.


Sadio Mane, a forward for Senegal, was informed on Thursday that he would require surgery for a leg injury incurred in the lead-up to the World Cup, therefore ending his team’s prospects of competing.
Mane was a question mark for the west African team after suffering a right fibula injury while playing for Bayern Munich in Germany.
“Unfortunately, today’s (Thursday) MRI shows us that the recovery is not as favourable as we hoped and we, unfortunately, resolve to declare Sadio’s withdrawal from the World Cup,” Senegal team doctor Manuel Afonso told reporters.
The forward has been essential to Senegal’s recent success and is thought to be Africa’s finest World Cup prospect.
His absence will hurt their chances of winning Group A, where they play the Netherlands on Monday before facing Ecuador and the host country, Qatar.
Mane has served as the team’s talisman, nailing the go-ahead penalty in the Cameroon Cup of Nations final in February and earning World Cup qualifying six weeks later. On post-game penalties, they defeated Egypt on both occasions.
The 30-year-old Mane has won the African Footballer of the Year award twice.
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This series has been fun, but I really didn’t think it through all the way. I have a lot of Avengers and X-men Completed that I have to arrange on the cards, but not many Hydra or Brotherhood characters so they take longer. That is why you’re getting just the goods today. I hope that you enjoy them.
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Lou, B.Y., Wang, T.D., Huang, J.C. and Langdon, T.G.
On the activation energies observed in Al-based materials deformed at ultrahigh temperatures
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Superplasticity in Advanced Materials - ICSAM-2000.
2000 International Conference on Superplasticity in Advanced Materials (ICSAM-2000)
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This study examines the exceptionally high activation energies estimated fi om data obtained from various composites exhibiting high strain rate superplasticity and loaded at ultrahigh temperatures near or slightly above the solidus. It is shown that the activation energies for the 6061 composite and for Al 6061 and 1050 alloys are below 200 kJ/mol at temperatures lower than the incipient melting temperature, T-i, but they become significantly higher at temperatures near or slightly above T-i and this increase is independent of the alloy system, the grain size, whether the material is superplastic and the dominant deformation mechanism at T<T-i. There is a transition from plastic flow in a solid state to a viscous-like flow behavior in the Al-6061 systems at T>610 degreesC and in the Al-1050 alloy at T>650 degreesC. It is concluded that the high values of Q(t) have no physical meaning in terms of the rate-controlling diffusive species.
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“We wanted to change the world,” Ambassador Elayne Whyte Goméz MAIPS ’93 said of herself and her classmates 24 years ago, addressing an audience of students, faculty, staff and community members in the Irvine Auditorium Monday evening. In ways large and small, that aspiration continues to fuel her work. Earlier this year, Ambassador Whyte—a career diplomat who has served in recent years as Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations Office in Geneva —successfully led the negotiation of the landmark Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
While the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty (as it is often called) does not include either the existing nuclear weapons states or their closest allies, its negotiation and signature by representatives of 122 nations represents a significant step toward the goal of a world without nuclear weapons—the first formal, binding international agreement to prohibit nuclear weapons.
“There is nothing permanent in human history; everything is in constant transition,” said Whyte, pointing out that when she was growing up, she assumed the world would always be bipolar—and then the Cold War ended. “The nuclear age will not be permanent and will also pass… But when and how will it be achieved? Will it be peaceful, or will it happen with the destruction of humanity?” Whyte emphasized the need for further political dialogue and citizen engagement on the issues surrounding the treaty, but remained optimistic about the possibilities for progress ahead, saying “it is especially when we are navigating turbulent waters, that we have to walk with hope, and act with hope.”
Whyte, whose appearance came at the invitation of James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies Founding Director, Dr. William Potter, described her “great joy” at returning to the Institute 24 years after graduating, saying it felt like “coming home.” She was introduced by Dr. Potter as well as Professor Jan Black, who began teaching at the Institute the same year that Whyte enrolled. Black remembered her former student fondly and reminisced about Whyte’s friendship with classmate Werner Romero MAIPS ’93, a fellow diplomat who has recently served as (the first) El Salvador’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and currently as its ambassador to Israel. Black reminded the audience that, among her many accomplishments, Whyte was the first woman and the youngest person ever to serve as vice minister of foreign affairs for Costa Rica.
At a private dinner on Sunday evening, Potter presented Whyte with a California State Senate Certificate of Recognition on behalf of Senate Majority Leader Bill Monning, an Institute faculty member. Near the conclusion of her three-day visit, Whyte also took the time to speak to students in Potter’s Nonproliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee simulation class.


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text: This is a Werewolf: The Apocalypse Book, based on the role-playing game. This one is a collection of short stories. When I bought the book, I knew nothing of the Werewolf: The Apocalypse "world" I hadn't played the game before although I'd heard of it. Still, the stories were good. I think someone who knew the game better would enjoy it even more.


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The Library gives visually and/or hearing impaired patrons priority access to accessibility software on one Info Commons computer station:
- Info Commons 28 (first floor) has the software ZoomText, JAWS, Kurzweil 3000 as well as a large print keyboard and a high-speed document scanner.
- Info Commons 44 (second floor) has the software ZoomText and JAWS and a large print keyboard
More information about the available software:
- ZoomText is a screen magnifier software developed for visually impaired people that allows users to see and hear everything on the computer screen.
- JAWS (Job Access With Speech) is a screen reader program that allows blind or visually impaired people to read the screen by using a text-to-speech output.
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As a multi-instrumentalist with well over a decade’s worth of experience playing in bands and a lifetime of training as a classical musician, I’m uniquely equipped to meet whatever string needs you may have. I’ve recorded and arranged string tracks for singer-songwriters, major label producers, indie film composers, and of course my own music. As a songwriter and longtime band musician myself, I understand the importance of live strings in a recording: a lush arrangement can push an emotional crescendo to its tipping point, a catchy fiddle riff can become a hook in its own right. Every track I send out represents the best I have to offer, my rates are always flexible and I’m willing to work within your budget to take your music to the next level.
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3 – Secondhand Theatre Company, “Awesome Day!” (01:31 – 02:05): Violin and Cello ensembles, solo violins, piano
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5 – Michael Hunter, “Top to Bottom” (02:38 – 03:05): Solo violins
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I am in Bill Harvey’s home in the city of Exeter in south-west England and he is hanging out the washing in his wilded garden in the hope to beat the next rain shower. A bum bag around his waist contains a plastic oval with a tube that is drip feeding chemotherapy into his body. The treatment has seriously affected his life over the course of the last year, he says, with unpredictable strength levels making it difficult to make firm plans. By all accounts though, it appears only to have slowed him down to a level that would be described as ‘full tilt’ by normal human standards.
The illness certainly did not prevent him co-hosting a workshop on arch structures at Bridges 2021, an event during which he was awarded the Bridge Owners Forum’s Bridges Lifetime Award. It did slow him down a bit, he admits, during a recently completed 482km-long bike ride for charity Cancer Research UK, for which he raised over US$7,000. The amount was a pleasant surprise to him, because he had set himself a target of US$480, fully expecting to make up any shortfall himself. I suspect that it wasn’t such a big a surprise to the many students and fellow members of the bridge community that have come into contact with his sharp mind and warm humour over an eventful career. Over the course of three hours, in an interview regularly punctuated by bursts of laughter, he tells me about his life and work on bridges.
Bill Harvey was born in the town of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, in north England in 1947. His father was what he describes as a ‘numbers’ man’ whose job at Briggs Motors was to estimate the cost of building cars. His mother left school at 13 and was an apprentice in a dairy until she became involved in the aerospace sector at Doncaster aerodrome. Pivotal in Bill’s life direction was his maternal grandfather, Ezra Spink, a man he regarded as a hero and who, despite a hard life, was always cheerful. “Seeing a hard life like that is important. Not enough people see what life can do to you.”
In spite of no connections to civil engineering, by the age of seven a young Bill already knew what he wanted to do: build bridges. “My grandmother’s family lived in Bristol so we went there on all our summer holidays. My uncle took me to see the Clifton Suspension Bridge and, after that, whenever anyone asked me what I would do when grown up I would say, ‘I’m going to build bridges’.” When the news was presented to his grandfather, he remarked, “You are going to university and be a civil engineer. You. Are. Not. Going. To. Dirty. Your. Hands.” “I never wavered from my intention,” says Bill, “and I think that is the first big stroke of luck in general life, knowing what I wanted to do right through. And 67 years on I still don’t regret it.”
At the age of 12, Bill and his family moved to Billericay in Essex, where his father had found new employment in the automotive industry. Later, as an undergraduate at Leeds University, he fell under the influence of Professor Evans, to whom he attributes his ability for being at ease with ‘the bosses’, and speaking his mind. “Professor Evans talked to us as people, treated us as people, and we got used to that. He was 67, an old man, but he was a serious power in the land.”
Overseeing a large-scale testing lab that carried out much engineering forensic work, Evans had an ear for structural collapses. “I have this vivid image of him storming out of the office and shouting, ‘Ferrybridge cooling towers have come down. First three get in the car!’ By then, there were seven people standing outside his car. He knew it would be interesting, and he would grab three students and off he went.”
Bill’s entry into civil engineering was a training scheme run by Leeds City Council, in what he calls “the days engineering was carried out in-house”, when city civil engineers had more influence in local authorities than today. Much construction was taking place in the city, “So you did eight months on roads, eight months on drainage and eight months on bridges.”
During this time, he was fascinated by the impact that civil engineering had on the successful functioning of a city, “Knostrop [formerly Knowsthorpe] Sewage Works was grossly overwhelmed. They deliberately put the design office in the sewage works, so people were aware of what was going on. When I arrived, the boss of the office said, ‘If it starts raining, put on your coat and wait at the front door. I’ll fetch you.’ He took me to a pit in the ground that was around 10m2, 6m deep, with a big wooden trench across the middle of it. The pit opened and there were these two enormous tunnels going out on one side of it. And all this sewage was going across this wooden trench into the sewage works. We stayed there for ten minutes until suddenly the whole pit was full, and the tunnels then started running full bore straight into the river. ‘That is what we have to stop,’ said the boss. ‘Go and carry on with your work’,” laughs Bill.
At the end of his two-year stint at Leeds City Council, Bill decided to move on: He hadn’t enjoyed his time at the bridge office, where the status quo did not welcome trainees questioning bridge element design and calculations that had come from further up the chain, in stark contrast to the Professor Evans approach.
The Humber Bridge was the first - and nearly the final - bridge construction project that Bill worked on (Shutterstock)
A speculative letter to Freeman Fox & Partners with a request to work on the most exciting project in the country at the time – the construction of the record-breaking 2.2km-long Humber Bridge – succeeded, and he was soon working on the re-enforced concrete anchorage at the north end of the crossing. There he found himself carrying out calculations that the contractor should have done, but couldn’t, using seven-figure log tables. “It took me a week to work out the maths and another week to process the numbers. I wrote it all out nicely on bits of paper and my equivalent across the river came and asked if he could borrow them. When I eventually got the notes back they were all wrinkled. I later heard the story that he’d let them blow away half way across the river and spent an hour in the river looking for them and trying to pick them up!”
His ability to be at ease in the company of senior management was spotted, and he was given the unofficial duties of entertaining the ‘London people’ that arrived by train to the meetings at the main office on the other side of the Humber. “Very often the tide was out, and I would be sent there to prevent them from crawling all over our site. So I spent the odd hour sat in Ralph Freeman’s Rolls, chatting with him on the shores of the Humber.”
Although a highly educational experience, Bill hankered for a more hands-on role than that of engineering overseer, and in 1975 he started work for Redpath Dorman Long, the contractor for a new crossing 50km away from the Humber Bridge, the Ouse Bridge.
“It was much more interesting, actually doing the work and managing a chunk of the site, working with the foreman and joiners. It was a joy, just my idea of fun.” The fun turned slightly sour when the section foreman developed health problems, and Bill added his responsibilities to his role. “I was left trying to do both jobs, working out where the  men should be, what they should be doing, making sure they had everything they needed, the tools, equipment and materials, week by week and day by day. The hardest thing of all was banging on the cabin wall when the rain stopped. ‘Come on guys, time to start’.”
After a number of projects, by some roundabout quirk of fate, Bill eventually found himself back on the Humber Bridge in March 1977 as a contractor, preparing the installation of the suspension cables. His return nearly resulted in a fatal tragedy with him in the starring role.
Bill remembers how the night after the long catwalk had been completed also happened to present ideal temperature and weather conditions for the installation of the first wire. At 1:00am, he was on his own in the middle of the Barton Viaduct side span, where the last of the catwalk mesh sections had been installed. Armed with a radio and levelling staff with a torch at its end, which was being observed at a distance to work out the correct sag of the wire, the work was completed and he set off on his journey back. “As I set off walking I just stepped into a hole…
“When they had put down the last 30m of mesh down, they didn’t fasten the two ends together. And in the night [gesturing hands pulling apart] they had gone back just enough for me to step into the gap, 500 feet over the river. It must have been less than a meter wide. When I got back to my feet, I still had all my gear!” he laughs.
Aberfeldy Bridge, Scotland was Bill's first masonry arch assessment (Shutterstock)
Eventually, home life (two children) demanded stability and Bill started a long career in education that began at the University of Dundee in Scotland and ended at the University of Exeter in south-west England some 25 years later. It was at Dundee that he met David Smith, ex-chief engineer at Mott MacDonald, who suggested to Bill that he might want to look into masonry arch bridges. “He said that no one had done anything on them for a long time.” So Bill did, and, months later, he and colleague Fraser Smith were in Aberfeldy, Scotland, carrying out an assessment on a 250-year-old bridge near the site of a new barytes mine, whose heavy lead ore was in great demand as a weighting agent for drilling fluids in oil and gas exploration. “In those days it was MEXE method that everyone used, but around that time Jacques Heyman published a couple of papers on plastic theorems, showing how they could be applied to masonry.” The bridge in Aberfeldy marked the start of a lifelong fascination with how masonry arch bridges work. “There was so much that was clearly wrong, and so much to learn about interaction.” With Fraser Smith as his assistant, and using the first ‘proper PC’ in the university, Bill developed new software that could help engineers use new concepts in mechanical analysis that had been developed by Heyman.
Archie M is different to other tools, says Bill, because it enables users to ask questions of a structure’s design: whether the ring of the arch is as it appears, whether it would make a difference if it wasn’t as it appears. “So the question becomes, ‘What do you need?’ It is not a question of how much load this bridge will carry, it’s more of a question of how much arch you need to carry this load.”
Archie M was not originally conceived for commercial use but, when word got around, Bill was flown to Belfast to talk to a senior civil engineer at the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment. “He said, ‘Do you see all these reports up here? Every one of them condemns a bridge, and we can’t afford to close the bridge. So they haven’t gone into files, they just sit there and scare me to death. I need a tool that lets me decide if I’m ok or not.’” Said engineer became the first customer of Archie M, and nearly 40 years later Bill still receives a regular stream of Archie M-related emails from users on a daily basis.
As well as the location of the first arch bridge assessment carried out by Bill, Aberfeldy was also the site for the construction of the UK’s first ‘plastic’ cable-stayed footbridge, Linksleader Bridge, in 1992. Bill remembers taking a call from a university colleague, a member of the Aberfeldy Golf Club. The club wanted to add nine holes to their course but a river was in the way and use of an existing crossing was not allowed. Could Bill help? “It started life as a student design project through the year, and then Maunsell took over the design because obviously it had to be properly covered. The students signed up to build it in the summer.” The result was a cable-stayed bridge with spans of 25m, 63m and 25m, with 17m-high towers. The main elements were made in glass-reinforced plastic and the cables from Kevlar, with most materials being donated. It turned into a massive learning exercise on a number of levels. The deck panels were designed to slot together, but in order to interact with each other structurally they needed to be glued, which affected how they fitted together. Aluminium elements and tubes that had been originally been designed to link the cables and deck beams at different angles were delivered with the holes in the wrong place. During construction, the towers box sections under the deck were designed with a groove on three sides, so that a cross beam under the deck could be supported. “But the people who built them thought it would look prettier if it was flat, so they turned the thing round… And all sorts of stuff like that fascinated me and the site workers. To get lessons like that before you actually get to work…wonderful!”
Construction of Linksleader Bridge, the UK's first plastic footbridge, was a summer project carried out with Dundee University students
Although an exceptional project, the bridge took its toll at a time when Bill had just been made head of department. “I was spending mornings in Dundee University, doing department management stuff, and leaving at midday, driving to town to buy things for the site, then driving to Aberfeldy. And most nights I was there until 10:00pm before returning to Dundee. It took a bit out of my life.”
Not in keeping with his uncle’s injunction, Bill has clearly – and repeatedly – got his hands dirty, going so far as designing many a measuring system and related equipment during his efforts to understand arch bridges. This started in the 1970s, when dissatisfied with the expense of the monitoring equipment on offer he developed his own measuring devices that could take synchronous measurements over large patterns. His first kit consisted of a logger and 30 gauges using potentiometers. A colleague wrote a computer program that would fit a Fourier curve to the wave for each gauge, so all the data could be sampled and the deflections noted.
Moiré tell tales were initially developed by Bill for Leeds City Station
This fascination with measuring equipment continued after he retired from academia and founded Bill Harvey Associates in 2000. A year later, to measure movement at the vaults of Leeds City Station, he developed Moiré tell tales. These comprise small concentric patterns on cellophane, which when overlapped can measure about 0.2 of a millimetre of movement. “I was in Leeds City Station two years after their installation. I could still see the pattern from 6m away and thought that had a lot of leverage, so we started to manufacture and sell them.”
Temperature was found to be a factor behind the state of the Cleddau Bridge's bearings (Shutterstock)
One of the most memorable projects of his consultancy career arose in 2008, when he was asked to assess the pair of large linear roller bearings located at the end of the main span of Cleddau Bridge. This 820m-long steel box girder bridge in Wales had hit the headlines in 1970 with the collapse of a girder during construction, the last major bridge collapse in the country.
Cleddau Bridge instrumented linear roller bearings
The bearings were in a “mess”, not moving properly, and the bridge manager was aware that if the bearings became stuck, a lot of compression would be generated in a deck not designed to take it. A “fairly simple” monitoring system was designed and fitted by Bill Harvey Associates consisting of just six gauges. “The hard part of course, 15 years ago, was reading the data, storing it and transmitting it over the web.” His son Hamish, now involved in the consultancy, created a website and built the data logger to transmit the one-a-second measurements on an hourly basis. Meanwhile, Bill commissioned a fabricator to build four gauges to fit the rollers. Their clever design consisted of a cone that could be fixed by a ring of magnets directly over the centre of the bearing, where it was turned. “We then had a 300mm transducer fastened to the diaphragm on the bridge, so this rolls backwards and forwards, and we can tell exactly where the centre of the bearing is. One on each end of the bearing. And then two on the outer edge of the bridge measuring the whole bridge gap. Which is much easier with a draw wire potentiometer.”
From the top: Model of the Cleddau Bridge bearings and fabricated gauge to fit the bearings
The results of the thousands of measurements showed a 0.5mm differential across the width of the roller, which effectively caused a twisting action whilst bearing 400t. A significant factor in the roller bearings’ defective state turned out to be temperature. “Because the bridge runs north to south, when the sun came up in the morning the web heats up and bends in that direction. When it goes down in the evening, it heats up in the other. That bend was enough.”
Bill met the designer of the bridge, Walter Brown, to talk about the issue: “I said, ‘Did you think about that when you designed the bridge, that it bends sideways when the sun comes out?’ The answer was no…”
Today, Bill has a bee in his bonnet that has been nagging him for many years. He suspects that arch bridge behaviour is still not understood, and he sees evidence for this in countless multi-span rail viaducts in the UK. “The underlying thing is that the arch is not the bridge.” His epiphany came ten years ago, whilst looking at photographs of the damaged London Road Viaduct in the city of Brighton, which had been struck by a bomb in 1943. The bomb demolished a pier and two-thirds of two spans, with an improbable cantilever left on each side. “The whole story is there, in that picture. I had those pictures for 15 years before realising the connection with what is going on in [today’s] viaducts.” He is referring to the effect of concrete placed in the V-sections between viaduct arches. “So the arch sticks to it, it doesn’t flex in the way that is necessary for the normal behaviour we expect. And effectively what you’ve built is a Forth Bridge, a cantilever bridge with a little suspended span. And that was fine while all the vehicles were two axles, 4m apart. But in the 90s the 50t bogies got changed for 100t, four-axle wagons. So you put 100t on one span but nothing on the spans either side.” The result, he thinks, is an articulation of the arch at the top of that block, which is evidenced by horizontal cracks on the spandrel wall. “People say we’ll just pub a slab over the top and that will distribute the load better. Well, no, it won’t make any difference. It will perhaps reduce deflection by one or two percent.”
Bill suspects that this is what led to an 80m-long spandrel wall coming off a viaduct in Nine Elms, London in 2020. “A major thing for me is that the whole wall didn’t come off. There are long stretches where the wall has split down the middle, and it is the outside that has come off. The inside has stayed where it is. So it’s not pressure from behind that has thrown it off. It’s something else.” The walls underneath the spandrel, he suggests, have supported the spandrel while a rocking effect under the deck has guillotined the edge of the bridge.
To confirm his suspicions Bill has been calling for research into rail viaducts for over ten years as he fears the consequences of concrete sections failing off. One such project was developed and indeed did start last year. However, due to the high cost of designing and building of the measuring equipment, the project was financially “a complete disaster” for the consultancy. “It came to a stop earlier this year. We were told that for more funding they would have to go to tender. With my IP!”
Bill admits that he worries a lot about viaduct behaviour and competence in inspections. “If we accept that we don’t understand these things, then repetition is no good. You need to be thinking about what you’re looking at.” Time and time again he sees inspections being regarded as increasing costs that need to be minimised, but he believes that a different approach would pay dividends.
As an example, he highlights an international research project organised by the International Union of Railways. As part of the aim of consolidating current knowledge and making it available in codes, Bill was tasked with producing a guide to assessment. During the contract, he photographed the rail viaducts on the Glasgow South Western Line in Scotland when he noticed something. “I looked at these extended parapet walls where 300-1,000mm of additional ballast had been placed and at viaducts where the parapets hadn’t been extended. The ones where they had been extended were fine, but the ones where they hadn’t were in a state. That sort of overview is the sort of thing you only get if you see it like that. And nobody is doing that overview.”
As the interview comes to an end, I continue wondering about the seriousness of the consequences if Bill’s suspicions are correct. I also wonder whether anyone else alive could be better suited to this investigatory role, but I can’t.


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17th Boston Early Music Festival: Tragicomedia Stephen Stubbs, director
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- New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall
The Hamburg that Handel knew as a young man was a town full of singing, drinking, dancing, and merriment! For their always-popular Saturday latenight concert, Tragicomedia returns to illuminate this atmosphere of folly and gaiety with a program of songs, dances, and instrumental music from Hamburg around the time of Almira and Handel’s residency in this cosmopolitan city. Caroline Copeland will be featured as Harlequin, and songs by Telemann as well as dances from the Lambranzi collection will complete this popular Festival tradition!


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Abdominal Exploratory in Cats
Dr. Cathy Reese
A thorough medical history is an important part of diagnosis. Your veterinarian will ask you many questions regarding the development and progression of the problem. Your pet's attitude, appetite, drinking and elimination habits are important things to discuss with your veterinarian. You should mention if your pet has been vomiting, has had diarrhea, coughing, or difficulty breathing. If any tests have been done by other veterinarians, then you should bring these results to your veterinarian's attention.
Physical exam. Your veterinarian will perform a complete physical exam, listen to your pet's heart and lungs and palpate (feel) your pet's abdomen. Abdominal palpation can identify some abdominal masses or fluid in the abdomen, and if your pet is painful during abdominal palpation, it may indicate a problem. Your pet's temperature will be taken to check for fever. A rectal examination is done to check for blood in the feces and for rectal masses.
Blood and urine tests. Blood tests are submitted to evaluate the white blood cell count, which is usually elevated with an infection. The number of red blood cells is checked, too, to look for anemia. The function of the kidneys is evaluated through testing the blood, as well as the urine. The function of the liver is checked through blood tests. The levels of all of the body's electrolytes are also checked to see if intravenous fluid therapy is necessary to fix any abnormalities. All of these tests are important in determining which organ is causing your pet's illness and to see if the pet is stable for anesthesia.
Radiographs (X-rays). Radiographs of the abdomen can help identify a problem that may require exploratory surgery. It is sometimes difficult to determine with 100 percent accuracy the exact problem on radiographs alone, but there is often enough information that a recommendation can be made for an exploratory surgery. Masses or tumors in the abdomen can often be seen on radiographs, depending on their size and location. Foreign bodies in the intestinal tract can obstruct the flow of food and liquid and create a typical pattern seen on radiographs. Tears in the abdominal muscles or diaphragm can allow organs to protrude out of the abdominal cavity and become a hernia, which is often seen on radiographs. Ruptures of the intestinal tract or abscesses in any organ can produce gas or air inside the abdominal cavity, which can often be seen on radiographs.
Ultrasound. Sometimes an abdominal ultrasound is necessary to help decide if there is a problem in the abdomen that requires surgery. An ultrasound can help identify tumors in an organ, stones in the gall bladder, kidneys, ureters, or urinary bladder, foreign bodies in the stomach or intestinal tract, hernias in the abdominal wall or diaphragm, and fluid in the abdomen. Ultrasound can also tell if the consistency of the organ is abnormal (too dense or too thick). This may indicate the need for a biopsy of the organ, which is often done during an exploratory surgery.
Computed tomography (CT scan or "CAT" scan). CT scans are uncommonly used to help identify abdominal problems in animals, as opposed to their frequent use in humans. CT scans must be done on a perfectly still patient, so your pet will require general anesthesia. The tests are somewhat time consuming and are not cost effective for most hospitals or owners to use regularly. They are used in certain cases at the discretion of the veterinarian.

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